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A term that started to become popular within some subcultures towards the end of the [[Age of Heroes]]. Used to refer to [[supernormal]]s, when people realised that they existed but there was no official acknowledgement of their existence and nobody knew where their powers came from.

There was a common belief that they were either freaks caused by leftover radiation from the [[Blast]], or some kind of next stage of evolution who were going to wipe out normal humans. The people who used the term tended to regard all [[mask]]s as freaks, as subhuman or as the enemy, even if they were fighting to uphold the law.

Since the [[Hope Tower Incident]], the word has entered the mainstream vocabulary; but variously means either supernormals in general, or those who gained powers as a result of being exposed to [[Savant Radiation]] which changed their bodies at a cellular level, making them resistant to [[dialysis]].

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