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* NotSoDifferent: Riley's arc in Season 4 showed that her desire for revenge against Scratch caused her to veer dangerously close the the MoralEventHorizon, which would make her just like Scratch. Tardust and Scratch both describe this trope word for word when comparing Riley to her nemesis.

** Michael initially states that his job should be to gather information on the zombies, as he previously served in Military Intelligence, but simply serving in MI does not intrinsically make him trained or qualified to directly gather intelligence, as there are multiple MOSs within MI that fill very different tasks.

* AStormIsComing: In Chapter 40, as Victor and Tanya prepare to make a trip into Ground Zero, the sounds of thunder and rising winds can be heard faintly in the background. Victor notes this by saying "Those are some nasty looking clouds, you sure you want to do this?"

* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Angel]]

* {{Determinator}}: Angel.

-->'''Angel:'''"So unless he's secretly [[Franchise/TheFlash Jay Garrick..."]]
-->'''Michael:'''"Who?"
-->'''Angel:'''"The...nevermind. It was a nerd joke."
* GrandFinale: "The Ink Runs Dry"
* GunPorn

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Kalani]] -- see ActionBomb above.
** And in the GrandFinale, [[spoiler:Saul]]
* HollywoodSilencer: See TheCoconutEffect above.

* LethalChef: Pegs.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Bill.

* RulesLawyer: Kelly (See LoopholeAbuse above.) She is a ''lawyer'' after all.

** Scratch chastises another Maller who kept her waiting by threatening to "...feed your ass to the sisters!" This is an explicit reference to the film ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption''.
*** WordOfGod said so.

* {{Team Pet}}s: Mr. Whiskers and Lady.

* TheImmune: People started to speculate that Saul and Tanya might be immune after some close calls. But when it's revealed that they can both breath the Haze from Ground Zero, their immunity became a real possibility.
** Saul's immunity was pretty much confirmed late in Season 4 when he was bit directly on the neck by a zombie and didn't turn. [[note]] This even helped Saul defeat Ink in the GrandFinale. Ink couldn't understand that biting Saul wasn't going to turn him, giving Saul enough time to reach the [[KatanasAreJustBetter CJ's Katana]][[/note]]

* ZombieApocalypse

* BadassGrandpa: Burt. {{Justified|Trope}} because he's a RetiredBadass Gunnery Sergeant from the USMC.

* MyFistForgivesYou: Chapter 13, After putting out the fire and clearing out the zombies threatening the Tower, Angel calls Burt out for his earlier attempts to run off. [[HitMeDammit Burt responds by giving Angel a "free shot."]] After Angel lays Burt out, all is forgiven. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny (Though Michael can be heard shouting "Hit him again!" from an overlooking window.)]]

** Scratch chastises another Maller who kept her waiting by threatening to "...feed your ass to the sisters!" WordOfGod has said that this is an explicit reference to ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption''.

* BowAndSwordInAccord: Riley's weapon of choice is a bow and arrow, and CJ whips out a katana [[spoiler: to fight Scratch.]]

* BowAndSword,InAccord: Riley's weapon of choice is a bow and arrow, and CJ whips out a sword [[spoiler: to fight Scratch.]]

--> '''Riley:''' (distressed) They will. They know what they're doing.
--> ''(Cut to Datu and Hope desperately trying to fix a car)
--> '''Datu:''' (Frustrated) I don't know what the hell I'm doing!

** Also during the First Battle of The Tower, [[spoiler:when Tommy is Zombified and turns on the crew.

* CallARabbitA"Smeerp": The crew calls the zombies "Flesh-biters" or occasionally just "Them," but they know that they are zombies and simply choose not to call them that.

* CallaRabbita"Smeerp": The crew calls the zombies "Flesh-biters" or occasionally just "Them," but they know that they are zombies and simply choose not to call them that.

** AgentScully: Angel refuses to believe Saul's theory at first. Instead, he thinks it might just be a bunch of mental patients escaping from a nearby insane asylum.
*** Saul himself becomes AgentScully temporarily in "Lady And The Tink" when Lizzy tries to explain how the zombies could set up a trap.

* HeelFaceTurn: Kelly, gradually.

-->'''Michael:''' Nothing scared me back then. I didn't fear death or what might be on the other side if today was my day. That was then, and this is now.

-->'''[[TheHero Michael]]:''' [[OpeningNarration Nothing scared me back then. I didn't fear death or what might be on the other side if today was my day. That was then, and this is now.]]

* DistantFinale: "The Ink Runs" dry ends 14 years after the climax of the show and reveals the the entire series has been a tale told by Michael and Pegs [[spoiler:to Saul and Lizzy's son, Nicolas]]

* ShoutOut: Burt can't resist the urge to quote ''[[MadMax Road Warrior]]'' in "The Remains Of Eastern Bay":

** In 21-3, "Mark of the Beast" Burt does it again, this time quoting ''Main/{{Airplane}}''.
** Scratch chastises another Maller who kept her waiting by threatening to "...feed your ass to the sisters!" WordOfGod has said that this is an explicit reference to TheShawshankRedemption.

When a tiny riot in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles turns out to be not so tiny after all, US Army reserve Lieutenant [[TheLancer Angel Tunudo]] is told to call his subordinates to arms, but only two of them - Sergeant [[TheHero Michael Cross]] and Specialist [[TedBaxter Saul Tink]] - show up to greet him at the reserve base. After working out that the riot is actually the start of a ZombieApocalypse, the three men decide they have to take matters into their own hands. They rescue a handful of other people and set up camp in the apartment building where Angel's girlfriend used to live, but even with things going well at first it isn't long before the situation [[RealityEnsues takes a realistic turn for the worse]].

* ContestWinnerCameo: Dr. Guin in 29-3.

* MilestoneCelebration: The 100th Episode ended with [[NuclearOption "a bang"]] with the destruction of [[spoiler: Boulder]]