50 Fun Facts About UnOrdinary

John poses as powerless in unOrdinary, but what does his hidden ability do to other people's powers?

John's Aura Manipulation copies them, mirroring any active ability nearby. With practice he can even push a borrowed power past its original user's strength.

Which ability, shared with her mother and sister, makes Seraphina Wellston's top-ranked student in unOrdinary?

Time Manipulation lets Seraphina freeze or slow everyone around her while she moves freely, so rivals think she teleports. She can also rewind a small area to undo an injury.

Which ability lets Arlo, long the King of Wellston in unOrdinary, trap opponents and reflect their own damage back?

Barrier creates near-impenetrable force fields that hurt attackers in proportion to how hard they strike. At Arlo's level it also works passively, leaving his own body almost invulnerable.

Which once-a-month cafeteria treat do Remi and Arlo fight over in the prologue of unOrdinary?

Triple chocolate cake is served at Wellston in limited slices, so students brawl for it. The whole series grew from two sketches of a cafeteria duel over a slice.

What does John use each morning in unOrdinary to shape the flat hairdo Seraphina calls his helmet?

Hair gel holds John's helmet through sweat, beatings and laser fire, a running joke among readers. He stops bothering with it once his patience with Wellston's bullies runs out.

Which title, outranking even the King, marks Seraphina as the strongest student at Wellston in unOrdinary?

Ace is the title for a school's most powerful student who declines to answer to King or Queen. Like the playing card, it beats every other royal in the deck.

Under which alias does a masked John attack Wellston's students in unOrdinary before seizing the title of King?

Joker is the name the school gives the masked attacker in a black balaclava. After he beats Arlo and Remi together, the crown of Wellston passes to him.

Which ability does Remi, the pink-haired Queen of Wellston in unOrdinary, share with her late brother Rei?

Lightning lets Remi hurl bolts, sense electric currents and even outrun a motorcycle. Her brother Rei ruled Wellston as King before Arlo.

Which shadowy group in unOrdinary hunts and kills masked vigilantes, leaving its insignia on their bodies?

EMBER is presented on the news as a criminal gang, but it is really a task force funded by the government. Its victims include Remi's brother, which sets her on its trail.

What happens to Seraphina in unOrdinary after a group of attackers corners her with a mysterious drug?

She loses her ability, falling overnight from Wellston's strongest student to its easiest target. The drug comes from the secretive organisation Spectre, which uses it to force powerful people into its service.

Which pen name, always written in lowercase, does Chelsey Han use as the writer and artist of unOrdinary?

uru-chan is the name the American artist publishes under. She draws herself into bonus episodes as a small cartoon avatar who lectures the cast on how their world works.

On which webcomic site did unOrdinary first run for a few months from November 2015, before its long-term home?

Tapas carried the comic only until January 2016. It relaunched on Webtoon that May as a weekly series.

Which fan-voted Ringo Awards category did John, the protagonist of unOrdinary, win in 2020?

Favorite Villain went to John even though he is the story's lead. Arlo, his rival for control of Wellston, had taken the same fan prize in 2017 and 2018.

In unOrdinary, which hometown did John leave after his violent reign as a school King got him expelled?

New Bostin is where John was born and where years of bullying turned him into a tyrant once his power surfaced. The town lies a flight of nearly three hours from Wellston.

Which rival school, ranked second in the region behind Wellston, faces it in an early Turf Wars match in unOrdinary?

Agwin is a private high school whose own royals can go toe-to-toe with Wellston's finest. Its whole student body celebrated when one of its fighters beat a Wellston royal.

Who wrote the novel Unordinary, which inspires powerful ability users in unOrdinary to become masked vigilantes?

John's father, William H. Doe, has no ability of his own. He dedicated the story to his son to help him regain confidence after a harsh rehabilitation programme.

How did Seraphina and the seemingly powerless John first become friends at Wellston in unOrdinary?

As class project partners, the two were forced together on a Literature assignment and bickered through it. The friendship began once they finally earned an A.

Which Wellston student is Seraphina's roommate in unOrdinary and the first to discover her dark secret?

Elaine is Wellston's best healer, called on whenever the royals or John end up badly hurt. Alarmed by what she finds in the room, she reports it to Arlo.

Which Wellston bully, whose Phase Shift swaps attack for defence, sides with John during his reign in unOrdinary?

Zeke torments weaker students while flattering stronger ones, so he attaches himself to the new King. John later has a change of heart and orders him to stay away.

Which drink do John and Seraphina usually go out for after school in unOrdinary, with mango being John's favourite?

Bubble tea is the speciality of Woaba Boba, the pair's regular hangout near Wellston. When John treats Arlo there to repay a favour, Arlo insists on a coffee instead.

Which red-haired former Jack inherits the title of King when John steps down at Wellston in unOrdinary?

Blyke had been John's dormitory roommate and one of the royals he beat as a masked attacker. Arlo was offered the crown back first but turned it down.

Which green-haired student, able to conjure vines, heads the Wellston Weekly newspaper club for years in unOrdinary?

Cecile decides what the school paper prints, though the King can overrule her. Arlo fires her when the paper runs a story he had ordered kept quiet.

Under which hero name did Rei, Arlo's predecessor as King of Wellston, fight crime as a vigilante in unOrdinary?

X-Static was the identity Rei took up after reading the novel Unordinary. His sister later honours him by fighting crime under a name based on his.

Which ability does Terrence, a spy posing as a Wellston student in unOrdinary, use to gather material for articles?

Invisibility lets Terrence slip around the school unnoticed, and he can hide four companions at once. He is secretly working for the organisation Spectre.

Which Authorities interrogator ran the readjustment programme that left John afraid of his own ability in unOrdinary?

Keon specialises in breaking powerful young delinquents, with methods close to torture. He later interrogates Seraphina as well, digging for the truth about John.

Which post does the teal-haired Vaughn hold at Wellston in unOrdinary, where he rarely interferes in student fights?

Headmaster Vaughn lets students settle their own conflicts but shields them from outside threats. He makes John move into the dormitories after an attack at John's home.

Which older sister of Seraphina works as an agent of the secretive organisation Spectre in unOrdinary?

Leilah ran away from the same demanding mother years earlier and later recruits Seraphina to work for her inside the organisation. She is also dating the doctor from Wellston's infirmary.

How is Valerie, a high-ranking member of the Authorities in unOrdinary, related to the former Wellston King Arlo?

She is his aunt, and behind that respectable job she is a masked assassin who hunts vigilantes under the alias Volcan.

Why is Seraphina suspended from Wellston for a month early in unOrdinary?

For owning an outlawed novel: John lent her Unordinary, and she left it in plain sight on her bed. A government official interrogates her before the punishment is set.

In unOrdinary, what does Isen's tracking ability lock onto, letting him also tell when someone is lying?

Their heartbeat shows up to Isen marked with a crosshair that he can follow as the target moves. Reading its rhythm also tells him whether someone is telling the truth.

Which label does unOrdinary give its very strongest ability users, a sub-category sitting above ordinary high-tiers?

God-tier is reserved for the very top of the ten-point ability scale. Seraphina holds it openly at Wellston, while John hides that he belongs there too.

In unOrdinary, an ability's level is its inherited potential multiplied by which trainable factor, then divided by ten?

Mastery measures how well a user controls an ability, so a weaker power in skilled hands can outscore a stronger one. Potential is fixed at birth and cannot be changed.

In unOrdinary, what visibly happens to every ability user, whatever their power, the moment they activate it?

Their eyes glow, and the aura that follows usually takes the colour of the user's eyes or hair. John's shine gold, while Arlo's light up blue.

In unOrdinary, what switches from white to black on the page when John's violent side takes over?

His speech bubbles turn black with white lettering whenever the angrier side is in control, and later in the series they stay black for good. Most main characters have a signature bubble colour.

Before buying his black balaclava in unOrdinary, what did John first wear over his head to attack a bully?

A paper bag with rough eyeholes was his first disguise, with the word Tuesday scrawled across it upside down. He bought the proper mask later at a shopping mall.

Which animal stars in the mobile games Seraphina is always playing in unOrdinary, even challenging John for high scores?

Pigs feature in her favourites, Slappy Pig and Angry Pigs. During her suspension she and John keep each other company by competing at them from a distance.

What does Seraphina regularly wear in unOrdinary after cutting her long magenta locks short?

Hair extensions restore the long look she had as Wellston's immaculate, rule-following Queen. The cut and her green streaks came only after she befriended John.

Which card game does William H. Doe play with John and Seraphina during his visit to Wellston in unOrdinary?

Poker turns into a lesson, with William using the game to teach Seraphina something about life. The royals' own titles, from King to Jack, are borrowed from a deck of cards too.

What does Seraphina's mother confiscate during her suspension in unOrdinary, cutting John off from his only friend?

Her phone goes along with her internet access, so John has to face Wellston's bullies with nobody to talk to. Arlo uses those weeks to dig into John's past.

The creator of unOrdinary appears in its bonus episodes as an avatar wearing a onesie of which Pokémon?

Pikachu is also the costume she wore for a public appearance at Chicago's C2E2 convention. Her avatar also turns up in chibi form at the end of most episodes.

Which earlier fantasy webcomic by the creator of unOrdinary can Seraphina be spotted reading inside the story?

OFR-Ice follows a young thief with a strange power in a land where the well-off prey on the poor. It launched in 2015, the year before the better-known series reached Webtoon.

Which university student, once Rei's roommate at Wellston, fights crime in unOrdinary as the masked Blue Swordsman?

Kuyo summons blades of energy with his Blademaster ability, and the media coined the nickname. He was Rei's partner as a vigilante and later tells Remi the full story of her brother's death.

Which rival Queen with spider-like legs does Arlo punish so harshly in unOrdinary's Turf Wars that Seraphina steps in?

Rein had already beaten Wellston's Jack that day before Arlo trapped her. Seraphina, filling in as Queen, turns on her own King to stop him.

Which grumpy Wellston infirmary staffer, nicknamed Doc, patches up John's constant injuries early in unOrdinary?

Darren is never pleased to see John back in the infirmary, where the boy is a near-daily patient. Away from school he is dating Seraphina's sister.

Which accessory does Remi almost always wear in her half-up pink hair in unOrdinary, even during fights?

A bow is Remi's trademark, and she owns them in several colours, with teal her usual pick. She swaps it for a beanie and a face mask when she goes out as a vigilante.

What sets apart the hero of Unordinary, the novel within unOrdinary that John has reread many times?

He alone has a power, and he spends it only on helping the weak, saving lives and sharing wealth. It is the mirror image of John's world, where almost everyone has an ability.

Which class in unOrdinary's ability ranking, spanning levels 2.0 to 3.4, takes in more than half the population?

Mid-tier is the largest class at about 55 percent, ahead of low-tiers at 30 percent. Only around two people in every hundred rank as high-tiers.

What name does Remi give the club she founds in unOrdinary so students can gather without fear of attack?

Safe House opens while John is terrorising Wellston as its King, and he takes it as an affront to his reign. Most of the other students welcome it.

Which bully does John outwit with tactics alone early in unOrdinary after stepping in to protect a classmate?

Gavin can harden his body with the Stone Skin ability, yet John beats him without showing any power at all. It is the first hint that John is more than he seems.

Which childhood friend helped John discover his true ability in unOrdinary, then lost him to his violent reign as King?

Claire grew up with John and is left traumatised by what he became. Her own ability gives her blurry visions of the future that she cannot summon at will.