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* ItsAllAboutMe: Melody doesn't care that her flights of fancies have real consequences on the people she ropes into them, because she has enough money to "reset" her live every time. Her decision to retire greatly inconveniences Seth, to whom she owes quite a bit. Her neglect of the resort put Clover and Coral in a bad position, and [[DirtyCoward she leaves immediately]] without so much as a "sorry" for jeopardizing their livelihoods.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Melody doesn't care that her flights of fancies have real consequences on the people she ropes into them, because she has enough money to "reset" her live life every time. Her decision to retire greatly inconveniences Seth, to whom she owes quite a bit. Her neglect of the resort put Clover and Coral in a bad position, and [[DirtyCoward she leaves immediately]] without so much as a "sorry" for jeopardizing their livelihoods.
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* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: Elizabeth is clearly in love with Seth, but [[IncompatibleOrientation she is aware that he and Georgie are already in a relationship]].


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* SexySecretary: [[spoiler: He substitutes Elizabeth when Seth reassigns her to travel with The Rock Cocks. Even though he and Seth still have sex every time available, and in contrast to Georgie’s laid back personality, he actually does a pretty good job at helping Seth work and keeps him away from cigarettes.]]
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* {{Transgender}}: Dakota is a trans man. He is seen wearing a binder in Track 7.

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* {{Transgender}}: RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: Dakota is a trans man. He is seen wearing a binder in Track 7.
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* PlumbersCrack: Frequently drawn with the back of his pants riding low, including in his portrait on the "Meet the Band" page, seen above. However, Steg isn't a blue-collar worker, but an artist, and at the beginning of the comic explicitly rejects a career as a welder in favor of pursuing his dream.
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* PointyHairedBoss: A kind and benevolent example. Given her ditzy, laissez-faire philosophy in handling all things, she comes across as rather stupid and callous when handling her resort. The pond is full of algae, windows are broken, all of the doors removed and she often neglects to pay her employees. The only reason why Clover and Coral have not left yet was because they like being naked, seeing her as more of a landlord than employer. [[RealityEnsues Unfortunately, Arizona's state government is apparently well aware of the resort's dishevelment and Melody's financial neglect; they sent two officials over to announce that they are seizing the property and that Melody and her tenants have 24 hours to clear out.]] [[spoiler: Subverted since it's Sterling who calls the government on her, although this is portrayed as understandable]].

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* PointyHairedBoss: A kind and benevolent example. Given her ditzy, laissez-faire philosophy in handling all things, she comes across as rather stupid and callous when handling her resort. The pond is full of algae, windows are broken, all of the doors removed and she often neglects to pay her employees. The only reason why Clover and Coral have not left yet was because they like being naked, seeing her as more of a landlord than employer. [[RealityEnsues Unfortunately, Arizona's state government is apparently well aware of the resort's dishevelment and Melody's financial neglect; they sent two officials over to announce that they are seizing the property and that Melody and her tenants have 24 hours to clear out.]] out. [[spoiler: Subverted since it's Sterling who calls the government on her, although this is portrayed as understandable]].

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* NotSoAboveItAll: In the contest in Track 2, the Rock Cock's competition the Rocket Rollers were at first smug in their apparent superiority. When the Rock Cocks play, the entire audience [[spoiler:was so into it they all start taking off their clothes and begin to "release their newly acquired sexual frustration"]]. At first bewildered and spiteful, the Rocket Rollers become so turned on they start masturbating back-stage]].

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* NotSoAboveItAll: In the contest in Track 2, the Rock Cock's competition the Rocket Rollers were at first smug in their apparent superiority. When the Rock Cocks play, the entire audience [[spoiler:was so into it they all start taking off their clothes and begin to "release their newly acquired sexual frustration"]].frustration". At first bewildered and spiteful, the Rocket Rollers become so turned on they start masturbating back-stage]].


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* HiddenDepths: During the focus chapter, Billy was trying to make small talk with their bus driver (who said he wasn't allowed to talk with them) and hoped he was being paid enough.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Dakota's a sweet guy and is easily flustered compared to the more experienced members of the cast. His reactions when Steg and Suria compliment his bus are quite cute.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Was raised

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* ParentalAbandonment: Was raisedraised in foster care most of her life.
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* HiddenDepths: She's painfully shy, but she's pervy enough to masturbate listening to Georgie giving Sterling a blowjob.
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* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Sespite being about one-third his size, she ''immediately'' gets in Steg's face and shoves him when it looks like he might start a fight with Billy.

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* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Sespite Despite being about one-third his size, she ''immediately'' gets in Steg's face and shoves him when it looks like he might start a fight with Billy.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: George is typically either amused by or indifferent to whatever's happening around him, particularly whatever Seth might be doing that doesn't involve him- but he's clearly cross with Seth and Elizabeth [[spoiler: for calling the cops on Melody's resort]] at the end of Track 10.
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* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She ''immediately'' gets in Steg's face when it looks like he might start a fight with Billy despite being about one-third his size.

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* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She Sespite being about one-third his size, she ''immediately'' gets in Steg's face and shoves him when it looks like he might start a fight with Billy despite being about one-third his size.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: For all her eccentricness and her flakiness, Melody at the very least proves she's a good director when she finally squares up and takes control of filming, producing a wildly popular music video for The Rock Cocks. She was also good enough to win a Grammys-esque award during her brief time as a musician.
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* CharacterTics: Dakota has a tendency to clutch at his shirt- particularly around his chest- when he's nervous or anxious.
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* NiceGirl: She's a very kind and patient woman. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, all of the endless kindness and patience she shows towards Melody is rewarded with nothing when the resort is closed down and she and Clover are unceremoniously ditched.]]
* StepfordSmiler: For all her kindness and bubbliness, it becomes clear pretty quickly that Coral is perfectly aware of what a flake Melody is and knows all too well that life on the resort is can't last forever. Cracks start to show when Dakota questions her about it and she briefly breaks down not too long after once she's alone with Clover.
* SupremeChef: To quote Clover, Coral is a "four-star chef and five-star wife" who immediately wins Steg and Suria over with her food.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Dakota describes himself as being into girls (and later receives some ShipTease with [[spoiler: Elizabeth]]), but seeing Steg in the buff flusters him almost as much as seeing Suria does. One panel of their [[{{HappyRain}} celebration in the rain]] even shows him admiring Steg's muscles. [[spoiler: To say nothing of that fact that he ends up in a threesome with the two of them.]]
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* EthicalSlut: Suria is a ShamelessFanserviceGirl with a libido that borders on LovableSexManiac. At the same time, she's absolutely devoted to her boyfriend and very careful about getting consent from any other parties in the area when they get in the mood. Despite coming off as a crass party girl, she's also actually quite noble, offering moral support (and jobs) to people down on their luck (like Dakota, Clover and Coral) and at one point chastises Elizabeth when she makes a comment about being scared of homeless people.

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* EthicalSlut: Suria is a ShamelessFanserviceGirl with a libido that borders on LovableSexManiac. At the same time, she's absolutely devoted to her boyfriend and very careful about getting consent from any other parties in the area when they get in the mood.mood, such as [[spoiler: when she immediately gives Dakota an out when he seems unsure about joining her and Steg]]. Despite coming off as a crass party girl, she's also actually quite noble, offering moral support (and jobs) to people down on their luck (like Dakota, Clover and Coral) and at one point chastises Elizabeth when she makes a comment about being scared of homeless people.
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* SirSwearsalot: Suria has a bit of a crass mouth.
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* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Suria isn't in love with the idea of nudism like Clover or Coral but she's still ''very'' quick to get comfortable with the idea of being in various states of undress around other people. She also wears fairly scandalous outfits while performing and at one point admits to Steg [[spoiler: that one of her biggest fantasies is having sex with him in front of an audience.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: She teases [[spoiler: Elizabeth]] at one point after noticing her hitting it off with [[spoiler: Dakota.]]
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* EthicalSlut: Suria is a ShamelessFanserviceGirl with a libido that borders on LovableSexManiac. At the same time, she's absolutely devoted to her boyfriend and very careful about getting consent from any other parties in the area when they get in the mood. Despite coming off as a crass party girl, she's also actually quite noble, offering moral support (and jobs) to people down on their luck (like Dakota, Clover and Coral) and at one point chastises Elizabeth when she makes a comment about being scared of homeless people.

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* CryCute: Steg is so overwhelmed by the completion of the music video that he tears up, to Suria's shock.

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* CryCute: [[http://rockcocks.slipshine.net/comic/page-469 Steg is so overwhelmed by the completion of the music video that he tears up, up,]] to Suria's shock.



* PeekABangs: His hair often ends up covering one of his eyes.



* IAmNotPretty: Dakota visibly has a low self-esteem, to the point of finding himself unattractive. Suria holds an opposite opinion: she considers he could be a "[[TheCasanova ladykiller]]".

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* {{Adorkable}}: Dakota's a sweet guy and is easily flustered compared to the more experienced members of the cast. His reactions when Steg and Suria compliment his bus are quite cute.
* IAmNotPretty: Dakota visibly noticeably has a low self-esteem, to the point of finding himself unattractive. Suria holds an opposite opinion: she considers believes he could be a "[[TheCasanova ladykiller]]".


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* NiceGuy: Dakota is one of the nicest characters in the cast, helping Steg and Suria in his introductory chapter and even giving them the last of his food.
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* CryCute: Steg is so overwhelmed by the completion of the music video that he tears up, to Suria's shock.
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* HiddenDepths: Actually invoked by Suria herself: [[spoiler: im Track 13 she reveals to Steg what makes her the most furious about Rocket Roller basically usurping their success is that no one seems to think there's anything to The Rock Cocks under their LovableSexManiac gimmick. As she points out, Rocket Roller received questions about things like their origins and their instruments during their interviews, while all the press about The Rock Cocks focused on their controversy and sexuality.]]


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* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Subverted; while Steg's design seems to invoke the archetype, he might be one of the most mellow and level-headed members of the cast. Between him and Suria, ''she's'' the wild one.


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* BigBeautifulMan: He's a big guy in ''all'' senses and has just as many fans as his girlfriend. Suria herself tells Steg how gorgeous she finds him more than once.
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* TheStoner: Clover has the typical demeanor and speaking patterns of a stoner, and it's confirmed when she offers to bake some "real party treats" to celebrate the wrap-up of the music video.


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* RapunzelHair: Her hair hangs down to about her knees. It's even more pronounced given how tall she is.


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* StatuesqueStunner: While it's not mentioned by anyone, Melody may be ''the'' tallest character in the comic. Going by [[http://rockcocks.slipshine.net/comic/page-474-nsfw this page]] (NSFW), she has a couple of inches on Steg.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Clover is extremely mellow and easygoing most of the time [[spoiler: so it's a shock to see her noticeably ''pissed'' when Melody leaves her and Coral high and dry after the resort closes down. She even drops her usual languid way of speaking.]]




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* VerbalTic: Clover has a tendency to draaaw out her words longer than needed. Curiously, [[spoiler: she briefly drops this trait when the resort is closed down and she and Coral get ditched by Melody, leaving them with seemingly no choice but to leave behind their desired lifestyle.]]

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* HighSchoolSweethearts: Billy and Emily been together since they met in high school in Tennessee

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Track 12 is entirely about them.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite being the antagonists of the comic and downright assholes sometimes, their focus chapter makes it clear that their affection for one another is one hundred percent genuine.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: Billy and Emily been together since they met in high school in TennesseeTennessee.



* FriendlessBackground: Admits in an interview that she didn't get along with other kids growing up and that

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* FriendlessBackground: Admits in an interview that she didn't get along with other kids growing up and that up.
* JerkAss: It's less noticeable than Billy since she's so quiet, but she definitely has her moments, particularly when interacting with Suria.



* TheQuietOne: Doesn't much to anyone except for Billy.

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* TheQuietOne: Doesn't talk much to anyone except for Billy.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She ''immediately'' gets in Steg's face when it looks like he might start a fight with Billy despite being about one-third his size.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: In track 5, Elizabeth is sent to wake up a naked Steg and Suria in the grotto. When she finds the two on top of each other, she has a hard time deciding which she should look at; [[spoiler:Steg's "morning wood" or Suria's "pretty".]]

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* AmbiguouslyBi: In track 5, Elizabeth is sent to wake up a naked Steg and Suria in the grotto. When she finds the two on top of each other, she has a hard time deciding which one she should look at; [[spoiler:Steg's "morning wood" or Suria's "pretty".at. Later she's also noticeably flustered by seeing Coral in NakedApron mode. On the flipside, she has a very, very thinly hidden crush on Seth [[spoiler: in addition to also having a bit of ShipTease with Dakota.]]
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* ItsPersonal: Holds a particular chip against Seth for abruptly walking in on him and Suria having sex]] and [[spoiler: Seth being so casual being naked from the waist down during their meeting.

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* ThePornomancer: The entire appeal of their band, their music, and gimmicks causing soft-core orgies on opening night.

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* ThePornomancer: The entire appeal of their band, their music, and gimmicks causing soft-core orgies on opening night.orgies, first during their debut at the night club, then again during the Mardi Gras parade.



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* EveryoneHasStandards: Crossed with a deconstruction of HugeGuyTinyGirl when discussing [[spoiler:possible threesome partners]] with Steg in Track 6, pointing out that even for a insatiable nympho like her, someone like [[spoiler:Big Blue]] would probably break her ''and'' Steg in half.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Crossed with a deconstruction of HugeGuyTinyGirl when discussing [[spoiler:possible [[spoiler: possible threesome partners]] with Steg in Track 6, pointing out that even for a an insatiable nympho like her, someone like [[spoiler:Big [[spoiler: Big Blue]] would probably break her ''and'' Steg in half.



* LovableSexManiac: While she and Steg are both active in their sex life, Suria is the bigger nymphomaniac of the two. This is best shown in Track 6, where it was her idea to pull over for the night [[spoiler:and have sex in the van after musing the kinky things they could do on-stage]], leading them to accidentally running out the battery on the van and getting stuck on the side of the road. After waiting in the hot, desert sun for hours, she [[spoiler:strips nude and incites sex out in the open, thinking it would get someone's attention instead of trekking to civilization.]]

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* LovableSexManiac: While she and Steg are both active in their sex life, Suria is the bigger nymphomaniac of the two. This is best shown in Track 6, where it was her idea to pull over for the night [[spoiler:and [[spoiler: and have sex in the van after musing the kinky things they could do on-stage]], leading them to accidentally running out the battery on the van and getting stuck on the side of the road. After waiting in the hot, desert sun for hours, she [[spoiler:strips [[spoiler: strips nude and incites sex out in the open, thinking it would get someone's attention instead of trekking to civilization.]]



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* ItsPersonal: Holds a particular chip against Seth for abruptly walking in on him and Suria having sex]] and [[spoiler:Seth being so casual being naked from the waist-down during their meeting.

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* ItsPersonal: Holds a particular chip against Seth for abruptly walking in on him and Suria having sex]] and [[spoiler:Seth [[spoiler: Seth being so casual being naked from the waist-down waist down during their meeting.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Roxanne's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Seth in the sauna at the end of Track 11 clearly has him rattled in Track 13, as he's not only sworn off smoking, but is putting plans together for the Rocks Cocks on the fly rather than thinking steps ahead like he usually does. This is very apparent in his haphazard Mardi Gras parade idea, in which he expects Dakota to have a float ready and operational ''within a day'', completely ignoring the fact that woodworking isn't even in Dakota's skill set, something that, as Dakota's employer, Seth should already be aware of.


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* HiddenDepths: He reveals in Track 13 that he's organized several pride parades back in his home country and knows that many floats are often dismantled and recycled to match the theme for an upcoming parade.


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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Diffuses a rather tense argument in Track 13 between Seth and the crew over the haphazard preparations for their Mardi Gras appearance by proposing they simply borrow and modify one of the used floats on hand in the warehouse rather than try and build one from scratch.

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