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* CoolLoser: Jules, Steven and George.
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* PeekABangs: Nash's hair goes down around his eyes in a couple scenes.
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* TheBully: Kyle fills this role very well.

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* TheBully: Kyle fills this role very well.is a burly boy who picks on the nerds at times.



** Also when [[spoiler: Nash]] is torn apart by the zombies at the school.

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** Also when [[spoiler: Nash]] Jensen]] is torn apart by the zombies at the school.



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Gwen.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Gwen. Blonde-haired Gwen is a PomPomGirl and FriendToAllLivingThings who is friendly with the geeky students even before they end up fighting zombies alongside of each other.



* InformedJudaism: Jules.

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* InformedJudaism: Jules.Jules mentions that he is Jewish, but this is only to make him seem JewishAndNerdy and does nothing to affect the plot.



* InsufferableGenius: Jules.

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* InsufferableGenius: Jules.Jules runs the sci-fi club and occasionally struggles not to remind some of the other characters that he knows more than they do.

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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Jimmy, Kyle and Gwen travel through one while trying to meet up with the others, and take notice of all the toxic sludge.

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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Jimmy, Kyle and Gwen travel through one a big sewer while trying to meet up with the others, and take notice of all the toxic sludge.



* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Gwen has a crush on the dark and brooding Nash, but quickly gets disillusioned when she asks him out (although later she is happy to see him alive and is impressed to hear his music kept the zombies at bay).

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Gwen has a crush on the dark and brooding Nash, but quickly gets disillusioned by his behavior when she asks him out (although later she is happy to see him alive and is impressed to hear his music kept the zombies at bay).



* AntiHero: Jimmy only wanted to go to prom with Lindsay.

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* AntiHero: Jimmy only wanted to go to prom with Lindsay.Lindsay and can be selfish early on.



* AssholeVictim: Mitch and Mr. Hammond.

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* AssholeVictim: Mitch and Mr. Hammond.Hammond are horrible people who die horribly.



* AxCrazy: Kyle has a very short temper.
* BackToBackBadasses: Jimmy and Lindsey, after being surrounded in the school gym.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Jimmy in his prom suit.

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* AxCrazy: Kyle has a very short temper.
temper and can shoot a gun well.
* BackToBackBadasses: Jimmy and Lindsey, Lindsey fight back while back-to-back after being surrounded in the school gym.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Jimmy fights zombies in his prom suit.tuxedo.



* BettyAndVeronica: [[PlayingWith Played with]] for two separate triangles. Well-groomed, student council president Mitch presents himself as The Betty for Lindsay, implying that Jimmy's bad attitude and constant smell of pizza make him a Veronica type, although [[BettyAndVeronicaSwitch the opposite is arguably true]] given that Jimmy is her long-term boyfriend, and a humbler character than the superficially charming Mitch. LovableNerd Steven is the Betty towards Gwen, while garage band leader Nash is the Veronica. Nash doesn't show that much interest in Gwen though, something she quickly realizes, although she does seem a little too happy for Steven's taste when they find out that he and his band survived.
* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler: Kyle]]. who dies at the funeral home.
* BloodSplatteredInnocents: Pretty much everyone by the time they get out of the funeral home.

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* BettyAndVeronica: [[PlayingWith Played with]] for two separate triangles. triangles.
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Well-groomed, student council president Mitch presents himself as The Betty for Lindsay, implying that Jimmy's bad attitude and constant smell of pizza make him a Veronica type, although [[BettyAndVeronicaSwitch the opposite is arguably true]] given that Jimmy is her long-term boyfriend, and a humbler character than the superficially charming Mitch. Mitch.
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LovableNerd Steven is the Betty towards Gwen, while garage band leader Nash is the Veronica. Nash doesn't show that much interest in Gwen though, something she quickly realizes, although she does seem a little too happy for Steven's taste when they find out that he Nash and his band survived.
* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler: Kyle]]. who Kyle]] is the best fighter in the early zombie scenes but dies at the funeral home.
* BloodSplatteredInnocents: Pretty much everyone every hero is splattered with blood by the time they get out of the funeral home.



* CowardlyLion: Tough guy Kyle is introduced cowering and crying after a zombie attack but quickly gets over it (a bit defensively) and breaks out his gun to fight zombies with. Gwen is also willing to bravely step up a few times despite seeming creeped out at others.

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* CowardlyLion: Tough CowardlyLion:
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guy Kyle is introduced cowering and crying after a zombie attack but quickly gets over it (a bit defensively) and breaks out his gun to fight zombies with. with.
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Gwen is also willing to bravely step up a few times despite seeming creeped out at others.



* DateRapeAverted: Mitch drives Lindsay to the cemetery before the dance, gives her a beer, and starts groping her, trying to calm her down when she protests before finally telling her to 'shut up'. Fortunately for her, he's dragged out of the car by zombies before it can go any further.

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* DateRapeAverted: DateRape: Avertee. Mitch drives Lindsay to the cemetery before the dance, gives her a beer, and starts groping her, trying to calm her down when she protests before finally telling her to 'shut up'. Fortunately for her, he's dragged out of the car by zombies before it can go any further.



* DumbassHasAPoint: Gwen delivers this gem.

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* DumbassHasAPoint: DumbBlonde Gwen delivers this gem.



** Earlier, she notes that they'll need years of therapy after this.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Mitch displays some of this towards Lindsay.

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** Earlier, she notes that they'll need years of therapy after this.
fighting zombies.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Mitch displays some of this arrogant possessiveness towards Lindsay.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the start of the film, Nash says that he senses something bad in the air, relating to the power plant spewing chemicals into the atmosphere.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the start of the film, Nash says that he senses something bad in the air, relating to the power plant spewing chemicals into the atmosphere.atmosphere and creating zombies.



* FriendToAllLivingThings: Gwen, who is uncomfortable in biology class, stating that she likes frogs.

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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Gwen, who is uncomfortable dissecting frogs in biology class, stating that she likes frogs.



* {{Jerkass}}: A few of the characters fit this role: Jules, Mitch, Kyle, Coach Keel and Mr. Hammond the science teacher are the main ones.

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* {{Jerkass}}: A few of the characters fit this role: can be quite rude and aggressive: Jules, Mitch, Kyle, Coach Keel and Mr. Hammond the science teacher are the main ones.



* MassOhCrap: When they realize they've taken refuge in a funeral home.

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* MassOhCrap: When they realize they've taken refuge from in a funeral home. home, in a night where the dead are returning to life.



* MustMakeAmends: [[spoiler: Kyle]]. apologizes for his past actions to the others while about to turn into a zombie.

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* MustMakeAmends: [[spoiler: Kyle]]. Kyle]] apologizes for his past actions to the others while about to turn into a zombie.



* ShovelStrike: The cemetery caretaker dispenses these without so much as blinking an eyelid.

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* ShovelStrike: The cemetery caretaker dispenses these bashes zombies zombies with his shovel without so much as blinking an eyelid.



* StuffBlowingUp: How Coach Keel decides to eliminate the zombies occupying the school.

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* StuffBlowingUp: How Coach Keel decides to eliminate the zombies occupying the school.school with a bomb.



* TokenReligiousTeammate: Lindsay shows aspects of this.

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* TokenReligiousTeammate: Lindsay shows aspects of this.this, praying at times.



* UncertainDoom: The zombified [[spoiler: Steven and Gwen]]. are last seen in the bathroom, but would have likely been blown up with the others.

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* UncertainDoom: The zombified [[spoiler: Steven and Gwen]]. Gwen]] are last seen in the bathroom, but would have likely been blown up with the others.



* UseYourHead: Kyle angrily headsets Jimmy after overhearing Jimmy make a joke that Kyle will need to take one of his sisters to prom if he wants a date. Later George whacks a zombie this way while wearing a football helmet.

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* UseYourHead: Kyle angrily headsets Jimmy head buttsJimmy after overhearing Jimmy make a joke that Kyle will need to take one of his sisters to prom if he wants a date. Later George whacks a zombie this way while wearing a football helmet.

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* AnAxeToGrind: Lindsey's weapon of choice when heading to the school.



* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Toward the end of the movie, [[spoiler: Gwen]] turns into a zombie following an unseen bite on the arm.

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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: AndThenJohnWasAZombie:
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Toward the end of the movie, [[spoiler: Gwen]] turns into a zombie following an unseen bite on the arm.
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* BetaCouple: Although their relationship is mostly limited to mild flirting, Gwen and Steven serve as this to Lindsay and Jimmy.

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* BetaCouple: Although their relationship Jimmy and Lindsay are the main couple, break up, and try to patch things up, while Stephen is mostly limited to mild flirting, flirting with Gwen and Steven serve trying to win her affections as this to Lindsay the secondary romance. While he does succeed, his wooing efforts don't go as smoothly and Jimmy. seamlessly as most {{Beta Couple}}s have it.
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* BaitAndSwitch: It initially looks like the Sci-Fi club is well-attended, and not just by HollywoodNerd's, but then it turns out most of the attendees thought they were at an Amnesty International meeting and leave.

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* BaitAndSwitch: It initially looks like the Sci-Fi club is well-attended, and not just by HollywoodNerd's, nerds, but then it turns out most of the attendees thought they were at an Amnesty International meeting and leave.

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* PantyShot: When Gwen is doing some flips at cheerleading practice, which [[ThePeepingTom Steven films]].
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* ClassPrincess: Jennifer the prom queen is horrified by all of the deaths during the zombie rampage rather than just being relieved by her own survival. She also isn't embarrassed to admit that she has some geeky beliefs and interests. Her one {{Jerkass}} moment is only in a DeletedScene and is more of a JerkassHasAPoint moment.
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The Jester has been disambiged, and this fits neither trope.


* TheJester: Jimmy has this attitude at the start of the film.

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