History ComicBook / ZsazsaZaturnnah

The comic spawned a stage musical and, later, a feature film starring Rustom Padilla (as Ada), Zsazsa Padilla (as Zsazsa Zaturnnah) and Pops Fernandez (as Queen Femina).

* TransEqualsGay: Both Ada and Didi repeatedly self-identify as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakla_(Philippines) "Bakla," which is an umbrella term used for gay men, trans women, and any androphile who is born into a male body]]. [[{{ValuesDissonance}} In Fillipino society, Bakla are traditionally considered a third sex]]. The fact that the U.S. version of the subtitles translates Bakla as [[{{NWordPrivileges}} "Fag" ]] [[UnfortunateImplications doesn't help matters much.]]

The various versions of Zsazsa Zaturnnah provide examples of:

* ArchEnemy - Queen Femina Suarestellar Baroux

* BulletTime - Invoked and lampshaded in the first fight scene as Zaturnnah and her attackers get stuck in a frozen shot long enough for Didi to investigate and get hit when they move again
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull - "ZATURNNAH!"
* CampGay - Ada's assistant, Didi
* CanonForeigner - Aruba, Poldo and Mang Justin in the movie
* {{Crossdresser}} - Ada and Didi
* DoesNotLikeMen - Queen Femina and her Amazonistas
* EatingTheEyeCandy - Many people fall over themselves in front of Dodong's oft-shirtless body
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies - Zaturnnah must face a zombie invasion partway through the movie, orchestrated by Queen Femina
* GayConservative - Ada. In TheMovie she's not so much politically conservative as very self-conscious about her identity offending people.
* HenshinHero - Ada needs to become Zsazsa Zaturnnah to acquire powers
* HumanAliens - The Amazonistas
* InASingleBound - Zsazsa Zaturnnah can't fly, but she sure can jump.
* InformedFlaw - Ada mentions once in the movie that as Zaturnnah he loses his hair-styling skills, but this is never demonstrated in the movie. (Well, because he *can't* do it.)
* {{Kaiju}} - One of Zaturnnah's opponents is a giant frog
* ManlyGay – Dodong is a slightly downplayed example, nearly on the border with StraightGay, except he gets lots of sculpted {{Shirtless Scene}}s, especially when he's helping out around the community (and helping Zsazsa battle enemies of course).
* MagicalQueer - Invoked and Discussed, as to whether Bakla naturally resistant to Zombies, but ultimately Averted.

* MostCommonSuperpower - which are able to deflect bullets
* TheMovie - ''Zsazsa Zaturnnah: Ze Moveeh''
* TheMusical - the stage show and movie
* ReluctantWarrior - Both Ada and Zsazsa need a lot of goading and persuading from Didi before they start kicking ass.
* SequelHook - the movie ends with one, after a second stone falls from the sky
* ShirtlessScene - Dodong in his introduction, and after his initial encounter with the zombies
* ShoutOut - the song "Ikaw Ang Superhero ng Buhay Ko" (You are the Superhero of My Life" mentions other superheroes from the Philippines, such as ComicBook/{{Darna}}, Lastikman and Captain Barbell.

* StraightGay – Ada hews more to this, even if he does run a beauty parlour and is otherwise effeminate in lifestyle and chosen profession. He's not as outwardly expressive as [[CampGay his assistant Didi]].
* {{Stripperiffic}} - Zsazsa Zaturnnah, but also the Amazonistas, with the comic version of Queen Femina especially
* SuperGenderBender - Ada has no special powers, but Zsazsa Zaturnnah does
* SuperHero - Zsazsa Zaturnnah

* StartOfDarkness- Planet XXX used to be NoWomansLand until the Amazonistas revolted and committed {{Gendercide}}.

* TransEqualsGay - Both Ada and Didi repeatedly self-identify as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakla_(Philippines) "Bakla," which is an umbrella term used for gay men, trans women, and any androphile who is born into a male body]]. [[{{ValuesDissonance}} In Fillipino society, Bakla are traditionally considered a third sex]]. The fact that the U.S. version of the subtitles translates Bakla as [[{{NWordPrivileges}} "Fag" ]] [[UnfortunateImplications doesn't help matters much.]]
* TransformationTrinket - The Zaturnnah meteor
* VillainSong - Queen Femina describing her backstory and motivations
* WombLevel - Zsazsa gets swallowed by that giant frog and has to cut her way out.

* InASingleBound - Zsazsa Zaturnnah can't fly, but she sure can jump
** Hella high?

''Zsazsa Zaturnnah'' (full name: ''Ang Kagila-gilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Zsazsa Zaturnnah'', translated to ''The Spectacular Adventures of Zsazsa Zaturnnah'') is a cult-favorite superhero comic from the UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}}. The story follows Ada, a gay man, who comes in contact with a large, spikey meteor which, when ingested, turns him into the WonderWoman-esque superheroine Zsazsa Zaturnnah. Zsazsa soon finds herself in conflict with the man-hating Queen Femina from Planet XXX and her fellow Amazonistas. The writer, Carlo Vergara, is writing the sequel, ''Zsazsa Zaturnnah sa Kalakhang Maynila'' (''Zsazsa Zaturnnah in Metro Manila'')

* StraightGay – Ada hews more to this, even if he does run a beauty parlour. He's not as outwardly expressive as [[CampGay his assistant Didi]].

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The Amazonistas had a very compelling reason to rebel against their male captors. Outright killing them off was, understandable, given what they'd been through. Trying to [[{{Gendercide}} wipe out every male in the universe]], good or evil, was [[{{MoralEventHorizon}} not acceptable]].

* AttractiveBentGender

* ShoutOut - the song "Ikaw Ang Superhero ng Buhay Ko" (You are the Superhero of My Life" mentions other superheroes from the Philippines, such as {{Darna}}, Lastikman and Captain Barbell.
** Zsazsa's origin story mirrors {{Darna}}'s (finding a meteor from outer space, ingesting it grants the user a transformation into a superpowered woman).

''Zsazsa Zaturnnah'' (full name: ''Ang Kagila-gilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Zsazsa Zaturnnah'', translated to ''The Spectacular Adventures of Zsazsa Zaturnnah'') is a cult-favorite superhero comic from the Philippines. The story follows Ada, a gay man, who comes in contact with a large, spikey meteor which, when ingested, turns him into the WonderWoman-esque superheroine Zsazsa Zaturnnah. Zsazsa soon finds herself in conflict with the man-hating Queen Femina from Planet XXX and her fellow Amazonistas. The writer, Carlo Vergara, is writing the sequel, ''Zsazsa Zaturnnah sa Kalakhang Maynila'' (''Zsazsa Zaturnnah in Metro Manila'')

* AdaptationDistillation - The stage show and movie

* ShoutOut - the song "Ikaw Ang Superhero ng Buhay Ko" (You are the Superhero of My Life" mentions other superheroes from the Philippines, such as {{Darna}}, Lastikman and Captain Barbell

The comic spawned a stage musical and, later, a feature film starring Rustom Padilla (as Ada), Zsazsa Padilla ([[TheDanza as Zsazsa Zaturnnah]]) and Pops Fernandez (as Queen Femina).

* TheDanza - ''Zsazsa'' Zaturnnah is played by ''Zsazsa'' Padilla (though it was originally offered to Rufa Mae Quinto)