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** Ultraweapon. [[spoiler: Cal is an UnreliableNarrator when it comes to Lazarus Peterson, who seems to go from being a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob and CorruptCorporateExecutive to EvilOverlord at the drop of a hat. However, it's possible he may have been a genuine hero once but his screw-up in releasing the Bugs and later memory-erasing of Aphrodite made him realize he'd done more damage to the world than could ever be forgiven. So, he went ThenLetMeBeEvil and possibly committed SuicideByCop.]]
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** Ultraweapon. [[spoiler: Cal is an UnreliableNarrator when it comes to Lazarus Peterson, who seems to go from being a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob an UpperClassTwit and CorruptCorporateExecutive to EvilOverlord at the drop of a hat. However, it's possible he may have been a genuine hero once but his screw-up in releasing the Bugs and later memory-erasing of Aphrodite made him realize he'd done more damage to the world than could ever be forgiven. So, he went ThenLetMeBeEvil and possibly committed SuicideByCop.]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: It's mentioned in ''Origins'' that the Biloxi Bugler had courted controversy by refusing to remove the Confederate flag design from his motorcycle because it's part of the Mississippi flag. In 2020, six years after Origins was released, Mississippi voted to change its flag's design to remove the Confederate symbol.
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* IronWoobie: Mechni-Cal. Even when he catches a break, he can't catch a break.
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* IronWoobie: Mechni-Cal.Mechani-Cal. Even when he catches a break, he can't catch a break.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: While perfectly enjoyable on its own, Confessions doesn't actually include much villainy from Cal.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** While perfectly enjoyable on its own, Confessions doesn't actually include much villainy from Cal.
** While perfectly enjoyable on its own, Confessions doesn't actually include much villainy from Cal.
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* FanPreferredCouple: There's some indications fans prefer Wendy over Aphrodite.
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* FanPreferredCouple: FanPreferredCouple:
** There's some indications fans prefer Wendy over Aphrodite.
** There's some indications fans prefer Wendy over Aphrodite.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Ultraweapon. [[spoiler: Cal is an UnreliableNarrator when it comes to Lazarus Peterson, who seems to go from being a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob and CorruptCorporateExecutive to EvilOverlord at the drop of a hat. However, it's possible he may have been a genuine hero once but his screw-up in releasing the Bugs and later memory-erasing of Aphrodite made him realize he'd done more damage to the world than could ever be forgiven. So, he went ThenLetMeBeEvil and possibly committed SuicideByCop.]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** Ultraweapon. [[spoiler: Cal is an UnreliableNarrator when it comes to Lazarus Peterson, who seems to go from being a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob and CorruptCorporateExecutive to EvilOverlord at the drop of a hat. However, it's possible he may have been a genuine hero once but his screw-up in releasing the Bugs and later memory-erasing of Aphrodite made him realize he'd done more damage to the world than could ever be forgiven. So, he went ThenLetMeBeEvil and possibly committed SuicideByCop.]]
** Ultraweapon. [[spoiler: Cal is an UnreliableNarrator when it comes to Lazarus Peterson, who seems to go from being a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob and CorruptCorporateExecutive to EvilOverlord at the drop of a hat. However, it's possible he may have been a genuine hero once but his screw-up in releasing the Bugs and later memory-erasing of Aphrodite made him realize he'd done more damage to the world than could ever be forgiven. So, he went ThenLetMeBeEvil and possibly committed SuicideByCop.]]
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* RelationshipWritingFumble: Cal and Wendy are, per WordOfGod, supposed to drive each other nuts with their bickering. At least some readers took them to have BelligerentSexualTension.
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* CrazyAwesome: While a bit too pathetic to be truly awesome, Imaginary Larry is the most powerful RealityWarper and superhuman on the planet and uses his powers to conjure every high school dramedy ever made so he can live them out as the plucky underdog hero.
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* CrazyAwesome: CrazyIsCool: While a bit too pathetic to be truly awesome, Imaginary Larry is the most powerful RealityWarper and superhuman on the planet and uses his powers to conjure every high school dramedy ever made so he can live them out as the plucky underdog hero.
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** Calvin Stringle, himself, is a DeadpanSnarker HarmlessVillain from our first perspective and {{Antihero}} but is he nearly as harmless as he appears? He sells weapons to the equivalent of Hydra, overlooks Maxine Velocity's tendency to kidnap women for sex, kills a number of pursuers, and almost beats the Bilouxi Bugler to death. He also never lets go of his desire to [[spoiler: murder Lazarus Patterson]] and eventually succeeds.
* CrazyAwesome: While a bit too pathetic to be truly awesome, Imaginary Larry is the most powerful RealityWarper and superhuman on the planet and uses his powers to conjure every high school dramaedy ever made so he can live them out as the plucky underdog hero.
* CrazyAwesome: While a bit too pathetic to be truly awesome, Imaginary Larry is the most powerful RealityWarper and superhuman on the planet and uses his powers to conjure every high school dramaedy ever made so he can live them out as the plucky underdog hero.
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** Calvin Stringle, Stringel, himself, is a DeadpanSnarker HarmlessVillain from our first perspective and {{Antihero}} but is he nearly as harmless as he appears? He sells weapons to the equivalent of Hydra, overlooks Maxine Velocity's tendency to kidnap women for sex, kills a number of pursuers, and almost beats the Bilouxi Biloxi Bugler to death.death for explicitly petty revenge. He also never lets go of his desire to [[spoiler: murder Lazarus Patterson]] and eventually succeeds.
* CrazyAwesome: While a bit too pathetic to be truly awesome, Imaginary Larry is the most powerful RealityWarper and superhuman on the planet and uses his powers to conjure every high schooldramaedy dramedy ever made so he can live them out as the plucky underdog hero.
* CrazyAwesome: While a bit too pathetic to be truly awesome, Imaginary Larry is the most powerful RealityWarper and superhuman on the planet and uses his powers to conjure every high school
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** Made up for with ''Origins of a D-List Supervillain'' which covers Cal's early career.
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** Made up for with ''Origins of a D-List Supervillain'' which covers Cal's early career.career.
* TheWoobie: The revelation Imaginary Larry just wanted to go to college and a fight with his mother triggered both her death as well as twenty-years of insanity. Poor guy wakes up to find himself middle-aged as well as having had five kids the military used HoneyPot agents for him to stud in his madness. May be considered an IronWoobie since his reaction is to become a superhero.
* TheWoobie: The revelation Imaginary Larry just wanted to go to college and a fight with his mother triggered both her death as well as twenty-years of insanity. Poor guy wakes up to find himself middle-aged as well as having had five kids the military used HoneyPot agents for him to stud in his madness. May be considered an IronWoobie since his reaction is to become a superhero.
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** Is the Evil Overlord an AffablyEvil PragmaticVillainy EvilOverlord who just happens to want to take over the world? Or is he a CompleteMonster who murdered countless followers and was going to enslave the entirety of the planet with the same horrific means we find in ''Confessions''? The books seem to be pointing to the latter.
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** Is the Evil Overlord an AffablyEvil PragmaticVillainy EvilOverlord who just happens to want to take over the world? Or is he a CompleteMonster bastard who murdered countless followers and was going to enslave the entirety of the planet with the same horrific means we find in ''Confessions''? The books seem to be pointing to the latter.
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** Quite a few readers liked Vicky a great deal more than Aphrodite [[spoiler: even if death makes their relationship unlikely to continue]].
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** Calvin Stringle, himself, is a DeadpanSnarker HarmlessVillain from our first perspective and {{Antihero}} but is he nearly as harmless as he appears? He sells weapons to the equivalent of Hydra, overlooks Maxine Velocity's tendency to kidnap the innocent, kills a number of pursuers, and almost beats the Bilouxi Bugler to death. He also never lets go of his desire to [[spoiler: murder Lazarus Patterson]] and eventually succeeds.
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** Calvin Stringle, himself, is a DeadpanSnarker HarmlessVillain from our first perspective and {{Antihero}} but is he nearly as harmless as he appears? He sells weapons to the equivalent of Hydra, overlooks Maxine Velocity's tendency to kidnap the innocent, women for sex, kills a number of pursuers, and almost beats the Bilouxi Bugler to death. He also never lets go of his desire to [[spoiler: murder Lazarus Patterson]] and eventually succeeds.
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** Is the Evil Overlord an AffablyEvil PragmaticVillainy EvilOverlord who just happens to want to take over the world? Or is he a CompleteMonster who murdered countless followers and was going to enslave the entirety of the planet with the same horrific means we find in ''Confessions''? The books seem to be pointing to the latter.
** Calvin Stringle, himself, is a DeadpanSnarker HarmlessVillain from our first perspective and {{Antihero}} but is he nearly as harmless as he appears? He sells weapons to the equivalent of Hydra, overlooks Maxine Velocity's tendency to kidnap the innocent, kills a number of pursuers, and almost beats the Bilouxi Bugler to death. He also never lets go of his desire to [[spoiler: murder Lazarus Patterson]] and eventually succeeds.
** Calvin Stringle, himself, is a DeadpanSnarker HarmlessVillain from our first perspective and {{Antihero}} but is he nearly as harmless as he appears? He sells weapons to the equivalent of Hydra, overlooks Maxine Velocity's tendency to kidnap the innocent, kills a number of pursuers, and almost beats the Bilouxi Bugler to death. He also never lets go of his desire to [[spoiler: murder Lazarus Patterson]] and eventually succeeds.
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* CrazyAwesome: While a bit too pathetic to be truly awesome, Imaginary Larry is the most powerful RealityWarper and superhuman on the planet and uses his powers to conjure every high school dramaedy ever made so he can live them out as the plucky underdog hero.
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* MoralEventHorizon: When Ultraweapon [[spoiler: erases Stacy's memory of her past three-months building a relationship with Cal and taking a level in badass.]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Cal is an UnreliableNarrator when it comes to Lazarus Peterson, who seems to go from being a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob and CorruptCorporateExecutive to EvilOverlord at the drop of a hat. However, it's possible he may have been a genuine hero once but his screw-up in releasing the Bugs and later memory-erasing of Aphrodite made him realize he'd done more damage to the world than could ever be forgiven. So, he went ThenLetMeBeEvil and possibly committed SuicideByCop.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Ultraweapon. [[spoiler: Cal is an UnreliableNarrator when it comes to Lazarus Peterson, who seems to go from being a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob and CorruptCorporateExecutive to EvilOverlord at the drop of a hat. However, it's possible he may have been a genuine hero once but his screw-up in releasing the Bugs and later memory-erasing of Aphrodite made him realize he'd done more damage to the world than could ever be forgiven. So, he went ThenLetMeBeEvil and possibly committed SuicideByCop.]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Cal is an UnreliableNarrator when it comes to Lazarus Peterson, who seems to go from being a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob and CorruptCorporateExecutive to EvilOverlord at the drop of a hat. However, it's possible he may have been a genuine hero once but his screw-up in releasing the Bugs and later memory-erasing of Aphrodite made him realize he'd done more damage to the world than could ever be forgiven. So, he went ThenLetMeBeEvil and possibly committed SuicideByCop.
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* InferredHolocaust: Half-a-''billion'' people die due to the events of ''Confessions.'' You'd never know it from the rest of the series.
* IronWoobie: Mechni-Cal. Even when he catches a break, he can't catch a break.
* IronWoobie: Mechni-Cal. Even when he catches a break, he can't catch a break.
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* AccidentalAesop: Prisons don't make criminals rehabilitate. They make criminals into better criminals.
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** Made up for with ''Origins of a D-List Supervillain'' which covers Cal's early career.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Athena raises them with Cal and Aphrodite falling in love while she was recovering from mind-control.
** A case of StrawmanHasAPoint, despite Cal not doing anything troubling.
** A case of StrawmanHasAPoint, despite Cal not doing anything troubling.
