
The cracks begin to show as they prepare to attend a dinner in their honor thrown by Kosgrov Toys, which is releasing a line of action figures based upon the group. Also problematic is that the Weevil is trying to negotiate an exit into a more high-profile superhero team, playing both on his own popularity and his legacy status from following in his father's footsteps. Indestructible ( Paget Brewster), a married couple at the core of the team. One of the two greatest points of stress in the team is the slowly fracturing relationship between the Strobe ( Thomas Haden Church) and Ms. The team welcomes Nightbird ( Jordan Ladd), the group's newest member, a teenage girl with "bird powers." Nightbird, who idolizes the Specials, soon realizes that her heroes do not function as a harmonious team but like a dysfunctional family.

Indestructible, The Weevil, Deadly Girl, Power Chick, Amok, Alien Orphan, and Eight all possess various social dysfunctions, they've never quite broken through the superhero glass ceiling. Because team-members such as the Strobe, Ms. Even the members with formidable powers have shortcomings that prevented a transition for the team as a whole. Without the corporate or private financial resources of more well-established teams, the Specials often get underrated villains, small disasters, and the occasional alien invasion to repel - all of which are deemed too low-priority for other superhero teams. The superhero team the Specials has never achieved great popularity or prestige, partially because unlike other super teams it is not corporation-friendly and has been unable to secure merchandising deals.
