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* [[Actor Shared Background]]: Both DeForest Kelley and Bones are natives of Georgia and have Irish sounding names.
* [[Actor Shared Background]]: Both DeForest Kelley and Bones are natives of Georgia and have Irish sounding names.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Pacifist]]: He's a doctor and takes that very seriously. However, that doesn't stop him from doing extremely dangerous things to save lives.
** [[Badass Pacifist]]: He's a doctor and takes that very seriously. However, that doesn't stop him from doing extremely dangerous things to save lives.
** [[Deadly Doctor]]: He refused to use his knowledge to do harm, but made perfectly clear he could use that knowledge for exactly that purpose.
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Two:
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Two:
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* [[He's Dead, Jim]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[He's Dead, Jim]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: And ''proud'' of it.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: And ''proud'' of it.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]: To the point he had several women attracted to him. Not to Kirk's level, but still impressive.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[I'm a Doctor, Not a Placeholder]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[I'm a Doctor, Not a Placeholder]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: "Bones" is actually short for "saw-bones", an archaic term for a surgeon. It was originally intended as the nickname of Dr. Boyce from "The Cage", but was never used in that episode, making it available for McCoy.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: "Bones" is actually short for "saw-bones", an archaic term for a surgeon. It was originally intended as the nickname of Dr. Boyce from "The Cage", but was never used in that episode, making it available for McCoy.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He could be dour, he and Spock exchanged [[Volleying Insults]], and he was always the most pessimistic of the group. It still never stops him from doing the right thing regardless.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: He's grumpy, sarcastic and has little respect for authority (With the exception of Kirk). But when the chips are down, You can always count on him to do the right thing.
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: He's grumpy, sarcastic and has little respect for authority (With the exception of Kirk). But when the chips are down, You can always count on him to do the right thing.
* [[The Medic]]
* [[The Medic]]
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* [[Southern Gentleman]]
* [[Southern Gentleman]]
* [[Strawman Emotional]]: At times.
* [[Strawman Emotional]]: At times.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Kirk.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Kirk. Spock as well, but for different reasons.
* [[The Watson]]
* [[The Watson]]
* [[What Could Have Been]]: An episode exploring his [[Backstory]] was planned and shelved at least twice. One of the main points (that he joined Starfleet as an established MD after a nasty divorce) finally saw the light of day in the [[Star Trek (film)|2009 movie]].
* [[What Could Have Been]]: An episode exploring his [[Backstory]] was planned and shelved at least twice. One of the main points (that he joined Starfleet as an established MD after a nasty divorce) finally saw the light of day in the [[Star Trek (film)|2009 movie]].
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