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!!''The Shazam Family''
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!!''[[ComicBook/BlackAdam Teth-Adam / Black Adam]]''
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~~[[caption-width-right:300:''"What good's power if you got nobody~~ [[caption-width-right:300:''"I was a slave until I died. Then I was reborn a god. Now, I kneel before no one."'']]
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!!! '''Species:''' Empowered ~~humans~~
human
!!! '''Citizenship:''' ~~Americans~~
Kahndaqi
!!! '''Played by:''' Creator/AdamBrody (Freddy Freeman) | Creator/MichelleBorth & Creator/GraceCarolineCurrey[[note]]replacing Borth in ''Fury of the Gods''[[/note]] (Mary Bromfield) | Creator/RossButler (Eugene Choi) | D. J. Cotrona (Pedro Peña) | Creator/MeaganGood (Darla Dudley)
'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DwayneJohnson, Benjamin Patterson (body double as Teth-Adam)
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Creator/GerardoVasquez (Latin-American Spanish dub), Garcia Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese dub), Creator/TaitenKusunoki (Japanese dub)
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'' (magical hologram) | ''Film/ShazamFuryOfTheGods''

When forced by Dr. Sivana ''ComicBook/BlackAdamTheJusticeSocietyFiles'' | ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}''

->''"Kahndaq needed a hero. Instead, it got me. All this power... and the only thing I can do with it is hurt people."''

Teth-Adam was originally a slave from the ancient civilization of Kahndaq who gained the powers of SHAZAM. But unlike Billy Batson, Black Adam proceeded to ~~surrender~~ use his powers ~~with~~ for vengeance, leading the ~~Wizard's staff, Billy Batson/Shazam finds out he can instead use it~~ Council to ~~share his powers with his foster brothers~~ imprison him in a tomb and sisters, and turns them all into adult superheroes like himself, which allows them to battle Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins on more even ground.

->For tropes applying to individual characters and raise their ~~normal personas, see [[Characters/DCEUPhiladelphia Philadelphia - Vasquez foster family]].~~standards for future Champions. When Adrianna Tomaz investigated his tomb in the 21st Century, she would reawaken Black Adam.

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* EleventhHourRanger: They're all kept on the sidelines during the majority of the first film, but in the final confrontation with Sivana and the Seven Sins Billy empowers them so that he doesn't have to fight alone.
* BadassCape: All kids have these in their superhero forms.
* BadassFamily: Once all the foster kids get the powers of Shazam, they become this. Given they were willing to fight Sivana and his demon allies with little more than whatever objects they could grab, it's safe to say their gumption isn't just born from the courage of Achilles.
* {{Big Little Brother}}s: All of Mary's foster brothers tower over her while they are all in their superhero forms.
* BrainyBrunette: They've all got dark hair and possess the wisdom of Solomon.
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed, but all five of Billy's foster siblings get to prove that they're still no slouches in their normal forms.
** Freddy is incredibly resistant to both Kalypso's MindControl and Ladon's SupernaturalFearInducer breath, even moreso than the Wizard in the former case.
** Darla, Mary, Pedro, Eugene, and the Wizard are able to befriend the unicorns thanks to Darla, and ride them in battle against the Tree of Life-spawned monsters to protect the civilians of Philadelphia while Shazam faces Kalypso and Ladon.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Happens to all of the Shazamily except for Billy himself, courtesy of Kalypso, at different points, including ''twice'' for Freddy as he's able to get his powers back after the first time, only to have them taken away ''again'' not long after. By the end of the second film, Billy gives them all their powers back.
* TheChosenMany: Billy granted all five of his foster siblings with his power both to defend themselves and because he knew they could be trusted with his kind of power.
* ColorCodedCharacters: In casual clothes Billy is red, Freddy is blue, Darla is purple, Pedro is green, Eugene is gray, and Mary is magenta. This transfers directly into ColorCodedSecretIdentity for all but Mary, whose Shazam form is pretty much the same shade of red as Billy's, whereas her civilian clothes' magenta is more similar to Darla's purple.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The new champions seem to be colored based on their aptitudes.
** Red = MasterOfAll
** Blue = {{Flight}}
** Purple = SuperSpeed
** Green = SuperStrength
** Gray = ShockAndAwe
* CompetitiveBalance: When they acquire the powers of Shazam, each kid seems to specialize in one aspect -- Freddy in {{flight}}, Eugene in [[ShockAndAwe electricity manipulation]], Pedro in [[SuperStrength strength]], and Darla in [[SuperSpeed speed]].[[note]]These correlate with the Power of Zeus, the Wisdom of Solomon, the Strength of Hercules, and the Speed of Mercury -- the powers that the AlternateUniverse versions of the kids of ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} represented.[[/note]] Though seemingly a MasterOfNone, Mary gets the much less showy SuperIntelligence, amplifying her natural aptitudes in that regard.
* CosmopolitanCouncil: The family are a mix of ethnic groups who inherit the Council of Wizards.
* CostumeEvolution: The Shazam costumes have undergone some changes between films:
** The thunderbolt on Shazam's costume no longer glows (except sometimes) and is a solid symbol made of gold.
** Darla's Shazam suit has Mercury Wings at the shoes.
** Pedro's suit is a darker shade of green with gray added.
* CrisisMakesPerfect: [[HowDoIShotWeb Though they do bungle a little handling their superpowers at first]], the other Champions' grasping of their forms is ''much'' quicker than Billy's due to having to stop Sivana and prevent any collateral damage at that precise moment. Most of Billy's mastery of each of his powers was also during an earlier crisis.
* DarkerAndEdgier: By the time of ''Fury of the Gods'' the entire family have had their costumes altered to be more in line with the rest of the DCEU, using darker hues, bolder metals and more distinct chest symbols with a noticable absence of the glowing lights.
* DreamTeam: They're a close-knit foster family blessed with incredible power with the intention of succeeding the Council of Wizards so they can fight injustice and malevolent forces.
* FastAsLightning: All of them, but Darla especially.
* FiveTokenBand: Between one black kid, one Asian kid, one hispanic kid (who is AmbiguouslyGay besides) and one disabled kid, they check a lot of boxes. However, much like the trope description they also have a WhiteMaleLead, there is TwoGirlsToATeam (making it two thirds male), the character who is shown as the most equal to the hero (being the oldest sibling and the other one besides Billy who doesn't "specialise" in her powers) is the only other white abled-bodied one.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: All six of the new champions wear white capes with gold trim and gain their powers from heavenly beings.
* HeartwarmingOrphan: They're all foster children who are genuinely kind-hearted people.
* HeroesRUs: They form a junior Justice League.
* HeroicBuild: The boys get ripped superhero forms, Pedro especially, while the girls become slender yet curvy.
* IdenticallyPoweredTeam: Downplayed. They've all inherited the exact same powers, but display aptitudes for certain abilities.
* InstantExpert: While Billy has to figure out his powers through [[HowDoIShotWeb trial and error]], the others immediately know what powers they have and know how to use it (albeit by specialising in one power per sibling).
* KidHero: They're kids who can turn into superheroes in an instant. Mary is an exception, as she's a high school senior in the first film and the second film is set a few years later.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Billy's foster siblings gained their powers within the final stretch of the first film. Previews for the second film don't even try to hide the fact that they're all superheroes now.
* {{Legacy Character}}s: The Wizard Shazam didn't just pass his powers onto Billy to have him and him alone continue the fight against forces of evil. He intended the empty thrones of his long gone brothers and sisters at the Rock of Eternity to not be empty anymore. Billy figures it out, and turns his foster brothers and sisters into superheroes to carry out that legacy.
* LeotardOfPower: They all wear spandex and capes similar to Superman and Batman.
* MagicAIsMagicA: They all possess the Wisdom of Solomon to varying degrees. Since it's explicitly referred to as "wisdom" and not "intelligence", neither Billy nor his siblings display any knowledge that they wouldn't have acquired beforehand. Mary in particular was already accepted into her first choice of university and figured out Billy was the new superhero in town just by witnessing his interaction with Freddy. Likewise, Eugene is tech-savvy enough to [[spoiler: track down Billy's biological mother]].
* MagicalGirlWarrior: Mary and Darla initially rely on physical ability rather than flight or lightning.
* TheMagicComesBack: A deleted scene in the first movie shows the foster siblings sitting on the thrones of the original Council of Wizards, showing that the Council's future is secure.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Interestingly, Mary had this ''before'' getting the other [[FlyingBrick most common superpowers]]. Darla's superhero form is played by the very curvaceous Creator/MeaganGood.
* PersonalityPowers: They all have the full powerset but the "specialists" could each utilize one right away, under duress, without the learning curve Billy went through -- HeroWorshipper with [[DisabilityNegatingSuperpower mobility issues]] Freddy gets {{Flight}}, [[AsianAndNerdy tech geek]] Eugene can shoot [[ShockAndAwe Lightning]], [[WeightWoe wannabe bodybuilder]] Pedro gets SuperStrength, BrainyBrunette Mary gets SuperIntelligence (though not as prominently shown) and MotorMouth Darla gets SuperSpeed.
* RepeatedCueTardyResponse: In the second film, Billy attempts to summon his siblings while speaking with Hespera.
->'''Billy:''' I've seen all of the ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' movies, lady. It's all...about...FAMILY! (''beat'') Family?! Guys, that was the signal!
* SexierAlterEgo: The kids in their superhero forms wear [[FormFittingWardrobe skintight costumes]] that accentuate the males' ''ripped'' muscles and the females' physically fit body, with Mary's costume being MinidressOfPower and Darla's being {{sleeve|sAreForWimps}}less.
** In ''Fury of the Gods'' Mary's Shazam form resembles her normal self but in a superhero costume.
* SiblingTeam: Foster siblings, but their appearance coincides with Billy accepting them as his true family.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The superhero forms of every Vasquez foster kid bar of course [[TheProtagonist Billy]] were not featured in any trailer for the first movie, for a good reason -- it's a pivotal moment in the climax of the first movie.
* SuperheroSpeciation: While they've all got the same powerset, each sibling has a natural talent for one particular power. Billy himself didn't figure out how to fly until he was forced into a sink-or-swim situation, while Freddy picked it up without even trying. It's possible the siblings will eventually become well-rounded if they practice as much as Billy did.
* SuperpoweredAlterEgo: A given, since they can only access their powers by turning into superheroes.
* SuperTeam: Billy turns his foster siblings into a team of superheroes to give him a better chance at fighting the Seven Sins.
* TeamPowerWalk: The siblings love confidently strolling towards their latest adventure either in their super forms or their civilian forms. Sometimes they transform while doing a power walk so they can dramatically emerge from the ensuing smoke.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Two girls (Mary and Darla) and the rest are dudes.
* UnskilledButStrong: Like Billy, they're strong enough to fight the Seven Deadly Sins right away but it takes them some time to harness their powers. Justified since they're all kids who only found out about the new superhero in town mere days ago.
* UselessAccessory: They all have belts despite wearing one-piece uniforms.
* VillainsActHeroesReact: They were empowered to combat the Seven Deadly Sins when Billy wasn't strong enough to protect them and fight the Sins at the same time.
* WalkingSpoiler: All of them bar Billy, as they don't become superheroes until the climax of the first film and are mostly absent from promotional material.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatHotness: Especially prevalent with scrawny Eugene and overweight Pedro, who get jacked-up muscles and handsome features.

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* ~~EleventhHourRanger: They're all kept~~ NinetiesAntiHero: An overly muscular man wearing a DarkerAndEdgier take on a superhero suit whose sense of justice was fuelled by the death of his loved ones. He feels no hesitation when it comes to killing villains, but has enough decency to hold back when it comes to heroes and innocents.
* AbdicateTheThrone: [[spoiler: After killing SABBAC, Adam sits on the ~~sidelines during~~ throne that is seemingly meant for him... and then chooses to destroy it because he feels it would be "wrong" for him (and anyone else) to rule Kahndaq.]]
* ActorAllusion: Dwayne Johnson took his trademark Smoldering FascinatingEyebrow from ''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle'' with him as Teth-Adam, and tries to charm a merchant into selling him an extra apple in a flashback from ''ComicBook/BlackAdamTheJusticeSocietyFiles''.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Black Adam in the ~~majority~~ comics has stereotypically villainous features such as [[SinisterSchnoz a hook nose]], [[VillainousWidowsPeak widow's peak]], [[VillainousCheekbones high cheekbones]], [[PointyEars sharp-tipped ears]] and [[ThinChinOfSin a pointed chin]]. Here he's played by Dwayne Johnson, whose looks are very much of the ~~first film, but in~~ GentleGiant variety.
* AdaptationalHairstyleChange: In the ~~final confrontation~~ comics, Black Adam styles his dark hair in a buzz cut with ~~Sivana~~ a VillainousWidowsPeak, but here he is bald.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comics, Black Adam was unambiguously evil for quite a number of years before he started to develop any sense of compassion and even then he was far from a nice guy. Here he's shown to be a genuinely heroic figure despite what he believes about himself.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: [[spoiler:In the ~~Seven Sins Billy empowers them so that~~ New 52 comics, he killed Aman to steal the entirety of his nephew's power. Here his son (who acts in Aman's role from the comics) was killed by an archer much to his father's horror]].
* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Normally [[AvertedTrope averted]] as Adam regularly employs his inhuman strength to its full potential and doesn't have to fight alone.
* BadassCape: All kids have these in their superhero forms.
* BadassFamily: Once all the foster kids get the powers of Shazam, they become this. Given they were willing to fight Sivana and his demon allies with little more than whatever objects they could grab, it's safe to say their gumption isn't just born from the courage of Achilles.
* {{Big Little Brother}}s: All of Mary's foster brothers tower over her care about collateral damage. Things change after he [[spoiler: almost kills Amon while they are all in their superhero forms.
* BrainyBrunette: They've all got dark hair and possess the wisdom of Solomon.
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed, but all five of Billy's foster siblings get trying to ~~prove~~ stop Ishmael from killing him. It is then that they're still no slouches in their normal forms.
** Freddy is incredibly resistant Adam chooses to both Kalypso's MindControl and Ladon's SupernaturalFearInducer breath, even moreso than the Wizard in the former case.
** Darla, Mary, Pedro, Eugene, and the Wizard are able to befriend the unicorns thanks to Darla, and ride them in battle against the Tree of Life-spawned monsters to protect the civilians of Philadelphia while Shazam faces Kalypso and Ladon.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Happens to all of the Shazamily except for Billy himself, courtesy of Kalypso, at different points, including ''twice'' for Freddy as he's able to get give up his powers ~~back after the first time, only to have them taken away ''again'' not long after. By the end of the second film, Billy gives them all their powers back.~~
and be put in stasis]].
* ~~TheChosenMany: Billy granted all five~~ AlternateSelf: He has one on [[Characters/ArrowverseCriminalGroupsAndOrganizations Earth-Prime]] as Khem-Adam.
* AntiAntiChrist: In spite of his ~~foster siblings with~~ intimidating appearance and his ~~power both to defend themselves~~ reputation for unleashing chaos, Black Adam is instrumental in stopping a greater threat than himself and ~~because he knew they could be trusted with~~ hailed as a savior by his ~~kind of power.~~
people.
* ~~ColorCodedCharacters: In casual clothes Billy is red, Freddy is blue, Darla is purple, Pedro is green, Eugene is gray, and Mary is magenta. This transfers directly into ColorCodedSecretIdentity~~ AntiHeroSubstitute: [[spoiler:As it's later revealed, Black Adam was a substitute for ~~all but Mary, whose Shazam form is pretty much~~ his son Hurut, the ~~same shade of red as Billy's, whereas her civilian clothes' magenta is~~ original Champion who displayed a far more ~~similar to Darla's purple.~~
idealistic attitude towards heroism]].
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The new champions seem to be colored based on their aptitudes.
** Red = MasterOfAll
** Blue = {{Flight}}
** Purple = SuperSpeed
** Green = SuperStrength
** Gray = ShockAndAwe
* CompetitiveBalance: When they acquire the powers of Shazam, each kid seems to specialize AntiVillain: His rampage in one aspect -- Freddy in {{flight}}, Eugene in [[ShockAndAwe electricity manipulation]], Pedro in [[SuperStrength strength]], and Darla in [[SuperSpeed speed]].[[note]]These correlate with the Power of Zeus, the Wisdom of Solomon, the Strength of Hercules, and the Speed of Mercury -- the powers Kahndaq was horrifying enough that the AlternateUniverse versions of the kids of ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} represented.[[/note]] Though seemingly a MasterOfNone, Mary gets the much less showy SuperIntelligence, amplifying her natural aptitudes in that regard.
* CosmopolitanCouncil: The family are a mix of ethnic groups who inherit the Council of ~~Wizards.~~Wizards imprisoned him for it, and Adam himself admits that his actions were mostly motivated by vengeance. However, he only developed that violent streak due to the injustices he and many others endured at the hands of Kahndaq's tyrannical ruler, and his rampage was mainly targeted at said tyrant.
--> ''"Five thousand years ago, Kahndaq was a melting pot of cultures, wealth, power, and magic. Yet most of us had nothing, except for the chain around our necks."''
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He's hailed as a god-king by the people of Kahndaq for delivering justice. [[spoiler: Interestingly enough, Adam has no wish to be a ruler. When he sits on the throne of Kahndaq, he expresses distaste and blows the throne to pieces.]]
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: The movie concludes with Black Adam sitting on the throne of the Kandaqi king, casually raising his left hand as a MythologyGag to his signature pose in the comics. [[spoiler: Then Black Adam decides he's not interested in sitting on the seat of his oppressors and destroys the throne.]]
* BadassBoast: He's fond of dishing these out.
** The first two teasers end with Black Adam throwing his weight around.
---> ''"I give you my word -- '''no-one will ever stop me again'''."''
** When the Justice Society approach him:
--->'''Dr. Fate:''' You have two choices: kneel or die.\\
'''Black Adam:''' I was a slave until I died. Then I was reborn a god. I kneel before no one.\\
(later)\\
'''Hawkman:''' We're here to negotiate your peaceful surrender.\\
'''Black Adam:''' I'm not peaceful. Nor do I surrender.
** In TheStinger he tells Amanda Waller there's nobody on Earth who can stop him. When Waller says she'll just call beings from other planets who could, Adam tells her to [[BringIt send them all]].
* BadassCape: Black Adam's suit gains a cape upon choosing to be a hero.
* BadassNormal: [[spoiler: When depowered and gagged, Adam plows through a series of armed guards with nothing but muscle and determination.]]
* BaldOfAuthority: He is bald in this adaptation unlike in the comic. At the end of his film, Black Adam is given the choice to be Kahndaq's ruler, which he [[spoiler: rejects]].
* BaldHeadOfToughness: First, Black-Adam is played by The Rock, the very embodiment of this trope in Hollywood. Second, he is a PhysicalGod on roughly equal footing with Superman, at least according to his actor. Given both are capable of taking on four metahumans at once, that's a pretty accurate measurement of his strength.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Adam and Adrianna have numerous things in common, such as their unscrupulous view of justice, a murdered spouse and a headstrong son. While the two aren't confirmed to be lovers by the end of his debut film, the potential is definitely there.
* BlackCloak: While Wizard-Shazam wears bright red, his contemporaries wear various other colors and the Champions in Philadelphia all wear white, Black Adam wears a black mantle with a gold trim. It gets destroyed during his attack on Intergang, but it's eventually replaced with a cape.
* BlackKnight: Doctor Fate considers him fitting for this role in situations where clear good isn't effective enough.
* CostumeEvolution: The Shazam costumes have undergone some changes between films:
** The thunderbolt on Shazam's costume no longer glows (except sometimes) and is a solid symbol made of gold.
** Darla's Shazam suit has Mercury Wings at the shoes.
** Pedro's suit is a darker shade of green with gray added.
* CrisisMakesPerfect: [[HowDoIShotWeb Though they do bungle a little handling their superpowers at first]], the other Champions' grasping of their forms is ''much'' quicker than Billy's due to having to stop Sivana and prevent any collateral damage at BlatantLies: Doctor Fate points out that ~~precise moment. Most of Billy's mastery of each of~~ Black Adam's attempt at sarcasm falls short and just makes him look dishonest. When Adam sends and Intergang agent flying to his powers was also during an earlier crisis.
* DarkerAndEdgier: By death, Doctor Fate asks Adam if he interrogated the ~~time of ''Fury of~~ man first. Adam gives a suspiciously long pause, hears his victim hit the ~~Gods'' the entire family have had their costumes altered to be more~~ ground ''very'' hard, then tells Doctor Fate "[[NeverMyFault he didn't make it]]".
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: He is not without his valid points in ~~line~~ his conflict with the rest of the DCEU, using darker hues, bolder metals and more distinct chest symbols with a noticable absence of the glowing lights.
* DreamTeam: They're a close-knit foster family blessed with incredible power with the intention of succeeding the Council of Wizards so they can fight injustice and malevolent forces.
* FastAsLightning: All of them, but Darla especially.
* FiveTokenBand: Between one black kid, one Asian kid, one hispanic kid (who is AmbiguouslyGay besides) and one disabled kid, they check a lot of boxes. However, much like the trope description they also have a WhiteMaleLead, there is TwoGirlsToATeam (making it two thirds male), the character who is shown as the most equal to the hero (being the oldest sibling and the other one besides Billy who doesn't "specialise" in her powers) is the only other white abled-bodied one.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: All six of the new champions wear white capes with gold trim and gain their powers from heavenly beings.
* HeartwarmingOrphan: They're all foster children who are genuinely kind-hearted people.
* HeroesRUs: They form a junior Justice League.
* HeroicBuild: The boys get ripped superhero forms, Pedro especially, while Society, as his lethal and merciless approach to fighting evildoers ends up being far more effective and helpful to the girls become slender yet curvy.
* IdenticallyPoweredTeam: Downplayed. They've all inherited people of Kahndaq than anything the ~~exact~~ JSA has ever done. Hawkman even relents and encourages him to kill [[spoiler: SABBAC when he proves too strong to be merely subdued.]] At the same powers, but display aptitudes for certain abilities.
* InstantExpert: While Billy time, Adam is convinced by Carter to spare the life of an enemy so that he can extract information from him, and recognizes that this approach has to figure out his powers through [[HowDoIShotWeb trial and error]], the others immediately know what powers they have and know how to use it (albeit by specialising in one power per sibling).
* KidHero: They're kids who can turn into superheroes in an instant. Mary is an exception, as she's a high school senior in the first film and the second film is set a few years later.its advantages.
* ~~LateArrivalSpoiler: Billy's foster siblings gained their~~ BroughtDownToBadass: [[spoiler:After almost killing Amon by accident, Black Adam finally relents and willingly depowers himself. At his own request he's gagged and put in stasis. But when SABBAC is unleashed and Doctor Fate wakes him up again, Teth-Adam charges through several armed guards like they were made of cardboard, all the while still gagged so that he can't call on his powers]].
* BulletCatch: Black Adam demonstrates his finesse by grabbing a bullet with his fingertips. Keep in mind that those blessed with the powers ~~within the final stretch~~ of Shazam are naturally resistant to gunfire.
* BullyHunter: In one of the teaser trailers, Black Adam says that he has a knack for destroying bullies. Throughout his own film, he kills and maims anyone who either picks a fight with him or threatens someone that can't fight back.
* ByronicHero: Black Adam is haunted by the memories of his family being killed and is consumed by anger. Nevertheless, he's inclined to fight on the side of justice, even if he doesn't give it the best image.
* CannotConveySarcasm: After being informed of sarcasm, Adam makes two attempts to be sarcastic himself. The first ~~film. Previews for~~ time comes across as BlatantLies, and the second ~~film don't even try~~ time, only Doctor Fate manages to ~~hide the fact~~ notice that ~~they're~~ he was being sarcastic at all.
* CharacterCatchphrase: Amon tells Adam he should say ''"[[PreMortemOneLiner Tell them the Man in Black sent you]]"'' right before killing his enemies. It takes awhile for Black Adam to get it right.
* CivilizationDestroyer: As he grieved over his son's death and sought revenge, Adam unleashed a wave of explosive energy that decimated ancient Kahndaq. The Wizard states that millions died during his rampage.
* ColdHam: Black Adam's emotional range alternates between stoic and TranquilFury, but he manages to come across as melodramatic no matter what due to how seriously he takes himself.
* ColorCharacter: '''Black''' Adam.
* TheComicallySerious: Black Adam maintains a perpetually grim disposition despite being ignorant of the new world he finds himself in, which leads to several instances where he makes a fool of himself.
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Throughout his film, he goes primarily by his given name Teth-Adam. He doesn't accept the moniker of Black Adam until the final scene before the credits, and isn't directly referred to as such until TheStinger.
* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:An in-universe historical example; history conflates Teth-Adam with his son Hurut, who was originally the champion chosen by the Council of Wizards and Kahndaq's true hero. The reality is that once Adam got his powers, he went on a murderous rampage to avenge his murdered son and wife, losing control of his powers and destroying much of Kahndaq in the process. Upon awakening in the present day, Adam apologizes to the statue that stands to honor Kahndaq's champion, regretting both history's error and having failed to save his son.]]
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter:
** Whereas Billy is a young orphan who uses his powers for fun when he gains the powers of Shazam, Adam is a family man that uses his powers to destroy those who have wronged him. Billy gained his powers from an old man, while Adam gained his powers from his pre-adolescent son.
** Black Adam also contrasts Peacemaker. Both are brutal macho men with a DarkAndTroubledPast and gradually develop a conscience. But while Peacemaker was a garishly-dressed blowhard who disrespects his own allies and has a troubled relationship with his father, Black Adam wears a dull costume, rarely emotes and had a healthy relationship with his son.
* CreepyBlueEyes: Adam's normally dark eyes [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glow]] a light, electric blue when he overcharges or loses control of his powers, and the devastating power he wields makes such moments terrifying to all ~~superheroes now.~~
around him.
* ~~{{Legacy Character}}s:~~ CursedWithAwesome: He considers his powers a curse [[spoiler: due to gaining them from Hurut, who was depowered the moment he told his father the magic word that would empower him, leaving Hurut open to a sneak attack from an archer.]]
* TheCynic: Even before the death of his son broke him inside, Teth-Adam didn't put much faith in Hurut's ideals of freedom and liberation and believed them to be a lost cause. As he put it then, freedom was for the birds, not for hopeless slaves like him and his family.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the Wizard and Billy Batson, Black Adam provides a stark contrast. He grew up in slavery, succumbed to his wrath once empowered and his costume looks charred and sinister rather than bright and shining like the outfits of other champions.
* DarkIsNotEvil: A brooding, violent demigod clad in black who nonetheless only poses a threat to those who need to be stopped.
* DeathGlare: Black Adam looks like he is staring into everyone's souls at [[Film/JumanjiTheNextLevel Smoldering Intensity levels]].
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: At least from his point of view, he ''IS'' a PhysicalGod, who was once a man that died as a slave. Unlike the current Champions, his powerset came entirely from gods rather than a mixture of gods and exceptional mortals.
* DestructiveSavior: His fights against evildoers through the streets of Kahndaq usually involve lots of destroyed buildings and other sorts of property damage, to which he shows little concern. On a more personal and lower-scale level, [[spoiler: he almost kills Amon while trying to save him from Ishmael and his goons. This is what convinces Adam that he can't be trusted to save anybody.]]
* {{Determinator}}: As the guards at ARGUS learned the hard way, [[spoiler: an unpowered and gagged Teth-Adam is a juggernaut in his own right when he wants to be. Not only he plows through multiple armed guards, he later swims shirtless through arctic waters all the way to the surface- and ''survives it''!]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: The Wizard Shazam ~~didn't just pass~~ projects a magical holographic vision of the past to Billy in ''Shazam!''. It shows the ancient champion who was chosen by the Council of Wizards (Black Adam) and the devastation he caused, albeit he's not named.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Upon being awakened, Black Adam murders the first person he sees with zero provocation. When he attracts the attention of several armed mercenaries, Black Adam massacres them all. Turns out there's a ''very'' good reason the Wizard sealed him away and imposed strict standards on potential successors. Additionally, his BulletCatch and ImmuneToBullets establish that he's StrongAndSkilled. However, he does protect Adrianna and Karim from the chaos, showing he isn't a total monster and he can distinguish combatants from non-combatants.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Adam had a wife and son back when he was a slave. The death of both is what made him so bitter and violent.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** Black Adam is absolutely merciless to his enemies, slaughtering them in a variety of brutal and painful ways, but he goes out of his way to avoid harming innocent people, [[spoiler:willingly surrendering himself to A.R.G.U.S. custody when he loses control of his powers ~~onto Billy~~ and nearly kills Adrianna and Amon.]]
** When challenged by the Justice Society, he doesn't kill any of them, and is later willing to ~~have~~ hear them out after some convincing from Adrianna.
** [[spoiler:Adam is willing to let it be up to Adrianna whether to hand over SABBAC's crown to Ishmael, as it's her son being threatened. He even stops Hawkman from interfering.]]
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Teth-Adam was originally shirtless, with the lightning emblem hanging akin to a giant pendant from a neck piece. When his son was killed, Adam's costume changed to a all-encompassing black bodysuit with dull metal accessories. Later [[GoodCostumeSwitch inverted]] when Black Adam decides to become a hero, causing his costume to gain a cape and the metallic parts to turn gold.
* FamedInStory: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. [[spoiler: The exploits of the Champion of Kahndaq are common knowledge in the country during modern times and there is even a statue in his honor. However, it is later revealed that this legendary hero was not Teth-Adam, but his son Hurut. Adam's story of revenge and destruction is known only by him and later by Adrianna.]]
* FireForgedFriends: "Friends" may be too strong a word, but Adam starts out at odds with the Justice Society, especially Hawkman, given their very different ideals and Adam's uncontainable power, but by the end of the film, they've come to understand and respect one another and depart on good terms.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: A few jokes are made about Adam struggling to acclimate to the 21st century. He's baffled by the existence of mirrors and he blows up a television because he assumed [[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Clint Eastwood was picking a fight with him]]. When he enters a room by blasting through a wall, Doctor Fate snarks that they must not have had any doorways back in his day (though Adam replies that they ''did'', implying that breaking through walls is just how Adam prefers to enter a room).
* FlashStep: In his initial fight with the Intergang thugs Adam flies with tremendous speed from one enemy to another in a manner that looks like he is teleporting across the scenery.
* FlyingBrick: He flies very fast and is very durable.
* {{Foil}}: To Carter Hall; they're both powerful warriors, but where Hawkman considers himself a hero, Adam rejects the notion that he is one. Carter uses his Nth metal weapons to fight, while Adam relies on his superpowers. Carter leads a team of heroes, while Adam can barely even cooperate with others, much less lead them. Most importantly, Carter sees the world in terms of good and evil and refuses to kill where he can avoid it; Adam, on the other hand, doesn't concern himself with such distinctions, destroying wrongdoers without mercy.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: A former slave who ended up becoming a Champion using his powers to rampage against the tyrannical regime of Kahndaq.
-->''"I was a slave until I died. Then I was reborn a god."''
* AGodAmI: Downplayed; Adam explicitly describes himself as a god to Hawkman, but he phrases it as a simple statement of fact rather than an arrogant boast or delusion of grandeur. Adam doesn't expect people to worship or even like him, [[spoiler:and given the chance to rule Kahndaq as a GodEmperor, he gives the matter due thought before deciding against it.]]
* TheGhost: Black Adam is only referenced through story in ''Shazam!'', specifically as the reason the wizards do not choose champions quite so carelessly. [[spoiler: As it turns out, the figure the Wizard alluded to was actually a composite of Teth-Adam and Hurut.]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Adam's eyes glow bright blue when he's charging up a storm.
* GoldColoredSuperiority: Once Black Adam chooses to be a hero, his boots, belt and armwraps turn bright gold, with his emblem glowing brighter than before.
* GoodAllAlong: What the Wizard said about him ~~alone continue~~ back in ''SHAZAM!'' made it seem like Black Adam's awakening would be catastrophic for everyone. As it turns out, Black Adam ends up saving far more people than he endangers and he expresses no real urge to cause any trouble, provided everyone stays out of his way.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler: Black Adam's appearance in the current day is largely black and the lightning bolt insignia is faded. He has not renounced the power for millennia, but recalls his powers with the Shazam call and placed in prison. He was then released by Dr. Fate to face Sabbac. When he calls out Shazam again, his costume gains vibrant gold boots, belt and wrist cuffs, and his lightning bolt insignia has filled back in, signifying the evolution from an angry monster into a more heroic figure]].
* GoodIsNotNice: He waits for the Justice Society to arrive before sending two of his hostages plummeting to almost certain death. When Hawkman accuses him of attempted murder, Black Adam states that he was courteous enough to wait for them to arrive before endangering their lives because he was willing to give their non-lethal approach a try.
* GoodParents: In ''ComicBook/BlackAdamTheJusticeSocietyFiles'', he was shown as an understanding and protective father to his son, hoping for a better future for his family.
* HandwrapsOfAwesome: Unlike the Wizard, Billy or his siblings who all wear gold bands on their forearms, Black Adam wears metallic bandages. [[spoiler:They turn to gold once Adam decides to become a hero.]]
* HeroesFrontierStep: After being muzzled and put in stasis, Teth-Adam [[spoiler: is called on Doctor Fate to save the world. Adam then fights his way out of the bunker, all the while unable to transform into his powered form. He successfully makes it to the ocean and tears off his muzzle, only to black out from exhaustion and hypothermia. As he reaches the afterlife and sees his family, Teth-Adam tells them he can't die just yet because their people are counting on him]]. Through this incredible act of courage, determination and compassion, Black Adam is reborn with a more heroic outfit.
* HeroicBuild: Teth-Adam was quite muscular (albeit smaller than Dwayne Johnson) even before he became a champion, no doubt due to years of manual labor.
* HerosEvilPredecessor: Black Adam was the last person to wield the power of SHAZAM until Billy Batson was chosen. Unlike Billy, he used his powers to go on an all-out rampage. Downplayed in that he's not so much a villain as just violently intolerant of those who wrong him and the people he cares about.
* AHeroToHisHometown: Despite being seen as a dangerous threat to outsiders like Amanda Waller and the Justice Society, Teth-Adam is revered as a hero and a savior by the people of Kahndaq due to his fight against ~~forces of evil. He intended~~ the ~~empty thrones~~ Intergang. They loudly boo the superhero team and demonstrate support towards Adam.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Black Adam draws the line at harming kids and innocent bystanders. He also warms up to the Tomaz family and respects Doctor Fate, despite not outwardly expressing so.
* HighAltitudeInterrogation: Two mooks receive this from Adam. And both would splat on the ground if Hawkman didn't follow him to catch them mid-fall. Black Adam defends this by stating that he only dropped his victims because he was certain Hawkman would catch them.
* HighVoltageDeath: His first kill in the movie has him lifting a hapless Intergang thug by the neck and brutally disintegrating his body by frying the man with his lightning powers.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: [[spoiler:In-universe; historical record conflates the vengeful Teth-Adam with his genuinely heroic son Hurut, resulting in Adam's reputation in the modern day.]]
* HopeBringer: Mostly an InvokedTrope by Amon, who wants to convince everyone in Kahndaq that Adam is their savior and that his arrival would bring hope and freedom to the country. He even inspires the populace to make the same gesture Hurut - a HopeBringer in his own right - made to the opressed slaves during Akh-Ton's reign. Adam eventually lives up to these expectations.
* IdealistVsPragmatist:
** The crux of his ~~long gone brothers~~ belligerent relationship with the Justice Society (most notably with Hawkman) is the opposition between his anti-heroic willingness to get his hands dirty and ~~sisters~~ kill evildoers and the JSA's straightforward insistence on not killing their enemies.
** It's not given much focus, but this trope comes up when Adam suggests that violence should be taught to Amon, which Adrianna refuses. He wants the boy to adapt quickly to the harsh nature of Kahndaq and the world while his mother wants him to live an innocent life and disapproves of Amon getting involved with anti-Intergang resistance.
* ImmuneToBullets: Upon his reawakening, several soldiers fire at him with machines guns. Black Adam is not even fazed. [[spoiler: This is of course averted in his depowered form, as he is shot by an A.R.G.U.S guard- though that barely slows him down.]]
-->'''Black Adam:''' ''[in ancient Kahndaqi]'' Your magic is weak.
* ImNotAHeroIm: Adam states multiple times through the movie that he is not a hero and has never claimed to be one. At the end of the movie, he tries to become a truly heroic warrior, but only refers to himself as a "protector" of Kahndaq.
* InTheHood: His cloak covers his head and gives him CreepyShadowedUndereyes.
* JerkassHasAPoint: When he performs his HighAltitudeInterrogation against a pair of Intergang mooks, he drops them and they have to be rescued by Hawkman. When Hawkman yells at him for nearly killing them, Adam retorts that he knew Hawkman was there and knew Hawkman would save them, and thus it wasn't an attempt to murder them. Dr. Fate points out he's not wrong.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Black Adam is a stern and merciless figure who rejects the authority of others (often violently) and doesn't have much respect for other people's property, but beneath all that is a dedicated protector of his people, willing to, in his own way, be polite to those who haven't incurred his wrath. Also, despite his menacing exterior, he's reasonable and can be convinced to hear people out.
* KnightInSourArmor: A PerpetualFrowner who thinks with his fists and has no tolerance for people who invade his turf. His brutal treatment of Intergang convinces the locals that he's on their side.
* KubrickStare: It's practically Adam's default expression. Given his past as a slave and his outfit including a hood when he was reawakened, it's pretty much a habit formed from circumstance.
* KryptoniteFactor: It is implied that Eternium is the only thing that can harm him, seeing an Eternium-laced rocket knocked him out cold, and punching the crown of Sabbac by accident grazes his knuckles. As it is a magical element, it's the same principle behind Shazam being immune to mortal threats but vulnerable to another magic-powered villain.
* LeaveYourQuestTest: [[spoiler: After swimming through arctic waters and passing out from hypothermia, he ends up in an afterlife where he sees his wife and son again. Though he enjoys the moment as much as he can, Adam ultimately declines to stay with his family because he is needed to save the world from SABBAC.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://youtu.be/f9ydfcm5UTM Black Adam's Theme]] brings with it the sense of danger and glory that's integral to his journey FromNobodyToNightmare.
* LightningBruiser: Black Adam is so fast that he can barely be seen, so durable that nothing short of eternium [[spoiler:or SABBAC]] can even slow him down, and he's so mighty that he can casually toss a grown man miles away.
* LightningCanDoAnything: He uses his lightning powers to cauterize his Eternium-laced wounds after a rocket with the substance strikes him.
* LightningFireJuxtaposition: His empowerment by the Council of Wizards granted him lightning magic, which is contrasted with Ishmael gaining domain over fire upon becoming SABBAC after being empowered by the ancient demons of Hell.
* LogicalWeakness: Adam's powers are activated when he says the word "SHAZAM". Therefore, as Amanda Waller and the Justice Society analyze, getting him to say the word would depower him. The JSA's strategy to defeat him is to make Adam do just that, [[spoiler: which he eventually does out of his full volition and without coercion.]]
* MadeOfIndestructium: He catches a rocket and suffers only mild injuries after it explodes in his hand.
* ManlyTears: Teth-Adam openly weeps when his loved ones are murdered.
* MosesArchetype: A man from the slave caste who was blessed by higher powers to liberate his people from a cruel regime, unleashing all kinds of chaos upon his oppressors.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: His first (and usually only) solution to enemy combatants is to destroy them, even when it's laughably obvious that they pose no threat to him. This is the major sticking point between Adam and [[ThouShaltNotKill Hawkman]], who is much more of a traditional hero. Hawkman and Doctor Fate both point out the downsides of this practice, as keeping prisoners alive to interrogate proves fruitful, which convinces Adam to at least ''try'' and adjust his approach.
* MusclesAreMeaningful: Being played by Dwayne Johnson, Adam is large and muscular and displays the biggest amount of strength in the movie. Unlike [[spoiler: the previous champion- his son Hurut-]], he already had a HeroicBuild even as a mortal and it is in this depowered state that he [[spoiler: plows through A.R.G.U.S guards with nothing but brute force.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When Black Adam's reckless use of his power endangered Adrianna and Amon, he has a mild breakdown and finally allows Hawkman to take him into custody.]]
* NeckLift: Every trailer and promo clip shows him doing this, to the point where it's practically his SignatureMove.
* NoManShouldHaveThisPower: [[spoiler: The reason he decides to destroy the throne at the ~~Rock of Eternity~~ end. Though the Kahndaqi people would easily look up to ~~not~~ him as a king, Adam believes the country should be ~~empty anymore. Billy figures it out,~~ self-sufficient and ~~turns~~ thus have no rulers of any kind. In his ~~foster brothers~~ own words, it feels "wrong" for him to sit on the throne]].
* NominalHero: Upon being reawakened, Adam proceeds to become a thorn in the Intergang's side as he lays waste to many of the members. He is able to tell the helpless from the aggressors, but fights out of rage rather than justice or heroism, and ~~sisters into superheroes~~ is initially unconcerned with Adrianna's resistance movement and desire to ~~carry out~~ free Kahndaq. It's only much later that ~~legacy.~~
Adam chooses to become a protector of his people.
* ~~LeotardOfPower: They all wear spandex~~ NoSell: An Intergang grunt tries whacking Black Adam in the head with a metal rod. Adam doesn't even flinch, but the rod is bent from the impact.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Though Teth-Adam speaks Egyptian (before suddenly learning English, possibly thanks to Adrianna summoning him by reading hieroglyphics in the English language and capes similar to Superman and Batman.
* MagicAIsMagicA: They all possess the Wisdom of ~~Solomon~~ Zehutil), he speaks with the Rock's natural American accent, which stands out due to ~~varying degrees. Since it's explicitly referred to as "wisdom" and~~ every other Kahndaqi native speaking with Middle-Eastern-sounding inflections.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Upon reawakening in the present day, he kills several members of the Intergang organization not ~~"intelligence", neither Billy nor his siblings display any knowledge that they wouldn't~~ out of belief in Adrianna's cause, but pure rage. He initially refuses to have ~~acquired beforehand. Mary in particular~~ anything to do with her vendetta against the gang, but eventually grows closer to her and her son and becomes the hero she wanted him to be.
* NotSoStoic: Despite his typically serious and unexpressive demeanor, Black Adam is certainly capable of strong emotion; [[spoiler:he wept after his son was ~~already accepted into her first choice of university~~ killed, and ~~figured out Billy~~ in the present day, his anger and concern at Amon's life being threatened drive him to lose control of his powers, just as he did when he accidentally levelled half of Kahndaq after taking his revenge for his son's murder.]]
* OneManArmy: Black Adam passes through Intergang's toughest without breaking a sweat.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: "I'm not peaceful, nor do I surrender". [[spoiler: He willingly surrenders without resistance after his actions nearly got Amon killed.]]
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: The death of his son caused Black Adam to become the person he is now.
* PapaWolf: Hurut was the ~~new superhero~~ most important person in ~~town just by~~ Teth-Adam's life, and he was devastated upon witnessing his ~~interaction~~ son's death.
* PerpetualFrowner: The vast majority of his screen time has him keep the same angry frown on his face, along with ~~Freddy. Likewise, Eugene~~ him speaking in a low and understated tone of voice. The closest he gets to smiling is ~~tech-savvy enough to~~ when he sports a slight grin before fighting an enemy, [[spoiler: ~~track down Billy's biological mother]].~~
until he finds his family in the afterlife]].
* ~~MagicalGirlWarrior: Mary~~ PersonOfMassDestruction: The Wizard claims millions have died at the height of his anger and Darla initially rely on physical ability rather than flight or lightning.
* TheMagicComesBack: A deleted scene quest for vengeance and, indeed, he destroyed a large swath of Kahndaq when killing Akh-Ton in revenge back in 2600 BCE.
* PetTheDog:
** As Adrianna points out, Black Adam's first instinct upon reawakening was to butcher the soldiers that were threatening her and Karim despite having no reason to help these total strangers.
** Likely out of parental instinct, Black Adam bonds with Amon almost instantly and is heavily invested in protecting the boy when Intergang go after him.
* PhysicalGod: Teth-Adam has powers of divine origin. He died, got revived by the Wizard as the first ~~movie shows~~ Champion and became the ~~foster siblings sitting on the thrones~~ ruler of the original Council of Wizards, showing that the Council's future is secure.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Interestingly, Mary had this ''before'' getting the other [[FlyingBrick most common superpowers]]. Darla's superhero form is played by the very curvaceous Creator/MeaganGood.
* PersonalityPowers: They all have the full powerset but the "specialists" could each utilize one right away, under duress, without the learning curve Billy went through -- HeroWorshipper with [[DisabilityNegatingSuperpower mobility issues]] Freddy gets Kahndaq. His powers include {{Flight}}, ~~[[AsianAndNerdy tech geek]] Eugene can shoot [[ShockAndAwe Lightning]], [[WeightWoe wannabe bodybuilder]] Pedro gets~~ SuperStrength, ~~BrainyBrunette Mary~~ SuperSpeed, [[PsychoElectro generating lightning]] (which was always considered in mythology and folklore a divine ability), and NighInvulnerability.
* PowerIncontinence: When he's distressed, Black Adam can unleash explosive waves of lightning.
* RaceLift: Black Adam in the comics has West Asian heritage, hailing from a country near Egypt [[note]] Kahndaq is a fictional country located in the Sinai peninsula, which is also the Asian part of Egypt as it is a trans-continential country in the real world. [[/note]] Dwayne Johnson has Black Canadian, Samoan American, and a bit of Irish heritage, although he does not have any North African or West Asian ancestry at all. This take on Black Adam also has a darker skin tone than his comic book counterpart.
* RedBaron:
** The "mightiest of mortals", a moniker traditionally associated with Billy Batson.
** Amon says he should call himself "the man in black".
* RefusingParadise: Teth-Adam comes close to death after trying to swim through arctic waters. He finds himself in an afterlife that resembles his original time period where his wife and son await him with open arms. Adam savors the moment for all it's worth, then tells his family that he can't die just yet, because their home and the greater world need his help.
* RightfulKingReturns: [[spoiler: After SABBAC is unleashed on Earth and stands against the Justice Society to sit on the throne of Kahndaq, the tide is only turned when Adam chooses to regain his powers and uses them to destroy the demon and take his place in the throne that is seemingly meant for him. Then the trope is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] as Adam refuses to be a king and destroys the throne, ensuring no one would rule over Kahndaq again.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The murder of his family incurred the tremendous wrath of a newly-empowered Teth-Adam, who used his godly might to annilihate his oppressors without mercy, even destroying a large swath of Kahndaq in the process. He even ended up killing 6 of the 7 members of the Council of Wizards when they deemed him too dangerous to roam free, before finally being sealed away.
* SarcasmBlind: He doesn't understand some sarcastic remarks Kent makes towards him, and Kent has to spell it out for Adam- introducing him to the concept. He later attemps some sarcasm on his own, but it ends up being BlatantLies instead.
* SayMyName:
** Adrianna Tomaz unleashes Black Adam by standing in his tomb and shouting "Shazam!".
** Amanda Waller somehow figured out that his powers can be deactivated if he says the magic word.
** [[spoiler: Black Adam ultimately does say it to depower himself out of guilt for almost killing Amon. When Doctor Fate calls for his aid, Adam says it once more.]]
* SealedBadassInACan:
** He was kept dormant for 5000 years until Adrianna Tomaz summoned him due to being powerful enough to wipe out 6 wizards in battle.
** [[spoiler: He chooses to give up his powers and allows himself to be locked up after endangering Amon's life when trying to save him from Ishmael. He has to be muzzled so he won't say SHAZAM again and proves to be a force to be reckoned with even without his powers.]]
* ShadowArchetype: Black Adam is everything that his successor Billy Batson isn't; where Billy is goofy and well-meaning, reveling in the life of a superhero, Adam is stoic and doesn't consider himself a hero by any measure. Billy uses his powers for his amusement and the betterment of others, while Adam uses it to destroy those who have wronged him and harm others. The only qualities they do share are an underlying desire to do good and the source of their powers, but even then, Adam is very different; Billy was Shazam's choice to be a champion, while Adam [[spoiler:received his powers from his son, Hurut]], and where Billy takes action to protect the innocent, Adam prefers to punish the wicked.
* ShockwaveClap: Black Adam can generate intense blasts with a simple - almost ''gentle'' - clap.
* ShowyInvincibleHero: Black Adam's incredible power gets ~~SuperIntelligence (though~~ quite the showing in his first appearance, where he simply allows Intergang mooks to pelt him with bullets and missiles, seemingly just to see what they feel like, before completely ignoring the onslaught to annihilate his hapless attackers.
* SinisterSilhouettes: When Adrianna Tomaz awakens Black Adam, he's wearing a thick black cloak with a hood obscuring his face. He then demonstrates how dangerous he is by grabbing one of the soldiers flanking her and frying him to death, with the rest getting absolutely massacred in quick succession.
* SmugSuper: Adam's ego, like [[TheStoic all of his emotions]], is downplayed, but it's definitely there; he considers himself a PhysicalGod whom no one on Earth can equal, but the incredible power he wields (which came from ''actual'' gods) and the ease with which he destroys most of his enemies lend considerable credibility to this belief. Hawkman even agrees with him that nothing can truly stop Black Adam other than Adam himself.
* SoftSpokenSadist: Rage-filled powerhouse he may be, but Black Adam always speaks in a coarse whisper to highlight the fact he's dead inside.
* StockShonenRival: He has this kind of relationship with Hawkman at first and there are hints that he'll form a similar rivalry with [[spoiler: Superman. No word yet on how he'll interact with Billy Batson]].
* TheStoic: In his modern day appearance, Black Adam's expression seldom changes from a scowl, and he almost never raises his voice. His shows of emotion tend to be muted, if he shows any emotion at all.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: Black Adam embracing his heroic side is illustrated when he gains a cape.
* SuperSpeed: He reacts fast enough to catch a rocket with one hand.
* SuperStrength: He easily punches an airplane in mid-air while flying, causing the plane to crash. In another sequence he throws a man into the sea, hundreds of meters away.
* SuperToughness: Machine guns don't harm him, being thrown around and destroying buildings barely cause Black Adam to react. Only eternium can harm him and even then he'll try to walk it off.
* SurvivorsGuilt: Black Adam considers his powers a curse, because [[spoiler: when an empowered Hurut tried to bestow some of them onto him by telling his father the magic word, it caused Hurut to revert back to his non-powered form, which left him vulnerable to an archer's attack]]. It comes up again when [[spoiler: he lets out a burst of lightning which nearly killed Amon. Reminded of the people who suffer when he cuts loose, Black Adam finally decides to surrender.]]
* TakesTenToHold: On the receiving end of this ''twice'' by Doctor Fate, using a spell that made several copies with anywhere between three to six of which struggled to keep Adam restrained. For Fate's part, Adam was also visibly struggling to escape, and would have succeeded in both attempts had Atom Smasher not as prominently shown) and MotorMouth Darla gets SuperSpeed.
* RepeatedCueTardyResponse: In struck him down during the second ~~film, Billy attempts to summon his siblings while speaking~~ try.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: When Black Adam allies with Hespera.
->'''Billy:''' I've seen all of the ~~''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' movies, lady.~~ Justice Society, he still maintains a very difficult personality around them, which is more pronounced in Hawkman's case. It's ~~all...about...FAMILY! (''beat'') Family?! Guys,~~ only after [[spoiler: returning from imprisonment to fight SABBAC]] that ~~was~~ he cooperates better and more respectfully with the ~~signal!~~
JSA.
* ~~SexierAlterEgo: The kids~~ ThereWasADoor: At first, Teth-Adam has a tendency to break through walls when other means of travel are present, [[RuleOfFunny for some reason]]. Eventually, Kent asks him if there were doors back in his time after this keeps happening for a while- and Adam confirms it!
* TooMuchAlike: While neither will admit it, Black Adam and Hawkman are both brawlers at heart with a tough stance on injustice.
* TranquilFury: His default disposition. He always keeps an intense and angry scowl on his face and typically speaks in an understated tone of voice- even though he is burning with rage inside. This is better demonstrated when he stormed king Akh-Ton's chambers in order to kill him in revenge while displaying his usual stoic expression.
* {{Troll}}: As stern as he is, Black Adam does have an impish sense of humor. When he's holding two Intergang troops hostage, he waits for the Justice Society to get within reaching distance of him. Then he drops them and gives Hawkman a smug look. When Hawkman gets on his case for trying to kill them, Black Adam points out that he deliberately waited for them to arrive so they could save his hostages. It's clear he only acted with mercy because he knew it would agitate Hawkman.
* {{Ubermensch}}: After living as a slave and losing his son, Adam swore to never again kneel before another.
* TheUnchosenOne: As it turns out, Teth-Adam is [[spoiler: not the person that wizards chose to have the power of SHAZAM; his son Hurut was, but when the king tried to have their ~~superhero forms wear [[FormFittingWardrobe skintight costumes]]~~ family targeted, Hurut transferred his powers to Teth-Adam in order to save his life and was subsequently killed, leading to Adam's RoaringRampageOfRevenge.]]
* TheUnfettered: Dwayne Johnson considers a defining trait of the character to be a lack of restraint.
* UnscrupulousHero: After his CharacterDevelopment, he becomes a heroic individual fighting to protect Kahndaq and its people who has no compunctions about using lethal force to do so.
* VillainKiller: He shows no mercy to those who harm others. It's the whole reason why Hawkman considers him a threat. It gets a DeconReconSwitch when Black Adam [[spoiler: kills Ishmael, who was counting on this so that ~~accentuate~~ he could get to Hell and be reborn as SABBAC, who was only thwarted when Black Adam killed him again.]]
* VillainOfAnotherStory: Until the ~~males' ''ripped'' muscles~~ time came when he resurfaced in his own film, his bad reputation was just something of a cautionary tale for the wizards when granting people super powers.
* VillainProtagonist: When Black Adam debuts, he makes it clear that he's not someone to trifle with and the females' physically fit body, with Mary's costume being MinidressOfPower and Darla's being {{sleeve|sAreForWimps}}less.
** In ''Fury of the Gods'' Mary's Shazam form resembles her normal self but in a superhero costume.
* SiblingTeam: Foster siblings, but their appearance coincides with Billy accepting them as his true family.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The superhero forms of every Vasquez foster kid bar of course [[TheProtagonist Billy]] were not featured in any trailer for the first movie, for a good only reason -- he hasn't harmed any innocents is because he hasn't any reason to. The people of Kahndaq don't seem to mind his roughness, as every action he takes is of benefit to them.
* WhenHeSmiles: Adam spends about 98% of his screentime scowling. When he does give a genuine smile [[spoiler: after seeing his wife and son in the afterlife]], it's ~~a pivotal moment in the climax of the first movie.~~
glorious.
* ~~SuperheroSpeciation: While they've~~ WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: After losing his family and gaining incredible power all ~~got~~ within the same ~~powerset, each sibling has~~ day, he went on a ~~natural talent for one particular power. Billy himself didn't figure out how~~ destructive power trip.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Black Adam holds no restraint against the Intergang paramilitary as [[PayEvilUntoEvil he identifies them as deserving no mercy]]. But there is a sense he recognizes the JSA as genuine heroes trying to ~~fly until he was forced into a sink-or-swim situation,~~ do what is right, so his actions are more in self-defense and will knock them down while ~~Freddy picked it up without even trying. It's possible the siblings will eventually become well-rounded if they practice as much as Billy did.~~
avoiding a killing blow.
* ~~SuperpoweredAlterEgo: A given, since they~~ WorldsStrongestMan: Black Adam can only access their powers by turning into superheroes.
* SuperTeam: Billy turns his foster siblings into a team of take on four superheroes ~~to give~~ at once, which puts him a better chance at fighting the Seven Sins.
* TeamPowerWalk: The siblings love confidently strolling towards their latest adventure either in their super forms or their civilian forms. Sometimes they transform while doing a power walk so they can dramatically emerge from the ensuing smoke.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Two girls (Mary and Darla) and the rest are dudes.
* UnskilledButStrong: Like Billy, they're strong enough to fight the Seven Deadly Sins right away but it takes them some time to harness their powers. Justified since they're all kids who only found out about the new superhero in town mere days ago.
* UselessAccessory: They all have belts despite wearing one-piece uniforms.
* VillainsActHeroesReact: They were empowered to combat the Seven Deadly Sins when Billy wasn't strong enough to protect them and fight the Sins at the same time.
* WalkingSpoiler: All of them bar Billy, weight division as ~~they don't become superheroes until~~ Superman. [[spoiler: Indeed, Amanda Waller has to rely on none other than the ~~climax~~ Man of Steel himself to keep Black Adam in check.]] As all six beings that make up his powerset are gods, he might be stronger than his current successors in Philadelphia.
* YankTheDogsChain: After Shiruta's death and his own fatal injury, it seemed like Teth-Adam might catch a break when Hurut saved his life by sharing his powers with his father. Unfortunately, the ~~first~~ process caused Hurut to revert back to his non-powered form just long enough for the king's assassins to kill him.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Black Adam in the comics, cartoons and videogames typically looks like a tall, muscular pale, tan/light brown skinned Middle Eastern man (think Zeeko Zaki) with short black hair in a widows peak, has pointy ears, sharp cheek bones, a hooked nose and a strong jawline. He also speaks with a middle eastern accent. In this film he is at least tall, muscular and are mostly absent from promotional material.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatHotness: Especially prevalent with scrawny Eugene has a strong jawline. But due to Dwayne Johnson being Black-Irish Canadian and ~~overweight Pedro, who get jacked-up muscles~~ Samoan American. He is much darker skinned, he is bald, has an American accent and ~~handsome features.~~lacks the other features so much that fans made photoshop edits of Dwayne Johnson to make him look not only Middle Eastern but like comics Black Adam.

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!!Allies
[[folder:Mr. Tawky Tawny]]
!! ''Mr. Tawky Tawny''
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!!! '''Species:''' Tiger-man
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''SHAZAM! Thundercrack''

Fawcett High's football mascot. At one point Freddy imagines him as a living being after taking a cheerleader to the head.

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!!Allies
[[folder:Mr. Tawky Tawny]]
!! ''Mr. Tawky Tawny''
[[folder:Billy Batson]]
!!''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} William Joseph "Billy" Batson / Shazam]]''
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[[quoteright:300:[[labelnote: Click here to see Billy's normal form]]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/billybatson.png ''"I can take care of myself."''[[/labelnote]]]]
!!! '''Species:''' ~~Tiger-man~~
Empowered human
!!! ~~'''Appearances:'''~~ '''Citizenship:''' American
!!! '''Affiliation(s):''' Shazam Family
!!! '''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ZacharyLevi (Shazam), Creator/AsherAngel (Billy), David Kohlsmith (4 year old Billy)
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Masaki Suda (Creator/MamoruMiyano in the sequel) / Creator/MegumiOgata (Shazam / Billy, Japanese), Manuel Campuzano / Creator/EmilioTrevino (Shazam / Billy, Latin-American Spanish), Tanguy Goasdoué / Tom Trouffier (Shazam / Billy, European French), Creator/PhilippeMartin / André Kasper (Shazam / Billy, Canadian French), Eduardo Drummond (Brazilian Portuguese, Billy), Léo Rabelo (Brazilian Portuguese, Shazam)
!!! '''Film Appearances:''' ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'' | ''Film/ShazamFuryOfTheGods''
!!! '''Appearances in Other Media:''' ''SHAZAM! Thundercrack''

Fawcett High's football mascot. At Thundercrack'' | ''Shazamily Matters'' | ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}''[[note]]archive footage[[/note]]

->'''Billy:''' And that's why you don't mess with electricity!
->'''Freddy:''' Catchphrases obviously aren't one ~~point Freddy imagines him as~~ of your superpowers.

Billy Batson is a ~~living~~ teenage boy with an absent father. When he was just 4 years old, he lost his mother at an amusement park and had to be admitted into foster care. Growing up without his biological parents, Billy constantly ran away from the homes he was provided in search of his mother.

After being ~~after taking a cheerleader to~~ set up with the ~~head.~~Vasquez family and given a chance to prove himself, Billy was chosen as the Champion of the Rock of Eternity and empowered by an ancient wizard. Now he can turn into an adult superhero with a range of powers inherited from divine beings just by saying the word "Shazam".

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* AdaptedOut: In a sense. Being a figment of Freddy's imagination more or less confirms the real Tawky Tawny won't ever appear in any films unless some kind of spell is able to bring him into the real world.
* {{Foil}}: Tawky is upbeat, committed to justice and eagerly takes Freddy under his wing. In other words he's exactly what Freddy was trying to mold Billy into.

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* ~~AdaptedOut:~~ AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: The rush of sheer power he gets leaves Billy a little cocky and overconfident at first, and only becomes amplified by his newfound fame as "Philly's own superhero", leading him to charge for selfies and busk by doing light shows with his hands, all while blowing off any hero duties or chances to do good deeds. Freddy calls him on it, saying he's become no different than the Bryers. [[spoiler:It takes his new family being caught between him and Dr. Sivana for Billy to finally learn to act responsibly]].
* ActingUnnatural: Whenever he tries to lie, he becomes very stiff and he doesn't know big words to describe things, which turns into a bit of a RunningGag.
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: [[DownplayedTrope About halfway between]] his ''ComicBook/New52'' version, who was more snotty and cynical, and his classic version, who is more or less a pure (and younger) CheerfulChild.[[note]]As the New 52 change was rather contentious for long-time fans, the director of the movie even took pains to assure them that Billy would not be "a huge dickhead".[[/note]] Instead of being rude and sullen, Billy is [[LeaveMeAlone quiet, emotionally closed-off, and a little sarcastic]] for much of ''SHAZAM!'', in part because he thinks his foster family is unnecessary and [[KnightInSourArmor he doesn't want to get attached to people he's planning to ultimately leave behind]]. [[spoiler:By the end of the movie, after learning to let go of his mother and embrace the Vasquez family, he's become a much nicer person, even leading their pre-dinner family ritual as a gesture of cooperation]].
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Billy's infamous cynicism in the New 52 is toned down for the film. Notably, in the comics he was outright nasty when he cruelly reminded Darla that they weren't actually siblings. In the movie, it comes across as him being InnocentlyInsensitive and he immediately feels bad for bumming Darla out. That being said, Billy still falls short of being pure of heart like his Golden Age incarnation, being a ~~sense. Being~~ slave to the vices typical of a ~~figment~~ teenage boy.
* AdaptationDeviation: A big logistical weakness of changing the hero's name from Captain Marvel to Shazam is that he can't introduce himself without transforming back into Billy. The New 52 comic directly addressed this by setting up the requirement that Billy has to say the magic word "with purpose, with belief, with good intentions" to invoke the transformation and showed several times where Billy/Captain Marvel says "Shazam" without changing. The movie adaptation has, for the time being, removed that safeguard for comedic effect.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Billy has black hair in the original comics, but brown hair in the films.
* AdaptationNameChange: Zig-zagged. Billy's champion identity was originally called Captain Marvel for the vast majority of his history. Promotional material for the film follows the New 52 version in changing his name to match his catchphrase, but in the actual film the transformed Billy is never called "Shazam" himself. This is turned into a running gag as various {{Atrocious Alias}}es are proposed and even the villain only calls him the Wizard's champion.
* AgeLift: A bit older than his classic version, in keeping with the New 52 influences; by the time ''Shazam!'' begins, Billy's explicitly mentioned to be 14, while the pre-Crisis Billy was a [[VagueAge pre-teen of indeterminate age]] (and, in the Golden Age, didn't even know when his own birthday was, due to being an undocumented orphan).
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:He spent years running away from and rejecting foster families to find his real mother... to find her not wanting to be part of his life anymore. It's at this point that Billy begins to appreciate the Vasquez foster home.]]
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''illy '''B'''atson. Also covers his non-powered actor, '''A'''sher '''A'''ngel.
* AllMenArePerverts: Billy uses his adult form to get into a strip club...only to walk out moments later as he immediately ran out out money. When he tries to get his siblings out of the Rock of Eternity, Billy subconsciously teleports them to the same strip club, to Mary's annoyance.
* AloofBigBrother: Subverted. He acts emotionally distant towards his foster siblings at first, but soon opens up to them. First with Freddy, as he's a superhero enthusiast who can teach Billy the ropes, then Darla when she catches him in his champion form.
* AlternateSelf: Billy has one on [[Characters/Batman1966Heroes Earth-66]] and another on [[Characters/SmallvilleClarksAllies Earth-167]].
* AnimalMotif: Tigers. Billy has a tiger on his backpack as well as on the links of his cape. [[spoiler:When he last saw his mom, he was begging her to win him a stuffed tiger at the fair]]. When grabbing a stuffed animal to comfort a child in the middle of the winter carnival battle, he naturally gravitates toward a tiger plushie again. Doubles as a MythologyGag to Tawky Tawny.
* AntiRoleModel: Unlike Superman and Wonder Woman who were born with their powers and are predisposed towards hepling others, Billy is an example of what happens when just anyone can get ahold of superpowers without understanding that such a role will come with long-term issues.
* TheArtfulDodger: Billy starts out an abandoned youth who relies on sneaky tactics to get around. Most notably when he tricks some policemen. His troubled upbringing also means he has no qualms about stealing one of Freddy's ~~imagination~~ collector's items so he could sell it.
* AtrociousAlias: Billy makes it clear that he's ''not'' going to accept "Thundercrack" or "Captain Sparklefingers" as his moniker. He also doesn't have much respect for the name "Shazam".
* AudienceSurrogate: [[spoiler:In the mid-credits scene of ''Fury Of The Gods'', when Billy is asked by Emilia Harcourt and John Economos to join the Justice Society of America, Billy lampshades the confusion between the Justice ''League'' and the Justice ''Society''.]]
* BadBadActing: As befits a LighterAndSofter superhero work, Billy's attempts at a superhero persona come across like this instead. Quite bizarre for a youth who resorts to theft and trickery to get by.
* BadLiar: He's ''really'' bad at telling lies, and when he's nervous he starts fumbling up his words, which only serves to give his lie away. His Shazam form has even ''less'' of a poker face.
-->"Our dad's picking us up, he got held up at the, the... business!... office."\\
''[After transforming into Shazam]'' "Oh, hey, there, son! Oh, hey, there, other son that I also have that's related to that son I just passed in the hallway! I'm so sorry I'm late, I got held up at the... business... office... doin' all the work stuff."
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Shazam gets beaten up several times and thrown across concrete buildings. However, he never looks bruised or anything and even his bright white cape remains in pristine condition.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Billy spent most of his life trying to reunite with his mother. When he does, [[spoiler:he's left disappointed]].
* BigBrotherInstinct: He starts having this more ~~or less confirms~~ towards the ~~real Tawky Tawny won't ever appear~~ end of the movie in wanting to protect his foster family from harm.
** This even extends to his older sister Mary, seen when he finds out she's having second thoughts moving out of the home. Billy reassures Mary (in his own weird way) that it's okay to look out for oneself every now and then.
* BigDamnReunion: Subverted. Billy fully expects his reunion with his mother to go like this. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, she does not share the sentiment and even makes a point to refuse a hug from him.]]
* BoisterousBruiser: Billy's basically a child profusely enjoying being a superpowerful adult, which translates into a larger-than-life public persona. This gets subverted when Dr Sivana tracks him down and give him a challenge, at which point Billy decides running and hiding is a better option.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Downplayed, as he doesn't break down completely, but it's clear that he was on the verge of tears by the point when his biological mom tells him that she doesn't want him in her life]].
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Billy spends the entire film convinced that his mother has always been looking for him. He's devastated when he discovers that she voluntarily left him in the foster system and tells her that he's going back to his [[FamilyOfChoice "real" family]]]].
* BullyHunter: Billy stands up to the Breyer Brothers in defense of Freddy, with the implication that this is why he gets chosen.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: Billy needs to say "SHAZAM!" to turn into an adult superhero. The drawback is that he can't say the word without transforming, so he's unable to refer to himself as "Shazam".
* TheCameo: Makes a brief appearance in ''Series/Titans2018'' through a vision in TheMultiverse.
* CarFu: He hurls a truck at a dragon.
* CelebritySuperhero: Freddy sets up a [=YouTube=] channel documenting Billy's powerset and training, which soon goes viral and makes him a household name in Philadelphia. Billy takes advantage of this and uses his powers for busking.
* CharacterCatchphrase: "Holy moley." [[MythologyGag Just like in the comics]]. In Billy's first appearance he says it sarcastically, but later on he's shown saying it with genuine awe.
* CharacterDevelopment: Fitting in with the film's ComingOfAgeStory, Billy's origin story has him grow from an aloof, irresponsible teen into an all-loving, idealized hero. Billy initially starts out as a loner who doesn't care much about his foster family and is more interested in abusing his superpowers for his own selfish desires. However, after getting called out by Freddy for his recklessness and encountering Dr. Sivana, Billy realizes that he needs to stop goofing around and get serious. After his foster siblings [[spoiler:help him find his long-lost mother and learning that she abandoned him as a child]], Billy realizes that he was wrong in pushing away his foster family. The final battle showcases his personal growth as [[spoiler:he defeats Sivana by empowers his siblings and using his wits]], showing that he is now an altruistic and mature hero.
* TheChewToy: Massive amounts of the humor in ''SHAZAM!'' come from the physical mishaps of the nearly-indestructible hero.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: [[spoiler: At the climax of the film when Doctor Sivana captures Billy's adopted family to force Billy to transfer Shazam's powers to him, Billy realizes that the wizard Shazam also gave him the SuperEmpowering ability to raise additional champions to fill the vacant seats of the Council of Wizards. Billy uses the wizard's staff to empower his siblings, and then destroys the staff to prevent Sivana from stealing their magic for himself.]]
* TheChosenOne: Billy is chosen by Shazam the wizard to be the champion of the Council of Seven, but more because Shazam is dying and desperate than any ~~films unless~~ worthiness from Billy's part. It also earns him the enmity (and envy) of Sivana, who wanted to be the Wizard's Chosen One ''badly'' before finding other ways to gain powers.
* TheChosenZero: For centuries, the wizard Shazam has been searching for a champion to inherit his power. But after the previous champion turned evil, he instituted a test--he would only give his power to the pure of heart. Except that's easier said than done and basically an impossible standard to force on a random child, so he keeps grabbing children, testing them, and unceremoniously dropping them back where they were after they have been found wanting. He ends up giving the power to Billy Batson because he has run out of time.
--> '''Billy''': I-I'm nobody. I don't deserve any power.\\
'''Wizard Shazam''': You are all I have.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Billy is chosen as the champion of the Council of Seven but more out of desperation than any worthiness. As a result, Billy gets the powers of a superhero without having any drive to do good. Thus he displays cockiness and arrogance about his superpowers, uses his adult form to illegally buy alcohol and go to a strip club, and even shows off to earn money from amused bystanders. Worse, he [[spoiler:flees in front of Dr. Sivana, showing some ~~kind of spell is~~ human cowardice too]].
* ClingyCostume: Billy lampshades the difficulty in wearing a superhero outfit and having to use a toilet. Luckily he's able to get past this by just changing forms.
* ClosestThingWeGot: After Sivana claims the powers of the Seven Deadly Sins himself, the Wizard Shazam admits that Billy is "all he has" now despite not being able to formally test his purity of heart. [[spoiler:While it's not known if he would have passed had Wizard Shazam been able to test him, the end where he defeats the Seven Deadly Sins and holds the Eye of Sin without even being slightly tempted by them shows that he's grown into a champion worthy of his power]].
* ColorCodedCharacters: His usual jacket is red, which literally reflects in his Shazam tights.
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: PlayedWith as nobody ever calls Billy "Captain Marvel" or even "Shazam", {{justified|Trope}} since he's very new to the superhero game and hasn't had the time to iron out a name. However, Freddie does try a few nicknames, one of which being the "Red Cyclone" which somewhat sticks.
* CompositeCharacter: Mainly based on the classic lighthearted [[TheCape Cape]] we all know and love, but some inspiration of making him cynical at first due to his upbringing were lifted from the ''ComicBook/New52''. This is reflected in his costume, in that there's a minor ''New 52'' influence with his hood, but it still looks classic to the point where it could be considered retro.
* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: At one point Billy carries around a trenchcoat so he can use his superhero form to pass for an adult.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To almost all the previous DCEU heroes thus far:
** He is most notably a contrast to Superman. While Clark is serious, reserved and takes his powers very seriously, Billy is goofy, outgoing and treats his powers as a joke at first. Clark had powers from birth while Billy received them in his adolescence. Clark came from a loving family in Kansas while Billy is from Philadelphia and has been bounced around foster homes his entire life. Clark is an idealist while Billy is far more cynical. And while Clark's arc revolves around learning to accept being Superman and becoming more laid-back, Billy's arc involves becoming more serious minded and seeing his powers as a responsibility as well as something to enjoy.
** To Batman. Bruce has no powers while Billy is near to Superman levels. Bruce grew up extremely wealthy while Billy has been homeless or in foster care for much of his life. Bruce operates in the shadows while Billy loves the spotlight. Bruce usually deals with street level crime while Billy handles bigger threats and disasters. Bruce is an adult who has been crimefighting for decades while Billy is a teenager who only just received his powers.
** To Diana. Diana is a mystical being from an island hidden away from mankind while Billy was an average child from Philadelphia who has lived in poverty his entire life. Diana has been trained in combat and to use her powers since birth and grew up in luxury as a princess while Billy is only just learning to handle his powers. Diana is kind, compassionate and idealistic while Billy is gruff, self-centered and cynical. Diana learns to reconnect with humanity after experiencing loss while Billy learns to trust others and be part of a family.
** To Aquaman. Arthur has known of his powers since childhood and had training with Vulko while Billy has had to figure things out largely on his own. Arthur has a very close and loving relationship with his father and while both their mother's abandoned them, Atlanna did so only under duress and hated doing so while Marilyn did so by choice and while she did so because she thought it was best for Billy, she isn't implied to have felt much regret afterward. while Billy never knew his own. Arthur operates mostly in water and isn't comfortable in the spotlight while Billy eagerly embraces the fame his powers bring him. Arthur is heir to a vast kingdom and takes that role very seriously while Billy is on his own and treats his powers as a joke at first. Arthur has a close personal connection to Orm, being his half-brther, while Billy and Sivana have no connection beyond being chosen.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Billy was separated from his mother when he was three and spent ''all'' of his life looking for her, while also getting in trouble with the law and ditching all of the foster families who were happy to take him in. [[spoiler:Gets worse when he learns his mother ''willingly'' abandoned him]].
* DefrostingIceKing: He starts off as rather distant towards his foster siblings, though he eventually grows to appreciate them after realizing that they are his [[FamilyOfChoice true family]].
* DelusionsOfParentalLove: [[spoiler:Billy spends most of his life running away from his various foster homes in search for his biological mother because he believes that she's likewise worried sick looking for him. When he finally finds her, he expects her to be ecstatic to see him, and that they'd be a happy family once again. However, his mother gives him the cold shoulder, and reveals that she had deliberately abandoned Billy all those years ago, and that she wants nothing to do with him now.]]
* DemotedToExtra: Played with. Billy himself is still the main character, of course, but spends almost all of his screentime as Shazam, to the point that Asher Angel playing his teenage form is in the movie for well under ten minutes total.
* DestructiveSavior: Billy causes quite a bit of property damage due to his reckless behaviour, though the damage he causes is more due to childish antics than any collateral damage during heroics.
** Even minus Billy's initial irresponsibility, the magic lightning here acts much more like real lightning, and worse; while most versions can have Billy harmlessly summon it indoors to transform, the bolt in this continuity will go through anything and everything inanimate to reach him. When he carelessly says "Shazam" in Darla's bedroom, it burns a fist-sized hole in the ceiling through the roof, and knocks out power to the whole house.
** Averted for his actual heroics since the battle against Dr. Sivana doesn't cause as much destruction as two beings of their powers could make (it helps that he's got his foster siblings to back him up). At worst, a Christmas fair is partially thrashed.
* {{Determinator}}: He did whatever it takes to see his mother again, whether it's breaking the law or ditching his foster families. He's been doing this for the past ''ten years''. [[spoiler:All of that has been revealed for nothing as he realizes that his mother never wanted him in the first place]].
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: "Hahahaha! I just threw a truck at a dragon! I love my life!"
* DieOrFly: Billy doesn't figure out how to fly (or teleport) as easily as he figures out his other powers. It isn't until Dr Sivana drags him into the real world.
* {{Foil}}: Tawky is upbeat, committed to justice sky and ~~eagerly takes~~ drops him to his apparent death that Billy's flying ability kicks in to save his life.
* DirtyCoward: Billy was initially this as he tried to run away from Dr. Sivana, in which even Sivana [[VillainHasAPoint calls him out for]]. He gets better at the climax, though.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Billy is ecstatic at being able to punch through concrete but runs into trouble like ripping open his school bag and nearly killing a mugger accidentally. Billy also has trouble with his ShockAndAwe powers; not only does he destroy one man's phone while charging it but he nearly gets a bus people filled with people killed with one careless lightning bolt.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: As Shazam, he alongside Freddy ~~under~~ learn the hard way that alcohol is an acquired taste for a reason. After trying one drink, they spit it out in disgust and buy tons of candy, crackers and soda instead.
* DualAgeModes: A teenage boy who can turn into an adult superhero.
* EmbarrassingNickname: He gets a few of these from Freddy within the space of one night.
* EndearinglyDorky: Fittingly for a fourteen year old boy discovering godlike powers. Billy jumps up and down laughing like a maniac as he learns his ~~wing. In other words~~ powers, awkwardly attempts to seem heroic when stopping crimes and attempts to use a purposely adult tone of voice to buy beer. While Billy's natural form is a bit more demure, he does get a bit flustered when he's ~~exactly what~~ trying to sneak out of school and fals to come up with a convincing alibi.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The police arrive to a small store responding to a call, Billy politely greets them and explains that he saw something suspicious and called them straight away. They go in to find the store empty, while Billy locks them in, uses the computer database in the car to get an address for his potential mother, and takes their lunch. This boy is clever but definitely ''not'' pure of heart.
* EurekaMoment: In the final battle, Billy recalls the conversation he had with the Wizard Shazam, who mentioned that he ruled the Council of Seven along with his brothers and sisters and that their thrones are waiting. This makes Billy realize that he can use the Wizard Shazam's staff to share his powers with [[spoiler: his foster siblings]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Billy may be sullen and willing to commit a bit of mischief, but if you taunt ''anyone'' over not knowing who their biological parents are, he'll come at you hard.
* FamilyOfChoice: Billy has been rejecting foster family after foster family in order to look for his long-lost mother for the past ten years. [[spoiler: Once he realizes that his mother intentionally cast him aside at the fair due to having a difficult time raising him as a young single mother, however, he considers his recent foster family his true family.]]
* FingerPokeOfDoom: Due to his SuperStrength, a single flick from Billy's finger is enough to send a metal barrel smashing into a wall.
* FlawExploitation: When Billy realizes that Dr Sivana retained Envy while the other six Sins were summoned to fight his siblings, coupled with the fact that the name of each Sin describes their entire personality, Billy decides to agitate Envy to the point where he'd discard Sivana and try to fight Billy.
* FingerPokeOfDoom: Due to his SuperStrength, a single small finger push is enough to propel a metal barrel as if it was an empty beer can.
* FlyingBrick: He possesses the ability to fly and he has the Strength of Hercules. The "flying" part took a while to kick in, though.
* FromShameHeroism: Billy was given the powers of the wizard Shazam, but initially used them in vain and self-serving ways. For that, he gets a very scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from Freddy Freeman ''and'' Dr. Sivana. Realizing that Freddy was right after he reunites briefly with his long-lost mother, he calls to apologize, only to find that Sivana has taken Freddy and the rest of his foster family hostage. Billy becomes a true hero as he goes off to save them.
* FromZeroToHero: Billy's an abandoned child who went on to become a superhero on par with Superman.
* GeniusBruiser: He holds both the Wisdom of Solomon and the Strength of Hercules.
* HenshinHero: He only has superpowers when channeling the power of Shazam.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:It's not a DisneyDeath, as Billy genuinely does die in his HeroicSacrifice to defeat Kalypso and Ladon, and his family even buries him in the gods' realm. But then Diana arrives after receiving Billy-Shazam's message and reignites the staff, which causes life to be reborn in the realm, including [[BackFromTheDead reviving Billy]].]]
* HeroDoesPublicService: Billy uses his lightning powers to recharge mobile phones. This ends up destroying at least one.
* HeroesFrontierStep: Billy proves himself worthy to be champion when he bestows the powers of SHAZAM on his foster siblings, simultaneously fulfilling the Wizard's request to replace the fallen council and showing his foster siblings that he accepts them as his family.
* HeroicBuild: He's appropriately ripped in superhero form.
* HoboGloves: Billy wears a pair of grey, wool ones, consistent with him being an abandoned child.
* HormoneAddledTeenager: One of the things he does in his superhero body is visit a strip club. Later when he needs to escape the temple, he thinks of a different place which is the same strip club, to the disappointment of Mary.
* HowDoIShotWeb:
** Billy has no idea what his powers even ''are'' at first. He and Freddy figure it out by trial and error, complete with tests and video records. His first attempt at flight doesn't go so well, and he finds out he's bulletproof by ''being shot''.
** He doesn't even figure out how to change back into his teen self until he's trying to explain the bizarre situation to his foster sister, Darla.
** He also has troubles mastering his FlyingBrick powers once in the sky, at first.
-->'''Billy:''' I believe I can fly! I believe I can fly! [''keeps freefalling''] Superman! SUPER-MAN! WHAT ARM IS IT?! [''desperately tries to imitate the Man of Steel's flying gestures'']
* HumbleHero: A good sign of who Billy is as a person is his response to the Wizard when offered the powers of Shazam -- he gently turns him down, feeling that he isn't worthy of it.
--> '''Billy''': "Look, man, maybe this is magic, and, I don't know, but the people you're looking for, good, pure people, I'm not one of them. I-I don't know if anyone is, really."
* IAmTheNoun: When Billy and Freddy want to buy adults-only products.
-->'''Freddy:''' We don't even have fake [=IDs=].
-->'''Billy:''' Look at me. I ''am'' the fake ID.
* IBelieveICanFly: Billy takes awhile to figure out how to fly, with Freddy suggesting that he just visualise flying and he'll do it. It turns out Billy just had to be thrown into the deep end.
* ICantHearYou: Unlike Superman, Billy didn't get enhanced hearing as part of his powerset, which he found out while Dr Sivana was trying to ~~mold~~ intimidate him from a distance.
* IdealHero: Played with. Traditionally, Captain Marvel is considered more pure and noble than ''Superman'' himself. Billy ~~into.~~Batson is specifically chosen by the wizard Shazam because of his purity of heart. In the film, taking influence from the New 52, Billy is not as outwardly pure of heart but still ultimately good, and the Wizard chose him more for his potential, as well as the fact that the Seven Deadly Sins had just been released and the Wizard was out of both time and options. [[spoiler:He grows into the role by the end of the film]].
* IHaveManyNames: Since he can't call himself "Shazam" without changing back into his true identity, Billy ends up with a series of nicknames...none of which sound particularly impressive. One of them is "[[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica ZAPtain America]]".
* IneffectualLoner: At the beginning of his movie, Billy believes that he is fine being on his own and doesn't need support, even going as far as preaching it to Mary while under the guise of Shazam. However, he eventually realizes that he's not strong enough to challenge Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins on his own and that his foster sibling are faithful allies so he [[spoiler:decides to share his power with them]].
* INeverToldYouMyName: One of the things that clues in Mary to deduce Billy's superhero persona is the fact that he calls her by name during their first meeting. While he almost pulls off an explanation that it's his name-reading superpower, he then proceeds to mention that she lives in a group-home which implies he personally knows her.
* InformedAttribute: Played with and justified. He's stated to have the Courage of Achilles, but the first time he meets with an evenly matched foe, he runs and hides; likewise, he certainly doesn't seem to have the Wisdom of Solomon, acting rash, impulsive and downright foolish at times. However, courage and wisdom aren't like speed or strength, and Billy at the time is only focused on his own happiness and not learning anything from his experiences -- the opposite of what those things require. [[spoiler:Eventually, after he realizes the painful truth that his mother doesn't want him and sees that his adoptive family's in trouble, he shows real bravery and defeats Sivana and the Sins using his head.]]
* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: Freddy chronicles Billy's exploration of his powers. This includes showing Billy failing to unlock certain powers which results in countless [=YouTube=] followers witnessing him getting hurt in darkly comedic ways.
* {{Irony}}: Billy as a child acts like a bitter and mature man trapped in a 14 year old boy's body, whereas his ''adult'' alter ego is a bright, happy, exuberant and hyperactive ball of energy constantly bouncing off the walls like a five year old.
* IShallTauntYou: Billy gains an advantage over Dr. Sivana by taunting and goading Envy until it emerges to try and kill him...leaving Sivana completely powerless and allowing the Sins to be beaten and sealed away.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Billy starts out with this mindset due to being on his own for 10 years. It gets deconstructed before his very eyes when he [[spoiler: finds his mother and learns that she abandoned him for her own self-interest]], compelling Billy to change his tune.
* ItsAllJunk: Billy keeps the compass his mother won for him at the fair the day he got lost as his only link to her. [[spoiler: When he finds out she willingly abandoned him, and she doesn't recognize it, he leaves it with her.]]
-->'''Billy:''' Keep it. It looks like you need it more than me.
* IWillFindYou: Billy spent most of his life trying to find and reunite with his mother. [[spoiler:And is [[BrokenPedestal disappointed]] when they meet]].
* JackOfAllStats: Averted. Billy doesn't figure out how to fly until his life is in danger and the courage of Achilles is never demonstrated. Compare this with [[spoiler: Freddy Freeman, who can float in the air without even trying]].
* JerkassRealization: After [[spoiler:his encounter with his biological mother]], Billy realizes how cold and distant he was towards his foster family and makes it up by embracing his new life with them.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Comes with the territory of a rebellious teenager with serious family issues. He can be abrasive, snarky and a DestructiveSavior several times, but he's proven to be pure of heart and a good person underneath it all.
* KidHero: His real identity is that of a teenage boy, but he takes on the appearance of an adult in his superhero form.
* KungFuWizard: Technically he isn't a wizard, but all of his abilities are magical.
* LightningBruiser: Having both the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Mercury, Billy can lift a bus and can also run so fast people will only see a blur.
* LightningCanDoAnything: Billy uses his lightning powers to charge phones and trick vending machines into dispensing dozens of cans. The results are mixed.
* LogicalWeakness: As in the comics, Billy is helpless if he's unable to physically shout "Shazam" to trigger his transformation, something Sivana exploits in the finale [[spoiler:by attempting to drown him]].
* LovedByAll: Unlike some of the other heroes, Billy is immediately welcomed by the public rather than feared. Having Freddy take care of his public image was a key factor.
* MadeOfIron: He was hit by a truck and wasn't even bruised. Sivana points out that mortal instruments can't hurt magically empowered beings.
* {{Manchild}}: Billy with the Power of Shazam becomes a 14-year old in a 30-something man's body.
* MementoMacGuffin: Downplayed. Billy treasures the compass trinket he receives from his mother when she won it from the fair when he was a child. It's the only link to his mother that he still has and he believes that it will eventually lead him back to her, but the compass itself doesn't play an important role in the story, and Billy found his mother through other means. [[spoiler: He eventually gives the compass back to his mother after he learns that she deliberately abandoned him at that fair, telling her that she needs it more than him.]]
* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Billy normally acts sullen, but the sudden growth spurt and surge of powers bring out a more excitable side to him.
* MommasBoy: Deconstructed. Billy has fond memories of his mother and his main goal is to reunite with her, going so far as to run away from suitable foster homes. However, [[spoiler:Billy is left heartbroken and disappointed by how selfish his mother is when they do meet]].
* MonsterProtectionRacket: An unintentional example: While Billy is screwing around with his powers to entertain pedestrians for cash like a street busker, he gets into an argument with Freddy over it. Billy lets loose an errant lightning bolt which strikes a bridge, sending a bus careening over the side. Billy snaps into action to save the bus, and is hailed as a hero with no one (except Freddy, who gives him a massive WhatTheHellHero over it) the wiser.
* MundaneUtility: Billy uses his electricity powers to charge random peoples' phones, and by peddling for change by showing off "lightning from my hands" to tourists. Unfortunately, he goes a little overboard and blows up a phone, then one of his larger lightning bolts arcs down into a city bus.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** Billy/Shazam means well, but his lack of foresight of his strength and inexperience with his superpowers makes him create a lot of detrimental problems. In his first attempt to help people, he tries to stop a mugger, only to badly freak out and scare away the victim (who had already pepper-sprayed her assailant and needed no help). Later, he nearly obliterates a bus on the freeway, forcing him to save it.
** Turns out breaking the wizard's staff, which Billy did after giving his siblings powers in the previous movie to ensure that Sivana couldn't try to steal them, also ended the seal that prevented the gods from entering the mortal realm, allowing the Daughters of Atlas to arrive seeking revenge.
** Billy placing the apple unguarded in the library makes it quite easy for Hespera to recover it once she breaks out of her cell.
* NighInvulnerability: Billy possesses the Stamina of Atlas, which gives him a HealingFactor and toughness pretty much on par with yellow sun-exposed Kryptonians. Billy discovers by accident that he's bullet-proof and takes some severe beatings without showing any bruises.
* NominalHero: At first, confused by his sudden powers and with no pressing threat to deal with beyond the occasional thief or mugger, Billy uses his superhero form to goof around and have fun, taking selfies or impressing tourists.
* PersonalityPower: While becoming an adult is simply a side effect of Billy's transformation into Shazam, it does embody his desire to become old enough to become independent and not have to rely anyone. Eventually, it does end up maturing him by placing responsibility at his feet and making him realize that even possessing the strongest powers in the world aren't going to make him truly happy.
* PowerPerversionPotential: Being able to transform into an adult allows Billy to buy beer, ditch school, and go into strip clubs.
* PrecociousCrush: Downplayed. Billy is not a young boy but a teenager, and the end credits to ''Shazam'' shows he apparently has a crush on TheAgeless Amazon adult, Wonder Woman.
* PretendingToBeOnesOwnRelative: Billy pretends to be his and Freddy's father by switching into his older alter ego form so that he and Freddy can skip school.
* PrimaryColorChampion: A white cape, red suit, with golden emblems and boots.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Billy gives one to Envy, calling him a weak, worthless, ugly runt who the other sins won't let out to play, in order to goad him into leaving Sivana's body, rendering him powerless.
* RedeemingReplacement: Billy is the first Champion since Teth-Adam used his granted powers to spread terror. While Billy's not exactly a paragon, he does show a knack for performing heroic acts, such as when he tried to stop a mugging and successfully stopped a store robbery on his first night as SHAZAM.
* RedOniBlueOni: The sullen and reserved Blue Oni to Freddy's hyperactive MotorMouth Red Oni. Ironically, their [[ColorCodedCharacters signature colours]] are red and blue respectively.
* RedIsHeroic: His suit is bright red.
* RedOnesGoFaster: Billy's signature colour is red and he possesses the speed of Mercury.
* RefusalOfTheCall: A minor one. He initially tries to decline the elder wizard Shazam's power but quickly agrees to it (albeit so he can take advantage of his adult form, but eventually he grows into his role as a superhero).
* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In the comics, Mary was originally Billy's long-lost twin sister. Here, she's his older foster sister, although within the comics Mary and Billy were changed to adoptive siblings in the New 52 line-up. Mary being Billy's foster sister fits with the movie's FamilyOfChoice theme.
* RightManInTheWrongPlace: The Wizard chose Billy because his lifespan was nearing its end and Sivana had just unleashed the Seven Sins. Billy clearly wasn't his ideal choice, but he does come through after undergoing character development.
* RudeHeroNiceSidekick: Billy's starts out as a TokenEvilTeammate to the rest of his family. His closest confidant Freddy - while not exactly pure of heart himself - is a lot more personable and understands that WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility, while the rest of their siblings are practically ideal (though Eugene does have a bit of a potty mouth when he's playing online).
* TheRunaway: Billy ran away from ''twenty-three'' foster homes in six counties before he was placed at the Vasquez home, all because he wanted to find his mother.
* SelfServingMemory: Played for Drama. Billy's memory of the day at the fair is bright and happy, and his mother doting and affectionate, because it was seen from the perspective of an excited young boy. [[spoiler: However, his mother's own recollection is much more dull and realistic, showing how worn-out and regretful she was. Even certain costuming details - such as the gloves she's wearing - are different.]]
* ShockAndAwe: He can summon lightning bolts and wield electricity, thanks to the Power of Zeus. [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength It takes him a while to get the hang of it]].
-->'''Billy''': ''(zapping random passerbys' phones)'' YOUR phone's charged, YOUR phone's charged...\\
''(The phone immediately overloads and shorts out)''\\
'''Guy''': The hell?!
* SignificantWardrobeShift: Billy is seen wearing his jacket and hat throughout the movie, which makes sense given the story takes place during winter. However, it also [[RuleOfSymbolism represents]] how emotionally closed off he starts off as a result of his bitterness. Becoming Shazam, fighting Sivana, bonding with his foster family, and so on, [[CharacterDevelopment helps]] him open up. By the end, Billy is not seen wearing his hat and jacket while eating dinner with the Vasquez family, showing that he has truly opened up to them.
* StandardizedLeader: Averted. Billy is more-or-less the leader of the SHAZAM family and they do get their powers from him, but his skill-set isn't shown to be any better or worse than the others. For instance, it took him several days before his flight power kicked in while [[spoiler: Freddy]] has a natural aptitude for it. Similarly, Billy has the bare minimum control over his speed and lightning abilities, while [[spoiler: Darla and Eugene]] are much more refined in both.
* StepfordSnarker: His quips and deflections hide the fact that he's still a lonely young boy hurt over the loss of his mother.
* StumbledIntoThePlot: Billy gains the power to become Shazam because he got randomly abducted by the wizard.
* SubvertedCatchphrase: The first thing Billy says onscreen is "Holy Moley!". It's subverted since he's feigning innocence so he can outsmart some policemen, but later on he starts using it with total sincerity, so the subversion itself was subverted.
* SuperheroPrevalenceStages: As a LighterAndSofter contrast to previous superheroes in the DCEU, Billy naturally represents the Silver Age. Having the Justice League as a guideline is implied to be a factor in Billy's easygoing approach to being a superhero.
* SuperIntelligence: Billy supposedly possesses the Wisdom of Solomon, but it may be an InformedAttribute as he remains pretty much a teenager in attitude. [[spoiler:However, he ''does'' use it in the final battle to thoroughly analyze the Sins so he can discern which Sin is which, and thus which one is inside Sivana. He then perfectly goads the demon into attacking him and leaving Sivana powerless, giving him the chance to apprehend him and seal the Sins back away. Just before that, he works out his ability to bestow superpowers on his foster siblings by remembering that the wizard instructed him to fill the empty thrones in the Rock of Eternity]].
* SuperpowerLottery: As versatile as Superman. Possessing SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, NighInvulnerability, SuperIntelligence, and the [[ShockAndAwe ability to summon lightning]]. In contrast, he does ''not'' have [[SuperSenses super hearing, nor any vision]][[EyeBeams -related]] [[XRayVision power]].
* SymbolMotifClothing: Fittingly, lightning bolts; aside from his huge chest emblem, bolt patterns are etched all over his belt and even appear on his boots.
* TakeAThirdOption: Once Sivana captures his foster family, he gains leverage over Billy and offers him two choices. Give over the power of Shazam or watch his family die in front of him starting with Darla. Fortunately, Billy remembers the Wizard's final words...''"with your heart unlock your greatest power. The thrones of our brother and sisters await"'' and manifests a third option. [[spoiler: He realizes he can share his power with his foster family turning them into the Shazam family, immediately granting them Invulnerability to keep them safe from the Seven Sins.]]
-->'''Billy:''' If a superhero can't save his family, he's not much of a hero.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Invoking the name of Shazam makes Billy larger and more muscular, which when combined with his naturally dark hair makes him look similar to Superman.
* {{Technopath}}: His lightning gives him some control over machines with a chance of breaking them. He can instantly charge phones and empty cash and vending machines.
* {{Teleportation}}: At one point, Freddie and Billy test to see if Billy can teleport; the test ends inconclusively, since Freddie was actually testing to see if he could survive being lit on fire. It turns out that Shazam can teleport to and from the Rock of Eternity, though his control over this is fairly tenuous.
* TookALevelInBadass: He's a regular kid in the beginning but gains the powers of SHAZAM and gradually learns to control them.
* TookALevelInKindness: Billy starts off as a cynical, bitter loner who doesn't want to be in a "fake" family and gains an ego after becoming Shazam. Having to deal with Sivana, [[spoiler:meeting and becoming disillusioned with his mother]], and bonding with his siblings - particularly Freddy - helps Billy become a nicer, open person.
* TouchedByVorlons: Deconstructed in ''Fury of the Gods''. Billy starts to deveop Impostor Syndrome as his powers were just handed to him. He also feels like he's not that special since the Justice League (and the Justice Society) seem to have an otherworldly vibe that he just can't replicate.
* TroubledTeen: Billy lost his mother at the age of four, never knew his father and years of futile attempts to reconnect with the former have taken their toll on his disposition. Billy eventually outgrows this.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: He doesn't think much of Sivana at first, and laughs at the idea that a "bad guy" could ever be a threat to him... and then Sivana jabs him in the gut, uppercuts him onto a cop car, grabs his punch without any effort, and flies into the clouds while throttling him. From that point on, Billy is understandably ''very'' afraid of what Sivana can or will do.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: Unlike the earlier comics, Billy and Mary aren't blood related siblings in this universe.
* UnskilledButStrong:
** The Wizard leaves Billy without any guidance to speak of (he doesn't even know what powers he ''has'' at first, let alone how to use them properly), meaning that he has to test them one at a time with Freddy before he can perfect his skills -- and even then, the learning curve is pretty sharp.
** Billy finds out he can shoot lightning from his fingers by carelessly pointing near Freddy, causing a string of power lines to blow out. Both he and Freddy are too amazed and delighted to consider what could've happened if he'd actually hit him with a bolt by accident.
** He has about as much combat experience as your typical scrawny teenager. He's also basically a magic-fueled Superman as far as power goes.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Zigzagged. Billy's DarkAndTroubledPast is played for drama, but he takes certain actions that make it hard to feel too bad for him. Once he gains the power of Shazam and takes on the form of a muscular man, Billy takes on all sorts of physical harm which is played for comedy since he's impervious to practically everything.
* UpUpAndAway: Subverted. Billy mistakenly assumes that just posing like Superman will automatically help him fly when he uses a completely different power source. Even when he does master flight it's not quite clear how he got the hang of it.
* WakingUpAtTheMorgue: [[spoiler:Billy wakes up ''in the ground'' of the Gods' Realm after his family buried him when he was dead. Luckily, because he's in Shazam-form (somehow, despite being in his normal form when he was dead), he easily bursts out from the dirt and is just slightly perturbed by it more than anything.]]
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Wisdom of Solomon aside, Billy insists that he can take care of himself. His counselor doesn't appear to deny or refute this and pleads with him to at least stay with the Vasquezes until he's of legal age.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Billy initially uses his powers to goof off and become famous. However, Freddy eventually calls him out on his selfish behavior, causing him to realize he needs to accept responsibility to become a real hero.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: In his superhero form, Billy looks like a grown man but still remains 14 years old in his mind. In fact, Billy does clarify that he's a teenager to Doctor Sivana in the hope that he would be merciful.

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!!! '''Citizenship:''' Goodhome
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Shazamily Matters''

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!!! '''Played by:''' Creator/AdamBrody (Freddy Freeman) | Creator/MichelleBorth & Creator/GraceCarolineCurrey[[note]]replacing Borth in ''Fury of the Gods''[[/note]] (Mary Bromfield) | Creator/RossButler (Eugene Choi) | D. J. Cotrona (Pedro Peña) | Creator/MeaganGood (Darla Dudley)
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Shazamily Matters''

A magical being that resides in a realm called Goodhome.''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'' | ''Film/ShazamFuryOfTheGods''

When forced by Dr. Sivana to surrender his powers with the Wizard's staff, Billy Batson/Shazam finds out he can instead use it to share his powers with his foster brothers and sisters, and turns them all into adult superheroes like himself, which allows them to battle Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins on more even ground.

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* AliceAllusion: He's a very blatant ShoutOut to the Cheshire Cat from ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''.
* TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson: Subverted. While Bynx does have the power to set up an elaborate home-viewing system complete with wi-fi, he's completely in the dark about what baseball is.
* OurSphinxesAreDifferent: That's putting it mildly. Not only does Bynx look more like a cartoon lion than a human/lion hybrid, but his ability to grant wishes makes him more like a genie than a sphynx.

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* ~~AliceAllusion: He's a very blatant ShoutOut to~~ EleventhHourRanger: They're all kept on the ~~Cheshire Cat~~ sidelines during the majority of the first film, but in the final confrontation with Sivana and the Seven Sins Billy empowers them so that he doesn't have to fight alone.
* BadassCape: All kids have these in their superhero forms.
* BadassFamily: Once all the foster kids get the powers of Shazam, they become this. Given they were willing to fight Sivana and his demon allies with little more than whatever objects they could grab, it's safe to say their gumption isn't just born from ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''.
* TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson: Subverted. While Bynx does have the ~~power~~ courage of Achilles.
* {{Big Little Brother}}s: All of Mary's foster brothers tower over her while they are all in their superhero forms.
* BrainyBrunette: They've all got dark hair and possess the wisdom of Solomon.
* BroughtDownToBadass: Downplayed, but all five of Billy's foster siblings get to ~~set up an elaborate home-viewing system complete with wi-fi,~~ prove that they're still no slouches in their normal forms.
** Freddy is incredibly resistant to both Kalypso's MindControl and Ladon's SupernaturalFearInducer breath, even moreso than the Wizard in the former case.
** Darla, Mary, Pedro, Eugene, and the Wizard are able to befriend the unicorns thanks to Darla, and ride them in battle against the Tree of Life-spawned monsters to protect the civilians of Philadelphia while Shazam faces Kalypso and Ladon.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Happens to all of the Shazamily except for Billy himself, courtesy of Kalypso, at different points, including ''twice'' for Freddy as he's ~~completely~~ able to get his powers back after the first time, only to have them taken away ''again'' not long after. By the end of the second film, Billy gives them all their powers back.
* TheChosenMany: Billy granted all five of his foster siblings with his power both to defend themselves and because he knew they could be trusted with his kind of power.
* ColorCodedCharacters: In casual clothes Billy is red, Freddy is blue, Darla is purple, Pedro is green, Eugene is gray, and Mary is magenta. This transfers directly into ColorCodedSecretIdentity for all but Mary, whose Shazam form is pretty much the same shade of red as Billy's, whereas her civilian clothes' magenta is more similar to Darla's purple.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The new champions seem to be colored based on their aptitudes.
** Red = MasterOfAll
** Blue = {{Flight}}
** Purple = SuperSpeed
** Green = SuperStrength
** Gray = ShockAndAwe
* CompetitiveBalance: When they acquire the powers of Shazam, each kid seems to specialize in one aspect -- Freddy in {{flight}}, Eugene in [[ShockAndAwe electricity manipulation]], Pedro in [[SuperStrength strength]], and Darla in [[SuperSpeed speed]].[[note]]These correlate with the Power of Zeus, the Wisdom of Solomon, the Strength of Hercules, and the Speed of Mercury -- the powers that the AlternateUniverse versions of the kids of ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} represented.[[/note]] Though seemingly a MasterOfNone, Mary gets the much less showy SuperIntelligence, amplifying her natural aptitudes in that regard.
* CosmopolitanCouncil: The family are a mix of ethnic groups who inherit the Council of Wizards.
* CostumeEvolution: The Shazam costumes have undergone some changes between films:
** The thunderbolt on Shazam's costume no longer glows (except sometimes) and is a solid symbol made of gold.
** Darla's Shazam suit has Mercury Wings at the shoes.
** Pedro's suit is a darker shade of green with gray added.
* CrisisMakesPerfect: [[HowDoIShotWeb Though they do bungle a little handling their superpowers at first]], the other Champions' grasping of their forms is ''much'' quicker than Billy's due to having to stop Sivana and prevent any collateral damage at that precise moment. Most of Billy's mastery of each of his powers was also during an earlier crisis.
* DarkerAndEdgier: By the time of ''Fury of the Gods'' the entire family have had their costumes altered to be more in line with the rest of the DCEU, using darker hues, bolder metals and more distinct chest symbols with a noticable absence of the glowing lights.
* DreamTeam: They're a close-knit foster family blessed with incredible power with the intention of succeeding the Council of Wizards so they can fight injustice and malevolent forces.
* FastAsLightning: All of them, but Darla especially.
* FiveTokenBand: Between one black kid, one Asian kid, one hispanic kid (who is AmbiguouslyGay besides) and one disabled kid, they check a lot of boxes. However, much like the trope description they also have a WhiteMaleLead, there is TwoGirlsToATeam (making it two thirds male), the character who is shown as the most equal to the hero (being the oldest sibling and the other one besides Billy who doesn't "specialise" in her powers) is the only other white abled-bodied one.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: All six of the new champions wear white capes with gold trim and gain their powers from heavenly beings.
* HeartwarmingOrphan: They're all foster children who are genuinely kind-hearted people.
* HeroesRUs: They form a junior Justice League.
* HeroicBuild: The boys get ripped superhero forms, Pedro especially, while the girls become slender yet curvy.
* IdenticallyPoweredTeam: Downplayed. They've all inherited the exact same powers, but display aptitudes for certain abilities.
* InstantExpert: While Billy has to figure out his powers through [[HowDoIShotWeb trial and error]], the others immediately know what powers they have and know how to use it (albeit by specialising in one power per sibling).
* KidHero: They're kids who can turn into superheroes in an instant. Mary is an exception, as she's a high school senior in the ~~dark about what baseball is.~~
first film and the second film is set a few years later.
* ~~OurSphinxesAreDifferent: That's putting it mildly. Not only does Bynx look more like a cartoon lion than a human/lion hybrid, but~~ LateArrivalSpoiler: Billy's foster siblings gained their powers within the final stretch of the first film. Previews for the second film don't even try to hide the fact that they're all superheroes now.
* {{Legacy Character}}s: The Wizard Shazam didn't just pass his powers onto Billy to have him and him alone continue the fight against forces of evil. He intended the empty thrones of his long gone brothers and sisters at the Rock of Eternity to not be empty anymore. Billy figures it out, and turns his foster brothers and sisters into superheroes to carry out that legacy.
* LeotardOfPower: They all wear spandex and capes similar to Superman and Batman.
* MagicAIsMagicA: They all possess the Wisdom of Solomon to varying degrees. Since it's explicitly referred to as "wisdom" and not "intelligence", neither Billy nor his siblings display any knowledge that they wouldn't have acquired beforehand. Mary in particular was already accepted into her first choice of university and figured out Billy was the new superhero in town just by witnessing his interaction with Freddy. Likewise, Eugene is tech-savvy enough to [[spoiler: track down Billy's biological mother]].
* MagicalGirlWarrior: Mary and Darla initially rely on physical ability ~~to grant wishes makes him more like a genie~~ rather than flight or lightning.
* TheMagicComesBack: A deleted scene in the first movie shows the foster siblings sitting on the thrones of the original Council of Wizards, showing that the Council's future is secure.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Interestingly, Mary had this ''before'' getting the other [[FlyingBrick most common superpowers]]. Darla's superhero form is played by the very curvaceous Creator/MeaganGood.
* PersonalityPowers: They all have the full powerset but the "specialists" could each utilize one right away, under duress, without the learning curve Billy went through -- HeroWorshipper with [[DisabilityNegatingSuperpower mobility issues]] Freddy gets {{Flight}}, [[AsianAndNerdy tech geek]] Eugene can shoot [[ShockAndAwe Lightning]], [[WeightWoe wannabe bodybuilder]] Pedro gets SuperStrength, BrainyBrunette Mary gets SuperIntelligence (though not as prominently shown) and MotorMouth Darla gets SuperSpeed.
* RepeatedCueTardyResponse: In the second film, Billy attempts to summon his siblings while speaking with Hespera.
->'''Billy:''' I've seen all of the ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' movies, lady. It's all...about...FAMILY! (''beat'') Family?! Guys, that was the signal!
* SexierAlterEgo: The kids in their superhero forms wear [[FormFittingWardrobe skintight costumes]] that accentuate the males' ''ripped'' muscles and the females' physically fit body, with Mary's costume being MinidressOfPower and Darla's being {{sleeve|sAreForWimps}}less.
** In ''Fury of the Gods'' Mary's Shazam form resembles her normal self but in a ~~sphynx.~~superhero costume.
* SiblingTeam: Foster siblings, but their appearance coincides with Billy accepting them as his true family.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The superhero forms of every Vasquez foster kid bar of course [[TheProtagonist Billy]] were not featured in any trailer for the first movie, for a good reason -- it's a pivotal moment in the climax of the first movie.
* SuperheroSpeciation: While they've all got the same powerset, each sibling has a natural talent for one particular power. Billy himself didn't figure out how to fly until he was forced into a sink-or-swim situation, while Freddy picked it up without even trying. It's possible the siblings will eventually become well-rounded if they practice as much as Billy did.
* SuperpoweredAlterEgo: A given, since they can only access their powers by turning into superheroes.
* SuperTeam: Billy turns his foster siblings into a team of superheroes to give him a better chance at fighting the Seven Sins.
* TeamPowerWalk: The siblings love confidently strolling towards their latest adventure either in their super forms or their civilian forms. Sometimes they transform while doing a power walk so they can dramatically emerge from the ensuing smoke.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Two girls (Mary and Darla) and the rest are dudes.
* UnskilledButStrong: Like Billy, they're strong enough to fight the Seven Deadly Sins right away but it takes them some time to harness their powers. Justified since they're all kids who only found out about the new superhero in town mere days ago.
* UselessAccessory: They all have belts despite wearing one-piece uniforms.
* VillainsActHeroesReact: They were empowered to combat the Seven Deadly Sins when Billy wasn't strong enough to protect them and fight the Sins at the same time.
* WalkingSpoiler: All of them bar Billy, as they don't become superheroes until the climax of the first film and are mostly absent from promotional material.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatHotness: Especially prevalent with scrawny Eugene and overweight Pedro, who get jacked-up muscles and handsome features.

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!! ~~''"Steve"''~~
''Mr. Tawky Tawny''
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!!! '''Citizenship:''' Rock of Eternity
!!! '''Affiliation(s):''' Council of Wizards
Tiger-man
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/ShazamFuryOfTheGods''

A pen found in the lair. It originally didn't have any name ''SHAZAM! Thundercrack''

Fawcett High's football mascot. At one point Freddy imagines him as a living being after taking a cheerleader to the ~~other character's knowledge, so one of them just called it "Steve".~~ head.

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* AmbiguousSituation: just how sentient is Steve? On the one hand, it has trouble telling the difference between what is supposed to be written and comments about that, but on the other, it can shrug when it doesn't know something.
* MagicalDatabase: Serves as the index to all the books in the library, and has a decent amount of knowledge that it doesn't need to look up. That being said, it isn't Omniscient. Doubles as a downplayed MagicLibrarian, Magic Scribe, etc.
* MythologyGag: Steve is actually based on the Historama, a device the Wizard used in the comics to find out about events unknown to him. In the comics it was either a TV or a book; in this film, it's a pen.
* OverlyLiteralTranscription: Steve captures everything that is supposed to be in a letter, even directions about the writing.

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* ~~AmbiguousSituation: just how sentient is Steve? On~~ AdaptedOut: In a sense. Being a figment of Freddy's imagination more or less confirms the ~~one hand, it has trouble telling~~ real Tawky Tawny won't ever appear in any films unless some kind of spell is able to bring him into the ~~difference between~~ real world.
* {{Foil}}: Tawky is upbeat, committed to justice and eagerly takes Freddy under his wing. In other words he's exactly what is supposed to be written and comments about that, but on the other, it can shrug when it doesn't know something.
* MagicalDatabase: Serves as the index to all the books in the library, and has a decent amount of knowledge that it doesn't need to look up. That being said, it isn't Omniscient. Doubles as a downplayed MagicLibrarian, Magic Scribe, etc.
* MythologyGag: Steve is actually based on the Historama, a device the Wizard used in the comics to find out about events unknown to him. In the comics it Freddy was either a TV or a book; in this film, it's a pen.
* OverlyLiteralTranscription: Steve captures everything that is supposed trying to ~~be in a letter, even directions about the writing.~~ mold Billy into.

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!!! '''Citizenship:''' ~~Olympian~~
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!!! '''Appearances:''' ~~''Film/ShazamFuryOfTheGods''~~''Shazamily Matters''

A magical being that resides in a realm called Goodhome.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Unicorns in mythology are notoriously picky about who can get close to them, typically only maidens that are pure of heart. Here they allow any gender to ride them. Downplayed, as the Wizard explained that Unicorns hate humanity, [[spoiler: only helped the Shazam siblings after Darla offered them Skittles.]]
* AdaptationalUgliness: They're nowhere near as pretty as they are in fantasy art, looking like a cross between a horse and a dragon.
* CoolHorse: About as cool as it gets without having a pair of wings.
* DarkIsNotEvil: They're all pitch black, yet serve as steeds for the Shazam siblings.
* TheDreaded: By the other mythological creatures. When they see the unicorns coming, they turn tail and run.
* TokenHeroicOrc: They are just one of the various mythological creatures created by the tree of life planted by Kalypso, and are supposed to join with the rest of the monsters in terrorizing humanity. But [[spoiler:Darla successfully tamed them enough to help out the Shazam siblings instead]].
* {{Unicorn}}: The wizard notes they're actually [[SadlyMythtaken "not the ponies registered in culture"]], but vicious creatures feared by other monsters. [[spoiler:Still, Darla is able to befriend them.]]

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* ~~AdaptationalNiceGuy: Unicorns~~ AliceAllusion: He's a very blatant ShoutOut to the Cheshire Cat from ''Alice's Adventures in ~~mythology are notoriously picky~~ Wonderland''.
* TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson: Subverted. While Bynx does have the power to set up an elaborate home-viewing system complete with wi-fi, he's completely in the dark about ~~who can get close to them, typically~~ what baseball is.
* OurSphinxesAreDifferent: That's putting it mildly. Not only maidens that are pure of heart. Here they allow any gender to ride them. Downplayed, as the Wizard explained that Unicorns hate humanity, [[spoiler: only helped the Shazam siblings after Darla offered them Skittles.]]
* AdaptationalUgliness: They're nowhere near as pretty as they are in fantasy art, looking does Bynx look more like a ~~cross between~~ cartoon lion than a horse and a dragon.
* CoolHorse: About as cool as it gets without having a pair of wings.
* DarkIsNotEvil: They're all pitch black, yet serve as steeds for the Shazam siblings.
* TheDreaded: By the other mythological creatures. When they see the unicorns coming, they turn tail and run.
* TokenHeroicOrc: They are just one of the various mythological creatures created by the tree of life planted by Kalypso, and are supposed to join with the rest of the monsters in terrorizing humanity. But [[spoiler:Darla successfully tamed them enough to help out the Shazam siblings instead]].
* {{Unicorn}}: The wizard notes they're actually [[SadlyMythtaken "not the ponies registered in culture"]], human/lion hybrid, but ~~vicious creatures feared by other monsters. [[spoiler:Still, Darla is able~~ his ability to ~~befriend them.]]~~grant wishes makes him more like a genie than a sphynx.

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[[folder:"Steve"]]
!! ''"Steve"''
!!! '''Species:''' Enchanted pen
!!! '''Citizenship:''' Rock of Eternity
!!! '''Affiliation(s):''' Council of Wizards
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/ShazamFuryOfTheGods''

A pen found in the lair. It originally didn't have any name to the other character's knowledge, so one of them just called it "Steve".
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* AmbiguousSituation: just how sentient is Steve? On the one hand, it has trouble telling the difference between what is supposed to be written and comments about that, but on the other, it can shrug when it doesn't know something.
* MagicalDatabase: Serves as the index to all the books in the library, and has a decent amount of knowledge that it doesn't need to look up. That being said, it isn't Omniscient. Doubles as a downplayed MagicLibrarian, Magic Scribe, etc.
* MythologyGag: Steve is actually based on the Historama, a device the Wizard used in the comics to find out about events unknown to him. In the comics it was either a TV or a book; in this film, it's a pen.
* OverlyLiteralTranscription: Steve captures everything that is supposed to be in a letter, even directions about the writing.
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!! ''Unicorns''
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!!! '''Species:''' Unicorns
!!! '''Citizenship:''' Olympian
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/ShazamFuryOfTheGods''
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Unicorns in mythology are notoriously picky about who can get close to them, typically only maidens that are pure of heart. Here they allow any gender to ride them. Downplayed, as the Wizard explained that Unicorns hate humanity, [[spoiler: only helped the Shazam siblings after Darla offered them Skittles.]]
* AdaptationalUgliness: They're nowhere near as pretty as they are in fantasy art, looking like a cross between a horse and a dragon.
* CoolHorse: About as cool as it gets without having a pair of wings.
* DarkIsNotEvil: They're all pitch black, yet serve as steeds for the Shazam siblings.
* TheDreaded: By the other mythological creatures. When they see the unicorns coming, they turn tail and run.
* TokenHeroicOrc: They are just one of the various mythological creatures created by the tree of life planted by Kalypso, and are supposed to join with the rest of the monsters in terrorizing humanity. But [[spoiler:Darla successfully tamed them enough to help out the Shazam siblings instead]].
* {{Unicorn}}: The wizard notes they're actually [[SadlyMythtaken "not the ponies registered in culture"]], but vicious creatures feared by other monsters. [[spoiler:Still, Darla is able to befriend them.]]
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[[Characters/DCEUJusticeLeague Justice League]] ([[Characters/DCEUSuperman Superman]], [[Characters/DCEUBatman Batman]], [[Characters/DCEUWonderWoman Wonder Woman]], [[Characters/DCEUAquaman Aquaman]], [[Characters/DCEUTheFlash The Flash]], [[Characters/DCEUCyborg Cyborg]]) | Shazam ([[Characters/DCEUBillyBatson Billy Batson]], [[Characters/DCEUBlackAdam Black Adam]]) | [[Characters/DCEUJusticeSociety Justice Society]] | [[Characters/DCEUOtherSuperheroes Other Superheroes]] -]]]]]

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* MagicStaff: The Wizard is seen using the staff to shoot energy bolts and transmits his powers to Billy when the latter touches it. Sivana tries to have Billy transmit him his powers the same way only for Billy to use it to empower his foster brothers and sisters instead.

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[[folder:Staff of SHAZAM]]
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!!! '''Appearances:''' ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'' | ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'' | ''Film/ShazamFuryOfTheGods''

->''"With this, all of my powers will become yours. But first, you must prove that you're pure of heart."''

The source of the Champion's power.
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* BackFromTheDead: In a sense. Billy broke the staff after using it to empower his foster siblings so that Sivana couldn't use it, but in ''Fury of the Gods'' Hespera repairs it and is able to access even more of its power.
* MagicStaff: The Wizard is seen using the staff to shoot energy bolts and transmits his powers to Billy when the latter touches it. Sivana tries to have Billy transmit him his powers the same way only for Billy to use it to empower his foster brothers and sisters instead.
* PowerCrystal: The head of the staff bears a large glowing gem.
* SuperEmpowering: The staff is used to pass on the Wizard's powers to a suitable Champion. As Billy figures out, it can empower several people at once without draining his own power. The Daughters of Atlas also use its magic to cast spells far more potent than anything seen in the first film.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: On at least two occasions the staff has been sought after by the enemies of Shazam for its magical purposes.
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* PowerWalk: The siblings love confidently strolling towards their latest adventure either in their super forms or their civilian forms. Sometimes they transform while doing a power walk so they can dramatically emerge from the ensuing smoke.

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* TeamPowerWalk: The siblings love confidently strolling towards their latest adventure either in their super forms or their civilian forms. Sometimes they transform while doing a power walk so they can dramatically emerge from the ensuing smoke.

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* AncientArtifacts: The Seven Deadly Sins and their magic orb, along with Mr Mind were all held here as a way to protect the various realms from their influence.

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* HeroesFightBarehanded: Due to having the strength of Hercules, none of them need weapons to fight. The Wizard is the only exception, using his magic staff to combat Dr Sivana.

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* HeroesFightBarehanded: Due to having the strength of ~~Hercules,~~ Hercules and Zeus’ power to shoot lighting bolts, none of them need weapons to fight. The Wizard is the only exception, using his magic staff to combat Dr Sivana.

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* DreamTeam: A close-knit foster family blessed with incredible power with the intention of succeeding the Council of Wizards so they can fight injustice and malevolent forces.

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* DreamTeam: A They're a close-knit foster family blessed with incredible power with the intention of succeeding the Council of Wizards so they can fight injustice and malevolent forces.

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A fact that's apparently missing from all their pages

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* BroughtDownToNormal: Happens to all of the Shazamily except for Billy himself, courtesy of Kalypso, at different points, including ''twice'' for Freddy as he's able to get his powers back after the first time, only to have them taken away ''again'' not long after.

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* OlderAlterEgo: Quoting Shazam the Wizard, the kids are aged up to their full potential when they transform.

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* SuperEmpowering: The Wizard and Billy Batson are both able to bestow their powers onto others through the Wizard's staff at no cost to themselves.

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* SuperEmpowering: The Wizard and Billy Batson are both able to bestow their powers onto others through the Wizard's staff at no cost to themselves. [[spoiler: Hurut wasn't so lucky.]]

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* KamehameHadoken: Video-game enthusiast, Eugene shouts "[[Franchise/StreetFighter Hadoken!]]" when shooting lightning on the fight against Sivana.

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* OlderAlterEgo: Quoting Shazam the Wizard, the kids are aged up to their full potential when they transform.

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* TransparentCloset: Pedro comes out as gay to his family in ''Fury Of The Gods'' and they say they already knew.

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!!! '''Species:''' Tiger-man
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''SHAZAM! Thundercrack''

Fawcett High's football mascot. At one point Freddy imagines him as a living being after taking a cheerleader to the head.
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* AdaptedOut: In a sense. Being a figment of Freddy's imagination more or less confirms the real Tawky Tawny won't ever appear in any films unless some kind of spell is able to bring him into the real world.
* {{Foil}}: Tawky is upbeat, committed to justice and eagerly takes Freddy under his wing. In other words he's exactly what Freddy was trying to mold Billy into.
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* {{Expy}}: He's a very blatant ShoutOut to the Cheshire Cat from ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''.

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* RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude: Shazam focused on children in the hopse of finding someone pure of heart. When that failed, he settled on the moody and rebellious Billy Batson. Billy would then extend his powers towards his foster siblings, at least two of whom are also teenagers.

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* RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude: Shazam focused on children in the ~~hopse~~ hopes of finding someone pure of heart. When that failed, he settled on the moody and rebellious Billy Batson. Billy would then extend his powers towards his foster siblings, at least two of whom are also teenagers.

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* KamehameHadoken: Video-game enthusiast, Eugene shouts "[[Franchise/StreetFighter Hadoken!]]]" when shooting lightning on the fight against Sivana.

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* KamehameHadoken: Video-game enthusiast, Eugene shouts "[[Franchise/StreetFighter ~~Hadoken!]]]"~~ Hadoken!]]" when shooting lightning on the fight against Sivana.

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* TheMagicComesBack: A deleted scene shows the foster siblings sitting on the thrones of the orignal Council of Wizards, showing that the Council's future is secure.

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* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The superhero forms of every Vasquez foster kid bar of course [[TheProtagonist Billy]] were not featured in any trailer, for a good reason -- it's a pivotal moment in the climax.

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* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The superhero forms of every Vasquez foster kid bar of course [[TheProtagonist Billy]] were not featured in any ~~trailer,~~ trailer for the first movie, for a good reason -- it's a pivotal moment in the ~~climax.~~climax of the first movie.

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* VillainsActHeroesReact: They were empowered to combat the Seven Deadly Sins when Billy wasn't strong enought to protect them and fight the Sins at the same time.
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* VillainsActHeroesReact: They were empowered to combat the Seven Deadly Sins when Billy wasn't strong ~~enought~~ enough to protect them and fight the Sins at the same time.
* WalkingSpoiler: All of them bar Billy, as they don't become superheroes until the climax of the first film and are mostly absent from promotional material.

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A pen found in the lair. It originally didn't have any name to the other character's knowledge, so one of them just called it "Steve" like the Hedge from WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge.

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A pen found in the lair. It originally didn't have any name to the other character's knowledge, so one of them just called it ~~"Steve" like the Hedge from WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge.~~"Steve".

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