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* [[The Artful Dodger]]: Knocker in particular, but any of the more heroic Borribles fit this archetype.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Spiff.
* [[Elmuh Fudd Syndwome]]: The Rumbles have a universal lisp. Since their racial name starts with an "R", it forces them to pronounce it as "Wumble", emphasizing their origin as a [[Parody]] of ''[[
* [[The Fair Folk]]: It's strongly hinted that the Borribles are the origin of most "elf" and "fairy" myths.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: The mutual loathing the Rumbles and the Borribles have for each other; also, the government attitude toward Borribles smacks of institutional racism on many levels.
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* [[Neat Freak]]: Inspector Sussworth, to the point of complete germophobia.
* [[Not Growing Up Sucks]]: Averted vigorously. As far as Borribles are concerned, growing up is basically ''death''.
* [[Parody]]: The trilogy prominently features a major parody recognizable only to the British: The Rumbles are a ''vicious'' parody of ''[[
** It's also been suggested that the Borribles themselves are a parody of ''[[The Borrowers]]''.
* [[Pointy Ears]]: The only obvious ''physical'' trait that distinguishes Borribles from human children.
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