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{{quote|''"We the people, who are dedicated to protecting the common good, do hereby charge you with trespassing, theft, violence, assault, illegal possession of firearms, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and a really crappy attitude!]] You are therefore sentenced to life imprisonment in the DL Correctional Facility on the moon."''}} |
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[[Describe Topic Here|One can describe Dead Leaves here.]] Alternately, one can describe the end result of an [[X Meets Y|unholy fusion of]] ''[[FLCL]]'' and ''[[Superjail]]'' [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|made after doing a rhino-sized dose of super-distilled crack cocaine and LSD]]. |
[[Describe Topic Here|One can describe Dead Leaves here.]] Alternately, one can describe the end result of an [[X Meets Y|unholy fusion of]] ''[[FLCL]]'' and ''[[Superjail]]'' [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|made after doing a rhino-sized dose of super-distilled crack cocaine and LSD]]. |
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** A bit of [[Reality Subtext]] (see below) makes this especially funny and heartwarming. |
** A bit of [[Reality Subtext]] (see below) makes this especially funny and heartwarming. |
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* [[Ax Crazy]]: Retro, The Warden, Triple-Six, and a lot of the inmates qualify for this trope. |
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Retro, The Warden, Triple-Six, and a lot of the inmates qualify for this trope. |
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{{quote|'''Retro: ''[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|DAMN, IT FEELS GOOD TO BE VIOLENT!!!]]'''''}} |
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* [[Badass]]: Retro, Triple-Six, and Triple-Seven |
* [[Badass]]: Retro, Triple-Six, and Triple-Seven |
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* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: This trope briefly occurs in the first part of Retro and Triple-Seven's fight. |
* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: This trope briefly occurs in the first part of Retro and Triple-Seven's fight. |
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* [[Click Hello]]: Pandy's baby makes its introduction to the world by pulling out a pistol and shooting the warden through the stomach -- just before ''it births itself''. |
* [[Click Hello]]: Pandy's baby makes its introduction to the world by pulling out a pistol and shooting the warden through the stomach -- just before ''it births itself''. |
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* [[Cloning Blues]]: Being a clone without the "mutation gene cluster" makes an inmate exceptionally expendable. One inmate remarks: |
* [[Cloning Blues]]: Being a clone without the "mutation gene cluster" makes an inmate exceptionally expendable. One inmate remarks: |
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{{quote|"Oh well, even if we all died tomorrow, there's still a whole nother batch of clones to take our place. C'est la vie."}} |
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* [[Clothing Damage]]: Pandy goes from the top half of the prison uniform, to... half of that, during her fight with Triple-Six. |
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Pandy goes from the top half of the prison uniform, to... half of that, during her fight with Triple-Six. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Daddy Issues]]: The Warden}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Daddy Issues]]: The Warden}} |
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* [[Dark Action Girl]]: The Warden |
* [[Dark Action Girl]]: The Warden |
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Retro's delivery was a bit too amped up to be called "deadpan", but Pandy tossed out some cool snarks. |
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Retro's delivery was a bit too amped up to be called "deadpan", but Pandy tossed out some cool snarks. |
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{{quote|'''Pandy''' [to naked Retro]: "The cold isn't doing you any favors. Trust me."}} |
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* '''[[Deranged Animation]]''': "Animation that dispenses with all semblance of reality, and sanity, taking the viewer into a nightmare world where anything goes"? Check. |
* '''[[Deranged Animation]]''': "Animation that dispenses with all semblance of reality, and sanity, taking the viewer into a nightmare world where anything goes"? Check. |
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* [[Disney Death]]: Unlike the aforementioned inmates, {{spoiler|Retro}} does come back, though {{spoiler|he}} subverts the trope by lacking a body upon return. |
* [[Disney Death]]: Unlike the aforementioned inmates, {{spoiler|Retro}} does come back, though {{spoiler|he}} subverts the trope by lacking a body upon return. |
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* [[Gag Penis]]: Chinko Drill, one of the inmates, has a large drill for a dick. |
* [[Gag Penis]]: Chinko Drill, one of the inmates, has a large drill for a dick. |
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* [[Groin Attack]]: After one particular explosion, Chinko Drill finds himself landing dick-first into a pile of rubble. |
* [[Groin Attack]]: After one particular explosion, Chinko Drill finds himself landing dick-first into a pile of rubble. |
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{{quote|'''Retro''': ''"That has '''GOT''' to hurt!"''}} |
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** He later uses his drill as a weapon to attack 777 as an actual Groin Attack. |
** He later uses his drill as a weapon to attack 777 as an actual Groin Attack. |
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* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Used as mere cannon fodder during the initial car chase. |
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Used as mere cannon fodder during the initial car chase. |
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* [[Immune to Bullets]]: Triple 6 and Triple 7. |
* [[Immune to Bullets]]: Triple 6 and Triple 7. |
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{{quote|'''666''': "I wouldn't use those crappy bullets to ''scratch my ass!''"}} |
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* [[Ironic Nursery Tune]]: Actually a children's story, but close enough. |
* [[Ironic Nursery Tune]]: Actually a children's story, but close enough. |
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* [[Large Ham]]: Retro, oh so much in the dub, especially when he fights. |
* [[Large Ham]]: Retro, oh so much in the dub, especially when he fights. |
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{{quote|'''Retro''': "DAMN IT FEELS GOOD TO BE VIOLENT!" |
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'''Retro''': "My ass! OH DEAR GOD, it's sucking my ASS!" }} |
'''Retro''': "My ass! OH DEAR GOD, it's sucking my ASS!" }} |
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* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Pandy and Retro have no memory of their past, but know how to get out of their straitjackets and handcuffs, and know their way around the prison. |
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Pandy and Retro have no memory of their past, but know how to get out of their straitjackets and handcuffs, and know their way around the prison. |
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* [[The Power of Love|The Power Of Love(making)]]: Sex breaks Pandy and Retro out of their cell. No, really. |
* [[The Power of Love|The Power Of Love(making)]]: Sex breaks Pandy and Retro out of their cell. No, really. |
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* [[Prison Rape]]: And oh, dear Lord, it's done by [[This Is a Drill|Chinko.]] |
* [[Prison Rape]]: And oh, dear Lord, it's done by [[This Is a Drill|Chinko.]] |
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{{quote|'''Chinko''': You want me to kiss you first?}} |
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* [[Pregnant Badass]]: Pandy, through most of the movie. |
* [[Pregnant Badass]]: Pandy, through most of the movie. |
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* [[Reality Subtext]]: A twofer: not only are the English voices of Pandy and Retro married in real life, but [[Amanda Winn-Lee|Pandy's voice actress]] became pregnant with their first child while working on the movie. |
* [[Reality Subtext]]: A twofer: not only are the English voices of Pandy and Retro married in real life, but [[Amanda Winn-Lee|Pandy's voice actress]] became pregnant with their first child while working on the movie. |
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* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The original script plays out as an action movie with small pockets of comedy here and there. The dub of the OVA, however, borders on [[Gag Dub]] -- while keeping the original script as intact as possible. |
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The original script plays out as an action movie with small pockets of comedy here and there. The dub of the OVA, however, borders on [[Gag Dub]] -- while keeping the original script as intact as possible. |
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* [[Right Through His Pants]]: Pandy and Retro have sex while wearing the prison's standard outfit (best described as an overgrown straitjacket). |
* [[Right Through His Pants]]: Pandy and Retro have sex while wearing the prison's standard outfit (best described as an overgrown straitjacket). |
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{{quote|That was some serious boot-knockin'!}} |
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** Pandy chides Retro for initially trying to enter the wrong hole. |
** Pandy chides Retro for initially trying to enter the wrong hole. |
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* [[Rule of Cool]] |
* [[Rule of Cool]] |