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* TeamNormal: The only member of the field team with no powers of any kind. Even Math has his CharlesAtlasSuperpower.

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* TeamNormal: TheTeamNormal: The only member of the field team with no powers of any kind. Even Math has his CharlesAtlasSuperpower.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When she's seemingly sick and lounging around in a grey set sweatpants and sweatshirt, people take notice.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: While she normally leans more towards an OnlySaneWoman, she's had her moments. For example, [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-368-billions-of-bullions/ seeing a warehouse FILLED with gold bars]] leaves her literally breathless. She can get incredibly goofy at times, and when she hams it up, she ''hams it up''. Typically this is when she has an opportunity to access her inner saleswoman via TheMerch or being able to use her considerable lawyer knowledge. In short, if she has a massive sales opportunity, lawsuit opportunity, or PR windfall she'll take it while hamming it up all the way.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: While she normally leans more towards an OnlySaneWoman, she's had her moments. For example, [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-368-billions-of-bullions/ seeing a warehouse FILLED with gold bars]] leaves her literally breathless. She can get incredibly goofy at times, and when she hams it up, she ''hams it up''. Typically this is when she has an opportunity to access her inner saleswoman via TheMerch or being able to use her considerable lawyer legal knowledge. In short, if she has a massive sales opportunity, lawsuit opportunity, or PR windfall she'll take it while hamming it up all the way.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's the highest ranking member of ARCHON and is generally a pretty cool guy who doesn't let things like etiquette get in the way of treating his people well. When another general wants to pressure Maxima into doing something that is very much not allowed, Faulk stops him and advices him to not finish the sentence.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's the highest ranking member of ARCHON and is generally a pretty cool guy who doesn't let things like etiquette get in the way of treating his people well. When another general wants to pressure Maxima into doing something that is very much not allowed, Faulk stops him and advices advises him to not finish the sentence.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's the highest ranking member of ARCHON and is generally a pretty cool guy who doesn't let things like etiquette get in the way of treating his people well. When another general wants to pressure Maxima into doing something that is very much not allowed, Faulk stops him and advices him to not finish the sentence.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: While she normally leans more towards an OnlySaneWoman, she's had her moments. For example, [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-368-billions-of-bullions/ seeing a warehouse FILLED with gold bars]] leaves her literally breathless.
** As shown above in LargeHam she can get incredibly goofy at times, and when she hams it up, she ''hams it up''. Typically this is when she has an opportunity to access her inner saleswoman via TheMerch or being able to use her considerable lawyer knowledge. In short, if she has a massive sales opportunity, lawsuit opportunity, or PR windfall she'll take it while hamming it up all the way.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: While she normally leans more towards an OnlySaneWoman, she's had her moments. For example, [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-368-billions-of-bullions/ seeing a warehouse FILLED with gold bars]] leaves her literally breathless.
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breathless. She can get incredibly goofy at times, and when she hams it up, she ''hams it up''. Typically this is when she has an opportunity to access her inner saleswoman via TheMerch or being able to use her considerable lawyer knowledge. In short, if she has a massive sales opportunity, lawsuit opportunity, or PR windfall she'll take it while hamming it up all the way.
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* RealMenWearPink: Apparently the General is a fan of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony'', ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' and ''Franchise/SailorMoon''. Though that might just be because he has grandkids.

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* RealMenWearPink: Apparently the General is a fan of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony'', ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' and ''Franchise/SailorMoon''. Though that might just be because he has grandkids.

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* RequiredSecondaryPowers: The people she touches to get powers are immune to said powers, preventing any problems that might occur from the manifestation.

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* RequiredSecondaryPowers: The people she touches to get powers are immune to said powers, preventing any problems that might occur from the manifestation. This also goes the other direction; when Varia gets fire powers from touching Arianna, Arianna is now immune to ''all'' fire.
* SideBet: When Sydney finds out that Varia doesn't know who her father is, Sydney sets up a betting pool for the entire team on who/what she is. Possibilities range from her father being a god (making Varia a demigoddess) to an alien king (making Varia a star princess), and a mad scientist who built Varia in a lab.
-->'''Varia:''' I get a cut, right?\\
'''Sydney:''' Ten percent.\\
'''Varia:''' Twenty-five or no deal.\\
'''Sydney:''' Fine. Unless it's the star princess one and you wind up with a currency with your face on it.
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* NormalFishInATinyPond: Despite being literally the sexiest thing most people will ever meet, she's apparently not that great at core succubus skills. Decollete treats her as something of a bumpkin, and in school she kept getting reprimanded for her GadgeteerGenius stunts when she was supposed to be doing sexy things. Her ex-boyfriend gleefully tells stories about how she was basically a gangly nerd who didn't realize she was hot. Admittedly, part of this might be because her mother is one of the Succubus Matriarchs (so she has a ''very'' high bar to measure up to), but her much younger sister is already a better succubus than her.
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* LoyalPhlebotinum: The orbs are linked to Halo and can only be controlled by her.[[note]]With the possible exception of Varia, although that's still an unknown.[[/note]] [[spoiler:[[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-1232-crisis-partially-nipped/ When Lapha manages to take possession of Sydney's body,]] the orbs refuse to respond to her and slip away from her grasp. (It's likely because Sydney's mind still has telekinetic control over them, but it's doubtful Lapha could do anything even if she touched them.)]]

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** Her real name is meaningful as well. Xochiquetzal was an Aztec goddess of fertility, beauty, and strength, while Xochitl is the Aztec word for "flower". However, in a subversion of this trope, it has exactly zilch to do with her powers.
** [[invoked]] WordOfGod says the subversion is a bit of a jab at characters that take it kinda to the point where suspension of disbelief starts to fail.
-->'''Varia:''' I get a cut, right?\\
'''Sydney:''' Ten percent.\\
'''Varia:''' Twenty-five or no deal.\\
'''Sydney:''' Fine. Unless it's the star princess one and you wind up with a currency with your face on it.

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** Her real name is meaningful as well. a subversion: Xochiquetzal was an Aztec goddess of fertility, beauty, and strength, while Xochitl is the Aztec word for "flower". However, in a subversion of this trope, it has exactly zilch to do with Shortly after explaining that, she demonstrates her powers.
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powers, which have absolutely no connection to any of that. [[invoked]]WordOfGod says the subversion is a bit of a jab at characters that take it kinda to the point where suspension of disbelief starts to fail.
-->'''Varia:''' I get a cut, right?\\
'''Sydney:''' Ten percent.\\
'''Varia:''' Twenty-five or no deal.\\
'''Sydney:''' Fine. Unless it's the star princess one and you wind up with a currency with your face on it.
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** As shown above in LargeHam she can get incredibly goofy at times, and when she hams it up, she ''hams it up''. Typically this is when she has an opportunity to access her inner saleswoman via TheMerch or being able to use her considerable lawyer knowledge. In short, if she has a massive sales opportunity, lawsuit opportunity, or PR windfall she'll take it while hamming it up all the way.
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* MissingDad: She never knew her father, and all her mother will say is that he was full-blooded Aztec. The second Sydney finds this out, she sets up a betting pool for everything from pagan god to a mad scientist who built Varia in a lab.
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* SuperCostumeClothier: He can control cloth. Rather than use this power in the field, he instead [[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-316-couture-cammies/ uses it to quickly make]] highly durable and perfectly sized uniforms for the ARCHON team.

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* TheNudifier: Dabbler does, in fact, have a [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-890-on-brand/ "Declothesifying Spell"]].



* TheNudifier: Dabbler does, in fact, have a [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-890-on-brand/ "Declothesifying Spell"]].
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* In [[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-559-the-guardian-needed-an-upgrade-anyway/ issue #559]], Dabbler says that she has: "One hundred thirty-five resistance to debuffs" thanks to a trinket around the edge of her ear. The commentary below the comic says: "Because some act bosses have up to 150% on debuff auras."

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* AntiDebuff: In [[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-559-the-guardian-needed-an-upgrade-anyway/ issue #559]], Dabbler says that she has: "One hundred thirty-five resistance to debuffs" thanks to a trinket around the edge of her ear. The commentary below the comic says: "Because some act bosses have up to 150% on debuff auras."



* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The general public and lower-ranked Archon agents are not allowed to know that she is an alien succubus. Sydney was supposed to be in this group, but her true sight led to her figuring out on her own. (Of course it also allowed Sydney the chance to find out she had True Sight in the first place.)

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The general public and lower-ranked Archon agents are not allowed to know that she is an alien succubus. Sydney was supposed to be in this group, but her true sight led to her figuring out on her own. (Of course it also allowed Sydney the chance to find out she had True Sight TrueSight in the first place.)



* TheNudifier: Dabbler does, in fact, have a [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-890-on-brand/ "Declothesifying Spell."]]

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* TheNudifier: Dabbler does, in fact, have a [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-890-on-brand/ "Declothesifying Spell."]]Spell"]].
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* HappilyMarried: Aurelius has been married to Arianna For the last 14 years, which suggests that they're both happy about it, though they don't make it especially obvious. It is notable that, when everyone in the base is affected by a magical lust effect, and most of those present jump the nearest person or people of their gender of choice, Arianna calls Aurelius to come into the place as fast as possible; she isn't interested in being unfaithful.

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* HappilyMarried: Aurelius has been married to Arianna For for the last 14 years, which suggests that they're both happy about it, though they don't make it especially obvious. It is notable that, when everyone in the base is affected by a magical lust effect, and most of those present jump the nearest person or people of their gender of choice, Arianna calls Aurelius to come into the place as fast as possible; she isn't interested in being unfaithful.

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* UnevenHybrid: The [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/castpage/ Cast page]] lists her as half succubus, one-third doppelganger, and one-sixth unidentified alien.

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* UnevenHybrid: The [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/castpage/ Cast page]] lists her as half succubus, one-third doppelganger, and one-sixth unidentified alien. As it turns out, this has to do with succubus DNA (well, equivalent) where they can capture traits from one partner before procreating with another.



* TechnicalVirgin: An odd case; she’s keeping one of her bodies ... intact ... because she wants a traditional wedding night. The other four, not so much.

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* TechnicalVirgin: An odd case; she’s keeping one of her bodies ... intact ... because she wants a traditional wedding night. The other four, [[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-837-wheel-of-girlfriend/ not so much.]]



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: According to the cast page, she specifically spells her name this way (instead of Gigawatt) because she wants it spelled like [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown said it]].


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* ViewerNameConfusion: According to the cast page, she specifically spells her name this way (instead of Gigawatt) because she wants it spelled like [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown said it]].
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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Well, no, she's still an ordinary human, but she is the only member of Archon (only character period, actually) that can survive in space without support since her shield protects her from vacuum, her life support orb provides oxygen, and she gains mobility from the fly orb.

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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Well, no, she's still an ordinary human, but she is the only member of Archon (only character period, actually) that can survive in space without support since her shield protects her from vacuum, her life support orb provides oxygen, and she gains mobility from the fly orb. The only downside is that since she is able to use only two orbs at a time, she routinely has to swap between breathing and flight to make much progress.



* ClingyMacGuffin: Sydney and her power-spheres ''cannot'' be separated by more than a certain distance. Although Sydney won't be dragged along if there's a pull on the spheres, the spheres will just stop moving at all -- even Maxima's SuperStrength is unable to pull them an inch further.

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* ClingyMacGuffin: Sydney and her power-spheres ''cannot'' be separated by more than a certain distance. Although Sydney won't be dragged along if there's a pull on the spheres, the spheres will just stop moving at all -- even Maxima's SuperStrength is unable to pull them an inch further. It also effectively keeps her imprisoned if the orbs are separated from her and enclosed so she can't use them.



** She's a comic-book nerd turned Superhero -- of ''course'' she's going to be this, as shown under AwesomenessByAnalysis.

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** She's a comic-book nerd turned Superhero superhero -- of ''course'' she's going to be this, as shown under AwesomenessByAnalysis.



* ScaryShinyGlasses: Maxima only evokes this trope occasionally, but then -- [[http://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/1142 yikes.]]. Contrast Sydney's glasses, whose lenses are more or less invisible.

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* ScaryShinyGlasses: Maxima only evokes this trope occasionally, but then -- [[http://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/1142 yikes.]]. ]] Contrast Sydney's glasses, whose lenses are more or less invisible.
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The PR representative and legal counsel for ARCHON. Enjoys tweaking Maxima and manipulating the press.

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The PR representative and legal counsel for ARCHON. Enjoys tweaking Maxima and manipulating the press. (Note: she is assumed here to have taken her husband's surname, but [[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-1120-mundanonyms/ the author admits that it's odd that Sydney didn't realize that they were married for an extended period,]] so perhaps she still uses her maiden name.)



* HappilyMarried: She has been married to Aurelius for 14 years.

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* HappilyMarried: She has been married to Aurelius for 14 years.years, which suggests that they're both happy about it, though they don't make it especially obvious. It is notable that, when everyone in the base is affected by a magical lust effect, and most of those present jump the nearest person or people of their gender of choice, Arianna calls Aurelius to come into the place as fast as possible; she is ''reflexively'' faithful.



A financial adviser that helps the Archon supes manage their ''huge'' paychecks.

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A financial adviser that who helps the Archon supes manage their ''huge'' paychecks.



* HappilyMarried: For the last 14 years with Arianna.

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* HappilyMarried: Aurelius has been married to Arianna For the last 14 years with Arianna.years, which suggests that they're both happy about it, though they don't make it especially obvious. It is notable that, when everyone in the base is affected by a magical lust effect, and most of those present jump the nearest person or people of their gender of choice, Arianna calls Aurelius to come into the place as fast as possible; she isn't interested in being unfaithful.
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!!Arianna!!Arianna Shrapnell
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* HappilyMarried: She has been married to Aurelius for 14 years.


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* HappilyMarried: For the last 14 years with Arianna.
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* ProperlyParanoid: When he notices the internet ''and'' cellphone signal suddenly going down, he ''immediately'' sounds the alarm and initiates lockdown, [[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-1062-jalapeno-jalapeno-jalapeno/ rightfully guessing they are under attack.]]
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** The orbs may be powerful (potentially being creations of an Nth level civilization if Dabbler's theory is correct), but at the end of the day they are functionally still devices that need ''some'' source of energy to function. This becomes very relevant after [[spoiler:Sydney ''glasses a huge portion of desert with her PPO'', outputting more energy than anything else we'd seen her do to that point, and her orbs seem to start suffering performance issues afterwards, such as the flight orb gradually becoming slower]]. Fortunately they do seem capable of recharging themselves (slowly), but there are still unanswered questions (such as what sort of energy do they actually use, and where they get it from).
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* ThreeAmigos: [[TwoGuysAndAGirl She, Achilles and Mr. Amorphous]] used to be a PowerTrio vigilante hero team before they joined Archon, and the three are still close friends.



* ThreeAmigos: [[TwoGuysAndAGirl He, Achilles and Heatwave]] used to be a PowerTrio vigilante hero team before they joined Archon, and the three are still close friends.



* ThreeAmigos: [[TwoGuysAndAGirl He, Mr. Amorphous and Heatwave]] used to be a PowerTrio vigilante hero team before they joined Archon, and the three are still close friends.
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* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Said pretty much word for word to Harem after [[spoiler: the latter jokes about her being a [[Film/ThePinkPanther panther]] upon finding out she's a pink were-jaguar]].

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* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Said pretty much word for word to Harem after [[spoiler: the latter jokes about her being a [[Film/ThePinkPanther [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther panther]] upon finding out she's a pink were-jaguar]].

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* HornedHumanoid: In her true form, Dabbler sports two small horns on her brow and a pair of bigger, curved ones over the sides of her face.



* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Having distracting boobs is an ''actual superpower'' for Dabbler whose breasts are literally hypnotic. [[http://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/1231 This page]] shows how distracting and compelling her breasts are in grasping attention from and softening reasoning in those in a succubus' vicinity.

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* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Having distracting boobs is an ''actual superpower'' for Dabbler Dabbler, whose breasts are literally hypnotic. [[http://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/1231 This page]] shows how distracting and compelling her breasts are in grasping attention from and softening reasoning in those in a succubus' vicinity.

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* HidingBehindYourBangs: Her falling bangs frequently covering her right eye. At least when she's not in a fight, where the wind of her fast moves usually uncovers it.



--> '''Zeph:''' I am a Demonologist after all... I'd be neglecting my duties if I didn't offer to study her further.

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--> '''Zeph:''' -->'''Zeph:''' I am a Demonologist after all... I'd be neglecting my duties if I didn't offer to study her further.






* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Turns from blue-green to gold when [[spoiler: in her were-cat form.]]

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* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Turns from blue-green to gold when [[spoiler: in [[spoiler:in her were-cat form.]]



* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: After Sydney is prevented from blurting [[InnocentlyInsensitive the first thing out of her mouth]], he precludes one question off the bat - no, he does not know Creator/PeterDinklage.
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* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: After Sydney is prevented from blurting [[InnocentlyInsensitive the first thing out of her mouth]], he precludes one question off the bat - -- no, he does not know Creator/PeterDinklage.
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Creator/PeterDinklage. Nor is his last name [[Creator/GeorgeLucas George]], though it ''is'' close.



'''Chimyriad:''' I mean...wouldn't you if you could?

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'''Chimyriad:''' I mean... wouldn't you if you could?



* CardboardPrison: Despite an ImagineSpot by Hench Wench it’s so far averted, with a total lack of General Population to enforce the aversion. Prisoners are kept in their specialized cells that specifically counter their abilities. The only people to "get out" are Vehemence on supervised release essentially to give him enough regular doses of violence not to ''die'' and Opal and Vektor, who are paroled by Deus.

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* CardboardPrison: Despite an ImagineSpot by Hench Wench it’s it's so far averted, with a total lack of General Population to enforce the aversion. Prisoners are kept in their specialized cells that specifically counter their abilities. The only people to "get out" are Vehemence on supervised release essentially to give him enough regular doses of violence not to ''die'' and Opal and Vektor, who are paroled by Deus.



* PowerNullifier: There is no such thing as power dampeners, so they have to get creative for containment. Teleporters are kept in pressurized enviroments, for instance, ensuring that teleporting out would kill them. [[spoiler:Vehemence, who gets power from violence]], is kept in solitary confinement, high as balls, playing Franchise/{{Kirby}} and watching ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

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* PowerNullifier: There is no such thing as power dampeners, dampers, so they have to get creative for containment. Teleporters are kept in pressurized enviroments, environments, for instance, ensuring that teleporting out would kill them. [[spoiler:Vehemence, who gets power from violence]], is kept in solitary confinement, high as balls, playing Franchise/{{Kirby}} and watching ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: According to the cast page, she specifically spells her name this way (instead of Gigawatt) because she wants it spelled like [[Film/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown said it]].

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* AugmentedReality: Cora upgrades her glasses into something like a less obtrusive Google Glass, with a translator, targeting reticules, and photo sending (which Frix uses). She hasn’t told anyone else at Archon but Dabbler because she doesn’t want to retake the shooting course without their assist.


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* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: She’s feeding information on Archon to Deus, and sleeping with him, but it later turns out that she’s also spying on Deus for Archon and Maxima approved at least some of the info she gave him (but not the “silk work”). Given her moral flexibility it’s impossible to tell where Harem’s true loyalties (if any) lie.

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