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| 6 | This is the Character Sheet for ''WesternAnimation/AtomicPuppet''. It is based on the character list used by the show's official website. |
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| 8 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | !! Heroes |
| 11 | |
| 12 | [[folder: The Main Duo (tropes applying to both)]] |
| 13 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atomic_puppet_4.png]] |
| 14 | [[caption-width-right:350:The duo as Atomic Puppet]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | The heroic protectors of Mega City and successors of the now "vanished" Captain Atomic. Joey and AP transform into the superhero Atomic Puppet when Joey places AP on his hand, forming a dynamic duo unlike any other. As their powers come from the transformed Captain Atomic, Atomic Puppet possesses all his powers, allowing them to effortlessly take on the same threats the Captain did -- even despite the challenges that come with their unusual partnership.\ |
| 17 | \ |
| 18 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pw7CZE1lps See their video profile here.]] |
| 19 | ---- |
| 20 | * ActionDuo: As the main superheroes of the show, all the fighting they do is a team effort. |
| 21 | * BadassCape: Joey's yellow one and AP's red one. |
| 22 | * BashBrothers: Always fighting bad guys, saving the city, and on the search for villains as a team. |
| 23 | * BigGuyLittleGuy: Joey and AP, respectively. |
| 24 | * BrainsAndBrawn: Who is who depends on the situation, but Joey typically acts as the brains while AP is the brawn. |
| 25 | * CallingYourAttacks: "ATOMIC PUNCH!!", "ATOMIC WINDMILL!!", "ATOMIC KICK!!", "ATOMIC...", well, you get the idea. |
| 26 | * CatchPhrase: |
| 27 | ** Whenever they transform: |
| 28 | -->"It's Atomic Time!" |
| 29 | ** Whenever they defeat the threat of the episode: |
| 30 | -->"Victory pose!" |
| 31 | * ChestInsignia: AP has one all the time, but Joey gains one when he transforms. |
| 32 | * ChronicHeroSyndrome: If there's a problem nearby, they will immediately head to help. Though AP might need some convincing first, particularly if it involves Mookie. |
| 33 | * {{Foil}}: To each other. Joey is a scrawny everyday kid who was catapulted into the life of a superhero by gaining superpowers from Captain Atomic's PuppetPermutation, while AP was a muscular celebrity crimefighter who was suddenly thrown into a more mundane life when he was rendered powerless by the same transformation. Joey is humble, friendly, and can be quite sensible for his age at times, while AP is arrogant, rude, and surprisingly immature sometimes. Joey's civilian life plays a prominent role in the series while we know absolutely nothing about AP's secret identity (assuming he even had one) before he was transformed. |
| 34 | * FusionDance: It involves placing AP on Joey's hand. This results in both of them gaining outfits resembling Captain Atomic's outfit, alongside superpowers and, in AP's case, a more humanoid form. |
| 35 | * HenshinHero: Neither of them have superpowers until they perform their FusionDance, also gaining their costume in the process. |
| 36 | * LetsGetDangerous / CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: They may be some dorky kid and his egotistical talking sock puppet, but make no mistake -- when the bad guys are out and about, '''it's atomic time.''' |
| 37 | * IntergenerationalFriendship: An ordinary 12-year-old kid and a superhero-turned-sock puppet who is implied to be at least in his late 30s. |
| 38 | * OddFriendship: A boy is friends with a hand puppet who used to be a superhero. Yep, they qualify. |
| 39 | * PrimaryColorChampion: Their blue costume, inherited from Captain Atomic. |
| 40 | * RedOniBlueOni: The aggressive, egotistical, and hot-tempered AP is the Red Oni to the friendlier, more humble, and much more grounded Joey. |
| 41 | * RudeHeroNiceSidekick: AP is the rude hero (or at least extremely smug) and Joey is his much nicer sidekick. |
| 42 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The feisty, short-tempered, and prideful AP is the Manly Man to the more sincere, friendly, and somewhat goofy Joey's Sensitive Guy. Significantly however, Joey's Sensitive Guy qualities play a major role in pulling AP down to earth, as Joey's keener self-awareness and more realistic worldview allows him to play TheStraightMan to AP, who in turn (reluctantly at first) mentors Joey in the ways of being a superhero. |
| 43 | * VictoryPose: The duo performs this whenever they win a battle. |
| 44 | [[/folder]] |
| 45 | |
| 46 | [[folder: Joseph "Joey" Felt]] |
| 47 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joey_7.png]] |
| 48 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EricBauza (English); Maxime Desjardins (Canadian French) |
| 49 | |
| 50 | A 12-year-old fanboy of Captain Atomic and longtime avid consumer of superhero comics, Joey is an excitable and good-natured kid who is utterly ecstatic to be the successor and partner of Captain Atomic (now a sock puppet known as AP). Able to reactivate AP's lost powers by placing him on his hand, Joey is determined to prove himself worthy of fighting alongside his favorite superhero and show him Atomic Puppet can be a worthy successor to the Captain.\ |
| 51 | \ |
| 52 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Lum71WsH4 See their video profile here.]] |
| 53 | ---- |
| 54 | * AnimeHair: Has a pretty large spiky hairdo. |
| 55 | * AscendedFanboy: Is Captain Atomic's biggest fan, and now he not only lives with him, but he gets to fight with him too. |
| 56 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a pretty friendly kid and generally willing to help others when necessary, but when the bad guys threaten those he cares about, they can expect to have their asses handed in hard. |
| 57 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Towards his sister Abbie on multiple occasions. |
| 58 | * CharacterDevelopment: A little more subtle than AP’s, but Joey becomes more heroic and confident as the show goes on, and sheds his more fanboyish characteristics as he gets used to the superhero life and gets AP to accept his new existence. |
| 59 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: He was initially presented as something of a CloudCuckoolander, but this is largely dropped early on to have him better play as TheStraightMan to AP. |
| 60 | * ConsultingMisterPuppet: Joey typically makes sure to bring AP along whenever he goes out. It's more justified than most examples, since otherwise he can't turn into a superhero to save the day. |
| 61 | * DeadpanSnarker: Sometimes becomes this when it comes to AP and his ego. |
| 62 | * DistressedDude: In several episodes, like "Erlenmeyer's Revenge" and "Private Proton". AP is usually forced to team up with Pauline to save the day. |
| 63 | * EmbarrassingNickname: His mother calls him "Jo-Jo". |
| 64 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: Whenever he puts AP on his hand. |
| 65 | * TheEveryman: He's an ordinary kid granted the privilege of being a superhero thanks to unexpected events involving his favorite hero. As a result, his reactions and remarks about the situations he and AP are put in tend to be more from the perspective of an eager but inexperienced 12-year-old kid, often expressing more realistic expectations and a greater sense of self-awareness than AP. |
| 66 | * {{Fanboy}}: Of Captain Atomic. His room is ''filled'' with Captain Atomic memorabilia. |
| 67 | * {{Foil}}: His status as Captain Atomic’s sidekick makes him one to Mookie. Whereas Mookie was shown to be a useless and incompetent sidekick that Captain Atomic never needed to help save the day, Joey having to put AP on his hand to reactivate his powers is literally the only way Captain Atomic can save the day now. Also, Mookie is obsessed with being respected and adored as a hero, while Joey is pretty happy with just having the privilege of helping Captain Atomic fight crime. These differences reflect Captain Atomic’s attitude towards them, as he found Mookie to be mostly annoying and pathetic, but genuinely respects Joey and considers him a true partner rather than a mere sidekick (albeit after some CharacterDevelopment). |
| 68 | * FutureBadass: In the BadFuture presented in the ChristmasEpisode, [[spoiler:although he gets killed by Professor Tite-Gripp.]] |
| 69 | -->'''AP:''' Woah! So much for those "spaghetti arms"! |
| 70 | * HeroicHost: Acts as one to AP whenever he wears him in his hand. |
| 71 | * HypercompetentSidekick: While AP is no slouch at fighting crime, his ability to do so rests almost entirely on the fact that he must rely on Joey for his powers. |
| 72 | * InsistentTerminology: Joey is ''not'' AP's sidekick, he's his ''partner''. And while AP is unwilling to accept this at first, he does eventually come around. |
| 73 | * InstantCostumeChange: Joey's superhero costume is the result of him putting AP on his hand, so it may be a case of ClothesMakeTheSuperman. |
| 74 | * ItMustBeMine: How he feels about his Captain Atomic action figure collection. Once he finds out there's a 133rd action figure, he immediately does everything he can to get it, up to and including fighting Mintenberg's giant boxer robot. |
| 75 | * {{Keet}}: He can be extremely excitable sometimes, especially if it involves anything related to his fanboy obsession for Captain Atomic or the other superheroes. |
| 76 | * KidHero: He's 12, and is basically the next Captain Atomic since AP isn't exactly capable without him. |
| 77 | * KidSidekick: What he technically is to AP, although he (correctly) considers himself more of a partner. |
| 78 | * MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: His more naive, humble, and excitable nature makes him the Feminine Boy to the cocky, tenacious, and savvy Pauline's Masculine Girl. |
| 79 | * MeaningfulName: Kid named "Felt" gets a superpowered puppet. [[SarcasmMode What are the odds]]? |
| 80 | * NaiveNewcomer: In contrast to AP's veteran status as a superhero, Joey is relatively new to the whole thing, having had no direct exposure to life as a crimefighter (being a fan of something is different from actually working in that something, after all). As a result, he tends to react more realistically to the crazy and dangerous things he and AP encounter. |
| 81 | * NiceGuy: He's a lot friendlier and more polite than AP and also really cares about his friends and family. |
| 82 | * NoodlePeople: According to AP anyway, who is bothered by his "spaghetti arms". |
| 83 | * NotSoAboveItAll: He’s generally TheStraightMan to AP, but given that he’s a 12-year-old superhero fanboy, he is prone to getting goofy from time to time, especially if it involves anything related to his Captain Atomic fanboyism. |
| 84 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His name is Joseph, but the only person who ever calls him that regularly is Princess War Tickle. |
| 85 | * SecretIdentity: Joey has to keep it secret from everyone (except Pauline, Mookie, and the other superheroes) that he and his sock puppet are Atomic Puppet. |
| 86 | * SecretKeeper: Joey keeps the unfortunate event of Captain Atomic's transformation a secret from citizens and villains, and hides the fact that AP can talk and that he and AP are Atomic Puppet. |
| 87 | * TheStraightMan: To AP, since Joey serves to deflate AP's ego by being the only way for him to reuse his old superpowers. |
| 88 | * WellDoneSonGuy: His relationship with Phil has shades of this as Phil thinks that Joey is in danger of going soft from "playing with that stupid sock". [[spoiler:This finally changes when he reveals that he is Atomic Puppet in "The Big Shift".]] |
| 89 | * YouthfulFreckles: A couple, although they're not visible in superhero form. |
| 90 | [[/folder]] |
| 91 | |
| 92 | [[folder: AP (formerly Captain Atomic)]] |
| 93 | [[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ap_1.png]] |
| 94 | [[caption-width-right:330:Click [[labelnote:here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/captain_atomic_new.PNG[[/labelnote]] to see Captain Atomic]] |
| 95 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EricBauza (English); François Sasseville (Canadian French) |
| 96 | |
| 97 | A feisty and tenacious talking sock puppet who was formerly the mighty Captain Atomic, Mega City's greatest superhero and protector of over 30 years. Although he has been stripped of his superpowers and celebrity status by his transformation, AP retains all his pride and hotheadedness. And after years of taking on every supervillain entirely on his own, he finds it difficult to accept that he now must rely on Joey in order to continue defending his beloved city.\ |
| 98 | \ |
| 99 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWdXrHdQ8Ow See their video profile here.]] |
| 100 | ---- |
| 101 | * ActionHero: His typical method of dealing with almost any problem is with a good old beatdown. |
| 102 | * AffectionateNickname: AP is intended to be short for Atomic Puppet. |
| 103 | * AmbiguouslyBi: AP has shown interest in women several times, but his friendships with Travis and the Justice Alliance are loaded with HoYay. |
| 104 | * AnimateInanimateObject: Despite now being a sock puppet, Captain Atomic can still talk, walk, blink, and even consume food. |
| 105 | * AwesomeEgo: InUniverse. Captain Atomic is awesome and he'll make sure everyone knows it. And being turned into a puppet had no effect on it. |
| 106 | * BerserkButton: AP's a pretty short-tempered guy, but nothing pushes his buttons quite like hitting him in his personal insecurities. |
| 107 | ** Being reminded that he used to be Captain Atomic will instantly cause his swagger and ego to melt away and reveal his bitterness and humiliation over having lost everything he had. "Hero's Holiday" and "Worm Boy" are excellent demonstrations of this, but "Private Proton" also has a memorable scene of him having an emotional breakdown as he stares at the mirror in Joey's bedroom, with Joey's Captain Atomic headboard just over him. |
| 108 | ** ''Never'' say around him that Captain Atomic "abandoned" Mega City. While he is quick to take offense at the usage of the term in "Hero's Holiday" despite its context, he is absolutely ''furious'' in "The Big Shift" when Phil and The Mayor both use the word to describe his "disappearance". The only thing preventing him from outright revealing to the world of the truth is that it would force him to admit he was transformed into a sock puppet by Mookie, which he considers even more humiliating. |
| 109 | * BlackAndWhiteMorality: Early episodes show him as having this kind of understanding of the world, thanks to his life as a superhero. For example, in "Atomic Detention", he becomes convinced Joey's mean teacher is actually a supervillain simply for her harsh punishments and does everything in his power to thwart her "villainy", only to make things worse for Joey. He largely sheds this later on, being less likely to view every {{Jerkass}} or morally ambiguous character who inconveniences him and Joey as a full-blown evildoer to be thrown into the Sun at a moment's notice. |
| 110 | * BloodKnight: Always eager to fight bad guys, both to save the day and because he likes to. |
| 111 | * BreakTheHaughty: His transformation into a sock puppet was a big one for him after years of celebrity status among the people of Mega City. He slowly learns to accept his new lot in life over the series. |
| 112 | * BroughtDownToBadass: Captain Atomic may no longer be able to use his superpowers as AP (except when Joey is involved), but that doesn't stop him from being able to stand up against most of his enemies. |
| 113 | -->'''AP:''' Puppet or not, I still got it! |
| 114 | * {{Buttmonkey}}: Most of the slapstick in the show happens to him since he's a sock puppet. |
| 115 | * CaptainSuperhero: Was known as "Captain Atomic" back when he was a human. |
| 116 | * CelebritySuperhero: Many flashbacks of his time as Captain Atomic depict him as this. |
| 117 | * CharacterDevelopment: As the series goes on, AP shows a lot more respect towards Joey and a more sensitive side as he slowly learns to accept his new powerless existence. Perhaps the best demonstration of this is how in early episodes, he absolutely refuses to call Joey his partner, but in later episodes, he is much more willingly to use the word. |
| 118 | * CompanionCube: Is sorta one to Joey, but also has one himself in the form of Travis, a Ken-like doll owned by Abbie. As he explains, it's because they're both epitomes of masculinity trapped in the bodies of kids' toys. |
| 119 | * DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the SmugSuper. As Captain Atomic, he possessed a massive ego and an extremely high opinion of himself, on account of being an international celebrity admired by thousands (including his fellow superheroes) and having defeated countless monsters and villains single-handedly. However, he mistreated his BumblingSidekick Mookie as a result of his arrogance and reputation, subsequently being transformed into AP when Mookie got fed up with living under his shadow and betrayed him. Now reduced to a mere sock puppet, the former Captain Atomic is left as little more than a narcissistic, immature hothead without his superpowers, forcing him to swallow his pride for the first time in his life and accept Joey's help. |
| 120 | * {{Determinator}}: Captain Atomic generally doesn't let the fact he is now a sock puppet stop him from trying to thwart evil (the few instances he does are when his insecurities over being a powerless sock puppet get the better of him). "Pinched Nerves" is an excellent demonstration of this, as with Joey taking a TenMinuteRetirement from superheroing, AP spends the whole episode working to track a criminal on the loose and stop him entirely by himself. To paraphrase him, "evil never takes a sick day". |
| 121 | * EquippableAlly: Putting him on Joey's hand transforms both of them into superpowered versions of each other. |
| 122 | * {{Expy}}: He bore a strong resemblance to ComicBook/CaptainAmerica back when he was Captain Atomic. |
| 123 | * FlyingBrick: Which Captain Atomic passed on to Atomic Puppet. |
| 124 | * GenreSavvy: Owing to his 30+ year experience as a superhero, AP is very savvy with superhero stuff and is always able to explain its particulars to Joey. However, he often seems to forget that a lot of his knowledge is more effective when you're ''not'' a talking sock puppet forced to rely on a 12-year-old kid to help you save the day, often getting him and Joey into tricky situations or making fights more challenging than they'd normally be for him. Additionally, he also frequently forgets that what applies to the life of a superhero does not apply to life for a normal kid in a normal family (see ProperlyParanoid for more info). |
| 125 | * GoodIsNotNice: Sure, AP will save you from any threat, but don't expect him to be particularly polite about it. |
| 126 | * GoodIsNotSoft: Except for that one time he got a big dose of fabric softener and became a gentle pacifist. |
| 127 | * HairTriggerTemper: Annoy him? Have a fun trip to the sun! |
| 128 | * HandPuppet: Thanks to Mookie, although as far as everyone else knows, Captain Atomic just "mysteriously vanished". |
| 129 | * HurlItIntoTheSun: His preferred method of dealing with problems. |
| 130 | * ImprovisedParachute: AP is used as one sometimes since he's a sock puppet. Has saved Joey's life on more than one occasion. |
| 131 | * ItsAllAboutMe: ''A lot''. He still admires depictions of himself, even as a puppet. |
| 132 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he is most certainly short-tempered, egotistical, and eager to pick a fight, he also genuinely cares for the noble cause of justice, loves his city and its citizens, and sees Joey as a true partner in crimefighting, rather than just a kid sidekick (though it takes him a while to accept that). He's also a lot more sensitive than he lets on, which becomes more evident as the series progresses. |
| 133 | * LanternJawOfJustice: As Captain Atomic. He still has shades of it as a puppet. |
| 134 | * LargeHam: A holdover from his Captain Atomic days, as AP is a serious drama queen and just loves to chew the scenery. |
| 135 | -->'''AP:''' Who needs super gadgets ''when you've got'' '''superpowers'''?! (strikes a pose) |
| 136 | * LaserGuidedKarma: The entire premise of the series is that Captain Atomic was transformed into AP as a result of his arrogance leading him to mistreat his incompetent sidekick Mookie, and as a result, now finds himself in a predicament where the only way he can save the day is through his KidSidekick. |
| 137 | * TheLeader: Was this to the Justice Alliance before he got turned into AP. |
| 138 | * LifeOfTheParty: Considers himself to be one. |
| 139 | * ManChild: He may have been protecting Mega City for over 30 years, but he sure doesn't act that way. For example, he tends to get comically overemotional over various things, such as when Joey starts hanging out with Mookie in "Private Proton". |
| 140 | -->'''AP:''' Don't worry AP, he'll be back. ''(pauses and starts wailing)'' Oh, who am I kidding? No, he won't! Just look at me! I was once the world's greatest superhero, and now I'm nothing but a lousy, handsome puppet! ''(starts crying to himself)'' |
| 141 | * MeanBoss: Was this to Mookie before being turned into a sock puppet. He was overly critical and dismissive of his sidekick, having next to no patience for his bumbling and never working with him as a team (he avoids being an outright BadBoss though by virtue of never physically abusing Mookie or treating him as disposable cannon fodder). While he defends his actions in "The Big Shift" to Mookie as "trying to make him a better hero", the series makes it pretty evident their toxic relationship played a huge role in Mookie's betrayal and calls AP out for it multiple times. |
| 142 | * MysteriousPast: Despite his starring role in the series, almost nothing is revealed about how his backstory, such as how he became a superhero or ended up with Mookie as his sidekick, and his presence in Mega City is treated as a constant of the past (although given that he was the city's defender for over 30 years, that's understandable). The series never even touches upon whether he ever had a SecretIdentity or not, treating him as if his entire pre-PuppetPermutation life revolved around his superhero career and celebrity status. This especially stands out given how "Bucket List" delved into Joey's past and revealed how he became a Captain Atomic fan. |
| 143 | * TheNapoleon: Not as Captain Atomic, but for a little sock puppet, AP sure is feisty, since he's still got the ego of Captain Atomic. |
| 144 | * {{Narcissist}}: He is very, very, ''very'' fond of his image and reputation. To paraphrase something Joey once semi-jokingly said, "If you know the captain, you know how much he loves it when people are talking about him". |
| 145 | * NeverMyFault: Very prone to this, especially in earlier episodes, as he's too egotistical to ever admit to causing a problem. |
| 146 | * NoodleIncident: How he got transformed from a superhero to a sock puppet is never fully explained. |
| 147 | * {{Objectshifting}}: The entire premise of the show is that he's Mega City's greatest superhero reduced to the form of a powerless talking sock puppet. |
| 148 | * OneManArmy: As Captain Atomic, he was able to singlehandedly deal with every threat to Mega City. "Bend It Like Joey" shows a good example of this, as he was able to take on alien invaders entirely by himself (albeit in soccer games). The fact that he now needs Joey to do anything and succeed is something he finds difficult to accept. |
| 149 | * {{Pride}}: Puppet or man, AP sure has an ego. |
| 150 | * ProperlyParanoid: Due to his experiences as a superhero, he's always the first to suspect if somebody is secretly a villain, and more often than not, he's proven right. ''However'', this quality only really pays off for him when he's up to superhero stuff; in Joey's home life, it only ends up causing trouble, as seen with his one-sided rivalry with the family cat Bubbles and the entirety of the episode "Atomic Detention". |
| 151 | * PungeonMaster: Frequently makes a pun after defeating a villain. |
| 152 | * PuppetPermutation: Thanks to Mookie, although how it was done is unexplained. |
| 153 | * SeenItAll: AP is greatly experienced with life as a superhero, so he tends not be fazed by the dangers he and Joey face every day as Atomic Puppet and is always able to explain to Joey what they need to do against a threat. |
| 154 | * SmugSuper: Even as a puppet, Captain Atomic is very smug to people, and his typical solution to people who annoy him is to throw them into the sun. |
| 155 | * WasOnceAMan: He used to be a human before being transformed into a puppet. |
| 156 | * WrongGenreSavvy: AP is shown to be rather out of touch with how non-superhero individuals live, often mistakenly applying his superhero experiences to Joey’s life, especially in early episodes. “Sick Day” and “Atomic Detention” are good examples of this. |
| 157 | [[/folder]] |
| 158 | |
| 159 | [[folder: Pauline Bell]] |
| 160 | [[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pauline.png]] |
| 161 | [[caption-width-right:239:Click [[labelnote:here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/swordswoman_pauline.PNG[[/labelnote]] to see Sword Sister]] |
| 162 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Lisa Norton (English); Évelyne Gélinas (Canadian French) |
| 163 | |
| 164 | Joey's best friend and the only person in Mega City with more obsessed with superhero comic books than he is. She works at the local comic book shop Cosmic Comix, which happens to be owned by her uncle. Confident but impulsive, Pauline is the only civilian who knows that Joey is Atomic Puppet and that AP was formerly Captain Atomic, so she often helps them fight the bad guys -- even despite having nothing more than her sassy attitude and quick wits.\ |
| 165 | \ |
| 166 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kna3eIkx_D8 See their video profile here.]] |
| 167 | ---- |
| 168 | * ADayInTheLimelight: "Sword Sisters" is focused very heavily on her, particularly regarding her place as Joey's MuggleBestFriend and primary ally. |
| 169 | * BadassAdorable: Pretty dang cute and just as capable of helping Atomic Puppet take out the bad guys. Even moreso as Sword Sister naturally. |
| 170 | * BadassNormal: Although she has no superpowers (except when she became Sword Sister), she's usually clever and resourceful enough to stand toe on toe with most of the show's villains. |
| 171 | * BerserkButton: As seen in "Sword Sisters", Pauline hates being called a sidekick and being told she can't be a hero. When AP drops the latter on her, she's quick to get up to his face and warn him not to push it. And she gave Professor Tite-Gripp a hell of a beating for dismissing her as Atomic Puppet's sidekick. |
| 172 | * BirdsOfAFeather: She and Joey are basically the two biggest superhero nerds in their school and probably all of Mega City. No wonder they're such good friends. |
| 173 | * BoyishShortHair: It's coloured [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]] though. |
| 174 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: Her first appearance, "Atomic Detention", presented her as an example of WomenAreWiser to Joey and AP's wacky shenanigans, but starting from "Sword Sisters" (and especially in the second half of the show), she was characterized more as Joey's sassier and more impulsive female counterpart and the duo's most dependable ally. |
| 175 | * CoolUncle: Her uncle's the owner of Cosmic Comix (where she works at) and taught her everything she knows about superheroes (which is ''everything''). |
| 176 | * DeadpanSnarker: Her typical attitude. |
| 177 | -->'''Joey:''' If my parents show up, cover for me. |
| 178 | -->'''Pauline:''' Don't I always... |
| 179 | * DistaffCounterpart: To Joey. Both Joey and Pauline are major comic book nerds and superhero fans who serve as the {{Kid Sidekick}}s of AP (usually when Joey is in need of rescue in Pauline's case), sharing the same eagerness for helping him fight villains. But Pauline differs in being much more outspoken, cocky, and headstrong than Joey, making her a bit like AP personality-wise. As a result, she's much more likely to butt heads with AP than Joey is when the two are working together. |
| 180 | * TheGadfly: She loves to mess with AP as well as any villains she helps Atomic Puppet against. |
| 181 | * HeroicBystander: She's just a regular 12-year-old girl with no superpowers and no special skills. She is however brave, confident, and resourceful enough that Atomic Puppet can always rely on in a pinch. |
| 182 | * ImprobableAge: Although she's only 12, she already has a job at the local comic book store, though it's somewhat justified since her uncle owns the place. |
| 183 | * InvisibleParents: Her parents have never been seen or mentioned anywhere. Her aforementioned CoolUncle is never seen or mentioned in the show either. |
| 184 | * KidSidekick: She fulfills this role to AP whenever Joey is a DistressedDude (as seen in “Worm Boy”, “Erlenmeyer’s Revenge”, and “Private Proton”). However, she and AP don’t have quite the level of teamwork Joey has with him. |
| 185 | * LastNameBasis: Usually calls Joey "Felt". And in a slight variation, she usually calls AP “Puppet”. |
| 186 | * MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Her savvy, confident, and assertive personality makes her the Masculine Girl to the more naive, reactive, and gentle-natured Joey's Feminine Boy. |
| 187 | * MuggleBestFriend: To Joey. |
| 188 | -->'''Joey''': If only we had a ''non-superhero friend'' who could help us. |
| 189 | -->'''Pauline:''' ''[[SarcasmMode Very subtle]]'', Felt. |
| 190 | * NoodlePeople: Even moreso than Joey. |
| 191 | * OtakuSurrogate: She's a ''huge'' comic book geek, only (barely) rivalled by Joey. |
| 192 | * PlatonicLifePartners: She and Joey are the best of friends, and they've known each other since they were in preschool. The breakup of their friendship in the ChristmasEpisode's BadFuture is a major turning point for Joey in that timeline. |
| 193 | * RedOniBlueOni: Like AP, she's proud, stubborn, and quick-tempered, making her the Red Oni to the more modest and sensible Joey's Blue Oni. |
| 194 | * SecretKeeper: She is the only one who knows about Joey's secret identity and what happened to Captain Atomic (aside from Mookie). |
| 195 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: With AP on multiple occasions, such as "Erlenmeyer's Revenge" and "Worm Boy". It probably has something to do with AP's ego not meshing well with her sassy attitude. |
| 196 | -->'''AP:''' [[SarcasmMode Just what I needed!]] Another kid telling me what to do! |
| 197 | * TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Despite having pink hair and wearing purple and pink, Pauline is pretty tomboyish as seen in her short hair, clothes, personality, and interests. |
| 198 | |
| 199 | !! As Sword Sister |
| 200 | * ActionGirl: What she starts as. |
| 201 | ** DarkActionGirl: What she turns into as the Sword of Enlightenment's power corrupts her. |
| 202 | * AlliterativeName: '''S'''word '''S'''ister |
| 203 | * BadassCape: Part of her costume. |
| 204 | * BigDamnHeroes: Her introduction is saving Joey and AP from Professor Tite-Gripp by slicing up a car he threw at them before [[CurbStompBattle defeating Tite-Gripp in about a minute]]. |
| 205 | * {{Catchphrase}}: "Sword Sister is ready to rock!". Though she only says it once, AP calls it a catchphrase. |
| 206 | * CoolHelmet: A winged one that looks sorta like Princess War Tickle's. |
| 207 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: Her eyes glow pink when the sword's power drives her mad. |
| 208 | * RollerbladeGood: A pair of golden roller skates is part of her costume. |
| 209 | * SuperpowersForADay: Due to Princess War Tickle getting the Sword of Enlightenment back and putting it safely away in its power-controlling scabbard. Pauline is a bit disappointed, but War Tickle praises her for her great potential to become a real superhero and for giving up such incredible power. |
| 210 | -->'''Princess War Tickle:''' Using powers is easy, but giving it up is the true test. |
| 211 | * TemporarilyAVillain: Due to the power of the Sword of Enlightenment corrupting her. It takes the strength of Princess War Tickle and Atomic Puppet together to wrest the sword and its power away from her. |
| 212 | -->'''Pauline:''' I guess the power of the sword kinda got to me. |
| 213 | -->'''Princess War Tickle:''' Verily. But powers alone do not make one strong, youngling. |
| 214 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: On the receiving end, thanks to the Sword of Enlightenment. |
| 215 | * WonderWomanWannabe: Her costume is meant to resemble that of the series' resident WonderWomanWannabe, Princess War Tickle. And like Princess War Tickle, Pauline's Sword Sister outfit has the same Greco-Roman Amazon warrior princess theme as Wonder Woman or Series/{{Xena|WarriorPrincess}}. |
| 216 | [[/folder]] |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[folder: The Justice Alliance]] |
| 219 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justice_alliance.png]] |
| 220 | [[caption-width-right:350:Left to Right: Crimson Beacon, Commander Cavalier, and Robo-Ron]] |
| 221 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertTinkler (Commander Cavalier), Creator/MartinRoach (Robo-Ron), N/A (Crimson Beacon) |
| 222 | |
| 223 | A team of superheroes tasked with defending the greater galaxy from their flying skyscraper headquarters. Captain Atomic was formerly their leader, but following his "disappearance", Atomic Puppet has joined the gang as their newest member (despite some initial reluctance from AP). They are composed of:\ |
| 224 | \ |
| 225 | Commander Cavalier, a dashingly handsome (if exceptionally self-admiring) hero with heat vision powers whose perfectly bronzed muscles are only matched in size by his heart of gold. As the former second-in-command to Captain Atomic, he has taken the reins of leader of the Justice Alliance in his absence.\ |
| 226 | \ |
| 227 | Robo-Ron, a cyborg superhero who communicates entirely through robotic beatbox. While he doesn't have much in the way of strength compared to the others, his genius intellect gives him a knack for developing a wide variety of gadgets and full knowledge of the Justice Alliance headquarters' inner workings.\ |
| 228 | \ |
| 229 | Crimson Beacon, a red superhero with fiery hair who never says a word. While not much is known about him personality-wise, he has become the new second-in-command of the Justice Alliance and can conjure almost any tool imaginable using the red energy spheres equipped to his wrists.\ |
| 230 | \ |
| 231 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOvFMdLzBGU See their video profile here.]] |
| 232 | ---- |
| 233 | !! Commander Cavalier |
| 234 | * AchillesHeel: Reflective surfaces because he can't stop admiring himself. Show him a mirror and he'll instantly stop to take a look at his own physique. |
| 235 | * AlliterativeName: '''C'''ommander '''C'''avalier. |
| 236 | * AmbiguouslyGay: He acts and looks somewhat camp and is often seen with his arm hoisted around Crimson Beacon's shoulder (and even holding hands with him) for unclear reasons. |
| 237 | * ChestInsignia: The only thing on his chest. |
| 238 | * {{Expy}}: Of Franchise/{{Superman}}. AP briefly mentioned that he came from another planet and his primary ability is heat vision. His obsession with his appearance also brings to mind ComicBook/BoosterGold. |
| 239 | * EyeBeams: His main superpower. |
| 240 | * FlyingBrick: Much like Captain Atomic. |
| 241 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: As if to match the colour of his body and hair, he's got the biggest heart of gold of all the superheroes in the show. |
| 242 | * HumanAliens: If AP is to be believed. |
| 243 | * TheLancer: Formerly of the Justice Alliance to Captain Atomic. Has become the leader with Captain Atomic's transformation into AP. |
| 244 | * {{Narcissist}}: He is incredibly obsessed with his good looks and will always take the opportunity to admire himself in a mirror. Despite that however, he's a very nice person and a fairly competent superhero. |
| 245 | * NiceGuy: Despite his infatuation with his own good looks, he's extremely friendly and kindhearted in contrast to the smug and short-tempered Captain Atomic. |
| 246 | * TopHeavyGuy: Huge chest, small waist. |
| 247 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: To show off his chiseled body. Whenever he does wear a shirt, he still has his chest exposed. |
| 248 | |
| 249 | !! Robo-Ron |
| 250 | * AchillesHeel: Nanobots short-circuit him. |
| 251 | * CyberCyclops: Has a single purple robotic visor-shaped eye. |
| 252 | * {{Cyborg}}: Never explicitly called one, but his appearance makes it obvious he is. |
| 253 | * DoAnythingRobot: For a cyborg superhero, he has a lot of gadgets that seem rather unpractical, like a phonograph and windshield wipers. |
| 254 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Cyborg]] for obvious reasons, with some elements of Franchise/{{Robocop}}. |
| 255 | * GadgeteerGenius: Most of the Justice Alliance's special weapons and tools are of his design. |
| 256 | * MyBrainIsBig: Contained in a large purple tank above his head. |
| 257 | * TheSmartGuy: Of the Justice Alliance. |
| 258 | * TheUnintelligible: Speaks entirely in robotic beatbox. |
| 259 | ** IntelligibleUnintelligible: Everyone can still understand what he says despite that. |
| 260 | * WeakButSkilled: He is considered to be the least powerful member of the Justice Alliance, but compensates with his super-genius intellect and variety of gadgets. |
| 261 | |
| 262 | !! Crimson Beacon |
| 263 | * AchillesHeel: His Green Lantern-esque powers mean prisms neutralize his abilities. |
| 264 | * {{Expy}}: Of Franchise/GreenLantern, as seen in his name and powers. His appearance does bring to mind ComicBook/{{Firestorm|DCComics}} for some, however. |
| 265 | * FlamingHair: It's been extinguished on several occasions. |
| 266 | * FlatCharacter: Due to the fact he never talks, pretty much nothing can be said about him in terms of his personality. |
| 267 | * TheLancer: Has taken on the role after Commander Cavalier's promotion to leader of the Justice Alliance. |
| 268 | * RedIsHeroic: Technically, it's crimson. |
| 269 | * TheVoiceless: Has never spoken a word. |
| 270 | [[/folder]] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | [[folder: Princess War Tickle]] |
| 273 | [[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/princess_war_tickle_improved.PNG]] |
| 274 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KristinaNicoll |
| 275 | |
| 276 | A mighty Amazonian superheroine of incredible power and beauty. Despite her silly name, Princess War Tickle is the only hero who outstrips Captain Atomic in power, much to the latter's chagrin. Wielding the Sword of Enlightenment, she is tasked with guarding the multiverse from her floating palace in the Everrealm.\ |
| 277 | \ |
| 278 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbiq6xi2yhg See their video profile here.]] |
| 279 | ---- |
| 280 | * ActionGirl: Considered one of the most powerful superheroes and has certainly proven it more than once. |
| 281 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The reason why AP can't stand her. |
| 282 | -->'''Pauline:''' I just got props from the greatest superhero of all time! |
| 283 | -->'''AP:''' You mean, second greatest. |
| 284 | -->'''War Tickle:''' Nope, she means greatest! You've got some catching up to do, Captain Atomic. |
| 285 | * AtrociousAlias: Her silly name doesn't stop her from being a total badass though. |
| 286 | * BattleCry: A very distinctive yodel that AP finds to be very annoying. |
| 287 | * BigGood: Is often seen as one amongst the superheroes with the disappearance of Captain Atomic. |
| 288 | * CoolHelmet: A winged one. |
| 289 | * CoolSword: The Sword of Enlightenment, which can steal power and is so strong that it can drive ordinary people who use it mad (as Pauline experienced). |
| 290 | * FloatingContinent: Her home. Think something like [[Franchise/WonderWoman Themyscira]] in space. |
| 291 | * GuardianOfTheMultiverse: Her duty, hence her ability to open portals. |
| 292 | * TheRival: To AP, who doesn't like her very much since she's the only superhero considered by the people to be greater than he is. War Tickle, on the other hand, merely finds AP to be somewhat obnoxious. |
| 293 | * VitriolicBestBuds: AP even refers her as "an old frenemy". |
| 294 | * WonderWomanWannabe: She has a lot of Wonder Woman's characteristics, such as her strength, her weapons, her Amazon-like appearance, and her Greco-Roman aesthetics, although one can also draw parallels to Series/{{Xena|WarriorPrincess}}. |
| 295 | * YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: Her manner of speaking. |
| 296 | [[/folder]] |
| 297 | |
| 298 | !! Evildoers |
| 299 | |
| 300 | [[folder: Mookie (Sergeant Subatomic)]] |
| 301 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mookie.png]] |
| 302 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Spoiler]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/evil_mookie.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 303 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PeterOldring (English); Pierre Chagnon (Canadian French) |
| 304 | |
| 305 | The former sidekick of Captain Atomic. Mookie (or Sergeant Subatomic, the Nuclear Boy, as he prefers to be known) was the one who turned Captain Atomic into AP after years of jealousy and bitterness from living in his shadow and being dismissed by everyone for his uselessness to the Captain. Still disgruntled with his failed betrayal, he dreams of being lauded as a superhero in his own right, but lacks the skills, charisma, and ethics to be a true paragon of justice.\ |
| 306 | \ |
| 307 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwru8YtXXJc See their video profile here.]] |
| 308 | ---- |
| 309 | * BasementDweller: His "secret lair" is his mother's basement (he used to have Captain Atomic's old lair, but he accidentally destroyed it). |
| 310 | * BerserkButton: Hates being called Mookie. As he typically says whenever someone calls him by his name, "It's Sergeant Subatomic!" |
| 311 | * BigBadWannabe: Is the reason Captain Atomic became a puppet and seeks to replace Atomic Puppet as Mega City's protector, but at the same time, he's not seen as a villain by most people and is usually pretty inept. [[spoiler:This changes, however, once he has had enough of being belittled and humiliated by everyone, taking on several levels of badass and not only becoming a competent threat in the season 1 finale, but also gets to start working with Tite-Gripp directly after his defeat.]] |
| 312 | * BumblingSidekick: Used to be one for Captain Atomic, taking the brunt of Captain's arrogance and hotheadedness as a result. |
| 313 | -->'''Captain Atomic (in a flashback):''' You wanna surprise me? How about you take one step without screwing up?! |
| 314 | -->''(Mookie walks off hurt and muttering to himself)'' |
| 315 | -->'''Hero of Holidays Past, Present, and Future (watching the flashback with AP):''' Oooh, harsh. And you wonder why he turned you into a puppet. |
| 316 | * ButtMonkey: Although treated as Atomic Puppet's rival, he tends to suffer a lot of misfortune, such as having a toilet seat glued to his butt, being used as a human shield, swelling like a balloon from swallowing a power crystal, and being caught naked in front of everyone in Mega City. |
| 317 | * CreateYourOwnHero: Atomic Puppet's partnership owes its very existence to him, as he was the one who turned Captain Atomic into AP. |
| 318 | * CreateYourOwnVillain: Captain Atomic's poor attitude towards Mookie was part of what drove him to try and steal his power in the first place. [[spoiler:Later on, the continued rejection and defeats from Mega City's people and Atomic Puppet respectively, turned him into a full-blown evildoer in "The Big Shift".]] |
| 319 | * DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the BumblingSidekick. As seen in episodes like "Hero's Holiday", "Hero Hall of Fame", and "Bad Lair Day", Mookie was an incompetent and useless sidekick to Captain Atomic, never helping him save the day, constantly making mistakes, and generally embarrassing himself around Captain Atomic. As a result Captain Atomic was extremely hard on Mookie and treated him as laughingstock -- an attitude shared by the rest of Mega City. As a result of the humiliation he experienced and his envy at Captain Atomic's success and popularity, Mookie betrayed him and turned him into AP. And while his desire to be as lauded as Captain Atomic drives Mookie's schemes of EngineeredHeroics, he continues to be screwed over by his own incompetence and ridiculed by the rest of Mega City for it. [[spoiler:This comes to head in "The Big Shift" when being abused and belittled by everyone finally ends up making him snap, throw away the desire to be a hero and instead become a full-blown villain, which he proves surprisingly effective at.]] |
| 320 | * DistressedDude: Whenever his latest scheme to outdo Atomic Puppet turns against him. "Mookie's Got the Power" is a good example. |
| 321 | * DrivenByEnvy: The primary reason why he tried to replace Captain Atomic and continues to try and overthrow Atomic Puppet is because he wants to prove to Mega City that he is actually the greatest hero the city has seen. |
| 322 | * EngineeredHeroics: Many of his schemes tend to revolve around this. Typically, he releases a monster or causes some damage that he pins on a villain before coming in to "rescue" Mega City, and thus become its hero. But due to his bumbling, he usually ends up having to be saved by Atomic Puppet instead. |
| 323 | * FallenHero: A downplayed example, as he's not considered a real villain until "The Big Shift" but even beforehand he wasn't exactly a paragon of justice. |
| 324 | * FatBastard: Quite pudgy and extremely egotistical and greedy. |
| 325 | * FatSlob: When he's at home. Joey and AP are pretty revolted when they accidentally stumble upon him like that. |
| 326 | * {{Foil}}: To Captain Atomic/AP. Back when they were a team, Captain Atomic was a beloved CelebritySuperhero able to protect Mega City all by himself with his array of superpowers and chiseled physique, while Mookie was his overweight and powerless BumblingSidekick ridiculed by everyone for his ineptness and never actually doing anything worthwhile to help protect Mega City. This ultimately led to the duo's poor relationship, which climaxed in Mookie turning Captain Atomic into AP. And as AP, the former Captain Atomic is forced to swallow his pride and accept humility as he now must rely on Joey to continue defending Mega City, while Mookie is driven by the pursuit of glory to feed his SmallNameBigEgo even despite his ineptness continuing to screw him over. By the end of the series, Captain Atomic's partnership with Joey has made him much less narcissistic, while Mookie [[spoiler:has fallen off the edge and gone into full-blown supervillain territory.]] |
| 327 | * GadgeteerGenius: He's shown to be capable of building a wide variety of inventions that he uses for his schemes, such as his utility belt and whatever he had used to turn Captain Atomic into AP. |
| 328 | * GagNose: A rotund orangey nose. |
| 329 | * GloryHound: He'll stop at nothing to prove to the citizens of Mega City that he's the hero they deserve instead, even if it means turning a superhero into a puppet or creating some villains of his own to defeat. |
| 330 | * GreenEyedMonster: His longtime bitterness towards the constant adulation that Captain Atomic received led him to try and take the glory for himself by turning Captain Atomic into a sock puppet. |
| 331 | * HarmlessVillain: Generally treated as one by AP. He usually lives up to it. [[spoiler:Not so much by the season 1 finale.]] |
| 332 | * IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Barely considered a threat by Joey and AP for most of the series and generally incredibly inept, despite having successfully turned Captain Atomic into a puppet. [[spoiler:By the time of Season 1's finale, however, he successfully changes this and becomes a credible threat.]] |
| 333 | * {{Jerkass}}: He's self-centered, envious, bitter, and only interested in being venerated by the people of Mega City. |
| 334 | * LaserGuidedKarma: Mookie always tries to take the adoration and veneration of Mega City away from Atomic Puppet through schemes of EngineeredHeroics, only to be laughed at and humiliated in the end. "Hero Hall of Fame" is a good example, as Mookie tries to seize the opportunity for fame when Captain Atomic is inducted into the Hero Hall of Fame. Not only did Captain Atomic's fans hate him, but his plan to destroy the Captain Atomic statue with a bomb he built (and pinned on a supervillain he made up) ended up with him naked and being laughed at by them. |
| 335 | * TheLoad: Befitting of his BumblingSidekick status, Mookie never actually helped Captain Atomic with protecting Mega City. A montage in "Hero Hall of Fame" shows him arriving just after every instance of Captain Atomic saving the day to share the glory of the moment, while a statue of Captain Atomic fighting Mudman in "Claude Returns" depicts Mookie cowering behind the Captain as he battles the villain entirely by himself. |
| 336 | * MamasBoy: When not in costume, he relies on his scooter bike-bound mother to help him out heavily. |
| 337 | * MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Flashbacks show that Captain Atomic was overly-critical and dismissive of Mookie's efforts, which goes a long way towards explaining why Mookie became envious and turned against him. AP's been called out on this a few times. |
| 338 | -->'''Joey:''' And you wonder why he turned you into a puppet. |
| 339 | * NeverMyFault: Much like AP, Mookie refuses to acknowledge his part in the toxic nature of their partnership and rarely ever accepts the blame for whatever problems Mega City faces that day. In "The Big Shift", for instance, he lashes out at the people of Mega City for never accepting him as a hero, despite the fact that he's usually the one causing problems by using EngineeredHeroics so he can get credit for "saving" Mega City afterwards. |
| 340 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain / TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Elevated to the position of one in "The Big Shift" when he quits the wannabe superhero act and gets sent to jail, where he teams up with Tite-Gripp.]] |
| 341 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Although he appears to be around 18, his actual age is apparently about 35. |
| 342 | * TheRival: To Atomic Puppet. Just barely. |
| 343 | * SecondaryColorNemesis: His purple costume works in contrast to Atomic Puppet's blue one. |
| 344 | * SmallNameBigEgo: In contrast to Captain Atomic, Mookie never quite lives up to his own self-perceived greatness, thanks to his incompetence and general uselessness around Captain Atomic. |
| 345 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Atomic Puppet in some episodes, such as "Atomic Goo" and "Parallel Puppet". However, even before Captain Atomic became AP, it's pretty clear he and Mookie brought out the worst in each other. |
| 346 | * UtilityBelt: It's what he uses to fly, although it doesn't always do what he wants. |
| 347 | * TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive: Unlike all the other villains, he is fully aware of Atomic Puppet's secret identity and that AP is in fact Captain Atomic. He's even visited Joey's house a few times for various schemes. |
| 348 | * VillainTeamUp: With [[spoiler:Professor Tite-Gripp in the Season 1 finale.]] |
| 349 | * VillainousBreakdown: The entirety of "The Big Shift" is this for him, [[spoiler:as he transforms from being an ineffectual wannabe hero to an actual evildoer. It starts with the simple act of lashing out at Mega City and telling them he got rid of Captain Atomic by throwing him into the Sun, and climaxes in him becoming a sadistic, megalomaniacal psycho intent on destroying Mega City with his new PoweredArmour.]] |
| 350 | * VillainsWithGoodPublicity: Because nobody (except Joey and Pauline) is aware that Mookie was responsible for Captain Atomic's "disappearance", the townspeople see him mostly as just another superhero, albeit much, ''much'' less popular than Captain Atomic or the Justice Alliance. [[spoiler:Finally lifted from him in "The Big Shift" when he tells Mega City he destroyed Captain Atomic.]] |
| 351 | [[/folder]] |
| 352 | |
| 353 | [[folder: Professor Tite-Gripp]] |
| 354 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/professor_tite_gripp.png]] |
| 355 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RickMiller |
| 356 | |
| 357 | An evil genius who combines a cruel and calculating intellect with enormous mechanical arms of his own design that grant him superhuman strength. Professor Tite-Gripp was Captain Atomic's greatest enemy and among Mega City's most ruthless villains. Having been sentenced to life in prison not long before Captain Atomic became AP, he seeks to take advantage of his archnemesis' "disappearance" and eliminate Atomic Puppet so that Mega City can be his to ravage.\ |
| 358 | \ |
| 359 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rHMw7_b_nk See their video profile here.]] |
| 360 | ---- |
| 361 | * ADegreeInUseless: He's a professor in "opening things". Though in a slight twist, his degree is actually quite useful in his criminal activities -- opening bank vaults, prison cells, and his enemies' skulls. |
| 362 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: Very dark skin, but no clear confirmation. His face is pure white though, presumably face paint to imitate a skull. |
| 363 | * {{Archenemy}}: Was this to Captain Atomic. Even against Atomic Puppet, he's probably their biggest enemy who poses an actual threat to them. |
| 364 | * ArtificialLimbs: Both of his ginormous arms. |
| 365 | * ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: The source of his incredible strength is his mechanical arms, capable of crushing cars and digging holes in the sides of buildings. |
| 366 | * CardCarryingVillain: Takes a lot of delight in doing evil things and openly refers himself as the wickedest villain in Mega City. |
| 367 | * ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: In later episodes, Joey and AP have gotten so used to his tendency to break his promises and fake his redemption that they've even used it against him. |
| 368 | * TheDreaded: The people of Mega City consider him the most fearsome villain of them all. |
| 369 | * EnemyMine: Joey and AP team up with him in "Atomic Weakness" to put an end to Chief Kevlar's power trip and destroy the power-draining meteorite (although they instead tell him it's the source of their powers since it would make no sense for him to want to destroy his enemy's weakness). |
| 370 | * EvilSoundsDeep: His voice, while normally calm, still carries a menacing air to it. |
| 371 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Although he acts calm and honorable, Tite-Gripp will always betray his words if it benefits him. For example, in his first appearance, he "promises" to Joey and AP that he is a reformed man when they have to free him to get AP out of a pickle jar. Tite-Gripp does open the jar, but immediately breaks out of his prison to terrorize Mega City. |
| 372 | * FutureBadass: In a vision of a BadFuture shown in "Hero's Holiday", he actually succeeded in conquering Mega City, [[spoiler:and even ''killed'' Joey]]. |
| 373 | * GeniusBruiser: As his title of "professor" would indicate. He did build his inhumanly strong mechanical arms, after all. |
| 374 | * ILied: Tite-Gripp is endlessly fond of doing this to get the better of his enemies, though most of them wise up to it after their first deception. In "Atomic Weakness", it gets used against him when Joey and AP ask him to steal Chief Kevlar's power-draining meteorite and tell him it's the source of their powers, knowing that he would destroy it rather than give it to the duo as he promised. |
| 375 | * InstitutionalApparel: A large orange jumpsuit is his usual attire, due to being in prison most of the time. |
| 376 | * LightningBruiser: Despite his enormous bionic arms and huge chest, Tite-Gripp is extremely fast, quite capable of dashing through the city and making huge leaps. |
| 377 | * MadScientist: Which he combines with his incredible strength to make for a formidable foe. |
| 378 | * ManipulativeBastard: Very fond of messing with heroes' emotions in order to deceive them. For example, in "Soft Spot", he tricks a [[ItMakesSenseInContext gone-soft]] AP into believing he really just needs a hug and claims to have reformed after receiving one on live television. Almost immediately afterwards, he begins rampaging around the city, to the horror of the devastated AP, who Tite-Gripp is able to ruthlessly pummel with ease because of it. |
| 379 | * MeaningfulName: His huge mechanical arms sure do give him a ''tight grip''. |
| 380 | * PrimalStance: His usual way of walking, which is reasonable when you consider the size of his arms. |
| 381 | * SoftSpokenSadist: While he's perfectly capable of shouting when he wants to, Professor Tite-Gripp usually speaks in a very calm manner befitting of his FauxAffablyEvil personality. |
| 382 | * TailorMadePrison: His jail cell has him hung up on the ceiling by massive manacles, since he could simply break out of any other prison with his bionic limbs. |
| 383 | * TopHeavyGuy: Tiny waist compared to his enormous arms and chest. He also has a comparatively small head to go with it. |
| 384 | * VillainTeamUp: With [[spoiler:Mookie in the Season 1 finale.]] |
| 385 | [[/folder]] |
| 386 | |
| 387 | [[folder: Ms. Erlenmeyer (Queen Mindbender)]] |
| 388 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ms_erlenmeyer.png]] |
| 389 | [[caption-width-right:350:Left: Ms. Erlenmeyer. Right: Queen Mindbender]] |
| 390 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KristinaNicoll |
| 391 | |
| 392 | Formerly Joey's bitter science teacher, Ms. Erlenmeyer was driven to madness by AP when he attempted to rescue Joey from detention in a misguided effort to thwart her "villainy". However, she took this as a welcome change, for it gave her some time to rethink her life path and find a husband -- specifically an alien entity from another dimension that transformed her into a powerful psychic and gave her a new purpose: to destroy Atomic Puppet and take over the world.\ |
| 393 | \ |
| 394 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXnQy0cB5nU See their video profile here.]] |
| 395 | ---- |
| 396 | * AnotherDimension: It's where her king comes from and where she was transformed from a bitter teacher to a superpowered evildoer. |
| 397 | * ApatheticTeacher: She hated her job and the students, so the descent into supervillainy was a welcome change for her. |
| 398 | * ChekhovsGunman: "Atomic Detention" was a one-off story until her return in "Erlenmeyer's Revenge". |
| 399 | * CoolCrown: Her horned gem-encrusted headdress as Queen Mindbender, which amplifies her psychic abilities. |
| 400 | * CreateYourOwnVillain: She never really was evil in the first place, just really nasty. Unfortunately, AP didn't understand that. |
| 401 | * TheDreaded: Even AP is visibly terrified whenever Queen Mindbender shows up to cause trouble. |
| 402 | * EldritchAbomination: Her [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen unseen]] master/husband. |
| 403 | * EvilOldFolks: Well, originally just really ill-tempered. |
| 404 | * EvilTeacher: And they don't come much more evil than the bride of an EldritchAbomination! |
| 405 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: From simply a very harsh teacher to the queen of an EldritchAbomination and one of Atomic Puppet's most dangerous foes. |
| 406 | * GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Describes her master as the king. |
| 407 | * GreenAndMean: One of the side effects of her transformation. |
| 408 | * HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Her husband. All that's really clear about his identity is that he's from another dimension and he seems to be some kind of EldritchAbomination. |
| 409 | * HumanoidAbomination: As a result of her transformation. |
| 410 | * {{Jerkass}}: She's the kind of teacher who sends students to hours-long detention for petty things like talking during a test. |
| 411 | * KnightOfCerebus: In "Erlenmeyer's Revenge". Her reappearance in "Lil' AP" was a lot more comedic though. |
| 412 | * MindControl: What she always does to Mega City's citizens to convince them to summon her master. |
| 413 | * MyBrainIsBig: As a result of her encounter with her master. It increases with her power. |
| 414 | * NothingIsScarier: Her husband's identity. Exactly WHAT did Ms. Erlenmeyer encounter that transformed her into Queen Mindbender? |
| 415 | * PowerFloats: Always as Queen Mindbender. |
| 416 | * PunnyName: An Erlenmeyer flask is a common science beaker, and Ms. Erlenmeyer was a science teacher. |
| 417 | * SadistTeacher: The display skeleton in her classroom is made from ''the last student who crossed her.'' Then she got worse. |
| 418 | * SanitySlippage: How she became evil before metamorphosing into Queen Mindbender. |
| 419 | * StupidityInducingAttack: In "Lil' AP", she reduces the intelligence of all the adults in Mega City to that of children in an effort to make their brains easier to manipulate. Unfortunately, it also came with all the difficulties of working with children. |
| 420 | * TouchedByVorlons: Ms. Erlenmeyer became Queen Mindbender by coming in contact with an alien entity after becoming evil. |
| 421 | * UnholyMatrimony: Her relationship with her king. |
| 422 | [[/folder]] |
| 423 | |
| 424 | [[folder: Zorp]] |
| 425 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zorp_new.PNG]] |
| 426 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertTinkler |
| 427 | |
| 428 | A renowned extraterrestrial warlord who has come to Earth following Captain Atomic's "disappearance", with the intention of capturing the citizens of Mega City to serve at the Intergalactic Potluck. What he hasn't counted on however is that Mega City has a new hero who's all too ready to cancel his meal plans.\ |
| 429 | \ |
| 430 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p59tRXwbAb4 See their video profile here.]] |
| 431 | ---- |
| 432 | * AliensAreBastards: Always. |
| 433 | * BadassCape: His jagged black-and-red cape. |
| 434 | * ChekhovsGunman: He was originally an unnamed one-shot villain, accompanied by identical minions in "Pizza Planet". His return in "Monster Truck Invasion" gave him more a distinct-looking henchman in the short, pudgy, long-suffering Flert and also gave him a name. The SequelHook at the end of his return episode also cemented his role as a recurring villain. |
| 435 | * DittoAliens: All his minions (except Flert) look exactly like him. The difference is that his robes have a collar and a cape. |
| 436 | * {{Expy}}: Clearly modeled after the aliens from ''Film/MarsAttacks'' |
| 437 | * FlyingSaucer: His primary vehicle. He also commands flying saucer drones. |
| 438 | * GalacticConqueror: His normal occupation when not trying ToServeMan. |
| 439 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: Yellow eyes. |
| 440 | * HighCollarOfDoom: Which has a similar design to his cape. |
| 441 | * {{Jerkass}}: Particularly towards his lackey Flert. |
| 442 | * LeanAndMean: Probably the most slender member of the RoguesGallery, but also one of the most ruthless. |
| 443 | * LittleGreenMen: Although he's as tall as a human, he is definitely based on the stereotype. |
| 444 | * MyBrainIsBig: Has a very large cranium. |
| 445 | * SurroundedByIdiots: Often feels this ways about his minions, especially Flert. |
| 446 | * ToServeMan: His goal is to serve the people of Mega City at an intergalactic potluck. |
| 447 | * VillainousGlutton: Most of his evil schemes revolve around fattening up, cooking, and eating large numbers of people, and he's often seen enthusiastically licking his lips at the sight of the humans he's captured. |
| 448 | [[/folder]] |
| 449 | |
| 450 | [[folder: Mudman]] |
| 451 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mudman.png]] |
| 452 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertTinkler |
| 453 | |
| 454 | An old enemy of Captain Atomic that Mega City's hero managed to drive off some time ago. Mudman has returned with the intention of bringing chaos to Mega City now that his enemy is gone, but what he finds instead is that a new hero has stepped in and is ready to clean him out like Captain Atomic did before.\ |
| 455 | \ |
| 456 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTKSzE_3YI See their video profile here.]] |
| 457 | ---- |
| 458 | * BerserkButton: Hates being called by names other than Mudman, such as Dirtbag ("Dirtbag's my cousin"), Scumbag ("Scumbag's my uncle"), or Muckman. Joey and AP find its a good way to get his attention when they have to fight him. |
| 459 | * DishingOutDirt: Mud in this case. |
| 460 | * FromASingleCell: One of his abilities. It's also what allows him to return again and again despite being destroyed by Atomic Puppet often. |
| 461 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: Yellow ones. |
| 462 | * MuckMonster: He can also absorb additional filth to increase his size. |
| 463 | * ThePigpen: He's been shown to be very proud of how grimy and disgusting he is. |
| 464 | * TheSymbiote: Able to control others by smothering himself on them. Does this to Mrs. Felt to challenge Joey. |
| 465 | * UnexplainedRecovery: Has been totally destroyed on-screen in twice ("Don't Track the Mudman" and "Mookie's Got the Power"), only to return as if nothing happened later on. Considering his regenerative abilities, it's probable that a tiny fraction of him survived somewhere else in both scenarios. |
| 466 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: Being a MuckMonster, he can change form as he pleases a la [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Clayface]]. |
| 467 | * WeaksauceWeakness: Soap is the only thing that can destroy him. |
| 468 | [[/folder]] |
| 469 | |
| 470 | [[folder: Naughty Kitty]] |
| 471 | [[quoteright:228:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/naughty_kitty_9.png]] |
| 472 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HeatherBambrick |
| 473 | |
| 474 | An infamous, strangely-accented cat-burglar who takes on the term in both the literal and figurative sense, given that she only cat-naps the rarest feline breeds to call her own. She's much stealthier and more calculating than most of Atomic Puppet's villain lineup, but no less dangerous when confronted face-to-face.\ |
| 475 | \ |
| 476 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPAhdiSPY0s See their video profile here.]] |
| 477 | ---- |
| 478 | * ClassyCatBurglar: A parody of them. She literally steals cats and does cat-like things. |
| 479 | * ColorCodedEyes: Has green eyes, complete with feline pupils. Because she's so cat-like. |
| 480 | * CoolMask: Her feline-styled eye-mask. |
| 481 | * DarkActionGirl: As one of the few female villains on the show. |
| 482 | * {{Expy}}: She's obviously a parody of ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} (specifically as played by Eartha Kitt). |
| 483 | * HartmanHips: They're more obvious when she's seen in her prison jumpsuit in "The Big Shift". |
| 484 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Concept art posted online reveals her design was inspired by Eartha Kitt (and her role as Catwoman on ''Series/Batman1966'') and Sofia Vergara. |
| 485 | * PungeonMaster: A third of her dialogue is cat-related puns. |
| 486 | * WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Speaks in an accent that can only be described as some kind of European (possibly Spanish). |
| 487 | [[/folder]] |
| 488 | |
| 489 | [[folder: Dirtbag]] |
| 490 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dirtbag2.PNG]] |
| 491 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TonyDaniels |
| 492 | |
| 493 | A bag-like cowboy monster who terrorizes the citizens of faraway Bumpkinville, Dirtbag has come to Mega City in search of new turf. Riding atop a giant grub and able to belch blasts of dirt, he seeks to make Mega City a pigsty of gargantuan proportions fit only for himself. He also happens to be Mudman's cousin.\ |
| 494 | \ |
| 495 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4QdKG3cMkg See their video profile here.]] |
| 496 | ---- |
| 497 | * {{Acrofatic}}: Despite being a large walking sack of dirt, he's pretty agile and able to leap quite high. |
| 498 | * AnimateInanimateObject: He's a giant walking sack full of soil and filth. |
| 499 | * {{Archenemy}}: Of teenage redneck superhero Dyna-Moe, defender of Bumpkinville and surrounding counties. |
| 500 | * BreathWeapon: A blast of soil. His saliva is even just wet dirt. |
| 501 | * ChekhovsGunman: Was first mentioned in the show by Mudman in a throwaway line. Joey and AP probably didn't expect to actually meet and fight him later on. No word on Uncle Scumbag though. |
| 502 | * CountryCousin: To Mudman. |
| 503 | * {{Cowboy}}: His aesthetic, albeit with a good amount of DeepSouth. |
| 504 | * DishingOutDirt: His primary power is his ability to belch blasts of soil at his foes. |
| 505 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Appears in the show's intro for quite a while before he appears in the show proper. |
| 506 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: Though they're more noticeable in dark spaces. |
| 507 | * HillbillyHorrors: A G-rated example, not unlike [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Fuzzy Lumpkins]]. |
| 508 | * HorseOfADifferentColor: His mount of choice is a giant maggot. |
| 509 | * ThePigpen / UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness: Even moreso than his cousin. |
| 510 | [[/folder]] |
| 511 | |
| 512 | [[folder: Absorbo Lad]] |
| 513 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/absorbo_lad_new.PNG]] |
| 514 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PeterOldring |
| 515 | |
| 516 | A scrawny, nerdy-looking superhero wannabe shunned by everyone else for his ability to steal others' powers. With his dreams of joining the Justice Alliance crushed by this misfortune, he seeks to rob them of their powers and use them for himself to show the world that they're "no more a hero than anyone else".\ |
| 517 | \ |
| 518 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw04nh3BUF4 See their video profile here.]] |
| 519 | ---- |
| 520 | * AllYourPowersCombined: Is able to steal multiple powers at once, such as Atomic Puppet alongside the entire Justice Alliance. He also gains their physical features like Captain Atomic's muscles, Commander Cavalier's mustache, and Crimson Beacon's flaming hair. |
| 521 | * AssimilationBackfire: Absorbo Lad gained all the weaknesses of the Justice Alliance along with their powers, so Joey and AP were able to subdue him with the Justice Alliance's secret stash of weaknesses. |
| 522 | * BadPowersBadPeople: The dangerous nature of his superpowers caused people to shun him, turning him evil. It also influences why he hates superheroes, as he despises how people admire them while he was feared. |
| 523 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite appearing as a scrawny nerdy-looking guy dressed in a cheaply-made costume, Absorbo Lad is one of the most feared and dangerous villains in the show, defeating the Justice Alliance and Atomic Puppet singlehandedly in the first few minutes of his appearance. |
| 524 | * TheDreaded: The Justice Alliance are ''terrified'' of him. |
| 525 | * FallenHero: Like Mookie, he was originally a wannabe superhero, but now feels that superheroes don't deserve the admiration they get. As he puts it, he wants to prove they're "no more a hero than anyone else". |
| 526 | -->'''Absorbo Lad (mockingly while terrorizing Mega City with stolen powers):''' What's the matter? All of a sudden, you people ''don't'' like superpowers? |
| 527 | * {{Foil}}: To Mookie (who he shares a voice actor with). Both share similar backstories as being wannabe superheroes who turned bad when they were dismissed by everyone around them. But whereas Mookie wants to be a hero admired and worshiped by the people of Mega City despite his lack of superpowers, Absorbo Lad wants to be feared and hated by everyone so he can prove superpowers don't make one special or admirable. Furthermore, Mookie is big and fat but isn't taken seriously by anyone, while Absorbo Lad is small and scrawny but considered TheDreaded. This even extends to their costumes, with Mookie's looking professionally made and Absorbo Lad's being very amateurish. |
| 528 | * GagNose: His big pointy honker. |
| 529 | * {{Jerkass}}: His idea of using stolen superpowers isn't to take over the world, but to just be mean to civilians so that he can prove his beliefs on superheroes. |
| 530 | * TheNapoleon: He's even shorter than twelve-year-old Joey, but his hatred for superheroes is on par with a much larger villain. |
| 531 | * NerdGlasses: Wears these to emphasize his scrawny, non-threatening appearance. |
| 532 | * OneShotCharacter: Despite having only appeared in a single episode, he managed to get his own character profile on the official website. |
| 533 | * PowerParasite: His sole ability is to steal the powers of his foes with only a touch. |
| 534 | ** EnergyAbsorption: However, he can also apply this power drain to other forms of "power", allowing him to actually eat electricity to gain electric abilities. |
| 535 | * TailorMadePrison: A giant juicer-like device intended to squeeze out any powers he's stolen. |
| 536 | * ThenLetMeBeEvil: His backstory in a nutshell. After being shunned by everyone else for his powers, he decided to just go supervillain, so he could show to the world that having superpowers doesn't make one special. |
| 537 | [[/folder]] |
| 538 | |
| 539 | !! Citizens of Mega City |
| 540 | |
| 541 | [[folder: The Felt Family]] |
| 542 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_felts.png]] |
| 543 | [[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise beginning top left: Phil, Vivian, Bubbles, and Abbie]] |
| 544 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CarlosDiaz (Phil), Creator/KristinaNicoll (Vivian), Creator/KatieGriffin (Abbie), Creator/PeterOldring (Bubbles) |
| 545 | |
| 546 | Joey Felt's family, just your typical suburban middle-class North American family, each one unaware of his secret identity as Atomic Puppet (or the fact he's the reason why the roof always seems to need fixing) and having their own special relationship with him. They are composed of:\ |
| 547 | \ |
| 548 | Phil Felt, Joey's burly, cat-loving, manly-man kind of dad who thinks that his son should stop wasting time playing with that stupid Captain Atomic sock puppet he carries everywhere and focus on facing the real world. He often brings Joey on many father-son bonding experiences, from camping to carpentry.\ |
| 549 | \ |
| 550 | Vivian Felt, Joey's adoring, sweet-natured mom, who still sees him as her little "Jo-Jo". Unlike her husband with his firm belief that Joey needs to man up soon, she constantly worries that Joey is too eager to go out and take on the world's dangers, and dreads the day he will start showing signs of teenage rebellion.\ |
| 551 | \ |
| 552 | Abbie Felt, Joey's bubbly 8-year-old sister who mostly just sees her older brother as a lovable dork and doesn't worry much about him the way her parents do. Joey, in turn, is always looking after her and taking care of her needs when mom and dad aren't around, even if she sometimes gets on his nerves.\ |
| 553 | \ |
| 554 | Bubbles, the family's overweight, slow-witted tabby cat and possibly Phil's favorite thing in the whole wide world. While the rest of the family are just fine with Bubbles and get along with him well enough, AP is convinced that the cat is secretly a supervillain named Disastro who is plotting to destroy Atomic Puppet.\ |
| 555 | \ |
| 556 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hN_MWKXfwY See their video profile here.]] |
| 557 | ---- |
| 558 | !! Phil Felt |
| 559 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Gets the most appearances out of all of Joey's family, such as "Survival of the Feltest", "Monster Truck Invasion", and "Pinched Nerves". |
| 560 | * BigEater: The man has demolished about a dozen large stacks of pancakes at a breakfast restaurant, and Zorp's analysis of his body indicates he can eat 40 slices of pizza in one sitting. |
| 561 | * BigFun: He's a pretty large man, but also a really nice guy who loves his family and his pet cat. |
| 562 | * BoisterousBruiser: A big rugged man who loves to spend time with his son. |
| 563 | * CutenessProximity: When it comes to his Bubbles, who he considers to be "the most adorable kitty-kat in the world". AP strongly disagrees. |
| 564 | * GoodParents: Phil definitely cares a lot about Joey and Abigail and really enjoys spending time with his son too. |
| 565 | * HappilyMarried: To Vivian. The two are shown to still be pretty affectionate towards each other. |
| 566 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he is tough and stern with his son (especially since he dislikes AP), he has made it clear that he genuinely enjoys spending time with him so Joey can become somebody who will make him proud. |
| 567 | * KindheartedCatLover: ''Really'' loves his cat Bubbles. In fact, more than Joey at times. |
| 568 | -->'''Phil (to Bubbles):''' You're like the son I never had! |
| 569 | -->'''Joey:''' Ummm, dad? |
| 570 | -->'''Phil:''' Oh, sorry. |
| 571 | * PapaWolf: He's shown to be pretty protective of his kids. When Joey tells him in "The Big Shift" that Mookie is "some jerk who hangs outside my school and beats up kids", Phil is ''furious''. |
| 572 | * ParentalObliviousness: To the fact that Joey is Atomic Puppet and that sock puppet he keeps is actually Captain Atomic. [[spoiler:This changes at the end of Season 1 when Joey reveals his secret identity to him.]] |
| 573 | |
| 574 | !! Vivian Felt |
| 575 | * ADayInTheLimelight: In "Don't Track the Mudman", where she plays a major role in the episode's conflict. |
| 576 | * AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: She babies the kids a fair bit, so she often becomes one for Joey. |
| 577 | * GoodParents: Although she is rather overprotective, Vivian does love her children very much. |
| 578 | * HappilyMarried: To Phil. The two are shown to still be pretty affectionate towards each other. |
| 579 | * HartmanHips: Not as exaggerated as some examples, but can be seen when she's in her bathrobes. |
| 580 | * {{Housewife}}: Usually seen doing laundry. |
| 581 | * MyBelovedSmother: Especially towards Joey. |
| 582 | * ParentalObliviousness: To the fact that Joey is Atomic Puppet and that sock puppet he keeps is actually Captain Atomic. [[spoiler:Phil decides to keep it a secret from her after he learns the truth because he doesn't need her "freaking out whenever [Joey] leaves the house".]] |
| 583 | * WomenAreWiser: She's a lot more mellow than Phil and is usually the first to object to any of his zanier ideas (such as training Bubbles to use their toilet) or to quiet him down when he gets impatient (like when he begins complaining about slow service at a pancake house). |
| 584 | |
| 585 | !! Abigail "Abbie" Felt |
| 586 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Gets the least screentime of all the Felts, but is given a limelight in "Snow Maniac". |
| 587 | * AffectionateNickname: Often referred by her parents and Joey as "Abbie" or "Abs". |
| 588 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Joey at times. |
| 589 | * CheerfulChild: Often very giddy and smiling. |
| 590 | * GenkiGirl: Excitable and fun-loving. |
| 591 | * GirlishPigtails: Two very long ones. |
| 592 | |
| 593 | !! Bubbles |
| 594 | * ADayInTheLimelight: "AP vs. Disastro", its sequel, and "Atomic Hairball" all feature him very significantly. |
| 595 | * BuffoonishTomcat: Pretty oblivious to his surroundings most of the time and rather slow as well. |
| 596 | * CatsAreMean: Averted, with the exception of "AP vs. Disastro 2", in which he becomes an evil genius after eating Mintenberg's new cat food brand. |
| 597 | * ExtremeOmnivore: Case in point: he once ate a ball of supercharged hair that transformed him into a giant monster. |
| 598 | * UnknownRival: To AP, who claims Bubbles is a supervillain named Disastro secretly conspiring against him. Bubbles is much too clueless to care about AP's hostility to him, and even Joey can't help but roll his eyes at AP's claims. |
| 599 | [[/folder]] |
| 600 | |
| 601 | [[folder: Rex Bordeaux]] |
| 602 | [[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rex_bordeaux.png]] |
| 603 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidHuband |
| 604 | |
| 605 | Mega City's top newsman, Rex Bordeaux built his career covering the amazing heroics Captain Atomic pulled off every day. But with Mega City's greatest hero gone, he now finds himself counting on newcomer Atomic Puppet to bring in the scoops that will keep his stellar reputation (and gigantic ego) afloat.\ |
| 606 | \ |
| 607 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDNo4u1h6gQ See their video profile here.]] |
| 608 | ---- |
| 609 | * ADayInTheLimelight: He features quite prominently in "Media Darlings". |
| 610 | * CompanionCube: His (secretly fake) mustache, which he refers to as "The General". |
| 611 | * {{Expy}}: Bears a striking resemblance to [[Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy Ron Burgundy]] (they even have the same initials). |
| 612 | * ItsAllAboutMe / SmallNameBigEgo: Very, ''very'' egotistical. His channel's newsvan is painted with an idealized version of himself riding a tiger and carrying a warhammer in a lightning storm. |
| 613 | * KentBrockmanNews: A washed-up narcissist who has been unable to find any success stories since the disappearance of Captain Atomic. Also shown to have a rivalry with the weatherman. |
| 614 | * {{Narcissist}}: He absolutely adores himself and is very easy to flatter. |
| 615 | * RecurringExtra: His usual role in any episode, but appears frequently enough that he's considered a major character. |
| 616 | [[/folder]] |
| 617 | |
| 618 | [[folder: Rudolph Mintenberg]] |
| 619 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mintenberg.png]] |
| 620 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ScottMcCord |
| 621 | |
| 622 | Known to the citizens of Mega City as the resident eccentric zillionaire, Rudolph Mintenberg has both endless money and endless spare time. What he lacks however is contentedness with his lavish and idle lifestyle. To sate his constant desire for the most extraordinary entertainment, he pours untold trillions into inventions and experiments that, more often than not, end up causing havoc around Mega City and require Atomic Puppet to step in and save the day.\ |
| 623 | \ |
| 624 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWhd1aiM9Y0 See their video profile here.]] |
| 625 | ---- |
| 626 | * AntiVillain: He's a regular antagonist to Atomic Puppet, due to them having to fight his various creations, but unlike Mookie, Tite-Gripp, and the rest, he has no sinister motivations. |
| 627 | * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Gets bored extremely quickly. |
| 628 | * ChekhovsGunman: Originally appeared only very briefly in "Ultimate Collection", where his sole purpose in the story was the owner of the 133rd Captain Atomic action figure. His return in "Something Chicken" and "AP vs. Disastro II" cemented his recurring status and gave him a more defined role and characterization. |
| 629 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Bored easily and just as easily entertained. |
| 630 | * EccentricMillionaire: '''B'''illionaire, and "eccentric" is an understatement (to say the least). |
| 631 | * FriendlyEnemy: Sometimes. Atomic Puppet doesn't like him very much, but he has helped them out too. |
| 632 | * GoofyPrintUnderwear: Wears purple dollar sign-patterned boxers underneath his bathrobes. |
| 633 | * TheHedonist: As an extremely rich, bored, and childish man, everything he does is purely for his own entertainment. |
| 634 | * HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Has expressed interest in hunting Atomic Puppet for sport a few times. |
| 635 | * InconsistentSpelling: The show often flip-flops between spelling his name as Mintenb'''e'''rg or Mintenb'''u'''rg. In his video profile on the show's official Youtube channel, it uses the latter spelling in the title but the former spelling appears in the video itself. Similarly, the "e" version is used for the episode "Mintenberg's Armor", but the "u" version appears in "Something Chicken". |
| 636 | * MadScientist: Most of the things he does to entertain himself could qualify him for one such as mutant chickens and superpowered robot suits. |
| 637 | * PsychopathicManchild: Highly eccentric, energetic, and easily bored all for an often problem-inducing combination. |
| 638 | * RichBoredom: The primary motive behind all his dangerous schemes. |
| 639 | * WildCard: Depending on the episode, he's either a kooky but non-malicious enemy, an oddball of an ally, or simply the guy who accidentally created the problem of the episode. |
| 640 | [[/folder]] |
| 641 | |
| 642 | [[folder: Warren Beasley]] |
| 643 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/warren.png]] |
| 644 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Mark Edwards |
| 645 | |
| 646 | Joey's next-door-neighbor, Warren is the kind of kid who pries his nose into everyone's business so he can collect secrets he can use against them. He knows everything about everyone in the neighborhood -- except Joey, whom he is very certain is hiding something extremely important away from everyone else.\ |
| 647 | \ |
| 648 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAkp8iczziA See their video profile here.]] |
| 649 | ---- |
| 650 | * ChekhovsGunman: While his debut in "Bad Lair Day" did establish his snooping and nerdy characterization, his reappearance in "Atomic Android" was much more significant and it fleshed him out a little more by introducing his interest in Joey's SecretIdentity and cementing his ChewToy status. |
| 651 | * TheChewToy: Let's see. He's been attacked by a robot duplicate of Atomic Puppet, scared multiple times by animatronics, abducted by a malevolent A.I., gotten amnesia ''three times'', and been arrested for "looking shifty". |
| 652 | * {{Fanboy}}: He ''really'' idolizes Rex Bordeaux. Fitting, since Rex's media vulture behavior mirrors Warren's snooping. |
| 653 | * GagNose: A large round pink nose holding up his glasses. |
| 654 | * InsistentTerminology: He's prefers to call his snooping "eavesdropping", as he tells Pauline in "Bad Lair Day". |
| 655 | * InsufferableGenius: Nerdy and complete with the snooty voice to go with it. |
| 656 | * {{Jerkass}}: He's a snobby little voyeur whose interests include stealing people's personal belongings, invading their privacy, blackmailing them with their dirty secrets, and threatening to expose said secrets for little good reason. It's telling that Joey and Pauline both seem to strongly dislike him. |
| 657 | * LaserGuidedKarma: Most episodes he appears in see him pay for his snooping activities in humiliating manners. |
| 658 | * NosyNeighbour: He even steals Phil's morning newspaper on a regular basis. |
| 659 | * SecretChaser: Is determined to prove that Joey Felt is Atomic Puppet. |
| 660 | * StalkerWithoutACrush: On everybody in his neighborhood, as well as his classmates. He likes to collect their secrets and personal information for future usage against them. |
| 661 | * StereotypicalNerd: Wears NerdGlasses, has YouthfulFreckles, is an unpopular fanboy and InsufferableGenius, on top of being TheChewToy. |
| 662 | * YouthfulFreckles: Like Joey, he has freckles that signify him as being a 12-year-old. |
| 663 | [[/folder]] |
| 664 | |
| 665 | [[folder: The Mayor of Mega City]] |
| 666 | [[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_mayor.png]] |
| 667 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Kevin Hanchard |
| 668 | |
| 669 | ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. He's happy Atomic Puppet keeps everyone safe, but not so much about the huge damage bills he has to pay for as a result of their regular fights against evil. Thus, he is determined to replace Atomic Puppet, be it bringing in a less destructive hero or getting the police to up their game.\ |
| 670 | \ |
| 671 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L-ZA976m8Q See their video profile here.]] |
| 672 | ---- |
| 673 | * EarlyBirdCameo: He makes a non-speaking cameo in "Bad Lair Day" before his more proper introduction in "Brawl-For-All". |
| 674 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his often antagonistic relationship with Atomic Puppet and going as far as too threaten to prevent them from ever protecting Mega City again, he really cares about Mega City and is very happy with how Atomic Puppet makes everyone feel safe, despite the costs. |
| 675 | * NoNameGiven / EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He's simply referred to as "the mayor". |
| 676 | * ObstructiveBureaucrat: Although not a bad mayor, he is most certainly not a friendly one towards Atomic Puppet. |
| 677 | [[/folder]] |
| 678 | |
| 679 | [[folder: Chief Kevlar]] |
| 680 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chief_kevlar.jpg]] |
| 681 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JosephMotiki |
| 682 | |
| 683 | Mega City's loud and volatile police chief, newly appointed by the Mayor of Mega City as part of his efforts to get a less expensive defender. An ex-spec ops commando, Chief Kevlar has no love for superheroes and ultimately seeks to show Mega City that the police can be a capable force against any supervillain.\ |
| 684 | \ |
| 685 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpPg-lFlw8w See their video profile here.]] |
| 686 | ---- |
| 687 | * DrillSergeantNasty: Used to be one and still acts like one. |
| 688 | * DrivenByEnvy: Part of the reason why he hates Atomic Puppet's vigilantism is because he wants to prove that the police are as capable of dealing with supervillains as superheroes are. |
| 689 | -->'''Chief Kevlar:''' That costumed ''freak'''s always stealing my thunder! |
| 690 | * HairTriggerTemper: Seriously, Pauline's usage of "like" when using ObfuscatingStupidity to steal a power-draining meteorite from him made him ''explode''. |
| 691 | -->'''Chief Kevlar:''' You say "like" one more time ''and I'm going to lock you up'' '''''for crimes against language!''''' |
| 692 | -->'''Pauline:''' *gulp* |
| 693 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: After the events of "Atomic Weakness", he becomes less antagonistic to Atomic Puppet, showing that despite being a RabidCop and GreenEyedMonster, he's willing to forgive others. And since he's the only cop in Mega City who averts PoliceAreUseless, he really just wants his men to be the best they can be in the end. |
| 694 | * LargeHam: Due to having NoIndoorVoice. |
| 695 | * NoIndoorVoice: It's hard to name an instance in which he's not screaming at the top of his lungs or sounding like he's about to lose it. |
| 696 | * PunnyName: Kevlar is a type of synthetic fiber used to make bulletproof vests -- fitting for a big scary cop. |
| 697 | * RabidCop: Especially with his zero-tolerance attitude towards ''any'' form of lawbreaking. |
| 698 | * ScaryBlackMan: As the hot-tempered head of the police. |
| 699 | * TopHeavyGuy: Similar to Commander Cavalier. |
| 700 | [[/folder]] |
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