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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Viera's attempt to pull a BreakTheHaughty on Gaz just makes the other girl actively and personally despise her (rather than just a general dislike). [[spoiler: And it ultimately leads to Gaz siding with Zim out of the hopes of getting Viera killed.]]

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Viera's attempt to pull a BreakTheHaughty on Gaz just makes the other girl actively and personally despise her (rather than just a general dislike). [[spoiler: And [[spoiler:And it ultimately leads to Gaz siding with Zim out of the hopes of getting Viera killed.]]



* AdaptationalVillainy: She was always snarky, cruel, and mean-spirited in canon, but both the show and comics (more the latter) did occasionally show a lighter side and an ability to care for Dib. Here, she openly identifies as a misanthrope who doesn't care what happens to Dib or the world.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: She was always snarky, cruel, and mean-spirited in canon, but both the show and comics (more the latter) did occasionally show showed a lighter side and an ability to care for Dib.Dib, which was [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold later made more prominent in the comics and TV movie]]. Here, she openly identifies as a misanthrope who doesn't care what happens to Dib or the world.



* EvilIsPetty: Relatively downplayed, compared to Zim or Tak, but she can be cruel and violent for the least appropriate reasons. [[spoiler: Then she reaches their level when she gives Zim the location of Project Domination, to spite Dib and try to get Viera killed.]]

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* EvilIsPetty: Relatively downplayed, compared to Zim or Tak, but she can be cruel and violent for the least appropriate reasons. [[spoiler: Then [[spoiler:Then she reaches their level when she gives Zim the location of Project Domination, to spite Dib and try to get Viera killed.]]



* {{Hypocrite}}: She wants nothing to do with her brother's mission to save Earth and is annoyed when he bothers her by asking for help. But when he finally leaves her alone, she's still petty enough to consider sabotaging Dib's ship [[spoiler: and ends up selling his team out to Zim]] even though she finally got what she wanted.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: She wants nothing to do with her brother's mission to save Earth and is annoyed when he bothers her by asking for help. But when he finally leaves her alone, she's still petty enough to consider sabotaging Dib's ship [[spoiler: and [[spoiler:and ends up selling his team out to Zim]] even though she finally got what she wanted.



* NeutralNoLonger: Throughout the first season, she steadfastly refuses to get involved in Dib's war with the Irkens. Then in Episode 19, she ditches her apathy towards things by [[spoiler: giving Zim Project Domination's location]] in order to spite Dib and hopefully kill Viera.
** Then [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in Season 2, as she makes it clear that this was a one time thing, and she's back to being neutral.

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* NeutralNoLonger: ZigZagged. Throughout the first season, she steadfastly refuses to get involved in Dib's war with the Irkens. Then in Episode 19, she ditches her apathy towards things by [[spoiler: giving [[spoiler:giving Zim Project Domination's location]] in order to spite Dib and hopefully kill Viera.
** Then [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in Season 2, as
Viera. However, she makes it clear in Season 2 that this was just a one time thing, and she's back to being neutral.one-time thing.



* TookALevelInJerkass: While never exactly nice, her bad temper and violent tendencies are more prominent here then they are in canon, culminating in Episode 19 when she [[spoiler: betrays Dib to Zim in order to spite him and hopefully kill Viera]].

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* TookALevelInJerkass: While never exactly nice, her bad temper and violent tendencies are more prominent here then they are in canon, culminating in Episode 19 when she [[spoiler: betrays [[spoiler:betrays Dib to Zim in order to spite him and hopefully kill Viera]].
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Chews Dib out on the responsible use of magic one chapter after using magic to [[KickTheSonOfABitch torment Gaz]].

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Chews Dib out on the responsible use of magic one chapter after using magic to [[KickTheSonOfABitch torment Gaz]].Gaz.
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** He also directly references this trope when he displays his disgust at the thought of entering people's dreams.

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** He also directly references this trope when he displays his disgust at the thought of entering people's dreams. [[spoiler:But ultimately this particular standard is subverted by his use of a NightmareWeaver triggered by his death to attempt to get revenge on whoever might end up killing him.]]
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* TheDreaded: He is this for Dqxagnmklormoc the Devourer AKA Dave AKA [[spoiler:The Scary Monkey]], since every time GIR watches his show he has no intelligence to drain, and actually cancels out some of the intelligence he drains from others, essentially making him a poison to him.
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* IgnoredExpert: During Season 2's TrappedInTVLand chapter, everyone keeps ignoring him when he tries to explain the trope logic of the movies they end up in, despite his [[MetaGuy viewing knowledge]] being very helpful.


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* MetaGuy: Turns out to be fond of movies, and keeps bringing his knowledge up [[GenreSavvy when situations come up that remind him of them]].

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Though it's not a major focus, there's the awful things she does to the cruel skoolchildren on occasion.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: KickTheDog: Though it's not a major focus, there's the awful things she does to the cruel skoolchildren on occasion.occasion when they particularly piss her off.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: The way they treat Zim and Skoodge -- while both are utterly loyal to them, Zim is a cruel Invader who brings destruction to all around him, while Skoodge is, despite his genial personality, just as dedicated to conquering the Earth as Zim is.


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* PayEvilUntoEvil: The way they treat Zim and Skoodge -- while both are utterly loyal to them, Zim is a cruel Invader who brings destruction to all around him, while Skoodge is, despite his genial personality, just as dedicated to conquering the Earth as Zim is.

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