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* {{Jossed}}, Mecha Maid has admitted she is indeed in love with spin, to her face.




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** Confirmed, and he's a time traveler.




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** Think this was just an ironic running gag for the chapter, especially considering the next chapter was more manga stylized than any of the earlier ones.
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** Actually many AffectionateParody works feature deaths, and still remain true to the genre.
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*** Confirmed in the latest cliffhanger ending. MM outright said she loves Spinny.
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* [[http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/12/26/12262011/ Somewhat confirmed]]. She claims to have become a superhero so that she could create the ideal world where the nerve amplifier she invented would be used as medicine, not as a weapon. She's entrusting Heather with the blueprints, implicitly to carry on that dream after she's gone.
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* Alternately, it slipped up that way a few times and ended up sticking; about half the people he corrects literally say along the lines of "Wait, I heard it really was 'Black Tiger', sorry!"
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*** But she DID mention that she buys it once every month, instead of once every three months. Find the card that buys (amongst other things) an economy size/pack every month and Dr. Universe is golden.
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Somehow managed to get Greta\'s name wrong...


His research was to look into what powers people like his assistant/[[TheDragon sidekick]] Helga who was gifted with [[GravityMaster gravity manipulation]]. TheGovernment not only confiscated his equipment and data, they arrested Helga AND the [[MadScientist doctor]]. Now, assuming the government would be all 'bwahaha!' evil as some comics have them, they would likely test technology that could possibly create superheroes on the creator (they use the same source as what powers Helga, Tiger, etc). Ironic punishment, eh? It would also explain why he's still the BigBad while his partner seems to have all the power. It could just be that he's so powerful from the device being used on him that using his powers could possibly kill someone with the wrong flick of his fingers.

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His research was to look into what powers people like his assistant/[[TheDragon sidekick]] Helga Greta who was gifted with [[GravityMaster gravity manipulation]]. TheGovernment not only confiscated his equipment and data, they arrested Helga [[{{Meganekko}} Greta]] AND the [[MadScientist doctor]]. Now, assuming the government would be all 'bwahaha!' evil as some comics have them, they would likely test technology that could possibly create superheroes on the creator (they use the same source as what powers Helga, Greta, Tiger, etc). Ironic punishment, eh? It would also explain why he's still the BigBad while his partner seems to have all the power. It could just be that he's Dr Universe is so powerful from the device being used on him that using his powers could possibly kill someone with the wrong flick of his fingers.
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* Are we forgetting that the comic has a largely {{Animesque}} art style, even with the new artist, who's only temporary? Or how good guy Marilyn is also an anime fan and modeled her superhero alter-ego after ''{{Mahoromatic}}''? Or that Heather has ''never'' been rational in this series, and is generally more...[[IdiotHero stupid]], and bases her own arguments on {{Pokemon}} and {{Naruto}}, which is in turn a common anti-anime argument to the point that anime fans consider ''them'' strawman analogies?

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* Are we forgetting that the comic has a largely {{Animesque}} art style, even with the new artist, who's only temporary? Or how good guy Marilyn is also an anime fan and modeled her superhero alter-ego after ''{{Mahoromatic}}''? Or that Heather has ''never'' been rational in this series, and is generally more...[[IdiotHero stupid]], and bases her own arguments on {{Pokemon}} and {{Naruto}}, which is in turn a common anti-anime argument to the point that anime fans consider ''them'' strawman analogies?analogies?

[[WMG: Dr. Universe was experimented on with his own research and is probably the most powerful person in the comic]]
His research was to look into what powers people like his assistant/[[TheDragon sidekick]] Helga who was gifted with [[GravityMaster gravity manipulation]]. TheGovernment not only confiscated his equipment and data, they arrested Helga AND the [[MadScientist doctor]]. Now, assuming the government would be all 'bwahaha!' evil as some comics have them, they would likely test technology that could possibly create superheroes on the creator (they use the same source as what powers Helga, Tiger, etc). Ironic punishment, eh? It would also explain why he's still the BigBad while his partner seems to have all the power. It could just be that he's so powerful from the device being used on him that using his powers could possibly kill someone with the wrong flick of his fingers.
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* Actually, the latest comic seems to imply that Ben Franklin is in fact exactly who you think of when you hear that name.
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She's training Heather to be her replacement. Sort of a TearJerker version of MenInBlack's final twist.

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She's training Heather to be her replacement. Sort of a TearJerker version of MenInBlack's Film/MenInBlack's final twist.
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Fixxing comic links; Take That, krakow!


* I'd have to call that one Jossed as of the [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101206 December 6, 2010]] comic. If the tape gets watched, well, she's got bigger problems, since her boss works for the most dangerous supervillain in Columbus, OH. The question is whether those security cameras in with the recombiner are part of the school security system, or a more personal one for the not so good doctor. If the latter, she could still be in danger.

[[WMG: The cop in [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101220 this strip]] is Tiger before he got his powers.]]
* [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101224 Confirmed.]]

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* I'd have to call that one Jossed as of the [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101206 com/spinnerette/2010/12/06/12062010/ December 6, 2010]] comic. If the tape gets watched, well, she's got bigger problems, since her boss works for the most dangerous supervillain in Columbus, OH. The question is whether those security cameras in with the recombiner are part of the school security system, or a more personal one for the not so good doctor. If the latter, she could still be in danger.

[[WMG: The cop in [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101220 com/spinnerette/2010/12/20/12202010/ this strip]] is Tiger before he got his powers.]]
* [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101224 com/spinnerette/2010/12/24/12242010/ Confirmed.]]



* Heather may be [[MediumAwareness aware of her medium]], but she's still hopelessly WrongGenreSavvy at times. Thus far, Heather and Marilyn have had more scenes together, built more chemistry together, and most importantly, have a [[HoYay lot more subtext]]. From Heather being the latter's [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20100614 damsel in distress]], to [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101006 Mecha Maid's reaction]] to her ClothingDamage, the [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101110 hand]]-[[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101112 holding]], and all the [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101227 pictures of them together]]. But most damning of all, when Darien cooked up a plan to hook himself up with Heather by inviting her to a movie, she inadvertently ruined it when she instead spent the night chatting with Marilyn, sort of "choosing" her over him, however unintentionally.

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* Heather may be [[MediumAwareness aware of her medium]], but she's still hopelessly WrongGenreSavvy at times. Thus far, Heather and Marilyn have had more scenes together, built more chemistry together, and most importantly, have a [[HoYay lot more subtext]]. From Heather being the latter's [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20100614 com/spinnerette/2010/06/14/06142010/ damsel in distress]], to [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101006 com/spinnerette/2010/10/06/10062010/ Mecha Maid's reaction]] to her ClothingDamage, the [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101110 com/spinnerette/2010/11/10/11102010/ hand]]-[[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101112 com/spinnerette/2010/11/12/11122010/ holding]], and all the [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20101227 com/spinnerette/2010/12/27/12272010/ pictures of them together]]. But most damning of all, when Darien cooked up a plan to hook himself up with Heather by inviting her to a movie, she inadvertently ruined it when she instead spent the night chatting with Marilyn, sort of "choosing" her over him, however unintentionally.



** All but confirmed by Buzz's jacket on [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20110202 this]] page. The [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOA]] page strikes again!

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** All but confirmed by Buzz's jacket on [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20110202 com/spinnerette/2011/02/02/02022011/ this]] page. The [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOA]] page strikes again!



By researching [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20110114 local supermarkets' deodorant sales.]]

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By researching [[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/archive.php?date=20110114 com/spinnerette/2011/01/14/01142011/ local supermarkets' deodorant sales.]]



*** All of this, of course, assumes Heather doesn't use cash. Or buy multi-packes.

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*** All of this, of course, assumes Heather doesn't use cash. Or buy multi-packes.multi-packs.

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This could be just me being paranoid, but seeing how rational Heather is acting about it as opposed to Alexis, and considering how Alexis invoking Miyazaki is such a common pro anime argument, that a lot of anime haters actually use it in straw man analogies, not to mention their roles as hero and villain respectively, I fing it very likely that we are supposed to agree with Heather.

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This could be just me being paranoid, but seeing how rational Heather is acting about it as opposed to Alexis, and considering how Alexis invoking Miyazaki is such a common pro anime argument, that a lot of anime haters actually use it in straw man analogies, not to mention their roles as hero and villain respectively, I fing find it very likely that we are supposed to agree with Heather.Heather.
* Are we forgetting that the comic has a largely {{Animesque}} art style, even with the new artist, who's only temporary? Or how good guy Marilyn is also an anime fan and modeled her superhero alter-ego after ''{{Mahoromatic}}''? Or that Heather has ''never'' been rational in this series, and is generally more...[[IdiotHero stupid]], and bases her own arguments on {{Pokemon}} and {{Naruto}}, which is in turn a common anti-anime argument to the point that anime fans consider ''them'' strawman analogies?
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* Let's just apply Occam's Razor for that. It sounds highly unlikely.

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* Let's just apply Occam's Razor for that. It sounds highly unlikely.unlikely.

[[WMG: The American comic versus Manga debate is an author tract]]
This could be just me being paranoid, but seeing how rational Heather is acting about it as opposed to Alexis, and considering how Alexis invoking Miyazaki is such a common pro anime argument, that a lot of anime haters actually use it in straw man analogies, not to mention their roles as hero and villain respectively, I fing it very likely that we are supposed to agree with Heather.

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** not only is it very unlikely for a 16 year old to pull that off, a blood sacrifice has nothing to do with genetics. It's more likely she needed Heather's blood because she thought a spider person would be more appropriate.




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** Makes no sense. What purpose would that serve in the story?



*** About that...

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*** About that...that...
* Let's just apply Occam's Razor for that. It sounds highly unlikely.
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*** In fact, it's even possible that Marilyn - who we know is one of the great geniuses of the age in cybernetics - is working on a fully organic replacement for her dying body, a la BladeRunner's replicants. This raises the possibility that she could enlist Heather's (a biologist!) help in this task. (And let's not discount magic. If Alexis' HeelFaceTurn turns out to be on the level, and [[spoiler:her putative plan to reverse her BodyHorror transformation by magic works, she might be willing to apply the same magic to Marilyn.]]

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*** In fact, it's even possible that Marilyn - who we know is one of the great geniuses of the age in cybernetics - is working on a fully organic replacement for her dying body, a la BladeRunner's replicants. This raises the possibility that she could enlist Heather's (a biologist!) help in this task. (And let's not discount magic. If Alexis' HeelFaceTurn turns out to be on the level, and [[spoiler:her putative plan to reverse her BodyHorror transformation by magic works, she might be willing to apply the same magic to Marilyn.]]]]
*** About that...
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** And ''that'' implies that Marilyn has found a way (which we haven't yet witnessed) to transfer her consciousness into the cyborg Mecha Maid. If so, this may mean TearJerker handwringing over her impending death might be a bit premature. (It would also explain her noncommittal reply - when she makes her [[WhamEpisode revelation of her fatal disease to Heather]] - when Heather implores her not to die; Marilyn knows that she will in fact survive in some form, but for whatever reason is not yet ready to reveal that to Heather.)

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** And ''that'' implies that Marilyn has found a way (which we haven't yet witnessed) to transfer her consciousness into the cyborg Mecha Maid. If so, this may mean TearJerker handwringing over her impending death might be a bit premature. (It would also explain her noncommittal reply - when she makes her [[WhamEpisode revelation of her fatal disease to Heather]] - when Heather implores her not to die; Marilyn knows that she will in fact survive in some form, but for whatever reason is not yet ready to reveal that to Heather.))
*** In fact, it's even possible that Marilyn - who we know is one of the great geniuses of the age in cybernetics - is working on a fully organic replacement for her dying body, a la BladeRunner's replicants. This raises the possibility that she could enlist Heather's (a biologist!) help in this task. (And let's not discount magic. If Alexis' HeelFaceTurn turns out to be on the level, and [[spoiler:her putative plan to reverse her BodyHorror transformation by magic works, she might be willing to apply the same magic to Marilyn.]]
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* It would require an advanced and very human AI. More likely is that Mecha Maid is like [[GhostInTheShell the Major]] (they share the same hair and eye color, and have a similar hair style) a [[{{Cyborg}} full-body cyborg]].

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* It would require an advanced and very human AI. More likely is that Mecha Maid is like [[GhostInTheShell the Major]] (they share the same hair and eye color, and have a similar hair style) a [[{{Cyborg}} full-body cyborg]].cyborg]].
** And ''that'' implies that Marilyn has found a way (which we haven't yet witnessed) to transfer her consciousness into the cyborg Mecha Maid. If so, this may mean TearJerker handwringing over her impending death might be a bit premature. (It would also explain her noncommittal reply - when she makes her [[WhamEpisode revelation of her fatal disease to Heather]] - when Heather implores her not to die; Marilyn knows that she will in fact survive in some form, but for whatever reason is not yet ready to reveal that to Heather.)
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* The woman is Tiger's wife, or quite likely, ex-wife. We've seen in the werewolf episode how their marriage came to the breaking point over his superhero activities. If she did leave him for that reason, it'd be plenty of reason for him to feel bitter about Canadians in general.

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** If Alexis Woodrow's HeelFaceTurn is genuine (which still very much remains to be seen as of 8/31/11, when the latest episode in her saga is just really getting under way), she might find a spell in her beloved D&D manuals that could heal Marilyn, or at least put the disease into remission.
** Heather herself, of course, could be the one to find the method of saving Marilyn. She's a grad student in biology/biochemistry, and it's well-known that the venom of various arachnids (spiders and scorpions) has highly useful medical applications. Heather herself (as she's stated on one occasion) isn't venomous, but what about ''Alexis''? Again, if Alexis' HeelFaceTurn turns out to be the real deal AND if she's venomous, she might be willing to lend Heather some of her venom for research purposes.
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* But if the comment in the previous WMG is right, that won't happen; Heather or somebody will find a way to cure or at least arrest the progress of Marilyn's ALS. ''{{Spinnerette}}''is firmly on the Idealistic side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, and it just won't stay that way if key characters are KilledOffForReal.



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* But if the comment in the previous WMG is right, that won't happen; Heather or somebody will find a way to cure or at least arrest the progress of Marilyn's ALS. ''{{Spinnerette}}''is firmly on the Idealistic side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, and it just won't stay that way if key characters are KilledOffForReal.


KilledOffForReal. (See below for further commentary on this point.)


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** Actually, as Heather recently pointed out in one of her exchanges with Greta, she doesn't actually buy three times as much deodorant as everyone else (or, as she puts it, three deodorants for a dollar each); she spends three dollars for one extra-large economy size of deodorant. This won't help Dr. Universe that much, because a lot of other people do the same thing.
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* But if the comment in the previous WMG is right, that won't happen; Heather or somebody will find a way to cure or at least arrest the progress of Marilyn's ALS. ''{{Spinnerette}}''is firmly on the Idealistic side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, and it just won't stay that way if key characters are KilledOffForReal.


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** It would require an advanced and very human AI. More likely is that Mecha Maid is like [[GhostInTheShell the Major]] (they share the same hair and eye color, and have a similar hair style) a [[{{Cyborg}} full-body cyborg]].

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** * It would require an advanced and very human AI. More likely is that Mecha Maid is like [[GhostInTheShell the Major]] (they share the same hair and eye color, and have a similar hair style) a [[{{Cyborg}} full-body cyborg]].
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For supposedly being a person in a power suit, mecha maid has far more equipment that she can pull out than could possibly fit in a suit that low-profile. Therefore it's likely she's really a lifelike android. The headband that Marilyn Song uses is simply the controller for the mecha maid android as well as the stated neural amplifier effects.

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For supposedly being a person in a power suit, mecha maid has far more equipment that she can pull out than could possibly fit in a suit that low-profile. Therefore it's likely she's really a lifelike android. The headband that Marilyn Song uses is simply the controller for the mecha maid android as well as the stated neural amplifier effects.effects.
** It would require an advanced and very human AI. More likely is that Mecha Maid is like [[GhostInTheShell the Major]] (they share the same hair and eye color, and have a similar hair style) a [[{{Cyborg}} full-body cyborg]].
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They merely think that [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority 'Black Tiger']] [[RuleOfCool is just a cooler superhero name.]]

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They merely think that [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority 'Black Tiger']] [[RuleOfCool is just a cooler superhero name.]]]]

[[WMG: The mecha maid we see is really a robot]]
For supposedly being a person in a power suit, mecha maid has far more equipment that she can pull out than could possibly fit in a suit that low-profile. Therefore it's likely she's really a lifelike android. The headband that Marilyn Song uses is simply the controller for the mecha maid android as well as the stated neural amplifier effects.
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[[WMG: Heather killed and ate the duffle-bag wielding burglar in a horrifically spider-like fashion.]]
It would certainly explain why she's suddenly eager to see a Doctor
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* It most likely exploded because it couldn't handle the amount of energy needed to splice the DNA. You have to remember that the thing is calibrated to spiders, which have considerably less mass, and therefore fewer cells to alter for genetic experimentation.
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* {{Jossed}}: It was a picture of Minerva, taken at exactly the right angle to make her three heads appear to be just one.
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* Debunked in the book-only Chapter 5: It turns out that [[spoiler:Sahira's power is to copy other people's powers by touch]].

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* Debunked Confirmed in the book-only Chapter 5: It turns out that [[spoiler:Sahira's power is to copy other people's powers by touch]].

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* I think disproven by the comic of 3/9/11. Sahira shoots webbing and sticks to the wall, seems like spider powers.
* Yeah. Guess so... >.> It was just a guess anyway, but it would have been cooler for her to get her own unique powers.
* The complete chapter confirms that [[spoiler:Sahira's powers are unique from Heather's.]]

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* I think disproven by Debunked in the comic of 3/9/11. Sahira shoots webbing and sticks to the wall, seems like spider powers.
* Yeah. Guess so... >.>
book-only Chapter 5: It was just a guess anyway, but it would have been cooler for her to get her own unique powers.
* The complete chapter confirms
turns out that [[spoiler:Sahira's power is to copy other people's powers are unique from Heather's.]]by touch]].

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