User blog:Samuel17/Tropes - Samuel

Tropes regarding our favorite cyan-loving speedster, Samuel.
 * Badass Normal : Can keep up with the main protagonists in spite of only having lots of speed, "above average" strength, minor weather powers and a few other assorted powers going for him.
 * Berserk Button : Played For Laughs . Depriving him from his pizza is a surefire way to end up with a few bruises. And there's no escaping it, because he can just get to you in an instant by calling Ecast.
 * He loves his friends. Hurting them will definitely trigger a reaction from him.
 * Weaponized in his "Berserk Mode" trait, which activates when injured enough in battle.
 * Big Fancy House /Big Fancy Castle : There is some ambiguity on whether it's a house or a castle, but the "fancy" part is very true.
 * Black Bead Eyes : His entire species has these.
 * Bookworm : Can be this at times. Especially when it's about topics that interest him, such as space.
 * Catch Phrase : He has a fair amount of these. "Heha" stands out in particular.
 * Chaste Hero : Because he's not even a teenager yet in the older stories.
 * Comically Missing The Point : More present in older stories, though he still does this at times today.
 * Cool Pet : Possesses many of them. Annual and Ecast are the most well known examples.
 * Elemental Punch : Fire Punch. Subverted, as the fire actually comes from sheer friction rather than fire magic.
 * Faster-Than-Light Travel : Can regularly achieve this thanks to Ecast.
 * Fragile Speedster : The best known example in Fan-Ball. He is known for his speed and decent power, but has trouble taking hits.
 * Hurricane of Puns : Scientific puns, Sam puns, puns in general...
 * Idiot Hero : Sometimes. He isn't idiot per se, but he tends to have questionable sanity  at times.
 * Improbable Weapon User : Subverted. His boxing gloves are heavier and pack a much bigger punch than they look, as their insides are actually made of metal.
 * Kid Hero : But of course.
 * Muscles Are Meaningless : He's actually strong enough to regularly carry heavy metal-filled boxing gloves. Don't let his relatively thin body fool you.
 * Nightmare Sequence : Has one in Corruption: He Comes.
 * Only Sane Man : When he isn't all about "sicnec pusn", he can be this to the main protagonists.
 * Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs : His "Submachine-Punch" attack.
 * Red Boxing Gloves : His signature weapons.
 * The Smart Guy : Has quite some brains for his age.
 * This Is for Emphasis, Bitch! : "Aww yeah birches."
 * Trademark Favorite Food : Pizza.
 * Troll : Has shades of this.
 * Unusual Euphemism : Pleinty of them, as Samuel avoids swearing.
 * Verbal Tic : Will make a scientific pun at the slightest opportunity.
 * "Eh" is also common is his vocabulary. Hilarious In Hindsight, as the real-life Samuel is a Canadian. "Mate" also pops up at times.
 * Weather Manipulation: He is capable of this in a smaller scale.