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* [[Dramatic Thunder]]:
** Type 1: The initial shot of the consulate building is backed by ominous stormclouds overhead and a clap of thunder, foreshadowing the coup eventually instigated by Drakus' operatives.
** Type 3: During the conversation in the same scene, a particularly emphatic "'''I believe'''" by the proconsul is accompanied by loud thunderclap. Then a few minutes later, the proconsul trails off after saying, "Only Drakus' most trusted aides have ever seen his face; anyone else who is summoned before him...", and right on cue, there is thunder and lightning as we understand that Drakus is most definitely a [[Card
* [[Drop What You Are Doing]]: When Garr first appears, Reyf is so startled that he drops the mug of coffee he's just ordered.
* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: Prentice's comes in the shuttle, as does Ronston's, as they discuss their fond memories of what they learned from Reyf during his tenure as captain.
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* [[The Faceless]]: Drakus for most of the film, until [[The Reveal]]. The only hint we get about his identity before that comes early on, a very quick glimpse of a very human ear when he turns to address a Romulan aide.
* [[Fan Film]]
* [[First
** Captain Prentice and Commander Ronston refer to each other as "Kendra" and "Bradley."
** The chief of operations is referred to mostly as "Lesley."
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* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: DRAKUS.
** And his flagship, the IRON VULTURE.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: When Drakus abandoned Rimward Station, [[No Indoor Voice|HE SET THE AUTODESTRUCT!]] But wait, there's more: the self-destruct sequence wouldn't have activated if the away team hadn't triggered a holographic message left for them by Drakus. What triggered the holographic message, you ask? Why, the voiceprint of one Admiral Gaius Reyf, of course!
* [[No Flow in CGI]]: When the Ops console explodes during the scene over New Romulus and Commander Kal is thrown to the deck, amazingly her ponytail is completely intact.
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: When conversations aboard the USS ''Fitzgerald'' begin to get tense ''even in the slightest'', the characters ALWAYS START TALKING VERY LOUDLY TO EACH OTHER! EVEN WHEN THEY'RE STANDING LESS THAN TWO FEET APART!
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** Later on, the holodeck recreation of {{spoiler|[[The Price Is Right]]}} shows up ''again'', this time complete with a [[Title Drop]].
* [[The Reveal]]: The first glimpse we get of Drakus' face. Even the [[BGM]] thinks it's [[Serious Business]].
* [[Rule of Funny]]: Most of the exchanges between Prentice and Ronston seem to have been written with this rule in mind, as early on they each get a number of [[One
{{quote| '''Prentice:''' "A Federation starship with Romulan upgrades. That's just wacky."}}
** Or this:
{{quote| '''Ronston:''' "Running headlong into hostile territory. Trusting our lives to untested, experimental weapons. [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]]?"<br />
'''Prentice:''' "Now now, let's not predict disaster before we even leave spacedock."<br />
'''Ronston:''' "Fine. I'll wait 'till we're in open space. '''Then''' I'll predict disaster."<br />
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*** '''Reyf:''' [[Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory|"Can't get out backwards. Gotta go forwards to go back...better press on."]]
*** When the ''Fitzgerald'' enters battle at New Romulus, Prentice orders [[Attack Pattern Alpha|Attack Pattern]] [[Stargate SG 1|Sierra Gulf One]].
*** Followed a minute later by [[Attack Pattern Alpha|Attack Pattern]] [[Star Trek:
*** Prentice's method of escaping the Romulans was inspired by a tactic from the [[Andromeda|Battle of Witch Head]].
*** Leets' method of calling out the course changes by degrees in pitch and yaw is a nod to Mr. Sulu's evasive maneuvers in [[Star Trek:
*** In a way, the entire minefield sequence is a shoutout to the climax of the TNG episode "Booby Trap," right down to the choice of music. In both cases, a ''Galaxy''-class starship wades slowly through a debris field lined with hidden dangers.
*** While on the holographic [[The Price Is Right|Price is Right set]], '''every single shot''' except for two originates directly from the show. Eagle-eyed fans can probably tell which shots correspond to what {{spoiler|pricing game staging}}.
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* [[They Just Didn't Care]]: The seeming explanation for a number of "shortcuts" in the movie, including the use of the ''Event Horizon'' as Drakus' flagship, and the use of the Imperial Star Destroyer bridge set as its bridge, both with minimal redressing.
* [[Throw It In]]: When Ronston and Prentice are discussing the origin of the name "Drakus," Ronston's line, "Alien brains, mutants, alternate dimensions? What's next, rock people?" was ad-libbed, as was Prentice's response.
* [[Timey
** Justified in that as Reyf said in the last film, "We could already be living in an alternate timeline and just don't know it."
* [[Understatement]]: Ronston: "It sounds like he's harboring something of a grudge." This, after Braiyon Garr explicitly said he has it in for the admiral.
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* [[Voice of the Legion]]: Drakus has this. And because [[Power Makes Your Voice Deep]], his voice [[Evil Sounds Deep|is very deep]].
** And when he appears to Reyf as a hologram, Dr. Garr has a (slightly) less ominous version. {{spoiler|Guess why.}}
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Averted with what many viewers assumed was a throwaway line about Merv and Kendra Ronston being married, and now apparently divorced--it was assumed Merv had simply been "written out" and that would simply be that. Then, unexpectedly, he shows up late in the film, when Kendra calls him to try and smooth things over.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Commander Lesley Kal.
* [[You Have Failed Me|"You have failed me for the last time!"]]: Drakus says this, word for word, after an aide fails to secure the destruction of our heroes. {{spoiler|Moments later, Drakus shoots him with a phaser set to maximum.}}
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