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* AdaptationalRomanceDowngrade: In the comics, he is one of Supergirl's most well-known love interests and they both date in various continuities. In the Arrowverse however they are just very close friends, with Brainy being the main love interest of Nia Nal, while Supergirl has various other romances over the course of the series.

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-> see Characters/DCEUJusticeLeague page to see the character from Earth-1 who bears his name and background



-> see Characters/DCEUJusticeLeague page to see the character from an Undesignated Earth who bears his name and background

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what on EARTH does this have to do with fanservice


* MsFanservice: Is trapped underwater for a long time in season 2, eventually drowning before being saved by Kara.
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* DrowningPit: Is trapped in a flooding container in season 2 for at least four hours before drowning and being saved by Kara.


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* MsFanservice: Is trapped underwater for a long time in season 2, eventually drowning before being saved by Kara.
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addressed by Do Not Call Me Paul above; insistent terminology is for things not people


* InsistentTerminology: If the interrogation scene in "Manhunter" is anything to go on, she doesn't like to be called Alexandra.

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* CoolBigSis: To Kara, of course.
* CoolGun: She seems fond of the ray gun she took from the alien she knocked out on Slaver's Moon in "Supergirl Lives" and has been using it regularly since then.

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* CoolGun: She seems fond of the ray gun she took from the alien she knocked out on Slaver's Moon in "Supergirl Lives" and has been using it regularly since then.
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* DrowningMySorrows: Her typical coping mechanism.

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* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Before being recruited for the DEO.

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* %%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Before being recruited for the DEO.
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* Hypocrite: takes away the lethal firearms from his DEO agents as he's scared of them proliferating to be used by criminals, okay for him who has superpowers whilst they are essentially already redshirt mooks given the foes they face.
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* BadassNormal: Subverted. It being originally believed he was just a normal human, who was nonetheless in charge of an anti-super-criminal task force and who took on Astra, a full-powered Kryptonian, with nothing but a Kryptonite knife. Subverted in that he's actually a Martian with a smörgåsbord of powers.

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* BadassNormal: Subverted. It being originally believed he was just a normal human, who was nonetheless in charge of an anti-super-criminal task force and who took on Astra, a full-powered Kryptonian, with nothing but a Kryptonite knife. Subverted in that he's actually a Martian with a smörgåsbord of powers.powers, and is one of the few beings who can take a yellow-sun-empowered Kryptonian in a straight fight ''and win''.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Mentions in "Stronger Together" that he once had a family. [[SurvivorGuilt Considering his comic book counterpart...]] With the reveal in "Human For A Day", this becomes even more so.

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Mentions in "Stronger Together" that he once had a family. [[SurvivorGuilt Considering his comic book counterpart...]] With the reveal in "Human For A for a Day", this becomes even more so.



* PerfectDisguiseTerribleActing: Despite being both a shapeshifter and a telepath, he's horrible at impersonating other people. He maintains a monotone and acts like a grump regardless of whom he's impersonating. Special mention goes to the episode "For The Girl Who Has Everything." There, he's forced to impersonate Kara and does such a poor job that he seriously damages her relationships with her friends and co-workers and comes close to getting her fired due to antagonizing Cat Grant.

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* PerfectDisguiseTerribleActing: Despite being both a shapeshifter and a telepath, he's horrible at impersonating other people. He maintains a monotone and acts like a grump regardless of whom he's impersonating. Special mention goes to the episode [[Recap/Supergirl2015S1E13ForTheGirlWhoHasEverything "For The the Girl Who Has Everything." Everything"]]. There, he's forced to impersonate Kara and does such a poor job that he seriously damages her relationships with her friends and co-workers and comes close to getting her fired due to antagonizing Cat Grant.



* WalkingSpoiler: Becomes one after "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S1E7HumanForADay Human For A Day]]", in a manner similar to [[Series/TheFlash2014 "Harrison Wells"/Eobard Thawne]].

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* WalkingSpoiler: Becomes one after "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S1E7HumanForADay Human For A for a Day]]", in a manner similar to [[Series/TheFlash2014 "Harrison Wells"/Eobard Thawne]].
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* ParentalSubstitute: To both Danvers sisters, since Jeremiah asked him to care after them. Showcased most often with Alex.

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* ParentalSubstitute: To both Danvers sisters, since Jeremiah asked him to care look after them. Showcased most often with Alex.
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* BrokenMasquerade: After Alex kills Astra, he takes credit for the deed in front of Kara so Alex won't be a BrokenPedestal for her sister. Alex ultimately can't take the guilt and comes clean.
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* AdaptationalWimp: His SuperStrength is at a lower level than his comic counterpart, and his telepathy is also much less skillful as he can't erase specific memories without wiping a mind completely (though apparently he gets better at this). Some of his other abilities from the comics, such as martian vision, are absent here.

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* AdaptationalWimp: His SuperStrength is at a lower level than his comic counterpart, and his telepathy is also much less skillful as he can't erase specific memories without wiping a mind completely (though apparently he gets better at this). Some of his other abilities from the comics, such as martian Martian vision, are absent here.
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dewicking Badass Baritone


* BadassBaritone: His deep voice fits with his ScaryBlackMan demeanor. Turns out to fit equally well when his true heroic and alien nature is revealed.

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