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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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102	[[folder:Meta]]
103	* {{Animesque}}: The characters have a very anime-influenced aesthetic.

Context Roleplay / PowerAcademy