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The Last Breakfast Club
- All-Stereotype Cast: Deconstructed
- Broken Bird
- Color Coated Characters:
- Allison is grey and black
- Andrew is blue
- Bender is red
- Brian is green
- Claire is pink
- Deconstructed Character Archetype
- Freudian Excuse: Each of the kids had a troubled home life
- Hidden Depths
- Parental Neglect
- Troubled Teen: Even though they're all in their 20s, the trope still stands
Allison Reynolds - The Basket Case
- Cloudcuckoolander
- Loners Are Freaks
- Self-Proclaimed Liar
- Shipper on Deck: Really invested in Bender and Andrew hooking up
- Soapbox Sadie
- Guy on Guy Is Hot: Gets turned on watching Bender and Andrew fight during Danger Zone
- Handy Feet: Claims to be able to do a lot with her toes
Andrew Clark - The Athlete
- Adaptational Sexuality
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Bender
- Broken Ace
- Heroic Sacrifice: Tries to make one, but is stopped by Bender.
- Jerk Jock: Has shades of this, but is ultimately a kind, loving, and sensitive person. Was definitely one in high school
- Lovable Jock
- Politically Incorrect Hero: Calls Bender a "faggot" after their physical fight in Danger Zone
- Sports Dad: His father, who pushed him to athletic excellence, had a deep effect on him.
John Bender - The Criminal
- Abusive Parents
- Adaptational Sexuality
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Had a long list of conquests before the apocalypse
- Armored Closet Gay
- Ax-Crazy: Threatens to leave the safety of the school and expose them all to the dangerous radiation in response to a fight with Andrew.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Andrew
- Byronic Hero
- Calling the Old Man Out: One of the most heartbreaking moments of the film, when Bender recounts his trauma and abuse, is kept in the musical.
- Freudian Excuse: His walls and edge comes from his parents' abuse, even more so than the others.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- Large Ham
- Last-Name Basis: Only called "Bender" by the group
- Mouthy Kid: Always quick with a retort against Vernon, though he's not really a kid anymore.
- Politically Incorrect Hero: Makes a lot of sexist and offensive comments, which are called out by Claire, Allison, and Brian.
Brian Johnson - The Nerd
- Adorkable
- Alone Among the Couples: Was the only one of the main group who wasn't paired off at the beginning of the film, leaving him as the only virgin left.
- Girlfriend in Canada: Claims to have had sex with many girls in the Niagara Falls area, as well as the Janitor (he formerly lied about Claire) in order to save face about being a virgin.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: The blonde Brian is the nicest character in the show
- Must Not Die a Virgin: Very worried about the fact that he is still a virgin
- Nerds Are Virgins: The nerd of the group, and the only virgin
- Nice Guy: The nicest person in the show
- Politically Incorrect Hero: Usually very progressive and thoughtful, but makes a racist impression while high. He calls himself out for the impression, blaming the Values Dissonance of the original film.
- The Cutie
- The Heart
- The Pollyanna: Even the apocalypse isn't enough to fully break his spirit.
- The Smart Guy
- Wide-Eyed Idealist: The only character who still has hope
Claire Standish - The Princess
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Averted, as she breaks up with Bender when his bad boy persona becomes too much
- Alpha Bitch: Before the apocalypse
- Brutal Honesty
- Large Ham: Especially when stoned
- Parents Are People: Realizes that she may have been too hard on her parents, and regrets not having a better relationship with them when they were alive. She addresses the complicated emotions in "The Living Years."
The Janitor
- God Before Dogma: Must learn to look at his faith through the lens of God's love, not His retribution.
- Holier Than Thou
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Averted and then some. No longer is he the Voice of Reason from the original
- Token Religious Teammate
- Turn to Religion: Became a fundamentalist Christian after the apocalypse.
Vice Principal Richard Vernon
- Anti-Villain
- Dean Bitterman
- Not Evil, Just Misunderstood
- Our Zombies Are Different
- Pet the Dog: Has a beautiful moment with Bender near the end of the musical, where he helps Bender recognize the lasting trauma of his abusive upbringing, allowing him to begin moving on.