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* [[Stranger in a Familiar Land]]
* [[Stranger in a Familiar Land]]
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: To the Ninth Doctor, mainly.
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: To the Ninth Doctor, mainly.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Series 4.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Series 4.
* [[Tsundere]]: The "sweet" type.
* [[Tsundere]]: The "sweet" type.
* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: Everything she says about her death.
* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: Everything she says about her death.
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* [[Salt and Pepper]]: Alongside his partner in crime, Jake.
* [[Salt and Pepper]]: Alongside his partner in crime, Jake.
* [[Taking Up the Mantle]]: When his alternate self dies, Mickey simply assumes his identity and continues the fight.
* [[Taking Up the Mantle]]: When his alternate self dies, Mickey simply assumes his identity and continues the fight.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Multiple.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Multiple.
** To wit, from lovable but aimless boyfriend to a capable hacker and fully-fledged companion. Ends up fighting Cybermen in an alternate reality and respected member of that reality's Torchwood, and finally [[Self-Made Man|earns his happy ending with a woman who saved the world with the power of story.]]
** To wit, from lovable but aimless boyfriend to a capable hacker and fully-fledged companion. Ends up fighting Cybermen in an alternate reality and respected member of that reality's Torchwood, and finally [[Self-Made Man|earns his happy ending with a woman who saved the world with the power of story.]]
* [[Where Da White Women At?]]: He and Rose seem quite happy, though not exactly soulmates.
* [[Where Da White Women At?]]: He and Rose seem quite happy, though not exactly soulmates.
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* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: It doesn't take very long for her to feel as though she's simply this for Rose.
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: It doesn't take very long for her to feel as though she's simply this for Rose.
* [[Technical Pacifist]]: Doesn't carry a gun, but has a position of command in a military organisation.
* [[Technical Pacifist]]: Doesn't carry a gun, but has a position of command in a military organisation.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: In The Year That Never Was. Joins UNIT right after.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: In The Year That Never Was. Joins UNIT right after.
* [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]: Actor Freema Agyeman first appeared as a Torchwood London employee; a character later retconned into Martha's identical cousin Adeola.
* [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]: Actor Freema Agyeman first appeared as a Torchwood London employee; a character later retconned into Martha's identical cousin Adeola.
* [[Walking the Earth]]: During the Year That Never Was.
* [[Walking the Earth]]: During the Year That Never Was.
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** Invoked by the Doctor with his repeated [[Phrase Catcher|declaration]].
** Invoked by the Doctor with his repeated [[Phrase Catcher|declaration]].
{{quote|'''Doctor''': Amelia Pond! ''Get your coat!''}}
{{quote|'''Doctor''': Amelia Pond! ''Get your coat!''}}
* [[Lady of War]]: In "The Girl Who Waited" the future Amy has [[Took a Level In Badass|taken a level in badass]] and become one of these. This attitude is also very much in evidence in "The Wedding of River Song".
* [[Lady of War]]: In "The Girl Who Waited" the future Amy has [[Took a Level in Badass|taken a level in badass]] and become one of these. This attitude is also very much in evidence in "The Wedding of River Song".
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|Done to her memories of Rory courtesy of the time-crack. And, it later turns out, to her memories of her parents as well.}}
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|Done to her memories of Rory courtesy of the time-crack. And, it later turns out, to her memories of her parents as well.}}
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: The Doctor has the habit of calling her “Pond.“
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: The Doctor has the habit of calling her “Pond.“
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** She also shows a reluctance to face growing up, {{spoiler|or at least getting married}}. Hardly surprising, given the aforementioned ''[[Peter Pan]]'' parallels.
** She also shows a reluctance to face growing up, {{spoiler|or at least getting married}}. Hardly surprising, given the aforementioned ''[[Peter Pan]]'' parallels.
* {{spoiler|[[Surprise Pregnancy]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Surprise Pregnancy]]}}
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: {{spoiler|Thirty-six years of defending yourself from killer robots will do this.}}
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: {{spoiler|Thirty-six years of defending yourself from killer robots will do this.}}
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: Gets severely traumatised roughly every two episodes. In "Night And The Doctor", she ''tries'' to talk to the Doctor about it, but he sort of dodges the implications of all that's happened to her.
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: Gets severely traumatised roughly every two episodes. In "Night And The Doctor", she ''tries'' to talk to the Doctor about it, but he sort of dodges the implications of all that's happened to her.
* [[Tsundere]]: "Harsh" type at the beginning of Series 5, "sweet" by the end.
* [[Tsundere]]: "Harsh" type at the beginning of Series 5, "sweet" by the end.
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* [[Atheism]]: The Doctor explicitly points out that {{spoiler|he doesn't get affected by an alien that feeds on faith}} because he doesn't really believe in anything.
* [[Atheism]]: The Doctor explicitly points out that {{spoiler|he doesn't get affected by an alien that feeds on faith}} because he doesn't really believe in anything.
* [[The Atoner]]: As an {{spoiler|Auton}}, following the death of {{spoiler|Amy by his own hands}}.
* [[The Atoner]]: As an {{spoiler|Auton}}, following the death of {{spoiler|Amy by his own hands}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead]]}}
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Adorable|Badass Adorkable]]: "A Good Man Goes To War" has him terrifying Cybermen and then later crying with joy at his baby daughter.
* [[Badass Adorable|Badass Adorkable]]: "A Good Man Goes To War" has him terrifying Cybermen and then later crying with joy at his baby daughter.
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* [[The Slow Path]]: As {{spoiler|the Centurion, he spent 1894 years waiting}} while the Doctor skipped ahead with the Vortex Manipulator.
* [[The Slow Path]]: As {{spoiler|the Centurion, he spent 1894 years waiting}} while the Doctor skipped ahead with the Vortex Manipulator.
* [[Smarter Than You Look]]: In his first episode, while the rest of the planet pays attention to the sun going wobbly, Rory (who up til now has just been an easily cowed nurse) pays attention to the coma patient that's out walking his dog. Later on, he figures out why the TARDIS is bigger on the inside remarkably quickly and without any help from the Doctor at all.
* [[Smarter Than You Look]]: In his first episode, while the rest of the planet pays attention to the sun going wobbly, Rory (who up til now has just been an easily cowed nurse) pays attention to the coma patient that's out walking his dog. Later on, he figures out why the TARDIS is bigger on the inside remarkably quickly and without any help from the Doctor at all.
** Done rather subtly throughout series 5 and 6, and tied to his [[Took a Level In Badass]]. He already was smart enough to spot Prisoner Zero, but when the Doctor comes back for him a few episodes later, he's studied up on enough physics and time travel to know more than most comparable companions. Add in his {{spoiler|years as the Centurion}} and he's become one of the Doctor's most competent companions in a while. For all of his occasional mocking, the Doctor seems to trust him more than any other companion, probably due to their similar experiences.
** Done rather subtly throughout series 5 and 6, and tied to his [[Took a Level in Badass]]. He already was smart enough to spot Prisoner Zero, but when the Doctor comes back for him a few episodes later, he's studied up on enough physics and time travel to know more than most comparable companions. Add in his {{spoiler|years as the Centurion}} and he's become one of the Doctor's most competent companions in a while. For all of his occasional mocking, the Doctor seems to trust him more than any other companion, probably due to their similar experiences.
* [[Straight Man]]: Comes with the [[Genre Savvy|savvyness]]. [[Word of God]] says that Rory ''has'' to make himself this, otherwise he'll get sucked in to the life like Amy.
* [[Straight Man]]: Comes with the [[Genre Savvy|savvyness]]. [[Word of God]] says that Rory ''has'' to make himself this, otherwise he'll get sucked in to the life like Amy.
* [[Submissive Badass]]: He is no doubt a BAMF, but he'll always be an adorable dork and Amy will always be the one in charge.
* [[Submissive Badass]]: He is no doubt a BAMF, but he'll always be an adorable dork and Amy will always be the one in charge.
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* [[Thousand-Yard Stare]]: The Doctor notes he has one {{spoiler|whenever he remembers the 2000 years as The Last Centurion.}}
* [[Thousand-Yard Stare]]: The Doctor notes he has one {{spoiler|whenever he remembers the 2000 years as The Last Centurion.}}
* [[Tomato in the Mirror]]: In "The Big Bang", {{spoiler|He was a Nestene replicant whose programming killed Amy}}. He got better.
* [[Tomato in the Mirror]]: In "The Big Bang", {{spoiler|He was a Nestene replicant whose programming killed Amy}}. He got better.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: At least 20 levels after {{spoiler|his resurrection into an Auton and nearly 2000 years as the Lone Centurion}}. The man really would do anything for his wife.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: At least 20 levels after {{spoiler|his resurrection into an Auton and nearly 2000 years as the Lone Centurion}}. The man really would do anything for his wife.
** Again in "A Good Man Goes to War". [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|'WHERE. IS. MY. WIFE?']]
** Again in "A Good Man Goes to War". [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|'WHERE. IS. MY. WIFE?']]
* [[Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth]]: In [[Doctor Who/Recap/S32/E11 The God Complex|The God Complex]], the titular [[Hell Hotel]] shows people their worst fears so {{spoiler|the Minotaur can feed on their faith}}. Rory has neither fear nor faith, so all it can do is show him the exit.
* [[Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth]]: In [[Doctor Who/Recap/S32/E11 The God Complex|The God Complex]], the titular [[Hell Hotel]] shows people their worst fears so {{spoiler|the Minotaur can feed on their faith}}. Rory has neither fear nor faith, so all it can do is show him the exit.
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