History Characters / Invincible2021TheGraysonFamily

* SuperSpeed: Just like his dad, Mark can move at superhuman speeds. Although he is not as fast as his father in his current state, he is still much faster than most other heroes on Earth.
* SuperStrength: Mark is strong enough to carry and lift objects as heavy as large buildings, as seen Season One's finale. His strength is second only to his father and other Viltrumites; even other heroes on Earth who have the same powerset life as the Immortal, are not as strong as him.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: [[spoiler:Deconstructed. When Mark rushes home to save his family, he doesn't recognize Angstrom Levy due to the massive mutation he's experienced, but when he reveals who he is, all Mark remembers about was that he was "That Guy." That made Angstrom even more angry at him since [[NeverMyFault he blames Mark]] for his BodyHorror.]]

* LivingWeapon: [[spoiler:In a sense, this is somewhat what his father intended for him to be, admitting that he could have easily started his conquering of Earth several years ago after integrating enough to become recognised as a powerful superhero, but intentionally held this off until he was certain Mark had developed his Viltrumite powers. Once Mark does, he instantly takes steps to begin weakening Earth by killing off its greatest defenders, whilst also trying to prep Mark on controlling his abilities and coming around to the Viltrumite way of thinking. Even after refusing to join Omni-Man, it's made clear that Mark's status as his son hasn't been forgotten by the survivors, with the Immortal making his distrust of Mark clear to his face and Cecil taking opportunities to observe and record Viltrumite weaknesses through Mark's performance, in case of Invincible needing to be stopped or the rest of the Viltrumite Empire eventually arriving to Earth]].

* SuperSpeed: Just like his dad, Mark has the power to move at superhuman speeds. Although he is not as fast as his father in his current state, he is still much faster than most other heroes on Earth.
* SuperStrength: Mark is strong enough to lift and carry heavy objects and even hold up large buildings as seen in the finale of Season One. His strength is second only to his father and other Viltrimites as even other heroes on Earth who have the same power, such as the Immortal, as not as strong as him.

* SupermanSubstitute: His looks and powers are clearly based on the Man of Tomorrow. He's got a similar personality too, [[BewareTheSuperman or so it seems...]]

* FreudianExcuse: Exaggerated; Nolan was indoctrinated into a highly advanced intergalactic civilization that valued power above all else and viewed emotional attachment as a weakness and betrayal as punishable by death. For over a thousand years, he has helped conquered numerous planets and has become one of its greatest and most loyal soldiers. As such, developing feelings for a seemingly inferior species causes him great psychological conflict.

* ArchnemesisDad: He is this to his heroic son Mark Grayson after the latter discovers how ruthless and homicidal his father truly was, not realizing he was serving an intergalactic empire this whole time.

* CategoryTraitor: Due to abandoning his mission to conquer Earth as well as siring half-breed children, in particular one with a [[FantasticRacism Thraxan]], Nolan is viewed as a traitor by his fellow Viltrumites. Lucan outright shouts during their fight that Nolan dishonored his people and that he deserves death for it. That said, he's still respected for his [[WorthyOpponent strength as a warrior]], if nothing else.

* TheDreaded: Except for Damien Darkblood, he's this to everyone on Earth after Season 1.
--> '''Rex''': "Wait, did he just say we're the last line of defense AGAINST Omni-Man?"\\
'''Samson''': "Yeah, he did."

** He spends a portion of his fight with the Immortal actually trying to help Mark fight the kaiju Hail Mary, showing genuine concern for Mark's safety since he knows how powerful the monster is.

** Upon being welcomed by the Thraxans upon abandoning his post on Earth, he met Andressa and soon married her, even siring a hybrid son with her named Oliver Grayson. Omni-Man clearly legitimately cares for both of them and is clearly frightened for the safety of his new-born son.

* {{Tsundere}}: Towards humanity, he initially believed that humanity was insignificant and only good for being crushed under his boot. His relationship with Debbie and Mark though caused him to slowly care enough to have some reservations about conquering it for the Viltrumite empire, not that it completely stops him though. In the end, he decides to "save them" by making sure they are integrated and not destroyed. He justifies it by saying they can end wars, end hunger, and that the medical technology they can bring to the planet will help them. This despite the fact that his Empire takes a lot of resources away from the planets they conquer and that he's willing to turn thousands of people into paste '''just to make a point'''. Goes into full BlueAndOrangeMorality.

* WhenHeSmiles: After finally killing Vidor and Thula, he gives one an assuring one to Mark asking if he's okay... [[DiabolusExMachina until Lucan returns]] and breaks Nolan's back.

-->Rex: "Wait, sid he just say we're the last line of defense AGAINST Omni-Man?"
-->Samson: "Yeah, he did."

* TheDreaded: Except for Damien Darkblood, pretty much ''everyone'' is scared of Nolan. Art admits he's too terrified to speak out against Nolan to Debbie after he determines he killed the Guardians. He also becomes this to the Flaxans, after he commits genocide on their homeworld, and to humanity as a whole by the end of Season 1. Even William, who beat up D.A. Sinclair (the creator of the Reanimen) after he was almost sliced open, is too intimidated to lie when Nolan questions him about Mark's whereabouts. Rex Splode and Black Samson are both stunned when Cecil says the New Guardians might be the last line of defense against Omni-Man. Mark, Debbie, Damien Darkblood, and Cecil are the only individuals on Earth brave enough to stand up to him. On Thraxa, the Empire sent not one but three Viltrumites to capture him after he abandoned his post.

** Nolan calling Debbie a "pet" is definitely not okay to say after 2 decades of marriage. However, it's somewhat understandable why he would refer to her like this given the fact his lifespan is tremendously longer than hers and the strength difference between them is like a regular human to an insect.

** His strength at the beginning of the story in the show is lesser than what it was in the comic, which was exactly what gave Mark a false sense of security in the first place. Mark in the show is shown taking a lot more damage from his earlier foes.

!!Debbie Grayson

* TragicMistake: Hoo boy... Did his murder of the Guardians send his entire life with his family down the drain. He assumed that if he continued showing Mark how pointless humanity really is to him and that Viltrum was meant to have Earth in its hands for a much prosperous society. Then the only thing he's done was ruin the chance to be happy with his family on Earth.

* HappilyAdopted: Oliver and Debbie quickly come to love each other and he recognizes her as his "mama".

** Nolan calling Debbie a "pet" is definitely not okay to say after 2 decades of marriage. However, it's somewhat understandable why he would refer to her like this given the fact his lifespan is roughly 10 times longer than hers and the strength difference between them is like a regular human to an insect.

* JerkassHasAPoint: He's a mass-murdering asshole but he wasn't totally wrong when he told Mark that helping Titan out was beneath him and expressed serious doubt over Mark giving him aid. Even if it was implied that Titan would be a more benevolent crime lord, he still basically took advantage of Mark, left him for dead, and used Invincible to bring down Machine Head so that he could take over his criminal empire. After all that, Nolan's instincts turned out to be more correct than not, even if his overall attitude was callous and uncaring.

* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Viltrumites can have children with species that are barely even physically compatible. That includes humans and bipedal insects. It's assumed they can breed with almost anything including any type of ape and maybe even creatures such as [[BestialityIsDepraved literal dogs]]. Fortunately, their culture has developed strict standards for who and what they should breed with. Unfortunately, their culture was taken over by a idealogy that believes that every race of equivalent intelligence is still beneath them and, thus, worthy of scorn. Humans, being their physical equals in appearance, are regard as barely tolerable by the majority of Viltrumites.

* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Throughout season 2, Mark becomes fearful of his own anger and what he's capable of, terrified of becoming like his father after the latter's callous rampage. Especially at the end of season 2, [[spoiler: when he gets pushed far enough into beating to death Levy in a rage. He later drops out of college to focus on mastering his abilities.]]

** [[spoiler:Nolan witnesses the destruction of Thraxa and its inhabitants. He asks Mark why he cares and how it's better than feeling nothing for inferior creatures. Mark responds by saying "This is how you should've felt on Earth." Nolan is once again speechless.]]

* LivingWeapon: [[spoiler:In a sense, this is somewhat what his father intended for him to be, admitting that he could have easily started his conquering of Earth several years ago after integrating enough to become recognised as a powerful superhero, but intentionally held off this until he was certain Mark had developed his Viltrumite powers. Once Mark does , he instantly takes steps to begin weakening Earth by killing off its greatest defenders, whilst also trying to prep Mark on controlling his abilities and coming around to the Viltrumite way of thinking. Even after Mark refuses to join him, it's made clear that his status as this hasn't been forgotten by the survivors, with the Immortal making his distrust of Mark clear to his face and Cecil taking opportunities to observe and record Viltrumite weaknesses through Mark's performance, in case of Invincible needing to be stopped or the rest of the Viltrumite Empire eventually arriving to Earth]].

** Takes on a much darker turn at the end of Season 2 when he fights [[spoiler:Angstrom. A combination of Angstrom threatening and hurting his family, as well as boasting about how strong his body had become, caused Mark to pummel Angstrom and use him as a punching bag to vent his frustrations. However, Angstrom wasn't quite as durable as he thought he was, and Mark ended up beating him to death. This seriously rattles Mark, making him AfraidOfHisOwnStrength as he let himself fly off the handle when he should have been more responsible, causing Mark to feel he ''needs'' to learn to control his powers.]]

* GoodIsNotSoft: He tries to invokes this on Mark, that if they and the rest of remaining Thraxans want to live, he needs to kill for their survival. Nolan himself is genuinely fighting for the Thraxans out of newfound goodwill, and ''grievously'' makes the Viltrumites suffer for their rampage against them.

* OneManArmy: Takes on the Guardians, other superheroes who outnumber him, and holds his own and kills them all. Later, he takes it even higher against the Flaxans - he's not just a walking army, he's a ''[[PersonOfMassDestruction walking planet killer]]''.

* PersonOfMassDestruction: When he gets to cut loose, he's basically a living natural disaster, as he demonstrates when he decimates the Flaxan civilization, destroying their cities just by flying through them fast enough and leaving a trail of destruction visible from orbit.
** Likewise, when fighting Mark, he ''obliterates'' entire city blocks without significant effort. While fighting in a mountain range, he not only pummels his son hard enough to cause a massive avalanche; a literal natural disaster, but also hard enough to cause several massive fissures in the mountain.

** Gets a few big ones in his return in the episode 12: he goes through HeelFaceTurn and becomes a very kind ruler of a new planet, while also trying to fix his relationship with Mark. And while it doesn't exactly go as he planned, it's shown he ''very'' much cares for him and the Thraxans, swearing to avenge the people killed by the three invading Viltrumites and assisting his son while he struggles against them. He also teaches Mark that he ''needs'' to kill Viltrumites, if both of them and the rest of surviving Thraxans want to live.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: [[spoiler:In the comics, Debbie does not realize Nolan is bad news until he attacks Mark. Here, she begins putting together the clues even before Damien Darkblood gives her a push. Eventually she finds out the complete truth with the help of Art and even confronts Nolan about it.]]

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Debbie is a much mentally tougher and independent woman in the animation; first she is a realtor from the get-go in the show, as such it portrays Debbie as someone who wasn't financially dependant on Nolan, in the comic Debbie only becomes a realtor later in a newfound resolve to become more independent. The way her character in the comics and animation handle the fallout of [[spoiler:Omni-Man's reveal as a villainous space conqueror shows the stark contrast in Debbie's character between mediums: in the comic Debbie was so emotionally dependant of Nolan that in a drunken irrational tirade she blames herself ''then Mark for Nolan leaving their family'', something that she immediately apologizes for once she is sober but it shows how less mental fortitude Debbie had in the comic early on; meanwhile Debbie in the animation faces this baggage with more endurance, doing all to shield Mark from how much she is suffering, rightfully blaming everything on Nolan and no one else]].

* {{Deuteragonist}}: She is usually the main focus of each episodes B Plot, Season 1 has her focus on her suspicions and later investigation [[spoiler: of Nolan's role in the guardians Massacre, and Season 2 focuses on the emotional aftermath of Nolan's betrayal.]]
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: In episode 6. [[spoiler:"Fuck you, Nolan."]]

** [[spoiler:While she may be ''furious'' about how Nolan killed the Guardians, she doesn't want him ''dead'', repeatedly concerned about his well being during Cecil's attempts to slow him down.]]
* FriendVersusLover: Debbie attempts to support her friend Olga and help her sell her house, following the tragedy with the Guardians. Nolan attempts to keep getting her to postpone it and says demeaning things about Olga. Ultimately while she temporarily postpones it to go on a vacation with Nolan, she does object to what he says about Olga and still fulfill her friend's request as soon as she's back.

* StepfordSmiler: Her suspicions on [[spoiler:Nolan]] weigh on her and Debbie has had to do more than one fake smile. [[spoiler:Not quite smiling, but in episode 8 she calmly tells Mark that she needs to go lie down for a bit. When he goes up to find her, he finds she has actually gone to discreetly sob away from him in her room.]]