About me: Sydney works closely with Nigel Bailey and is proficient in both hand-to-hand and weapons combat. She has many contacts all over the world, in the archaeological fields and otherwise and is very protective of both her assistants as well as her students and colleagues. She is willing to fly to any country without notice to fetch back, "save" or avenge them.
Sydney is capable and highly confident of her skills. She is shown to have high loyalty towards her friends and is willing to do anything to keep her friends safe from harm. She can be reckless as she walks into dangerous situations head first a lot of times.
Sydney is also comfortable with her body and has no problems taking showers together or walking around naked or in her bra and panties, despite that this sometimes makes her partners feel awkward.
Sydney is a archeologist who lectures at the American University Trinity College. She often embarks on journeys to retrieve relics and historical items.
The Ace: Intelligent, accomplished university teacher? Check. Expert fighter with developed skill in numerous marital arts? Check. Attractive and a good people person? Check.
Action Girl: Sydney is an expert in hand-to-hand combat, being trained in Tai Chi Chuan and a variety of other martial arts styles.
Adventurer Archaeologist: Works as a globe-trotting "relic hunter" who hunts for ancient treasures and artifacts so that she can bring them to their her universityโs museum or the descendants of the original owner. In a few episodes, she is actually shown conducting conventional archaeological excavations.
Badass Bookworm: She's an accomplished university teacher and an expert in many martial arts.
Brainy Brunette: She has long brown hair and is an archeologist who lectures at the American University Trinity College.
Catfight: Often subverted when it comes to Sydney. Most of her fights tend to be taken seriously and can be quite brutal. One example being the battle she had in the jungle with an amazonian looking woman, or with WWE wrestler Sable in "Nine Lives". Played Straight in "Transformation", however, which is an actual mud fight.
Cool Teacher: Sydney is a very dynamic and unorthodox teacher, doing things such as re-enacting tribal rituals in class in full tribal attire. Also helps she doubles as a Hot Teacher, which makes her very popular with her students.
Daddy's Girl: Her mother died young, so she was raised by her father. She spent her youth traveling with him around the globe and her love for history and adventure come from him.
Does Not Like Guns: Sydney once delivered a lecture about why she's this trope to Reiner.
Expy: Has a lot in common with both Lara Croft and Indiana Jones.
For Great Justice: Her work as a "relic hunter" is driven not by monetary gain, but by a passion for history and culture. She will take on seemingly lower profile cases for people if she sympathizes with them.
The Gadfly: She enjoys getting a rise out of people, Nigel being her favorite target.
Hot Librarian: Technically not a librarian, but gives off this looks at the university when she wears glasses and a Prim and Proper Bun.
Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: The masculine girl to Nigel's feminine boy.
Missing Mom: Her mother passed away when she was very young.
Ms. Fanservice: The show like to emphasize her sex appeal, she's often wearing very tight fitting and revealing clothing and the plot often requires her to take them off.
Omniglot: Sydney speaks multiple languages fluently.
Outdoorsy Gal: Obviously, given the nature of her job, Sydney spends a lot of time outdoors and in more wild environments.
The Protagonist: Sydney is the titular Relic Hunter and the main character of the show.
Raised by Dudes: Was raised by her father and his roughneck, adventurous friends.
Sexy Silhouette: In "The Emperor's Bride", Nigel (as well as the audience) is treated to Sydney giving us one of these, as we see a view of her undressing from outside her tent.
Sexy Spectacles: Sometimes she wears these when in her office.
Shameless Fanservice Girl: Sydney is very comfortable with her body and has no problems taking communal showers or walking around in a state of undress, and seems to be even amused by the awkwardness it can cause others.
Stupid Sexy Friend: For Nigel, while they're relationship isn't romantic he is hardly immune to Sydney's sex appeal and is in a constant state of sexual frustration over her Shameless Fanservice Girl antics.
Tank-Top Tomboy: Sydney often wears these when out adventuring.
Thrill Seeker: Part of the reason she works as a relic hunter, she enjoys the rush of a dangerous mission.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: Sydney, the Action Girl who was Raised by Dudes and is a Thrill Seeker, is the tomboy to both her office secretaries (Karen and Claudia's) girly girls, as one was a Ditzy Secretary and The Fashionista while the other was a Sexy Secretary and often a Damsel in Distress.
A more subtle example could be shown in episode 7 between Sydney and Turley, the female villain of that episode who Sydney had a mud fight with. Look at their respective reactions when they enter The Pig-Pen and begin fighting. Sydney quickly begins comfortable fighting in mud, while Turley is visibly disgusted with getting dirty.
Tomboy with a Girly Streak: Her appearance is very feminine, but she still acts like a Tomboy a lot of times probably due to being Raised by Dudes.
