History Characters / Superbad

* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Seth has a typically misogynistic, insensitive attitude you'd expect from a mid-noughties teenager and has no problem with calling people fags.

* InsufferableImbecile: Both of them are heavily unreliable at their jobs, frequently misunderstanding the cashier's descriptions of the robber. They are also highly amoral, freely causing mayhem across town and even abandoning their colleagues during a crisis simply for getting in the way of their conversation.

* CoolLoser: He's a NiceGuy who is easy to get along with, though he admits that he would have more friends if he didn't hang out with [[{{Jerkass}} Seth]] and [[CasanovaWannabe Fogell]].

* NerdyNasalness: The most stereotypically nerdy character in the film, he speaks in a high nasal voice.

* NerdyNasalness: The most stereotypically nerdy character in the film, he speaks in a high nasal voice.

%%* NerdyNasalness

'''Evan:''' So what the fuck do you want from me? I'm not gonna let you slow me down anymore, Seth!\\

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: He tries to get a girl drunk to make out with her (which ''does'' backfire) and is often self-centered. He's still hilarious, though.

* MoralityPet: He is the only one [[FatBastard Seth]] shows his good side with. Best shown when Seth tries to carry Evan back home after he is intoxicated.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Seth genuinely dislikes him and seems to only hang out with him due to proximity and the fact Evan tolerates him.

* NerdyNasalness

* InsufferableImbecile: Both of them are highly amoral and incompetent, being LiteralMinded and willing to ignore their fellow officers during a crisis.

* PsychopathicManchild: They are highly amoral and hedonistic police officers who play with their weapons and equipment like toys. They also like to quote ''Franchise/StarWars'' together and goof around with local teenager Fogell.

* FatAndSkinny: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in that Michaels isn't fat, but Slater is definitely much slimmer than him.

* LaughablyEvil: Definitely hilarious, but also corrupt, drunk, sociopathically callous and irresponsible.

* PsychopathicManchild: They are highly amoral and hedonistic police officers who play with their weapons and equipment like toys.

* PsychopathicManchild: Despite being in their 20s or 30s, they generally behave like amoral teenage delinquents who play with their weapons and equipment like toys.

* BerserkButton: Spitting on Slater is one shot at getting decked, as [[BullyingADragon the kid with the mullet learned the hard way]].

* ComedicSociopathy: Played for laughs, but they leave their colleagues to bleed out in some kind of battle elsewhere, simply for interrupting their conversation with Fogell.
* DirtyCop: They use their status as cops as an excuse to do a bunch of reckless shit around town. They also casually leave other officers to die, ignoring their desperate cries for backup. simply for interrupting their conversation.

* InspectorJavert: {{Subverted|Trope}}. They act as antagonists for Seth and Evan in the second half of the film but neither of them are well-intentioned or lawful. Plus, Seth and Evan were genuinely guilty of possessing alcohol as minors.

* {{Manchild}}: They behave very similarly to teenage hooligans.

* TheSociopath: Slater and Michaels leave their fellow officers to die ForTheEvulz, by casually turning off their radio as they scream desperately for backup.

* FatBastard: He's fat and openly rude to people, especially to Fogell.

* ItsAllAboutMe: He shows more concern towards getting laid than Fogell getting in trouble. He gets [[WhatTheHellHero called out by Evan for this]]:
-->'''Evan:''' How fucking selfish are you? You had no problem letting Fogell take the fall back there, you obviously don't want me going to a good school...
-->'''Seth:''' Fuck, man!
-->'''Evan:''' So what the fuck do you want from me? I'm not gonna let you slow me down anymore, Seth!

* KarmaHoudini: A loathsome, perverted, cowardly creep from beginning to end, who shows zero care or concern for anyone but himself. Yet is rewarded for it, inexplicably.

* JerkassHasAPoint: He was rude about it, but he wasn't wrong to tell Fogell that [=McLovin=] is an unconvincing name. Of course, Fogell gets a pass on the name anyway due to pure luck.

* LovableAlphaBitch: She is not only one of the most popular girls at school, but is by far the nicest/most polite character in the movie. Seth assumes she will be a drunk party animal as a popular girl, and gets equally hammered in preparation for that, only to find out that Jules does not even drink alcohol.

* Slimeball: A loathsome, perverted, cowardly creep from beginning to end, who shows zero care or concern for anyone but himself.

* DirtyCop: They use their status as cops as an excuse to do a bunch of reckless shit around town. Although, how much of this is them trying to impress Fogell or just their normal behavior is left to the viewer's interpretation.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Becca likes Evan for no toher reason than because he's a NiceGuy.

* CoolLoser: He's a NiceGuy who is easy to get along with, though he admits that he would have more friends if he didn't hang out with [[{{Jerkass}} Seth]] and [[ExtravertedNerd Fogell]].

* DrinkingOnDuty: on the nigh in question, but implied to be a common thing.