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'''''Shadowdemon''''' is a 2014 Superheo novel narrated by Travis Colfax, and the sequel to {{Literature/Shadowboy}}. Unlike the original, which spanned several months, Shadowdemon takes place over the course of a hectic fortnight which exposes signs of inner decay within the Community Fund. Travis, a lifetime superhero who relies on training rather than powers, tries to solve the mysteries of strange explosions, night attacks on his friends, and his own personal struggles.
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'''''Shadowdemon''''' is a 2014 Superheo Superhero novel narrated by Travis Colfax, and the sequel to {{Literature/Shadowboy}}. Unlike the original, which spanned several months, Shadowdemon takes place over the course of a hectic fortnight which exposes signs of inner decay within the Community Fund. Travis, a lifetime superhero who relies on training rather than powers, tries to solve the mysteries of strange explosions, night attacks on his friends, and his own personal struggles.
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'''''Shadowdemon''''' is a 2014 Superheo novel narrated by Travis Colfax, and the sequel to {{Literature/Shadowboy}}. Unlike the original, which spanned several months, Shadowdemon takes place over the course of a hectic fortnight which exposes signs of inner decay within the Community Fund. Travis, a lifetime superhero who relies on training rather than powers, tries to solve the mysteries of strange explosions, night attacks on his friends, and his own personal struggles.
The Author's home page is at http://evcombine.net
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!!''Shadowdemon'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Icerazor's sword is among the few things reliably able to carve through force fields and psychic constructs, making steel (galvanized pipe, Omicron bots) mundane in comparison.
* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: (Lampshaded) - Travis admits to using overly showy moves when he has an audience, despite the act coming back to bite him immediately.
* BadassCape: Jack wears one, though the wind doesn't always cooperate.
* TheBigGuy: Or Girl -- Pam, Still.
* DarkAgeOfSupernames: Razordemon, also notable that the character picked up the name during the dark age.
* ElectronicEyes: [[spoiler:Travis']] replacement after his run-in with Uth-sk.
* EvilPaysBetter: Working at the Community Fund gives little in the way of disposable income, especially after paying for Hero Insurance. It also turns out to be highly taxable.
* EyepatchOfPower: [[spoiler:Travis]] still wears one one for his civilian identity because he shouldn't be able to afford the electronic replacement.
* FlyingBrick: Jack
* FragileSpeedster: Nora
* HalfHumanHybrid: Xiv, the result of attempting to reverse engineer a male dragon from fragmentary female DNA.
* HeroInsurance: Literal Hero Insurance issued by the government with premiums adjusted for the licencee's destructive potential.
* TheHerosBirthday: Both Shadowboy and Shadowdemon start near Travis' birthday.
* HormoneAddledTeenager: Visible mostly in Travis' narration, which leads to occurances of Male Gaze
* IdleRich: Jack keeps up this persona for his Secret Identity.
* KilledOffForReal: [[Bussard]] in a rather blunt fashion.
* MaleGaze: The Narrator being an aforementioned Hormone Addled Teenager.
* TheMedic: Stephanie
* MissingMom: Mrs. Colfax was dead before the events of the story, as is the previous Ixahau.
* {{Mooks}}: Mostly Morlock Society members.
* NumberTwo: Stephanie as the only other member with a leadership endorsement, and takes over the role of team lead when Travis is out of commission.
* OhCrap: Donny speaks the phrase verbaitum as he realizes he's the target of a cluster bomb.
* PartialTransformation: Pam and the survivors of Project Thirteen can opt to only partially switch between forms.
* PowersDoTheFighting: Miss Pain works this way as she fights using psychic constructs, Irvin tries to imitate this, but is overwhelmed by the emotions of people fleeing Firegod.
* PsychicPowers: Miss Pain, Serar and Irvin Keyes.
* TheReliableOne: Travis sees himself as this and strives towards that goal.
* RetiredBadass: Neutrino and an informed trait of the entire Fund Board.
* SecretIdentity: Everyone has one because criminals started targetting family.
* TheSneakyGuy: Travis, lacking powers, relies more on stealth to survive.
* SquishyWizard: Stephanie has to build up power before an attack, and has few defenses beyond her magic.
* StandardSuperheroSetting: Fully embraced short of Death is Cheap.
* TheStoic: Stephanie, because Magic requires a great deal of mental discipline.
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Virtually everyone with a powered parent inherited the potential.
* TheTeamBenefactor: The Community Fund as embodied by Neutrino.
* TeamPet: Xiv, arguably
* TeamPrimaDonna: Miss Pain started this way, but got better.
* TerrorHero: Razordemon treats his reputation as a weapon all its own.
* TrophyRoom: Albeit one that is mostly empty
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Pam and the survivors of Project Thirteen gained the ability to change between human and demi-dragon forms.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Other than being slightly east of the great plains, the location of New Port Arthur is never given.
* YeOldeNuclearSilo: The team base is a rennovated Gruefield 18 Nuclear Missile facility.
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The Author's home page is at http://evcombine.net
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!!''Shadowdemon'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Icerazor's sword is among the few things reliably able to carve through force fields and psychic constructs, making steel (galvanized pipe, Omicron bots) mundane in comparison.
* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: (Lampshaded) - Travis admits to using overly showy moves when he has an audience, despite the act coming back to bite him immediately.
* BadassCape: Jack wears one, though the wind doesn't always cooperate.
* TheBigGuy: Or Girl -- Pam, Still.
* DarkAgeOfSupernames: Razordemon, also notable that the character picked up the name during the dark age.
* ElectronicEyes: [[spoiler:Travis']] replacement after his run-in with Uth-sk.
* EvilPaysBetter: Working at the Community Fund gives little in the way of disposable income, especially after paying for Hero Insurance. It also turns out to be highly taxable.
* EyepatchOfPower: [[spoiler:Travis]] still wears one one for his civilian identity because he shouldn't be able to afford the electronic replacement.
* FlyingBrick: Jack
* FragileSpeedster: Nora
* HalfHumanHybrid: Xiv, the result of attempting to reverse engineer a male dragon from fragmentary female DNA.
* HeroInsurance: Literal Hero Insurance issued by the government with premiums adjusted for the licencee's destructive potential.
* TheHerosBirthday: Both Shadowboy and Shadowdemon start near Travis' birthday.
* HormoneAddledTeenager: Visible mostly in Travis' narration, which leads to occurances of Male Gaze
* IdleRich: Jack keeps up this persona for his Secret Identity.
* KilledOffForReal: [[Bussard]] in a rather blunt fashion.
* MaleGaze: The Narrator being an aforementioned Hormone Addled Teenager.
* TheMedic: Stephanie
* MissingMom: Mrs. Colfax was dead before the events of the story, as is the previous Ixahau.
* {{Mooks}}: Mostly Morlock Society members.
* NumberTwo: Stephanie as the only other member with a leadership endorsement, and takes over the role of team lead when Travis is out of commission.
* OhCrap: Donny speaks the phrase verbaitum as he realizes he's the target of a cluster bomb.
* PartialTransformation: Pam and the survivors of Project Thirteen can opt to only partially switch between forms.
* PowersDoTheFighting: Miss Pain works this way as she fights using psychic constructs, Irvin tries to imitate this, but is overwhelmed by the emotions of people fleeing Firegod.
* PsychicPowers: Miss Pain, Serar and Irvin Keyes.
* TheReliableOne: Travis sees himself as this and strives towards that goal.
* RetiredBadass: Neutrino and an informed trait of the entire Fund Board.
* SecretIdentity: Everyone has one because criminals started targetting family.
* TheSneakyGuy: Travis, lacking powers, relies more on stealth to survive.
* SquishyWizard: Stephanie has to build up power before an attack, and has few defenses beyond her magic.
* StandardSuperheroSetting: Fully embraced short of Death is Cheap.
* TheStoic: Stephanie, because Magic requires a great deal of mental discipline.
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Virtually everyone with a powered parent inherited the potential.
* TheTeamBenefactor: The Community Fund as embodied by Neutrino.
* TeamPet: Xiv, arguably
* TeamPrimaDonna: Miss Pain started this way, but got better.
* TerrorHero: Razordemon treats his reputation as a weapon all its own.
* TrophyRoom: Albeit one that is mostly empty
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Pam and the survivors of Project Thirteen gained the ability to change between human and demi-dragon forms.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Other than being slightly east of the great plains, the location of New Port Arthur is never given.
* YeOldeNuclearSilo: The team base is a rennovated Gruefield 18 Nuclear Missile facility.
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