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=== Cady Heron ([[Lindsay Lohan]]) ===
=== Cady Heron ([[Lindsay Lohan]]) ===


{{quote| '''Cady''' ''(narrating)'' ''':''' I know it looked like I was being a [[Alpha Bitch|bitch]], but that's only because I was ''[[Beneath the Mask|acting]]'' [[Becoming the Mask|like a bitch.]]}}
{{quote|'''Cady''' ''(narrating)'' ''':''' I know it looked like I was being a [[Alpha Bitch|bitch]], but that's only because I was ''[[Beneath the Mask|acting]]'' [[Becoming the Mask|like a bitch.]]}}


* [[Alpha Bitch]]: After [[Becoming the Mask]]
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: After [[Becoming the Mask]]
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* [[Blondes Are Evil]]
* [[Blondes Are Evil]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Regina George, the butt of all of Cady's tricks and pranks. [[Jerkass|She probably deserves it, though.]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Regina George, the butt of all of Cady's tricks and pranks. [[Jerkass|She probably deserves it, though.]]
* [[Can't Get Away With Nuthin']]: You KNOW it's true.
* [[Can't Get Away with Nuthin']]: You KNOW it's true.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Comes up with her plan to get revenge on Cady and throw the entire school into chaos whilst screaming her lungs out.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Comes up with her plan to get revenge on Cady and throw the entire school into chaos whilst screaming her lungs out.
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]
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** Tina Fey comments on this commentary and notes that Regina at her fattest in the movie is probably around Tina Fey's own weight.
** Tina Fey comments on this commentary and notes that Regina at her fattest in the movie is probably around Tina Fey's own weight.
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
** [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Turns into this.
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Turns into this.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Manipulative Bitch]]
* [[Manipulative Bitch]]
* [[Neutral Evil]] -> [[Chaotic Neutral]]/[[Chaotic Good]]
* [[Neutral Evil]] -> [[Chaotic Neutral]]/[[Chaotic Good]]
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: Regina isn't afraid of casually calling people "retarded".
* [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]]: Regina in a specific example. She could rattle off several mostly-illegal weight loss drugs (most of which either were expensive before being banned or would be expensive to ship from countries where they're still legal.) Yet, she didn't know enough about health and nutrition to know whether or not butter is a carb. It's especially egregious because almost any health class is going to teach nutrition and in general, most teenage girls are so body-conscious that they know more about nutrition than most professional dietitians.
* [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]]: Regina in a specific example. She could rattle off several mostly-illegal weight loss drugs (most of which either were expensive before being banned or would be expensive to ship from countries where they're still legal.) Yet, she didn't know enough about health and nutrition to know whether or not butter is a carb. It's especially egregious because almost any health class is going to teach nutrition and in general, most teenage girls are so body-conscious that they know more about nutrition than most professional dietitians.
* [[Spoiled Brat]]
* [[Spoiled Brat]]
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* [[Informed Judaism]]
* [[Informed Judaism]]
* [[Lawful Evil]] -> [[Lawful Neutral]]
* [[Lawful Evil]] -> [[Lawful Neutral]]
* [[Minion With an F In Evil]]: Not as much as Karen, but still rather incompetant in bitchiness.
* [[Minion with an F In Evil]]: Not as much as Karen, but still rather incompetant in bitchiness.
* [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]: "I'm sorry that people are so jealous of me... but I can't help it that I'm so popular."
* [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]: "I'm sorry that people are so jealous of me... but I can't help it that I'm so popular."
* [[Stepford Smiler]]
* [[Stepford Smiler]]
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Gretchen.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Gretchen.
* [[Kissing Cousins]]
* [[Kissing Cousins]]
* [[Minion With an F In Evil]]: Oh yes.
* [[Minion with an F In Evil]]: Oh yes.
* [[The Pollyanna]]: As well as being the least malicious Plastic she's easily the happiest too, lacking Regina's rage, Gretchen's crippling neurose, or Cady's need to fit in. She's even aware of (and comfortable with) the knowledge she's not very bright.
* [[The Pollyanna]]: As well as being the least malicious Plastic she's easily the happiest too, lacking Regina's rage, Gretchen's crippling neurose, or Cady's need to fit in. She's even aware of (and comfortable with) the knowledge she's not very bright.
* [[Token Good Teammate]]
* [[Token Good Teammate]]
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* [[Important Haircut]]: Offscreen. After Regina spread the rumor in middle school that Janis was a lesbian, Janis dropped out of school for the rest of the year; when she returned in the fall, "all her hair was cut off, and she was totally weird."
* [[Important Haircut]]: Offscreen. After Regina spread the rumor in middle school that Janis was a lesbian, Janis dropped out of school for the rest of the year; when she returned in the fall, "all her hair was cut off, and she was totally weird."
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Janis, who, despite influencing and encouraging Cady to join the Plastics specifically to damage Regina, gets zero comeuppance when she reveals it to the entire crowd of girls following the revelation of the Burn Book.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Janis, who, despite influencing and encouraging Cady to join the Plastics specifically to damage Regina, gets zero comeuppance when she reveals it to the entire crowd of girls following the revelation of the Burn Book.
* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: Shares her name with [[Singer-songwriter]] [[w:Janis Ian|Janis Ian]].
* [[Not So Different]]: Though Janis wants revenge on Regina, she's as spiteful and manipulative as she is when it comes to Cady.
* [[Not So Different]]: Though Janis wants revenge on Regina, she's as spiteful and manipulative as she is when it comes to Cady.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: When she realizes that Cady has [[Becoming the Mask|become the mask]].
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: When she realizes that Cady has [[Becoming the Mask|become the mask]].

Latest revision as of 18:44, 14 June 2021


The Plastics

Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan)

Cady (narrating) : I know it looked like I was being a bitch, but that's only because I was acting like a bitch.

Regina George (Rachel McAdams)

Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert)

Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried)

Others

Ms. Sharon Norbury (Tina Fey)

Janis Ian (Lizzy Caplan)

Damian (Daniel Franzese)

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