It is revealed that all superpowers come from Compound V, a drug invented by Nazi scientists; a low-powered version mixed with cocaine is called Blue, and it is used to attain a singular, powerful high (or, as revealed during the surveillance, allows prostitutes to endure or recover from sex with superhumans), but it carries a risk of spontaneous and horrifying mutations. Judging that he is suitable to join the team, Butcher injects Hughie with a specially formulated mix of V that gives him super-strength and durability--much to Hughie's chagrin.
It is revealed that all superpowers come from Compound V, a drug invented by Nazi scientists; a low-powered version mixed with cocaine is called Blue, and it is used to attain a singular, powerful high (or, as revealed during the surveillance, allows prostitutes to endure or recover from sex with superhumans), but it carries a risk of spontaneous and horrifying mutations.
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be
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root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
reveal
revealed
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VBN
mark
that
that
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all
all
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DT
nsubj
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superpower
superpowers
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come
come
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VBP
case
from
from
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compound
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Compound
Compound
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obl
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V
V
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punct
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a
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appos
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drug
drug
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acl
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invent
invented
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VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
compound
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Nazi
Nazi
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obl:agent
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scientist
scientists
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punct
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;
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a
a
DET
DT
compound
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low
low
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JJ
punct
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power
powered
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version
version
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NN
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mix
mixed
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VBN
case
with
with
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obl
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cocaine
cocaine
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parataxis
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call
called
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VBN
xcomp
Number=Sing
Blue
Blue
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punct
,
,
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cc
and
and
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be
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conj
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use
used
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mark
to
to
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attain
attain
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a
a
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DT
amod
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singular
singular
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punct
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,
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,
amod
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powerful
powerful
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JJ
obj
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high
high
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JJ
punct
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(
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cc
or
or
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CC
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
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IN
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
reveal
revealed
VERB
VBN
case
during
during
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IN
det
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the
the
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DT
obl
Number=Sing
surveillance
surveillance
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NN
punct
,
,
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,
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
allow
allows
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VBZ
iobj
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prostitute
prostitutes
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
endure
endure
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VB
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
recover
recover
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VB
case
from
from
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obl
Number=Sing
sex
sex
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NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
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superhuman
superhumans
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
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it
it
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
carry
carries
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
risk
risk
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
spontaneous
spontaneous
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
horrifying
horrifying
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
mutation
mutations
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
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Judging that he is suitable to join the team, Butcher injects Hughie with a specially formulated mix of V that gives him super-strength and durability--much to Hughie's chagrin.
advcl
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judge
Judging
VERB
VBG
mark
that
that
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nsubj
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he
he
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cop
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be
is
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VBZ
ccomp
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suitable
suitable
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
join
join
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VB
det
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the
the
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obj
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team
team
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
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Butcher
Butcher
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
inject
injects
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing
Hughie
Hughie
PROPN
NNP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
specially
specially
ADV
RB
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
formulate
formulated
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Sing
mix
mix
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
V
V
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
give
gives
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VBZ
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
advmod
super
super
ADV
RB
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obj
Number=Sing
strength
strength
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
durability
durability
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
punct
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-
PUNCT
,
advmod
much
much
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Hughie
Hughie
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
chagrin
chagrin
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.