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* KickTheSonOfABitch: The Elite brutalise and slaughter several Children of Liberty and racist criminals. One such rampage sees them wipe out a group of mercenaries who, if Menagerie is to be believed, would torture captive aliens for fun.
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: The Elite punish anti-alien bigotry with violent retribution.
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: The Elite punish anti-alien bigotry with violent retribution. In particular, they brutalise and slaughter several Children of Liberty and racist criminals, and a group of mercenaries who, if Menagerie is to be believed, would torture captive aliens for fun.
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Asskicking Leads To Leadership is the new name of the trope.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Lockwood's control over the Children of Liberty is slipping amongst some of the more rabid supporters, as they believe he's gone soft and "selling out". At the end he is able to reassert control over the movement by beating a mouthy redneck who wanted to be in charge to death.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Lockwood's control over the Children of Liberty is slipping amongst some of the more rabid supporters, as they believe he's gone soft and "selling out". At the end he is able to reassert control over the movement by beating a mouthy redneck who wanted to be in charge to death.
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* UngratefulBastard: President Baker doesn't care at all that Supergirl saved him, his family, his staff, and the White House itself. His response is to contact Lockwood, her enemy, and hand him a high ranking government position.
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* UngratefulBastard: President Baker doesn't care at all that Supergirl saved him, his family, his staff, and the White House itself. His response is to contact Lockwood, her enemy, and hand him a high ranking high-ranking government position.
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* BittersweetEnding: With a huge emphasis on bitter. Kara stops the Elite's attempt to destroy the White House, but Manchester now has Brainiac 5's flight ring thanks to the Hat, the Elite escape, President Baker is pissed at Supergirl for destroying the satellite, Colonel Haley reveals Baker's acting against protocol, and Baker appoints Lockwood the Director of Alien Affairs.
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* BittersweetEnding: With a huge emphasis on bitter. Kara stops the Elite's attempt to destroy the White House, but Manchester now has Brainiac 5's flight ring thanks to the Hat, the Elite escape, President Baker is pissed at Supergirl for destroying the satellite, Colonel Haley reveals Baker's acting against protocol, and Baker appoints Lockwood the as Director of Alien Affairs.
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** The other Children of Liberty are clearly disturbed by Lockwood beating one of their own to death for suggesting they should be in charge instead of him.
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** The other Children of Liberty are clearly disturbed by Lockwood beating one of their own to death for suggesting they he should be in charge instead of him.
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** Any notion of Baker ultimately being good is tossed out to sea. Not only is he shown to be petty, sleazy, and self centered, he enables and unofficially deputizes Ben Lockwood and the Agents of Liberty partly to spite Supergirl for destroying government property even though it saved his life in the process. Colonel Haley also reveals that his precious weaponized satellite was actually made against protocol, meaning he was violating the laws that he as President should be actively upholding.
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** Any notion of Baker ultimately being good is tossed out to sea. Not only is he shown to be petty, sleazy, and self centered, self-centered, he enables and unofficially deputizes Ben Lockwood and the Agents of Liberty partly to spite Supergirl for destroying government property even though it saved his life in the process. Colonel Haley also reveals that his precious weaponized satellite was actually made against protocol, meaning he was violating the laws that he as President should be actively upholding.
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* InNameOnly: Has pretty much nothing to do with the comic of the same name. The only similarities are the Elite taking a lethal approach to the same issues as a Kryptonian while mocking their ideals.
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* InNameOnly: Has This has pretty much nothing to do with the comic of the same name. The only similarities are the Elite taking a lethal approach to the same issues as a Kryptonian while mocking their ideals.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: The Elite brutalise and slaughter several Children of Liberty and racist criminals. One such rampage sees the wipe out a group of mercenaries who, if Menagerie is to be believed, would torture captive aliens for fun.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: The Elite brutalise and slaughter several Children of Liberty and racist criminals. One such rampage sees the them wipe out a group of mercenaries who, if Menagerie is to be believed, would torture captive aliens for fun.
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* OneManArmy: During the PrisonBreak, Manchester easily defeat at least a dozen guards.
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* OneManArmy: During the PrisonBreak, Manchester easily defeat at least defeats half a dozen guards.
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* LampshadeHanging: Manchester takes time during his broadcast to poke fun at Kara's signature pose, saying she's probably watching somewhere right now with "her hands on her hips in the name of justice." Which, at the time, she is.
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* LampshadeHanging: Manchester takes time during his broadcast to poke fun at Kara's signature pose, saying she's probably watching somewhere right now with "her "[[DynamicAkimbo her hands on her hips hips]] in the name of justice." Which, at the time, she is.
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* HateSink: Any notion of Baker ultimately being good is tossed out to sea. Not only is he shown to be petty, sleazy, and self centered, he enables and unofficially deputizes Ben Lockwood and the Agents of Liberty partly to spite Supergirl for destroying government property even though it saved his life in the process. Colonel Haley also reveals that his precious weaponized satellite was actually made against protocol, meaning he was violating the laws that he as President should be actively upholding.
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* HateSink: HateSink:
** Any notion of Baker ultimately being good is tossed out to sea. Not only is he shown to be petty, sleazy, and self centered, he enables and unofficially deputizes Ben Lockwood and the Agents of Liberty partly to spite Supergirl for destroying government property even though it saved his life in the process. Colonel Haley also reveals that his precious weaponized satellite was actually made against protocol, meaning he was violating the laws that he as President should be activelyupholding.upholding.
** Lockwood also cements his status as irredeemable after rejecting the cardinal rule he had of [[ApeShallNeverKillApe no killing humans]] by murdering a fellow Child of Liberty.
** Any notion of Baker ultimately being good is tossed out to sea. Not only is he shown to be petty, sleazy, and self centered, he enables and unofficially deputizes Ben Lockwood and the Agents of Liberty partly to spite Supergirl for destroying government property even though it saved his life in the process. Colonel Haley also reveals that his precious weaponized satellite was actually made against protocol, meaning he was violating the laws that he as President should be actively
** Lockwood also cements his status as irredeemable after rejecting the cardinal rule he had of [[ApeShallNeverKillApe no killing humans]] by murdering a fellow Child of Liberty.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Lockwood's control over the Children of Liberty is slipping amongst some of the more rapid supporters, as they believe he's gone soft and "selling out". At the end he is able to reassert control over the movement by beating a mouthy redneck who wanted to be in charge to death.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Lockwood's control over the Children of Liberty is slipping amongst some of the more rapid rabid supporters, as they believe he's gone soft and "selling out". At the end he is able to reassert control over the movement by beating a mouthy redneck who wanted to be in charge to death.
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* HollywoodLaw: The previous episode made it clear that the President's staff had found a loophole, that Lockwood couldn't be charged because the Patriot Act doesn't apply to aliens. This episode refers to it multiple times as a pardon instead. If you can't be charged, you don't need a pardon.
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** The Hat's eponymous item being a fourth dimensional artifact alludes to Mr. Mxyzptlk having a hat in most adaptations that's absent here. In the New 52 he used it to hold thousands of third dimensional planets, Earth included.
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* InNameOnly: Has pretty much nothing to do with the comic of the same name.
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* InNameOnly: Has pretty much nothing to do with the comic of the same name. The only similarities are the Elite taking a lethal approach to the same issues as a Kryptonian while mocking their ideals.
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* BadassDecay: In-universe, Lockwood is looked down by his fellow Children of Liberty for having gone soft. He proves them wrong. Brutally.
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* BadassDecay: In-universe, Lockwood is looked down on by his fellow Children of Liberty for having gone soft. He proves them wrong. Brutally.
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* BadassDecay: In-universe, Lockwood is looked down by his fellow Children of Liberty for having gone soft. He proves them wrong. Brutally.
* DeathSeeker: J'onn deduces that Manchester has a deathwish and wants J'onn to [[SuicideByCop kill him]].
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: To make sure we don't root too much for him (and the rest of the Elite), Hat murders an innocent prison guard in the very first scene, so he can infiltrate the prison.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: To make sure we don't root too much for him (and the rest of the Elite), Hat murders an innocent prison guard in the very first scene, so he can infiltrate the prison.
* ExactWords: Supergirl tells Kelex to help Nia with everything she needs, so he also helps her with information on her people, behind Brainy's back.
* InNameOnly: Has pretty much nothing to do with the comic of the same name.
* {{Irony}}: Alex telling Kara that she is "only human" after the latter forgets their meeting for lunch.
* {{Irony}}: Alex telling Kara that she is "only human" after the latter forgets their meeting for lunch.
* LoopholeAbuse: Lena doesn't write reports to the government about her continued human trials, as the contract was only for products, not procedures.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown:
** J'onn gives Manchester a brutal beatdown.
** How Lockwood kills Cooper.
* NoNameGiven: The Hat is never referred to by his real name.
* OhCrap: Lockwood, when he hears that Manchester has broken free.
* OldFriend: The Hat and Manchester go way back.
* OneManArmy: During the PrisonBreak, Manchester easily defeat at least a dozen guards.
* PaperThinDisguise: Brainy comes to [=CatCo=] dressed as the TotallyRadical "Barney".
** J'onn gives Manchester a brutal beatdown.
** How Lockwood kills Cooper.
* NoNameGiven: The Hat is never referred to by his real name.
* OhCrap: Lockwood, when he hears that Manchester has broken free.
* OldFriend: The Hat and Manchester go way back.
* OneManArmy: During the PrisonBreak, Manchester easily defeat at least a dozen guards.
* PaperThinDisguise: Brainy comes to [=CatCo=] dressed as the TotallyRadical "Barney".
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Cooper verbally tears into Lockwood for not being the kind of man he believes that the Children of Liberty need, notably taking shots at Lockwood's suit and choice of drink (a cocktail, as opposed to Cooper's scotch).
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Manchester gives a big one to Supergirl on TV, telling her how her methods don't work.
** Cooper verbally tears into Lockwood for not being the kind of man he believes that the Children of Liberty need, notably taking shots at Lockwood's suit and choice of drink (a cocktail, as opposed to Cooper's scotch).
** Manchester gives a big one to Supergirl on TV, telling her how her methods don't work.
** Cooper verbally tears into Lockwood for not being the kind of man he believes that the Children of Liberty need, notably taking shots at Lockwood's suit and choice of drink (a cocktail, as opposed to Cooper's scotch).
* SadisticChoice: Kara is faced with a difficult choice, as helping the Elite makes her look like a terrorist, but going against them might make her look like a traitor to her fellow aliens.
* SeriousBusiness: Manchester's trenchcoat is so important to him that he refuses to leave prison without it.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Lockwood, who has been a DirtyCoward NonActionBigBad up to this point, brutally kills a would-be usurper, and, having become Director of Alien Affairs, is now more of a threat than ever.
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* TookALevelInBadass: TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted, the Hat sucker-punches Brainy when he takes time to show off towards Nia.
* TeleportSpam: The Hat, towards Nia and Brainy, who are able to counter it fortunately.
* ThereWasADoor: Supergirl enters through the roof during her meeting at the diner with Manchester.
* TookALevelInBadass:
** Nia, after her training at the Fortress of Solitude.
** Lockwood, who has been a DirtyCoward NonActionBigBad up to this point, brutally kills a would-be usurper, and, having become Director of Alien Affairs, is now more of a threat than ever.
* TeleportSpam: The Hat, towards Nia and Brainy, who are able to counter it fortunately.
* ThereWasADoor: Supergirl enters through the roof during her meeting at the diner with Manchester.
* TookALevelInBadass:
** Nia, after her training at the Fortress of Solitude.
** Lockwood, who has been a DirtyCoward NonActionBigBad up to this point, brutally kills a would-be usurper, and, having become Director of Alien Affairs, is now more of a threat than ever.
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Supergirl didn't know that at the time, though, so it's irrelevant to the point.
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** Though President Baker is an UngratefulBastard for Supergirl destroying the satellite, he's right that she didn't need to and destroyed it because she wanted to, then again it was an ''illegally'' launched satellite so ...
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** Though President Baker is an UngratefulBastard for Supergirl destroying the satellite, he's right that she didn't need to and destroyed it because she wanted to, then again it was an ''illegally'' launched satellite so ...to.
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** Though President Baker is an UngratefulBastard for Supergirl destroying the satellite, he's right that she didn't need to and destroyed it because she wanted to.
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** Though President Baker is an UngratefulBastard for Supergirl destroying the satellite, he's right that she didn't need to and destroyed it because she wanted to.to, then again it was an ''illegally'' launched satellite so ...
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** Manchester was the first [[ComicBook/TheJoker DC villain]] who also [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE2ChristmasWithTheJoker breaks the 4th wall by introducing a commercial break]].
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** Manchester was isn't the first [[ComicBook/TheJoker DC villain]] who also [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE2ChristmasWithTheJoker breaks the 4th wall by introducing a commercial break]].
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** The crystals in the Fortress of Solitude shows images of space during from ''Film/SupermanTheMovie''.
** Manchester was the first [[ComicBook/TheJoker DC villain]] who also [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE2ChristmasWithTheJoker breaks the 4th wall by introducing a commercial break]].
** Manchester was the first [[ComicBook/TheJoker DC villain]] who also [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE2ChristmasWithTheJoker breaks the 4th wall by introducing a commercial break]].
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Manchester Black has escaped from prison and formed his own team -- the Elite to counter the Children of Liberty, forcing Supergirl and her Super Friends to stop him. Meanwhile Lena begins working with the D.E.O., and James mulls to report on Lena's experiments.
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Manchester Black has escaped from prison and formed his own team -- the Elite -- to counter the Children of Liberty, forcing Supergirl and her Super Friends to stop him. Meanwhile Lena begins working with the D.E.O., and James mulls to report on Lena's experiments.
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* HateSink: Any notion of Baker ultimately being good is tossed out to sea. Not only is he shown to be petty, sleazy, and self centered, he enables and unofficially deputizes Ben Lockwood and the Agents of Liberty partly to spite Supergirl for destroying government property even though it saved his life in the process. Colonel Haley also. reveals that his precious weaponized satellite was actually made against protocol, meaning he was violating the laws that he as President should be actively upholding.
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* HateSink: Any notion of Baker ultimately being good is tossed out to sea. Not only is he shown to be petty, sleazy, and self centered, he enables and unofficially deputizes Ben Lockwood and the Agents of Liberty partly to spite Supergirl for destroying government property even though it saved his life in the process. Colonel Haley also. also reveals that his precious weaponized satellite was actually made against protocol, meaning he was violating the laws that he as President should be actively upholding.
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* KnightTemplar: Manchester has put revenge aside, instead forming the Elite to deal the Children of Liberty and other anti-alien bigots permanently.
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* KnightTemplar: Manchester has put revenge aside, instead forming the Elite to deal with the Children of Liberty and other anti-alien bigots permanently.
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Brainy's idea of keeping a low profile is wearing a shirt that reads "DON'T HASSLE ME I'M LOCAL" in bold letters.
