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* TakingTheBullet: In "A Scaly Tale", when Zia realised the metal poles in their tent could conduct the lightning from the thunderstorm over their heads and kill them, she rushed outside to conduct a lightning strike herself. She did this because she had read RIPLEY's files about people who could absorb lightning and assumed her electromagnetic abilities would let to do the same, thereby saving her friends. Otherwise, the lightning would've struck the tent and killed Kobe and Jack, while she remains alive because of her powers. But this was only a guess, it could've killed her if she was wrong. She knew that and was still willing to save her friends rather than herself.
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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Downplayed. This is Jack's main ability, but it's not portrayed in a typical 'he can hear English out of animals and vice versa' way. He can easily interpret animal noises, make similar animal noises and sing-song whispers to soothes animals, and has a strong mutual bond with animals.

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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Downplayed. This is Jack's main ability, but it's not portrayed in a typical 'he can hear English out of animals and vice versa' way. He can easily interpret animal noises, make similar animal noises and sing-song whispers to soothes soothe animals, establish very basic communication with animals, and has a strong mutual bond with animals.them.
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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Downplayed. This is Jack's main ability, but it's not portrayed in a typical 'he can hear English out of animals and vice versa' way. He can easily interpret animal noises, make similar animal noises and sing-song whispers to soothes animals, and has a strong mutual bond with animals.
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* NeverMyFault: This is one of Max's [[Main/FatalFlaw biggest flaws]]. While he doesn't blame anyone directly, he doesn't admit when he's wrong, even when he knows he actually is wrong.
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* FunWithAcronyms: The rival organization against a team trying to investigate and catalogue anything strange is called 'dull'.
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* DangerousWorkplace: The agents nearly died on missions multiple times. Scarier once you remember they're between the ages of 13 and 15.

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* DangerousWorkplace: The agents nearly died on missions multiple times. Scarier once you remember they're [[Main/ChildSoldiers between the ages of 13 and 15.15]].
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* DisapprovingLook: While Mr Cain is generally friendly, he can use this when an agent has been misbehaving...usually towards Max. Probably one of the few things that can get Max to be [[Main/ShuttingUpNow quiet and mind his manners during a briefing]].
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* AbsurdlyCoolCity: The shiny and awesome portrayal of Tokyo in "The Dragon Triangle".
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* HostileWeather: Happens in "A Scaly Tale" when Kobe, Jack, and Zia are in the Florida swamplands.

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* HostileWeather: Happens in "A Scaly Tale" when Kobe, Jack, and Zia are in the Florida swamplands. Again in "Shock Horror", which even makes a roller-coaster stop working.
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** The DUL agents definitely do this as well.
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* DressCodedForYourConvenience: The RBI agents are usually dressed in regular civilian clothes, while the DUL agents wear [[Main/SharpDressedMan suits]].
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* NatureLover: Jack.
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* BrilliantButLazy: Max.
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* BenevolentAI: RIPLEY.


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* MissionControl: RIPLEY.
* MrExposition: Mr Cain and RIPLEY.


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* PlayfulHacker: Max.


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* TechnoWizard: Max and Dr Maxwell.
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* NonActionGuy: Max. At least compared to the other male agents...an outdoorsy survivalist, a gymnast with super strength, and a tall guy with enhanced endurance and the ability to learn new skills quickly.
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* LongHairIsFeminine: Li.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Zia and Li.

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* GentleGiant: Alek.

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* GentleGiant: Alek. He is the tallest and strongest member of the team, with the muscles that would come from strongman and Olympic training, but he is still a very friendly guy.


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* KindheartedCatLover: Zia. Her favourite animal in the school's menagerie is Kismet, the winged cat. She even tried and failed to sneak her into her dorm. And she is the most loyal, most gentle, and kindest member of the team.
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* AStormIsComing: Zia can literally sense oncoming storms.
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* Psychometry: Kobe's fully demonstrated psychic ability.

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* Psychometry: {{Psychometry}}: Kobe's fully demonstrated psychic ability.
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* LeftHanging: Since the series discontinued before its end, a number of plot threads have been left unsolved. Such as the clue hunt for the next artifact after the crystal skull, the implication that there's a DUL mole in Ripley High, the reason why the DUL want to sabotage the RBI, and the reason behind Zia's abilities and silver streak.
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* NeverSayDie: Averted. It does use words referring to be being killed or just death more than most books of its kind.
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* RebelliousSpirit: Max.
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* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld
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* AllThereInTheManual: There's more information about the school and such [[http://www.ripleysrbi.com/ on the official website]].
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* AgentScully: Kate. She doesn't even believe in Kobe's psychic abilities.

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* AgentScully: Kate. She doesn't even believe in Kobe's psychic abilities. Although she does believe in the possibility of Atlantis existing as a lost city.
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* GeniusDitz: Max. Not the best when it comes to school and book smarts, absolute genius with computers, robotics, and engineering.
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* BookDumb: Max generally is. He doesn't get good grades at school and would groan at the sight of a thick book, only interested in/skilled at inventing and anything to do with computers. But that's occasionally subverted when he has his moments.
--> '''Max''': This is a pretty mountainous area.
--> '''Li''': Mountainous area? That sounds much more like something Kate would say, than you.
--> '''Max''': I'm not just a pretty face, you know.
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* HollywoodHacking: Max somehow managed to hack into ''traffic lights'' in "Wings of Fear". In "The Dragon's Triangle", it was briefly mentioned Max used to hack into neon signs of his home town, Las Vegas, and disrupt the delivery of power to make the signs spell out whatever he wanted.
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* WalkingTechfix: Max.

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