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* {{Irony}}: [[Recap/StaticShockS3E4Gear As next season would reveal]], Richie turns out to have had Bang Baby powers this entire time, meaning he didn't need Ragtag's SuperEmpowering gifts in the first place.
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Ritchie has been feeling a bit down since he lacks super powers like Virgil. Then one day, on the way home, he runs into an elderly man. The man, Ragtag, grants him super powers in the form of energy manipulation. Calling himself "Push", Ritchie takes up a super hero role, which causes a rift to form between him and Virgil. However, Ritchie's powers fade after a while, forcing him to return to Ragtag for a re-empowerment. Unfortunately, not all is as it seems with him...
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Ragtag seems like a kindly old man who grants powers to others who have none. Underneath, he is a cold manipulator who uses his SuperEmpowering powers to force others to commit crimes for him in exchange for retaining those powers. Finally, when the chips are down, he is not above killing minors like Virgil and Ritchie, who are only high school students.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Ragtag seems like a kindly old man who grants powers to others who have none. Underneath, he is a cold manipulator who uses his SuperEmpowering powers to force others to commit crimes for him in exchange for retaining those powers. Finally, when the chips are down, he is not above killing minors like Virgil and Ritchie, Richie, who are only high school students.
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* GRatedDrug: The powers Ragtag grants are like drugs, giving a rush of power that eventually wears off. Folks so empowered feel the need to regain their powers from him, and he asks for a price. In a way, this makes Ragtag resemble a drug dealer.
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* GRatedDrug: The powers Ragtag grants are like drugs, giving a rush of power and euphoria that eventually wears off. Folks so empowered feel the need to regain their powers from him, and get back that feeling once it fades, so they return to him. The first instance is free, but for the next he asks for a price. In price, similar to how dealers hook their customers. Also, the name Richie takes - "Push" - is a way, this makes Ragtag resemble a term often associated with drug dealer.usage.
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* {{Teleportation}}: Jump is granted a short range version by Ragtag. This lets him bypass obstacles that would impede Run.
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* {{Teleportation}}: Jump is granted a short range short-range version by Ragtag. This lets him bypass obstacles that would impede Run.
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* Teleportation: Jump is granted a short range version by Ragtag. This lets him bypass obstacles that would impede Run.
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* Teleportation: {{Teleportation}}: Jump is granted a short range version by Ragtag. This lets him bypass obstacles that would impede Run.
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping:Static's first line in the episode, "I came in at 'heinous henchmen'," sounds somewhere between Static/Virgil and Phil [=LaMarr=]'s natural speaking voice. Considering that the same scene involves [=LaMarr=] pretending to be Static pretending to be Green Lantern, it's possible that he had trouble getting back into character between takes.
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Ritchie has been feeling a bit down since he lacks super powers like Virgil. Then one day, on the way home, he runs into an elderly man. The man, Ragtag, grants him super powers in the form of energy manipulation. Calling himself "Push", Ritchie takes up a super hero role, which causes a rift to form between him and Virgil. However, Ritchie's powers fade after a while, forcing him to return to Ragtag for a re-empowerment. Unfortunately, not all is as it seems with him...
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*OohMeAccentsSlipping:Static's BitchInSheepsClothing: Ragtag seems like a kindly old man who grants powers to others who have none. Underneath, he is a cold manipulator who uses his SuperEmpowering powers to force others to commit crimes for him in exchange for retaining those powers. Finally, when the chips are down, he is not above killing minors like Virgil and Ritchie, who are only high school students.
* EvilOldFolks: Ragtag is an elderly man, but he is the antagonist of this episode in that he grants powers to young people in exchange for them committing crimes on his behalf.
* GRatedDrug: The powers Ragtag grants are like drugs, giving a rush of power that eventually wears off. Folks so empowered feel the need to regain their powers from him, and he asks for a price. In a way, this makes Ragtag resemble a drug dealer.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Static's first line in the episode, "I came in at 'heinous henchmen'," sounds somewhere between Static/Virgil and Phil [=LaMarr=]'s natural speaking voice. Considering that the same scene involves [=LaMarr=] pretending to be Static pretending to be Green Lantern, it's possible that he had trouble getting back into character betweentakes.takes.
* PowerParasite: Ragtag's secondary power is to absorb powers from other metahumans for his own use.
* SuperEmpowering: Ragtag's main ability is to grant powers to others for a short time.
* SuperSpeed: Run is granted the power to move at blinding speeds by Ragtag.
* Teleportation: Jump is granted a short range version by Ragtag. This lets him bypass obstacles that would impede Run.
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* EvilOldFolks: Ragtag is an elderly man, but he is the antagonist of this episode in that he grants powers to young people in exchange for them committing crimes on his behalf.
* GRatedDrug: The powers Ragtag grants are like drugs, giving a rush of power that eventually wears off. Folks so empowered feel the need to regain their powers from him, and he asks for a price. In a way, this makes Ragtag resemble a drug dealer.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Static's first line in the episode, "I came in at 'heinous henchmen'," sounds somewhere between Static/Virgil and Phil [=LaMarr=]'s natural speaking voice. Considering that the same scene involves [=LaMarr=] pretending to be Static pretending to be Green Lantern, it's possible that he had trouble getting back into character between
* PowerParasite: Ragtag's secondary power is to absorb powers from other metahumans for his own use.
* SuperEmpowering: Ragtag's main ability is to grant powers to others for a short time.
* SuperSpeed: Run is granted the power to move at blinding speeds by Ragtag.
* Teleportation: Jump is granted a short range version by Ragtag. This lets him bypass obstacles that would impede Run.
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping:Static's first line in the episode, "I came in at 'heinous henchmen'," sounds somewhere between Static/Virgil and Phil [=LaMarr=]'s natural speaking voice. Considering that the same scene involves [=LaMarr=] pretending to be Static pretending to be Green Lantern, it's possible that he had trouble getting back into character between takes.
