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* BadassNormal: I mean, if ''Shaq'' counts as normal. Either way, he has more success against Bang Babies than most non-methumans do in the series.

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* BadassNormal: I mean, if ''Shaq'' counts as normal. Either way, he has more success against Bang Babies than most non-methumans non-metahumans do in the series.



* EntertaininglyWrong: Shaq when he sees Ferret freaking out on seeing him assumes that it's another fan who's surprised to see him.

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* EntertaininglyWrong: Shaq Shaq, when he sees Ferret freaking out on seeing him him, assumes that it's another fan who's surprised to see him.



* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: The two rockers at the beginning complain about being told to practice, since they only know three cords.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After this episode, Ferret and the others for some reason don't try to track down Virgil again.

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* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: The two rockers at the beginning complain about being told to practice, since they only know three cords.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After this episode, for some reason, Ferret and the others for some reason don't try to track down Virgil again.
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* SecretKeeper: Thanks to the Rough Pack, Shaq learns Virgil and Static are the same person, but he agrees to keep his secret safe.
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* FakeStatic: Shaq does this when Tracy tries to get him to come in for an interview.
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* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: The two rockers at the beginning complain about being told to practice, since they only know three cords.
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Not So Different has been reworked by TRS into Not So Different Remark


* NotSoDifferent: Virgil is forced to confess his secret identity to Shaq, who had earlier told him he has to switch between being his celebrity persona and being ordinary.
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* BadassNormal: I mean, if ''Shaq'' counts as normal. Either way, he has more success against Bang Babies than most non-methumans do in the series.
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* DonutMessWithACop: One of the cops transporting Ferret after he's been kidnapped is eating a donut. Ferret comments on the smell.

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* DonutMessWithACop: One of the cops transporting Ferret after he's been kidnapped is eating a donut. Ferret comments on the smell. After Ferret's broken out, he suggests a donut run to his Rough Pack friends.
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* DonutMessWithACop: One of the cops transporting Ferret after he's been kidnapped is eating a donut. Ferret comments on the smell.
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* SpecialGuest: Shaquille O'Neal, obviously.
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Cleaning up misuses of Bruce Wayne Held Hostage. This is not an example of a superhero's secret identity being captured in an attempt to draw out the superhero.


* BruceWayneHeldHostage: When he shoots hoops with Virgil, Ferret and the others corner Shaq and him. Virgil is forced to admit he is Static when Shaq realizes that the metahumans at the party were tracking Virgil.
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Virgil gets called in the middle of battle to meet a celebrity. It turns out to be Shaquille O'Neal, who is helping with a benefit for the community center. Virgil wants to help, but he's being tracked by metahumans that have a piece of his clothing, and a bang-baby with a strong sense of smell.

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* BruceWayneHeldHostage: When he shoots hoops with Virgil, Ferret and the others corner Shaq and him. Virgil is forced to admit he is Static when Shaq realizes that the metahumans at the party were tracking Virgil.
* ClothingDamage: Virgil's suit gets torn during the fight in the opening.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Shaq when he sees Ferret freaking out on seeing him assumes that it's another fan who's surprised to see him.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Ferret hesitates on attacking Shaquille O'Neal, and Virgil is starstruck. Shaq himself tells the news how cool it was to fight bad guys alongside Static.
* TheNoseKnows: Ferret uses his elongated nose to sniff out Static first at the party and then when they're playing basketball.
* NotSoDifferent: Virgil is forced to confess his secret identity to Shaq, who had earlier told him he has to switch between being his celebrity persona and being ordinary.
* PaperThinDisguise: Averted. Ferret recognizes Static without his mask.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After this episode, Ferret and the others for some reason don't try to track down Virgil again.

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