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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".
* [[Friend On the Force]]: Vic
* [[Friend on the Force]]: Vic
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Or one quarter, in Mel's case.
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Or one quarter, in Mel's case.
* [[Healing Factor]]: Cole can heal injuries.
* [[Healing Factor]]: Cole can heal injuries.
* [[Hell Hound]]: Mederan, in his scary monster dog form.
* [[Hell Hound]]: Mederan, in his scary monster dog form.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Cole is played by Adrian Paul, of ''[[Highlander (TV)|Highlander]]'' fame.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Cole is played by Adrian Paul, of ''[[Highlander (TV series)|Highlander]]'' fame.
** Zin is played by Geraint Wyn Davies, of ''[[Forever Knight]]'' fame
** Zin is played by Geraint Wyn Davies, of ''[[Forever Knight]]'' fame
** Rhee, in the first episode, was played by professional wrestler [[Chyna]].
** Rhee, in the first episode, was played by professional wrestler [[Chyna]].
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* [[Scarily Competent Tracker]]: Naturally.
* [[Scarily Competent Tracker]]: Naturally.
** An episode involved an elderly Native American man with whom Cole feels kinship, claiming they're both trackers (the man is able to read trails in the woods like a book). The man is looking for his son's killer, who turns out to be one of the alien fugitives.
** An episode involved an elderly Native American man with whom Cole feels kinship, claiming they're both trackers (the man is able to read trails in the woods like a book). The man is looking for his son's killer, who turns out to be one of the alien fugitives.
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: Zin, by the end of the series. Also the fugitives after they were captured.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: Zin, by the end of the series. Also the fugitives after they were captured.
* [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens]]: All of the species, really.
* [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens]]: All of the species, really.
* [[Super Senses]]
* [[Super Senses]]

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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