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* KickTheDog: At the receiving end by her own aunt, who told her ''to her face'' that [[spoiler: Dr. Martin's]] death was somehow her fault.


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* AlphaBitch: Had shades of this, but was never a complete one. See LovableAlphaBitch below.



* ReallyGetsAround: Really rivals Kelly in this department. Considering he's been with Kelly, Clare, Valerie, and several other girls, and kissed Andrea. He also later married Janet.

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* ReallyGetsAround: Really rivals Kelly Less so compared to other character (and averted in this department.early seasons) but he can still qualify. Considering he's been with Kelly, Clare, Valerie, and several other girls, and kissed Andrea. He also later married Janet.



* [[spoiler: ParentalIncest]]: [[spoiler: she was sexually assaulted by her father multiple times, which led to Valerie killing him, which is the reason Val moved to L.A. in the first place]].

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* [[spoiler: ParentalIncest]]: ParentalIncest: [[spoiler: she was sexually assaulted by her father multiple times, which led to Valerie killing him, which is the reason Val moved to L.A. in the first place]].



* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Her parents wanted her to marry someone who was of Japanese descent, and were vehemently against her relationship with Steve, even cutting her off because of it. They later come around at [[spoiler: the birth of Janet and Steve's daughter Madeline]].



* [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Japanese Boy]]: Her parents wanted her to marry someone who was of Japanese descent, and were vehemently against her relationship with Steve, even cutting her off because of it. They later come around at [[spoiler: the birth of Janet and Steve's daughter Madeline]].



* GenericGuy: When compared to the other guys, Matt seems [[VanillaProtagonist bland]]. It seems the one time he did have a personality was when he got high at a campfire retreat and [[spoiler: slept with Amy]].

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* GenericGuy: TheGenericGuy: When compared to the other guys, Matt seems [[VanillaProtagonist bland]]. It seems the one time he did have a personality was when he got high at a campfire retreat and [[spoiler: slept with Amy]].



* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her most notable relationship was with Dylan, our Byronic local BadBoy. However, she did date [[NiceGuy David]] for some time.
* AlphaBitch: She has a bit of a bad attitude, and gets on everyone's nerves pretty quickly.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her most notable relationship was with Dylan, our Byronic local BadBoy.bad boy. However, she did date [[NiceGuy David]] for some time. \n* AlphaBitch: She has a bit of a bad attitude, and gets on everyone's nerves pretty quickly.



* LovableAlphaBitch: Gina wasn't ''completely'' terrible as a person.

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* LovableAlphaBitch: {{Jerkass}}: She has a bit of a bad attitude, and gets on everyone's nerves pretty quickly.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
Gina wasn't ''completely'' terrible as a person.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Gina and Valerie are very similar. Like Valerie, Gina appears to be a wholesome girl who turns out to be a BitchInSheepsClothing, and quickly becomes an AlphaBitch who ReallyGetsAround, who is the ([[RememberTheNewGuy previously unmentioned]]) relative of a main character, and has a bitter rivalry with Kelly. The icing on the cake? Gina arrives the ''very next episode'' after Val left L.A.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Gina and Valerie are very similar. Like Valerie, Gina appears to be a wholesome girl who turns out to be a BitchInSheepsClothing, and quickly becomes an AlphaBitch a ManipulativeBitch who ReallyGetsAround, who is the ([[RememberTheNewGuy previously unmentioned]]) relative of a main character, and has a bitter rivalry with Kelly. The icing on the cake? Gina arrives the ''very next episode'' after Val left L.A.
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* FalseRapeAccusation: Laura claims Steve raped her. It's not clear if she genuinely felt violated because he both blew her off afterwards and turned out to have been cheating on his girlfriend with her or if she was just trying to get back at him for both of these transgressions, but either way, Kelly gets her to admit that she never told him "no".


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* FalseRapeAccusation: Zigzagged. Valerie accuses Noah of having drugged and raped her. Everyone, knowing the Manipulative Bastard she is, thinks she is lying about this, especially when she files a civil suit for a large sum of money against him. Turns out she was drugged with roofies, and she truly thought Noah had raped her, but that in fact she had been Roofied not by Noah but by someone else. She wins the civil suit, but upon finding out Noah is innocent, she gives him back the money.


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* TheReveal: Several retcons are employed for this, but it turns out [[spoiler: Valerie shot and killed her dad]].
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* [[spoiler: ParentalIncest]]: [[spoiler: she was sexually assaulted by her father multiple times, which led to Valerie killing him, and moving to L.A. in the first time]].

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* [[spoiler: ParentalIncest]]: [[spoiler: she was sexually assaulted by her father multiple times, which led to Valerie killing him, and moving which is the reason Val moved to L.A. in the first time]].place]].
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her most notable relationship was with Dylan, our Byronic local BadBoy. However, she did date [[NiceBoy David]] for some time.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her most notable relationship was with Dylan, our Byronic local BadBoy. However, she did date [[NiceBoy [[NiceGuy David]] for some time.

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* AsianAndNerdy: Janet is one of the most intelligent and down-to-earth characters on the show, and is of Japanese ancestry (the actress, Lindsay Price, is half-Korean in RealLife).
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Steve, whom [[spoiler: she later married]].
* ControlFreak: When things don't go her way, Janet tends to freak out and can prove to be controlling.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: To Steve]].
* ImperiledInPregnancy: [[spoiler: Janet and her daughter Madeline initially suffered complications after the birth, though pulled through]].
* [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Japanese Boy]]: Her parents wanted her to marry someone who was of Japanese descent, and were vehemently against her relationship with Steve, even cutting her off because of it. They later come around at [[spoiler: the birth of Janet and Steve's daughter Madeline]].
* OppositesAttract: Janet's often conservative lifestyle compared to Steve's lackadaisical personality, a match akin to a cat and a dog.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Starting in season 9.
* PromotedToOpeningTitles: At the beginning of the ninth season, continuing into the tenth.



* CrusadingLawyer: He was always there when the gang needed him for legal reasons, such as Noah's drunk driving charges, Valerie's self-defense plea, and David's bogus statutory rape charge.
* GenericGuy: When compared to the other guys, Matt seems [[VanillaProtagonist bland]]. It seems the one time he did have a personality was when he got high at a campfire retreat and [[spoiler: slept with Amy]].
* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: He was married to a woman named Lauren, who was institutionalized for schizophrenia.
* TheRival: To Dylan, as both were in love with Kelly.
* YourCheatingHeart: Matt slept with a girl while at a retreat, which contributed to Kelly's breakup with him.



* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her most notable relationship was with Dylan, our Byronic local BadBoy.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her most notable relationship was with Dylan, our Byronic local BadBoy. However, she did date [[NiceBoy David]] for some time.



* DisappearedDad: Gina's father didn't seem to be in the picture. However, [[spoiler: shortly before his death, Dr. Martin was revealed to be Gina's biological father, a product of an affair he had with his wife's sisters in the '70s]].
* KickTheDog: The receiving end by her own aunt, who told her ''to her face'' that [[spoiler: Dr. Martin's]] death was somehow her fault.

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* DisappearedDad: Gina's father didn't seem to be in the picture. However, [[spoiler: shortly before his death, Dr. Martin was revealed to be Gina's biological father, a product of an affair he had with his wife's sisters sister in the '70s]].
* KickTheDog: The At the receiving end by her own aunt, who told her ''to her face'' that [[spoiler: Dr. Martin's]] death was somehow her fault.

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* [[Spoiler: ParentalIncest]]: [[spoiler: she was sexually assaulted by her father multiple times, which led to Valerie killing him, and moving to L.A. in the first time]].

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* [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: ParentalIncest]]: [[spoiler: she was sexually assaulted by her father multiple times, which led to Valerie killing him, and moving to L.A. in the first time]].



* FakeGuestStar: In the fifth season, he appears in most of the episodes from his first appearance in episode 5.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: Survived a car wreck that killed his girlfriend, and a former alcoholic.

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* CoolBoat: Where he lives.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Survived A former alcoholic, he drove drunk one time and ended in a car wreck that killed his girlfriend, and a former alcoholic.girlfriend. He only escaped jail time due to his wealthy father's connections, but feels horrible about it.


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* CountryMouse: Carly's originally from Montana.
* GlamorousSingleMother: Comparatively. Carly's not bad-looking and she hangs out with the likes of Steve and his friends.
* PutOnABus: After only sixteen episodes, no less. Carly goes back to Montana with her son to take care of her ailing father.


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* AbusiveParents: Her mother was very resentful of her sister's lifestyle and wasn't particularly caring towards Gina. Whereas her father turned out to be [[spoiler: Dr. Martin]], so he wasn't in the picture when she was growing up.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her most notable relationship was with Dylan, our Byronic local BadBoy.
* AlphaBitch: She has a bit of a bad attitude, and gets on everyone's nerves pretty quickly.
* DisappearedDad: Gina's father didn't seem to be in the picture. However, [[spoiler: shortly before his death, Dr. Martin was revealed to be Gina's biological father, a product of an affair he had with his wife's sisters in the '70s]].
* KickTheDog: The receiving end by her own aunt, who told her ''to her face'' that [[spoiler: Dr. Martin's]] death was somehow her fault.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Gina wasn't ''completely'' terrible as a person.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Dr. Martin is her biological father, thus making Donna both her cousin ''and'' half-sister]].
* ManipulativeBitch: She once helped her mother scam her aunt for money, out of spite. She seems to be very manipulative when she wants to be.
* PutOnABus: Towards the end of the series, Gina leaves L.A. after [[spoiler: her father's funeral]], and intends to continue her career elsewhere.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Introduced as Donna's cousin, though was never mentioned in the ''eight'' seasons before her introduction.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Gina and Valerie are very similar. Like Valerie, Gina appears to be a wholesome girl who turns out to be a BitchInSheepsClothing, and quickly becomes an AlphaBitch who ReallyGetsAround, who is the ([[RememberTheNewGuy previously unmentioned]]) relative of a main character, and has a bitter rivalry with Kelly. The icing on the cake? Gina arrives the ''very next episode'' after Val left L.A.

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* OppositeAttracts: He married [[AsianAndNerdy Janet, who was intelligent, resourceful, and organized]]. Their marriage can be akin to an overexcited dog marrying a stoic cat.

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* OppositeAttracts: OppositesAttract: He married [[AsianAndNerdy Janet, who was intelligent, resourceful, and organized]]. Their marriage can be akin to an overexcited dog marrying a stoic cat.




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* TheBusCameBack: Twice. Ray returned late in Season 6 when the video company Donna and David were working for assigned them to do his video; Donna was terrified of him, but soon met his new fiancé and learned he was in therapy to deal with his anger issues, [[AmicableExes and they parted on friendly terms]]. Ray also made another appearance in Season 7, called in by the gang when David had a breakdown in Las Vegas, and was critical of them for not stepping in and helping him during his downward spiral.
* DomesticAbuser: He pushed Donna against a wall, and down the stairs. Ray later attempted to assault Donna at the beach house, only to get his ass kicked by Donna's then-boyfriend Joe.
* FreudianExcuse: His mother was an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]], whilst his father was an abuser who later ran out on the family.
* ManipulativeBastard: Ray's charm often led Donna back to him, despite his abusive behavior.
* PromotedToOpeningCredits: In season 6, for half the season.
* PutOnABus: Left town after his trial against Joe Bradley was dismissed.
* StreetPerformer: Downplayed. Ray is a musician who usually plays for small audiences.


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* TheAlcoholic: After his assets was confiscated by the IRS, Noah descended into a drunken depression that led to reckless driving charges and other acts which almost cost him Donna's love, before he cleaned himself up and focused on running the PPAD.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Survived a car wreck that killed his girlfriend, and a former alcoholic.
* {{Expy}}: Of Dylan. A strange example, considering both were on the show at the same time.
* RichBoredom: He is wealthy, though he lives modestly (on a boat) and isn't particularly enamored with material possessions.
* TroubledButCute: Having a dark past, he tends to attract many girls, including Donna and Valerie.

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* DamselInDistress: Raped, burned, placed in a cult, pregnant/miscarried, addicted to cocaine, shot, and so on.

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* DamselInDistress: Raped, burned, placed in a cult, pregnant/miscarried, addicted to cocaine, shot, and so on. [[DeusAngstMachina The girl needs a hug]].



* HollywoodHealing: Kelly suffered second-degree burns in a fire at Steve's rave in season 5, though seemed not to have many scars to show for it.



* HollywoodHealing: Kelly suffered second-degree burns in a fire at Steve's rave in season 5, though seemed not to have many scars to show for it.



* RapeAsDrama: Was raped in an alley in the penultimate episode of season 9. She later shot the rapist to death when he attempted to assault her again.



* HappilyAdopted: The rich, adopted son of a famous TV star.

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* HappilyAdopted: The rich, adopted son of a two famous TV star.stars. Though technically, [[LukeIAmYourFather Rush Sanders turned out to be his biological dad, anyway]].



* OppositeAttracts: He married [[AsianAndNerdy Janet, who was intelligent, resourceful, and organized]]. Their marriage can be akin to an overexcited dog marrying a stoic cat.
* ReallyGetsAround: Really rivals Kelly in this department. Considering he's been with Kelly, Clare, Valerie, and several other girls, and kissed Andrea. He also later married Janet.




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* YourCheatingHeart: She had an affair in season five while married to Jesse, due to her loneliness and stress in her marriage. While the two seem to mend their issues and [[PutOnABus move to Connecticut for them to attend Yale]], Andrea later reveals that the couple are getting a divorce in season 8.



* PutOnABus: In season 6, after the death of his wife Toni.

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* PutOnABus: In season 6, after the death of his wife Toni. TheBusCameBack, though.



* InformedJudaism: David is mentioned to be Jewish a couple of times, but this is not really a big plot point.



* DaddysGirl: Donna is much closer to her father than her mother.



* ForgottenFallenFriend: When David becomes part of the cool crowd, he starts spending less time with his best friend Scott.

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* ForgottenFallenFriend: When David becomes part of the cool crowd, he starts spending less time with his best friend Scott. He is mentioned a couple of times after his death, but otherwise absent.


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* [[Spoiler: ParentalIncest]]: [[spoiler: she was sexually assaulted by her father multiple times, which led to Valerie killing him, and moving to L.A. in the first time]].


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* PromotedToLoveInterest: Started out as a caterer at the Walsh parents' wedding anniversary, soon became Andrea's boyfriend-turned-husband.
* SatelliteCharacter/SatelliteLoveInterest: He was simply Andrea's husband, and had little interactions with anyone else outside her.
* TokenMinority: Jesse is the only non-white main character on the show, though only for a season.
* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Andrea whilst at a meeting in Kansas City.

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* BackForTheFinale: A variation. He sends a video of himself congratulating Donna and David on their wedding, while also complementing Kelly in the process.



* CharacterFilibuster: Brandon, on occasion, tends to make long rattling speeches on various topics.



* HeterosexualLifePartners: He's best friend with both Steve and Dylan.

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: He's best friend friends with both Steve and Dylan.



* PutOnABus: At the start of the season 9, Brandon leaves for Washington after accepting a job offer as a journalist there.



* AlphaBitch: Had shades of this, but was never a complete one. See LovableAlphaBitch below.



* BrokenBird: In later seasons. She goesb through a lot on the show, both physically and emotionally.

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* BrokenBird: In later seasons. She goesb goes through a lot on the show, both physically and emotionally.emotionally.
* CharacterDevelopment: Kelly went from a spoiled rich girl with AlphaBitch tendencies to the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Man]] of the group who was more likable, kindhearted, and willing to help.
* ConvenientMiscarriage: Suffers one towards the conclusion of season 7. Incidentally, Jennie Garth was pregnant with her first child around the same time.



* DescentIntoAddiction: Suffered a cocaine addiction in season 6, though eventually kicked it.



* HollywoodHealing: Kelly suffered second-degree burns in a fire at Steve's rave in season 5, though seemed not to have many scars to show for it.



* ReallyGetsAround: One of the most infamous examples from this show, due to her promiscuous lifestyle.

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* NearDeathExperience: Kelly nearly burned to death at the fire at Steve's rave, in the fifth season.
* ReallyGetsAround: One of the most infamous examples from this show, due to her promiscuous lifestyle.




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* TeenPregnancy: [[DownplayedExample Downplayed]]. Andrea became pregnant as a freshman in college, making her roughly 18 or 19 at the time (also slightly less believable [[DawsonCasting considering Gabrielle Carteris was ''many'' years removed from her character]]). However, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot this was written in because Andrea's actress was pregnant at the time]].




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* WidowedAtTheWedding: [[DownplayedExample Downplayed]]. Dylan and Toni are married without any problems, but Toni is shot and killed by a hitman hired by her father, who intended to kill Dylan instead; this caused Dylan to [[PutOnABus leave Los Angeles]].
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* BadassBookworm: He's very well-read, cultured and still a badass.
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!!Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty)

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* RememberTheNewGuy: We were supposed to always know she was Brandon and Brenda's cousin.

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* RememberTheNewGuy: We were supposed to always know she was Brandon and the daughter of friends of Brendon & Brenda's cousin.parents.
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* DudeMagnet: The only one who can compete with Brandon in terms of popularity with the opposite sex. She was loved by pretty much every male character, at different times.

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* DudeMagnet: The only one who can compete with Brandon in terms of popularity with the opposite sex. She was loved by pretty much every male character, at different times.times: she had had a sexual relationship with Steve prior to the start of the show, and he still had feelings for her at the beginning of the show; David had a crush on her in the earlier seasons prior to them becoming step-siblings; and she had relationships with both Dylan and Brandon.

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* BadassBookworm

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* BadassBookwormBadassBiker: He rides a Cool motorcycle.


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* LastNameBasis: She prefers to be called by her last name Silver, but she doesn't seem to mind when her mother calls her by her first name Erin.

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* LastNameBasis: She prefers to be called by her last name Silver, but she doesn't seem to mind when her mother calls her by her first name Erin.Erin even though she does call her Silver later episode an the season.
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: FunctioningAddict: He becomes addicted to ADHD medication in season 4. He uses them to help him work.

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: * FunctioningAddict: He becomes addicted to ADHD medication in season 4. He uses them to help him work.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Pretends to be nice and innocent, but she's not that believable.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Pretends to be nice Spends her first episode acting like an {{Expy}} of [[Series/SavedByTheBell Kelly Kapowski]]. But at the episode's conclusion, she calls her friend in New York and innocent, but she's not ensuing conversation, reveals that believable.she has nothing but contempt for everyone.
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* JewishAndNerdy: He was definitely geeky in the beginning.

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* JewishAndNerdy: He was definitely geeky in the beginning.beginning, though his Jewish background is downplayed, being brought up only a couple of times.

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* TroubledButCute: One of the original and most famous examples. He's portrayed as a brooding, tough, super-cool bad boy with abandonment issues, and very popular with girls (both in-universe and out).

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* TallDarkAndSnarky: He has a snarky side.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Dark-haired, attractive, charming and taller than Brandon.
* TroubledButCute: One of the original and most famous examples. He's portrayed as a aloof, brooding, tough, super-cool bad boy with abandonment issues, and very popular with girls (both in-universe and out).

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may act tough, but he really cares for his friends.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may act tough, be tough and anti-social, but he really cares for his friends.


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* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Brooding Boy to Annie's Gentle Girl.


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* MrFanservice: He gets a lot of shirtless scenes.


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* HighClassCallGirl: She works as an escort in season 4. Averted however, as she only ends up sleeping with one man, whom she ends up dating.



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: FunctioningAddict: He becomes addicted to ADHD medication in season 4. He uses them to help him work.



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* RecoveredAddict: after she finishes rehab in season 1.



* ChickMagnet: He's hardly ever short of female attention.

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* ChickMagnet: He's hardly ever short of female attention. This becomes especially common in season 4 when he becomes a model.



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* ChickMagnet

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* {{Expy}}: Shares some aspects with Dylan [=McKay=] and Ryan Atwood from {{LiveActionTV/TheOC}}.

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* {{Expy}}: Shares some aspects with Dylan [=McKay=] and Ryan Atwood from {{LiveActionTV/TheOC}}.[=McKay=].



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be tough, hostile, and dismissive but he is generally a good guy once you get to know him.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be Despite his tough, hostile, and dismissive but hostile exterior, he is generally a good guy once you get to know him.loyal, caring guy.



* TroubledButCute: A bad boy with {{Parental Issues}} who is still gorgeous and popular with girls.

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* TookALevelInKindness: In season 2 he starts to show his nicer, sensitive side.
* TroubledButCute: A reformed bad boy with {{Parental Issues}} who is still gorgeous and popular with girls.



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* {{Expy}}: He resembles a young {{Creator/JamesDean}}.


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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: With Dylan.



* BrokenBird: In later seasons. She goes through a lot on the show, both physically and emotionally.

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* BrokenBird: In later seasons. She goes goesb through a lot on the show, both physically and emotionally.



* Expy: He resembles a young {{Creator/JamesDean}}.



* TroubledButCute: One of the original and most famous examples. He's portrayed as a a brooding, tough, super-cool bad boy with abandonment issues, and very popular with girls (both in-universe and out).

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* TroubledButCute: One of the original and most famous examples. He's portrayed as a a brooding, tough, super-cool bad boy with abandonment issues, and very popular with girls (both in-universe and out).



* MrFanservice



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* SensitiveGuyManlyMan: SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Dixon's Sensitive Guy.



* TroubledButCute: A bad boy with {{Parental Issues}} who is very charming and attractive.

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* TroubledButCute: A bad boy with {{Parental Issues}} who is very charming still gorgeous and attractive.
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* SensitiveGuyManlyMan: The SensitiveGuy to Liam's ManlyMan.

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* SensitiveGuyManlyMan: SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The SensitiveGuy Sensitive Guy to Liam's ManlyMan.Manly Man.



* SensitiveGuyManlyMan: The ManlyMan to Dixon's SensitiveGuy.

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* TheCharmer: Due his {{AllGirlsWantBadBoys}} charm.

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* TheCharmer: Due his {{AllGirlsWantBadBoys}} bad boy charm.



* FreudianExcuse: He's been abused by his stepfather so many times, which could be the reason for his bad boy
behaviour.
* HairTriggerTemper: He has serious anger issues.

to:

* FreudianExcuse: He's been abused by his stepfather so many times, which could be the reason for his bad boy
behaviour.
* HairTriggerTemper: He has serious anger issues.
boy behaviour.

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