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Needless to say, the series thrives on [[Superhero]]-related tropes, and indeed, [[Troperiffic|tropes in general]]. Several characters are openly [[Genre Savvy]], including Tyler at times -- though he would probably prefer if those tropes ''weren't'' there.

 

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* [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]]: Despite the fact that they could eventually end up with one that consists of absurdly powerful people, this is averted. When Tyler got elected Class President, the faculty had yet to figure out what responsibilities the Class President was supposed to have. So far, said duties have consisted entirely of participating in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. {{spoiler|And then he was deposed.}}

* [[Academy of Evil]]: Praetorian Academy.

* [[Action Survivor]]: Tyler. {{spoiler|Although, as time goes by, he is slowly approaching [[Badass Normal]]. He's already running toward danger of his own volition.}}

* [[Aliens Steal Cattle]]: [http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/05302008/ Save the cows! The aliens are a-comin'!]

* [[Alternate Aesop Interpretation]]: [http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/2014-05-25/ Why not?]

* [[Butt Monkey]]

** Zodon. He ''deserves'' it.

* [[Cape Snag]]: "[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/02272012/ PS 238 reminds you:] sliding doors, elevators and flush toilets can ruin your day if you aren't careful."

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: ''PS238'' is ''made out of'' this trope. Two of the more outstanding examples are [[Superman|Atlas]] and [[Green Lantern|Emerald Gauntlet]], although both have developed points of distinction from the originals as the series progresses. Also [[Batman|that guy roaming at night]], summoning whom [http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/05182007/ involves using a searchlight]. Among the students, there's also [[The Sandman|"Murphy"]], the "Prince of Daydreams" (whose older sister is often mentioned in passing...), and [[Doctor Doom|Victor VonFogg]], heir of the VonFogg family of supervillains.

* [[Exposition Beam]]: Tyler learns of {{spoiler|Principal Cranston's backstory when his headband is damaged by reliving his memories}}.

* [[Expy]]: Almost every character who is not an outright [[Captain Ersatz]] is an expy of a known superhero comics archetype without blatantly referencing any one single comics character. An example would be Herschel Clay, {{spoiler|who turns out to be an expy of [[Iron Man]].}}

* [[Fantastic Measurement System]]: The "Omega" scale. And the [[Magnificent Bastard|Vetinari]] [http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/07072014/ scale].

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: {{spoiler|Argonians look down on everyone who does not have [[Flying Brick]] powers. Normal humans are treated as an serfs, other metahumans as outright threats.}}

* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Angie's Junk-bot.

* [[Hurl It Into the Sun]]: Issue #40 revolves around an installation that uses this method of disposing of dangerous super-gadgets.

* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: [http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/09162009/ Victor is above scavenging], that's for peasants! (see also the next page)

* [[Implied Love Interest]]: Julie "84" Fenster to Tyler. Though, as both of them are eleven, it's more like "implied childhood crush".

* [[Smug Super]]: All over the place.

{{quote|'''Phlogiston''': Don't ''any'' of you know what "narcissistic sociopath" means? }}

* [[Special Guest]]: In a very bizarre but hilarious situation, [[Wil Wheaton]] guest stars in the comic about superpower career day, as the representative of meta-humans who go into the Entertainment industry. In the ''PS238'' universe, he not only played Wesley but single-handedly used his psychokinetic superpowers to do most of the special effects for ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', which apparently helped cancel out some of his character being [[Creator's Pet]]s in this universe. Zodon still hates him, though.

* [[Sticky Situation]]: Centurion armor carries a glue-spitter that can stop even [[Flying Brick]]s and suchlike.

* [[Stranger in a Strange School]]: Tyler doesn't pretend to be anything else, but between the fact that both his parents are legendary superheroes and the school being a constant [[Weirdness Magnet]], he has no choice but to become an [[Action Survivor]] in order to, well, survive. Currently in training to become [[Badass Normal]].

* [[Suddenly Fluent in Gibberish]]: Angie [http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/05022008/ can somehow understand] what Prospero is saying. Nobody knows how.

** [[Super Family Team]]: "Powers" (Marlocke) and "Nuclear" (one branch of Finsters) families.

* [[Super-Hero School]]: Naturally, [[Captain Obvious|the eponymous school]].

* [[Transforming Mecha]]: Prospero's spaceship.

* [[Trophy Room]]: [http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/11182011/ Both "Powers" and "Nuclear"] families.

* [[Turbine Blender]]: Captain Clarinet has [[Anxiety Dreams]] of [http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/01092007/ this happening to him] if he flies. That is, until [http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/01202007/ Zodon points out] that as a [[Flying Brick]] ''he'd'' be the one shredding the turbines. (It doesn't make him feel better, because Zodon goes on to describe what happens to the people on the plane.)

{{quote|'''Zodon:''' I'm going '''{{smallcaps|caroling}}''' ape'''{{smallcaps|beans}}'''!}}

* [[We Can Rule Together]]: [http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/05122014/ Victor once offered this], but Zodon is well aware of the implied ''sudden but inevitable betrayal'' part - "it ''dosn't'' fly with ''me''".

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