Line #38 Literature/TheFutureOfSupervillainy


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2	[[caption-width-right:350: Gary vs. Subterranean Nazis!]]
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4	''The Future of Supervillainy'' is the sixth novel of ''Literature/TheSupervillainySaga'' by Creator/CTPhipps.
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6	Gary Karkofsky has retired from supervillainy following the events of ''Literature/TheTournamentOfSupervillainy.'' Suffering immense guilt, a special task force assembled by the U.S. Government to take him down results in him returning to his evil(ish) ways. No sooner does he make this decision then he is approached by a young heroine who wants Gary to journey to the HollowEarth in order to rescue it from P.H.A.N.T.O.M.
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8	The quest to liberate the Hollow Earth from ThoseWackyNazis becomes personal when Gary discovers that his niece, Lisa, is among a group of superheroes that have already tried and failed to stop the fascist invaders. Gary journeys with a new group of heroes to rescue her while preparing to face his worst enemy.
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10	The book has guest appearances from the author's ''Literature/CthulhuArmageddon'' series as well as his ''Literature/AgentG'' and ''Literature/TheBrightFallsMysteries''.
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12	!!This book contains the following tropes:
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14	* AllGermansAreNazis: Subverted. [[spoiler: Nikki Tesla hates P.H.A.N.T.O.M almost as much as Gary does.]]
15	* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Nikki Tesla due to BrainUpload. The first sign that Gary's actions with Death may not have stuck.]]
16	* BelligerentSexualTension: Odin assumes that Maria and Gary have this. [[spoiler: They may but it doesn't stop Gary from killing her.]]
17	* BerserkButton: Gary loses his AffablyEvil qualities when you threaten his kids.
18	* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Tom Terror is killed and the Primal Orb of Chaos is recovered. However, Diabloman has betrayed Gary and Maria has been damned for her actions.]]
19	* BullyingADragon: The Department of Supernatural Security (DOSS) ''really'' should have known better than to threaten Gary's kids.
20	* TheBusCameBack: Tom Terror makes his return to the series after his introduction in ''Literature/TheRulesOfSupervillainy.''
21	* CrisisCrossover: John and Mercury have come to Gary's universe in hopes of bringing a group of survivors from their world. Out of universe, they are the leads from ''Literature/CthulhuArmageddon''.
22	* DeathWorld: John and Mercury describe their home planet as being like this, being as the Great Old Ones have risen and destroyed it. By comparison, the Pulpy Savage Land-esque HollowEarth is a paradise.
23	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Gary and Lisa have an argument over whether the best way to oppose P.H.A.N.T.O.M is through violence or not sinking to their level. Unsurprisingly, Gary argues MurderIsTheBestSolution.
24	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Subverted. Tom Terror points out he's not a Nazi (even if he is racist) but then goes on to clarify that Hitler was a small-minded fool who could never approach the levels of ambition he has. Gary explictly states that both Tom Terror and President Omega are worse than Hitler.
25	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Diabloman chooses to side with his sister Maria over Gary.]]
26	* FateWorseThanDeath:
27	** [[spoiler: Maria is sent to Hell by Gary. She's a ghost and this is the best way to dispose of her.]]
28	** [[spoiler: Nikki Tesla felt she was suffering this when she was forced to help Tom Terror despite being a modern anti-fascist German.]]
29	* FullyAbsorbedFinale: To the ''Literature/CthulhuArmageddon'' series. [[spoiler: The surviving humans of that world or at least as many as John and Mercury could get use a magical gate to evacuate to the Hollow Earth. It is a tough, brutal, and violent place but a paradise by comparison to their AfterTheEnd one.]]
30	* GuestStarPartyMember: John Henry Booth and Mercury Halsey from ''Cthulhu Armageddon.''
31	* HollowEarth: Gary's world has one of these and it's a full-on LostWorld with dinosaurs, ancient cities, and a Precursors.
32	* InnocentlyInsensitive: Gary makes a lot of Creator/HPLovecraft and Cthulhu Mythos references despite the fact the creatures destroyed the world of his guests.
33	* InvadingRefugees: Gary is a bit worried about the inhabitants from John and Mercury's world becoming this. They're hardened survivors of a post-apocalypse world that have nothing to lose. [[spoiler: In the end, they just settle on the land already devastated by P.H.A.N.T.O.M.]]
34	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Though the definition of 'hero' is loose, DOSS is responsible for Gary going back to supervillainy.
35	* OlderThanTheyLook: Both Ken and Jun are this being {{expy}} for Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel.
36	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Tom Terror views all beings other than himself as inferior.
37	* {{Polyamory}}: Gary, Cindy, and Gabrielle settle into this kind of arrangement. It's also been revealed to be something that Ultragod and other immortal superheroes have involved themselves with.
38	* PunnyName: Yule B. Sari, apparently a demonic lawyer, so perhaps also LouisCypher.
39	* TenMinuteRetirement: Averted. Gary is retired for a year before he comes back.
40	* TheRemnant: P.H.A.N.T.O.M is this for the Third Reich.
41	* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Tom Terror's current plans are to become the galaxy's biggest slave lord as part of a VisionaryVillain plot.
42	* SuperhumanTrafficking: Tom Terror plans to sell millions of transformed humans as weapons for other worlds to buy.
43	* ThoseWackyNazis: The P.H.A.N.T.O.M troopers are explictly Neo-Nazis recruited by the original recipes.
44	* VisionaryVillain: Tom Terror has a plan to conquer the entire universe through the trafficking of superhumans.

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