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1The characters of ''ComicBook/PS238''.
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4[[foldercontrol]]
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6!Staff of [=PS238=]
7[[folder:Mantium]]
8!!Herschel Clay/Mantium
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10->''"Dagnab Cytocorp hardware! If I found out who's been ordering from that '''cheap-wad''' supplier...I might as well make my '''own''' eprom chips if we're going to use '''this''' junk!"''
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12A technologically-inclined metahuman with a level-nine intelligence. Owner and founder of Clay Industries, and formerly the superhero Mantium.
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16* AlmightyJanitor: His job is quite a bit more than "janitor," but he doesn't come across as "teaching staff" normally. He's the maintenance guy for [=PS238=]. Along with the guy that designed and built it.
17* TheGadfly: He'll outright admit that some of his actions are specifically to get back at Zodon for some of his antics. Given how much of his workload is due to Zodon's monkeying with various things he shouldn't be, this arguably crosses over into administering CoolAndUnusualPunishment.
18* GadgeteerGenius: Built all the tech in the school, including the "lockervator", the hologram projectors, the power-testing equipment, and Zodon's "Barry Ween" chip.
19* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Strongly hinted at, as the various engineering skillsets he demonstrates (including holographic generators, PowerArmor, computers, the machinery that operates the school, and space flight) suggest at least passing familiarity with multiple scientific disciplines. Downplayed in that other teachers at [=PS238=] (Mr. Alloy, most prominently) are the ones responsible for teaching most science courses.
20* PowerArmor: His suit resembles the ComicBook/IronMan suit in function, but not form.
21* ReedRichardsIsUseless: Averted, he modifies NASA equipment and is rich from selling some of his stuff via Clay Corporation.
22* TripleShifter: Hershel's lack of sleep comes up multiple times in the series, first mentioned as [[BlessedWithSuck a drawback]] to his super-intellect - he's constantly thinking of new things he can do, which distracts him from sleep. He ends up becoming the school's maintenance crew, shop teacher, and still has time to help run his multinational corporation and give assistance to NASA and other governmental agencies as needed.
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24[[/folder]]
25
26[[folder:Principal Cranston]]
27!!Alfred Cranston
28
29->''"Even when you think you're doing the right thing, you might be going about it in the wrong way."''
30
31Former president of the United States, and current principal of [=PS238=].
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35* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: He had used his telepathic powers to defeat political opponents, win elections, and get great deals on cars.
36* TheAtoner: Seems to view his tenure as principal as this. To complete the above quote:
37-->'''Tyler:''' Did you do something wrong?\
38'''Cranston:''' I hope not. I'm still deciding if I did.
39* TheMasquerade: Only about a handful of people know of Cranston's powers and the true reasons he resigned from the presidency. To most people he's a baseline human and ex-president turned principal for "health reasons."
40* MindOverMatter: He has telekinetic powers. Without his limiter, he's strong enough to hold up several tons of rock for an extended period, but with his limiter in place, he can barely lift a pencil.
41* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: Until the "Cranston Incident" ended it in the BackStory.
42* PowerLimiter: His headband sharply limits both his telepathic and telekinetic abilities, to the point that he gets a headache from telekinetically pushing a button on his phone.
43* {{Telepathy}}: He used his mind reading abilities to further his political career by cutting through the lies and half-truths inherent to Washington. He doesn't seem to have any mind-control abilities, but the conspirators who deposed him were terrified that he did.
44* WellIntentionedExtremist: Referring to his time when he was using his powers as President.
45
46[[/folder]]
47
48[[folder:Doctor Positron]]
49!!Positron 1
50
51A human-looking robot with a large family who acts as the school's science adviser.
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55* DoAnythingRobot: Subverted when he has trouble fighting off aliens without the weapons in his combat body.
56* MesACrowd: He's made multiple versions of himself, which are living different lives.
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58[[/folder]]
59
60[[folder:Ms. Imperia]]
61!!Vashti Imperia/Spell Syrin
62
63->''"Only you see my true appearance. To everyone else I look like Vashti Imperia, J. Crew patron."''
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65Teacher of the supernatural students at [=PS238=], "Spell Syrin" has a habit of using illusions instead of actually donning normal clothing.
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69* FlashyTeleportation: As seen in the [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/12252006/ 12252006 comic]], it has a visual effect and a "poof" sound. She generally only breaks out these spells in an emergency, but she can quickly and accurately teleport across distances of miles at the very least.
70* MasterOfIllusion: Her primary power. She ''can'' use more violent spells, but they're far more taxing.
71* MundaneUtility: Uses illusion spells so she can walk around wearing the high-fantasy sorceress outfit she prefers without jeopardizing the {{Masquerade}} of [=PS238=].
72* StableTimeLoop: As explained in [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/09032012/ 09032012]] and following comics. Ended up playing [[spoiler:the role of the "evil witch" her younger self stole her grimoire from.]]
73* TrueSight: One of her spells allows her this; outside of her illusions, the power she uses most frequently.
74* WorldsBestCharacter: [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/08222012/ Young]] Vashti Imperia wanted to be "the most '''''powerful''''' sorceress '''''ever'''''!
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76[[/folder]]
77
78[[folder:Coach Rockslide]]
79!!Maximilian Krutz/Rockslide
80
81->''"I think that's our cue. Let's go stomp some aliens."''
82
83A giant man composed of some kind of rock, and the school's PE teacher.
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87* {{Expy}}: Looks like [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]]. Talks like the Thing. And has a line in resigned sarcasm when the GadgeteerGenius's gizmos go wrong like the Thing.
88* FastballSpecial: He's the thrower; Ms. Kyle (after increasing her density) is the projectile. They use this on the alien probe that lands on school grounds and attempts to kidnap Captain Clarinet and Moon Shadow.
89* GentleGiant: He is a nice, compassionate and caring teacher.
90* NighInvulnerable: He's been driven something like four feet into concrete flooring by a blow to the head. It doesn't seem to have done much more than stun him briefly (and leave him stuck).
91* ShapeshifterModeLock: Max may be a massively strong, stone-tough bruiser that's more than seven feet tall, but he's pretty much stuck that way, which isn't much fun. He doesn't fit through doorways very well, can't move very fast and he can't even wear shoes, since they just kind of... burst.
92* SuperStrength: He doesn't get to demonstrate this often, but he's the raw muscle of the former Union of Justice/[=Ps238=] teaching staff, and he's capable of easily throwing Micro-Might when she's made herself so dense that she's barely able to move.
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94[[/folder]]
95
96[[folder:Ms. Kyle]]
97!!Christina Kyle/Micro Might
98
99The only member of the staff with [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/01082007/ any actual experience teaching]] before working at [=PS238=], and therefore someone the rest of the teachers refer to when they need help. Was known as Micro-Might when she was a superhero, due to her ability to increase her strength and density as she shrinks.
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103* AuthorAvatar: Or avatar of the author's wife, according to WordOfGod.
104* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: The fact that she's authorized to give detention (and is hinted to regularly do so to Von Fogg and Zodon) is not so unusual. The fact that she's been authorized to do so to the media teams that try to accompany Jenny and Dillon, however, is well beyond what teachers are usually allowed. Worth noting, the threat of handing it out ''works''.
105* DeadpanSnarker: Less than most, but she often resorts to snarky comments when things get too crazy.
106--->'''Victor Von Fogg:''' ''(to Zodon)'' You will '''pay''' for this, '''oh''', yes...\
107'''Miss Kyle:''' Let's keep the vendettas down to a dull roar, okay?
108* FastballSpecial: After using her powers to grow more dense, she's the projectile, while Coach Rockslide is the thrower. They use this on the alien probe that lands on school grounds and attempts to kidnap Captain Clarinet and Moon Shadow.
109* HoistByHerOwnPetard: Done by Harold when he assaulted the school. He overclocked her powers, making it so that when she activated them, she became too dense to move.
110* MamaBear: Mess with her students and she'll punch your face in.
111* OldMaid: She has had trouble dating.
112* PintsizedPowerhouse: Becomes stronger as she becomes smaller, due to [[ShapeshifterBaggage keeping the same mass]].
113* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A sensible, compassionate and level-headed teacher.
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115[[/folder]]
116
117[[folder:Mr. Alloy]]
118!!Wayne Miller/The Human Alloy
119
120->''"I've faced down military-level ordnance, fought beings with laser-beam eyes, taken on the worst the underworld has to offer... but [teaching] scares me worse than Doctor Von Fogg's legion of mole-warriors on a mushroom bender."''
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122A science teacher with the ability to turn things (including himself) into various metals. He was hired after the school's opening to teach classes.
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126* ChromeChampion: His skin is a silver metal of some variety. Based on the fact that he can cause chemical reactions to spontaneously happen at some amount of range, he's of the RealityWarper variety.
127* {{Expy}}: Of Captain Atom.
128* ExtraOreDinary: Turned a door into gold once. The full extent of his abilities in this area have not been explained.
129* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: For Creator/WilWheaton.
130* RealityWarper: A low-scale version, he's able to cause chemical reactions to suddenly happen nearby, no matter how unlikely they would be (in theory, he could transform any nearby source of carbon into a diamond, for example).
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132[[/folder]]
133
134!Other School Staff:
135
136[[folder:Ms. Newby]]
137!!Isadore Newby
138
139School doctor, [[HealingHands superpowered healer]] and mundane medically trained.
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143* HealingHands: The extent of her abilities is unknown, but most of her work is done using science instead.
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145[[/folder]]
146
147[[folder:Ms. Oberon]]
148!!Alice Oberon
149
150Teacher of the Rainmaker classes. Canonically completely powerless. Why she's in charge of the Rainmaker students remains unexplained.
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154* TheTeamNormal: The only teacher at [=PS238=] without powers.
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156[[/folder]]
157
158[[folder:Wooster]]
159!!Roland Wooster
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161The school's Family Advocate and recruiter for new students. Former BattleButler for the defunct ''Union of Justice'' (a.k.a., most of the current teaching staff).
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165* BattleButler: For the ''Union of Justice'', the superhero league most of the teachers used to belong to.
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167[[/folder]]
168
169!Students at [=PS238=]
170
171[[folder:American Eagle]]
172!!Jenny Adams/American Eagle
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174->Age: 10
175
176->''"I'm in favor of blue - it's the same color of the skies, limitless and free, just like America."''
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178One of two kids trying to replace Freedom Fighter, the universe's CaptainErsatz of Captain America, in order to give USA's "official" superhero a political backing. She can fly using wings and fire electric blasts. According to the RPG supplement, her benefactor is the Democratic party.
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182* TheComicallySerious: Quite a few jokes at the expense of her ridiculous patriotism, during her tenure with Tyler's impromptu "superhero team".
183* DeadpanSnarker: Starts growing into the role when she becomes part of Moon Shadow's super team.
184* PatrioticFervor: Every word out of her mouth involves America in some way.
185* ShockAndAwe: Can fire bolts of electricity or simply stun people by touching them.
186* SitcomArchNemesis: To USA Patriot Act. Their constant bickering is played mostly for laughs as two kids repeating talking points they don't fully comprehend.
187* WingedHumanoid: Wears a backpack above ground to conceal them.
188
189[[/folder]]
190
191[[folder:Bernard]]
192!!Bernard Brenner
193
194->Age: 7
195
196->''"Bernard Smash!"''
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198The son of a man who can turn into a gigantic, muscle-bound, blue-skinned, rampaging monster. Bernard in this form, is one of the strongest kids around. The problem is, he hasn't figured out how to turn his off yet.
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202* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Bernard acts like a puppy most of the time, despite being a humanoid child. He sits like a dog, has his tongue hanging out, and plays fetch.
203* CuteBruiser: Unlike the Hulk on which he is based, Bernard is a fun loving (if simple minded) and enthusiastic child.
204* DumbMuscle: Fairly simple-minded, and easy for his classmates to use to their advantage. Doesn't help that he's also a CheerfulChild.
205* {{Expy}}: The Hulk, but blue and more fun.
206* ExtremeOmnivore: For just one example, Zodon found some tracking devices on his chair from Praetorian Academy. He gave them to Bernard to dispose of, and assumed Bernard did so by eating them and enjoying the taste. An author's note revealed that Zodon was correct on both counts.
207* {{Gasshole}}: If Zodon's to be believed anyway, Burrito Night was apparently nearly toxic.
208* HulkMashUp: Bernard is a blue-colored kid {{Expy}} of the Hulk.
209* HulkSpeak: Pretty obvious, due to being a Hulk expy.
210* ModeLock: In theory, he should be able to turn into a normal, intelligent form. In practice...that's never happened. His father has been shown to have this ability, so we don't know yet if Bernard can't change forms at all, can't change ''yet'', can but hasn't learned how to do it, or can but is actively refusing/doesn't want to do so.
211* LikeFatherLikeSon: When his father is in his monster form, he and Bernard act simularly, both wanting to smash things.
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213[[/folder]]
214
215[[folder:Captain Clarinet]]
216!!Ron Peterson/Captain Clarinet
217
218->Age: 8
219
220->''"I wasn't sure I wanted to do this saving people and stuff. It felt good to help, but I still want to make my music."''
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222Ron Peterson is the son of Atlas, one of the most powerful superheroes on the planet, he has trouble balancing his normal desires with his powers. Calls himself Captain Clarinet, after the clarinet made from his father's spaceship.
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226* BadassInDistress: Was taken hostage [[spoiler:by an Argosian noble to try to lure out his father.]] He was then [[IHaveYourWife used as a bargaining chip to force his father to hold the Argosian throne the way they wanted him to]].
227* BreakTheCutie: His story arc is the darkest in the series. [[spoiler: His parents get a divorce after he has a breakdown over hurting someone with his powers, which makes him think it's his fault. Looking for a purpose, he joins Praetorian Academy--unaware the academy used mind control on his mother to speed the process--and is slowly broken down into an obedient minion. Then he is shipped off to Argos by accident, where he is depowered and attempted to be used as a hostage to ensure his father's good behavior. Then he is lost in space with Moon Shadow, returning to Earth after many trials and tribulations, but with his father still stuck on Argos.]]
228* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: An Argonian raygun loaded with Argonite de-powered him in volume 8, so far permanently.]]
229* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Fears his own strength because of this. One day, he might forget.
230* {{Expy}}: Superboy.
231* IJustWantToBeNormal: Sort of; Ron's non-combative attitude means he's not very suited for fighting and the ComesGreatResponsibility attitude of his father means he thinks everyone expects too much of him when he'd rather just be a musician. [[spoiler: This leads to him joining Praetorian just so he can know what is expected of him at all times, and actually getting de-powered is conflicting to him.]]
232* FlyingBrick: Like his father, he has powers similar to human F.I.S.S. Flight, invulnerability, strength, and speed. [[spoiler:Turns out the F.I.S.S. are the only surviving metahuman type on Argos and make up the planet's noble caste. According to Cecil, he also has the potential for superpowers from his human lineage.]]
233* HalfHumanHybrid: The fact that he's technically half-alien isn't really an issue. [[spoiler:The fact that his mother isn't Argosian is a real problem to their ruling class, however.]]
234* HatesMySecretIdentity: Ron is very nice to Tyler during his school life, but he considers Moon Shadow to be TheJinx and the reason everything's gone wrong with his life. He is, naturally, completely unaware that Tyler and Moon Shadow are the same person.
235* UnfortunateNames: His Argonian name is an insult in English. [[spoiler:It's "Mo-Ron"]].
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237[[/folder]]
238
239[[folder:Tom]]
240!!Tom Davidson
241
242->Age: 10
243
244->''"If I don't eventually return that from where I took it, you'll cease to exist."''
245
246A time traveler who tends to pop up out of the blue, teleport Tyler to a seemingly random time and place, and leave him holding the ball.
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250* DoctorWhomage: It is WordOfGod that his name was taken from two Series/DoctorWho actors.
251* TimeMaster: His only limits shown is that he can't travel past a specific major choice until it is made: [[spoiler: Whether or not humanity should get to keep superpowers]].
252* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Hard to get an age on a time traveler.
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254[[/folder]]
255
256[[folder:Satori]]
257!!Satori Deacon
258
259->Age: ?
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262An apparently normal student at Excelsior, who turns out to be able to see ghosts.
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266* PowersViaPossession: When possessed by a spirit who had meta-abilities in life, she has full access to them, [[InstantExpert as well as the skills to use them.]]
267* TrueSight: She can see past illusions and some holograms, plus she can see ghosts. She usually doesn't speak up about this as she doesn't want to seem like TheCassandra.
268* UnhappyMedium: She learned the hard way that spirits can be really, really ''pushy'' once they learn she can see and hear them. On top of that, she knows that she's at risk for a GrandTheftMe or DemonicPossession scenario...
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270[[/folder]]
271
272[[folder:84]]
273!!Julie Finster/84
274
275->Age: 7
276
277->''"I'm sorry my powers aren't special or anything."''
278
279The 84th F.I.S.S., your basic FlyingBrick. She comes from a poor non-super family, who could only afford a relatively simple costume for her. Suzi is her cousin. She eventually takes the name "84" as her superhero name.
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283* CharacterDevelopment: Her growth as a hero, despite her generic powers. Taking on the name "84" is part of it.
284* ChekhovsGunman: She appears briefly in the background a few times before her official introduction, and is officially named when Tyler sees his AlternateSelf "Elemental Powers" threaten her to force Ambriel's compliance.
285* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler:She's now the Champion of Earth, due to winning Veles's trial. Apparently this means that she'll have to undergo some sort of challenge/fight with him every year from now on]].
286* DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: Is an enthusiastic hugger, has super-strength, and sometimes forgets that who/what she hugs isn't indestructible.
287* {{Deuteragonist}}: After Tyler, she's the most likely character to get her own story arcs.
288* FlyingBrick: The 84th recorded, specifically.
289* TheGlomp: Very prone to delivering (literally) bone-crushing hugs when happy or excited, much to Tyler's distress.
290* TheMentor: Despite being only a child herself, she's more or less appointed to be Forak's by the government - in part because she has the same powerset and knows how to use it, and in part because she's one of the more moral characters around.
291* OnlySaneMan: Much more level-headed than most with super powers. She has considerable success because she figures out how to properly apply her powers for maximum effectiveness.
292* NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech: Unusual in that she gives it to herself - when engaging in psychic combat, an avatar of her self-confidence gives her the strength needed to save the day and choose her super identity of 84.
293* PuppyLove: She's shown strong hints to being attracted to Moon Shadow and Tyler Marlocke. [[TwoPersonLoveTriangle She doesn't know that they're the same person]].
294* YouAreNumberSix: Eventually, she comes to embrace her status as a relatively non-unique super, and takes on the superhero name 84.
295* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: 84's reaction to the fact that she's just been appointed by the Department of Metahuman Affairs to teach Forak to [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength deal with Earth's more fragile building materials]], [[WhatMeasureIsANonSuper respect non-metahumans more]], and in general [[HeroWithAnFInGood become an effective hero]] is "[[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/06212013/ I have to do all that?]]" Despite the fact that she's only expected to do her best, she does make some progress.
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297[[/folder]]
298
299[[folder:Emerald Gauntlet]]
300!!Kevin Kramer/Emerald Gauntlet
301
302->Age: 7
303
304->''"Let's blast it!"''
305
306The son of the first Emerald Gauntlet, he is a trigger-happy kid with an ImaginationBasedSuperpower.
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310* {{Expy}}: Green Lantern. Just uses a gauntlet instead of a ring.
311* HotBlooded: He tends to rush headlong into pretty much everything.
312* HypocriticalHumor: He's suspicious of Prospero, thinking he's the herald of an alien invasion. The other kids [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/02262007/ point out]] that one of his classmates is already half-alien, and his father got his power gauntlet from aliens.
313* ImaginationBasedSuperpower: He can make shields, hands, blast things...fitting for a ComicBook/GreenLantern expy.
314* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Probably the most enthusiastic fan of Moon Shadow in the cast. One of his prized possessions is [[MyCard one of Moon Shadow's business cards]].
315* TakeAThirdOption: Despite his eagerness to enter the action, he's aware that violence isn't the answer in every situation - he knows that being a BarrierWarrior is sometimes a better answer, and he's the one who came up with the idea of a peaceful solution to the Argos/Emerald Ones' conflict (which he enacted with 84).
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317[[/folder]]
318
319[[folder:The Flea]]
320!!Alejandro Torres/The Flea
321
322->Age: 8
323
324->''"Is now when you tell me to 'stay out of trouble' and 'go back home' and 'it's too dangerous' and stuff?"''
325
326A cheerful young boy who can speak to and command insects, cling to walls, bounce off things, and similar insect-related powers. He is first introduced trailing "those guys in golden armor," who his teachers think he is making up.
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330* TheBeastmaster[=/=]SpeaksFluentAnimal: Talks to and commands insects. This is quite useful to him - flies make excellent [[StealthPun bugs]], and even high-tech powered armor can be inconvenienced by a big swarm of bees.
331* CassandraTruth: The first to learn about Praetorian Academy, but no one believes him at first.
332* {{Expy}}: Effectively what happens when Spider-Man meets Ambush Bug.
333* FriendToBugs: When Charles is angry that he's being attacked by ants, Flea replies "Those are my friends you're talking about."
334* FunPersonified: He's a winning combination of this and NiceGuy. One of the friendliest, most upbeat and all around fun kids at [=PS238=]; it's telling that even Cecil, who doesn't exactly have a great opinion of superhumans, enjoys his company.
335* TheGadfly: Likes to play pranks, like putting ice cubes with spiders in them in the punch bowl at the Powers' party.
336* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Talking and commanding bugs may seem like a fairly dull power (and it's suggested that he's got some level of strength and durability on at least the level of Spider-Man, when accounting for some of the things he can do, so he has others that are more straightforward useful). However, Flea is ''extremely'' clever with how he applies it - using nearby insects as spies, distractions, and to non-lethally incapacitate opponents.
337* InASingleBound: Like his superhero sobriquet's source, The Flea is capable of quickly jumping many times his own height. His vertical jump is at least 30 feet, based on how cleanly he's able to clear the treeline in a forested area, and likely much higher.
338* LiteralSurveillanceBug: The Flea's psychic link to insects is powerful enough that he can get useful information from them, even at fairly considerable ranges.
339* LittleBitBeastly: Those antennae aren't a part of his costume.
340* MadeOfIron: Not explicitly one of his listed powers, but it's worth noting that Praetorian Academy flung him off of an aircraft moving at least at cruising speed and altitude, Flea most certainly did not land on his feet, bounced a bit, and is none the worse for wear from his unexpected and impromptu no-parachute skydiving excursion.
341* ShoutOut: His mask design appears to be based on [[Series/KamenRider Rider 1's]] (the manga version, anyway).
342* WallCrawl: Has the same wallcrawling ability as Spider-Man. Including perching halfway up a wall or standing on the ceiling instead of sitting.
343
344[[/folder]]
345
346[[folder:Guardian Angel]]
347!!Ambriel Valentine/Guardian Angel
348
349->Age: ?
350
351->''"You can't touch me, you can't hurt me, and the more you try the worse it's gonna be for you."''
352
353The girl with an invisible friend who smacks people who get too close. No one knows how her power works, but she can also fool security systems.
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357* BarrierWarrior: She can't do anything offensive, so she just stands in front of any bad guys.
358* BatterUp: She gets a baseball bat that explodes whatever it hits.
359* BigSisterInstinct: At least part of why she throws herself into danger is that she knows her friends might get hurt if she doesn't. [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/08292008/ In an alternate universe]], Tyler is able to use threatening the other students to get her to back down.
360* BlessedWithSuck: Can't get hurt, can't get injured, can't get sick. The sucky part comes about because she never developed resistance to diseases.
361* BloodKnight: Later issues show her getting a bit ''too'' enthusiastic about violence.
362* BubbleBoy: What the BlessedWithSuck aspects of her BarrierWarrior powers have effectively turned her into.
363* DeathByDepower: Because her powers protect her from all harm, she never developed resistances to disease. After her powers are temporarily turned off, she catches a common cold and dies. Thankfully [[BackFromTheDead she gets better]].
364* {{Invisibility}}: Of a sort - not only can she be completely hidden from cameras, she can hide other people from them if them being caught would get her in trouble.
365* JumpedAtTheCall: Knowing she can't get hurt, she's usually the first one to go looking for trouble.
366* LittleMissSnarker: She can keep up with Zodon in SnarkToSnarkCombat.
367* NighInvulnerable: [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/08292008/ In one alternate universe]], not even a Tyler stronger than the rest of the class combined could hurt her.
368* TimePolice: She becomes a member of such an organization, though dedicated to interdimensional travel instead of time travel.
369
370[[/folder]]
371
372[[folder:Malphast]]
373!!Malphast
374
375->Age: ?
376
377->''"To be honest, I didn't know I could do it. It sort of 'happened.' I think I need to learn more about what I am from Ms. Imperia."''
378
379The son of a demon and an angel. The first one ever, in fact.
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383* CaptainErsatz: ''Looks'' like ComicBook/{{Spawn}}. Has the origin of [[ComicBook/{{Preacher}} Genesis]]. ''Acts'' considerably nicer.
384* GooGooGodlike: Nobody knows exactly how powerful Malphast is, or how powerful he might become, but his age and relative inexperience makes people treat him with kid gloves.
385* OddFriendship: With Cecil.
386* PowerIncontinence: Accidentally summons a tentacled... thing while listening to music.
387* RealityWarper: Among others. Part of his remit is that there hasn't been a demon/angel hybrid before, so no-one knows what he can do.
388
389[[/folder]]
390
391[[folder:Absolute Powers ('''Spoiler character''')]]
392!!Toby Marlocke/Absolute Powers
393
394->''"To get what I wanted, I had to give up something: the best friend I could have."''
395
396Toby Powers is the former remote-control clone body of Tyler, made during a time Tyler was frozen from an alien disease. Toby was given autonomy and sentience by the actions of the forces of Order and Chaos and formally adopted by Tyler's family. Due to errors during the cloning process he was [[BlessedWithSuck "blessed"]] with RealityWarper powers based on EquivalentExchange, and lost several of Tyler's memories.
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399
400* BadassFingersnap: [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/01202012/ How]] he changes his clothes, and also [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/02132012/ sometimes]] how he uses his powers.
401* ClonesArePeopleToo: Thanks to several legal precedents on the subject, there are apparently quick ways to get him into the system. Personally, nobody seems to pay much mind to him except as Tyler's brother. In fact, the only ones bothered by him are Cecil and Tyler.
402* EquivalentExchange: For every change he makes with his powers, something else has to balance it out. With some effort, he can sometimes get a sense of what that exchange will be.
403* FlashyTeleportation: From the [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/02132012/ 02132012 comic]], with a sound effect and triggered by a BadassFingersnap in one instance.
404* {{Flight}}: One of the few things he can do without causing problems.
405* IdentityAmnesia: Of a sort. Because he's a clone that grew parts of his brain from whole cloth, Toby only has some of Tyler's memories. One set of memories that Toby lacks is that Tyler, his genetic source, is Moon Shadow.
406* PowerIncontinence: Every time he uses his powers to affect something,[[EquivalentExchange something equally bad or random happens in proportion to the scale of the task. Teleporting himself causes someone's phone to turn into a banana.]] Trying to give his brother powers gave every unpowered person in the ''world'' powers and depowered every superhero, and he was forced to change it back.
407* RealityWarper: He can do pretty much anything. [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/05212012/ One time]] [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/05232012/ (off screen)]] he gave every unpowered person powers, took away every powered persons' powers, and then put it back again.
408* ReplacementGoldfish: Played with. Though he's a clone designed to impersonate Tyler, he is the empowered son Tyler's parents have always wanted. As a result, Tyler worries they'll like Toby more.
409** As it turns out, Toby was worried about the same thing. He used his powers to prevent that happening at the cost of permanently alienating himself from Cecil, hence the quote. Issue #51 shows it might not take, however.
410* SuddenNameChange: As of Volume 11, Toby's superhero name has suddenly become "Quantum Powers" instead of "Absolute Powers," and every character who interacts with him acts as if it's always been that way.
411* WalkingSpoiler: He throws around the Status Quo quite a bit by his arrival, not to mention being a side-effect of an AlienInvasion the cast still haven't entirely recovered from.
412* WindsOfDestinyChange: He seems to have the ability to sense destinies as well, and can manipulate them as part of his power set. Naturally, doing so comes with a cost.
413* YoungerThanTheyLook: Strictly speaking, he's only a few months old, as he's only recently been cloned. Physically, he's the same age as Tyler.
414[[/folder]]
415
416[[folder:Moon Shadow]]
417!!Tyler Marlocke/Moon Shadow
418
419->Age: 8
420
421->''"Look, I can't do any of the stuff you do. I don't have... you know...'''powers.'''''"
422
423A normal boy with two very famous heroes, Sovereign and Ultima Powers, for parents. Tyler has no powers at all and is a baseline human, but his parents, believing in his "destiny" to become a superhero, send him to [=PS238=] anyway where he gets embroiled in a lot of trouble because of it. Tyler becomes an apprentice to The Revenant and takes on the superhero persona of "Moon Shadow" as a way to cope.
424
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426
427* ActionSurvivor: Tyler's early appearances mostly focus on him just trying to get through the daily routine of [=PS238=] alive. He grows out of it as he becomes more proactive, including running towards danger of his own volition.
428* BadassNormal: In training, at least. [[spoiler: His future will be to graduate to this, becoming The Revenant's full partner, if his phone call during his stay at Tom's castle is any indication.]]
429* BigBrotherInstinct: A sure fire way to make him suit up and beat you soundly? Threaten ''any'' of his friends or classmates (current or former), even ones that are technically his enemies (such as Ron during his stint as Argonaut). Several villains learned this the hard way.
430* ButtMonkey: He starts out as this due to being the only kid in his class without powers. He has moments of this later, mostly to [[TrainingFromHell toughen him up]].
431* ChewToy: Especially early on during his training with The Revenant.
432* CowardlyLion: Tyler does not hide the fact that he regularly fears for his life in the various situations he finds himself in. Even as he trains, he's scared even as he reflexively leaps into dangerous situations to be heroic. One example is when [[spoiler: Julie Finster is affected by Argonite]] - he jumps off an aircraft to save [[spoiler: Julie]] immediately, while The Revenant comments that his jet's sensors are able to calculate about how high up Tyler is based on the pitch of Tyler's screams of fear.
433* CrazyPrepared: Part of his training in becoming a BadassNormal, of course, is picking up stuff that may just be useful down the road. Some of it was mandatory gear that The Revenant made him take, but he's getting very good at holding on to things for possible future use (as well as figuring out [[NotTheIntendedUse alternate uses]] for his tools).
434* EndOfTheWorldSpecial: [[spoiler: Tom makes Tyler be the one to decide whether metahumans and superpowers should continue to exist or whether they should fade away again. Tyler chooses the former.]]
435* {{Expy}}: He's basically ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}'' (voice of reason that lacks powers and tends to end up in the center of all ongoing troubles) with all the ButtMonkey tendencies and the snarking toned down severely.
436* TheHero: The closest thing the comic has to a main character.
437* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Implied at several points, and finally [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/2017-02-28/ outright stated in Chapter 2]] of the online incarnation of the comic, is that Tyler's parents attempted just about every SuperEmpowering SuperHeroOrigin that they could think of. All Tyler got out of it were lots of visits to the doctor to make sure he wasn't hurt.
438* IndyPloy: Tyler's greatest asset outside of being the OnlySaneMan is that he's extremely good at thinking on his feet. The Bureau of Alien Monitoring deception that both the teachers of [=PS238=] and the Revenant used to their benefit? Tyler came up with that on the spot when Cecil was questioning him. Given that he took a quick look around when fighting Charles and came up plans to counter what Charles was likely able to do based on that, he's training to become an expert at XanatosSpeedChess.
439* TheJinx: A very directed and specific one, aimed mainly at Captain Clarinet. Zodon also thinks Tyler is one, [[spoiler: but as Tyler actively meddles with some of Zodon's more villainous schemes, it's more like SpannerInTheWorks.]]
440* LovesMyAlterEgo: A non-romantic version.
441** Most of the students see Tyler merely as TheTeamNormal, likeable but not really special in any way. However, they admire Moon Shadow very much, especially Emerald Gauntlet and 84.
442** Inverted with Ron/Captain Clarinet. He hates Moon Shadow but is Tyler's second closest friend after Cecil.
443* MuggleBornOfMages: Basically why's he's at [=PS238=]. His parents are convinced he's going to have powers eventually, but he's pretty clearly a normal kid. At least at first.
444* MyCard: The Revenant has provided Tyler with some to hand out as Moon Shadow; they're primarily intended to impress people who receive them.
445* OnlySaneMan: In a lot of ways. He's remarkably normal for being raised by two crazy superheroes.
446* PaperThinDisguise: He cannot understand how none of the other kids can tell he's Moon Shadow.
447* ParentalNeglect: Ultima and Sovereign aren't what you'd call "hands-on" parents for Tyler, at all, and seem completely deluded in their continued insistence that it's his "destiny: to gain superpowers one day while basically sending him away to school and never visiting. [[spoiler:Toby really doesn't help matters, being everything his parents dreamed of.]]
448* ShroudedInMyth: His Moon Shadow persona; the other [=PS238=] kids are sure that he has a host of undefined powers and abilities.
449* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: Yeah, Zodon's plans get screwed up whenever Tyler gets involved... although Zodon can't even conceive that it's due to intentional sabotage on Tyler's fault, guided by Tom's advice.]]
450* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Subverted: His parents are incredibly powerful superheroes, but he's a completely normal kid. Played straight in most alternate realities.
451* TwoPersonLoveTriangle: PuppyLove version - there are several indications that Julie Finster is attracted to both Tyler and Moon Shadow, not realizing that they're the same person.
452* WiseBeyondTheirYears: If he wasn't, he'd be dead, even in a relatively lighthearted comic like this.
453-->'''Revenant:''' Don't you find it at all funny that a ''child'' is lecturing an ''adult'' on airplane safety?\
454'''Moon Shadow:''' NO!\
455'''Revenant:''' You're a very unusual kid. I need to get you on some roller coasters or something.
456
457[[/folder]]
458
459[[folder:Murphy]]
460!!Morpheus, Prince of Daydreams
461
462->Age: [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Not really applicable]]
463
464->''"I am acquainted with all stories form this world and others as they form the tableau of what you quaintly call 'reality.' The dreams of all sentient beings come together to shape what we see when we walk apart from the realms of sleep, and the whimsical novels of which we speak give their small contribution to making whole that which we see as the universe."''
465
466The shattered god of dreams. [[TheGrimReaper His sister]] dropped him off at [=PS238=] while the rest of his family searches for his missing parts.
467----
468
469* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He ''was'' the god of dreams.
470%%* CaptainErsatz: Of Morpheus from ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989,'' bordering on a LawyerFriendlyCameo. Naturally, his aboveground hologram looks exactly like a young Creator/NeilGaiman.
471* CloudCuckooLander: He's not entirely "there."
472* ISeeDeadPeople: [[spoiler:Ambriel]] tries to get his and Ms. Imperia's attention. It apparently doesn't work, but once she's gone the readers find out that he ''did'' see her--he apparently just didn't think that she was worth mentioning.
473* {{Depower}}: The reason he's in an elementary school; he's been reduced to the child-sized "Prince of Daydreams."
474* PiecesOfGod: He's been completely broken apart; it's suggested that the largest piece is what currently attends PS 238. At one point, one of his other pieces was brought back to him, allowing him to merge and get some of his memories back.
475* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: He can get...verbose.
476* TimeAbyss: Despite his child-like size, he's about as old as the universe itself.
477
478[[/folder]]
479
480[[folder:Poly Mer]]
481!!Poly Mekkis/Poly Mer
482
483->Age: ?
484
485->''"One time I grabbed our mailbox when Mom was driving to the mall, and when we got there, my arm was--"''
486
487A rubberized girl who enjoys playing around with everyone. Manages to stay fun even in the middle of an alien invasion.
488----
489
490* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A bit on the odd side.
491* GenkiGirl: Excessively cheerful and has lots of fun with her powers.
492* MundaneUtility: She uses her powers to keep herself entertained. For example, that isn't gum that she inflates into a bubble.
493* RubberMan: Provides her with immunity to electrical attacks, clothing, and bubblegum for when she's bored.
494* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Implied to have been an invoked trope by her father, given her mother's negative reaction to her father, in Poly's retelling of her name's explanation.
495* TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter: Says, "I'm glad I don't have to worry about costumes", implying that what looks like a costume is just her body. This grosses out her friend 84.
496
497[[/folder]]
498
499[[folder:Prospero]]
500!!Prospero
501
502->Age: Unknown
503
504->''"This is a sample of DNA that came from what you call a 'cafeteria.' It has evolved several times since I constructed this device. I have concerns for those consuming it."''
505
506An alien who arrives at the school with little warning and got enrolled onto the school owing to his child-like size and temperament. He has a gun that shoots little balls he uses to get peoples' attention.
507----
508
509* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: He's apparently able to survive in space with nothing but his helmet.
510* ExpospeakGag: Once his dialogue is translated.
511* TheFaceless: Thanks to his space helmet.
512* ForeignQueasine: His attitude about the cafeteria food.
513* GadgeteerGenius: Quickly becomes friends with Angie through this.
514* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Only to Angie.
515* PoweredArmor: His introduction reveals that his suit is a low-grade version - it has some offensive utility (as seen when his robot goes out of control), though most of its abilities are apparently defensive.
516* ShoutOut: His name is one In-Universe, [[Theatre/TheTempest to another traveler stranded with no way home.]]
517* ThoseTwoGuys: With Angie.
518* TheUnintelligible: Prospero's dialogue is actually written with a font in which every character looks more or less the same. This font ''is'' decipherable, [[http://pastebin.com/sSH4Sr3q and reveals his dialogue for the first issue to contain nothing but comments from the author and Monty Python references]]. Later issues become slightly more in-character-esque.
519* VagueAge: Nobody knows his age or even if he counts as a "child" by his race's standards. He's part of the school anyway because it's the best place to keep him.
520* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:He was willing to destroy the Earth to ensure all traces of the AlienInvasion were removed.]]
521
522[[/folder]]
523
524[[folder:Angie]]
525!!Angie Sinthousy
526
527->Age: 11
528
529->''"'''Ha!''' Never fails! You got '''owned''', Dude! Now let's finish da '''Acessorizin'.'''"''
530
531A friendly, nearly incomprehensible troublemaker who builds robots out of junk and spare parts. Friends with Prospero.
532----
533
534* BambooTechnology: She makes most of her devices from what she can scavenge from her dad's junkyard. This includes a rocket ship and a space station.
535* BunglingInventor: A variation where her gadgets all work, but they're ''too powerful''. TimTaylorTechnology is her [[PlanetOfHats Hat]].
536* CatchPhrase: Knowhatimsayin'?
537* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Hinted that some of her more fantastic creations only work right when she's using them, or at least in the vicinity.
538* ExplosiveOverclocking: She's excellent at this. Sometimes, even intentionally.
539* GadgeteerGenius: In some ways more than Herschel.
540* ThoseTwoGuys: With Prospero.
541* TotallyRadical: Talks entirely in New York slang. [[FakeNationality Even though she's from St. Louis]].
542* TranslatorBuddy: To Prospero. No-one knows how she can understand him.
543* TrickedOutGloves: She wears a gauntlet on her left hand that gives her some additional computation and interface tricks. Hershel generally has her turn it in during class.
544
545[[/folder]]
546
547[[folder:Suzi Fusion]]
548!!Suzi Finster/Suzi Fusion
549
550->Age: 6
551
552->''"Doctor Positron says my internal body temperature can melt lead!"''
553
554The walking nuclear reactor, and proud member of the Nuclear Family. Cousin to Julie.
555
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557
558* AtomicSuperpower: Suzi has nuclear generation powers and can use them for flight.
559* CheerfulChild: Most of the time.
560* TheCutie: Being one of the younger students.
561* DemotedToExtra: A core member of the cast in the first few issues, but recently here appearances have been usually relegated to TheCameo.
562* {{Flight}}: She usually doesn't, since she sheds excessive radiation in the process.
563* GasleakCoverup: Tends to prompt these.
564* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: It has something to do with her powers.
565* PowerIncontinence: Part of why she [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/01032007/ prompts]] {{Gasleak Coverup}}s is that she tends to get a bit out of control when she loses her temper. Seeing as she's one of the youngest students, she's still learning the ins and outs of her powers. In one alternate dimension, she was hurt badly enough by that dimension's Tyler (who was considerably less nice but way more powerful) that she had to permanently wear a containment suit due to this problem.
566* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Her parents are both powered heroes, and several aunts and uncles on both sides also have similar powers. She's also 84's cousin.
567
568[[/folder]]
569
570[[folder:USA Patriot Act]]
571!!Dillon Fillmore/USA Patriot Act
572
573->Age: 10
574
575->''"The defender of patriotism has arrived! And he's here to hone his skills and fight injustice!"''
576
577One of two kids trying to replace Freedom Fighter, the universe's CaptainErsatz of Captain America, in order to give USA's "official" superhero a political backing. His powers appear to lie in the SuperStrength and SuperToughness domains, and he can throw his costume's epaulets. According to the RPG supplement, he is backed by the Republican Party.
578
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580
581* {{Expy}}: Captain America. He's even got the star-in-circle emblem that is prevalent in Cap's shield.
582* PatrioticFervor: Every word out of his mouth involves America in some way.
583* SitcomArchNemesis: To American Eagle. Their constant bickering is played mostly for laughs as two kids repeating political talking points they don't fully comprehend.
584* SuperSoldier: His natural powers were enhanced by the government, then enhanced further by [[spoiler:Zodon's space station]].
585* SuperStrength: And it's been growing, lately...
586-->'''Zodon:''' What's that?\
587'''Patriot:''' [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/?p=1336 Two cars from the town salvage yard, I wadded them up like tissue paper.]]
588
589[[/folder]]
590
591[[folder:Victor]]
592!!Victor Mycroft Von Fogg
593
594->Age: 8
595
596->''"Join Von Fogg or be vaporized from space."''
597
598Proud son of the Von Fogg family, owner of several large businesses, and rival to Zodon.
599
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601
602* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Inverted. Victor invented a machine that granted him omnipotence for short periods of time]] in volume 10. [[spoiler: However, with the ensuing gain of perspective he becomes a benign entity that spends his time encoding poems and music into the background radiation of the cosmos and saves galaxies from destruction. Once back to normal his own achievements only serve to annoy him]].
603** PlayedStraight later in the arc, when he find a way to become a ''demi''god without the above problem.
604* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: Von Fogg already owns stock in several corporations, and he's one of the heirs to a supervillain who owns an entire country. Part of his allowance is expressed in power generation, enough to run a supercomputer capable of granting [[AGodAmI godlike power]] (but not continuously).
605* BigBad: It's what he's striving for.
606* CharacterDevelopment: Has gone from a more maniacal EvilLaugh type of villain to a DeadpanSnarker capable of rivaling Zodon.
607* EnemyMine: Without asking, even. "So yes, we saved the planet. '''Again'''. Do I get a t-shirt if I do it a ''third'' time?"
608* GadgeteerGenius: Though not on the same level as some of the others.
609* InsufferableGenius: Not quite on the same level as Zodon on either count, but he's quite capable (he made [[spoiler:Toby's body]], after all) and frequently rude and/or dismissive to other students. He's more disdainful than actively aggressive, but few students bother with him regardless.
610* {{Jerkass}}: He's marginally more polite than Zodon, but he's still a villain in training, and he acts with various levels of disdain towards "the plebians" he goes to school with.
611* TheRival: To Zodon.
612* ThickerThanWater: According to his conversations with Alexandria, Von Foggs will ''never'' cheat family.
613
614[[/folder]]
615
616[[folder:The Whiz]]
617!!Franklin Springer/The Whiz
618
619->Age: 8
620
621->''"Let's play kickball! Me against everybody!"''
622
623The local speedster. Tends to forget to slow down.
624
625----
626
627* CompetitionFreak: Specifically, races.
628-->'''Dr Positron''': Whiz, the reason I had you race with 84 was because previous testing shows that you don't give us your ''best efforts'' unless you think you're competing'' against'' someone.\
629'''Whiz''': You mean it was a ''trick''? I'm never doing anything like this again!\
630'''Dr Positron''': Then I'll have no choice but to give the first ''and'' second place trophies to 84.\
631'''Whiz''': ''Rematch! Tomorrow!''
632* MundaneUtility: Enjoys using his speed powers to play sports - he offers to play every position at once and have the others play against him as a team.
633* PowerIncontinence: His hair and nails grow so fast that he has to have the nurse trim them several times per day.
634* SuperSpeed: Not to the levels of ComicBook/TheFlash, but pretty fast.
635
636[[/folder]]
637
638[[folder:Zodon]]
639!!Zodon
640
641->Age: 5
642
643->''"My brain is going to hemorrhage. If I wasn't given the chance to do independent study in the labs, I'd go [[AC:caroling]] ape-[[AC:beans]]."''
644
645A young evil genius confined to a hoverchair. Has a chip implanted in his brain early on to curb his excessive swearing.
646
647----
648
649* BadLiar: Zodon either can't be bothered to lie in any way that sounds plausible, or (when annoyed) is extremely transparent. It's strongly suggested in the end of the Las Vegas arc [[spoiler: when he starts working with Crystal Skull to draw out whoever is cheating the Skull's casino]] that it's mostly contempt for when he doesn't see the point in lying - he's much more smooth and convincing then.
650* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: Any mention of his parents, where they are or what he did to them.]]
651* BigBad: In training. Has a one-upping rivalry going with Victor Von Fogg as a result.
652* ButtMonkey: He deserves it every time.
653* CharacterDevelopment: Becomes noticeably less manic, and also less villainous over time.
654* TheCynic: He is completely unapologetic about his own behavior.
655* DeadpanSnarker: When he's not swearing up a storm.
656* EnemyMine: Teams up with several of the more morally centered students to prevent Von Fogg from destroying a particular universe. [[spoiler: Specifically, the one he sent his parents to.]]
657* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler: His parents talking openly about preferring if he'd not have powers apparently made him somewhat bitter.]]
658* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Despite overhearing [[spoiler: his parents discussing how things would have been better [[HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster if he wasn't a meta]]]], he still can't bring himself to do any harm to his mother and father, no matter how betrayed he felt. [[spoiler: Of course, sending them to another dimension where they can have their wish isn't harmful to them...]]
659* EvilGenius: And one in direct opposition to another one (Victor Von Fogg).
660* GeniusCripple: Being an {{expy}} of MODOK, Zodon never leaves (or is seen outside) his hover-chair. It's fairly probable his real limbs have atrophied quite badly by now.
661* HarmlessVillain: In the beginning of the series, due to being constantly thwarted. Later on, simply because he's too cynical to try anything that does real damage to anyone. His last "villainous" act in the series was trying his hand at card counting, and even then it backfired on him.
662* InsufferableGenius: He's pretty damned good at anything scientific, able to create a hover chair and even figure out how to do TimeTravel. That said, he's a raging narcissist who insults everyone, regardless of what they're capable of or even if [[EnemyMine they're working together at the time]]. It's shown in flashback that [[spoiler: even his parents had a hard time tolerating him.]]
663* JerkAss: Sees everyone else as his lesser, and only ever cooperates when he can't resist.
664* LeetLingo: [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/07202007/ Code C-134N (Clean)]]. It seals his float chair and effectively puts him through a wash cycle, followed by a spin dry.
665* MoralityPet: His treatment of [[spoiler: his parents and Alternate Zodon]] is pretty much the closest thing he gets to this trope. It still included kidnapping and LaserGuidedAmnesia.
666* MyBrainIsBig: It must account for about half his body weight.
667* PetTheDog: Mind you, he is still a {{Jerkass}} about it, but he does do one nice thing. [[spoiler:When picking an alternate universe in which to send his parents, he chooses one where his alternate self was both screwed over by the alternate parents and was orphaned, so that said alternate self could get the decent parents that he deserved.]]
668* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:A non-lethal kind. He brainwashed and transported his {{muggle}} parents to a parallel dimension with no superpowers, whose local Zodon was an orphan.]]
669* ShoutOut: His hologram is patterned after the various nerdy kids that appeared in ''NewspaperComic/TheFarSide''.
670* SirSwearsALot: Zodon swears on average once every second sentence. Having all his swears censored means it's sort of forgettable after a while.
671* SitcomArchNemesis: To Victor and Tyler.
672* SymbolSwearing: It's [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/12312006/ how]] his swearing is depicted before he gets the Barry Ween chip.
673* UnusualEuphemism: Due to the [[RestrainingBolt Barry Ween chip]]. When he really gets going, it switches to [[HurricaneOfEuphemisms Show Tunes]].
674* WiseBeyondHisYears: According to the role-playing game, Zodon is five years old. Subverted in that while he's learned a lot of more advanced words and knows how the world of adults work, in temperament he is still quite true to his age.
675
676[[/folder]]
677
678!Praetorian Academy
679
680[[folder:The Headmaster]]
681!!The Headmaster
682
683The mysterious leader of Praetorian Academy. Not revealed until well after Praetorian has become a staple of the comic. He is a cyborged human of unknown origins interested in the [=PS238=] students, and metahumanity in general.
684----
685
686* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His body was unwillingly assimilated by an AI into a snakelike cyborg with claws for hands. He barely has any human features left.]]
687* TheChessmaster: His plans seem to be very far-reaching and it's unknown just how many irons he's got in the fire. [[spoiler:Praetorian Academy is one arm of a project to prevent the destruction of Earth by a future metahuman arms race, and the Von Foggs appear to be pawns in his scheme.]]
688* FantasticRacism: Seems to dislike metahumans in general. [[spoiler: Perhaps understandable, given he was a baseline human himself.]]
689* HiddenAgendaVillain: Until around issue 50.
690* HighClassGlass: He has a lens instead of his left eye, resembling a monocle.
691%%* HollywoodCyborg
692* {{Hypocrite}}: He tried to prevent the construction of [=PS238=] because he feared that Cranston would become a tyrant with his own brainwashed metahuman army. When he failed to stop it, his response was to steal a [=PS238=] prototype, construct Praetorian Academy with him as its dictatorial leader, and brainwash a metahuman army. He even mentions that Cranston believed he was doing things for good reasons, and completely fails to notice the parallel.
693* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Given the power that current metahumans possess at what he calls "Omega 3" level, his prediction that an "Omega 1" level metahuman might destroy Earth seems frighteningly plausible. He is still going about it in an extremely unethical way.]]
694
695[[/folder]]
696
697[[folder:The Prefect]]
698!!The Prefect
699
700[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Prefect of Praetorian Academy]] and aide to the Headmaster. Eventually revealed to be a robot.
701
702----
703
704* EvilCounterpart: To Doctor Positron. [[spoiler:It's implied he is connected to the other Positrons without leaking anything back.]]
705
706[[/folder]]
707
708[[folder:Greyhound]]
709!!Underguard Greyhound
710
711A somewhat enthusiastic recruiter for Praetorian during the work mess. He seems to have some kind of connection with Tyler.
712----
713* [[spoiler: See Others, under Charles Brigman]].
714
715[[/folder]]
716
717[[folder:Argonaut]]
718!!Praetorian Argonaut
719
720A deeply troubled young boy who was tricked into joining the Academy due to his mother being {{Mind Control}}led.
721----
722* [[spoiler: See [=PS238=] students, under Ron]].
723
724[[/folder]]
725
726[[folder:Alexandria]]
727!!Lady Alexandria Von Fogg
728
729->''"Von Foggs do '''not''' humble themselves."''
730
731Victor's older sister, who was sent to Praetorian instead of [=PS238=]. She is more of a "team player" than him, but still doesn't hesitant to remind "peasants" of their inferiority to her.
732
733----
734
735* BoysHaveCooties: She seems particularly snide to Emerald Gauntlet, and she's rather disgusted with the idea of having children with anyone when The Headmaster discusses what her possible children would be like.
736* DaddysLittleVillain: She seems to be following in her father's footsteps.
737* DeadpanSnarker: She snarks almost constantly and towards everyone.
738* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Extended to the whole family - Alexandria and Victor affirm that they will ''never'' cheat family.
739* HatesBeingNicknamed: Insists on being referred to as '''Lady Alexandria''' by anyone she considers her intellectual inferior. So, everyone outside the von Fogg family, basically. She refuses to even use her Praetorian codename (Stratagem) unless she's absolutely required to.
740* GadgeteerGenius: Just as smart as her brother...
741** ManipulativeBitch: ...but more ruthless and manipulative.
742* {{Tsundere}}: She insists to Kevin that she is ''not'' helping him, their interests are just temporarily aligned. Also, she's not walking with him--they're just heading to the same place, that's all.
743
744[[/folder]]
745
746[[folder:Bullhorn]]
747!!Praetorian Bullhorn
748
749Seen [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/01142013/ here]].
750
751A praetorian more interested in money than purpose or fame.
752
753----
754
755* MakeMeWannaShout: Used for communication.
756* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The reason he joined the Academy is to learn how to use his powers for profit.
757
758[[/folder]]
759
760[[folder:Echo]]
761!!Praetorian Echo
762
763Seen [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/06202012/ here]]
764
765----
766
767* MakeMeWannaShout: Vocal sonic blasts and her sonic abilities are [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/07042012/ used to keep an enemy from hearing a whistle]].
768
769[[/folder]]
770
771[[folder:Frostbite]]
772!!Praetorian Frostbite
773
774Seen [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/01142013/ here]].
775
776A girl with ice powers. She's not particularly enthusiastic about being a Praetorian.
777
778----
779
780* FlyingFirepower: ElementalPowers and flight combined.
781* AnIcePerson: Her powers let her fly, somehow.
782* IJustWantToBeNormal: Expresses a desire to have a normal life as a veterinarian.
783
784[[/folder]]
785
786[[folder:Ajax]]
787!!Praetorian Ajax
788
789A [[FlyingBrick F.I.S.S.]] Praetorian student. His F.I.S.S. number is 82.
790
791----
792
793* ADayInTheLimelight: Issue 51 begins from his point of view.
794* DeadpanSnarker: At least towards Forak. Although Forak has that sort of effect on everyone.
795* FanBoy: Of 84. He's planning on making his superhero name 82 when he graduates from Praetorian.
796* TheFaceless: He's only been seen with his mask on so far.
797* GenreSavvy: His responses to the Headmaster's SecretTestOfCharacter causes the headmaster to grade him a four on the "[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Vetinari scale]]".
798* HypnoFool: Apparently once mooned his teachers while under another Praetorian student's MindControl.
799* TheMole: Sent by the Headmaster to keep tabs on the F.I.S.S. group that was started in the wake of Julie's decision to go by 84. It's not totally clear how committed he is to the role.
800[[/folder]]
801
802!Potential Champions of Earth
803The five great heroes chosen by Veles as potential replacements as Champion of Earth and sent into a mystic egg to prove themselves.
804
805[[folder:[[spoiler: Julie Finster AKA 84]]]]
806See her entry under Students at [=PS238=]
807[[/folder]]
808
809[[folder:Phlogiston]]
810!!Phlogiston
811
812->''"Don't any of you know what 'narcissistic sociopath' means?"''
813
814A member of The Plasma Pack with the ability to manipulate energy and some matter (her own words "mostly to make it explode"). While not the leader she is clearly the brains of the outfit, so much so that Veles chooses her over the team's official leader, the TriggerHappy Meson as a potential Champion of Earth.
815----
816
817* LaserGuidedKarma: In the opposite direction of the others hit with this after Veles' test. [[spoiler: Although she gets kicked off her team because she embarrassed Plasma Pack's leader during the test, her nice attitude and ability to temper impulsive team members immediately gets her an invitation to join Firedrake's team, the Elementalists.]]
818* MundaneUtility: Has fine enough control over particle motion that she can "speak" by having the air near someone's ears vibrate in the same way her voice would carry, and pick up whispers in response. She uses this to offer encouragement to 84.
819* StuffBlowingUp: The principle application of her powers, although she has learned to do a number of other utilitarian things with them too.
820* TheManBehindTheMan: A rare heroic example, Phlogiston gives her leader a lot of quiet advice, because he tends to rush in without thinking.
821* WomenAreWiser: Probably because she has spent quite a bit of time steering an unpredictable and impulsive leader while simultaneously trying to come up with ways to make use of her powers without causing serious collateral damage, Phlogiston is a lot more level headed and less egotistical that other major heroes we have seen.
822[[/folder]]
823
824[[folder:The Conjurer]]
825!!The Conjurer
826
827->''"I trust you can all take care of yourselves while I show him some real feats of magic?"''
828
829The Conjurer is a powerful mystic and leader of Superhero team The High Arcana, a team of magic based heroes.
830----
831
832* AmbitionIsEvil: When he fails the second question of the final guardian, he goes on a rant about how all superheroes are ambitious, and there's nothing wrong with advancing your career while saving the world. To be fair, the guardian doesn't disagree; it just cares that his answer was incomplete, and therefore wrong.
833* {{Expy}}: Of Doctor Fate in the specific due to his appearance, what with the helmet and all. His arrogance and dismissing of others with "less subtle" powers calls to mind a number of other magical heroes.
834* DarkSecret: When the guardian of the final gate asks its first question, for which of the remaining three is most guilty of having a false self, Firedrake says himself but is told to be incorrect. As The Conjurer quickly changes the subject when 84 wonders who the correct answer is, plus the guardian specifically says that 84 doesn't have either the number or depths of self-deceptions the other two had, it's clear that The Conjurer is hiding ''something''.
835* GoodIsNotNice: While a grade A superhero and therefore has likely saved the world a few times he can be really dismissive of those he considers beneath him, which is most people.
836* InsufferableGenius: He's the participant in the competition to replace Atlas as Champion of Earth with the most knowledge about the task at hand, and he even is able to educate one of the obstacles about how the magic affected everyone, including said obstacle. That said, well, see below.
837* LaserGuidedKarma: While not quite as bad as Neuronet, [[spoiler: his actions and attitude during Veles' test also gets him kicked off the team that he formerly led.]]
838* TheProudElite: He clearly considers magic use to be the pinnacle of human endeavor and makes no secret of his opinion of other types of super power, or indeed of magic users he considers less accomplished than himself.
839[[/folder]]
840
841[[folder:Firedrake]]
842!!Firedrake
843
844->''"You can get your Franchise/HarryPotter stuff ready while I'm making wizard stir fry!"''
845
846A member of The Elementalists with the ability to control fire. A jock who tends to rush in to things and say things without thinking, it is unclear if he is the leader of the team or not but he is one of the heroes chosen by Veles as a potential Champion of Earth and he did seem to be picking the people in control.
847----
848
849* CatchPhrase: "Fire in the hole, baby!" Apparently his teammates wish he would stop saying it.
850* {{Expy}}: Of The Human Torch.
851* TheGadfly: Because his powers are extremely destructive, he can't just let loose with his full strength because the collateral damage would probably be worse than if the villain were allowed to escape. Frequently, he has to serve as a distraction while his less-destructive teammates stop the foe. He sometimes has a hard time stopping this behavior, as seen when he first interacts with 84.
852* HeroInsurance: He explains his mouthiness as a side effect of ''not'' having this - see above.
853* HowDoIShotWeb: During Veles' test, he tacitly admits that he only knows how to go full power with his flame abilities. [[spoiler: His continued membership on his team is conditional on Phlogiston also joining and helping him rein in his power.]]
854* InverseLawOfUtilityAndLethality: His main problem. He's a superhero, and his powers are almost exclusively destructive.
855* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Gives off this vibe. While he is rude and dismissive of 84, the things he says are less along the lines of "Why are we stuck with a little girl" and more "At least the little girl we are stuck with is hard to hurt." He also apologizes to 84 for his comments later. [[spoiler: He also is quick to offer Phlogiston a position on his team, although that isn't totally selfless; he all but admits that his continued membership is dependent on getting power instruction from her.]]
856* GoodIsNotNice: A prominent superhero, but a bit of a mouthy jerk.
857* PlayingWithFire: His power set centers around setting things on fire.
858* YouWatchTooMuchX: One of his teammates feels he watches too many action movies. It shows.
859[[/folder]]
860
861[[folder:Neuronet]]
862!!Neuronet
863
864->''"When we're done with you we'll erase the memory of your humiliating defeat so it doesn’t ruin your time in prison!"''
865
866Leader of The Psikinetics, a team of psychic superheroes. A powerful telekinetic and telepath.
867----
868
869* GoodIsNotNice: Perhaps the worst example, see KickTheDog for why. At least the others are just rude.
870* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: Using MindControl on 84 and Phlogiston]]
871* LaserGuidedKarma: His little stunt listed under KickTheDog ended up [[spoiler: getting him eliminated too.]] Compounded further at the end: [[spoiler: his {{Jerkass}} antics get him kicked off the team he led.]]
872* PeoplePuppets: He can use his mental powers to control the actions of others. [[spoiler: He does this to 84 and Phlogiston, which causes both he and Phlogiston to be eliminated.]]
873* WithFriendsLikeThese: Neuronet, we do not [[spoiler: use MindControl on our teammates.]]
874[[/folder]]
875
876!Others
877
878[[folder:Atlas]]
879!!Ul-Ron Peterson/Atlas
880
881Captain Clarinet's father, and a CaptainErsatz for Superman. The last survivor of planet Argos, sent there before the planet's destruction as an infant, he was raised by a human father and became a superhero as an adult.
882----
883
884* TheCameo: In Williams' other work, ''ComicStrip/{{Nodwick}}'''s ''Q-Force 4'' spin-off. He essentially acts as damage control to the "heroes" by making sure they get assigned missions where they're unable to actually harm innocents when they inevitably cock up.
885* TheCape: Like his inspiration. Deconstructed as his inability to stop being heroic wrecks his marriage and leaves him unable to see that his son doesn't actually want to follow in his footsteps.
886* FlyingBrick: The most well-known example InUniverse, and Earth's most powerful one.
887* HiddenBackupPrince: The reason he was sent to Earth as a baby.
888* InternalReformist: [[spoiler: Decides to stay behind on Argos to cover for Ron's escape and to try and save the planet's oppressed underclass.]]
889* KryptoniteFactor: He is vulnerable to "Argonite", the irradiated pieces left over from Argon. [[spoiler: Except it turns out it's a synthetic material created by the U.S. army, and it works on ''all'' {{Flying Brick}}s.]]
890* ParentsAsPeople: He tries his best with Ron, but his job [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility keeps him busy]] and he's blind to the fact that Ron doesn't really want to be a superhero like himself. [[spoiler: Eventually this leads to his divorce from Ron's mother.]]
891* SinkOrSwimMentor: His idea of teaching his son how to be a hero, according to Ron, was to basically just throw him at the villains and let his powers do the rest. Ron reacted very poorly, and his mother made sure that wouldn't happen again.
892* SupermanSubstitute: Married to a Comicbook/LoisLane Expy.
893* TomatoInTheMirror: It turns out Argos isn't destroyed, and he isn't so much its "last survivor" as "scion of its royal house sent away to keep him out of reach of assassins." And the government already knew that, and furthermore invented Argonite, a material harmful to him, out of fear that he or his species would try to conquer the Earth. He is understandably annoyed by these revelations.
894
895[[/folder]]
896
897[[folder:Cecil]]
898!!Agent Cecil Holmes
899
900->Age: 8
901
902An alien-obsessed, paranoid conspiracy nut. Tyler's best friend.
903
904----
905* BadassLongcoat: Which he is never seen without. The longcoat later becomes badass unto itself and turns into CapeWings, to which Cecil swears he's never taking it off again.
906* BrokenPedestal: For a second, after being told by the Revenant of the truth of what he's been really doing for the "Bureau of Alien Monitoring", to the point of trying to return his badge. [[spoiler:This lasts until the Revenant makes him realize just how important he really is now, and that while the Bureau of Alien Monitoring doesn't really exist, the Bureau for the Assessment of Metahumans ''does''.]]
907* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: [[spoiler: But only when he's traveling though dimensions.]]
908* ConspiracyTheorist: According to some of his friends, he gets obsessed with "secrets." Then he manages to stumble upon a real one. Fortunately, Tyler throws him off the trail by talking about alien activities.
909* GirlsHaveCooties: Completely [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/2018-02-24/ freaks out]] upon discovering that he's touching a ''girl's'' shirt.
910* KidDetective: He might be paranoid, but he's also detail-oriented and methodical. He ''did'' uncover the [=PS238=] conspiracy, after all.
911* LeeroyJenkins: Particularly once he starts talking to The Revenant and learns that he can [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt keep gear taken from foes]], he tends to rush into situations without fully assessing what's going on.
912* MeaningfulName: His first name means 'Blind' in Latin, fitting for one who spends most of the plot 'blind' to what is really going on. As for his second name... hm, wonder what someone named ''[[Literature/SherlockHolmes Holmes]]'' could be like.
913* NosyNeighbor: Constantly checks up on people due to the conspiracies he sees.
914* ParentalNeglect: His parents are so exhausted with him that [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/10032011/ they are more than happy to hand him off to a random stranger]] without bothering to check who he is. Thankfully that stranger was the Revenant, but still.
915* ProperlyParanoid: Turns out, the conspiracy he sees is real. He's just wrong about that they are.
916* PsychicPowers: Turns out, he has a passive ability to detect nearby metahumans. This is why he makes friends with the non-powered Tyler, who doesn't give off the weird vibe that all the other kids do.
917* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Once you get past his obsession with conspiracies, anyway. It says something that he's probably the most competent and professional federal agent in the comic.
918* WrongGenreSavvy: Although the only thing he's wrong about is that TheMasquerade hides superheroes instead of aliens.
919
920[[/folder]]
921
922[[folder:Charles]]
923!!Charles Brigman
924
925A deeply unpleasant middle school student and a delinquent. He becomes Tyler's "ArchEnemy" (by popular vote from Tyler's classmates), despite not being metahuman. He later awakens to metahuman powers due to manipulation by the Lords of Order and Chaos, has a brief stint as a wannabe supervillain, and is last seen abducted by the "Guys in Gold Armor".
926----
927
928* BullyingADragon: He (unwisely) tries picking on Malphast while normal. [[spoiler: He also ''thinks'' he's done this when he abducts Tyler, not knowing that Tyler has no powers.]]
929* {{Delinquents}}: His first appearance in the comic has him shoplifting. He only gets worse from there.
930* ExplosiveLeash: [[spoiler: Courtesy of Praetorian.]]
931* {{Jerkass}}: Immediately tries using his powers for personal gratification and petty revenge.
932* LaserGuidedKarma: He's pretty much ''the'' main reason anyone would [[spoiler: agree with Praetorian's measures. Charles would be a severe danger to people if unsupervised, even at his young age.]]
933* StealthyTeleportation: He can teleport himself and anyone he touches without any sound or light effects, to any location he's visited in person, including across dimensional borders. He also maintains momentum between "jumps."
934
935[[/folder]]
936
937[[folder:Von Fogg]]
938!!Dr. Philippe Von Fogg
939
940->''"What kind of world is it where a man who can build a zeppelin-mounted death ray can't even operate a simple camcorder?"''
941
942Father of Victor and Alexandria, head of the Von Fogg empire, and long time rival of the elder Emerald Gauntlet. Also a little kooky.
943
944----
945
946* {{Expy}}: If Doctor Doom was a family man, he'd be Von Fogg.
947%%* MadScientist
948* ShoutOut: Has an uncanny resemblance to a certain other [[Creator/PhilFoglio webcomic writer]], and then there is his [[Webcomic/GirlGenius flying castle]].
949
950[[/folder]]
951
952[[folder:The Revenant]]
953!!The Revenant
954
955->''"I sometimes think access to cash is the greatest superpower of all."''
956
957A friendly BadassNormal who becomes Tyler's mentor so that he doesn't get killed going to a school for super kids. He bears a [[CaptainErsatz striking resemblance]] to Franchise/{{Batman}}[=/=]ComicBook/MoonKnight, right down to most powered heroes not trusting him or thinking he's crazy. He was originally created by Creator/MichaelStackpole for the short story "Peer Review" and subsequently donated to the strip.
958----
959
960* BadassNormal: He notes that metahumans get a little upset that he fights supervillains without powers of his own.
961* BatmanParody: But much more cheerful.
962* CasualDangerDialogue: It seems that he's in the middle of fighting off a villain whenever anyone calls him (except when Cranston called for the first time, when The Revenant was just finished with doing so). He never has any problem doing superheroics while holding a conversation.
963* TheChessmaster: He's involved with practically every storyline, in one way or another.
964** He quietly appropriated the Bureau of Alien Monitoring that Tyler invented, in order to put Cecil's talents to good use.
965** He donated a lot of money to Cranston's presidential campaign just so he could get five minutes of face time with the president if he ever needed it.
966* CrazyPrepared: Nothing rattles this guy. Any problem that comes up, he's probably got at least six solutions on hand.
967* CrimefightingWithCash: See the quote.
968* ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask: As noted, he can effortlessly carry on a completely unrelated phone conversation while whupping supervillain ass.
969* HeroOfAnotherStory: Almost every time we see him, he's putting the beatdown on some new unnamed supervillain.
970* KirkSummation: As revealed by the Crystal Skull, The Revenant will hand out these to villains to get them to stop crime and [[CutLexLuthorACheck use their powers and skills legally to profit]]. As the Skull mentions, it took in at least his case.
971* SinkOrSwimMentor: On occasion, The Revenant will just push Tyler forward - when teaching him about grapples, quite literally, right off a building. He avoids doing this around villains, though, and it also becomes less frequent as Tyler starts to jump in on his own.
972* TricksterMentor: He's not above occasionally lying to Tyler to teach him things, particularly if he thinks Tyler's ignorance will help his confidence (both real and projected). For example, he didn't reveal until after Tyler's first flight that the autopilot wasn't on.
973[[/folder]]
974
975[[folder:The Rainmaker]]
976!!Harold Nelson/The Rainmaker
977
978->''"The government wants to know how superpowers work, so they poke and prod the folks with powers that can't fight back. Like us."''
979
980An orphan with the power to make it rain, he was taken in by the government during the 1960s and, under the auspices of the "Rainmaker Program", tested to see if they could discover the source of his powers. After escaping thanks to a MadScientist, Harold spends the following thirty years on the run before discovering the "Rainmaker Program" is active again in [=PS238=] and comes gunning for it.
981
982----
983
984* AlmightyJanitor: To hide his identity [[spoiler: after his HeelFaceTurn]].
985* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: To an extent, done by Doctor Irons over the course of about 30 years, in a bid to eventually make a super-powered body to replace his old one. Once freed from it, he makes a HeelFaceTurn and joins the school's faculty as a janitor.]]
986* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He can use his power-amplifying ability to this effect, making it such that any activation of a power is beyond the user's control.
987* PowerNullifier: After being exposed to Doctor Irons' prototype MRI, he gained the ability to ramp up or negate metahuman abilities.
988* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: More benign example than most, but his treatment wasn't exactly "humane."
989* SuperEmpowering: He got the ability to do this to other supers as well after the incident with the prototype MRI. He can't give powers to normal people, but he can ramp up the effect of other people's powers, to the point of inducing PowerIncontinence even in people who ordinarily don't suffer it.
990* WeatherManipulation: His innate power is a lower-grade version of this - he doesn't have as much fine-tuning to it as others do, and he is restricted to what weather can be made in the local conditions (so no snow in the tropics in July), but he can direct rain up to making conditions ripe for a tornado. He also has enough precision to hit a general area and its environs - he manages to completely drench a golf course as a teen.
991* WellIntentionedExtremist: He's convinced the new Rainmaker program is just as bad as the old one.
992* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Deconstructed. His background is exactly ''because'' his power, making or stopping rain, made it possible to imprison and experiment on him.
993
994[[/folder]]
995
996[[folder:Dr. Irons]]
997!!Dr. Irons
998
999->''"I've said all along you'll do great things, my boy, great things... Just so long as you '''listen to me'''."''
1000
1001A MadScientist operating in the [=1960ies=], Irons replaced his entire body with primitive robotics. As part of his sentence he was brought in to oversee the Rainmaker Project, where he promptly overcharged Harold's powers and escaped with him in the confusion.
1002----
1003
1004* BrainUploading: In his backstory - his old and out-of-shape body was replaced with a robotic one prior to his introduction. [[spoiler: He then does it again, uploading from his damaged mechanical head to a new organic one build by directing the kids in the new Rainmaker Program.]]
1005* CompellingVoice: His voicebox lets him tap into harmonics that leaves people highly open to suggestion. [[spoiler: It appears that he only had this in his robot body; he doesn't attempt it in his new one.]]
1006* DevilInPlainSight: It's fairly obvious he's up to no good from the beginning, but his voice means he gets to stick around.
1007* EvilGenius: Implied to be one of Earth's first super-genius metahumans, capable of advanced robotics decades before his time.
1008* GeniusCripple: An offhand comment implies his "real: body was sickly, hence his swap to robotics. Still counts since his body was destroyed and left him as a head.
1009* OracularHead: Reduced to a head after an unfortunate lightning strike.
1010* WeCanRebuildHim: Self-inflicted. [[spoiler: His motivation for helping Harold is to get a hold of someone who can build him a new body.]]
1011
1012[[/folder]]
1013
1014[[folder:Dax-Ra]]
1015!!Dax-Ra
1016
1017->''"My house has sworn that the rightful heir shall be restored, and by the first crown I shall not let '''you''' stand in the way of that oath!"''
1018
1019An Argosian noble, sent to Earth to recover Ul-Ron (Atlas).
1020----
1021
1022* AristocratsAreEvil: Just about all of Argon's upper class seem to be inherently a bunch of self-serving jerks. Dax-Ra stands out even among them.
1023* EvenEvilHasStandards: He might have no problem threatening a child, but he's shocked that Earth is apparently sending ''more children'' as their first line of defence.
1024-->'''Dax-Ra''': If you are your world's warriors, I horror to think what you do with newborns!
1025* EvilChancellor: Given his noble rank, and his rank attitude towards people of other classes...
1026* FantasticRacism: He despises Forak for being a lower class of noble than himself, Ron for being half-"softling", most of the population of Earth because they allow "ferals"...
1027* FlyingBrick: On the level of Atlas and Ron.
1028* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler: He depowers Ron and tries to use him as a hostage.]]
1029* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Dax-Ra goes from being a jerk, to almost looking like a reasonable product of a rotten system, to cementing himself as the jerk he initially looked like.
1030* {{Jerkass}}: Hoo boy, is he a dozy. Nobody seems to like him at all.
1031* ProfessionalButtKisser: Dax-Ra is immensely classist and rude towards his inferiors, compared to his more respectful behavior towards Atlas and 84. This seems to extend to everyone beneath him, considering the way the guards of the Argosian palace act behind his back.
1032* WouldHurtAChild: His horror that Earth is (he thinks) sending kids to attack him in ''no way'' stops him from responding with laser cannons.
1033[[/folder]]
1034
1035[[folder:Forak]]
1036!!Forak
1037
1038The engineer of Dax-Ra's ship. A barely noble Argosian with a permanent "minion" attitude to life.
1039----
1040
1041* AcrophobicBird: Prone to getting airsick if he flies too high.
1042* BlueAndOrangeMorality: As a result of living in permanent servitude to the Argosian overclass he has a very warped outlook on life, including valuing machines higher than [[{{Muggles}} "softlings"]].
1043* ExtremeDoormat: He is almost incapable of personal initiative, and completely incapable of saying "no" to anyone he perceives as authority.
1044* FieldPromotion: [[spoiler: Upon learning that Atlas has left, the U.S. military makes Forak take up the role as a fellow Argosian. Unfortunately they discover too late that Forak isn't nearly in the same class as Atlas, and that almost any human FlyingBrick would make a better fit.]]
1045* FlyingBrick: Barely qualifies. He can fly slightly faster than running speed and is bulletproof (although they still hurt) but by Earth standards he's barely metahuman. He also has no heroic mindset whatsoever.
1046* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:The second Atlas]].
1047* {{Otaku}}: Collects toys and action figures. [[spoiler: [[FateWorseThanDeath Values his X-Box achievements more than his life.]]]]
1048[[/folder]]
1049
1050[[folder:Veles]]
1051!!Veles
1052
1053->''"I know I'm being a bit of an A-type personality, but that's godhood for you..."''
1054
1055Veles, [[Myth/SlavicMythology Slavic god of the earth, magic and trickery]], fated to eternally challenge the thunder god Perun in order to keep the seasons flowing. With the passing of Perun from Earth, Veles chose Atlas to play the part of the thunder god in his annual battle for dominance.
1056----
1057
1058* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Threatened to turn Manhattan into his personal "temple, pleasure palace and gift shop."
1059* {{Expy}}: He looks like a [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Loki-equivalent]], and acts like [[Comicbook/{{Superman}} Mr. Mxyzptlk]].
1060* FriendlyEnemy: Having someone to challenge is his purpose for being. It seems he only causes trouble for mortals when he's denied his annual contest. Atlas held the role for a while, and when he left Earth, [[spoiler:Julie]] became his replacement.
1061* PhysicalGod: His onscreen abilities so far indicate that he's beyond any mortals. His challenges seem to be more symbolic than actual full-contact fighting.
1062* RedEyesTakeWarning: Though he's not ''as'' bad as they might make you believe.
1063* TheTrickster: Like his mythological namesake.
1064* YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe: [[spoiler:His reaction to seeing Forak touted as Atlas' replacement.]]
1065[[/folder]]
1066
1067[[folder:FLOYD]]
1068!!'''F'''lap-jawed '''L'''amebrained '''O'''rbital '''Y'''ammering '''D'''rivel-spigot
1069
1070The AI in Zodon's space station. He didn't give it an AI, but some stolen nanites got lose, upgrading it and granting it sentience. The AI decided Zodon was its father, much to his embarrassment.
1071----
1072* BenevolentAI: Not only is it slavishly loyal to Zodon despite his repeated abuse, but it is unfailingly friendly to everyone else, as well. It upgrades Vance and gives it gradual free will just because Tyler and Ron asked it to.
1073* DeadpanSnarker: It's usually too busy groveling, but it does occasionally get some snark in.
1074-->'''FLOYD:''' You can absorb a lot of kinetic force, so the more you get hit, the stronger you'll be, in theory. \
1075'''USA Patriot Act:''' Just like ''American itself!''\
1076'''FLOYD:''' I don't know much history, but I don't think--\
1077'''USA Patriot Act:''' ''AMERICA!''\
1078'''FLOYD:''' Sure, why not?
1079* {{Nanomachines}}: Not only did nanites give it sentience and allow it to upgrade itself on the fly, but it can use them to upgrade organic beings (which it does to USA Patriot Act) and other machines (which it does to Vance).
1080
1081[[/folder]]
1082
1083[[folder:Vance]]
1084!!''Valiant Lance''
1085
1086Once Dax-Ra's personal ship, it was stolen by Tyler and Ron when they escaped Argos. During their trek back to Earth, the ship was attacked by a giant space-squid thing. It was saved by the intervention of Zodon's space station, which used Vance's onboard fabricator to build nanites that fused Vance with the squid, turning it into a techno-organic ship with free will. Vance then ended up with Cecil as captain, if only because Cecil had stolen the captain's chair earlier.
1087----
1088* BenevolentAI: Less slavishly so than FLOYD, but it is still always as helpful as possible, even though FLOYD gave it free will.
1089* OrganicTechnology: Unwillingly. FLOYD fused it with the space-squid as the most expedient way of dealing with the problem. It's unclear what effect this has on Vance's abilities.
1090* ServileSnarker: Though it obeys Cecil loyally, it's not above snarking at his constant mangled sci-fi references.
1091
1092[[/folder]]
1093
1094%%[[folder:Diana Langton]]
1095
1096%%Quickie-Mart / K-square worker, abducted by Charles. Also [[spoiler:one of the Positrons. Her number is higher than 2]].
1097
1098%%[[/folder]]
1099

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