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** He ''is'' one of the more competent and likely the most experienced hero. |
** He ''is'' one of the more competent and likely the most experienced hero. |
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* [[Adorkable]] |
* [[Adorkable]] |
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* [[Anti |
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[This Loser Is You|Type I]] throughout, though he's quite a bit more competent than most other examples. |
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* [[Ascended Fanboy]] |
* [[Ascended Fanboy]] |
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* [[Casual Kink]]: His superhero obsession is presented as such. Unusually for such a... weird fetish (but in line with the trope), it's shown to be a healthy outlet for his fantasies, since said fantasies involve community activism and an altruistic outlook on life and society. |
* [[Casual Kink]]: His superhero obsession is presented as such. Unusually for such a... weird fetish (but in line with the trope), it's shown to be a healthy outlet for his fantasies, since said fantasies involve community activism and an altruistic outlook on life and society. |
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=== Big Daddy/ Damon McCready === |
=== Big Daddy/ Damon McCready === |
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* {{spoiler|[[Based |
* {{spoiler|[[Based on a Great Big Lie]]: It turns out that the story he told Dave is complete bullshit, and that he kidnapped his own daughter & raised her as a killer in order to play vigilante}}. |
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of Punisher, minus the skull. {{spoiler|And tragic backstory, it turns out}}. |
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of Punisher, minus the skull. {{spoiler|And tragic backstory, it turns out}}. |
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* [[Gun Nut]] |
* [[Gun Nut]] |
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* [[Informed Ability]]: He kills ''one'' person in the comic, and it's via [[Boom Headshot|Sniper Rifle]]. |
* [[Informed Ability]]: He kills ''one'' person in the comic, and it's via [[Boom Headshot|Sniper Rifle]]. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}} |
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* [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys]]: {{spoiler|By selling his collection of classic comics}}. |
* [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?]]: {{spoiler|By selling his collection of classic comics}}. |
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* [[Action Girl]] |
* [[Action Girl]] |
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* [[Alliterative Name]] |
* [[Alliterative Name]] |
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* [[Anti |
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sociopathic Hero|Type IV]] |
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* [[Anti |
* [[Anti-Villain]] |
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* [[Badass Adorable]] |
* [[Badass Adorable]] |
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* [[Badass Normal]] |
* [[Badass Normal]] |
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* [[Knife Nut]]: She adores butterfly knives and swords, although she is a pretty good shot as well. |
* [[Knife Nut]]: She adores butterfly knives and swords, although she is a pretty good shot as well. |
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* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Possibly the epitome of this trope. |
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Possibly the epitome of this trope. |
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* [[Nightmare Fuel |
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: She enjoys slaughtering thugs with a ''little'' too much childish joy... |
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* [[One |
* [[One-Man Army|One Girl Army]] |
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* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]] |
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]] |
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* [[Refuge in Audacity]] |
* [[Refuge in Audacity]] |
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* [[Vigilante Man|Vigilante Girl]] |
* [[Vigilante Man|Vigilante Girl]] |
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* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Relies mostly on weapons, because her small size limits mobility and strength. |
* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Relies mostly on weapons, because her small size limits mobility and strength. |
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* [[Well |
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] |
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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair:]] It's a wig, but still. |
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair:]] It's a wig, but still. |
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* {{spoiler|[[From Nobody to Nightmare]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[From Nobody to Nightmare]]}} |
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* {{spoiler|[[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: Talks big, but when push comes to shove, he's just a [[Dirty Coward]] who hides behind his mooks}}. |
* {{spoiler|[[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: Talks big, but when push comes to shove, he's just a [[Dirty Coward]] who hides behind his mooks}}. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Laser |
* {{spoiler|[[Laser-Guided Karma]]: After being revealed as [[The Mole]], Kick-Ass soundly beats the shit out of him the first chance he gets, and without much effort to boot. And this is ''pre''-[[Took a Level In Badass]] Kick-Ass, for those keeping track}}. |
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* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: If you saw [[The Movie]] first, it comes as no surprise that {{spoiler|Red Mist is [[The Mole]]}} |
* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: If you saw [[The Movie]] first, it comes as no surprise that {{spoiler|Red Mist is [[The Mole]]}} |
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* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}} |
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* {{spoiler|[[Psychopathic Manchild]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Psychopathic Manchild]]}} |
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* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: {{spoiler|Averted & [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in Volume 2 - Before killing Colonel Stars, Red Mist says [[Batman (Comic Book)|he was going to travel the world & learn martial arts]]... Until he remembered he was rich & could just ''[[Screw the Rules I Have Money|pay]]'' other people to do his fighting for him}}. |
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: {{spoiler|Averted & [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in Volume 2 - Before killing Colonel Stars, Red Mist says [[Batman (Comic Book)|he was going to travel the world & learn martial arts]]... Until he remembered he was rich & could just ''[[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|pay]]'' other people to do his fighting for him}}. |
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=== Johnny G === |
=== Johnny G === |
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* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}} |
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* [[Name's the Same]]: Not the guy from [[Film/Mementoƒ|Mementoƒ]] |
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=== Marty Eisenberg/Battle Guy & Todd Haynes/Ass Kicker === |
=== Marty Eisenberg/Battle Guy & Todd Haynes/Ass Kicker === |
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* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: In Volume 2 |
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: In Volume 2 |
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* [[Blatant Lies]]: Marty tells Justice Forever a story involving his parents being killed & eaten in front of him to serve as his motivation for becoming a vigilante. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Dave immediately sees through it & reveals that it's all a lie]]. |
* [[Blatant Lies]]: Marty tells Justice Forever a story involving his parents being killed & eaten in front of him to serve as his motivation for becoming a vigilante. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Dave immediately sees through it & reveals that it's all a lie]]. |
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* [[Follow the Leader]]: Marty becomes Battle Guy after being inspired by Kick-Ass, before finding out that his best friend Dave is Kick-Ass; they later bring Todd in on the action & he keeps coming up with names derivative of "Kick-Ass", [[What the Hell Hero|which Dave & Mart call him out on]]. |
* [[Follow the Leader]]: Marty becomes Battle Guy after being inspired by Kick-Ass, before finding out that his best friend Dave is Kick-Ass; they later bring Todd in on the action & he keeps coming up with names derivative of "Kick-Ass", [[What the Hell, Hero?|which Dave & Mart call him out on]]. |
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* [[Memetic Mutation]]: In-universe, Marty & Todd are the source of "Tunk", the [[Spear Counterpart]] to... [[Country Matters|that word Hit Girl infamously said]]. |
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: In-universe, Marty & Todd are the source of "Tunk", the [[Spear Counterpart]] to... [[Country Matters|that word Hit Girl infamously said]]. |
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* [[Those Two Guys]] |
* [[Those Two Guys]] |
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'''Played By:''' [[Aaron Johnson]] }} |
'''Played By:''' [[Aaron Johnson]] }} |
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* [[Adorkable]] |
* [[Adorkable]] |
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* [[Anti |
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type I |
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* [[Ascended Fanboy]] |
* [[Ascended Fanboy]] |
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* [[Costumed Nonsuper Hero]] |
* [[Costumed Nonsuper Hero]] |
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{{quote| ''Tool up, honey bunny. It's time to get bad guys.''<br /> |
{{quote| ''Tool up, honey bunny. It's time to get bad guys.''<br /> |
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'''Played By:''' [[Nicolas Cage]] }} |
'''Played By:''' [[Nicolas Cage]] }} |
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* [[Anti |
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV]] |
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* [[Anti |
* [[Anti-Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type II]] |
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* [[Badass]] |
* [[Badass]] |
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* [[Badass Cape]] |
* [[Badass Cape]] |
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* [[Tragic Hero]] |
* [[Tragic Hero]] |
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* [[Vigilante Man]] |
* [[Vigilante Man]] |
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* [[Well |
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: A rare "good" example. |
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* [[Widower Hero]] |
* [[Widower Hero]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]}} |
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=== Hit-Girl/Mindy McCready === |
=== Hit-Girl/Mindy McCready === |
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* [[Action Girl]] |
* [[Action Girl]] |
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* [[Alliterative Name]] |
* [[Alliterative Name]] |
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* [[Anti |
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type IV]] |
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* [[Anti |
* [[Anti-Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type II]] |
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* [[Badass Adorable]] |
* [[Badass Adorable]] |
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* [[Badass Normal]] |
* [[Badass Normal]] |
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* [[Knife Nut]]: She adores butterfly knives and swords, although she is a pretty good shot as well. |
* [[Knife Nut]]: She adores butterfly knives and swords, although she is a pretty good shot as well. |
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* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Possibly the epitome of this trope. |
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Possibly the epitome of this trope. |
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* [[Nightmare Fuel |
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: She enjoys slaughtering thugs with a ''little'' too much childish joy... |
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* [[One |
* [[One-Man Army|One Girl Army]] |
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* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]] |
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]] |
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* [[Refuge in Audacity]] |
* [[Refuge in Audacity]] |
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* [[Tyke Bomb]] |
* [[Tyke Bomb]] |
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* [[Vigilante Man|Vigilante Girl]] |
* [[Vigilante Man|Vigilante Girl]] |
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* [[Well |
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[The Worf Effect]]: Played straight, twice. She's a human killing machine, going through [[Mook|Mooks]] like they were nothing. However, during her [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] at the end of the film, she is almost killed when she runs out of ammo and was about to be killed by a rocket launcher when Dave/Kiss Ass came out to help with the jetpack they modified with mini-guns. And then, during her fight with Frank D'Amico, it was a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] that nearly ''killed'' her and was only lucky because Dave/Kiss Ass was able to grab the rocket launcher from before and use it to kill D'Amico. If it wasn't for Dave, she would have been dead both times.}} |
* {{spoiler|[[The Worf Effect]]: Played straight, twice. She's a human killing machine, going through [[Mook|Mooks]] like they were nothing. However, during her [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] at the end of the film, she is almost killed when she runs out of ammo and was about to be killed by a rocket launcher when Dave/Kiss Ass came out to help with the jetpack they modified with mini-guns. And then, during her fight with Frank D'Amico, it was a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] that nearly ''killed'' her and was only lucky because Dave/Kiss Ass was able to grab the rocket launcher from before and use it to kill D'Amico. If it wasn't for Dave, she would have been dead both times.}} |
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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair:]] It's a wig, but still. |
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair:]] It's a wig, but still. |
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* [[Big Bad]] |
* [[Big Bad]] |
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* [[Bald of Evil]] |
* [[Bald of Evil]] |
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* [[Colour |
* [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience]]: His clothing and possessions have are usually orange. {{spoiler|His son takes after him as a villain.}} |
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]] |
* [[Deadpan Snarker]] |
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* [[The Don]] |
* [[The Don]] |
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* [[Red Right Hand]]: The scar on his forehead, which looks like a cross between a spiral and parentheses. |
* [[Red Right Hand]]: The scar on his forehead, which looks like a cross between a spiral and parentheses. |
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* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Has one increasing steadily throughout the movie. He executes someone in broad daylight, goes batshit at his henchmen and starts doing cocaine (which was implied he kicked several years before). |
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Has one increasing steadily throughout the movie. He executes someone in broad daylight, goes batshit at his henchmen and starts doing cocaine (which was implied he kicked several years before). |
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* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: His interaction with his son is a very weak [[Pet the Dog]]. |
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: His interaction with his son is a very weak [[Pet the Dog]]. |
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* [[Would Hit a Girl]] / [[Would Hurt a Child]]: He has no qualms in giving a roundhouse kick to an eleven year old girl's face and then giving her a thorough vicious beat down. Though in his defense she is also an unstoppable killing machine who single handedly slaughtered his entire building full of mooks. |
* [[Would Hit a Girl]] / [[Would Hurt a Child]]: He has no qualms in giving a roundhouse kick to an eleven year old girl's face and then giving her a thorough vicious beat down. Though in his defense she is also an unstoppable killing machine who single handedly slaughtered his entire building full of mooks. |
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'''Played By:''' Michael Rispoli }} |
'''Played By:''' Michael Rispoli }} |
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* [[Affably Evil]]: He seems like such a nice guy when not murdering people on behalf of his boss. |
* [[Affably Evil]]: He seems like such a nice guy when not murdering people on behalf of his boss. |
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* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: Well, it is torture. But it seems pretty passionate in its execution. |
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* [[The Dragon]]: for Frank. |
* [[The Dragon]]: for Frank. |
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* [[Shallow Love Interest]] |
* [[Shallow Love Interest]] |
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* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Her relationship with Dave. And she dated Rasul because she thought he was a kind [[The Woobie|woobie]] before realizing he was far from it. |
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Her relationship with Dave. And she dated Rasul because she thought he was a kind [[The Woobie|woobie]] before realizing he was far from it. |
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* [[Where Da White Women At]]: Dating Rasul |
* [[Where Da White Women At?]]: Dating Rasul |
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=== Marty Eisenberg & Todd Haynes === |
=== Marty Eisenberg & Todd Haynes === |
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]] |
* [[Deadpan Snarker]] |
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* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: He appears a little disturbed by the live online feed of Big Daddy and Kick-Ass being tortured. Not that he lifts a single finger to do anything or ever complains to Frank. |
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: He appears a little disturbed by the live online feed of Big Daddy and Kick-Ass being tortured. Not that he lifts a single finger to do anything or ever complains to Frank. |
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* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]? |
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]? |
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=== Marcus Williams === |
=== Marcus Williams === |
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* [[Black Best Friend]] |
* [[Black Best Friend]] |
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* [[Promotion to Parent]] |
* [[Promotion to Parent]] |
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* [[What the Hell Hero]]: Delivers one to Big Daddy. |
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Delivers one to Big Daddy. |
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=== Some Armenian Kid With A History Of Mental Issues === |
=== Some Armenian Kid With A History Of Mental Issues === |
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* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: [[One |
* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: [[One-Scene Wonder|Very]] ''[[One-Scene Wonder|Very]]'' [[One-Scene Wonder|briefly]] |
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* [[I Believe I Can Fly]]: Averted. |
* [[I Believe I Can Fly]]: Averted. |
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* [[One |
* [[One-Scene Wonder]] |
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