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* BoundAndGagged: Dr Terminal captured her as a child and gagged her to stop her using her power.


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* LogicalWeakness: Stopping her talking by gagging her [[spoiler:or shooting her in the throat]] stops her using her power.


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* SawAWomanInHalf: A villain called the Murder Magician once killed her this way but it turned out to be a duplicate.
* SelfDuplication: As a teenager she lied to Hargreeves about going to the library when she was actually on a date. Her power caused a duplicate of her to go to the library.


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* CastFromLifespan: Inverted in one of the side stories where he says he can't use his power any more incase he de-ages back into an infant.
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* LevitatingLotusPosition: Concept art shows the gang walking in lines as adults and children. Both versions of Klaus are levitating in a cross legged position.

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* AlliterativeName: Early concept art shows that his name was originally going to be "Dr Darwin".



* TheAgeless: Pogo's testing in 5 show that he no longer ages.



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* LongLostRelative: Luther's long-lost twin brother.

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* LongLostRelative: Luther's long-lost twin brother.brother who spent decades stranded in the future.
* FaceOnAMilkCarton: His face appears on a carton at the end of issue #6. He went missing twenty years previous, so why would they still be using it?
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* AlliterativeName: His first and last names both begin with the letter "P".


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* YourHeasASplode: [[spoiler:Vanya uses her power to blow his brain out through the back of his head]].


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* ArmlessBiped: She's supposed to wear arms but she finds them uncomfortable.
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* RayGun: He carries a laser pistol.
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* ShrineToTheFallen: There's a statue of him in the Academy's front lawn


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* UpliftedAnimal: Was created by Hargreaves' technology to make chimpanzees intelligent.
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* OmnicidalManiac: For reasons they only know, Hazel and Cha-Cha are really psyched about ending the world once they obtain Hargreeves' nuclear bomb.

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* OmnicidalManiac: For reasons only they only know, Hazel and Cha-Cha are really psyched about ending the world once they obtain Hargreeves' nuclear bomb.
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* KickTheDog:[[spoiler:She slaughters Pogo, one of the few people who comforted her when she was young.

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* KickTheDog:[[spoiler:She slaughters Pogo, one of the few people who comforted her when she was young.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: The White Violin is shot through the head, much like she did to Pogo (although she survives the injury and he didn't).

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* LaserGuidedKarma: The White [[spoiler:White Violin is shot through the head, much like she did to Pogo (although she survives the injury and he didn't).]]



* KickTheDog: She slaughters Pogo, one of the few people who comforted her when she was young.

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* KickTheDog: She KickTheDog:[[spoiler:She slaughters Pogo, one of the few people who comforted her when she was young.

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* LoveHurts: This is why he and Vanya hate each other.
** In ''Anywhere But Here'', Diego promised he would stay with Vanya when she was forced out of the Academy. He broke this promise several hours later, standing up a gig their band had [[TheCavalry to save his teammates]].
** So, Vanya went overseas, neglecting to tell Diego that she was breaking up with him. Some time later, she would publish a scathing book that exposed the team's flaws.
** So, when Vanya sought comfort after the Conductor offered her an opportunity to end the world, Diego insulted her.
** So the White Violin tried to murder him.

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* LoveHurts: This is why he and Vanya hate each other.
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other. In ''Anywhere But Here'', Diego promised he would stay with Vanya when she was forced out of the Academy. He broke this promise several hours later, standing up a gig their band had [[TheCavalry to save his teammates]].
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teammates]]. So, Vanya went overseas, neglecting to tell Diego that she was breaking up with him. Some time later, she would publish a scathing book that exposed the team's flaws.
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flaws. Then, when Vanya sought comfort after the Conductor offered her an opportunity to end the world, Diego insulted her.
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* NoNameGiven: He is only referred to as "Number Five."

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* NoNameGiven: NeverGivenAName: He is only referred to as "Number Five."Five," as he disappeared before he was ever given a name.
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Characters in the comic series ''ComicBook/TheUmbrellaAcademy''. For those in the the LiveActionAdaptation [[Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy2019 television series]], see [[Characters/TheUmbrellaAcademy2019 here]].

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* CardCarryingVillain: He becomes positively giddy at the notion of destroying the world, executes subordinates at the drop of a hat, and remarks it just wouldn’t be as much fun to only kill a few people.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:Immediately after her transformation, Vanya bisects the conductor with a single note from her violin.]]
*NoNameGiven: Referred to only as “The Conductor”.
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[[folder:[=00.05=] (Number Five)]]

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[[folder:[=00.05=] (Number Five)]]Five/The Boy)]]

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* ReligiousRobot: She apparently converts to Christianity in ''Hotel Oblivion'' with Vanya wondering why she'd do so when she knows everything about her existence being traced back to the Monocle, only for Grace to assert that there is an existence of a greater being who outranks Reginald in the universe.
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* WomanInWhite: Literally a [[FullFrontalAssault naked white body]] [[spoiler:once she is triggered.]]
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!!Temp Alternalis!!Temps Aeternalis



The Temp Alternalis' top assassins after Number Five.

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The Temp Alternalis' Temps Aeternalis' top assassins after Number Five.
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* CampGay: Camp bi, apparently.

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* CampGay: [[CampGay Camp bi, apparently.Bi]]: Apparently.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: The experiments on Pogo involved restraints and sleep deprivation.

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* KnifeNut: Kraken carries with his a knife he is quite good with. He can hit a fleeing man, for instance.

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* KnifeNut: Kraken carries with his a knife he is quite good with. He can hit a fleeing man, for instance.



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* KickTheDog: She slaughters Pogo, one of the few people who comforted her when she was young.
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* MindRape: It's [[DisneyAcidSequence unclear]] what the Conductor did to Vanya, but it involved full-body restraints, awful pain, and the ''sound'' of ''blood'' (which is apparently like "angels suffocating", btw). By the end she's weakly begging to go home.



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* TisOnlyABulletToTheBrain: She recovers from being headshot remarkably well, both her amnesia and paralysis being temporary.

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* TisOnlyABulletToTheBrain: TisOnlyABulletInTheBrain: She recovers from being headshot remarkably well, both her amnesia and paralysis being temporary.temporary.
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* RenaissanceMan: Hargreeves was a renowned inventor and an olympic-level fencer. However, he was also a major asshole.

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* RenaissanceMan: Hargreeves was a renowned inventor and an olympic-level Olympic-level fencer. However, he was also a major asshole.

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* DisproportionateRetribution:

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* DisproportionateRetribution:DisproportionateRetribution: He once broke someone's jaw because the guy threw a drink at Vanya.



* LaserGuidedKarma: The White Violin is shot through the head, much like she did to Pogo (although she survives the injury and he didn't).
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* MurderSuicide: There is no indication that she would've survived her own music.



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* TisOnlyABulletToTheHead: She recovers from being headshot remarkably well, both her amnesia and paralysis being temporary.

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* TisOnlyABulletToTheHead: TisOnlyABulletToTheBrain: She recovers from being headshot remarkably well, both her amnesia and paralysis being temporary.



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* DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep:

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* PsychopathicManChild: Adults who act like 12-year-olds and enjoy mass-murder as a past-time.

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* PsychopathicManChild: Adults who act like 12-year-olds and enjoy mass-murder as a past-time.pastime.

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* LoveHurts: This is why he and Vanya hate each other.
** In ''Anywhere But Here'', Diego promised he would stay with Vanya when she was forced out of the Academy. He broke this promise several hours later, standing up a gig their band had [[TheCavalry to save his teammates]].
** So, Vanya went overseas, neglecting to tell Diego that she was breaking up with him. Some time later, she would publish a scathing book that exposed the team's flaws.
** So, when Vanya sought comfort after the Conductor offered her an opportunity to end the world, Diego insulted her.
** So the White Violin tried to murder him.
* LoveMartyr: He tells the White Violin that if she doesn't stand down, he'll kill her. At which point she laughs, twines herself around him, and says they both know that's not going to happen. [[spoiler:Fortunately, Five is around to protect his brother.]]



* CompellingVoice: One of the more perverse side-effects of Allison's power is that she can persuade people if she talks about certain feelings. For instance she has an ex-husband who she made fall in love with her. Out of her influence, said husband is very bitter about it and doesn't want to see her ever again.

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* CompellingVoice: One of the more perverse side-effects of Allison's power is that she can persuade people if she talks about certain feelings. For instance instance, she has an ex-husband who she made fall in love with her. Out of her influence, said husband is very bitter about it and doesn't want to see her ever again.again.
* CoolBigSis: She becomes one, patiently helping Vanya with physical therapy [[spoiler:even though she almost killed her.]]



* RealityWarper: When she begins a sentence with "I heard a rumor...", then whatever comes next is sure to come through even if they are physically impossible. For example, when a grocer informs her that some glue she wanted to buy isn't available anymore, she makes it appear in the grocer's very hand. It can be more graver if she spreads the rumor that someone was assassinated.

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* RealityWarper: When she begins a sentence with "I heard a rumor...", then whatever comes next is sure to come through even if they are physically impossible. For example, when a grocer informs her that some glue she wanted to buy isn't available anymore, she makes it appear in the grocer's very hand. It can be more graver if she spreads the rumor that someone was assassinated.



* TookALevelInKindness: She doesn't show much narcissism in the time frame of ''Apocalypse Suite'' and is even seen showing genuine concern for Vanya in ''Dallas''. Likely she had shed that personality off over time.

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* TookALevelInKindness: She doesn't show much narcissism in the time frame of ''Apocalypse Suite'' and is even seen showing shows genuine concern for Vanya in ''Dallas''. Likely she had shed that personality off trait over time.



* WeaksauceWeakness: Seance can only use his powers while barefoot. Doesn't mean he DoesNotLikeShoes though, as he collects a few.

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* WeaksauceWeakness: Seance can only use his powers while barefoot. Doesn't (Doesn't mean he DoesNotLikeShoes though, as he collects a few.them.)


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* BrutalHonesty: She held back ''nothing'' in her book, including her siblings' worst vices and insecurities.


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* MutualEnvy: She was always jealous of Diego because he belonged. He was always jealous of her freedom, something he would never have under Hargreeves' control.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In her adolescence, Hargreeves sent her off to learn music overseas so she wouldn't "distract" the other kids. [[spoiler:Diego promised to escape with her, but didn't]], after which she left gladly.
->'''Cab driver:''' Going somewhere important?\\
'''Vanya:''' Yeah... Anywhere but here.


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* TisOnlyABulletToTheHead: She recovers from being headshot remarkably well, both her amnesia and paralysis being temporary.


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* KilledOffForReal: The first and bloodiest victim of the White Violin's rampage.


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* HeelFaithTurn: She tries to convert a post-amnesia Vanya to Christianity, on the basis that "nothing else has worked out for you".


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* AffablyEvil: "May I interest you in destroying the world?"

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* {{Jerkass}}: Diego's default demeanor is being a spiteful prick. He is usually very abrasive and is quick to throw insults and threaten his siblings with his knife. In fact one of his insults lead to [[spoiler:Vanya deciding to become a super-villain]].
* KnifeNut: Kraken carries with his a knife he is quite good with. He can throw it and hit a running man for instance.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Diego's default demeanor is being a spiteful prick. He is usually very abrasive and is quick to throw insults and threaten his siblings with his knife. In fact one of his insults lead led to [[spoiler:Vanya deciding to become a super-villain]].
* KnifeNut: Kraken carries with his a knife he is quite good with. He can throw it and hit a running man fleeing man, for instance.



* AxCrazy: By his own admission, Number Five is a complete psychopath who has to focus hard to suppress his daily murderous impulses. [[spoiler:Indeed, he was made and assassin and implanted with DNA from various murderers throughout history.]] Whenever he has a legitimate excuse to let go, he will murder his targets with utter glee.

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* AxCrazy: By his own admission, Number Five is a complete psychopath who has to focus hard to suppress his daily murderous impulses. [[spoiler:Indeed, he was made and an assassin and implanted with DNA from various murderers throughout history.]] Whenever he has a legitimate excuse to let go, he will murder his targets with utter glee.



A person-shaped can of monsters from other dimensions which he can unleash from under his skin. Sadly we never get to know much of Ben apart from that as he's already dead by the time frame of ''Apocalypse Suite''.

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A person-shaped can of monsters from other dimensions which he can unleash from under his skin. Sadly we never get to know much of Ben apart from that as he's already dead by the time frame timeframe of ''Apocalypse Suite''.



* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The final third of the ''Apocalypse Suite''.

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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The In the final third of the ''Apocalypse Suite''.


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* MadArtist: Towards the end of her first character arc, it's unclear whether she has an identity outside of her music at all.


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* PowerDyesYourHair: In this case, an eerie bleached white.


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* TechnicianVsPerformer: Performer; her art- being a conduit for her volatile emotions- is not skillful, but as raw and uncompromising as she is.
* TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget: The smugly sadistic White Violin bears little resemblance to the fiery, insecure girl of years before.
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** MindOverMatter: Klaus is also a powerful telekinesist. He can float through sheer thought, and at the end of the Apocalyptic Suite, manages to [[spoiler:hold off a megaton of Moon chunk.

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** MindOverMatter: Klaus is also a powerful telekinesist. He can float through sheer thought, and at the end of the Apocalyptic Suite, manages to [[spoiler:hold off a megaton of Moon chunk.chunk]].

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* AxCrazy: By his own admission, 00.05 is a complete psychopath who has to focus hard to suppress his daily murderous impulses. [[spoiler:Indeed, he was made and assassin and implanted with DNA from various murderers throughout history.]] Whenever he has a legitimate excuse to let go, he will murder his targets with utter glee.

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* AxCrazy: By his own admission, 00.05 Number Five is a complete psychopath who has to focus hard to suppress his daily murderous impulses. [[spoiler:Indeed, he was made and assassin and implanted with DNA from various murderers throughout history.]] Whenever he has a legitimate excuse to let go, he will murder his targets with utter glee.



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* NoNameGiven: He is only referred to as 00.05."Number Five."
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* {{Jerkass}}: Diego's default demeanor is "spiteful prick."
* KnifeNut: Oh ''hell yes''.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Diego's default demeanor is "spiteful prick."
being a spiteful prick. He is usually very abrasive and is quick to throw insults and threaten his siblings with his knife. In fact one of his insults lead to [[spoiler:Vanya deciding to become a super-villain]].
* KnifeNut: Oh ''hell yes''.Kraken carries with his a knife he is quite good with. He can throw it and hit a running man for instance.



* CompellingVoice: One of the more perverse side-effects of Allison's power is that she can persuade people if she talks about certain feelings. For instance she has an ex-husband who she made fall in love with her. Out of her influence, said husband is very bitter about it and doesn't want to see her ever again.



* ForgotAboutHerPowers: It's not clear why the kids even had to leave the house if she could sit there and say "I heard a rumor that the villain surrendered to the police" or something like that.



* RealityWarper: "I heard a rumor..."

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* RealityWarper: When she begins a sentence with "I heard a rumor..."", then whatever comes next is sure to come through even if they are physically impossible. For example, when a grocer informs her that some glue she wanted to buy isn't available anymore, she makes it appear in the grocer's very hand. It can be more graver if she spreads the rumor that someone was assassinated.



* WeaksauceWeakness: Allison's powers only work [[CompellingVoice when she speaks]], so what if something happened to her [[SlashedThroat voice]]...

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* WeaksauceWeakness: Allison's powers only work [[CompellingVoice when she speaks]], speaks]] so what if something happened to her she is gagged or suffers some specific [[SlashedThroat voice]]...wounds]], Allison is left powerless.



* PsychicPowers
** ISeeDeadPeople
** {{Telekinesis}}: [[spoiler:This is the power that saves everybody in the ''Apocalypse Suite'' finale.]]

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PsychicPowers: Klaus has psychic powers translating into many effects.
** ISeeDeadPeople
** {{Telekinesis}}: [[spoiler:This
ISeeDeadPeople: One of his powers is to channel the power dead, talking to them so that saves everybody in he can extract informations from him.
** MindOverMatter: Klaus is also a powerful telekinesist. He can float through sheer thought, and at
the ''Apocalypse Suite'' finale.]]end of the Apocalyptic Suite, manages to [[spoiler:hold off a megaton of Moon chunk.



* NoNameGiven: He is only referred to as 00.05.



* BodyHorror



* NiceGuy: The Horror was one of the most well-adjusted and meek of the siblings, contrasting his monstrous power.



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* TentacleRope: A usual LovecraftianSuperpower manifestation.manifestation, he can summon and control tentacles coming from a portal on his stomach.

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