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* [[Bizarre Alien Reproduction]]: Subverted. The way they have sex is very similar to human reproduction, although they require different positions and derive less pleasure from it than we do. They are, however, more sensitive to sex-enhancement drugs, which put them in a trance easier. This is partly why the Yehtzig Pirate League can weaponize sex against targeted cultures so easily. That, and the fact that while much of Statonian culture tries to avert it, their government's [[Virginity Makes You Stupid|official policy]] on sexual politics is...less than impressive.

* [[Broken Masquerade]]: When Oobalid [[Underworld (film)|is chained and interrogated by Varikton]] about why the Aviatets are now attacking humans in plain view ahead of waiting for Varikton's scheduled blocking out of the Inktacto star, Oobalid has this much to say:

* [[Bullying a Dragon]] / [[Do Not Taunt Cthulhu]]: Naturally, this happens a lot.

* [[Cosmic Plaything]]: Pretty much everyone. Due to the nature of Volition Dilemma and the other Definition Essentials, even God has to play by rules that sometimes produce situations he'd consider less than ideal. But those [[A God Am I|thinking they can do a better job]] soon find out just what a bitch the universe can be, and what it takes for God to keep it in line. And as God always works as [[The Chessmaster]] to produce the most ideal possible outcome within the confines of his own rules, the pawns discover that [[The Evils of Free Will]] do not grant them the absolute control they hoped would result.

* [[Rasputinian Death]]: Nikolai in season 3 meets with one. To have him die as simply as his ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' counterpart [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|would seem too mundane for this series]].

** Flown to high altitude very quickly, frozen, suffocated, exposed to sunlight, blasted with a shockwave of [[Pure Energy]], sent falling to his doom, charred, and finally {{spoiler|sucked into a jet engine}}.

* [[Rescue Arc]]: Many episodes in Season Three count as their own, with a different [[Monster of the Week|Fanatic Of The Week]] responsible for ''someone'' being in trouble.

* [[Resigned to the Call]]: Seemingly half the cast. In Pextel's particular predicament, he is now a [[Virtual Ghost|ghost]] [[Soul Jar|trapped inside a cartridge]] [[Brain Uploading|that is inserted into]] a six-foot-tall robot that is shaped like a mechanical pencil. While this does make him a slave of his new "creators," the [[Ancient Conspiracy|Xyliens]], at least they're a ([[Black and Gray Morality|mostly]]) benign group of [[The Men in Black|Men In Black]] types. He doesn't particularly like being owned by them, but he [[Be Careful What You Wish For|at least gets his wish]] to be an astronaut, even if he is [[Fate Worse Than Death|trapped in a faux-immortal state]] [[Cursed with Awesome|without the benefit of a true nervous system]]. On the same token, his "life" would be rather useless if he continued to defy the call - the [[Blade Runner|Xylien Edge Skidder Division]] would simply come after him and [[Sealed Evil in a Can|put his S-chip in a freezer]].