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* AmbiguousDisorder: DC has an oddly monotone voice, exhibits antisocial behavior and has trouble reading social situations.



* AwesomeButImpractical: Mild example in Dark Cop's outfit. Looks badass, but is exhausting to attempt even moderately exerting physical activity in, and doesn't offer much protection from Super Strong villains with a bone to pick.

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* AwesomeButImpractical: Mild example in Dark Cop's outfit. Looks badass, badass but is exhausting to attempt even moderately exerting physical activity in, in and doesn't offer much protection from Super Strong villains with a bone to pick.



* BadassNormal: Dark Cop has no superpowers, but has a genius level intellect and is [[InformedAttribute apparently trained in Aikido]].

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* BadassNormal: Dark Cop has no superpowers, superpowers but has a genius level intellect and is [[InformedAttribute apparently trained in Aikido]].



** Crimson Toro is a pretty blatant one for the real life energy drink Red Bull; "toro" is Spanish for "bull".

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** Crimson Toro is a pretty blatant one for the real life real-life energy drink Red Bull; "toro" is Spanish for "bull".



%%* FacePalm: Dark Cop, after he sees the third of the alternate costumes he has Powerkid try.

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%%* FacePalm: Dark Cop, after he sees the third of the alternate costumes costumes, he has Powerkid try.



* HollywoodHacking: When Chaotrix hacks the Super Academy's student database, all she does is let a progress bar fill up which proclaims "HACKING IN PROGRESS". This possibly means she's a Script Kiddie, which does NOT speak well for the Academy's cyber security.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Two, from Starburst.
--> '''Starburst:''' ...and so Mummy Man says, "I guess that WRAPS things up!"\\
'''Starburst:''' So I saved the day... yesterday!

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* HollywoodHacking: When Chaotrix hacks the Super Academy's student database, all she does is let a progress bar fill up which proclaims proclaims, "HACKING IN PROGRESS". This possibly means she's a Script Kiddie, which does NOT speak well for the Academy's cyber security.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Two, from Starburst.
--> '''Starburst:''' ...and so Mummy Man says, "I guess that WRAPS things up!"\\
'''Starburst:''' So I saved the day... yesterday!
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* {{Pun}}: Two, from Starburst.
--> '''Starburst:''' ...and so Mummy Man says, "I guess that WRAPS things up!"\\
'''Starburst:''' So I saved the day... yesterday!

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* CurbStompBattle: A BadassNormal hero takes on a [[SuperStrength super strong]], [[StoneWall inhumanly tough]] villain in a one-on-one fistfight, guess who wins? The hero is essentially helpless to do much except try to stay conscious as he gets his face pummeled into the ground.



* RealityEnsues: A BadassNormal hero takes on a [[SuperStrength super strong]], [[StoneWall inhumanly tough]] villain in a one-on-one fistfight, guess who wins? The hero is essentially helpless to do much except try to stay conscious as he gets his face pummeled into the ground.
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%%* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Dark Cop, twice. Both times followed by him asserting that his bizarre response to the sitation "seemed easier."

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->''I’m making this video as a supplement to my application for the Super Academy of Young Superheroes. My power is super-strength''
-->--'''Powerkid''' filming his application.''

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->''I’m ->''"I'm making this video as a supplement to my application for the Super Academy of Young Superheroes. My power is super-strength''
-->--'''Powerkid'''
super-strength."''
-->--'''Powerkid''',
filming his application.''
application



'''Super Academy''' started as a short film written and directed by Ben Lifson about the young superhero Power Kid as he faces down all the challenges of being a freshman at college: no friends, weird schedules, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick supervillain dad trying to kill you...]] Oh yeah, forgot to mention that part, [[DarkSecret he's secretly the son of]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Deathside the Conqueror]], a globally feared supervillain. That could make things weird.

You can see the "pilot" [[http://vimeo.com/69426387 here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHFfn83vVfY here]].

After a Kickstarter campaign, it was made into a full webseries, which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrPNznOFf18SyjRp3-4AXqw here]].

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'''Super Academy''' ''Super Academy'' started as [[http://vimeo.com/69426387 a short film film]] written and directed by Ben Lifson Lifson, then became a full webseries on Website/YouTube after a Kickstarter campaign. It's about the young superhero Power Kid as he faces down all the challenges of being a freshman at college: no friends, weird schedules, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick supervillain dad trying to kill you...]] Oh yeah, forgot to mention that part, [[DarkSecret he's secretly the son of]] son]] of [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Deathside the Conqueror]], a globally feared supervillain. That could make things weird.

You The complete webseries and additional videos can see the "pilot" [[http://vimeo.com/69426387 here]] and be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHFfn83vVfY here]].

After a Kickstarter campaign, it was made into a full webseries, which can be found [[https://www.
youtube.com/channel/UCrPNznOFf18SyjRp3-4AXqw here]].



''Super Academy contains examples of...''

* AbusiveParents: All but outright stated with Deathside. Just watch how Power Kid and Chaotrix flinch when he even looks at them.

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''Super Academy !!''Super Academy'' contains examples of...''

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* AbusiveParents: All but outright stated with Deathside. Just watch how stated; Power Kid and Chaotrix flinch when he Deathside even looks at them.them, implying they have a reason to not want his attention.



* AsHimself: Blifson is credited this way.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: Dark Cop almost casually figures out how Deathside blackmailed Power Kid, and, more importantly, [[spoiler: why.]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: Mild example in Dark Cop's outfit. Looks badass, but is exhausting to attempt even moderately exerting physical activity in [[spoiler: and doesn't offer much protection from Super Strong villains with a bone to pick]].
-->'''Dark Cop:''' *fighting for breath* "''GOD'' this thing's hard to run in!"

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* AsHimself: Blifson Blifson, played by creator Ben Lifson, is credited this way.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: Dark Cop almost casually figures out how Deathside blackmailed Power Kid, and, more importantly, [[spoiler: why.]]
why
* AwesomeButImpractical: Mild example in Dark Cop's outfit. Looks badass, but is exhausting to attempt even moderately exerting physical activity in [[spoiler: in, and doesn't offer much protection from Super Strong villains with a bone to pick]].
pick.
-->'''Dark Cop:''' *fighting ''[fighting for breath* "''GOD'' breath]'' GOD this thing's hard to run in!"in!



* BerserkButton: Deathside does NOT like being corrected. [[spoiler: Or being told exactly how much of a washed-up failure he is.]]
* BigBad: Deathside is this for the pilot and the first season. The season 1 finale makes it clear that Chaotrix will be this for the next season.
* BlandNameProduct: Crimson Toro is a pretty blatant one for the real life energy drink Red Bull.
** A truly strange example pops up during Dark Cop's "detention". The delinquents, and Corona, are made to pilot virtual mecha in simulator pods. Said pods are actually the classic 90's Battletech arcade machines, as is the actual simulator they participate in.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Power Kid attempts this [[spoiler: upon finding Deathside waiting for him in his dorm.]] It doesn't work.

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* BerserkButton: Deathside does NOT like being corrected. [[spoiler: Or being told exactly how much of a washed-up failure he is.]]
*
%%* BigBad: Deathside is this for the pilot and the first season. The season 1 finale makes it clear that Chaotrix will be this for the next season.
* BlandNameProduct: BlandNameProduct:
**
Crimson Toro is a pretty blatant one for the real life energy drink Red Bull.
Bull; "toro" is Spanish for "bull".
** A truly strange example pops up during During Dark Cop's "detention". The delinquents, "detention", the delinquents and Corona, Corona are made to pilot virtual mecha in simulator pods. Said pods are actually the classic 90's Battletech arcade machines, as is the actual simulator they participate in.
* CallingTheOldManOut: CallingTheOldManOut:
**
Power Kid attempts this [[spoiler: upon finding Deathside waiting for him in his dorm.]] dorm. It doesn't work.



* ChekhovsGun: Everything Dark Cop owns has a miniature tracking device.
* ChestInsignia: Power Kid's "PK" t-shirt
* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Dark Cop, twice. Both times followed by him asserting that his bizarre response to the sitation "seemed easier."

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* %%* ChekhovsGun: Everything Dark Cop owns has a miniature tracking device.
* %%* ChestInsignia: Power Kid's "PK" t-shirt
* %%* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Dark Cop, twice. Both times followed by him asserting that his bizarre response to the sitation "seemed easier."



* CoolMask: Dark Cop wears a rather impressive eye-mask. [[spoiler: Power Kid also gains one to "complete" his costume, courtesy of Dark Cop]].
** Gothel also wears one.
* CostumeTestMontage: Of Dark Cop's alternative costumes to Powerkid's initial T-shirt.
* CreatorCameo: Ben appears as [[TheDanza "Blifson the Clown"]], whose sole role is to [[DeathByCameo be the victim]] of Dark Cops EstablishingCharacterMoment.
** He also is the voice of the guy who freaks out when Power Kid starts pulling the car.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Deathside's climactic NoHoldsBarredBeatdown of Dark Cop.]]
* DaddysLittleVillain: Chaotrix, whose whole motivation seems to be to obey her father's orders.

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* CoolMask: Dark Cop wears a and Gothel both wear rather impressive eye-mask. [[spoiler: eye-masks, and Power Kid also gains one to "complete" his costume, courtesy costume [[spoiler:courtesy of Dark Cop]].
** Gothel also wears one.
*
%%* CostumeTestMontage: Of Dark Cop's alternative costumes to Powerkid's Power Kid's initial T-shirt.
* CreatorCameo: CreatorCameo:
**
Ben Lifson appears as [[TheDanza "Blifson the Clown"]], Clown" (as in "B. Lifson"), whose sole role is to [[DeathByCameo be the victim]] of Dark Cops Cop's EstablishingCharacterMoment.
** He also Lifson is the voice of the guy who freaks out when Power Kid starts pulling the car.
* %%* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Deathside's climactic NoHoldsBarredBeatdown of Dark Cop.]]
* DaddysLittleVillain: Chaotrix, whose DaddysLittleVillain:
** Chaotrix's
whole motivation seems seemss to be to obey her villainous father's orders.



* DarkIsNotEvil: Dark Cop
* DarkSecret: Power Kid being Deathside's son.
* DawsonCasting: Power Kid is 19 and Dark Cop is likely slightly older, being a sophomore. Ted Femrite and Beck [=DeRoberts=] are both in their mid-twenties.

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* %%* DarkIsNotEvil: Dark Cop
* %%* DarkSecret: Power Kid being Deathside's son.
* DawsonCasting: Power Kid is 19 and Dark Cop is likely slightly older, being a sophomore. Ted Femrite and Beck [=DeRoberts=] are both in their mid-twenties.
son.



* EvilSoundsDeep: Deathside osscilates between this and a cruelly mocking but higher pitched tone depending on his mood. When he gets deep, though, it's DEEP.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Kneecapper
* {{Expy}}: All over the place
** Dark Cop is a dead ringer for a college aged Franchise/{{Batman}}.
** Gothel is a female Franchise/{{Batman}}, for added weirdness and hilarity.
** Power Kid is quite clearly Franchise/{{Superman}}
** Deathside, due to a mishap involving costume acquisition, essentially IS [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]]. However, his voice just screams [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Slade]].
** Superstar, the girl who ignores Power Kid at the Meet & Greet, bears more than a passing resemblance to Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}.
* FacePalm: Dark Cop, after he sees the third of the alternate costumes he has Powerkid try.
* FreezeFrameBonus: In the student database, every single student is signed up for the class "Reading and Whrighting 1" [sic.].
* HollywoodHacking: When Chaotrix hacks the Super Academy's student database, all she does is let a progress bar fill up which proclaims "HACKING IN PROGRESS".
** Possibly meaning she's a Script Kiddie, which does NOT speak well for the Academy's cyber security.

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* EvilSoundsDeep: Deathside osscilates between this and a cruelly mocking but higher pitched higher-pitched tone depending on his mood. When he gets deep, though, it's DEEP.
* %%* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Kneecapper
* {{Expy}}: All over the place
**
%%* {{Expy}}:
%%**
Dark Cop is a dead ringer for a college aged college-aged Franchise/{{Batman}}.
** %%** Gothel is a female Franchise/{{Batman}}, for added weirdness and hilarity.
** %%** Power Kid is quite clearly Franchise/{{Superman}}
**
a stand-in for Franchise/{{Superman}}.
%%**
Deathside, due to a mishap involving costume acquisition, essentially IS [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]]. However, his voice just screams [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Slade]].
** %%** Superstar, the girl who ignores Power Kid at the Meet & Greet, bears more than a passing resemblance to Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}.
*
ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}.
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FacePalm: Dark Cop, after he sees the third of the alternate costumes he has Powerkid try.
* FreezeFrameBonus: In the student database, every single student is signed up for the class "Reading and Whrighting 1" [sic.].
''[sic]''.
* HollywoodHacking: When Chaotrix hacks the Super Academy's student database, all she does is let a progress bar fill up which proclaims "HACKING IN PROGRESS".
** Possibly meaning
PROGRESS". This possibly means she's a Script Kiddie, which does NOT speak well for the Academy's cyber security.



--> '''Starburst:''' "...and so Mummy Man says, 'I guess that WRAPS things up!"
--> '''Starburst:''' "So I saved the day... yesterday!"
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Dark Cop's [[CrazyPrepared contingency plan]] for Corona's powers getting out of control is called "Contingency Plan S01-E02". [[DontExplainTheJoke In episode two of the first season]].
* LonersAreFreaks: Dark Cop's classmates hold this opinion of him. Not that he does anything to dissuade them.
* NaiveNewcomer: Power Kid
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Deathside's "fight" with Dark Cop is basically a minute of him whaling on the poor lad.]]
* OddJobGods: Hipster Goddess
* OffscreenTeleportation: How Deathside and Chaotrix leave Power Kids dorm [[spoiler: the first time.]]
* PsychoStrings: Heard just before [[spoiler: Deathside lays into Dark Cop.]]
* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: How Dark Cop realizes he's bitten off ''way'' more than he can chew against Deathside.
* RealityEnsues: A BadassNormal hero takes on a [[SuperStrength super strong]], [[StoneWall inhumanly tough]] villain in a one-on-one fistfight, guess who wins? [[spoiler: The hero is essentially helpless to do much except try to stay conscious as he gets his face pummeled into the ground.]]

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--> '''Starburst:''' ...and so Mummy Man says, "I guess that WRAPS things up!"\\
'''Starburst:''' "...and so Mummy Man says, 'I guess that WRAPS things up!"
--> '''Starburst:''' "So
So I saved the day... yesterday!"
yesterday!
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Dark Cop's [[CrazyPrepared contingency plan]] for Corona's powers getting out of control is called "Contingency Plan S01-E02". [[DontExplainTheJoke In As in a common format for indicating season and episode two of the first season]].
*
numbers]]-- this is in '''S'''eason '''01'''-'''E'''pisode '''02'''.
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LonersAreFreaks: Dark Cop's classmates hold this opinion of him. Not that he does anything to dissuade them.
* %%* NaiveNewcomer: Power Kid
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Deathside's "fight" with Dark Cop is basically a minute of him whaling wailing on the poor lad.lad.
%%* OddJobGods: Hipster Goddess
%%* OffscreenTeleportation: How Deathside and Chaotrix leave Power Kids dorm [[spoiler: the first time.
]]
* OddJobGods: Hipster Goddess
* OffscreenTeleportation: How Deathside and Chaotrix leave Power Kids dorm
%%* PsychoStrings: Heard just before [[spoiler: the first time.Deathside lays into Dark Cop.]]
* PsychoStrings: Heard just before [[spoiler: Deathside lays into Dark Cop.]]
*
%%* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: How Dark Cop realizes he's bitten off ''way'' more than he can chew against Deathside.
* RealityEnsues: A BadassNormal hero takes on a [[SuperStrength super strong]], [[StoneWall inhumanly tough]] villain in a one-on-one fistfight, guess who wins? [[spoiler: The hero is essentially helpless to do much except try to stay conscious as he gets his face pummeled into the ground.]]



* SingleStrokeBattle: [[spoiler: Power Kid's KO of Deathside]].
* SmokeOut: [[spoiler: How Chaotrix flees from PK and DC after Deathside's defeat.]]
* SomethingPerson: Power Kid is, surprisingly, the sole example we see.
** Starburst does mention a Mummy Man as part of a joke.

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* %%* SingleStrokeBattle: [[spoiler: Power Kid's KO of Deathside]].
* %%* SmokeOut: [[spoiler: How Chaotrix flees from PK and DC after Deathside's defeat.]]
* SomethingPerson: %%* SomethingPerson:
%%**
Power Kid is, surprisingly, the sole example we see.
** %%** Starburst does mention a Mummy Man as part of a joke.



* SuperHeroSchool: The titular institution, obviously.
* SuperStrength: Power Kid's primary power.

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* SuperHeroSchool: The titular institution, obviously.
*
''Super Academy'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin in a world where being a superhero is a career path.
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SuperStrength: Power Kid's primary power.



* TeenGenius: Chaotrix and Dark Cop, though Dark Cop may or may not fit the "teen" part anymore.
* ThrowItIn: [[WordOfGod According to the creators]], much of Dark Cop's commentary on why Power Kid's costume is terrible was made up on the spot by the actor, Beck [=DeRobertis=].
* VaderBreath: Deathside
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Cousin Sam

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* %%* TeenGenius: Chaotrix and Dark Cop, though Dark Cop may or may not fit the "teen" part anymore.
* ThrowItIn: [[WordOfGod According to the creators]], much of Dark Cop's commentary on why Power Kid's costume is terrible was made up on the spot by the actor, Beck [=DeRobertis=].
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%%* VaderBreath: Deathside
* %%* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Cousin SamSam
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** Deathside, due to a mishap involving costume acquisition, essentially IS [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]]. However, his voice just screams [[TeenTitans Slade]].

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** Deathside, due to a mishap involving costume acquisition, essentially IS [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Bane]]. However, his voice just screams [[TeenTitans [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Slade]].
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* BlandNameProduct: Crimson Toro is a pretty blatant one for the real life energy drink Red Bull.
** A truly strange example pops up during Dark Cop's "detention". The delinquents, and Corona, are made to pilot virtual mecha in simulator pods. Said pods are actually the classic 90's Battletech arcade machines, as is the actual simulator they participate in.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Dark Cop's [[CrazyPrepared]] contingency plan for Corona's powers getting out of control is called "Contingency Plan S01E02". [[DontExplainTheJoke]] In episode two of the first season.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Dark Cop's [[CrazyPrepared]] [[CrazyPrepared contingency plan plan]] for Corona's powers getting out of control is called "Contingency Plan S01E02". [[DontExplainTheJoke]] S01-E02". [[DontExplainTheJoke In episode two of the first season.season]].

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'''Super Academy''' is a short film written and directed by Ben Lifson about the young superhero Power Kid as he faces down all the challenges of being a freshman at college: no friends, weird schedules, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick supervillain dad trying to kill you...]] Oh yeah, forgot to mention that part, [[DarkSecret he's secretly the son of]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Deathside the Conqueror]], a globally feared supervillain. That could make things weird.

Currently holding a Kickstarter campain to make Super Academy into a full webseries, [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/benlifson/super-academy-a-superhero-comedy-webseries?ref=live which can be found here]].

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'''Super Academy''' is started as a short film written and directed by Ben Lifson about the young superhero Power Kid as he faces down all the challenges of being a freshman at college: no friends, weird schedules, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick supervillain dad trying to kill you...]] Oh yeah, forgot to mention that part, [[DarkSecret he's secretly the son of]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Deathside the Conqueror]], a globally feared supervillain. That could make things weird.

Currently holding a Kickstarter campain to make Super Academy into a full webseries, [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/benlifson/super-academy-a-superhero-comedy-webseries?ref=live which can be found here]].
weird.



After a Kickstarter campaign, it was made into a full webseries, which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrPNznOFf18SyjRp3-4AXqw here]].



* BigBad: Deathside

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* BigBad: DeathsideDeathside is this for the pilot and the first season. The season 1 finale makes it clear that Chaotrix will be this for the next season.


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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Dark Cop's [[CrazyPrepared]] contingency plan for Corona's powers getting out of control is called "Contingency Plan S01E02". [[DontExplainTheJoke]] In episode two of the first season.
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-->''I’m making this video as a supplement to my application for the Super Academy of Young Superheroes. My power is super-strength''

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-->''I’m ->''I’m making this video as a supplement to my application for the Super Academy of Young Superheroes. My power is super-strength''

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