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While the original Milestone heroes and their associated characters did make frequent crossover appearances in each other's comics and Edwin Alva was depicted as an enemy of Static's in the Static Shock cartoon, the Edwin Alva of the comics was more closely associated with Hardware, so I'm relocating the Take That entry to this wiki's page on Hardware's series.


* TakeThat: CorruptCorporateExecutive Edwin Alva was named for Thomas Alva Edison, as a jab at the latter stealing credit from black technicians he employed and underpaid.
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* VolleyingInsults: Virgil and Sharon.

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* VolleyingInsults: Virgil and Sharon.Sharon constantly insult one another. ''Milestone Forever'' shows that they'll continue this in adulthood, but more as a way of showing affection and to demonstrate that they're still young at heart.
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* TakeThat: CorruptCorporateExecutive Edwin Alva was named for Thomas Alva Edison, as a jab at the latter stealing credit from black technicians he employed and underpaid.

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I've read the relevant comic and Static actually admits that he didn't really sterilize the bullies.


* GayAesop: Involving Static's friend Rick Stone, who is gay. This was bowdlerised in the show of course.
** One cold open in the new 52 had the villain bullied for her lesbianism, among other things. Static tells the bullies he sterilized them with microwaves.[[note]]Which is impossible, of course. Either ArtisticLicenseBiology or Static was intimidating them.[[/note]]

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* GayAesop: GayAesop:
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Involving Static's friend Rick Stone, who is gay. This was bowdlerised in the show of course.
** One The cold open in for the new final issue of the New 52 series had the villain bullied for her lesbianism, among other things. Static tells the bullies he sterilized them with microwaves.[[note]]Which is impossible, [[ArtisticLicenseBiology impossible]], of course. Either ArtisticLicenseBiology or Turns out Static was intimidating them.bluffing to intimidate them anyway.[[/note]]
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** Hotstreak is a racist who frequently calls Static a "monkey" and is even revealed to be affiliated with a white supremacist group called the Sons of Odin during the "What Are Little Boys Made Of" arc, where he's shown to be homophobic as well and calls Static the N-word.

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** Hotstreak is a racist who frequently calls Static a "monkey" and is even revealed to be affiliated with a white supremacist group called the Sons of Odin during the "What Are Little Boys Made Of" arc, where he's shown to be homophobic as well and calls Static the N-word. In ''Milestone Forever'', where he changes his codename to Firewheel, he goes full Neo-Nazi by speaking negatively of Jews as well as gay people and black people.
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* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: In issue 43, Static encounters a de-powered [[ComicBook/BloodSyndicate Brickhouse]] and retorts to her claim of being Brickhouse by joking that he's ComicBook/{{Icon}}.

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* FlippingTheBird: In the first issue of the original series, Frieda gives Hotstreak the finger in response to his advances.

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* FlippingTheBird: FlippingTheBird:
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In the first issue of the original series, Frieda gives Hotstreak the finger in response to his advances.advances.
** Issue 26 has Static flip off Bad Betty, Tarmac and Pyre (Holocaust forced to use a different codename after the events of ''My Name is Holocaust'').
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* SpiderManSendUp: Though his actual powers and design aren't especially similar, Creator/DwayneMcDuffie saw Static mainly as the Milestone universe's equivalent character: a clever, wisecracking teenager who has to face real problems, keep his identity concealed, and [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld juggle his home life with his superhero life]] while operating in a big city.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Virgil doesn't react well to Rick coming out as gay, but gets over it after Freida calls him out on how he's handling it and he has a HeelRealization while reflecting on what Freida told him.

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** Hotstreak is a racist who frequently calls Static a "monkey" and is in fact affiliated with a white supremacist group called the Sons of Odin.

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** Hotstreak is a racist who frequently calls Static a "monkey" and is in fact even revealed to be affiliated with a white supremacist group called the Sons of Odin.Odin during the "What Are Little Boys Made Of" arc, where he's shown to be homophobic as well and calls Static the N-word.


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** The "What Are Little Boys Made Of" arc, in addition to raising the Sons of Odins into prominence, begins with Rick Stone being beaten by some punks for being gay. When Static shows up to fight the crooks, they have the nerve to call him the N-word.
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* StrawFeminist: The 18th issue has a female villain named Princess Nightmare, who attacks music stores and radio stations for distributing music she sees as degrading to women.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: According to Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, Static was Milestone's version of Franchise/SpiderMan. It shows in how both characters are superheroes who start their crime-fighting careers as teenagers and enjoy taunting their enemies.

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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: According to Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, Static was Milestone's version of Franchise/SpiderMan. It shows in how both characters are superheroes who start their crime-fighting careers as teenagers teenagers, are gifted with considerable intelligence and enjoy taunting their enemies.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: According to Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, Static was Milestone's version of Franchise/SpiderMan.

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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: According to Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, Static was Milestone's version of Franchise/SpiderMan. It shows in how both characters are superheroes who start their crime-fighting careers as teenagers and enjoy taunting their enemies.
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* PlayingWithFire: Three villains of Static's have this power. [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Hotstreak]], who also uses the friction generated from his movement to gain SuperSpeed. And Holocaust who also has super strength and invulnerability. Both cause Static a ''lot'' of grief. Burn, is a one shot villain, however.

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* PlayingWithFire: Three villains of Static's have this power.fire-based powers. [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Hotstreak]], who also uses the friction generated from his movement to gain SuperSpeed. And Holocaust who also has super strength and invulnerability. Both cause Static a ''lot'' of grief. Burn, is a one shot villain, however.



** Hotstreak is a racist who frequently calls Static a "monkey".

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** Hotstreak is a racist who frequently calls Static a "monkey"."monkey" and is in fact affiliated with a white supremacist group called the Sons of Odin.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Hotstreak is a racist who frequently calls Static a "monkey".

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Hotstreak is a racist who frequently calls Static a "monkey"."monkey".
** Commando X is a terrorist with the power to turn whatever he touches into explosives who wants to kill everyone who isn't black.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Hotstreak is a racist who frequently calls Static a "monkey".
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* FlippingTheBird: In the first issue of the original series, Frieda gives Hostreak the finger in response to his advances.

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In 2021, thanks to a new licensing deal between Milestone and DC, Static made a grand return to comics with ''Static: Season One''. Taking place in a newly rebooted Dakotaverse, The "Big Bang" that grants Virgil and many others their powers takes place at a Black Lives Matter protest that was interrupted by police spraying experimental tear gas onto the crowd. This time around, however, some of Virgil's enemies that were also at the Bang know about his powers, which puts a large target on him long before he even dons the costume...

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In 2021, thanks to a new licensing deal between Milestone and DC, Static made a grand return to comics with ''Static: Season One''.''ComicBook/StaticSeasonOne''. Taking place in a newly rebooted Dakotaverse, The "Big Bang" that grants Virgil and many others their powers takes place at a Black Lives Matter protest that was interrupted by police spraying experimental tear gas onto the crowd. This time around, however, some of Virgil's enemies that were also at the Bang know about his powers, which puts a large target on him long before he even dons the costume...

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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]] and its own tie-in comic ''Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool''. After joining the ComicBook/TeenTitans in 2009, Static's own comic was revived as a Creator/DCComics series in 2011's ComicBook/New52 event also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.

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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]] and its own tie-in comic miniseries ''Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool''.Cool''; which served as a continuation of the original comic, while bringing in certain elements from the cartoon. After joining the ComicBook/TeenTitans in 2009, Static's own comic was revived as a Creator/DCComics series in 2011's ComicBook/New52 event also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.
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In 2021, thanks to a new licensing deal between Milestone and DC, Static made a grand return to comics with ''Static: Season One''. Taking place in a newly rebooted Dakotaverse, The "Big Bang" that grants Virgil and many others their powers takes place at a Black Lives Matter protest that was interrupted by police spraying experimental tear gas onto the crowd. This time around, however, some of Virgil's enemies that were also at the Bang know about his powers, which puts a large target on him long before he even dons the costume...



* CanonDiscontinuity: Milestone Forever.
* CanonImmigrant: He's been everywhere in the DCU since the merger, including ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''.

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* CanonDiscontinuity: Milestone Forever.
Forever, which definitively ended Static's adventures in the original Dakotaverse. [[spoiler:Virgil, now a doctor, is retired from superheroics, and is married to Frieda with two kids, who both inherited his electromagnetic powers.]]
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He's been everywhere in the DCU since the merger, including ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''.''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''.
** His DCAU costumes would eventually make its way into the comics as well. In ''Rebirth of the Cool'', he hastily throws his season one costume together after being ambushed in a clothes store, due to his original costume being locked away in Freida's care. After numerous insults from other Milestone heroes, Static eventually ditches it for his original one. His seasons 3 & 4 costume eventually became his default costume when he made the jump to the mainstream DCU, and his ''Season One'' reboot costume takes obvious cues from it.
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->''[[WesternAnimation/StaticShock "I'll put a shock to your system!"]]''

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->''[[WesternAnimation/StaticShock "I'll ->''"[[WesternAnimation/StaticShock I'll put a shock to your system!"]]''
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The series follows high school student Virgil Ovid Hawkins who gains a variety of [[ShockAndAwe electromagnetic powers]] when doused with an experimental chemical during a gang war he was caught up in. He uses his developed powers to combat the crime infesting his city. Much of the series centers around the ongoing gang activities while he also juggles typical adolescent problems.

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The series follows high school student Virgil Ovid Hawkins who gains a variety of [[ShockAndAwe electromagnetic powers]] when doused with an experimental chemical during a gang war he was caught up in. He uses his developed powers to combat the crime infesting his city. Much of the series centers around the ongoing gang activities while he also [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld juggles typical adolescent problems.problems]].
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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]], and revived as a Creator/DCComics series with the 2009 sequel ''Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool'' as well as a ContinuityReboot in 2011's ComicBook/{{New 52}} event, also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.

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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]], bowdlerisation]] and revived as a Creator/DCComics series with the 2009 sequel its own tie-in comic ''Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool'' as well Cool''. After joining the ComicBook/TeenTitans in 2009, Static's own comic was revived as a ContinuityReboot Creator/DCComics series in 2011's ComicBook/{{New 52}} event, ComicBook/New52 event also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.
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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]], and revived as a Creator/DCComics series in 2011's ComicBook/{{New 52}} event, also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.

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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]], and revived as a Creator/DCComics series with the 2009 sequel ''Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool'' as well as a ContinuityReboot in 2011's ComicBook/{{New 52}} event, also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.
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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]], and revived as a Creator/DCComics series in 2011's ComicBook/{{New 52}} event, also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2011''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.

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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]], and revived as a Creator/DCComics series in 2011's ComicBook/{{New 52}} event, also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2011''.''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.
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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]], and revived as a Creator/DCComics series in 2011's ComicBook/{{New 52}} event, also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.

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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]], and revived as a Creator/DCComics series in 2011's ComicBook/{{New 52}} event, also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2011''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.
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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]], and revived as a Creator/DCComics series in 2011's ComicBook/{{New 52}} event, also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also was a recurring character in the second season of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.

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The comic was later adapted to the TV series ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', with some [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]], and revived as a Creator/DCComics series in 2011's ComicBook/{{New 52}} event, also under the name ''Static Shock'', which was canceled after eight issues. Crossing over from his own show, Static guested on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He also was is a recurring character in the second season second, third and fourth seasons of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. A [[http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-digital-slate-mortal-combat-static-shock-akiva-goldsman-856922/ live action series]], directed by Creator/ReginaldHudlin, is currently in the works.



* {{Archenemy}}: In the Dakotaverse, Hotstreak/Martin Scaponi was Static's most ardent and personal foe. He served to be a bully throughout Virgil's life, his first enemy in the comic book, as well as indirectly responsible for Virgil acquiring super powers after Virgil came to the Big Bang Event intending to kill Scaponi in the confusion but reneged and was mutated by the mutagenic gas.

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* {{Archenemy}}: ArchEnemy: In the Dakotaverse, Hotstreak/Martin Scaponi was Static's most ardent and personal foe. He served to be a bully throughout Virgil's life, his first enemy in the comic book, as well as indirectly responsible for Virgil acquiring super powers after Virgil came to the Big Bang Event intending to kill Scaponi in the confusion but reneged and was mutated by the mutagenic gas.



* ElectricBlackGuy: Virgil is black and has electrical powers.

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* ElectricBlackGuy: Virgil is black and has electrical powers. He's also the most iconic after Black Lightning himself.
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*MassSuperEmpoweringEvent: Static and 10 percent of people who survived getting caught in the quantum juice gas would develop super powers, the other 90 percent that got caught in the gas died.
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* CerebroElectro: Being an {{Expy}} of Franchise/SpiderMan, Virgil is very smart and often uses his knowledge of physics in tandem with his electromagnetic powers to defeat enemies.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: According to [[WordOfGod Dwayne McDuffie]], Static was Milestone's version of Franchise/SpiderMan.

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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: According to [[WordOfGod Dwayne McDuffie]], Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, Static was Milestone's version of Franchise/SpiderMan.
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* Secret Identity: Static's identity is kept secret from everyone except Frieda Goren.
* Secret Identity Vocal Shift: Static's powers alter his voice to help conceal his identity.

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* Secret Identity: SecretIdentity: Static's identity is kept secret from everyone except Frieda Goren.
* Secret Identity Vocal Shift: SecretIdentityVocalShift: Static's powers alter his voice to help conceal his identity.

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