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 * Secret Identity : Super Heroes often choose to have a secret identity, (as do Super Villains who often adopt aliases) when becoming a hero to protect themselves, their friends and their loved ones. The consequences of an enemy finding out their real-life identity could be most dire. Often leading to the destruction of the heroes alter-ego and or the villain using a heroe's loved one as bait.


 * Sentient : As used in this site, a term meaning having intelligence of or beyond or only slightly below the human level.


 * Sorcerer Supreme : A practitioner of the mystic or magic arts who has greater skills than all others or commands a greater portion of the ambient magical energies than any other organism on a given world or dimension. By definition, there can be only one sorcerer supreme per world at a time.


 * Soul : A living or once-living being's life essence, consciousness, or spirit.


 * Space Warp : A natural or artificially created nexus leading from one point in space through hyperspace into another point in space. See hyperspace, nexus.


 * Sub-Space : Hyperspace. Originally a term mistakenly applied to the Negative Zone. See hyperspace, Negative Zone.


 * Subterranean : Any of the various sub-species of humanity who dwell beneath the Earth's surface.


 * Succubus : A female demonic creature who feeds upon the life essences of living beings. Also see incubus.


 * super hero : A generic term popularized by tablod newspapers such as the Daily Bugle to refer to all costumed crime fighters regardless of whether they possesses superhuman powers or not. The term is used by the general public but is rarely empoyed by the crime fighters themselves except ironically.


 * Superhuman : A skill, ability, or power that is outside the parameters of achievement by ordinary human beings. It is also a term for any being who possesses such a skill, ability, or power.


 * Superhumanoid : Referring to a skill, ability, or power that is outside the parameters of achievement by ordinary humanoid beings. It is also a term used for any humanoid being who possessing such a skill, ability, or power.


 * Super Serum :


 * Super-Villain : A generic term popularized by tabloid newspapers such as the Daily Bugle to refer to all costumed criminals regardless of whether they possesses superhuman powers or not. The term is used by the general public but is rarely employed by the criminals or their adversaries except ironically.


 * Synthezoid : A special type of android empowered by synthesizing energy. The only known synthezoid at present is the Vision.

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