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* ManChild: Despite being ten years old, Urbanus sports a full beard.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite being ten years old, Urbanus sports a full beard.
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* TheAlcoholic and AlcoholicParent: He is frequently drunk.
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* TheAlcoholic and AlcoholicParent: AlcoholicDad: He is frequently drunk.drunk and she's an AbusiveDad.
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* AbusiveParents: He sometimes hits Urbanus when he misbehaves or says something stupid.
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* AbusiveParents: AbusiveDad: He sometimes hits Urbanus when he misbehaves or says something stupid.
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* BadassBeard: Urbanus sports a full grown beard. Which is impressive for a ten-year-old.
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* YourCheatingHeart: He frequently chases other women and visits the local prostitute.
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Urbanus is a ten year old child and the main star of the series. He is basically a brat.
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* BadassBeard: Urbanus sports a full grown beard. Which is impressive for a ten year old.
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* BadassBeard: Urbanus sports a full grown beard. Which is impressive for a ten year old.ten-year-old.
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* ManChild: Despite being ten years old Urbanus sports a full grown beard.
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* ManChild: Despite being ten years old old, Urbanus sports a full grown beard.
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* SelfInsertFic: This comic book is based on a fictional child version of the script writer Urbanus. Despite looking a lot like the real-life comedian (including the beard!) and all action taking place in the Belgian village Tollembeek, Urbanus is depicted as a normal child with no relation to the real-life celebrity.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He disguised himself as a girl in "Urbanellalla".
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He disguised himself as a girl in "Urbanellalla".
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* SelfInsertFic: This comic book is based on a fictional child version of the script writer scriptwriter Urbanus. Despite looking a lot like the real-life comedian (including the beard!) and all action taking place in the Belgian village Tollembeek, Urbanus is depicted as a normal child with no relation to the real-life celebrity.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Hedisguised disguises himself as a girl in "Urbanellalla".
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He
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* TooDumbToLive: He is signficantly more stupid than Urbanus. Once he came down the stairs in pyjama to go to a parents' meeting, because he heard that "evening dress was required." Once he dropped his coat in a liquid manure pit and tried to get it out. When Urbanus told him to leave the coat behind because it's already dirty he complained: "Yes, I know, but my sandwiches are still in it!"
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: César is dressed like a farmer (walking around on clogs in some albums), owns a pig, Wieske, and has a liquid manure pit behind the house. Despite that he doesn't own a farm or a field.
* YourCheatingHeart: He frequently chases behind other women and visits the local prostitute.
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: César is dressed like a farmer (walking around on clogs in some albums), owns a pig, Wieske, and has a liquid manure pit behind the house. Despite that he doesn't own a farm or a field.
* YourCheatingHeart: He frequently chases behind other women and visits the local prostitute.
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* TooDumbToLive: He is signficantly more stupid than Urbanus. Once he came down the stairs in pyjama pajamas to go to a parents' meeting, because he heard that "evening dress was required." Once he dropped his coat in a liquid manure pit and tried to get it out. When Urbanus told him to leave the coat behind because it's it was already dirty he complained: "Yes, I know, but my sandwiches are still in it!"
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: Césaris dressed dresses like a farmer (walking around on (including clogs in some albums), owns a pig, Wieske, and has a liquid manure pit behind the house. Despite that that, he doesn't own a farm or a field.
* YourCheatingHeart: He frequently chasesbehind other women and visits the local prostitute.
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: César
* YourCheatingHeart: He frequently chases
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* BreastExpansion: Eufrazie implants silicones into her breasts in the album "Urbanus zijn snippelepipke rekt uit".
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* BreastExpansion: Eufrazie gets silicone breast implants silicones into her breasts in the album "Urbanus zijn snippelepipke rekt uit".
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* HouseWife: She stays at home.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Eufrazie is the only person in Tollembeek who lives by her conscience and can't be corrupted by temptation. She will frequently finger wag César and Urbanus for not behaving according to their Christian faith.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Eufrazie is the only person in Tollembeek who lives by her conscience and can't be corrupted by temptation. She will frequently finger wag César and Urbanus for not behaving according to their Christian faith.
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* HouseWife: She stays at home.She's a home-maker.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Eufrazie is the only person in Tollembeek who lives by her conscience and can't be corrupted by temptation. She will frequentlyfinger wag scold César and Urbanus for not behaving according to their Christian faith.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Eufrazie is the only person in Tollembeek who lives by her conscience and can't be corrupted by temptation. She will frequently
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* SignificantBirthdate: Her birthday is April 1. This is revealed in "De Hete Urbanus", where Urbanus and Eufrazie pull tricks on her, because they forgot it was her birthday too.
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* SignificantBirthdate: Her birthday is April 1. This is revealed in "De Hete Urbanus", where Urbanus and Eufrazie pull play tricks on her, because they forgot it was her birthday too.
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* CanineCompanion: He is Urbanus' faithful dog.
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* CanineCompanion: He is Urbanus' faithful dog.pet.
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Amedee is Urbanus' house pet fly.
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* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: Wieske is a pig, but she is not treated for consumption. She is treated as a member of Urbanus' family.
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* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: Wieske is a pig, but she is not treated for consumption.as a farm animal. She is treated as a member of Urbanus' family.
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* ReallyGetsAround: She is used a lot for breeding projects. Once she received 108 piglets by a breeding swine.
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* ReallyGetsAround: She is used a lot for breeding projects. Once she received became pregnant with 108 piglets by a breeding swine.boar.
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Uncle Fillemon is Urbanus' uncle. He is a rich billionaire of over 100 years old who is continuously on the verge of dying. Urbanus' family eagerly waits until he snuffs it so they can inherit his entire fortune.
* BlackComedy: Death is always on the corner for him.
* DirtyOldMan: He is frequently getting it on with the nurses who take care of him.
* OnOneCondition: In "De Zes Turven" ("The Six Doorstoppers") he grants Urbanus part of his wealth if he studies six big books and is able to answer every question on his exam.
* BlackComedy: Death is always on the corner for him.
* DirtyOldMan: He is frequently getting it on with the nurses who take care of him.
* OnOneCondition: In "De Zes Turven" ("The Six Doorstoppers") he grants Urbanus part of his wealth if he studies six big books and is able to answer every question on his exam.
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Uncle Fillemon is Urbanus' uncle. He is a rich billionaire of over 100 years old who is continuously on the verge of dying. Urbanus' family is eagerly waits waiting until he snuffs it so they can inherit his entire fortune.
* BlackComedy: Death is alwayson the corner waiting for him.
* DirtyOldMan: Heis frequently getting gets it on with the nurses who take care of him.
* OnOneCondition: In "De Zes Turven" ("The Six Doorstoppers") hegrants promises Urbanus part of his wealth if he studies memorizes six big books and is able to answer every question on his exam.test.
* BlackComedy: Death is always
* DirtyOldMan: He
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* UnclePennybags: He is Urbanus' rich uncle. The others always wait for him to die so they can inherit his massive fortune.
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* UnclePennybags: He is Urbanus' rich uncle. The others always wait are waiting for him to die so they can inherit his massive fortune.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: He is a frequent target of racism. When he and Dikke Herman are punished for the exact same crime Herman - who is white - only gets two months, while he is sentenced to one year cell.
* NWordPrivileges: "Urbanus" is a homage to the comics the creators grew up with. This explains why this character, even in the days of political correctness was referred to as "The Little Nigger". In more recent times people start to refer to his actual name more.
* NWordPrivileges: "Urbanus" is a homage to the comics the creators grew up with. This explains why this character, even in the days of political correctness was referred to as "The Little Nigger". In more recent times people start to refer to his actual name more.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: He is a frequent target of racism. When he and Dikke Herman are punished for the exact same crime Herman - who is white - only gets two months, while he is sentenced to one year in a cell.
* NWordPrivileges: "Urbanus" is a homage to the comics the creators grew up with. This explains why this character, even in the days of politicalcorrectness correctness, was referred to as "The Little Nigger". In more recent times times, people start have begun to refer to use his actual name more.more often.
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* GreenEyedMonster: She can get jealous when she notices Urbanus is flirting with other women.
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* GreenEyedMonster: She can get jealous when if she notices Urbanus is flirting with other women.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: She is genuinly kindhearted.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: She is a literal angel in Heaven. Since her children with Urbanus were born in Heaven Urbanus can only visit them there.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: She is a literal angel in Heaven. Since her children with Urbanus were born in Heaven Urbanus can only visit them there.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: She is genuinly genuinely kindhearted.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: She is a literal angel in Heaven. Since her children with Urbanus were born inHeaven Heaven, Urbanus can only visit them there.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: She is a literal angel in Heaven. Since her children with Urbanus were born in
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Meneer Pastoor ("Mister Priest") is the local Roman Catholic priest. He often talks of virtues and the importance of being good, but he hardly gives the good example himself.
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Tollembeek only has a local Roman Catholic Priest.
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Tollembeek only has a local Roman Catholic Priest.
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Meneer Pastoor ("Mister Priest") is the local Roman Catholic priest. He often talks of virtues about virtue and the importance of being good, but he hardly gives the sets a good example himself.
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Tollembeek only has alocal Roman Catholic Priest.priest.
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* ButtMonkey: Herman often really gets his ass handed to him.
* FatComicRelief: Dikke Herman always gets hurt, beaten up and/or humiliated.
* FatComicRelief: Dikke Herman always gets hurt, beaten up and/or humiliated.
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* ButtMonkey: Herman often really gets his ass handed to him.
* FatComicRelief: Dikke Hermanalways regularly gets hurt, beaten up and/or humiliated.
* FatComicRelief: Dikke Herman
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* TheAntagonist: Jef is Urbanus' most recurring antagonist in the stories.
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* TheAntagonist: Jef is Urbanus' the most recurring regular antagonist in the stories.
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* SadistTeacher: Kweepeer frequently punishes his pupils in brutal and sadistic ways. Though this could also be the result of Urbanus' bad behaviour. He beats the pupils up, gives them impossible to answer exam questions, orders them to strip naked so that they are unable to cheat during a test, takes credit for stuff they discovered and makes everybody repeat the same grade each year.
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* SadistTeacher: Kweepeer frequently punishes his pupils in brutal and sadistic ways. Though ways, though this could also be the result of Urbanus' bad behaviour. He beats the pupils up, gives them impossible to answer exam questions, orders them to strip naked so that they are unable to cheat during a test, takes credit for stuff they discovered and makes everybody repeat the same grade each year.
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* StealingTheCredit: In one album Urbanus discovers an original [[Creator/PieterBruegelTheElder Bruegel]] in the classroom. Kweepeer immediately tells Urbanus that he will get some points for good behavior, while he will take credit for the discovery.
* TooDumbToLive: Despite blaming the pupils for doing the same grade over and over again he himself isn't that much brighter.
* TooDumbToLive: Despite blaming the pupils for doing the same grade over and over again he himself isn't that much brighter.
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* StealingTheCredit: In one album Urbanus discovers an original [[Creator/PieterBruegelTheElder Bruegel]] in the classroom. Kweepeer immediately tells Urbanus that he will get some points for good behavior, while he Kweepeer himself will take credit for the discovery.
* TooDumbToLive: Despite blaming the pupils for doing the same grade over and overagain again, he himself isn't that much brighter.
* TooDumbToLive: Despite blaming the pupils for doing the same grade over and over
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* BigThinShortTrio: Stef is tall, Staf is a bit shorter and obese and Stylo is small.
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* BigThinShortTrio: Stef is tall, Staf is a bit shorter and obese obese, and Stylo is small.
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* TerribleTrio: A gang of thieves who always work together in three.
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* TerribleTrio: A gang of three thieves who always work together in three.
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God in this comic strip lives in Heaven. He is frequently bothered by Urbanus, who works on his nerves. While God is portrayed as omnipotent and wise, He is also rather cranky and has a sadistic, vengeful side to him. Sometimes He merely punishes people because He is fed up with them.
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God in this comic strip lives in Heaven. He is frequently bothered by Urbanus, who works gets on his nerves. While God is portrayed as omnipotent and wise, He is also rather cranky and has a sadistic, vengeful side to him. Sometimes He merely punishes people because He is fed up with them.
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* GodIsGood: God can be forgiving if the situation calls for it.
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* GodIsGood: God can be forgiving if the situation calls for it.
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* FloatingLimbs: Nabuko Donosor, whose head is split above the lower jaw. His upper head is completely separate and has a separate sentience from his lower body, making him technically two characters,
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The characters featured in the comic book series ''ComicStrip/{{Urbanus}}''.
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The characters featured in the comic book series ''ComicStrip/{{Urbanus}}''.''ComicBook/{{Urbanus}}''.
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The characters featured in the comic book series ''ComicStrip/{{Urbanus}}''.
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Urbanus is a ten year old child and the main star of the series. He is basically a brat.
* AntiHero: Urbanus is a bad boy.
* BadassBeard: Urbanus sports a full grown beard. Which is impressive for a ten year old.
* ComedicHero: Urbanus sometimes becomes the victim of his own stupidity or greed.
* InnocentProdigy: Urbanus is sometimes intelligent, but he can be childishly naïve at times.
* InterspeciesFriendship: His best friends are a fly and a dog.
* KarmicTrickster: Sometimes he manages to get away with the things he does.
* ManChild: Despite being ten years old Urbanus sports a full grown beard.
* ManipulativeBastard: Urbanus can be really clever in tricking other people.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Urbanus, just like the comedian he is based on, is named after several medieval popes of the same name.
* SelfInsertFic: This comic book is based on a fictional child version of the script writer Urbanus. Despite looking a lot like the real-life comedian (including the beard!) and all action taking place in the Belgian village Tollembeek, Urbanus is depicted as a normal child with no relation to the real-life celebrity.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He disguised himself as a girl in "Urbanellalla".
Urbanus is a ten year old child and the main star of the series. He is basically a brat.
* AntiHero: Urbanus is a bad boy.
* BadassBeard: Urbanus sports a full grown beard. Which is impressive for a ten year old.
* ComedicHero: Urbanus sometimes becomes the victim of his own stupidity or greed.
* InnocentProdigy: Urbanus is sometimes intelligent, but he can be childishly naïve at times.
* InterspeciesFriendship: His best friends are a fly and a dog.
* KarmicTrickster: Sometimes he manages to get away with the things he does.
* ManChild: Despite being ten years old Urbanus sports a full grown beard.
* ManipulativeBastard: Urbanus can be really clever in tricking other people.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Urbanus, just like the comedian he is based on, is named after several medieval popes of the same name.
* SelfInsertFic: This comic book is based on a fictional child version of the script writer Urbanus. Despite looking a lot like the real-life comedian (including the beard!) and all action taking place in the Belgian village Tollembeek, Urbanus is depicted as a normal child with no relation to the real-life celebrity.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He disguised himself as a girl in "Urbanellalla".
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César is Urbanus' alcoholic, tobacco addicted, adulterous father. He is rather stupid.
* TheAlcoholic and AlcoholicParent: He is frequently drunk.
* AbusiveParents: He sometimes hits Urbanus when he misbehaves or says something stupid.
* DirtyOldMan: César is a lewd man who frequently tries to get it own with his wife. But he is also adulterous.
* LazyBum: Most of the time he lies around in the sofa, drinking and smoking.
* TooDumbToLive: He is signficantly more stupid than Urbanus. Once he came down the stairs in pyjama to go to a parents' meeting, because he heard that "evening dress was required." Once he dropped his coat in a liquid manure pit and tried to get it out. When Urbanus told him to leave the coat behind because it's already dirty he complained: "Yes, I know, but my sandwiches are still in it!"
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: César is dressed like a farmer (walking around on clogs in some albums), owns a pig, Wieske, and has a liquid manure pit behind the house. Despite that he doesn't own a farm or a field.
* YourCheatingHeart: He frequently chases behind other women and visits the local prostitute.
César is Urbanus' alcoholic, tobacco addicted, adulterous father. He is rather stupid.
* TheAlcoholic and AlcoholicParent: He is frequently drunk.
* AbusiveParents: He sometimes hits Urbanus when he misbehaves or says something stupid.
* DirtyOldMan: César is a lewd man who frequently tries to get it own with his wife. But he is also adulterous.
* LazyBum: Most of the time he lies around in the sofa, drinking and smoking.
* TooDumbToLive: He is signficantly more stupid than Urbanus. Once he came down the stairs in pyjama to go to a parents' meeting, because he heard that "evening dress was required." Once he dropped his coat in a liquid manure pit and tried to get it out. When Urbanus told him to leave the coat behind because it's already dirty he complained: "Yes, I know, but my sandwiches are still in it!"
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: César is dressed like a farmer (walking around on clogs in some albums), owns a pig, Wieske, and has a liquid manure pit behind the house. Despite that he doesn't own a farm or a field.
* YourCheatingHeart: He frequently chases behind other women and visits the local prostitute.
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Eufrazie is Urbanus' mother. She is a pious, generally good-hearted person who stays at home. But she can get very mad if the situation calls for it.
* BreastExpansion: Eufrazie implants silicones into her breasts in the album "Urbanus zijn snippelepipke rekt uit".
* ButtMonkey: Her gullible naïvity is often mocked in the stories.
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Eufrazie is Catholic.
* HouseWife: She stays at home.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Eufrazie is the only person in Tollembeek who lives by her conscience and can't be corrupted by temptation. She will frequently finger wag César and Urbanus for not behaving according to their Christian faith.
* OnlySaneWoman: Eufrazie is the only smart person in Tollembeek, apart from Amedee the fly.
* SignificantBirthdate: Her birthday is April 1. This is revealed in "De Hete Urbanus", where Urbanus and Eufrazie pull tricks on her, because they forgot it was her birthday too.
Eufrazie is Urbanus' mother. She is a pious, generally good-hearted person who stays at home. But she can get very mad if the situation calls for it.
* BreastExpansion: Eufrazie implants silicones into her breasts in the album "Urbanus zijn snippelepipke rekt uit".
* ButtMonkey: Her gullible naïvity is often mocked in the stories.
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Eufrazie is Catholic.
* HouseWife: She stays at home.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Eufrazie is the only person in Tollembeek who lives by her conscience and can't be corrupted by temptation. She will frequently finger wag César and Urbanus for not behaving according to their Christian faith.
* OnlySaneWoman: Eufrazie is the only smart person in Tollembeek, apart from Amedee the fly.
* SignificantBirthdate: Her birthday is April 1. This is revealed in "De Hete Urbanus", where Urbanus and Eufrazie pull tricks on her, because they forgot it was her birthday too.
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Nabuko Donosor is Urbanus' dog.
* BackFromTheDead: In "De Killerkok" ("The Killer Cook") his lower half is killed by a cannibalistic cook and eaten by Urbanus' family without their knowledge. His upper half is saved. In "De Ghostprutsers Gaan Verder" ("The Ghost Bumblers Continue") it is revealed that even this part of the dog has been destroyed. Yet in "De Teerputten Van Tollembeek" ("De Tar Pits of Tollembeek") Nabuno Donosor is back, alive and well.
* CallARabbitASmeerp: Nabuko looks like a dog, but he is actually a different species, which explains why his upper jaw floats above his lower jaw.
* CanineCompanion: He is Urbanus' faithful dog.
* CompositeCharacter: Nabuko is his upper jaw, Donosor is the rest of his body.
* DogsAreDumb: He is not very bright.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He is named after Babylonian king Nebukadnezzar II.
* RaymanianLimbs: Nabuko Donosor, whose head is split above the lower jaw. His upper head is completely separate and has a separate sentience from his lower body, making him technically two characters,
* TalkingAnimal: Nabuko is able to talk.
Nabuko Donosor is Urbanus' dog.
* BackFromTheDead: In "De Killerkok" ("The Killer Cook") his lower half is killed by a cannibalistic cook and eaten by Urbanus' family without their knowledge. His upper half is saved. In "De Ghostprutsers Gaan Verder" ("The Ghost Bumblers Continue") it is revealed that even this part of the dog has been destroyed. Yet in "De Teerputten Van Tollembeek" ("De Tar Pits of Tollembeek") Nabuno Donosor is back, alive and well.
* CallARabbitASmeerp: Nabuko looks like a dog, but he is actually a different species, which explains why his upper jaw floats above his lower jaw.
* CanineCompanion: He is Urbanus' faithful dog.
* CompositeCharacter: Nabuko is his upper jaw, Donosor is the rest of his body.
* DogsAreDumb: He is not very bright.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He is named after Babylonian king Nebukadnezzar II.
* RaymanianLimbs: Nabuko Donosor, whose head is split above the lower jaw. His upper head is completely separate and has a separate sentience from his lower body, making him technically two characters,
* TalkingAnimal: Nabuko is able to talk.
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Amedee is Urbanus' house fly.
* HiddenDepths: He has a certificate in engineering.
* ImpossibleGenius: He may just be a fly, but he is incredibly intelligent in every situation. Whenever something needs to be studied or invented he knows exactly what needs to be done and how it should be done.
* OnlySaneMan: Amedee is the smartest character in Urbanus' universe.
* SuperSpeed: Just like a real fly he can quickly get to places.
* SuperStrength: He's sometimes able to lift things that are beyond his own body weight.
* TalkingAnimal: Amedee can talk.
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Wieske is Urbanus' house pig.
* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: Wieske is a pig, but she is not treated for consumption. She is treated as a member of Urbanus' family.
* MessyPig: She lives in a puddle of mud.
* ReallyGetsAround: She is used a lot for breeding projects. Once she received 108 piglets by a breeding swine.
* TalkingAnimal: Wieske is able to talk.
Amedee is Urbanus' house fly.
* HiddenDepths: He has a certificate in engineering.
* ImpossibleGenius: He may just be a fly, but he is incredibly intelligent in every situation. Whenever something needs to be studied or invented he knows exactly what needs to be done and how it should be done.
* OnlySaneMan: Amedee is the smartest character in Urbanus' universe.
* SuperSpeed: Just like a real fly he can quickly get to places.
* SuperStrength: He's sometimes able to lift things that are beyond his own body weight.
* TalkingAnimal: Amedee can talk.
!! Wieske
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Wieske is Urbanus' house pig.
* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: Wieske is a pig, but she is not treated for consumption. She is treated as a member of Urbanus' family.
* MessyPig: She lives in a puddle of mud.
* ReallyGetsAround: She is used a lot for breeding projects. Once she received 108 piglets by a breeding swine.
* TalkingAnimal: Wieske is able to talk.
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Uncle Fillemon is Urbanus' uncle. He is a rich billionaire of over 100 years old who is continuously on the verge of dying. Urbanus' family eagerly waits until he snuffs it so they can inherit his entire fortune.
* BlackComedy: Death is always on the corner for him.
* DirtyOldMan: He is frequently getting it on with the nurses who take care of him.
* OnOneCondition: In "De Zes Turven" ("The Six Doorstoppers") he grants Urbanus part of his wealth if he studies six big books and
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* OpeningACanOfClones: He died in "De Buljanus-Dreiging" ("The Buljanus Threat"), but was cloned.
* Really700YearsOld: Fillemon is so old that he just lies in bed, about to die, in most of the stories.
* UnclePennybags: He is Urbanus' rich uncle. The others always wait for him to die so they can inherit his massive fortune.
!!Het Negerken
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Het Negerken ("The Little Nigger") is a school friend of Urbanus.
* DisproportionateRetribution: He is a frequent target of racism. When he and Dikke Herman are punished for the exact same crime Herman - who is white - only gets two months, while he is sentenced to one year cell.
* NWordPrivileges: "Urbanus" is a homage to the comics the creators grew up with. This explains why this character, even in the days of political correctness was referred to as "The Little Nigger". In more recent times people start to refer to his actual name more.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everybody calls him "The Little Nigger", despite the fact that his real name is Botswana.
* StockForeignName: His actual name, Botswana, is just [[UsefulNotes/{{Botswana}} the name of an African country]].
* TokenBlack: He is the only black character in Tollembeek.
!! Oktaviëtte
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Oktaviëtte is Urbanus' girlfriend. She died trying to save him from being tortured to death and went straight up to Heaven. Urbanus is allowed to visit her a few times a year, but he can't stay with her.
* GreenEyedMonster: She can get jealous when she notices Urbanus is flirting with other women.
* HeroicSacrifice: In "Leute voor de Meute" Urbanus is tortured. Oktaviëtte sacrifices herself to save his life. She died and went to heaven.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: She is genuinly kindhearted.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: She is a literal angel in Heaven. Since her children with Urbanus were born in Heaven Urbanus can only visit them there.
* ReallyGetsAround: Many men long for her, including [[Creator/LaurelAndHardy Oliver Hardy]] in Heaven, but she remains dedicated to Urbanus.
!! Urbaniëtte
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Urbaniëtte is Urbanus' daughter.
* BabyTalk: She talks this way.
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: She pronounces the letters "L" and "R" as "W".
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: She is named after Urbanus.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Her face is practically similar to Oktaviëtte.
* YouNoTakeCandle: She doesn't use articles in her speech.
!! Urbumba
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Urbumba is Urbanus' son. He is black because he and Urbaniëtte conceived him while Urbanus was covered in shoe polish.
* ChocolateBaby: He is black because he was conceived while Urbanus was covered in shoe polish.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He is named after Urbanus.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: His face is similar to Oktaviëtte.
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Meneer Pastoor ("Mister Priest") is the local Roman Catholic priest. He often talks of virtues and the importance of being good, but he hardly gives the good example himself.
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Tollembeek only has a local Roman Catholic Priest.
* CorruptChurch: He is a hypocritical drunk who frequently visits the town's whore.
* DirtyOldMan: Despite being a priest he doesn't care about his vow of chastity. He is frequently seen visiting sex shops, brothels and pornographic stores.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He is always referred to by his profession.
!! Dikke Herman
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Dikke Herman ("Fat Herman") is a school friend of Urbanus, though he is frequently either a bully or a victim. He is a very dumb kid who usually functions as the ButtMonkey. His character is clearly inspired by Literature/BillyBunter.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: He is often paired with "Het Negerken".
* ButtMonkey: Herman often really gets his ass handed to him.
* FatComicRelief: Dikke Herman always gets hurt, beaten up and/or humiliated.
* GagHaircut: He has a large yellow quiff, which is frequently cut off.
* Gag Teeth: His buck teeth are frequently punched out.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everybody, even teachers, refer to him as "Fat Herman".
* TooDumbToLive: He always gets in trouble due to his own stupidity.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: His father looks exactly like him, but with a yellow beard instead of a quiff.
!! Jef Patat
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Jef Patat is a sleazy scoundrel who lives under a bridge with his vast collection of porn and nude magazines. He is always out to trick everybody in order to get money. Even Urbanus is frequently fooled.
* TheAntagonist: Jef is Urbanus' most recurring antagonist in the stories.
* TheBarnum: The scoundrel Jef Patat tricks Urbanus and other villagers often. By the time they understand what has happened it's usually too late.
* DirtyOldMan: Jef is a fat, smelly, sleazy hoodlum.
* FatSlob: He is dirty, unshaven and morbidly obese.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He was modelled after Jef Meert, who published the "Urbanus" comics back in the 1980s and 1990s.
* TheTrickster: This crook often comes up with schemes that fool the villagers, Urbanus included, but he always gets his comeuppance in the end.
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: He apparently hasn't got a job and just lives either under a bridge or in a sewer.
!! Vladimir Kweepeer
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Mr. Kweepeer is Urbanus' sadistic headmaster.
* SadistTeacher: Kweepeer frequently punishes his pupils in brutal and sadistic ways. Though this could also be the result of Urbanus' bad behaviour. He beats the pupils up, gives them impossible to answer exam questions, orders them to strip naked so that they are unable to cheat during a test, takes credit for stuff they discovered and makes everybody repeat the same grade each year.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He is a teacher, so he naturally wears glasses.
* StealingTheCredit: In one album Urbanus discovers an original [[Creator/PieterBruegelTheElder Bruegel]] in the classroom. Kweepeer immediately tells Urbanus that he will get some points for good behavior, while he will take credit for the discovery.
* TooDumbToLive: Despite blaming the pupils for doing the same grade over and over again he himself isn't that much brighter.
!! René and Modest
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René and Modest are the local policemen of Tollembeek.
* BadCopIncompetentCop: Both are equals in this regard.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Modest is tall, René is short.
* BuddyCopShow: René and Modest are brainless cops.
* FatAndSkinny: René is obese, Modest is skinny.
* MeddlesomePatrolman: They are more a nuisance to Urbanus than a help.
* PoliceAreUseless: René and Modest always arrest the wrong people and make stupid deductions. Naturally they cause a lot of problems for Urbanus.
* PoliceBrutality: Beating up suspects is their favorite pastime.
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* AlliterativeName: Their names all start with the letters ''St-''.
* BigThinShortTrio: Stef is tall, Staf is a bit shorter and obese and Stylo is small.
* RuleOfThree: They are a TerribleTrio gang.
* TerribleTrio: A gang of thieves who always work together in three.
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God in this comic strip lives in Heaven. He is frequently bothered by Urbanus, who works on his nerves. While God is portrayed as omnipotent and wise, He is also rather cranky and has a sadistic, vengeful side to him. Sometimes He merely punishes people because He is fed up with them.
* ClusterFBomb: He is not above swearing.
* FluffyCloudHeaven: Heaven is a bunch of clouds with a pearly gate.
* GodInHumanForm: God is an old man with a beard who lives in a fluffy cloud heaven.
* GodIsEvil: God is a cranky and vengeful old man.
* GodIsGood: God can be forgiving if the situation calls for it.
