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{{quote|'''Jefferson Smith''': ''[[Ordinary High School Student|Josh McGrath]] can’t [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World|go running around the globe battling terrorists]] and still expect to lead a normal life.''<br /> |
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'''Josh McGrath''': ''Josh McGrath is out of the picture. The name is Max Steel!'' }} |
'''Josh McGrath''': ''Josh McGrath is out of the picture. The name is Max Steel!'' }} |
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* [[Genre Savvy]]: a significant source of the show's humor comes from Max being this. |
* [[Genre Savvy]]: a significant source of the show's humor comes from Max being this. |
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** Psycho ventured into this sometimes, though never quite enough to save him. |
** Psycho ventured into this sometimes, though never quite enough to save him. |
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{{quote|'''L'Etanger:''' I believe we now have our obligatory fight to the finish. |
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'''Max Steel:''' Glad you know the rules! }} |
'''Max Steel:''' Glad you know the rules! }} |
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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Quite a few innuendos. Also L'Etranger, see [[Nightmare Fuel]]. |
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Quite a few innuendos. Also L'Etranger, see [[Nightmare Fuel]]. |
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** Psycho is [[Dead Space (video game)|a Unitologist.]] |
** Psycho is [[Dead Space (video game)|a Unitologist.]] |
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* [[Implacable Man]]: Max himself is far more durable than normal humans, especially prevalent when he goes up against small-time thugs instead of his usual rogues gallery. L'Etranger as well, who can somehow go toe-to-toe with Max without breaking a sweat despite having no visible augmentations. Berto drowning him in "Fun in the Sun" seems rather brutal until you remember a previous episode showed him breathing underwater with no gear. [[Lampshaded]]: |
* [[Implacable Man]]: Max himself is far more durable than normal humans, especially prevalent when he goes up against small-time thugs instead of his usual rogues gallery. L'Etranger as well, who can somehow go toe-to-toe with Max without breaking a sweat despite having no visible augmentations. Berto drowning him in "Fun in the Sun" seems rather brutal until you remember a previous episode showed him breathing underwater with no gear. [[Lampshaded]]: |
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{{quote|'''Max Steel:''' No ''way'' you can be that strong! |
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'''L'Etranger:''' Stranger still, neither can ''you!'' }} |
'''L'Etranger:''' Stranger still, neither can ''you!'' }} |
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* [[In a Single Bound]]: Justified by Max having super powers, Psycho by being a cyborb. |
* [[In a Single Bound]]: Justified by Max having super powers, Psycho by being a cyborb. |
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* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Psycho, obviously. To a lesser extent, most of the rogues gallery after John Dread stops employing them. |
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Psycho, obviously. To a lesser extent, most of the rogues gallery after John Dread stops employing them. |
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** Case in point, this exchange from an episode where Psycho threatens to unleash [[The Plague]]: |
** Case in point, this exchange from an episode where Psycho threatens to unleash [[The Plague]]: |
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{{quote|'''Jefferson:''' ''You drop that and we all die!'' |
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'''Psycho:''' ''And yet, I don't seem to care. Must be why they call me PSYCHO!'' }} |
'''Psycho:''' ''And yet, I don't seem to care. Must be why they call me PSYCHO!'' }} |
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* [[Public Domain Soundtrack]]: No ''too'' often, but one [[Sword Fight]] with a zombie pirate had a hilariously sped-up version of the Funeral March playing as background music. |
* [[Public Domain Soundtrack]]: No ''too'' often, but one [[Sword Fight]] with a zombie pirate had a hilariously sped-up version of the Funeral March playing as background music. |
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* [[Russians With Rusting Rockets]]: L'Etranger's submarine, the Akina, is Russian surplus. |
* [[Russians With Rusting Rockets]]: L'Etranger's submarine, the Akina, is Russian surplus. |
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* [[Scooby-Doo Hoax]]: "Sphinxes". The heroes investigate a pyramid and after discovering the hoax, [[Genre Savvy]] [[Ascended Fanboy]] Max reports that it's a "[[Scooby Doo]]" and explains what he means to his [[British Stuffiness|Stuffy British]] partner. |
* [[Scooby-Doo Hoax]]: "Sphinxes". The heroes investigate a pyramid and after discovering the hoax, [[Genre Savvy]] [[Ascended Fanboy]] Max reports that it's a "[[Scooby Doo]]" and explains what he means to his [[British Stuffiness|Stuffy British]] partner. |
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{{quote|'''Max''': Since when do [[Stock Monsters|ancient Egyptian death gods]] have jaws that [[Robotic Reveal|clank when you hit them?]] It's all classic Scooby-Doo.<br /> |
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'''Rachel''' (puzzled): Scooby-what?<br /> |
'''Rachel''' (puzzled): Scooby-what?<br /> |
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'''Max''': (groan) [[Genre Blind|Your ignorance is frightening]]. When the bad guys are up to no good, they use local lore to scare away the curious. That's the Scooby Way.<br /> |
'''Max''': (groan) [[Genre Blind|Your ignorance is frightening]]. When the bad guys are up to no good, they use local lore to scare away the curious. That's the Scooby Way.<br /> |
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* [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World]]: Played straight in the first two seasons. By season three, Josh seems to have quit school to focus on his sports career. |
* [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World]]: Played straight in the first two seasons. By season three, Josh seems to have quit school to focus on his sports career. |
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* [[Why Won't You Die?]]: During the [[Villainous Breakdown]] |
* [[Why Won't You Die?]]: During the [[Villainous Breakdown]] |
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{{quote|'''Psycho''': That's impossible! We saw you die! |
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'''Dread''': He '''never''' ''stays DEAD''! }} |
'''Dread''': He '''never''' ''stays DEAD''! }} |
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* [[Xtreme Sport Xcuse Plot]]: Cameo episodes. See [[Cameo]] examples above. |
* [[Xtreme Sport Xcuse Plot]]: Cameo episodes. See [[Cameo]] examples above. |