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6	->''"Why does taking over the world have to be so f***ing hard?"''
7	-->-- '''Dr. Havoc''' (on the show's first teaser poster)
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9	From [[WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool Mark Cope, Carlo Moss,]] and Mitchell Davis of New Form Digital. First pitched in 2013, this show follows the misadventures of Dr. Darren Havoc, the titular mid-level evil supervillain hellbent on taking over the world armed with his trusty photon laser and a healthy sense of cynicism.
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11	On June 5, 2015, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8d59ocFA1k this show]] was announced, and on June 16, 2015, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BQPeCUCyYY a sneak peek was released]] in the form of the episode "Black Superhero".
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13	The first six episodes of this show premiered on August 18th, 2016 on Fullscreen.[[labelnote:note]]Before streaming services shut down on January 5th, 2018.[[/labelnote]] Every other four new episodes premiered every Thursday, and the first season lasted for 30 episodes until September 29, 2016. [[http://www.extracreditstudios.com/dr-havocs-diary More content]] premiered to [=TruTV=] in Summer 2018 as a part of their ''Late Night Snack'' series. The first episode aired on June 1st, 2018.
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15	On October 23rd, 2019, the series would find a new home on [[https://t.co/CF0VMvwuBr?amp=1 Amazon Prime]] [[note]](for viewers in America only).[[/note]]
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18	!!''Dr. Havoc's Diary'' provides examples of:
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20	[[foldercontrol]]
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22	[[folder:Tropes A to D]]
23	* AdvertisingByAssociation: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBCMmYI2BB0 Is advertised as]] "from the guys who brought you ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool''".
24	* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/FlulaBorg (Havoc's Weapon Dealer), Chester See (Jaydyn), and Allie Marie Evans (Havoc's date) are featured in the trailer, but they all only appear in one particular episode each.
25	* AffectionateParody: Mainly of the superhero/supervillain genre.
26	* AgonyOfTheFeet:
27	** The heels that Crystal Mynxx wears hurts her feet like hell; she is ''most'' relieved when she finally takes them off.
28	** In Episode 15, while working in his lab, Havoc accidentally steps on Kim's shoe.
29	* AIIsACrapshoot: The robots in Episode 19 turn out like this thanks to being too intelligent. Thankfully, it doesn't last.
30	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: In Episode 25, when his first date blows him off for being too nice, Havoc must prove just how much of a bad boy he can be.
31	* AlmostKiss: Between Kim and Darren in the 1996 flashback of Episode 18, twice. The first time, they're interrupted by a ringing phone; the second time, they're cut off by Kim's shitty boss.
32	* AndIMustScream: Downplayed and PlayedForLaughs in Episode 25; Havoc injects a neurotoxin into two annoying idiots in the theater so that they'll stay paralyzed for eight hours, meaning that they'll watch the movie a total of four times stuck together.
33	* AntagonistTitle
34	* ArtShift: On occasion, there can be a switch from StopMotion to mere dolls being waved and thrown around the set.
35	* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: In Episode 23, [[spoiler:Brock eagerly tells his clone "son" to hop onto his back. His clone does... [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome and promptly crushes Brock with his adult weight.]] Cue Brock yelling at his clone to get off him (they settle for HoldingHands instead).]]
36	* BadBadActing:
37	** Brock faking being dead in Episode 1.
38	** Von Duct imitating Brock in Episode 23.
39	* BarbieDollAnatomy: {{Averted\|Trope}} and {{Justified\|Trope}} in regards to nipples; all these dolls are made from scratch (which includes a 3D printer).
40	* BerserkButton: Never, ''ever'', call Gail "sweetheart". Poor Havoc learned this the hard way in Episode 8.
41	* BeYourself: The lesson that Havoc teaches Crystal Mynxx in Episode 8. Unfortunately, [[GoneHorriblyRight that lesson ends up working]] [[StrawFeminist a little TOO well...]]
42	* BigApplesauce: Dr. Havoc's favorite target. [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption He never succeeds in ever blowing it up...]]
43	* TheBigBoard: Dr. Havoc does this with a world map and model rockets on a large table in Episode 2.
44	* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Havocs.
45	* BittersweetEnding: An episode may end like this at its very best, when it's not an outright DownerEnding or CruelTwistEnding.
46	* BlackAndGreyMorality: [[spoiler:When Von Duct is revealed to be the real evil mastermind.]]
47	* BlackComedy: And in Episode 16, "Black Superhero", figuratively ''and'' literally.
48	* BloodyHilarious: Dr. Havoc's eardrums start bleeding after Brock fires his gun inside of the submarine in Episode 17.
49	* BlowingARaspberry: Havoc does this after he finishes telling the tale of how he first met Kim to Nighthook in Episode 18.
50	* BodyWipe: Every single title screen.
51	* BothSidesHaveAPoint: A three-way variant occurs between Havoc, Kim, and Brock in "Therapy".
52	* BookEnds:
53	** Episodes 1, 8, and 19 begin and end with Dr. Havoc writing in his diary.
54	** Episode 15 begins and ends with Havoc working on his new {{BFG}}.
55	* BookcasePassage: Dr. Havoc is revealed to have one of these in his office.
56	* BornAsAnAdult:
57	** Episode 3 reveals that the Henchman clones all come out as full-size, but start out with infant mentalities. Unfortunately, the highest their mentalities can go are teenage (Von Duct has been working on it, though).
58	** The Brock clone made in Episode 11 came out full size, but he has the mentality of a two-year-old.
59	* BottleEpisode:
60	** Episode 17, in which a majority of the episode takes place in Havoc's submarine.
61	** Episode 27, the episode where Dr. Havoc, Kim, and Brock go to Couple's Therapy.
62	* BrattyTeenageSon: The teenage minds of the Henchman clones in Episode 3 fit this to the point of parody.
63	-->'''Von Duct:''' Hey! HEY! I zot I told you to clean up [your] room!\
64	'''Henchman Steve 1:''' ''(smoking pot)'' Fuck you!\
65	'''Henchman Kyle:''' Yeah, fuck you, Professor Von ''Dick!'' ''(they laugh)''\
66	'''Von Duct:''' Hey, where's your brother? ''(sees him masturbating)'' Hey, zhtop that! Now ZHTOP THAT!\
67	'''Henchman Steve 2:''' ''(turns his head)'' [[YoureNotMyFather You're not my real dad!]]
68	* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: In Episode 6, when Dr. Havoc wonder where the other supervillains are.
69	-->'''Dr. Havoc:''' What about Professor Dark Heart?\
70	'''General Plague:''' He's dead.\
71	'''Dr. Havoc:''' Aw, ''Jesus.'' Evil Eddie?\
72	'''Matt:''' He's in prison.\
73	'''Dr. Havoc:''' ''Damn!'' [=BluntForce=]?\
74	'''General Plague:''' He died...\
75	'''Matt:''' ...While in prison.
76	* BreadEggsMilkSquick: At the beginning of Episode 4:
77	-->'''Dr. Havoc:''' Dear Diary, it is 1:30 AM on New Year's Day. Which is six hours since I had dinner, 30 minutes until I go to bed, and exactly 2 hours since I was supposed to blow up New York.
78	* BreastAttack:
79	** Dr. Havoc mentions this in Episode 2; he insists that if he were to store a ballpoint pen gun in his shirt pocket, he'd shoot his nipple off. [[spoiler:Which is what actually happens [[BrickJoke at the end of the episode]].]]
80	** Ally mentions this in Episode 10 by saying that she'd rather cut her tits off than wear an embarrassing FunTShirt.
81	** Kim and Nadia give each other titty twisters in Episode 21.
82	* BreatherEpisode: "Black Superhero", which is the episode that comes right after "Kim Leaves".
83	* BrickJoke: In Episode 4, when Dr. Havoc issues a ban on all countdowns in his lair after a botched rocket launch, he also prevents his microwave from functioning. At the end of the episode, a hungry Nighthook complains that Havoc's microwave is broken.
84	* BringMyBrownPants: In Episode 13, it's revealed that a lot of Ally's dates piss themselves thanks to [[BoyfriendBlockingDad you-know-who]] on their tails.
85	* BrokenRecord: At the end of Episode 4, Havoc repeatedly pushes the countdown timer button.
86	-->'''Computer Voice:''' Nineteen minutes until launch. Nineteen min-nineteen-nine-nine-nine-nine--nine-ninet...
87	* BrotherSisterTeam: The Super Kids. [[spoiler:There's actually ''two'' brothers and one sister.]]
88	* BrownBagMask: The Living Art Exhibit in Episode 16. Bonus points for actually wearing the Creator/ShiaLaBeouf "I Am Not Famous Anymore" paper bag mask.
89	* CallingTheOldManOut: Ally [[spoiler:([[FreakyFridayFlip really]] Dr. Havoc)]] does this to her mother on the phone, in Episode 24.
90	* CallingYourAttacks:
91	** Super Jamaal does this in Episode 16.
92	** Nadia does this in Episode 21.
93	-->'''Nadia:''' ''Mother Russia!'' Tiger Punch! Swan Punch! Goose Kick! Snake Kick! Quirky Punch! [[BreastAttack Titty Twister!]]
94	* CastingGag: At lot to ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool''.
95	** Nighthook, voiced by Garrett Mendez, is based on ''Franchise/{{Batman}}''; Trisha Cappelletti, also voiced by Garrett Mendez, is a huge fan of Creator/BenAffleck.
96	** The idiotic WesternAnimation/{{Minions}} happen to share the same voices as the two Trishas.
97	** Professor ''[[TheVonTropeFamily Von Duct]]'' is voiced by Aaron Krebs, who voices Cameron ''Van Buren'' in the other series.
98	** Matthew Derringer, played by Dave Hill, has no penis or testicles due to a birth defect; [[spoiler:in the final episode of ''Dr. Havoc's Diary'', it's revealed that Brock Mason, who is also played by Dave Hill, had received a vasectomy 20 years prior to the present date.]]
99	* CatFight: In Episode 21, between Kim and Nadia.
100	* TheChewToy:
101	** The Henchmen.
102	** Invoked by Von Duct with a Havoc clone named Carl in Episode 11, so that Von Duct can blow off his anger towards his boss.
103	** The Minions, even more so.
104	* ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere: In Episode 10, the Havocs go on vacation so Dr. Havoc can finally spend some quality time with his family. Cue things like a valuable diamond, the G8 meeting at the hotel, and Nighthook suddenly showing up, all tempting him.
105	* CompanyCrossReferences: Various to ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'', Extra Credit Studio's first show:
106	** If you look really closely in the background of the weapons lab, you can see the victory picture from the finale of Season 3.
107	** In Episode 3, a Henchman jacks off to a [[BlandNameProduct Playtoy]] magazine with Mackenzie Zales on the cover.
108	** At the end of Episode 7, Brock signs out with a Van Buren "Byeeee!"
109	** In Episode 11, two Henchmen tell the story of a girl [[AnArmAndALeg getting her arms ripped off.]]
110	** In Episode 12, Von Duct references [[ArtificialLimbs replacing an arm with a robotic prosthetic.]] It's even shown on display in the lair.
111	* ContinuityNod: Just like ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'', this show always makes sure to remind you of all the crazy shit that has happened in previous episodes.
112	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: [[spoiler:The whole WhosYourDaddy dilemma could've been resolved quickly if Brock had just brought up his vasectomy from 20 years prior sooner to Kim.]]
113	* CreepyMonotone: The Robots in Episode 19.
114	* CurbstompBattle: Nearly all of the Minions in Episode 14 are easily taken out by the military thanks to their sheer stupidity and lust.
115	* DeconstructiveParody: Again, mainly of the superhero/supervillain genre.
116	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: A "Photon Laser". As opposed to a ''baryon'' laser...
117	* DidntThinkThisThrough:
118	** Brock's decision to fight on top of a train in Episode 9. Havoc repeatedly calls him out on it.
119	** In Episode 17, Brock sneaks into Dr. Havoc's submarine by cutting a hole in a wall. Guess what eventually happens?
120	* DoorFocus: A variant happens in Episode 27; when Kim storms out of Couple's Therapy after it gets too heated, she momentarily comes back to collect her purse before finally leaving for good.
121	* DramaticDrop: In Episode 26, Brock does this with a bowl of mixed batter when [[spoiler:he sees his clone "son" in bed with Ally.]]
122	* DrivenToSuicide: Robo-Havoc and Robo-Brock after finding out that [[NothingLeftToDoButDie none of their calculations for their futures end positively]] in Episode 19.
123	[[/folder]]
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125	[[folder:Tropes E to M]]
126	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
127	** In the first episode, the Kim doll being used was the one really meant for the 1996 flashback.
128	** Due to "Black Superhero" being made early in production, the ending shows Havoc writing in his diary inside of his lair rather than in his office.
129	* EjectionSeat: Dr. Havoc has this equipped in his car. He accidentally ejects his date out by pressing the wrong button in Episode 25.
130	-->'''Dr. Havoc:''' [[OhCrap Oh,]] ''[[OhCrap fuuuuck]]''.
131	* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:From Episode 17 onward, Brock and Havoc start bonding over the fact that Kim drives them ''both'' off the wall. Then, in Episodes 29 and 30, Havoc and Brock work together to try to stop Von Duct from taking over the world.]]
132	* EroticAsphyxiation: What Nadia does to Brock in Episode 7. Havoc assumes that she's killing him, so he promptly leaves the two be. DramaticIrony ensues.
133	* EverythingIsOnline: In Episode 9, Havoc lampshades how everybody only watches their favorite TV shows online nowadays, and there's therefore no use for a DVR anymore.
134	* EvilIsPetty: At the end of Episode 6, when Dr. Havoc joins up with his old villain buddies for a night out on the town, they leave some muggers (long story) with the bill.
135	* ExpendableClone: The Henchmen.
136	* ExplosiveBreeder: The Minions screw and reproduce at rabbit speeds.
137	* ExtremeOmnisexual: The Minions are always keen on fucking things. Even inanimate objects, and [[ILoveTheDead dead things.]] Even in the middle of a battle.
138	* FawltyTowersPlot:
139	** For about a half of Episode 5, after Ally accidentally intrudes on Havoc's meeting with his weapon dealer.
140	** This happens for a bit in Episode 10 when Ally and Kim see Nighthook with Havoc. It starts out as lying about Nighthook being their waiter, [[FromBadToWorse and it goes downhill from there.]]
141	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
142	** In Episode 3, we are introduced to Henchman clones with the minds of infants who see Von Duct as their father. [[spoiler:In Episode 11, a Brock clone is created, and runs off before returning as a ChekhovsGunman in Episode 23; the real Brock ends up meeting said clone (in which the latter has the mind of a two-year-old), sees him as his "son", and adopts him.]]
143	** In Episode 2, Von Duct wishes out loud that henchmen would praise his assistance and inventions. [[spoiler:Episode 28 onward reveals that he has pretty much the same motivations and level of self-loathing as Havoc.]]
144	* FreakyFridayFlip: Episode 24, appropriately called "Freaky Friday". All thanks to one of Havoc's machines, this happens between Ally and Havoc, and then between various other characters as well. Oh, and VoicesAreNotMental.
145	* FreudianTrio:
146	** Dr. Havoc: Superego.
147	** Kim: Ego.
148	** Brock Mason: Id.
149	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Brock fucking women on a camera that Havoc [[{{Pun}} planted]] in his room, that plays in Episodes 7 and 15.
150	* FunTShirt: In Episode 10, we have Dr. Havoc and his "Havoc Family Vacation" matching t-shirts.
151	-->'''Kim:''' ''({{Beat}})'' Yeah, I'm not gonna wear that.\
152	'''Ally:''' [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents Ew, dad.]]
153	* HehHehYouSaidX:
154	** In Episode 8, the childish Henchmen laugh at the word "butthole".
155	** In Episode 12, Fantasti-Girl takes great delight in the word "rapist", much to Havoc's chagrin.
156	-->'''Fantasti-Girl:''' ''(to her mother on Havoc's phone)'' Mom, what's a rapist?
157	* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:In Episode 28, Havoc is trapped in space and is calling for help via video feed. A Minion comes in, and Havoc tells him to go get help... only for said Minion to bring in a chair to start fucking with. Fortunately, seconds later, Kim enters.]]
158	* HowWeGotHere: Happens numerous times, always with Dr. Havoc writing in his diary about it. For example, Episode 10 opens with Kim and Ally storming out of the hotel room, leaving Havoc behind; the rest of the episode showcases what happened.
159	* HypocriticalHumor: In Episode 30, when the Henchmen discuss how confusing lookalike people with the same names are.
160	* GirlishPigtails: Fantasti-Girl possesses these.
161	* GoToYourRoom: When Brock hits on Ally in Episode 26, Havoc instructs her to do this (despite Ally pointing out that they're in [[spoiler:Brock's]] home).
162	* GrayAndGreyMorality: In general, lots of people are assholes in their own way in this series, yet nobody is truly that evil.
163	* GroinAttack:
164	** Havoc gets multiple of these in a row in Episode 8, courtesy of Gail.
165	-->'''Havoc:''' [[OncePerEpisode And so, Diary...]] I think I'm gonna go soak my testicles in a bowl of ice.
166	** In [[FreakyFridayFlip Episode 24]], Havoc!Ally, in a fit of rage, accidentally punches herself in the dick. Ally!Havoc calls her out on it.
167	-->'''Ally!Havoc:''' What the fuck did you think ''that'' was gonna do?
168	* GunTwirling: In Episode 3, a Henchman engages in this.
169	* HardTruthAesop: In Episode 13: "You sometimes have to take away your child's happiness if it's better for them in the long run".
170	* ICantHearYou: Everybody in the submarine in Episode 17 goes half-deaf after Brock fires his gun inside said submarine, which had triggered a loud, high-pitched ringing.
171	* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: This show is practically married to gun humor.
172	** Dr. Havoc accidentally injures himself with von Duct's trick gun [[spoiler:(and, eventually, with the pen gun in his shirt pocket)]] in Episode 2.
173	** Episode 2 has an army soldier pick up and examine a lamp... which is in fact a gun. Guess what happens next.
174	** Ally kills someone (and injures Brock) this way in Episode 5.
175	** A Minion shoots themself this way in Episode 14. By ''[[AteHisGun chewing]] [[TooDumbToLive on a gun.]]''
176	* INeedAFreakingDrink: One promo pic had Dr. Havoc sitting on his couch with a beer in one hand, and his forehead in the other.
177	* InternalReveal: In Episode 26, [[spoiler:Dr. Havoc reveals to Ally that Brock Mason ''may'' in fact be her biological father.]]
178	* IWantMyMommy: Action Boy says this after his arm has been broken for a while, in Episode 12, combined with PunctuatedForEmphasis.
179	* InLoveWithTheMark: The female Russian assassin, Nadia, that Dr. Havoc hires tries to kill Brock with OutWithABang in Episode 7. She fails.
180	* JustShootHim: What Dr. Havoc plans to do to Brock; the latter questions why Havoc wouldn't want to use a more dramatic method to kill him.
181	* KidHero: We have two, that are the main focus of Episode 12; the episode in question is aptly titled "Super Kids". [[spoiler:Exaggerated when their ''[[GooGooGodlike baby brother]]'' Toby is also shown to be a superhero!]]
182	* LampshadeHanging: A par of a DeconstructiveParody show.
183	* LegCling: In Episode 14, a Minion does this to a soldier. And starts ''humping'' it.
184	* LetMeGetThisStraight:
185	** In Episode 17:
186	-->'''Havoc:''' ...Are you seriously asking me to take back the wife that you ''stole'' from me?
187	-->'''Brock:''' Oh, yeah, I stole her. Yeah, ''that’s'' right. ''That'' was my plan. "Oh, hey Kim, why don't you move into my sweet-ass apartment, ''[[SuddenlyShouting and ruin my fucking life?!"]]'' Does ''that'' sound like something I would say?! Hm?! Does it, Havoc?! Is that how I talk?! DO I TALK LIKE THAT, HAVOC?!?
188	** In Episode 26:
189	-->'''Havoc:''' ...[[spoiler:In order to get me to tell ''my'' daughter, that you may in fact, be her biological father, you are threatening to ''seduce'' said daughter, and possibly have sex with her, even though you may, in fact, be her father?!]]
190	-->'''Brock:''' ''({{Beat}})'' [[BluntYes Yes.]] Right now, that is my plan.
191	* LittleUselessGun: Averted with the ballpoint pen gun.
192	* LoveAtFirstSight: When Kim and Darren first see what each other looks like, in 1996.
193	* MakeOutPoint: Featured in Episodes 13 and 25. And both times, it doesn't end well.
194	* {{Manchild}}:
195	** The adult-sized Henchmen's mentalities range from infant to teenage.
196	** The Brock clone made in Episode 11 has the mentality of a two-year-old.
197	* MathematiciansAnswer: In Episode 9:
198	-->'''Havoc:''' So... what is for dinner?\
199	'''Kim:''' I already ate.
200	* MishmashMuseum: In "Black Superhero", we have Cardboard Box Exhibits, Exit Sign Exhibits, and (possibly) Janitor's Closet exhibits... all in the same room (maybe).
201	-->'''Dr. Havoc:''' ''(sighs)'' [[TakeThat God, I fucking hate modern art.]]
202	* MoodWhiplash: In a scene of Episode 12, the Henchmen cheer and woop for stopping the Kid Superheroes... all the while Action Boy is bawling about his broken arm (that the Henchmen caused by knocking him over with their adult bodies).
203	* {{Mooks}}: Dr. Havoc has quite a few. Episode 3 even goes into great detail on how there are so identically many, ''and'' why they're just so damn stupid.
204	* MultiPartEpisode: Episodes 29 and 30, "Survival & Revenge".
205	[[/folder]]
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207	[[folder:Tropes N to R]]
208	* NakedApron: Brock wears one in Episode 26.
209	* {{Ninja}}: Nighthook is this, and he—what else—breaks Havoc's lights for a dramatic entry.
210	* NoDeadBodyPoops: Averted with the Henchmen in Episode 17. Brock is surprised that it actually happens, since he never sticks around his victims.
211	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Havoc says this trope word-for-word in Episode 8 as he write down how he helped Crystal Mynxx/Gail the week before.
212	* NotNowKiddo: At the start of Episode 15, a very busy-at-his-job Havoc blocks out Kim's several statements that she is leaving him.
213	* OffWithHisHead:
214	** In Episode 3, happens to one mook during a fight with Brock after being flung and hitting his head against some barrels, ''hard''.
215	--->'''Random Henchman:''' [[OhCrap Oh yeah, he's dead.]]
216	** In Episode 9, a Henchman on top of a train gets beheaded thanks to a flying pigeon. Unlike the last time, Brock ''throws up''.
217	** In Episode 19, Robo-Havoc and Robo-Brock [[DrivenToSuicide kill themselves]] this way.
218	* OhAndXDies: The beginning of Episode 25 says that Havoc's date had died; the end of the episode shows us how and why she died.
219	* OncePerEpisode: Dr. Havoc writing the results of today's events in his diary.
220	* OneDialogueTwoConversations: In Episode 30, [[spoiler:when Brock's clone "son" is killed]]:
221	-->'''Havoc:''' Relax Brock, I'll grow you a new one.\
222	'''Brock:''' It won't be the same!\
223	'''Havoc:''' He'll be ''exactly'' the same!
224	* OriginsEpisode: Episode 18, also revealing how Darren and Kim met in 1996. The episode in question is even called "Origin Stories".
225	* OutlawCouple: Kim and Darren were this back in the late 90s; they first met when he was holding everyone up at gunpoint during a bank robbery, and then she taught him some lessons in crime.
226	* OverlyLongGag:
227	** Nighthook struggling to get a homeless man out of a tight pile of dead henchmen in Episode 4.
228	** Havoc's StunnedSilence in Episode 15.
229	* {{Pastiche}}:
230	** Of superhero and spy genres, in which the titular protagonist is a supervillain in the throes of a midlife crisis.
231	** Nighthook himself is one for ''Franchise/{{Batman}}''. Havoc points out the oddities.
232	** Superpowered Man is obviously one for ''Franchise/{{Superman}}''.
233	* PantsPositiveSafety: Double-Subverted in Episode 2; Dr. Havoc insists that if he were to store a ballpoint pen gun in his shirt pocket, he'd shoot his nipple off. [[BrickJoke Guess what happens anyway at the end of the episode?]]
234	* ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime: [[spoiler:In Episode 26, Havoc and Brock walk in on Ally and Clone Brock making out in her bed.]]
235	* PassThePopcorn: A variant in Episode 21; during Nadia and Kim's battle, Brock just watches the whole thing while sipping on his drink.
236	* PhoneaholicTeenager: Ally's 19-year-old date, Jayden, is one of these; he doesn't even make eye contact with Havoc when he first greets him at the door in Episode 13.
237	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: In Episode 19, the Robots with personalities based off male people will have blue or gray "mouths" while the Robots based off female people will have red "mouths" instead.
238	* PoliceBrutality: At the end of Episode 16, "Black Superhero". Guess why.
239	* PottyFailure: [[spoiler:The Brock Clone, who has the mind of a two-year-old, shits himself on the way to Havoc's lair in Episode 23.]]
240	* PrettyLittleHeadshots: DoubleSubverted when Dr. Havoc shoots the Living Art Exhibit in "Black Superhero".
241	* PromiseMeYouWontX: In Episode 27, despite Havoc holding the "Honesty Paddle" that would supposedly let him freely speak his mind without being judged, Kim and Brock still can't help but laugh at him anyway when he says that [[PsychopathicManchild he feels like a little boy]] whenever he's looked down on.
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243	* RapidFireComedy: Many jokes and gags can happen so quickly at once, in an episode's span of 5-to-10 minutes.
244	* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Averted, just like with ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool''.
245	* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Robots in Episode 19.
246	* ReferenceOverdosed: See a pattern to all the similarities to ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'' here?
247	* ReversePsychology: In Episode 30.
248	-->'''Henchman Kyle:''' I'm sorry! I have to follow [[spoiler:[Von Duct's] ]] orders.\
249	'''Dr. Havoc:''' Wait. What are your exact orders?\
250	'''Kyle:''' "Do not do anything Dr. Havoc tells you."\
251	'''Havoc:''' ''[sighs]'' Okay then. Do ''not'' show me where [[spoiler:Professor Von Duct's lair]] is.\
252	'''Kyle:''' Right this way. ''[leads him]''
253	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The too-intelligent robots in Episode 19 end up taking on the personas of Havoc, Brock, and Kim.
254	* RummageFail: Near the end of Episode 21, Havoc pulls out a dildo [[ItMakesSenseInCOntext for some reason]] instead of pulling out his handgun.
255	* RunningGag: Something great happening, and then Dr. Havoc making political commentary about it for some minutes.
256	[[/folder]]
257
258	[[folder:Tropes S to Z]]
259	* ScaryStingingSwarm: In Episode 1, Brock references using a shit-load of bees as one of the more AwesomeButImpractical ways that Havoc could kill him.
260	* ScienceFair: One takes place at Ally's school in Episode 24.
261	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Dr. Havoc sees the news that The Protagonauts are coming to Los Angeles, he decides to pack up his things and leave the building hes in.
262	* ShaggyDogStory: Episode 20; Dr. Havoc encounters an opponent unlike any hes ever encountered before: a superhero equipped with literally every superpower. Havoc instantly realizes that there's no reason to engage with him in battle, so he packs up and goes home.
263	* SharkPool: In Episode 1, Brock references this as one of the more AwesomeButImpractical ways that Havoc could kill him.
264	* ShoePhone: Professor von Duct can make even the most ordinary object into a gun while that very object still retains its original shape. That includes ballpoint pens, lamps, office chairs, toy dogs, muffin trays, ''and even adult diapers.''
265	* ShoutOut: We have a parody of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}''.
266	* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The characters that recur more often--Nighthook (Garrett Mendez), Gail (Christine Tarbet), the Henchmen (Carlo Moss and Ray Hebel)--, are not featured in the trailer.
267	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: More Cynical than [[WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool MPGiS]], just to give you an idea.
268	* SpaceEpisode: Episode 28.
269	* SpecialGuest: For example, we have GraceHelbig as Havoc's daughter Ally, and Flula Borg as Dr. Havoc's weapon dealer.
270	* SpinTheEarthBackwards: Superpowered Man says that he can do this, as an obvious ShoutOut to you-know-who.
271	* SpringtimeForHitler:
272	** In Episode 21, Havoc sends Nadia after Brock in order to make Kim jealous. [[spoiler:The three end up having sex together when Havoc ends up out cold.]]
273	** [[spoiler:In Episode 30, thanks to Von Duct's evildoings, Havoc actually ''[[TheBadGuyWins wins.]]'']]
274	* StrawFeminist: After Dr. Havoc tells Crystal Mynxx to BeYourself and wear whatever she wants in Episode 8, she becomes this under the name of Gail.
275	* StressVomit: Dr. Havoc and Ally both do this in Episode 26 (see VomitDiscretionShot below for further details).
276	* StunnedSilence:
277	** Havoc does this in Episode 15 when [[spoiler:Kim notes that there's a chance that Brock is Ally's real father.]]
278	** Kim does this in Episode 24 when Ally [[spoiler:(really Havoc)]] tells her that she (Ally) [[CallingTheOldManOut has always loved her father more than her, and really needs to improve on herself.]]
279	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Being a DeconstructiveParody and all. Examples include:
280	** Episode 8 shows that a revealing costume, no matter how sexy it looks, is ''completely and totally inappropriate'' for crime fighting. And that it hurts your body like hell.
281	** As revealed in Episode 12, children are too physically, mentally, and emotionally immature to be superheroes.
282	** Because he's in a secret bunker 20 feet underground, Dr. Havoc can't properly acquire wi-fi.
283	* SweetAndSourGrapes: [[spoiler:In Episode 30, despite Havoc saying that villains never win and is going to stop trying to take over the world, thanks to Von Duct, Havoc actually wins.]]
284	* TakeThat:
285	** Episode 22 takes jabs at Website/{{Tumblr}} and its Political Correctness.
286	** "Millennial Man" pokes fun at, you guessed it, Millennials.
287	* TemptingFate:
288	** In the beginning of Episode 3, Dr. Havoc writes in his diary that it's great to have a win day. Cue Brock stealing a briefcase full of nuclear codes.
289	-->'''Dr. Havoc:''' ''(sighs)'' Never mind. God, I hate Mondays.
290	** In Episode 17, Havoc joyfully says that nobody is going to find the him, his crew, and the submarine underwater. Cue Brock swimming after the sub and sneaking in.
291	* TerrorAtMakeOutPoint: [[spoiler:In Episode 25, Havoc accidentally presses the EjectionSeat button. Cue dead body of his date at the bottom of the mountain.]]
292	* ThreeWaySex: [[spoiler:Between Kim, Brock, and Nadia in Episode 21.]]
293	* ToiletHumor:
294	** In Episode 17, we avert NoDeadBodyPoops, and when the submarine starts leaking, Havoc equates it to a giant unflushed toilet.
295	* TomboyishVoice: Gail has a rather deep and raspy voice.
296	* TooDumbToLive:
297	** Havoc's henchmen; the entirety of Episode 3 shows us very good reasons why.
298	** The Minions showcased in Episode 14 are ''even worse.''
299	* TorsoWithAView: This happens to a Henchman after getting caught in fire with Havoc's new {{BFG}}, in Episode 12.
300	* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The trailer spoils [[spoiler:the twists of Episodes 21 and 25.]]
301	* TraintopBattle: Episode 9, called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Battle on Top of a Train"]]. And of course, SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome occurs.
302	-->'''Dr. Havoc:''' ''(to Brock)'' Well, well, well, what do we have-''(the train bumps a bit)'' woah! [[LampshadeHanging This is really fucking dangerous.]]
303	* TwoWordsAddedEmphasis: At the end of Episode 9:
304	-->'''Dr. Havoc:''' Dear Diary: fuck trains.
305	* TheUnintelligible: The Minions.
306	* TheUnReveal: At the end of Episode 27, we never get to hear Havoc's final thoughts about therapy because he's cut off by a phone call.
307	* VacationEpisode: Episode 10, where the Havocs travel to Puerto Vallarta for three days of sun, fun, and relaxation. It doesn't end well.
308	* VictoriasSecretCompartment: In Episode 29, Kim pulls out and puts back [[spoiler:folded-up divorce papers]] this way.
309	* VillainsOutShopping: In Episode 6, Dr. Havoc joins up with his old villain buddies, General Plague and Megahammer, for a night out on the town. The episode in question is even called "Villains Night Out".
310	* VillainProtagonist: Guess who.
311	* VomitDiscretionShot:
312	** Brock pukes from the top of a train upon witnessing a henchman get beheaded by a pigeon, in Episode 9.
313	** Havoc leans over his desk and throws up in Episode 26 after recalling today's events. Ally leans over her bed and throws up in the same episode after learning that [[spoiler:she was nearly sleeping with a Brock clone ''and'' finding out that Brock ''may'' be her biological father.]]
314	* WhamEpisode:
315	** Episode 15: "Kim Leaves"; Kim announces that she wants a divorce and is moving in with Brock. Havoc does not handle it well, but he remains single for the rest of Season 1. [[spoiler:There's also now a possibility that Brock ''could be Ally's real biological father.'']]
316	** Episode 28: [[spoiler:Von Duct is revealed to be EvilAllAlong, and has a plan to TakeOverTheWorld.]]
317	** Episode 30: [[spoiler:Brock turns out to ''not'' Ally's father after all, and Havoc actually ''wins'' thanks to the real BigBad, Von Duct.]]
318	* WhamLine:
319	** In Episode 15:
320	--->'''Kim:''' [[spoiler:There's a--a chance... that Brock Mason could be Ally's biological father.]]
321	--->''[Havoc [[StunnedSilence goes silent in response]]]''
322	* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: In Episode 12, Havoc questions this about what kind of man would give his grandchildren superpowers. Later on, in the same episode, he questions the kids' mother in a similar way about letting them go out fighting crime on a school night.
323	* WhosYourDaddy: [[spoiler:A subplot from Episode 15 onward, regarding who, out of Havoc or Brock, is Ally's real biological father. In the end, it turns out to be Havoc after all.]]
324	* WorldOfHam: Pretty much every single character in this series is a LargeHam.
325	[[/folder]]

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