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* An interim series, "Legends", rereleased the characters and gimmicks from Series 1 to Series 9 for ease of newer collectors. Kid Kazoom and Kid Fury returned as joint Ultra Rares of this series.
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* GrapplingHookPistol: Part of Oculus Max's arsenal is a gauntlet-worn grappling hook pistol.
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* SuperHearing: Mikey and Whisper (who are both based on microphones) both have this as their superpower.

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* WeaponizedStench: The team ability of the Double Acids. Being made up of an onion and a garlic bulb, the two of them use their foul odors to hinder their opponents.

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* WeaponizedStench: A variety of [=SuperThings=], primarily villains, have odors as their super ability:
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The team ability of the Double Acids. Being made up of an onion and a garlic bulb, the two of them use their foul breath odors to hinder their opponents.opponents.
** Doc Detrius, a living garbage bag, can loosen his tie and send foul odors in all directions.
** Toxfung, a poison mushroom, can unleash a variety of toxic spores, but most of them end up a stinky cloud that hits his opponents and clings onto them.
** Caulipower, a stalk of cauliflower, has super strength as his ability, but being already stinky equals his attacks causing his stench to rub off onto others when he hits.
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** Fuji Hammer and Pearonius take inspiration in design and abilities from various iterations of [[Myth/NorseMythology Thor and Loki]], respectively.
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* CyberGreen: Gamerglitch, being powered by green Kazoom energy, is a video game-themed Kazoom Kid that is neon green in color. One of her partners, Negabyte, a Game Boy-styled [=SuperThing=], has a green screen, also fitting the theme.

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* CyberGreen: Gamerglitch, Gameglitch, being powered by green Kazoom energy, is a video game-themed Kazoom Kid that is neon green in color. One of her partners, Negabyte, a Game Boy-styled [=SuperThing=], has a green screen, also fitting the theme.



* GamerChick: Gamerglitch was originally a [=KaboomTube=] livestreamer. Now, imbued with the power of her video games and green Kazoom energy, she's a villainous video game Kazoom Kid with endless stamina and powerful abilities.

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* GamerChick: Gamerglitch Gameglitch was originally a [=KaboomTube=] livestreamer. Now, imbued with the power of her video games and green Kazoom energy, she's a villainous video game Kazoom Kid with endless stamina and powerful abilities.
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* JuniorCounterpart: Some of the Kazoom Kids, rather than being representatives of different items, are instead counterparts to existing major [=SuperThings=]:
** Kazoom Power is the junior counterpart to Kid Kazoom. Like his counterpart, Kazoom Power has the issue of having too much power bundled up into an inexperienced body.
** Fury Storm is the junior counterpart to Kid Fury. Considering they both share the same temperamental personality, this proves to be chaotic for both of them.
** Mega K is the junior counterpart to Professor K. While as scientific-minded as the professor, they are far more bungling.
** Enigma, rather than getting his own junior counterpart, instead ''becomes'' his own junior counterpart. With the ability to turn into a Kazoom Kid when needed, he uses this ability to stay on equal footing with the other stronger-powered Kazoom Kids, and also put balance into the rivalry against Mega K.
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* DominoMask: One of the always-worn items of a majority of the characters, heroes and villains alike. Some eschew the mask for goggles or glasses that fit the similar aesthetic, while hat-based characters have the hatband making up a portion of their mask.

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* DominoMask: One of the always-worn items of a majority of the characters, heroes and villains alike. Some eschew the mask for goggles or glasses that fit the similar aesthetic, while hat-based characters have the hatband making up a portion of their mask. In non-toy scenarios for the brand, the mask is one of the few items that is never removed, even in alternate outfits.

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* MarketBasedTitle: The ''[=SuperThings=]'' name was originally the name given to English-speaking countries for the brand, as the toyline's original name was ''[=SuperZings=]'' in its native Spanish. Starting with the "Super Spies" series, the whole series would adopt the "[=SuperThings=]" name.



* PerkyFemaleMinion: Mega K is an excitable Kazoom Kid that is teamed up with the villains. The current assistant to Professor K., she is enthusiastic in his experiments, though she has a tendency to cause them to be bungled.
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* ActionFigureFileCard: The [=SuperThings=] all have file card-esque bios that list their power, catchphrase, and sometimes a few facts about their personality; these are readable on the toyline's official website, except for the ones from Series 3 (which are unavailable due to a glitch) and ''Evolution'' (which the site has not yet been updated to include).


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* CactusPerson: Kactor, the [[BigBad villainous Super Leader]] of Series 1, is an anthropomorphic cactus with the ability to fire his spines.


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* CamelCase: [="SuperThings"=] is written like this, with capitalization but no space.


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* EnemyScan: X-385 II's power allows him to perform a version of this- if he touches someone, he can make (always correct) information about them appear in his documents.


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* FluorescentFootprints: Spybulb's power allows his light to reveal the tracks of anyone who'd recently walked across whatever ground or floor his light is pointed at, with the tracks taking the form of luminescent footprints.


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* FlyingSaucer
** Alien Bandit, the villainous Super Leader from Series 5, is a flying saucer with the ability to fire out a TractorBeam.
** Saturnalia from Mutant Battles, is another [=UFO=], this time with GravityMaster powers.
** The Evolution series introduces Nebulaxia, a Kazoom Kid based on flying saucers. Her partner [=SuperThing=], Star Explorer, is also a [=UFO=]. Humorously, while the previous saucer [=SuperThings=] had been rivaled with rockets, Nebulaxia's rival, Whoosh, is based on... electric fans.


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* MasterOfThreads: Tangle Boy has the power to create and control yarn.


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* RetroRocket: There are two [=SuperThings=] based on the classic "cartoon rocket" design- the heroic Rocketzing from Series 5, and the villainous Star Bandit from Mutant Battles.


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* ShearMenace: There are four villains based on scissors: Mad Blades, Double Shack, Cutleaf (who's specifically based on gardening shears), and Shack Shock. All of them share AbsurdCuttingPower as their ability.


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* SpikeShooter: Kactor, a CactusPerson, has the ability to fire out his spines.

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* GamerChick: Gamerglitch was originally a [=KaboomTube=] livestreamer. Now, imbued with the power of her video games and green Kazoom energy, she’s a video game Kazoom Kid with endless stamina and powerful abilities.

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* FourLeafClover: Lucky O' Green has a four-leaf clover as his object representation. His ability, "Stroke of Luck", lets him [[BornLucky bring good luck towards himself]].
* GamerChick: Gamerglitch was originally a [=KaboomTube=] livestreamer. Now, imbued with the power of her video games and green Kazoom energy, she’s a villainous video game Kazoom Kid with endless stamina and powerful abilities.



* IdeaBulb: This trope is parodied with Doctor Volt, a genius inventor who ''is'' a lightbulb.

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* IdeaBulb: This trope is parodied with Doctor Volt, a genius inventor who ''is'' a lightbulb. He's a plasma ball, and his head glows whenever he has an idea, with his figure being a glow in the dark one.
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* GoldColoredSuperiority: Each series has a pair of golden Super Leaders, one heroic and one villainous, who are the leaders of their entire respective faction.


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* IBelieveICanFly: This is normally averted, as flight is a fairly rare power… except in Series 5, whose gimmick consisted of a large number of [=SuperThings=] who were able to fly regardless of whether or not it meshes with the rest of their power set or fits them thematically.
* IdeaBulb: This trope is parodied with Doctor Volt, a genius inventor who ''is'' a lightbulb.


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* WalkingTechfix: Mech Fixer’s superpower allows him to repair broken machinery by merely ''looking'' at it.
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* TransformingMecha: The Evolution series introduces the Turbo Warriors Power and Speed, {{Cool Car}}s which transform into giant robots. They're piloted by, respectively, the heroic Morgus Laser and the villainous Lancelord.

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* TransformingMecha: The Evolution series introduces the Turbo Warriors Power and Speed, {{Cool Car}}s which transform into giant robots. They're piloted by, respectively, the heroic Morgus Laser Lancelord and the villainous Lancelord.Morgus Laser.
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* TransformingMecha: The Evolution series introduces the Turbo Warriors Power and Speed, {{Cool Car}}s which transform into giant robots. They're piloted by, respectively, the heroic Morgus Laser and the villainous Lancelord.
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* SinisterShades: All of the Spies, whether villain or hero, wears a pair of sunglasses that hides their allegiance. This has labeled all spies untrustworthy by the other [=SuperThings=], as no one can judge their morality at first glance.
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[[https://senalnews.com/en/content/filmax-secures-sales-for-superthings-rivals-of-kaboom-kazoom-power Plans have been announced]] for the toyline to recieve an AllCGICartoon AnimatedAdaptation produced by Filmax, which will begin airing in Spain in late 2024, as well as a movie which is planned to release in 2026. In addition, ''[=SuperThings=]'' has already received a [[https://superthingslive.com/ live stage musical adaptation]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, really.]]

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[[https://senalnews.com/en/content/filmax-secures-sales-for-superthings-rivals-of-kaboom-kazoom-power Plans have been announced]] for the toyline to recieve receive an AllCGICartoon AnimatedAdaptation produced by Filmax, which will begin airing in Spain in late 2024, as well as a movie which is planned to release in 2026. In addition, ''[=SuperThings=]'' has already received a [[https://superthingslive.com/ live stage musical adaptation]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, really.]]
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The "Clint" part and Outlaw Clint being a Cowboy hat already proves it's a Clint Eastwood reference.

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**Outlaw Clint is named in reference to Creator/ClintEastwood.
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** Ace Calibur and Gladius Gold are brothers on opposing sides. Ace Calibur is a heroic sword, while Gladius Gold is a villainous one. Both are also high-ranked team members, Ace Calibur being a Captain and Gladius Gold a Super Leader.


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* ShoutOut:
** Brush Lee is named in reference to Creator/BruceLee.
** Top Drop is a raindrop named in reference to a lyric from "[[Music/{{Migos}} Bad & Boujee]]" ("Raindrop, drop top").
** Ziggy Beat is named and designed for two Music/DavidBowie references: he gets his name from Ziggy Stardust and his lightning bolt mask decoration from the "Aladdin Sane" album.
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* FloatingLimbs: Colorflash has arms that are only gloves, with no connection to his body, so they just float, fitting his magical abilities. On his toy, his lack of arms is represented with glittery transparent plastic pieces to make it look like they're floating in midair.


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* ForgetfulJones: One of Colorflash's major traits in personality, according to his bio, is his forgetfulness. He's very wise, but forgets that he's very wise, which causes challenges for him. Not that he minds, he doesn't like making things too easy for himself.
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* MagicVersusScience: Enigma vs. Professor K. Once Professor K.'s young assistant, Enigma managed to seriously tick off the professor for ''daring'' to compare the creation of [=SuperThings=] to magic, something he likes. While Professor K.'s hatred of magic would live on, Enigma would instead adapt, ''combining'' his magic skills with science.
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* Series 8, Kazoom Kids, introduces Neon Blast, a pure energy character that helps create the "Kazoom Kids", humans enchanted with the power of Kazoom. Neon Blast is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 9, Guardians of Kazoom, introduces Rainbow Kazoom Power, a stronger split element that creates new abilities and new Kazoom Kids. Kazoom Blast, the upgraded form of Neon Blast, is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 10, Rescue Force, focuses on the duel between Emperorder and Moonarchaos, the original hero and villain, along with their overlooking of new Kazoom Kids. Emperorder and Moonarchaos are the joint Ultra Rares of the series, the first series to have more than one.
* Series 11, Neon Power, introduces archmage Colorflash, transferring glowing Neon Powers to new Kazoom Kids. It also introduces the Wild Kids, Kazoom Kids with animal abilities. Colorflash is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 12, Mutant Battle, gives the Kazoom Kids color change powers that can turn the tides in battle. It also introduces Morph, a mutant blob that flips between sides unintentionally. Morph is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 13, Evolution, focuses on glow in the dark abilities, with a combination of robot-based characters and Wild-like ones, [=SuperThings=] with animal attributes. Galacticool is the Ultra Rare of the series.

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* Series 8, Kazoom Kids, "Kazoom Kids", introduces Neon Blast, a pure energy character that helps create the "Kazoom Kids", humans enchanted with the power of Kazoom. Neon Blast is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 9, Guardians "Guardians of Kazoom, Kazoom", introduces Rainbow Kazoom Power, a stronger split element that creates new abilities and new Kazoom Kids. Kazoom Blast, the upgraded form of Neon Blast, is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 10, Rescue Force, "Rescue Force", focuses on the duel between Emperorder and Moonarchaos, the original hero and villain, along with their overlooking of new Kazoom Kids. Emperorder and Moonarchaos are the joint Ultra Rares of the series, the first series to have more than one.
* Series 11, Neon Power, "Neon Power", introduces archmage Colorflash, transferring glowing Neon Powers to new Kazoom Kids. It also introduces the Wild Kids, Kazoom Kids with animal abilities. Colorflash is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 12, Mutant Battle, "Mutant Battle", gives the Kazoom Kids color change powers that can turn the tides in battle. It also introduces Morph, a mutant blob that flips between sides unintentionally. Morph is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 13, Evolution, "Evolution", focuses on glow in the dark abilities, with a combination of robot-based characters and Wild-like ones, [=SuperThings=] with animal attributes. Galacticool is the Ultra Rare of the series.

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The webseries itself is also shaken through various toy gimmicks, with each gimmick giving itself a new chapter into the show. While Series 1 through 5 stuck with standard characters other series would pave new paths into the franchise:
* Series 6, Secret Spies, introduces the "Super Spies", characters that hide their allegiance through hiding their eyes.
* Series 7, Power Machines, brings robots into the fray.
* Series 8, Kazoom Kids, introduces Neon Blast, a pure energy character that helps create the "Kazoom Kids", humans enchanted with the power of Kazoom.
* Series 9, Guardians of Kazoom, introduces Rainbow Kazoom Power, a stronger element that creates new abilities and new Kazoom Kids.
* Series 10, Rescue Force, focuses on the duel between Emperorder and Moonarchaos, the original hero and villains, along with their overlooking of new Kazoom Kids.
* Series 11, Neon Power, introduces archmage Colorflash, transferring glowing Neon Powers to new Kazoom Kids. It also introduces the Wild Kids, Kazoom Kids with animal abilities.
* Series 12, Mutant Battle, gives the Kazoom Kids color change powers that can turn the tides in battle. It also introduces Morph, a mutant blob that flips between sides unintentionally.
* Series 13, Evolution, focuses on glow in the dark abilities, with a combination of robot-based characters and Wild-like ones, [=SuperThings=] with animal attributes.

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The webseries itself is also shaken through various toy gimmicks, with each gimmick giving itself a new chapter into the show. show, along with a new Ultra Rare to turn the plot. While Series 1 through 5 stuck with standard characters gimmicks, other series would pave new paths into the franchise:
* Series 1 stuck with base characters, but laid the ground work of the series. Enigma is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 2 introduces the element "Krystaline", creating stronger crystal-finished heroes and villains. Professor K. is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 3 introduces Superbots, mecha for the [=SuperThings=]. Mr. King is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 4 introduces teams, giving an extra pairing for the collection. Kid Kazoom is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 5 introduces Super Flyers, characters that use jetpacks to fly. Kid Fury is the Ultra Rare for of series.
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6, Secret Spies, "Secret Spies", introduces the "Super Spies", a new faction of characters that hide their allegiance through hiding their eyes.
special sunglasses. Oculus Max is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 7, Power Machines, "Power Machines", brings robots and new Superbots into the fray.
fray. Doctor Volt is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 8, Kazoom Kids, introduces Neon Blast, a pure energy character that helps create the "Kazoom Kids", humans enchanted with the power of Kazoom.
Kazoom. Neon Blast is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 9, Guardians of Kazoom, introduces Rainbow Kazoom Power, a stronger split element that creates new abilities and new Kazoom Kids.
Kids. Kazoom Blast, the upgraded form of Neon Blast, is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 10, Rescue Force, focuses on the duel between Emperorder and Moonarchaos, the original hero and villains, villain, along with their overlooking of new Kazoom Kids.
Kids. Emperorder and Moonarchaos are the joint Ultra Rares of the series, the first series to have more than one.
* Series 11, Neon Power, introduces archmage Colorflash, transferring glowing Neon Powers to new Kazoom Kids. It also introduces the Wild Kids, Kazoom Kids with animal abilities.
abilities. Colorflash is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 12, Mutant Battle, gives the Kazoom Kids color change powers that can turn the tides in battle. It also introduces Morph, a mutant blob that flips between sides unintentionally.
unintentionally. Morph is the Ultra Rare of the series.
* Series 13, Evolution, focuses on glow in the dark abilities, with a combination of robot-based characters and Wild-like ones, [=SuperThings=] with animal attributes. Galacticool is the Ultra Rare of the series.
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** Best Bite and Bad Bite are halves of the same sandwich, and are brothers on opposite sides, along with being each others' rivals. Best Bite is a hero, while Bad Bite is a villain. The two share the same sandwich fillings, but each have different abilities.
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* ThemedStockBoardGame: There have been two versions of ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}} Junior'' with ''[=SuperThings=]'' theming. The first version was from the ''Zings'' version of the series, while the second uses the ''Secret Spies'' series. Each version of the game has exclusive metallic versions of existing characters as the pieces.
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* Series 13, Evolution, focuses on glow in the dark abilities, with a combination of robot-based characters and Wild-like ones, [=SuperThings=] with animal attributes.
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* ThemeTwinNaming: Exaggerated with Cherry Combo. The two are a twin pair of cherries connected to each other, with the names "Billy" and "Billie".
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* OpaqueNerdGlasses: Professor K. wears a pair of thick goggles with the standard "eye spiral" designs on them. In the how to draw video for him, Supersketch refers to them as "thick old man glasses". While they fit his nerdy scientific edge, they also do the job of hiding his yellow eyes from the citizens, thus hiding the twist that he's a villain from them for the longest time.
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* GarlicIsAbhorrent: Count Garlik, as a living garlic bulb, is a foul-breathed villain that uses his toxic fumes as his weapon of choice. Despite garlic being associated with lower class and feared by vampires, he instead dresses up as a cravat-wearing vampire, though it's not fully stated if he ''is'' one or not.
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* CrystalBall: Colorflash's object representation is a crystal ball with neon colors in his globe. A skilled magician, he taught Enigma everything he knew about magic. His powers include the ability to foresee events and Neon Power, letting him enchant [=SuperThings=], Kazoom Kids, and vehicles with stronger abilities and brighter color schemes.
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* PaletteSwap: Each common-release character has at least one alternate color available. Series 1 canon called them "special suits", and treated them like more powerful outfits for them to wear.

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