Line #3 ComicBook/ZsazsaZaturnnah


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3	''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 Franchise/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'')
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5	The comic spawned a stage musical and, later, a feature film starring BB Gandanghari (as Ada), Zsazsa Padilla (as Zsazsa Zaturnnah) and Pops Fernandez (as Queen Femina).
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7	!!The various versions of Zsazsa Zaturnnah provide examples of:
8	* AbhorrentAdmirer: Krystal just can't seem to take a hint.
9	* AmphibianAtLarge: One story has a giant frog emerge from a volcano.
10	* ArchEnemy: Queen Femina Suarestellar Baroux
11	* BettyAndVeronica: Demure Ada as Betty and the flamboyant Zaturnnah as Veronica.
12	* 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
13	* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: "ZATURNNAH!"
14	* CampGay: Ada's assistant, Didi
15	* CanonForeigner: Aruba, Poldo and Mang Justin in the movie
16	* {{Crossdresser}}: Ada and Didi
17	* DoesNotLikeMen: Queen Femina and her Amazonistas
18	* EatingTheEyeCandy: Many people fall over themselves in front of Dodong's oft-shirtless body
19	* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: Zaturnnah must face a zombie invasion partway through the movie, orchestrated by Queen Femina
20	* GayConservative: Ada. In TheMovie she's not so much politically conservative as very self-conscious about her identity offending people.
21	* HenshinHero: Ada needs to become Zsazsa Zaturnnah to acquire powers
22	* HumanAliens: The Amazonistas
23	* InASingleBound: Zsazsa Zaturnnah can't fly, but she sure can jump.
24	* 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.)
25	* {{Kaiju}}: One of Zaturnnah's opponents is a giant frog
26	* 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).
27	* MagicalQueer: Invoked and Discussed, as to whether Bakla naturally resistant to Zombies, but ultimately Averted.
28	* MagicMeteor
29	* MostCommonSuperpower: which are able to deflect bullets
30	* TheMovie: ''Zsazsa Zaturnnah: Ze Moveeh''
31	* TheMusical: the stage show and movie
32	* ReluctantWarrior: Both Ada and Zsazsa need a lot of goading and persuading from Didi before they start kicking ass.
33	* SequelHook: the movie ends with one, after a second stone falls from the sky
34	* ShirtlessScene: Dodong in his introduction, and after his initial encounter with the zombies
35	* ShoutOut:
36	** he 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.
37	** Zsazsa's origin story mirrors ComicBook/{{Darna}}'s (finding a meteor from outer space, ingesting it grants the user a transformation into a superpowered woman).
38	* 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]].
39	* {{Stripperiffic}}: Zsazsa Zaturnnah, but also the Amazonistas, with the comic version of Queen Femina especially
40	* SuperGenderBender: Ada has no special powers, but Zsazsa Zaturnnah does
41	* SuperHero: Zsazsa Zaturnnah
42	* SuperHeroOrigin
43	* SuperSpeed
44	* SuperStrength
45	* StartOfDarkness: Planet XXX used to be NoWomansLand until the Amazonistas revolted and committed {{Gendercide}}.
46	* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: Krystal thinks she's this, but Dodong [[{{SubvertedTrope}} shows no interest in her]].
47	* 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" ]] doesn't help matters much.
48	* TransformationTrinket: The Zaturnnah meteor
49	* VillainSong: Queen Femina describing her backstory and motivations
50	* WombLevel: Zsazsa gets swallowed by that giant frog and has to cut her way out.
51	* 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]].

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