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{{quote|''"In [[Mutants and Masterminds]] the generic terms 'superhuman' and 'super' are used to refer to people with powers. However, that isn't necessarily what everyone in the setting calls them. Some worlds have their own unique names for superhumans, creating a distinct feel and style to the setting. Possibilities include the following: [[Long List|aberrants, aces, alphas, angels, avatars, awakened, capes, chosen, deltas, deviants, elites, exarchs, extraordinaries, freaks, gammas, geeks, gene-freaks, gifted, godlings, Homo Superior, hyper-humans, incredibles, inhumans, inspired, marvels, masks, metas, metahumans, mutants, nephilim, novas, omegas, paragons, paranormals, post-humans, powers, psis, psions, psychics, psykes, seraphim, specials, stalwarts, superlatives, supernaturals, superiors, talents, übermenschen, ultras, unnaturals, unusuals.]]"''
|'''[[Mutants and Masterminds]]''', ''Second Edition Core Rules''}}
So, what ''do'' you call a superhero? Sure, a lot of individual heroes go by the standard [[Something Person|coupling of noun/adjective with gender]], or an alias [[Steven Ulysses Perhero|cunningly]] related to their real name and/or their powers, or just something that sounds nice and somewhat [[Code Name|appropriate]].
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* The use of the term "Esper" (see below) in ''[[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' is used by Haruhi in the context of "has special powers", although the original meaning of [[wikipedia:Alfred Bester|Alfred Bester]] and those he inspired is generally specific to [[Telepathy]] or at least [[Psychic Powers]] in general.
** Of course, this is the result of an unusual translation convention. The original Japanese uses the far-more-generic "chōnōryokusha", which can be broken down literally into "super ability person".
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* ''[[Darker than Black]]'' has its Contractors, in reference to the powers they have which they "repay" through Renumerations (rituals that must be done each time they use their powers). That being said, the term also calls to mind [[Career Killers|contract killing]] and [[Private Military Contractors]], which are both pretty accurate descriptions of the type of jobs Contractors tend to be involved in.
** There are also certain other types of supers: Dolls (who have little personal volition and whose powers usually focus on ESP through a chosen medium), Moratoriums (who have no control over their powers and usually go into [[Superpower Meltdown|trance-like states of destruction]]), and Forfeiters (Contractors who lost their powers and regained their emotions).
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== Fan Works ==
* Doug Sangnoir of ''[[Drunkard's Walk]]'' follows his home timeline's nomenclature and uses "metahuman" for all powered persons (and "metatalents" or "metagifts" for their powers), regardless of what the world he's currently in uses. Interestingly, his native timeline appears to classify most magical abilities (but not [[Functional Magic|theurgy]]) as "metahuman" talents, too. He's also made use of the terms "vig" (from "vigilante") and "costumed extremist" when describing some of those who possess metatalents.
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* In ''[[Super Stories]]'', the narrator Veldron refers to such people as superhumans, but this may not be universal—the superpowered police force is called the Metapatrol, for instance.
* In the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'', the official, scientific term for superhumans is "meta-powered humans". But outside of the scientific journals, you'll generally never encounter the term. Most people just call them "supers".
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20130531110441/http://www.ironrodstudio.com/sites/omega/default.asp Omega Universe] calls them ... well, omegas.
* The [[Academy of Superheroes|''ASH'' universe]] refers to the most powerful as Supernaturals and the lesser lights as Supernormals.
* ''[[Destine Enormity]]'' uses the phrase "Power Users," although its opposite term, "Normals," is more commonly used. They rarely need to talk about Power Users, in much the same way that fish rarely need to talk about water.
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