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{{quote| '''Richards''': Killian! [[Catch Phrase|I'll be back]]!<br />
{{quote|'''Richards''': Killian! [[Catch Phrase|I'll be back]]!<br />
'''Killian''': Only in a rerun. }}
'''Killian''': Only in a rerun. }}


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* [[In Name Only]]: All that's left is the name of the hero, the last name of the main villain, the name of the show involved and a couple of plot elements - the totalitarian [[Dystopia|dystopic]] society and Richards kidnapping a woman and taking her to an airport.
* [[In Name Only]]: All that's left is the name of the hero, the last name of the main villain, the name of the show involved and a couple of plot elements - the totalitarian [[Dystopia|dystopic]] society and Richards kidnapping a woman and taking her to an airport.
* [[Ironic Echo]]: Multiple examples involving Killian.
* [[Ironic Echo]]: Multiple examples involving Killian.
{{quote| ''Hello, cutie pie. One of us is in big trouble.''}}
{{quote|''Hello, cutie pie. One of us is in big trouble.''}}
* [[Jet Pack]]: Used by the stalker Fireball.
* [[Jet Pack]]: Used by the stalker Fireball.
* [[Karmic Death]]: All the Stalkers except Sub-Zero and Captain Freedom.
* [[Karmic Death]]: All the Stalkers except Sub-Zero and Captain Freedom.
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* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]
* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]
* [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]: Another possible hiding place for that footage. (See [[Ass Shove]].) In Amber's words, when asked about it:
* [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]: Another possible hiding place for that footage. (See [[Ass Shove]].) In Amber's words, when asked about it:
{{quote| '''Amber''' [Smirks]: "That's none of your business."}}
{{quote|'''Amber''' [Smirks]: "That's none of your business."}}
* [[We Will Not Use Photoshop in the Future]]: The government uses edited footage to frame Richards. Later, the producers {{spoiler|edit footage of Richards being killed in an attempt to salvage his victory over the Stalkers.}}
* [[We Will Not Use Photoshop in the Future]]: The government uses edited footage to frame Richards. Later, the producers {{spoiler|edit footage of Richards being killed in an attempt to salvage his victory over the Stalkers.}}
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: ''Dynamo''
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: ''Dynamo''
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** He [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here|quit]] partway through the film because he became bitter about what the game had become. Granted, it's very anticlimactic, but serves as possible [[Foreshadowing]] for Sven doing the same thing later at a key moment.
** He [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here|quit]] partway through the film because he became bitter about what the game had become. Granted, it's very anticlimactic, but serves as possible [[Foreshadowing]] for Sven doing the same thing later at a key moment.
* [[Who's Laughing Now?]]: Awesomely thrown back in Dynamo's face by Amber, of all people.
* [[Who's Laughing Now?]]: Awesomely thrown back in Dynamo's face by Amber, of all people.
{{quote| '''Dynamo''':Thought it was pretty funny out in the zone, didn't you? What's the matter, bitch? Why aren't you laughing?<br />
{{quote|'''Dynamo''':Thought it was pretty funny out in the zone, didn't you? What's the matter, bitch? Why aren't you laughing?
'''Amber''': Because there's nothing funny about a dickless moron with a battery up his ass. }}
'''Amber''': Because there's nothing funny about a dickless moron with a battery up his ass. }}
* [[Win Your Freedom]]
* [[Win Your Freedom]]