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3 | ''Zsazsa Zaturnnah'' (full name: ''Ang Kagila-gilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Zsazsa Zaturnnah'', translated to ''The Spectacular Adventures of Zsazsa Zaturnnah'') is a cult-favorite superhero comic from the UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}}. The story follows Ada, a gay man, who comes in contact with a large, spikey meteor which, when ingested, turns him into the Franchise/WonderWoman-esque superheroine Zsazsa Zaturnnah. Zsazsa soon finds herself in conflict with the man-hating Queen Femina from Planet XXX and her fellow Amazonistas. The writer, Carlo Vergara, is writing the sequel, ''Zsazsa Zaturnnah sa Kalakhang Maynila'' (''Zsazsa Zaturnnah in Metro Manila'') |
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5 | The comic spawned a stage musical and, later, a feature film starring BB Gandanghari (as Ada), Zsazsa Padilla (as Zsazsa Zaturnnah) and Pops Fernandez (as Queen Femina). |
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7 | !!The various versions of Zsazsa Zaturnnah provide examples of: |
8 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: Krystal just can't seem to take a hint. |
9 | * AmphibianAtLarge: One story has a giant frog emerge from a volcano. |
10 | * ArchEnemy: Queen Femina Suarestellar Baroux |
11 | * BettyAndVeronica: Demure Ada as Betty and the flamboyant Zaturnnah as Veronica. |
12 | * BulletTime: Invoked and lampshaded in the first fight scene as Zaturnnah and her attackers get stuck in a frozen shot long enough for Didi to investigate and get hit when they move again |
13 | * ByThePowerOfGrayskull: "ZATURNNAH!" |
14 | * CampGay: Ada's assistant, Didi |
15 | * CanonForeigner: Aruba, Poldo and Mang Justin in the movie |
16 | * {{Crossdresser}}: Ada and Didi |
17 | * DoesNotLikeMen: Queen Femina and her Amazonistas |
18 | * EatingTheEyeCandy: Many people fall over themselves in front of Dodong's oft-shirtless body |
19 | * EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: Zaturnnah must face a zombie invasion partway through the movie, orchestrated by Queen Femina |
20 | * GayConservative: Ada. In TheMovie she's not so much politically conservative as very self-conscious about her identity offending people. |
21 | * HenshinHero: Ada needs to become Zsazsa Zaturnnah to acquire powers |
22 | * HumanAliens: The Amazonistas |
23 | * InASingleBound: Zsazsa Zaturnnah can't fly, but she sure can jump. |
24 | * InformedFlaw: Ada mentions once in the movie that as Zaturnnah he loses his hair-styling skills, but this is never demonstrated in the movie. (Well, because he *can't* do it.) |
25 | * {{Kaiju}}: One of Zaturnnah's opponents is a giant frog |
26 | * ManlyGay: Dodong is a slightly downplayed example, nearly on the border with StraightGay, except he gets lots of sculpted {{Shirtless Scene}}s, especially when he's helping out around the community (and helping Zsazsa battle enemies of course). |
27 | * MagicalQueer: Invoked and Discussed, as to whether Bakla naturally resistant to Zombies, but ultimately Averted. |
28 | * MagicMeteor |
29 | * MostCommonSuperpower: which are able to deflect bullets |
30 | * TheMovie: ''Zsazsa Zaturnnah: Ze Moveeh'' |
31 | * TheMusical: the stage show and movie |
32 | * ReluctantWarrior: Both Ada and Zsazsa need a lot of goading and persuading from Didi before they start kicking ass. |
33 | * SequelHook: the movie ends with one, after a second stone falls from the sky |
34 | * ShirtlessScene: Dodong in his introduction, and after his initial encounter with the zombies |
35 | * ShoutOut: |
36 | ** he song "Ikaw Ang Superhero ng Buhay Ko" (You are the Superhero of My Life" mentions other superheroes from the Philippines, such as ComicBook/{{Darna}}, Lastikman and Captain Barbell. |
37 | ** Zsazsa's origin story mirrors ComicBook/{{Darna}}'s (finding a meteor from outer space, ingesting it grants the user a transformation into a superpowered woman). |
38 | * StraightGay: Ada hews more to this, even if he does run a beauty parlour and is otherwise effeminate in lifestyle and chosen profession. He's not as outwardly expressive as [[CampGay his assistant Didi]]. |
39 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: Zsazsa Zaturnnah, but also the Amazonistas, with the comic version of Queen Femina especially |
40 | * SuperGenderBender: Ada has no special powers, but Zsazsa Zaturnnah does |
41 | * SuperHero: Zsazsa Zaturnnah |
42 | * SuperHeroOrigin |
43 | * SuperSpeed |
44 | * SuperStrength |
45 | * StartOfDarkness: Planet XXX used to be NoWomansLand until the Amazonistas revolted and committed {{Gendercide}}. |
46 | * ThirdOptionLoveInterest: Krystal thinks she's this, but Dodong [[{{SubvertedTrope}} shows no interest in her]]. |
47 | * TransEqualsGay: Both Ada and Didi repeatedly self-identify as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakla_(Philippines) "Bakla," which is an umbrella term used for gay men, trans women, and any androphile who is born into a male body]]. [[{{ValuesDissonance}} In Fillipino society, Bakla are traditionally considered a third sex]]. The fact that the U.S. version of the subtitles translates Bakla as [[{{NWordPrivileges}} "Fag" ]] doesn't help matters much. |
48 | * TransformationTrinket: The Zaturnnah meteor |
49 | * VillainSong: Queen Femina describing her backstory and motivations |
50 | * WombLevel: Zsazsa gets swallowed by that giant frog and has to cut her way out. |
51 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The Amazonistas had a very compelling reason to rebel against their male captors. Outright killing them off was, understandable, given what they'd been through. Trying to [[{{Gendercide}} wipe out every male in the universe]], good or evil, was [[MoralEventHorizon not acceptable]]. |
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