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* ResignedInDisgrace: It was already hard enough on the previous WNA board of directors after [[spoiler:[[HiddenAgendaVillain Allen]]'s corruption was exposed after they never truly suspected it]], but after [[spoiler:[[TheCorruptor Luke]]'s OneWorldOrder plot is foiled when they also never suspected him]], it finally takes its toll on them and everyone except Genryusai resigns.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After its defeat on Meluz, the [[spoiler:Gumdiva, along with several other Space Ninjas,]] flee Meluz via UFO.
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* {{Determinator}}: In episode 87, [[spoiler:Bruce attacks the statue powered [[KingMook Gumdiva]] head on despite him not having a proper advantage against even the weaker Space Ninja. His refusal to back down in spite of the obvious disadvantage not only inspires everyone else to keep fighting, but he also manages to damage the Gumdiva's leg enough for Ezet to break it]].
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* ItCanThink: A certain type of Space Ninja is noticeably more intelligent than the rest, and commonly are the ones giving orders to the other Space Ninja. There are both male and female variants of them.

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* ItCanThink: A certain type of Space Ninja is noticeably more intelligent than the rest, and commonly are the ones giving orders to the other Space Ninja. There are both male and female variants of them. It escalates in episode 83 with the reveal of [[spoiler:a KingMook variant called the Gumdiva, who is intelligent enough to speak Japanese]].
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*** Van and Kappei make Robbit try out a stew that they cooked from Meluzian ingredients, allowing him to realize how good it is for food to be tasty.

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*** Van and Kappei make Robbit try out a stew that they cooked from Meluzian ingredients, allowing him to realize how good it is for food to be tasty. About three episodes later, he and other soldiers are shown gleefully awaiting the dish that Van and Kappei prepared for them.

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* DefrostingIceKing: {{Downplayed}} example. We're still not sure about his true motives, but Ron gradually begins to smile more often in the anime, especially in the 14th episode where he's seen grinning more often (not counting Berecca's inaccurate ImagineSpot) particularly after Burton offers some aid in warding off two ninja assassins and as he's watching the rest of the kids playing in the new hideout.

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* DefrostingIceKing: {{Downplayed}} example. We're DefrostingIceKing:
** In his earlier appearances where his intentions were
still not sure about his true motives, but unclear, Ron gradually begins to smile more often in the anime, often, especially in the 14th episode where he's seen shown grinning more often (not counting Berecca's inaccurate ImagineSpot) particularly after Burton offers some aid in warding off two ninja assassins and as he's watching the rest of the kids playing in the new hideout.hideout.
** Due to the circumstances which they went through throughout generations, most Meluzian soldiers developed a cold CrazySurvivalist mindset, often perceiving pleasurable things as pointless. However, the presence of the main gang gradually helps them to lighten up.
*** Van and Kappei make Robbit try out a stew that they cooked from Meluzian ingredients, allowing him to realize how good it is for food to be tasty.
*** Gibbet enjoys growing plants, but fears that the others would ridicule him for his passion. When Burton discovers this, he assures him that it's nothing for him to be ashamed of, and later, when he realized that the cactus Gibbet was trying to get to bloom needed moonlight, convinces him to bring it outside and show everyone its beauty. He's much less embarrassed about his passion in his next appearance.
%%*** After [[spoiler:killing her friend when said friend was attempting to backstab her]], Odette developed a distrust for smiles and became a DeathSeeker, which resulted in her putting herself in constant danger. She's ready to give up when a Space Ninja turns her into a Dark Ninja, but Jane convinces her to stop running from herself and that she can redeem herself, getting her to resist control long enough to give Jane an opening to free her.
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* SarcasticConfession: In "Cathedral Clash", while telling Odette about how she should stop talking about "[[DeathSeeker disappearing]]", when Odette states that she doesn't need to be lectured by a child, Jane claims to be a full grown adult, getting Odette to laugh.

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* YouMonster [=/=] IAmAMonster: [[spoiler: Because of her hidden powers, which involves summoning tentacle-like objects, Lucy suffers the former by the first friends she saved from a duo of delinquents. She attempts to avoid this until she was forced to save a newer friend from an incoming car. She doesn't say it, as she didn't see Lucy do it, but other bystanders do, though they never see her either. Lucy soon believes the latter and says it word for word, but later makes it her new persona when attending WNA Academy]].

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* YouMonster [=/=] IAmAMonster: YouMonster: [[spoiler: Because of her hidden powers, which involves summoning tentacle-like objects, Lucy suffers the former by the first friends she saved from a duo of delinquents. She attempts to avoid this until she was forced to save a newer friend from an incoming car. She doesn't say it, as she didn't see Lucy do it, but other bystanders do, though they never see her either. Lucy soon believes the latter and says it word for word, but later makes it her new persona when attending WNA Academy]].Academy]].
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* BruiserWithASoftCenter: "Twilight at the Ancient Ruins" reveals that [[spoiler:Gibbet, an outwardly cold and stern tactician, has actually been raising plants underground in secret due to being afraid of being ridiculed for his passion]].
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* {{Irony}}: Bruce ends up accidentally joining the main gang on the mission to save Meluz. Turns out, jokes and puns are some of the few things that Meluzians are irritated by, forcing Bruce to restrain himself from telling jokes around them.

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* BizarreAlienBiology: The Space Ninja appear to have colorful goo-like bodies, and have all sorts of strange abilities. Most of them instantly dissolve upon death.

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* BizarreAlienBiology: The Space Ninja appear to have colorful goo-like bodies, and have all sorts of strange abilities. Most They are highly resistant against all forms of them instantly damage except for those of Gum Weapons or being overwhelmed by flying object controlled by Lucy's powers, and they dissolve into light upon death.


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* NighInvulnerability: The Space Ninja. While they do go down easily from Gum Weapons, they're able to shrug off nearly ''any'' other form of damage. Meluz is a good example of a planet that lacks the means to defeat the Space Ninja, as it came to the point where Meluz had to send people to fetch Ninja Gum from Earth (which they, unfortunately, are unable to use, necessitating that they bring the main cast back with them). Their indestructibility to anything that aren't Gum Weapons is best shown in "Mission 1: Food Surveillance" where Robbit is visibly cutting the Space Ninja open, only for the cuts to immediately close.
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* CrazySurvivalist: Ezet starts out as this.

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* CrazySurvivalist: Ezet starts out as this. As it turns out, almost all Meluzians, Mallet and Bucket excluded, follow this mindset as well.



* LivingIsMoreThanSurviving: Sometime during the Meluz's long history of war, the idea that comedy and entertainment are pointless wastes of time took hold in the minds of the Meluzians, with the exception of the rare few like Mallet and Bucket, who are viewed as weird for being that way. However, the main gang from Earth gradually help them to learn the value of enjoying life, with Berecca reassuring Mallet and Bucket that it's good to allow laughter and fun in their lives, and Kappei and Van show Robbit that it's good to have tasty food.

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* LivingIsMoreThanSurviving: Sometime during the Meluz's long history of war, the idea that comedy and entertainment are pointless wastes of time took hold in the minds of the Meluzians, leading them to maintaining a CrazySurvivalist mindset with the exception of the rare few like Mallet and Bucket, who are viewed as weird for being that way. However, the main gang from Earth gradually help them to learn the value of enjoying life, with Berecca reassuring Mallet and Bucket that it's good to allow laughter and fun in their lives, and Kappei and Van show Robbit that it's good to have tasty food.
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* LivingIsMoreThanSurviving: Sometime during the Meluz's long history of war, the idea that comedy and entertainment are pointless wastes of time took hold in the minds of the Meluzians, with the exception of the rare few like Mallet and Bucket, who are viewed as weird for being that way. However, the main gang from Earth gradually help them to learn the value of enjoying life, with Berecca reassuring Mallet and Bucket that it's good to allow laughter and fun in their lives, and Kappei and Van show Robbit that it's good to have tasty food.
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* EvolvingCredits: Episode 20 introduces a new ending.

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* EvolvingCredits: Episode 20 introduces a new ending.The ending credits has changed over the course of the show, the first change being in episode 20. The changes are based on the current status quo. For instance, the credits introduced in episode 80 show the Meluzian trio alongside the main characters, reflecting how they're currently working together to save Meluz from the Space Ninjas.
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* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: A rather humorous {{downplayed}} variation. The WNA staff can't stand it when Bruce makes his awful puns. With Bruce accidentally boarding on the Settlekettle, this means that everyone on Earth is safe from his puns... if only they didn't end up imitating him on accident in his absence, which shows just how much he rubbed off on them.
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* PowerUpFood: Ninja-Gum is known to unlock "the power of the Shinobi" to any ninja descendants who chew it and provides them with many new abilities. It also has a mysterious FountainOfYouth effect on any adult who chews it, but the reasons for this remain unknown.

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* PowerUpFood: Ninja-Gum is known to unlock "the power of the Shinobi" to any ninja descendants who chew it and provides them with many new abilities. It also has a mysterious FountainOfYouth effect on any adult who chews it, but the reasons for this remain unknown. In addition, it seems to have varying effects depending on the species that consumes it: humans receive its (mostly) intended effect, Space Ninja sometimes get multiplied, and Meluzians can't get any of its powers, as it intoxicates them instead.
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* ShoutOut: Ezet's ImagineSpot in episode 69 has scenes parodying ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' and ''Film/TheShining''
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* BadassBaritone: Ron has this, ''[[VocalDissonance even in child form]]''.

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* TookALevelInKindness: In episode 67, Dan has trouble getting Emma to go along with his preferred method of training. In his frustration, he walks in on one of Emma's dance sessions, after which Emma reveals part of her DarkAndTroubledPast. Dan then realizes that forcing his methods onto others may have been a mistake, and decides to let his teammates do what works best for them.

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* TookALevelInKindness: In episode 67, Dan has trouble getting Emma to go along with his preferred method of training. In his frustration, he walks in on one of Emma's dance sessions, after which Emma reveals part of her DarkAndTroubledPast. Dan then realizes that forcing his methods onto others may have been a mistake, and decides to let his teammates do what works best for them. [[spoiler:This serves him well, as Dan and Emma end up syncing their contrasting battle styles to score another victory for their team.]]

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* SixthRanger: Dan, Tyler, Keith, and Naomi, students who debuted in the Ninjala tournament arc, frequently appeared alongside the original eight main characters after their debuts.

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* SixthRanger: Dan, Tyler, Keith, May, and Naomi, students who debuted in the Ninjala tournament arc, frequently appeared alongside the original eight main characters after their debuts.


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* TookALevelInKindness: In episode 67, Dan has trouble getting Emma to go along with his preferred method of training. In his frustration, he walks in on one of Emma's dance sessions, after which Emma reveals part of her DarkAndTroubledPast. Dan then realizes that forcing his methods onto others may have been a mistake, and decides to let his teammates do what works best for them.
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* TotemPoleTrench: In episode 58, Berecca, Burton, and Emma infiltrates the town hall, wearing a red coat to the mayor's attention.

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* TotemPoleTrench: In episode 58, Berecca, Burton, and Emma infiltrates the town hall, wearing a red coat to get the mayor's attention.

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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Van and Kappei are usually comedic relief for the most part, but they're still plenty capable to bringing down enemies. Van in particular managed to catch Jane off guard despite her memorizing his combat data.

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* CrazySurvivalist: Ezet starts out as this.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Van and Kappei are usually comedic relief for the most part, but they're still plenty capable to of bringing down enemies. Van in particular managed to catch Jane off guard despite her memorizing his combat data.



* ThisCannotBe: Dan's reaction to [[spoiler:Burton being [[SuperpowerfulGenetics Hattori Hanzo's descendant]]]].

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** Ezet, as knowledgeable as he is in Space Ninja, is very surprised to learn that [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Gumchi]] is a uniquely docile specimen of Space Ninja. This certainly doesn't help his nerves.
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* AntiHero: Doma.


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* StringTheory: In episode 46, after the mysterious "Ninjaman" begins disarming situations in Eagle City left and right, Burton, Berecca, and Emma attempt to pinpoint the locations of his appearances and connect them in sequential order. When Genryusai looks at their work, he instantly realizes that [[spoiler:"Ninjaman" is actually Doma, a former classmate of his—the resulting symbol drawn on the map gave it away]].

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