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[[File:liccpic.jpg|frame|Here they come to save the day!]]''The League of Intergalactic Cosmic Champions'', or LICC for short, was a round-robin, chaotic, zany superhero sci-fi spoof that ran for several years on the discussion boards of [http://nitcentral.philfarrand.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi Nitcentral].
[[File:liccpic.jpg|frame|Here they come to save the day!]]''The League of Intergalactic Cosmic Champions'', or LICC for short, was a round-robin, chaotic, zany superhero sci-fi spoof that ran for several years on the discussion boards of [http://nitcentral.philfarrand.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi Nitcentral].

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LICC has examples of the following:

* [[The Adjectival Superhero]]: The Amazing Quantum Man
* [[The Adjectival Superhero]]: The Amazing Quantum Man
* [[Ace Pilot]]: Rikard, Kiehart, Kent
* [[Ace Pilot]]: Rikard, Kiehart, Kent
* [[Action Girl]]: Pretty much every main female character short of Tammy Tembar
* [[Action Girl]]: Pretty much every main female character short of Tammy Tembar
* [[Action Mom]]: Buttrfli, Artsy-Fartsy.
* [[Action Mom]]: Buttrfli, Artsy-Fartsy.
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]: Colanator's malfunction, Tacoputer
* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: Colanator's malfunction, Tacoputer
* [[All Encompassing Mantle]]: Soyburger Patricia wore one.
* [[All-Encompassing Mantle]]: Soyburger Patricia wore one.
* [[All There in the Manual]]
* [[All There in the Manual]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Rocket Ranger, Crimson Crossbow, Tammy Tembar...
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Rocket Ranger, Crimson Crossbow, Tammy Tembar...
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* [[Animal Superheroes]]: The Insector
* [[Animal Superheroes]]: The Insector
* [[The Atoner]]: The Masked Enigma
* [[The Atoner]]: The Masked Enigma
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Tacoman, Adon
* [[Back from the Dead]]: Tacoman, Adon
* [[Backup Twin]]: Alex Tacoman (sort of)
* [[Backup Twin]]: Alex Tacoman (sort of)
* [[Badass Normal]]: Enesku, Ansh Tembar, Inspector Mystery, Crimson Crossbow, Le Femme Superbe, Lopez
* [[Badass Normal]]: Enesku, Ansh Tembar, Inspector Mystery, Crimson Crossbow, Le Femme Superbe, Lopez
* [[Big Bad]]: Taconator
* [[Big Bad]]: Taconator
* [[Boring Invincible Hero]]: Several could be accused of this, though Ojanon comes to mind.
* [[Boring Invincible Hero]]: Several could be accused of this, though Ojanon comes to mind.
* [[Brainwashed]]: Soyburger Patricia
* [[Brainwashed]]: Soyburger Patricia
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]
* [[Brought Down to Normal]]: The Observer when he becomes Keiran Alec Morgan, Artsy once or twice, Adon during the Whyte Kastles storyline
* [[Brought Down to Normal]]: The Observer when he becomes Keiran Alec Morgan, Artsy once or twice, Adon during the Whyte Kastles storyline
* [[But Now I Must Go]]: Hamburger Pattie
* [[But Now I Must Go]]: Hamburger Pattie
* [[The Captain]]: (may also be [[The Hero]]) Frangelica, Tacoman, Milkshake
* [[The Captain]]: (may also be [[The Hero]]) Frangelica, Tacoman, Milkshake
* [[Captain Patriotic]]: The Great Emancipator
* [[Captain Patriotic]]: The Great Emancipator
* [[The Chosen One]]: Both Milkshake and Kiehart had shades of this.
* [[The Chosen One]]: Both Milkshake and Kiehart had shades of this.
* [[Color Character]]: Crimson Crossbow, Robot Redshirt, Silver Maiden, The Man In Black
* [[Color Character]]: Crimson Crossbow, Robot Redshirt, Silver Maiden, The Man In Black
* [[Comedic Hero]]
* [[Comedic Hero]]
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* [[Demonic Possession]]: Mr. Obvious by Asmodeus Beelzebub.
* [[Demonic Possession]]: Mr. Obvious by Asmodeus Beelzebub.
* [[Drop the Cow]]: Ze French Knight
* [[Drop the Cow]]: Ze French Knight
* [[Earth Is the Center of The Universe]]: Got to the point where the authors noticed and complained.
* [[Earth Is the Center of the Universe]]: Got to the point where the authors noticed and complained.
* [[Edible Theme Naming]]: Tacoman, Hamburger Pattie, Taquito Boy, Frangelica, Commander Milkshake, & Soyburger Patricia
* [[Edible Theme Naming]]: Tacoman, Hamburger Pattie, Taquito Boy, Frangelica, Commander Milkshake, & Soyburger Patricia
* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Sailor Evil's full name is Griselda Ethylene Evil.
* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Sailor Evil's full name is Griselda Ethylene Evil.
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* [[Evil Twin]]: Quite a few, handled in a variety of ways. (Straight, Inverted, Parodied, etc.)
* [[Evil Twin]]: Quite a few, handled in a variety of ways. (Straight, Inverted, Parodied, etc.)
* [[Executive Meddling]]: Spoofed with the Evil K-NIT TV-47 Executive.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: Spoofed with the Evil K-NIT TV-47 Executive.
* [[Extraordinarily Empowered Girl]]: Frangelica, Soyburger Patricia, Donna
* [[Extraordinarily Empowered Girl]]: Frangelica, Soyburger Patricia, Donna
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Silver Maiden, GROSS, Colanator, Rogat
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Silver Maiden, GROSS, Colanator, Rogat
* [[Fan of the Past]]: Kiehart, Quantum Man, Tacoman, Milkshake, and The Observer (though all but Kiehart lived there at one point)
* [[Fan of the Past]]: Kiehart, Quantum Man, Tacoman, Milkshake, and The Observer (though all but Kiehart lived there at one point)
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* [[The Federation]]: Earth System Government, though one or two arcs had it acting more like [[The Empire]]. Also, the Galactic Order.
* [[The Federation]]: Earth System Government, though one or two arcs had it acting more like [[The Empire]]. Also, the Galactic Order.
* [[The 47 Society]]
* [[The 47 Society]]
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: LICC, KILL, GROSS, TRASH, SASI
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: LICC, KILL, GROSS, TRASH, SASI
* [[The Future]]: Where the series was set... although it wasn't realized at first... then no one was sure when exactly in the future it was... but finally it was decided to be the 30th/31st Century.
* [[The Future]]: Where the series was set... although it wasn't realized at first... then no one was sure when exactly in the future it was... but finally it was decided to be the 30th/31st Century.
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Government Agency of Fiction]]: The Department of Superheroics, Terran Security
* [[Government Agency of Fiction]]: The Department of Superheroics, Terran Security
* [[The Gunslinger]]: Kiehart
* [[The Gunslinger]]: Kiehart
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Colanator, Silver Maiden, reversing her [[Face Heel Turn]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Colanator, Silver Maiden, reversing her [[Face Heel Turn]]
* [[The Hero]]: As a rule of premise, most of the cast.
* [[The Hero]]: As a rule of premise, most of the cast.
* [[Hero With Bad Publicity]]: Happened from time to time.
* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]: Happened from time to time.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Adon, Quantum Man
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Adon, Quantum Man
* [[Heroic Sociopath]]: The Furbies could go there, Enesku to an extent, Donna
* [[Heroic Sociopath]]: The Furbies could go there, Enesku to an extent, Donna
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* [[Loveable Rogue]]: The Furbies
* [[Loveable Rogue]]: The Furbies
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Professor Negative
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Professor Negative
* [[Mauve Shirt]]: Lt. Liza, Lts. Who, What, and Idontknow, Ensign First, Lt. First, Cid, Plevyak
* [[Mauve Shirt]]: Lt. Liza, Lts. Who, What, and Idontknow, Ensign First, Lt. First, Cid, Plevyak
* [[The Medic]]: Holodoc, Butrfli
* [[The Medic]]: Holodoc, Butrfli
* [[Mind Screw]]: It's both a story of superheroes in the future & a TV show about superheroes in the future.
* [[Mind Screw]]: It's both a story of superheroes in the future & a TV show about superheroes in the future.
* [[Mirror Universe]]: The KILL universe, also JARD was the mirror of Jarso (another related cybersoap), as well as the Bizarro universe.
* [[Mirror Universe]]: The KILL universe, also JARD was the mirror of Jarso (another related cybersoap), as well as the Bizarro universe.
* [[Missing Episode]]: The earliest version was erased without warning & it's unknown how many posts were lost. Copies of most of the early version were later put up on a [[Geocities]] site, but since that shut down, those versions are once again missing from the web.
* [[Missing Episode]]: The earliest version was erased without warning & it's unknown how many posts were lost. Copies of most of the early version were later put up on a [[Geocities]] site, but since that shut down, those versions are once again missing from the web.
* [[Most Common Superpower]]: Hamburger Pattie. Inverted with Frangelica.
* [[Most Common Superpower]]: Hamburger Pattie. Inverted with Frangelica.
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* [[Mysterious Waif]]: Quito
* [[Mysterious Waif]]: Quito
* [[Nanomachines]]
* [[Nanomachines]]
* [[Oh Crap]]: Rikard sees Terran Security's [[Giant Robot]]; Enesku and Rikard face to face with hundreds of vicious, charging aliens
* [[Oh Crap]]: Rikard sees Terran Security's [[Giant Robot]]; Enesku and Rikard face to face with hundreds of vicious, charging aliens
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Adon is old, so is the Observer. Tacoman is immortal so give him time. Donna
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Adon is old, so is the Observer. Tacoman is immortal so give him time. Donna
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Artsy-Fartsy to Quito Power.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Artsy-Fartsy to Quito Power.
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* [[Powered Armor]]
* [[Powered Armor]]
* [[Punny Name]]: Scott Free, Quito Power
* [[Punny Name]]: Scott Free, Quito Power
* [[Put On a Bus]]: {{[[User|KAM]] KAM}} tended to do this with his characters whenever he threw a hissy fit & quit.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: KAM tended to do this with his characters whenever he threw a hissy fit & quit.
* [[Previously On]]
* [["Previously On..."]]
* [[The Psycho Rangers]]: KILL (King's Interstellar Lethal Legionnaires).
* [[The Psycho Rangers]]: KILL (King's Interstellar Lethal Legionnaires).
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: The Masked Enigma
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: The Masked Enigma
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* [[Robot Buddy]]: Colanator, Robot Redshirt.
* [[Robot Buddy]]: Colanator, Robot Redshirt.
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Counterparts Hamburger Pattie & Soyburger Patricia had the real names of Suzy Wood & Yzus Doow.
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Counterparts Hamburger Pattie & Soyburger Patricia had the real names of Suzy Wood & Yzus Doow.
* [[Shout Out]]: The Frank Conspiracy is a double [[Shout Out]] to the Dave Conspiracy from ''[[Narbonic]]'' mixed with a forum running gag about every minor character in ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]'' being called Frank.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The Frank Conspiracy is a double [[Shout-Out]] to the Dave Conspiracy from ''[[Narbonic]]'' mixed with a forum running gag about every minor character in ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' being called Frank.
* [[Single-Minded Twins]]: Hamburger Pattie.
* [[Single-Minded Twins]]: Hamburger Pattie.
* [[The Smart Guy]]: The Observer, Quantum Man, and Ansh Tembar, though most of the crew was pretty intelligent.
* [[The Smart Guy]]: The Observer, Quantum Man, and Ansh Tembar, though most of the crew was pretty intelligent.
* [[Something Person]]: The Amazing Quantum Man, Tacoman, Comet Lad, The Answer Man, Ubermensch, Jadlad Superguy among others.
* [[Something Person]]: The Amazing Quantum Man, Tacoman, Comet Lad, The Answer Man, Ubermensch, Jadlad Superguy among others.
* [[Spirit Advisor]]: Bill, the slightly crazed shoulder
* [[Spirit Advisor]]: Bill, the slightly crazed shoulder
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* [[Teen Genius]]: Ansh
* [[Teen Genius]]: Ansh
* [[Time Travel]]: Many times. LICC (Legion of ICC), The Rose Parade, Old Jadlad, LICC kids vs. Negative, K-NIT storyline
* [[Time Travel]]: Many times. LICC (Legion of ICC), The Rose Parade, Old Jadlad, LICC kids vs. Negative, K-NIT storyline
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Sailor Evil, Kiehart, Rikard, Rocket Ranger, Insane, Donna
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Sailor Evil, Kiehart, Rikard, Rocket Ranger, Insane, Donna
* [[Touched By Vorlons]]: Adon, The Observer, Kiehart, arguably Milkshake and Rikard, Shadow Senshi
* [[Touched by Vorlons]]: Adon, The Observer, Kiehart, arguably Milkshake and Rikard, Shadow Senshi
* [[Twist Ending]]: Dnar'af's storyline
* [[Twist Ending]]: Dnar'af's storyline
* [[Unobtainium]]: Plotonium as a generic whatever-the-plot-required supermetal. A building block of the universe that allowed people to have superpowers was Nevesytrof (much more stable then the Sub-Reality or Super-Reality of other universes.)
* [[Unobtainium]]: Plotonium as a generic whatever-the-plot-required supermetal. A building block of the universe that allowed people to have superpowers was Nevesytrof (much more stable then the Sub-Reality or Super-Reality of other universes.)
* [[Unrealistic Black Hole]]: Where the first Spidermobile ended up & later revealed to be the home of the X-[[Cw X]]
* [[Black Holes Suck]]: Where the first Spidermobile ended up & later revealed to be the home of the X-[[Cw X]]
* [[Vain Sorceress]]: Hamburger Pattie.
* [[Vain Sorceress]]: Hamburger Pattie.
* [[Wagon Train to The Stars]]
* [[Wagon Train to the Stars]]
* [[Waif Fu]]: Enesku
* [[Waif Fu]]: Enesku
* [[Weirdness Magnet]]: [[Lampshaded]] with Milkshake's "How do these ships ''find'' us in top secret locations?"
* [[Weirdness Magnet]]: [[Lampshaded]] with Milkshake's "How do these ships ''find'' us in top secret locations?"
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]]: Mr. Obvious
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: Mr. Obvious
* [[Main/ptitle 5 fz 4 u 602|Who's On First?]]
* [[Main/ptitle 5 fz 4 u 602|Who's On First?]]
* [[Xanatos Roulette]]: The Man In Black's plans.
* [[Xanatos Roulette]]: The Man In Black's plans.
* [[You Mean Xmas]]: Kwistanakahdon
* [[You Mean "Xmas"]]: Kwistanakahdon


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Latest revision as of 10:14, 9 April 2017

Here they come to save the day!

The League of Intergalactic Cosmic Champions, or LICC for short, was a round-robin, chaotic, zany superhero sci-fi spoof that ran for several years on the discussion boards of Nitcentral.

Tropes used in League of Intergalactic Cosmic Champions include:
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