Line #31 Characters/SuperSolvers


1	These are the characters that appear in the ''Super Solvers'' games:
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3	!!The Super Solver
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5	[[quoteright:88:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/super_solver_4694.png]]
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7	Our protagonist. A mysterious detective clad in body-obscuring clothes who constantly foils the plans of Morty Maxwell.
8	* AmbiguousGender: So many of their features are obscured that it's impossible to tell.
9	* EyeObscuringHat: A red cap, which is one of their many [[FeaturelessProtagonist body-obscuring]] articles of clothing.
10	* FeaturelessProtagonist: Nearly their entire body is obscured by their clothing, making it near impossible to discern information such as their gender, age, etc.
11	** Taken even further in ''Operation Neptune''. We never get to see inside the submarine, and thus are unable to see the protagonist at all.
12	** Slightly averted in ''Treasure Mathstorm!'' where the Super Solver has only one body part exposed; a big, round, and [[AmbiguouslyBrown vaguely tan-colored]] nose. Which is ironic since they spend the majority of that game in a cold snowy mountain, which would give them incentive to keep their face fully covered.
13	* TheHero: The main protagonist, and the one to foil Morty's evil plans at every turn.
14	* PrimaryColorChampion: They're the protagonist, and they wear a red cap, a blue trenchcoat, and yellow shorts.
15	* ScienceHero: In ''Gizmos & Gadgets'', the Super Solver learns about the science of vehicles and aircraft to save the Shady Glen Science Center.
16	* SilentProtagonist: Played straight most of the time. It's a little less clear in the Windows version of ''Midnight Rescue'', though. When confronting the robot hiding Morty Maxwell, the Super Solver points at him, while the narrator's voice says "I accuse you of being the Master of Mischief!" Maybe the narrator is just speaking for the Super Solver, or maybe the Super Solver ''is'' the narrator.
17	* WeaponizedCamera: In ''Midnight Rescue,'' the Super Solver's main tool is a camera. It serves two functions: One, to take photos of Morty's robots to gain clues on which robot Morty is hiding inside. Two, to zap the robots and make them disappear whenever they try to attack you.
18	!!Morty Maxwell
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20	[[quoteright:226:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mortymaxwell1_7.png]]
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22	The self-proclaimed Master of Mischief, and the main antagonist of the series.
23	* AlliterativeName: '''M'''orty '''M'''axwell, the '''M'''aster of '''M'''ischief.
24	* ArchEnemy: To the Super Solver.
25	* BigBad: The source of all the trouble throughout the entire series... except ''Operation Neptune'', which doesn't have a villain. Whenever there's an evil plot in this series, Morty is behind it.
26	* CardCarryingVillain: He seems very conscious and proud of his villainy.
27	* TheChewToy: A common RunningGag throughout the series is him telling the robots about how they can attack the Super Solver, only for the robots to use said attack on ''him''. He also usually gets defeated in very comical ways. And because of all the trouble he causes, it's pretty funny to watch.
28	* CreepyHighPitchedVoice: A man with a very shrill voice, and he's the main villain of the series.
29	* DastardlyWhiplash: Thanks to his sinister mustache and his cartoonishly villainous personality and behavior, he comes across as one of these in the clothes of a MadScientist.
30	* EinsteinHair: Has very frazzled hair. It's brown, but graying at the temples.
31	* EvilEyebrows: Has noticably sinister-looking black eyebrows.
32	* EvilIsHammy: His dialogue is very dramatic, and he's a very nasty person.
33	* EvilIsPetty: In the main games, his schemes mainly consist of trying to take control of small establishments, like a TV studio and a toy factory. Also, his robots seem designed to be minor annoyances to the Super Solver rather than actually trying to hurt or kill them.
34	* EvilLaugh: He does this a few times in ''Mission: T.H.I.N.K'', such as in the VillainOpeningScene, but in other games, he doesn't do it at all.
35	* EvilPlan: He has a different one in each game, but they usually boil down to taking over a certain building for some selfish purpose.
36	* EvilSorcerer: In the spinoff games, which focus more on fantasy. He still has some hints of this in the main games, though.
37	* EvilSoundsDeep: Usually averted, as he has a shrill, high-pitched voice in most games. However, ''Spellbound!'' inexplicably gives him a much deeper voice.
38	* HarmlessVillain: His schemes are usually meant to fulfill some selfish desire (for example, taking over a science institution just to keep people from learning more than him) rather than anything catastrophic. Also, his robots are designed only to get in the Super Solver's way, not to actually hurt them. In the Windows version of ''Midnight Rescue'', he specifically says that he wants the robots to "keep the Super Solver busy" rather than trying to kill them or anything.
39	* HighCollarOfDoom: The collar of his lab coat is usually turned up to give off this effect.
40	* ItsAllAboutMe: His massive ego is shown many times:
41	** In ''Midnight Rescue'', many of the reading passages are essays written by him when he was in school, or other documents about him. [[https://youtu.be/OzXHI22IOSA?t=1m59s He even goes as far as to specifically point this out]], and sounds quite proud about it.
42	** In ''Gizmos & Gadgets'', his main motivation for taking over the technology center is simply to keep anyone from becoming smarter than him. Also, if you look closely, you'll see that Morty's blueprints for the plan are labelled "MORTY'S (THAT'S ME) BIG PLAN".
43	* KarmaHoudini: No matter how many times the Super Solver foils Morty's plans, he never gets any actual comeuppance for his antics.
44	* KidsAreCruel: The readings in ''Midnight Rescue'' show that he was a prankster even as a child, though he seems to have been a JerkWithAHeartOfGold back then.
45	* LaughablyEvil: While he's clearly a nasty person, he is largely PlayedForLaughs.
46	* MadScientist: A textbook example. He's a crazy, villainous guy who wears a lab coat and builds all sorts of evil robots and machines.
47	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Not only does he have the first name Morty, his nickname (which is his ''only'' name in the spinoffs) is "The Master of Mischief", which is clearly not the name of someone with good intentions.
48	* TheNapoleon: Implied. We never see him next to any other people for comparison (except the Super Solver, whose age is ambiguous). However, considering his proportions (the sizes of his head compared to his body), it seems likely that he falls into this category. He ''certainly'' has the rude, authoritative personality to go with it.
49	* ObviouslyEvil: His design combines MadScientist with DastardlyWhiplash, he has an army of sinister robots, and he likes to take control of different buildings around town.
50	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In the spinoff games, he is only referred to as "The Master of Mischief", which is just a nickname for him in the main games.
51	* PsychopathicManchild: Tellingly, the first game has him attempt to take revenge on his old ''middle school''. Apparently, he's held some grudges since then, as his teachers and even some of his classmates [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor did not seem to share his sick sense of humor]].
52	* RobotMaster: Usually has a group of robots to do his evil bidding. In ''Mission T.H.I.N.K'', he reveals that he built [[MonsterOfTheWeek his new robot minions in the game]] from broken parts that he "rescued... from the recycling center." But other than that, it's never revealed how or where he gets the resources to build his robots.
53	* SmugSnake: He has a very haughty, school-bully-like attitude, and it's clear that he thinks highly of himself despite being incompetent and manchildish.
54	* ThirteenIsUnlucky: The fact that his name begins with M, the thirteenth letter of the alphabet, is noted in one question in ''Midnight Rescue''.
55	* TookALevelInJerkass:
56	** The readings in ''Midnight Rescue!'' show that as a child, Morty had unusual interests and a love of harmless pranks, but he seemed fairly well-adjusted, and had several PetTheDog moments towards his classmates. His morality seems to have gone downhill with those people out of his life.
57	** His plans in the ''Treasure'' tetrology are much more disruptive than in the other games.
58	* VillainExitStageLeft: After being caught in the DOS ''Midnight Rescue'', he disappears in a puff of smoke. The Windows version, and some other games in the series avert this by having him defeated, albeit in comical ways.
59	* VillainsLoveEntertainment: Morty has displayed a love of games and contests throughout the series. This is best shown in ''Gizmos & Gadgets'' and ''Mission T.H.I.N.K.'', where he challenges the player to a series of races and board games respectively, promising to relinquish the buildings he has taken control of if the player can beat him in every level of the games. Morty sometimes shows VillainRespect for the Super Solver, implying that he enjoys competing with them, but other times, he turns out to be a SoreLoser. Also, in ''Spellbound'', he participates in a spelling bee. This seems to be Morty's only game where [[VillainyFreeVillain he's not doing anything overtly evil]].[[note]]Although, aside from the Super Solver, all the other competitors in the spelling bee are Morty's robots. This implies that he entered them into the contest to stack the odds in his favor, which is pretty unscrupulous of him.[[/note]]
60	* VillainousBreakdown: In almost every game, he freaks out and protests whenever the Super Solver wins.
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62	!!Robotic Paintbrushes (Buffo, Lectro, Pogo, Rollo, and Turbo)
63	Morty Maxwell's minions in ''Midnight Rescue''. They are 5 robots with paintbrushes on their feet/undersides to cover the Shady Glen school with disappearing paint.
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65	* BanditMook: If they bump into the Super Solver, they steal film - which is a limited resource and important to solving the mystery.
66	* TheBusCameBack: They all come back to compete against you in ''Spellbound!''
67	* LetterMotif: All of their names end with an "o".
68	* MachineMonotone: In ''Spellbound!'', they all [[SuddenlyVoiced gain]] monotone, electronic-sounding voices. The pitch of the voice varies depending on which robot it is, but they all still speak in monotone.
69	* NonLethalKO: If the Super Solver is hit by one of their thrown items, they lose "time off the clock," implying this happens.
70	* QuirkyMinibossSquad: A group of minions who confront the Super Solver throughout the game to cause trouble.
71	* SilentAntagonist: In ''Midnight Rescue'', they make loud mechanical sounds whenever they appear, but have no actual dialogue or vocal sounds. Averted in their appearance in ''Spellbound!''
72	* SlasherSmile: All five of them have unnervingly devilish grins.
73	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Unlike the other four robots, Pogo has a vaguely feminine design, especially with what looks like a skirt near her brush.
74	* SuddenlyVoiced: Unlike in their previous appearance, they can speak in ''Spellbound!''
75	* ThemeNaming: All five are named after different types of paintbrushes, with an "o" added to the end for good measure.
76	** Buffo's base resembles a floor ''buffer''.
77	** Lectro is an ''electric'' paintbrush.
78	** Pogo's base is a traditional paintbrush, which makes her bounce as if on a ''pogo'' stick.
79	** Rollo's base is a paint ''roller.''
80	** Turbo resembles a high-powered, or ''turbo'', spray can.
81	* TinCanRobot: Although they have very humanlike (albeit [[FrozenFace unchanging]]) faces, they otherwise look like standard cartoonish robots.
82	* {{Troll}}: In the opening cutscene of ''Midnight Rescue'', Rollo tosses an apple at Morty while he's speaking.
83	* VillainTeleportation: They seemingly come out of nowhere in the hallways. Sometimes when you enter a room, one of them appears in the room in a puff of smoke.
84	* WeakenedByTheLight: The flash of the Super Solver's camera is their only weakness.
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86	!! Telly
87	Morty's robot minion in ''Outnumbered!'' Telly chases the Super Solver around the halls of the TV station. If you can zap him, he will give you clues on Morty's location, provided you can prove your skill at solving his math questions.
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89	* TheBusCameBack: Like the paintbrushes, he comes back in ''Spellbound!''
90	* FriendlyEnemy: He congratulates you when you get his math questions right. There's also a "Drill for Skill" setting, where he helps your math skills by quizzing you for free.
91	* LiteralMinded: Morty finds this out the hard way in the opening cutscene of the Windows version.
92	* SoundtrackDissonance: He gets a rather jolly-sounding theme when he shows up in the Windows version of ''Spellbound!''
93	* VillainTeleportation: Like the paintbrushes, he can do this.
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95	!! Livewire
96	Another robot minion in ''Outnumbered!'' Livewire occasionally appears in the rooms of the TV station, and slithers around on the floor trying to zap the Super Solver to drain energy from their remote control.
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98	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Unlike the paintbrush bots and Telly, Livewire does not return for ''Spellbound!'' ''Outnumbered!'' is its sole appearance.
99	* PsychoElectro: A scary-looking robot that tries to electrocute you.
100	* SnakesAreSinister: Invoked. It's a living electrical wire that looks, and slithers, like a snake.
101	* WeaksauceWeakness: You can make it go away by zapping it with the remote, the very thing that Livewire is trying to stop you from using in the first place. But either way, it's drained your resources.
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103	!! Zoom
104	A friendly dolphin who helps you out in ''Operation Neptune''. Zoom's job is to replenish your oxygen supply when you're running out.
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106	* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: He's apparently been trained to carry your oxygen tank on his back.
107	* BigDamnHeroes: You'll be happy when he arrives if you're low on fuel.
108	* HeroicDolphin: It's no surprise that the sea creature who helps you is a dolphin.
109	* TruthInTelevision: Dolphins can't survive at certain depths, so if you're very deep underwater, Zoom won't be able to reach you.
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111	!! Rusty
112	[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rusty_dog.png]]
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114	One of the Metal Minions in ''Mission: T.H.I.N.K.'' Unlike the rest of the Minions, who are cat-like, Rusty is built in the form of a dog. He doesn't like what Morty is doing, and decides to help the Super Solver.
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116	* AnimalJingoism: He's the only "dog" Metal Minion, and helps the Super Solver, while the "cats" are loyal to Morty.
117	* HeroicDog: A doglike robot who helps the Super Solver.

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