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* FreakOut: Courtney is understandably freaked out after just getting away from Brainwave and running into her stepfather piloting a HumongousMecha with a demonic voice. She calms down a bit when he offers the mecha's hand.
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* RealityEnsues: Courtney is understandably freaked out after just getting away from Brainwave and running into her stepfather piloting a HumongousMecha with a demonic voice. She calms down a bit when he offers the mecha's hand.
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* DeathBySecretIdentity: Brainwave learns who Stargirl is by reading her mind. He doesn't die, but he's in a coma after their battle.
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* ConvenientComa: Getting his brain fried by the Cosmic Staff leaves Brainwave in a coma, thus making sure his knowledge of Courtney's identity stays with him for the foreseeable future (while also avoiding the angst that would have come from [[ThouShaltNotKill killing him]], though the possibulity is mentioned).
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* ConvenientComa: Getting his brain fried by the Cosmic Staff leaves Brainwave in a coma, thus making sure his knowledge of Courtney's identity stays with him for the foreseeable future (while future. It also avoiding spares Courtney the angst that would have come from guilt of [[ThouShaltNotKill killing him]], though the possibulity possibility of him dying of his injuries is mentioned).mentioned.
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* ConvenientComa: Getting his brain fried by the Cosmic Staff leaves Brainwave in a coma, thus making sure his knowledge of Courtney's identity stays with him for the foreseeable future.
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* ConvenientComa: Getting his brain fried by the Cosmic Staff leaves Brainwave in a coma, thus making sure his knowledge of Courtney's identity stays with him for the foreseeable future.future (while also avoiding the angst that would have come from [[ThouShaltNotKill killing him]], though the possibulity is mentioned).
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* PapaWolf: Of the villainous variety: once he has her in his clutches, Brainwave tells Stargirl that he's gonna kill her for attacking his son.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pat gets two of these. Trying to put S.T.R.I.P.E. through its paces is played to [[Music/JohnnyCash "One Piece At A Time,"]] underscoring its cobbled-together nature. Later, when working out at the local gym, he gets a workout montage set to [[Film/TheKarateKid "You're The Best Around."]]
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pat gets two of these. Trying to put S.T.R.I.P.E. through its paces is played to [[Music/JohnnyCash "One Piece At A Time,"]] underscoring its cobbled-together nature. Later, when working out at the local gym, he gets a workout montage set to [[Film/TheKarateKid "You're The Best Around."]]
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* ClosestThingWeGot: Hourman left all his files on the Injustice Society to Pat. When Courtney questions why Hourman would give the files to him, given his low standing in the Justice Society, Pat points out that Hourman didn't exactly have any other options since the rest were dead.
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* SoleSurvivor: Hourman survived another two years after the rest of the JSA were killed, before dying in an accident (or possibly "accident").
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* SoleSurvivor: Hourman survived another two years after the rest of the JSA were killed, before dying tracking the movements of the Injustice Society. He reached Blue Valley, only to die in an a car accident (or possibly "accident").before finding anything. Given the presence of the Injustice Society there, the odds of that not being a coincidence are pretty good.
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* AtrociousAlias: Courtney finds "Injustice Society of America" to be as lame as Stripesy. Pat brushes it off by saying that it was a different time. She becomes a {{hypocrite}} by coming up with a terrible acronym as Pat's new codename.
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* AtrociousAlias: Courtney finds "Injustice Society of America" to be as lame as Stripesy. Pat brushes it off by saying that it was a different time. She becomes a {{hypocrite}} by coming up with a terrible acronym as Pat's new codename.codename (though it's PlayedForLaughs).
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* SoleSurvivor: Hourman survived another two years after the rest of the JSA were killed, before dying in an accident (or possibly "accident").
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* AtrociousAlias: Courtney finds "Injustice Society of America" to be as lame as Stripesy. Pat brushes it off by saying that it was a different time.
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** Courtney later becomes a {{hypocrite}} by coming up with a terrible acronym as Pat's new codename.
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* AtrociousAlias: Courtney finds "Injustice Society of America" to be as lame as Stripesy. Pat brushes it off by saying that it was a different time.
** Courtney latertime. She becomes a {{hypocrite}} by coming up with a terrible acronym as Pat's new codename.
** Courtney later
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* ClarkKenting: Briefly discussed by Pat. He never wore a face mask as Stripesy but people focused so much on his silly costume that it protected his regular identity. Without his costume, people did not recognize him as Starman's sidekick.
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* ThereAreNoCoincidences: Courtney is quick to note that the odds of Pat moving them to the same small town that Brainwave is living in can't be a coincidence. Pat reveals that Hourman tracked the Injustice Society to Blue Valley, where the trail went cold. He never expected that any of the Injustice Society would actually still be living there.
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* ThereAreNoCoincidences: Courtney is quick to note that the odds of Pat moving them to the same small town that Brainwave is living in can't be a coincidence. Pat reveals that Hourman tracked the Injustice Society to Blue Valley, where the trail went cold. He never expected that any of the Injustice Society would actually still be living there.
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* ConvenientComa: Getting his brain fried by the Cosmic Staff leaves Brainwave in a coma, thus making sure his knowledge of Courtney's identity stays with him for the foreseeable future.
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* UnfinishedUntestedUsedAnyway: Pat built but never used S.T.R.I.P.E., so when he does bust it out to rescue Courtney, it sparks from almost every join and only barely works.
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* UnfinishedUntestedUsedAnyway: Pat built but never used S.T.R.I.P.E., so when he does bust it out to rescue Courtney, it sparks from almost every join joint and only barely works.
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* FailureMontage: Pat goes through a montage of unsuccessfully testing and then repairing S.T.R.I.P.E.'s weapons as he tries to get it fully operational.
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* FailureMontage: Pat goes through a montage of unsuccessfully testing and then repairing S.T.R.I.P.E.'s weapons RocketPunch as he tries to get it fully operational.
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-->'''Courtney:''' Subatomic Tactical Robot Internet Pat Enhancer. HostageForMacGuffin: Brainwave threatens to make Barbara have a stroke if Courtney doesn't deliver him the Cosmic Staff.
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-->'''Courtney:''' Subatomic Tactical Robot Internet Pat Enhancer. Enhancer.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Barbara's boss, Sharpe, rudely shoots down her festival ideas before deciding to come up with an idea himself. The behavior of her coworkers suggests this is fairly common, as they've all been browbeaten into saying nothing when he asks.
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* UnfinishedUntestedUsedAnyway: Pat built but never used S.T.R.I.P.E., so when he does bust it out to rescue Courtney, it sparks from almost every join and only barely works.
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* TrainingMontage: Pat drops by Crusher's gym so Crusher can shout motivational speeches at him while he works out with different equipment.
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* TrainingMontage: Pat drops by Crusher's gym so Crusher can shout motivational speeches at him while he works out with different equipment. Parodied in that the montage in question only encompasses a few minutes of InUniverse time.
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* ThouShaltNotKill: While he's currently still alive, Courtney worries that Brainwave may die as a result of their battle.
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* ThouShaltNotKill: While he's currently still alive, Courtney worries that Brainwave may die as a result of their battle.battle and is clearly distressed by the possibility.
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* HostageForMacGuffin: Brainwave threatens to make Barbara have a stroke if Courtney doesn't deliver him the Cosmic Staff.
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* FunWithAcronyms: Courtney comes up with a pretty forced acronym for S.T.R.I.P.E.:
-->'''Courtney:''' Subatomic Tactical Robot Internet Pat Enhancer. HostageForMacGuffin: Brainwave threatens to make Barbara have a stroke if Courtney doesn't deliver him the Cosmic Staff.
-->'''Courtney:''' Subatomic Tactical Robot Internet Pat Enhancer. HostageForMacGuffin: Brainwave threatens to make Barbara have a stroke if Courtney doesn't deliver him the Cosmic Staff.
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* RecursiveAcronym: Courtney comes up with a pretty forced one for S.T.R.I.P.E.:
-->'''Courtney:''' Subatomic Tactical Robot Internet Pat Enhancer.
-->'''Courtney:''' Subatomic Tactical Robot Internet Pat Enhancer.
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Courtney resolves to become a hero after her first meeting with Brainwave, even though Pat tries his best to prevent it.
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!!Tropes:
* AtrociousAlias: Courtney finds "Injustice Society of America" to be as lame as Stripesy. Pat brushes it off by saying that it was a different time.
* BigDamnHeroes Just as Brainwave is about to finish off Pat, Courtney blasts him as the newly-christened Stargirl.
* BlindedByTheLight: Pat triggers the high-beams on S.T.R.I.P.E. to disorient Brainwave as he's frying Courtney's brain, letting her grab the Cosmic Staff and return the favor.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Pat chews out Courtney for fighting Brainwave in civilian clothes, making it more likely he'll figure out her identity and go for her family, which is why he and the other heroes wore costumes. Her takeaway is that she needs a costume, as opposed to the danger Pat is trying to impress upon her.
* CurbStompBattle: Brainwave's telekinesis is more than a match for S.T.R.I.P.E., but luckily Courtney shows up to save the day.
* CutHimselfShaving: Courtney and Pat blame their injuries from Brainwave and S.T.R.I.P.E. testing, respectively, on falling down the basement stairs.
* FailureMontage: Pat goes through a montage of unsuccessfully testing and then repairing S.T.R.I.P.E.'s weapons as he tries to get it fully operational.
* HostageForMacGuffin: Brainwave threatens to make Barbara have a stroke if Courtney doesn't deliver him the Cosmic Staff.
* IfIDoNotReturn: Pat tells Courtney to take the family and run if he doesn't come back from confronting Brainwave.
* MissedHimByThatMuch: Brainwave just misses seeing Courtney on video chat with one of his doctors while looking up pictures of students that match Courtney's burnt ID card.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Courtney loudly thinking "Brainwave!" alerts him to her presence, allowing him to figure out her identity and by extension her mother's.
* TheOner: There's a long, unbroken shot in the gym as the camera follows various characters, up until Pat bumps into Denise.
* RealityEnsues: Courtney is understandably freaked out after just getting away from Brainwave and running into her stepfather piloting a HumongousMecha with a demonic voice. She calms down a bit when he offers the mecha's hand.
* ThereAreNoCoincidences: Courtney is quick to note that the odds of Pat moving them to the same small town that Brainwave is living in can't be a coincidence. Pat reveals that Hourman tracked the Injustice Society to Blue Valley, where the trail went cold. He never expected that any of the Injustice Society would actually still be living there.
* TrainingMontage: Pat drops by Crusher's gym so Crusher can shout motivational speeches at him while he works out with different equipment.
* VisionaryVillain: The Injustice Society plans to make a "New America", starting with Blue Valley. What exactly that entails remains to be seen.
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* AtrociousAlias: Courtney finds "Injustice Society of America" to be as lame as Stripesy. Pat brushes it off by saying that it was a different time.
* BigDamnHeroes Just as Brainwave is about to finish off Pat, Courtney blasts him as the newly-christened Stargirl.
* BlindedByTheLight: Pat triggers the high-beams on S.T.R.I.P.E. to disorient Brainwave as he's frying Courtney's brain, letting her grab the Cosmic Staff and return the favor.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Pat chews out Courtney for fighting Brainwave in civilian clothes, making it more likely he'll figure out her identity and go for her family, which is why he and the other heroes wore costumes. Her takeaway is that she needs a costume, as opposed to the danger Pat is trying to impress upon her.
* CurbStompBattle: Brainwave's telekinesis is more than a match for S.T.R.I.P.E., but luckily Courtney shows up to save the day.
* CutHimselfShaving: Courtney and Pat blame their injuries from Brainwave and S.T.R.I.P.E. testing, respectively, on falling down the basement stairs.
* FailureMontage: Pat goes through a montage of unsuccessfully testing and then repairing S.T.R.I.P.E.'s weapons as he tries to get it fully operational.
* HostageForMacGuffin: Brainwave threatens to make Barbara have a stroke if Courtney doesn't deliver him the Cosmic Staff.
* IfIDoNotReturn: Pat tells Courtney to take the family and run if he doesn't come back from confronting Brainwave.
* MissedHimByThatMuch: Brainwave just misses seeing Courtney on video chat with one of his doctors while looking up pictures of students that match Courtney's burnt ID card.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Courtney loudly thinking "Brainwave!" alerts him to her presence, allowing him to figure out her identity and by extension her mother's.
* TheOner: There's a long, unbroken shot in the gym as the camera follows various characters, up until Pat bumps into Denise.
* RealityEnsues: Courtney is understandably freaked out after just getting away from Brainwave and running into her stepfather piloting a HumongousMecha with a demonic voice. She calms down a bit when he offers the mecha's hand.
* ThereAreNoCoincidences: Courtney is quick to note that the odds of Pat moving them to the same small town that Brainwave is living in can't be a coincidence. Pat reveals that Hourman tracked the Injustice Society to Blue Valley, where the trail went cold. He never expected that any of the Injustice Society would actually still be living there.
* TrainingMontage: Pat drops by Crusher's gym so Crusher can shout motivational speeches at him while he works out with different equipment.
* VisionaryVillain: The Injustice Society plans to make a "New America", starting with Blue Valley. What exactly that entails remains to be seen.
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