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* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Expy]]: Of Marcello, the painter, from ''[[La Boheme]].''.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Roger.
* [[How We Got Here]]: Inverted by "Halloween". "How did we get here, how the hell..."
* [[The Ishmael]]: Mark. There really is no central character, though the movie would like to believe it's Roger, it seems.
* [[Jewish and Nerdy]]
* [[Le Film Artistique]]: Mark's raison d'être.
* [[Man Hug]]: Mark and Roger on several occasions, most notably at the end of "What You Own" (only in the movie, they don't actually see each other in the show).
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: While he's always attempting to be Roger's happy, supportive best friend, the song "Halloween" marks him (pun intended) as someone contemplative, mournful, and terrified of the reality of his situation. ''And when I capture it on film, will it mean that it's the end and I'm alone?''
* [[Unreliable Narrator]]
 
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* [[Big No]]: In "Finale A".
* [[Character Development]]: He {{spoiler|eventually defrosts, thanks to his friends and Mimi.}}.
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice King]]
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: April, Roger's girlfriend before the start of the show. All she left Roger was a note informs him only that they tested positive in their HIV antibody test, before slitting her wrists.
* [[Expy]]: Of Rodolfo, the poet, from ''[[La Boheme]].''.
 
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* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Mimi is said to be Latina, but since her first actress was half-black, more than one fully-black (and dark-skinned) actress has played her as well.
* {{spoiler|[[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]}}: {{spoiler|Only in the Dutch production.}}.
* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|Mimi, who is saved through [[The Power of Rock]]... alongside a heavy dose of [[Fridge Logic]]/slight [[Mind Screw]].}}.
* [[Expy]]: Of, well, Mimi, the seamstress, from ''[[La Boheme]].''.
* [[Fan Service]]: The only reason why, in the film, "Out Tonight" is performed while Mimi is at work instead of at her apartment like in the play.
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: She's an exotic dancer rather than a hooker, but follows this trope all the same.
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Mimi to Roger.
* [[Spared by the Adaptation]]
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: It's a living ...
 
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{{quote|''Originally played by Jesse L. Martin''}}
 
* [[Expy]]: Of Colline, the philosopher, from ''[[La Boheme]].''.
* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]
* [[Last-Name Basis]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]: After {{spoiler|Angel's death}}, he gets very serious very quickly.
* [[Sidekick Song]]: "Santa Fe".
* [[The Stoner]]
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{{quote|''Originally played by Wilson Jermaine Heredia''}}
 
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Literally speaking, as opposed to "ambiguous sex.". Usually referred to with female pronouns, but doesn't seem to mind masculine ones.
* {{spoiler|[[Bury Your Gays]]}}
* [[Drag Queen]]
* [[Expy]]: Of Schaunard, the musician, from ''[[La Boheme]].''.
* [[The Heart]]
* [[Magical Queer]]
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* [[Anything That Moves]]
* [[Expy]]: Of Musetta, the singer, from ''[[La Boheme]].''.
* [[Ladykiller in Love]]
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: To Joanne. Was probably this for Mark, as well.
* [[The Masochism Tango]]: The tango... Maureen.
* [[Sidekick Song]]: "Over the Moon".
* [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]: As she states in "Take Me Oror Leave Me" to justify how she acts.
 
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* [[Closer to Earth]]: Compared to the rest of her circle of friends, she is the only one with a high-paying, steady, professional career, and is basically the only thing keeping Maureen and Mark from imploding.
* [[Expy]]: To a lesser extent than the other characters, but she does vaguely parallel Alcindoro from ''[[La Boheme]].''.
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Though mostly because being with Maureen ''forces'' her to be extra paranoid whenever it looks like she may be flirting with someone.
* [[The Masochism Tango]]
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* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: At least, the rest of the gang sees him as this.
* [[Expy]]: Of Benoit, the landlord, from ''[[La Boheme]].''.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Foots the bill for {{spoiler|Angel's}} funeral.
 
== Secondary ==
== Mrs Cohen ==
* [[Jewish Mother]]: ''Oh, boy ...''
* [[My Beloved Smother]]
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