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* TookALevelInBadass: Originally a SpoiledBrat whose self-centered, flighty, [[TheLoad generally useless]] nature was played for laughs, Sapphire Stagg gradually got tougher and more resilient under later writers.
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* Neutrog the Forerunner and the Thunderer are more explicit satires of the Silver Surfer and Galactus, with the twist being that the intergalactic destroyer is a mutant dwarf barely over a foot tall.
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* AffectionateParody: The main characters as originally conceived are an oblique AlternateCompanyEquivalent of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', with changes and exaggerations for comic effect.
** Rex, the only empowered one of the four, can stretch, clobber, set himself on fire, ''and'' turn invisible by changing into gas, but shares Ben Grimm's angst over being a "freak" despite having a devil-may-care life and a wealthy girlfriend; ironically, it's ''hero work'' that [[TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife makes the selfish, attention-hungry Sapph fall out of love with Rex more than anything]].
** Simon, the brilliant scientist, is an exploitative and conniving bastard who uses the threat of destroying Rex (or the promise of curing him) to force his own daughter's boyfriend into servitude.
** Sapphire, the beautiful blonde, was much more fickle and overemotional than Sue's "Invisible Girl" 1960's characterization, to the point where it begs the question just what Rex saw in her in the first place.
** Java, the musclebound giant, is not only less competent than an average bodyguard with his size and strength would be, but usually completely useless against whatever threat they're facing, ''and'' has a serious attitude problem in the form of his own unrequited crush on Sapphire.
* Neutrog the Forerunner and the Thunderer are more explicit satires of the Silver Surfer and Galactus, with the twist being that the intergalactic destroyer is a mutant dwarf barely over a foot tall.
** Rex, the only empowered one of the four, can stretch, clobber, set himself on fire, ''and'' turn invisible by changing into gas, but shares Ben Grimm's angst over being a "freak" despite having a devil-may-care life and a wealthy girlfriend; ironically, it's ''hero work'' that [[TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife makes the selfish, attention-hungry Sapph fall out of love with Rex more than anything]].
** Simon, the brilliant scientist, is an exploitative and conniving bastard who uses the threat of destroying Rex (or the promise of curing him) to force his own daughter's boyfriend into servitude.
** Sapphire, the beautiful blonde, was much more fickle and overemotional than Sue's "Invisible Girl" 1960's characterization, to the point where it begs the question just what Rex saw in her in the first place.
** Java, the musclebound giant, is not only less competent than an average bodyguard with his size and strength would be, but usually completely useless against whatever threat they're facing, ''and'' has a serious attitude problem in the form of his own unrequited crush on Sapphire.
* Neutrog the Forerunner and the Thunderer are more explicit satires of the Silver Surfer and Galactus, with the twist being that the intergalactic destroyer is a mutant dwarf barely over a foot tall.
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* ElementalShapeshifter: Metamorpho can transform into every chemical element in existence. Initially, he was limited to transforming into elements found within the human body, but this limit no longer applies.
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** The origin of Metamorpho's powers. Were they mystical, as implied by being bestowed by the Orb of Ra and pretty firmly stated during Element Girl's death? Were they MagicFromTechnology, as the default was throughout the 70s and 90s? Were they genetic, as stated outright during ''{{ComicBook/Invasion}}''? ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'' states he was a deliberate government metahuman experiment.
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** The origin of Metamorpho's powers. Were they mystical, as implied by being bestowed by the Orb of Ra and pretty firmly stated during Element Girl's death? Were they MagicFromTechnology, as the default was throughout the 70s and 90s? Were they genetic, as stated outright during ''{{ComicBook/Invasion}}''? ''[[Comicbook/InvasionDCComics Invasion!]]''? ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'' states he was a deliberate government metahuman experiment.
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** Java -- [[HopelessSuitor ever the heartsick, scheming fool]] -- absolutely despises Rex for "stealing away" Sapphire, the girl of his affection, to the point where he believes Metamorpho to be [[SmallNameBigEgo a lesser romantic rival to himself]] and visibly cringes every time the two lovers kiss, thinking Sapph's trying to make him jealous. [[spoiler:Even when he managed to marry Sapphire during a time when Rex was believed to be dead and became a friendly father figure to Sapphire and Rex's mutant son, Joey, Java still couldn't catch a break and died when he tried to kill revived Rex for abducting Joey from Stagg Mansion.]]
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** Java -- [[HopelessSuitor ever the heartsick, scheming fool]] -- absolutely despises Rex for "stealing away" Sapphire, the girl of his affection, to the point where he believes Metamorpho to be [[SmallNameBigEgo a lesser romantic rival to himself]] and visibly cringes every time the two lovers kiss, thinking Sapph's trying to make him jealous. [[spoiler:Even when he managed to marry Sapphire during a time when Rex was believed to be dead and became a friendly father figure to Sapphire and Rex's mutant son, Joey, Java still couldn't catch a break and died when he tried to kill revived a returned Rex for abducting Joey from Stagg Mansion.]]
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* AllCavemenWereNeanderthals: Java is a defrosted neanderthal.
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* ChickMagnet: Hilariously enough despite his lack of internal organs, inhuman appearance, and BarbieDollAnatomy, Rex has quite a way with women, having won the affections of beauties like Sapphire, Crimson Fox, and similarly empowered Element Girl.
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** Java -- [[HopelessSuitor ever the heartsick, scheming fool]] -- absolutely despises Rex for "stealing away" Sapphire, the girl of his affection, to the point where he believes Metamorpho to be [[SmallNameBigEgo a lesser romantic rival to himself]] and visibly cringes every time the two lovers kiss, thinking Sapph's trying to make him jealous.
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** Java -- [[HopelessSuitor ever the heartsick, scheming fool]] -- absolutely despises Rex for "stealing away" Sapphire, the girl of his affection, to the point where he believes Metamorpho to be [[SmallNameBigEgo a lesser romantic rival to himself]] and visibly cringes every time the two lovers kiss, thinking Sapph's trying to make him jealous. [[spoiler:Even when he managed to marry Sapphire during a time when Rex was believed to be dead and became a friendly father figure to Sapphire and Rex's mutant son, Joey, Java still couldn't catch a break and died when he tried to kill revived Rex for abducting Joey from Stagg Mansion.]]
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In other media, Metamorpho has appeared as a guest character in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' animated series, with the Outsiders in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', and a recurring character in ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''. Simon Stagg appears as an antagonist in ''Videogame/BatmanArkhamKnight''.
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In other media, Metamorpho has appeared as a guest character in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' animated series, with the Outsiders in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', and a recurring character in ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''.''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. Simon Stagg appears as an antagonist in ''Videogame/BatmanArkhamKnight''.
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See also the trope lists at ''ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', ''ComicBook/WednesdayComics'', ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''.
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* CurbStompBattle: Once clobbered [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Guy Gardner]] by turning himself into gold [[note]]A Green Lantern's ring can't effect anything yellow[[/note]]. Rex later thinks to himself how much of a risk that was since gold is a very soft metal and Guy could've beaten him easily if Guy would've just stopped to think for a moment.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Metamorpho is one of DC's better known quip-a-minute heroes.
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* RunningGag: In ''Justice League International'', he loves watching three stooges as much as John loves oreos.
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** The origin of Metamorpho's powers. Were they mystical, as implied by being bestowed by the Orb of Ra and pretty firmly stated during Element Girl's death? Were they MagicFromTechnology, as the default was throughout the 70s and 90s? Were they genetic, as stated outright during ''{{ComicBook/Invasion}}''?
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Simon Stagg's lack of scruples get played way up in adaptations, going from "merely" doing everything he can to break up Rex and his daughter to being guilty of horrific war crimes and human experimentation. Fortunately, these adaptations also make him far less likely to pull a KarmaHoudini.
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* CurbStompBattle: Once clobbered [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Guy Gardner]] by turning himself into gold [[note]]A Green Lantern's ring can't effect anything yellow[[/note]]. Rex later thinks to himself how much of a risk that was since gold is a very soft metal and Guy could've beaten him easily if Guy would've just stopped to think for a moment.
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In other media, Metamorpho has appeared as a recurring character in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' animated series, with the Outsiders in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', and made two appearances in ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''. Simon Stagg appears as an antagonist in ''Videogame/BatmanArkhamKnight''.
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The original male Metamorpho will be appearing in ''The Terrifics'', a series in the Creator/DarkMatter2017 line.
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The original male Metamorpho will be appearing in ''The Terrifics'', ''ComicBook/TheTerrifics'', a series in the Creator/DarkMatter2017 line.
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* NighInvulnerable: The nature of Rex's body provides him with natural body armor offering damage resistance from blunt attacks and energy attacks.
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* NighInvulnerable: The nature of Rex's body provides him with natural body armor offering damage resistance armor, and his lack of vital organs makes him difficult to harm. Forming himself into a capsule around other JLE members, going through re-entry from blunt attacks Earth orbit and energy attacks. crash-landing only knocks him unconscious, for example. Element Girl mentions that she cannot drown or asphyxiate, that her body just metabolizes toxins and poisons without her suffering harm from them, and that she's fairly sure that being at ground zero of a thermonuclear explosion would only make her radioactive, so presumably Metamorpho is similarly durable. Death of the Endless mentions one of the previous metamorphae who died in a volcano, however, so this nigh-invulnerability does have limits (though they may vary by individual or with age).
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Mason. He was a soldier for hire, contracted to find the artifact called "Orb of Ra", and transformed into Metamorpho by the same artifact in an Egyptian tomb.
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powers. He can shape parts and portions of his body instead of the whole. He can form such complex shapes as a tank and a bicycle and such simple forms as a cloud or a spring.
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* DependingOnTheWriter: Whether a metamorphae is able to access (for simplicity's sake) all the elements of the periodical table, or only those found within the human body.[[note]]Which, considering possible elemental compounds, is still quite an array of powers.[[/note]]
** Also the origin of Metamorpho's powers. Were they mystical, as implied by being bestowed by the Orb of Ra and pretty firmly stated during Element Girl's death? Were they SufficientlyAdvancedScience, as the default was throughout the 70s and 90s? Were they genetic, as stated outright during {{Invasion!}}?
** Also the origin of Metamorpho's powers. Were they mystical, as implied by being bestowed by the Orb of Ra and pretty firmly stated during Element Girl's death? Were they SufficientlyAdvancedScience, as the default was throughout the 70s and 90s? Were they genetic, as stated outright during {{Invasion!}}?
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* GreenEyedMonster: Java - [[HopelessSuitor ever the heartsick, scheming fool]] - absolutely despises Rex for "stealing away" Sapphire, the girl of his affection, to the point where he believes Metamorpho to be [[SmallNameBigEgo a lesser romantic rival to himself]] and visibly cringes every time the two lovers kiss, thinking Sapph's trying to make him jealous.
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** Java- -- [[HopelessSuitor ever the heartsick, scheming fool]] - -- absolutely despises Rex for "stealing away" Sapphire, the girl of his affection, to the point where he believes Metamorpho to be [[SmallNameBigEgo a lesser romantic rival to himself]] and visibly cringes every time the two lovers kiss, thinking Sapph's trying to make him jealous.
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** Element Girl and Metamorpho were an on-again, off-again coupling with smacks of PairingTheSpares due to being the only two living creatures of their nature. Rex finally choosing Sapphire pretty much triggered Element Girl's DespairEventHorizon.
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* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: He had amnesia, and had forgot everything about his former life, even his name. And then, a precious girl shows up, saying that they were married. And also an over sized gorilla who is currently married with her, and wants to kill Metamorpho for being in the same room than her.
* RunningGag: In ''Justice League International'', he loves watching three stooges as much as John loves oreos.
* RunningGag: In ''Justice League International'', he loves watching three stooges as much as John loves oreos.
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* LikeADuckTakesToWater: Java, DependingOnTheWriter; in some depictions, he's adapted quite well to the present and adopted an articulate vocabulary.
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* ContemporaryCaveman / TheUnfrozenCavemanLawyer: Java; DependingOnTheWriter, he's either adapted quite well to the present and adopted an articulate vocabulary, or he's little more than an ape in a big-and-tall suit.
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* UnderwearOfPower: In his default human appearance, Metamorpho is naked except for his underwear of power -- which therefore are presumably ''part of his body''.
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* UnderwearOfPower: In his default human appearance, Metamorpho is naked except for his underwear of power -- which therefore are presumably ''part of his body''.
* TheUnfrozenCavemanLawyer: Java.body''. Element Woman also has a bandeau bikini top, with just as much explanation.
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''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''. Simon Stagg appears as an antagonist in ''Videogame/BatmanArkhamKnight''.
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* ICannotSelfTerminate: Element Girl tried numerous times to commit suicide and found it impossible. She required divine intervention to finally die. Since Metamorpho has the same powers, he would presumably also have the same problem offing himself
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