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* FeelingTheirAge: A majority of the episode has Soul Power expressing doubts over his ability to defeat Professor Menace due to his age, particularly when Menace has retained his youth through cryogenic freezing. [[spoiler:As it turns out, it's all deception by Menace to demoralize his old adversary.]]
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* FanBoy: Virgil's dad turns out to be a big fan of Soul Power. He explains everything about him to Virgil, even saying he collected all of his comics as a kid and deeply regrets the day his mom forced him to throw them all out, especially since they would have been worth a fortune now.
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* FanBoy: {{Fanboy}}: Virgil's dad turns out to be a big fan of Soul Power. He explains everything about him to Virgil, even saying he collected all of his comics as a kid and deeply regrets the day his mom forced him to throw them all out, especially since they would have been worth a fortune now.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: When Mr. Hawkins imitates the Soul Power victory dance, a horrified Virgil begs him not to dance again.
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* AbsenteeActor: The one episode where Richie doesn’t put in any form of appearance.
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* BeamOWar: The climax has Soul Power's electric blast vs Professor Menace's EyeBeams. Soul Power was losing until Static and Sparky gave him an EnergyDonation, allowing him to overpower Menace.
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* ManOfKryptonite: Professor Menace's robots can absorb and reflect electricity. Fortunately, they are not immune to magnetism.
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* NotSoDifferent:
** Professor Menace initially leads on everyone to believe he was in cryostasis and ducked the decay of age. Later, it's revealed he disguised himself to look younger with an illusion and, like Soul Power, has grown old.
** Much as Virgil insists otherwise at first, the elder, campy hero is more like him than he wants to admit: determined, stubborn, and having a sidekick relying on gadgets.
** Professor Menace initially leads on everyone to believe he was in cryostasis and ducked the decay of age. Later, it's revealed he disguised himself to look younger with an illusion and, like Soul Power, has grown old.
** Much as Virgil insists otherwise at first, the elder, campy hero is more like him than he wants to admit: determined, stubborn, and having a sidekick relying on gadgets.
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* AscendedFanboy: Philip Rollins became Sparky because he idolized Soul Power in his youth.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Static scoffs at the Professor Menace moniker, but Soul Power tells him the guy came this close to taking over the world. All these years later and he and his creations are not to be trifled with.
* BigWhat: Static when Morris Grant reveals he is Soul Power.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Static scoffs at the Professor Menace moniker, but Soul Power tells him the guy came this close to taking over the world. All these years later and he and his creations are not to be trifled with.
* BigWhat: Static when Morris Grant reveals he is Soul Power.
* ChildProdigy: In his younger days, Philip Rollins built the electrically-charged suit that enables him to be Sparky.
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* GenreBlindness: Static assumes that Professor Menace is harmless based on his silly name and that he was active in the 1960s. A defeat from one of Menace's giant robot underlings proved otherwise.
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* GenreBlindness: Static assumes that Professor Menace is harmless based on his silly name and that he was active in the 1960s. A defeat from one of Menace's giant robot underlings proved otherwise. Soul Power even points out that Static should've recognized that Professor Menace would know how to fight someone with electricity-based powers.
* GreenEyedMonster: Virgil is clearly irritated when Robert says that Soul Power was not only the Static of his day but even better.
* HypocriticalHumor: When Static scoffs at his secret lair (the Power Pad), Soul Power asks about his. Static sheepishly admits it's an abandoned gas station.
* GreenEyedMonster: Virgil is clearly irritated when Robert says that Soul Power was not only the Static of his day but even better.
* HypocriticalHumor: When Static scoffs at his secret lair (the Power Pad), Soul Power asks about his. Static sheepishly admits it's an abandoned gas station.
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferent:
** Professor Menace initially leads on everyone to believe he was in cryostasis and ducked the decay of age. Later, it's revealed he disguised himself to look younger with an illusion and, like Soul Power, has grownold.old.
** Much as Virgil insists otherwise at first, the elder, campy hero is more like him than he wants to admit: determined, stubborn, and having a sidekick relying on gadgets.
** Professor Menace initially leads on everyone to believe he was in cryostasis and ducked the decay of age. Later, it's revealed he disguised himself to look younger with an illusion and, like Soul Power, has grown
** Much as Virgil insists otherwise at first, the elder, campy hero is more like him than he wants to admit: determined, stubborn, and having a sidekick relying on gadgets.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Soul Power went to his former sidekick, Philip Rollins, who now works at a high-tech defense satellite firm. Rollins says he can't let Soul Power access the satellites because he lacks the proper clearance and won't break the rules even for him. When the heroes leave, Soul Power demonstrates he "accidentally" acquired the needed material via static electricity.
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* ShoutOut: Professor Menace’s real name is [[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis]].
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* ShoutOut: Professor Menace’s real name is [[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis]].Dennis]].
* TemptingFate: Static questions if the Soulmobile can even start. Cut to them speeding up the street and Static being unprepared for how fast they're going.
* TemptingFate: Static questions if the Soulmobile can even start. Cut to them speeding up the street and Static being unprepared for how fast they're going.
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* OldSuperhero: Soul Power
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* OldSuperhero: Morris Grant is an old superhero named Soul PowerPower. Given his age, this means he was active long before even the events of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''.
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* ShoutOut: Professor Menace’s real name is [[Dennis ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS]].
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* ShoutOut: Professor Menace’s real name is [[Dennis ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS]].[[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dennis was the only other person who acknowledges Soul Power when Virgil had to read the comic out loud. He expressed a desire for Soul Power to lose and getting into a fight with Morris Grant (Soul Power) over it. The only other character to express a dislike was Professor Menace.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dennis was the only other person who acknowledges Soul Power when Virgil had to read the comic out loud. He expressed a desire for Soul Power to lose and getting into a fight with Morris Grant (Soul Power) over it. The only other character to express a dislike and get on Morris's nerves was Professor Menace.
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* ShoutOut: Professor Menace’s real name is Dennis.
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* ShoutOut: Professor Menace’s real name is Dennis.[[Dennis ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS]].
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* AbsenteeActor: The one episode where Richie doesn’t put in any form of appearance.
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* DancePartyEnding: Soul Power ends the episode by teaching Virgil his old dance moves.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Static learns the hard way that using his powers against robots created by the arch enemy of a superhero with identical powers is a bad idea.
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* ArchEnemy: Processor Menace was this to Soul Power. Defeating him is what finally lets him retire for good.
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* ArchEnemy: Processor Professor Menace was this to Soul Power. Defeating him is what finally lets him retire for good.
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* GenreBlindness: Static assumes that Professor Menace is harmless based on his silly name and that he was active in the 1960s. A defeat from one of Menace's giant robot underlings proved otherwise.
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* ChekhovsGunman: The businessman Soul Power calls in a favour from turns out to be his old sidekick Sparky.
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* SecretSecretKeeper: Turns out Morris knew Virgil was Static when they met due to sensing his electrical power. He only kept the secret until he saw Menace's robots on the news and needed Static's help.
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* SecretSecretKeeper: Turns out Morris knew Virgil was Static when they met due to sensing his electrical power. He only kept the secret until he saw Menace's robots on the news and needed Static's help.help.
* ShoutOut: Professor Menace’s real name is Dennis.
* ShoutOut: Professor Menace’s real name is Dennis.
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* FanBoy: Virgil's dad turns out to be a big fan of Soul Power. He explains everything about him to Virgil, even saying he collected all of his comics as a kid and deeply regrets the day his mom forced him to throw them all out, especially since they would have been worth a fortune now.
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* NotSoDiffernt: Professor Menace initially leads on everyone to believe he was in cryostasis and ducked the decay of age. Later, it's revealed he disguised himself to look younger with an illusion and, like Soul Power, has grown old.
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* NotSoDiffernt: NotSoDifferent: Professor Menace initially leads on everyone to believe he was in cryostasis and ducked the decay of age. Later, it's revealed he disguised himself to look younger with an illusion and, like Soul Power, has grown old.
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* NotSoDiffernt: Professor Menace initially leads on everyone to believe he was in cryostasis and ducked the decay of age. Later, it's revealed he disguised himself to look younger with an illusion and, like Soul Power, has grown old.
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* MadScientist: Professor Menace is a textbook example, building robots and other technology to accomplish world domination.
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* MadScientist: Professor Menace is a textbook example, building robots and other technology to accomplish world domination.domination.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Turns out Morris knew Virgil was Static when they met due to sensing his electrical power. He only kept the secret until he saw Menace's robots on the news and needed Static's help.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Turns out Morris knew Virgil was Static when they met due to sensing his electrical power. He only kept the secret until he saw Menace's robots on the news and needed Static's help.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dennis was the only other person who acknowledges Soul Power when Virgil had to read the comic out loud. He expressed a desire for Soul Power to lose and getting into a fight with Morris Grant (Soul Power) over it. The only other character to express a dislike was Professor Menace.
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Virgil finds himself in an unwanted team-up with a retired superhero, Soul Power, when the latter's archenemy, Professor Menace, has returned. Differences in age, experience and point of views get in Static and Soul Power's way, but these two will have to work together to stop Menace's plan.
!! Tropes for this episode
* ArchEnemy: Processor Menace was this to Soul Power. Defeating him is what finally lets him retire for good.
* CallBack: It seems Virgil never did give his and Richie's hideout a proper name. When he calls the Power Pad a lame name, Soul Power asks what his hideout is called. Even Soul Power admits "The Abandoned Gas Station of Solitude" isn't much better.
* {{Expy}}: Since the rights to DC's ComicBook/BlackLightning were unavailable, Soul Power was created to take his place.
* MadScientist: Professor Menace is a textbook example, building robots and other technology to accomplish world domination.
!! Tropes for this episode
* ArchEnemy: Processor Menace was this to Soul Power. Defeating him is what finally lets him retire for good.
* CallBack: It seems Virgil never did give his and Richie's hideout a proper name. When he calls the Power Pad a lame name, Soul Power asks what his hideout is called. Even Soul Power admits "The Abandoned Gas Station of Solitude" isn't much better.
* {{Expy}}: Since the rights to DC's ComicBook/BlackLightning were unavailable, Soul Power was created to take his place.
* MadScientist: Professor Menace is a textbook example, building robots and other technology to accomplish world domination.
