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3[[folder:The Last Breakfast Club]]
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5* AllStereotypeCast: Deconstructed
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7* BrokenBird
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9* ColorCoatedCharacters:
10** Allison is grey and black
11** Andrew is blue
12** Bender is red
13** Brian is green
14** Claire is pink
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16* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype
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18* FreudianExcuse: Each of the kids had a troubled home life
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20* HiddenDepths
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22* ParentalNeglect
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24* TroubledTeen: Even though they're all in their 20s, the trope still stands
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28[[folder:Allison Reynolds - The Basket Case]]
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30* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
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32* LonersAreFreaks
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34* SelfProclaimedLiar
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36* ShipperOnDeck: Really invested in Bender and Andrew hooking up
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38* SoapboxSadie
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40* GuyOnGuyIsHot: Gets turned on watching Bender and Andrew fight during Danger Zone
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42* HandyFeet: Claims to be able to do a lot with her toes
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46[[folder:Andrew Clark - The Athlete]]
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48* AdaptationalSexuality
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50* BelligerentSexualTension: With Bender
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52* BrokenAce
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54* HeroicSacrifice: Tries to make one, but is stopped by Bender.
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56* JerkJock: Has shades of this, but is ultimately a kind, loving, and sensitive person. Was definitely one in high school
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58* LovableJock
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60* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Calls Bender a "faggot" after their physical fight in Danger Zone
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62* SportsDad: His father, who pushed him to athletic excellence, had a deep effect on him.
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66[[folder:John Bender - The Criminal]]
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68* AbusiveParents
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70* AdaptationalSexuality
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72* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Had a long list of conquests before the apocalypse
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74* ArmoredClosetGay
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76* AxCrazy: Threatens to leave the safety of the school and expose them all to the dangerous radiation in response to a fight with Andrew.
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78* BelligerentSexualTension: With Andrew
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80* ByronicHero
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82* CallingTheOldManOut: One of the most heartbreaking moments of the film, when Bender recounts his trauma and abuse, is kept in the musical.
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84* FreudianExcuse: His walls and edge comes from his parents' abuse, even more so than the others.
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86* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
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88* LargeHam
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90* LastNameBasis: Only called "Bender" by the group
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92* MouthyKid: Always quick with a retort against Vernon, though he's not really a kid anymore.
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94* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Makes a lot of sexist and offensive comments, which are called out by Claire, Allison, and Brian.
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98[[folder:Brian Johnson - The Nerd]]
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100* Adorkable
101* AloneAmongTheCouples: Was the only one of the main group who wasn't paired off at the beginning of the film, leaving him as the only virgin left.
102* GirlfriendInCanada: Claims to have had sex with many girls in the Niagara Falls area, as well as the Janitor (he formerly lied about Claire) in order to save face about being a virgin.
103* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: The blonde Brian is the nicest character in the show
104* MustNotDieAVirgin: Very worried about the fact that he is still a virgin
105* NerdsAreVirgins: The nerd of the group, and the only virgin
106* NiceGuy: The nicest person in the show
107* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Usually very progressive and thoughtful, but makes a racist impression while high. He [[LampshadeHanging calls himself out]] for the impression, blaming the ValuesDissonance of the [[Film/TheBreakfastClub original film]].
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109* TheCutie
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111* TheHeart
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113* ThePollyanna: Even the apocalypse isn't enough to fully break his spirit.
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115* TheSmartGuy
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117* WideEyedIdealist: The only character who still has hope
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121[[folder:Claire Standish - The Princess]]
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123* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Averted, as she breaks up with Bender when his bad boy persona becomes too much
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125* AlphaBitch: Before the apocalypse
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127* BrutalHonesty
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129* LargeHam: Especially when stoned
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131* ParentsArePeople: Realizes that she may have been too hard on her parents, and regrets not having a better relationship with them when they were alive. She addresses the complicated emotions in "The Living Years."
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135[[folder:The Janitor]]
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137* GodBeforeDogma: Must learn to look at his faith through the lens of God's love, not His retribution.
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139* HolierThanThou
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141* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Averted and then some. No longer is he the VoiceOfReason from the original
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143* TokenReligiousTeammate
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145* TurnToReligion: Became a [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist]] Christian after the apocalypse.
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147[[/folder]]
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149[[folder:Vice Principal Richard Vernon]]
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151* AntiVillain
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153* DeanBitterman
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155* NotEvilJustMisunderstood
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157* OurZombiesAreDifferent
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159* PetTheDog: Has a beautiful moment with Bender near the end of the musical, where he helps Bender recognize the lasting trauma of his abusive upbringing, allowing him to begin moving on.
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