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Though the strip is mostly [[Gag Per Day Webcomics|gag-a-day]], there have been several story arcs as well |
Though the strip is mostly [[Gag Per Day Webcomics|gag-a-day]], there have been several story arcs as well |
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=== This webcomic provides examples of: === |
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* [[Five Five Five]]: [http://www.evil-comic.com/archive/20060831.html Samantha's phone number] |
* [[Five Five Five]]: [http://www.evil-comic.com/archive/20060831.html Samantha's phone number] |
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* [[Artifact of Doom]]: The Ruby of Ragnoor. |
* [[Artifact of Doom]]: The Ruby of Ragnoor. |
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* [[Art Shift]]: The adults in the flashback to Captain Heroic's School Days are drawn in a highly realistic style. Cap...not so much. |
* [[Art Shift]]: The adults in the flashback to Captain Heroic's School Days are drawn in a highly realistic style. Cap...not so much. |
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: The alternate Captain Heroic claims he's this. |
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{{quote| '''Miss Match:''' So you're a ''villain?''<br /> |
{{quote| '''Miss Match:''' So you're a ''villain?''<br /> |
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'''Alt Cap:''' I prefer "anti-hero".<br /> |
'''Alt Cap:''' I prefer "anti-hero".<br /> |
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* [[Basement Dweller]]: Grand Gamer |
* [[Basement Dweller]]: Grand Gamer |
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** Captain Heroic rejects {{spoiler|using Grand Gamer's wish to give Oscar superpowers}} for fear he'll become this. |
** Captain Heroic rejects {{spoiler|using Grand Gamer's wish to give Oscar superpowers}} for fear he'll become this. |
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* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: Miss Match makes a wish, using an [[Artifact of Doom]], to give her fellow villains [[Laser |
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: Miss Match makes a wish, using an [[Artifact of Doom]], to give her fellow villains [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]] after they find out about her marriage. {{spoiler|Too bad Cap was masquerading as Dark Hood at the time...}} |
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* [[Before I Change My Mind]] |
* [[Before I Change My Mind]] |
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{{quote| '''Captain Heroic:''' Muskiday?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Captain Heroic:''' Muskiday?<br /> |
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'''Captain Heroic:''' Start running before I find a [[Burn It With Fire|magnifying glass]]. }} |
'''Captain Heroic:''' Start running before I find a [[Burn It With Fire|magnifying glass]]. }} |
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* [[Biological Mashup]]: Dr. Muskiday is essentially a humanoid fly, his condition the result of a teleporter accident. He inverts [[The Fly|the usual]] order of things though, in that the original Dr. Muskiday was the ''fly''. {{spoiler|The human was a janitor who mistook Muskiday's teleporter experiment for a trash can.}} |
* [[Biological Mashup]]: Dr. Muskiday is essentially a humanoid fly, his condition the result of a teleporter accident. He inverts [[The Fly|the usual]] order of things though, in that the original Dr. Muskiday was the ''fly''. {{spoiler|The human was a janitor who mistook Muskiday's teleporter experiment for a trash can.}} |
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* [[Bland-Name Product]]: "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Haul U-Tug]" |
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* [[Brain Bleach]]: Both Captain Heroic and Miss Match get chills from the [[Unfortunate Implications]] of the thought of Commander Heroic "appealing" to Flame. {{spoiler|Little do they know...}} |
* [[Brain Bleach]]: Both Captain Heroic and Miss Match get chills from the [[Unfortunate Implications]] of the thought of Commander Heroic "appealing" to Flame. {{spoiler|Little do they know...}} |
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* [[Brain In A Jar]]: Dr. Haynus is one of these - given mobility through being mounted atop the head of the family dog. |
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* [[Brought Down to Normal]]: {{spoiler|Captain Heroic. He recovers.}} |
* [[Brought Down to Normal]]: {{spoiler|Captain Heroic. He recovers.}} |
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* [[Canon Welding]]: Pretty much every character from ''Greystone Inn'' (with one exception, see [[Expy]]) has showed up in the strip at one point or another. |
* [[Canon Welding]]: Pretty much every character from ''Greystone Inn'' (with one exception, see [[Expy]]) has showed up in the strip at one point or another. |
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* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Subverted. Desdemona is a demon, but in appearance is 100% human. |
* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Subverted. Desdemona is a demon, but in appearance is 100% human. |
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* [[Cut Lex Luthor a Check]]: The entire ''point'' of the company. |
* [[Cut Lex Luthor a Check]]: The entire ''point'' of the company. |
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** Though it should be said, they mostly sell inventions to supervillains, and most of their corporate strategies involve [[Step Three Profit|somehow getting stockholders behind super-villainy]]. They aren't so much selling their fancy techonlogies to the regular consumers. |
** Though it should be said, they mostly sell inventions to supervillains, and most of their corporate strategies involve [[Step Three: Profit|somehow getting stockholders behind super-villainy]]. They aren't so much selling their fancy techonlogies to the regular consumers. |
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* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Captain Heroic and Miss Match aren't just dating, they're ''married''. |
* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Captain Heroic and Miss Match aren't just dating, they're ''married''. |
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** Later, Lightning Lady and Elastic Man have a fling, but worry [[The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life|what others will think]]... |
** Later, Lightning Lady and Elastic Man have a fling, but worry [[The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life|what others will think]]... |
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{{quote| '''Lightning Lady:''' Besides, who ever heard of a super-villain getting into a relationship with a ''hero?''<br /> |
{{quote| '''Lightning Lady:''' Besides, who ever heard of a super-villain getting into a relationship with a ''hero?''<br /> |
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'''Elastic Man:''' Yeah...[[ |
'''Elastic Man:''' Yeah...[[It's Been Done|it could never work]]. }} |
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: ''Everybody''. |
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: ''Everybody''. |
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* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu|Did You Just Polymorph Cthulhu?]]: During his match against Captain Heroic during Grand Gamer's tournament, Evil Atom wears down Cap {{spoiler|1=by using his mastery over atoms (= matter) to ''change Grand Gamer, a [[Cosmic Being]], into a duplicate of himself!''}}. |
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Did You Just Polymorph Cthulhu?]]: During his match against Captain Heroic during Grand Gamer's tournament, Evil Atom wears down Cap {{spoiler|1=by using his mastery over atoms (= matter) to ''change Grand Gamer, a [[Cosmic Being]], into a duplicate of himself!''}}. |
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* [[Disembodied Eyebrows]]: Evil Atom gets these when Captain Heroic interrupts his fight with {{spoiler|Miss Match}}. |
* [[Disembodied Eyebrows]]: Evil Atom gets these when Captain Heroic interrupts his fight with {{spoiler|Miss Match}}. |
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{{quote| '''Cap:''' As soon as your eyebrows land back on your head, I'll explain...}} |
{{quote| '''Cap:''' As soon as your eyebrows land back on your head, I'll explain...}} |
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* [[Lava Adds Awesome]]: the fight between Captain Heroic and {{spoiler|Wingman}}. Cap has no problem with having ''bathed in lava'' to retrieve his {{spoiler|Commander USA secret decoder ring, which he then uses to ''knock Wingman out''.}} |
* [[Lava Adds Awesome]]: the fight between Captain Heroic and {{spoiler|Wingman}}. Cap has no problem with having ''bathed in lava'' to retrieve his {{spoiler|Commander USA secret decoder ring, which he then uses to ''knock Wingman out''.}} |
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* [[Evil Inc]]: A-durr. |
* [[Evil, Inc.]]: A-durr. |
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* [[Evil Pays Better]]: The reason Captain Heroic rejects the idea of {{spoiler|using Grand Gamer's wish to turn Miss Match into a hero}}. |
* [[Evil Pays Better]]: The reason Captain Heroic rejects the idea of {{spoiler|using Grand Gamer's wish to turn Miss Match into a hero}}. |
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* [[Expy]]: [[Word of God]] confessed that Memo ([[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|a sentient memo]] that communicates via writing) is an Expy of ''Greystone Inn's'' Narrator. |
* [[Expy]]: [[Word of God]] confessed that Memo ([[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|a sentient memo]] that communicates via writing) is an Expy of ''Greystone Inn's'' Narrator. |
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* [[Fan Boy]]: Don Luke Piccardo. [[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)|Guess what he's obsessed with]]. |
* [[Fan Boy]]: Don Luke Piccardo. [[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)|Guess what he's obsessed with]]. |
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{{quote| '''Don Luke:''' ''(discussing his choice of toy train)'' Number One? [[Incredibly Lame Pun|N-gauge]].}} |
{{quote| '''Don Luke:''' ''(discussing his choice of toy train)'' Number One? [[Incredibly Lame Pun|N-gauge]].}} |
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* [[Five-Bad Band]]: |
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** [[Big Bad]]: Evil Atom |
** [[Big Bad]]: Evil Atom |
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** [[The Dragon]]: Dr. Haynus |
** [[The Dragon]]: Dr. Haynus |
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{{quote| '''Evil Atom:''' Try not to look like a credit-card lobbyist.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Evil Atom:''' Try not to look like a credit-card lobbyist.<br /> |
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'''Desdemona:''' Believe me, there's ''nothing'' [[Fake Boobs|plastic]] about me }} |
'''Desdemona:''' Believe me, there's ''nothing'' [[Fake Boobs|plastic]] about me }} |
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* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|The ''Ruby of Ragnoor'' storyline is all about this - and, specifically, its effect on Cap after Miss Match inadvertently wishes away his memory of their marriage.}} |
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* [[Luke I Might Be Your Father]]: Commander Heroic has a heart attack in mid-flight ("helped" by the fact {{spoiler|Mr. Threat has been siphoning off his powers}}) when he {{spoiler|sees Flame babysitting Oscar}}, and realises {{spoiler|Miss Match might be his daughter. [[Brother |
* [[Luke, I Might Be Your Father]]: Commander Heroic has a heart attack in mid-flight ("helped" by the fact {{spoiler|Mr. Threat has been siphoning off his powers}}) when he {{spoiler|sees Flame babysitting Oscar}}, and realises {{spoiler|Miss Match might be his daughter. [[Brother-Sister Incest|Thankfully]], she isn't,}} and he gets better. |
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* [[The Mafia]]: Evil, Inc is hired by the Mafia to steal one family's "superweapon" for another. {{spoiler|It turns out it's [[Chekhov's Boomerang|Project X]].}} |
* [[The Mafia]]: Evil, Inc is hired by the Mafia to steal one family's "superweapon" for another. {{spoiler|It turns out it's [[Chekhov's Boomerang|Project X]].}} |
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* [[The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life]]: Lightning Lady and Elastic Man (type 3A). |
* [[The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life]]: Lightning Lady and Elastic Man (type 3A). |
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* [[Must Have Caffeine]]: Captain Heroic's coffee addiction comes in unexpectedly handy in a fight with Lightning Lady. |
* [[Must Have Caffeine]]: Captain Heroic's coffee addiction comes in unexpectedly handy in a fight with Lightning Lady. |
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* [[My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad|My Dad Can Thwart Your Dad]] |
* [[My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad|My Dad Can Thwart Your Dad]] |
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* [[My God What Have I Done]]: {{spoiler|Flame's}} reaction to Commander Heroic's heart attack. |
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: {{spoiler|Flame's}} reaction to Commander Heroic's heart attack. |
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* [[Offered the Crown]]: Following {{spoiler|being shrunk and becoming lost, Muskiday becomes the King of the Flies}}. |
* [[Offered the Crown]]: Following {{spoiler|being shrunk and becoming lost, Muskiday becomes the King of the Flies}}. |
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* [[Only Sane Man]]: Keagan. |
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Keagan. |