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* NiceHat: Wears a black beret.
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Meleanie was only toxic during the second film. The original cast her as being kind and supportive of Cole. At worst, she dared him to stay up and spy on his babysitter. Aside from that, she went out of her way to help him, going so far as to give him refuge in her dad's house (while Bee was chasing him with a shotgun).


* ToxicFriendInfluence: Is this to Cole in both movies, inspiring him to rebel against Bee and his parents.

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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Is this to To Cole in both movies, the sequel, inspiring him to ditch school and rebel against Bee and his parents.
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* TheCheerleader: She's a cheerleader and a nasty piece of work. She even wears the uniform throughout the movie.

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* TheCheerleader: CruelCheerleader: She's a cheerleader and a nasty piece of work. She even wears the uniform throughout the movie.
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Hollywood Nerd is now a disambiguation. Zero Context Examples and examples that don't fit existing tropes will be removed.


* HollywoodNerd: Skinny, gangly, and socially awkward.

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* HollywoodNerd: {{Nerd}}: Skinny, gangly, and socially awkward.
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* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: [[spoiler:In the second film, she winds up sitting on ''both'' sides of this trope. Before TheReveal, she's wearing a fairly modest dress, but afterwards, she gets a HotterAndSexier EvilMakeover with a [[HellBentForLeather cleavage-baring brown leather vest]] and [[WhoWearsShortShorts tiny jean shorts]].]]

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* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: [[spoiler:In the second film, she winds up sitting on ''both'' sides of this trope. Before TheReveal, she's wearing a fairly modest dress, but afterwards, she gets a HotterAndSexier EvilMakeover with a [[HellBentForLeather cleavage-baring brown leather vest]] and [[WhoWearsShortShorts tiny jean shorts]].shorts.]]
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--> '''Played by:''' Andrew Bachelor

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--> '''Played by:''' Andrew Bachelor
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** [[spoiler:He has better luck in his relationship with Phoebe in the sequel.]]


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* SecondLove: [[spoiler:It's more like third love, but she ultimately becomes this to Cole.]]
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Cherubic sounds too young for a teenager


* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: She looks beautiful and cherubic, [[spoiler:which makes it more unnerving when she betrays Cole.]]

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* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: She looks beautiful and cherubic, angelic, [[spoiler:which makes it more unnerving when she betrays Cole.]]
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* AffablyEvil: He's amusing in how he constantly tells jokes and suffers the most indignities among the cultists, but he's still a villainous coward. Though he does genuinely treats the other cult followers as they are his friends, thinks Cole is a genius and is easily the least psychotic of all the main villains to the point that he has a short but friendly and casual interaction with Melanie's father. In fact, he only impulsively joins a blood cult in order to be a successful rapper.

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* AffablyEvil: He's amusing in how he constantly tells jokes and suffers the most indignities among the cultists, but he's still a villainous coward. Though he does genuinely treats the other cult followers as like they are his friends, thinks Cole is a genius and is easily the least psychotic of all the main villains to the point that he has a short but friendly and casual interaction with Melanie's father. In fact, he only impulsively joins a blood cult in order to be a successful rapper.
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* ContraltoOfDanger: She usually has a sweet, feminine voice, but after her [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn]], Melanie's voice deepens a lot for a teenage girl, showing how truly dangerous she is.


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* FilleFatale: She is barely 14 in the sequel, but it's implied she is already sexually active, and tends to dress up quite provocative, especially after her [[spoiler:EvilMakeOver]].


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* NoNonsenseNemesis: In contrast with a goofy partners, Melanie is the only one down to earth, serious and trying to get the things done. Feelings don't really have any place in her mission, and her determination is what makes her the most dangerous antagonist.
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--> '''Played by:''' Emily Alyn Lind

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--> '''Played by:''' Emily Alyn Lind
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* ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime: Dad catches Cole chatting with Melanie online and sees the big bottle of lube next to his bed.

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* ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime: Dad catches Cole chatting with Melanie online and sees [[ADateWithRosiePalms the big bottle of lube lube]] next to his bed.
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A strange Asian girl who wears a beret.

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A strange Asian girl who wears a beret.beret and bakes cookies.
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* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: She saves Cole from a crazed Allison, even after previously shooting at him.]]

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* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: She saves Cole from a crazed Allison, [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou even after previously shooting at him.]]]]]]



* PetTheDog: He decides to teach Cole to stand up to himself against a bully.

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* PetTheDog: Subverted. He decides to teach Cole to stand up to himself against a bully.bully (Jeremy), but only for his own entertainment to watch Cole put up a fight with him and isn't disappointed that Cole instead turned to begging Jeremy for help.
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* NeverMyFault: He impales then decapitates a policeman with a fireplace poker which makes Cole scream out "YOU KILLED HIM!" Max shifts the blame on him instead saying it's Cole's fault for calling the police into the home.
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* {{Sadist}}: She enjoys killing people in painful ways, first seen when she slowly murders Samuel. She never takes her eyes off him, and appears satisfied with his screams.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Gets a pair of knives shoved into his skull by his crush after getting his first kiss. He lives a surprisingly long time, despite the obvious brain damage, and is in a lot of pain the whole time.
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* HappyEndingOverride: The sequel shows that in the aftermath of Bee's failed ritual and subsequent rampage through the neighborhood, ''[[AdultsAreUseless no one]]'' except Melanie believed Cole and he's become a social pariah. As a freshman in high school, he's stuck in therapy and at the bottom of the totem pole until Melanie invites him to the lake to try and help him get over the events of the first film.

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* HappyEndingOverride: The sequel shows that in the aftermath of Bee's failed ritual and subsequent rampage through the neighborhood, ''[[AdultsAreUseless no one]]'' except Melanie believed Cole and he's become a social pariah. As a freshman junior in high school, he's stuck in therapy and at the bottom of the totem pole until Melanie invites him to the lake to try and help him get over the events of the first film.



* BettyAndVeronica: Both Melanie and Bee are blonde and have varying degrees of affection for Cole. Between the two, Melanie is presented as the cute girl who lives across the street and the only real friend Cole has. Whereas Bee is portrayed as his sexy teenaged babysitter in hot pants, whom he nurses a crush on. But by the end, Cole has seen Bee's true colors which brings him closer to Melanie. The GirlNextDoor wins. [[spoiler: In the Sequel their roles are switched, Melanie has become a cold and homicidal Satanic-Cultist, with very little regard for Cole and Bee has become a sort of guardian Angel for Cole. And even at her worse Bee never was as callous as Melanie, at several points offering Cole a way out.]]

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* BettyAndVeronica: Both Melanie and Bee are blonde and have varying degrees of affection for Cole. Between the two, Melanie is presented as the cute girl who lives across the street and the only real friend Cole has. Whereas Bee is portrayed as his sexy teenaged babysitter in hot pants, whom he nurses a crush on. But by the end, Cole has seen Bee's true colors which brings him closer to Melanie. The GirlNextDoor wins. [[spoiler: In the Sequel their roles are switched, Melanie has become a cold and homicidal Satanic-Cultist, with very little regard for Cole and Bee has become a sort of guardian Angel for Cole. And even at her worse worst, Bee never was as callous as Melanie, at several points offering Cole a way out.]]
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* AffablyEvil: He's amusing in how he constantly tells jokes and suffers the most indignities among the cultists, but he's still a villainous coward. Though he does genuinely treats the other cult followers as they are his friends, thinks Cole is a genius and is easily the least psychotic of all the main villains. In fact, he only impulsively joins a blood cult in order to be a successful rapper.

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* AffablyEvil: He's amusing in how he constantly tells jokes and suffers the most indignities among the cultists, but he's still a villainous coward. Though he does genuinely treats the other cult followers as they are his friends, thinks Cole is a genius and is easily the least psychotic of all the main villains.villains to the point that he has a short but friendly and casual interaction with Melanie's father. In fact, he only impulsively joins a blood cult in order to be a successful rapper.



* VillainRespect: By the sequel he has a healthy respect of Cole and his survival skills, being the most reclutant to engage him.

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* VillainRespect: By the sequel he has a healthy respect of Cole and his survival skills, being the most reclutant to engage fight him.
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* AffablyEvil: He's amusing in how he constantly tells jokes and suffers the most indignities among the cultists, but he's still a villainous coward. Though he does genuinely treats the other cult followers as they are his friends and is easily the least psychotic of all the main villains. In fact, he only impulsively joins a blood cult in order to be a successful rapper.

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* AffablyEvil: He's amusing in how he constantly tells jokes and suffers the most indignities among the cultists, but he's still a villainous coward. Though he does genuinely treats the other cult followers as they are his friends friends, thinks Cole is a genius and is easily the least psychotic of all the main villains. In fact, he only impulsively joins a blood cult in order to be a successful rapper.

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* HappyEndingOverride: The sequel shows that in the aftermath of Bee's failed ritual and subsequent rampage through the neighborhood, ''[[AdultsAreUseless no one]]'' except Melanie believed Cole and he's become a social pariah. As a freshman in high school, he's stuck in therapy and at the bottom of the totem pole until Melanie invites him to the lake to try and help him get over the events of the first film.



* RealityEnsues: The sequel shows that in the aftermath of Bee's failed ritual and subsequent rampage through the neighborhood, ''[[AdultsAreUseless no one]]'' except Melanie believed Cole and he's become a social pariah. As a freshman in high school, he's stuck in therapy and at the bottom of the totem pole until Melanie invites him to the lake to try and help him get over the events of the first film.

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I personally don't get why he was considered Faux Affably Evil since his amiable moments seem quite genuine and is too dumb to fake being affable.


* AffablyEvil: He's amusing in how he constantly tells jokes and suffers the most indignities among the cultists, but he's still a villainous coward. Though he does genuinely treats the other cult followers as they are his friends and is easily the least psychotic of all the main villains. In fact, he only impulsively joins a blood cult in order to be a successful rapper.



* FauxAffablyEvil: He's amusing in how he constantly tells jokes and suffers the most indignities among the cultists, but he's still a villainous coward. Though he does genuinely treats the other cult followers as they are his friends and is easily the least psychotic of all the main villains. In fact, he only impulsively joins a blood cult in order to be a successful rapper.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: He's amusing in how he constantly tells jokes and suffers HarmlessVillain: Despite being one of the most indignities among antagonists of the cultists, but franchise, he's still a villainous coward. Though he does genuinely treats the other cult followers as they are his friends too dumb, cowardly and is easily the least psychotic of all the main villains. In fact, he only impulsively joins a blood cult in order spineless to be a successful rapper.intimidating and he's sometimes reluctant to get his hands dirty.
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* BadBoss: After she more or less [[spoiler:takes charge, she bosses, insults and scolds Jimmy and Diego and smiles as they are killed]], not that they don't deserve it.
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* DemonOfHumanOrigin: Upon making a DealWithTheDevil, they became demons, [[spoiler:including Melanie.]]
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* VillainRespect: By the sequel he has a healthy respect of Cole and his suurvival skills, being the most reclutant to engage him.

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* VillainRespect: By the sequel he has a healthy respect of Cole and his suurvival survival skills, being the most reclutant to engage him.

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* UncleTomfoolery: Loud and annoying compared to the rest of the usually composed and reserved cultists and never poses an actual threat to Cole [[spoiler:in either of their confrontations]].

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* UncleTomfoolery: Loud and annoying compared to the rest of the usually composed and reserved cultists and never poses an actual threat to Cole [[spoiler:in either of their confrontations]].confrontations]]
* VillainRespect: By the sequel he has a healthy respect of Cole and his suurvival skills, being the most reclutant to engage him.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Both Melanie and Bee are blonde and have varying degrees of affection for Cole. Between the two, Melanie is presented as the cute girl who lives across the street and the only real friend Cole has. Whereas Bee is portrayed as his sexy teenaged babysitter in hot pants, whom he nurses a crush on. But by the end, Cole has seen Bee's true colors which brings him closer to Melanie. The GirlNextDoor wins.

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* BettyAndVeronica: Both Melanie and Bee are blonde and have varying degrees of affection for Cole. Between the two, Melanie is presented as the cute girl who lives across the street and the only real friend Cole has. Whereas Bee is portrayed as his sexy teenaged babysitter in hot pants, whom he nurses a crush on. But by the end, Cole has seen Bee's true colors which brings him closer to Melanie. The GirlNextDoor wins. [[spoiler: In the Sequel their roles are switched, Melanie has become a cold and homicidal Satanic-Cultist, with very little regard for Cole and Bee has become a sort of guardian Angel for Cole. And even at her worse Bee never was as callous as Melanie, at several points offering Cole a way out.]]
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* RelationshipUpgrade: By the end of the film, he and [[spoiler: Melanie]] have gone from just friends to {{puppy love}}.

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* RelationshipUpgrade: By the end of the film, he and [[spoiler: Melanie]] have gone from just friends to {{puppy love}}. [[spoiler: It ends in tragedy]].

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