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** While walking Mark through the basics of flying and fighting, Nolan suddenly hits Mark a lot harder than he was prepared for, leaving him collapsed on the ground wheezing in pain and confused shock at his father hurting him. For a brief moment, Nolan just stares blankly at Mark before a consternated expression crosses his face and he hesitantly claims that he misjudged his strength.
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* MoeGreeneSpecial: Steve manages to shoot one of the Mauler Twins in the eye, though this is a minor inconvenience and doesn’t do much to slow him down.
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* HowDoIShotWeb: Mark takes some time to figure out the physical effort of how to use his awakened powers, especially flight, as that one in particular doesn't have a non-superpowered equivalent that he's been doing all his life and therefore practicing.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Zigzagged. The scene of Immortal casually chucking Bi-Plane into space is shortened, removing Immortal mocking him before killing him and Bi-Plane saying that his scheme is [[TakingYouWithMe his last hoorah]] before he dies of terminal cancer. Either way, it's still a GoodIsNotNice dick move]].

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Zigzagged. The scene of Immortal casually chucking Bi-Plane into space is shortened, removing Immortal mocking him before killing him and Bi-Plane saying that his scheme is [[TakingYouWithMe his last hoorah]] before he dies of terminal cancer. Either way, it's still a GoodIsNotNice [[GoodIsNotNice dick move]].
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* DefiantToTheEnd: Red Rush puts all his effort into punching Omni-Man's chest while his head is being crushed, his speed allowing him to hit without enough force to burn Omni-Man's uniform away through friction and bruise his chest significantly. Even as Red Rush breaks his hands, he refuses to stop. It's just not enough to stop Omni-Man.

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* DefiantToTheEnd: Red Rush puts all his effort into punching Omni-Man's chest while his head is being crushed, his speed allowing him to hit without with enough force to burn Omni-Man's uniform away through friction and bruise his chest significantly. Even as Red Rush breaks his hands, he refuses to stop. It's just not enough to stop Omni-Man.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: All of the Guardians deaths are portrayed this way very, very gruesomely.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: All of the Guardians deaths are portrayed this way very, very gruesomely.



* DefiantToTheEnd: Red Rush manages to get a few punches in on Omni-Man while his head is being crushed.

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* DefiantToTheEnd: Red Rush manages to get a few punches in on Omni-Man puts all his effort into punching Omni-Man's chest while his head is being crushed.crushed, his speed allowing him to hit without enough force to burn Omni-Man's uniform away through friction and bruise his chest significantly. Even as Red Rush breaks his hands, he refuses to stop. It's just not enough to stop Omni-Man.
* DeliberateInjuryGambit: Red Rush is fast enough to evade Omni-Man and push his teammates out of the way of lethal blows, so Omni-Man simply waits for him to attack and grabs him in the brief moment between landing a hit and retreating.



* PunchCatch: Of a sort. Omni-Man manages to stop Red Rush in his tracks during their fight, but if looking closely/in slow motion, one will notice the punch actually ''connects'' and Red Rush is in the process of ''pulling back'' and running away when Omni-Man manages to grab his wrist to hold him in place.

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* PunchCatch: Of a sort. Omni-Man manages to stop Red Rush in his tracks during their fight, fight by catching his wrist in the middle of a punch, but if looking closely/in slow motion, one will notice motion reveals that Red Rush actually connects the punch actually ''connects'' first, and Red Rush is Omni-Man grabs him as he's in the process of ''pulling back'' and running away when away. Omni-Man manages isn't so much anticipating the blow as he is using it to grab his wrist to hold him in place.gain an opening.

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Immortal and War Woman agree to try to kill Omni-Man because "it's him or us."


* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: Downplayed. In the comic, Green Ghost's everyday life scene has him mention he's new to superheroing and [[ForgotAboutHisPowers sometimes forgets to use his tangibility powers]], though this point doesn't come up again. This is omitted from the show for the female version, though could also explain why she just didn't make herself intangible before Omni-Man killed her besides shock.

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* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: Downplayed. In the comic, Green Ghost's everyday life scene has him mention he's new to superheroing and [[ForgotAboutHisPowers sometimes forgets to use his tangibility powers]], though this point doesn't come up again. This is omitted from the show for the female version, though it could also explain why she just didn't make herself intangible before Omni-Man killed her besides shock.



* AdaptationalNiceGuy:
** Zigzagged. The scene of Immortal casually chucking Bi-Plane into space is shortened, removing Immortal mocking him before killing him and Bi-Plane saying that his scheme is [[TakingYouWithMe his last hoorah]] before he dies of terminal cancer. Either way, [[GoodIsNotNice still a]] [[SmugSnake dick move.]]
** Played straight when Immortal is in disbelief that Omni-Man would try to kill them, rationalizing it as him being mind-controlled. When War Woman points out this is life-or-death, Immortal still opts to put him down non-lethally.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy:
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AdaptationalNiceGuy: Zigzagged. The scene of Immortal casually chucking Bi-Plane into space is shortened, removing Immortal mocking him before killing him and Bi-Plane saying that his scheme is [[TakingYouWithMe his last hoorah]] before he dies of terminal cancer. Either way, [[GoodIsNotNice it's still a]] [[SmugSnake a GoodIsNotNice dick move.]]
** Played straight when Immortal is in disbelief that Omni-Man would try to kill them, rationalizing it as him being mind-controlled. When War Woman points out this is life-or-death, Immortal still opts to put him down non-lethally.
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* DecoyProtagonist: The Guardians of the Globe seem like major characters, particularly due to each getting an EstablishingCharacterMoment before they assemble at their base. Then they're all slaughtered.



** The mere fact that one of the Mauler Twins [[EyeScream gets shot in the eye]] and is shown bleeding is our first hint that this show is not a family-friendly cartoon.



* NoSell: Mark creeps Todd out by letting him beat on him as long as he wants while not reacting to his punches.



* TheStinger: After the title card, we get an extended scene of the Guardians in their everyday lives before they're called away to base for an emergency... only to be ambushed and killed by Omni-Man.

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* ProlongedPrologue: The show has a unique quirk in which the title drops the first time Invincible's hero name is said in the episode, but since Mark spends so long in this episode trying to come up with one it comes at the near end of the episode, with only the Guardians being interrupted from their personal lives to head back to HQ and being subsequently murdered by Omni-Man being left in the episode.



* SuddenSoundtrackStop: The music stops playing after Red Rush is killed, and the rest of the scene plays out without a soundtrack. Just the sounds of the Guardians being gruesomely killed.

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* SuddenSoundtrackStop: The music stops playing after Red Rush is killed, and the rest of the scene plays out without a soundtrack. Just the sounds of the Guardians being gruesomely killed. Not even the credits have any music.


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* WhamShot: The Stinger shows the Guardians being recalled to HQ, only to then be attacked by Omni-Man. While Red Rush keeps everybody safe while dishing out some damage to him, Omni-Man manages to grab him... and then [[{{Gorn}} break his skull apart into a bloody mess with his bare hands]], showing that this is not a clean, teenage superhero show. Fittingly, the music cuts off from this moment through the rest of the episode as Nolan continues his rampage against the Guardians.
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* VictoryByEndurance: When Mark and Todd have a "rematch", Mark's new Viltrimite toughness lets him take the full brunt of his punches. After the third punch, Todd walks away.
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* BaitAndSwitch: We're led to believe the sassy model wearing all-green is the Green Ghost, she's actually the photographer dressed in ''blue''.
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* PunchCatch: Of a sort. Omni-Man manages to stop Red Rush in his tracks during their fight, but if looking closely/in slow motion, one will notice the punch actually ''connects'' and Red Rush is in the process of ''pulling back'' and running away when Omni-Man manages to grab his wrist to hold him in place.
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When Mark Grayson finally inherits powers from his superhero father, it’s a dream come true. But there’s more to being a hero than just choosing a name and costume.
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* {{Gorn}}: The Guardians' deaths are extremely graphic and violent, with organs getting smashed, gallons of blood splattering everywhere, limbs being twisted, and bodies getting punched through. This is a surprise given that the rest of the episode was rather safe.

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** The mere fact that one of the Mauler Twins [[EyeScream gets shot in the eye]] and is shown bleeding is our first hint that this show is not a family-friendly cartoon.
* {{Gorn}}: The Guardians' deaths are extremely graphic and violent, with organs getting smashed, gallons of blood splattering everywhere, limbs being twisted, and bodies getting punched through. This is a surprise given that the rest of the episode was rather safe.safe, besides the [[EyeScream fact that one of the Mauler Twins gets shot in the eye]].
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* FirstEpisodeTwist: It initially seems like this is a ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''-esque teenage superhero ComingOfAgeStory cartoon... then TheStinger happens and we get the SupermanSubstitute, the protagonist's ''own father'', [[BewareTheSuperman violently murdering all of the Guardians of the Globe in visceral detail]].

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* FirstEpisodeTwist: It initially seems like this is a ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''-esque ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''-esque teenage superhero ComingOfAgeStory cartoon... then TheStinger happens and we get the SupermanSubstitute, the protagonist's ''own father'', [[BewareTheSuperman violently murdering all of the Guardians of the Globe in visceral detail]].

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* {{Angrish}}: One of the Mauler Twins response to being called a clone.



* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: After digging out of the ground in front of the White House, one of the Mauler Twins berates the other for the fact the other wanted to emerge from the outside rather than the inside and calls him an incompetent clone, with the other being more upset at being called a clone.

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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: After digging out of the ground in front of the White House, one of the Mauler Twins berates the other for the fact the other wanted to emerge from the outside rather than the inside and calls frames him an as incompetent and calls him a clone, with the other being more upset at being called a clone.the latter.
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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: After digging out of the ground in front of the White House, one of the Mauler Twins berates the other for the fact the other wanted to emerge from the outside rather than the inside and calls him an incompetent clone, with the other being more upset at being called a clone.
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* FirstEpisodeTwist: It initially seems like this is a ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''-esque teenage superhero ComingOfAgeStory cartoon... then TheStinger happens and we get the Superman expy, the protagonist's ''own father'', violently murdering the entire Justice League in visceral detail.

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* FirstEpisodeTwist: It initially seems like this is a ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''-esque teenage superhero ComingOfAgeStory cartoon... then TheStinger happens and we get the Superman expy, SupermanSubstitute, the protagonist's ''own father'', [[BewareTheSuperman violently murdering all of the entire Justice League Guardians of the Globe in visceral detail.detail]].
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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: For anyone unfamiliar with the comic book (or [[Creator/RobertKirkman Robert Kirkman's]] [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead other work]]), this first episode might make you think this is a bright and colorful Saturday morning cartoon. Then Omni-Man attacks the Guardians of the Globe in the episode's closing minutes, and the moment he slowly and graphically crushes Red Rush's skull into bloody paste is you realize ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope it isn't]]''.

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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: For anyone unfamiliar with the comic book (or [[Creator/RobertKirkman Robert Kirkman's]] [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead other work]]), this first episode might make you think this is a bright and colorful Saturday morning cartoon. Then Omni-Man attacks the Guardians of the Globe in the episode's closing minutes, and the moment he slowly and graphically crushes Red Rush's skull into bloody paste is the moment you realize ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope it isn't]]''.
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* Cruel and Unusual Death: All of the Guardians deaths are portrayed this way very, very gruesomely.

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* Cruel and Unusual Death: CruelAndUnusualDeath: All of the Guardians deaths are portrayed this way very, very gruesomely.
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* Cruel and Unusual Death: All of the Guardians deaths are portrayed this way very, very gruesomely.
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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: For anyone unfamiliar with the comic book (or [[Creator/RobertKirkman Robert Kirkman's]] [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead other work]]), this first episode might make you think you're in for a bright and colorful Saturday morning cartoon. Then Omni-Man attacks the Guardians of the Globe in the episode's closing minutes, and the moment he slowly and graphically crushes Red Rush's skull into bloody paste is when you realize ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope you aren't]]''.

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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: For anyone unfamiliar with the comic book (or [[Creator/RobertKirkman Robert Kirkman's]] [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead other work]]), this first episode might make you think you're in for this is a bright and colorful Saturday morning cartoon. Then Omni-Man attacks the Guardians of the Globe in the episode's closing minutes, and the moment he slowly and graphically crushes Red Rush's skull into bloody paste is when you realize ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope you aren't]]''.it isn't]]''.
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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: For anyone unfamiliar with the comic book (or [[Creator/RobertKirkman Robert Kirkman's]] [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead other work]]), this first episode might make you think this is a bright and colorful Saturday morning cartoon. Then Omni-Man attacks the Guardians of the Globe in the episode's closing minutes, and the moment he slowly and graphically crushes Red Rush's skull into bloody paste is when you realize ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope it isn't]]''.

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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: For anyone unfamiliar with the comic book (or [[Creator/RobertKirkman Robert Kirkman's]] [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead other work]]), this first episode might make you think this is you're in for a bright and colorful Saturday morning cartoon. Then Omni-Man attacks the Guardians of the Globe in the episode's closing minutes, and the moment he slowly and graphically crushes Red Rush's skull into bloody paste is when you realize ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope it isn't]]''.you aren't]]''.



* HeroKiller: Omni-Man gathers the Guardians of the Globe at base so he can kill them.

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* HeroKiller: Omni-Man gathers the Guardians of the Globe at their base so he can kill them.
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* AudienceSurrogate: We get a flashback of Nolan explaining to a younger Mark of what the Viltrums are.

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* AudienceSurrogate: We get a flashback of Nolan explaining to a younger Mark of what the Viltrums Viltrumites are.



* BloodierAndGorier: The fight between Omni-Man and the Guardians is a lot more explicit than the comics. In the few pages, Omni-Man kills them all with no effort. The cartoon has them more defiant, making scene longer and their deaths more brutal.

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* BloodierAndGorier: The fight between Omni-Man and the Guardians is a lot more explicit than the comics. In the few pages, Omni-Man kills them all with no effort. The cartoon has them more defiant, making the scene longer and their deaths more brutal.



* EstablishingSeriesMoment: For anyone unfamiliar with the comic book (or [[Creator/RobertKirkman Robert Kirkman's]] [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead other work]]), the first episode might make you think this is a bright and colorful Saturday morning cartoon. Then Omni-Man slowly and graphically crushes Red Rush's skull into bloody paste, and that's when you realize ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope it's not]]''.

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* EstablishingSeriesMoment: For anyone unfamiliar with the comic book (or [[Creator/RobertKirkman Robert Kirkman's]] [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead other work]]), the this first episode might make you think this is a bright and colorful Saturday morning cartoon. Then Omni-Man attacks the Guardians of the Globe in the episode's closing minutes, and the moment he slowly and graphically crushes Red Rush's skull into bloody paste, and that's paste is when you realize ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope it's not]]''.it isn't]]''.

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