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{{quote| This is Cirron, my home. One of six planets in the Migar Federation. There was a prison break. Two hundred eighteen of the most violent fugitives have disappeared into the city of Chicago. Finding them won't be easy. They aren't human. Fortunately for Earth, neither am I.<br />
{{quote|''This is Cirron, my home. One of six planets in the Migar Federation. There was a prison break. Two hundred eighteen of the most violent fugitives have disappeared into the city of Chicago. Finding them won't be easy. They aren't human. Fortunately for Earth, neither am I.''|'''Cole''', ''Tracker'' opening narration. }}
'''--Cole''', ''Tracker'' opening narration. }}


A syndicated sci-fi series that aired during the 2000–01 U.S. TV season. ''Tracker'' centered on an extraterrestrial bounty hunter named Daggon, known as Cole on Earth, who was sent to find and capture 218 alien fugitives hiding in human bodies in the city of Chicago. He is found soon after his arrival by Mel Porter, owner of a Chicago bar called the Watchfire, and she quickly begins aiding Cole in his quest. Over the course of the series, they form a close friendship and discover secrets about Mel and her family. Other characters include Cole's nemesis, Zin; Mel's on-again off-again boyfriend, Detective Vic Bruno, and Mel's best friend, Jess.
A syndicated sci-fi series that aired during the 2000–01 U.S. TV season. ''[[Tracker]]'' centered on an extraterrestrial bounty hunter named Daggon, known as Cole on Earth, who was sent to find and capture 218 alien fugitives hiding in human bodies in the city of Chicago. He is found soon after his arrival by Mel Porter, owner of a Chicago bar called the Watchfire, and she quickly begins aiding Cole in his quest. Over the course of the series, they form a close friendship and discover secrets about Mel and her family. Other characters include Cole's nemesis, Zin; Mel's on-again off-again boyfriend, Detective Vic Bruno, and Mel's best friend, Jess.
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* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: Both Mel and Jess at times
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: Both Mel and Jess at times
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Cole wields a katana to escape an underground museum vault, an obvious nod to Adrian Paul's ''Highlander'' series.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Cole wields a katana to escape an underground museum vault, an obvious nod to Adrian Paul's ''Highlander'' series.
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* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]: Cirronians don't sleep.
* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]: Cirronians don't sleep.
* [[California Doubling]]: Toronto for Chicago, in this case.
* [[California Doubling]]: Toronto for Chicago, in this case.
* [[Chameleon Camouflage]]: Nestov and other Dessarians. They can both blend into any enviroment in a more general sense and literally disappear into the background of it.
* [[Chameleon Camouflage]]: Nestov and other Dessarians. They can both blend into any environment in a more general sense and literally disappear into the background of it.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The key
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The key
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Played with, as both Cole and a fugitive pretend to be these in "Long Road Home".
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Played with, as both Cole and a fugitive pretend to be these in "Long Road Home".
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* [[Evil Overlord]]: Zin
* [[Evil Overlord]]: Zin
* Fanservice: Cole,in the striptease scene.
* Fanservice: Cole,in the striptease scene.
* [[Fantastic Drug]]: The Enixian eyedrops drug
* [[Fantastic Drug]]: The Enixian eye drops drug
* [[Fantastic Fighting Style]]
* [[Fantastic Fighting Style]]
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Cole uses one in the beginning of "Trust".
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Cole uses one in the beginning of "Trust".

Latest revision as of 12:19, 5 May 2016
This is Cirron, my home. One of six planets in the Migar Federation. There was a prison break. Two hundred eighteen of the most violent fugitives have disappeared into the city of Chicago. Finding them won't be easy. They aren't human. Fortunately for Earth, neither am I.
—Cole, Tracker opening narration.

A syndicated sci-fi series that aired during the 2000–01 U.S. TV season. Tracker centered on an extraterrestrial bounty hunter named Daggon, known as Cole on Earth, who was sent to find and capture 218 alien fugitives hiding in human bodies in the city of Chicago. He is found soon after his arrival by Mel Porter, owner of a Chicago bar called the Watchfire, and she quickly begins aiding Cole in his quest. Over the course of the series, they form a close friendship and discover secrets about Mel and her family. Other characters include Cole's nemesis, Zin; Mel's on-again off-again boyfriend, Detective Vic Bruno, and Mel's best friend, Jess.

Tropes used in Tracker include:
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