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1	''Last Days Journal'' is a series of fictional blogs about the fate of the world after the zombie apocalypse. While the plot of the site originally focused more on avoiding the zombies and the source of zombieism (a virus), it has evolved into inter-factional warfare between the people who took over after the fall of society.
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6	* AdultsAreUseless: Initially, the majority of the survivors with power were teen-agers.
7	* AffablyEvil: Zooxanthallae
8	* AfterTheEnd
9	* AndIMustScream: There are a great many such scenes, especially with Kamarov and Boone.
10	* ApocalypseHow: Somewhere between level 1 and level 2 with most of humanity getting wiped out, but technology mostly intact, if deteriorating.
11	* ArtificialLimbs
12	* AxCrazy: Boone, though initially with a machete instead of ax. Numerous other characters have been this as well at one point or another.
13	* BadassCrew: When a major site-wide crisis is at hand, this usually occurs to sort it out. It's like Ghostbusters only with zombies and automatic weapons.
14	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Quouar
15	* BloodKnight: Boone
16	* BloodyHilarious: Anything written by Boone. Ever.
17	* BoomHeadshot: Captain Dryfter's username is actually "Operation Headshot"
18	* BoringButPractical: Flamethrowers may seem like an excellent, exciting way to take out zombies, but it's a really bad idea. The simple weapons are the best against zombies.
19	* CrapsackWorld: There are zombies. Everywhere.
20	* CrazyPrepared: Nergal Heavy Industries (though that's because they caused it), as well as a fair number of the survivors
21	* CrystalDragonJesus: The Raider Faith. Just substitute God for Boone and Jesus for Kam, make Communion a lot creepier and more blatantly cannibalistic and you're set.
22	* DeathByMaterialism: More a meta-example, but because of Big D's obsession with weaponry, he was driven off the site.
23	* TheDeterminator: Captain Dryfter and Danni
24	* DiabolicalMastermind: Cerberus and Katsuo, though each had an army.
25	* DieOrFly: Danni and her pyrokinesis, Dryfter and his regenerative ability
26	* DissonantLaughter: Boone, one of his more infamous traits.
27	* DoubleEntendre: The entirety of some of Kamarov and Boone's less plot relevant threads.
28	* DownerEnding: This is usually true when a main character dies, with a few exceptions. [[spoiler:Big D is a rather notable exception]].
29	* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Just about every survivor group
30	* EvilDetectingDog: Averted. One villain has a dog, and Cerberus is named after a three-headed dog.
31	* EvilDuo: Antistes and Quouar
32	* ExoticWeaponSupremacy: Agatha's inventions are awesome.
33	* ExploitationFilm: Pretty much everything at one point or another. More so anything involving The Remnant, the Raiders, or the Ferals. A lot of the earlier posts play out in this manner.
34	* FaceHeelTurn: Katsuo, and arguably Kamarov.
35	* FireForgedFriends: Antistes and Quouar, though I suppose they didn't have to work together ever.
36	* GenreSavvy: Most of the survivors survived because they recognised the zombie apocalypse when it started.
37	* GloriousLeader: Rene, and just about everything he did to rebuild as much of the United States as possible. Despite not being the Glorious Leader himself, he allowed for The Ministry to seize control later on.
38	* {{Gorn}}: Virtually every kill or quest undertaken by Boone or Kam has resulted in extreme amounts of gorn, to the point that Tal won't even talk to Kamarov anymore, and the Raiders have taken to referring to Boone as a "Blood God."
39	* GovernmentConspiracy: One of the theories is that the government developed the zombie virus in the first place.
40	* HappyPlace: Some of Boone's more livid posts involve this.
41	* HeroicBSOD
42	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Quouar
43	* HeelFaceTurn: Antistes
44	* HollywoodTactics: Averted and played straight, depending on who is fighting.
45	* HotSubOnSubAction: The CatsEyes plot
46	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kamarov Blak, Antistes
47	* IdentityAmnesia: Captain Dryfter, after nearly getting killed by an exploding bridge
48	* IDidWhatIHadToDo: All the morally ambiguous characters, but especially Kamarov and Nickson.
49	* ImAHumanitarian: The Raiders, and most of the secondary character groups the heroes fight against.
50	* {{Immortality}}: Anyone with Cell 2147, though the actual degree to which this is true varies greatly.
51	* ImmuneToBullets: Zombies!
52	* MadeOfIron: Captain Dryfter
53	* ManipulativeBastard: Antistes, Quouar
54	* MilitaryAlphabet: Consistently used by most survivor group leaders, and especially those who had once been part of Nergal Heavy Industries
55	* NighInvulnerability: Anyone that survived. More so Rene and Alan than anyone else, as most other main characters have since perished.
56	* NotUsingTheZedWord: Averted and played straight, depending on who is talking about them.
57	* OneManArmy: Anyone with Cell 2147
58	* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Quouar about Kamarov Blak and Faust.
59	* PlotTailoredToTheParty: Considering the community makes the plots, they usually try to make it possible for everyone else to figure it out, not to mention play on the characters' strengths.
60	* PowerNullifier: Corubicon's antidote to Cell 2147
61	* ThePowerOfRock: Hobbits discovered what happens when you blast rock at zombies... [[spoiler: All the zombies come running!]]
62	* PsychoSerum: Cell 2147, though this is arguable.
63	* SealedEvilInACan: Basically any number of viruses, contagions or dangerous chemicals hoarded by the various groups, usually let loose by Kamarov or one of his flock. Antistes was known for doing this with his Cleric to a large degree, and Ahmose died in search of it.
64	* SelfInsertFic: Just about every individual in the story is guilty of this to varying degrees. Most openly admit it, but some have the decency to split themselves from their character early on.
65	* {{Soaperizing}}: At times, the site can be like this.
66	* TheQuisling: The Clerics and ferals
67	* TankGoodness: Averted. Everyone hates the only person with tanks.
68	* TearJerker
69	* TooDumbToLive Big D
70	* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture
71	* TheVirus Malaysian Rabies
72	* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Everyone. It's how the site works.
73	* WildChild Danni
74	* ZombieApocalypse
75	* ZombieGait: Averted. The zombies tend to run.
76	* ZombieInfectee: None of the Survivors have died of Malaysian Rabies yet, though.

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