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26th Apr '13 1:48:57 PM moloch

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22nd Feb '13 11:58:06 AM SeptimusHeap

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Sliding Scale Of Antiheroes was redirected. Deleting wicks to it, Anti Hero Zero Context Examples and "Type X" junk

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* AntiHero ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes type IV or V]]): The team started out as extremely violent against potential world-ending threats, and was perfectly willing to kill thousands of invading superhuman terrorists, or cause extreme collateral damage in doing so. However, this is no different from the actions of regular soldiers, and could initially have been argued as type III, as they were extremely benevolent in other respects: such as helping to clear up the disaster zones after any conflict; feeding and hosting millions of war refugees, or victims of other disasters; protecting them from militias; freeing them from tyrannies through much less human casualties than a standard military could manage (through outgunning scare tactics); reforming supergenius criminals to help their research for cures to various diseases or life-improving technologies; and overall genuinely making the world into a better place. However, later writers who didn't like the themes arguably severely flanderised and tried to twist around the more idealistic notes that Ellis and Millar introduced, so among other things the team was tricked into "overthrowing the government of the US, and briefly taking over" (rather than, say, China, which would make far more sense).

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* AntiHero: The team started out as extremely violent against potential world-ending threats, and was perfectly willing to kill thousands of invading superhuman terrorists, or cause extreme collateral damage in doing so. However, this is no different from the actions of regular soldiers, and could initially have been argued as type III, as they were extremely benevolent in other respects: such as helping to clear up the disaster zones after any conflict; feeding and hosting millions of war refugees, or victims of other disasters; protecting them from militias; freeing them from tyrannies through much less human casualties than a standard military could manage (through outgunning scare tactics); reforming supergenius criminals to help their research for cures to various diseases or life-improving technologies; and overall genuinely making the world into a better place. However, later writers who didn't like the themes arguably severely flanderised and tried to twist around the more idealistic notes that Ellis and Millar introduced, so among other things the team was tricked into "overthrowing the government of the US, and briefly taking over" (rather than, say, China, which would make far more sense).

17th Feb '13 1:07:43 PM Wercury

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15th Jan '13 9:22:33 AM JeffWeskamp

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* HeroInsurance - The Authority are one of the few superhero teams who acknowledge that the massive collateral damage from their battles can and probably has caused civilian casualties. The general understanding is that it's an unfortunate but necessary evil, since allowing their enemies to rampage unchecked would cause even more death and destruction. It's also worth noting that they try to limit the damage when possible, such as evacuating civilians and fencing in the combat zone, and are frequently on hand afterwards to help with the emergency services dealing with the aftermath.
* HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct - The first story arc of Midnighter's solo series.
* HitmanWithAHeart - Kev Hawkins.
* HolyHalo - Apollo, whose halo gets dimmer when weak and brighter after a good sunbath.
* HumongousMecha - Jack Hawksmoor can turn ''entire cities'' into this.
* {{Jobber}} - There was a period where the Authority didn't have their own ongoing series, yet were still supposed to be the most powerful superhero team of their Earth. This led to the team only being used so that they could be jerks to the protagonists of other series, then swatted down to show off how cool those other heroes were. Examples include ''Stormwatch: Team Achilles'', and GailSimone's ''{{Gen13}}'' (where they substitute "[[HeelRealization realize what jerks they're being]]" for "swatted down"). Notably ''not'' the case in ''[[CaptainAtom Captain Atom: Armageddon]]'', where they were portrayed as the {{Badass}}es they are... it's just they were up against [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter a bigger Badass than they were]].
* KnightInSourArmor - Jenny Sparks.
* KnightTemplar - The heroes kill or threaten to kill anyone who opposes them.
* LegacyCharacter - Quite a few. Angie's the second Engineer, a new Doctor is made every time the old one dies, and a different Jenny is born to every age of mankind.
* LegCling - Kev receives one from Midnighter and his evil boss on one of the Kev covers. He does not look in the slightest bit pleased.
* LightningBruiser - At least half the team. Jenny Sparks was choosy.
* MadeOfPlasticine - Most anyone Midnighter gets his hands on. In one case he ''rips a guy's skull and spine right out''.

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* HeroInsurance: The Authority are one of the few superhero teams who acknowledge that the massive collateral damage from their battles can and probably has caused civilian casualties. The general understanding is that it's an unfortunate but necessary evil, since allowing their enemies to rampage unchecked would cause even more death and destruction. It's also worth noting that they try to limit the damage when possible, such as evacuating civilians and fencing in the combat zone, and are frequently on hand afterwards to help with the emergency services dealing with the aftermath.
* HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct: The first story arc of Midnighter's solo series.
* HitmanWithAHeart: Kev Hawkins.
* HolyHalo: Apollo, whose halo gets dimmer when weak and brighter after a good sunbath.
* HumongousMecha: Jack Hawksmoor can turn ''entire cities'' into this.
* {{Jobber}}: There was a period where the Authority didn't have their own ongoing series, yet were still supposed to be the most powerful superhero team of their Earth. This led to the team only being used so that they could be jerks to the protagonists of other series, then swatted down to show off how cool those other heroes were. Examples include ''Stormwatch: Team Achilles'', and GailSimone's ''{{Gen13}}'' (where they substitute "[[HeelRealization realize what jerks they're being]]" for "swatted down"). Notably ''not'' the case in ''[[CaptainAtom Captain Atom: Armageddon]]'', where they were portrayed as the {{Badass}}es they are... it's just they were up against [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter a bigger Badass than they were]].
* KnightInSourArmor: Jenny Sparks.
* KnightTemplar: The heroes kill or threaten to kill anyone who opposes them.
* LegacyCharacter: Quite a few. Angie's the second Engineer, a new Doctor is made every time the old one dies, and a different Jenny is born to every age of mankind.
* LegCling: Kev receives one from Midnighter and his evil boss on one of the Kev covers. He does not look in the slightest bit pleased.
* LightningBruiser: At least half the team. Jenny Sparks was choosy.
* MadeOfPlasticine: Most anyone Midnighter gets his hands on. In one case he ''rips a guy's skull and spine right out''.

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* PowerCreepPowerSeep - While the Authority have always been heavy hitters, they all had reasonable limitations when written by Ellis, such as Angie's limited supply of nanoblood to use as weaponry and Jack's inability to survive outside of a city. Millar ignored this entirely when he took over and gave several characters new powers to boot, and almost all later writers have kept them at their new power level or higher.
* PropheticNames - Jenny Sparks, Jenny Quantum.
* RapeAndRevenge - [[spoiler: As mentioned below, the Commander raped Apollo. The last we see of him, it's implied that Midnighter intends to return the favor--with a jackhammer.]]
* RapeAsDrama - The Commander, an {{Expy}}/TakeThat against Captain America does this to a couple of nurses during a mission to find [[spoiler: the infant Jenny Quantum]] and then [[spoiler: Apollo after Thor expy Storm-God knocked him down and drains some of his solar charge via [[ShockAndAwe a lightning strike]]]]. This results in Midnighter being pissed and the aforementioned OhCrap example and it's implied that Midnighter's going to return the favor and [[spoiler: use the jackhammer to rape Commander back.]]

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* PowerCreepPowerSeep: While the Authority have always been heavy hitters, they all had reasonable limitations when written by Ellis, such as Angie's limited supply of nanoblood to use as weaponry and Jack's inability to survive outside of a city. Millar ignored this entirely when he took over and gave several characters new powers to boot, and almost all later writers have kept them at their new power level or higher.
* PropheticNames: Jenny Sparks, Jenny Quantum.
* RapeAndRevenge: [[spoiler: As mentioned below, the Commander raped Apollo. The last we see of him, it's implied that Midnighter intends to return the favor--with a jackhammer.]]
* RapeAsDrama: The Commander, an {{Expy}}/TakeThat against Captain America does this to a couple of nurses during a mission to find [[spoiler: the infant Jenny Quantum]] and then [[spoiler: Apollo after Thor expy Storm-God knocked him down and drains some of his solar charge via [[ShockAndAwe a lightning strike]]]]. This results in Midnighter being pissed and the aforementioned OhCrap example and it's implied that Midnighter's going to return the favor and [[spoiler: use the jackhammer to rape Commander back.]]

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* ReedRichardsIsUseless - Lampshaded and averted. The Engineer, in particular, spends a lot of time making multiple copies of herself and spreading them around the world so she can simultaneously build wind farms, address the UN, research cures for diseases, etc., and Habib's first act upon becoming [[spoiler:the Doctor]] was to create peace in the Middle East.
* ReluctantWarrior - When Jenny formed the Authority, Jack and Shen had to adjust to the fact that it would often be necessary to kill their enemies. The former was extremely reluctant to kill and was disgusted by the two times he had to do so during his time in Stormwatch, while the latter was highly spiritual and preferred to avoid violent solutions whenever there was any other option. This... didn't last that long, mainly due to ItGetsEasier and different writers.
* SapientShip - The Carrier a spaceship that, while being made of metal, is fully sapient. However, it has only once spoken directly to anyone (and then it was only to tell hapless assassin Kev Hawkins what a prick he is).
* SlasherSmile - The Midnighter.
* ShockAndAwe - Jenny Sparks.
* ShoutOut - "This some kind of [[JakAndDaxter green eco]] thing, isn't it?" [[spoiler: No.]]
* SimpleStaff - Midnighter's collapsible metal staff... which he can swing fast enough to ''[[SubvertedTrope decapitate people]]''.
* SpinOff[=/=]SpiritualSuccessor - ''The Authority'' features many of the characters, plot elements, and themes from Ellis's revamp of ''Stormwatch''.

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* ReedRichardsIsUseless: Lampshaded and averted. The Engineer, in particular, spends a lot of time making multiple copies of herself and spreading them around the world so she can simultaneously build wind farms, address the UN, research cures for diseases, etc., and Habib's first act upon becoming [[spoiler:the Doctor]] was to create peace in the Middle East.
* ReluctantWarrior: When Jenny formed the Authority, Jack and Shen had to adjust to the fact that it would often be necessary to kill their enemies. The former was extremely reluctant to kill and was disgusted by the two times he had to do so during his time in Stormwatch, while the latter was highly spiritual and preferred to avoid violent solutions whenever there was any other option. This... didn't last that long, mainly due to ItGetsEasier and different writers.
* SapientShip: The Carrier a spaceship that, while being made of metal, is fully sapient. However, it has only once spoken directly to anyone (and then it was only to tell hapless assassin Kev Hawkins what a prick he is).
* SlasherSmile: The Midnighter.
* ShockAndAwe: Jenny Sparks.
* ShoutOut: "This some kind of [[JakAndDaxter green eco]] thing, isn't it?" [[spoiler: No.]]
* SimpleStaff: Midnighter's collapsible metal staff... which he can swing fast enough to ''[[SubvertedTrope decapitate people]]''.
* SpinOff[=/=]SpiritualSuccessor: ''The Authority'' features many of the characters, plot elements, and themes from Ellis's revamp of ''Stormwatch''.

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