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* ImmoralJournalist: Defied by "Earl Marchant", who makes it clear to the editors of Brockton Bay's newspapers that if they try publishing photos of his 13-year-old daughter, he's wealthy enough to buy their publication and fire them all.
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--> '''Mercia:''' Understood, sir.

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* KillTheParentRaiseTheChild: In the ''Yet Another Way'' spin-off, [[spoiler:when Marquis put himself at risk to protect a closet, instead of taking advantage of it to subdue and arrest him, Brandish simply attacked the closet -- killing his six-year-old daughter Amelia. Marquis' fury sees him [[BatmanGrabsAGun cast aside his personal rule against harming women]], killing Brandish and turning all the other adults into [[BodyHorror living pieces of modern art]] by warping their skeletons into grotesque shapes. He then adopts all three of their children under a false name, seeking to raise them better than their own parents would have done, and not leave them to suffer for their parents' actions. Crystal eventually learns about it when she sees Amelia's photo and starts asking questions]].


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* KillTheParentRaiseTheChild: When Marquis put himself at risk to protect a closet, instead of taking advantage of it to subdue and arrest him, Brandish [[spoiler:simply attacked the closet -- killing his six-year-old daughter Amelia.]] Marquis' fury sees him [[spoiler:[[BatmanGrabsAGun cast aside his personal rule against harming women]], killing Brandish and turning all the other adults into [[BodyHorror living pieces of modern art]] by warping their skeletons into grotesque shapes]]. He then [[spoiler:adopts all three of their children under a false name, seeking to raise them better than their own parents would have done, and not leave them to suffer for their parents' actions. Crystal eventually learns about it when she sees Amelia's photo and starts asking questions.]]
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Also published on Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom ([[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/another-way-worm-au-fanfic.354221/ here]]), Sandbox/SufficientVelocityDotCom ([[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/another-way-worm-au-fanfic.21951/ here]]), and Questionable Questing ([[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/another-way-worm-au-fanfic.2193/ here]]).

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Also published on Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom ([[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/another-way-worm-au-fanfic.354221/ here]]), Sandbox/SufficientVelocityDotCom Website/SufficientVelocityDotCom ([[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/another-way-worm-au-fanfic.21951/ here]]), and Questionable Questing ([[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/another-way-worm-au-fanfic.2193/ here]]).
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* KillTheParentRaiseTheChild: In the ''Yet Another Way'' spin-off, [[spoiler:when Marquis put himself at risk to protect a closet, instead of taking advantage of it to subdue and arrest him, Brandish simply attacked the closet -- killing his six-year-old daughter Amelia. Marquis' fury sees him [[BatmanGrabsAGun cast aside his personal rule against harming women]], killing Brandish and turning all the other adults into [[BodyHorror living pieces of modern art]] by warping their skeletons into grotesque shapes. He then adopts all three of their children under a false name, seeking to raise them better than their own parents would have done, and not leave them to suffer for their parents' actions. Crystal eventually learns about it when she sees Amelia's photo and starts asking questions]].

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* ForWantOfANail: The failure to nab Marquis and the subsequent arrest at the hands of the Brigade prevents the New Wave movement once Acting Director Renick explains exactly how stupid the idea is. As a result, one of the Brigade's members isn't killed and the child members of the Brigade receive training with the Wards, preventing Vicky's... ''enthusiastic'' takedowns of criminals that she had in canon. All of the Brigade still have secret identities, as well.


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* PointOfDivergence: The failure to nab Marquis and the subsequent arrest at the hands of the Brigade prevents the New Wave movement once Acting Director Renick explains exactly how stupid the idea is. As a result, one of the Brigade's members isn't killed and the child members of the Brigade receive training with the Wards, preventing Vicky's... ''enthusiastic'' takedowns of criminals that she had in canon. All of the Brigade still have secret identities, as well.
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* TightropeWalking: Abigail's perfect coordination and balance allow her to cross a power cable between buildings.
--> Below was unyielding concrete and armed guards; before her, the resolution of her curiosity.\\
''Pfft'', she told herself. ''Who wants to live forever, anyway?''
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* ScarecrowSolution: [[spoiler:Marcus, the clone of Marquis,]] pretends to be Marquis in order to persuade Lung to back off. Unfortunately for him, Lung ''wants'' a fight with Marquis.
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* TruceTrickery: Marquis respects the Endbringer truce, but he leaves half his forces and some of his allies at home just in case someone else is less honourable. [[spoiler:Sure enough, Lung seizes the opportunity to assault his territory, and neither Abigail nor Marcus is fully up to the task of stopping a rage dragon. They are able to cut his rampage short, though, and Marquis promptly makes plans to crush Lung in retaliation.]]

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* PapaWolf: Claire's AffectionateNickname is "Claire-bear", so she calls her father "Daddy bear". Marquis likes it as a term of endearment, but he also thinks it's quite appropriate because he would rend apart anyone who hurt her.

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Claire's AffectionateNickname is "Claire-bear", so she calls her father "Daddy bear". Marquis likes it as a term of endearment, but he also thinks it's quite appropriate because he would rend apart anyone who hurt her.her.
** Abigail hears that someone was arrested after attacking Marchioness, and considers that person to have been very lucky Marquis was so lenient; "the only way she could see that moron surviving to be handed over to the PRT was if they'd been a woman."
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--> It was as though the fight had been choreographed and the Empire thugs were playing through in slow motion, while Marquis' men were not slowed down at all. The men in black moved around their opponents in what seemed almost to be a dance, but with each swing of a baton, a limb flailed uselessly or a weapon fell to the ground. The dance only lasted for a few seconds; as a finale, four solid meaty thuds were followed by four Empire members collapsing to the ground, down and out. Their three opponents still stood, apparently unharmed. They barely even seemed to be breathing hard.
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* KilledMidSentence: Marchioness offers [[spoiler:the Orchard]] a chance for LastWords before she kills them. One threatens her, the other offers to work with her, but she's not interested in either one and cuts their throats before they can finish.

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* KilledMidSentence: Marchioness offers [[spoiler:the Orchard]] a chance for LastWords AnyLastWords before she kills them. One threatens her, the other offers to work with her, but she's not interested in either one and cuts their throats before they can finish.
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* KilledMidSentence: Marchioness offers [[spoiler:the Orchard]] a chance for LastWords before she kills them. One threatens her, the other offers to work with her, but she's not interested in either one and cuts their throats before they can finish.
--> '''Marchioness:''' I said last ''words'', not a last ''speech''.

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* AscendedExtra: Deputy Director/Acting Director Renick. When the first Director is killed, he's bumped into the top spot and
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* AscendedExtra: Deputy Director/Acting Director Renick. When the first Director is killed, he's bumped into the top spot and
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* MorphWeapon: [[spoiler:With Marquis nearby when she triggers, in addition to her shadow state, Sophia gets the ability to shapeshift her hand into different weapons; a spear head, trident, sickle, etc. Plus, when she's in shadow state, the weapon hurts her target without leaving a mark.]]
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* ForcedToWatch: The Orchard [[spoiler:gets annoyed enough by Sophia's viciousness that they take Emma away first, promising to bring her back as a slave doll just so that Sophia can see what's happened and know she's next.]]
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* PummellingTheCorpse: Repeatedly applying Damsel of Distress' power will result in someone being not just dead but ''gone'', leaving only a crater.
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: Taylor texts Emma and gets a nasty reply, cutting off their friendship and choosing Sophia instead. [[spoiler:But it didn't really come from Emma, it was from her kidnapper.]]
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---> Twisting in a way that would've been impossible before she got her powers, she caught a streetlight and swung off it, then stuck the landing on the wall of the building across the narrow roadway.\\
Without so much as a pause, she swarmed to the roof of the new building, sprinted across the flat surface, and cleared the dividing alleyway with never a qualm. In her element now, she headed toward the location she'd been given, instinctively mapping out her path before she ever got to it. To her, a rooftop was a runway, a parapet was a springboard, and an irregularity in the brickwork was an open invitation saying, "climb here!".
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* LeParkour:
** Abigail's power makes her an InstantExpert in physical activities, allowing her to run rooftops and swing on streetlights.
** The Mercia, with their enhanced strength and speed and balance, can do something similar, travelling along roofs ([[spoiler:or even streets flooded with water and debris by Leviathan]]) faster than most people could run on flat ground.
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* SuperEmpowering: Marchioness can make significant enhancements to the human body; boosted reflexes, armoured skin, sharper senses, steadier balance. They're only equivalent to a low-level Brute power, but she can give out enhancements to anyone she trusts, regardless of whether they already have a power.

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