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* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]

* [[Break the Cutie]]: Gibbs does this to a prospective replacement for Ziva. At least, we see her leave crying, while he nonchalantly walks out and tells Tony, "Strike one".

* [[Born in ~~The~~ Wrong Century|Born In The Wrong Decade]]: Fairly consistent throughout the series. Example: he tried to get a USB drive to work by biting it.

* [[Born in the Wrong Century|Born In The Wrong Decade]]: Fairly consistent throughout the series. Example: he tried to get a USB drive to work by biting it.

** He also refers to computer chips and the like with terms such as "doo-da" and "deweywhacker."

** It's hard to keep track of how many cell phones he's destroyed during the run of the series, either because they malfunctioned or just generally annoyed him. One even wound up in a jar of paint thinner. His agents now keep plenty of spares in their desks, ready to hand to him at a moment's notice.

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** Wasn't [[The West Wing|Simon Donovan]] shot in a convenience store?

* [[It's Personal]]: He has a tendency to do this. As said, anything involving children (or otherwise reminding him of Shannon and Kelly) automatically becomes this. Hurting anyone from his team also pushes him to this point. But every criminal that is disgusting enough to him can trigger this.

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: To the women in his team, especially Abby.

* [[Layman's Terms]]: Does this at least once an episode, mostly to Abby, Ducky and McGee.

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* [[The Strategist]]

* [[Team Dad]]: To his agents, but especially to Abby.

* [[Ten Minute Retirement]]: Took a little longer than most but he had one.

* [[Ten-Minute Retirement]]: Took a little longer than most but he had one.

* [[Ultimate Job Security]]: It may change with Vance, but it seems this man can never get canned.

** And, now Vance and Gibbs are friends of a sort, ''and'' Vance knows that Gibbs has the ''unaltered'' copy of Vance's personnel file - even if he's never opened it. ''Yet''. Nope, Gibbs has yet again armor-plated his job security in adamantium.

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* [[Clear My Name]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Exasperated Perp]]: His preferred method of interrogation. Most prominent when he doesn't ask questions, but just sits there, chewing on his tie and playing ''[[~~Tetris (Video Game)|~~Tetris]]'' on his phone.

* [[Exasperated Perp]]: His preferred method of interrogation. Most prominent when he doesn't ask questions, but just sits there, chewing on his tie and playing ''[[Tetris]]'' on his phone.

** He once pulled this off while ''he'' was the one being interrogated. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|By the director of Mossad.]]

*** Wouldn't that be considered subverted since Tony was the "Perp" in this case and he pissed off the interrogator?

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** DiNozzo/McGee is fairly high up on the list as well.

* [[Jerk Jock]]: he did graduate with a major in phys. ed. you know...

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]: If you dig deep enough, you may find it, somewhere.

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: If you dig deep enough, you may find it, somewhere.

* [[Ladykiller in Love]]: With Jeanne Benoit; he was undercover at the time, so it wasn't supposed to happen.

* [[Locked in A Freezer]]: With Ziva in "Boxed In".

* [[Locked in a Freezer]]: With Ziva in "Boxed In".

* [[Mock Millionaire]]

* [[The Movie Buff]]

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* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]: Several episodes reveal that his wardrobe is a who's-who of expensive name brands. His grousing during the shower scene in "SWAK" is one of the best examples:

{{quote| '''Tony''': This very instant, someone is incinerating my Ermenegildo Zegna suit, my Armani tie, my Dolce & Gabbana shirt, and my Gucci shoes!}}

* [[Spanner in ~~The~~ Works]]: Tony is often so unpredictable that he can screw over the best laid plans of the villains by simply being his annoying self. This is also his preferred method of interrogation, thinking so far out of the loop that rehearsed defenses are useless, and being so annoying or weird that the suspect is unable to think clearly. This methodology also proves useful when he is being interrogated by the FBI or the Director of Mossad. He even called himself one in the season 7 opener:

* [[Spanner in the Works]]: Tony is often so unpredictable that he can screw over the best laid plans of the villains by simply being his annoying self. This is also his preferred method of interrogation, thinking so far out of the loop that rehearsed defenses are useless, and being so annoying or weird that the suspect is unable to think clearly. This methodology also proves useful when he is being interrogated by the FBI or the Director of Mossad. He even called himself one in the season 7 opener:

{{quote| '''Tony''': I'm the wildcard. I'm the guy that looks at the reality in front of him and refuses to accept it.}}

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: ''Multiple'' levels between seasons three and four, then smaller yet still noticeable levels between seasons five and six, then multiple levels again between seasons six and seven.

* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: A little with Kate, but to a much greater degree with Ziva.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Type 2 with McGee. They act almost like [[Sibling Rivalry|brothers]].

** Tony is also very close to Gibbs, but you wouldn't say so from their [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold|normal]] [[Dope Slap|interactions]]. It's the same story with Kate (which appears at first like a type 1), and with Ziva.

** Tony is also very close to Gibbs, but you wouldn't say so from their [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|normal]] [[Dope Slap|interactions]]. It's the same story with Kate (which appears at first like a type 1), and with Ziva.

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]:

** Mostly in the early seasons, with Gibbs.

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* [[Catholic School Girls Rule]]: {{spoiler|Tony imagines her dressed as such after her death}}

** Also an [[Homage]] as she was dressed as [[Kill Bill|Gogo]].

* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge On Him|Dropped A Bridge On Her]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Dropped A Bridge On Her]]}}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Emotionless Girl]]: You can feel a breath of cold air when she talks, especially to Tony.

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=== Abigail "Abby" Sciuto (Pauley Perrette) ===

{{quote| '''Tony:''' ''Abby Sciuto, resident NCIS forensic scientist, heart and soul. [[A Riddle Wrapped in A Mystery Inside An Enigma|A paradox wrapped in an oxymoron, smothered in contradictions and terms.]] Sleeps in a coffin. Really, the happiest goth you'll ever meet.''}}

{{quote| '''Tony:''' ''Abby Sciuto, resident NCIS forensic scientist, heart and soul. [[A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside An Enigma|A paradox wrapped in an oxymoron, smothered in contradictions and terms.]] Sleeps in a coffin. Really, the happiest goth you'll ever meet.''}}

* [[All Women Are Prudes]]: Subverted. She has no problem with sex, just certain expressions of it (like Palmer's foot/shoe fetish AND how carefully he takes note of his coworker's footwear...)

* [[A Riddle Wrapped in A Mystery Inside An Enigma]]: See her character quote.

* [[A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside An Enigma]]: See her character quote.

* [[Badass Adorable]]: Once, she was [[Alone ~~With~~ the Psycho]], {{spoiler|who was her current assistant,}} and he tried to kill her. The team figured it out, and came running, [[What Kept You?|only to find that she had kicked his ass, hog tied him, and gagged him.]] She wasn't even winded.

* [[Badass Adorable]]: Once, she was [[Alone with the Psycho]], {{spoiler|who was her current assistant,}} and he tried to kill her. The team figured it out, and came running, [[What Kept You?|only to find that she had kicked his ass, hog tied him, and gagged him.]] She wasn't even winded.

** There's also the time she {{spoiler|was taken by a hitman hired to kill her to prevent her from testifying.}} By the time Gibbs and company arrive, she's using a taser on him.

* [[Badass Bookworm]]

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* [[First-Name Basis]]: Besides his wife and Gibbs, she's the only one who calls Director Vance "Leon."

* [[Freaky Fashion, Mild Mind]]

* [[Genki Girl]]: If this were a manga, she would be most likely to [[Say It ~~With~~ Hearts]].

* [[Genki Girl]]: If this were a manga, she would be most likely to [[Say It with Hearts]].

* [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff]]: Australians love Pauley Perrette.

* [[Girlish Pigtails]]

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* [[Creepy Mortician]]: A very lovable kind of creepy, but still damn creepy. Gibbs finds it a useful way to break some suspects by showing them what will happen to their bodies if they refuse to cooperate and end up dead as a result. It works too.

** He is kidnapped and nearly killed by one, who begins to drain his blood before Gibbs and company arrive to save him.

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Would you have imagined [[The Man ~~From~~ ~~UNCLE~~|Illya Kuryakin]] as a medical examiner?

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Would you have imagined [[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.|Illya Kuryakin]] as a medical examiner?

** Well, he and [[Absolutely Fabulous ~~(TV)~~|Patsy Stone]] escaped from [[Sapphire and Steel|that café]].

** Well, he and [[Absolutely Fabulous|Patsy Stone]] escaped from [[Sapphire and Steel|that café]].

** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in one episode when Kate asks Gibbs what Ducky looked like when he was younger. Gibbs replies with, you guessed it, Illya Kuryakin.

** [[Hey, It's That Voice!|Hmm, I wonder if he]] [[Ben 10 Alien Force ~~(Animation)~~|has a map of time in his head?]]

** [[Hey, It's That Voice!|Hmm, I wonder if he]] [[Ben 10: Alien Force|has a map of time in his head?]]

** If they don't like the show or any of the other characters or actors, chances are the crowds will go gaga over ''him.''

* [[Gentleman and A Scholar]]

* [[Gentleman and a Scholar]]

* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: The very lovely Dr. Jordan Hampton.

* [[The Medic]]: In addition to being the Medical Examiner.

* [[The Munchausen]]: Subverted, as it seems to be generally accepted by those who know him that his stories are true.

* [[My Beloved Smother]]: His mother had Alzheimer's and drove him crazy in early seasons; she was put in a home [[Real Life Writes the Plot|shortly after the death of her actress in late 2008]] and died a year later.

* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Which leads to...

* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Which leads to...

* [[Punny Name]]: With a name like that, what did you think he'd be called, Mousey?

** Ari actually first thinks of the locomotive, mildly surprising Ducky.

* [[Quintessential British Gentleman]]: He is, of course, Scottish, but he was schooled at [[Oxbridge|Oxford]]. This trope, therefore, naturally applies.

* [[Shown Their Work]]: A meta-version. To prepare for the role, David McCallum went to coroner and medical examiner's conferences to learn the trade. He became so good the producers were tempted to pay him a consulting fee.

* [[Talking to ~~The~~ Dead]]: He routinely does this with his "patients." [[Truth in Television]]: [[Real Life]] medical examiners have been known to do this.

* [[Talking to the Dead]]: He routinely does this with his "patients." [[Truth in Television]]: [[Real Life]] medical examiners have been known to do this.

* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: He became a licensed psychologist in later seasons after we see him studying for his exams and is occasionally called-upon to profile a suspect.

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* [[The Ladette]]: She rotates between this and;

* [[Lady of War]]

* [[Locked in A Freezer|Locked In A Shipping Crate]]: With Tony in "Boxed In"

* [[Locked in a Freezer|Locked In A Shipping Crate]]: With Tony in "Boxed In"

* [["Ma'am" Shock]]: Another [[Berserk Button]].

* [[MacGyvering]]

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* {{spoiler|[[Secretly Dying]]}}: Aww . . .

* [[Sexy Mentor]]

* [[What the ~~Hell, Hero?|What The~~ Hell, Hero?]]: Abused her power to try and get revenge on Rene Benoit, the man [[You Killed My Father|who killed her father]]

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Abused her power to try and get revenge on Rene Benoit, the man [[You Killed My Father|who killed her father]]

** {{spoiler|Her father's still alive.}}

*** {{spoiler|Apparently. It is heavily implied that CIA was taking advantage of [[Magical Database|AFIS]] to make her father appear to be alive, thus [[Cassandra Truth|discrediting her]] and preventing her from further ruining [[The Dragon]]'s operation.}}

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* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: His father raised him to be a [[Complete Monster]]... who hated him for it and did everything he could to destroy what his father had worked for.

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]

* [[Revenge By Proxy]]: He [[Women in Refrigerators|stuffs Kate into the fridge]] and tries to do the same to Abby, aware that it's the best way to make Gibbs suffer. He also tries to kill Jenny, snipes at Mcgee (who lucks out by unknowingly moving out of the way at the last second), and tries to kidnap Ducky. The only member of Team Gibbs he doesn't single out is Tony.

* [[Revenge by Proxy]]: He [[Women in Refrigerators|stuffs Kate into the fridge]] and tries to do the same to Abby, aware that it's the best way to make Gibbs suffer. He also tries to kill Jenny, snipes at Mcgee (who lucks out by unknowingly moving out of the way at the last second), and tries to kidnap Ducky. The only member of Team Gibbs he doesn't single out is Tony.

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* {{spoiler|[[Eye Scream]]: The Port-to-Port Killer gouged out his eye.}}

* [[Deep-Cover Agent]]: CIA agent deep inside Rene Benoit's organization

* [[Dragon ~~With~~ an Agenda]]: Supposedly once Benoit's number two, supposedly CIA [[Deep-Cover Agent]], it is not clear what he is up to.

* [[Dragon with an Agenda]]: Supposedly once Benoit's number two, supposedly CIA [[Deep-Cover Agent]], it is not clear what he is up to.

* [[Knight Templar]]: As far as we can make out.

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Perhaps even more than Ari

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{{quote| ''"If this is going to turn into a pissing match, you'd better bring an umbrella."''}}

* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: to Gibbs. She's even a team leader in the Army's corresponding department, Army Criminal Investigation Division - [[Fun ~~With~~ Acronyms|yes, that spells what you think it does]]: usually referred to as Army CID.

* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: to Gibbs. She's even a team leader in the Army's corresponding department, Army Criminal Investigation Division - [[Fun with Acronyms|yes, that spells what you think it does]]: usually referred to as Army CID.

* [[Everyone Can See It]]: Her [[UST]] with Gibbs is noticed by the whole team.

* [[Fiery Redhead|Fiery Strawberry Blonde]]

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* [[Jurisdiction Friction]]: This is how she meets Gibbs and what brings them back together.

* [[Love Interest]]: To Gibbs.

* [[Put On a Bus]]: To Hawaii.

* [[Put on a Bus]]: To Hawaii.

=== Anthony Dinozzo Sr. (Robert Wagner) ===