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'''Major:''' Art<br />
'''Sport:''' Trk&Fld - Distance Running<br />
'''Likes:''' Drawing, painting, reading, video games, astrology, trad. fencing, [[Magic the Gathering|Magic:TG]], [[Foot Focus|cute toes]], charmers, [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Chocolate|chocolate]], showering, tidiness, Bowser Jr., Santino<br />
'''Dislikes:''' Lectures, cliques, loud people, dishonesty, [[Does Not Like Men|misandrists]], public speaking, disappointing others, messiness, boredom, conflict, bad critiques<br />
'''Favorite food:''' Spaghetti and Meatballs<br />
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'''Major:''' Psychology<br />
'''Sport:''' Trk&Fld - Shotput, Discus, Javelin<br />
'''Likes:''' Working out, comic books, [[B -Movie|B-movies]], people-watching, competition, rough-housing, surprising people, loyalty, Roy Koopa, Gian<br />
'''Dislikes:''' Daydreamers, [[Hypocrite|hypocrites]], veggies, missing-out, other psychologists, [[Wangst|whiners]], braggers, [[Heteronormative Crusader|homophobes]], cold weather, getting tickled<br />
'''Favorite food:''' Steak<br />
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At 15, Junior abruptly lost his virginity to Jonathan S. "Jojo" Johnston III, his school tutor who had also been mentored by Hanbei. The two soon became a secret couple, Junior still deeply in the closet. It was Junior's deep fear of losing his family's love and respect and his relatively comfortable social standing at school, that drove his desire to stay in the closet. And this led him to make [[Idiot Ball|a series of extremely poor choices]] that [[Gay Aesop|instead almost destroyed his life]]. He started dating new "[[The Beard|girlfriend]]" Barbara T. "Babs" Wallace under false pretenses. He didn't bother to tell his actual boyfriend Jojo, which soon led to a highly acrimonious breakup and estrangement between them. Then, capping it all, Junior was beaten within an inch of his life at his own senior prom. But Junior eventually got his act together, [[Coming Out Story|came out]] to his family and the world, salvaged his life, and matured into a proud openly gay young man.
 
As a young adult, Junior attended [[California University|Aubrey State University]] as a psychology major. There he was [[Have I Mentioned I Am Gay?|always openly gay]], but ironically his track teammates and the rest of the school [[Cassandra Truth|kept dismissing it]] as [[Gay Bravado]] -- Junior could be as flirtatious and sexually candid as he liked, and it didn't make a difference.
 
When Junior was 21 years old in his junior year, he was assigned to share a dorm room with Giancarlo Rosato. They first met not at their room, but in the track team locker room, where Junior [[Male Gaze|complimented Gian's nice ass]]. Just four hours later, the two discovered they were actually [[Title Drop|roommates]] ''and'' that they were both gay. [[Chivalrous Pervert|Sexually eager]], it was only ''minutes'' before the two first had sex. But their chemistry as right, and they [[Shallow Love Interest|fell in love]], later [[Character Development|maturing]] into a close and happy couple.
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* [[Armored Closet Gay]]: In his high school years, when his imagination was haunted by the implications of becoming unpopular. He even [[The Beard|dated]] Babs for ''a year and a half'' to keep up the charade.
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
* [[Byronic Hero]]: In ''[[Roommates These Are My Reflections (Fanfic)|These Are My Reflections]]''. He's definitely a good person, but he makes a ''lot'' of [[Idiot Ball|stupid]], ''[[Love Hurts|painful]], '''[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|destructive]]''''' decisions.
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Junior as a young adult is ''very'' sexually forward with hot men. But when things get serious, he cares about the important things.
* [[Closet Key]]: To Gian.
* [[Coming Out Story]]: In ''[[Roommates These Are My Reflections (Fanfic)|These Are My Reflections]]''.
* [[Covert Pervert]]: As a teenager, Junior relished [[Male Gaze|catching a peek]] of Hanbei's rump in the shower rooms wearing only a [[Fundoshi]].
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Played with. This is an [[Alternate Universe Fic]], where Bowser Koopa, Jr. ''isn't'' the same [[Overlord, Jr.]] commanding airships in deep space. In this universe, Junior was prone to [[Gayngst|Gayngsty]] moments of cowardice as a teenager. But he is principled and courageous as an adult.
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: In ''[[Roommates These Are My Reflections (Fanfic)|These Are My Reflections]]''.
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: His family sometimes calls him "Rerun". Junior '''hates''' that.
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* [[Gayngst]]: Had much of this when he was still in the closet at 17. He was afraid of losing his family's love and respect.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Consistently an honor student.
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Gay?]]/[[Sorry, I'm Gay]]/[[Straight Gay]]: By the time he's 21 and in college, Junior is openly gay, completely out of the closet ''everywhere''. But his track teammates keep mistaking it for [[Gay Bravado]], not actually realizing that Junior actually ''is'' gay. {{spoiler|When Olly and Mondo are beating on Gian for daring to appear conspicuously gay (because of an earring, of all things), they react with genuine shock when Junior beats on them in Gian's defense, and tells them that Gian is his boyfriend.}}
* [[Head Desk]]: In ''[[Roommates These Are My Reflections (Fanfic)|These Are My Reflections]]'', Junior does this in private when he realizes the stakes have been drastically raised on the consequences of breaking up with [[The Beard|Babs]].
* [[Hunk]]: Especially as an adult.
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* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]/[[Big Damn Heroes]]: Saving Gian from Olly and Mondo's attacks.
* [[Large Ham]]: Like his father.
* [[Last -Minute Baby -Naming]]: When Junior was born, Bowser mulled over a variety of potential names for his seventh son. When Junior was delivered and he looked like Bowser's [[Identical Grandson|Identical Son]], the only name he ''could'' accept would be Bowser Koopa, Jr.
* [[Making Love in All The Wrong Places]]: Not that Junior necessarily cares. He ''used'' to care, as a teenager, when he was still in the closet. But as a young adult, he's a great big [[Shameless Fanservice Guy|exhibitionist]].
* [[Male Gaze]]: Junior first meets Gian by staring at his ass in the locker room.
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** Also in ''Reflections'', when Junior and Jojo first met, Junior couldn't help but constantly be distracted by Jojo's arse. [[Gaydar|This did not go unnoticed by Jojo]].
* [[Manly Gay]]: Unabashedly in his young adulthood.
* [[Non -Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Bowser Koopa, Jr. is known variously within his own family as Junior, J, Bow J, BJ or Beej. Jojo called him Bowsie.
** [[Ironic Nickname]]: BJ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blow%20job also means something else]. {{spoiler|Olly and Mondo [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade]] this when they learn that Junior is actually gay.}}
** People almost never call him simply "Bowser". Jojo did, [[You Called Me "X" - It Must Be Serious|which highlighted how furious he was with Junior at the time]].
* [[Princely Young Man]]
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning|Red Eyes]]
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'''Major:''' Biology<br />
'''Sport:''' Traditional Fencing - Italian Rapier (specialty)<br />
'''Likes:''' Board games, trad. fencing, looking out for Gian, Mexican food, [[Magic the Gathering|Magic:TG]], Metal, [[B -Movie|B-movies]], abstract painting, dancing<br />
'''Dislikes:''' Prejudiced people, [[The Bully|bullies]], sport fencers, country music, crowds, being too social, mornings, chick flicks, cowards, body builders, spammers, trolls<br />
'''Favorite food:''' Tamales<br />
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* [[Gratuitous Italian]]: More so when he was a teenager than now. He and Giancarlo were preteen immigrants from [[Useful Notes/Italy|Italy]], after all.
* [[Icy Blue Eyes]]
* [[Non -Mammalian Hair]]: In contrast to his bald twin brother.
* [[One of Us]]
 
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=== Bowser ===
 
[[Super Mario Bros|Bowser Koopa, Senior]] is the patriarch of the Koopa family and head of [[Fiction Five Hundred|Koopa Suites]], a hotel business he inherited from his estranged father Rufus. With his [[Posthumous Character|late]] wife [[Super Mario Bros|Peach]], Bowser had eight children -- Ludwig, Lemmy, Roy, Iggy, Wendy, Morton, Larry and his [[Identical Son|spitting image]] Bowser Jr. But Peach died when Bowser Jr. was still little, and Bowser has had to do his best to raise the Koopalings as a single father while still running a business that has since grown into an international conglomerate. He's a good businessman, and tries to look after his children's needs and happiness, but [[When You Coming Home, Dad?|he's not usually at home with them]] as often as he'd like to be.
 
When Bowser does manage to be home, family time comes first. He is a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] in this area, at least when the choices to be made are truly important. But casually, Bowser is better known for his [[Up to Eleven|breathtaking]] [[Adult Child|immaturity]], such that his household relationship with his children more resembles that of a big brother in a family of rowdy immature brothers. It should come at no shock that the most mature member of the immediate family is not Bowser, but Bowser's only daughter Wendy.
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* [[Big Beautiful Man]]
* [[Big No]]: Upon being told that his father was coming to visit.
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
* [[The Casanova]]: [[Informed Attribute]]. He claims not to have been in a romantic relationship since his wife Peach died, though he has been considering one.
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* [[Dirty Old Man]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Get Out!]]: After one too many of Rufus's mean-spirited remarks, this time directed at his own grandson Bowser, Jr. for being a "pillow-biter."
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'''Bowser:''' (to Rufus) "Get the FUCK out of my HOUSE!"
}}
** [[Took a Level In Badass]]: While you'd think Bowser already ''was'' [[Badass]] (and you wouldn't be completely wrong, even just seeing his appearance in his profile picture here), in this particular [[Alternate Universe Fic]] he's usually adequately diplomatic when things get serious. Verbally telling off people was something he tries ''never'' to do in front of his kids. After [[Get Out!|he does this to Rufus]], he immediately apologizes to them for this kind of behavior, and promises never to act like that in front of them again.
* [[Happily Married]]: To Peach, before she died.
* [[Hot Dad]]
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* [[Narcissist]]
* [[Nice Guy]]: Rowdy, but nice.
* [[Non -Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Bowser refuses to talk to his children about the details of his poor relationship with his father.
* {{spoiler|[[Open -Minded Parent]]: Much to Junior's relief. [[Manly Bi|Not that Bowser was ever one to talk in the first place]].}}
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: When things get serious, he is always this within the walls of Koopa Manor, even taking his ''breathtaking'' childishness into consideration.
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning|Red Eyes]]
* [[Refuge in Vulgarity]]: If Bowser's joke of the moment isn't about sex, it's [[Toilet Humour]].
* [[Rule Thirty Four34]]: Invoked ''in-universe''. Bowser has a disturbing tendency to [[Rule Thirty Four34]] ''the details of his own life'', much to his [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents|childrens' horror]], in ways that would put even [[Family Guy|Peter Griffin]] to shame.
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'''Bowser:''' "Boy, if that's all you got, you STILL got some ways to go! See, with yo' Mama, it was more like she was Sour Grapes, and I was the Purple Pie Man of Porcupine Peak, going every night like 'Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta-TA! POW!"<br/>
'''Wendy:''' "Thanks a lot, Dad! Now you've [[Ruined FOREVER|sullied any remaining good memories I may have had]] of ''[[Strawberry Shortcake]]''!"<br/>
'''Iggy:''' "He's as bad as [[Rule Thirty Four34]], on the internet!"<br />
'''Bowser:''' "Kids, kids...we all know that your little '[[Rule Thirty Four34]]' has NOTHING on me! I wreck the curve on perversion!"
}}
* [[Uncle Pennybags]]
* [[When You Coming Home, Dad?]]: Bowser is very often traveling on [[Fiction Five Hundred|Koopa Suites]] business, and isn't at home with his kids as much as he'd prefer.
 
=== Peach ===
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* [[Happily Married]]: To Bowser.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Died soon after Junior was born.
* [[Mythology Gag]]/[[NamesName's the Same]]: Clawdia Koopa ([[Spell My Name With an "S"|with a W]]) was mentioned as the name of Bowser's wife and the mother of the Koopalings in a single issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]] UK'', and never mentioned anywhere else -- it is considered of questionable [[Nintendo]] [[Canon|Canonicity]]. Peach is the name of a different character, Princess Peach Toadstool, who is the woman Bowser infatuates over in the ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' series. ''Roommates'' merges the two into one character, whose first mention is as Claudia Koopa, but thereafter is almost always referred to as Peach.
* [[Non -Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]
 
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* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: [[Ludwig Van Beethoven]]'s music was playing in the honeymoon suite where Ludwig von Koopa was conceived.
* [[Non -Idle Rich]]
* [[Non -Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Smug Snake]]: Easily the ''second'' least sympathetic member of Junior's family. Only [[Racist Grandpa|Rufus]] is harder to love.
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
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** Give him his [[Fan Art]] folks. He's earning it.
* [[Multicolored Hair]]: And it's natural.
* [[Non -Idle Rich]]
* [[Non -Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Sequential Artist]]: In-universe, Lemmy posts art on [[Deviant ART|DivergentArt]], and maintains a [[Web Comic]] called ''[[Creator Cameo|Spelunkers]] into [[Creator Cameo|Dreams]]''. This is a [[Shout Out]] to artist Spelunker Sal and writer Dreamous, the creators of the ''[[Roommates 2009 (Fanfic)|Roommates]]'' [[Web Comic]].
* [[Shorter Means Smarter]]: And [[Genre Savvy]] as hell. He's [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|made the Fourth Wall his bitch]] since his first appearance int he story.
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* [[Ha Ha Ha No]]: Roy's reaction when Morton makes him really, ''really'' angry.
* [[Hunk]]
* [[I Call Him "Mister Happy"]]/[[Bigger Is Better in Bed]]: In high school, Roy used to brag about his "foot-long hotdog". This is Roy's ''erect'' length -- his flaccid length is unspecified.
* [[Idle Rich]]: Besides helping out Junior, Roy spends most of his time sitting around the house, spending time with his friends, or working out. Wendy tells him as much.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]:
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* [[Multicolored Hair]]: And it's natural.
* [[Nerd]]: Not even a [[Hollywood Nerd]]. Iggy is a fantastically geeky, awkward, unkempt, full-blown Nerd, whose friends are all just as nerdy as he is.
* [[Non -Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Occidental Otaku]]: Iggy has an unhealthy personal obsession with Japanese culture that goes well beyond mere immersion and study. Roy nicknames him "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/weeaboo wee-Iggy-a-boo]".
* [[Word of Gay|Word of Straight]]: Iggy is quite straight, and has a girlfriend. Gay things don't interest him, but they don't bother or offend him at all either. As such, he seems extremely comfortable discussing with any and all gay topics, and will even affectionately tease Junior about them. Iggy's no stranger to it -- he's already seen countless [[Rule Thirty Four34]] both gay and straight on [[Four Chan]].
 
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* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Commands Junior's respect and admiration, even if she's also pretty scary.
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]/[[Mythology Gag]]: Bowser likes to call her "Kootie Pie", which Wendy finds embarrassing. Kootie Pie was Wendy's name in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3]]'' animated series.
* [[The Fashionista]]/[[Non -Idle Rich]]: Has a successful career in both interior decoration and fashion.
* [[Gossipy Hens]]
* [[Iconic Item]]: Wendy still wears a pink ribbon, but unlike her [[Nintendo]] [[Canon]] incarnation it is much smaller in size and attached to her hair on the side of her forehead.
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* [[Neat Freak]]: Will raise hell if someone's getting the furniture dirty, especially when it's some of the finest furniture in existence that she selected for decorating the manor.
* [[Non -Mammalian Hair]]: In contrast to her [[Nintendo]] [[Canon]] [[Bald Woman]] appearance.
* [[Ojou]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. She's a wealthy young woman who people treat like the lady she is...because she'll tase your scaly ass if you don't.
* [[Only Sane Woman]]: Of sorts, seeing as she acts more mature than any of her brothers or her father. Though Wendy's sanity comes more into question whenever she casually brandishes (much less ''uses'') her [[Static Stun Gun|taser]] in the house. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that since [[Missing Mom|Peach died]], she's the only woman in a house full of rowdy men, and has had to be the [[Reasonable Authority Figure|voice of reason]] ''while'' adequately fending off the childish antics of her brothers, ''and'' make them behave when they are told.
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* [[Follow the Leader]]: In-universe example. Morton developed his public reputation by doing everything he could to copy Roy's. But Morton is far more of a whore (both as an [[Narcissist|attention whore]] and in sexual conquest) who also doesn't exercise his physique as much as Roy. (Which isn't saying much -- Morton is still in decent shape.) In these regards, Roy doesn't have the highest opinion of Morton.
* [[Handsome Lech]]: Morton is certainly attractive, and would be [[The Casanova]] if not for him being such an undignified man whore. Roy can pull it off and command more respect -- Morton, not so much.
* [[I Am X, Son of Y]]: Morton Koopa, '''Jr.''' was named after Bowser's own grandfather Morton Koopa, though Morton, Jr. ended up being a disappointment compared to his honorable great grandfather.
* [[Idle Rich]]: But he doesn't make it look as savory as Roy does.
* [[Millionaire Playboy]]
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** [[It Got Worse|It Got Funnier]]. Larry later decided his favorite ''Guilty Gear'' character was [[Straight Gay|Venom]], because "[[Accidental Innuendo|he was a manly guy that he could get behind]]".
* [[Heteronormative Crusader]]
* [[Non -Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Serious Business]]: Larry and ''[[Guilty Gear]]''.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
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* [[Abusive Parent]]
* [[Angry Black Man|Angry Koopa Man]]
* [[Complete Monster]]: Deliberately invoked. Rufus is written to be at least as bad as [[The Boondocks (Comic Strip)/Characters|Uncle Ruckus]] from ''[[The Boondocks]]'', except ''never'' has anything resembling a sympathetic moment. You're supposed to ''hate'' this guy -- everything he says is utter toxic sewage. This makes it [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|all the sweeter]] when Bowser [[Get Out!|kicks him out for good]].
* [[Dirty Old Man]]
* [[First -Name Basis]]: Bowser never calls him "dad" or anything similar. Bowser always addresses his father as "Rufus". This continually demonstrates how utterly broken any semblance of a father-son bond is between them.
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]
* [[Heteronormative Crusader]]
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* {{spoiler|[[He Who Fights Monsters]]: The great fear of both Hanbei and Roy alike, is that Hanbei may become this if he ever succumbs to certain homicidal temptations. Hanbei is a trained killing machine with a chilling dark streak hidden deep within his otherwise kindhearted soul. It seldom ever shows itself.}}
* [[I Gave My Word]]: Hanbei promised Roy when they were teenagers, that he would never use lethal force against someone. {{spoiler|But he killed the Hong Kong gangster who had been exploiting Billy and Jimmy. Hanbei is ashamed of having broken his promise, and has been under such stress that it has worsened his diabetes. Roy was quick to forgive, because Hanbei had actually done a good thing.}}
* [[In -Series Nickname]]: In addition to Hanbei, he's also been called Bei-Bei, Bei-by, and a variety of other names. Junior usually calls him Nii-chan. Jojo calls him Hanny. {{spoiler|''No one'' calls him Diogo...at first. When Roy finally learns of it, he starts calling him Diogo or Go-Go now and then, but still Bei-Bei or Bei-by in mixed company, until Diogo is ready for all to know his true name.}}
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: But is never arrogant about it. He's just ''unassailable'', period.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
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* [[Heteronormative Crusader]]: Following Olly's lead. {{spoiler|But Mondo is much quicker than Olly to reassess his attitudes.}}
* [[Morality Pet]]: To Olly, once Mondo finally grows a backbone and the two discuss complicated issues more frankly.
* {{spoiler|1=[[Rape Is Love|Rape is Friendship]]/[[ItsIt's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It]]: Technically, Olly ''rapes'' Mondo. But Mondo's okay with it, and even says he and Olly can do it again if he likes.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Sex Face Turn]]: After Mondo has sex with Olly for the first time, he is coming to accept who he is. Punctuated by more sex and heated arguments with Olly, Mondo's personal soul-searching leads him to seek out and apologize to Gian. Mondo's redemption is complete.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Straight Gay]]}}
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* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: They had sex the first day they met. Just-deflowered Junior immediately wanted to start a regular intimate relationship so they could get to know each other better. They eventually ''did'' become good friends and lovers, but it [[Love Hurts|ended very bitterly]].
* [[The Twink]]
* [[You Called Me "X" - It Must Be Serious]]: Jojo always affectionately called Junior "Bowsie". But when Jojo became '''really''' infuriated on discovery of Junior's covert [[The Beard|fake girlfriend]] Babs, he broke up with Junior on the spot. When Junior tried to speak with him, Jojo would only call him "Bowser," indicating a complete absence of affection that highlighted Jojo's fury.
** {{spoiler|A year later, after Babs beats Junior to a pulp, it is Jojo who discovers him. Concerned, Jojo is calling him "Bowsie" again as he frantically phones for help. [[How We Got Here|We already know that they're not together when Junior is in college]], but it gives the reader a glimmer of hope that they at least find a way to reconcile and be on good terms.}}
 
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* [[Kicking Ass in All Her Finery]]: She's a skilled kickboxer in her own right, even while wearing that [[Graceful Ladies Like Purple|purple prom dress]].
* [[Woman Scorned]]: As soon as she realized that Junior was lying to her for a year and a half ''and'' was gay ''and'' made her his [[The Beard|Beard]], she wasted no time beating the shit out of him.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: She may not destroy an entire world, but in her rage she destroys ''a lot'' in her wake. Beating Junior to a pulp is just the start. Junior is finally out of the closet, ''everyone'' will know what he did to Babs and what Babs did to him, and even [[Fiction Five Hundred|Koopa Suites]] is suffering a jolt of corporate fallout because Babs's father's business pulls out of a very important agreement because of what happened with their kids on prom night. But even if Babs's fury seems extreme, the reader remembers that what Junior did her was still a ''terrible'' thing -- carrying on a fake relationship for ''a year and a half'' that Babs will never get back, just to reveal that it was a lie to [[The Beard|keep Junior in the closet]]. We know ''why'' Junior did it, but it was still a dick thing to do to Babs. Between Junior, Jojo and Babs, the biggest victim is Babs, who did not even have the luxury of having a clue what was going on before the crap hit the fan. Wendy recognizes Babs as a victim of deceit as soon as Junior outs himself to his family, and slaps him in the face.
 
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