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* '''Zig Zagged''': Hover Man flies around on hover-boots that don't actually exist. A fan of the comic eventually [[{{Defictionalization}} builds them]] and they become popular with the kids and the character gets even more famous. As the fad wears off, Hover Man [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny is seen as lame]], so the writers take away the boots and give him another means of hovering.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Hover Man flies around on hover-boots that don't actually exist. A fan of the comic eventually [[{{Defictionalization}} builds them]] and they become popular with the kids and the character gets even more famous. As the fad wears off, Hover Man [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny [[OnceOriginalNowCommon is seen as lame]], so the writers take away the boots and give him another means of hovering.
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** The 'toy' in question was banned as such in 1963 due to [[HappyFunBall its potential as a weapon]]. [[note]]Let's hope he's not too indiscriminate in who he targets with it.[[/note]]
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** The 'toy' in question was banned as such in 1963 due to [[HappyFunBall [[MyLittlePanzer its potential as a weapon]]. [[note]]Let's hope he's not too indiscriminate in who he targets with it.[[/note]]
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** The 'toy' in question was banned as such in 1963 due to [[HappyFunBall its potential as a weapon]]. [[note]]Let's hope he's not too indiscriminate in who he targets with it.[[/note]]
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* '''Parodied''': Skateboard Man shows up with TotallyRadical slang and wears horrible 90's clothes (in a comic published in 2012) as an obvious AffectionateParody of the times.
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* '''Parodied''': Skateboard Man shows up with TotallyRadical slang and wears horrible 90's clothes (in a comic published in 2012) the 2010s) as an obvious AffectionateParody of the times.
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** "Sure, skateboards are popular now but do you have any idea how dumb you'll look in ten years?"
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** "Sure, skateboards are popular now now, but do you have any idea how dumb you'll look in ten years?"
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* '''Invoked''':
** Skateboard Man wants to endear himself with the public, so he chooses a skateboard motif.
** Skateboard Man owns a skateboard shop and is hoping to increase the number of customers with his new superhero identity.
* '''Exploited''': The publishers of a comic want to cash-in on the skateboard craze, so they create Skateboard Man.
** Skateboard Man wants to endear himself with the public, so he chooses a skateboard motif.
** Skateboard Man owns a skateboard shop and is hoping to increase the number of customers with his new superhero identity.
* '''Exploited''': The publishers of a comic want to cash-in on the skateboard craze, so they create Skateboard Man.
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* '''Invoked''':
**'''Invoked''': Skateboard Man wants to endear himself with the public, so he chooses a skateboard motif.
** * '''Exploited''': Skateboard Man owns a skateboard shop and is hoping to increase the number of customers with his new superhero identity.
* '''Exploited''': The publishers of a comic want to cash-in on the skateboard craze, so they create Skateboard Man.identity.
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* '''Exploited''': The publishers of a comic want to cash-in on the skateboard craze, so they create Skateboard Man.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Hover Man flies around on hover-boots that don't actually exist. A fan of the comic eventually [[{{Defictionalization}} builds them]] and they become popular with the kids and the character gets even more famous. As the fad wears off, Hover Man [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny is seen as lame]], so the writers take away the boots and give him another means of hovering.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Exploited''': ???The publishers of a comic want to cash-in on the skateboard craze, so they create Skateboard Man.
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* '''Discussed''': ???
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* '''Discussed''': ???Characters discuss how cool they think Skateboard Man is due to his skateboard.
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* '''Downplayed''': Tropeman was introduced in the 90's and while he had different powers and weapons, he also rode around on a motorized skateboard. Once the skateboard fad was over, he simply dropped the board and no one noticed.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Tropeman is a superhero with many different powers and weapons. He was introduced in the90's 90's, and while he had different powers and weapons, he also originally rode around on a motorized skateboard. Once the skateboard fad was over, ended, he simply dropped the board and no one noticed.noticed.
** Skateboard Man's popularity comes and goes based on [[CyclicNationalFascination how popular skateboards are at any given time]].
** Tropeman is a superhero with many different powers and weapons. He was introduced in the
** Skateboard Man's popularity comes and goes based on [[CyclicNationalFascination how popular skateboards are at any given time]].
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* '''Double Subverted''': ... Fastforward a few decades and TechnologyMarchesOn. Every kid on the block has a jetpack, making Jetpack Man look silly.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ... Fastforward Subverted''': Fast forward a few decades and TechnologyMarchesOn. Every kid on the block has a jetpack, making Jetpack Man look silly.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Skateboard Man's popularity comes and goes based on [[CyclicNationalFascination how popular skateboards are at any given time]].
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Skateboard Man's popularity comes and goes based on [[CyclicNationalFascination how popular skateboards are at any given time]].???
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Sure, skateboards are popular now but do you have any idea how dumb you'll look in ten years?"
* '''Invoked''': Skateboard Man wants to endear himself with the public, so he chooses a skateboard motiff.
* '''Exploited''': Skateboard Man owns a skateboard shop and is hoping to increase the number of costumers with his new superhero identity.
* '''Invoked''': Skateboard Man wants to endear himself with the public, so he chooses a skateboard motiff.
* '''Exploited''': Skateboard Man owns a skateboard shop and is hoping to increase the number of costumers with his new superhero identity.
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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
** "Sure, skateboards are popular now but do you have any idea how dumb you'll look in ten years?"
** "You expect me to take you seriously while you're riding around the city on a skateboard?"
*'''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
** Skateboard Man wants to endear himself with the public, so he chooses a skateboardmotiff.
* '''Exploited''':motif.
** Skateboard Man owns a skateboard shop and is hoping to increase the number ofcostumers customers with his new superhero identity.identity.
* '''Exploited''': ???
** "Sure, skateboards are popular now but do you have any idea how dumb you'll look in ten years?"
** "You expect me to take you seriously while you're riding around the city on a skateboard?"
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** Skateboard Man wants to endear himself with the public, so he chooses a skateboard
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** Skateboard Man owns a skateboard shop and is hoping to increase the number of
* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Discussed''': "You expect me to take you seriously while you're riding around the city on a skateboard?"
* '''Conversed''': Bob and Alice pick up a comic from the 90's and laugh once they come across an issue of Skateboard Man.
* '''Conversed''': Bob and Alice pick up a comic from the 90's and laugh once they come across an issue of Skateboard Man.
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* '''Discussed''': "You expect me to take you seriously while you're riding around the city on a skateboard?"
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* '''Conversed''':Bob and Alice pick up a comic from "So, this is the 90's and laugh once they come across an issue of famous Skateboard Man.Man comic?" "Well, he ''was'' famous."
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* '''Played For Laughs''': When Skateboard Man shows up, people laugh at him and tell him the fad is over.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Laughs''':
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** Bob and Alice pick up a comic from the 90's and laugh once they come across an issue of Skateboard Man.
** When Skateboard Man shows up, people laugh at him and tell him the fad is
** Bob and Alice pick up a comic from the 90's and laugh once they come across an issue of Skateboard Man.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ... Fastforawrd a few decades and TechnologyMarchesOn. Every kid on the block has a jetpack, making Jetpack Man look silly.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ... Fastforawrd Fastforward a few decades and TechnologyMarchesOn. Every kid on the block has a jetpack, making Jetpack Man look silly.
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* '''Subverted''': ???
Jetpack Man is popular partly because jetpacks are not common enough to be a fad...
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Skateboard Man's popularity comes and goes based on how popular skateboards are at any given time.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Skateboard Man's popularity comes and goes based on [[CyclicNationalFascination how popular skateboards are at any given time.time]].
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Lose the hula hoop and go back to FdSuper.
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Lose the hula hoop and go back to FdSuper.FadSuper.
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'''Basic Trope''': A superhero or supervillain with a gimmick centering around an aspect of pop culture that was popular at a certain time but looks ridiculous once the fad wears off.
* '''Straight''': Skateboard Man fights crime with a motorized skateboard. He was popular in TheNineties. Now, not so much.
* '''Exaggerated''': Hula Hoop Man is a {{beatnik}} superhero who uses a toy that was popular in TheFifties as a weapon. This character shows up in modern day.
* '''Downplayed''': Tropeman was introduced in the 90's and while he had different powers and weapons, he also rode around on a motorized skateboard. Once the skateboard fad was over, he simply dropped the board and no one noticed.
* '''Justified''':
** The character is a time-traveler and is unknowingly using a fad from another period.
** The character wants to appeal to the younger members of the public so he incorporates a fad into his superhero identity.
** He is a villain who wants to look ridiculous so no one will take him seriously, making it all the easier to commit crimes with no one realizing just how dangerous he really is.
** Skateboard Man is a professional skateboarder who can manuevre on a motorized board so he's still effective.
* '''Inverted''': Timeless Man manages to have weapons, powers, and a costume that stays relevent throughout the ages.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': Skateboard Man shows up with TotallyRadical slang and wears horrible 90's clothes (in a comic published in 2012) as an obvious AffectionateParody of the times.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Skateboard Man's popularity comes and goes based on how popular skateboards are at any given time.
* '''Averted''': Skateboard Man remains popular even though skateboards aren't as common.
* '''Enforced''': The writers know skateboards are popular so they design a superhero around them to make sales.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Sure, skateboards are popular now but do you have any idea how dumb you'll look in ten years?"
* '''Invoked''': Skateboard Man wants to endear himself with the public, so he chooses a skateboard motiff.
* '''Exploited''': Skateboard Man owns a skateboard shop and is hoping to increase the number of costumers with his new superhero identity.
* '''Defied''': While ''Hover Man'' is a professional skateboarder in his SecretIdentity, he designs a hoverboard (which is similar but can be taken seriously) and uses that to fight crime.
* '''Discussed''': "You expect me to take you seriously while you're riding around the city on a skateboard?"
* '''Conversed''': Bob and Alice pick up a comic from the 90's and laugh once they come across an issue of Skateboard Man.
* '''Deconstructed''': Skateboard Man realizes that skateboards are not as popular anymore and drops the gimmick.
* '''Reconstructed''': And once he fails to capture a criminal because his CoolBike could not fit in narrow passageways, he picks up the board again.
* '''Played For Laughs''': When Skateboard Man shows up, people laugh at him and tell him the fad is over.
* '''Played For Drama''': ''The Crimson Yo-Yo'' is a FishOutOfTemporalWater and holds onto his identity as the only thing left of his past life.
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* '''Straight''': Skateboard Man fights crime with a motorized skateboard. He was popular in TheNineties. Now, not so much.
* '''Exaggerated''': Hula Hoop Man is a {{beatnik}} superhero who uses a toy that was popular in TheFifties as a weapon. This character shows up in modern day.
* '''Downplayed''': Tropeman was introduced in the 90's and while he had different powers and weapons, he also rode around on a motorized skateboard. Once the skateboard fad was over, he simply dropped the board and no one noticed.
* '''Justified''':
** The character is a time-traveler and is unknowingly using a fad from another period.
** The character wants to appeal to the younger members of the public so he incorporates a fad into his superhero identity.
** He is a villain who wants to look ridiculous so no one will take him seriously, making it all the easier to commit crimes with no one realizing just how dangerous he really is.
** Skateboard Man is a professional skateboarder who can manuevre on a motorized board so he's still effective.
* '''Inverted''': Timeless Man manages to have weapons, powers, and a costume that stays relevent throughout the ages.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': Skateboard Man shows up with TotallyRadical slang and wears horrible 90's clothes (in a comic published in 2012) as an obvious AffectionateParody of the times.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Skateboard Man's popularity comes and goes based on how popular skateboards are at any given time.
* '''Averted''': Skateboard Man remains popular even though skateboards aren't as common.
* '''Enforced''': The writers know skateboards are popular so they design a superhero around them to make sales.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Sure, skateboards are popular now but do you have any idea how dumb you'll look in ten years?"
* '''Invoked''': Skateboard Man wants to endear himself with the public, so he chooses a skateboard motiff.
* '''Exploited''': Skateboard Man owns a skateboard shop and is hoping to increase the number of costumers with his new superhero identity.
* '''Defied''': While ''Hover Man'' is a professional skateboarder in his SecretIdentity, he designs a hoverboard (which is similar but can be taken seriously) and uses that to fight crime.
* '''Discussed''': "You expect me to take you seriously while you're riding around the city on a skateboard?"
* '''Conversed''': Bob and Alice pick up a comic from the 90's and laugh once they come across an issue of Skateboard Man.
* '''Deconstructed''': Skateboard Man realizes that skateboards are not as popular anymore and drops the gimmick.
* '''Reconstructed''': And once he fails to capture a criminal because his CoolBike could not fit in narrow passageways, he picks up the board again.
* '''Played For Laughs''': When Skateboard Man shows up, people laugh at him and tell him the fad is over.
* '''Played For Drama''': ''The Crimson Yo-Yo'' is a FishOutOfTemporalWater and holds onto his identity as the only thing left of his past life.
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