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In a city ruled by a council of monstrously wealthy oligarchs, the only ones who dare oppose them are the Anarchists; a group of... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin anarchistic]] anarchist]] vigilantees that seek to bring down the establishment and restore power to the people. And themselves. Unfortunately, a ragtag group of misfits aren't exactly well-equiped to fight billionaires who control the government, and the majority of the anarchists are arrested in the first episode. Led by Master Fusion (Kyle Sullivan), this remnant will take down the oligarchs. Whatever it takes.
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-->--"Anarchists overrun the city as they ironically combine their efforts"
'''The Guards Themselves''' is a live-action miniseries written and directed by Kyle C. Sullivan, the founder of ''WebVideo/DoorMonster'', and featuring much of the same cast and crew. The series is largely a spoof of the superhero genre, similar to a more comedic ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', where the majority of the "super"heroes lack powers. It was released in its entirety on Door Monster's youtube channel in 2015, and a sequel is in development.
In a city ruled by a council of monstrously wealthy oligarchs, the only ones who dare oppose them are the Anarchists; a group of... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin anarchistic]] vigilantees that seek to bring down the establishment and restore power to the people. And themselves. Unfortunately, a ragtag group of misfits aren't exactly well-equiped to fight billionaires who control the government, and the majority of the anarchists are arrested in the first episode. Led by Master Fusion (Kyle Sullivan), this remnant will take down the oligarchs. Whatever it takes.
!Tropes found in The Guards Themselves
* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's unclear as to just what Messier is. Besides terrifying.
* AppropriatedAppellation: Per WordOfGod, Richie heard himself be called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Arsonist]] on the news and decided that that must be his name.
* ArmorIsUseless: Big Fist [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] this; the security agents wear body armor and helmets, but that doesn't stop them from being knocked out or shot.
* AttackBackfire: Spectacle is sent reeling when she attempts to taze Noam ([[RunningGag again]]), only to strike the leads to his battery bag. She then promptly collapses.
* AxCrazy: The first thing Messier does after being freed is fire his guns wildly into crowds of bystanders.
* BaldOfEvil: Paul considers this the only kind of baldness there is.
* BaldWoman: Amicus Curiae refers to herself as this. Her hair is technically buzzed really short, but she's trying to make a point.
* BatmanGambit: The Anarchists threaten to blow up Meyer's building knowing that [[spoiler: he'll call their bluff and, after thinking that he's won, [[EvilGloating brag about his plan]] to betray the other Oligarchs]].
* BavarianFireDrill: When Harold, a worker at Meyer's building finds Noam using his computer, the Anarchist is quickly able to put him on the defensive by claiming to be from IT and asking Harold why he's so possessive of a company computer.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Mr. Justice subscribes to this theory in "[[https://youtu.be/ELTusRpPzd8 Resting Villain Face]]", as seen under GoodScarsEvilScars. Amicus calling him out on it leads to a brief existential crisis [[spoiler: until the man with an eye-scar he'd pointed out earlier confirmed his bias]].
-->'''Mr. Justice''': If beautiful people can be evil... and ugly people can be good... how do I judge ''anyone'' worthy of justice? What if there are no [[BlackAndWhiteMorality good or evil]], but only [[GreyAndGrayMorality murky shades of gray]] made up of both at the same time so muddled together that they become indistinguishable like... [[BuffySpeak two ingredients in a... food... thing.]] My God... my metaphors. They're gone.\\
'''Amicus''': ...did you just call me "ugly"?
* BeneathNotice: For Lincoln, this turns out to be more useful than his actual superpower; [[spoiler: Meyer doesn't notice that his EvilGloating is being recorded]].
* TheBigGuy: Big Fist. He'd be more effective at it if he wasn't so concerned about chipping his nails every time he punches someone.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Mr. Justice has a [[HeroicBSOD brief mental breakdown]] when he starts to realize that not everyone can be immediately judged as good or evil based on their appearance.
* BlatantLies: While pretending to be from IT, Noam tells one of Meyer's employees that his computer is getting viruses through the electrical wires and that he can reset his connection by repeatedly turning his desk lamp on and off. He buys it completely.
* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: Messier shoots a security agent's pistol out of their hand with a sniper rifle.
* BrickJoke: In Part 2, Messier proudly explains that he has a mailing list of people he sends death threats to. In Part 3, Harold is confused by the emails he keeps getting about his certain doom.
* TheBully: Katie has apparently been picking on Noam since they were children.
* ButtMonkey: Noam. Not only does he have to deal with [[SurroundedByIdiots the other Anarchists]], he's also been bullied by a girl a head shorter than him his entire life.
* TheCape: Parodied by Mr. Justice.
* CareerEndingInjury: Scott being [[TheDandy Scott]], his idea of a career ending injury is getting his hair cut.
* CasualDangerDialog: Scott and Paul pause in the middle of their fight to discuss their hair product choices, before going back to swinging at each other.
* ChairReveal: PlayedForLaughs, complete with a dramatic chord.
-->'''Meyer''': [[LampshadeHanging ...Really?]]
-->'''Noam''': I was looking out the window, I didn't mean to do that.
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The [[InSeriesNickName Magic Bag's]] tendency to create a loud and flashy but mostly harmless explosion.]]
** Subverted with Messier being shorted out by the Microwave. It may appear to be this, but it's only used for a one-off gag and then never brought up again.
* CloudCuckooLander: [[ManChild Richie]]. At one point he puts a bowl of Lucky Charms in the microwave.
** From the Oligarchs' side, Cossling. Aside from brutally killing home invaders with his antique collection, he also completely forgot that he walked into the room with the glass of wine he's drinking and hadn't set down.
** Rounding it out, Mr. Justice is this for the Crimefighters, frequently going on meaningless tangents and staring off into the distance while monologuing about justice.
* ClusterBleepBomb: When Meyer realizes that Master Fusion was in his building.
* CoincidentalBroadcast: Noam turns on Lincoln's TV and news showing the other Anarchists being arrested is the first thing that appears.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: Emma wasn't very happy the rescue even *before* she found out that Noam's crew [[DidntThinkThisThrough had no idea how to open the cells]].
* CoolButImpractical: Lincoln can create pennies out of thin air, seemingly with NoConservationOfEnergy. ''Only'' pennies. As he himself points out, he can pay for things with pennies, but it tends to piss people of.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The Oligarchs.
* CostumeEvolution: After the [[spoiler: TimeSkip]], Noam has replaced the Magic Bag with a smaller hip-mounted device for his phone.
* CreepyMonotone: Cossling's normal tone of voice.
* CurseCutShort: When Meyer realizes that [[spoiler: Lincoln recorded him saying that he would betray the other Oligarchs]].
-->"Ah for f-"''*Knocked out by Messier.*''
* CuteBruiser: Katie easily beats up Noam [[spoiler: [[HeelFaceTurn and later the security agents]]]]
* TheDandy: Scott/Big Fist.
* DareToBeBadass: Noam lays out to Scott that in [[WorldHalfFull the world they live in]], there are [[CorruptCorporateExecutive powerful people]] who will always take advantage of the apathy of the general public to do whatever they want, and if people like the Anarchists [[BystanderSyndrome sit on the sidelines]], they're responsible for what happens.
* DeconReconSwitch: PlayedForLaughs. Mr. Justice has a mental breakdown as he starts to realize that the world isn't as black-and-white as he had thought, [[spoiler: but quickly snaps out of it when he realizes that the person he had been profiling actually ''was'' a criminal.]]
* DirtyCop: Meyer owns the police, as such, they don't interfere with his private security agents and hired vigilantes.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The other Oligarchs aren't comfortable with Meyer basically setting himself up as the dictator of the city.
* EvilGloating: Meyer's FatalFlaw; he always brags about his entire plan once he thinks he's won.
* EvilVersusEvil: As Meyer puts it, [[spoiler: the only people who can challenge him are the other Oligarchs]].
* FacelessGoons: Meyer's security agents.
* FirstNameBasis: Only the Oligarchs' last names are ever portrayed on screen. Both the Crimefighters and Anarchists almost exclusively refer to each other by their first names instead of their code names.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Messier. The other Anarchists treat him as any kind of friend at all, and that's enough for him to do what Noam tells him to.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: While Messier is explain his death threat mailing list, Richie pours a bowl of Lucky Charms and then microwaves it.
* GilliganCut: Richie tells Noam that he should just go get money.
--> '''Noam''': Richie, there isn't just some store where you can go pick up bags of-
-->*[[SmashCut Knocks on Lincoln's door.]]*
** In the premier, when Meyer swears that the anarchists will be taken down so fast, that "they'll not be able to do another dollar's worth of damage to our property". Cut to Big Fist breaking the lock on a door that, according to the caption, was worth 125 dollars.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Mr. Justice applies this trope to its logical extreme.
* GreyAndGreyMorality: The Anarchists are just that, and don't have a problem with letting loose [[PyroManiac Richie]] or (after most of the team is arrested) [[AxCrazy Messier]]. On the other hand, the [[EvenEvilHasStandards Oligarchs other than Meyer]] don't feel comfortable with his police state, and [[OffstageVillainy don't actually do many villainous things on screen]].
* HappyEndingOverride: Somewhat. The first season ends on a hopeful note, with [[spoiler: the remaining Anarchists successfully removing Meyer from power and escaping unharmed, the implication being that they were now working on defeating the remaining Oligarchs (who remain in power).]] After the [[TimeSkip Time Skip]], however, it turns out that [[AxeCrazy Messier]] broke off from the main group and now leads "a Merry Band of Trigger-Happy Hooligans," [[PyroManiac Richie]] is still uncontrollable and lighting random parts of the city on fire (and is also implied to be no longer under Noam's supervision), the Oligarchs themselves are still in power, Scott has become disillusioned with the rest of the Anarchists (who he now sees as just as bad as the Oligarchs) and retired and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking Mr. Justice changed his name to THE Justice]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: The Crimefighters]] after being arrested.
* HeelRealization: Seeing Meyer's security forces harass an old man causes the Crimefighters to realize that they're on the wrong side.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: The Oligarch's control of the media allows them to portray the Anarchists as violent terrorists.
* HeroicComedicSociopath: Messier. To be fair, he follows Noam's orders easily enough.
* HopelessWithTech: Harold, whose computer Noam uses to access Meyer's system.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Messier's power.
* HypocriticalHumor: Noam dresses like a MadScientist and calls himself Master Fusion but criticizes the Crimefighters for thinking [[ThisIsReality that they live in a comic book]].
* InsultFriendlyFire: All of the tropes that Mr. Justice says applies to [[ObviouslyEvil obvious villains]] also happens to apply to the superhero recruit he's standing next to [[https://youtu.be/ELTusRpPzd8 in "Resting Villain Face"]].
* KnifeNut: While Messier prefers guns, he isn't against using a combat knife when the situation calls for it.
* LargeHam: Messier, when Noam doesn't interrupt him.
* TheLoad: How Noam initially treats [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Lincoln]].
* LovingBully: Heavily implied this is why Katie/Spectacle bullied Noam in their childhood and why she continues to bother him.
* {{Malaproper}}: Gunn isn't comfortable with one man owning the police; it's a bit too much like a dictationship.
* ManChild: Richie; WordOfGod describes him as having the mind of an eight year old.
* {{Meganekko}}: Katie/Spectacle
* MeaningfulName: [[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln Lincoln]] produces pennies out of thin air.
* MinimalistCast: Downplayed; there are actually a lot of extras in the series, however, most of the Anarachists are only briefly on screen, and no Crimefighters other than Mr. Justice and Spectacle.
--> '''Scott''': [[LampshadeHanging Hundreds of Crimefighters in this city, why is it always these two?]]
* MugglesDoItBetter: Lincoln points out that Noam could just get a cell phone instead of carrying a giant, volatile bag around everywhere.
* MythologyGag: Scott's "civilian outfit" includes an Altered Egos hoodie.
** According to WordOfGod, Scott and Noam are drinking zucchini and rhubarb milkshakes respectively during their meeting.
* NoConservationOfEnergy: Lincoln seems to be able to create pennies out of literally nothing.
* NoodleIncident: Given the nature of the TimeSkip, there are quite a few:
** How did Scott's hair get cut?
** Why is Messier leading a "trigger-happy band of hooligans"?
** Why does Paul [[spoiler: hate Katie and view her as a traitor]]?
** [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking When did Paul change his name to]] [[SpellMyNameWithAThe *The* Justice]]?
* NotWearingTights: Both the Crimefighters and the Anarchists have homemade costumes at best. The [[CastOfSnowflakes background Anarchists]] are even more diverse.
* OffhandBackhand: Noam knocks out a security agent this way.
* OnlySaneMan: Noam/Master Fusion.
* PayingInCoins: As Lincoln points out, you ''can'' buy things with only pennies, it just pisses people off. Apparently there are no Coinstars nearby.
* PersonalityPowers: Inverted; each Anarchist has abilities that are intentionally ironic for their respective personalities.
** Noam dresses and tinkers like a stereotypical MadScientist, but is the OnlySaneMan.
** Scott is the biggest and strongest, and also TheDandy.
** Richie is a PyroManiac with the personality of a CheerfulChild.
** Messier has [[HyperspaceArsenal dozens of guns]] on his person and wants to TakeOverTheWorld, but is easily deflated by anyone actually standing up to him.
** Lincoln has the most [[ThePowerofCreation explicitly superhuman power]], but it's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway extremely inefficient]] and he's desperate for friends.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Mr. Justice gladly and openly profiles people as good or evil based on their physical appearance.
** He also laughs off the idea that a "tiny woman" could be evil.
* PowerIncontinence: Lincoln sprays pennies out of his hands when he's startled or frustrated.
* ThePowerOfCreation: Lincoln, but he can only create one thing.
* PyroManiac: Riche/The Arsonist.
* RunningGag: Messier pointing a gun at someone's head.
* ShabbyHeroesWellDressedVillains: True for the most part, with most of the Oligarchs dressed as you would expect from {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s over against the Anarchists' homemade costumes, but [[InvertedTrope inverted]] in two cases; [[TheDandy Big Fist]] is quite concerned with his appearance, while [[ShadyRealEstateAgent Tedd Gunn]] looks like he'd be more at home in a biker bar than an executive office.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Post TimeSkip, Mr. Justice has changed his name to "THE Justice".
* TheStoic: Shawn.
* StuffBlowingUp: Noam's bag, although the explosion is mostly harmless.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Messier's stated goal. In practice, he ([[AmbiguouslyHuman it?]]) tends to go along with the rest of the Anarchists' plans.
* TemptingFate:
-->'''Scott''': But hey, check us out. Got all the way here and nothing's gone wrong!
-->*Noam is tazed by Katie from offscreen*
-->'''Katie''': Hi Noam.
-->'''Noam''': [[YouJustHadToSayIt Dang it Scott, why'd you say that?]]
* ThouShallNotKill: Noam tries to get Messier to agree to this. It sticks for about a single mission.
* ThrowAwayGuns: How Messier deals with an empty magazine. Given that he really does have a HyperspaceArsenal and probably doesn't care about a human hurting themselves with a discarded firearm, it's pretty justified.
* TimeSkip: [[spoiler: After several years, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfwnopnaPFQ&list=PL0u5ZHidq4X4QhFAX9FzSiYJLRen74sLF&index=13 the Anarchists are back]].]]
* TokenEvilTeammate: Messier.
* UnwittingPawn: The Crimefighters for Meyer.
* VictoryIsBoring: Katie's attitude after most of the Anarchists are arrested.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The Oligarchs paint themselves as benefactors of the city working to take down the dangerous Anarchists.
* WalkingArmory: Messier.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Creating infinite money out of thin air sounds like an awesome power. Unfortunately, Lincoln can only produce pennies.
* WineIsClassy: Cossling is always seen with a glass of wine, even when he's in a meeting. He doesn't actually enjoy the taste and at one point [[CloudCuckooLander forgets where he got it]].
* WouldHitAGirl: Well, Noam would try anyway.
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-->--"Anarchists overrun the city as they ironically combine their efforts"
'''The Guards Themselves''' is a live-action miniseries written and directed by Kyle C. Sullivan, the founder of ''WebVideo/DoorMonster'', and featuring much of the same cast and crew. The series is largely a spoof of the superhero genre, similar to a more comedic ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', where the majority of the "super"heroes lack powers. It was released in its entirety on Door Monster's youtube channel in 2015, and a sequel is in development.
In a city ruled by a council of monstrously wealthy oligarchs, the only ones who dare oppose them are the Anarchists; a group of... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin anarchistic]] vigilantees that seek to bring down the establishment and restore power to the people. And themselves. Unfortunately, a ragtag group of misfits aren't exactly well-equiped to fight billionaires who control the government, and the majority of the anarchists are arrested in the first episode. Led by Master Fusion (Kyle Sullivan), this remnant will take down the oligarchs. Whatever it takes.
!Tropes found in The Guards Themselves
* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's unclear as to just what Messier is. Besides terrifying.
* AppropriatedAppellation: Per WordOfGod, Richie heard himself be called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Arsonist]] on the news and decided that that must be his name.
* ArmorIsUseless: Big Fist [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] this; the security agents wear body armor and helmets, but that doesn't stop them from being knocked out or shot.
* AttackBackfire: Spectacle is sent reeling when she attempts to taze Noam ([[RunningGag again]]), only to strike the leads to his battery bag. She then promptly collapses.
* AxCrazy: The first thing Messier does after being freed is fire his guns wildly into crowds of bystanders.
* BaldOfEvil: Paul considers this the only kind of baldness there is.
* BaldWoman: Amicus Curiae refers to herself as this. Her hair is technically buzzed really short, but she's trying to make a point.
* BatmanGambit: The Anarchists threaten to blow up Meyer's building knowing that [[spoiler: he'll call their bluff and, after thinking that he's won, [[EvilGloating brag about his plan]] to betray the other Oligarchs]].
* BavarianFireDrill: When Harold, a worker at Meyer's building finds Noam using his computer, the Anarchist is quickly able to put him on the defensive by claiming to be from IT and asking Harold why he's so possessive of a company computer.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Mr. Justice subscribes to this theory in "[[https://youtu.be/ELTusRpPzd8 Resting Villain Face]]", as seen under GoodScarsEvilScars. Amicus calling him out on it leads to a brief existential crisis [[spoiler: until the man with an eye-scar he'd pointed out earlier confirmed his bias]].
-->'''Mr. Justice''': If beautiful people can be evil... and ugly people can be good... how do I judge ''anyone'' worthy of justice? What if there are no [[BlackAndWhiteMorality good or evil]], but only [[GreyAndGrayMorality murky shades of gray]] made up of both at the same time so muddled together that they become indistinguishable like... [[BuffySpeak two ingredients in a... food... thing.]] My God... my metaphors. They're gone.\\
'''Amicus''': ...did you just call me "ugly"?
* BeneathNotice: For Lincoln, this turns out to be more useful than his actual superpower; [[spoiler: Meyer doesn't notice that his EvilGloating is being recorded]].
* TheBigGuy: Big Fist. He'd be more effective at it if he wasn't so concerned about chipping his nails every time he punches someone.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Mr. Justice has a [[HeroicBSOD brief mental breakdown]] when he starts to realize that not everyone can be immediately judged as good or evil based on their appearance.
* BlatantLies: While pretending to be from IT, Noam tells one of Meyer's employees that his computer is getting viruses through the electrical wires and that he can reset his connection by repeatedly turning his desk lamp on and off. He buys it completely.
* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: Messier shoots a security agent's pistol out of their hand with a sniper rifle.
* BrickJoke: In Part 2, Messier proudly explains that he has a mailing list of people he sends death threats to. In Part 3, Harold is confused by the emails he keeps getting about his certain doom.
* TheBully: Katie has apparently been picking on Noam since they were children.
* ButtMonkey: Noam. Not only does he have to deal with [[SurroundedByIdiots the other Anarchists]], he's also been bullied by a girl a head shorter than him his entire life.
* TheCape: Parodied by Mr. Justice.
* CareerEndingInjury: Scott being [[TheDandy Scott]], his idea of a career ending injury is getting his hair cut.
* CasualDangerDialog: Scott and Paul pause in the middle of their fight to discuss their hair product choices, before going back to swinging at each other.
* ChairReveal: PlayedForLaughs, complete with a dramatic chord.
-->'''Meyer''': [[LampshadeHanging ...Really?]]
-->'''Noam''': I was looking out the window, I didn't mean to do that.
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The [[InSeriesNickName Magic Bag's]] tendency to create a loud and flashy but mostly harmless explosion.]]
** Subverted with Messier being shorted out by the Microwave. It may appear to be this, but it's only used for a one-off gag and then never brought up again.
* CloudCuckooLander: [[ManChild Richie]]. At one point he puts a bowl of Lucky Charms in the microwave.
** From the Oligarchs' side, Cossling. Aside from brutally killing home invaders with his antique collection, he also completely forgot that he walked into the room with the glass of wine he's drinking and hadn't set down.
** Rounding it out, Mr. Justice is this for the Crimefighters, frequently going on meaningless tangents and staring off into the distance while monologuing about justice.
* ClusterBleepBomb: When Meyer realizes that Master Fusion was in his building.
* CoincidentalBroadcast: Noam turns on Lincoln's TV and news showing the other Anarchists being arrested is the first thing that appears.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: Emma wasn't very happy the rescue even *before* she found out that Noam's crew [[DidntThinkThisThrough had no idea how to open the cells]].
* CoolButImpractical: Lincoln can create pennies out of thin air, seemingly with NoConservationOfEnergy. ''Only'' pennies. As he himself points out, he can pay for things with pennies, but it tends to piss people of.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The Oligarchs.
* CostumeEvolution: After the [[spoiler: TimeSkip]], Noam has replaced the Magic Bag with a smaller hip-mounted device for his phone.
* CreepyMonotone: Cossling's normal tone of voice.
* CurseCutShort: When Meyer realizes that [[spoiler: Lincoln recorded him saying that he would betray the other Oligarchs]].
-->"Ah for f-"''*Knocked out by Messier.*''
* CuteBruiser: Katie easily beats up Noam [[spoiler: [[HeelFaceTurn and later the security agents]]]]
* TheDandy: Scott/Big Fist.
* DareToBeBadass: Noam lays out to Scott that in [[WorldHalfFull the world they live in]], there are [[CorruptCorporateExecutive powerful people]] who will always take advantage of the apathy of the general public to do whatever they want, and if people like the Anarchists [[BystanderSyndrome sit on the sidelines]], they're responsible for what happens.
* DeconReconSwitch: PlayedForLaughs. Mr. Justice has a mental breakdown as he starts to realize that the world isn't as black-and-white as he had thought, [[spoiler: but quickly snaps out of it when he realizes that the person he had been profiling actually ''was'' a criminal.]]
* DirtyCop: Meyer owns the police, as such, they don't interfere with his private security agents and hired vigilantes.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The other Oligarchs aren't comfortable with Meyer basically setting himself up as the dictator of the city.
* EvilGloating: Meyer's FatalFlaw; he always brags about his entire plan once he thinks he's won.
* EvilVersusEvil: As Meyer puts it, [[spoiler: the only people who can challenge him are the other Oligarchs]].
* FacelessGoons: Meyer's security agents.
* FirstNameBasis: Only the Oligarchs' last names are ever portrayed on screen. Both the Crimefighters and Anarchists almost exclusively refer to each other by their first names instead of their code names.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Messier. The other Anarchists treat him as any kind of friend at all, and that's enough for him to do what Noam tells him to.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: While Messier is explain his death threat mailing list, Richie pours a bowl of Lucky Charms and then microwaves it.
* GilliganCut: Richie tells Noam that he should just go get money.
--> '''Noam''': Richie, there isn't just some store where you can go pick up bags of-
-->*[[SmashCut Knocks on Lincoln's door.]]*
** In the premier, when Meyer swears that the anarchists will be taken down so fast, that "they'll not be able to do another dollar's worth of damage to our property". Cut to Big Fist breaking the lock on a door that, according to the caption, was worth 125 dollars.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Mr. Justice applies this trope to its logical extreme.
* GreyAndGreyMorality: The Anarchists are just that, and don't have a problem with letting loose [[PyroManiac Richie]] or (after most of the team is arrested) [[AxCrazy Messier]]. On the other hand, the [[EvenEvilHasStandards Oligarchs other than Meyer]] don't feel comfortable with his police state, and [[OffstageVillainy don't actually do many villainous things on screen]].
* HappyEndingOverride: Somewhat. The first season ends on a hopeful note, with [[spoiler: the remaining Anarchists successfully removing Meyer from power and escaping unharmed, the implication being that they were now working on defeating the remaining Oligarchs (who remain in power).]] After the [[TimeSkip Time Skip]], however, it turns out that [[AxeCrazy Messier]] broke off from the main group and now leads "a Merry Band of Trigger-Happy Hooligans," [[PyroManiac Richie]] is still uncontrollable and lighting random parts of the city on fire (and is also implied to be no longer under Noam's supervision), the Oligarchs themselves are still in power, Scott has become disillusioned with the rest of the Anarchists (who he now sees as just as bad as the Oligarchs) and retired and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking Mr. Justice changed his name to THE Justice]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: The Crimefighters]] after being arrested.
* HeelRealization: Seeing Meyer's security forces harass an old man causes the Crimefighters to realize that they're on the wrong side.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: The Oligarch's control of the media allows them to portray the Anarchists as violent terrorists.
* HeroicComedicSociopath: Messier. To be fair, he follows Noam's orders easily enough.
* HopelessWithTech: Harold, whose computer Noam uses to access Meyer's system.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Messier's power.
* HypocriticalHumor: Noam dresses like a MadScientist and calls himself Master Fusion but criticizes the Crimefighters for thinking [[ThisIsReality that they live in a comic book]].
* InsultFriendlyFire: All of the tropes that Mr. Justice says applies to [[ObviouslyEvil obvious villains]] also happens to apply to the superhero recruit he's standing next to [[https://youtu.be/ELTusRpPzd8 in "Resting Villain Face"]].
* KnifeNut: While Messier prefers guns, he isn't against using a combat knife when the situation calls for it.
* LargeHam: Messier, when Noam doesn't interrupt him.
* TheLoad: How Noam initially treats [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Lincoln]].
* LovingBully: Heavily implied this is why Katie/Spectacle bullied Noam in their childhood and why she continues to bother him.
* {{Malaproper}}: Gunn isn't comfortable with one man owning the police; it's a bit too much like a dictationship.
* ManChild: Richie; WordOfGod describes him as having the mind of an eight year old.
* {{Meganekko}}: Katie/Spectacle
* MeaningfulName: [[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln Lincoln]] produces pennies out of thin air.
* MinimalistCast: Downplayed; there are actually a lot of extras in the series, however, most of the Anarachists are only briefly on screen, and no Crimefighters other than Mr. Justice and Spectacle.
--> '''Scott''': [[LampshadeHanging Hundreds of Crimefighters in this city, why is it always these two?]]
* MugglesDoItBetter: Lincoln points out that Noam could just get a cell phone instead of carrying a giant, volatile bag around everywhere.
* MythologyGag: Scott's "civilian outfit" includes an Altered Egos hoodie.
** According to WordOfGod, Scott and Noam are drinking zucchini and rhubarb milkshakes respectively during their meeting.
* NoConservationOfEnergy: Lincoln seems to be able to create pennies out of literally nothing.
* NoodleIncident: Given the nature of the TimeSkip, there are quite a few:
** How did Scott's hair get cut?
** Why is Messier leading a "trigger-happy band of hooligans"?
** Why does Paul [[spoiler: hate Katie and view her as a traitor]]?
** [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking When did Paul change his name to]] [[SpellMyNameWithAThe *The* Justice]]?
* NotWearingTights: Both the Crimefighters and the Anarchists have homemade costumes at best. The [[CastOfSnowflakes background Anarchists]] are even more diverse.
* OffhandBackhand: Noam knocks out a security agent this way.
* OnlySaneMan: Noam/Master Fusion.
* PayingInCoins: As Lincoln points out, you ''can'' buy things with only pennies, it just pisses people off. Apparently there are no Coinstars nearby.
* PersonalityPowers: Inverted; each Anarchist has abilities that are intentionally ironic for their respective personalities.
** Noam dresses and tinkers like a stereotypical MadScientist, but is the OnlySaneMan.
** Scott is the biggest and strongest, and also TheDandy.
** Richie is a PyroManiac with the personality of a CheerfulChild.
** Messier has [[HyperspaceArsenal dozens of guns]] on his person and wants to TakeOverTheWorld, but is easily deflated by anyone actually standing up to him.
** Lincoln has the most [[ThePowerofCreation explicitly superhuman power]], but it's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway extremely inefficient]] and he's desperate for friends.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Mr. Justice gladly and openly profiles people as good or evil based on their physical appearance.
** He also laughs off the idea that a "tiny woman" could be evil.
* PowerIncontinence: Lincoln sprays pennies out of his hands when he's startled or frustrated.
* ThePowerOfCreation: Lincoln, but he can only create one thing.
* PyroManiac: Riche/The Arsonist.
* RunningGag: Messier pointing a gun at someone's head.
* ShabbyHeroesWellDressedVillains: True for the most part, with most of the Oligarchs dressed as you would expect from {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s over against the Anarchists' homemade costumes, but [[InvertedTrope inverted]] in two cases; [[TheDandy Big Fist]] is quite concerned with his appearance, while [[ShadyRealEstateAgent Tedd Gunn]] looks like he'd be more at home in a biker bar than an executive office.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Post TimeSkip, Mr. Justice has changed his name to "THE Justice".
* TheStoic: Shawn.
* StuffBlowingUp: Noam's bag, although the explosion is mostly harmless.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Messier's stated goal. In practice, he ([[AmbiguouslyHuman it?]]) tends to go along with the rest of the Anarchists' plans.
* TemptingFate:
-->'''Scott''': But hey, check us out. Got all the way here and nothing's gone wrong!
-->*Noam is tazed by Katie from offscreen*
-->'''Katie''': Hi Noam.
-->'''Noam''': [[YouJustHadToSayIt Dang it Scott, why'd you say that?]]
* ThouShallNotKill: Noam tries to get Messier to agree to this. It sticks for about a single mission.
* ThrowAwayGuns: How Messier deals with an empty magazine. Given that he really does have a HyperspaceArsenal and probably doesn't care about a human hurting themselves with a discarded firearm, it's pretty justified.
* TimeSkip: [[spoiler: After several years, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfwnopnaPFQ&list=PL0u5ZHidq4X4QhFAX9FzSiYJLRen74sLF&index=13 the Anarchists are back]].]]
* TokenEvilTeammate: Messier.
* UnwittingPawn: The Crimefighters for Meyer.
* VictoryIsBoring: Katie's attitude after most of the Anarchists are arrested.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The Oligarchs paint themselves as benefactors of the city working to take down the dangerous Anarchists.
* WalkingArmory: Messier.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Creating infinite money out of thin air sounds like an awesome power. Unfortunately, Lincoln can only produce pennies.
* WineIsClassy: Cossling is always seen with a glass of wine, even when he's in a meeting. He doesn't actually enjoy the taste and at one point [[CloudCuckooLander forgets where he got it]].
* WouldHitAGirl: Well, Noam would try anyway.
