History Awesome / Worm

* In [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]], Weaver needs to keep Eidolon from interfering with their attack on the Slaughterhouse clones inside a building full of hostages. How does she keep him busy? She ''threatens him''. And one of the most powerful capes in the world ''[[TheDreaded stops and listens]]''.

** The above-mentioned Harbinger clones? Contessa and their original show up and take three down, causing the remaining five to give up.

* Ms. Yamada makes herself the third person to personally save the world by talking Glastig Uaine all the way from casually threatening to kill everyone to becoming a hero - callsign Valkyrie.

* [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/10/interlude-26/ Interlude 26.]] A particularly horrifying one: Jack, caught in an endless repetition of torture and pain, casually talks Scion into ending the human race ''by understanding how his alien mind works''.

* In [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/monarch-16-13/ 16.13]], after she reunites with the other Undersiders and briefs them on what happened, their attempted ambush is turned and they are surrounded by Coil's other villains and his entire army of mercenaries. Taylor negotiates for Coil to show them Tattletale to prove that he hasn't killed her. Then he orders his men to fire. Cue the Reveal:

* In [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/monarch-16-12/ 16.13]], after she reunites with the other Undersiders and briefs them on what happened, their attempted ambush is turned and they are surrounded by Coil's other villains and his entire army of mercenaries. Taylor negotiates for Coil to show them Tattletale to prove that he hasn't killed her. Then he orders his men to fire. Cue the Reveal:

** Step 3: infiltrate the Folk's apartment with the insects and [[CanYouHearMeNow cut off all enemy comms.]] Simple: every time a cell phone was left unattended, insects would sweep out and deposit it in the most convenient inaccessible location, concluding with the leader, Topsy's, phone being thrown in the sink full of water.

* After she discovers Shadow Stalker's true identity, Taylor refuses to seek revenge. So in [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/interlude-10/ Interlude 10]], after Regent has [[PeoplePuppets taken control of her]] for a mission, he fakes driving her out of town for his team. In actual fact he puts her through a HumiliationConga by exposing all her misdeeds that he can and revealing her nature to her family, culminating in nearly having her kill herself, all because she messed with [[PetTheDog his teammate]] and he knows she'd never do it herself.

* In [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ 5.9]], Taylor has a rematch with Lung, a villain who becomes more powerful and harder to beat as he fights and has already taken down her allies. Lung is extremely pissed at her for terrible injuries in their first encounter. He begins to toy with her, not taking her or her power seriously. Taylor tells him not to underestimate her, and smashes a caterpillar covered in a very powerful hallucinogen in his eye, briefly incapacitating him. Before he can recover and attack, she slowly and methodically CUTS OUT HIS EYES WITH A KNIFE knowing that it will take weeks for him to regenerate them.

* In [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/monarch-16-12/ 16.13]], after she reunites with the other Undersiders and briefa them on what happened, their attempted ambush is turned and they are surrounded by Coil's other villains and his entire army of mercenaries. Taylor negotiates for Coil to show them Tattletale to prove that he hasn't killed her. Then he orders his men to fire. Cue the Reveal:

* [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ 20.5]]. Taylor is cornered in front of a cafeteria full of high school students by Defiant, Dragon, and Clockblocker. Dragon has just outed her to everyone present (including Emma). Defiant is wrecking any bugs she tries to bring into the room. She doesn't have her costume, and against Defiant, having the costume probably wouldn't even help. Then she notices that they are being extremely cautious, to the point that Defiant doesn't let Clockblocker approach just in case she has something up her sleeve. Involuntarily, despite having no idea how she will escape, [[GrinOfAudacity she smiles]] (to [[GenreSavvy Clockblocker]]'s [[ThisIsGonnaSuck dismay]]). She then [[WhatTheHellHero lays out for everyone how morally debased the Protectorate's orders to the heroes are]] and asks those who side with her to stand. ''A third of the students in the room'' -- over a hundred people -- stand up. Finally, she escapes via ''peaceable protest:'' the students walk with her en masse out of the school, preventing the heroes from stopping her exit for fear of injuring them.

* In [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/interlude-11b/ Interlude 11b]], Theo Anders, a dumpy fifteen-year-old kid with no powers, is trapped in his stepmother Purity's apartment with Jack Slash, who is casually making conversation while he waits for the chance to kill Theo and Aster right in front of Purity. Theo manages to [[TalkingYourWayOut convince Jack Slash to let them go]] so Theo can become a hero capable of facing Jack Slash in battle.

* In [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/monarch-16-12/ 16.13]], after she manages to reunite with the other Undersiders and brief them on what happened, their attempted ambush is turned and they are surrounded by Coil's other villains and his entire army of mercenaries. Taylor negotiates for Coil to show them Tattletale to prove that he hasn't killed her. Then he orders his men to fire. Cue the Reveal:

* Number Man mentions in his Interlude that his power works better at range, and he proves it in [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/drone-23-2/ Drone 23.2]] by managing to defeat the heroes, including Weaver, by keeping them down with his sniper skills, even managing to incapacitate Rime.

** As the heroes prepare to make their last stand, Chevalier recovers consciousness, [[YouCanBarelyStand struggles to his feet]], enlists Tattletale's help to put his armor back on, and goes out to take one last shot at Behemoth -- gambling on Usher's power to protect him as he closes. He manages to break the Endbringer's injured leg back off before his final strike at the core hits [[AntiMagic some kind of anti-power effect]].

* [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/10/interlude-26/ Interlude 26.]] A particularly horrifying one: Jack, caught in an endless repetition of torture and pain, manages to casually talk Scion into ending the human race ''by understanding how his alien mind works''.

* The fight in Venom [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/venom-29-6/ 29.6]] against the Case 53 lynch mob includes Taylor killing Mantellum, who had managed to defeat Contessa offscreen.
* Taylor's group actually managing to piss Scion off and escaping death by crushing in [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/venom-29-8/ Venom 29.8]]

* In [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/speck-30-5/ 30.5]], Taylor managing to put Scion on the ropes through the intelligent use of her thralls' powers.

* In [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/26/speck-30-6/ Speck 30.6]], the combined forces of the parahumans managing to ''kill Scion.''

* Defiant managing to free Dragon from Teacher's shackles.

-->'''Jouster''': “A lot of hassle for a little girl.”
-->''[[WhatAnIdiot Clockblocker starts chuckling.]]''
-->'''Jouster''': "What?"
-->'''Hoyden''': "[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome She beat]] [[GeniusBruiser Alexandria]]. [[GenreSavvy He's laughing]] [[WhatAnIdiot because]] [[TooStupidToLive you're]] [[BullyingADragon putting down]] [[HeroKiller the girl]] [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore who killed Alexandria.]]"

* In [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Drone 23.1]], Weaver gets sent out on a mission with other members of the Wards as a trial run, to assess her powers. The other Wards arrange things so that they knock out all opposition before she can enter the room, specifically so she couldn't show what she was capable of. Unfortunately for them, a villain with soporific powers had disguised herself as an unpowered civilian, just waiting until the entire attack team was in the room. ''Fortunately'' for them, Weaver was on the attack team.

* Defiant managing to free Dragon from Teacher's shackles.

* A subtle one in the subsequent interlude: When the PRT are debriefing and watching the news report on what happened, the Director points out that Defiant and Dragon could have contained some of the damage if they'd cut off the press and deleted phone footage of the incident. Defiant, once a man so obsessed with image and glory and looking good that he broke the hero-villain truce to give him an edge against Leviathan, simply says “We won’t ignore people’s first amendment rights.” A ''marvelously'' subtle burn for the PRT that also shows how far Defiant has come.

* Imp and the Heartbreakers 'declawing' a sadistic tyrant. Also counts as CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, as she specifically did it in a way that would honour her friends' legacies.

-> “In the rest of your years, even if you try, which you won’t, you won’t make a fraction of the difference she made. You’re going to keep living this solitary little hunter-stalker existence, picking off a few bad guys, getting your jollies, and people are never going to wear a badge on their sleeves for you.”
-> “That badge is ''not'' for Hebert.”
-> “Maybe not for everyone,” Imp said. “It means different things for different people. A planet they lost, an ordeal they survived, I dunno. But it’s a reminder of Taylor to me, and it’s a reminder for you, too. Every time you see it, now, it’s going to make you think of her, remind you that she did something big.”
-> Shadow Stalker drew the crossbow, aiming it, but Imp was already using her power.
-> Shadow Stalker stood there in a daze for a moment, then holstered her crossbow. She fidgeted, pacing back and forth, then snarled aloud, kicking at a lump of snow at the edge of the roof, sending it up in a relatively pitiful flurry.
-> Anger with no outlet.
-> Imp smiled.

* Ms. Yamada makes herself the third person to personally save the world by talking Glastig Uaine all the way from talking about casually killing everyone to becoming a hero - callsign Valkyrie.

* Ms. Yamada makes herself the third person to personally save the world by talking Glastig Uaine all the way from talking about casually killing everyone to becoming hero - callsign Valkyrie.

** By BULLYING HIM TO DEATH. They create so many reminders of his dead partner that he goes catatonic and stops defending.

* Also, Foil being able to damage even Scion with her powers.