My Superhero City | Season 03, Episode 01: I Feel The Rage And I Just Cant Hold It
Perry: THEY TOOK HIM! THEY TOOK PAPA!
Holiday: Cordelia sends her regards...She wanted to apologise for your indirect apology for your unintentional complete and utter subjugation of her form via psychic slicy thingies while she was mentally compromised. I also want to apologise for her indirect apology for your indirect apology for your unintentional complete and utter subjugation of her form via psychic slicy thingies. While mentally compromised. Have a teddy bear. His name's Harold.
Viv: A cop AND Interceptor? This might be really ugly. Let's see if I still have my old skills or if I'm just a pretty chrome face nowadays.
Note: DO NOT TOUCH THAT DIAL. READ THIS CAREFULLY. BY NOW YOU HAVE PROBABLY NOTICED SOMETHING IS MISSING. A FEW THINGS. SPECIFICALLY THE WOLF, THE RAT, AND THE LAFFY TAFFY. WE ARE TAKING GOOD CARE OF THEM. BUT THAT WILL CHANGE IF YOU DO NOT MEET OUR DEMANDS. CALL UP CLASS 1 OR WHATEVER YOU CALL THEM THESE DAYS AND HAVE THEM HEAD OVER TO THESE THREE LOCATIONS WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 1.IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST BEHIND THE ACADEMY WHERE THE OLD NAZI HIDEOUT USED TO BE. 2.THE BUILDING THAT USED TO BE GAEA HQ. 3.THE OLD TEMPLE OUTSIDE SUPER CITY. ONE OF THE THREE CAPTIVES WILL BE PRESENT AT EACH OF THESE LOCATIONS. AS LONG AS YOU SEND ONE SQUAD TO EACH PLACE, THEY WILL BE UNHARMED. OF COURSE, PAST THAT, WE CANNOT MAKE ANY PROMISES. I HOPE WE HAVE MADE OURSELVES CLEAR.
Nariko: I have no doubt we'll get my mother and the others back. It's just... I never realized that by becoming a hero, I'd put my family in danger. I mean, I knew it was a possibility, but I never thought it'd... y'know... actually happen.
Holiday: Hostage situations are among my programmed specialties. As expected, I'd advise taking great care. Even if it's against your usual inclinations, think before you act. Possible lives at stake here, remember.
Cole: Well, guess they're stupid enough to lead us right to em. Mm, before we get things started...
Marky: You Nazi shitbaggies can eat my shorts! Freakin' Nazi kidnappers hiding in a Nazi base...Imma jack you up! Like, know what I mean? Saint Lad don't toss the words if he don't mean em!!
Ryuu: Do you think we can make the building fall and make it look like an accident?
Cole: ...I think I got something. Battle plan...Okay, Rebecca, if we see the head honcho bad guy, just...overwhelm his nose with the nastiest, grossest filth you got, and I'll hit his mind with a little telepathic one two punch. Viv, in this kinda scenario, you keep things good to go - smash up the smallfry and keep the grunts besides from gettin' involved. If we can take down the head of this operation, the rest'll all fall apart.
Martin: Who is paying to keep this building on the electrical grid?
Lord Burner: This is gonna be real simple. You all walk straight into that square and you stand there until you fuckin' die. Soon as you're nothin' but ash, Ms.Jerry goes free. We clear?
Holiday: If it's all the same to you, I think it'll be best if I go first...I have the tools necessary to free him if need be, and if something goes wrong... well, at least I'm disposable. I'm sorry if this ends badly, but... at least you'd make it out...
Ryuu: We would beg to differ about that, Holiday...And so would your creators. Vigorously
Mahvash: Holiday Thomas-Selby...We've been under fire by more than one, malfunctioning laser cannon before. For example 5 minutes ago. The squad can keep a perimeter or break out...We know what to do under fire... and Orthus is right here. Things are as 'normal' as a leader can find under fire. Take it one step at a time.
AntiSaint: You know something, Leon? I believe you.
- Short Synopsis: Some very original, very wise person(s) abduct people close to the heroes and send the heroes a message and a challenge. Its up to the group to save the day. And they get help from Saint this time!
- First Post: 27 October 2019
- Webcomic Time: 1 August 2021
Tropes - Caution, unmarked spoilers
- A Rare Sentence: See above. Cole has a plan. Heck, the members of the old S4 are talking to each other.
- Arcadia: The forest where Orthus and several whole tribes live ...and the location of a Nazi base.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Orthus is lying perfectly fine in the open floor, except for a new trinket! Well, the IW aren't genre blind but they still find a werewolf trying to tear out their throats.
- Do Not Adjust Your Set: Saint captures Leon, who seems to still think he's dealing with a paragon. On live television, Saint asks Leon his motives. And Leon... has a grudge. And just wants to hurt Saint. And promises to continue doing it. Saint believes him. And acts. And one Neck Snap later, Leon is not his problem anymore.
- Land Mine Goes "Click!": Cain finds out there are mines in front of the Gaea building when he steps on one...
- Leeroy Jenkins: Rebecca tries to talk her squad down from turning into this. No one told Nariko though.
- Million to One Chance: Mason takes the standard hero gamble with his new dark/light tech. And fails.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Cole has a slight epiphany about casually cutting down one of Holiday's siblings.
- Mythology Gag: The forest is also definitely not a gateway to another dimension.
- Poor Communication Kills: Squad 1 is deciding on stealth, distraction, and frontal assault when elements of the squad each go for an option on their own.
- Psychic Surgery:
- Shell-Shocked Veteran: Martin shows some more obvious PTSD symptoms as the IW arrive at the old Gaea HQ.
- You Are in Command Now: Mahvash to Holiday after Iris's turn with Mekanos.
- We Need a Distraction: What S1 settles on to great effect.
- Wham Episode: See Do Not Adjust Your Set. Besides, that though, it also establishes that the families of the heroes are vulnerable. And very few of the heroes bothered with secret identities.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Mason gets one for gambling on a new machine with Tyulla 'in peril'.
- With Catlike Tread: Zach is rather irritated at Marky hollering at the top of his lungs as Squad 1 tries to sneak into the base. Albeit the real problem is something else.
