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''Freaks' Squeele'' is an ongoing French series of comic books created by Florent Maudoux and published by Ankama. The series is notable for its graphic style, mixing [[Manga]], American comics and classic [[Franco
The story follows the adventures of three students in a university for Heroes (the F.E.A.H.), specializing in Bad Guys and [[Villains]]. It is fair to say they may not be the brightest element of the classes. The team consists of Chance, an [[Cute Monster Girl|adorable clumsy demon-girl]]; Ombre de Loup (Wolfshade), a big-hearted [[Wolf Man|lycanthrope]] stuck in his animal form, and Xiong Mao, who has [[Badass Normal|no superpower whatsoever]] apart from being a relentless worker.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Primarily Xiong Mao, although Chance might also qualify.
* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: Poor [[Citizen Kane
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Amanite
* [[Apologetic Attacker]]: {{spoiler|Xiong Mao's sister ambushes her with along with a few friends from China, but several of them would rather not fight her.}}
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: The "life expectancy hourglass" handled by Funerailles, is used to "send back demons to the inferior planes".
* [[Badass Normal]]: Xiong Mao got admitted to a hero academy despite having no supernatural abilities whatsoever. She only goes up from there.
* [[BFS]]: The one found in the Library, an obvious [[Shout Out]] to [[Berserk]].▼
* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: Ombre certainly has his moments.
▲* [[
* [[Bishie Sparkle]]: Fei Long in his first appearance.
* [[The Cameo]]: Lots of them. [[Hugh Laurie]] as a sadistic professor, [[Sean Connery]] as a school director, [[Quentin Tarantino]] as a pervert homeowner ...
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* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Chance
* [[Dance Battler]]: Xiong Mao using Flamendo. Chance learns fencing tango.
* [[Defeat
* [[Dhampyr]]: Alucrade.
* [[Dominatrix]]: Amanite to {{spoiler|Changelin after discovering his/her real, skinny male form. Actually has him on a leash, blindfolded, with a ball-gag and his arms tied behind his back for their villain project presentation. "Call me Hermione!"}}
* [[Door Step Baby]]: {{spoiler|Chance, apparently. Her new parents were quite happy to have her, horns and all.}}
* [[Dragons Up the Yin
* [[Dream Sequence]]: Ombre and the animals of the forest hold meetings through these.
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Fei Long literally explodes onto the scene when he first appears at the pool. Everyone's ears are ringing afterward.
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* [[Elaborate University High]]: The F.E.A.H. and the surrounding campus.
* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Xiong Mao. She takes great care to conceal that her name actually means "Little Panda".
* [[Everything's Worse
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: Xiong Mao and Ombre both have different hairstyles after {{spoiler|spending time in the underground forge}}.
* [[Fan Girl]]: {{spoiler|Amanite is apparently one for ''[[Harry Potter]]'', seeing as she forces Changlin to stay in his skinny male form, wear round glasses, and call her Hermione.}}
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** [[The Sixth Ranger]] -- Fei Long
* [[Foot Focus]]: In order to appease her homeowner (modeled after [[Quentin Tarantino]]), Chance tries to bribe him with pictures of Xiong Mao's feet.
* [[
* [[Gag Penis]]: Fei Long has an oversized [[Censor Bar]] when he loses his sarong.
* [[Gender Bender]]: Changelin
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Ombre is a tall, strong wolf-man who's been in the commandos... and collects stuffed animals.
* "[[
* [[Girls Love Stuffed Animals]]: Subverted, since Ombre is the one who collects and make plushies (and he's pretty [[Real Men Wear Pink|embarassed when the girls find out]]). Nevertheless, also played straight as the girls seems to love them too.
* [[The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry]]: Xiong Mao and her sister. They even attend rival schools. {{spoiler|Actually half-sisters; it seems Xiong's mother wasn't Chinese. When the "heroes" of St. Ange ambush the FEAH students Xiong Mao's convinced she's being attacked personally.}}
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* [[Hammerspace]]: Where Val gets her clothes from.
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: Funerailles
* [[Hero
* [[Heroic Trio]]: [[Two Guys and
* [[Hit Points]] / [[Life Meter]]: Subverted in Chance and "Archangel"'s fight -- they can't hurt each other, but they're judged by how popular they are with the spectators. Because this is being televised, there's a mass of suits whose job it is to equalize to score so neither of them "die" too quickly.
▲* [[Hero With Bad Publicity]]: {{spoiler|FEAH itself thanks to scheming between its headmaster and St. Ange's. It doesn't help that their students are skeletons, mafia heirs, werewolves, demons, spider-women, and Amanite.}}
▲* [[Heroic Trio]]: [[Two Guys and A Girl]] is perfect, as are three guys or three girls. [[Two Girls and A Guy]] (like our protagonists) will ding your grade, and [[Four Is Death|adding another teammate]] is right out (unless you're going for a Four [[Horsemen of the Apocalypse]] theme).
* [[Hot Teacher]]: One of the transformations of Valkyrie.
** [[Naughty Nurse Outfit]]: Another transformation.
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* [[Beach Episode|Pool Episode]]: The last chapters of the first book.
* [[The Power of Love]]: Literally used as a magic ingredient to bring the gingerbread men to life.
▲* [[Power Trio]]: Xiong Mao (Ego), Chance (Id), and Ombre (Superego). Later expanded into a [[Five-Man Band]] (plus one).
* [[Real Place Background]]: Some stealth clues (license plates, tramway numbers, maps...) suggests the school is located in Villeurbanne, a university suburb of Lyon, France.
* [[Sealed Army in A Can]]: In order to conquer the world (which is a "science project" for the School), the group create an army of gingerbread soldiers. [[Gone Horribly Right|A little bit rebellious, still...]]▼
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Various very detailed environment and ambiances.
▲* [[Sealed Army in
* [[Settlers of Catan]]: Played by the students in the second book.
* [[Shout
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: {{spoiler|The handsome but scheming head of FEAH and his disfigured but straight-talking brother Praetorius (or as we know him, Funeraillis).}}
* [[Speaking Simlish]]: The Gingerbread Warriors say [[Monty Python and
* [[Split Personality]]: St. Ange student Requiem AKA {{spoiler|''PSYCHOPORN!!!'' He just wants more personal freedom.}}
* [[Spy Catsuit]]: Worn against their will by the female members of the team.
* [[Stop Helping Me!]]: The students cheer Xiong Mao by chanting her name -- first the embarrassing translation, then a mangled pronunciation.
* [[Sunglasses
* [[Super
** St. Ange, a top-tier superhero university with more money and connections.
* [[Supernatural Martial Arts]] [[Martial Arts and Crafts]]: The Flamendo.
* [[Theme Naming]]: The superhero teams' code names will match their theme.
** Brothers Scipio and Praetorius, aka {{spoiler|the head of FEAH and Funerailles.}}
* [[Took a Level
* [[Transformation Trinket]]: Valkyrie can use the ring on her forehead as one.
* {{spoiler|[[The Triads and
* [[Truman Show Plot]]: {{spoiler|Unbeknownst to them, all the students of the school are part of a reality TV show.}}
* [[The Unfavorite]]: {{spoiler|Xiong Mao}}
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