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''FreakAngels'' is a [[Web Comic]] written by [[Warren Ellis]], author of ''[[Nextwave]]''/''[[Transmetropolitan]]'', transhumanist and noted [[Crazy Awesome]] British person, with art by Paul Duffield.
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* [[Appropriated Appellation]]: The FreakAngels used to be called, among other things, "mutant freaks" and "angels of destruction."
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: When Kait shows the FreakAngels her potential new jail:
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'''Karl''': You can read fucking minds, Kait, so why are you operating the Whitechapel wing of Abu Fucking Ghraib over there -
'''Arkady''': ''It smells of poo!'' }}
* [[Ascended Fanboy|Ascended Fangirl]]: Kait, who grew up on cop shows and has appointed herself the chief of police for Whitechapel.
* {{spoiler|[[Ascend to
* [[Back-Alley Doctor]]: Miki. Each of the FreakAngels is a self-taught but very competent back-alley specialist in a different area. Their power "package" let them master their professions by reading the minds of experts.
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Mark was thought dead early on, and came back. Two characters{{spoiler|(Luke and Connor) come back after being shot point-blank in the head.}} Another may have done it more than once. In fact, some characters posit that {{spoiler|1=none of the FreakAngels can actually die.}}
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** Also, insulting Arkady's best friend when he's {{spoiler|1=[http://www.freakangels.com/?p=449&page=4 lying on the floor with a bullet in his head?] And then ignoring the resulting [[Death Glare]] and [[Too Dumb to Live|insulting him "again"?]]}} Given that Arkady is a [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|mentally unstable]] [[Cloudcuckoolander]] who has repeatedly demonstrated what she's [[Mind Rape|capable]] [[Your Head Asplode|of]] in the past (see [[Beware the Nice Ones]] below), Jack was lucky just to get off with a short, sharp [[Reason You Suck Speech]].
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]:
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* [[Big Damn Kiss]]: {{spoiler|Conner and Arkady.}} SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!
* [[Bishounen]]/[[Bifauxnen]]: Most of the FreakAngels are fairly attractive, and it can be somewhat hard to tell their exact gender for some of them. Arkady and Karl are even hard to tell apart in a couple of panels, despite being opposite genders, due to their shaved heads(and Arkady's general flat-chestedness).
* [[Brain Bleach]]: This is one among the many FreakAngel powers. It is applied (usually by Sirrka) to the traumatized people they encounter in Whitechapel. In the case that happens "on-screen" she doesnt even ask if the girl actually WANTS her brain bleached. In this case and others it seems the [[
** The [[
** This is also poor Connor's reaction to reaching his [[Too Much Information]] limit for one day. This scene came very soon after a very similar reveal concerning his Mother. [http://www.freakangels.com/?p=605&page=3 "No No NO That is not an interesting fact and I dont want it in my head"].
** {{spoiler|Luke and Mark}} both get their brains, if not Bleached, then at least thoroughly laundered. It makes them less crazy, but not much more pleasant.
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] / [[Ho Yay]]: Kirk and Karl seem to only be able to stand each other, {{spoiler|tried to murder Mark}} and kept the secret to themselves, and despite their many interactions have the rare accomplishment of never fighting with one another. Though they don't get much focus, it's implied rather heavily they share a strong bond.
** As of episode 139, it's heavily implied that they're either an item or are at least considering it.
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* [[Humans Are White]]: A side effect of the "package" is pale skin and purple eyes, which even Carolyn (black), Miki (Asian), and KK (possibly part Islander) have.
* [[Ineffectual Loner]]: Jack is constantly called out on this. His tendency to go off on his own is seen as him shirking his emotional responsibilities.
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* [[Jerkass]]: Luke in particular, but all of the FreakAngels to an extent. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Connor, who points out that they really are all a bunch of evil arseholes who can do nothing but yell at each other and fuck up.
* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Summarily [[Incredibly Lame Pun|deconstructed]] by [http://www.freakangels.com/?p=285&page=5 Kaitlyn].
* [[Kick the Son of
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: A wordless example [http://www.freakangels.com/?p=75&page=4 here]. In one panel, the FreakAngels snap from a bunch of bickering kids to the psychic hive mind that punched a hole in reality.
* [[Mad Oracle]]: A referenced [[Noodle Incident]] in which Arkady randomly predicted three people dying and [[I Take Offense to That Last One|KK shagging a kid from Lambeth]], then developed short-term amnesia and forgot the entire event.
** An alternative explanation is that this foreshadows a future plot line. In the scene were Arkady says she doesn't remember visiting the market, she also talks about how she's considering the possibility of time travel. The implication seems to be that the Arkady who made the predictions in the marketplace might have been Arkady traveling back from some point in the future.
* [[Magic Skirt]]: KK. Her skirt is about twice as wide as a belt and made from some ruffly material, but the [[Panty Shot]] proves elusive.
* [[Mind Control Eyes]]: Not always used - people that {{spoiler|Mark manipulated to kill the [[
* [[Mind Over Manners]]: A recurring and frequent source of drama.
* [[Mind Rape]]: One of the FreakAngel powers.
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* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: Any single FreakAngel can completely dominate a person's mind or tearing them apart telekinetically, and can shield himself against small arms fire. Two or three working in concert can demolish buildings, blast apart small armies, and cause large explosions, as well as protecting themselves from heavy machine guns and artillery. {{spoiler|All twelve of them were able to strike the planet so hard that it caused catastrophic earthquakes, flooded Britain, disrupted the Earth's geomagnetic field and seem to have broken time and space.}}
* [[Perverse Sexual Lust]]: Regarding ''[[Quincy]], M.E.'', a detective drama from the 80s...
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'''Miki:''' [[Brain Bleach|You would have]]...
'''Kait:''' He was a crimefighting genius and he always had hot young chicks on his boat. Quincy's cock was a foot long. }}
** [[It Got Worse|It gets worse:]]
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'''Karl:''' Oh, Christ, Kait! [[Too Much Information|Too much information!]] Is this my punishment? I have to think about you in an interrogation cell in front of a weeping criminal and rubbing one out?
'''Kait:''' [lip bite]... And then Quincy walks in.
'''Karl:''' Aaaaaah! }}
** Karl later asks Arkady to [[Brain Bleach|wipe that conversation from his mind.]] He's probably joking.
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* [[Sand in My Eyes]]: In Episode 0122 {{spoiler|Luke}} starts to cry after giving a speech where he admits what a terrible person he's been. Upon realizing this, he comments [[Tear Jerker|"Something's wrong with my eye."]]
* [[Secret Keeper]]: Alice is the only person in Whitechapel who knows that the FreakAngels really have superpowers.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The afterlife apparently does ''not'' include [[
* [[Steampunk]] / [[Ocean Punk]]: KK has a [[Those Magnificent Flying Machines|steam helicopter]], not to mention the steam-powered, crank-operated ''[[Gatling Good|Gatling gun]]''.
* [[Tears of Blood]]: These start showing up {{spoiler|1=as the FreakAngels' reconstruction of Whitechapel becomes more and more advanced.}}
* [[There Are No Therapists]]: Played with. Sirkka is the local equivalent of a psychologist and helps abuse victims and people [[Mind Rape|Mind Raped]] by Mark. Her own love life, on the other, hand is a total mess. Other FreakAngels [[Dysfunction Junction|are not much better]] with the group consisting of [[The Ophelia]], an [[Ineffectual Loner]], a [[Knight Templar]], a guy [[My God, What Have I Done?|driven crazy by his own guilt]], [[A God Am I]] wannabe and a few other dysfunctional personality types. Some hide it better than others. At the end they all get a quick therapy from {{spoiler|Arkady}} of all people. and {{spoiler|Luke}} is [[Heel Face Brainwashing|fixed]] on his own request. Even {{spoiler|Mark}} seems to be much more sane. It is implied that their problems [[Epiphany Therapy|didn’t magically disappear]], but they will eventually get over their issues with some [[Power of Love|love]] and hard work. [[
* [[Throat Light]]: Although the [[
* [[Totally Radical]]
** Arkady: "I can has vodka."
** KK: "All your forthcoming bone fractures are belong to us."
* [[Traumatic Superpower Awakening]]
* [[True Companions]]: [[
* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: "I don't want to say 'I got better' because it's a rotten cliche, but..."
* [[Webcomic Time]]: In the first 13 months of its run, the comic covered a grand total of one day. Then there was a one-week [[Time Skip]], and the following two years have covered another day.
* [[We Will Use Wiki Words in
** Also [[LOLcats]] and other internet memes; see [[Totally Radical]] above.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Sirkka for her [[More Than Mind Control]] method of helping abuse victims, Kait for keeping a prison/torture chamber, and later {{spoiler|Miki for using her package upgrade to castrate Luke}}.
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* [[Your Head Asplode]]: Another of the FreakAngels' powers. Presumably the judicious application of telekinesis or a force field. Seen in a recent flashback.
* [[Your Mom]]: Kait to Connor [http://www.freakangels.com/?p=545&page=5 here], with epic follow-up [http://www.freakangels.com/?p=545&page=6 here].
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Arkady, at 14. Grade A. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141002045310/http://www.freakangels.com/comics/FA0091-4.jpg Behold.]
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