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• Max Hsu (DJ, Keyboards)
• Tricia Baumhardt (née Brock) (Lead Vocals)
• Matt Dally (Bass, Vocals)
• Dave Ghazarian (Guitar, Keyboards)
• Chase Lovelace (Drums)

• Karaoke Superstars (2001)
• Last One Picked (2002)
• Regeneration (2003)
• Beauty from Pain (2005)
• Rock What You Got (2008)
• Reinvention (2010)

Superchick provide examples of the following tropes:

• Band of Relatives: Prior to 2012 they had two sisters.
• Girl Group: Subverted. They have a feminine name, female vocalist and write about empowerment. Now look at the rest of the band.
• Ironic Name: While the vocalist is female, you would typically expect a band with the name Superchick to have more girls in it.
• My Nayme Is: As Superchic[k].
• No Pronunciation Guide: Why they added the K back to their name.
• Pregnant Badass: Tricia performed on tour with a very noticeable baby bump.
• Slogan Yelling Megaphone Girl: Their mascot/Tricia.
• The Smurfette Principle: After Melissa left the band in 2012.
• Sudden Name Change: The band originally went from Superchick11 to Superchic. Then to Superchic[k] once they released an album, but downplay the brackets for Googleability.
• Two Girls to a Team: Prior to 2012.

• Amazon Brigade: "So Beautiful".
  "When every girl can see her beauty we will be an army."
• Audience Participation Song: "Hey Hey".
• Author Catchphrase: After the song of the same name on their debut album, "One Girl Revolution" (or some variant of) tends to pop up once an album.
  "Some days it's hard to be a one girl revolution." - One and Lonely from Last One Picked
  "I'm gonna make a one girl stand." - Me Against the World from Regeneration
  "Revolutions start when someone crosses the line." - Cross the Line from Rock What You Got
• Captain Obvious: "Bowling Ball".
  "You need that boy like a bowling ball dropped on your head. Which means not at all."
• Cerebus Syndrome: While not too drastic, their earlier albums were still a bit more cheerful than currently.
• Christian Rock
• Deceptively Silly Title: Their remixes usually have humorous names like "Dropped Chevy Mix," "Space Monkey Lab Mix," "Red Pill Mix," "Box Office Blockbuster Mix," "Vampires Vs Cheerleaders Mix" and "Teens Falling In/Out Of Love Mix." They, more often than not, have almost nothing to do with the actual song.
• Determinator: "One More".
• I Am What I Am: "Real". Name dropped in the opening line no less.
• Like Parent, Like Spouse: "Barlow Girls".
  "All the boys in the band want a Valentine from a Barlow girl. The boys think they're the bomb. 'Cause they remind them of their mom."
• Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness: Anywhere between 1 ("Courage") and 6 ("Hey Hey").
• The Not Remix: While it's still a remix album, Reinvention feels like this in comparison to Regeneration. However, "Stand in the Rain (Symphonic Mix)" is a more straight example.
• One-Woman Army: "One Girl Revolution".
• One Woman Song: "Song 4 Tricia (Princes and Frogs)".
• Pep Talk Song: Half of the songs in their library.
• Rearrange the Song: Regeneration took songs from their first two albums and made them Darker and Edgier.
• Rerelease the Song: "One Girl Revolution (Battle Mix)" was put on the re-release of Beauty from Pain after debuting on the previous album.
• Rockstar Song: Inverted with "Karaoke Superstars" and "Rock Stars".
• Shout Out: "Song 4 Tricia (Princes and Frogs)" has a Back to the Future reference.
  "...watch me for the changes and, uh, try to keep up."
  • "Alive" asks, "do robots dream of electric sheep?"
  • "TV Land" name drops The A-Team, Beverly Hills 90210, Charlie's Angels and I Dream of Jeannie.
  • "Na Na" references Peanuts and Pokémon.
• Suspiciously Similar Song: "Hey Hey" has been called this in comparison to "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson.
• Stay in the Kitchen: "Me Against the World".
  "They said don't try to change the world. You're just a girl."
• Step Up to the Microphone: "Princes and Frogs" is obviously not sung by Tricia.
• Studio Chatter: "Song 4 Tricia (Princes and Frogs)" and "Dave Ghazarian: Guitar Hero".
• Textless Album Cover: Karaoke Superstars.
• Unlikely Hero: "Hero".
• A Wild Rapper Appears: Whenever Matt is given vocals.
• Xtreme Kool Letterz: "Song 4 Tricia (Princes and Frogs)".

• Ground-Shattering Landing: The entire band uses Wire Fu jumps in the "Cross the Line" video, but Tricia is the only one who actually lands this way.
• High School Dance: The premise of the "Barlow Girls" music video.
• Wondrous Ladies Room: Averted in the "Barlow Girls" music video. Although the (male) guitarist doesn't seem to mind it in there.