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* WonderTwinPower: When they link their boots together, the Golden Eagle Twins are able to summon a giant, fiery eagle aura in a similar vein to the Ancient Tiger Spirit. Once they disconnect, as Frida manages to get Carlito to do, it goes away immediately.

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* WonderTwinPower: WonderTwinPowers: When they link their boots together, the Golden Eagle Twins are able to summon a giant, fiery eagle aura in a similar vein to the Ancient Tiger Spirit. Once they disconnect, as Frida manages to get Carlito to do, it goes away immediately.
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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: While this is a staple for many of the series' villains and a couple of the heroes, Carla and Carlito summon what can be described as their most powerful form in order roast Manny with the power of who knows how many suns.


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* WonderTwinPower: When they link their boots together, the Golden Eagle Twins are able to summon a giant, fiery eagle aura in a similar vein to the Ancient Tiger Spirit. Once they disconnect, as Frida manages to get Carlito to do, it goes away immediately.
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* HalfIdenticalTwins: A brother-sister set of twins who look very similar to each other and share an occupation of manipulating a city into thinking they are heroes. Bonus for having practically the same name (Carla and Carlito).
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: There have been occasions where Manny's opponents were able to subdue him by grabbing his VariableLengthChain hands and tying him up. Downplayed in that after some time Manny can free at least one hand to get back in the game.

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* MasterOfDisguise: "Silver Wolf" features the Titanium Titan using his metal arms to take on another identity, the titular Silver Wolf, to lure Frida away from Manny (using ''romantic tactics'') in his latest plan to off them both. And it was working perfectly until Frida chose Manny over him.

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* MasterOfDisguise: "Silver Wolf" features the Titanium Titan using his metal arms to take on another identity, the titular Silver Wolf, to lure Frida away from Manny (using ''romantic tactics'') in his latest plan to off them both. And it was working perfectly until Frida chose Manny over him.him and he gave himself up with his VillainousBreakdown.


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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: In one episode, the Titan uses EngineeredHeroics to convince Manny and especially Rodolfo that he's turned over a new leaf, but despite the fact he manages to create a scenario where Rodolfo outright admits he would take him back as a friend and could have used it to go legit, he still tries to kill Manny anyways for the final step so that things can be "like the old days" between him and Rodolfo.
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* MasterOfDisguise: "Silver Wolf" features the Titanium Titan using his metal arms to take on another identity, the titular Silver Wolf, to lure Frida away from Manny (using ''romantic tactics'') in his latest plan to off them both. And it was working perfectly until Frida choice Manny over him.

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* MasterOfDisguise: "Silver Wolf" features the Titanium Titan using his metal arms to take on another identity, the titular Silver Wolf, to lure Frida away from Manny (using ''romantic tactics'') in his latest plan to off them both. And it was working perfectly until Frida choice chose Manny over him.

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* EvilCounterpart: To the Riveras, being bird-themed instead of cat-themed.

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* EvilCounterpart: To the Riveras, being bird-themed instead of cat-themed.cat-themed and being completely composed of villains.


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* FriendlessBackground: Implied. Per WordOfGod [[spoiler: she and Manny were friends in preschool until he left her for Frida a year later for reasons undisclosed. Since then it appears she either never got over losing Manny to attempt making new friends, made an attempt but couldn't find a good match, drove off any potential friends thanks to her villainous nature, or a combination thereof.]]
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* ThickerThanWater: Each generation after the original, undecided El Tigre has alternated between hero and villain which has inevitably lead to a lot of conflict that persists even with the current hero (White Pantera), villain (Puma Loco), and second undecided El Tigre. Despite this, the Riveras both living and dead still love each other deeply and will go all out to protect each other.

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* ThickerThanWater: Each generation after the original, undecided El Tigre has alternated between hero and villain which has inevitably lead to a lot of conflict that persists even with the current hero (White Pantera), villain (Puma Loco), and second second, undecided El Tigre. Despite this, the Riveras both living and dead still love each other deeply and will go all out to protect each other.
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* ThickerThanWater: Each generation after the original, undecided El Tigre has alternated between hero and villain which has inevitably lead to a lot of conflict that persists even with the current hero (White Pantera), villain (Puma Loco), and second undecided El Tigre. Despite this, the Riveras both living and dead still love each other deeply and will go all out to protect each other.
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* BerserkButton: Unless you want to risk entering The Land of the Dead, ''never'' let a Rivera hear you calling him a coward (and the like) or questioning his honor. Actually, even being there isn't going to spare one from their wrath given a group of skeletons found this out the hard way.
** They might not be totally above infighting, but they ''will'' make anyone who threatens a family member pay dearly.

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* CatchPhrase: "THIS I SWEAR!!"

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* CatchPhrase: CatchPhrase:
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* CheshireCatGrin: Manny will sport one of these on occasion, notably when feeling villainous as currently displayed on the series' Nightmare Fuel page. Bonus points for being a cat-themed superhero/villain.

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* CheshireCatGrin: Manny will sport one of these on occasion, notably when feeling villainous as currently displayed on the series' Nightmare Fuel page.villainous. Bonus points for being a cat-themed superhero/villain.
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* AntiHero: Switch between this and AntiVillain, much like his ancestor, the first El Tigre. He ''wants'' to do good things like his father, but Manny has proven to be deceitful and mischievous like his grandfather.

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* AntiHero: Switch between this and AntiVillain, much like his ancestor, the first El Tigre. He ''wants'' to do good things like his father, but Manny has proven to be deceitful and mischievous like his grandfather. In the end though, Manny has only ever fought villains instead of heroes and clearly cares about people.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Manny has traits of both a troublemaking villain and an honorable and loving hero. He is definitely a trouble maker and is not above doing questionable things in the name of a having a fun time or having some downright nasty moments; however he will do whatever it takes to make things right in the end. Whenever he's not acting mischievously, he's actually pretty friendly and outgoing. Also, he loves his family very dearly, looks up to his heroic father, and has on at least one occasion been willing to die for Frida's safety.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Manny has traits is a mischievous teen who loves the thrill of both a troublemaking villain and an honorable and loving hero. He is definitely a trouble maker and is not above doing questionable bad things in the name of a having a fun time or having some downright nasty moments; however but he will do whatever it takes to make things right in the end.end and will only ever fight villains instead of heroes. Whenever he's not acting mischievously, he's actually pretty friendly and outgoing. Also, he He also loves his family very dearly, looks up to his heroic father, and has on at least one occasion been willing to die for Frida's safety.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Manny is definitely a trouble maker and is not above doing questionable things in the name of a having a fun time or having some downright nasty moments; however, usually once he sees he has gone too far, he will do whatever it takes to make things right. Also, he's had some times which he acted heroically on his own terms, and whenever he's not acting mischievously, he's actually pretty friendly and outgoing. Also he's very loyal to his family and has on at least one occasion been willing to die for Frida's safety.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Manny has traits of both a troublemaking villain and an honorable and loving hero. He is definitely a trouble maker and is not above doing questionable things in the name of a having a fun time or having some downright nasty moments; however, usually once he sees he has gone too far, however he will do whatever it takes to make things right. Also, he's had some times which he acted heroically on his own terms, and whenever right in the end. Whenever he's not acting mischievously, he's actually pretty friendly and outgoing. Also he's very loyal to Also, he loves his family very dearly, looks up to his heroic father, and has on at least one occasion been willing to die for Frida's safety.
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* AnimalMotifs: Big cats. All of them are themed and named after a member of the big cat family.

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* AnimalMotifs: AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Big cats. All of them are themed and named after a member of the big cat family.



* AnimalMotifs: Birds.

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* AnimalMotifs: Birds.AnimalThemedSuperbeing: They have birds as their main motif, a direct {{Foil}} to the Riveras' big cat theme.
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* AxCrazy: When she's Plata Peligrosa, her BloodKnight attitude goes into overload if she wears the glove for more than one hhour.

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* AxCrazy: When she's Plata Peligrosa, her BloodKnight attitude goes into overload if she wears the glove for more than one hhour.hour.

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* BadassFamily: Um, ''yes''. The Rivera family has had its fair share of super heroes and villains, each generation alternating between the sides of morality.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "''THIS I SWEAR!!!''"

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* BadassFamily: Um, ''yes''. The Rivera family has had its fair share of super heroes and villains, each generation alternating between the sides of morality.
morality. It even extends to Maria, as she was formerly a superhero named Plata Peligrosa.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "''THIS "'''THIS I SWEAR!!!''"SWEAR!!!'''"


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* AxCrazy: When she's Plata Peligrosa, her BloodKnight attitude goes into overload if she wears the glove for more than one hhour.
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The most famous (or infamous depending on who you ask) family in Miracle City. Their lineage has included the most famous heroes and villains, with the latest member, Manny Rivera (aka El Tigre), being torn between choosing to follow in the heroic footsteps of his father, White Pantera, or embracing the villainous lineage of his grandfather, Puma Loco.

* AnimalMotifs: Big cats. All of them are themed and named after a member of the big cat family.
* BadassFamily: Um, ''yes''. The Rivera family has had its fair share of super heroes and villains, each generation alternating between the sides of morality.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "''THIS I SWEAR!!!''"
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* AnimalMotifs: Birds.
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** The second is being called a coward.

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** The second is [[NobodyCallsMeChicken being called a coward.]]



* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Ancient Tiger Spirit I Summon You!"

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* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Ancient Tiger Spirit Spirit, I Summon You!"
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* HeroicSacrifice: All that is know about how Justice Jaguar died is that he so performing the Rivera Super-Macho Blitz.

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* HeroicSacrifice: All that is know about how Justice Jaguar died is that he did so performing the Rivera Super-Macho Blitz.
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** Also, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking don't even ''think'' of giving her a bad makeover.]]

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** Also, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking don't even ''think'' think of giving her a bad makeover.]]
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** Also, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking don't even ''think'' of giving her a bad makeover.]]
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* DaddysGirl: From WordOfGod, Sartana is the eldest of [[spoiler: La Muerte and Xibalba's 9 children]] and is also [[spoiler: Xibalba's]] favorite. Given that he's a pretty nasty being himself, this is no surprise.

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* DaddysGirl: From WordOfGod, Sartana is the eldest of [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife La Muerte and Xibalba's Xibalba's]] 9 children]] and is also [[spoiler: Xibalba's]] favorite. Given that he's a pretty nasty being himself, this is no surprise.
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* MusicalAssassin: Not only can her guitar reanimate the dead, it can also shoot deadly laser beams from its head.
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* CastingGag: Danny Cooksey previously voiced Jack Spicer in ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' who was the partner to Wuya, who was voiced by Sartana's actress.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Is one to Frida.


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* AlliterativeName: Tito The Titanium Titan.
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A grandmother-mother-daughter team of bird-themed supervillains, comprised of Grandmami Aves/Lady Gobbler, Carmelita Aves/Voltura and Zoe Aves/Black Cuervo. All three had dated their respective Rivera men in the past andd didn't handle breaking up with them well.

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A grandmother-mother-daughter team of bird-themed supervillains, comprised of Grandmami Aves/Lady Gobbler, Carmelita Aves/Voltura and Zoe Aves/Black Cuervo. All three had dated their respective Rivera men in the past andd and didn't handle breaking up with them well.

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[[folder:In general]]
A grandmother-mother-daughter team of bird-themed supervillains, comprised of Grandmami Aves/Lady Gobbler, Carmelita Aves/Voltura and Zoe Aves/Black Cuervo. All three had dated their respective Rivera men in the past andd didn't handle breaking up with them well.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "'''VENDETTA!!!'''"
* EvilCounterpart: To the Riveras, being bird-themed instead of cat-themed.
* {{Jetpack}}: It's their primary gimmick, along with FemmeFatalons and laser blasters.
* NotGoodWithRejection: All of them swear revenge on the Riveras after they broke their hearts.
* {{Tsundere}}: All of them still harbor feelings for their respective Rivera men, even though they try to fiercely deny it.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: ''Vendetta!''



* {{Tsundere}}: A trait that runs among Aves women, ESPECIALLY towards the Rivera men..



* {{Tsundere}}: There have been hints that she still has feelings for Rodolfo and would probably take him back if given the chance.
** She, liked the rest of her family, laughed after attacking the Riveras in their balloon but then sighed sadly after her mother says that "Riveras always leave you".

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* MiniMecha: Puma Loco's sombrero becomes a black metal suit with powerful pincer claws.

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* MiniMecha: Puma Loco's sombrero Golden Sombrero of Chaos becomes a black metal suit with powerful pincer claws.



* BadassFamily: What else would you call a family of heroes and villains.



* BadassFamily: What else would you call a family of heroes and villains?



** One eating their Day de los Muertos offerings. Even worse if you happen to be related to them.
** Two being called a coward.

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** One The first is eating their Day de los Muertos offerings. Even worse if you happen to be related to them.
** Two The second is being called a coward.



* TheDreaded: Because of their constant and violent fighting the people of the land of the dead are so scared of them that just learning that Manny is a Rivera is enough to send them running in fear.

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* TheDreaded: Because of their constant and violent fighting fighting, the people of the land Land of the dead Dead are so scared of them that just learning that Manny is a Rivera is enough to send them running in fear.



* FamilyThemeNaming: All them are named after Large Cats.

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* FamilyThemeNaming: All of them are named after Large Cats.



* {{Hypocrite}}: They initially resent Manny and dont consider him worthy to be called a Rivera for disrespecting them. However they are constantly fighting each other and all look down on their first ancestor the first El Tigre. Manny later calls them out on it saying that while he's learned to respect family they need to as well.
* ThatManIsDead: Whether or not they were heroes or villains in life, they are all pretty amoral and violent in death.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: They initially resent Manny and dont don't consider him worthy to be called a Rivera for disrespecting them. However they are constantly fighting each other and all look down on their first ancestor oldest ancestor, the first El Tigre. Manny later calls them out on it saying that while he's learned to respect family family, they need to as well.
* ThatManIsDead: Whether or not they were heroes or villains in life, they are all pretty amoral and violent in death.
well.



* MundaneUtility: The first El Tigre demonstrates his ability extend the length of his claws, to use them as a back scratcher.

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* MundaneUtility: The first El Tigre demonstrates his the ability extend the length of his claws, to use them as a back scratcher.



* TheResenter: They all (aside from the first El Tigre) initially despise Manny for never paying them respect on Day de los Muertos and outright try to kill him for eatting their offerings, with one of them even feeling Manny doesnt deserve to be called a Rivera for it. Though Manny does manage to gain their respect by defeating Santana and apologizing her his disrespect they still warn him never to eat their offerings again or "your butt is toast!".

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* TheResenter: They all (aside from the first El Tigre) initially despise Manny for never paying them respect on Day de los Muertos and outright try to kill him for eatting eating their offerings, with one of them even feeling Manny doesnt doesn't deserve to be called a Rivera for it. Though Manny does manage to gain their respect by defeating Santana and apologizing her for his disrespect disrespect, they still warn him to never to eat their offerings again or "your butt is toast!".



* SteamPunk: Mighty Cheetar's Mech is steam powered.

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* SteamPunk: Mighty Cheetar's Mech mech is steam powered.
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* LivingLieDetector: With his boots at least.

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* LivingLieDetector: With his boots at least. [[MeaningfulName They're not called the Bronze Boots of Truth for nothing.]]
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* DistaffCounterpart: Frida becomes La Tigressa when she borrows Manny's belt buckle.

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* DistaffCounterpart: Frida becomes La Tigressa when she borrows "borrows" Manny's belt buckle.

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