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** Subverted, as Penumbra’s character blog on Instagram reveal that Sunblast is still alive and was mailed to her address.

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** Subverted, {{Subverted|Trope}}, as Penumbra’s character blog on Instagram reveal that Sunblast is still alive and was mailed to her address.
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* MonumentalDamage: When the Black Hat ship takes off in haste, Flug forgets to open the landing gear, and ends up tearing off the head of Sunblast's statue.
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* OverlyNervousFlopSweat: When Flug realizes he has a very much not defeated hero on his tail and has to lie to his monster of a boss about it, he's visibly sweating buckets.
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Sorry, turns ot "blot" *was* a real word after all


* AntiVillain: Penumbra is trying to blow out the sun, not out of malicious intent, but because sunlight could kill her. She even tries to explain this to Sunblast, but he's more concerned with beating her up than listening to reason. She even has her own following in Atreno City, consisting of people afflicted with the same condition as her. Penumbra is even willing to give up on blotting the sun altogether when she realizes she could use Sunblast's powers to cure herself.

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* AntiVillain: Penumbra is trying to blow blot out the sun, not out of malicious intent, but because sunlight could kill her. She even tries to explain this to Sunblast, but he's more concerned with beating her up than listening to reason. She even has her own following in Atreno City, consisting of people afflicted with the same condition as her. Penumbra is even willing to give up on blotting the sun altogether when she realizes she could use Sunblast's powers to cure herself.
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* AntiVillain: Penumbra is trying to blot out the sun, not out of malicious intent, but because sunlight could kill her. She even tries to explain this to Sunblast, but he's more concerned with beating her up than listening to reason. She even has her own following in Atreno City, consisting of people afflicted with the same condition as her. Penumbra is even willing to give up on blotting the sun altogether when she realizes she could use Sunblast's powers to cure herself.

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* AntiVillain: Penumbra is trying to blot blow out the sun, not out of malicious intent, but because sunlight could kill her. She even tries to explain this to Sunblast, but he's more concerned with beating her up than listening to reason. She even has her own following in Atreno City, consisting of people afflicted with the same condition as her. Penumbra is even willing to give up on blotting the sun altogether when she realizes she could use Sunblast's powers to cure herself.
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* {{Egopolis}}: Black Hat Organization is based off Hat Island, which likewise has a perpetual top hat-shaped black cloud above it.
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-->'''Black Hat''': I hope so, doctor. For your own '''SAKE'''.

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-->'''Black Hat''': I hope so, doctor. For your own '''SAKE'''.'''[[VoiceOfTheLegion SA]][[ScaredOfWhatsBehindYou KE]]'''.
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-->'''Black Hat''': I hope so, doctor. For your own '''GOOD'''.

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-->'''Black Hat''': I hope so, doctor. For your own '''GOOD'''.'''SAKE'''.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Black Hat's crew are villains, no denying, but Sunblast is a JerkJock bully who beats up villains for pleasure and fame, then lets them go so he can do it again. It's made worse that Penumbra herself isn't all that evil and won't listen to reason. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Plus, he beats up nerds.]]

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Black Hat's crew are villains, no denying, but Sunblast is a JerkJock bully who beats up villains for pleasure and fame, then lets them go so he can do it again. It's made worse when it turns out that Penumbra herself isn't all that evil and he just won't listen to reason. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Plus, he beats up nerds.]]
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--->'''Demencia:''' Sooo, what’s the plan, Doc?\\
'''Dr. Flug:''' ''Run''.

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--->'''Demencia:''' Sooo, Sooo… what’s the plan, Doc?\\
'''Dr. Flug:''' ''Run''.''[[RunOrDie Run.]]''
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--->'''Demencia:''' Sooo, what’s the plan, Doc?\\
'''Dr. Flug:''' ''Run''.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Sunblast loves beating up villains, even if they're female.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: While in the original shorts Black Hat was definitely evil and had a sort of inhumanity to him, his [[EvilIsHammy supervillain bravado]] and BadBoss tendencies was more or less PlayedForLaughs. Here he is portrayed far more menacingly, every scene featuring him showing him doing something eldritch or particularly sinister.
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* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Even though they were able to get the mission done just fine, Black Hat still has them all punished because they ended up leading Sunblast to his lair and then tried lying to him about it.
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** Subverted, as Penumbra’s character blog on Instagram reveal that Sunblast is still alive and was mailed to her address.
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** MassOhCrap: He, Demencia and 5.0.5 have a very appropriate one at the end of the episode when confronted by an enraged, looming Black Hat for trying to play him.

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* IdeaBulb: During their emergency escape, Flug is scolding his teammates for not following his plans, which promply gives him a new plan while he was just below some emergency lights.



* SkewedPriorities: During her mayhem, Demencia started eating one of Sunblast's cheerleaders while another two, while terrified, stood there to film her.

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* SkewedPriorities: During her mayhem, Demencia started starts eating one of Sunblast's cheerleaders while another two, while terrified, stood stand there to film her.



* VisualPun: When they arrive at Atreno, Flug says that to find a hero, they have to get on their head while parking their hat-shaped vehicle over Sunblast's statue.

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* VisualPun: When they arrive at Atreno, Flug says that to find a hero, hero they have to get on their head while parking their hat-shaped vehicle over Sunblast's statue.

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* ActorAllusion: In Spanish, José Antonio Macías (Flug's voice) voices James from Pokémon. When Sunblast throws the trio into the skies, Flug yells "Team Black Hat was defeated again!"



* AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: Happens to Flug while lecturing Demencia.
-->'''Flug:''' Come back, you cannot bend rules as if they were ''[black hat starts bending him with his powers]'' MY BACK!



* BaitAndSwitchComment: After the crew defeats Sunblast, Black Hat appears to commemorate their work... only to harshly declare their performance mediocre.

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After the crew defeats Sunblast, Black Hat appears to commemorate their work... only to harshly declare their performance mediocre.mediocre.
** When Flug gives Sunblast to Penumbra, she tells him that she will have a long conversation with him, seemingly going to get revenge on him. In the stinger we see that she literally only had a long conversation about why she started to build her evil machine.
* BehindAStick: When Sunblast arrived at Hat Island, there is a chair [[ChairReveal that turns to reveal]] Flug petting 5.0.5., who is too big to be covered by the chair.
* BehindTheBlack: Flug was explaining his plan in front of Demencia, yet once she is offscreen, neither Flug nor 5.0.5. see her going directly to wreak havoc in the city.
* BlandNameProduct: In Atreno City you can see some solar-themed stores, like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks Sunbucks]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Topic Hot Tropic]].



* NoodleIncident: At the beginning, Flug warns 5.0.5 not to clean Black Hat office, or he will turn it inside out again.



* ShoutOut: In Atreno City, besides posters against Sunblast's enemies, there is one promoting WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi, one for a Dog Show showing [[WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog Courage]], one for [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy Plank Live]], and one for a Jazz jam saying "[[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Getting the Blues]]".
* SkewedPriorities: During her mayhem, Demencia started eating one of Sunblast's cheerleaders while another two, while terrified, stood there to film her.



* WellDoneSonGuy: Dr. Flug's dream shows that really wants Black Hat's approval, but given [[BadBoss the kind of boss]] he is, he's unlikely to get it.

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* VisualPun: When they arrive at Atreno, Flug says that to find a hero, they have to get on their head while parking their hat-shaped vehicle over Sunblast's statue.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Dr. Flug's dream shows that really wants Black Hat's approval, but given [[BadBoss the kind of boss]] he is, he's unlikely to get it.it.
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-->'''Dr. Flug''': I won't let you, Lord Black Hat, sir!

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-->'''Dr. Flug''': I won't let you, you down, Lord Black Hat, sir!
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Black Hat's crew are villains, no denying, but Sunblast is a JerkJock bully who beats up villains for pleasure and fame, then lets them go so he can do it again. It's made worse that Penumbra herself isn't all that evil and won't listen to reason. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Plus, he beats up nerds.]]

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* TheBadGuysWin: The Black Hat Organization successfully takes down Sunblast and Penumbra signs away her soul as payment. However, since Sunblast was eaten by Demencia, Penumbra is robbed of her chance to be cured, making Black Hat the sole beneficiary of the group's efforts.



* OhCrap: Flug has the mother of all freak-outs when he realizes Sunblast is tailing them to Black Hat Island, and Black Hat himself is under the impression the job is finished. He has ''very'' ample reason to fear for his life.

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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: As Penumbra is thanking Black Hat for his services and declaring her intent to [[TemptingFate use the shrunken Sunblast's powers to cure her condition]], Sunblast escapes his jar, only to be eaten by Demencia. Flug and 5.0.5. scramble to find a replacement and settle on a [[PaperThinDisguise lightbulb]].
* OhCrap: Flug has the mother of all freak-outs when he realizes Sunblast is tailing them to Black Hat Island, and Black Hat himself is under the impression the job is finished. He has ''very'' ample ''ample'' reason to fear for his life.
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* HeroAntagonist: "Hero" is a loose term for Sunblast but he's definitely got the antagonistic role down to pat.
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* OhCrap: Flug has the mother of all freak-outs when he realizes Sunblast is tailing them to Black Hat Island, and Black Hat himself is under the impression the job is finished. He has ''very'' ample reason to fear for his life.
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* AntiHero: Despite his classically heroic motif and good publicity, Sunblast is also a JerkJock who would rather let a villain go so he could beat them up again. In fact, [[GloryHound getting praise]] and [[TheBully beating up people he dislikes]] seem to be the main reasons for his super heroics.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Penumbra's schemes may involve blotting the sun but it's understandable because direct sunlight burns her. She's quite perky and friendly otherwise and has no problem abandoning her goal when an alternative to cure her condition presents itself.

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* AntiVillain: Penumbra is trying to blot out the sun, not out of malicious intent, but because sunlight could kill her. She even tries to explain this to Sunblast, but he's more concerned with beating her up than listening to reason. She even has her own following in Atreno City, consisting of people afflicted with the same condition as her. Penumbra is even willing to give up on blotting the sun altogether when she realizes she could use Sunblast's powers to cure herself.



* CurbStompBattle: Demencia utterly trounces Sunblast in a fight and only lost the first time because Flug accidentally shot her with a tranquilizer. The second round is even more one-sided after Flug pushes her BerserkButton by saying that Sunblast [[ShipperOnDeck thought Black Hat and Penumbra made a great couple.]]

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* BrightIsNotGood: Sunblast is by no means a traditional hero. While he may thwart villains, he only does it for the recognition and enjoyment of beating them up. Rather than have them arrested, he willingly lets them go so he can do it again later.
* CurbStompBattle: Demencia utterly trounces Sunblast in a fight and only lost the first time because Flug accidentally shot her with a tranquilizer. The second round is even more one-sided after Flug pushes her BerserkButton by saying that Sunblast [[ShipperOnDeck thought Black Hat and Penumbra made a great couple.]]]]
* DealWithTheDevil: Penumbra's so desperate to be rid of Sunblast, she enlists the aid of the Black Hat Organization. They dispose of him as promised but the payment comes in the form of signing away her soul.


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* SlasherSmile: Black Hat gets in plenty of these but his biggest one comes when he has Penumbra sign a contract that could very well have been for her soul.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Downplayed in Penumbra's case but a glimpse of Flug's monitors reveals that she does have supporters of people afflicted with the same condition as her.
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* AllForNothing: Penumbra hired the organization to take down Sunblast, which they do by shrinking him. She decides to give up on blotting out the sun and settles to use Sunblast's powers to find a cure for her condition. Unfortunately, Sunblast attempts to escape and is quickly devoured by Demencia with Penumbra none the wiser. She'd effectively sold her soul for nothing.


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* CurbStompBattle: Demencia utterly trounces Sunblast in a fight and only lost the first time because Flug accidentally shot her with a tranquilizer. The second round is even more one-sided after Flug pushes her BerserkButton by saying that Sunblast [[ShipperOnDeck thought Black Hat and Penumbra made a great couple.]]

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-->'''Black Hat''': I hope so, doctor. For your own ''GOOD''.

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-->'''Black Hat''': I hope so, doctor. For your own ''GOOD''.'''GOOD'''.
* LeeroyJenkins: Rather than go along with Flug's plan, Demencia starts causing wanton mayhem to lure out Sunblast, then violently assaults him when he does.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: After the crew defeats Sunblast, Black Hat appears to commemorate their work... only to harshly declare their performance mediocre.
* ImpliedDeathThreat: Black Hat all but states that Flug had better not fail or the consequences will be severe.
-->'''Dr. Flug''': I won't let you, Lord Black Hat, sir!
-->'''Black Hat''': I hope so, doctor. For your own ''GOOD''.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Dr. Flug's dream shows that really wants Black Hat's approval, but given [[BadBoss the kind of boss]] he is, he's unlikely to get it.
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When Black Hat gets an important contract to defeat a hero, it's up to Flug to make the team work together. Easier said than done.
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