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''Human Target'' is the story of Christopher Chance, a bodyguard and private detective for hire who impersonates his clients in order to draw out whoever is threatening them and 'eliminate' them. It has its roots as a comic book, and has been adapted as a TV series twice: once in Summer of 1992 on [[ABC]], and another that premiered in January 2010 on [[
The 2010 series was cancelled after two seasons.
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** Chi McBride gets to use his [[Catch Phrase]] from ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' in "Salvage and Reclamation."
{{quote| '''Winston:''' No. Aw, no. ''Hell'' no!}}
** To an extent, [[Jackie Earle Haley]] seems to be very much a mildly more reasonable version of [[Watchmen (
*** In "Tanarak", he tells someone "leave the info at the trash can, next to the diner", he breaks into people's houses a lot, he's constantly eating...
*** And of course in "Imbroglio", the only way the mooks are able to capture Guerrero is literally just jumping on top of him until he's trapped under their bodies.
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** "I swear to--" Said while in the presence of about thirty monks.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Everybody!
* [[A Day in
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Guerrero defines this trope.
** Crosses over into [[Hypocritical Humor]] when he remarks that Ilsa left "...without any hugs. Cold if you ask me."
* [[Death Seeker]]: Winston believes Chance to be one, as does Baptiste.
* [[Determinator]]: {{spoiler|Hector Lopez}} and he's got a good reason to be.
* [[Die Hard
* [[Dirty Cop]]:
** Winston's arch-nemesis Broward.
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* [[Hidden Depths]]: Guerrero is a big fan of opera. Big enough that when he misses a show in "Imbroglio", he's ready to dish out pain with as much grumpiness as when, say, 'retrieving' information from an uncooperative captive. {{spoiler|He's also initially smitten with Ilsa's sister-in-law despite the rather obvious differences between the two of them; credit to Jackie Earle Haley for slipping in just the slightest bit of excitement over getting to join Ilsa and her sister to the opera as well as just the slightest bit of politeness to her compared to the way he normally talks to people. And then he goes and gets a date to Venice with her...}}
* [[Hidden Villain]]: The man known so far only as "Chance's old boss".
* [[Hitman
** In "Tanarak", we learn that Chance prefers the title "Death Retardant Specialist" over this.
** Guerrero is the more obvious example. Heck, he took his first job in 3rd grade for a friend. And gives said friend a 'friends and family' discount.
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* [[Improvised Parachute]]: Unusually, to stop at high speed, rather than to survive a fall.
* [[Indy Ploy]]: "You know Chance. He prefers to... wing it."
* [[In Love
* [[In Name Only]]: The concept of the comic is that Christopher Chance, a bodyguard who saves people by impersonating them, using brilliant disguises, makes himself into a human target. Guess what Christopher Chance on the show doesn't do?
* [[Institutional Apparel]]: ''Sanctuary'' includes the orange jumpsuits.
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* [[Legacy Character]]: Christopher Chance, as it turns out.
* [[Make It Look Like an Accident]]: Baptiste's method of taking his targets out.
* [[Married to
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Guerrero means "warrior" in Spanish. Though he does come across as laid back, he's not one you want to get into a fight with.
** And Chance is usually his clients' last chance to live another day.
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* [[Psycho for Hire]]: If Baptiste comments on your watch, run immediately. If you take his watch (or a watch he really really likes)... run faster.
** Guerrero is one to an extent as well.
* [[Put
* [[Race For Your Love]]: In the season 2 finale, {{spoiler|Chance}} does this to catch {{spoiler|Ilsa}}, with the help of software that can [[Everything Is Online|control the traffic lights]].
* [[Redheaded Hero]]: Layla.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: With this show, it goes hand-in-hand with [[Rule of Cool]]. By the time the plane starts flying upside-down ("Rewind") you really don't care anymore.
* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: Harry is an old friend of the gang who is kinda of hanger on, always asking to come along on missions, getting into wacky side adventures and messing things up but generally helping Chance do his job in the end. Oh and we've never heard of him until "Communications Breakdown" in the middle of second season where he makes his first of two appearances in the entire series.
* [[Reset Button]]: Used shamelessly in "Kill Bob."
* [[A Riddle Wrapped in
* [[Rule of Cool]]: The show runs on it.
* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: In "Baptiste", Chance and Baptiste's episode-long conversation takes place in front of a picture of Lucifer's fall from grace. It's interesting to note that Chance is sitting in front of Lucifer and Baptiste in front of the host of angels tossing Lucifer out.
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* [[Second Season Downfall]]
* [[Sherlock Scan]]: Subverted. At the end of "Tanarak", Chance knows that the girl of the week is leaving the country, and where she is headed, before she tells him anything. He tries to explain how he knows, using his knowledge of her character, then a bandage on her arm that looks like an immunization, before admitting her mother told him.
* [[The Short Guy
* [[Short-Range Shotgun]]: Winston using this from "Dead Head" onward.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In the pilot, Chance and Winston are paid by client [[Dark Angel|Lydecker]] in [[Die Hard
** In "Sanctuary", the head of a robbery gang's name is [[Splinter Cell|Sam Fisher.]] Looks like the guy decided to retire and be a crook instead.
** In "Lockdown", Layla's username is [[Watchmen (
** Carmine, the rottweiler, is named after Carmine Infantino the co-creator of ''Human Target''.
** "Salvage & Reclamation" has several to ''[[
** "Imbroglio" had a reference to ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]'', particularly 2008's ''The Dark Knight'' with the hostages being framed as gunmen by using their disguises on them.
** "Kill Bob" despite its name has a huge shout outs to ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Smith]]'' with more than one reference placed into the very iconic dinner scene from the movie... ''with'' the appropriate background "Assassin's Date" score (or an homage score that's very much like it. I couldn't tell.)
* [[Show Some Leg]]: Ames, quite often since her appearance. Being the resident [[Ms. Fanservice]], this is perhaps to be expected.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: "The Wife's Tale" opens with Chance killing a man to [[
** "Imbroglio" has Chance kicking ass to an operatic aria.
* [[Stairs Are Faster]]: Ames takes the stairs when she realizes Winston is on to her. It doesn't work out for her though.
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** [[Always Close]]: With exactly one second left.
** Happened again when Ames had to choose between two valves for a gas main. Unfortunately, Winston and Guerrero disagreed on which one to pick. {{spoiler|So she turned both off... and it worked}}.
* [[Working
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: {{spoiler|The Season 2 premiere has Guerrero clocking Ames. In the same episode, he was about three seconds away from shooting off her kneecaps if she didn't cough up the identity of the guy who hired her to steal the ring. He also states that he would either shoot her kneecaps, or rip her fingernails off with hooks.}}
** Hector Lopez also doesn't have any qualms about brutally beating {{spoiler|Ilsa Pucci}}.
* [[You Have Failed Me]]: "Salvage & Reclamation". The poor guy even had the valid excuse of being knocked out without being able to react.
** This is why Chance is being hunted by his former employer.
* [[Your Approval Fills Me
{{quote| '''Winston:''' See what's happening here? ''We'' agree. Imagine how that makes me feel.}}
* [[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters]]: [[Black and Gray Morality|Subverted]] in "Salvage & Reclamation". The rebels are just a bunch of drug dealers without political goals.
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