| rdfs:comment | - In a nutshell, any team of superpowered people will often have members without powers. So when the majority of the members are a Flying Brick, have mystical skills, wear Powered Armor, wear a Ring of Power, or just have a Charles Atlas Superpower, The Team Normal has nothing. Okay, they can be really smart and have gadgets, but nothing that could confuse them for superpowered people (at least not unless that's what they want you to think). These Sister Tropes are the most common ways this character is part of a team (just not the only ways): Examples of The Team Normal include:
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| abstract | - In a nutshell, any team of superpowered people will often have members without powers. So when the majority of the members are a Flying Brick, have mystical skills, wear Powered Armor, wear a Ring of Power, or just have a Charles Atlas Superpower, The Team Normal has nothing. Okay, they can be really smart and have gadgets, but nothing that could confuse them for superpowered people (at least not unless that's what they want you to think). These Sister Tropes are the most common ways this character is part of a team (just not the only ways):
* The Badass Normal: This character doesn't have to be part of a team, but when he/she is, being Badass is often the best way to keep up.
* Often a normal will Take a Level In Badass to become this.
* The opposite is Brought Down to Normal, when a character with powers loses their powers (and stays a member of the team.)
* The Load: The team has a Tagalong Kid, just as a way to appeal to the kids watching (when those kids are watching for the superheroes in the first place). This character often becomes The Scrappy.
* Mission Control: Once in a while this character can have powers, but they are just as often watching things back at the base where it's safe when they don't, if not more often.
* The Face: If the team lives in Dysfunction Junction than exceptional social skills are a superpower.
* An Unfazed Everyman: If the character joins a superpowered team instead of just hanging out with people in a wacky world.
* Muggle Born of Mages: The Team Normal may become bitter from being a Muggle among the superpowered. Again, in order to count for this trope, a character has to be part of a team, and the majority of the team has to have some kind of powers. Compare Team Pet, Team Mom, Team Dad, Muggle, What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway? (when the character has powers on the team, just the weakest). Often subject to afterthought status. Contrast Story-Breaker Team-Up, when a pair of heroes has one who can't really contribute. Examples of The Team Normal include:
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