History Characters / Beetleborgs

* TheNthDoctor: Via a magical mishap. Replacing the only girl with someone who looks nothing like her? Then do what Beetleborgs did, and say that a spell was placed on Jo which caused her to look and sound different, and then a ''second'' spell makes {{Muggles}} see her old self, but ''not'' the main characters (or viewer.) That's a smooth save right there.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Their counterparts in ''B-Fighter'' are all KilledOffForReal or subjected to a FateWorseThanDeath. In ''Beetleborgs'', the villains are merely send back to the comic books.

* DemotedToExtra: Black Beet, his ''B-Fighter'' counterpart plays a role in almost two thirds of the series. Shadowborg only appears in five episodes.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "(Insert Monster's Name Here)! Arise!", whenever he brings something out of the comics. It's implied it's necessary for his sword to work, as Les and Vilor have to say it when they do it. Given he doesn't ''just'' summon monsters, this leads to some interesting statements, especially given [[TheComicallySerious Nukus's generally serious delivery and lack of comical traits.]]

* TheComicallySerious: While a KnightOfCerebus and a dead serious character, that very same serious can cause for some humor given who he's often sharing the screen with, or some of the stuff he ends up having to say.
* TheStarscream: To Vexor. Though a rather competent one, since he permanently takes over the position of Big Bad

* WouldHurtAChild/WouldHitAGirl: They constantly try to eat kids, and the fact that Jo is a girl doesn’t stop the monsters from trying to eat her.

* BullyingTheDragon: Insist on trying to eat the kids despite the three being superheroes who are able to handle them with their civilian powers, and could crush them in a second with their Beetleborg powers if they ''really'' wanted to.

* PetTheDog: They once find a lost baby. It's actually Rocket Man in disguise as part of a Magnavore plot, but they don't know that and care for the tyke as if it were their own. Fangula does try to scare the baby, but he genuinely thought babies like to be scared; the baby laughed instead.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Their antics sometimes receive more screen time than the kids' fight against the villains.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: The monsters frequently try to eat the kids or hinder them otherwise. Despite this, the kids always come to their aid when they need it.

* {{Animorphism}}: After Nukus destroys their original powers and turns Flabber into ice, the trio try to use Flabber's spellbook to return him to normal, in the process finding a spell related to bugs. Thinking it can help them (as Roland says, "Well, we ''are'' Beetleborgs"), Jo recites it, giving the trio the ability to turn into and back from beetles.

* PutOnABus: After Shadowborg's destruction, Josh loses his powers, and says he'll be around if the team ever needs him again... And he was never seen again.

* WritersCannotDoMath: Probably the only reason Josh exists at all; Heather is already a Beetleborg fan -- enough so that she works at Zoom Comics -- and has likely known Drew, Jo and Roland her entire life, meaning they would much more easily trust her as White Blaster than someone who just moved to town less then a week beforehand... had Shadowborg not broken her leg during his introductory attack in an obvious attempt by the writers to cover up their mistake.

* TheStarscream: Tries this a couple of times, but fails horribly at it.
* WhosLaughingNow: When he gets the fully powered Astral Saber, he briefly puts the Crustaceans at his mercy with it and Nukus can't do anything about it until Wolfgang manages to swipe it back.

* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: After the Beetleborgs have taken control of Boron, he decides to go back to jail for some peace and quiet.

* TheStarscream: Tries this on several occasions, but fails horribly at it.