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* CreatorThumbprint: Many themes present in the author's previous works are here as well. This includes AnimalMotifs, deconstruction of the superhero genre, Idealism vs. Cynicism, characters with disabilities, and [[Cute Kittens cats]].
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** K.A. is a lot of like Ruby, the protagonist of the creator's previous comic. On a larger scale, this comic appears to be a spiritual successor to ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' as a whole and takes place in the same universe.
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** K.A. is a lot of like Ruby, the protagonist of the creator's previous comic. On a larger scale, this comic appears to be a spiritual successor to ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' as a whole and takes place in the same universe.''Webcomic/RubyNation''.
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Technology has become a battleground. The armory of humanity has traded an arsenal of guns and drones for advanced one-man combat equipment known as XAG (eXoskeletal Augmentation Gear) armor. In the midst of this unstable world, a team of young, idealistic special needs students decides to join the fray with their own custom XAG armor in hopes of using their skills and superior technology to calm the advancing storm.
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Five years later, things have only gotten worse and there’s so much lost time to make up for.
[[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/ We Are The Wyrecats]] is the spiritual successor to ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' and takes place in the future of the same universe.
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* AMillionIsAStatistic: Lamar is very much against this notion back in the early days, but becomes more pragmatic about that as he’s faced with the unfortunate reality of his situation. He still maintains a disdain for this mindset despite being unable to defy it, however.
* AnachronicOrder: The comic opens with the main character waking up from [[spoiler: a five-year coma]] with plenty of past events waiting to be fleshed out.
* ArtEvolution: Especially compared to the somewhat crude art style of its predecessor, Ruby Nation, the art has made major improvements in anatomical structure and coloring.
* TheAtoner: Lamar takes up this role in chapter five.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Jens]] knows just how to manipulate K.A. into doing his dirty work, simply by understanding her idealistic tendencies and how to direct them.
* BrainUploading: As it turns out, [[spoiler: Mela’s original body hasn’t been around for quite some time now.]]
* BreakTheCutie: A lot of the characters were much more idealistic in the flashbacks.
* BodyHorror: The serum meant to save K.A.’s life has some…unsettling effects on her appearance.
* TheCameo: [[RecurringCharacter Jens]] aside, the other cast of Ruby Nation gets a brief appearance.
* CatapultNightmare: Lamarr wakes with a start from what seems to be flashback dreams of K.A. at the beginning of chapter five.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Jens, as K.A. unfortunately discovers.]]
* CloudCuckoolander: Mela is delightfully odd.
* CreatorThumbprint: Many themes present in the author's previous works are here as well. This includes AnimalMotifs, deconstruction of the superhero genre, Idealism vs. Cynicism, characters with disabilities, and plenty of cats.
* CuteKitten: The kids have a lot of cats in their workshop. Mr. Percival isn't terribly fond of them, but the kids enjoy having them around.
* DeadpanSnarker: K.A.’s father has a rather acerbic tongue on him.
* TheDogBitesBack: Lamar's forces don’t take kindly to his suicidal tactics and verbal abuse, breaking his armor and leaving him for dead.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Lamarr hates being used as an InspirationallyDisadvantaged poster child. He also refuses to treat others with that kind of pity.
* GiantMecha: Shaped like beetles, no less.
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: The XAG suits tend to have these.
* HandicappedBadass: All of the members of the Wyrecats have some sort of mental or physical disability. They also possessed—-and in fact developed--some seriously tough PoweredArmor and did their level best to stand up to a global arms race.
* HeroDoesPublicService: Despite their idealistic pursuits turning out less-than-stellar, the Wyrecats try to do some good in the world by varying methods.
* HeroicSacrifice: Averted. Lamar makes a suicidal attempt to take out the underwater base and save the others. Tadeo will have none of that.
* HobbesWasRight: [[spoiler: Jens]] is of the mind that all of humanity must be carefully manipulated into fighting fake wars to be kept in order.
* InterruptedSuicide: K.A. saves Erica from jumping off a bridge. The two later become friends.
* KidHero: The Wyrecats is a team of high-schoolers. [[spoiler: Or, at least, they were. The comic is quickly moving toward deconstructing this trope right from the get-go]].
* KnightInSourArmor: Lamar was by far the most pessimistic of the kids even before things [[GoneHorriblyWrong fell apart]].
* MundaneUtility: Many of the features of the XAG armor are meant to be used as assistive technology. For example, Lamar has his speechbot, which allows the otherwise mute boy to communicate.
* {{Nanomachines}}: One of the prevalent technologies of the setting. It’s also a nod to the fact this this is the same universe Ruby Nation takes place in.
* NervesOfSteel: Tabbi has no problem letting Lamar have it when he mistakes her for a child. All while he’s holding her by the back of her shirt after effortlessly ripping her out of her suit like it was a sardine can.
* NewhartPhoneCall: K.A. walks in on her dad having a rather tense phone conversation with the government about the kid’s armor and weapons. We only see his side of it, but the implications are still clear.
* NoodleImplements: The things Mela can imagine being used as a deadly weapon must be [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/22 seen to be believed]].
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: K.A. and Mela have a discussion about what exactly a soul entails.
* PainfulTransformation: K.A. gets a biological upgrade to make her more efficient. It’s…[[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/44 not pleasant.]]
* PoweredArmor: XAG armor is precisely this.
* ProperlyParanoid: Bryce behaves in an extremely paranoid manner due to his brain tumor. Given the depth of the conspiracies he’s involved in, however, his fears may not be entirely unfounded.
* {{Realpolitik}}: What Jens has become in his HeelFaceTurn with his philosophy that humanity must be kept in control by a cycle of constant engineered wars.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. K.A. sets out with this in mind, but settles down en route and instead has a somewhat different breakdown.
* SadClown: Mela is generally the most outwardly cheerful member of the group, but her upbeat outlook seems to mask a lot of internal pain.
* SanitySlippage: During his lucid moments, he acts as MissionControl, but Bryce’s brain tumor is having some severe effects on his mental facilities that cause him to behave irrationally.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Dealing with Mela turns out to be a little harder than anticipated and this mook decides there’s only [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/35 one appropriate response]].
* ShipperOnDeck: Bryce gets fed up pretty quickly with K.A. and Lamar's UST.
* SixthRanger: Tadeo fills this role for the rest of the team, being that he wasn’t one of the original Wyrecats.
* TriggerHappy: Tabbi is a bit quick to shoot first and ask questions later.
* ShoutOut: K.A. and Erica are both fans of ''Series/DoctorWho''. The comic also has a few references to some indie webcomics.
* SpiritualSuccessor: K.A. is a lot of like Ruby, the protagonist of the creator's previous comic. On a larger scale, this comic appears to be a spiritual successor to ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' as a whole and takes place in the same universe.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: While discussing the possibility of storing a soul as an AI, Mela is very quick to insist that she has '''not''' been using mammal brains to test her theory.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler: K.A.’s reaction to (albeit unintentionally) killing a mook]].
* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler: Ignis itself turns out to be one, created by a manipulative government to keep people in line.]]
* TechnologyPorn: The creator really likes to go into detail on the Wyrecat suits and what they are capable of. There are also multiple shots of the suits assembling themselves, revealing the inner workings beneath the armor.
* TheTopicOfCancer: [[spoiler: Bryce]]’s health has been in worse shape than [[spoiler: he]] initially led K.A. to believe.
* {{Transhuman}}: Some of the characters could qualify for this even without their suits.
* UnderwaterBase: Lamar’s base is located within the Mariana Trench.
* UnwittingPawn: K.A. to [[spoiler: Jens]]. Averted for the other Wyrecats. They knew full well what he was doing before K.A. was recruited, but he had successfully backed each of them into a corner one way or another.
* WhamShot: A bit of footage reveals [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/45 who has been behind the appropriation of military-grade enhancements…]]
* WhatTheHellHero: K.A. delivers a short but cutting one at the end of chapter four to Bryce.
* WideEyedIdealist: What the characters used to be. And what the story is trying its [[TraumaCongaLine darndest]] to kick out of them.
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Jens]] has no qualms about terrorizing a gifted child into designing his weapons and threatening his family if he doesn’t toe the line. Tabbi implies that she was subjected to even worse treatment when trying to escape.
* XRayVision: K.A.’s suit has this ability, though functionally, it’s more like thermal imaging.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: As much as she wishes it, the world really isn't the same place K.A. used to know.
* YourHeadAsplode: Mela. [[spoiler: Good think she has backups.]]
* AnachronicOrder: The comic opens with the main character waking up from [[spoiler: a five-year coma]] with plenty of past events waiting to be fleshed out.
* ArtEvolution: Especially compared to the somewhat crude art style of its predecessor, Ruby Nation, the art has made major improvements in anatomical structure and coloring.
* TheAtoner: Lamar takes up this role in chapter five.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Jens]] knows just how to manipulate K.A. into doing his dirty work, simply by understanding her idealistic tendencies and how to direct them.
* BrainUploading: As it turns out, [[spoiler: Mela’s original body hasn’t been around for quite some time now.]]
* BreakTheCutie: A lot of the characters were much more idealistic in the flashbacks.
* BodyHorror: The serum meant to save K.A.’s life has some…unsettling effects on her appearance.
* TheCameo: [[RecurringCharacter Jens]] aside, the other cast of Ruby Nation gets a brief appearance.
* CatapultNightmare: Lamarr wakes with a start from what seems to be flashback dreams of K.A. at the beginning of chapter five.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Jens, as K.A. unfortunately discovers.]]
* CloudCuckoolander: Mela is delightfully odd.
* CreatorThumbprint: Many themes present in the author's previous works are here as well. This includes AnimalMotifs, deconstruction of the superhero genre, Idealism vs. Cynicism, characters with disabilities, and plenty of cats.
* CuteKitten: The kids have a lot of cats in their workshop. Mr. Percival isn't terribly fond of them, but the kids enjoy having them around.
* DeadpanSnarker: K.A.’s father has a rather acerbic tongue on him.
* TheDogBitesBack: Lamar's forces don’t take kindly to his suicidal tactics and verbal abuse, breaking his armor and leaving him for dead.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Lamarr hates being used as an InspirationallyDisadvantaged poster child. He also refuses to treat others with that kind of pity.
* GiantMecha: Shaped like beetles, no less.
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: The XAG suits tend to have these.
* HandicappedBadass: All of the members of the Wyrecats have some sort of mental or physical disability. They also possessed—-and in fact developed--some seriously tough PoweredArmor and did their level best to stand up to a global arms race.
* HeroDoesPublicService: Despite their idealistic pursuits turning out less-than-stellar, the Wyrecats try to do some good in the world by varying methods.
* HeroicSacrifice: Averted. Lamar makes a suicidal attempt to take out the underwater base and save the others. Tadeo will have none of that.
* HobbesWasRight: [[spoiler: Jens]] is of the mind that all of humanity must be carefully manipulated into fighting fake wars to be kept in order.
* InterruptedSuicide: K.A. saves Erica from jumping off a bridge. The two later become friends.
* KidHero: The Wyrecats is a team of high-schoolers. [[spoiler: Or, at least, they were. The comic is quickly moving toward deconstructing this trope right from the get-go]].
* KnightInSourArmor: Lamar was by far the most pessimistic of the kids even before things [[GoneHorriblyWrong fell apart]].
* MundaneUtility: Many of the features of the XAG armor are meant to be used as assistive technology. For example, Lamar has his speechbot, which allows the otherwise mute boy to communicate.
* {{Nanomachines}}: One of the prevalent technologies of the setting. It’s also a nod to the fact this this is the same universe Ruby Nation takes place in.
* NervesOfSteel: Tabbi has no problem letting Lamar have it when he mistakes her for a child. All while he’s holding her by the back of her shirt after effortlessly ripping her out of her suit like it was a sardine can.
* NewhartPhoneCall: K.A. walks in on her dad having a rather tense phone conversation with the government about the kid’s armor and weapons. We only see his side of it, but the implications are still clear.
* NoodleImplements: The things Mela can imagine being used as a deadly weapon must be [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/22 seen to be believed]].
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: K.A. and Mela have a discussion about what exactly a soul entails.
* PainfulTransformation: K.A. gets a biological upgrade to make her more efficient. It’s…[[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/44 not pleasant.]]
* PoweredArmor: XAG armor is precisely this.
* ProperlyParanoid: Bryce behaves in an extremely paranoid manner due to his brain tumor. Given the depth of the conspiracies he’s involved in, however, his fears may not be entirely unfounded.
* {{Realpolitik}}: What Jens has become in his HeelFaceTurn with his philosophy that humanity must be kept in control by a cycle of constant engineered wars.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. K.A. sets out with this in mind, but settles down en route and instead has a somewhat different breakdown.
* SadClown: Mela is generally the most outwardly cheerful member of the group, but her upbeat outlook seems to mask a lot of internal pain.
* SanitySlippage: During his lucid moments, he acts as MissionControl, but Bryce’s brain tumor is having some severe effects on his mental facilities that cause him to behave irrationally.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Dealing with Mela turns out to be a little harder than anticipated and this mook decides there’s only [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/35 one appropriate response]].
* ShipperOnDeck: Bryce gets fed up pretty quickly with K.A. and Lamar's UST.
* SixthRanger: Tadeo fills this role for the rest of the team, being that he wasn’t one of the original Wyrecats.
* TriggerHappy: Tabbi is a bit quick to shoot first and ask questions later.
* ShoutOut: K.A. and Erica are both fans of ''Series/DoctorWho''. The comic also has a few references to some indie webcomics.
* SpiritualSuccessor: K.A. is a lot of like Ruby, the protagonist of the creator's previous comic. On a larger scale, this comic appears to be a spiritual successor to ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' as a whole and takes place in the same universe.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: While discussing the possibility of storing a soul as an AI, Mela is very quick to insist that she has '''not''' been using mammal brains to test her theory.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler: K.A.’s reaction to (albeit unintentionally) killing a mook]].
* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler: Ignis itself turns out to be one, created by a manipulative government to keep people in line.]]
* TechnologyPorn: The creator really likes to go into detail on the Wyrecat suits and what they are capable of. There are also multiple shots of the suits assembling themselves, revealing the inner workings beneath the armor.
* TheTopicOfCancer: [[spoiler: Bryce]]’s health has been in worse shape than [[spoiler: he]] initially led K.A. to believe.
* {{Transhuman}}: Some of the characters could qualify for this even without their suits.
* UnderwaterBase: Lamar’s base is located within the Mariana Trench.
* UnwittingPawn: K.A. to [[spoiler: Jens]]. Averted for the other Wyrecats. They knew full well what he was doing before K.A. was recruited, but he had successfully backed each of them into a corner one way or another.
* WhamShot: A bit of footage reveals [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/45 who has been behind the appropriation of military-grade enhancements…]]
* WhatTheHellHero: K.A. delivers a short but cutting one at the end of chapter four to Bryce.
* WideEyedIdealist: What the characters used to be. And what the story is trying its [[TraumaCongaLine darndest]] to kick out of them.
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Jens]] has no qualms about terrorizing a gifted child into designing his weapons and threatening his family if he doesn’t toe the line. Tabbi implies that she was subjected to even worse treatment when trying to escape.
* XRayVision: K.A.’s suit has this ability, though functionally, it’s more like thermal imaging.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: As much as she wishes it, the world really isn't the same place K.A. used to know.
* YourHeadAsplode: Mela. [[spoiler: Good think she has backups.]]
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* AnimalMotifs: The Wirecats suits are all cat-themed.
* ArtEvolution:
* TheAtoner: Lamar takes up
*
* CallingYourAttacks: Bryce liked to do this back in the day. To a lesser extent, the suits respond to voice commands, for example activating with the command “hard-wire.”
* TheCameo:
* CatapultNightmare: Lamarr wakes with a start from what seems to be flashback dreams of K.A. at
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Jens, as K.A. unfortunately discovers.]]
* CloudCuckoolander: Mela is delightfully odd.
* CreatorThumbprint: Many themes present in the author's previous works are here as well. This includes AnimalMotifs, deconstruction of the superhero genre, Idealism vs. Cynicism, characters with disabilities, and
* {{Chuunibyou}}: All of
* CuteKitten:
*ColorfulThemeNaming: Each of the Wirecats suits are named by the main color of the suit; Leopard Green, Serval Red, Manul Pink, and Caracal Blue.
*GeniusSweetTooth: The kids
* DeadpanSnarker: K.A.’s father
* TheDogBitesBack: Lamar's forces don’t take kindly to his suicidal tactics and verbal abuse, breaking his armor and leaving him for dead.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Lamarr hates being used as an InspirationallyDisadvantaged poster child. He also refuses to treat others with that kind
* GiantMecha: Shaped like beetles, no less.
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: The
* HandicappedBadass: All of the members of the
* HeroDoesPublicService:
* HeroicSacrifice: Averted. Lamar makes a suicidal attempt to take out the underwater base and save the others. Tadeo will have none of that.
* HobbesWasRight: [[spoiler: Jens]] is
* InterruptedSuicide: K.A.
* KidHero: The Wyrecats is a team of high-schoolers. [[spoiler: Or, at least, they were. The comic is quickly moving toward deconstructing this trope right from the get-go]].
* KnightInSourArmor: Lamar was by far the most pessimistic of the kids
* MundaneUtility: Many of the features of the XAG armor are meant
* {{Nanomachines}}: One of the prevalent technologies of the setting. It’s also
* NervesOfSteel: Tabbi has no problem letting Lamar have
* NewhartPhoneCall:
* KidHero: The Wirecats consists of a
* LensmanArmsRace: After the
* KnightInSourArmor: Right off the bat, Bryce is very hesitant to think the old team even has a chance of fixing the world. Despite his
* NoodleImplements: The things Mela can imagine being used as a deadly weapon must be [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/22 seen
* OurSoulsAreDifferent:
*
* PoweredArmor: XAG armor is precisely this.
* ProperlyParanoid: Bryce behaves in an extremely paranoid manner due to his brain tumor. Given
*
* {{Nanomachines}}: One of the prevalent technologies of the setting and heavily integrated into the Wirecats mechanical armor, as well as their own bodies.
*PlayfulHacker: Mela casually hacks into the Pentagon and is given the option to join the study group formed by
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[AvertedTrope Averted]].
* PoweredArmor: The Wirecats armor is precisely this with
* SadClown: Mela is generally the most outwardly cheerful member
*
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Dealing with Mela turns out to be a little harder than anticipated and this mook decides there’s only [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/35 one appropriate response]].
* ShipperOnDeck:
* SixthRanger: Tadeo fills this role for
*ScarsAreForever: Despite the
* TriggerHappy: Tabbi is a bit quick to shoot first and ask questions later.
* ShoutOut:
*TheSpeechless: Lamar, whose cerebral palsy made him mute, which spurred him to
*
**K.A. is a lot of like Ruby, the protagonist of the creator's previous comic. On a larger scale, this comic appears to be a spiritual successor to ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' as a whole and takes place in the same universe.
*SuperSpeed: One of
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler: K.A.’s reaction to (albeit unintentionally) killing a mook]].
* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler: Ignis itself turns out to be one, created by a manipulative government to keep people in line.]]
* TechnologyPorn:
* TheTopicOfCancer: [[spoiler: Bryce]]’s health has been in worse shape than [[spoiler: he]] initially led K.A. to believe.
* {{Transhuman}}:
* UnderwaterBase: Lamar’s base is located within the Mariana Trench.
* UnwittingPawn: K.A. to [[spoiler: Jens]]. Averted for the other Wyrecats. They knew full
* WhamShot: A bit of footage reveals [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/45 who has been behind the appropriation of military-grade enhancements…]]
* WhatTheHellHero: K.A. delivers a short but cutting one at the end of chapter four to Bryce.
* WideEyedIdealist: What the characters used to be. And what the story is trying its [[TraumaCongaLine darndest]] to kick out of
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Jens]] has no qualms about terrorizing a gifted child into designing his weapons and threatening his family if he doesn’t toe the line. Tabbi implies that she was subjected to even worse treatment when trying to escape.
* XRayVision:
**Kirk: ”There’s no problem that can’t be fixed with the power of human engineering…”
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: As much as she wishes
* YourHeadAsplode: Mela. [[spoiler: Good think she has backups.]]
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* {{Adorkable}}: Mela retains her perky personality from childhood even in the bleak circumstances of the present, if sometimes only masking how she really feels.
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* WhatTheHellHero?: K.A. delivers a short but cutting one at the end of chapter four to Bryce.
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* WhatTheHellHero?: WhatTheHellHero: K.A. delivers a short but cutting one at the end of chapter four to Bryce.
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* AssistiveTechnology: Some of the features of the XAG armor works this way, but Lamar has a more mundane version of this in his speechbot, which allows the otherwise mute boy to communicate.
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* MundaneUtility: Many of the features of the XAG armor are meant to be used as assistive technology. For example, Lamar has his speechbot, which allows the otherwise mute boy to communicate.
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*{{Adorkable}}: Mela retains her perky personality from childhood even in the bleak circumstances of the present, if sometimes only masking how she really feels.
*AMillionIsAStatistic: Lamar is very much against this notion back in the early days, but becomes more pragmatic about that as he’s faced with the unfortunate reality of his situation. He still maintains a disdain for this mindset despite being unable to defy it, however.
*AtlantisIsBoring: The undersea base doesn’t give much mind to the landscape of the ocean.
*AMillionIsAStatistic: Lamar is very much against this notion back in the early days, but becomes more pragmatic about that as he’s faced with the unfortunate reality of his situation. He still maintains a disdain for this mindset despite being unable to defy it, however.
*AtlantisIsBoring: The undersea base doesn’t give much mind to the landscape of the ocean.
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* ArtEvolution: Especially compared to the somewhat crude art style of its predecessor, RubyNation, the art has made major improvements in anatomical structure and coloring.
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* ArtEvolution: Especially compared to the somewhat crude art style of its predecessor, RubyNation, Ruby Nation, the art has made major improvements in anatomical structure and coloring.
*TheAtoner: Lamar takes up this role in chapter five.
*BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Jens]] knows just how to manipulate K.A. into doing his dirty work, simply by understanding her idealistic tendencies and how to direct them.
*BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Jens]] knows just how to manipulate K.A. into doing his dirty work, simply by understanding her idealistic tendencies and how to direct them.
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*BodyHorror: The serum meant to save K.A.’s life has some…unsettling effects on her appearance.
* TheCameo: [[RecurringCharacter Jens]] aside, the other cast ofRubyNation Ruby Nation gets a brief appearance.appearance.
*CatapultNightmare: Lamarr wakes with a start from what seems to be flashback dreams of K.A. at the beginning of chapter five.
*TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Jens, as K.A. unfortunately discovers.]]
* TheCameo: [[RecurringCharacter Jens]] aside, the other cast of
*CatapultNightmare: Lamarr wakes with a start from what seems to be flashback dreams of K.A. at the beginning of chapter five.
*TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Jens, as K.A. unfortunately discovers.]]
*DontYouDarePityMe: Lamarr hates being used as an InspirationallyDisadvantaged poster child. He also refuses to treat others with that kind of pity.
*GiantMecha: Shaped like beetles, no less.
*GiantMecha: Shaped like beetles, no less.
*HeroicSacrifice: Averted. Lamar makes a suicidal attempt to take out the underwater base and save the others. Tadeo will have none of that.
*HobbesWasRight: [[spoiler: Jens]] is of the mind that all of humanity must be carefully manipulated into fighting fake wars to be kept in order.
*HobbesWasRight: [[spoiler: Jens]] is of the mind that all of humanity must be carefully manipulated into fighting fake wars to be kept in order.
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* {{Nanomachines}}: One of the prevalent technologies of the setting. It’s also a nod to the fact this this is the same universe RubyNation Ruby Nation takes place in.in.
*NervesOfSteel: Tabbi has no problem letting Lamar have it when he mistakes her for a child. All while he’s holding her by the back of her shirt after effortlessly ripping her out of her suit like it was a sardine can.
*NervesOfSteel: Tabbi has no problem letting Lamar have it when he mistakes her for a child. All while he’s holding her by the back of her shirt after effortlessly ripping her out of her suit like it was a sardine can.
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*ProperlyParanoid: Bryce behaves in an extremely paranoid manner due to his brain tumor. Given the depth of the conspiracies he’s involved in, however, his fears may not be entirely unfounded.
*{{Realpolitik}}: What Jens has become in his HeelFaceTurn with his philosophy that humanity must be kept in control by a cycle of constant engineered wars.
*{{Realpolitik}}: What Jens has become in his HeelFaceTurn with his philosophy that humanity must be kept in control by a cycle of constant engineered wars.
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*SadClown: Mela is generally the most outwardly cheerful member of the group, but her upbeat outlook seems to mask a lot of internal pain.
*SanitySlippage: During his lucid moments, he acts as MissionControl, but Bryce’s brain tumor is having some severe effects on his mental facilities that cause him to behave irrationally.
*SanitySlippage: During his lucid moments, he acts as MissionControl, but Bryce’s brain tumor is having some severe effects on his mental facilities that cause him to behave irrationally.
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*SixthRanger: Tadeo fills this role for the rest of the team, being that he wasn’t one of the original Wyrecats.
*TriggerHappy: Tabbi is a bit quick to shoot first and ask questions later.
*TriggerHappy: Tabbi is a bit quick to shoot first and ask questions later.
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*TechnologyPorn: The creator really likes to go into detail on the Wyrecat suits and what they are capable of. There are also multiple shots of the suits assembling themselves, revealing the inner workings beneath the armor.
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*UnwittingPawn: K.A. to [[spoiler: Jens]]. Averted for the other Wyrecats. They knew full well what he was doing before K.A. was recruited, but he had successfully backed each of them into a corner one way or another.
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*WhatTheHellHero?: K.A. delivers a short but cutting one at the end of chapter four to Bryce.
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*WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Jens]] has no qualms about terrorizing a gifted child into designing his weapons and threatening his family if he doesn’t toe the line. Tabbi implies that she was subjected to even worse treatment when trying to escape.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Bryce gets fed up pretty quickly with K.A. and Lamar’s UST.
* ShoutOut: K.A. and Erica are both fans of DoctorWho. The comic also has a few references to some indie webcomics.
* ShoutOut: K.A. and Erica are both fans of DoctorWho. The comic also has a few references to some indie webcomics.
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* ShoutOut: K.A. and Erica are both fans ofDoctorWho.''Series/DoctorWho''. The comic also has a few references to some indie webcomics.
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* HandicappedBadass: All of the members of the Wyrecats have some sort of mental or physical disability. They also possessed—and in fact developed--some seriously tough PoweredArmor and did their level best to stand up to a global arms race.
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* HandicappedBadass: All of the members of the Wyrecats have some sort of mental or physical disability. They also possessed—and possessed—-and in fact developed--some seriously tough PoweredArmor and did their level best to stand up to a global arms race.
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* ArtEvolution: Especially compared to the somewhat crude art style of its predecessor, RubyNation, the art has made major improvements in anatomical structure and coloring.
* BrainUploading: As it turns out, [[spoiler: Mela’s original body hasn’t been around for quite some time now.]]
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* TheCameo: [[RecurringCharacter Jens]] aside, the other cast of ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' RubyNation gets a brief appearance.
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: The XAG suits tend to have these.
* KnightInSourArmor: Lamar was by far the most pessimistic of the kids even before things [[GoneHorriblyWrong fell apart]].
* NewhartPhoneCall: K.A. walks in on her dad having a rather tense phone conversation with the government about the kid’s armor and weapons. We only see his side of it, but the implications are still clear.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: K.A. and Mela have a discussion about what exactly a soul entails.
* PainfulTransformation: K.A. gets a biological upgrade to make her more efficient. It’s…[[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/44 not pleasant.]]
* PainfulTransformation: K.A. gets a biological upgrade to make her more efficient. It’s…[[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/44 not pleasant.]]
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*RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. K.A. sets out with this in mind, but settles down en route and instead has a somewhat different breakdown.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Dealing with Mela turns out to be a little harder than anticipated and this mook decides there’s only [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/35 one appropriate response]].
*ShipperOnDeck: Bryce gets fed up pretty quickly with K.A. and Lamar’s UST.
* ShoutOut: K.A. and Erica are both fans of''Series/Doctor Who''.DoctorWho. The comic also has a few references to some indie webcomics.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Dealing with Mela turns out to be a little harder than anticipated and this mook decides there’s only [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/35 one appropriate response]].
*ShipperOnDeck: Bryce gets fed up pretty quickly with K.A. and Lamar’s UST.
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* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler: K.A.’s reaction to (albeit unintentionally) killing a mook]].
* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler: Ignis itself turns out to be one, created by a manipulative government to keep people in line.]]
* TheTopicOfCancer: [[spoiler: Bryce]]’s health has been in worse shape than [[spoiler: he]] initially led K.A. to believe.
* {{Transhuman}}: Some of the characters could qualify for this even without their suits.
* UnderwaterBase: Lamar’s base is located within the Mariana Trench.
* WhamShot: A bit of footage reveals [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/45 who has been behind the appropriation of military-grade enhancements…]]
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler: K.A.’s reaction to (albeit unintentionally) killing a mook]].
* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler: Ignis itself turns out to be one, created by a manipulative government to keep people in line.]]
* TheTopicOfCancer: [[spoiler: Bryce]]’s health has been in worse shape than [[spoiler: he]] initially led K.A. to believe.
* {{Transhuman}}: Some of the characters could qualify for this even without their suits.
* UnderwaterBase: Lamar’s base is located within the Mariana Trench.
* WhamShot: A bit of footage reveals [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/45 who has been behind the appropriation of military-grade enhancements…]]
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* AssistiveTechnology: Some of the features of the XAG armor works this way, but Lamarr has a more mundane version of this in his speechbot, which allows the otherwise mute boy to communicate.
* BreakTheCutie: A lot of the characters were much more idealistic in the flashbacks.
*TheCameo: [[RecurringCharacter Jens]] aside, the other cast of ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' gets a brief appearance.
* CloudCuckoolander: Mela is delightfully odd.
* CreatorThumbprint: Many themes present in the author's previous works are here as well. This includes AnimalMotifs, deconstruction of the superhero genre, Idealism vs. Cynicism, characters with disabilities, and plenty of cats.
*CuteKitten: The kids have a lot of cats in their workshop. Mr. Percival isn't terribly fond of them, but the kids enjoy having them around.
* BreakTheCutie: A lot of the characters were much more idealistic in the flashbacks.
*TheCameo: [[RecurringCharacter Jens]] aside, the other cast of ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' gets a brief appearance.
* CloudCuckoolander: Mela is delightfully odd.
* CreatorThumbprint: Many themes present in the author's previous works are here as well. This includes AnimalMotifs, deconstruction of the superhero genre, Idealism vs. Cynicism, characters with disabilities, and plenty of cats.
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* HeroDoesPublicService: Despite their idealistic pursuits turning out less-than-stellar, the Wyrecats try to do some good in the world by varying methods.
*InterruptedSuicide: K.A. saves Erica from jumping off a bridge. The two later become friends.
*InterruptedSuicide: K.A. saves Erica from jumping off a bridge. The two later become friends.
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* NoodleImplements: The things Mela can imagine being used as a deadly weapon must be [[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/22 seen to be believed]].
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* ShoutOut: K.A. and Erica are both fans of ''Series/Doctor Who''. The comic also has a few references to some indie webcomics.
*SpecificallySuspiciousDenial: While discussing the possibility of storing a soul as an AI, Mela is very quick to insist that she has '''not''' been using mammal brains to test her theory.
*SpiritualSuccessor: K.A. is a lot of like Ruby, the protagonist of the creator's previous comic. On a larger scale, this comic appears to be a spiritual successor to ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' as a whole and takes place in the same universe.
WideEyedIdealist: What the characters used to be. And what the story is trying its [[TraumaCongaLine darndest]] to kick out of them.
*YouCantGoHomeAgain: As much as she wishes it, the world really isn't the same place K.A. used to know.
*SpecificallySuspiciousDenial: While discussing the possibility of storing a soul as an AI, Mela is very quick to insist that she has '''not''' been using mammal brains to test her theory.
*SpiritualSuccessor: K.A. is a lot of like Ruby, the protagonist of the creator's previous comic. On a larger scale, this comic appears to be a spiritual successor to ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' as a whole and takes place in the same universe.
WideEyedIdealist: What the characters used to be. And what the story is trying its [[TraumaCongaLine darndest]] to kick out of them.
*YouCantGoHomeAgain: As much as she wishes it, the world really isn't the same place K.A. used to know.
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->The armor keeps me steady The head sees my future The legs move me forward The arms build my world The spirit shares my future Because we are ALL Wyrecats!
Technology has become a battleground. The armory of humanity has traded an arsenal of guns and drones for advanced one-man combat equipment known as XAG (eXoskeletal Augmentation Gear) armor. In the midst of this unstable world, a team of young, idealistic special needs students decides to join the fray with their own custom XAG armor in hopes of using their skills and superior technology to calm the advancing storm.
Five years later, things have only gotten worse and there’s so much lost time to make up for.
[[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/ We Are The Wyrecats]] is the spiritual successor to ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' and takes place in the future of the same universe.
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*AnachronicOrder: The comic opens with the main character waking up from [[spoiler: a five-year coma]] with plenty of past events waiting to be fleshed out.
*DeadpanSnarker: K.A.’s father has a rather acerbic tongue on him.
*HandicappedBadass: All of the members of the Wyrecats have some sort of mental or physical disability. They also possessed—and in fact developed--some seriously tough PoweredArmor and did their level best to stand up to a global arms race.
*KidHero: The Wyrecats is a team of high-schoolers. [[spoiler: Or, at least, they were. The comic is quickly moving toward deconstructing this trope right from the get-go]].
*{{Nanomachines}}: One of the prevalent technologies of the setting. It’s also a nod to the fact this this is the same universe RubyNation takes place in.
*PoweredArmor: XAG armor is precisely this.
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Technology has become a battleground. The armory of humanity has traded an arsenal of guns and drones for advanced one-man combat equipment known as XAG (eXoskeletal Augmentation Gear) armor. In the midst of this unstable world, a team of young, idealistic special needs students decides to join the fray with their own custom XAG armor in hopes of using their skills and superior technology to calm the advancing storm.
Five years later, things have only gotten worse and there’s so much lost time to make up for.
[[http://wyrecats.thecomicseries.com/comics/ We Are The Wyrecats]] is the spiritual successor to ''Webcomic/RubyNation'' and takes place in the future of the same universe.
!!Examples of tropes in this webcomic:
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*AnachronicOrder: The comic opens with the main character waking up from [[spoiler: a five-year coma]] with plenty of past events waiting to be fleshed out.
*DeadpanSnarker: K.A.’s father has a rather acerbic tongue on him.
*HandicappedBadass: All of the members of the Wyrecats have some sort of mental or physical disability. They also possessed—and in fact developed--some seriously tough PoweredArmor and did their level best to stand up to a global arms race.
*KidHero: The Wyrecats is a team of high-schoolers. [[spoiler: Or, at least, they were. The comic is quickly moving toward deconstructing this trope right from the get-go]].
*{{Nanomachines}}: One of the prevalent technologies of the setting. It’s also a nod to the fact this this is the same universe RubyNation takes place in.
*PoweredArmor: XAG armor is precisely this.
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