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[[folder:Tyler's Parents' Powers]]

* What are Ultima and Sovereign's actual powers? They definitely include flight and one of the mirror!Tylers mentions having physical powers that are just as good as theirs which suggests they've got something going on beyond your average mortal, but I've never been able to find anything concrete.
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** There's probably several reasons behind it. One reason that hasn't been brought up yet is having a couple budding supervillains in the class helps teach the rest of the class how to deal with villains that are around the same general ability they are. And from a narrative standpoint, almost every comic book villain has some sort of tie to their heroes anyway, so the school's just getting that out of the way now.
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Example Indentation. Three bullets are rarely necessary, and anything past three shows up as three.


*** He gets a special dispensation, as the system was designed with him in mind. And maybe that helps explain how Zodon was able to use a calculator and a Speak-N-Spell to overcome the locks that first time...

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*** ** He gets a special dispensation, as the system was designed with him in mind. And maybe that helps explain how Zodon was able to use a calculator and a Speak-N-Spell to overcome the locks that first time...



*** Also, he specifically says that he can't change what it looks like, just how edible it is and how it tastes and suchlike. He can make a brick taste like chicken soup, but he can't quite make it look like it just yet.
**** It doesn't matter what it looks like. It matters what the consistency is. He can make a brick edible, which means he's messing with the consistency.
*** The distraction lasts long enough to make a big difference for the fight. Much larger than the advantage eye beams give over conventional firearms. In addition, it can be used from behind cover, and following it with turning the soup into hard candy would effectively end the fight.

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*** ** Also, he specifically says that he can't change what it looks like, just how edible it is and how it tastes and suchlike. He can make a brick taste like chicken soup, but he can't quite make it look like it just yet.
**** ** It doesn't matter what it looks like. It matters what the consistency is. He can make a brick edible, which means he's messing with the consistency.
*** ** The distraction lasts long enough to make a big difference for the fight. Much larger than the advantage eye beams give over conventional firearms. In addition, it can be used from behind cover, and following it with turning the soup into hard candy would effectively end the fight.



*** Has he ever not been touching the ground? As long as it's not nearly as deep under himself, it should work fine.

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*** ** Has he ever not been touching the ground? As long as it's not nearly as deep under himself, it should work fine.



*** The kid who can manipulate sound is probably the best example of this. His powers ARE used by some superheroes. His parents presumably don't want him to go into crime fighting.
*** All of them have powers that are much better suited for something else. The vast majority of things are not fighting crime, so it would be rare for that to be the ideal use of a given power. The rainmaker group isn't even particularly good. A genius inventor could do more to feed the world than someone who has to be present to make food.

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*** ** The kid who can manipulate sound is probably the best example of this. His powers ARE used by some superheroes. His parents presumably don't want him to go into crime fighting.
*** ** All of them have powers that are much better suited for something else. The vast majority of things are not fighting crime, so it would be rare for that to be the ideal use of a given power. The rainmaker group isn't even particularly good. A genius inventor could do more to feed the world than someone who has to be present to make food.



*** No, it was hinted at quite early on, far before it was revealed. Issue #6, I think, the first with American Eagle and Patriot Act.
*** Also, most of the comic is from the perspective of the kids. Not many kids in elementary school are going to be ''that'' conscious of former presidents, especially ones that were serving when they were infants or not even born yet (depending on precisely how long ago Cranston was in the Oval Office). For a lot of the kids, not realizing half their teachers are former members of a popular superteam is more unlikely.

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*** ** No, it was hinted at quite early on, far before it was revealed. Issue #6, I think, the first with American Eagle and Patriot Act.
*** ** Also, most of the comic is from the perspective of the kids. Not many kids in elementary school are going to be ''that'' conscious of former presidents, especially ones that were serving when they were infants or not even born yet (depending on precisely how long ago Cranston was in the Oval Office). For a lot of the kids, not realizing half their teachers are former members of a popular superteam is more unlikely.



*** Given who was involved in the attempted coup, he is probably safer '''without''' them.

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*** ** Given who was involved in the attempted coup, he is probably safer '''without''' them.



*** Given Zodon's behaviour as of late, it may well be working.

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*** ** Given Zodon's behaviour as of late, it may well be working.

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