History Film / TheSpecials

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** The obvious cause of the... [[ExecutiveMeddling discrepancies]] between the Specials and their toy counterparts.

* Executive Meddling: The obvious cause of the... [[ExecutiveMeddling discrepancies]] between the Specials and their toy counterparts.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The obvious cause of the... discrepancies between the Specials and their toy counterparts.

* [[{{Executive Middling}} Executive Meddling:]] The obvious cause of the... discrepancies between the Specials and their toy counterparts.

* {{Naive Newcomer}}: Night Bird.

* [[EvilIsSoxy Evil Is Sexy]]: Inverted. Deadly Girl comes closest to a skimpy costume, and she's a superhero, but when [[spoiler: the Weevil is seen after "selling out", he]] wears a ridiculous costume with artificial nipples on it.

* {{Evil Is Sexy}}: Inverted. Deadly Girl comes closest to a skimpy costume, and she's a superhero, but when [[spoiler: the Weevil is seen after "selling out", he]] wears a ridiculous costume with artificial nipples on it.

* {{Evil Is Sexy}}: [[invoked]] Inverted. Deadly Girl comes closest to a skimpy costume, and she's a superhero, but when [[spoiler: the Weevil is seen after "selling out", he]] wears a ridiculous costume with artificial nipples on it.

* [[{{Evil Is Soxy}} Evil Is Sexy]]: Inverted. Deadly Girl comes closest to a skimpy costume, and she's a superhero, but when [[spoiler: the Weevil is seen after "selling out", he]] wears a ridiculous costume with artificial nipples on it.

->'''Title Card:''' This is the story of the Specials...
->'''Title Card:''' ...The 6th or 7th greatest superhero team in the world.
->'''Title Card:''' They have spent many a day fighting natural disasters and battling supervillains.
->'''Title Card:''' This is not one of those days.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Amok is a lewd, crude jerk, but in the end [[spoiler:he is one of the most vocal proponents of keeping the team together.]]
* Creator/JudyGreer: Deadly Girl.

* [[{{Hay Its That Guy}} Hey, It's That Guy!:]] At least half the cast, including Creator/JordanLadd, [[Music/{{X}} John Doe]] and Melissa Joan Hart.
* HiveMind: Eight

* {{Evil Is Sexy}}: Inverted. Deadly Girl comes closest to a skimpy costume, and she's a superhero, but when [[spoiler: the Weevil is seen after "selling out", he]] wears a ridiculous costume with artificial nipples on it.

* [[{{Hay Its That Guy}} Hey, It's That Guy!:]] At least half the cast, including Creator/JordanLadd, Kelly Coffield, Sean Gunn, [[Music/{{X}} John Doe]] and Melissa Joan Hart.

* {{Moe}}: Night Bird

* [[{{Hay Its That Guy}} Hey, It's That Guy!:]] At least half the cast, including Creator/JordanLadd, RobLowe, Thomas Haden Church, PagetBrewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, Creator/JudyGreer, [[Music/{{X}} John Doe]] and Melissa Joan Hart.

* AchillesHeel: [[EyeScream Ms. Indestructible's eyes are not as tough as the rest of her.]]
* AdaptationDecay: The line of action figures in the movie.
* AllLesbiansWantKids: Power Chick's mothering of Alien Orphan.

* AscendedFanboy: Nightbird was a huge fan of the team before she joined.
* AtlasPose: U.S. Bill in the "Who Are the Specials?" mockumentary

* BreakTheCutie: Nearly happens to [[spoiler: Nightbird]], but is mostly averted.

* BerserkButton: Minute Man is somewhat sensitive to the proper pronunciation of his codename.

* ButchLesbian

* ChekhovsGun: Deadly Girl specifically mentions that Ms. Indestructible's power is indestructible skin, and that anyone who wanted to really hurt her should go for her eyes. [[spoiler: When Deadly finds out that Ms. Indestructible is cheating on The Strobe, she sucker-punches Ms. Indestructible in the right eye.]]

* ConspicuousCGI: Power Chick during the VFormationTeamShot.

* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Inverted. The Strobe actually threatens to kill first, ''then'' mutilate the body. "If I wanted to, I could cut your head off, and then do some intricate welding and slicing with your guts!"
* DarkIsNotEvil: Amok is a reformed super-villain with blue skin and a nineties-style black leather coat and pants costume. Deadly Girl summons demons and teleports through the netherworld. While they both aren't the ''nicest'' folks, neither of them are evil.

* DeadpanSnarker: Deadly Girl
* {{DeathBy Origin Story}}

* TheDitz: U.S. Bill

* DumbMuscle: U.S. Bill -- who is not just dumb, but clearly mentally disabled.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Completely and utterly averted with the Specials' headquarters, which is the suburban home of The Strobe and Ms. Indestructible.

* [[ExecutiveMiddling Executive Meddling:]] The obvious cause of the... discrepancies between the Specials and their toy counterparts.
* Expy:

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: The Weevil]]
* HandBlast: The Mighty Strobe has this. Amok has something similar, except their source is more random, due to a slight case of power incontinence, meaning they can sometimes come out his dick.
* HeelFaceTurn: Albeit offscreen and in the BackStory: Amok was a villain before joining the Specials.
* [[HayItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy!:]] At least half the cast, including Creator/JordanLadd, RobLowe, Thomas Haden Church, PagetBrewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, Creator/JudyGreer, [[Music/{{X}} John Doe]] and Melissa Joan Hart.

** Power Chick. She was even on the cover of ''Out'' magazine. Somehow Amok managed to miss this, so she has to tell him [[strike:straight]] outright.

* NaiveNewcomer: Nightbird.
* NonSequitur

A (2000) comedy film about the sixth (or seventh) greatest superhero team in the world. The movie follows the events of several days during which no major world-shaking events occur, instead focusing on the various team members' lives. During the course of the film a new member joins the team, a line of toys based on the Specials is unveiled, and long-festering conflicts within the team come to a head.

* AchillesHeel: Ms. Indestructible's [[EyeScream eyes]].

* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: Nightbird was a huge fan of the team before she joined.
* {{Atlas Pose}}: U.S. Bill in the "Who Are the Specials?" mockumentary
* BadassNormal: Mr. Smart's only super power is being the world's smartest man.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The obvious cause of the... discrepancies between the Specials and their toy counterparts.

** Power Chick. She was even on the cover of ''Out'' magazine. Somehow Amok managed to miss this, so she has to tell him outright.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Minute Man needs to repeatedly point out that his codename is pronounced "MY-NEWT man", as in tiny, not "MIH-NITT man", as in sixty seconds.