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{{quote|'''Lightning Lady:''' And if he says ''no?''
'''Evil Atom:''' Then he is a ''deer-and-present danger''. }}
* [[Bait and Switch Comment]]: [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-94/ Department of Magic and Occult Studies].
* [[Basement Dweller]]: Grand Gamer
** Captain Heroic rejects {{spoiler|using Grand Gamer's wish to give Oscar superpowers}} for fear he'll become this.
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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.}}
* [[Bland-Name Product]]: "[[wikipedia:U-Haul|U-Tug]]"
* [[Bothering by the Book]]: Evil Atom's whole idea of mostly-legal villainy. "Holy moley, you're right. You ''can'' do more evil if you stay on the right side of the law."
** Catspaw really thought old style loan sharking still impresses someone? "[http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-63/ I ''used'' to miss it. But I got over it.]" (cue Evil Inc credit card)
* [[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 In a Jar]]: Dr. Haynus is one of these - given mobility through being mounted atop the head of the family dog. Exploited and punned in every way.
{{quote|'''Dr. Muskiday''': Oh, absolutely... ''No one'' can deny you think outside the box...}}
* [[Brought Down to Normal]]: {{spoiler|Captain Heroic. He recovers.}}
* [[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.
* [[Cat Fight]]: When {{spoiler|two groups of heroes come to blows over whether or not to destroy Evil, Inc}}, ''both sides'' are brought to a grinning standstill by {{spoiler|Blonde Bombshell and Amazing Amazon}} squaring off in mid-flight.
* [[Chameleon Camouflage]]: Mr. Nukkel.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Project X. {{spoiler|Later returns to become a [[Chekhov's Boomerang]].}}
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Miss Match decides to [[Suddenly Sober|sober up]] Desdemona by setting her on fire, as she's a demon and won't burn, but the alcohol will. {{spoiler|It works, but they forgot her ''uniform'' wasn't fireproof...}}
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* [[Flashback Effects]]: Flashbacks are shown in a slightly faded, [[Newspaper Comic]] style.
* [[Flying Brick]]: Commander Heroic, Captain Heroic
* [[Foe Yay]]: [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-83/ Nemesis Matching] is not too different from match-making, which was occasionally [[Lampshade Hanging|pointed out]].
* [[Four-Girl Ensemble]]: Psy-Chick, Lightning Lady, Desdemona and Miss Match team up to steal a superweapon. {{spoiler|Turns out it's Project X...}}
* [[Giant Enemy Crab]]: Rock Lobster
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* [[Instant Costume Change]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. The alternate Miss Match ducks into an alleyway to change into her super-costume...and has to change like a perfectly normal person (giving a nice [[Sideboob]] shot), which starts drawing a crowd (including [[Rule of Funny|the villain she's trying to thwart]]). She winds up finishing her costume change on a rooftop.
{{quote|'''Alternate Miss Match:''' I bet [[Spider Woman]] never had this problem...}}
* [[Ironic Echo]]: [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-15/ HereMaking decisions based on what ''you'' want].
** And [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-61/ with someone jamming the copier].
** When Evil, Inc. is in [[Washington DC]] seeking a bailout.
{{quote|'''[[Barack Obama]]''': You can't set all of those villains loose on America!
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{{quote|'''Evil Atom:''' Try not to look like a credit-card lobbyist.
'''Desdemona:''' Believe me, there's ''nothing'' [[Fake Boobs|plastic]] about me }}
* [[Large Ham]]: There are ''[http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-44/ courses]'' on doing this properly.
* [[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.}}
* [[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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* [[Mirror Universe]]: Muskiday and Haynus visit one. The heroes are villains and the villains are heroes... {{spoiler|[[Knight Templar|Or are they]]?}}
* [[The Mole]]: {{spoiler|Dr. Whoosh}}.
* [[Most Common Superpower]]: Naturally. Even [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-38/ mentioned as such].
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-84/ There's a training program] to control compulsive exposition.
* [[Must Have Caffeine]]: Captain Heroic's coffee addiction comes in unexpectedly handy in a fight with Lightning Lady.
* [[My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad|My Dad Can Thwart Your Dad]]
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* [[Pity the Kidnapper]]: Phenomenal Lass decides kidnapping a security guard would be a good act of villainy. She didn't count on the fact that nine ''other'' guards would tag along [[Evil Is Sexy|wanting her to kidnap them too]].
* [[Playing with Fire]]: Miss Match, Flame.
* [[Poke the Poodle]]: A [http://www.evil-comicinc.com/archivecomic/cap-heroic-no-more-three-3/20100707.html recyclable container]! The ''fiend!''
* [[Powered Armor]]: Commander Heroic has a set made for Oscar, complete with [[Rocket Boots]], so he can keep up with the other superkids.
** Oscar gets an upgrade later, {{spoiler|along with a set for the [[Brought Down to Normal]] Captain Heroic}}, when they have to fight {{spoiler|Oculore}}.
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* [[Secret Relationship]]: Captain Heroic and Miss Match. {{spoiler|Evil Atom is NOT happy when he finds out.}}
* [[Sexy Secretary]]: Lightning Lady; later, Desdemona. LL continues as Sexy Tech Support in the Saturday strips.
* [[Shame If Something Happened]]: EvilMiss AtomMatch tries[http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-91/ todoesn't useeven thisneed againstto Captainget Heroicthis far {{spoiler|after he learns about Cap's wifeinto andthe son}}phrase].
** Evil Atom tries to use this against Captain Heroic {{spoiler|after he learns about Cap's wife and son}}.
{{quote|'''Evil Atom:''' If ''he's'' not invulnerable, ''neither are you''...}}
* [[Shape Shifter]]: Elastic Man.
* [[Shapeshifter Default Form]]: Elastic man has two, his [http://evil-comic.com/archive/20110217.html standard form and his true form]
* [[Shark Pool]]: Evil Atom's [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-3/ here], Oscar's [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-99/ here], plus some [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-103/ alligators for belligerent visitors] in Evil, Inc.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Lightning Lady.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The comic is ''full'' of them, with "mainstream" comic heroes being off-handedly referenced or appearing as background silhouettes.
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* [[Superpowerful Genetics]]: Captain Heroic and Miss Match are both Type 1s. Oscar appears to be a type 5 (so far).
** Cap is, apparently, {{spoiler|actually a Type 3}}, given that {{spoiler|Commander Heroic and Ms. Amazing got their powers from an ancient Egyptian artifact.}}
** The kid at least has tell-tale interests, like [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-99/ that] obsession with [[Shark Pool|sharks]].
* [[Taking You with Me]]: When they team up to bury a villain Dr. Haynus poisoned, Haynus threatens Muskiday with this if he gets caught. Muskiday isn't very impressed.
{{quote|'''Muskiday:''' I'll add it to my long list of accomplice-ments.}}
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* [[Those Two Guys]]: Muskiday and Haynus.
* [[To Hell and Back]]: Iron Dragon does this to save Desdemona from an [[Arranged Marriage]]. {{spoiler|Her father [[The Devil|runs the place]], after all.}}
* [[Too Many Cooks Spoil the Soup]]: [http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-86/ Too many crooks foil the plot.]
* [[Twin Threesome Fantasy]]: Captain Heroic's initial reaction when he learns the true identity of the alternate Miss Match.
* [[Umbrella Drink]]: Desdemona is quite fond of daiquris.
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* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]: After biting into a doughnut containing {{spoiler|a shrunken, spying Muskiday}}, Desdemona rushes off-panel with a ''very'' green face.
* [[Wreathed in Flames]]: Miss Match, especially her alternate.
* [[Wretched Hive]] "[http://evil-inc.com/comic/title-60/ You took the city hostage two weeks ago and nobody noticed?]"
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]: Grand Gamer's teleport sound.
{{quote|'''Captain Heroic:''' 'Bomf'?