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* {{Bishonen}}: Kirill is so girly even the narrator calls him "girl-faced".
** In episode 8, in a passing scene, one of the students he and Max are interviewing thinks he's a girl and asks him on a date. [[spoiler: Then in episode 10, this gets taken to its logical extreme after a similar incident happens with Gus.]]

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** Episode 10 features four dead Anthem user's profiles. The four men are obviously the Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}, as each one looks like their corresponding character and shares that character's given name. In addition, their surnames match the names of the actors who portrayed them [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish with all names spelled correctly.]]
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Kirill's fantasy sequences are done in the style of American comics, including rendering all the dialogue in speech bubbles, in perfectly fluent English (complete with accurate font)...most times, anyway.[[note]]Don't tell Delick! (sic)[[/note]]

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** Episode 10 features four dead Anthem user's profiles. The four men are obviously the Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}, as each one looks like their corresponding character and shares that character's given name. In addition, their surnames match the names of the actors who portrayed them [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish with all names spelled correctly.]]
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Kirill's fantasy sequences are done in the style of American comics, including rendering all the dialogue in speech bubbles, in perfectly fluent English (complete with accurate font)...most times, anyway.[[note]]Don't tell Delick! (sic)[[/note]]
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Kirill has lavender hair while Deana has pink hair. Her nickname is even Pink.
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* TrojanAmbulance: In episode 2, Doug and Kirill manage to pull over an ambulance under the suspicion that an escaped convict is pretending to be injured and hiding inside. [[spoiler:Doug quickly figures out that the convict is the ''driver'' and it turns into a high-speed chase.]]
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* TransGender / WholesomeCrossdresser: Max's [[spoiler: best friend Connor]] in her backstory seemingly falls into one of these categories.
** Additionally, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Kirill's sister Milla]] is actually his brother, crossdressing for still undisclosed reasons for most of [[spoiler: Kirill's]] childhood.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As Kirill unfortunately finds out in his first week at work, the job of a detective isn't as action-packed as he first assumed and he's repeatedly threatened with being fired for leaving his post in attempts to be a hero on duty.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As Kirill unfortunately finds out in his first week at work, the job of a detective isn't as action-packed as he first assumed and he's repeatedly threatened with being fired for leaving his post in attempts to be a hero on duty.
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* RealityEnsues: As Kirill unfortunately finds out in his first week at work, the job of a detective isn't as action-packed as he first assumed and he's repeatedly threatened with being fired for leaving his post in attempts to be a hero on duty.

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* RealityEnsues: SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As Kirill unfortunately finds out in his first week at work, the job of a detective isn't as action-packed as he first assumed and he's repeatedly threatened with being fired for leaving his post in attempts to be a hero on duty.

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* 2DVisualsThreeDEffects: Much like its [[Anime/TigerAndBunny predecessor]], it's frequently used for cars and action sequences. The main characters will also switch between 2D and 3D on a on a constant basis for even simple movements.

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\n* 2DVisualsThreeDEffects: TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: Much like its [[Anime/TigerAndBunny predecessor]], it's frequently used for cars and action sequences. The main characters will also switch between 2D and 3D on a on a constant basis for even simple movements.
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* 2DVisualsThreeDEffects: Much like its [[Anime/TigerAndBunny predecessor]], it's frequently used for cars and action sequences. The main characters will also switch between 2D and 3D on a on a constant basis for even simple movements.



* ConspicuousCG: Much like its [[Anime/TigerAndBunny predecessor]], it's frequently used for cars and action sequences. The main characters will also switch between 2D and 3D on a on a constant basis for even simple movements.
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* EveryCarIsAPinto: In episode 4, a few bullets seems to be enough to put a car in flames.
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* HeroicAlbino: Yuri Fujishiro has white hair and red eyes and she's a member of Seven-O.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Bamboo Man is way too fast and strong to be a normal person, and Doug and Kirill fail to notice Anthem.

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Bamboo Man is way too fast and strong to be a normal person, and Doug and Kirill fail to notice Anthem. [[spoiler:He's a [[SuperSoldier Genetically Modified Soldier]] who uses tiny amounts of Anthem to enhance his abilities without going into overdrive.]]
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* TwoGirlsToATeam: Inverted, as Doug and Kirill are the only male detectives in Seven-O
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** In one episode Kirill randomly gets timely advice from an old guy he doesn't know (that he in fact refers to as "old guy I don't know") who looks suspiciously like Creator/StanLee and the scene also plays out suspiciously like a Stan Lee cameo in the Marvel superhero movies (more specifically the one in Venom2018).

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** In one episode Kirill randomly gets timely advice from an old guy he doesn't know (that he in fact refers to as "old guy I don't know") who looks suspiciously like Creator/StanLee and the scene also plays out suspiciously like a Stan Lee cameo in the Marvel superhero movies (more specifically the one in Venom2018).''Film/Venom2018'').
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* SecretKeeper: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Kirill ''tries'' to be this in regards to Yuri being a robot. Except it's actually an OpenSecret that everyone already knows, and Kirill only thinks he needs to keep up TheMasquerade because of Doug messing with him.
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* LivingMacGuffin: [[spoiler: Kirill's DNA]] contains the crux of the BigBad's plans.
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* ConspicuousCG: Much like its [[Anime/TigerAndBunny predecessor]], it's frequently used for cars and action sequences. The characters themselves will also switch between 2D and 3D on a semi-regular basis.

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* ConspicuousCG: Much like its [[Anime/TigerAndBunny predecessor]], it's frequently used for cars and action sequences. The main characters themselves will also switch between 2D and 3D on a semi-regular basis.on a constant basis for even simple movements.
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** Episode 10 features four dead Anthem user's profiles. The four men are obviously the Film/{{Ghostbusters}}, as each one looks like their corresponding character and shares that character's given name. In addition, their surnames match the names of the actors who portrayed them [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish with all names spelled correctly.]]

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** Episode 10 features four dead Anthem user's profiles. The four men are obviously the Film/{{Ghostbusters}}, Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}, as each one looks like their corresponding character and shares that character's given name. In addition, their surnames match the names of the actors who portrayed them [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish with all names spelled correctly.]]
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** In one episode Kirill gets advice from an old guy he doesn't know (that he in fact refers to as "old guy I don't know") who looks suspiciously like Creator/StanLee and the scene also plays out suspiciously like a Stan Lee cameo in the Marvel superhero movies.

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** In one episode Kirill randomly gets timely advice from an old guy he doesn't know (that he in fact refers to as "old guy I don't know") who looks suspiciously like Creator/StanLee and the scene also plays out suspiciously like a Stan Lee cameo in the Marvel superhero movies.movies (more specifically the one in Venom2018).
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** In one episode Kirill gets advice from an old guy he doesn't know (that he in fact refers to as "old guy I don't know") who looks suspiciously like Creator/StanLee and the scene also plays out suspiciously like a Stan Lee cameo in the Marvel superhero movies.
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** Episode 10 features four dead Anthem user's profiles. The four men are obviously the Film/{{Ghostbusters}}, as each one looks like their corresponding character and shares that character's given name. In addition, their surnames match the names of the actors who portrayed them [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish with all names spelled correctly.]]
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* BrilliantButLazy: Doug is very competent at his job, but he has a tendency to slack off whenever he can. This of course annoys Kirill who is a lot more energetic and has a gung-ho attitude.


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* DeadpanSnarker: Doug has a tendency for this, although it usually manifests in trolling Kirill with a completely straight face (at least as long as Kirill is looking).


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* HamAndDeadpanDuo: Doug (Deadpan) and Kirill (Ham).

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* EmbarrassingNickname: Originally Kirill's nickname was Rookie, but as soon as Katherine arrived (the very ''next day!''), he got the nickname "Okappa" or "Perm" (Kariage). Kirill naturally protests, and his hair is not even a perm anyway.
* FakeRussian: InUniverse. Kirill Vrubel is a Russian name (surname is originally Polish, but name is spelled by Russian rules). No other detail would point at his nationality.

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* EmbarrassingNickname: Originally Kirill's nickname was Rookie, but as soon as Katherine arrived (the very ''next day!''), he got the nickname "Okappa" or "Perm" (Kariage). both relating to his hairstyle. Kirill naturally protests, and pointing out that his hair is not even a perm anyway.
anyway. Eventually they settle on "Kariage"/"Buzz-cut" (since his hair is cropped short in the back).
* FakeRussian: InUniverse. Kirill Vrubel is a Russian name (surname is originally Polish, but name is spelled by Russian rules). No other detail would point at his nationality.nationality, or whether the same countries even exist in the world of the story.



* GoodCopBadCop: Deana and Kay naturally fall into this dynamics, Kay being the good cop and Deana the bad cop.



* TheNicknamer: Travis likes giving his subordinates a nickname to serve as a call sign, but he's the only one to use them.

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* TheNicknamer: Travis likes giving his subordinates a nickname to serve as a call sign, but he's the only one to use them. Deana eventually takes to calling Kirill and Katherine by their nicknames (Kariage and Kay).



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Kirill immediately notices something is wrong with Doug at the mention of criminal Good-Looking Joe when he starts to obsessively.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Kirill immediately notices something is wrong with Doug when, at the mention of criminal Good-Looking Joe when Joe, he starts to obsessively.immersing himself in the case instead of keeping his distance and slacking off where he can, as he normally does.

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* BadassLongcoat: When facing transformed Anthem users, the members of Sector-O use some badass looking coats.

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* BadassLongcoat: When facing transformed Anthem users, the members of Sector-O Seven-O use some badass looking coats.



* {{Bishonen}}: Kirill is so girlish even the narrator calls him "girl-faced".
** In episode 8, in a passing scene, one of the students he and Max are interviewing thinks he's a girl and asks him on a date.

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* {{Bishonen}}: Kirill is so girlish girly even the narrator calls him "girl-faced".
"girl-faced".
** In episode 8, in a passing scene, one of the students he and Max are interviewing thinks he's a girl and asks him on a date. [[spoiler: Then in episode 10, this gets taken to its logical extreme after a similar incident happens with Gus.]]



* DoNotCallMePaul: Apple Beiber doesn't like being called by his first name, instead he prefers being addressed as professor.

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* DoNotCallMePaul: Apple Beiber Bieber doesn't like being called by his first name, instead he prefers being addressed as professor.professor/doctor.



* EmbarrassingNickname: Originally Kirill's nickname was Rookie, but as soon as Katherine arrived (the very ''next day!''), he got the nickname "Okappa" or Perm. Kirill naturally protests, and his hair is not even a perm anyway.
** By the end of the second episode, it's changed to Kariage.

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* EmbarrassingNickname: Originally Kirill's nickname was Rookie, but as soon as Katherine arrived (the very ''next day!''), he got the nickname "Okappa" or Perm. "Perm" (Kariage). Kirill naturally protests, and his hair is not even a perm anyway.
** By the end of the second episode, it's changed to Kariage.
anyway.



* FantasticDrug: Anthem is an addictive new-type of drug that grants superhuman abilities to its users. Only Sector-O is allowed to tackle those issues.

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* FantasticDrug: Anthem is an addictive new-type new type of drug that grants superhuman abilities to its users. Only Sector-O Seven-O is allowed to tackle those issues.



* HiddenDepths: Kirill actually has a good knowledge about genetics. Though, he says that he stuidied it only to pay for the school.

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* HiddenDepths: Kirill actually has a good knowledge about genetics. Though, he says that he stuidied it only to pay for the school.



* TheNicknamer: Travis likes giving his subordinates a nickname to serve as call sign, but he's the only one to use them.

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* TheNicknamer: Travis likes giving his subordinates a nickname to serve as a call sign, but he's the only one to use them.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Kirill immediately notices something is wrong with Doug at the mention of criminal Good-Looking Joe when he starts to obsessively .
* PocketProtector: The wad of bills Jefferson took from Kirill due to an earlier debt he owed helps save him from a gun shot during the hostage situation. He gives them back to Kirill as a "good luck charm" when he's reassigned to the Seven-O.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Kirill immediately notices something is wrong with Doug at the mention of criminal Good-Looking Joe when he starts to obsessively .
obsessively.
** The revelation that Kirill knows a lot about genetics, to the point where he wrote a paper on it, is treated like this so it can be PlayedForComedy.
* PocketProtector: The wad of bills Jefferson took from Kirill due to an earlier debt he owed helps save him from a gun shot during the hostage situation. He gives them back to Kirill as a "good luck charm" when he's reassigned to the Seven-O.



* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Not only Zabel Franken was playing everyone for fools in order to avoid execution and escape prison, he's the leader of Esperanza.]]

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* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Not only Zabel [[spoiler:Zabel Franken was not only playing everyone for fools in order to avoid execution and escape prison, he's the leader of Esperanza.]]



* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Kirill's fantasy sequences are done in the style of American comics, including rendering all the dialogue in speech bubbles, in perfectly fluent English (complete with accurate font).

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* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Kirill's fantasy sequences are done in the style of American comics, including rendering all the dialogue in speech bubbles, in perfectly fluent English (complete with accurate font).font)...most times, anyway.[[note]]Don't tell Delick! (sic)[[/note]]
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* FakeRussian: Kirill Vrubel is Russian name (surname is originally Polish, but name is spelled by Russian rules). No other detail would point at his nationality.

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* FakeRussian: InUniverse. Kirill Vrubel is a Russian name (surname is originally Polish, but name is spelled by Russian rules). No other detail would point at his nationality.



* Additionally, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Kirill's sister Milla]] is actually his brother, crossdressing for still undisclosed reasons for most of [[spoiler: Kirill's]] childhood.

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* ** Additionally, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Kirill's sister Milla]] is actually his brother, crossdressing for still undisclosed reasons for most of [[spoiler: Kirill's]] childhood.

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