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Static is framed when a bang baby named Replay, a former child actor, creates a clone of him and uses the clone to commit crimes, causing even Richie to turn on him.


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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Replay hadn’t called Static on the duplicate's Shock Vox, then Static wouldn’t have figured out a way to listen in on his plan to destroy the studio that canceled his show, where Richie broadcasted the evidence needed to clear Static’s name.
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* FormerChildStar: Deconstructed. Replay was once a child star of a sitcom and became incredibly famous for it. But after the sitcom ended, the fame quickly dried up, leaving him with a crippling wish to be rich and famous again.

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* FormerChildStar: Deconstructed. Replay was once a child star of a sitcom and became incredibly famous for it. But after the sitcom ended, the fame quickly dried up, leaving him with a crippling wish to be rich and famous again. Ironically, his voice actor, Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, was also a sitcom child star, but went on to maintain his acting career into adulthood.
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* EngineeredPublicConfession: Richie manages to turn on the cameras in the TV Studio to reveal Replay’s and his Static clone as he confesses to his crimes.

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* EngineeredPublicConfession: Richie manages to turn on the cameras in the TV Studio to reveal Replay’s and his Static fighting the Static clone as he Replay confesses to his crimes.
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* SpitTake: After Virgil hears that "Static" is on a rampage, he does this.

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* SpitTake: After Virgil hears that "Static" is on a rampage, he does this.this.
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* DisappointedInYou: An indirect variation. At the dinner table between the Hawkins family, the conversation turns towards the new of how Static's on the rampage, Robert merely expresses sober disappointment that Static has seemingly gone bad just like most of the other Bang Babies. Compared to everyone else who [[EasilyCondemned grew livid]] at learning Static went rogue, this is a rather measured response.

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* DisappointedInYou: An indirect variation. At the dinner table between the Hawkins family, the conversation turns towards the new of how Static's on the rampage, Robert merely expresses sober disappointment that Static has seemingly gone bad just like most of the other Bang Babies. Compared to everyone else who [[EasilyCondemned grew livid]] at learning Static went rogue, this is a rather measured response.response, but to some degree, he's still unwittingly expressing his disappointment to his son.
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* DisappointedInYou: An indirect variation. At the dinner table between the Hawkins family, the conversation turns towards the new of how Static's on the rampage, Robert merely expresses sober disappointment that Static has seemingly gone bad just like most of the other Bang Babies. Compared to everyone else who [[EasilyCondemned grew livid]] at learning Static went rogue, this is a rather measured response.
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* MesACrowd: Replay's powers.
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* EngineeredPublicConfession: Richie manages to turn on the cameras in the TV Studio to reveal Replay’s and his Static clone as he confesses to his crimes.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: All Replay ever wanted was the attention he had as a child star. When Richie broadcasts his [[EngineeredPublicConfession confession]] to the police outside, he points out to Replay he's on TV again. Replay is initially ecstatic... until he [[OhCrap catches on]] to what he really means.



* GoneHorriblyRight: All Replay ever wanted was the attention he had as a child star. When Richie broadcasts his [[EngineeredPublicConfession confession]] to the police outside, he points out to Replay he's on TV again. Replay is initially ecstatic... until he [[OhCrap catches on]] to what he really means.
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Played with. Even though Richie had grown disillusioned with his friend and wholly believed Virgil had gone bad, what convinces him to help him clear his name is when he trusts his gut.

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* ClearMyName: A large part of Virgil's M.O. this time after Replay makes a duplicate of Static.



* RichesToRags: Replay was a child star variation of this.

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* ItsPersonal: Replay says this word-for-word to Virgil when communicating over the Shock Vox.
* RichesToRags: Replay was a child star variation of this.
* SpitTake: After Virgil hears that "Static" is on a rampage, he does
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* GoneHorriblyRight: All Replay ever wanted was the attention he had as a child star. When Richie broadcasts his [[EngineeredPublicConfession confession]] for to the police outside, he points out to Replay he's on TV again. Replay is initially ecstatic... until he [[OhCrap catches on]] to what he really means.

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* GoneHorriblyRight: All Replay ever wanted was the attention he had as a child star. When Richie broadcasts his [[EngineeredPublicConfession confession]] for to the police outside, he points out to Replay he's on TV again. Replay is initially ecstatic... until he [[OhCrap catches on]] to what he really means.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: All Replay ever wanted was the attention he had as a child star. When Static plays his [[EngineeredPublicConfession confession]] for all to see, he points out to Replay he's on Tv again. Replay is ecstatic! ...Until he [[OhCrap catches on]] to what he really means.

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* GoneHorriblyRight: All Replay ever wanted was the attention he had as a child star. When Static plays Richie broadcasts his [[EngineeredPublicConfession confession]] for all to see, the police outside, he points out to Replay he's on Tv TV again. Replay is ecstatic! ...Until initially ecstatic... until he [[OhCrap catches on]] to what he really means.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: All Replay ever wanted was the attention he had as a child star. When Static plays his [[EngineeredPublicConfession confession]] for all to see, he points out to Replay he's on Tv again. Replay is ecstatic! ...Until he [[OhCrap catches on]] what he really means.

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* GoneHorriblyRight: All Replay ever wanted was the attention he had as a child star. When Static plays his [[EngineeredPublicConfession confession]] for all to see, he points out to Replay he's on Tv again. Replay is ecstatic! ...Until he [[OhCrap catches on]] to what he really means.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: All Replay ever wanted was the attention he had as a child star. When Static plays his [[EngineeredPublicConfession confession]] for all to see, he points out to Replay he's on Tv again. Replay is ecstatic! ...Until he [[OhCrap catches on]] what he really means.
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* FormerChildStar: Deconstructed. Replay was once a child star of a sitcom and became incredibly famous for it. But after the sitcom ended, the fame quickly dried up, leaving him with a crippling wish to be rich and famous again.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: After Replay makes a duplicate of Static and uses it to commit crimes, Static quickly becomes this to everyone else.
* RichesToRags: Replay was a child star variation of this.

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