| abstract | - The Bigtime novels by Jennifer Estep take place in Bigtime, New York, a town which is overrun by superheroes and about every superhero trope out there. Everyone is totally Genre Blind, especially with figuring out that having an Alliterative Name more than likely indicates that person is a Superhero with a name that starts with that letter. Some characters are dedicated to finding out the identities of superheroes, and have to resort to other means of deduction. This leads to the interesting experience of the Genre Savvy reader knowing long before the characters do who is who. The novels are:
* Karma Girl: The narrator found out her fiancé and best friend are a superhero and supervillain, respectively, who boink; dedicates herself to outing all supers.
* Hot Mama: The narrator is a superhero.
* Jinx: The narrator is not a superhero, but is from a family of superheroes, and does have a power that she can't make useful. Short Story:
* Karma Girl Christmas: Karma Girl has to protect a large donation of charity toys from the ubervillians of Bigtime These novels provide examples of::
* Alliterative Name: 90% of the cast.
* An Ice Person: Frost and Wynter
* Badass Biker: Johnny Angel (also a Badass Normal in his first two incarnations).
* Badass Grandpa and Never Mess with Granny: Grandpa Belluci (Johnny Angel #1 and later Grandpa Pain., Granny Cane a.k.a. Grace Caleb.
* Badass Normal: some of the Johnny Angels, perhaps Granny Cane?
* Big Bad (tons of 'em)
* Big Eater: Fiona
* Black and Nerdy: The Hermit, a computer expert, who wears garish sweater vests, glasses, and polka dot bow ties as his alter ego
* Blessed with Suck: Bella, whose Winds of Destiny Change power comes with tons of Power Incontinence, and she has very little control over it.
* Blow You Away: Tornado
* The Cracker: Lulu
* Elemental Powers: Fiera, Tornado
* The Empath: Karma Girl
* Five-Man Band: The Fearless Five, originally:
* The Hero: Striker
* The Lancer: Fiera
* The Smart Guy: Hermit
* The Heart: Mr. Sage
* This leaves Tornado, but he doesn't seem too much like The Big Guy.
* Flying Brick
* Fridge Logic: Carmen spends a good three years outing supers. She says outright that 1) villains try to threaten her to keep her quiet and 2) villains are not shy about killing people to keep them quiet. How did she make it that long without some villain killing her?
* Fridge Horror: Carmen narrates that the Colorful Crusader and other superheroes who suffered unknown fates after there powers became useless in a fight
* Genre Blind: everybody.
* Gentleman Thief: Debonair though he's more of a Gentleman Art Restorer.
* Good Thing You Can Heal: Striker, Scorpion
* Hacker Cave
* How to Give A Character Super Powers: various methods
* Invisibility: Invisible Ingenues
* Mad Scientist: Frost
* Mind Over Matter: Mr. Sage, Malefica
* The Notable Numeral: the Fearless Five, the Terrible Triad
* Personality Powers: This should be obvious from the rest of the entries!
* Playing with Fire: Fiera
* Psychic Powers: Mr. Sage
* Required Secondary Powers: For example, Fiera doesn't burn herself.
* Sixth Ranger: Lulu
* Super Speed: Quicke
* Super Strength: Striker and Fiera. Johnny Angel has some enhanced strength
* Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Karma Girl, sorta, but she's more of a promoted Sixth Ranger.
* Technopath: Hermit
* Teleporters and Transporters: Debonair
* Urban Legend Love Life: Debonair
* When Elders Attack
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