History Literature / NemesisSeries

* EldritchAbomination: Nemesis seems to be some sort of phenomenon that unmakes reality and may, or may not, be sentient.

* ApologyGift: the next time Danny visits Legion Tower after her fairly disastrous first meeting with the Legion, Doc Impossible fabricates a couple clothes for her.

* DistinctionWithoutADifference: in-universe, "superpowers" and "special abilities" are essentially the same thing, but the word "superpowers" is heavily coded for the superhero/supervillain lifestyle, whereas people with "special abilities" just lead normal lives.

* FriendsAreChosenFamilyArent: a recurring theme. ''Dreadnought'' in particular is about the contrast between Danny's home life with her AbusiveParents and her interactions with her new-found friends.

* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: or at least Calamity does, and she thinks it would be a total waste for you to wait to turn 18 before you start caping.

* ShootingSuperman: while caping with Calamity, Danny gets shot by a liquor store robber, who empties a whole SMG magazine at her. Her only response is "Dude! Not cool!".

* SkippingSchool: this is [[InvertedTrope inverted]] as Danny sneaks back ''into'' school when, one week after her transition, her parents still want to keep her home until she's "cured".

* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: whitecapes, graycapes, and blackcapes respectively, although only the most self-righteous whitecape would describe the situation using the words in the trope name.

* IThoughtItWasForbidden: Danny does a double-take when Calamity pulls out her revolvers.
--> '''Danny''': "You're not going to shoot him, are you?"\\
'''Calamity''': "Well, yeah. That's what guns are ''for''."
--> '''Danny''': "You can't kill people! We're the good guys!"\\
'''Calamity''': "I'm loaded with [[StunGun jelly rounds]]. These things have no penetration whatsoever. It'll be like hitting him with a baseball bat."
--> '''Danny''': "Oh. Okay."
--> '''Calamity''': (feigning concern) "Are you sure? Because I could fall back on my [[DeadpanSnarker impressive arsenal of harsh language]] if that's too violent for you."

Now has a [[Characters/NemesisSeries character sheet]]!

* OneWordTitle: Each book has an CharacterTitle:

* LatinoIsBrown: Sarah

* WorldsStrongestMan: Pretty much whoever happens to be Dreadnought at the time.

* {{Capepunk}}: The series is about a 15 year old trans girl being given the powers of one of the strongest metahumans on the planet and just how big a burden it puts on her. And how few of the heroes in the series are either heroic or mentally stable- some thing that forcably drafting a 15 year old is a good idea. Some are concerned more with making money than saving people. [[spoiler: And some hate transgender people so much that they'll do everything in their considerable power to make that person miserable for the crime of being born]].

* ShoutOut: Danny's internet chat name is [[{{Gundam}} Minovsky_Particle]].

* BadassGay: Danny and Chlorophyll, a core member of Legion.

** It's worth noting that the Legion's bylaws ''specifically'' try to avoid this by forbidding minors from holding full memberships. But Danny is forced into her role when [[spoiler:almost the entire Legion's active roster is wiped out, leaving Danny the sole A-list heavy hitter in the Pacific Northwest]].

* CharacterTitle: ''Dreadnought'' is named after the hero that gives Danny her powers.

* AllThereInTheManual: In-universe, there is mention of an ''ethics manual'' specifically for dealing with Dreadnought's powers, and a general orientation guide for young metahumans. The latter seems like a reasonable thing for a long-standing superteam like the Legion Pacifica to have on hand, but the former definitely overlaps with CrazyPrepared.

* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Danny and Sarah]] by book two.

* AntagonistTitle: Each of the two books:
** ''Dreadnought''
** ''Sovereign''

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each book is a OneWordTitle, AntagonistTitle:

* OneWordTitle: Each book has an AntagonistTitle:

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Notably [[AvertedTrope averted]], for the most part. While superpowers are basically magic, their interaction with the real world pays attention to physical realities: flyers need to worry about wind resistance and atmospheric oxygen levels (as well as G forces when they're carrying baseline humans), metahumans that can shrug off artillery shells will still suffer significant injuries when hit with space debris at orbital velocities, etc.

--->'''Danny''': That was nice good cop, bad cop we did there.
--->'''Sarah''' (blank and confused): We were doing what now?

* FlightStrengthHeart: [[InvertedTrope inverted]] when Danny shows off her powers to Charlie, and starts by levitating a marble using her lattice manipulation, visibly strained.
-->'''Charlie''': "That's uh, hm. That's... really neat."
-->'''Danny''': (blushing) "I can also bench press a school bus."
-->'''Sarah''': "She saved that airliner last week."

* GPSEvidence: Calamity and Danny manage to figure out where one of Utopia's henchmen lives from a single napkin he used. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because they enroll the help of [[AWizardDidIt a literal wizard]] (Sarah's friend Charlie) to do it.

--> '''Danny''': "You're not going to shoot him, are you?"
--> '''Calamity''': "Well, yeah. That's what guns are ''for''."
--> '''Danny''': "You can't kill people! We're the good guys!"
--> '''Calamity''': "I'm loaded with [[StunGun jelly rounds]]. These things have no penetration whatsoever. It'll be like hitting him with a baseball bat."

-->'''Sarah''': "I'm not going anywhere with you while you're being like this."
-->'''Danny''': "Being like ''what''?"
-->'''Sarah''': "A bitch. Danny, what is up with you?"

* BigBad: In the first book, we have Utopia, a cyborg-themed supervillain.

Nemesis is a series of superhero novels by April Daniels.

Before dying Dreadnought, the world's greatest superhero, passes on his powers to a young closeted transgirl named Danny Tozer. As a byproduct of the transfer Danny is transformed into her ideal self, making it impossible to hide her gender anymore.

* AbnormalAmmo: Calamity has a wide array of ammo for her revolvers (as well as a selection of grenades), some fairly regular, some less so. Her trademark "jelly rounds" are a case in point.