History TabletopGame / Wasteland2010

* GeniusBruiser: Bogg was a 20-year old "science nerd and sci-fi enthusiast" when the Changing caused him to mutate into a furry BeastMan, and he retains his intelligence in his new form. Also, he's the only one of the three leads who remembers the pre-Changing wor bla bla blaaaaaaaaaaaaaa“y§€54ˋ8%oug 5…% % iz& i6& i% 86%…5%tu%´z4€. 8. 97;/& 68…&8& 8 &jz g& he often has to explain to his younger teammates.

* GeniusBruiser: Bogg was a 20-year old "science nerd and sci-fi enthusiast" when the Changing caused him to mutate into a furry BeastMan, and he retains his intelligence in his new form. Also, he's the only one of the three leads who remembers the pre-Changing world, which he often has to explain to his younger teammates.

* {{Mooks}}: Malevolokk has an unnamed group of followers, Captain Cutthroat has his Land Pirates, the Crimson Overlord has his Overfiends, Eve-L has her Marsh Dwellers, and Krome has his MechaMooks, the Robot Raiders.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Mutor has four arms.
* MysteriousPast: "Little is known about Zolgar's past, which is precisely the way he wants it."
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Malevolokk, Captain Cutthroat, the Crimson Overlord, Eve-L; the series' RoguesGallery certainly know how to name themselves with style.
* NewNeoCity: {{Inverted}} with [[BigApplesauce Old York]], the ruins of UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.
* {{Pirate}}: Captain Cutthroat "is every inch a stereotypical pirate", complete with EyepatchOfPower, TalkLikeAPirate speech pattern and robotic PirateParrot. Be warned that pointing this out to him is his BerserkButton.
* PowerTrio: Zolgar, Lady Mistra and Bogg.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: {{Inverted}} with Malevolokk; Bogg was once one of his students.
* ReluctantMonster: In "The Ape Man of UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}", the titular creature turns out to be a GentleGiant who rescues the heroes from slavers.
* RescueIntroduction: In Cammie's first appearance, she saves the main heroes from several {{Giant Spider}}s.
* {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s: Cammie's mutated pets, Fuzzball and Fluffball.
* ScienceHero: Dr. Brett Stahl and his daughter Vanessa are both scientists who work for the Utopian League and occasionally help Zolgar and company.
* TheSheriff: Delusional RecurringCharacter Slade Mulligan believes that he's a United States Marshall, and acts accordingly.
* SwampsAreEvil: Presumably why Eve-L and her {{Mooks}}, the Marsh Dwellers, choose to live in one.
* TimmStyle: The book uses this artstyle for some pictures of the characters.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Jay Alcott, vice president of the Utopian League, [[PlayingWIthATrope plays with this trope]]. His stats say that he's "not evil", but his bio states that he's "lacking in the moral fiber department", is "always up to no good", and regards the three leads as "savages".
* WiseBeyondHerYears: Lady Mistra, according to her biography.

* ProngsOfPoseidon: Eve-L carries a metal trident that shoots [[ShockAndAwe electrical beams]].

* AuthorExistenceFailure: A {{Meta}} example. InUniverse, ''Wasteland 2010'' was created by Carlton Becker, who died of a heart attack (possibly caused by the stress of the series' TroubledProduction) before the show even aired, which led to its being CutShort and lots of WhatCouldHaveBeen.

No direct relation to the video game ''VideoGame/{{Wasteland}}'' - while both are set AfterTheEnd, the games are set after a nuclear war rather than the books magical catastrophe.

* WomanInWhite: Lady Mistra's outfit is predominantly white.

* ActionGirl: All the female characters. Lady Mistra and Eve-L are skilled magic users, Cammie is a JunglePrincess, and Dr. Vanessa Stahl is a ScienceHero.