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* DidntSeeThatComing: Midnight did ''not'' see [[spoiler: Ai's betrayal]] coming, and it leads to the failure of her plans.
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* AStormIsComing: Robin remarks something to this effect when he realizes Midnight is nearing the conclusion of her plans.
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* TheManBehindTheMan: Slade is this to Midnight during the first arc -- the Titans don't even realize Midnight is working for someone else until their last confrontation [[spoiler: and then briefly meet him when she's defeated.]]
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** And in a myth gag for the greater DCUniverse, [[TheDCU DCU]], Midnight's ultimate plan is codenamed Operation "Blackfire" -- not after Starfire's sister, but Deacon Joseph Blackfire, the one-time BigBad of a Batman miniseries from the late 80s.
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* CommutingOnABus: Guerra has a tendency to come and go from the story whenever it's relevant. Justified by being a mercenary, and therefore is only around when he's paid to be.
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* FlyingBroomstick: Jinx eventually settles on one of these as her method of transport, and enchanting literally everything else and having it blow up her face.
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* BadassInDistress / DudeInDistress: At the climax of the first arc, [[spoiler: Robin is captured by Midnight, who intends to torture him to insanity]]. When he gets free, despite the pain, he joins the other Titans in [[spoiler: taking Midnight down]].
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* BadassInDistress / DudeInDistress: DistressedDude: At the climax of the first arc, [[spoiler: Robin is captured by Midnight, who intends to torture him to insanity]]. When he gets free, despite the pain, he joins the other Titans in [[spoiler: taking Midnight down]].
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* NoSell: Both Raven's shadow magic neutralizes Jinx's hex magic, while the metal composing Razor's body deflects it (though the former only works if she focuses it).
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** He may not entirely qualify as "normal" due to being a Metahuman. See his description under TheBrute below.
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** It also helps that he's even taller than Cyborg and built like a redwood tree.
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* NoSell: Both Raven's shadow magic neutralizes Jinx's hex magic, while the metal composing Razor's body deflects it (though the former only works if she focuses it).
** These two also both get an example during the lair fight; Starfire head butts Razor only for it to do more damage to her than Razor, while Midnight effortlessly blocks a strike from Beast Boy (in the form of a grizzly bear) with ''one arm.''
** Guerra has a tendency to No Sell attacks, due to his body mass and super strength.
** These two also both get an example during the lair fight; Starfire head butts Razor only for it to do more damage to her than Razor, while Midnight effortlessly blocks a strike from Beast Boy (in the form of a grizzly bear) with ''one arm.''
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Jinx and Beast Boy pretty much serve this purpose for the team, as he seems to spend more time with her than with Cyborg, and they tend to be the odd ones out during the more serious moments. That being said, being core members of the team does mean they get more focus than most [=TTG=]s.
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* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: This trope is deliberately invoked by the Titans, who absolutely refuse to ever call the Justice League for help, as they figure doing so would mean they can't take care of themselves and need the big time heroes to take care of them. The only times they consider asking for help is when the HIVE trio seemingly kill Robin and take control of the Tower, and when [[spoiler: Midnight kidnaps Robin]]. The first time, Robin comes back and regroups them, and the second time, Beast Boy rallies them together (see OOCIsSeriousBusiness above).
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* FlyingBroomstick: Jinx eventually settles on one of these as her method of transport, and enchanting literally everything else and having it blow up her face.
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** And Robin, of course.
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* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Cyborg introduces himself this way to Midnight just before the climatic fight in her lair.
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* VillainCred: Midnight's whole motivation in the first arc for destroying the Titans is to prove herself as a true villain, and establish a reputation for herself.
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* AHouseDivided / DividedWeFall: Midnight attempts to invoke this in the Titans near the end of the first story arc by playing on Robin's paranoia.
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* TheBaroness: Midnight, so long as you substitute "leather" with "form fitting body armor". Hell, her WeaponOfChoice even turns out to be a pair of whips!
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** According to one of the WorldBuilding chapters, the levels of racism-inspired violence is leading the United States to the brink of anarchy.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Midnight did ''not'' see [[spoiler: Ai's betrayal]] coming, and it leads to the failure of her plans.
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** Beast Boy actually lampshades what an unusual weapon choice this is.
-->"Whips?! Who uses whips?!"
-->"Whips?! Who uses whips?!"
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* WorldWarIII: Slade feels that the increasing tension between the world governments, the JusticeLeague, and the various villain factions will inevitably lead to this.
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* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: The Titans' above-mentioned BatmanGambit; Jinx suggests to the others that she has a plan, just as the scene ends. Naturally, things work out for them.
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* NGOSuperpower: As Slade points out, the Justice League is one -- if any other private organization (or government for that matter) put a {{BFG}} in orbit, they'd be subject to immediate sanction by the U.N., but not the League.
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* GoKartingWithBowser: Raven and Cyborg's car races; of course, as FriendlyEnemy above shows, only one side is aware of it.
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* CanonForeigner: Razor (Raven's "pet" Metahuman), Guerra (a Meta mercenary working for Midnight), Susano (a top student at the HIVE).
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* {{Original Character}}s: Razor (Raven's "pet" Metahuman), Guerra (a Meta mercenary working for Midnight), Susano (a top student at the HIVE).
** There's also Ai, Midnight's robot duplicate and assistant.
** There's also Ai, Midnight's robot duplicate and assistant.
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* AHouseDivided / HangingSeparately: Midnight attempts to invoke this in the Titans near the end of the first story arc by playing on Robin's paranoia.
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** While explaining to Ai how she intends to turn the Titans [[HangingSeparately against each other]], Midnight points out how heroes normally use the same tactic [[EnemyCivilWar against villains]].
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** There's also Starfire when she gets mad (especially during the big fight in Midnight's lair) -- when this normally happy-go-lucky girl gets pissed at you, ''run.''
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* AchillesHeel: Razor is very vulnerable to Cyborg's sonic attacks, due to her heightened sense of hearing.
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* ChekhovsGunman: A very mild example -- during Guerra's raid on the prison to free Plasmus, it's offhandedly mentioned that he freed Mumbo as well as part of the riot. A few chapters later, Mumbo shows up and releases the EldritchAbomination that causes trouble for the rest of the chapter.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: At the end of the first story arc, Beast Boy, of all people, rallies the Titans together to [[spoiler: save Robin from Midnight]] on their own, without having to ask the Justice League for help. Afterwards, he wonders if he can still get away with being the ComicRelief after the display of seriousness.
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* PsychoForHire: Averted with Guerra; he enjoys a good fight, but is really OnlyInItForTheMoney.
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* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Well, more like Superpowered ''Eviler'' Side. It seems that without having been trained to control her emotions, Raven has less control over her demon half, and it occasionally manages to take over, if only for a few moments at a time.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Well, more like Superpowered ''Eviler'' Side. It seems that without having been trained to control her emotions, Raven has less control over her demon half, and it occasionally manages to take over, if only for a few moments at a time.
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* GadgeteerGenius: Cyborg, naturally. And Midnight, in the EvilGenius variety.
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** By the conclusion of the first arc, though, she's decided that she's enjoyed his company enough that she might spare his life.
* GadgeteerGenius: Cyborg, naturally. And Midnight,in of the EvilGenius variety.variety.
* HannibalLecture: Midnight gives a brief one to Robin that basically boils down to how classic-style heroes are really just doing good deeds for their own self-fulfillment, and how Robin is a failure for trying to be like them and not like Batman.
* GadgeteerGenius: Cyborg, naturally. And Midnight,
* HannibalLecture: Midnight gives a brief one to Robin that basically boils down to how classic-style heroes are really just doing good deeds for their own self-fulfillment, and how Robin is a failure for trying to be like them and not like Batman.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Midnight explains to Robin exactly what she's been planning throughout the first story arc, but she makes sure he's completely at her mercy when she does so.
** Robin realizes that despite his attempts to be different from Batman's stricter method of heroism, he's really still very much like him.
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* PunchClockVillain: Guerra only fights the Titans because Midnight pays him to. As soon as their contract expires, he loses all interest in them (except [[WorthOpponent Cyborg]])
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* SarcasticClapping: After Cyborg gives Midnight a brief TheReasonYouSuckSpeech just prior to the big fight, she replies with a slow, mocking clap and a promise to put his heartfelt speech on the Internet in memorium. [[spoiler: The mock clapping Slade gives the Titans when they beat her puts her clapping to shame.]]
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** Whereas the canon Robin is heavily implied to be Dick Grayson, this one is specifically shown to be Tim Drake. This seems to be so the author could give him a specific reason for leaving Gotham behind (see MyGreatestFailure).
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* AffablyEvil: Guerra is a pretty friendly person when he's not hired to fight you, and even then he's rather polite, complimenting people who he views as putting up a good fight.
** Midnight, meanwhile, is debatably either this or FauxAffablyEvil -- she can be cruel and vindictive, but at the same time can be quite polite and kind (and she's like this around her minions too, so it's not just an act).
** Midnight, meanwhile, is debatably either this or FauxAffablyEvil -- she can be cruel and vindictive, but at the same time can be quite polite and kind (and she's like this around her minions too, so it's not just an act).
* AllYourColorsCombined: The Titans finish Midnight off in their climatic fight by hitting her with a combination of all their ranged attacks (Beast Boy complains about not being in on it).
* ArchEnemy: Midnight has taken Slade's place in this universe as Robin's archenemy.
* BatmanGambit: Midnight, after studying the Titans extensively, knows exactly how to manipulate them so she can [[spoiler: capture Robin]]. Of course, this is followed by the Titans carrying out a rather literal one of these -- [[spoiler: they figure Midnight is as afraid of Batman as every other villain, so during the fight in her lair, Beast Boy turns into a gorilla, puts on a copy cape and cowl, and attacks Midnight from the shadows with some spare batarangs Robin had]]. This works well enough to distract Midnight from the Titans real purpose [[spoiler: of saving Robin]].
* TheBerserker: Starfire becomes one when she enters an UnstoppableRage.
* TheBerserker: Starfire becomes one when she enters an UnstoppableRage.
** Also, don't play mind games with Midnight. It'll end in a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown for you.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Averted. Midnight remembers killing Cyborg's father, describing it as the only life she regrets taking, and a key moment in her life.
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: Midnight captures Robin and sticks him in a "pain matrix" in order to psychologically break him beyond even Batman's ability to heal him.]]
* CollapsingLair: After Midnight is defeated at the end of the first story arc, [[spoiler: Slade rescues her]] and triggers the lair's SelfDestructMechanism to cover their escape. Beast Boy lampshades it as it happens.
* CollapsingLair: After Midnight is defeated at the end of the first story arc, [[spoiler: Slade rescues her]] and triggers the lair's SelfDestructMechanism to cover their escape. Beast Boy lampshades it as it happens.
* CurbStompBattle: Midnight vs the Titans, every time they fight, is always in her favor, including the climatic one in her lair, [[spoiler: until Starfire's BerserkButton is pushed, at which point Midnight ends up on the receiving end]].
* EvilCounterpart: Midnight is this to both Robin (apprentice to a BadassNormal) and Jinx (DarkMagicalGirl)
** Midnight's counterpart status to Robin is strengthened when she brings up their parallels (male/female, light/dark, human/Metahuman)
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* HeroicBSOD: Cyborg completely freezes up when he realizes that Midnight is the same girl [[spoiler: who killed his father]] when they were both children.
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** Cyborg also brings this trope up when the Titans are considering walking into what appears to be a trap; Beast Boy doesn't seem to quite get it.
* ItsPersonal: Surprisingly averted between Cyborg and Midnight; he refuses to get his feelings over her killing his father involved in their fight, and is mad at Robin for making things personal.
** Interestingly, Midnight is the one who insists on making her rivalry with Robin personal, since she views them as NotSoDifferent, and wants to prove she's better than him.
* ItsPersonal: Surprisingly averted between Cyborg and Midnight; he refuses to get his feelings over her killing his father involved in their fight, and is mad at Robin for making things personal.
** Interestingly, Midnight is the one who insists on making her rivalry with Robin personal, since she views them as NotSoDifferent, and wants to prove she's better than him.
** Beast Boy lampshades the CollapsingLair trope when Midnight's lair begins to self-destruct:
--> "And there's the post big fight self destruct."
** Same chapter, Robin explains why he thinks Midnight survived:
--> "[[NeverFoundTheBody No body, no death]], in our line of work."
--> "And there's the post big fight self destruct."
** Same chapter, Robin explains why he thinks Midnight survived:
--> "[[NeverFoundTheBody No body, no death]], in our line of work."
* MookPromotion: Ai started out as one of Midnight's robot duplicates, but developed sentience and was promoted to somewhere between MookLieutenant and TheDragon.
* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Cyborg introduces himself this way to Midnight just before the climatic fight in her lair.
** At one point, Beast Boy suggests they all dress up in Robin's costume. The B-plot in one episode was the Titans dressing up as Robin while he was away training.
** And in a myth gag for the greater DCUniverse, Midnight's ultimate plan is codenamed Operation "Blackfire" -- not after Starfire's sister, but Deacon Joseph Blackfire, the one-time BigBad of a Batman miniseries from the late 80s.
* NeverFoundTheBody: When Midnight's body isn't recovered from her destroyed lair, Robin [[LampshadeHanging brings up]] how this trope works in their line of work. Of course, he ''knows'' she's not dead, since [[spoiler: he and the others watched Slade carry her off]].
** And in a myth gag for the greater DCUniverse, Midnight's ultimate plan is codenamed Operation "Blackfire" -- not after Starfire's sister, but Deacon Joseph Blackfire, the one-time BigBad of a Batman miniseries from the late 80s.
* NeverFoundTheBody: When Midnight's body isn't recovered from her destroyed lair, Robin [[LampshadeHanging brings up]] how this trope works in their line of work. Of course, he ''knows'' she's not dead, since [[spoiler: he and the others watched Slade carry her off]].
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Midnight delivers one to Jinx during the fight in her lair, including breaking her jaw. [[spoiler: And then she ends up on the receiving end of one from UnstoppableRage-mode Starfire.]]
* NotSoDifferent: Played with. Midnight says she and Robin are similar in that they're both apprentices to "great men", but then says they're different because while Robin rebelled against some of Batman's darker teachings, Midnight embraced Slade's fully.
* OperationBlank: Midnight's final plan for the first story arc (to [[spoiler: capture Robin and torture him into insanity]]) is codenamed Operation Blackfire (see MythologyGag above).
* OperationBlank: Midnight's final plan for the first story arc (to [[spoiler: capture Robin and torture him into insanity]]) is codenamed Operation Blackfire (see MythologyGag above).
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* PlatonicLifePartners: Jinx and Beast Boy (thought there are plenty of ShipTease moments between the two).
* PunchClockVillain: Guerra only fights the Titans because Midnight pays him to. As soon as their contract expires, he loses all interest in them (except [[WorthOpponent Cyborg]])
* PsychoForHire: Averted with Guerra; he enjoys a good fight, but is really OnlyInItForTheMoney.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: As per canon, Raven's eyes turn red whenever her demon side takes over. [[spoiler: Likewise with Ai.]]
** Starfire's eyes (and starbolts) turn red when she enters an UnstoppableRage.
* PunchClockVillain: Guerra only fights the Titans because Midnight pays him to. As soon as their contract expires, he loses all interest in them (except [[WorthOpponent Cyborg]])
* PsychoForHire: Averted with Guerra; he enjoys a good fight, but is really OnlyInItForTheMoney.
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** See MyNameIsInigoMontoya above. All Cyborg was missing from that was "Hello" and "PrepareToDie" (and Midnight lampshaded it asking if that's what he was going to say next).
*** During the following fight, when Starfire becomes TheBerserker, Midnight compares her to the [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]].
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* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: The American government has a secret program codenamed "Project [[ClassicalMythology Prometheus]]", whose goal is (like [[JusticeLeagueUnlimited CADMUS]] before it) to level the playing ground between the government and the Justice League (and any other similarly powerful threats).
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* BerserkButton: It is a ''[[UnstoppableRage very]]'' bad idea to threaten Starfire's home or friends.
