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The faculty and agents of the hit series ''[[NCIS]]''.

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{{quote|'''Tony:''' ''What have you heard? That suspects would rather confess than be interrogated by him? That his steely gaze can cool a room by five degrees? That he can only be killed by a silver bullet, like a werewolf? Well, it's all true, except the silver bullet part. Might give him indigestion or heartburn, but I don't think it'd kill him. Any other questions?''}}

 

Not to be confused with [[Ludicrous Gibs|Ludicrous Gibbs]], though he does pull some pretty crazy stunts to get the bad guys. The team leader, a former marine sniper, and interrogator extraordinaire.

 

* [[Always Gets His Man]]: Highlighted in ''Mind Games'': The serial killer featured in that episode was the boogeyman of D.C. when he was active, evading metro cops and terrorizing the female populace. When explaining the case to McGee, Tony and Paula Cassidy finished by saying "But he made one crucial mistake: He killed a Petty Officer."

* [[Amnesia Danger]]: In "Hiatus", a bomb blast knocks Gibbs back to his Marine days. He has critical information that he doesn't remember. Luckily, [[Easy Amnesia|remembrance]] is just a [[Dope Slap]] away.

* [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]]: The team has had discussions pitting Gibbs vs. the likes of [[The Terminator]], [[Godzilla]], Mothra, and [[Mirror Match|himself]]. They tend to [[Memetic Badass|give the edge to Gibbs.]]

 

{{quote|'''Ziva:''' ''Tony, your dying words will be 'I've seen this film'.''}}

 

* [[Becoming the Mask]]: In season four when he went undercover.

* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: With Ziva.

** Also clearly present with his biological father. They're improving.

 

{{quote|''"Hack into the servers. I can't believe I just said that. I would have never suggested that before I started working here."''}}

 

* {{spoiler|[[Boom! Headshot!]]}}

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

* {{spoiler|[[Tonight Someone Dies]]}}

 

{{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.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]

 

{{quote|''"I can't wait to [[Implied Death Threat|weigh your liver]]."''}}

 

* [[Broken Bird]]: OK, he's not a woman. But goodness, that was even the actual name of the episode.

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: His tendency to go on long speeches during work is lampshaded by Palmer when he does his first dissection. "I feel the urge to explain something tangentially relevant."

* [[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.

 

{{quote|'''Abby:''' ''I love it when you talk geek!''

'''McGee:''' ''I love it that you love it.'' }}

 

* [[Abusive Parents]]: Revealed in recent{{when}} seasons, his father was a very cold, emotionally abusive man to his son. McGee tells of a time when young he spent a great deal of effort and love on a birthday card for his father. His father's response: "You could do better."

**[[Your Mileage May Vary]]. Most of McGee's descriptions sound less like an abuser ''per se'' than like the sterotyped "Captain von Trap" sort who makes a great professional naval officer but is really not up for the job of fatherhood. McGee certainly had no objection to naming his son after him.

* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: As noted above with Abby.

 

{{quote|'''Eli David:''' ''Use her well, Leon. Ziva is the sharp end of the spear.''}}

 

{{quote|''"Have you ever been tied up by a woman before? Did you like it? Then today's not your lucky day."''}}

 

* [[Action Girl]]: Ziva is (ex-)Mossad. The show frequently implies she ''used'' to be a [[Dark Action Girl]].

* [[A Real Man Is a Killer|A Real Woman Is A Killer]]

* [[Verbal Tic]]: Has a slight habit of forming questions as statements with "yes?" tacked on the end.

 

{{quote|''"Do you think it would be inappropriate if, as director, I went in there and smacked that smile off her face?"''}}

 

* [[Da Chief]]

* [[Iron Lady]]

* [[Sexy Mentor]]

* [[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]]

* [[Your Days Are Numbered]]: {{spoiler|Before was she killed, she was sadly already terminally ill.}}

 

{{quote|'''Abby:''' ''Wow. I heard about your techy mojo.''}}

 

* [[Bait and Switch Tyrant]]

* [[Da Chief]]

* [[Scary Black Man]]

 

{{quote|''"Is it just me or does anyone else wonder how they get IUDs in there? That probably sounded a lot more inappropriate than I meant."''}}

 

* [[Butt Monkey]]

* [[Fake Guest Star]]: Might as well be a [[Trope Codifier]]. Dietzen was credited as a recurring guest star for the first 5 seasons and as "Also Starring" from season 6 onwards. Is even on the cover art for the Season 8 DVD but is still not a main cast member.

* [[The Watson]]: To Ducky's Holmes.

 

* [[Clear My Name]]: After he had been killed.

* [[Red Herring Mole]]

* [[Whack a Mole]]: Subverted, due to him not actually being the mole and being killed trying to stop the mole.

 

* [[Brother Chuck|Sister Judy]]

* [[The Pete Best]]

'''Notable Antagonists/Secondary Characters:'''

 

{{quote|''"Sorry, Caitlin."''}}

 

* [[Affably Evil]]

* [[Badass Israeli]]

* [[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.

 

* [[Affably Evil]]

* [[Arms Dealer]]

* [[N-Word Privileges]]: Only a French guy could give himself the codename ''La Grenouille'' (the Frog).

 

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

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

* [[No Name Given]]: If we're to believe Jenny, "Trent Kort" is an alias.

 

{{quote|'''Fornell:''' ''And people say we're bastards?''

'''Gibbs:''' ''Only because they know us.'' }}

 

* [[Aloof Ally]]

* [[Always Gets His Man]]

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: He considers Gibbs his best friend.

 

{{quote|'''Tony:''' ''She's even more probie than Probie!''}}

 

* [[Double Agent]]

* [[I Have Your Daughter]]: Not her, but the people that were making her be a [[Double Agent]].

* [[Whack a Mole]]

 

{{quote|''"Tell me, Leon. Are we winning?"''}}

 

* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Parent]]: He uses his own children as tools in his schemes. {{spoiler|One (Ziva) ends up killing another (Ari Haswari). On Eli's orders.}} As fathers go, he's about on par with [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|Fire Lord Ozai]].

* [[Anti-Hero]], or [[Tragic Villain]]: depending on [[Your Mileage May Vary|your point of view]].

* [[Was It Really Worth It?]]: Seems to be asking himself this. His actions ultimately turn both of his children against him.

 

{{quote|''"Don't tempt me, Jethro! I ain't nearly drunk enough."''}}

 

* [[Anti-Hero]]: His retired status makes him both willing and able to go into moral grey areas that are too dark for the regular team.

* [[Badass Grandpa]]

* [[Retired Badass]]

 

{{quote|''"You are my partner now."''}}

 

* [[Apron Matron]]

* [[Battle Couple]]

* [[Mama Bear]]

 

{{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.

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

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

 

 

* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Ziva and Abby like him, which is saying something.

* [[Con Man]]: He has been mooching off his extensive network of "friends" he made during his millionaire days for a ''very'' long time.

* [[Silver Fox]]: Has the knack for charming any woman he crosses.

 

 

* [[Death by Origin Story]]: Well, it WAS their deaths that made Gibbs into the agent he is today.