History YMMV / TheLastSon

* MarySuetopia: Krypton is arguably this, being a ridiculously advanced society whom even ''Asgard'' mourned when they went extinct, and even decades after their deaths, even the merest scrap of Kryptonian technology is bitterly fought over by the rest of the galaxy. While Krypton was definetly very advanced in the comics, it was never portrayed nearly this positively.
* MoralEventHorizon: Arcade. Kidnapping his classmates: bad. Teaming up with the Joker: ''really'' bad. [[spoiler: Murder of his parents]]: Moral Event Horizon.

* CharacterShilling: For both Clark and Allison, throughout the first three books in particular. Clark was, to some degree, understandable, being Superman. Allison, on the other hand, became TheScrappy, though she may have been RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap by the events of Book 3. The jury is still out.

* DesignatedVillain: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-Zagged]] with the North Korean diplomat. On one hand, we're supposed to dislike him because he's... well, from UsefulNotes/NorthKorea. On the other hand, he makes [[JerkassHasApoint several valid arguments]], and the story acknowledges them as such.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The Runaways/Gibborim plot; as previously stated, the Gibborim were a very AntiClimaxBoss, but on top of that, the heroes realised too quickly that the Runaways were innocent. An interesting plot could have been made out of the Runaways having to defend themselves from the League and the X-Men while the heroes realised over time that the kids had been framed by their parents, as opposed to Cyborg having worked that out already before the start of the chapter and relaying that discovery to his old friends.
* WhatAnIdiot: Duncan stupidly punched Superman in the face when it was clear his attempts at racist bullying weren't working...and broke his hand in the process while Superman was completely unfazed.
** Cadmus fiddles with a piece of Kryptonian technology despite not knowing ''anything'' about it, and end up nearly dragging the Earth into a black hole while also causing the release of [[spoiler: General Zod]].
*** Though it was Mary Storm who was responsible for tampering it.
** The Friends of Humanity in general fall into this trope due to several factors, including countless examples of BullyingADragon, having no members within their ranks who can match the heavy-hitters of the Justice League in a fight, [[spoiler: severely overestimating humanity's opinion of them]], having comparatively primitive weaponry, and being overall dumbasses in general. Really, it's a wonder how they lasted as long as they did when, compared to the {{Big Bad}}s of the series, they're nothing but a joke.

* RomanticPlotTumor: The relationship between Superman and [[spoiler:Comicbook/PowerGirl]].

* {{Narm}} / NarmCharm: yo-yo's back and forth between these, with the slightly cartoony and over the top narration and the generally cheesy nature of some of the dialogue, particularly in the earlier stories.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: [[spoiler: Alison Blaire]], more or less. Having previously been an annoying MarySue, her discovery of some of her DarkAndTroubledPast [[spoiler: her mother was Madame Hydra, who seduced Alison's father simply to get at his DNA, worked with Mister Sinister to ensure that the baby had the necessary powers and appearance, aborting over half a dozen pregnancies in the process. She even faked a career in music to get Alison to go down that path. In essence, everything about Alison was a lie]] which led to a thoroughly effective BreakTheCutie, and deal with it herself in a thoroughly realistic and awesome way did a lot to endear her to fans.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: [[spoiler: Alison Blaire]], more or less. Having previously been an annoying MarySue, her discovery of some of her DarkAndTroubledPast [[spoiler: her mother was Madame Hydra, who seduced Alison's father simply to get at his dna, worked with Mister Sinister to ensure that the baby had the necessary powers and appearance, aborting over half a dozen pregnancies in the process. She even faked a career in music to get Alison to go down that path. In essence, everything about Alison was a lie]] which led to a thoroughly effective BreakTheCutie, and deal with it herself in a thoroughly realistic and awesome way did a lot to endear her to fans.

* GrowingTheBeard: While good to start with, the series has grown from a simple X-Men Evolution/Superman crossover with a flair for background detail in which everyone was essentially a cheerleader for Superman's awesomeness into a complex, tightly woven and cleverly plotted story in which characters are more balanced, CharacterDevelopment is well handled and everyone gets at least one SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.

** Cadmus and HYDRA as a whole crossed it when they, on nonconsecutive occasions, [[spoiler: kidnapped Power Girl and tried to force her, via torture, to give them access to Kryptonian technology.]]

* RomanticPlotTumor: The relationship between Superman and [[spoiler:Power Girl]].

* AnticlimaxBoss: After the [[ComicBook/{{Runaways}} Gibborim]] were summoned to Earth in the "Lost and Find" storyline, seconds later they are held at gunpoint by Phantom Zone-based weapons (that had previously nearly wiped them out in the past during their war against Krypton) and Superman gives them the choice of returning to where they came from or fighting a no-win scenario. They immediately chose the former without hesitation.
* BoringInvincibleHero: A criticism levelled at Superman, and justifiably. He doesn't meet a real challenge until he goes up against [[spoiler: General Zod]].

* GaryStu: It can be argued that Superman is too good than any of his media portrayals, namely that he is not only a superhero but is also too well-knowledge in Kryptonian science, often being a DeusExMachina, have a [[spoiler:celebrity girlfriend]], and commanding a Kryptonian KillSat along with a fleet of CoolStarship.
* GrowingTheBeard: While good to start with, the series has grown from a simple X-Men Evolution/Superman crossover with a flair for background detail in which everyone was essentially a cheerleader for Superman's awesomeness into a complex, tightly woven and cleverly plotted story in which characters are more balanced, CharacterDevelopment is well handled and everyone gets at least one CrowningMomentOfAwesome.
* MarySueTopia: Krypton is arguably this, being a ridiculously advanced society whom even ''Asgard'' mourned when they went extinct, and even decades after their deaths, even the merest scrap of Kryptonian technology is bitterly fought over by the rest of the galaxy. While Krypton was definetly very advanced in the comics, it was never portrayed nearly this positively.

** Cadmus fiddles with a piece of Kryptonian technology despite not knowing ''anything'' about it, and end up nearly dragging the Earth into a black hole while also causing the release of [[spoiler: General Zod.]]

** The Friends of Humanity in general fall into this trope due to several factors, including countless examples of BullyingADragon, having no members within their ranks who can match the heavy-hitters of the Justice League in a fight, [[spoiler: severely overestimating humanity's opinion of them]], having comparatively primitive weaponry, and being overall dumbasses in general. Really, it's a wonder how they lasted as long as they did when, compared to the [[BigBad Big Bads]] of the series, they're nothing but a joke.

* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:General Zod]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The common criticism is that most Marvel characters are seemingly underpowered in comparison to the DC characters, namely [[spoiler:Zod]].

* GaryStu: It can be argued that Superman is too good than any of his media portrayals, namely that he is not only a superhero but is also too well-knowledge in Kryptonian science, a teacher and role model, have a [[spoiler:celebrity girlfriend]], and command a Kryptonian KillSat.

* GaryStu: It can be argued that Superman is too good than any of his media portrayals, namely that he is not only a superhero but is also well-knowledge in Kryptonian science, a teacher and role model, have a [[spoiler:celebrity girlfriend]], and command a Kryptonian KillSat.

* CompleteMonster: Darkseid.
** Apocalypse, Selene, the Joker...the list goes on.

* MoralEventHorizon: Arcade. Kidnapping his classmates: bad. Teaming up with the Joker: also bad. [[spoiler: Murder of his parents]]: Moral Event Horizon.

* MoralEventHorizon: Arcade. Kidnapping his classmates: bad. Teaming up with the Joker: also bad. [[spoiler: Murder of his parents]]: Moral Event Horizon.

* MoralEventHorizon: Arcade. Kidnapping his classmates: bad. Teaming up with the Joker: also bad. [[spoiler: Murder of his parents]]: Moral Event Horizon.

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