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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.

* [[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.}}

* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Chance

* [[Dance Battler]]: Xiong Mao using Flamendo. Chance learns fencing tango.

* [[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!"}}

* [[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.}}

* [[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.}}

* [[Handicapped Badass]]: Funerailles

* [[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.

* [[Hot Teacher]]: One of the transformations of Valkyrie.

** [[Naughty Nurse Outfit]]: Another transformation.

* [[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.

* [[Scenery Porn]]: Various very detailed environment and ambiances.

* [[Settlers of Catan]]: Played by the students in the second book.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Xiong Mao, Ombre, Chance, and Fei Long all take one in the months leading up to the duel with Ange, albeit in different ways.

* [[Transformation Trinket]]: Valkyrie can use the ring on her forehead as one.

* [[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}}