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[[File:freaks-squeele-2_4292.jpg|frame|Meet the Team]]
''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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However, the references to pop culture are pervasive explaining the large number of tropes referenced here.
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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
* [[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".
* [[
* [[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.}}
* [[Fan Service]]: Lampshaded. The university even gives classes of Fanservice for heroines.
* [[Fastball Special]]: Used by Chance and Ombre during the tactics exam.
* [[Five
** [[The Hero]] -- Xiong Mao
** [[The Lancer]] -- Chance
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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.}}
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Subverted with Funerailles as despite his nasty scars he is a much better person than {{spoiler|his younger brother, the president of F.E.A.H.}}
* [[The Grim Reaper]]: Appears in person in the second book.
* [[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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* [[Important Haircut]]: {{spoiler|Actually, it's important when Xiong Mao decides NOT to cut her hair. She had previously kept it short due to being ashamed of how her curly hair exposed her mixed parentage. Once she accepts it, she wears her hair long.}}
* [[Improvised Golems]]: Amanite can summon very nice ones out of paper sheets or tennis balls.
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja]]: {{spoiler|Wong Fei Long's been posing as one to keep an eye on Xiong Mao. After she defeats him and he learns about St. Ange's plot he goes to train with an actual [[Ninja Warrior]] on a fishing boat.}}
** There's also Sablon, an Arabian K/Night-themed guy who never takes his mask off.
* [[Kill the Cutie]]: Ombre's bunny. Once released, he tastes the joy of freedom but gets eaten by a bird of prey.
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* [[Mask Power]]: One of Sablon's teammates is a girl named Venise who always wears masks, though we've yet to see her do anything particularly powerful.
** That said, Sablon himself, with his face-concealing turban, qualifies. (Chance claims to have seen his face.)
* [[May
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Everyone. Most notably Chance whose full name is Chance D'Estaing (Name of an ancient family of Central France, used because it sounds like the French word for "Destiny").
* [[Meganekko]]: Xiong Mao, in various occasions.
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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
* [[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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* [[Valkyries]]: Valkyrie (but you can call her Val).
* [[Wicked Witch]]: Amanite
* [[Year Inside, Hour Outside|Year Inside Month Outside]]
* [[You Fail Logic Forever]]: The cooking of pasta seems a very challenging problem for the demon-girl.
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