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Characters from ''[[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]'' include:
== Main Cast ==
== Main Cast ==

=== Detective Elliot Stabler ===
=== Detective Elliot Stabler ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Hinted at if not outright stated that his father {{spoiler|the sane parent}} was abusive. Also could be considered this with his own children though he is regretful about it.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Hinted at if not outright stated that his father {{spoiler|the sane parent}} was abusive. Also could be considered this with his own children though he is regretful about it.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III-IV]]: Though fundamentally good and wishing to protect the public and catch criminals, he bends the law to get it done, frequently brutalizes suspects, and is very bigoted and close-minded on sexuality issues.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III-IV]]: Though fundamentally good and wishing to protect the public and catch criminals, he bends the law to get it done, frequently brutalizes suspects, and is very bigoted and close-minded on sexuality issues.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass in Distress]]: A couple of times; the most prominent being when {{spoiler|Dale}} captures him and begins to torture him in 'Zebras'.
** [[Badass in Distress]]: A couple of times; the most prominent being when {{spoiler|Dale}} captures him and begins to torture him in 'Zebras'.
** [[Handicapped Badass]]: Goes blind for an episode in "[[Meaningful Name|Blinded]]".
** [[Handicapped Badass]]: Goes blind for an episode in "[[Meaningful Name|Blinded]]".
** [[Rated "M" for Manly]]
** [[Rated "M" for Manly]]
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: In winter episodes.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: In winter episodes.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Do ''not'', under any circumstances, mess with his kids (or Olivia) in any way. He has also shown himself to be very protective of Casey as well.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Do ''not'', under any circumstances, mess with his kids (or Olivia) in any way. He has also shown himself to be very protective of Casey as well.
* [[Black and White Morality]]: Deconstructed in "Nocturne". He finds out that the victim (who was molested by his piano teacher) had molested a young boy himself at his piano teacher's insistence. He knows he's a victim, but he pretty much wants to kill him at this point (for [[I Have a Family|obvious]] [[Papa Wolf|reasons]]).
* [[Black and White Morality]]: Deconstructed in "Nocturne". He finds out that the victim (who was molested by his piano teacher) had molested a young boy himself at his piano teacher's insistence. He knows he's a victim, but he pretty much wants to kill him at this point (for [[I Have a Family|obvious]] [[Papa Wolf|reasons]]).
* {{spoiler|[[Broken Pedestal]]: Dick Finley, who he named his son after.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Broken Pedestal]]: Dick Finley, who he named his son after.}}
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: It's strange to see him in earlier seasons actually spending time with his kids (reading bedtime stories, playing soccer with his daughter) considering his interaction ([[Parental Abandonment|or lack thereof]]) with them in later seasons.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: It's strange to see him in earlier seasons actually spending time with his kids (reading bedtime stories, playing soccer with his daughter) considering his interaction ([[Parental Abandonment|or lack thereof]]) with them in later seasons.
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* [[Fan Nickname]]: "UnStabler," due to resorting to the [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]] one too many times.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: "UnStabler," due to resorting to the [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]] one too many times.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His personality is implied to be as a result of his [[Abusive Parents|father's]] upbringing {{spoiler|as well as his [[Missing Mom|mother]] [[Parental Abandonment|abandoning both of them]].}}
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His personality is implied to be as a result of his [[Abusive Parents|father's]] upbringing {{spoiler|as well as his [[Missing Mom|mother]] [[Parental Abandonment|abandoning both of them]].}}
* [[Good Catholic]]: "I try to be a good Catholic, try to raise my kids to be good Catholics..."
* [[Good Catholic]]: "I try to be a good Catholic, try to raise my kids to be good Catholics..."
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Seemed to be coming closer and closer towards one {{spoiler|after Kathy got fed up, left him and took the kids with her.}}
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Seemed to be coming closer and closer towards one {{spoiler|after Kathy got fed up, left him and took the kids with her.}}
* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: And ''how''.
* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: And ''how''.
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* [[Let Me At Him]]: Stabler should probably be the ''trope namer''.
* [[Let Me At Him]]: Stabler should probably be the ''trope namer''.
* [[Never Live It Down]]: In-universe. Him admitting that he occasionally fantasizes about killing perps is almost always brought up when his ability to competently do his job is brought up.
* [[Never Live It Down]]: In-universe. Him admitting that he occasionally fantasizes about killing perps is almost always brought up when his ability to competently do his job is brought up.
* [[Noble Bigot With a Badge]]: He's somewhat closed-minded about sexual orientation & transgendered issues, although not hateful about it. Possible result of a Catholic upbringing.
* [[Noble Bigot with a Badge]]: He's somewhat closed-minded about sexual orientation & transgendered issues, although not hateful about it. Possible result of a Catholic upbringing.
* [[Overprotective Dad]] and [[Papa Wolf]] - one of the rare cases where it overlaps with ''[[Abusive Parents]]''
* [[Overprotective Dad]] and [[Papa Wolf]] - one of the rare cases where it overlaps with ''[[Abusive Parents]]''
* {{spoiler|[[Put On a Bus]]: Starting Season 13. Forced to shoot and kill a teenage girl to stop her from killing someone is pretty much enough for him to retire.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Put on a Bus]]: Starting Season 13. Forced to shoot and kill a teenage girl to stop her from killing someone is pretty much enough for him to retire.}}
* [[Quip to Black]]
* [[Quip to Black]]
* {{spoiler|[[Used to Be A Sweet Kid]]: As his mother stated.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]: As his mother stated.}}
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Has been on the receiving end on quite a few of these.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Has been on the receiving end on quite a few of these.


=== Detective Olivia Benson ===
=== Detective Olivia Benson ===
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A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
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* [[Career Versus Man]]: In her own words, when men find out what she does for a living, they either "pull away or move in too close".
* [[Career Versus Man]]: In her own words, when men find out what she does for a living, they either "pull away or move in too close".
** [[Fridge Logic|Well maybe the problem is her, since she's the only common denominator]]
** [[Fridge Logic|Well maybe the problem is her, since she's the only common denominator]]
* [[Child By Rape]]: Her mom was raped, resulting in Benson's birth.
* [[Child by Rape]]: Her mom was raped, resulting in Benson's birth.
* [[Christmas Cake]]
* [[Christmas Cake]]
* [[Defective Detective]]: Only when it's convenient for the plot, though.
* [[Defective Detective]]: Only when it's convenient for the plot, though.
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* [[One of the Boys]]
* [[One of the Boys]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Rape As Backstory]]: Although not hers, as mentioned. {{spoiler|Though she goes through [[Attempted Rape]] once, and Fin barely manages to help her.}}
* [[Rape as Backstory]]: Although not hers, as mentioned. {{spoiler|Though she goes through [[Attempted Rape]] once, and Fin barely manages to help her.}}
* [[Straw Feminist]]: Depending on plot, she gets this way sometimes.
* [[Straw Feminist]]: Depending on plot, she gets this way sometimes.


=== Detective [[John Munch]] ===
=== Detective [[John Munch]] ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Agent Mulder]]
* [[Agent Mulder]]
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Cassidy saw him as one.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Cassidy saw him as one.
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* [[Out of Focus]]: In later seasons.
* [[Out of Focus]]: In later seasons.
* [[Quip to Black]]
* [[Quip to Black]]
* [[Transplant]]: From ''[[Homicide Life On the Street]]'' to ''SVU''.
* [[Transplant]]: From ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' to ''SVU''.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Originally, upon ''Homicide'''s cancellation and after hearing that Benjamin Bratt was leaving the [[Law and Order (TV)|original series]], Belzer suggested to Dick Wolf that Munch become Lennie Briscoe's new partner, since they had originally teamed in three ''Homicide'' crossovers. Wolf loved the idea, but had already cast Jesse L. Martin as Det. Ed Green.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Originally, upon ''Homicide'''s cancellation and after hearing that Benjamin Bratt was leaving the [[Law & Order|original series]], Belzer suggested to Dick Wolf that Munch become Lennie Briscoe's new partner, since they had originally teamed in three ''Homicide'' crossovers. Wolf loved the idea, but had already cast Jesse L. Martin as Det. Ed Green.
* [[Writer On Board]] / [[Actor On Board]]: We're not clear which one.
* [[Writer on Board]] / [[Actor On Board]]: We're not clear which one.
** Almost certainly [[Actor On Board]] given the content of his books and stand-up comedy act. Read "[[UF Os]], JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don't Have To Be Crazy To Believe" for a good example.
** Almost certainly [[Actor On Board]] given the content of his books and stand-up comedy act. Read "[[UFOs]], JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don't Have To Be Crazy To Believe" for a good example.


=== Captain Donald Cragen ===
=== Captain Donald Cragen ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: He's obviously over 50, and he's still capable of handing perps their asses, albeit he does this rarely. Surprisingly, he also refuses to use more force than is absolutely necessary, as he is the most [[Lawful Good]] member of the cast.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: He's obviously over 50, and he's still capable of handing perps their asses, albeit he does this rarely. Surprisingly, he also refuses to use more force than is absolutely necessary, as he is the most [[Lawful Good]] member of the cast.
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
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=== Detective Monique Jeffries ===
=== Detective Monique Jeffries ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: We later find she's been transferred to Vice and collaborates with SVU again in one episode.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: We later find she's been transferred to Vice and collaborates with SVU again in one episode.
* [[Token Minority]]
* [[Token Minority]]


=== Assistant District Attorney Alexandra "Alex" Cabot ===
=== Assistant District Attorney Alexandra "Alex" Cabot ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Does some morally ambiguous things.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Does some morally ambiguous things.
* [[Broken Bird]]: Although in this case, it happens during the series, not before it.
* [[Broken Bird]]: Although in this case, it happens during the series, not before it.
* [[He's Back|She's Back]]: In "Lead".
* [[He's Back|She's Back]]: In "Lead".
** And then again in "Scorched Earth."
** And then again in "Scorched Earth."
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* [[Meganekko]]
* [[Meganekko]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]
* [[Transplant]]: From ''SVU'' to ''[[Conviction (TV)|Conviction]]'' and then back again.
* [[Transplant]]: From ''SVU'' to ''[[Conviction]]'' and then back again.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Occasionally gets speeches like this from judges on account of her, um, liberties with the law.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Occasionally gets speeches like this from judges on account of her, um, liberties with the law.
* [[Witness Protection]]
* [[Witness Protection]]


=== Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola ===
=== Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[The Big Guy]]
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=== Dr. George Huang ===
=== Dr. George Huang ===
A description of the character goes here.

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Badass Pacifist]]: This man has been in the room with several psychopaths, and more than one has tried to kill him. This has not stopped him from doing his job once.
* [[Badass Pacifist]]: This man has been in the room with several psychopaths, and more than one has tried to kill him. This has not stopped him from doing his job once.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Has a rare loss of temper, leading to a public shouting match, when Stabler deliberately sends a mentally ill suspect into a total meltdown in order to get information.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Has a rare loss of temper, leading to a public shouting match, when Stabler deliberately sends a mentally ill suspect into a total meltdown in order to get information.
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Gay?]]: In the episode "Hardwired".
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Gay?]]: In the episode "Hardwired".
* [[Jurisdiction Friction]]: Huang's position as a psychiatrist and a member of the FBI occasionally puts him at odds with the rest of the team; on the other hand, he also readily uses FBI resources to help them. Seems to be just as much a personality conflict with Stabler as anything else.
* [[Jurisdiction Friction]]: Huang's position as a psychiatrist and a member of the FBI occasionally puts him at odds with the rest of the team; on the other hand, he also readily uses FBI resources to help them. Seems to be just as much a personality conflict with Stabler as anything else.
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Sometimes reaching [[Captain Obvious]] status.
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Sometimes reaching [[Captain Obvious]] status.
* [[Only Sane Man]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Beginning season 13 with no mention at all, unlike Stabler, whose departure was dealt with in several episodes. It is hinted that he might be working with the FBI full time again.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Beginning season 13 with no mention at all, unlike Stabler, whose departure was dealt with in several episodes. It is hinted that he might be working with the FBI full time again.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: He returned 20 episodes into Season 13 in "Father Dearest", with a mention of working in Oklahoma.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: He returned 20 episodes into Season 13 in "Father Dearest", with a mention of working in Oklahoma.
* [[The Profiler]]
* [[The Profiler]]
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* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[Straight Gay]]: [[Ambiguously Gay|Heavily hinted at for several years]] and finally recently confirmed.
* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: [[Ambiguously Gay|Heavily hinted at for several years]] and finally recently confirmed.


=== Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak ===
=== Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Hello, Attorney!]]
* [[Hello, Attorney!]]
* [[Broken Bird]]: Specially because {{spoiler|her schizophrenic fiancé was drug-addicted and abusive, and and after she finally kicked him out, he died in the streets.}}) There's also the episode in which she gets the crap beaten out of her by a man angry that she's prosecuting his sister's rapist.
* [[Broken Bird]]: Specially because {{spoiler|her schizophrenic fiancé was drug-addicted and abusive, and and after she finally kicked him out, he died in the streets.}}) There's also the episode in which she gets the crap beaten out of her by a man angry that she's prosecuting his sister's rapist.
* [[He's Back|She's Back]] In ''Reparations''.
* [[He's Back|She's Back]] In ''Reparations''.
* [[Honor Before Reason]] / [[Idiot Ball]]: The stunt that got her ''disbarred'' had no chance of working. She knew it. She did it anyway.
* [[Honor Before Reason]] / [[Idiot Ball]]: The stunt that got her ''disbarred'' had no chance of working. She knew it. She did it anyway.
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]
* [[Retcon]]: Her disbarrment, despite being stated ''on screen'' as such, was eventually declared a censure later on down the line, likely so she can have further appearances. In fairness, the character who delivered the news could very easily have gotten wrong information.
* [[Retcon]]: Her disbarrment, despite being stated ''on screen'' as such, was eventually declared a censure later on down the line, likely so she can have further appearances. In fairness, the character who delivered the news could very easily have gotten wrong information.
** Indeed Elizabeth Donnelly's exact words were "censure, possible suspension."
** Indeed Elizabeth Donnelly's exact words were "censure, possible suspension."
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=== Dr. Melinda Warner ===
=== Dr. Melinda Warner ===
A description of the character goes here.
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* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: "Blast"
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
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* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "Blast"
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[The Medic]]
* [[The Medic]]
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=== Detective Chester Lake ===
=== Detective Chester Lake ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Badass Native]]: Inverted. He is somewhat of a badass, and definitely Native American. But he is the farthest thing from [[Badass Native]].
* [[Badass Native]]: Inverted. He is somewhat of a badass, and definitely Native American. But he is the farthest thing from [[Badass Native]].
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* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: Yes, he is a cop. Yes, he is mentally unstable. Yes, he is sent to prison, with a lot of people he sent to prison.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: Yes, he is a cop. Yes, he is mentally unstable. Yes, he is sent to prison, with a lot of people he sent to prison.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]: {{spoiler|to prison.}}
* [[Put on a Bus]]: {{spoiler|to prison.}}
* [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]
* [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]
* [[Token Minority]]
* [[Token Minority]]


=== Assistant District Attorney Kim Greylek ===
=== Assistant District Attorney Kim Greylek ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Informed Ability]]: Apparently she used to be called "The Crusader".
* [[Informed Ability]]: Apparently she used to be called "The Crusader".
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]: In "Lead".
* [[Put on a Bus]]: In "Lead".
* [[Shoo Out the New Guy]]: Gets put on the bus rather quickly in "Lead" <ref>Her only and final appearance is in the episode's [[Cold Open]]</ref> and replaced by Cabot. And it hasn't reached the halfway point.
* [[Shoo Out the New Guy]]: Gets put on the bus rather quickly in "Lead" <ref>Her only and final appearance is in the episode's [[Cold Open]]</ref> and replaced by Cabot. And it hasn't reached the halfway point.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]


==== Reoccurring Characters ====
== Reoccurring Characters ==

=== Detective Brian Cassidy ===
=== Detective Brian Cassidy ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: He returns for the Season 13 finale totally different--they might as well be different characters. He went from being the overly passionate rookie to a pervy perp who enables and has sex with underage sex traffickers.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: He returns for the Season 13 finale totally different--they might as well be different characters. He went from being the overly passionate rookie to a pervy perp who enables and has sex with underage sex traffickers.
** There was also the implication that {{spoiler|he might be a dirty cop}}.
** There was also the implication that {{spoiler|he might be a dirty cop}}.
* [[New Meat]]
* [[New Meat]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Sex Crimes becomes too much for him so Cragen recommends his transfer to Narcotics.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Sex Crimes becomes too much for him so Cragen recommends his transfer to Narcotics.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: Returned in the Season 13 finale, "Rhodium Nights", as an undercover cop.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: Returned in the Season 13 finale, "Rhodium Nights", as an undercover cop.


=== Dr. Rebecca Hendrix ===
=== Dr. Rebecca Hendrix ===
A description of the character goes here.
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* [[Idiot Ball]]: Mistakenly assumed the picture a girl drew of her abuser was her coach. The girl, a terrified nine-year-old child who [[Mind Rape|was browbeaten and pressured by her and Elliot]] into making the accusation, went along with it to put a stop to it. {{spoiler|It actually was the local [[Jerk Jock]], and after Elliot realizes the huge fuck-up, he gets the dude caught.}}
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
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* [[Idiot Ball]]: Mistakenly assumed the picture a girl drew of her abuser was her coach. The girl, a terrified nine-year-old child who [[Mind Rape|was browbeaten and pressured by her and Elliot]] into making the accusation, went along with it to put a stop to it. {{spoiler|It actually was the local [[Jerk Jock]], and after Elliot realizes the huge fuck-up, he gets the dude caught.}}
** [[Idiot Plot]]: Which results from this.
** [[Idiot Plot]]: Which results from this.
** [[Karma Houdini]]: She [[Mind Rape|mind raped]] a child and ruined an innocent man's life. She is never called out on this at all.
** [[Karma Houdini]]: She [[Mind Rape|mind raped]] a child and ruined an innocent man's life. She is never called out on this at all.
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=== Detective Dani Beck ===
=== Detective Dani Beck ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Broken Bird]]
* [[Broken Bird]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
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=== Darius Parker ===
=== Darius Parker ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[Big Screwed-Up Family]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Big Screwed-Up Family]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Calling the Old Man Out|Calling the Old Lady Out]]: And in court nonetheless!}}
* {{spoiler|[[Calling the Old Man Out|Calling the Old Lady Out]]: And in court nonetheless!}}
* {{spoiler|[[Child By Rape]]: His mother was repeteadly raped by his grandfather.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Child by Rape]]: His mother was repeteadly raped by his grandfather.}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Bad Guy Wins]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Bad Guy Wins]]}}
* [[Enfante Terrible]]
* [[Enfante Terrible]]
* {{spoiler|[[Freudian Excuse]]: As a [[Child By Rape]], his mother wanted nothing to do to him and is implied that she threatened him.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Freudian Excuse]]: As a [[Child by Rape]], his mother wanted nothing to do to him and is implied that she threatened him.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Karma Houdini]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Karma Houdini]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Unfavorite]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Unfavorite]]}}


=== CSU Technician Dale Stuckey ===
=== CSU Technician Dale Stuckey ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Does not take criticism well.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Does not take criticism well.}}
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Bing Bang Bong."
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Bing Bang Bong."
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=== Assistant District Attorney Sonya Paxton ===
=== Assistant District Attorney Sonya Paxton ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: Could double as a [[Heroic Sacrifice]], since she did this while managing to get the DNA of a perp for an important case.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: Could double as a [[Heroic Sacrifice]], since she did this while managing to get the DNA of a perp for an important case.}}
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=== Elizabeth Donnelly (ADA Bureau Chief, later a Judge) ===
=== Elizabeth Donnelly (ADA Bureau Chief, later a Judge) ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[First-Name Basis]]: Frequently goes from "Your Honor" or "Judge Donnelly" to "Elizabeth" when speaking with Alex and Casey on more personal matters.
* [[First-Name Basis]]: Frequently goes from "Your Honor" or "Judge Donnelly" to "Elizabeth" when speaking with Alex and Casey on more personal matters.
* [[It's Personal]]: Steps down from the bench for a case in Season 10's "Persona" due to her connection with the defendant (see [[Old Shame]] below).
* [[It's Personal]]: Steps down from the bench for a case in Season 10's "Persona" due to her connection with the defendant (see [[Old Shame]] below).
* [[Old Shame]]: As seen in "Persona," her run-in with the [[Idiot Ball]] that {{spoiler|resulted in a murderer escaping from jail}} coined the phrase "doing a Donnelly" for several years after.
* [[Old Shame]]: As seen in "Persona," her run-in with the [[Idiot Ball]] that {{spoiler|resulted in a murderer escaping from jail}} coined the phrase "doing a Donnelly" for several years after.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]


=== Barry Moredock (Defense Attorney, later a Judge) ===
=== Barry Moredock (Defense Attorney, later a Judge) ===
A description of the character goes here.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Not immediately. He starts out rabidly [[Lawful Neutral]] and a [[Designated Villain]] by serving as the defense for the side opposite the SVU team, but by the time he's a judge, he's not nearly as much of douchebag.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Not immediately. He starts out rabidly [[Lawful Neutral]] and a [[Designated Villain]] by serving as the defense for the side opposite the SVU team, but by the time he's a judge, he's not nearly as much of douchebag.
* [[Rules Lawyer]]: Very strict on his constitutional law interpretations.
* [[Rules Lawyer]]: Very strict on his constitutional law interpretations.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Comes off this way at first. However, he does temper this with being a [[Graceful Loser]], and being willing to admit when he's only defending his client due to a legal interest and does not approve of their actions personally. For example, when defending a Neo Nazi who killed a Jewish child and a black child on a playground:
* [[Smug Snake]]: Comes off this way at first. However, he does temper this with being a [[Graceful Loser]], and being willing to admit when he's only defending his client due to a legal interest and does not approve of their actions personally. For example, when defending a Neo Nazi who killed a Jewish child and a black child on a playground:
{{quote| '''Casey''': Have you had a conversation with him? <br />
{{quote|'''Casey''': Have you had a conversation with him?
'''Barry''': Yes, and I find every word he spews morally repugnant. But his speech, despicable as it may be, doesn't entitle anyone to trample all over his constitutional rights, now, does it? }}
'''Barry''': Yes, and I find every word he spews morally repugnant. But his speech, despicable as it may be, doesn't entitle anyone to trample all over his constitutional rights, now, does it? }}


=== Jo Marlowe ===
=== Jo Marlowe ===
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* [[Christmas Cake]]: Not the character, but her actress.
* [[Christmas Cake]]: Not the character, but her actress.
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: Uses this a lot.
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: Uses this a lot.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]


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[[Category:Law And Order Special Victims Unit]]
[[Category:Characters]]

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Characters from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit include:

Main Cast

Detective Elliot Stabler

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Detective Olivia Benson

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Detective John Munch

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Captain Donald Cragen

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  • Badass Grandpa: He's obviously over 50, and he's still capable of handing perps their asses, albeit he does this rarely. Surprisingly, he also refuses to use more force than is absolutely necessary, as he is the most Lawful Good member of the cast.
  • Bald of Awesome
  • Berserk Button: As much as he chews them out, he is very protective of his detectives, and at least Casey. After a man brutally assaulted her, he mentioned he'd like to throw the man did it out of a window. Alex, too: when a drug cartel puts out a hit on her, he gives her one of his guns and mentions he already had a friend put the permit in her name.
  • Big Good
  • Da Chief
  • Limited Advancement Opportunities: He's been a captain since at least 1988.
  • Off the Wagon: Was at one point. Now, he tries VERY hard to make sure he stays sober, though his job doesn't make it easy.
  • Team Dad
  • Transplant: From the original series to SVU.

Detective Monique Jeffries

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Assistant District Attorney Alexandra "Alex" Cabot

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Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola

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Dr. George Huang

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  • Badass Pacifist: This man has been in the room with several psychopaths, and more than one has tried to kill him. This has not stopped him from doing his job once.
  • Berserk Button: Has a rare loss of temper, leading to a public shouting match, when Stabler deliberately sends a mentally ill suspect into a total meltdown in order to get information.
  • Characterization Marches On: In his first appearance, Huang sports glasses, a perv-stache and his interest in the criminal mind seems vaguely prurient. An episode later, he's glasses-less, clean-shaven, his hair is immaculate, and he's a sensitive and trusted confident to Olivia.
  • Deadpan Snarker
  • Have I Mentioned I Am Gay?: In the episode "Hardwired".
  • Jurisdiction Friction: Huang's position as a psychiatrist and a member of the FBI occasionally puts him at odds with the rest of the team; on the other hand, he also readily uses FBI resources to help them. Seems to be just as much a personality conflict with Stabler as anything else.
  • Mr. Exposition: Sometimes reaching Captain Obvious status.
  • Only Sane Man
  • Put on a Bus: Beginning season 13 with no mention at all, unlike Stabler, whose departure was dealt with in several episodes. It is hinted that he might be working with the FBI full time again.
    • The Bus Came Back: He returned 20 episodes into Season 13 in "Father Dearest", with a mention of working in Oklahoma.
  • The Profiler
  • The Shrink: Incidentally, he can hop between all three subtypes depending on the episode.
  • The Smart Guy
  • The Stoic
  • Invisible to Gaydar: Heavily hinted at for several years and finally recently confirmed.

Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak

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  • Hello, Attorney!
  • Broken Bird: Specially because her schizophrenic fiancé was drug-addicted and abusive, and and after she finally kicked him out, he died in the streets.) There's also the episode in which she gets the crap beaten out of her by a man angry that she's prosecuting his sister's rapist.
  • She's Back In Reparations.
  • Honor Before Reason / Idiot Ball: The stunt that got her disbarred had no chance of working. She knew it. She did it anyway.
  • Plucky Girl
  • Put on a Bus
  • Retcon: Her disbarrment, despite being stated on screen as such, was eventually declared a censure later on down the line, likely so she can have further appearances. In fairness, the character who delivered the news could very easily have gotten wrong information.
    • Indeed Elizabeth Donnelly's exact words were "censure, possible suspension."
  • What the Hell, Hero?: To the point where she eventually gets disbarred.

Dr. Melinda Warner

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Detective Chester Lake

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Assistant District Attorney Kim Greylek

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Reoccurring Characters

Detective Brian Cassidy

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Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Characterization Marches On: He returns for the Season 13 finale totally different--they might as well be different characters. He went from being the overly passionate rookie to a pervy perp who enables and has sex with underage sex traffickers.
    • There was also the implication that he might be a dirty cop.
  • New Meat
  • Put on a Bus: Sex Crimes becomes too much for him so Cragen recommends his transfer to Narcotics.
    • The Bus Came Back: Returned in the Season 13 finale, "Rhodium Nights", as an undercover cop.

Dr. Rebecca Hendrix

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Detective Dani Beck

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Darius Parker

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CSU Technician Dale Stuckey

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Assistant District Attorney Sonya Paxton

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Elizabeth Donnelly (ADA Bureau Chief, later a Judge)

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Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • First-Name Basis: Frequently goes from "Your Honor" or "Judge Donnelly" to "Elizabeth" when speaking with Alex and Casey on more personal matters.
  • It's Personal: Steps down from the bench for a case in Season 10's "Persona" due to her connection with the defendant (see Old Shame below).
  • Old Shame: As seen in "Persona," her run-in with the Idiot Ball that resulted in a murderer escaping from jail coined the phrase "doing a Donnelly" for several years after.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure

Barry Moredock (Defense Attorney, later a Judge)

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Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Heel Face Turn: Not immediately. He starts out rabidly Lawful Neutral and a Designated Villain by serving as the defense for the side opposite the SVU team, but by the time he's a judge, he's not nearly as much of douchebag.
  • Rules Lawyer: Very strict on his constitutional law interpretations.
  • Smug Snake: Comes off this way at first. However, he does temper this with being a Graceful Loser, and being willing to admit when he's only defending his client due to a legal interest and does not approve of their actions personally. For example, when defending a Neo Nazi who killed a Jewish child and a black child on a playground:

Casey: Have you had a conversation with him?
Barry: Yes, and I find every word he spews morally repugnant. But his speech, despicable as it may be, doesn't entitle anyone to trample all over his constitutional rights, now, does it?

Jo Marlowe

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  1. ↑ Her only and final appearance is in the episode's Cold Open
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