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** Grenades, building-demolishing C4 explosions, high-speed automobile crashes, and even ''nuclear weapons'' are all apparently completely and equally ineffective against T'lan shields. Apparently the only weapons of any effectiveness at all are the Anti-T'lan lasers Gianni deLucca's men carry. {{spoiler|Even the laser does almost nothing against Solus.}}
** Grenades, building-demolishing C4 explosions, high-speed automobile crashes, and even ''nuclear weapons'' are all apparently completely and equally ineffective against T'lan shields. Apparently the only weapons of any effectiveness at all are the Anti-T'lan lasers Gianni deLucca's men carry. {{spoiler|Even the laser does almost nothing against Solus.}}
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: {{spoiler|Derrick is the lone survivor of the Alpha Project, which makes him half-T’lan. Sort of.}}
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: {{spoiler|Derrick is the lone survivor of the Alpha Project, which makes him half-T’lan. Sort of.}}
* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: Solus, particularly notable in that he is the only example in the entire game. All other enemies, including helicopters can be taken down (or, in one case, can be taken down as soon as you get a certain power-up), but all meetings with Solus ends with you either running away, or being defeated. {{spoiler|Even the apparent [[Final Battle]] is this, as Solus' victory is a [[Foregone Conclusion]]. Only after awakening in the future and going back to the past can you actually face him evenly.}}
* [[Hive Mind]]: It is suggested the T'lan are a collective, with only one being the 'head', for Nexus to act through.
* [[Hive Mind]]: It is suggested the T'lan are a collective, with only one being the 'head', for Nexus to act through.
* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: Solus, particularly notable in that he is the only example in the entire game. All other enemies, including helicopters can be taken down (or, in one case, can be taken down as soon as you get a certain power-up), but all meetings with Solus ends with you either running away, or being defeated. {{spoiler|Even the apparent [[Final Battle]] is this, as Solus' victory is a [[Foregone Conclusion]]. Only after awakening in the future and going back to the past can you actually face him evenly.}}
* [[Hyperactive Metabolism]]: To restore health, grab and eat hamburgers and candy bars, and guzzle cans of soda.
* [[Hyperactive Metabolism]]: To restore health, grab and eat hamburgers and candy bars, and guzzle cans of soda.
* [[The Juggernaut]]: Solus.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Derrick has no idea who he is or what's going on at the start of the game.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Derrick has no idea who he is or what's going on at the start of the game.
* [[Melee à Trois]]: The soldiers, T'lan, and player are all on different sides.
* [[Melee à Trois]]: The soldiers, T'lan, and player are all on different sides.
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* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: The second half of the game.
* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: The second half of the game.
* [[Super Soldier]]: Derrick is one of the first entries in the "deliberately created super-soldier" school of protagonist design.
* [[Super Soldier]]: Derrick is one of the first entries in the "deliberately created super-soldier" school of protagonist design.
* [[The Juggernaut]]: Solus.
* [[Third Person Person]]: Solus. {{spoiler|Except for his [[Last Words]].}}
* [[Third Person Person]]: Solus. {{spoiler|Except for his [[Last Words]].}}
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: How Solus appears to see Derek by the time you're ready to fight him, if his statement when he knocks you down is any indication.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: How Solus appears to see Derek by the time you're ready to fight him, if his statement when he knocks you down is any indication.