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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: How society works in the unOrdinary world. You have status based on your power, though this includes people with noncombat powers that are useful to the powerful people as well, like the LivingLieDetector who works for the Authorities or Elaine with her HealingHands. Thus AuthorityEqualsAsskicking is often but not always true.
** This leads to [[spoiler:John being kicked out of his first school]]: he was strong enough they couldn't control him and volatile enough not to cooperate, and in a world where AsskickingEqualsAuthority there's no room for someone like that in the system.
** This leads to [[spoiler:John being kicked out of his first school]]: he was strong enough they couldn't control him and volatile enough not to cooperate, and in a world where AsskickingEqualsAuthority there's no room for someone like that in the system.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: How society works in the unOrdinary world. You have status based on your power, though this includes people with noncombat powers that are useful to the powerful people as well, like the LivingLieDetector who works for the Authorities or Elaine with her HealingHands. Thus AuthorityEqualsAsskicking AuthorityGrantsAsskicking is often but not always true.
** This leads to [[spoiler:John being kicked out of his first school]]: he was strong enough they couldn't control him and volatile enough not to cooperate, and in a world whereAsskickingEqualsAuthority AsskickingLeadsToLeadership there's no room for someone like that in the system.
** This leads to [[spoiler:John being kicked out of his first school]]: he was strong enough they couldn't control him and volatile enough not to cooperate, and in a world where
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Several examples:
** Just like in the real world money is king, in a world of superpowers, power levels are ''everything''. They determine your social status, the respect you receive from your peers, even where you ''live''. Vaughn is able to scare off two government agents through sheer force of will because of how powerful he is. They threaten to return later, but leave anyways. Like one of them states, he's a mere ''school headmaster''. However, imagine if you were in their position: violence is commonplace in their world. Sure, maybe you have the power of the law behind you, but who knows what high-tiers might do to you before reinforcements come if you insist on stepping on their toes.
** After being [[spoiler:expelled]] from New Bostin, John is sent to a facility to be [[spoiler:brainwashed into obedience]]. Of course they'd do that: If he were to grow up wild and distrustful of the social hierarchy, who knows what he would become as an adult with his powers fully developed. And this one is a double-whammy too: Earlier chapters in Season Two [[spoiler:show that John is still an emotional wreck from the whole ordeal]]. Taking a traumatized kid and ''traumatizing them further'' will only lead to more disaster, [[spoiler:and the Joker epidemic in Wellston is there to prove it]].
** Regarding John's emotional well-being, [[spoiler:being mentally tortured after an already psychologically damaging event]] won't do the kid any favours. He may have been able to keep it together for the better part of one year, but the second a traumatic event triggers his trauma [[spoiler:- like Arlo's ambush -, the whole emotional baggage comes crashing down on him, and, given his powers, everyone feels it]]. And even the "keeping it together" part may be seen with some suspicion. His utter refusal to [[spoiler:use his powers]] and adamant determination to live as a cripple can easily be construed as a result of being [[spoiler:mentally tortured as a punishment for the last time he used his powers]].
** Superheroes exist in the setting, but they are not glorified celebrities. Instead of cool costumes and grand secret bases, most of them wear everyday clothes and live normal lives. Being a superhero is not a job. And, aside from that, they are not beloved and relied on, but rather mocked and mistrusted, just like any other person operating outside the law would be. You're not gonna be jumping with joy if your neighbour Greg start arresting people on the streets, you're gonna be scared of him. Even if his intentions are good. No matter the circumstances, people won't take kindly to the ones that disrupt social structure.
** Just like in the real world money is king, in a world of superpowers, power levels are ''everything''. They determine your social status, the respect you receive from your peers, even where you ''live''. Vaughn is able to scare off two government agents through sheer force of will because of how powerful he is. They threaten to return later, but leave anyways. Like one of them states, he's a mere ''school headmaster''. However, imagine if you were in their position: violence is commonplace in their world. Sure, maybe you have the power of the law behind you, but who knows what high-tiers might do to you before reinforcements come if you insist on stepping on their toes.
** After being [[spoiler:expelled]] from New Bostin, John is sent to a facility to be [[spoiler:brainwashed into obedience]]. Of course they'd do that: If he were to grow up wild and distrustful of the social hierarchy, who knows what he would become as an adult with his powers fully developed. And this one is a double-whammy too: Earlier chapters in Season Two [[spoiler:show that John is still an emotional wreck from the whole ordeal]]. Taking a traumatized kid and ''traumatizing them further'' will only lead to more disaster, [[spoiler:and the Joker epidemic in Wellston is there to prove it]].
** Regarding John's emotional well-being, [[spoiler:being mentally tortured after an already psychologically damaging event]] won't do the kid any favours. He may have been able to keep it together for the better part of one year, but the second a traumatic event triggers his trauma [[spoiler:- like Arlo's ambush -, the whole emotional baggage comes crashing down on him, and, given his powers, everyone feels it]]. And even the "keeping it together" part may be seen with some suspicion. His utter refusal to [[spoiler:use his powers]] and adamant determination to live as a cripple can easily be construed as a result of being [[spoiler:mentally tortured as a punishment for the last time he used his powers]].
** Superheroes exist in the setting, but they are not glorified celebrities. Instead of cool costumes and grand secret bases, most of them wear everyday clothes and live normal lives. Being a superhero is not a job. And, aside from that, they are not beloved and relied on, but rather mocked and mistrusted, just like any other person operating outside the law would be. You're not gonna be jumping with joy if your neighbour Greg start arresting people on the streets, you're gonna be scared of him. Even if his intentions are good. No matter the circumstances, people won't take kindly to the ones that disrupt social structure.
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* EasilyForgiven: After hospitalizing them--and a bunch of other students--Remi and Isen are willing to treat [[spoiler:John]] as just another student and prospective Safe House member without holding his violent rampage against him, though he could have easily killed several of his victims even with their society's advanced medical care. Blyke on the other hand does not forgive or forget what [[spoiler:John]]'s done, and points out how lucky he is that Remi and Isen are willing to forgive him the way they have.
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* GhostStory: When the Safe House goes on a trip Evie gathers most of the members at the hotel poolside at night to tell a ghost story about the hotel they're staying in. Despite one of them pointing out that she's making it up as she goes she manages to creep out her audience, and John who happens to be sitting nearby.
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* LightningBruiser: Seraphina.Seraphina's ability lets her move too fast for the eye to see during fights.
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* LuredIntoATrap: Arlo tricks John into believing they have the start of a friendship then coaxes him to the turf war field to have him ambushed to force him into using his ability, all so Arlo could force him to take his place in the power based hierarchy their school, and society, is run on. John just wanted to be left alone and [[spoiler:Arlo quickly finds that John is [[MuggingTheMonster much stronger than him]], and that John has a very [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown brutal]] [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown vindictive]] side that emerges when using his powers]].
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* BookBurning: All copies of the titular book were ordered destroyed, and those known to have read it "re-educated", by the Authorities. They claim it's just because the book encouraged vigilantism which is a deadly hobby [[spoiler:because the Authorities have superheroes murdered]], but it's also because it makes people question the MightMakesRight hierarchy and has caused people to try to help and pay attention to the lower tier districts.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Blyke hunts down Lennon and realizes he's amped-up and probably out of his league, so decides to call it quits. He hesitates though and instead jumps into the fray to save the lives of a group of locals who would have been killed by Lennon, telling them to run even though he's likely to get killed in the ensuing fight. He only survives due to the intervention of a more experienced hero.
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* GovernmentConspiracy: EMBER is publicly known as a mysterious and apparently untraceable group of serial killers targeting superheroes to brutally kill and leave in public, but is actually a group of covert government agents killing superheroes for challenging the status quo and keeping track of teenagers who are disillusioned with the current system.
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* UnseenEvil: Spectre is an odd case, all members of the violent, [[WouldHurtAChild teenager targeting]], [[UnwittingTestSubject illicit experimenting]] criminal organization are shown greyed out with no identifiable features or with their faces in shadow and given no personal names ''except'' when they are posing as being unaffiliated with the group or pretending to be allied with the protagonists. The only exceptions are two members that have broken away from the main group and claim to be benevolent, though their trustworthiness is still in question.
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* UnwittingTestSubject:
** EMBER is testing ability amplifying drugs by plying vengeful people in low-tier towns and communities with them, observing their reign of chaos and the eventual horrific side effects of withdrawal.
** Spectre drugs high-tier ability users to remove their ability, then forces them to work for them in order to get treatments to restore their ability. Except those treatments turn out to only allow for temporary ability restoration making them have to come back again and again despite initial promises and they force their victim-recruits to be unconscious and unaware for the overnight procedures so the full extent of what they're doing to them is unclear.
** EMBER is testing ability amplifying drugs by plying vengeful people in low-tier towns and communities with them, observing their reign of chaos and the eventual horrific side effects of withdrawal.
** Spectre drugs high-tier ability users to remove their ability, then forces them to work for them in order to get treatments to restore their ability. Except those treatments turn out to only allow for temporary ability restoration making them have to come back again and again despite initial promises and they force their victim-recruits to be unconscious and unaware for the overnight procedures so the full extent of what they're doing to them is unclear.
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* VillainOverForDinner: Arlo invites Remi to meet and ask questions of his aunt with the Authorities over lunch to prove the Authorities are actually investigating Rei's death and can be trusted. Remi quickly realizes Arlo's aunt is [[spoiler:Volcan]] who nearly killed Remi, and did kill Rei, confirming her suspicion that the Authority is behind the recent EMBER murders of superheroes. Unfortunately Arlo's aunt recognizes Remi as the masked hero X-Rei and through her identifies Issen and Blyke as her assistants marking their files as discontents to be targeted with the Authorities.
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* ShadowedFaceGlowingEyes: To indicate that [[spoiler:John]] is slipping back into the angry hyper violent mindset he had while masquerading as "Joker" his face is shown shaded to total darkness with only the eerie eye glow of his activated ability shown as detail while fighting the Rowden Royals.
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* ScaryFlashlightFace: When Evie regales the other Safe House members with spooky stories she uses her illumination power to light up her hands beneath her face and cast spooky shadows.
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* WorldOfTechnicolorHair: Practically everyone but Arlo and John has impossible hair colours, like pink, magenta, bright green, and teal.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Practically everyone but Arlo and John has impossible hair colours, like pink, magenta, bright green, and teal.
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** [[spoiler: When Issen shows Blyke and Remi John's transcripts from his previous school, John's ability is revealed to called Aura Manipulation. Two years ago John was rated a 7.0.]]
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** [[spoiler: When Issen Isen shows Blyke and Remi John's transcripts from his previous school, John's ability is revealed to called Aura Manipulation. Two years ago John was rated a 7.0.]]
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** [[spoiler:John against all the royals. Blyke got a couple hits in with help from Issen, but once he found their location, John made short work of them before resuming his fight with Remi. Even Arlo's last minute attempt had no effect.]]
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** [[spoiler:John against all the royals. Blyke got a couple hits in with help from Issen, Isen, but once he found their location, John made short work of them before resuming his fight with Remi. Even Arlo's last minute attempt had no effect.]]
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* StockSuperpowers: A lot, given that supernatural abilities are the core element of the entire series.
** AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler: John.]]
** BarrierWarrior: Arlo.
** HandBlast: So many characters that the wiki even has a category for them. Blyke, Levani, Rouker, Krolik, and to a lesser extent, Lin.
** HavingABlast: Levani, especially since her ability is called '''Grenadier'''.
** HealingFactor: Tanner has this, but only when he's activating his ability.
** HealingHands: Elaine can heal moderate and serious wounds in a matter of seconds.
** {{Invisibility}}: The student Gavin was beating up and another person who seems to be stalking everyone.
** LivingLieDetector: Nadia.
** ShockAndAwe: Remi and her older brother Rei.
** SuperSpeed: Wenqi and sometimes, Blyke and Remi.
** SuperStrength: Exactly what Gou's ability is. Also Illena (Strength) and Crail (Strong Punch). Isen also has this sometimes due to his Hunter ability.
** TimeMaster: Seraphina, her sister Leilah, and their mother Narisa.
** XRayVision: Isen's ability, Hunter, allows him to do this sometimes, and one of side effects of Remi's power is letting her see electric circuits within machines. [[spoiler:John can also see activated ability auras.]]
** AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler: John.]]
** BarrierWarrior: Arlo.
** HandBlast: So many characters that the wiki even has a category for them. Blyke, Levani, Rouker, Krolik, and to a lesser extent, Lin.
** HavingABlast: Levani, especially since her ability is called '''Grenadier'''.
** HealingFactor: Tanner has this, but only when he's activating his ability.
** HealingHands: Elaine can heal moderate and serious wounds in a matter of seconds.
** {{Invisibility}}: The student Gavin was beating up and another person who seems to be stalking everyone.
** LivingLieDetector: Nadia.
** ShockAndAwe: Remi and her older brother Rei.
** SuperSpeed: Wenqi and sometimes, Blyke and Remi.
** SuperStrength: Exactly what Gou's ability is. Also Illena (Strength) and Crail (Strong Punch). Isen also has this sometimes due to his Hunter ability.
** TimeMaster: Seraphina, her sister Leilah, and their mother Narisa.
** XRayVision: Isen's ability, Hunter, allows him to do this sometimes, and one of side effects of Remi's power is letting her see electric circuits within machines. [[spoiler:John can also see activated ability auras.]]
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* MirrorCharacter:
** Despite being on opposite sides of the power spectrum, neither John nor Seraphina seemed to be able to escape judgement and criticism from their peers. It was partly for this reason that they eventually became friends.
** In the past, [[spoiler: John]] was an even more vicious tyrant in school than Arlo. In the present day, it's shown that [[spoiler: he]] knows from experience what it's like to be a King.
** Despite being on opposite sides of the power spectrum, neither John nor Seraphina seemed to be able to escape judgement and criticism from their peers. It was partly for this reason that they eventually became friends.
** In the past, [[spoiler: John]] was an even more vicious tyrant in school than Arlo. In the present day, it's shown that [[spoiler: he]] knows from experience what it's like to be a King.
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* NotSoDifferent:
** Despite being on opposite sides of the power spectrum, neither John nor Seraphina seemed to be able to escape judgement and criticism from their peers. It was partly for this reason that they eventually became friends.
** In the past, [[spoiler: John]] was an even more vicious tyrant in school than Arlo. In the present day, it's shown that [[spoiler: he]] knows from experience what it's like to be a King.
** Despite being on opposite sides of the power spectrum, neither John nor Seraphina seemed to be able to escape judgement and criticism from their peers. It was partly for this reason that they eventually became friends.
** In the past, [[spoiler: John]] was an even more vicious tyrant in school than Arlo. In the present day, it's shown that [[spoiler: he]] knows from experience what it's like to be a King.
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* RealityEnsues: Several examples:
** Just like in the real world money is king, in a world of superpowers, power levels are ''everything''. They determine your social status, the respect you receive from your peers, even where you ''live''. Vaughn is able to scare off two government agents through sheer force of will because of how powerful he is. They threaten to return later, but leave anyways. Like one of them states, he's a mere ''school headmaster''. However, imagine if you were in their position: violence is commonplace in their world. Sure, maybe you have the power of the law behind you, but who knows what high-tiers might do to you before reinforcements come if you insist on stepping on their toes.
** After being [[spoiler:expelled]] from New Bostin, John is sent to a facility to be [[spoiler:brainwashed into obedience]]. Of course they'd do that: If he were to grow up wild and distrustful of the social hierarchy, who knows what he would become as an adult with his powers fully developed. And this one is a double-whammy too: Earlier chapters in Season Two [[spoiler:show that John is still an emotional wreck from the whole ordeal]]. Taking a traumatized kid and ''traumatizing them further'' will only lead to more disaster, [[spoiler:and the Joker epidemic in Wellston is there to prove it]].
** Regarding John's emotional well-being, [[spoiler:being mentally tortured after an already psychologically damaging event]] won't do the kid any favours. He may have been able to keep it together for the better part of one year, but the second a traumatic event triggers his trauma [[spoiler:- like Arlo's ambush -, the whole emotional baggage comes crashing down on him, and, given his powers, everyone feels it]]. And even the "keeping it together" part may be seen with some suspicion. His utter refusal to [[spoiler:use his powers]] and adamant determination to live as a cripple can easily be construed as a result of being [[spoiler:mentally tortured as a punishment for the last time he used his powers]].
** Superheroes exist in the setting, but they are not glorified celebrities. Instead of cool costumes and grand secret bases, most of them wear everyday clothes and live normal lives. Being a superhero is not a job. And, aside from that, they are not beloved and relied on, but rather mocked and mistrusted, just like any other person operating outside the law would be. You're not gonna be jumping with joy if your neighbour Greg start arresting people on the streets, you're gonna be scared of him. Even if his intentions are good. No matter the circumstances, people won't take kindly to the ones that disrupt social structure.
** Just like in the real world money is king, in a world of superpowers, power levels are ''everything''. They determine your social status, the respect you receive from your peers, even where you ''live''. Vaughn is able to scare off two government agents through sheer force of will because of how powerful he is. They threaten to return later, but leave anyways. Like one of them states, he's a mere ''school headmaster''. However, imagine if you were in their position: violence is commonplace in their world. Sure, maybe you have the power of the law behind you, but who knows what high-tiers might do to you before reinforcements come if you insist on stepping on their toes.
** After being [[spoiler:expelled]] from New Bostin, John is sent to a facility to be [[spoiler:brainwashed into obedience]]. Of course they'd do that: If he were to grow up wild and distrustful of the social hierarchy, who knows what he would become as an adult with his powers fully developed. And this one is a double-whammy too: Earlier chapters in Season Two [[spoiler:show that John is still an emotional wreck from the whole ordeal]]. Taking a traumatized kid and ''traumatizing them further'' will only lead to more disaster, [[spoiler:and the Joker epidemic in Wellston is there to prove it]].
** Regarding John's emotional well-being, [[spoiler:being mentally tortured after an already psychologically damaging event]] won't do the kid any favours. He may have been able to keep it together for the better part of one year, but the second a traumatic event triggers his trauma [[spoiler:- like Arlo's ambush -, the whole emotional baggage comes crashing down on him, and, given his powers, everyone feels it]]. And even the "keeping it together" part may be seen with some suspicion. His utter refusal to [[spoiler:use his powers]] and adamant determination to live as a cripple can easily be construed as a result of being [[spoiler:mentally tortured as a punishment for the last time he used his powers]].
** Superheroes exist in the setting, but they are not glorified celebrities. Instead of cool costumes and grand secret bases, most of them wear everyday clothes and live normal lives. Being a superhero is not a job. And, aside from that, they are not beloved and relied on, but rather mocked and mistrusted, just like any other person operating outside the law would be. You're not gonna be jumping with joy if your neighbour Greg start arresting people on the streets, you're gonna be scared of him. Even if his intentions are good. No matter the circumstances, people won't take kindly to the ones that disrupt social structure.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Several examples:
** Just like in the real world money is king, in a world of superpowers, power levels are ''everything''. They determine your social status, the respect you receive from your peers, even where you ''live''. Vaughn is able to scare off two government agents through sheer force of will because of how powerful he is. They threaten to return later, but leave anyways. Like one of them states, he's a mere ''school headmaster''. However, imagine if you were in their position: violence is commonplace in their world. Sure, maybe you have the power of the law behind you, but who knows what high-tiers might do to you before reinforcements come if you insist on stepping on their toes.
** After being [[spoiler:expelled]] from New Bostin, John is sent to a facility to be [[spoiler:brainwashed into obedience]]. Of course they'd do that: If he were to grow up wild and distrustful of the social hierarchy, who knows what he would become as an adult with his powers fully developed. And this one is a double-whammy too: Earlier chapters in Season Two [[spoiler:show that John is still an emotional wreck from the whole ordeal]]. Taking a traumatized kid and ''traumatizing them further'' will only lead to more disaster, [[spoiler:and the Joker epidemic in Wellston is there to prove it]].
** Regarding John's emotional well-being, [[spoiler:being mentally tortured after an already psychologically damaging event]] won't do the kid any favours. He may have been able to keep it together for the better part of one year, but the second a traumatic event triggers his trauma [[spoiler:- like Arlo's ambush -, the whole emotional baggage comes crashing down on him, and, given his powers, everyone feels it]]. And even the "keeping it together" part may be seen with some suspicion. His utter refusal to [[spoiler:use his powers]] and adamant determination to live as a cripple can easily be construed as a result of being [[spoiler:mentally tortured as a punishment for the last time he used his powers]].
** Superheroes exist in the setting, but they are not glorified celebrities. Instead of cool costumes and grand secret bases, most of them wear everyday clothes and live normal lives. Being a superhero is not a job. And, aside from that, they are not beloved and relied on, but rather mocked and mistrusted, just like any other person operating outside the law would be. You're not gonna be jumping with joy if your neighbour Greg start arresting people on the streets, you're gonna be scared of him. Even if his intentions are good. No matter the circumstances, people won't take kindly to the ones that disrupt social structure.
** Just like in the real world money is king, in a world of superpowers, power levels are ''everything''. They determine your social status, the respect you receive from your peers, even where you ''live''. Vaughn is able to scare off two government agents through sheer force of will because of how powerful he is. They threaten to return later, but leave anyways. Like one of them states, he's a mere ''school headmaster''. However, imagine if you were in their position: violence is commonplace in their world. Sure, maybe you have the power of the law behind you, but who knows what high-tiers might do to you before reinforcements come if you insist on stepping on their toes.
** After being [[spoiler:expelled]] from New Bostin, John is sent to a facility to be [[spoiler:brainwashed into obedience]]. Of course they'd do that: If he were to grow up wild and distrustful of the social hierarchy, who knows what he would become as an adult with his powers fully developed. And this one is a double-whammy too: Earlier chapters in Season Two [[spoiler:show that John is still an emotional wreck from the whole ordeal]]. Taking a traumatized kid and ''traumatizing them further'' will only lead to more disaster, [[spoiler:and the Joker epidemic in Wellston is there to prove it]].
** Regarding John's emotional well-being, [[spoiler:being mentally tortured after an already psychologically damaging event]] won't do the kid any favours. He may have been able to keep it together for the better part of one year, but the second a traumatic event triggers his trauma [[spoiler:- like Arlo's ambush -, the whole emotional baggage comes crashing down on him, and, given his powers, everyone feels it]]. And even the "keeping it together" part may be seen with some suspicion. His utter refusal to [[spoiler:use his powers]] and adamant determination to live as a cripple can easily be construed as a result of being [[spoiler:mentally tortured as a punishment for the last time he used his powers]].
** Superheroes exist in the setting, but they are not glorified celebrities. Instead of cool costumes and grand secret bases, most of them wear everyday clothes and live normal lives. Being a superhero is not a job. And, aside from that, they are not beloved and relied on, but rather mocked and mistrusted, just like any other person operating outside the law would be. You're not gonna be jumping with joy if your neighbour Greg start arresting people on the streets, you're gonna be scared of him. Even if his intentions are good. No matter the circumstances, people won't take kindly to the ones that disrupt social structure.
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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[Spoiler: Sera's fight with John after she gets her Ability back plays out like this.]]
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* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler:John's ability, name currently unknown (later revealed to be aura manipulation), if you activate your ability near him allows him to a) sense it, allowing him to find you even if you're invisible, b) copy your power at what appears to be a higher power level than your own, and c) combine the powers he has access to, such as BlowYouAway and WolverineClaws to get RazorWind as well.]] There are probably limits, because it's implied it's possible for people to be stronger than him.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler:John's ability, name currently unknown (later revealed to be aura manipulation), if you activate your ability near him Aura Manipulation, allows him to a) sense it, active abilities within his vicinity, allowing him to find you even if you're invisible, b) copy your power at what appears to be a higher power level than your own, and c) combine the powers he has access to, such as BlowYouAway and WolverineClaws to get RazorWind as well.]] There are probably limits, because it's implied it's possible for people to be stronger than him.
**[[spoiler: WordOfGod confirms he is currently 7.5.]]
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** [[spoiler: John is also one and is played more straight as he's is one of, if not, the strongest characters in the series, but pretends to be a cripple because he's afraid of being a monster again.]]
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** [[spoiler: John is also one and is played more straight as he's is one of, if not, the strongest characters in the series, but pretends to be a cripple because he's afraid of being a monster again. At least, until he decides that enough is enough...]]
**Seraphina pulls this off later on [[spoiler: by saving Arlo and Remi from John's electric thorn lances.]]
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* BloodFromTheMouth: ZigZagged. Nearly every fight in the series features one or more combatants bleeding from the mouth. Potentially Justified, as most of the fights take place between super-powered teenagers who all have greater than average strength, durability, and usually some degree of combat training. It's demonstrated that a powered-up hit that would certainly maim or kill an adult low-tier is, while painful, the kind of attack a high-tier high school student can walk away from. It also appears the teens have got no compulsions against waling on each other due to the availability of accelerated healing - broken bones that John gets from defending himself against other students are usually healed up after a few hours in the infirmary. So while the injuries combatants receive are definitely serious enough to cause internal damage and bleeding from the mouth, those same injuries that would be a serious problem for a normal, non-powered or low-tier person are something mid-tiers and high-tiers can survive. Some powered individuals even get mouth-bleeds as a substitute for PsychicNosebleed -- Arlo takes damage whenever his barriers are cracked or broken, and it shows up as a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: ZigZagged. Nearly every fight in the series features one or more combatants bleeding from the mouth. Potentially Justified, as most of the fights take place between super-powered teenagers who all have greater than average strength, durability, and usually some degree of combat training. It's demonstrated that a powered-up hit that would certainly maim or kill an adult low-tier is, while painful, the kind of attack a high-tier high school student can walk away from. It also appears the teens have got no compulsions against waling whaling on each other due to the availability of accelerated healing - broken bones that John gets from defending himself against other students are usually healed up after a few hours in the infirmary. So while the injuries combatants receive are definitely serious enough to cause internal damage and bleeding from the mouth, those same injuries that would be a serious problem for a normal, non-powered or low-tier person are something mid-tiers and high-tiers can survive. Some powered individuals even get mouth-bleeds as a substitute for PsychicNosebleed -- Arlo takes damage whenever his barriers are cracked or broken, and it shows up as a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth.
***[[spoiler:Leilah later elaborates on their modus operandi, as part of the organization "Spectre". Not only are they in control of production of ability-disabling drugs, but are also equipped with devices capable of cutting the power levels of affected ability users in half.]]
**[[spoiler:John against anyone in general, short of Seraphina after she gets her abilities back.]]
**Blyke does this to John later on. He isn't much worse for wear either.
**[[spoiler:John ends up taking the role during the second season, with his violent tendencies to lash out brutally at anyone who crosses him even slightly. When the Safe House is established, he openly antagonizes it, threatening violence to anyone who joins, and later publicly beating down Blyke while he was in charge of heading the club. It takes Seraphina regaining her abilities and [[VerbalJudo talking him down]] to bring him back to his senses, but not before his actions at last have reached a head and Vaughn decides to suspend John indefinitely.]]
* InternalReveal: [[spoiler: In the season 1 finale, John is finally outed as Joker and having abilities to Sera after piecing it together by noticing how Joker has the exact same build and moveset as John.]]
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* InternalReveal: [[spoiler: In the season 1 finale, John is finally outed as Joker and having abilities to Sera after piecing it together by noticing how Joker has the exact same build and moveset as John.]]
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* InternalReveal: TheLastStraw: [[spoiler: In the season 1 finale, when John is finally outed as Joker and having abilities to Sera after piecing it together learns Seraphina was abducted by noticing how Joker has the exact same build and moveset as John.a group of schoolmates who beat her up overnight.]]
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* MightMakesRight: People with more powerful abilities and higher power levels exist at the top of the food chain. Even Seraphina notes that she can do whatever she wants because she is stronger than everyone else.
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* MightMakesRight: People with more powerful abilities and higher power levels exist at the top of the food chain. Even Seraphina notes that she can do whatever she wants because she is stronger than everyone else. Blyke lampshades this later on [[spoiler:after John takes the throne.]]
->'''Blyke:''' Tell me, Isen. Where's the damn line?! What does this guy have to do for it to finally ''not'' be okay? Or does [[spoiler:him]] being stronger than all of us just get [[spoiler:him]] a free pass for everything?
->'''Blyke:''' Tell me, Isen. Where's the damn line?! What does this guy have to do for it to finally ''not'' be okay? Or does [[spoiler:him]] being stronger than all of us just get [[spoiler:him]] a free pass for everything?
**[[spoiler: Arlo gets this when John's dead set on dethroning the Royals and breaking the school order.]]
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* OnlyFriend: Seraphina to John. [[spoiler: Before this, Claire.]]
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* OnlyFriend: Seraphina to John. [[spoiler: Before this, Claire.Claire and Adrion.]]
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*** [[spoiler:John's transcripts from New Boston show he was a 7, but that was 2 years ago and he's improved since.]]
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*** [[spoiler:John's transcripts from New Boston show he was a 7, but that was 2 years ago and he's improved since.later confirmed as a 7.5.]]
**[[spoiler:John's point of view regarding the Safe House and Remi's ideas of equality in general.]]
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** TimeMaster: Seraphina and her mother Narisa.
** XRayVision: Isen's ability, Hunter, allows him to do this sometimes, and one of side effects of Remi's power is letting her see electric circuits within machines.
** XRayVision: Isen's ability, Hunter, allows him to do this sometimes, and one of side effects of Remi's power is letting her see electric circuits within machines.
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** TimeMaster: Seraphina Seraphina, her sister Leilah, and her their mother Narisa.
** XRayVision: Isen's ability, Hunter, allows him to do this sometimes, and one of side effects of Remi's power is letting her see electric circuits within machines. [[spoiler:John can also see activated ability auras.]]
** XRayVision: Isen's ability, Hunter, allows him to do this sometimes, and one of side effects of Remi's power is letting her see electric circuits within machines. [[spoiler:John can also see activated ability auras.]]
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* ProtagonistsJourneyToVillain: John slowly becomes the main antagonist due to his anger issues and it's clear that Seraphina is the protagonist of the story now.
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* ProtagonistsJourneyToVillain: ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: John slowly becomes the main antagonist due to his anger issues and it's clear that Seraphina is the protagonist of the story now.
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* ProtagonistsJourneyToVillain: John slowly becomes the main antagonist due to his anger issues and it's clear that Seraphina is the protagonist of the story now.
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Not an example any more now that she has appeared.
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* TheGhost: Leilah, Seraphina's older sister. [[spoiler: Returns as Doctor Darren's girlfriend. Working for a research lab investigating abilities, she's visibly disturbed when he tells her Seraphina's ability is being suppressed and he can't stop it.]]
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** After being [[spoiler:expelled]] from New Bostin, John is sent to a facility to be [[spoiler:brainwashed into obedience]]. Of course they'd do that: If he were to grow up wild and distrustful of the social hierarchy, who knows what he would become as an adult with his powers fully developed. And this one is a double-whammy too: Earlier chapters in Season Two [[spoiler:show that John is still an emotional wreck from the whole ordeal]]. Taking a traumatized kid and ''traumatizing them further'' will only lead to more disaster, [[spoiler:and the Joker epidemy in Wellston is there to prove it]].
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** After being [[spoiler:expelled]] from New Bostin, John is sent to a facility to be [[spoiler:brainwashed into obedience]]. Of course they'd do that: If he were to grow up wild and distrustful of the social hierarchy, who knows what he would become as an adult with his powers fully developed. And this one is a double-whammy too: Earlier chapters in Season Two [[spoiler:show that John is still an emotional wreck from the whole ordeal]]. Taking a traumatized kid and ''traumatizing them further'' will only lead to more disaster, [[spoiler:and the Joker epidemy epidemic in Wellston is there to prove it]].
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* SchoolOfNoStudying: Half the action takes place at Welston School and the adjacent dormitories, but it doesn't seem like much education is going on. Virtually no teachers show up in the series (aside from the Principal and school nurse Dr. Darren). The main characters don't seem to worry overmuch about their grades or tests (until it becomes a plot point in a flashback). The teens spend most of their onscreen time wandering the halls in their uniforms and getting into school-sanctioned fights, beating each other to a bloody pulp and having to get dragged to the school infirmary.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: [[spoiler:Subverted. Arlo had John attacked knowing he was a high-tier. His mistake was believing he was stronger.]]
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: [[spoiler:Subverted. Arlo [[spoiler:Arlo had John attacked knowing he was a high-tier. His mistake was believing he was stronger.]]
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* SchoolOfHardKnocks: Wellston policy is to let students use their powers, and it don't seem different elsewhere.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: [[spoiler:Subverted. Arlo had John attacked knowing he was a high-tier. His mistake was believing he was stronger.]]
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*** After Seraphina loses the first match because John and his dad let her think they had high cards while they did not, she gets a little bit worked up but realizes later that John keeps his cool because he's applying the principles of poker to real life. [[spoiler: He has been acting as if he had 'low cards', while he actually has 'high cards']]. The cards brought to the table neatly match up with the PlayingCardMotifs the school council has going on. The first 10 can be seen as the subordinates of the King - [[spoiler: Ventus and Meili, sent to go after John by the King personally and count as a WakeUpBoss]]. Then, the King (Arlo), a Jack (Blyke), a Queen (Remi) and a 2 are set up. But after the Jack is set up, a Joker 'accidentally' enters the fray...[[spoiler: the name of the identity John would pick up later, and noticibly ''after'' Blyke had been beaten]].Together, the order of this setup symbolizes [[spoiler: the order in which John, as Joker, would defeat the higher ups]]. The 2 symbolizes [[spoiler: his unveil]], as if it was the 2 that made her lose. The following line sounds different when you know all this:
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*** After Seraphina loses the first match because John and his dad let her think they had high cards while they did not, she gets a little bit worked up but realizes later that John keeps his cool because he's applying the principles of poker to real life. [[spoiler: He has been acting as if he had 'low cards', while he actually has 'high cards']]. The cards brought to the table neatly match up with the PlayingCardMotifs the school council has going on. The first 10 can be seen as the subordinates of the King - [[spoiler: Ventus and Meili, sent to go after John by the King personally and count as a WakeUpBoss]].WakeUpCallBoss]]. Then, the King (Arlo), a Jack (Blyke), a Queen (Remi) and a 2 are set up. But after the Jack is set up, a Joker 'accidentally' enters the fray...[[spoiler: the name of the identity John would pick up later, and noticibly ''after'' Blyke had been beaten]].Together, the order of this setup symbolizes [[spoiler: the order in which John, as Joker, would defeat the higher ups]]. The 2 symbolizes [[spoiler: his unveil]], as if it was the 2 that made her lose. The following line sounds different when you know all this:
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*** After Seraphina loses the first match because John and his dad let her think they had high cards while they did not, she gets a little bit worked up but realizes later that John keeps his cool because he's applying the principles of poker to real life. [[spoiler: He has been acting as if he had 'low cards', while he actually has 'high cards']]. The cards brought to the table neatly match up with the PlayingCardMotifs the school council has going on. The first 10 can be seen as the subordinates of the King - [[spoiler: Ventus and Meili]]. Then, the King (Arlo), a Jack (Blyke), a Queen (Remi) and a 2 are set up. But after the Jack is set up, a Joker 'accidentally' enters the fray...[[spoiler: the name of the identity John would pick up later, and noticibly ''after'' Blyke had been beaten]].Together, the order of this setup symbolizes [[spoiler: the order in which John, as Joker, would defeat the higher ups]]. The 2 symbolizes [[spoiler: his unveil]], as if it was the 2 that made her lose. The following line sounds different when you know all this:
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*** After Seraphina loses the first match because John and his dad let her think they had high cards while they did not, she gets a little bit worked up but realizes later that John keeps his cool because he's applying the principles of poker to real life. [[spoiler: He has been acting as if he had 'low cards', while he actually has 'high cards']]. The cards brought to the table neatly match up with the PlayingCardMotifs the school council has going on. The first 10 can be seen as the subordinates of the King - [[spoiler: Ventus and Meili]].Meili, sent to go after John by the King personally and count as a WakeUpBoss]]. Then, the King (Arlo), a Jack (Blyke), a Queen (Remi) and a 2 are set up. But after the Jack is set up, a Joker 'accidentally' enters the fray...[[spoiler: the name of the identity John would pick up later, and noticibly ''after'' Blyke had been beaten]].Together, the order of this setup symbolizes [[spoiler: the order in which John, as Joker, would defeat the higher ups]]. The 2 symbolizes [[spoiler: his unveil]], as if it was the 2 that made her lose. The following line sounds different when you know all this:
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* PlayingCardMotifs: ''Very'' similar to the school council in ''Manga/ShugoChara'', the members of the student council have positions named after the face cards. These positions are King (currently occupied by Arlo), Queen (currently occupied by Remi), Jack (currently occupied by Blyke) and Ace (formerly occupied by Seraphina). Becomes especially apparent when [[spoiler: John's identity gets called '[[WildCard Joker]]']], see {{Foreshadowing}} above.
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* PlayingCardMotifs: ''Very'' similar to the school council in ''Manga/ShugoChara'', the members of the student council have positions named after the face cards. These positions are King (currently occupied by Arlo), Queen (currently occupied by Remi), Jack (currently occupied by Blyke) and Ace (formerly (sometimes regarded as being occupied by Seraphina).Seraphina, although she, after abdicating from the Queen's position, did not return). Becomes especially apparent when [[spoiler: John's identity gets called '[[WildCard Joker]]']], see {{Foreshadowing}} above.
