Hot for Teacher: At first, Dave daydreams about boning his English teacher, who is somewhat MILF-ish. She seems to be at least somewhat aware of him staring at her boobs, but doesn't cover up her cleavage. Red Mist and Frank... kind of. Red Mist just wants to be badass and Frank just wants Big Daddy out of his hair. To Frank's credit, he knows karate, and Red Mist turns into a supervillain at the end.

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Corrupt Cop: Vic Gigante. Unfortunately, he's also a Captain, so his department is essentially on Frank's payroll by proxy. Indy Ploy: Dave walks into a gang hangout to tell Razoul to stop bothering Kate. He's not ready with a response when Razoul asks him "or else what?" Chris's bodyguard exclaims that he's always wanted to yell "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!" as he's preparing to shoot Hit-Girl with a Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW.A few months later, Dave is shown to have retired from his super-hero career and become a police officer, while giving Todd all of his inheritance from Mindy, including the luxurious mansion. In spite of ending his crime-fighting, Dave continues to be an every-day hero, helping out others in trouble and remains confident that the new heroes will do fine without him. Both Sides Have a Point: On one side, Marcus is right about Big Daddy robbing Mindy of her childhood for revenge as Hit-Girl. While Big Daddy makes a point that Frank D'Amico is just as responsible, since if not for him, Mindy would have a mother as well as a childhood. Captain Ersatz: Big Daddy is essentially Batman with guns, and the close similarity is lampshaded. Nicholas Cage channels Adam West and William Shatner. And Elvis Presley. His costume also resembles the film version of Nite Owl II. Clean Cut: In the first demonstration of her skills, Hit-Girl cleanly and casually slices a thug's leg off. While Big Daddy questioning Hit-Girl on John Woo was in the comics, it helps that Nicolas Cage starred in two John Woo directed films, Face/Off and Windtalkers.

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Fingore: Frank D'Amico's goons cut off a drug dealer's finger as a punishment for stealing cash and drugs from Frank, not believing him when he says that his coke was stolen by Big Daddy (or rather, a guy in a mask and cape, but not Batman). Daddy's Girl: Hit-Girl and Big Daddy have a very heartwarming relationship in the film (going out for ice cream, making cocoa). Hit-Girl's introduction. Nothing says "a little girl slaughtering an apartment" like the theme song of a children's television show.Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Just like in the comic, Hit-Girl stabs a woman so hard her swords penetrate the door she's trying to escape through. Pintsized Powerhouse: Hit-Girl, who severs limbs with ease. Subverted in the final confrontation: Frank one-hits her into near unconsciousness. Evil-Detecting Dog: While not a dog, Hit-Girl was hesitant to introduce herself to Red Mist when she first meets him, until Big Daddy tells her to show some manners. She was right not to trust him, since upon going to shake his hand, Red Mist shoots her. Exaggerated Trope: As well as deconstructing superhero tropes, the movie plays many of them straight, but overblown to the point of absurdity. Dave Lizewski (Johnson) is an Ordinary High-School Student and a big fan of Comic Books with one burning question: how come nobody's ever tried to be a superhero in Real Life before?