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* BareYourMidriff: Some of the female MJ Warriors, as well as Dirty Diana (a pole dancer).

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Merged per TRS, but covered already in Living Clothes


* DancingPants: The magic shoes can move (and moonwalk) without anyone wearing them. Ditto the GemEncrusted glove.
* DarkIsEvil / LightIsGood: Guiding principle behind the characters' costume color schemes, according to designer Zaldy Goco.

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* DancingPants: The magic shoes can move (and moonwalk) without anyone wearing them. Ditto the GemEncrusted glove.
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%%* DarkIsEvil / LightIsGood: Guiding principle behind the characters' costume color schemes, according to designer Zaldy Goco.Goco.
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* {{Nerd}}: Clumsy, complete with chunky black NerdGlasses and awful fashion sense.
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* TheElevenOClockNumber: "Man in the Mirror".

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* GirlishPigtails: Shy.

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* HumongousMecha: Mephisto.
* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: Type 1 example (Original Author's X).

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* SinisterShades: Some of the Tabloid Junkies wear these.

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* WalkingShirtlessScene: Beggar Boy, an aerialist who performs to "Stranger in Moscow".
* WeirdMoon: See MelancholyMoon above.

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* %%* WeirdMoon: See MelancholyMoon above.



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The ensemble includes dancers with hair in neon tints of blue, green, pink, etc. Beggar Boy has bright orange hair that brings [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy Stardust]] to mind (as does his glittery blue eyeshadow).

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The ensemble includes dancers with hair in neon tints of blue, green, pink, etc. Beggar Boy has bright orange hair that brings [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy Stardust]] to mind (as does his glittery blue eyeshadow).----
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* LivingClothes: Michael's Shoes, as Clumsy witnesses can Moonwalk on their own, and as Sneaky finds out, Michael's Glove has a mind of its own and engages in a little bit of ClothingCombat against him during "Working Day and Night", while Michael's Suit watches.
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-> '''''"Don't touch the glove!"'''''


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* BroughtDownToNormal: During "Scream", Mephisto's minions steal the traits from the Misfits, then proceeds to sic his terrifying goons on them in "Thriller".


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* FishOutOfWater: The Misfits were just teenagers in the audience, till Sneaky, well, [[MeaningfulName sneaks]] onto the stage, and after being warned not to do so, touches Michael's Iconic Glove, and gets them all dragged into the strange battle between Mephisto and his Tabloid Junkies and the MJ Warriors.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sneaky may be a somewhat selfish, trouble maker, but he does care about his friends, and finds himself falling in love with Shy along the course of their adventure.


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* LoveRedeems: During "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", the Misfits realize they may have lost their traits, but have what they need, the love for each other, (Sneaky for Shy, Clumsy for Smarty Pants, and vice versa), and in doing so are granted access to "Neverland".
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* FemmeFatale: Dirty Diana, the seductress from the MJ song of the same name, that performs a tantalizing, PG rated, pole dance.


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* MrFanservice: At one point during "The Way You Make Me Feel" the entire male ensemble tear their shirts off, to impress the ladies they're trying to seduce.
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* HistoricalDomainSuperperson: Michael Jackson is portrayed as a ''very'' magical being and the misfit protagonists are searching for his clothes, which are also magical. Enforced due to Michael Jackson's estate serving as a co-producer of the show.
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* [[ManInWhite People in White]]: The MJ Warriors who drive back the Tabloid Junkies, because LightIsGood.
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* TheObiWan: He's physically gone before the story actually begins but via his music, videos, and magical props Michael serves as this to the protagonists according to [[http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/mike-weatherford/mystical-michael-forgets-frailities this interview]] with the director and the director of creation, the latter of whom even compares him to the trope namer.



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The ensemble includes dancers with hair in neon tints of blue, green, pink, etc. Beggar Boy has bright orange hair that brings [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy Stardust]] to mind (as does his glittery blue eyeshadow).

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The ensemble includes dancers with hair in neon tints of blue, green, pink, etc. Beggar Boy has bright orange hair that brings [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy Stardust]] to mind (as does his glittery blue eyeshadow).
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* TotallyRadical / TwoDecadesBehind: The cartoony outfits for the misfits and the "Bad" acrobats could have come from a [[DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]] musical revue from TheEighties. Well, TheEighties ''were'' Music/MichaelJackson's salad days...

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* TotallyRadical / TwoDecadesBehind: The cartoony outfits for the misfits and the "Bad" acrobats could have come from a [[DisneyThemeParks [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]] musical revue from TheEighties. Well, TheEighties ''were'' Music/MichaelJackson's salad days...

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* ConceptsAreCheap: Of the four traits Jackson supposedly embodies, ''agility'' and ''playfulness'' are obvious, but ''courage'' and especially ''love'' less so, thus falling into this trope. This was probably bound to happen in a show with no actual dialogue; a few spoken word sound bites of Jackson himself don't go very far in explaining what they're supposed to mean. But hey, ''courage'' and ''love'' are good things, right? And the bad guys are weak against them, right?



* CrucifiedHeroShot: At the end of the "Earth Song" shadow play, the performers create an image of Michael in this pose, which he used so often in performance himself.

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* CrucifiedHeroShot: At the end of the "Earth Song" shadow play, the performers create an image of Michael in this pose, which he used so often in performance himself. The performers also strike the pose as the show ends.



* ThePowerOfLove: This is the one thing powerful enough to destroy Mephisto.

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* ThePowerOfLove: This is the one thing powerful enough to destroy Mephisto.Mephisto, though exactly how Michael Jackson and the characters embody and use it [[ConceptsAreCheap isn't clear]].
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* FromBeyondTheFourthWall: During the preshow, The Misfits sneak into the theater and wind up on stage...

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* FromBeyondTheFourthWall: During the preshow, The Misfits sneak into first appear in the theater and wind up audience before sneaking on stage...to the stage.
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As for the title, ''ONE'' refers to Jackson's superstar status, the promise that the bulk of the show will feature his #1 charting songs (though only 10 of the 33 songs used actually achieved that position in the U.S.), and his dream of a completely united human race.

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As for the title, ''ONE'' refers to Jackson's superstar status, the promise that the bulk of the show will would feature his #1 charting songs (though only 10 of the 33 songs used actually achieved that position in the U.S.), and his dream of a completely united human race.

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* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Wink's black getup is sparkly in the way that Jackson's ''Motown 25'' "Billie Jean" jacket was sparkly. By the end of the show -- but particularly during "Man in the Mirror" and "Can You Feel It" -- there's sparkly golden magic dust flying/being flung about ''everywhere'', thankfully not literally (rather, on film).

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* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Wink's black getup is sparkly in the way that Jackson's ''Motown 25'' "Billie Jean" jacket was sparkly. sparkly, and the hat jugglers are similarly twinkly. By the end of the show -- but particularly during "Man in the Mirror" and "Can You Feel It" -- there's sparkly golden magic dust flying/being flung about ''everywhere'', thankfully not literally (rather, on film).


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* FromBeyondTheFourthWall: During the preshow, The Misfits sneak into the theater and wind up on stage...


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* InstantCostumeChange: Donning one of the magic costume pieces triggers this, an effect reversed when the piece in question is lost.

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