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* {{BFG}}: Triphammer built two of those in Season 2, one is used by Deena against the Heavy, the other by [[spoiler: Krispin]] against Supershock.
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* NoOneShouldSurviveThat: Christian, when Heavy brings down an apartment block on him.
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** EmpoweredBadassNormal: Happens in the fifth episode of Season 1 [[spoiler: for Christian]], and Season 2 finale [[spoiler: for Deena]]. [[StatusQuoIsGod Temporarily.]]
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** EmpoweredBadassNormal: Happens in the fifth episode of Season 1 [[spoiler: for Christian]], and Season 2 finale [[spoiler: for Deena]]. [[StatusQuoIsGod Temporarily.]]
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* SeriesContinuityError: Season 1 depicts Christian and Johnny Royalle as budding Powers in their twenties around the year 2005, particularly with Christian not having developed his flying abilities, while Season 2 has Christian noticeably older, able to fly and already in costume in 1998.
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* SeriesContinuityError: Season 1 depicts Christian and Johnny Royalle as budding Powers in discovering their twenties around powers as young men in the year 2005, early 90s, particularly with Christian not having developed his flying abilities, abilities yet, while Season 2 has Christian noticeably older, able to fly and already in costume in 1998.1998, with Triphammer's diary stating that he was around as Diamond at least since 1985.
** Season 2 has it, even more strangely, with [[spoiler: Morrison]], who admits to have been busy helping Music/TheBeatles record an album when JFK was assassinated, yet, in the next episode, reveals to have been captured by Russians and hauled off to gulag a year prior, only escaping in 1968.
* SharpDressedMan: The Heavy, complete with a BadassLongcoat and a [[NiceHat wide-brimmed fedora]].
** Season 2 has it, even more strangely, with [[spoiler: Morrison]], who admits to have been busy helping Music/TheBeatles record an album when JFK was assassinated, yet, in the next episode, reveals to have been captured by Russians and hauled off to gulag a year prior, only escaping in 1968.
* SharpDressedMan: The Heavy, complete with a BadassLongcoat and a [[NiceHat wide-brimmed fedora]].
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* TheEndOrIsIt: TheStinger for the series' final episode shows [[spoiler: Christian Walker unconscious in a featureless white area, with two voices discussing how long he was "out there"]].
* UnexplainedRecovery: happens to Deena, quite grotesquely, in Season 2 finale.
* UnexplainedRecovery: happens to Deena, quite grotesquely, in Season 2 finale.
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--> '''Christian:''' People don't just come back from the dead.
--> '''Supershock:''' You sure about that?
--> ''(cue AnswerCut)''
--> '''Supershock:''' You sure about that?
--> ''(cue AnswerCut)''
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The series is available in full for free on Playstation Network. Season 2 began airing May 31, 2016.
2016. The show was cancelled after season 2.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Walker tricks [[spoiler: Supershock into flying himself and Walker into the sun,]] killing them both.
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* SuperRegistrationAct: Following [[spoiler: Retro Girl's murder]] a former hero-cum-senator starts trying to pass a bill to make the use of Powers a federal offense. It comes up again at the end of season 2 after the truth about [[spoiler: Janice having covered up Supershock's]] SanitySlippage comes out.
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* MoralityChain: As a result of his SanitySlippage, [[spoiler: Janice was this for Supershock. She visited him every day to keep him from going totally off the deep end.]]
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* StockSuperpowers: Retro Girl's power set. She's got SuperStrength, [[NighInvulnerable invulnerability]] and {{flight}}.
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* WhamEpisode: The season 1 finale when [[spoiler: Retro Girl is murdered, apparently by Kaotic Chic]].
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* WhamEpisode: The season 1 finale when [[spoiler: Retro Girl is murdered, apparently by Kaotic Chic]].Chic]].
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Supershock is regarded as the strongest Power to ever exist. Turns out he [[spoiler: lost his mind years ago, and honestly believes that every bad thing that happens in the world is a result of his old archenemy...including Supershock himself going around killing Powers]].
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Supershock is regarded as the strongest Power to ever exist. Turns out he [[spoiler: lost his mind years ago, and honestly believes that every bad thing that happens in the world is a result of his old archenemy...including Supershock himself going around killing Powers]].
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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Krispin]] in season 2 episode 8. Apparently he's a Power.
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The series follows the Powers Division, a section of the police that deals with crimes involving superhumans. The primary character is former hero Christian "Diamond" Walker (Creator/SharltoCopley), who gets assigned a new partner, Deena Pilgrim (Susan Heyward) as they invesitage a series of deaths linked to a new drug called Sway, as well as dealing with some old faces from Walker's past, including Retro Girl (Creator/MichelleForbes), Johnny Royalle (Creator/NoahTaylor) and "Big Bad" Wolfe (Creator/EddieIzzard).
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The series follows the Powers Division, a section of the police that deals with crimes involving superhumans. The primary character is former hero Christian "Diamond" Walker (Creator/SharltoCopley), who gets assigned a new partner, Deena Pilgrim (Susan Heyward) as they invesitage investigate a series of deaths linked to a new drug called Sway, as well as dealing with some old faces from Walker's past, including Retro Girl (Creator/MichelleForbes), Johnny Royalle (Creator/NoahTaylor) and "Big Bad" Wolfe (Creator/EddieIzzard).
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* GovernmentConspiracy: In season 2, Heavy, the guy who [[spoiler: killed Retro Girl is actually a rogue CIA operative]], which they are very eager to cover up, even if it means letting [[spoiler: Retro Girl's killer go free.]]
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* LightEmUp: Zora has the ability to shape light, mainly by creating a number of purple-ish cubes. This also [[{{flight}} allows her to fly]] somehow.
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* DrivingQuestion: In the first episode of season 2, the question is "Who killed [[spoiler: Retro Girl]]?" and more importantly, "How?"
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* HandicappedBadass: Triphammer and his successor, Martinez, are both amputees. Bonus points for Martinez being a veteran.
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* LegacyHero: [[spoiler: Calista]] takes the name of Retro Girl after [[spoiler: Retro Girl's murder]].
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* ComesGreatResponsibility: Walker gives [[spoiler: Calista]] this speech in season 2 when she takes up [[spoiler: Retro Girl]]'s moniker.
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* PowerParasite: Wolfe can absorb the powers of other powers. He later gains the ability to [[spoiler: drain them at a distance when Johnny Royale uses his brain matter to make Sway and distributes it to a huge number of Powers.]]
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* PowerParasite: Wolfe can absorb the powers abilities of other powers.Powers. He later gains the ability to [[spoiler: drain them at a distance when Johnny Royale uses his brain matter to make Sway and distributes it to a huge number of Powers.]]
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Olympia's affairs have red hair, while his wife is blonde. He too is blond. Each of them had different reactions to the news of his death.
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* CaptainErsatz: As with the comics.
** Triphammer (IronMan)
** Diamond (a fusion of Franchise/{{Batman}} and Franchise/{{Superman}})
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* StockSuperpowers: Retro Girl's power set. She's got SuperStrength, [[NighInvulnerabile invulnerability]] and {{flight}}.
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A TV adaptation of the comic series of [[ComicBook/{{Powers}} the same name]] made by the UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork. It shares a number of characters, but many of their backstories are different.
The series follows the Powers Division, a section of the police that deals with crimes involving superhumans. The primary character is former hero Christian "Diamond" Walker (Creator/SharltoCopley), who gets assigned a new partner, Deena Pilgrim (Susan Heyward) as they invesitage a series of deaths linked to a new drug called Sway, as well as dealing with some old faces from Walker's past, including Retro Girl (Creator/MichelleForbes), Johnny Royalle (Creator/NoahTaylor) and "Big Bad" Wolfe (Creator/EddieIzzard).
The series is available in full for free on Playstation Network. Season 2 began airing May 31, 2016.
!!''Powers'' contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: Normal: Deena; Superhuman: Retro Girl, and [[spoiler: Calista after getting her powers.]]
* BadassNormal: Christian and Deena in spades, being powerless cops who police people with powers.
* BewareTheSuperman: Theoretically the goal of Kaotic Chic is to raise awareness of how reckless Powers can be. Kinda goes off the rails when they [[spoiler: start murdering people.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: Christian used to have powers, but they were stolen by Wolfe.
* CaptainErsatz: As with the comics.
** Triphammer (IronMan)
** Diamond (a fusion of Franchise/{{Batman}} and Franchise/{{Superman}})
** Retro Girl (GoldenAge {{Supergirl}})
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Triphammer is nothing more than a very intelligent man in powered armor.
* DirtyCop: Deena's father was one, as he stole a large amount of money during an investigation.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Krispin]] at the end of season 2 episode 1.
* DrivingQuestion: In the first episode of season 2, the question is "Who killed [[spoiler: Retro Girl]]?" and more importantly, "How?"
* FakingTheDead: Johnny Royale was presumed dead at the start of the series. Turns out he's still alive.
* HealingFactor: Wolfe's primary ability is to regenerate from almost any wound. By the end of season 1 it was so strong that it could stop Johnny from teleporting Wolfe's head off.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Olympia's affairs have red hair, while his wife is blonde. He too is blond. Each of them had different reactions to the news of his death.
* JurisdictionFriction: In season 2 the FBI is called in to investigate [[spoiler: Retro Girl's]] murder.
* MesACrowd: Simons has the ability of self duplication.
* OutWithABang: Olympia dies while having sex.
* PowerNullifier: Triphammer develops this technology.
* PowerParasite: Wolfe can absorb the powers of other powers. He later gains the ability to [[spoiler: drain them at a distance when Johnny Royale uses his brain matter to make Sway and distributes it to a huge number of Powers.]]
* StockSuperpowers: Retro Girl's power set. She's got SuperStrength, [[NighInvulnerabile invulnerability]] and {{flight}}.
* SuperRegistrationAct: Following [[spoiler: Retro Girl's murder]] a former hero, Cobalt Knight, starts trying to pass a bill to make the user of Powers a federal offense.
* {{Teleportation}}: Johnny Royale's ability. He can teleport himself, and others as well. He also has the ability to selectively teleport parts of things he's taking with him. Such as [[OffWithHisHead someone's head]].
* WhamEpisode: The season 1 finale when [[spoiler: Retro Girl is murdered by Kaotic Chic]].
The series follows the Powers Division, a section of the police that deals with crimes involving superhumans. The primary character is former hero Christian "Diamond" Walker (Creator/SharltoCopley), who gets assigned a new partner, Deena Pilgrim (Susan Heyward) as they invesitage a series of deaths linked to a new drug called Sway, as well as dealing with some old faces from Walker's past, including Retro Girl (Creator/MichelleForbes), Johnny Royalle (Creator/NoahTaylor) and "Big Bad" Wolfe (Creator/EddieIzzard).
The series is available in full for free on Playstation Network. Season 2 began airing May 31, 2016.
!!''Powers'' contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: Normal: Deena; Superhuman: Retro Girl, and [[spoiler: Calista after getting her powers.]]
* BadassNormal: Christian and Deena in spades, being powerless cops who police people with powers.
* BewareTheSuperman: Theoretically the goal of Kaotic Chic is to raise awareness of how reckless Powers can be. Kinda goes off the rails when they [[spoiler: start murdering people.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: Christian used to have powers, but they were stolen by Wolfe.
* CaptainErsatz: As with the comics.
** Triphammer (IronMan)
** Diamond (a fusion of Franchise/{{Batman}} and Franchise/{{Superman}})
** Retro Girl (GoldenAge {{Supergirl}})
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Triphammer is nothing more than a very intelligent man in powered armor.
* DirtyCop: Deena's father was one, as he stole a large amount of money during an investigation.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Krispin]] at the end of season 2 episode 1.
* DrivingQuestion: In the first episode of season 2, the question is "Who killed [[spoiler: Retro Girl]]?" and more importantly, "How?"
* FakingTheDead: Johnny Royale was presumed dead at the start of the series. Turns out he's still alive.
* HealingFactor: Wolfe's primary ability is to regenerate from almost any wound. By the end of season 1 it was so strong that it could stop Johnny from teleporting Wolfe's head off.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Olympia's affairs have red hair, while his wife is blonde. He too is blond. Each of them had different reactions to the news of his death.
* JurisdictionFriction: In season 2 the FBI is called in to investigate [[spoiler: Retro Girl's]] murder.
* MesACrowd: Simons has the ability of self duplication.
* OutWithABang: Olympia dies while having sex.
* PowerNullifier: Triphammer develops this technology.
* PowerParasite: Wolfe can absorb the powers of other powers. He later gains the ability to [[spoiler: drain them at a distance when Johnny Royale uses his brain matter to make Sway and distributes it to a huge number of Powers.]]
* StockSuperpowers: Retro Girl's power set. She's got SuperStrength, [[NighInvulnerabile invulnerability]] and {{flight}}.
* SuperRegistrationAct: Following [[spoiler: Retro Girl's murder]] a former hero, Cobalt Knight, starts trying to pass a bill to make the user of Powers a federal offense.
* {{Teleportation}}: Johnny Royale's ability. He can teleport himself, and others as well. He also has the ability to selectively teleport parts of things he's taking with him. Such as [[OffWithHisHead someone's head]].
* WhamEpisode: The season 1 finale when [[spoiler: Retro Girl is murdered by Kaotic Chic]].
