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* Many of the veteran crimefighters of ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' are regular folks coupled with a few gimmicks (Jack-In-the-Box, Crackerjack, Altar Boy), but who have trained their reflexes up to bullet-dodging levels. It gets deconstructed with Quarrel; she constantly realizes that she's a BadassNormal in a world of super-powered beings, armored villains, aliens, and gods, and compensates for it with '''lots''' of training -- to the point where she cannot sustain any sort of normal relationship because of the commitments required.

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* Many Not surprisingly, many of the veteran crimefighters of in ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' are regular folks coupled with a few gimmicks (Jack-In-the-Box, Crackerjack, Altar Boy), Boy, the Black Badge, El Hombre, the Flying Fox), but who have trained their reflexes themselves up to bullet-dodging levels. It gets deconstructed levels.
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with Quarrel; she constantly realizes that she's a BadassNormal in a world of super-powered beings, armored villains, aliens, and gods, and compensates for it with '''lots''' of training -- to the point where she cannot sustain any sort of normal relationship [[MarriedToTheJob because of the commitments required.]] She's only with Crackerjack because she doesn't care that he ReallyGetsAround, and he doesn't care if she forgets his birthday.
** Played with in the case of Sticks. In his home of Gorilla Mountain, he's just a typical -- and disinterested -- soldier in gorilla society. In Astro City, however, his strength, training, and prehensile feet makes him a dangerous opponent to anyone who tries to exploit him.
** in "The Dark Ages", Charles and Royal Williams eventually grow into this role through a combination of physical training and gear appropriated from Pyramid.
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* In ''ComicBook/AllFallDown'', [[spoiler:the Ghoul]] is revealed to be one of these.

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* %%* In ''ComicBook/AllFallDown'', [[spoiler:the Ghoul]] is revealed to be one of these.
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* The earliest ComicBook/{{Grendel}}s all fit into this category, being only humans armed with an electrified BladeOnAStick who can take on AntiHero werewolf Argent.

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* The earliest ComicBook/{{Grendel}}s all fit into this category, being only humans armed with an electrified BladeOnAStick spear who can take on AntiHero werewolf Argent.
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** The comics ''Nomad'' and ''Rebellion'' centered around a mercenary named Darca Nyl, who's told to TakeUpMySword by a dying Jedi after his son is killed by a Dark Jedi the dying man was attempting to capture. During his quest for revenge, he's mistaken for a Jedi multiple times and ends up becoming a KnightErrant helping anyone he can along the way. While he lacked the SuperReflexes of Force-sensitives, he became skilled enough to deflect blaster shots and hold his own against Dark Jedi.

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** The comics ''Nomad'' and ''Rebellion'' centered around a mercenary named Darca Nyl, who's told to TakeUpMySword by a dying Jedi after [[CrusadingWidow his son is killed killed]] by a Dark Jedi the dying man was attempting to capture. During his quest for revenge, he's mistaken for a Jedi multiple times and ends up becoming a KnightErrant helping anyone he can along the way. While he lacked the SuperReflexes of Force-sensitives, he became skilled enough to deflect blaster shots and hold his own against Dark Jedi.

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