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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Asher is usually depicted as an invincible juggernaut who frequently dishes out violence and suffers little to no consequence for it, even with adults. In one story, however, two cops show up to ask him questions when they suspect him of drug-dealing (over a misunderstanding); his expression is one of pure terror. He outright tears up when it's all over.
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* TurnedOffByTheJerkass: In one episode of live-action adaptation, the class is taken hostage by a terrorist. [[SoapboxSadie Sigal]] is very much smitten with him, especially as he describes with tears what jerkasses surrounded him that he had to get rid of them. Then Gal, displeased at his girlfriend being intetested in another, manages to access the criminal's background and finds out that in addition to all the murders, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking he also has a background]] of [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals puppy abuse]]. Of course for Sigal, [[SkewedPriorities nothing can ever justify]] ''that''.
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* ComingOutStory: Ziv has one in ''Zbeng 1''. Jinji reacts very negatively. The rest are friendly to neutral.
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* FashionModel: Maya is sometimes seen working part-time as a fashion model. To emphasize her beauty and her vain personality.
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* BuxomIsBetter: An opinion expressed many times through the strip. Yosefa is the former LovableAlphaBitch of the class because she is the most busty girl in school. The current AlphaBitch, Maya, isn't quite as... gifted in that area and although she has usurped Yosefa's throne and then some, she still expresses jealousy of Yosefa's buxom figure.

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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: An opinion expressed many times through throughout the strip. Yosefa is the former LovableAlphaBitch of the class because she is the most busty girl in school. The current AlphaBitch, Maya, isn't quite as... gifted in that area and although she has usurped Yosefa's throne and then some, she [[ACupAngst still expresses jealousy jealousy]] of Yosefa's buxom figure.
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* ConMan: When Jinji's selfish personality isn't expressed with him being a PeepingTom or [[ToxicFriendInfluence encouraging Gal to cheat on his girlfriend]], then he's probably running some sort of scheme to make some money or humiliate his friends.

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* ConMan: When Jinji's selfish personality isn't expressed with him being a PeepingTom ThePeepingTom or [[ToxicFriendInfluence encouraging Gal to cheat on his girlfriend]], then he's probably running some sort of scheme to make some money or humiliate his friends.



* ThePeepingTom: Jinji.

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* BoyishShortHair: Most of Sigal's hairstyles. Her first hairstyle was basically the same as ''{{Franchise/Tintin}}'', her third hairstyle was close-cropped hair which gradually grew into a bob over the years, and her fourth and current one, which combines her short hair with two long horn-like bangs that [[ExpressiveHair change color according to her mood]]. The only exception is her second hairstyle, where she was a BaldWoman. Since Sigal is an opinionated feminist and probably the closest thing to a Tomboy in the 'classic' Zbeng! cast, this is very appropriate for her.

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* BoyishShortHair: Most of Sigal's hairstyles. Her first hairstyle was basically the same as ''{{Franchise/Tintin}}'', her third hairstyle was close-cropped hair which gradually grew into a bob over the years, and her fourth and current one, which combines her short hair with two long horn-like bangs that [[ExpressiveHair change color according to her mood]]. The only exception is her second hairstyle, where she was a BaldWoman.bald. Since Sigal is an opinionated feminist and probably the closest thing to a Tomboy in the 'classic' Zbeng! cast, this is very appropriate for her.

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* MirrorCharacter: ‘Atsanya bat-Simkhon, a recurring character who is basically Sigal, only a far-right-winger instead of a far-left-winger. When Moti tried to introduce them, they were both ComicallyMissingThePoint, seeing the other as a CardCarryingVillain they share nothing with.



* NotSoDifferent: ‘Atsanya bat-Simkhon, a recurring character who is basically Sigal, only a far-right-winger instead of a far-left-winger. When Moti tried to introduce them, they were both ComicallyMissingThePoint, seeing the other as a CardCarryingVillain they share nothing with.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Zbeng! 1, the Prequel book, has a few examples of seemingly-new character being revealed as the past-selves of established characters; such as [[PlainJane Aya]] actually being [[AlphaBitch Maya]] and [[NewAgeRetroHippie Woodstock]] actually being [[GoodLookingPrivates Moti]].


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* LineOfSightName: the story "The Zbeng! Must Go On" is focused on Ido, Gal, Jinji and Ziv setting up a band together to perform at their end-of-the-school-year party. It's only when they get on stage to introduce themselves that they realize that they have no name. Then Gal notices his older sister Osnat (who got hit on the leg earlier that day) sneaking off the stage after having sex there with her new boyfriend. And thus, "My Limpy Sister" was born.
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* DiscoDan: Ido is modeled after the 70's Punk scene, and espacially TheRamones.
** The Zbeng 1 Story "The Zbeng! Must Go On" reveal that *Moti*, of all characters, used to have a similar thing wotth the 60's and Hippies.


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* ForeignCultureFetish: Nir, the resident snob, hates all other Israelis for being uncultured and vulgar in his eyes, and is obsessed with English culture and especially London. His CatchPhrase is "In London this wouldn't have happened".


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* GivenNameReveal: 'Woodstock', from the Zbeng! 1 story "The Zbeng! Must Go On" (which is a prequel about he origins of the "My Limpy Sister" band) is a hippie-looking guy obsessed with the 60's [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname who is only known by his nickname]]. However, near the end of the story, he reveals to Osnat that he's soon gonna have to abandon his hippie-like aesthetic as he's going to be enlisted to his mandatory millatry service; so soon 'Woodstock' is gonna be replaced with just... Moti. Revealing that this is also the backstory of how Osnat and Moti got together.


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* WealthsInAName: The resident [[RichBitch Rich Bastard]] snob of the cast is named Nir Le-*Cost*.
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* PlasticBitch: Maya, the [[TheVamp vampy]], manipulative AlphaBitch is only as beautiful as she is due to many, many plastic surgeries.


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* RichBitch: Nir is a male version. His defining character trait is being a jerky snob and lording his wealth and supposed superiority and style over everyone else.
* RichKidTurnedSocialActivist: Sigal is one of the more well-off characters in the cast (only [[TokenRichKid Ron]] and maybe Nir are higher than her on the economical ladder), and she's also the resident SoapBoxSadie and a fierce fighter for social justice.


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* SlobsVersusSnobs: The snobby, rich Nir versus... almost every other character, but especially Hertzel.
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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: The only two blondes in the cast are Yosefa, the former LovableAlphaBitch, and Maya the current Alpha Bitch. Maya deliberately invokes this trope cause she bleached her brown hair blonde during her TheMakeover to become the most beautiful girl in the school.

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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: The only two blondes in the cast are Yosefa, the former LovableAlphaBitch, and Maya the current Alpha Bitch. Maya deliberately invokes this trope cause she bleached her brown hair blonde during her TheMakeover Makeover to become the most beautiful girl in the school.



* MeaningfulRename: Aya was an unattractive nerdy girl who's OnlyFriend was the even nerdier Yaron. After giving herself a life-changing [[TheMakeover]] Makeover and becoming the new Alpha Bitch of the school, she renamed herself 'Maya'.

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* MeaningfulRename: Aya was an unattractive nerdy girl who's OnlyFriend was the even nerdier Yaron. After giving herself a life-changing [[TheMakeover]] Makeover [[TheMakeover Makeover]] and becoming the new Alpha Bitch of the school, she renamed herself 'Maya'.



* UnnecessaryMakeover: [[invoked]]. In-Universe, almost everyone prefer Maya over her former self, Aya (including [[ThatManIsDead Maya herself]]. Everyone except Yaron that is, although he usually finds Maya as attractive as all the other boys do - he was in *love* wih Aya and he still prefer her over Maya. Some stories (including Maya's official backstory in "God Zbeng! the Queen") show that Maya's lack of interest in Yaron doesn't necessarily stem from her finding him unattractive, or from his lack of social status - but from bewilderment and disgust at the fact that he liked the old her better.

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* UnnecessaryMakeover: [[invoked]]. [[invoked]] In-Universe, almost everyone prefer Maya over her former self, Aya (including [[ThatManIsDead Maya herself]].herself]]). Everyone except Yaron that is, although he usually finds Maya as attractive as all the other boys do - he was in *love* wih Aya and he still prefer her over Maya. Some stories (including Maya's official backstory in "God Zbeng! the Queen") show that Maya's lack of interest in Yaron doesn't necessarily stem from her finding him unattractive, or from his lack of social status - but from bewilderment and disgust at the fact that he liked the old her better.

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