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Not to be confused with a [[Cartoon Network]] block featuring DC animated series and shorts.
▲{{examples|Examples of tropes Nationverse does differently from the DCU:}}
* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Nationverse is actually rather proud of the fact they've had a running canon since May 2004 without a Crisis or reboot. That willingness to stick to their canon was the reason Nationverse split from JLA Watchtower. Watchtower, at the time, planned a reboot or Crisis storyline. Those who founded Nation disagreed with the idea, wanting to expand on the canon the game already established.
** With the news of DC Comics' Reboot, the game's continuity is even more alternate. While not all players are hostile towards the reboot, most are more than a little steamed at the parent company about now. A common saying among players of the game is "Nation is my Canon." This has been updated recently by some of the truly pissed off as "Nation is my ONLY canon."
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* [[Bi the Way]]: Several characters. (And several of the ''players'')
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]] : Averted in a touching way after Connor Hawke discovered the papers proving Ollie knew about him.
* [[Cape Busters]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110909090551/http://dcnation.wetpaint.com/page/No+Gods%2C+No+Capes%2C+No+Masters No Gods, No Capes, No Masters] are a political organization that wants to outright ban on superhero activity in [[DC Nation]]. Other activist organizations and civil libertarians are also shown in Nationverse to be uneasy about costumed vigilantes, and talk radio stations are usually VERY savagely critical of the "capes." At least one celebrity doctor has made a small fortune doing armchair psychoanalysis of active heroes & villains, making utterly no distinction between them. Lex Luthor and Marcia Long (yes, former wife of Terry) used their political career to make life more difficult for the metahuman community.
* [[Character Blog]] - some, but not all, of the players keep "auxiliary" material and commentary on their character blogs. The plot-essential stuff is still on the main board, but the character journals flesh out some aspects of the plot.
* [[C-List Fodder]]: Inverted. Many "C-list" characters in the standard DCU are major players here, including the Dibnys, the [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]] (who had to be split into ''three'' teams), and even the JSA. By contrast, it has been harder in Nationverse to assemble [[Justice League of America]] plotlines.
* [[Did Not Do the Research]] : Averted. While the players are not perfect in their canon knowledge, they do actively work on learning what needs to be learned. Players tend to have collections to lend out, expertise to offer or are willing to learn it. The core player base includes librarians, English teachers and those trained in theater. Generally, they're willing to help you find answers and with the process of finding your charater's voice and keeping it clear. There's not a lot of excuses you can use for not doing homework with that much help available.
* [[Forceful Kiss]]: During [[Blackest Night]], Cyborg snapped Starfire out of [[Unstoppable Rage]] brought on by a Red Lantern ring. Her reaction was to stop fighting, plant one of these on him, and fly back into battle. Then again, we ''are'' talking about Starfire...
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* [[Livejournal Roleplay]] - this was one of many role-playing games on LJ. It should be noted, however, DCN's player base is a troupe which runs, or has connections to, several more games in various locations like Scribbld, Insane Journal and now Dreamwidth, the troupe's new permanent home.
* [[Loads and Loads of Roles]] - Varies. Some players only take one or two roles. The record-holder (one of the admins) has 13.
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* [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls]]: Averted. About half the players/writers are male.
* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]]: An unfortunate side-effect of Fauna's abilities. The more she taxes her [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]], the more feral she becomes. Push it hard enough and she goes into an [[Unstoppable Rage]] where there is no human reasoning going on. Needless to say, this is one of the reasons the local [[Granola Girl]] is still kinda spooked by her abilities (she will never call them ''powers'').
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* [[Shapeshifter Showdown]] : The [http://dc-nation.livejournal.com/159575.html fight beteen Fauna and Menagerie (Gar Logan)] in [[Blackest Night]] is ''ugly.''
* [[Sharing a Body]] : Tula and Garth were doing this (in his body) for a while. The Titans had recovered a [[Empty Shell]] clone of Tula (Aquagirl I), and one of Tempest's spells misfired (or [[Gone Horribly Right|succeeded in a odd way]]), causing her and Tempest to be...sharing quarters. It led to some tense moments as well as some [[Power Perversion Potential]] (After all, Garth was divorced, Tula was willing, and the pair never stopped loving one another). Aphrodite thought the situation was cute, and intervened to put Tula into a body of her own so the two lovebirds could get it on properly.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Plenty to old comics. The character of Hugo provided a lot more to [[The Lord of the Rings]] and [[The Matrix]] (Black Lantern Hugo is practically an undead Agent Smith). The plotline of "J" had several generous ones to [[Tron]], including a "soundtrack" of [[Journey (band)|Journey]] tunes.
* [[Silver Age]] and [[Bronze Age]]: several of the admins and players mine these eras in all of their cracktastic glory. There's also a great fondness for the Wolfman-Perez Titans run.
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: trends more to the idealistic end, but still keeps things like Luthor getting elected president. Includes a strong [[Cape Busters]] movement. The game's tone is closer to [[Bronze Age]] than anything else. [[White and Grey Morality]] and [[Black and White Morality]] are used, as many original villains like Duke Kostan and Pharras are [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|motivated (at least initially) by understandable, if not somewhat noble]], goals.
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* [[Team Mom]] : Sue Dibny is this for the superhero community. It helps when you're the JLA's political liason officer, used to take the Titans out for ice cream after report cards, and manage the betting odds at Warrior's Bar. Nationverse-Sue is someone even [[Batman]] isn't going to cross.
* [[A Threesome Is Hot]] : Hal Jordan walked in while Arisia and Zinda were... "fooling around". The ladies told him to quit staring and join in.
▲* [[Tenchi Solution]] Played for comedy in [[DC Nation]]'s [http://community.livejournal.com/dc_nation/tag/%22heaven+or+las+vegas%22 Heaven or Las Vegas]. The Zamaraons attempt to figure out what makes the [[Green Lantern|Green Lanterns]] of Earth tick and refine the process behind the Star Sapphire rings. To do this, they take the Earth-based lanterns, and put them in a theme-park version of Las Vegas. While most of the Lanterns wake up in the surreal "test environment" with the woman they're currently dating, Hal wakes up in bed with Carol Ferris, Arisia, "Cowgirl Jill," and [[Blackhawk|Zinda "Lady Blackhawk" Blake]] -- ALL AT ONCE.
* [[Uptight Loves Wild]] : The Titans seem to live for this one:
** Garth (Tempest) and Tula (Aquagirl/Halcyon), with Tula being the Wild One. Hell, they fit this so well, the trope could be named for them.
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** Hank-Hawk and Dawn-Dove always had elements of this, but Nation is having fun cranking it [[Up to Eleven]].
** Speaking of Hawks, Holly has her eye on the reformed, but extremely uptight Interia (Thad Thawn).
* [[Wipe the Floor with You]] : Tula vs. Dolphin in a particularly ugly throwdown when the pair finally meet on an even field of battle. Tula had been a ghost hovering over Garth's shoulder for years watching Dolphin use and abuse her still-living ex-lover. Since [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]] utterly ''failed'' she had some pent-up rage to take out on Dolphin's person.
* [[Word of Dante]]: The folks at Nation love their comics, but got frustrated with the constant [[Darker and Edgier]] portrayals and storylines that left little room for humor or [[True Companions]]-building. One of the admins explicitly states she wants the board to be a refuge for other, frustrated fans.
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