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** Mutavus is kept in check by a second, more socially acceptable powered germ known as "benedicci." In addition to preventing mutavus from activating spontaneously, benedicci grants the ability to understand tinker-made technology, and in some cases can even grant Franchise/CaptainAmerica-style quasi-superpowers.

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** Mutavus is kept in check by a second, more socially acceptable powered germ known as "benedicci." In addition to preventing mutavus from activating spontaneously, benedicci grants the ability to understand tinker-made technology, and in some cases can even grant Franchise/CaptainAmerica-style ComicBook/CaptainAmerica-style quasi-superpowers.
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** Powers typically develop in response to psychological trauma ( akin to [[Literature/Worm Worm]]), are based on the user’s desires, and often work with no regards to the laws of physics.

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** Powers typically develop in response to psychological trauma ( akin (akin to [[Literature/Worm Worm]]), Literature/{{Worm}}), are based on the user’s desires, and often work with no regards to the laws of physics.
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* BlackAndGreyMorality: The heroes and groups like Hellion's Henchmen might not be perfect, but they certainly compare well to people like Espada or [[spoiler:the rat-stitcher]]

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: The heroes and groups like Hellion's Henchmen might not be perfect, but they certainly compare well to people like Espada or [[spoiler:the rat-stitcher]]the rat-stitcher.



* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Tofu is driven *entirely* by enlightened self-interest.

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Tofu is driven *entirely* ''entirely'' by enlightened self-interest.



* FantasticSlur: Mutants are sometimes called "cockroaches,", since mutations often involve scales or chitin, and are *always* survivability-focused.

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* FantasticSlur: Mutants are sometimes called "cockroaches,", since mutations often involve [[NaturalArmor scales or chitin, chitin]], and are *always* ''always'' survivability-focused.



* MakeMeWannaShout: Buzzer has both a superhuman ability to percieve sounds and the ability to produce sound. He can't use his ability in combat without hurting himself though.

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* MakeMeWannaShout: MakeSomeNoise: Buzzer has both a superhuman ability to percieve perceive sounds and the ability to produce sound. He can't use his ability in combat without hurting himself though.
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*TheDreaded: "Cookie", a cowl distantly associated with Hellion's Henchmen. Even Hellion and her inner circle are terrified of him, but she knows that she'll have to invite him to a planned big score because the consequences of snubbing him will be worse.
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* FictionalGenevaConvention: Downplayed example with Hellion's Henchmen. Their minions' employment contract forbids actions that will encourage heroes to abandon nonlethal force, such as using superpowers to resist arrest if you're not a bonehead.

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* FictionalGenevaConvention: FictionalGenevaConventions: Downplayed example with Hellion's Henchmen. Their minions' employment contract forbids actions that will encourage heroes to abandon nonlethal force, such as using superpowers to resist arrest if you're not a bonehead.
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* FictionalGenevaConvention: Downplayed example with Hellion's Henchmen. Their minions' employment contract forbids actions that will encourage heroes to abandon nonlethal force, such as using superpowers to resist arrest if you're not a bonehead.
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*ImmunityDisability: Tofu destroys germs on contact and is therefore completely immune to infections, but that includes benedicci, which among other things grants the ability to understand the inner workings of tinker tech.
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* EmergentHuman: Thanks to Human.exe, Tofu has begun to experience the benefits and quirks of being human. He’s become obsessed with trying new kinds of foods, loves video-games, has developed a fascination for square objects, has made friends, and begun developing a sense of empathy.

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* EmergentHuman: Thanks to Human.exe, Tofu has begun to experience the benefits and quirks of being human. He’s become obsessed with trying new kinds of foods, loves video-games, has developed a fascination for square rectangular objects, has made friends, and begun developing a sense of empathy.



** Tofu’s fascination with square objects.

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** Tofu’s fascination with square rectangular objects.
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*BigCreepyCrawlies: Giant size is a common superpower/mutation for small animals to develop.


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* DeathWorld: Earth's surface outside of cities is incredibly dangerous, and the more life-rich an area is, the more dangerous. This is because anything from humans to bugs can develop devastating superpowers or fearsome mutations at any time, and there are barely enough superheroes and super-grade fighting units to keep population centers under control, never mind the countryside. Panama, for instance, is a constant warzone of humanity trying to [[BugWar keep the giant army ants contained]]. Cities are intentionally built as concrete jungles and pets and houseplants are illegal without strict permits, in order to reduce the number of living animals (and therefore potential trigger events) within the walls, and a major city was built in Death Valley to take advantage of the relatively safe environment.
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* JokeAndReceive: [[spoiler: Zapps messes with Tofu by telling him that Vamps have the ability to [[PowerParasite steal powers by drinking blood]]. A few chapters later they meet a Vamp that triggered to get a PowerCopying ability]].
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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Justified, since it's not just sewers down there: Fortress City also has an enormous amount of subterranean real estate in the form of abandoned supervillain lairs and even some monster tunnels.

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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Justified, since it's not just sewers down there: Fortress City also has an enormous amount of subterranean real estate in the form of maintenance passages, abandoned supervillain lairs and even some monster tunnels.

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* MosquitoMiscreants: [[spolier: Vamps turn out to be a race of humanoid mutant mosquitos.]]

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* MosquitoMiscreants: [[spolier: Vamps [[spoiler: Vampires turn out to be a race of humanoid mutant mosquitos.]]


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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Fortress City vampires are neither undead nor human, they're actually a strain of ''mosquitoes'' that have mutated from mere parasites of humans into impostor-style predators of them. A vampire can pass in a bad light for a small mutant woman (a tempting victim for many Fortress City gangs), they're stronger and [[NaturalWeapon better armed]] than most humans, and an established nest of them can easily produce a ZergRush fit to bring down even a combat super.

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* AccidentalTruth: When mutant Jasper leads the test subject through the sewers, he notes that it's inhabited by rats, supervillains and escaped bio-weapons. Neither of them realizes the irony, the former for being LockedOutOfTheLoop and the latter for the lack of understanding the concept of irony.



** The protaganist counts even moreso, who would expect a shapeshifting, cannabalist bioweapon with sociopathic tendencies to be named Tofu.

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** The protaganist counts even moreso, who would expect a shapeshifting, cannabalist cannibalistic bioweapon with sociopathic tendencies to be named Tofu.


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* HumanityThroughAlienEyes: The test subject's narration can be quite confusing due to lack of understanding of human culture, technology and the outside world in general.
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* MosquitoMiscreants: [[spolier: Vamps turn out to be a race of humanoid mutant mosquitos.]]
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* CityOfWeirdos: Given that Fortress city is filled with various superheros and supervillains, this goes without saying.



* QuirkyTown: Given that Fortress city is filled with various superheros and supervillains, this goes without saying.



** Unattended vehicles have developed the tendency to spontaneous

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** Unattended vehicles have developed the tendency to spontaneousspontaneously combust and start driving themselves. One even serves the same purpose as a tumbleweed in one scene.



* UndyingLoyalty: While a lot of members just view HH as a (relatively) safe way to make a (very generous) paycheck, Imp and Socket, and likely a few others, remember the bad days before Hellion's rise to power and are very devoted to making sure that HH never collapses

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* UndyingLoyalty: While a lot of members just view HH as a (relatively) safe way to make a (very generous) paycheck, Imp and Socket, and likely a few others, remember the bad days before Hellion's rise to power and are very devoted to making sure that HH never collapsescollapses.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Given what kind of [[QuirkyTown place]] Fortress City is, as well as the expected weirdness of the Odd Summer, most bizarre things that happen are ignored unless they are legitimately dangerous.
--> ''Tofu'': (As an unoccupied flaming police car drives past)“I’ve been noticing that a lot lately.”
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** The protaganist counts even moreso, who would expect a shapeshifting, cannabalist bioweapon with sociopathic tendencies to be named Tofu.
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* EmergentHuman: Thanks to Human.exe, Tofu has begun to experience the benefits and quirks of being human. He’s become obsessed with trying new kinds of foods, loves video-games, has developed a fascination for square objects, has made friends, and begun developing a sense of empathy.
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* CityOfWeirdos: Given that Fortress city is filled with various superheros and supervillains, this goes without saying.
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* BecomingTheMask: While the main character originally just used his Tofu persona as a disguise to blend into human society, he has come to consider it to be his real identity.


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** Magenta also turns out to be one of these, as she was in a gang before triggering.
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''[[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/21410/super-minion Super Minion]]'' is an ongoing UrbanFantasy webnovel by Gogglesbear. It is the story of a nanotech-based creature created in a lab, which mysteriously gains mental faculties its creators didn't expect. After escaping the lab, it must navigate this strange outside world, where it will clearly require more than simple power and deadliness to survive.

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''[[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/21410/super-minion Super Minion]]'' is an ongoing UrbanFantasy {{Superhero}} webnovel by Gogglesbear. It is the story of a nanotech-based creature created in a lab, which mysteriously gains mental faculties its creators didn't expect. After escaping the lab, it must navigate this strange outside world, where it will clearly require more than simple power and deadliness to survive.
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* AchillesHeel: Electricty is this for Tofu. It's something of a LogicalWeakness, as no matter what form he takes the core of his body will be mechanical.


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* RunningGag: There are several:
** Tofu bungling of misinterpreting metaphors.
** Tofu’s fascination with square objects.
** Unattended vehicles have developed the tendency to spontaneous


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* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: The story gives us two types:
** Powers typically develop in response to psychological trauma ( akin to [[Literature/Worm Worm]]), are based on the user’s desires, and often work with no regards to the laws of physics.
** Mutations are the result of Mutavus, a virus that triggered, that actives in response to a life threatening injury and gives its host the tools they need to survive the injury while making [[BodyHorror improvements]].

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