The Quest is a Web Original Superhero series created by Crimson Vision Studios, centering around the adventures of The Crimson Blur, a Lightning Bruiser on a quest to become a true hero. Along the way he joins forces with a number of other heroes, mostly 'Volvers' who obtained their powers from experiments at Vector Labs. Season 2 saw him officially join a team known as the Dreaded Heroes, founded by Intrepid Reporter turned Mayor, Bruce Balbowski.
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This show provides examples of:
- Accidental Misnaming: Bruce calls the Jade Sorcerer the Green Wizard. While taking the mix up with a lot more dignity than most, he is obviously not pleased.
- Civvie Spandex: A number of costumes are casual clothing and sunglasses. Blur's costume is a red jacket and sunglasses.
- Dropped a Bridge on Him: Splice, along with most of the Dreaded Heroes, is apaprently killed off-screen by Dr. Vector. Especially unexpected as he was the season's Big Bad up until that stage.
- Funny Background Event: Jade Sorcerer teleports Bruce on top of a mountain so he and Crimson can face each other uninterrupted. As they prepare for battle, Bruce runs down to rejoin the fight.
- Hypocrite: Hinokin defeats Shadow Blur, stating that he joined the Dreaded Heroes to save the world, before promptly stealing his Dark Item and joining the bad guys, without a hint of irony.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Bruce Balbowski is a Glory Hound who can never just say his first name and can be even an outright bully to some people, but he's honestly trying to do the right thing and save lives.
- Knight of Cerebus: Inverted with Bruce. The series is more or less a serious (if somewhat goofy) superhero story overall, but whenever he shows up things get a whole lot more amusing.
- Mid-Season Upgrade: The aptly titled 'Upgrades' that give Crimson better control over his speed; they take the form of a device strapped to his arm.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: The Dreaded Heroes. To be dreaded by criminals and supervillains of course, but the name is still rather imposing.
- Power Crystal: The crystal given to Crimson by his father, containing the power to grant any and all super powers.
- Squishy Wizard: Averted by Jade Sorcerer. Take away his staff, and he can still put up a good fight.
- Super-Speed: Crimson, though he seems to have trouble turning. Apparently Detective makes him do laps around the world as a punishment.
- Took a Level in Badass: Bruce was a self admitted Failure Hero when he started trying to help out in Season 2. Come War Zone Part II, he manages to defeat Infernus!
- Stealth in Season Two, having more or less gained invisibility.
