#TROMEO AND JULIET TV TROPES SKIN#
Coconut Superpowers: The characters' powers are more discussed than demonstrated, although the V-Formation Team Shot at the very end (see the photo above) shows some of them in use.Eight wears the roman numeral, VIII, on all of his chests.Bill has a number 1 in the centre of a shield. His wife, Ms Indestructible, has two smaller lightning bolts closer to her shoulders. Well, where else would you get a costume? Civvie Spandex: Most of the Specials wear costumes made from the kinds of items you can find in a costume or fabric store.Indestructible is cheating on The Strobe, she sucker-punches Ms. Indestructible's power is indestructible skin, and that anyone who wanted to really hurt her should go for her eyes. Chekhov's Gun: Deadly Girl specifically mentions that Ms.A lot of the rest of the Specials have gotten tired of his "self-righteousness". The Cape: The Strobe tries to keep up this kind of image.Somehow Amok managed to miss this, so she has to tell him. She was even on the cover of Out magazine. In fact, just the sight of his own reflection without some kind of costume on makes him start to cry. He's rather sensitive about keeping his identity secret. Likewise, please don't try to remove US Bill's mask.He is "My-NEWT" Man, as in shrinking, not "MIH-Nitt" Man, as in sixty seconds. Minute Man is somewhat sensitive to the proper pronunciation of his codename.
Bad Powers, Bad People: Averted by Deadly Girl, who uses her creepy powers for good invoked and averted by Amok, who is a former villain with suitably villainous powers, but is now a hero.Smart's only super power is being the world's smartest man. Ascended Fanboy: Nightbird was a huge fan of the team before she joined.But then, one of them is married, one is gay, and one is in love with Minute Man. Amok has unsuccessfully hit on every girl in the Specials.He eventually does return Deadly Girl's feelings and they hook up. Deadly Girl has an unrequited love for Minute Man, who develops a crush of his own on the new girl, Night Bird.Indestructible feels alienated by the time the film starts and has an affair with Weevil, whose love, or lust, for her was otherwise unrequited. Indestructible are married and were in love once, but Ms. He proves himself wrong when he hooks up with Deadly Girl, finally returning her feelings for him.
All Love Is Unrequited: Minute Man says this is one of the team's rules.Indestructible's eyes are not as tough as the rest of her.