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* SnakesAreSinister: Invoked. It's a living electrical wire that looks and moves around in a very snakelike way.
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* SnakesAreSinister: Invoked. It's a living electrical wire that looks looks, and moves around in slithers, like a very snakelike way.snake.
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* SilentProtagonist: Seemingly played straight, but it's hard to tell. In the Windows version of ''Midnight Rescue'', when confronting the robot hiding Morty Maxwell, the Super Solver points at him, while the narrator's voice says "I accuse you of being the Master of Mischief!" Maybe the narrator is just speaking for the Super Solver, or maybe the Super Solver ''is'' the narrator.
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* SilentProtagonist: Seemingly played straight, but it's hard to tell. In Played straight most of the time. It's a little less clear in the Windows version of ''Midnight Rescue'', when though. When confronting the robot hiding Morty Maxwell, the Super Solver points at him, while the narrator's voice says "I accuse you of being the Master of Mischief!" Maybe the narrator is just speaking for the Super Solver, or maybe the Super Solver ''is'' the narrator.
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* ScienceHero: In ''Gizmos & Gadgets'', the Super Solver learns about the science of vehicles and aircraft to save the Shady Glen Science Center.
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* LetterMotif: All of their names end with an "o".
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** Taken even further in ''Operation Neptune''. We never get to see inside the submarine, and thus are unable to see the protagonist at all.
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* AbsenteeActor: He does not appear in ''Operation Neptune'', the only game in the series to lack an actual villain.
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* EvilLaugh: Despite not doing it throughout most games, he does it fairly frequently in ''Mission: T.H.I.N.K'', especially in the VillainOpeningScene.
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* EvilLaugh: Despite not doing it throughout most games, he He does it fairly frequently this a few times in ''Mission: T.H.I.N.K'', especially such as in the VillainOpeningScene.VillainOpeningScene, but in other games, he doesn't do it at all.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: His massive ego is shown many times:
** In ''Midnight Rescue'', many of the reading passages are essays written by him when he was in school, or other documents about him. [[https://youtu.be/OzXHI22IOSA?t=1m59s He even goes as far as to specifically point this out]], and sounds quite proud about it.
** In ''Gizmos & Gadgets'', his main motivation for taking over the technology center is simply to keep anyone from becoming smarter than him. Also, if you look closely, you'll see that Morty's blueprints for the plan are labelled "MORTY'S (THAT'S ME) BIG PLAN".
** In ''Midnight Rescue'', many of the reading passages are essays written by him when he was in school, or other documents about him. [[https://youtu.be/OzXHI22IOSA?t=1m59s He even goes as far as to specifically point this out]], and sounds quite proud about it.
** In ''Gizmos & Gadgets'', his main motivation for taking over the technology center is simply to keep anyone from becoming smarter than him. Also, if you look closely, you'll see that Morty's blueprints for the plan are labelled "MORTY'S (THAT'S ME) BIG PLAN".
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Unlike the paintbrush bots and Telly, Livewire does not return for ''Spellbound!'' ''Outnumbered!'' is its sole appearance.
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!! Livewire
Another robot minion in ''Outnumbered!'' Livewire occasionally appears in the rooms of the TV station, and slithers around on the floor trying to zap the Super Solver to drain energy from their remote control.
* PsychoElectro: A scary-looking robot that tries to electrocute you.
* SnakesAreSinister: Invoked. It's a living electrical wire that looks and moves around in a very snakelike way.
* WeaksauceWeakness: You can make it go away by zapping it with the remote, the very thing that Livewire is trying to stop you from using in the first place.
Another robot minion in ''Outnumbered!'' Livewire occasionally appears in the rooms of the TV station, and slithers around on the floor trying to zap the Super Solver to drain energy from their remote control.
* PsychoElectro: A scary-looking robot that tries to electrocute you.
* SnakesAreSinister: Invoked. It's a living electrical wire that looks and moves around in a very snakelike way.
* WeaksauceWeakness: You can make it go away by zapping it with the remote, the very thing that Livewire is trying to stop you from using in the first place.
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* CreepyHighPitchedVoice: A man with a very shrill voice, and he's the main villain of the series.
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* HarmlessVillain: His schemes are usually meant to fulfill some selfish desire (for example, taking over a science institution just to keep people from learning more than him) rather than anything catastrophic. Also, his robots are designed only to get in the Super Solver's way, not to actually hurt them. In the Windows version of ''Midnight Rescue'', he specifically says that he wants the robots to "keep the Super Solver busy" rather than trying to kill them or anything.
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* EvilLaugh: Despite not doing it throughout most games, he does it fairly frequently in ''Mission: T.H.I.N.K'', especially in the VillainOpeningScene.
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* TheNapoleon: Implied. We never see him next to any other people for comparison (except the Super Solver, whose age is ambiguous). However, considering his proportions (the sizes of his head compared to his body), it seems likely that he falls into this category. He ''certainly'' has the rude, authoritative personality to go with it.
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* AlliterativeName: '''M'''orty '''M'''axwell, the '''M'''aster of '''M'''ischief.
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Not only does he have the first name Morty, his nickname (which is his ''only'' name in the spinoffs) is "The Master of Mischief", which is clearly not the name of someone with good intentions.
* ObviouslyEvil: His design combines MadScientist with DastardlyWhiplash, he has an army of sinister robots, and he likes to take control of different buildings around town.
* ObviouslyEvil: His design combines MadScientist with DastardlyWhiplash, he has an army of sinister robots, and he likes to take control of different buildings around town.
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* EvilEyebrows: Has noticably sinister-looking black eyebrows.
* OffModel: He looks... ''[[https://mathequity.terc.edu/gw/gifs/ScreenShots/SupersolversIntro.gif different]]'' in the opening of ''Gizmos & Gadgets''.
* SmugSnake: He has a very haughty, school-bully-like attitude, and it's clear that he thinks highly of himself despite being incompetent and manchildish.
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* VillainousBreakdown: In almost every game, he freaks out and protests whenever the Super Solver wins.
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* EvilPlan: He has a different one in each game, but they usually boil down to taking over a certain building for some selfish purpose.
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* EvilSoundsDeep: Usually averted, as he has a shrill, high-pitched voice in most games. However, ''Spellbound!'' inexplicably gives him a much deeper voice.
* MachineMonotone: In ''Spellbound!'', they all [[SuddenlyVoiced gain]] monotone, electronic-sounding voices. The pitch of the voice varies depending on which robot it is, but they all still speak in monotone.
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* SilentAntagonist: They make loud mechanical sounds whenever they appear, but have no actual dialogue or vocal sounds.
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* SuddenlyVoiced: Unlike in their previous appearance, they can speak in ''Spellbound!''
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I didn't know the difference between this and Butt Monkey until just now, and I think this trope is more fitting.
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* TheChewToy: A common RunningGag throughout the series is him telling the robots about how they can attack the Super Solver, only for the robots to use said attack on ''him''. He also usually gets defeated in very comical ways. And because of all the trouble he causes, it's pretty funny to watch.
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* ButtMonkey: A common RunningGag throughout the series is him telling the robots about how they can attack the Super Solver, only for the robots to use said attack on ''him''. He also usually gets defeated in very comical ways.
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* VillainTeleportation: They seemingly come out of nowhere in the hallways. Sometimes when you enter a room, you can see them appear in the room in a puff of smoke.
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* HeroicDog: A doglike robot who helps the Super Solver.
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* QuirkyMinibossSquad: A group of minions who confront the Super Solver throughout the game to cause trouble.
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* HeroicDolphin: It's no surprise that the sea creature who helps you is a dolphin.
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* TheHero: The main protagonist, and the one to foil Morty's evil plans at every turn.
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!!Robotic Paintbrushes
Buffo, Lectro, Pogo, Rollo, and Turbo, Morty Maxwell's minions in ''Midnight Rescue''. They are 5 robots with paintbrushes on their feet/undersides to cover the Shady Glen school with disappearing paint.
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!!Robotic Paintbrushes
Buffo,Paintbrushes (Buffo, Lectro, Pogo, Rollo, and Turbo, Turbo)
Morty Maxwell's minions in ''Midnight Rescue''. They are 5 robots with paintbrushes on their feet/undersides to cover the Shady Glen school with disappearing paint.
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Morty Maxwell's minions in ''Midnight Rescue''. They are 5 robots with paintbrushes on their feet/undersides to cover the Shady Glen school with disappearing paint.
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* TheBusCameBack: They all come back to compete against you in ''Spellbound!''
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* WeakenedByTheLight: The flash of the Super Solver's camera is their only weakness.weakness.
!! Telly
Morty's robot minion in ''Outnumbered!'' Telly chases the Super Solver around the halls of the TV station. If you can zap him, he will give you clues on Morty's location, provided you can prove your skill at solving his math questions.
* TheBusCameBack: Like the paintbrushes, he comes back in ''Spellbound!''
* FriendlyEnemy: He congratulates you when you get his math questions right. There's also a "Drill for Skill" setting, where he helps your math skills by quizzing you for free.
* LiteralMinded: Morty finds this out the hard way in the opening cutscene of the Windows version.
* SoundtrackDissonance: He gets a rather jolly-sounding theme when he shows up in the Windows version of ''Spellbound!''
* VillainTeleportation: Like the paintbrushes, he can do this.
!! Zoom
A friendly dolphin who helps you out in ''Operation Neptune''. Zoom's job is to replenish your oxygen supply when you're running out.
* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: He's apparently been trained to carry your oxygen tank on his back.
* BigDamnHeroes: You'll be happy when he arrives if you're low on fuel.
* RealityEnsues: Dolphins can't survive at certain depths, so if you're very deep underwater, Zoom won't be able to reach you.
!! Rusty
One of the Metal Minions in ''Mission: T.H.I.N.K.'' Unlike the rest of the Minions, who are cat-like, Rusty is built in the form of a dog. He doesn't like what Morty is doing, and decides to help the Super Solver.
* AnimalJingoism: He's the only "dog" Metal Minion, and helps the Super Solver, while the "cats" are loyal to Morty.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He's the only Metal Minion who defects to the Super Solver.
!! Telly
Morty's robot minion in ''Outnumbered!'' Telly chases the Super Solver around the halls of the TV station. If you can zap him, he will give you clues on Morty's location, provided you can prove your skill at solving his math questions.
* TheBusCameBack: Like the paintbrushes, he comes back in ''Spellbound!''
* FriendlyEnemy: He congratulates you when you get his math questions right. There's also a "Drill for Skill" setting, where he helps your math skills by quizzing you for free.
* LiteralMinded: Morty finds this out the hard way in the opening cutscene of the Windows version.
* SoundtrackDissonance: He gets a rather jolly-sounding theme when he shows up in the Windows version of ''Spellbound!''
* VillainTeleportation: Like the paintbrushes, he can do this.
!! Zoom
A friendly dolphin who helps you out in ''Operation Neptune''. Zoom's job is to replenish your oxygen supply when you're running out.
* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: He's apparently been trained to carry your oxygen tank on his back.
* BigDamnHeroes: You'll be happy when he arrives if you're low on fuel.
* RealityEnsues: Dolphins can't survive at certain depths, so if you're very deep underwater, Zoom won't be able to reach you.
!! Rusty
One of the Metal Minions in ''Mission: T.H.I.N.K.'' Unlike the rest of the Minions, who are cat-like, Rusty is built in the form of a dog. He doesn't like what Morty is doing, and decides to help the Super Solver.
* AnimalJingoism: He's the only "dog" Metal Minion, and helps the Super Solver, while the "cats" are loyal to Morty.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He's the only Metal Minion who defects to the Super Solver.
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* BowtiesAreCool: Wears a comical red bowtie with yellow polka dots.
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These are the characters that appear in the ''Super Solvers'' games:
!!The Super Solver
Our protagonist. A mysterious detective clad in body-obscuring clothes who constantly foils the plans of Morty Maxwell.
* AmbiguousGender: So many of their features are obscured that it's impossible to tell.
* FeaturelessProtagonist: Nearly their entire body is obscured by their clothing, making it near impossible to discern information such as their gender, age, etc.
* NiceHat: A red cap, which is one of their many [[FeaturelessProtagonist body-obscuring]] articles of clothing.
* PrimaryColorChampion: They're the protagonist, and they wear a red cap, a blue trenchcoat, and yellow shorts.
* SilentProtagonist: Seemingly played straight, but it's hard to tell. In the Windows version of ''Midnight Rescue'', when confronting the robot hiding Morty Maxwell, the Super Solver points at him, while the narrator's voice says "I accuse you of being the Master of Mischief!" Maybe the narrator is just speaking for the Super Solver, or maybe the Super Solver ''is'' the narrator.
!!Morty Maxwell
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The self-proclaimed Master of Mischief, and the main antagonist of the series.
* ArchEnemy: To the Super Solver.
* BigBad: The source of all the trouble throughout the entire series.
* BowtiesAreCool: Wears a comical red bowtie with yellow polka dots.
* CardCarryingVillain: He seems very forthcoming about his villainy.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Thanks to his sinister mustache and his cartoonishly villainous personality and behavior, he comes across as one of these in the clothes of a MadScientist.
* EinsteinHair: Has very frazzled hair. It's brown, but graying at the temples.
* EvilIsHammy: His dialogue is very dramatic, and he's a very nasty person.
* EvilIsPetty: In the main games, his schemes mainly consist of trying to take control of small establishments, like a TV studio and a toy factory. Also, his robots seem designed to be minor annoyances to the Super Solver rather than actually trying to hurt or kill them.
* EvilSorcerer: In the spinoff games, which focus more on fantasy. He still has some hints of this in the main games, though.
* HighCollarOfDoom: The collar of his lab coat is usually turned up to give off this effect.
* LaughablyEvil: While he's clearly a nasty person, he is largely PlayedForLaughs.
* MadScientist: A textbook example. He's a crazy, villainous guy who wears a lab coat and builds all sorts of evil robots and machines.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In the spinoff games, he is only referred to as "The Master of Mischief", which is just a nickname for him in the main games.
* PsychopathicManchild: Tellingly, the first game has him attempt to take revenge on his old ''middle school''. Apparently, he's held some grudges since then.
* RobotMaster: Usually has a group of robots to do his evil bidding.
* VillainExitStageLeft: After being caught in the DOS ''Midnight Rescue'', he disappears in a puff of smoke. The Windows version, and some other games in the series avert this by having him defeated, albeit in comical ways.
!!Robotic Paintbrushes
Buffo, Lectro, Pogo, Rollo, and Turbo, Morty Maxwell's minions in ''Midnight Rescue''. They are 5 robots with paintbrushes on their feet/undersides to cover the Shady Glen school with disappearing paint.
* SilentAntagonist: They make loud mechanical sounds whenever they appear, but have no actual dialogue or vocal sounds.
* SlasherSmile: All five of them have unnervingly devilish grins.
* TinCanRobot: Although they have very humanlike (albeit [[FrozenFace unchanging]]) faces, they otherwise look like standard cartoonish robots.
* VillainTeleportation: They seemingly come out of nowhere in the hallways. Sometimes when you enter a room, you can see them appear in the room in a puff of smoke.
* WeakenedByTheLight: The flash of the Super Solver's camera is their only weakness.
!!The Super Solver
Our protagonist. A mysterious detective clad in body-obscuring clothes who constantly foils the plans of Morty Maxwell.
* AmbiguousGender: So many of their features are obscured that it's impossible to tell.
* FeaturelessProtagonist: Nearly their entire body is obscured by their clothing, making it near impossible to discern information such as their gender, age, etc.
* NiceHat: A red cap, which is one of their many [[FeaturelessProtagonist body-obscuring]] articles of clothing.
* PrimaryColorChampion: They're the protagonist, and they wear a red cap, a blue trenchcoat, and yellow shorts.
* SilentProtagonist: Seemingly played straight, but it's hard to tell. In the Windows version of ''Midnight Rescue'', when confronting the robot hiding Morty Maxwell, the Super Solver points at him, while the narrator's voice says "I accuse you of being the Master of Mischief!" Maybe the narrator is just speaking for the Super Solver, or maybe the Super Solver ''is'' the narrator.
!!Morty Maxwell
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The self-proclaimed Master of Mischief, and the main antagonist of the series.
* ArchEnemy: To the Super Solver.
* BigBad: The source of all the trouble throughout the entire series.
* BowtiesAreCool: Wears a comical red bowtie with yellow polka dots.
* CardCarryingVillain: He seems very forthcoming about his villainy.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Thanks to his sinister mustache and his cartoonishly villainous personality and behavior, he comes across as one of these in the clothes of a MadScientist.
* EinsteinHair: Has very frazzled hair. It's brown, but graying at the temples.
* EvilIsHammy: His dialogue is very dramatic, and he's a very nasty person.
* EvilIsPetty: In the main games, his schemes mainly consist of trying to take control of small establishments, like a TV studio and a toy factory. Also, his robots seem designed to be minor annoyances to the Super Solver rather than actually trying to hurt or kill them.
* EvilSorcerer: In the spinoff games, which focus more on fantasy. He still has some hints of this in the main games, though.
* HighCollarOfDoom: The collar of his lab coat is usually turned up to give off this effect.
* LaughablyEvil: While he's clearly a nasty person, he is largely PlayedForLaughs.
* MadScientist: A textbook example. He's a crazy, villainous guy who wears a lab coat and builds all sorts of evil robots and machines.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In the spinoff games, he is only referred to as "The Master of Mischief", which is just a nickname for him in the main games.
* PsychopathicManchild: Tellingly, the first game has him attempt to take revenge on his old ''middle school''. Apparently, he's held some grudges since then.
* RobotMaster: Usually has a group of robots to do his evil bidding.
* VillainExitStageLeft: After being caught in the DOS ''Midnight Rescue'', he disappears in a puff of smoke. The Windows version, and some other games in the series avert this by having him defeated, albeit in comical ways.
!!Robotic Paintbrushes
Buffo, Lectro, Pogo, Rollo, and Turbo, Morty Maxwell's minions in ''Midnight Rescue''. They are 5 robots with paintbrushes on their feet/undersides to cover the Shady Glen school with disappearing paint.
* SilentAntagonist: They make loud mechanical sounds whenever they appear, but have no actual dialogue or vocal sounds.
* SlasherSmile: All five of them have unnervingly devilish grins.
* TinCanRobot: Although they have very humanlike (albeit [[FrozenFace unchanging]]) faces, they otherwise look like standard cartoonish robots.
* VillainTeleportation: They seemingly come out of nowhere in the hallways. Sometimes when you enter a room, you can see them appear in the room in a puff of smoke.
* WeakenedByTheLight: The flash of the Super Solver's camera is their only weakness.
