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* AdventurerArchaeologist - The lost city Tizemt comes from was found by one of these, though of a more than slightly unsavoury sort.
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* AdventurerArchaeologist - An unsavoury version of this exists in Tizemt's back story. He 'discovered' The lost city Tizemt comes from was found by one of these, though and took her away as part of a more than slightly unsavoury sort.civilise the savage experiment.
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* PowersViaPossession - [[spoiler:G is possessed by a ghost. When the ghost takes over she becomes the hero Meteor.]]
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* PowersViaPossession - [[spoiler:G is possessed by a ghost. When the ghost takes over she becomes the hero Meteor.]] ]]
* ReedRichardsIsUseless - The Paranormal Invention Control Act means super tech cannot be sold to the public unless the government is satisfied that it cannot in any way be weaponized. Since this is just about impossible super tech stays in the hands of inventors and their close associates.
* ReedRichardsIsUseless - The Paranormal Invention Control Act means super tech cannot be sold to the public unless the government is satisfied that it cannot in any way be weaponized. Since this is just about impossible super tech stays in the hands of inventors and their close associates.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent - Wonder City vampires take after the {{Literature/Dracula}} mode, meaning sunlight doesn't burn them. This can lead to some confusion when interacting with less classically read humans. One, Zoltan, keeps a tube of glitter around to help convince young women.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent - Some Wonder City vampires take after the {{Literature/Dracula}} mode, meaning sunlight doesn't burn them. This can lead to some confusion when interacting with less classically read humans. One, Zoltan, keeps a tube of glitter around to help convince young women.
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* {{Shapeshifting}} - Simon Canis can turn into a wolf, as can the rest of his family. They were originally wolves uplifted by a supervillain. The human forms came later.
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* {{Shapeshifting}} - Simon Canis can turn into a wolf, as can the rest of his family. They were mother and his siblings. His mother was originally wolves a wolf uplifted by a supervillain. The human forms form came later.
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* UpliftedAnimal - Simon Canis' parents were originally uplifted wolves before gaining human form.
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* UpliftedAnimal - Simon Canis' parents were mother was originally an uplifted wolves wolf before gaining human form.
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* GodzillaThreshold - A cosmic-level threat within the city causes the Kosmic Klaxon to sound signalling this.
* {{Intangibility}} - [[spoiler:The villain Grey Phantom did this to Meteor and shoved her into a wall, there by killing her.]]
* PowersViaPossession - [[spoiler:G is possessed by a ghost. When the ghost takes over she becomes the hero Meteor.]]
* RoofHopping - Megan Amazon. In her own words, she's a jumper not a flyer.
* RoofHopping - Megan Amazon. In her own words, she's a jumper not a flyer.
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* RoofHopping - Megan Amazon. In her own words, she's a jumper not a flyer.
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* RoofHopping {{Shapeshifting}} - Megan Amazon. In her own words, she's Simon Canis can turn into a jumper not wolf, as can the rest of his family. They were originally wolves uplifted by a flyer.supervillain. The human forms came later.
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* UpliftedAnimal - Simon Canis' parents were originally uplifted wolves before gaining human form.
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* OldSuperhero - Mister Metropolitan, one of the main characters, is a retired superhero who wears his old uniform for his desk duties at the Young Paranormals' Christian Association (YPCA).
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* OlderThanTheyLook - Several examples wander the streets of Wonder City, but the best example is the Equestrian, an 80-something who stopped aging at 13 because of a magical pact.
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* DysfunctionalFamily - There are several examples of dysfunctional superpowered families, from Megan Amazon's strained relationship with her mother, the Amazon, to the Canis family of shapechangers, who all have different relationships to their self-identities that cause strife between the siblings.
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The story explores the lives of the residents of Wonder City with a particular focus on [[GenderAndSexualityTropes gender]], [[RaceTropes race]] and [[QueerAsTropes sexuality]] issues. It lies somewhere between a {{deconstruction}} and a {{reconstruction}}. This is a universe where a short, round, middle-aged black woman is the Superman {{Expy}} and a homeless elderly veteran is the Captain America {{Expy}}. Where superpowers are just another complicating factor in your life. Where there are no comic book death second chances.
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The story explores the lives of the residents of Wonder City with a particular focus on [[GenderAndSexualityTropes gender]], [[RaceTropes race]] and [[QueerAsTropes sexuality]] issues. It lies somewhere between a {{deconstruction}} and a {{reconstruction}}. This is a universe where a short, round, middle-aged black woman is the Superman {{Expy}} and a homeless elderly veteran is the Captain America {{Expy}}. Where superpowers are just another complicating factor in your life. Where there are no comic book death second chances.
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The story explores the lives of the residents of Wonder City with a particular focus on [[GenderAndSexualityTropes gender]], [[RaceTropes race]] and [[QueerAsTropes sexuality]] issues. It lies somewhere between a {{deconstruction}} and a {{reconstruction}}. This is a universe where a small mid-aged black woman is the Superman {{Expy}}. Where superpowers are just another complicating factor in your life. Where there are no comic book death second chances.
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The story explores the lives of the residents of Wonder City with a particular focus on [[GenderAndSexualityTropes gender]], [[RaceTropes race]] and [[QueerAsTropes sexuality]] issues. It lies somewhere between a {{deconstruction}} and a {{reconstruction}}. This is a universe where a small mid-aged short, round, middle-aged black woman is the Superman {{Expy}} and a homeless elderly veteran is the Captain America {{Expy}}. Where superpowers are just another complicating factor in your life. Where there are no comic book death second chances.
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* AmbiguousGender - X, assistant to Madame Destiny, Oracle in waiting and genderqueer androgyne.
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* AmbiguousGender - X, assistant to Madame Destiny, Oracle in waiting waiting, and genderqueer androgyne.
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* CatchPhrase - Many of the cafes and shops in Wonder City are callouts to some of these from both Marvel and DC Comics. E.g., the Great Scot Coffeehouse, the Sufferin' Sappho Bookstore and Cafe.
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* AmbiguousGender - X, assisisteant assistant to Madame Destiny, Oracle in waiting and genderqueer androgyne.
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* BigBeautifulWoman - The Fat Lady, an extremely powerful superhuman, is a knockout and an opera singer.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent - Wonder City vampires take after the {{Literature/Dracula}} mode, meaning sunlight doesn't burn them. This can lead to some confusion when interacting with less classically read humans. One, Zoltan, keeps a tube of glitter around to help convince young women.
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* SuperRegistrationAct - People with powers, superhero or private person, have Pra Reg cards which double as ID.
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* SuperRegistrationAct - People with powers, superhero or private person, have Pra Para Reg cards which double as ID.
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* SittingOnTheRoof - Superheroes in Wonder City enjoy this and some buildings provide special ledges for them to do so - complete with 15 minute timeslots and reinforced pavements to help non flies get down.
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* Super Registration Act - People with powers, superhero or not, have Pra Reg cards which double as ID.
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* Super Registration Act SuperRegistrationAct - People with powers, superhero or not, private person, have Pra Reg cards which double as ID.
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* Super Registration Act - People with powers, superhero or not, have Pra Reg cards which double as ID.
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''[[http://wonder-city.dreamwidth.org/ Wonder City Stories]]'' is a [[SuperHero Super Hero]] themed [[WebSerialNovel Web Serial Novel]]focused on a [[EnsembleCast Ensemble Cast]] of more than normal characters within [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Wonder City]].
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''[[http://wonder-city.dreamwidth.org/ Wonder City Stories]]'' is a [[SuperHero Super Hero]] themed [[WebSerialNovel Web Serial Novel]]focused Novel]] focused on a [[EnsembleCast Ensemble Cast]] of more than normal characters within [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Wonder City]].
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->''Superpowers are the least of their problems''
''[[http://wonder-city.dreamwidth.org/ Wonder City Stories]]'' is a [[SuperHero Super Hero]] themed [[WebSerialNovel Web Serial Novel]]focused on a [[EnsembleCast Ensemble Cast]] of more than normal characters within [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Wonder City]].
The story explores the lives of the residents of Wonder City with a particular focus on [[GenderAndSexualityTropes gender]], [[RaceTropes race]] and [[QueerAsTropes sexuality]] issues. It lies somewhere between a {{deconstruction}} and a {{reconstruction}}. This is a universe where a small mid-aged black woman is the Superman {{Expy}}. Where superpowers are just another complicating factor in your life. Where there are no comic book death second chances.
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!! This series provides examples of:
* AdventurerArchaeologist - The lost city Tizemt comes from was found by one of these, though of a more than slightly unsavoury sort.
* AmbiguousGender - X, assisisteant to Madame Destiny, Oracle in waiting and genderqueer androgyne.
* ArtificialHuman - Citizen Pain, a polite android superhero.
* LostWorld - Tizemt/Zenobia the Congo Queen comes from a lost city, through she insists they were not lost. They knew exactly where they were.
* {{Seers}} - Madame Destiny, fortune-teller and current host of the The Oracle.
* RoofHopping - Megan Amazon. In her own words, she's a jumper not a flyer.
* SuperStrength - Megan Amazon, the focus character for the opening chapters, has this.
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''[[http://wonder-city.dreamwidth.org/ Wonder City Stories]]'' is a [[SuperHero Super Hero]] themed [[WebSerialNovel Web Serial Novel]]focused on a [[EnsembleCast Ensemble Cast]] of more than normal characters within [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Wonder City]].
The story explores the lives of the residents of Wonder City with a particular focus on [[GenderAndSexualityTropes gender]], [[RaceTropes race]] and [[QueerAsTropes sexuality]] issues. It lies somewhere between a {{deconstruction}} and a {{reconstruction}}. This is a universe where a small mid-aged black woman is the Superman {{Expy}}. Where superpowers are just another complicating factor in your life. Where there are no comic book death second chances.
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!! This series provides examples of:
* AdventurerArchaeologist - The lost city Tizemt comes from was found by one of these, though of a more than slightly unsavoury sort.
* AmbiguousGender - X, assisisteant to Madame Destiny, Oracle in waiting and genderqueer androgyne.
* ArtificialHuman - Citizen Pain, a polite android superhero.
* LostWorld - Tizemt/Zenobia the Congo Queen comes from a lost city, through she insists they were not lost. They knew exactly where they were.
* {{Seers}} - Madame Destiny, fortune-teller and current host of the The Oracle.
* RoofHopping - Megan Amazon. In her own words, she's a jumper not a flyer.
* SuperStrength - Megan Amazon, the focus character for the opening chapters, has this.
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