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* [[Atlas Pose]]: U.S. Bill in the "Who Are the Specials?" mockumentary
* [[Atlas Pose]]: U.S. Bill in the "Who Are the Specials?" mockumentary
* [[Badass Normal]]: Mr. Smart's super power is...being ''really'' smart.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Mr. Smart's super power is...being ''really'' smart.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Nearly happens to {{spoiler|Nightbird}}, but is mostly averted.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Nearly happens to {{spoiler|Nightbird}}, but is mostly averted.
* [[Bold Inflation]]: The Strobe
* [[Bold Inflation]]: The Strobe
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* [[The Cape]]: The Strobe thinks he is.
* [[The Cape]]: The Strobe thinks he is.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Ms. Indestructible's eyes.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Ms. Indestructible's eyes.
* [[Civvie Spandex]]/[[Coat Hat Mask]]: Most of the Specials wear costumes made from the kinds of items you can find in a costume or fabric store.
* [[Civvie Spandex]]/[[Coat, Hat, Mask]]: Most of the Specials wear costumes made from the kinds of items you can find in a costume or fabric store.
* [[Chest Insignia]]: The Strobe, U.S. Bill, The Weevil
* [[Chest Insignia]]: The Strobe, U.S. Bill, The Weevil
* [[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.
* [[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.
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* [[Hand Blast]]: The Mighty Strobe has this. Amok has something similar, except their source is more random, due to a slight case of power incontinence, meaning they can sometimes come out his dick.
* [[Hand Blast]]: The Mighty Strobe has this. Amok has something similar, except their source is more random, due to a slight case of power incontinence, meaning they can sometimes come out his dick.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Albeit offscreen and in the [[Backstory]]: Amok was a villain before joining the Specials.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Albeit offscreen and in the [[Backstory]]: Amok was a villain before joining the Specials.
* [[Hey Its That Guy]]: At least half the cast, including [[Jordan Ladd]], Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, [[Judy Greer]], John Doe and Melissa Joan Hart.
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: At least half the cast, including [[Jordan Ladd]], Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, [[Judy Greer]], John Doe and Melissa Joan Hart.
* [[Hive Mind]]: Eight
* [[Hive Mind]]: Eight
* [[Informed Ability]]: We never see most of the team's powers, and even the [[Team Shot]] at the end suggests more than displays them.
* [[Informed Ability]]: We never see most of the team's powers, and even the [[Team Shot]] at the end suggests more than displays them.
* [[It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY]]: Minute Man needs to repeatedly point out that his codename is pronounced "MY-NEWT man", as in tiny, not "MIH-NITT man", as in sixty seconds.
* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: Minute Man needs to repeatedly point out that his codename is pronounced "MY-NEWT man", as in tiny, not "MIH-NITT man", as in sixty seconds.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Amok is a lewd, crude jerk, but in the end {{spoiler|he is one of the most vocal proponents of keeping the team together.}}
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Amok is a lewd, crude jerk, but in the end {{spoiler|he is one of the most vocal proponents of keeping the team together.}}
* [[Judy Greer]]: Deadly Girl.
* [[Judy Greer]]: Deadly Girl.
* [[Kubrick Stare]]: Deadly Girl (natch)
* [[Kubrick Stare]]: Deadly Girl (natch)
* [[Merchandise Driven]]: Spoofed and [[Played for Laughs]] at the launch party scene.
* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: Spoofed and [[Played for Laughs]] at the launch party scene.
* [[Mockumentary]]: "Who Are the Specials?"
* [[Mockumentary]]: "Who Are the Specials?"
* [[Moe]]: Nightbird.
* [[Moe]]: Nightbird.
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* [[Perky Goth]]: Mostly averted. Deadly Girl is only seen to be perky when she's insulting someone, or after her tryst with Minute Man.
* [[Perky Goth]]: Mostly averted. Deadly Girl is only seen to be perky when she's insulting someone, or after her tryst with Minute Man.
* [[Poke the Poodle]]: Back in his days as a villain, Amok's big evil plan was to give people scabies (and not scurvy, as previously thought).
* [[Poke the Poodle]]: Back in his days as a villain, Amok's big evil plan was to give people scabies (and not scurvy, as previously thought).
* [[Precision F Strike]]: "But in the meantime, get off my fucking lawn, whore."
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: "But in the meantime, get off my fucking lawn, whore."
* [[Race Lift]]: "He's a Special, [[Unfortunate Implications|just for me]]!"
* [[Race Lift]]: "He's a Special, [[Unfortunate Implications|just for me]]!"
* [[The Reveal]]: After dancing around it for almost the entire movie, Nightbird's power is finally revealed minutes before the end of the movie.
* [[The Reveal]]: After dancing around it for almost the entire movie, Nightbird's power is finally revealed minutes before the end of the movie.
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* [[Soaperizing]]
* [[Soaperizing]]
* [[Something Person]]: Deadly Girl, Minute Man, Power Chick, Zip Boy.
* [[Something Person]]: Deadly Girl, Minute Man, Power Chick, Zip Boy.
* [[Spandex Latex or Leather]]: Averted -- the Specials' costumes are mostly mundane fabrics.
* [[Spandex, Latex, or Leather]]: Averted -- the Specials' costumes are mostly mundane fabrics.
* [[Spontaneous Choreography]]: The dance on stage at the club.
* [[Spontaneous Choreography]]: The dance on stage at the club.
* [[Straw Feminist]]: Sunshine Grrrll and arguably the other seven members of the Femme Five:
* [[Straw Feminist]]: Sunshine Grrrll and arguably the other seven members of the Femme Five:
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* [[Welcome Episode]]: The beginning of the film is spent introducing Nightbird (and the audience) to the Specials. Subverted in that there isn't all that much to see which is really spectacular, and the tour is given by U.S. Bill, who is clearly mentally handicapped.
* [[Welcome Episode]]: The beginning of the film is spent introducing Nightbird (and the audience) to the Specials. Subverted in that there isn't all that much to see which is really spectacular, and the tour is given by U.S. Bill, who is clearly mentally handicapped.
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]]: Discussed by Nightbird and Minute Man.
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]]: Discussed by Nightbird and Minute Man.
* [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys]]: Subverted. The Specials' HQ is an ordinary suburban home with all that implies about its furnishings, and only acquires a wide-screen HD TV in the final minutes of the movie.
* [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?]]: Subverted. The Specials' HQ is an ordinary suburban home with all that implies about its furnishings, and only acquires a wide-screen HD TV in the final minutes of the movie.
* [[You Are Number Six]]: Eight
* [[You Are Number Six]]: Eight
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: Ms. Indestructible cheats on her husband, The Strobe, with The Weevil.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: Ms. Indestructible cheats on her husband, The Strobe, with The Weevil.

Revision as of 22:54, 8 January 2014

We're there for the oddball, the rebel, the outcast, the geek!

 Title Card: This is the story of the Specials...

Title Card: ...The 6th or 7th greatest superhero team in the world.

Title Card: They have spent many a day fighting natural disasters and battling supervillains.

Title Card: This is not one of those days.

A (2000) comedy film about the sixth (or seventh) greatest superhero team in the world. The movie follows the events of several days during which no major world-shaking events occur, instead focusing on the various team members' lives. During the course of the film a new member joins the team, a line of toys based on the Specials is unveiled, and long-festering conflicts within the team come to a head.

No relation to the band or the third Uglies book.

This film contains examples of:

 Sunlight Grrrll: The Femme Five. I'm here to ask you to join.

Deadly Girl: Well, then you'd be the Femme Six.

Sunlight Grrrll: There are already eight of us. Traditional counting is an oppressive patriarchal tool.

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