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* [[Evil Cripple]]: When not super-charged, he is bound to a wheelchair. |
* [[Evil Cripple]]: When not super-charged, he is bound to a wheelchair. |
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* [[Evil Old Folks]] |
* [[Evil Old Folks]] |
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* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: Somewhat subverted, in that his "dark magiks" are [[Doing in |
* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: Somewhat subverted, in that his "dark magiks" are [[Doing in the Wizard|actually psionic powers given to him by the alien virus.]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[Evil Versus Evil]]: His ultimate goal was to fight the [[Eldritch Abomination|Swarm Mother]]}}. |
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Versus Evil]]: His ultimate goal was to fight the [[Eldritch Abomination|Swarm Mother]]}}. |
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* [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul]] |
* [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul]] |
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* [[Animal Eye Spy]] |
* [[Animal Eye Spy]] |
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* [[The Beast Master]] |
* [[The Beast Master]] |
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* [[Blessed |
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: Her powers have alienated her from contact with human minds. |
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* [[Crazy Cat Lady]] |
* [[Crazy Cat Lady]] |
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* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Prefers animals to people. |
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Prefers animals to people. |
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* [[Casting a Shadow]] |
* [[Casting a Shadow]] |
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* [[Color Character]] |
* [[Color Character]] |
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* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: It combines [[Parental Abandonment]] with [[Rape |
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: It combines [[Parental Abandonment]] with [[Rape as Backstory]] in a vividly horrifying way. Oh, and he was also [[Mind Rape|manipulated]] by Puppetman into becoming a far harsher vigilante. |
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* [[Double Consciousness]]: Played so many roles for so many time that he has trouble figuring out who he really is. |
* [[Double Consciousness]]: Played so many roles for so many time that he has trouble figuring out who he really is. |
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* [[Master of Disguise]] |
* [[Master of Disguise]] |
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* [[Super Serum]]: He has to ingest specially prepared powders to change into his various superhuman forms. |
* [[Super Serum]]: He has to ingest specially prepared powders to change into his various superhuman forms. |
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* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Double Subverted. He eventually marries Sunflower, the girl he's loved since forever. But their marriage is not a happy one. |
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Double Subverted. He eventually marries Sunflower, the girl he's loved since forever. But their marriage is not a happy one. |
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* [[Wide |
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]] |
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=== Carnifex === |
=== Carnifex === |
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* [[Bad Powers, Good People]] |
* [[Bad Powers, Good People]] |
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* [[Shiny Midnight Black]] |
* [[Shiny Midnight Black]] |
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* [[Welcome to |
* [[Welcome to the Big City]]: Cordelia's storyline in Jokers Wild is basically this. |
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=== Demise === |
=== Demise === |
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* [[Asexuality]]: One of the only characters in Wild Cards not interested in sex. |
* [[Asexuality]]: One of the only characters in Wild Cards not interested in sex. |
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* [[Black Comedy]] |
* [[Black Comedy]] |
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* [[Blessed |
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: Constantly remembers how it felt to die. |
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* [[Breakout Character]] |
* [[Breakout Character]] |
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* [[Came Back Wrong]]: Closer to a Type II, Damaged Soul. |
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: Closer to a Type II, Damaged Soul. |
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* [[Jerkass]] |
* [[Jerkass]] |
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* [[Mind Control]]: A combination of [[Compelling Voice]] and [[Hypnotic Eyes]]. |
* [[Mind Control]]: A combination of [[Compelling Voice]] and [[Hypnotic Eyes]]. |
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* [[New Powers |
* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]] |
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* [[One Name Only]] |
* [[One Name Only]] |
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* [[Psychic Powers]] |
* [[Psychic Powers]] |
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* [[Joisey]]: Many of his stories take place in the urban devastation that is New Jersey. |
* [[Joisey]]: Many of his stories take place in the urban devastation that is New Jersey. |
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** Improved significantly by the invasion of [[The Swarm]]. |
** Improved significantly by the invasion of [[The Swarm]]. |
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* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: Starts as a [[Wide |
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: Starts as a [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]], but gradually morphs into this. |
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* [[Mind Over Matter]] |
* [[Mind Over Matter]] |
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* [[Nerd]] |
* [[Nerd]] |
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=== The Hero Twins === |
=== The Hero Twins === |
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A pair of modern day Mayans living in Guatemala that become re-incarnations of the ancient legendary brothers, Hunapu and Xbalanque. They lead a resistance movement to recreate a Mayan regime. |
A pair of modern day Mayans living in Guatemala that become re-incarnations of the ancient legendary brothers, Hunapu and Xbalanque. They lead a resistance movement to recreate a Mayan regime. |
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* [[All Myths Are True]]: Not really, but the [[Doing in |
* [[All Myths Are True]]: Not really, but the [[Doing in the Wizard|Wild Card virus can make it so]]. |
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* [[The Big Guy]]: Xbalanque. |
* [[The Big Guy]]: Xbalanque. |
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* [[Blood Knight]]: Hunapu. |
* [[Blood Knight]]: Hunapu. |
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* [[Casanova]] |
* [[Casanova]] |
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* [[Fiery Redhead]] |
* [[Fiery Redhead]] |
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* [[Jerk |
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] |
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* [[Kill It |
* [[Kill It with Water]]: His obvious [[Weaksauce Weakness|weakness.]] |
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* [[Personality Powers]] |
* [[Personality Powers]] |
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* [[Playing |
* [[Playing with Fire]] |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[The Rolling Stones]]. |
* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[The Rolling Stones]]. |
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* [[Steven Ulysses Perhero]]: John Jacob Flash. Possibly justified, in that he is most probably a fragment of Mark Meadows's personality, and so in essence an "artificial" person. |
* [[Steven Ulysses Perhero]]: John Jacob Flash. Possibly justified, in that he is most probably a fragment of Mark Meadows's personality, and so in essence an "artificial" person. |
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* [[Heroic Self-Deprecation]] |
* [[Heroic Self-Deprecation]] |
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* [[Humanshifting]] |
* [[Humanshifting]] |
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* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of |
* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]]: Happens whenever he transforms into a non-human movie character, like [[King Kong]], a [[The Howling|werewolf]], or the [[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]. |
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* [[Nice Guy]] |
* [[Nice Guy]] |
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* [[Required Secondary Powers]]: Jerry usually can't change his mass. But he can absorb energy and convert it into additional mass to change into someone bigger. In a later book, he makes explicit use of his energy absorption power to redirect electricity. |
* [[Required Secondary Powers]]: Jerry usually can't change his mass. But he can absorb energy and convert it into additional mass to change into someone bigger. In a later book, he makes explicit use of his energy absorption power to redirect electricity. |
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* [[Fantastic Racism]] / [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|What Measure Is A Non-Organic]]: Mostly he suffers this from his own [[Jerkass]] creator. The term "toaster" to refer to an android may have originated in Wild Cards. |
* [[Fantastic Racism]] / [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|What Measure Is A Non-Organic]]: Mostly he suffers this from his own [[Jerkass]] creator. The term "toaster" to refer to an android may have originated in Wild Cards. |
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* [[Flying Brick]]: Mod Man can fly, is incredibly strong, durable, has an array of sensors, and a veritable arsenal of ranged attacks. |
* [[Flying Brick]]: Mod Man can fly, is incredibly strong, durable, has an array of sensors, and a veritable arsenal of ranged attacks. |
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* [[Magic |
* [[Magic-Powered Pseudoscience]] |
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* [[Personality Chip]]: An in-built version, Modular Man is designed to replicate human emotions and psychology. |
* [[Personality Chip]]: An in-built version, Modular Man is designed to replicate human emotions and psychology. |
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* [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]]: Modular Man looks completely human, and he is even fully functional. He can also [[Eating Machine|eat]] and drink. |
* [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]]: Modular Man looks completely human, and he is even fully functional. He can also [[Eating Machine|eat]] and drink. |
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* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Past his 60s but still kicking ass. |
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Past his 60s but still kicking ass. |
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* [[Moscow Centre]]: Used to be a KGB agent. |
* [[Moscow Centre]]: Used to be a KGB agent. |
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* [[Playing |
* [[Playing with Fire]] |
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* [[Rogue Agent]]: Of the heroic variety. |
* [[Rogue Agent]]: Of the heroic variety. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: Sacrifices himself to save Jerusalem from atomic holocaust.}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: Sacrifices himself to save Jerusalem from atomic holocaust.}} |
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* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Unusually for such a monstrous villain, he is often a POV character. |
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Unusually for such a monstrous villain, he is often a POV character. |
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* [[Villain |
* [[Villain with Good Publicity]] |
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=== Roulette === |
=== Roulette === |
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A high-class prostitute that can kill men by [[Death |
A high-class prostitute that can kill men by [[Death by Sex|having sex with them.]] She is an agent of the Astronomer. |
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* [[Broken Bird]] |
* [[Broken Bird]] |
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* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Her baby was born a monster, courtesy of the alien virus. Her husband blamed her and divorced. |
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Her baby was born a monster, courtesy of the alien virus. Her husband blamed her and divorced. |
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* [[Death |
* [[Death by Sex]]: Inflicts this on her targets. |
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* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] |
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] |
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* [[Femme Fatale]]: Literally. |
* [[Femme Fatale]]: Literally. |
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* [[In Love |
* [[In Love with the Mark]]: {{spoiler|Subverted in that she actually tries to kill Dr. Tachyon, even as she is starting to fall for him.}} |
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* [[Out |
* [[Out with a Bang]]: She can secrete deadly nerve toxins ... from her vagina. |
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* [[Poisonous Person]] |
* [[Poisonous Person]] |
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* [[Revenge]] |
* [[Revenge]] |
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Jack Robicheaux, a Cajun transit worker with the power to transform himself into a big alligator. |
Jack Robicheaux, a Cajun transit worker with the power to transform himself into a big alligator. |
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* [[Animorphism]] |
* [[Animorphism]] |
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* [[Blessed |
* [[Blessed with Suck]] |
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* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: And how. |
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: And how. |
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* [[Embarrassing Nickname]] |
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]] |
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* [[Gayngst]]: Gay and somewhat conflicted. |
* [[Gayngst]]: Gay and somewhat conflicted. |
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* [[Involuntary Shapeshifting]]: Changes into a big, hungry alligator whenever he loses control. |
* [[Involuntary Shapeshifting]]: Changes into a big, hungry alligator whenever he loses control. |
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* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of |
* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]]: Loses his human mind when he transforms. |
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* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Bagabond. |
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Bagabond. |
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* [[Rape |
* [[Rape as Backstory]]: Abused as a kid by his uncle. |
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* [[Rape |
* [[Rape as Drama]] |
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* [[Straight Gay]] |
* [[Straight Gay]] |
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* [[Making a Splash]] |
* [[Making a Splash]] |
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Her name is pronounced 'Jane Doe'. |
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Her name is pronounced 'Jane Doe'. |
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* [[Talking to |
* [[Talking to the Dead]]: Does this a lot with childhood friend Sal Carbonne. |
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=== Hiram Worchester === |
=== Hiram Worchester === |
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* [[Anti-Villain]]: Bloat is quite sympathetic, even though he is technicaly the [[Big Bad]] for the Jumper trilogy. |
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Bloat is quite sympathetic, even though he is technicaly the [[Big Bad]] for the Jumper trilogy. |
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* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: A darker version than the Turtle or Mark Meadows. |
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: A darker version than the Turtle or Mark Meadows. |
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* [[Blessed |
* [[Blessed with Suck]] |
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* [[Fat Bastard]]: [[Averted]]. He's not really a bad guy, just allied with some very bad people. |
* [[Fat Bastard]]: [[Averted]]. He's not really a bad guy, just allied with some very bad people. |
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* [[The Grotesque]] |
* [[The Grotesque]] |
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* [[The Big Guy]] |
* [[The Big Guy]] |
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* [[Biological Mashup]] |
* [[Biological Mashup]] |
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* [[Blessed |
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: One of the most heartbreaking cases in Wild Cards. |
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* [[Fusion Dance]]: A permanent version. |
* [[Fusion Dance]]: A permanent version. |
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* [[Split Personality]]: Three distinct minds inhabiting the same body. |
* [[Split Personality]]: Three distinct minds inhabiting the same body. |
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* [[Two Guys and |
* [[Two Guys and a Girl]]: Merged. Evan and John are [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]], respectively. Patti is the [[Women Are Wiser|voice of reason]]. |
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=== Quasiman === |
=== Quasiman === |
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Hunchbacked joker-ace with the powers of superstrength, precognition and teleportation. He's a friend of Father Squid, and handyman of the Church of Jesus Christ Joker. |
Hunchbacked joker-ace with the powers of superstrength, precognition and teleportation. He's a friend of Father Squid, and handyman of the Church of Jesus Christ Joker. |
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* [[Blessed |
* [[Blessed with Suck]] |
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* [[Dumb Is Good]]: Quasiman is actually very intelligent, but pieces of his brain keep phasing in and out at random intervals. |
* [[Dumb Is Good]]: Quasiman is actually very intelligent, but pieces of his brain keep phasing in and out at random intervals. |
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* [[Gentle Giant]] |
* [[Gentle Giant]] |