Line #142 Characters/ThisIsTheEnd


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4	[[folder: The group as a whole]]
5	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/this_is_the_end_1_4.jpg]]
6	[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[BitchInSheepsClothing Jonah Hill]], [[DirtyCoward Seth Rogen]], [[SmugSnake James Franco]], [[PsychopathicManchild Danny]] [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave Mc]][[TheMillstone Bride]], [[TheBigGuy Craig Robinson]], [[OnlySaneMan Jay Baruchel]].]]
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8	* AdamWesting: They are all playing exaggerated versions of themselves.
9	* AntiHero: They are largely self-centered and have individual unheroic qualities.
10	* {{Jerkass}}: Danny for sure. Jonah turns out to be one, as most of his kindness seems to be an act. James, Seth, Jay, and Craig are more JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
11	* NoRespectGuy: None of them. Except Craig anyway.
12	* SevenDeadlySins: All of them represents some of the next sins.
13	** Sloth: Seth
14	** Pride: Jay, James and Craig.
15	** Wrath: Craig.
16	** Envy: Jonah.
17	** Lust: Danny.
18	** Gluttony: Also Danny.
19	** Greed: [[RuleOfThree ...Danny.]]
20	* SirSwearsALot: Oh yeah, to varying degrees. James and Danny launch a ClusterFBomb at one another over Danny taking a porno mag.
21	* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Sure, they are massive douchebags, but they still remain funny as hell[[note]]No pun intended[[/note]].
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24	[[folder: Seth Rogen]]
25	!! Creator/SethRogen
26	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e10c81a7_c0c9_43d5_938f_fdcc1d77e3c1.jpeg]]
27	[[caption-width-right:350:"''I haven't led my life as though there's a God this whole time. Who fucking saw that coming that there's actually a God?''"]]
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29	* DirtyCoward: When he pulls the short straw (in this case, burnt match) to decide who goes next door to get supplies, he outright refuses to go, rationalizes his "draft" evasion and makes Jay go instead.
30	* HeroicSacrifice: Lets go of Jay's hand so Jay can get into heaven, which ends up earning him a ticket as well.
31	* HeterosexualLifePartners: A variation with Jay.
32	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Being "tittyfucked" as a kid likely scarred him for life.
33	-->''"When I was a kid, I had man titties. The bullies held me down, they tittyfucked me!"''
34	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Like the others, he thinks Jonah is a total saint despite Jay proving him otherwise.
35	* SkewedPriorities: At the start of the Apocalypse, Seth seems more upset about the Internet being down than the fact that his town has been burnt to toast and that many people including those close to him have died.
36	* SweetAndSourGrapes: When it becomes apparent Jay's attempt to give him a ride to Heaven is going to backfire, and instead drag Jay down, Seth chooses to let go of his hand, falling back down to Earth and into the literal maw of Satan. But doing the right thing to avoid dragging his friend down with him actually saves him too; a holy beam falls down to rescue him, severing Satan's jaw and penis in the process.
37	[[/folder]]
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39	[[folder: Jay Baruchel]]
40	!! Creator/JayBaruchel
41	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60ff4114_3388_4fbd_9a94_54a130767373.jpeg]]
42	[[caption-width-right:350:"''A fifth of everything is what's fair and reasonable.''"]]
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44	* HeterosexualLifePartners: A variation with Seth.
45	* HolierThanThou: The others view him as this, mainly because of his prediction that the Biblical Apocalypse is taking place.
46	* NotSoAboveItAll: Normally he holds the group’s antics with contempt, but even ''they'' find his plan for exorcising Jonah ridiculous.
47	-->'''Seth''': Are you serious right now? That’s your fucking plan? You’re gonna repeat lines from ''Film/TheExorcist''?\
48	'''Jay''': I would assume they did their fucking research!\
49	'''Seth''': ''It’s a movie!''\
50	'''Jay''': It’s a training manual! It’s a fucking training manual.
51	* OnlySaneMan: The least quirky of the group.
52	* TheSmartGuy: He's the first to figure out that the Rapture is taking place on Earth.
53	* TokenReligiousTeammate: Not exactly religious persay since he didn't get raptured, but Jay is the first person to believe that they are experiencing the Apocalypse and ends up converting.
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56	[[folder: James Franco]]
57	!! Creator/JamesFranco
58	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/66979335_6858_415e_a11d_9b0bed7ad19f.jpeg]]
59	[[caption-width-right:350:"''Your mama's pussy was the canvas. Your dad's dick was the paintbrush. Boom. You're the art.''"]]
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61	* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Subverted. He ''almost'' makes it to Heaven, but his SmugSnake remarks towards Danny naturally gets himself rejected.
62	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Not to the extent of Jonah, but he does play up the role of being the acting leader of the survivors and offering ideas to help out... only he had a secret stash of snacks and sodas the whole time and was only willing to give Seth a single cracker. This behavior even goes into his failed rapture in that while he did try to save Jay and Seth, the moment he thought his ascent was guaranteed, he decided to insult Danny. And finds out the hard way God hates a sore winner.
63	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He suffers his unpleasant demise as he gets chewed alive by Danny and his men.
64	* EatenAlive: He gets his face devoured by Danny and his gang of cannibals after getting himself rejected from Heaven for his pompous attitude.
65	* IdiotBall: He had the opportunity to reach Heaven... but he just ''had'' to gloat to Danny which gets himself cannibalized.
66	* IShallTauntYou: Towards Danny right as he's getting raptured. This ends up cancelling the rapture.
67	-->''"Go to hell, [=McBride=]! Fuck you! Ha, ha! Suck my dick!"''
68	* LaserGuidedKarma: He gets brutally killed by Danny right after faking his redemption in front of God, as well as endangering the lives of his teammates by forcing them to forage for food and water while having his rations hidden from them.
69	* LastNameBasis: Referred to mainly as Franco, rather than James.
70	* TheLeader: It is his house, after all.
71	* RageBreakingPoint: He has tolerated Danny's antics since he intruded the house, but he finally loses it and decides to kick him out after he deliberately wastes half the water jug.
72	* SmugSnake: When he's about to be raptured, James taunts Danny at his apparent escape. It bites him in the ass big time.
73	* SocialDarwinist: We see that he was keeping a whole cabinet worth of emergency food supplies all to himself consisting of peanut butter, Coca-Cola, candy and other non-perishables. James was letting his friends starve to death or go outside where there's demons and look for food.
74	* SoLongSuckers: Subverted. He does this to Danny as he's being ascended to Heaven, but it ends up backfiring on him.
75	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He has to live through the apocalypse with Danny [=McBride=], and is clearly the least happiest to have him around.
76	* TooDumbToLive: Pushes his own luck to get into Heaven by [[BullyingADragon harassing a cannibal]]. Unsurprisingly, this results into his own demise.
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79	[[folder: Jonah Hill]]
80	!! Creator/JonahHill
81	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beef9cb5_f394_4f52_b002_e24c3cbcdd1f.jpeg]]
82	[[caption-width-right:350:"''I don't wanna come off as a diva here or anything. It's just that I think everyone should split everything equally.''"]]
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84	* ArchEnemy: To Jay. Jay recognizes Jonah's hatred of him from the start, and when Jonah shows his true colors, he prays to God for Jay's demise -- which later backfires on him.
85	* AssholeVictim: Becomes a ''literal'' example when a demon rapes him after he wishes death upon Jay.
86	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Jay is convinced that his NiceGuy personality is all an act. Turns out Jay is right.
87	* DeadpanSnarker: When he is possessed.
88	* DemonicPossession: Later on after said demon rapes him.
89	* DevilInPlainSight: Everyone, except Jay, believes he is a total saint.
90	* FatBastard: He is the second-most evil character in the film next to Danny, as he asks God for Jay's demise.
91	* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts like a sweetheart, but completely drops the act when he wishes death upon Jay.
92	* HolierThanThou: Exaggerated when he questions God's competence for creating Jay and wishes death upon him.
93	* IrrationalHatred: Towards Jay, to the point of wanting him dead.
94	* {{Jerkass}}: He tries to act pleasant and helpful, but his huge ego always shines through.
95	* KarmicDeath: He is possessed, and later burnt and crushed to death after wishing death upon Jay.
96	* KillItWithFire: He gets burnt alive when Franco's house ends up in flames.
97	* LaserGuidedKarma: Praying to God for someone else's death tends to result in this.
98	* OhCrap: When he sees the demon on his bed.
99	-->''"[[Film/RosemarysBaby This is no dream. This is really happening!]]"''
100	* SmugSnake: He's passive-aggressive, condescending, and completely fake.
101	* TheSociopath: His FauxAffablyEvil demeanor and homicidal IrrationalHatred towards Jay qualifies him as such.
102	* SoftSpokenSadist: He almost never raises his voice, even as he is praying for Jay's death.
103	* SugaryMalice: Especially towards Jay.
104	* TemptingFate: When he foolishly plays around with James' gun, despite the others' pleas for him not to.
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107	[[folder: Craig Robinson]]
108	!! Creator/CraigRobinson
109	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/255d5fb9_7882_4ec8_b2cd_a9061db9fcff.jpeg]]
110	[[caption-width-right:350:"''I'd be pretty bummed if I don't at least get a bite of the Milky Way.''"]]
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112	* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: The first one of the main five (six if you count [=McBride=]) to do so.
113	* BadassBoast: He gives one to a demon before sacrificing himself by fighting it but is raptured before the demon could kill him.
114	* TheBigGuy: He considers himself the muscle of the team, which is why he volunteered to help Jay forage for food.
115	* BlackDudeDiesFirst: In a sense, as he's the first one of them to be raptured.
116	* DirtyCoward: Refuses to help Aziz when he gets stuck in the pit dismissing him as a lost cause (which is shown to be false, as Jay manages to pull himself out even after Jonah shoves him in) and is later shown lying to everyone about how he tried to help him. He gets better about this as the film goes on, helping Jay search for supplies when everyone else refuses to go outside and being the first to perform a HeroicSacrifice resulting in his getting raptured.
117	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Bringing back the scream that Matheson used in ''Film/PineappleExpress''.
118	* SophisticatedAsHell: Before everything goes to Hell, seen near the beginning, playing a lovely piano piece and crooning the deliberately contrasting blue refrain.
119	* TokenGoodTeammate: He's the only one to believe Jay's theory about the Rapture taking place and is the first one to make a HeroicSacrifice and be raptured to Heaven, albiet while sincerely thinking he was sacrificing himself without knowing that he would actually be raptured.
120	* TokenMinority: Only African American within the main group.
121	[[/folder]]
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123	[[folder: Danny [=McBride=]]]
124	!! Creator/DannyMcBride
125	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/22ed42c0_92da_45c8_8a6e_cf24aad2f518.jpeg]]
126	[[caption-width-right:350:"''Welcome to the 21st century, Buck Rogers! You designed a house with fucking iPads in the walls, yet you're jerkin' your dick like a goddamn pilgrim!''"]]
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128	* ArchEnemy: To Franco. He later eats him when the latter loses his opportunity to reach Heaven.
129	* BigEater: Danny ''says'' he made the huge breakfast with all of Franco's food for the guys. Though on the contrary, he didn't wait for the guys to wake up and started eating away.
130	-->'''Franco''': He's been eating non-stop! The fucker's gained weight since he got here!
131	* CaptainOblivious: Doesn't even realize what's been going on outside until the other guys open the door.
132	* DepravedBisexual: Although he's clearly aroused by heterosexual porn, he suggests making Jay the house bitch, and ends up turning Channing Tatum into his sex slave.
133	* DisproportionateRetribution: He tries to kill the gang with James' ([[ItWorksBetterWithBullets fake]]) gun for throwing him out of the house. If that wasn't enough, he later attempts to eat the surviving members and successfully eats James after the latter makes some SmugSnake comments towards him.
134	* EntitledBastard: He throws a giant fit when he is denied one more glass of water, in spite of the fact that the group was saving it for rations and he's already eaten enough.
135	-->'''[=McBride=]:''' Jay weighs 150 pounds less than me. Why the fuck is it fair that him and I should drink the same amount of water? We should be dividing our rations based on our proportionate size.
136	* EvilIsHammy: Danny [=McBride=] plays an over-the-top, bombastic and psychotic version of himself.
137	* FaceDeathWithDignity: Before getting banned from the house, and failing to shoot them all to death, Danny just settles for a ReasonYouSuckSpeech on everyone one of them and leaves out the door while flipping them all off. Subverted as he survives later on.
138	* FatBastard: Lampshaded by Franco, who says he had ''gained'' weight after intruding the house.
139	* FauxAffablyEvil: When he becomes a cannibal, he has a casual conversation with the surviving members while at the same time threatening to eat them.
140	-->'''[=McBride=]:''' Shit, I can't believe you guys are here! That's fucking crazy! And your timing couldn't be more perfect. It's been a long time since any of us have eaten, and you three gentlemen look delicious.
141	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Which is why the others elect to kick him out of the house. That and the fact that he was dragging them all down with his petty spiteful behavior and wasting their rations.
142	* FromNobodyToNightmare: Starts off as an obnoxious and foul-mouthed asshole, but then becomes a cannibalistic and homicidal rapist.
143	* TheHedonist: James points out that he's the only one of them who actually gained weight during their ordeal.
144	* ImAHumanitarian: "I’m a cannibal hombre!" And he leads a group of them after getting kicked out.
145	* {{Jerkass}}: Biggest jerk in the movie.
146	* JerkassHasAPoint:
147	** Subverted. Before he leaves the house, he calls out James for giving him a gun filled with blanks on his way out. As Seth points out, Danny tried to kill them all with said gun.
148	** Then it’s immediately played straight when he gives them all a ReasonYouSuckSpeech. He wasn’t wrong about any of them, and they knew that.
149	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He appears to have mellowed down slightly when he’s about to leave the house, per the majority vote. Unfortunately, he takes James' prop gun and attempts to shoot everybody. Then, it gets worse when he becomes the leader of a group of cannibals, completely disregarding human nature, tries to eat Seth and Jay, and succeeds in eating James.
150	* KarmaHoudini: Depending on how you look at it. He maybe still alive at the end leading a band of cannibals with Channing Tatum as a SexSlave, but he’s still trapped on a demon infested hellhole of a planet.
151	* LastNameBasis: Played with. Franco mostly refers to him as [=McBride=], but the others mostly refer to him as Danny.
152	* LaughablyEvil: A huge asshole, but so goddamn funny!
153	* TheMillstone: He caused both the gang's food and water to get wasted.
154	* NeverMyFault: Despite starting it himself, he blames Jay for “suggesting” that they rape Creator/EmmaWatson.
155	* PetTheDog: Downplayed, but in his rant against the other guys, he’s just disappointed in Craig and doesn’t call him out on any of his flaws like the others. Also earlier when the soon to be headless man begged to be let in, Danny decided to just do it before the guy was killed.
156	* PsychopathicManchild: He acts like a total brat when the others try to curb his reckless behavior, such as deliberately wasting half a jug of water after being told that he can only have one glass.
157	* TheSixthRanger: Doesn't appear until about 32 minutes into the movie, asleep in James' bathtub after not being invited to the party.
158	* TheSociopath: He only cares about himself and eventually turns into a SerialKiller.
159	* TokenEvilTeammate: Not that the others were good people to begin with, but he is easily the most self-centered of the group. It's fitting that he eventually becomes a cannibal.
160	* VillainProtagonist: Starting as a mere UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist, he ends up becoming this.
161	[[/folder]]
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163	[[folder: Emma Watson]]
164	!! Creator/EmmaWatson
165	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1478cdd4_094e_45db_98cf_49d00e9a6654.jpeg]]
166	[[caption-width-right:300:"''Look at him. He's like a hipster, right?''"]]
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168	* ActionGirl: She survived the sinkhole incident for days in a drainpipe.
169	* AxCrazy: She even has an actual axe.
170	* ClusterFBomb: After misreading the group's "rape" conversation, she lobs three F-bombs at them and practically ''[[AtomicFBomb screams]]'' the second one.
171	* HeroOfAnotherStory: She escaped the house party and returned a day or two later with an axe, having survived the mass hysteria and roaming demons.
172	* NotSoAboveItAll: Given that she wasn't Raptured any more than our heroes were, it can be safely assumed that she's not much more morally superior to any of them.
173	* PoorCommunicationKills: When she misheard the gang's conversation, thinking they wanted to rape her; her retaliation is to break Seth's nose, castrate James Franco's penis statue and steal all their booze at Axe point.
174	* PintsizedPowerhouse: Despite being the shortest of the survivors, she's a heavy hitter with her Axe.
175	* SmurfettePrinciple: Subverted. It looked like she was going to join them, but then a misreading of their outside conversation in which the word "rape" was being thrown around (when they really wanted her to be comfortable around them) screws that over.
176	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: No one knows what happened to her, after she stole the gang's booze.
177	* WrongGenreSavvy: She thinks it's a ZombieApocalypse when it's really [[ApocalypseHow The Actual Apocalypse.]]

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