History Characters / Hate1990

* {{Nerd}}: From the glasses to his habit of writing his own zine, George fulfills this trope to a tee.

* BlindingBangs: Up until the events of "Buddy Buys a Dump" Buddy's trademark hairstyle are dark bangs that cover his eyes. With his new existence as a family father he then experiences an ExpositoryHairstyleChange.

-->'''Buddy''' (half to himself): Okay, fine, whatever you say... "Miss Russell"...
-->'''Valerie''': [[BerserkButton ''brakes in the middle of the road and wordlessly exits the car'']]

-->'''Butch''': It's true, man! You're an alcoholic, [[NotSoDifferent just like me!]] Admit it!

* BeatBag: Stinky pulls this one on feared psycho collector's stuff dealer Yahtzi Murphy. Yahtzi's response first suggests the trope being played straight but it's actually inverted as he first complains about the drug in question not being the speed he wanted but then actually wants more of it.

* GiveGeeksAChance: As an incredulous Buddy discovers after his return to Jersey, George and – of all people – Valerie have become an item since his departure from
Seattle.

* MayDecemberRomance: After he has a fallout with Buddy and moves out from the latter's apartment George moves in (and possible starts a romance) with an older woman who also supports his self-publishing magazine enterprise (thus averting the StarvingArtist trope).

* AssholeVictim: Due to his {{Jerkass}} character and his proneness to end up in compromising situations, Stinky does not exactly elicit sympathy when he gets into trouble time and again. His [[spoiler:death by shooting himself in the head]] [[spoiler:(possibly by accident)]] may look a little too harsh in that respect because ultimately Leonard never acts out of a truly evil nature but mostly out of egoism, spite and sometimes pure dumbness.

* FunctionalAddict: For the most part, Jay manages to keep his heroin addiction both discreet and under control. However, he has – albeit not intentionally – turned several of his acquaintances into addicts, and one story (in issue #19) shows him suffering badly from what is either an overdose or bad quality heroin. He then promises to Buddy to [[PinkySwear "mend his ways"]].
* OlderSidekick: Part of the [[VitriolicBestBuds special relationship]] between Buddy and Jay (who is ten years his senior) is that Mr Spahn plays the part of the older counterpart.
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* FunctionalAddict: For the most part, Jay manages to keep his heroin addiction both discreet and under control.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: One of the no-longer-cute, {{Jerkass}} kind. Butch enjoys teaching his niece and nephew foul language (sabotaging the NotInFrontOfTheKid attitude that even Buddy tries to mind), inciting sexist behaviour, spewing nationalist and racist slogans, and also has inherited the alcoholic tradition running in his family. At the same time, he often falls back into his little brother behavior, being scared of his family reprimanding him.

* CloudCuckooLander: Lisa's whole act is about doing what she feels like in any given moment, including giving in to mood swings and having unrealistic dreams all the time. You might even think she's a ManicPixieDreamGirl in the sense that she sometimes drags Buddy along to do something crazy or spontaneous, although it's hard to see Audrey Hepburn qualities in her...

-->'''George doesn't deserve any better. He's a moron. That he's a n*** is beside the point. Besides, I treat all my friends that way, no matter their race, sex or religion."

-->'''Buddy''': By the way just so you know, you're a carbon copy of your mother.
-->'''Valerie''': What?! How dare you say that! We are completely different people! I've tried all my life to become the exact opposite of her! The only thing we have in common is that we have to play the babysitter for an irresponsible, immature asshole!
-->'''Buddy''' (half to himself): Okay fine, whatever you say... "Miss Russell".

-->'''Valerie''': One of my uncles was so proud of me for not changing my last name he sent me a check over a hundred dollars.

-->'''Valerie''' (alarmed) Oh no, please don't start getting drunk again! Here, how about a glass of wine?

* {{Nerd}}: From the glasses to his habit of writing his own zine, George fulfills this trope to a tee.

* ConspiracyTheorist: George reads a lot about conspiracy theories and is not afraid to share his findings with his roommates.
* GiveGeeksAChance: As an incredulous Buddy discovers after his return to Jersey, George and – of all people – Valerie have become an item since his departure from Seattle.
* NerdGlasses: With the thick frames and [[OpaqueNerdGlasses opaque lenses]], George's eyewear compliments his nature perfectly.

-->'''Stinky''': Listen, you're ''not'' screwing it up by cheating but by ''not calling your girlfriend''! That's the biggest mistake you can make!
-->'''Buddy''' (to himself): I hate that guy... especially when he's right.

(*An AsideComment is inserted here: "Make sure to wash your hands after saying hi to Stinky!")

* AlliterativeName: Agreed, Buddy Bradley slips off the tongue more nicely than ''Harold''. His (problematic) love interest Lisa Leavenworth is a nice addition to this trope too.

* AuthorAvatar: Peter Bagge has stated that his own life – including Bagge's [[DysfunctionalFamily problematic family background]] – provides much of the background for Buddy and his antics, although with an age distance of about ten years.

* HatesEveryoneEqually: He may feel a particular disdain towards conservatives and racists but basically Buddy does not hold the human race in general in high esteem. He literally uses the expression when accused of being racist towards his African American roommate George by Lisa and Valerie:
-->'''George doesn't deserve any better. He's a moron. That he's a n*** is beside the point. Besides, I treat all my friends that way, no matter their race, sex or religion.

* BreakingTheCycleOfBadParenting: Somewhat difficult to say as Buddy's and Lisa's son Buddy is never fully realized as a character. As far as the reader can tell though, they do tend to him lovingly, if sometimes still caught up in their unusual career choices.

* BreakingTheBadParenting: Somewhat difficult to say as Buddy's and Lisa's son Buddy is never fully realized as a character. As far as the reader can tell though, they do tend to him lovingly, if sometimes still caught up in their unusual career choices.

* NewOldFlame: As the events of "Hate!" begin in the early 1990's, Lisa and Buddy are no longer an item as Buddy starts a relationship with Lisa's friend Valerie. After Buddy and Valerie start growing apart, Lisa and Buddy rekindle their thing which remains the basic configuration for the rest of the series.
* PsychoExGirlfriend: Lisa is a self-proclaimed crazy person who is very much occupied with how her parents contributed to her negative mental state. Of course, "Hate!" being the comic that it is, this trope is rarely played straight but rather often subverted as she changes between "normal" and "crazy" quite often, among other things being the [[OnlySaneMan only sane woman]] to object to Buddy's spontaneous business plans.

* BerserkButton: Buddy has several of these, among other things during his stint as the manager of "Leonard and the Lovegods" he blows a fuse when Stinky refers the himself as "the new Music/IggyPop".

* BreakUpMakeUpScenario: It's not exactly a RelationshipRevolvingDoor between Buddy and Lisa but a not exactly insignificant amount of their relationship's story time is about them growing (and then being) apart from each other, only to realize that [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther they do love each other after all]].
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Lisa has these a number of times, most notably shaving her head to atone for infidelity, getting a GirlinessUpgrade including a more well-kempt hairdo, and again having her hair cur short as she breaks up with Buddy and has a [[FauxYay fake lesbian relationship]] during the events of "Buddy Does Jersey".

* GiveGeeksAChance: Lisa goes out with George exactly once during the "Buddy Does Seattle" era of the series and even goes as far as making him take a pill to loosen up. As she then offers herself in the most direct way imaginable, George runs away in panic. (He gets luckier with the ladies as the series progresses.)

* DefrostingIceQueen: At first, Valerie, in her [[AloofDarkHairedGirl dark-haired and tall cool beauty]], seems quite above any kind of emotional outbursts. Turns out she too has her [[BerserkButton berserk buttons]] and starts to cry after an evening with Buddy and her parents goes wrong big time.
* ExtremeLibido: Contrary to her cool exterior, Valerie definitely has a nymphomanic streak and also likes to [[MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces have sex in unusual and risqué environments]], such as her hospital bed when Buddy comes to visit her.

* WineIsClassy: While her then-boyfriend Buddy prefers hard liquor or beer, ever-classy Valerie is fond of vino.

-->'''Valerie''' (alarmed) Oh no, please don't start getting frunk again! Here, how about a glas of wine?

* BasementDweller: When he still is one of Buddy's roommates, George does not technically live in the basement but displays all of the habits associated with it.

* MayDecemberRomance: After he has a fallout with Buddy and moves out from the latter's apartment George moves in (an possible starts a romance) with an older woman who also supports his self-publishing magazine enterprise (thus averting the StarvingArtist trope).

* AssholeVictim: Due to his {{Jerkass}} character and his proneness to end up in compromising situations, Stinky does not exactly elicit sympathy when he gets into trouble time and again. His [[spoiler:death by shooting himself in the head (possibly by accident)]] may look a little too harsh in that sense because ultimately Leonard never acts out of a truly evil nature but mostly out of egoism and sometimes spite.
* ChildhoodFriends: Stinky and Buddy go way back to the New Jersey days when they grew up together. Their paths cross again a number of times, partly as roommates, then again when Stinky also moves back to Jersey.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Even in his jerkass ways Stinky sometimes hits the nail on the head and points out truths and hypocricies, especially with Buddy.
-->'''Stinky''': Listen, you're ''not'' screwing it up by cheating but by not calling your girlfriend! That's the biggest mistake you can make!

* EmbarrassingNickname: Unsurprisingly, "Stinky" is not a nickname Leonard came up with himself. It got stuck anyway.

(*An AsideComment is inserted here: "Definitely wash your hands after saying hi to Stinky!")

* AssholeVictim: Due to his {{Jerkass}} character and his proneness to end up in compromising situations, Stinky does not exactly elicit sympathy when he gets into trouble time and again. His [[spoiler:death by shooting himself in the head (possibly by accident)]] may look a little too harsh in that sense because ultimetely Leonard never acts out of a truly evil nature but mostly out of egoism and sometimes spite.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Unsurprisingly, "Stinky" is not a nickname Leonard came up with himself. It got stuck anyway.

* LoserProtagonist: Buddy is a quintessential example.

* BlindingBangs: Up until the events of "Buddy Buys a Dump" Buddy's trademark hairstyle are dark bangs that cover his eyes. With his new existence as a family father he then experiences an ExpositoryHairstyleChange.

* TheAlcoholic: He's mostly one of the [[FunctionalAddict functional]] type but has a large intake and is definitely is addicted to booze.
-->'''Buddy''': Are you insinuating I that I can't handle my liquor?
-->'''Butch''': Well, now that you mention it, there ''are'' times when you tend to get a little maudlin'...
* HatesEveryoneEqually: He may feel a particular disdain towards conservatives and racists but basically Buddy does not hold the human race in general in high esteem.

* AlliterativeName: Agreed, Buddy Bradley slips off the tongue more nicely than ''Harold''. His (problematic) love interest Lisa Leavenworth is a nice addition to this trope too.

* DeadpanSnarker: This is Buddy to a tee.
* LessonsInSophistication: While he is with classy Valerie, she tries to clean him up a little bit for her upper-class parents. (Needless to say, it does not work out the way planned.)
* LimitedWardrobe: For much of the 1990s chapters Buddy wears a standard checkered flannel shirt and jeans. Then, as he settles down in New Jersey and starts a family with Lisa, he [[ExpositoryHairstyleChange not only shaves his head]] and gets a (fake) eyepatch but also starts wearing different kinds of shirts.

* PsychoExGirlfriend: Lisa is a self-proclaimed crazy person who is very much occupied with how her parents contributed to her negative mental state. Of course, "Hate!" being the comic that it is, this trope is rarely played straight but rather often subverted as she changes between "normal" and "crazy" quite often, among other things being the [[OnlySaneMan only sane woman]] to object to Buddy's spontaneous business plans.

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* GiveGeeksAChance: As an incredulous Buddy discovers after his return to Jersey, George and – of all people – Valerie have become an item since his departure from Seattle.