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3 | Started in August 2011, ''Power Academy'' is a Forumotion roleplay forum (soon to be turned into a graphic novel) centering around the eponymous boarding school for teens with superpowers. A freeform tale of action, adventure, romance, comedy, drama, and tropes. [[{{Troperiffic}} Lots and lots of tropes]]. There's a character page [[Characters/PowerAcademy here]]. |
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7 | !!Provides examples of: |
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9 | [[folder:Setting]] |
10 | !Power Academy |
11 | %%* AcademyOfAdventure |
12 | * AcademyOfEvil: Played with; the Academy trains both heroes and villains, but is considered neutral ground. |
13 | %%* BoardingSchool |
14 | * ElaborateUniversityHigh: The school is fairly impressive where size is concerned, with a large main building, several dorms, and a sizable sports field. The surrounding forest could also be considered part of Power Academy's territory. |
15 | %%* ExtranormalInstitute |
16 | %%* HeroesRUs |
17 | * MysteriousTeachersLounge: At the very least, it includes a fridge, soft couches and soothing music. A nice little space for the headmaster to share some private time with one of the nurses. |
18 | * NoOSHACompliance: The underground parts of the Academy. |
19 | * SceneryGorn: [[spoiler:First, the Academy is shown in a damaged state shortly after Vilhelm's attack. Later, during the endgame, Terminus launches a full-out assault on the Academy; though largely intact by the end, the place is utterly trashed when all is said and done.]] |
20 | %%* SuperheroSchool |
21 | * TruceZone: The academy as a whole, intended as neutral ground between heroes and villains. Not that it stops battles from breaking out on the school grounds. |
22 | * VirtualTrainingSimulation: The Self-Defense class. |
23 | ** DeadlyTrainingArea: Alexei puts his best effort to avert this in his simulator grounds, ensuring that none of the students actually die in the middle of a scenario. |
24 | * WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The Academy's location is never specified. |
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26 | !The Forest |
27 | * CoolHouse: The long-abandoned Normco mansion, which boasts disused research labs and an ElaborateUndergroundBase. |
28 | * GreenHillZone: Especially since it's one of the earliest levels. |
29 | %%* OldDarkHouse: Again, the Normco mansion. |
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31 | !Paranorm |
32 | * AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: A couple of the sewer tunnels in Paranorm can be used for shortcuts. |
33 | * AfterTheEnd: The town essentially rebuilt itself from the ashes following a zombie outbreak 30 years prior. |
34 | * DungeonTown: At one point during the Superhuman Civil War, the town comes under attack by raiders--and they just so happen to attack when the party temporarily visits the town. |
35 | * FanserviceWithASmile: The Ghost Pirate and Rockstar Bar, especially considering the students can take part-time jobs there. There is also the Maid Hall, where Dawn gets a job. |
36 | * FashionShopFashionShow: Happens when Sam is taken to Gothically Correct, a store that specializes in Gothic apparel. |
37 | * GreasySpoon: The aptly-named Fries With That Shake, a no-frills diner. |
38 | %%* GoodGuyBar: The Ghost Pirate and Rockstar Bar. |
39 | * HonestJohnsDealership: Flotsam and Jetsam, a small, rickety stand that sells random crafting items. |
40 | %%* HubCity: One of two. |
41 | %%* SceneryGorn: The decaying Old Paranorm. |
42 | * ZombieApocalypse: The town was ravaged in a small-scale outbreak 30 years prior, but was rebuilt in time. |
43 | |
44 | !Kragsmark |
45 | * CityOfAdventure: [=NPC=]s, shops and sidequests aplenty. |
46 | * CityOnTheWater: Half of Kragsmark is situated on an artifical island in the middle of a vast lake, connected to the mainland half via bridges. |
47 | * TheCityNarrows: The seedier parts of town, in both halves of the city. |
48 | %%* FanserviceWithASmile: The Den of Angels. |
49 | * [[FriendlyLocalChinatown Friendly Local Japantown]]: Sakura Gardens, a very Japan-influenced part of town. |
50 | * HostClub: The Den of Angels, a high-class [[InsistentTerminology exotic dance and host club]]. |
51 | %%* HubCity: The other one. |
52 | * WretchedHive: Whereas Paranorm simply has [[LovecraftCountry a lot of weird things happening]], Kragsmark is utterly crime-ridden. |
53 | |
54 | !Elsewhere |
55 | * AirborneAircraftCarrier: The ''Indomitable'', Equinox's heavily-armed flying battleship. [[spoiler:Vilhelm's army hijacks it as a mobile base of operations, and he uses it to start bombarding a city as a show of force. Luckily, the heroes stop him in time.]] |
56 | * ApocalypseHow: Regional level implied. Alice and her family grew up in a hellish, irradiated wasteland left over from a nuclear war, and Garrett mentions that [[ZombieApocalypse a huge zombie epidemic]] broke out about 30 years prior. |
57 | * AliensInCardiff: The city of Hell, Michigan (which in this timeline, rather than a small town, is a long-abandoned city) has become a haven for malevolent demons. [[spoiler:Eris later takes over the city, turning it into...well, Hell on Earth.]] |
58 | * BigFancyHouse: Jonathan Knight's mansion, a large and comically opulent estate, serves as a late-game dungeon. |
59 | %%* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Vilhelm's hideout. |
60 | * EldritchLocation: [[spoiler:The Howling Abyss, Terminus' pocket dimension.]] |
61 | * EternalEngine: Vilhelm's hideout, a sprawling complex that serves as his main laboratory [[PlayingWithSyringes (or abattoir, depending on who one asks).]] The ''Indomitable'' also counts. |
62 | * EvilTowerOfOminousness: Knight Research Headquarters, a tall red-and-black skyscraper in the middle of Kragsmark's mainland. |
63 | %%* LovecraftCountry: Willowfield, Val and Isaac's hometown. |
64 | * MirrorWorld: [[spoiler:The Howling Abyss features several areas that mirror locations the party has been to before, only something is very...off about them.]] |
65 | %%* WorldOfBadass |
66 | * YearX: Played for laughs. As a RunningGag, the exact year the "present" takes place in is never specified or is obscured in the audience's view. |
67 | [[/folder]] |
68 | |
69 | [[folder:Characters]] |
70 | Tropes for specific characters can be found under the Characters tab. |
71 | * ActionGirl and DarkActionGirl: Generally, unless explicitly stated to be otherwise, female characters in this universe can really kick some ass. |
72 | %%* CastOfSnowflakes |
73 | * DysfunctionJunction: Nearly everyone has their own set of issues to deal with. However... |
74 | ** ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted thanks to Magi, the school's psychiatrist. |
75 | * EnforcedColdWar: Between the heroic and villainous students, [[ZigZaggedTrope usually.]] A small amount of them [[GoKartingWithBowser intermingle]]; a few even [[DatingCatwoman fall in love.]] |
76 | * EveryoneIsBi: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. At the very least, there are very few characters who fall into either of the extremes on [[JustForFun/KinseyScaleOfTropes the Kinsey Scale]]. Aside from the multitude of bisexual characters (male and female alike) in the story, there are ones who mainly interact with the opposite sex [[IfItsYouItsOkay but are willing to make exceptions]], as well as sexually fluid characters. |
77 | * {{Fanservice}}: Plentiful, and equal-opportunity--the amount of [[MrFanservice male]] and [[MsFanservice female]] fanservice is treated equally. LGBT relationships are also visible in the story as well. However, there are no characters who serve solely as eye candy. |
78 | * MoralityKitchenSink: Heroes, anti-heroes, anti-villains, and villains abound. |
79 | [[/folder]] |
80 | |
81 | [[folder:Story and Themes]] |
82 | * AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: [[spoiler:During the endgame, Terminus attacks the Academy in a last-ditch attempt to destroy the heroes.]] |
83 | * BeachEpisode: The students take a trip to the beach at one point for a day of relaxation (and also some {{Fanservice}})... |
84 | ** BusmansHoliday: Only to find [[spoiler:some of Vilhelm's operatives salvaging weapons and tech from a jettisoned piece of the]] ''[[spoiler:Indomitable]]'', thus making it another mission. |
85 | %%* CerebusRollercoaster |
86 | * ADayInTheLimelight / LowerDeckEpisode: Can happen when rarely-seen or otherwise minor characters come into focus for a while. |
87 | * DeepImmersionGaming: Forms the basis for the training grounds and the holoroom. |
88 | %%* DeconstructorFleet |
89 | %%** DeconReconSwitch |
90 | %%* FantasyKitchenSink |
91 | * GenreBusting: As the description above would indicate. There are elements of adventure, comedy, romance, drama, contemporary fantasy, science fiction (particularly elements of SteamPunk and PostCyberPunk), and SliceOfLife throughout. |
92 | * HardLight: Used in Timmy's holoroom and Alexei's simulator grounds. |
93 | * LoveHurts: A running theme throughout the romance arcs is that despite the problems that come with a romantic relationship, [[EarnYourHappyEnding it's generally worth it for those who try to make it work.]] |
94 | * LovecraftLite: Considering that [[HumanoidAbomination Jonathan]] is [[spoiler:(along with Terminus)]] one of the main villains. |
95 | * NotWearingTights: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] Although Power Academy is firmly established as a school for superheroes and supervillains alike, most (if not all) of its students and staff favor [[CivvieSpandex street clothes]] over costumes ([[PoweredArmor armor,]] [[SpyCatsuit specialized jumpsuits,]] et al aside). Heroes with trappings like costumes are not unheard of, though. |
96 | ** NotUsingTheZWord: Codenames are mostly nonexistent (or at the very least scoffed at). Even the terms "superhero" and "supervillain" are rarely used, [[FantasticSlur and some even consider them derogatory.]] |
97 | * TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: At least two varieties: the [[HumanoidAbomination Creators]] (such as Jonathan and to a lesser extent Bethany), and the [[EldritchAbomination Great Old Ones]] (such as [[HeroKiller Terminus]]). |
98 | %%* UrbanFantasy |
99 | * ZombieApocalypse: One of the non-canon side stories. See also Paranorm under the Setting folder. |
100 | [[/folder]] |
101 | |
102 | [[folder:Meta]] |
103 | * {{Animesque}}: The characters have a very anime-influenced aesthetic. |
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