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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]].
But what do you call ''all'' of them? When you think about it, superhero is just a bit... well, overused. And [[What Do You Mean
Well, you could be all politically correct and call them a Differently
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metahuman Metahuman] is an especially common term, [[Trope Codifier|based on]] its use in [[The DCU]] (see below).
See also [[Not Using the Z Word]]. For [[Mad Scientist]] types with a common origin or nature, see [[Science
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