NCIS Character Analysis – Agent Tony DiNozzo

The NCIS team’s senior field agent is Anthony DiNozzo. He has a humorous and relaxed style, which amuses all the other members of the team and himself. It’s almost impossible to find a song that Tony doesn’t turn into a comedy or movie reference. Though he’s all laughs on the outside, he’s a stone-cold agent on the inside. He is smart, brave and hard to fool. DiNozzo fits the bill as the senior field agent because of his ability to lighten the mood with humor and his incredible leadership skills.

Tony loves to make fun of McGee; has become a necessity for him! From Agent DiNozzo, we learned great words like ‘McGeeky’, ‘McCranky’, ‘McGoo’, ‘McFlabby’ and many other golden nicknames for Agent McGee. Tony is a big movie buff and apparently spends most of his free time watching movies. He loves talking like his favorite characters and making situational references to his favorite movies. This is vintage DiNozzo, and possibly the most admirable quality about him.

When it comes to serious business, Tony is all business. He is not afraid of violence and he could use it when necessary. Like Gibbs, Tony shows no fear of him. Instead, he uses it to improve his overall ability as an agent. He is extremely protective of his teammates, as seen in Ziva’s fear of him in Season 6. When he suspects a relationship between Ziva and Rivkin, he confronts Rivkin several times and warns him to stay away from her. Ziva. When he doesn’t heed Tony’s warning, Tony comes to arrest him and a fight ensues. This is all because Dinozzo was afraid that something bad would happen to Ziva. Agent DiNozzo sure is a talker, but when it comes to business, he lets his actions do the talking.

Tony, however, has a problem. He doesn’t know how to have a proper relationship with women, and sometimes it shows in the way he works. Going from one girl to another can be fun, but DiNozzo soon realizes that he’s looking for something more in his life. He is looking for stability. When he finally finds someone, it’s under the worst of circumstances and the relationship doesn’t work out. Tony’s problem remains in his psychology to this day, and he is adding an unwanted element to his way of working. Sometimes the women are too distracting in his interviews, and Gibbs sends someone else to do it.

Agent Anthony DiNozzo has many admirable qualities; such as strength, courage, humor and the ability to incorporate all 3 at the same time. This combination of traits makes him an excellent senior field agent or team leader. He can be either one, depending on the situation. Tony has relationship problems that affect him on a deeper inner level. Overall, he is one of the most entertaining characters on the show and has most traits in common with Gibbs. Who says you can’t pull pranks as a federal agent?

Now that we know who he is, let’s take a basic quiz about what Agent Dinozzo would do in certain situations:

Q1. Your best friend just lost a loved one, how do you deal with it?

A. Tony DiNozzo is not as strong as Ziva, in the sense of feeling emotion after the loss of a loved one. He is devastated after the loss of Agent Todd and Director Shepard. Tony knows how difficult it is for his best friend, so he would be there to help him through.

Q2. You just won $1,000,000 on a lottery ticket you purchased. How do you react?

A. Of course, Tony would parade around the NCIS building, bragging about his lottery win, exactly what he’s going to do with the money, and taunting McGee and Ziva. What would he do with the money? Tony would buy the car of his dreams.

Q3. Your best friend has just achieved his dream goal. How do you show your support?

A. Tony is the type of person who is happy about his friends’ accomplishments, but he can be the jealous type. He would probably congratulate his friend on the phone and comment on how he could do the same. DiNozzo has arrogance and self-confidence. His big ego would have something to say.

Q4. On your deathbed, how well did you live your life? Is there anything you would have done differently if you had been given a second chance?

A. DiNozzo probably regrets not seeing all the movies that have been made! Not really, but what Tony would really regret is his inability to find stability in his relationships. Assuming he dies single, he wishes he could have a life partner. For someone to share the experience of life with, and possibly have children. DiNozzo isn’t someone who has many regrets, but his love life is probably one of them.