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5 | ''Kill Your Darlings'' is a superhero-action-romance webcomic created by demure-serenity. |
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7 | A-rank superhero Maroon has to defeat and capture supervillain Umbra. Everything happens as expected... except that first impressions are never what they seem. |
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9 | !! Kill Your Darlings provides examples of: |
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11 | * ActionGirl: As an A-rank superhero, Maroon is capable of fighting, [[spoiler:though she hasn’t yet managed to defeat her rival, Umbra]]. |
12 | %%* {{Angst}}: |
13 | %%* AntiVillain: |
14 | %%* AffablyEvil: Umbra |
15 | %%* AllEncompassingMantle: |
16 | %%* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: |
17 | %%* ArmorPiercingResponse: |
18 | %%* ArmorPiercingQuestion: |
19 | %%* ArtShift: |
20 | %%* BadassBoast: |
21 | %%* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: |
22 | %%* BecomingTheMask: |
23 | %%* BeneathTheMask: |
24 | %%* BewareTheNiceOnes: |
25 | %%* BigBad: |
26 | %%* BigBrotherIsWatching: |
27 | %%* BlackAndWhiteMorality: |
28 | %%* BlackCloak: Umbra wears a purple version of this iconic cloak |
29 | * BrainsVersusBrawn: The dynamic between the logical, methodical Maroon and the more emotional, impulsive Umbra. |
30 | * BrainyBrunette: Under the disguising technology of her mask, Maroon’s natural hair color is brown. |
31 | %%* BreakTheBadass: |
32 | %%* BreakTheCutie: |
33 | %%* BreakThemByTalking: |
34 | %%* CannotTalkToWomen: |
35 | %%* CapeSwish: |
36 | * CardCarryingVillain: Umbra frequently refers to himself as a “villain” or "supervillain". |
37 | * CelibateHero: Maroon is asexual |
38 | %%* CerebusSyndrome: |
39 | %%* CharacterizationMarchesOn: |
40 | %%* CharacterTics: |
41 | %%* CheshireCatGrin: |
42 | * ColorCodedCharacters: Maroon is red, Umbra purple, and The Director as blue. |
43 | %%* CombatCompliment: |
44 | %%* CompressedHair: |
45 | %%* CoolMask: All superheroes wear masks in The City |
46 | %%* CynicismCatalyst: |
47 | %%* DarkerAndEdgier: |
48 | %%* DarkandTroubledPast: |
49 | %%* DatingCatwoman: |
50 | %%* DeadpanSnarker: Maroon is quick to make snarky retorts against Umbra. |
51 | %%* {{Determinator}}: |
52 | %%* DeterminedExpression: Maroon often has |
53 | * {{Deuteragonist}}: Although most of the story is told through the perspective of Maroon, both Umbra and Maroon get their turns in the spotlight. |
54 | %%* DidYouThinkICantFeel: |
55 | %%* DoNotCallMePaul: |
56 | %%* DysfunctionalFamily: |
57 | %%* EmpireWithADarkSecret: |
58 | %%* EnemyMine: |
59 | %%* EvenEvilHasStandards: |
60 | %%* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: |
61 | %%* FalseUtopia: |
62 | %%* FatalFlaw: |
63 | %%* FieryRedhead: |
64 | * FightsLikeaNormal: |
65 | ** Maroon does not have a traditional superpower that other superheroes in the genre may have (such as super-strength). This forces her to use knives, throwing knives, and martial arts. |
66 | ** Umbra does not utilize his superpowers during fights, instead preferring his fists and homemade weapons. |
67 | %%* FriendlessBackground: |
68 | %%* FriendlyEnemy: |
69 | %%* TheFriendNobodyLikes: |
70 | %%* FoeRomanceSubtext: |
71 | %%* GrayingMorality: |
72 | %%* GoodIsNotNice: |
73 | %%* GoodIsNotSoft: |
74 | %%* HeldGaze: |
75 | %%* HeroicFatigue: |
76 | %%* HeroicSacrifice: |
77 | %%* HeroicSelfDeprecation: |
78 | %%* HeroWithBadPublicity: |
79 | %%* HiddenHeartOfGold: |
80 | * HomemadeInventions: Umbra uses his own gadgets and weapons in his fights. |
81 | %%* HotBlooded: |
82 | %%* IllegalReligion: Implied. |
83 | %%* ILetGwenStacyDie: |
84 | %%* InternalizedCategorism |
85 | * InTheHood: Part of Umbra’s supervillain costume includes a detachable hood. |
86 | %%* JustLikeUs: |
87 | %%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: |
88 | %%* KillTheCutie: |
89 | %%* TheLostLenore |
90 | %%* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: |
91 | * MeaningfulLook: The comic prefers to display the character’s expressions to imply what the characters are feeling rather than using internal dialogue. For example, in her conversation with Phara, a Hero Aid Unit volunteer, Maroon’s facial expressions shows [[spoiler: guilt]]. |
92 | %%* NiceGuy: |
93 | %%* NotSoHarmlessVillain: |
94 | * OnePersonOnePower: It is an established fact in the webcomic's universe that everyone in the city has a superpower, though their power and power's intensity vary. |
95 | %%* RageAgainstTheReflection: |
96 | %%* RedOniBlueOni: |
97 | %%* SaveTheVillain: |
98 | %%* SceneryGorn: |
99 | %%* ScrewDestiny: |
100 | %%* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids! |
101 | %%* SlasherSmile: |
102 | %%* SnarkToSnarkCombat: |
103 | %%* StepfordSmiler: |
104 | %%* SuddenlyShouting: |
105 | %%* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome |
106 | * TechnicolorEyes: Maroon has golden-colored irises when she wears her mask. |
107 | %%* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: |
108 | * TheStoic: |
109 | ** Maroon tries her best to maintain a poker face, but shows a bit of emotion. |
110 | ** The Director wears a permanent smile on her face. |
111 | %%* TheRival: What Umbra and Maroon are to each other. |
112 | * TheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite all the snark and the exchanges of blows, [[spoiler:Maroon and Umbra have both gone out of their way to ensure that the other is okay when the other one gets hurt]]. |
113 | %%* TitleDrop: |
114 | %%* TragicHero: |
115 | %%* TraumaCongaLine |
116 | %%* ThouShaltNotKill |
117 | * NotSoStoic: Maroon tries her best to be TheStoic but is pushed to her limits often enough that her mask figuratively crumbles throughout the comic. |
118 | %%* TheOneGuy: |
119 | %%* ParentalAbandonment: |
120 | %%* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: |
121 | %%* UndyingLoyalty: |
122 | %%* UnPerson: |
123 | %%* VillainByDefault |
124 | * VillainsOutShopping: Umbra goes out in The City in civilian clothing in one of the later episodes, only to get chased by Maroon. |
125 | %%* VillainWithGoodPublicity: |
126 | %%* VolleyingInsults: |
127 | %%* WeUsedToBeFriends: |
128 | %%* WhamEpisode: |
129 | %%* WhamShot: |
130 | %%* WickedCultured: |
131 | %%* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler: The Director]] |
132 | %%* WillTheyOrWontThey?: |
133 | %%* XanatosGambit: |
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