S1 - Ep 4: The "Not-So-Dull" Summer Camp - Pt 3
The 3 teams of 11 are formed and leaders chosen by the governor. After falling asleep, Luz discovers that her powers come with a surprising mental guest.
This chapter contains examples of:
- Ambiguously Brown: Stanley, Theodore and Ronny have tan skin but there's no indication what their ethnicity is.
- Bilingual Bonus: Luz once again speaks in Spanish. Translations below.
- Oh, Dios mío! (Oh my god)
- Blank White Void: Luz's dreamscape is this, except its black.
- Campfire Character Exploration: Luz and her team introduce and start to get to know each other around the camp fire outside their base.
- Dark Is Evil: All For One wears dark clothes, exists in the dark void of Luz's Mental World, and was the most powerful villain in his world.
- Deadly Game: Luz refers to the Death Camp as "murder with extra steps".
- French Jerk: Averted. Jean Pierre is of French descent but is a decent enough guy.
- The Glomp: Luz does this to Julia when thanking her for offering to be her Number Two. Julia returns the hug.
- Greed: Exploited. Maxwell also adds the incentive of a cash prize of $1.1 Billion to the winning team.
- Heroic Build: Stanley has the body build, height, and posture of an Olympic track runner and is a Nice Guy.
- Instant Wristwatch: The Governor looks at his wrist watch every now and again as the kidnapped teenagers collect their composure.
- Irony: When she is kidnapped and put in a Deadly Game with other superhuman teenagers, Luz is especially alarmed for, as far as she could tell, everyone else in the room had stronger, better powers than her holed hands. Turns out she has the infamous All For One Quirk, making her potentially the most dangerous and lethal combatant of all.
- The Leader: Their names chosen at random, Luz Noceda, Kennedy Jennkins and Emilia Worstoch are made the team leaders of The Alpha Squadron, Heaven's Devils and Foxtrot, respectively.
- Leader Wannabe: Inverted for Luz. She really doesn't want to lead but reassures her team she'll do her best.
- Legalized Evil: Governor Maxwell tells the superhuman kids that any crimes they commit the Death Camp will be swept under the rug. And he does mean any crime.
- Luminescent Blush: Luz has this when she realises she just hugged Julia without asking and apologises. Luckily, for her Julia doesn't mind at all.
- Nerves of Steel:
- Stanley Richardson shows this, being one of the first of the kidnapped kids to calmly question the Antagonistic Governor that orchestrated the whole thing, while most were too afraid to say anything at all.
- Julia, to Luz's surprise, can be this, too.
- Nonconformist Dyed Hair: Judy Valentina has dyed half-pink and half-brown hair.
- Number Two: Julia not long afterwards offers to be her second-in-command, so that Luz doesn't feel too pressured. The Leader is so happy she hugs her for it.Julia: Every good leader has someone to fall back on if they're heavily wounded or tired, right? King Arthur had Sir Geraint. So you can have me? Why not? Besides, I don't mind. It's not like you're forcing me to take up this role, in the first place.
- Rambunctious Italian: Inverted. Marcone Giovanni is of Italian descent but has a more composed demeanor.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: All For One is described as wearing a black two-piece business suit not too dissimilar to what the Governor wears.
- Short Teens, Tall Adults: Governor Rodger Maxwell is over 6 ft. tall, one of Luz's teammates, Arla Thatcher, is around 4 ft. tall.
- Shout-Out: The Alpha Squadron flag is based on the FBI flag from Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
- Stunned Silence: For over a minute, the kidnapped teenagers are quiet with terror, and dread at the horrendous situation they're in.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Camila may have been the one to send Luz to Summer Camp, but notes she knew nothing about it being turned into a Death Camp.
- Wham Episode: At the end of the chapter, Luz meets All For One himself, her Quirk's predecessor, in her Mental World after she fell asleep and he knows her name. There’s no way Luz is prepared to have that manipulative monster in her mind, the way he was with Tomura in canon.
- You Got Guts: Stanley has this opinion on Luz for admitting that's she's super nervous to actually be leading a team, but will try her best to be a good leader. He tells her made the right call joining her.
"Uh… who are you?"
"Ah, you'll learn that in due time, my dear Luz. For now, take a seat. We have much to discuss and so little time in which to do so."
