History ComicBook / AvengersAcademy

* HollywoodDateless: [[CuteMonsterGirl Tigra]], of all people, laments her dating impaired status during the series ("Single mom who sheds"). She could probably easily get dates--just not long term commitment.

* AvengersAssemble: Used in the original sense a few times.

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[[caption-width-right:256:And you thought your PE teacher was a dick.]]

* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: The UnfortunateImplications of this trope are lampshaded where the Avengers confront Cyclops' post-''Schism X''-Men team. Hawkeye (IIRC) says of Emma Frost, "I knew someone who dresses like that couldn't stay a good guy!", to which Tigra responds, "What does that make me? Doctor Doom?".

** Only [[ComicBook/NewWarriors Justice]] the instructor is a BadassCape

* BigDamnHeroes: Happens several times, most recently when students are going to sacrifice themselves to stop "The Worthy" and prevent the destruction of a city when [[spoiler: Giant-Man burst through the walls of the Infinite Mansion, attacking "The Worthy" while the rest of the staff (all of which are Avengers) show up to rescue the students!]]

* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Veil returns, along with Jeremy Briggs and Jocasta, in an attempt to close the Academy]].
* CanonImmigrant

* FiveTokenBand: Goes very, very close to this trope with the original lineup. Reptil is Latino, Mettle is half-Jewish and half either Black or Polynesian, Hazmat is a Japanese-American girl, Veil is also a girl and Striker is [[spoiler: gay]]. Later additions to the core team (White Tiger, Julie Power and X-23) are Latino, bisexual and a clone, respectively and are all girls.

** [[spoiler: And it was later revealed that Reptil would become possessed by the same and potentially evil alternate future version of himself in a later arc.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: one averted, one played with. During ''Fear Itself'', Hazmat, Mettle and Finesse agree to stay behind to hold off two of the Worthy (Titania and Absorbing Man) and self-destruct the Infinite Mansion. This is averted thanks to the timely intervention of Hank Pym, Jocasta and Quicksilver. Later, Hazmat and Mettle sacrifice their recently regained humanity and normalcy as well as the possibility of a normal life in order to save their friends (and the world) from Jeremy Briggs' plans.]]

* IHaveManyNames: In addition to everyone having a {{Code Name}}, Hank Pym has several. Often referred to simply as Hank Pym, he was The Wasp when the series started, before becoming (again) Giant-Man. And in his past he has also been Ant-Man, Yellowjacket and Goliath.

--> '''Emma Frost''': By the way, darling, I love your outfit. Don't let anyone tell you it's inappropriate for a teacher.

--> '''Tigra''': Ya know, before you judge, why don't you try wearing clothes over a heavy coat of fur in California.

--> '''Rockslide''': That chick's hardcore. I miss the sports bra, though.

** Also, Veil and Jocasta when they realize [[spoiler: Briggs is going to take away the superpowers of everyone on Earth and only give them to the ones ''he'' deems "worthy."]]
* NighInvulnerability:
** Mettle again, the {{Made of Iron}} type
** Veil of the Made of Air type

* TheOneThatGotAway: [[spoiler: Finesse possibly loses Reptil forever because she waited too long to reciprocate any feelings towards him.]]
* PairTheSpares: The end of the series ends with Hazmat and Mettle cementing their relationship, Julie Power on a date with Karolina, Striker going on a date/prom, Reptil and White Tiger hooking up and [[spoiler:Finesse left alone as her friendship with X-23 disintegrates completely and she loses her partial boyfriend Reptil because she waited too long]].
* PersonOfMassDestruction: While the limits of her power have not been revealed the radioactive Hazmat is dangerous to just be around outside of her suit or special room, and claims to be able to take out a city by herself (one way or another). During ''Fear Itself'', she created a localized explosion strong enough to stagger two of the Worthy. It created a MushroomCloud.

* ReedRichardsIsUseless: Actually a plot point that Hank Pym, as well as Reed Richards himself are unable to help [[spoiler:Veil, Mettle and Hazmat]].
** In their appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Spidey explains to the students in class how [[AmbitionIsEvil he was wrong for trying at first to use his powers for financial gain]] instead of [[ComesGreatResponsibility helping people]] and the students ask why he didn't just patent his webbing and make millions that he could donate to needy charities. Spidey counters that he'd have to give up his secret identity to patent it, but one of them points out he could have used proxies in the form of shell companies to hide the source of the webbing, and point by point take apart Mr. Parker's lesson plan as being illogical and overall, useless.
* RewindReplayRepeat: [[spoiler:The more anti-heroic of the students decide to find the Hood, beat him up, and put him begging for mercy on Website/YouTube, in revenge for his attack on Tigra. While Tigra believes this was a totally inappropriate action and chews them out for it, [[NotSoAboveItAll she can't resist watching the scene, again and again]]...]]

* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: The UnfortunateImplications of this trope are lampshaded where the Avengers confront Cyclops' post-''Schism X''-Men team. Hawkeye (IIRC) says of Emma Frost, "I knew someone who dresses like that couldn't stay a good guy!", to which Tigra responds, "What does that make me? Doctor Doom?"

* ShootTheShaggyDog [[spoiler: Veil gets one of these during the ComicBook/FearItself event, where she finds and rescues a mother from a collapsed building, only for the mother to be gunned down in front of her daughter just after being saved.]]

* StraightGay: [[spoiler: Striker]].

** Mettle

* TroubledTeen: The initial six kids vary in regards to their troubled nature, but they all singled out for being part of the program because they [[spoiler: have the potential to become villians]]. Hazmat (has to live her life in a suit to avoid killing anyone with her powers), Finesse (criminal parents and possibly dealing with autism), Veil (bullied severely), and Striker (molested as a child and coming to terms with his sexuality) fit this trope the most.
* TwistEnding: At the end of the first issue the students are led to believe they were chosen because they have the potential to become great heroes. [[spoiler: They were actually chosen because they have the greatest potential to be great villains and the Avengers want to steer them down a different path.]]

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In the final issue, just as the teachers are about to give the students their Level 3 Clearance as a graduation gift, Hazmat starts to lash out at the teachers by telling them the kids have always known they were enrolled out of fear they'd go off the deep end and turn to villainy. Giant-Man immediately responds that while that ''was'' the case at first, the students managed to rise to the occasion and prove themselves, time and again, as the heroes they are supposed to be, while Hawkeye points out that he himself was a "danger case" like them[[note]]When he joined the Avengers, people thought of him as a bad guy due to his first run-in with Iron Man, when the Black Widow (who was herself a villain at the time) manipulated him into fighting the ol' Shellhead[[/note]].

* EthnicityObscuringMutation: Mettle is black (and Jewish), but resembles a giant red robot with a SkullForAHead, and so he frequently gets mistaken for the Red Skull, a Nazi supervillain, much to his chagrin.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Averted in the original students. And the new students avoid it, too, unless you count Lightspeed showing off her midriff.
** But not by original teacher Tigra, runs around in a bikini. Counts as FridgeBrilliance when you consider the West Coast Manor is in California, and its probably hot enough for her already, as she's covered in fur 24/7. She even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this in some issues where the students and the Runaways meet up.

** And Ava Ayala, the New White Tiger, who was created for the new ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' animated series as confirmed by Gage on Twitter.

* NotSoDifferent: They have this first with the Runaways (which results in Lightspeed and Karolina becoming a couple, but there's also Victor bonding with White Tiger and Reptil over their Latino heritage, and Nico and Hazmat engaging in SnarkToSnarkCombat), then with the Jean Grey School kids (like Rockslide giving Mettle advice on loving a girl even when you have a body of inorganic matter, and Anole giving Striker tips on how to handle being the one gay kid in class).

Unrelated to the free-to-play mobile village simulator game [[VideoGame/AvengersAcademy with the same name]].

* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight The Horror Men Call Hybrid]].]]
* EthnicityObscuringMutation: Mettle is black (and Jewish), but resembles a giant red robot, and frequently gets mistaken for the Red Skull, a Nazi supervillain, much to his chagrin.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When the students are told that they can stop Korvac, Mettle says that the Avengers are already fighitng him and [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs "we're not even in the cartoons"]]. Striker points out that Reptil ''is'', because kids love dinosaurs. This is a reference to ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'' cartoon, which features Reptil as a rookie alongside the more famous classic Avengers.

* BiTheWay: Julie Power/Lightspeed, though this was strongly hinted in her previous appearances in ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' and ''ComicBook/TheLoners'' mini. She officially comes out in issue #23 of AA.

* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler: [[ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight The Horror Men Call Hybrid]].]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Jocasta faked her own death at some point.]]

* CrushKillDestroy: Juston's Sentinel SAYS things like that when it detects Mutants.

* HeroAcademy: Avengers Academy, which trains future heroes.

* SuperheroSchool: Kind of the whole point.

Unrelated to the free-to-play mobile village simulator game [[VideoGame/Avengers Academy with the same name]].

** Reptil who can turn into any Dinosaur. At first, it was only in parts, later he could change into a whole animal. [[spoiler: his adult self can change into any animal from the dimension that Moon-boy and Devil Dinosuar came from.]]

Unrelated to the free-to-play mobile village simulator game ''Avengers Academy''.

* IronicEcho: Issue #37: [[spoiler:As Jeremy lays dying, Finesse repeats the same phrase he said when he attacked the group, reminding him of the Avengers Academy's ultimate goal: "[[Film/{{Scarface}} Say hello to the bad guy.]]"]]

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In the final issue, just as the teachers are about to give the students their Level 3 Clearance as a graduation gift, Hazmat starts to lash out at the teachers by telling them the kids have always known they were enrolled out of fear they'd go off the deep end and turn to villainy. Giant-Man immediately responds that while that ''was'' the case at first, the students managed to rise to the occasion and prove themselves, time and again, as the heroes they are supposed to be, while Hawkeye points out that he himself was a "danger case" like them[[note]]When he joined the Avengers, people thought of him as a bad guy due to his first run-in with Iron Man[[/note]].

** For the teachers, we have: Hank Pym, who has undergone ''multiple'' psychotic breaks over his adult life, been divorced several times, and most recently spent a prolonged period as captive of the Skrulls. Tigra, whose mind has consistently been overwhelmed by her feral feline urges at several points (including an extended period where she had to be kept miniaturized in a cat enclosure to keep her from endangering people), and who was raped-by-proxy by a Skrull playing on her affection for Hank Pym, which got her pregnant. Robert Baldwin, who was the only survivor of an incident that killed 600 people, which broke him to the point he became obsessed with self-mutilation -- a practice he's ''still'' engaging in during the earliest issues.

* WhatHaveIDone: Giant-Man and Tigra are hit with this when the kids are called into action during the Fear Itself arc, especially when [[spoiler: Mettle kills a {{Mook}} and Tigra asks if he's prepared to do it again to protect civilians.]]
** Also, Veil and Jocasta when they realize [[spoiler: Briggs is going to take away the superpowers of everyone on Earth and only give them to the ones ''he'' deems "worthy."]]

* HollywoodDateless: Tigra of all people laments her dating impaired status during the series ("Single mom who sheds"). She could probably easily get dates--just not long term commitment.

* RewindReplayRepeat: [[spoiler:The more anti-heroic of the students decide to find the Hood, beat him up, and put him begging for mercy on Website/YouTube, in revenge for his attack on Tigra. While Tigra believes this was a totally inappropriate action and chews them out for it, she can't resist watching the scene, again and again...]]