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Also, it is recommended that you read two other stories by the same author that provide important [[All There in the Manual|background information]] for the series:
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4472525/1/Invader_Darth Invader Darth]'' which provides the [[Backstory]] for major secondary character [[Exactly What It Says
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4803016/1/Invader_Skoodge Invader Skoodge]'' which tells the story of how ''[[Chew Toy|Skoodge]]'' of all people managed to take over a planet, as well as planting the seeds of the main story's latter [[Story Arc]].
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* [[Adults Are Useless]]: This happens so, so often. In fact, most of the universe seems to be filled with idiots or bastard coated bastards with bastard filling.
* [[A Day in
* [[Agent Mulder]]: Dib and the Swollen Eyeball men. This is further expanded upon when {{spoiler|Dib’s future self shows up as a super-agent of the Men in Black}}
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]: Skoodge’s first SIR unit actually went insane on Blorch and tried to terminate the poor lump. And he insulted his weight. Now that was just mean. >.<
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** [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]: Frequency, though {{spoiler|Tak and Sizz-Lorr}} later join him in a [[Heel Face Turn]]
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: This happens quite often with Zim and Dib, actually. When they’re not being jerks to each other.
* [[Gambit Pileup]]: During the "Top of the Line" two-parter: Zim enters the SIR unit competition in order to earn the position of Fleet Commander; Tak enters the competition to kill Zim and win the position for herself; Darth and Sizz-Lorr place themselves near the competition (they don't have SIRs, so they can't enter) in order to kill Zim; Sue hires a [[Bounty Hunter
** Unlike most pileups, however, none of these plots even interact until the Resisty attack, at which point it becomes a [[Battle Royale With Cheese]].
* [[God Mode Sue]]: Invoked and explored.
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* [[Insignificant Little Blue Planet]]: Gaz seems to share this in common with Zim, much to Nick’s chagrin.
* [[Interactive Narrator]]: Nick doesn’t get the good luck of just sitting on his duff most of the time. No, bringing a happy ending to the story means you’ll occasionally get blown up.
* [[Jerk
* [[Karmic Death]]: Reg, a xenocidal Irken with pyrokinetic powers who would have become Tallest had Darth and his friend Trik not stopped him centuries ago, returns reincarnated and tries to bring about more pain and suffering, this time to Earth instead of Irk. Ironically, he burns to death in his own ship.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Nick, who has a strong and idealistic moral compass (the main difference between his goals and canon), skirts this line but manages to back down from it.
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* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Invader Zim’s universe seems to fall far, far to the cynical side of the scale. Anyone who isn’t a moron is an apathetic jerk, and everyone else is constantly getting dumped on. Yet, ultimately, it’s idealism that triumphs in the end as everyone bands together to make their [[Crapsack World]] into a better place...and hell, they’ll probably succeed.
* [[Ship Tease]]: All over the place. The ships that get the most attention are Red/Erin, DATR, and ZAGR (the last one never really goes anywhere, but it is strongly implied by the end that Zim and Gaz have crushes on each other).
* [[Shout
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Nick gives so many of these that it’s practically a staple of the story. Dib also gives one to Gaz after she finally pushes him a BIT-TOO-FAR.
{{quote| '''Dib:'''"I'M SICK OF IT! I try to love and care about you and I look after you when Dad's not here which is almost all the time and all you do is treat me like CRAP! Well I'm SICK OF IT! You are NOT better than me! You are going to treat me with more '''respect''' from now on! '''GOT it''', little sister?!"}}
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** Then, ten chapters later, when Iggins calls Gaz's [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] against him madness, she replies with "This... is Revenge!" - at which point the story cuts away to Nick, who [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|breaks the fourth wall]] and comments on how much he hates this particular meme.
* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: This is a running gag for Skoodge who manages to survive getting shot into a planet by a cannon, getting attacked by a Hogulus, being blown up by a hunter-seeker drone, etc. It also works for the long-suffering Nick, the narrator. He was turned into a cow once.
* [[What Happened to
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Nick’s diabolical self, Michael White, is an albino with a fairly nice complexion...and is dead sexy. He also happens to be capable of going super fast and screwing around with time.
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