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* AloofArcher: Nathan's primarily weapon is a bow that he creates with his equipment as both a means of attack and to use TrickArrows for effects like crowd control and spraying fire extinguishing fluid. He's also the sternest, least emotionally open member of the team, disciplining the other Jupiter-Men and bossing them around, often with little regard for their input. If he had his way, he'd work alone, but is forced to work with the twins, Arrio, and Lavani in Jupiter-Man's absence.

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* AloofArcher: Nathan's primarily weapon is a bow that he creates with his equipment as both a means of attack and to use TrickArrows {{Trick Arrow}}s for effects like crowd control and spraying fire extinguishing fluid. He's also the sternest, least emotionally open member of the team, disciplining the other Jupiter-Men and bossing them around, often with little regard for their input. If he had his way, he'd work alone, but is forced to work with the twins, Arrio, and Lavani in Jupiter-Man's absence.



* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite his insistence on training and being ready for everything, Binny shows that Nathan's fridge is stocked with a ton of soda and junk food, implying that he either likes it or can't be bothered to cook when he doesn't have to. Nathan also has video games in his living room, implying that he does play when he needs to relax, something that the others tease him for. He also clearly enjoys kicking the asses of the other Jupiter-Men in a training exercise after getting fed up with their refusal to respect them, especially when he has Arrio pinned and beaten.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite his insistence on training and being ready for everything, Binny shows that Nathan's fridge is stocked with a ton of soda and junk food, implying that he either likes it or can't be bothered to cook when he doesn't have to. Nathan also has video games in his living room, implying that he does play when he needs to relax, something that the others tease him for. He also clearly Then there's how much he enjoys kicking the asses of the other Jupiter-Men in a training exercise after getting fed up with their refusal to respect them, especially when he has Arrio pinned and beaten.



* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He can create weapons instantly by slamming his fist against the emblem on his chest. The weapon then slowly materializes in his hands from a kind of black matter with red arrows in the case of a bow and a red blade in the case of a sword. He later specifies that this is an attribute of his gear, as he does not possess superpowers like the twins or Arrio do. Later episodes show that he wears a bracelet with the same function in case he needs a weapon in his civilian identity.

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* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He can create weapons instantly by slamming his fist against the emblem on his chest. The weapon then slowly materializes in his hands from a kind of black matter with red arrows in the case of a bow and a red blade in the case of a sword. He later specifies that this is an attribute a function of his gear, as he does not possess superpowers like the twins or Arrio do. Later episodes show that he wears a bracelet with the same function in case he needs a weapon in his civilian identity.



* TrickArrow: In addition to his energy arrows, Nathan has arrows filled with fire extinguishing fluid to quickly put out any fires in his vicinity.

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* TrickArrow: In addition to his energy arrows, Nathan has arrows filled with fire extinguishing fluid to quickly put out any fires in his vicinity.vicinity and arrows that create forcefields to corral areas.

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* ButtMonkey: When misfortune strikes, poor Arrio is usually the butt of it. Hs's covered in starstruck slime, walks in on Jackie in the shower, and is dragged on a shopping trip with Jackie and Lavani on the day he set aside to relax.

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* ButtMonkey: When misfortune strikes, poor Arrio is usually the butt of it. Hs's He's covered in starstruck slime, walks in on Jackie in the shower, and is dragged on a shopping trip with Jackie and Lavani on the day he set aside to relax.



* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Arrio is born and raised on Prime but is half-Magite, which comes with loads of baggage once he learns of this. His inability to read and speak Spanish bites him in the rear when he learns that it's his mother's, and thus his, LanguageOfMagic. He's also subject to prejudice from Lavani, whose people waged an enormous war with Magi in years past even though Arrio has nothing to do with Magi culturally.

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* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Arrio is born and raised on Prime but is half-Magite, which comes with loads of baggage once he learns of this. His inability to read and speak Spanish bites him in the rear when he learns that it's his mother's, and thus his, LanguageOfMagic. He's also subject to prejudice from Lavani, whose people waged an enormous war with Magi in years past even though Arrio has nothing to do with Magi culturally.culturally and all of his experiences up to that point have given him a sour look on Magite culture.



* FriendToAllChildren: Due to looking after Quintin, Jackie, and Jessie, Arrio is responsible and good at handling children. In the finale of Season 1, he gently comforts a crying baby left behind by his parents and evacuates him from the chaos.



* TokenWizard: Due to inheriting magical powers from his mom, he's the only magical member of the team.



* TokenWizard: Due to inheriting magical powers from his mom, he's the only magical member of the team.



* AloofArcher: Nathan's primarily weapon is a bow that he creates with his equipment as both a means of attack and to use TrickArrows for effects like crowd control and spraying fire extinguishing fluid. He's also the sternest, least emotionally open member of the team, disciplining the other Jupiter-Men and bossing them around, often with little regard for their input. If he had his way, he'd work alone, but is forced to work with the twins, Arrio, and Lavani in Jupiter-Man's absence.



* Fiction500: Nathan is the sole heir to Mun Tech, a billion-dollar multinational tech conglomerate with its hands in everything from laptops to t-shirts. In addition to living in a BigFancyHouse with an ElaborateUndergroundBase, he can pay $6,000 from his own wallet every month to get Binny off his back without batting an eye. He also own multiple cars, a motorcycle, and a private island without even getting into his dad's finances.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He hacks limbs off the sizeshifting monster with his weapons and kidnaps Quintin and Jackie to coerce them into giving up their powers. But he does these things because the twins are in over their heads and have no real context for what is happening. Without the powers of the Star Seed, he can't pin down mutated creatures and strip them of their powers to subdue them permanently. He also apologizes to Jackie after accidentally ripping out her soul while trying to remove her powers.

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* Fiction500: Nathan is the sole heir to Mun Tech, a billion-dollar multinational tech conglomerate with its hands in everything from laptops to t-shirts. In addition to living in a BigFancyHouse with an ElaborateUndergroundBase, he can pay $6,000 from his own wallet every month to get Binny off his back without batting an eye. He also own owns multiple cars, a motorcycle, and a private island without even getting into his dad's finances.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He hacks limbs off the sizeshifting monster with his weapons and kidnaps Quintin and Jackie to coerce them into giving up their powers. But he does these things because the twins are in over their heads and have no real context for what is happening. Without the powers of the Star Seed, he can't pin down mutated creatures and strip them of their powers to subdue them permanently. He also later apologizes to Jackie after accidentally ripping out her soul while trying to remove her powers.
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The major criminal power in Jupiter City. They're not doing as well recently after the defeat and arrest of their leader Kronos, but events in the comic indicate that they're making a comeback...
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A JerkJock who plays rugby and bullies younger, smaller students into doing his homework for him. He's (apparently) popular with the girls but only seems to have eyes for Jackie.

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* FlamingHair: When he gets serious, his ponytail catches fire.
* PlayingWithFire: As a Magite he's aligned with the fire element, so all of his spells involve flame in some way.
* VancianMagic: He needs pre-made spell gems to cast his spells, and they're apparently expensive, with his desire to steal Arrio's spellbook fueled by wishing to use it to bypass this limitation.
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* GooItUp: Quintin's primary superpower is the ability to [[ElementalShapeshifter turn parts of his body]] into a highly elastic slime. The slime's other properties depend on his intent. It can be sticky for entangling foes, performing a BuildingSwing, or jamming guns. He can also make it slippery enough for him to [[SuperSliding skate across the ground on at high speeds]]. He later figures out how to consciously turn his slime acidic, allowing it to burn or even melt objects.|
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* PhysicalMysticalTechnological: Jackie, Arrio, and Nathan have this relationship regarding their roles in combat.
** Jackie is the Physical, as her powers grant her SuperStrength and SuperToughness, making her the go-to girl for tackling the problem head-on and protecting her much more vulnerable teammates.
** Arrio is the Mystical. He's the TokenWizard capable of using powerful magic to assist and defend.
** Nathan is the Technological. His experience and mastery of his father's advanced technology allow him to provide technical solutions and lead while aiding Jackie on the front lines.

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* SwissArmySuperpower:
** Quintin is creative enough to get a lot of mileage out of his ElementalShapeshifter and RubberMan powers. He can use his stickiness to WallCrawl, grab and entangle things from a distance, use his limbs as four {{Grappling Hook Gun}}s, heal himself by covering his injuries with slime, and squeeze at least one limb out of binds by using the semi-fluid nature of his slime to wrench it free. He can also fling his slime as projectiles thick enough to stop bullets. He also has the ability to make his slime acidic enough to burn others. He later learns how to emit a slippery version of his slime through his shoes to skate around quickly and wraps himself in his slime arms to save himself from a lethal fall.
** Lampshaded by Jackie, who complains that Quintin gets all sorts of applications for his powers when she seemingly only gets SuperStrength and SuperToughness. Ironically, Jackie discovers that she may be able to do more than hit hard in the same episode.

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SwissArmySuperpower: Quintin is creative enough to get a lot of mileage out of his ElementalShapeshifter and RubberMan powers. He can use his stickiness to WallCrawl, grab and entangle things from a distance, use his limbs as four {{Grappling Hook Gun}}s, [[ShapeshiftingHealsWounds heal himself himself]] by covering his injuries with slime, and squeeze at least one limb out of binds by using the semi-fluid nature of his slime to wrench it free. He can also fling his burn others with acid, jam firearms, wrap himself in slime as projectiles thick enough to stop bullets. He also has the ability to make his slime acidic enough to burn others. He later learns how to emit protection against falls, and [[SuperSliding skate around on a slippery version of his slime through his shoes to skate around quickly and wraps himself in his slime arms to save himself from a lethal fall.
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slime.]] Lampshaded by Jackie, who complains that Quintin gets all sorts of applications for his powers when she seemingly only gets SuperStrength and SuperToughness. Ironically, Jackie discovers that she may be able to do more than hit hard in the same episode.



* BirdsOfAFeather: As a SuperCop who enjoys order and organization, Lavani gets along swimmingly with Nathan after their initially rough first impression. This is most noticeable in the final episodes of Season 1, as she is the only member of the Jupiter-Men who doesn't question his leadership or vie for the position of leader.



* SkilledButNaive: Lavani is highly intelligent, great with technology, and an experienced combatant. However, she's rather naive about what it's like to be on Prime and comes with her own set of prejudices and biases, such as distrusting Arrio from the outset solely because of his heritage.

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* SkilledButNaive: Lavani is highly intelligent, great with technology, and an experienced combatant. However, she's rather naive about what it's like to be on Prime and comes with her own set of prejudices and biases, such as distrusting Arrio from the outset solely because of his heritage. She also doesn't have a perfect grasp of English or Prime's native fauna.


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* TeamMom: Although cultural differences and her personal predjudices can make this difficult, Lavani is naturally loving and supportive of her friends. Her official profile calls her "maternal" and concept art shows [[https://twitter.com/ActionKiddy/status/1759998833793302601 her hugging Quintin ]]
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* TraumaInducedSuperpowerAwakening: At the end of Season 1, Arrio spontaneously develops the abiltiy to halt an explosion's activation out of desperation to save Quintin from an exploding oil tanker. Unlike Arrio's normal spells, which make his eyes glow gold, the power of this spell glows blue and the exertion from it knocks Arrio out once Quintin is out of danger.

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* TraumaInducedSuperpowerAwakening: TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: At the end of Season 1, Arrio spontaneously develops the abiltiy to halt an explosion's activation out of desperation to save Quintin from an exploding oil tanker. Unlike Arrio's normal spells, which make his eyes glow gold, the power of this spell glows blue and the exertion from it knocks Arrio out once Quintin is out of danger.

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* TraumaButton: Quintin has flashbacks to when he was nearly killed in a car accident when he sees a young girl trapped in a car at risk of being crushed by an enormous rock monster and caught in an oil tanker explosion. He rushes in to save her despite the risk and both of them are nearly killed with the oil tanker explodes.



* TraumaInducedSuperpowerAwakening: At the end of Season 1, Arrio spontaneously develops the abiltiy to halt an explosion's activation out of desperation to save Quintin from an exploding oil tanker. Unlike Arrio's normal spells, which make his eyes glow gold, the power of this spell glows blue and the exertion from it knocks Arrio out once Quintin is out of danger.



* WorkingClassHero: Nathan works part-time jobs as a BurgerFool to help his little sister and widowed dad make ends meet. He mentions using his powers to light his room at night so he doesn't have to switch on the lights and drive up the electric bill. The author also says that Arrio tries to cut Jessie's hair for her instead of going to a hair salon.

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* WorkingClassHero: Nathan Arrio works part-time jobs as a BurgerFool to help his little sister and widowed dad make ends meet. He mentions using his powers to light his room at night so he doesn't have to switch on the lights and drive up the electric bill. The author also says that Arrio tries to cut Jessie's hair for her instead of going to a hair salon.

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* InnocentlyInsensitive: She prods Arrio for information about his mother, not realizing that Lupita is long gone and that her death as a TraumaButton for him.

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** PlayedForLaughs in [[https://twitter.com/ActionKiddy/status/1764339705146143162 a mini]] posted on the author's Twitter account. After becoming accustomed to Arrio's tendency to be TheNicknamer, she mistakes him calling Nathan "jerk" as an AffectionateNickname. Nathan is alarmed when she cheerfully greets him with a "Good morning, jerk!" the day after.
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* Fiction500: Nathan is the sole heir to Mun Tech, a billion-dollar multinational tech conglomerate with its hands in everything from laptops to t-shirts. In addition to living in a BigFancyHouse with an ElaborateUndergroundBase, he can pay $6,000 from his own wallet every month to get Binny off his back without batting an eye. He also own multiple cars, a motorcycle, and a private island without even getting into his dad's finances.

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* MyBelovedSmother: At her worst, Bea can be this toward Quintin. When he gets sick, she insists on spending the whole day trying to nurse him back to health, to the point of threatening to send him to a doctor if he refuses. She constantly pesters him to eat when he's lost his appetite due to her LethalChef tendencies. Bea continues to bother him about tea when he just wants to go to sleep.



* MyBelovedSmother: At her worst, Bea can be this toward Quintin. When he gets sick, she insists on spending the whole day trying to nurse him back to health, to the point of threatening to send him to a doctor if he refuses. She constantly pesters him to eat when he's lost his appetite due to her LethalChef tendencies. Bea continues to bother him about tea when he just wants to go to sleep.

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* MyBelovedSmother: At ParentalFavoritism:
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her worst, children, but since she sees Jackie as the "responsible" sibling in the twins' FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling dynamic, there's a clear difference in how Bea can treats them. Bea tends to coddle Quintin and becomes furious with him if he's in any danger at all. She also expects Jackie to be this toward Quintin. Quintin's minder while disregarding Jackie's own desire to attend Rick's party. This implies that Jackie gets less attention because Bea trusts her more, whereas Bea is always worried that Quintin will get himself hurt.
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When he Quintin gets sick, she insists on spending Bea spends the whole entire day trying to nurse him back to health, to the point of threatening to send him to a doctor if he refuses. She constantly pesters him to eat health and doesn't notice when he's lost his appetite due Jackie leaves. Meanwhile, Jackie is allowed to her LethalChef tendencies. Bea continues to bother him about tea stay home alone when he just wants to go to sleep.she's sick, something Quintin brings up. After sneaking out of the house, Bea admits that she didn't even notice that Jackie was gone and welcomes her home. Judging by Jackie's reaction, this is not an uncommon occurrence.



* ParentalFavoritism:
** Downplayed. Bea loves both of her children, but since she sees Jackie as the "responsible" sibling in the twins' FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling dynamic, there's a clear difference in how Bea treats them. Bea tends to coddle Quintin and becomes furious with him if he's in any danger at all. She also expects Jackie to be Quintin's minder while disregarding Jackie's own desire to attend Rick's party. This implies that Jackie gets less attention because Bea trusts her more, whereas Bea is always worried that Quintin will get himself hurt.
** When Quintin gets sick, Bea spends the entire day trying to nurse him back to health and doesn't notice when Jackie leaves. Meanwhile, Jackie is allowed to stay home alone when she's sick, something Quintin brings up. After sneaking out of the house, Bea admits that she didn't even notice that Jackie was gone and welcomes her home. Judging by Jackie's reaction, this is not an uncommon occurrence.


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* ActionDad: Daejung was the guardian of Prime against exterterrestrial invasions as well as choosing to become a crime-fighting vigilante of his own accord. He managed to balance his duties and his day job as a tech CEO while raising Nathan.

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* SupernaturalSensitivity: As the bearers of the Star Seed, the Avalon twins are able to get a vague sense of concentrations of cosmic energy to locate starstruck monsters and supervillains. They describe the feeling of cosmic energy as a GutFeeling that they would tell them to run away, only they know they have to run towards the source of that feeling as Star Guardians.

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* SupernaturalSensitivity: As the bearers of the Star Seed, the Avalon twins are able to get a vague sense of concentrations of cosmic energy to locate starstruck monsters and supervillains. They describe the feeling of cosmic energy as a GutFeeling that they would tell them to run away, only they know they have to run towards the source of that feeling as Star Guardians.Guardians.
* ThinkingUpPortals: Quintin and Jackie possess the ability to create true Primari portals capable of traveling to other dimensions. Unlike other means of trans-dimensional travel, those who travel to other dimensions this way do not require an anchor to tether them to that plane. However, they can only create a complete portal if they're near each other. Should they be separated, they each have to conjure one end of the portal to create a proper tunnel through space. Trying to enter an incomplete portal is the same as running into a wall.



* MageSpecies: Magite are a HumanSubspecies who developed the ability to perform magic while exploring the dimension that would become known as Magi. As a half-Magite, Arrio inherited his mother's ability to cast magic after recieving her book and ring on his sixteenth birthday.

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* MageSpecies: The Magite are a HumanSubspecies who developed the ability to perform magic while exploring the dimension that would become known as Magi. As a half-Magite, Arrio inherited his mother's ability to cast magic after recieving receiving her book and ring on his sixteenth birthday.



* TheNicknamer: He's prone to giving dimuntive nicknames to others in casual conversation. For instance, he calls Quintin "Q-Man" for short and shortens Quintin's superhero name to "Gush". Arrio also does this less flatteringly to people he doesn't like, calling Nathan [[PerpetualFrowner "Grumpy"]].
* NoOntologicalInertia: Subverted. Arrio expects the magical fire that he produces to go away if he douses it with water after he stops actively casting. But the monsters Arrio set on fire burst back into flames immediately afterward. He has to use the failsafe spell, "Disipar a Cenizar" to dispel the effects of his own magic in case something goes wrong.

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* TheNicknamer: He's prone to giving dimuntive diminutive nicknames to others in casual conversation. For instance, he calls Quintin "Q-Man" for short and shortens Quintin's superhero name to "Gush". Arrio also does this less flatteringly to people he doesn't like, calling Nathan [[PerpetualFrowner "Grumpy"]].
* NoOntologicalInertia: Subverted. Arrio expects the magical fire that he produces to go away if he douses it with water after he stops actively casting. But the monsters Arrio set on fire burst back into flames immediately afterward. He has to use the failsafe spell, "Disipar a Cenizar" to dispel the effects of his own magic in case something goes wrong.



* ReformedButNotTamed: Arrio is a former gang member who has since gone completely straight. But he retains his troublemaking, mischievous streak, as shown when he "borrows" a new video game from his friend Jude without letting him know. He's also swipes Nathan's car when the latter left his keys in it and admits that he's always wanted to be the one doing the chasing in a car chase.
* ReformedCriminal: Arrio used to run in an unspecified gang when he was younger. He was apparently threatening enough that his teacher filed a restraining order against him. While he's gone completely straight, Arrio makes comments alluding to his checkered past, such as his history of being in car chases and "only" giving Rick a black eye when they fight. But Arrio hasn't lost all of his old habits, as he cheerfully steals Nathan's car when given the chance.

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* ReformedButNotTamed: Arrio is a former gang member who has since gone completely straight. But he retains his troublemaking, mischievous streak, as shown when he "borrows" a new video game from his friend Jude without letting him know. He's He also swipes Nathan's car when the latter left his keys in it and admits that he's always wanted to be the one doing the chasing in a car chase.
* ReformedCriminal: Arrio used to run in an unspecified gang when he was younger. He was apparently threatening enough that his teacher filed a restraining order against him. While he's gone completely straight, Arrio makes comments alluding to his checkered past, such as his history of being in car chases and "only" giving Rick a black eye when they fight. But Arrio hasn't lost all of his old habits, as he cheerfully steals Nathan's car when given the chance.



* SupremeChef: According to the author, Arrio is a great cook despite working a part-time job as a BurgerFool. This was a welcome relief for the twins when he babysat them, as Bea's cooking is awful. After the starstruck attacking the base is dealt with, he treats everyone to smoothies that they're seen enjoying as they relax.

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* SupremeChef: According to the author, Arrio is a great cook despite working a part-time job as a BurgerFool. This was a welcome relief for the twins when he babysat them, as Bea's cooking is was awful. After the starstruck attacking the base is dealt with, he treats everyone to smoothies that they're seen enjoying as they relax.



* TraumaButton: The death of Arrio's mother, Lupita, is a sore spot for him. He can't clearly remember how she died, but has nightmares of her being consumed by flames with her face being reduced to nothing more than a skull. Lavani mashes this button while prodding Arrio for information about his mother, which only gets Arrio to scream at her to stop while rushing away to clear his head.

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* TraumaButton: The death of Arrio's mother, Lupita, is a sore spot for him. He can't clearly remember how she died, died but has nightmares of her being consumed by flames with her face being reduced to nothing more than a skull. Lavani mashes this button while prodding Arrio for information about his mother, which only gets Arrio to scream at her to stop while rushing away to clear his head.



** Arrio's most basic form of attack involves wrapping his hands in fire and throwing punches to shoot fireballs in the direction he's punching in. He can also use his powers more discreetly by making a FingerGun gesture instead to shoot smaller bursts of flame capable of lighting people's shoes on fire and detonating Jackie's Bunny Bombs.

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** Arrio's most basic form of attack involves wrapping his hands in fire and throwing punches to shoot fireballs in the direction he's punching in. He can also use his powers more discreetly by making a FingerGun gesture instead to shoot smaller bursts of flame capable of lighting people's shoes on fire and detonating Jackie's Bunny Bombs.



* BeneathTheMask: Nathan is TheCynic and constantly presents himself as an unflappable {{Workaholic}} because he feels he needs to be the authority figure holding the team together. But Nathan is shaken by his father's disappearance and terrified of the idea that Daejung could be dead. [[spoiler:When Lavani uses the lair's Mechi tech to confirm whether or not Daejung is alive, Nathan can be seen sweating bullets and gripping his arm tightly as he braces for bad news. He then sags with relief when Lavani confirms that Daejung is alive.]] Nathan noticeably brightens up after this, wearing a huge smile and even offering to give Lavani a room in his mansion for the duration of her stay when he was threatening to deport her earlier. But when the other Jupiter-Men start teasing him over his hidden video game hobby, Nathan tries and fails to restablish his all-business attitude.
* BoringButPractical: Despite his wealth, Nathan's preferred car is a boring looking yellow Beetle that Arrio calls "crappy". Despite its unassuming appearance, the glass is bulletproof and it's more than capable of keeping up with other speeding cars in a chase.

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* BeneathTheMask: Nathan is TheCynic and constantly presents himself as an unflappable {{Workaholic}} because he feels he needs to be the authority figure holding the team together. But Nathan is shaken by his father's disappearance and terrified of the idea that Daejung could be dead. [[spoiler:When Lavani uses the lair's Mechi tech to confirm whether or not Daejung is alive, Nathan can be seen sweating bullets and gripping his arm tightly as he braces for bad news. He then sags with relief when Lavani confirms that Daejung is alive.]] Nathan noticeably brightens up after this, wearing a huge smile and even offering to give Lavani a room in his mansion for the duration of her stay when he was threatening to deport her earlier. But when the other Jupiter-Men start teasing him over his hidden video game hobby, Nathan tries and fails to restablish reestablish his all-business attitude.
* BoringButPractical: Despite his wealth, Nathan's preferred car is a boring looking boring-looking yellow Beetle that Arrio calls "crappy". Despite its unassuming appearance, the glass is bulletproof and it's more than capable of keeping up with other speeding cars in a chase.



** Nathan also puts emphasis on the fact that the Star Guardians' only purpose is to defend Prime from extradimensional threats. He admonishes Quintin for wanting to help stop crime as Jupiter-Man did and only seems to get angrier when Quintin brings it up, as Earth would be in huge danger if Quintin were to somehow get taken out and be unable to detox starstruck creatures. A later episode shows that this behavior is because Nathan is confused and worried by his father's disappearance.

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** Nathan also puts emphasis on emphasizes the fact that the Star Guardians' only purpose is to defend Prime from extradimensional threats. He admonishes Quintin for wanting to help stop crime as Jupiter-Man did and only seems to get angrier when Quintin brings it up, as Earth would be in huge danger if Quintin were to somehow get taken out and be unable to detox starstruck creatures. A later episode shows that this behavior is because Nathan is confused and worried by his father's disappearance.



** This bites him in the rear when he refuses to trust Lavani or even fully hear out her side of the story, leading to problems that could have been much more easily fixed had he given her a chance. It's only when the Jupiter-Men are on the verge of being defeated by Nathan's own {{Attack Drone}}s that he undoes the handcuffs restraining her powers, letting her quickly escort and protect Quintin and Jackie to detox the starstruck.

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** This bites him in the rear when he refuses to trust Lavani or even fully hear out her side of the story, leading to problems that could have been much more easily fixed had he given her a chance. It's only when the Jupiter-Men are on the verge of being defeated by Nathan's own {{Attack Drone}}s that he undoes the handcuffs restraining her powers, letting her quickly escort and protect Quintin and Jackie to detox the starstruck.



* ExperiencedProtagonist: Nathan has been fighting starstruck creatures alongside Jupiter-Man for some time prior to the events of the story. As a result, he's the most informed and best trained member of the team, forcing him to take up the role of TheMentor to the others who have no monster-fighting experience.

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* ExperiencedProtagonist: Nathan has been fighting starstruck creatures alongside Jupiter-Man for some time prior to before the events of the story. As a result, he's the most informed and best trained best-trained member of the team, forcing him to take up the role of TheMentor to the others who have no monster-fighting experience.



* ImproperlyParanoid: Nathan is high-strung and on-guard at nearly all times. He leg sweeps Quintin and holds him at sword point after Quintin taps him on the shoulder at the mall. In Episode 34, Nathan nearly attacks Mrs. Jones, a social worker, after mistaking her for an intruder and starts WakeUpFighting when Binny brings him breakfast in bed. While he has reasons to keep his secrets, this behavior is reflective of his {{Workaholic}} personality that rubs people the wrong way.

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* ImproperlyParanoid: Nathan is high-strung and on-guard on guard at nearly all times. He leg sweeps Quintin and holds him at sword point after Quintin taps him on the shoulder at the mall. In Episode 34, Nathan nearly attacks Mrs. Jones, a social worker, after mistaking her for an intruder and starts WakeUpFighting when Binny brings him breakfast in bed. While he has reasons to keep his secrets, this behavior is reflective of his {{Workaholic}} personality that rubs people the wrong way.



* JerkassHasAPoint: As hard as he is on Quintin and Jackie, Nathan does have a point that they need to get better if they're going to fill Jupiter-Man's shoes. The twins nearly died when they got trapped by a single villain from Magi and are only saved by Arrio's intervention. He also calls Arrio a liability until he can read all the magic in his SpellBook, something that Arrio doesn't deny after the chaos he accidentally caused earlier.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: As hard as he is on Quintin and Jackie, Nathan does have a point that they need to get better if they're going to fill Jupiter-Man's shoes. The twins nearly died when they got trapped by a single villain from Magi and are were only saved by Arrio's intervention. He also calls Arrio a liability until he can read all the magic in his SpellBook, something that Arrio doesn't deny after the chaos he accidentally caused earlier.



** Nathan always means well and is genuinely devoted to protecting people from starstruck monsters and invaders from other dimensions. But he's so straight-laced and sworn to duty that he constantly rubs others the wrong way. He forces Quintin ahd Jackie to train constantly with no regard for their personal lives, chides them for doing a poor job against their first supervillain ever (despite having the job for only two weeks and never facing someone that powerful or skilled before), and insists on deporting Arrio to the Magi Dimension as per a dimensional treaty despite Arrio being born and raised on Prime.

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** Nathan always means well and is genuinely devoted to protecting people from starstruck monsters and invaders from other dimensions. But he's so straight-laced and sworn to duty that he constantly rubs others the wrong way. He forces Quintin ahd and Jackie to train constantly with no regard for their personal lives, chides them for doing a poor job against their first supervillain ever (despite having the job for only two weeks and never facing someone that powerful or skilled before), and insists on deporting Arrio to the Magi Dimension as per a dimensional treaty despite Arrio being born and raised on Prime.



* TheLeader: Nathan acts as both the Determined and Levelheaded type of leader. As the most experienced and informed member of the team, Nathan takes a de facto leader role in managing the Jupiter-Men. But his authority is undercut by his unwillingness to see eye-to-eye with his teammates and take their personal lives and personalities into account. He runs the twins ragged on the regular and is highly critical of any behavior that doesn't let them improve as Star Guardians.

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* TheLeader: Nathan acts as both the Determined and Levelheaded type of leader. As the most experienced and informed member of the team, Nathan takes a de facto leader leadership role in managing the Jupiter-Men. But his authority is undercut by his unwillingness to see eye-to-eye with his teammates and take their personal lives and personalities into account. He runs the twins ragged on the regular and is highly critical of any behavior that doesn't let them improve as Star Guardians.



* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He is able to create weapons instantly by slamming his fist against the emblem on his chest. The weapon then slowly materializes in his hands from a kind of black matter with red arrows in the case of a bow and a red blade in the case of a sword. He later specifies that this is an attribute of his gear, as he does not possess superpowers like the twins or Arrio do. Later episodes show that he wears a bracelet with the same function in case he needs a weapon in his civilian identity.
* SternTeacher: As the only one on the team with actual experience as a Star Guardian, it falls to Nathan to train the others to get them in fighting shape. He's tough on all of his teammates, Quintin and Jackie especially, because of how critical their role is. But this is also {{Deconstructed|Trope}}, as while Nathan means well, his {{Workaholic}} attitude and inability to dole out praise for their efforts results strains his relationship with them. The chaos of Episodes 31-33 happens because the other Jupiter-Men don't want to look to him for guidance unless they have to because they know he'll chew them out.
* TeamDad: Nathan is the sternest and most disciplined member of the team, constantly reminding others to train and stay on task. While the others chafe under his {{Workaholic}} demands, it's clear that he almost always has a point when it comes to taking the role of a Star Guardian seriously. The author straight up calls Nathan this trope in the afterword of Episode 40.

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* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He is able to can create weapons instantly by slamming his fist against the emblem on his chest. The weapon then slowly materializes in his hands from a kind of black matter with red arrows in the case of a bow and a red blade in the case of a sword. He later specifies that this is an attribute of his gear, as he does not possess superpowers like the twins or Arrio do. Later episodes show that he wears a bracelet with the same function in case he needs a weapon in his civilian identity.
* SternTeacher: As the only one on the team with actual experience as a Star Guardian, it falls to Nathan to train the others to get them in fighting shape. He's tough on all of his teammates, Quintin and Jackie especially, because of how critical their role is. But this is also {{Deconstructed|Trope}}, as while Nathan means well, his {{Workaholic}} attitude and inability to dole out praise for their efforts results strains his relationship with them. The chaos of Episodes 31-33 happens because the other Jupiter-Men don't want to look to him for guidance unless they have to because they know he'll chew them out.
* TeamDad: Nathan is the sternest and most disciplined member of the team, constantly reminding others to train and stay on task. While the others chafe under his {{Workaholic}} demands, it's clear that he almost always has a point when it comes to taking the role of a Star Guardian seriously. The author straight up straight-up calls Nathan this trope in the afterword of Episode 40.



* WeakButSkilled: Unlike the twins, Nathan has no superpowers and relies entirely on his technology and rigorous training. He's the only member of the team with any superhero expertise prior to the events of the story, making him the de facto leader and the one everyone looks to for guidance. This is perhaps best demonstrated in Episode 33, where his measured reason and experience lets him instruct the team on how to dismantle the chaos they accidentally caused. He also dominates Jackie in a spar despite her SuperStrength because he's that much more skilled than her.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Nathan is 17 but pays his own bills and does his own taxes on top of shouldering a responsibility to protect the planet from extradimensional threats. Given his personal wealth, it's implied that he has a hand in Mun Tech's day-to-day business and would be next in-line to become CEO in Daejung's absence were Nathan of age. He's frustrated by the fact that he's not a legal adult yet and has to deal with the restrictions of being a minor despite doing so many adult things already.

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* WeakButSkilled: Unlike the twins, Nathan has no superpowers and relies entirely on his technology and rigorous training. He's the only member of the team with any superhero expertise prior to before the events of the story, making him the de facto leader and the one everyone looks to for guidance. This is perhaps best demonstrated in Episode 33, where his measured reason and experience lets let him instruct the team on how to dismantle the chaos they accidentally caused. He also dominates Jackie in a spar despite her SuperStrength because he's that much more skilled than her.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Nathan is 17 but pays his own bills and does his own taxes on his own. This is on top of shouldering a responsibility to protect the planet from extradimensional threats. Given his personal wealth, wealth outside of his father's fortune, it's implied that he has a hand in Mun Tech's day-to-day business and would be next in-line in line to become CEO in Daejung's absence were Nathan of age. He's frustrated by the fact that he's not a legal adult yet and has to deal with the restrictions of being a minor despite doing so many adult things already.



* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's only a few years older than the twins at seventeen, but his TallDarkAndHandsome physique and the seriousness with which he carries himself makes him seem older. Both Quintin and Jackie are surprised to learn that he's a teenager after everything.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's only a few years older than the twins at seventeen, but his TallDarkAndHandsome physique and the seriousness with which he carries himself makes make him seem older. Both Quintin and Jackie are surprised to learn that he's a teenager after everything.



* FantasticRacism: Lavani doesn't says anything mean to Arrio, but seeing his magical powers makes her uneasy because her people and the Magite waged a nearly earth-shattering war in ages past. She's also visibly angered and disgusted when Jackie asks if Lavani has any relation to the Magite. Even when Nathan tells her to drop the subject of Arrio's parentage and clearance to be on Prime, she continues to push the issue by interrogating Arrio while having him and Jackie tour her around the city. Even after she has a JerkassRealization, she concludes that Arrio is good because he never learned the "savage" teachings of the Magite.

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* FantasticRacism: Lavani doesn't says say anything mean to Arrio, but seeing his magical powers makes her uneasy because her people and the Magite waged a nearly earth-shattering war in ages past. She's also visibly angered and disgusted when Jackie asks if Lavani has any relation to the Magite. Even when Nathan tells her to drop the subject of Arrio's parentage and clearance to be on Prime, she continues to push the issue by interrogating Arrio while having him and Jackie tour her around the city. Even after she has a JerkassRealization, she concludes that Arrio is good because he never learned the "savage" teachings of the Magite.



** Lavani's people, the Mechalytes, have far more advanced technology than anything found on Prime. Her ability to create portals and use {{Hand Blast}}s is derived from their studies into biotechnology. She's also visibly disgusted by the Magite, whose magic defies the Mechalytes' science and understanding of the natural world. [[spoiler:In fact, it's implied that Mun Tech's leading technologies are at least partially derived from Mechi science, as Daejung has been working with them on secret projects for some time.]]

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** Lavani's people, the Mechalytes, have far more advanced technology than anything found on Prime. Her ability to create portals and use {{Hand Blast}}s is derived from their studies into biotechnology. She's also visibly disgusted by the Magite, whose magic defies the Mechalytes' science and understanding of the natural world. [[spoiler:In fact, it's implied that Mun Tech's leading technologies are at least partially derived from Mechi science, as Daejung has been working with them on secret projects for some time.]]



* SeeThruSpecs: Lavani's goggles let her see the starstruck attacking Nathan's base that is invisible unless it's exposed to a certain frequency of light.
* SkilledButNaive: Lavani is highly intelligent, great with technology, and a clearly experienced combatant. However, she's rather naive about what it's like to be on Prime and comes with her own set of prejudices and biases, such as distrusting Arrio from the outset solely because of his heritage.
* SuperCop: Lavani claims to be a member of an interdimensional police force that Nathan has never heard of. She supports her argument by presenting a special anchor designed by Daejung himself as proof of her authorization to be on Prime. She also has knowledge of numerous classified projects she isn't comfortable sharing even to Nathan, such as [[spoiler:Project Paradigm, a collaboration between Daejung and the Mechi designed to heal the damage to Prime caused by the Rochambeau War.]]

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* SeeThruSpecs: Lavani's goggles let her see the starstruck attacking Nathan's base that is invisible unless it's exposed to a certain frequency of light.
light while it's attacking Nathan's base.
* SkilledButNaive: Lavani is highly intelligent, great with technology, and a clearly an experienced combatant. However, she's rather naive about what it's like to be on Prime and comes with her own set of prejudices and biases, such as distrusting Arrio from the outset solely because of his heritage.
* SuperCop: Lavani claims to be a member of an interdimensional police force that Nathan has never heard of. She supports her argument by presenting a special anchor designed by Daejung himself as proof of her authorization to be on Prime. She also has knowledge of numerous classified projects she isn't comfortable sharing even to with Nathan, such as [[spoiler:Project Paradigm, a collaboration between Daejung and the Mechi designed to heal the damage to Prime caused by the Rochambeau War.]]



* ThinkingUpPortals: Lavani has the ability to produce portals wherever she wants to travel between two points nigh-instantly. In addition to the obvious use of it as transportation, she has also used this offensively and defensively, opening portals to transport enemies into hazards and transporting dangerous objects like bombs away from herself or others. However, she notes that despite Mechi advances in biotechnology to create these portals, they pale in comparison to a true Primari portal and she can't cross dimensions on her own.

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* ThinkingUpPortals: Lavani has the ability to can produce portals wherever she wants to travel between two points nigh-instantly. In addition to the obvious use of it as transportation, she has also used this offensively and defensively, opening portals to transport enemies into hazards and transporting dangerous objects like bombs away from herself or others. However, she notes that despite Mechi Mechi's advances in biotechnology to create these portals, they pale in comparison to a true Primari portal and she can't cross dimensions on her own.



* FantasyForbiddingFather: Gender-inverted. Bea specifically bars Quintin from viewing the Polaris website, which has users catalogue weird phenomenon around Jupiter City, especially sightings of Jupiter-Man. She then says he's not allowed to use his camera after she literally catches him trespassing on a crime scene.

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* FantasyForbiddingFather: Gender-inverted. Bea specifically bars Quintin from viewing the Polaris website, which has users catalogue catalog weird phenomenon phenomena around Jupiter City, especially sightings of Jupiter-Man. She then says he's not allowed to use his camera after she literally catches him trespassing on a crime scene.



** Quintin and Jackie's father is nowhere to be seen, leaving Bea to take care of her two kids alone. She loves, dotes upon, and frets over her children and is paid well-enough as a police officer to own a spacious home. But she's continuously exasperated by Quintin's antics and is constantly away due to the nature of her work. This leaves the twins to their own devices much of the time, which Quintin exploits to sneak out of the house repeatedly. This strains Quintin's relationship with her, as he feels he can't open up to her about why he's so interested in Jupiter-Man and she can't wrap her head around his obsession.

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** Quintin and Jackie's father is nowhere to be seen, leaving Bea to take care of her two kids alone. She loves, dotes upon, and frets over her children and is paid well-enough well enough as a police officer to own a spacious home. But she's continuously exasperated by Quintin's antics and is constantly away due to the nature of her work. This leaves the twins to their own devices much of the time, which Quintin exploits to sneak out of the house repeatedly. This strains Quintin's relationship with her, as he feels he can't open up to her about why he's so interested in Jupiter-Man and she can't wrap her head around his obsession.



** When Quintin gets sick, Bea spends the entire day trying to nurse him back to health and doesn't notice when Jackie leaves. Meanwhile, Jackie is allowed to stay home alone when she's sick, something Quintin brings up. After sneaking out of the house, Bea admits that she didn't even notice that Jackie was gone and welcomes her home. Judging by Jackie's reaction, this is not an uncommon occurance.

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** When Quintin gets sick, Bea spends the entire day trying to nurse him back to health and doesn't notice when Jackie leaves. Meanwhile, Jackie is allowed to stay home alone when she's sick, something Quintin brings up. After sneaking out of the house, Bea admits that she didn't even notice that Jackie was gone and welcomes her home. Judging by Jackie's reaction, this is not an uncommon occurance.occurrence.



* YouthfulFreckles: Inverted. Bea has freckles despite her largely serious demenor in contrast to her freckleless and more irresponsible children.

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* YouthfulFreckles: Inverted. Bea has freckles despite her largely serious demenor demeanor in contrast to her freckleless and more irresponsible children.



* ParentsAsPeople: He's was apparently out of touch with his son for years, enough for Arrio to join a gang and rack up enough of a record for Mr. Khan to be terrified of Arrio and file a restraining order. Arrio says his dad is getting better more recently and it's clear that Mr. [=McKay=] cares deeply for both his children.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: He's an older, chubbier version of his son Arrio with paler skin and green eyes. His daughter Jessie has the exact same eye color as him.

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* ParentsAsPeople: He's He was apparently out of touch with his son for years, enough for Arrio to join a gang and rack up enough of a record for Mr. Khan to be terrified of Arrio and file a restraining order. Arrio says his dad is getting better more recently and it's clear that Mr. [=McKay=] cares deeply for both his children.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: He's an older, chubbier version of his son Arrio with paler skin and green eyes. His daughter Jessie has the exact same eye color as him.



* StrongFamilyResemblance: According to the author, Jessie strongly resemble her mother Lupita but with messier hair and a missing front tooth.

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: According to the author, Jessie strongly resemble resembles her mother Lupita but with messier hair and a missing front tooth.



Arrio's and Jessie's MissingMom. She passed away some time before the events of the story.

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Arrio's and Jessie's MissingMom. She passed away some time sometime before the events of the story.



* TheFaceless: Her face as yet to be seen, as she's long gone and only depicted through memories and dreams. When Arrio dreams about her, the viewer only gets to see the back of her head until she turns around and is engulfed in flames, leaving only her skull where her face should be.

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* TheFaceless: Her face as is yet to be seen, as she's long gone and only depicted through memories and dreams. When Arrio dreams about her, the viewer only gets to see the back of her head until she turns around and is engulfed in flames, leaving only her skull where her face should be.



* AllYourPowersCombined: Jupiter-Man was the previous user of the Star Seed and could tap into powers from any number of dimensions compared to the more niche abilities the twins possess. According to the author, he had literally every power from every dimension, including flight, teleportation, magic, Quintin's slime powers, and Jackie's SuperStrength and SuperToughness. This makes the nature of his disappearance strange, because he should be too formidable for any single foe to beat alone.

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* AllYourPowersCombined: Jupiter-Man was the previous user of the Star Seed and could tap into powers from any number of dimensions compared to the more niche abilities the twins possess. According to the author, he had literally every power from every dimension, including flight, teleportation, magic, Quintin's slime powers, and Jackie's SuperStrength and SuperToughness. This makes the nature of his disappearance strange, strange because he should be too formidable for any single foe to beat alone.



* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Stopping mundane crime is outside of the pervue of the Star Guardian. Daejung chose to become a crime-fighting vigilante because he couldn't abandon someone in need of help.

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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Stopping mundane crime is outside of the pervue purview of the Star Guardian. Daejung chose to become a crime-fighting vigilante because he couldn't abandon someone in need of help.



* HealingHands: Quintin describes having vertigo and everything looking and feeling hazy after being struck by a truck when he was younger, implying that he suffered brain damage. But Jupiter-Man arrived and told him that everything was going to be okay while taking Quintin's hand before everything slowly cleared up. This healing power has [[TouchedByVorlons the side effect]] of granting Quintin a powerful PhotographicMemory, which lets him remember that it was Jupiter-Man who saved him and inspiring him to follow the hero's example.

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* HealingHands: Quintin describes having vertigo and everything looking and feeling hazy after being struck by a truck when he was younger, implying that he suffered brain damage. But Jupiter-Man arrived and told him that everything was going to be okay while taking Quintin's hand before everything slowly cleared up. This healing power has [[TouchedByVorlons the side effect]] of granting Quintin a powerful PhotographicMemory, which lets him remember that it was Jupiter-Man who saved him and inspiring inspired him to follow the hero's example.



* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Daejung and Nathan share the same passionate desire to protect Prime as Star Guardians and were very close. But while Daejung is TheCape with ChronicHeroSyndrome and quite popular at his own company, Nathan is TheCynic who believes that mundane crime should be left to the police. Nathan struggles to lead the Jupiter-Men due to his inability to open up to others and tendency to tear into them for any of their mistakes. [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to Nathan, Daejung has been working with Mechi for some time, so much so that Lavani is aware of Daejung's identity and secret projects he's been developing.]]

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* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Daejung and Nathan share the same passionate desire to protect Prime as Star Guardians and were are very close. But while Daejung is TheCape with ChronicHeroSyndrome and quite popular at his own company, Nathan is TheCynic who believes that mundane crime should be left to the police. Nathan struggles to lead the Jupiter-Men due to his inability to open up to others and his tendency to tear into them for any of their mistakes. [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to Nathan, Daejung has been working with Mechi for some time, so much so that Lavani is aware of Daejung's identity and secret projects he's been developing.]]



* TheParagon: He's Jupiter City's first-ever superhero and a force for good who defended Prime from extradimensional threats while also finding time to stop mundane crime. Nathan's and Quintin's impressions of Daejung characterize the man as kind and altruistic, the type of person who wouldn't abandon people when they needed him. This is also {{Deconstructed|Trope}}, as Daejung's example inspires Quintin to try and follow in his footsteps, only for it to backfire spectacularly as Quintin has neither the experience, the breadth of powers, or the resources to be an effective TripleShifter.
* ShroudedInMyth: Jupiter-Man's story has been told for generations since the founding of the city. His existence in the present is acknowledged and everyone knows he's real, but no one has caught a more than a brief glimpse of him from afar. He's said to be able to leap between buildings and across seas and mountaintops at will. He fights crime and protects the helpless as a modern day vigilante. But no one knows who he is, where he comes from, or why he does what he does. Quintin's social studies project on him gets dismissed as mere mythology rather than fact, especially once he starts shouting about Jupiter-Man having superpowers.

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* TheParagon: He's Jupiter City's first-ever superhero and a force for good who defended Prime from extradimensional threats while also finding time to stop mundane crime. Nathan's and Quintin's impressions of Daejung characterize the man as kind and altruistic, the type of person who wouldn't abandon people when they needed him. This is also {{Deconstructed|Trope}}, as Daejung's example inspires Quintin to try and follow in his footsteps, only for it to backfire spectacularly as Quintin has neither the experience, the breadth of powers, or nor the resources to be an effective TripleShifter.
* ShroudedInMyth: Jupiter-Man's story has been told for generations since the founding of the city. His existence in the present is acknowledged and everyone knows he's real, but no one has caught a more than a brief glimpse of him from afar. He's said to be able to leap between buildings and across seas and mountaintops at will. He fights crime and protects the helpless as a modern day modern-day vigilante. But no one knows who he is, where he comes from, or why he does what he does. Quintin's social studies project on him gets dismissed as mere mythology rather than fact, especially once he starts shouting about Jupiter-Man having superpowers.



* TripleShifter: Prior to his disappearance, Daejung somehow found the time to be a billionaire CEO, the Star Guardian defending Prime from extradimensional threats, a crime-fighting vigilante, and be a loving father to Nathan. He accomplished this so well that Quintin's attempts to emulate him backfire as he's not powerful or experienced enough to juggle the responsibilities that Daejung did alone.
* {{Workaholic}}: Downplayed. Daejung apparently never took a vacation even while juggling his responsibilities as a billionaire CEO and the Star Guardian. Despite this, Nathan has fond memories of him and it's clear they spent a lot of time together.

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* TripleShifter: Prior to his disappearance, Daejung somehow found the time to be a billionaire CEO, the Star Guardian defending Prime from extradimensional threats, a crime-fighting vigilante, and be a loving father to Nathan. He accomplished accomplishes this so well that Quintin's attempts to emulate him backfire as he's not powerful or experienced enough to juggle the responsibilities that Daejung did alone.
* {{Workaholic}}: Downplayed. Daejung apparently never took a vacation even while juggling his responsibilities as a billionaire CEO and the Star Guardian. Despite this, Nathan has fond memories of him and it's clear they spent a lot of time together.



Nathan's estranged aunt who becomes Nathan's interim legal guardian following the disappearance of his father despite Nathan never meeting or hearing of her before.

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Nathan's estranged aunt who aunt. She becomes Nathan's interim legal guardian following the disappearance of his father despite Nathan never meeting or hearing of her before.



* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Binny can't help but upload all of hers and Nathan's activities to social media when she becomes his interim legal guardian. Everything is a spectacle to her and she even follows him into school despite it being trespassing. Nathan is clearly annoyed and embarrassed by all of this to the point of snapping his pen in half from frustration. He eventually convinces her to do nothing but lounge around his house all day in exchange for getting $6,000 every month from his personal finances to do with as she pleases.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She prevents the image of a doting, loving aunt to Mrs. Jones, the social worker responsible for making sure that Nathan has a guardian. In truth, she couldn't care less about Nathan aside from his access to his father's billion-dollar fortune and is very much a GoldDigger out to take over Nathan's finances.
* ChildHater: Beneath her cheery veneer is a woman only interested in partying and in fact hates children, calling them a "blight on the world". If anything, she's ''relieved'' when Nathan bribes her to stay out of his life and just curls up on the couch to watch TV.

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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Binny can't help but upload all of hers her and Nathan's activities to social media when she becomes his interim legal guardian. Everything is a spectacle to her and she even follows him into school despite it being trespassing. Nathan is clearly annoyed and embarrassed by all of this to the point of snapping his pen in half from frustration. He eventually convinces her to do nothing but lounge around his house all day in exchange for getting $6,000 every month from his personal finances bank account to do with as she pleases.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She prevents the image of a doting, loving aunt to Mrs. Jones, the social worker responsible for making sure that Nathan has a guardian. In truth, she couldn't care less about Nathan aside from his access to his father's billion-dollar fortune and is very much fortune. Once Nathan confronts her, she freely admits that she's a GoldDigger out to take over Nathan's finances.
* ChildHater: Beneath her cheery veneer is a woman only interested in partying and in fact hates children, calling them a "blight on the world". If anything, she's ''relieved'' when Nathan bribes her to stay out of his life and just curls up on the couch to watch TV.



* GoldDigger: She tries to act all chummy with Nathan to try to get on his good side and become his guardian so she can take over his finances. But it's blatantly clear to him that her "nice" behavior is all an act and she admits it to his face that she simply won't leave while there's money on the table. Since he can't get rid of her, he instead bribes her by letting her live in his penthouse rent-free and getting a $6,000 monthly allowance from his personal funds in exchange for not touching his finances, not inviting anyone over, and staying out of his hair.

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* GoldDigger: She tries to act all chummy with Nathan to try to get on his good side and become his guardian so she can take over his finances. But it's blatantly clear to him that her "nice" behavior is all an act and she admits it to his face that she simply won't leave while there's money on the table. Since he can't get rid of her, he instead bribes her by letting her live in his penthouse rent-free and getting a $6,000 monthly allowance from his personal funds bank account in exchange for not touching his finances, not inviting anyone over, and staying out of his hair.



* LazyBum: When relieved of ther duties as a guardian, Binny is content to curl up on the couch and watch TV while digging into junk food, making no overtures at even caring for Nathan or looking for any kind of employment.

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* LazyBum: When relieved of ther their duties as a guardian, Binny is content to curl up on the couch and watch TV while digging into junk food, making no overtures at even caring for Nathan or looking for any kind of employment.



* LongLostRelative: She is claims to be Nathan's aunt on his mother's side despite him never meeting or even hearing about Binny's existence. Given her personality, it's little wonder that his parents never introduced him to her.

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* LongLostRelative: She is claims to be Nathan's aunt on his mother's side despite him never meeting or even hearing about Binny's existence. Given her personality, it's little wonder that his parents never introduced him to her.



* RedEyesTakeWarning: Downplayed. Although she's Nathan's aunt, she has striking magenta eyes. This indicates that she's up to no good and is only trying to use Nathan for his father's fortune. But she's also remarkably lazy. Her ambitions begin and end at being able to lounge around and do what she pleases, making her more of an enduring annoyance than a true threat to Nathan's well-being. The author's comments reveal that her natural eye color is the same as Nathan's, but she wears pink contacts to stand out.

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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Downplayed. Although she's Nathan's aunt, she has striking magenta eyes. This indicates that she's up to no good and is only trying to use Nathan for his father's fortune. But she's also remarkably lazy. Her ambitions begin and end at with being able to lounge around and do what she pleases, making her more of an enduring annoyance than a true threat to Nathan's well-being. The author's comments reveal that her natural eye color is the same as Nathan's, but she wears pink contacts to stand out.



* ForcedTransformation: Animals and plants that come into contact with cosmic energy from other dimensions are "starstruck", mutating them into monsters with superhuman abilities. They then go on a rampage, attacking anything and everything in sight. Only the wielder of the Star Seed is able to "detox" these creatures by draining the cosmic energy from the "Toxic Star" located on the monster's body, returning them to their original state.
* HealingFactor: Nathan slices the tail off the sizeshifting lizard monster with his sword, only for the monster to shoot out goo from its severed tail to reattach it as if it never happened
* KillerRabbit: The rabbit-shaped starstruck that Jackie tries to keep as a pet seems harmless enough at first. But it soon multiplies rapidly when given something it can consume, like say, a costume made of fabric. If the Jupiter-Men had delayed any longer, it's highly likely that the rabbit monster and it clones would have started eating everything they could get their mouths around. To make matters worse, Arrio accidentally lights them all on fire while trying to contain them, causing the bunnies to ignite everything they touch.

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* ForcedTransformation: Animals and plants that come into contact with cosmic energy from other dimensions are "starstruck", mutating them into monsters with superhuman abilities. They then go on a rampage, attacking anything and everything in sight. Only the wielder of the Star Seed is able to can "detox" these creatures by draining the cosmic energy from the "Toxic Star" located on the monster's body, returning them to their original state.
* HealingFactor: Nathan slices the tail off the sizeshifting size-shifting lizard monster with his sword, only for the monster to shoot out goo from its severed tail to reattach it as if it never happened
* KillerRabbit: The rabbit-shaped starstruck that Jackie tries to keep as a pet seems harmless enough at first. But it soon multiplies rapidly when given something it can consume, like say, a costume made of fabric. If the Jupiter-Men had delayed any longer, it's highly likely that the rabbit monster and it clones would likely have started eating everything they could get their mouths around. To make matters worse, Arrio accidentally lights them all on fire while trying to contain them, causing the bunnies to ignite everything they touch.



* {{Sizeshifter}}: The starstruck monster chasing Quintin and Jackie in the opening scene is the size of a bus. Later scenes show that it has the abiltiy to shrink down to a size that lets them fit through the flaps of a grate. It's the size of a komodo dragon when the twins encounter the monster for the first time.
* VineTentacles: In addition to its petal bee {{Attack Drone}}s, the starstruck ManEatingPlant is able to use its roots as tentacles to lash at and entangle its foes.

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* {{Sizeshifter}}: The starstruck monster chasing Quintin and Jackie in the opening scene is the size of a bus. Later scenes show that it has the abiltiy ability to shrink down to a size that lets them fit through the flaps of a grate. It's the size of a komodo Komodo dragon when the twins encounter the monster for the first time.
* VineTentacles: In addition to its petal bee {{Attack Drone}}s, the starstruck ManEatingPlant is able to can use its roots as tentacles to lash at and entangle its foes.

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