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''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'')

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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!!The various versions of Zsazsa Zaturnnah provide examples of:
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Krystal just can't seem to take a hint.
* AmphibianAtLarge: One story has a giant frog emerge from a volcano.
* ArchEnemy: Queen Femina Suarestellar Baroux
* BettyAndVeronica: Demure Ada as Betty and the flamboyant Zaturnnah as Veronica.
* 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.
* MagicMeteor
* 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:
** 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.
** 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).
* 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
* SuperHeroOrigin
* SuperSpeed
* SuperStrength
* StartOfDarkness: Planet XXX used to be NoWomansLand until the Amazonistas revolted and committed {{Gendercide}}.
* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: Krystal thinks she's this, but Dodong [[{{SubvertedTrope}} shows no interest in her]].
* 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.
* 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.
* 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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