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* MoralEventHorizon: {{Invoked}} With Captain Cold saying that killing [[spoiler: TheFlash]] was the worst thing that he, and the rogues, ever did.

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* MoralEventHorizon: {{Invoked}} {{InUniverse}} With Captain Cold saying that killing [[spoiler: TheFlash]] was the worst thing that he, and the rogues, ever did.
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* ShootTheDog: To save her own skin Catwoman [[spoiler: Outs Martian Manhunter as being in disguise]]. Reasoning that he's super-powered and probably can last longer than she could against the angry villains. While he does put up a good fight, the fire villains take him down painfully. [[spoiler: They also accidentally leave him there which caused a series of events which led to his death at the hands of Libra]]. Nice one Catwoman.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Captain Cold and Weather Wizard
--->'''Cold (putting Abra Kadabra's arm in a splint)''': That should hold until we find a hospital.
--->'''Wizard''': I suppose the nearest is a few billion lightyears away.
--->'''Cold''': Sarcasm noted, you're not helping.


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* [[spoiler: GeniusLoci]]: It's alive. [[spoiler: The Planet is alive and it's been created as a testing ground for Apokolips troops.]]


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* {{Jerkass}}: The Joker is a pretty big prick, from not wanting to work to killing people for the dumbest reasons (boring him and touching his suit) to [[spoiler: knocking Gorilla Grodd off a cliff because he didn't want to share leadership]]. Luthor lampshades it by saying he does nothing but complain.
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* JerkassHasAPoint StrawmanHasAPoint: In-Universe; Iron Cross yells at Giganta and a few women for not working (even derogatorily calling them Fraulein). When they won't work with a Nzai, Mammoth says that Nazi, or no, at least Iron-Cross is helping.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Brutale gets run through by [[spoiler: a Parademon]] surprisingly, he survives despite the high body count, reappearing in later stories.

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* EvilVsEvil: Joker and Luthor get their own camps and are at each others throats. Mirror Master speculates that they represent Chaos and Order respectively.



* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Neutron, Tar-pit,Heatmonger, and Deadshot all take him down.

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* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Neutron, Tar-pit,Heatmonger, Tar-pit, Heatmonger, and Deadshot all take him down.


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* RousingSpeech: Luthor makes one to the assembled villains, to rally them behind him.
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* VillainousFriendship: Much of the conflict of the story comes from the villains getting fed up and taking their aggrsssion out on eachother. [[TheFlash The Rogues]] seem to be the only ones who are friends (Even if the threaten each other with death over who caused the aforementioned MoralEventHorizon). Working together to survive.

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* VillainousFriendship: Much of the conflict of the story comes from the villains getting fed up and taking their aggrsssion out on eachother. [[TheFlash The Rogues]] seem to be the only ones who are friends (Even if the threaten each other with death over who caused the aforementioned MoralEventHorizon). Working together to survive.survive.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: In-universe Captain Cold regards [[spoiler: Grundy's]] death this way. Saying that they may have spoken only two sentences to each other.
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* DeathWorld: The setting [[spoiler: it's really has artificial intelligence courtesy of Apokolips.]]
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A tie in comic to CountdownToFinalCrisis, and FinalCrisis itself. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler: Bart Allen]], the Secret Socoety of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flair and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by LexLuthor).

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A tie in comic to CountdownToFinalCrisis, and FinalCrisis itself. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler: Bart Allen]], the Secret Socoety of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flair and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by TheJoker) SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by LexLuthor).



* KilledOffForReal: As a lead in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler: Hellhound was gored, and taken by his team back to camp, only to be ditched by the body doubles so the predators eat him instead. Psimon is beaten to death by the Joker who found him boring. Iron Cross was convinced to grab TheJoker, who casually shoots him in the head. Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight each other, Grodd gets the upper-hand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon. Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Neutron, Plasmus, Heatmonger, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,and are subsequently blown up.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: As a lead in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler: Hellhound was gored, and taken by his team back to camp, only to be ditched by the body doubles so the predators eat him instead. Psimon is beaten to death by the Joker who found him boring. Iron Cross was convinced to grab TheJoker, SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, who casually shoots him in the head. Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight each other, Grodd gets the upper-hand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon. Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Neutron, Plasmus, Heatmonger, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,and are subsequently blown up.]]



* VillainousFriendship: Much of the conflict of the story comes from the villains getting fed up and taking their aggrsssion out on eachother. [[TheFlash The Rogues]] seem to be the only ones who are friends (Even if the threaten each other with death over who caused the aforementioned MoralEventHorizon). Working together to survive.

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* VillainousFriendship: Much of the conflict of the story comes from the villains getting fed up and taking their aggrsssion out on eachother. [[TheFlash The Rogues]] seem to be the only ones who are friends (Even if the threaten each other with death over who caused the aforementioned MoralEventHorizon). Working together to survive.
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* TheCaligula: When the Joker gets his own camp he becomes this. Dismissing Bolt's insistence that the camp needs food.


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* MadeOfIron: Gorrilla Grodd gets shot in the chest several times, beaten and then thrown off the cliff. He's back later on, using plants as makeshift bandages, and he's mad.
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* MadScientist: Luthor, Sivanna, Immortus. Luthor even says to VandalSavage that he knows what he's doing because he got a degree from MadScientist School.
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* CommanderContrarian: Sivana always detracts from Luthor. He continues to criticize him, and bemoans the fact that they're going to die. Nevertheless, he still pitches in to make the device to get them off planet.


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* EyeScream: Joker threatens to cut out Neutron's eye and use it as a light bulb after Neutron fires at him.
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A tie in comic to CountdownToFinalCrisis, and FinalCrisis itself. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survie the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Tempers flair and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages.

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A tie in comic to CountdownToFinalCrisis, and FinalCrisis itself. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survie survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them.them. Among those sent are [[TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler: Bart Allen]], the Secret Socoety of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flair and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. \n Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by LexLuthor).
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* SoftGlass: Averted [[spoiler: When Grodd beats Mallah with the Brains dome, with enough force to shatter it, The blows still kill him.]]
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* DirtyOldMan: Vandal Savage takes several female villains to a safe zone and intends to start a utopia with them, breeding and all.
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* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Neutron, Tar-pit, and Deadshot all take him down.
* KilledOffForReal: As a lead in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler: Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight eachother, Grodd gets the upperhand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Neutron, Plasmus, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,a dn are subsequently blown up.]]

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* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Neutron, Tar-pit, Tar-pit,Heatmonger, and Deadshot all take him down.
* KilledOffForReal: As a lead in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler: Hellhound was gored, and taken by his team back to camp, only to be ditched by the body doubles so the predators eat him instead. Psimon is beaten to death by the Joker who found him boring. Iron Cross was convinced to grab TheJoker, who casually shoots him in the head. Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight eachother, each other, Grodd gets the upperhand, upper-hand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon Parademon. Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Neutron, Plasmus, Heatmonger, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,a dn device,and are subsequently blown up.]]
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* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Reactron, Tar-pit, and Deadshot all take him down.
* KilledOffForReal: As a lead in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler: Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight eachother, Grodd gets the upperhand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Reactron, Plasmus, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,a dn are subsequently blown up.]]

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* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Reactron, Neutron, Tar-pit, and Deadshot all take him down.
* KilledOffForReal: As a lead in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler: Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight eachother, Grodd gets the upperhand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Reactron, Neutron, Plasmus, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,a dn are subsequently blown up.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: As a lead in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler: Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight eachother, Grodd gets the upperhand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Reactron, Plasmus, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,a dn are subsequently blown up.]]



* ShoutOut: GilligansIsland

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* ShoutOut: GilligansIslandTo GilligansIsland when LexLuthor is asked how he's going to make a teleporter, "With sticks and coconuts?"
** [[spoiler: Heat-wave calls MartianManhunter "My Favorite Martian"]]
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* ShoutOut: GilligansIsland
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* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Reactron, Tar-pit, and Deadshot all take him down.
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* MoralEventHorizon: {{Invoked}} With Captain Cold saying that killing [[spoiler: TheFlash]] was the worst hing that he, and the rogues, ever did.

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* MoralEventHorizon: {{Invoked}} With Captain Cold saying that killing [[spoiler: TheFlash]] was the worst hing thing that he, and the rogues, ever did.
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* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: Blackbuster is really the MartianManhunter in disguise.]]
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* TokenGoodTea-Mate: Thunder and Lightning, they try to be more civil, and tell people to stop blaming Catwoman for their troubles. Lampshaded when Bane says that they don't have a long enough rap sheet for this place. [[spoiler: They also try to give food to a captured Martian Manhunter]].

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* TokenGoodTea-Mate: TokenGoodTeammate: Thunder and Lightning, they try to be more civil, and tell people to stop blaming Catwoman for their troubles. Lampshaded when Bane says that they don't have a long enough rap sheet for this place. [[spoiler: They also try to give food to a captured Martian Manhunter]].
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* TokenGoodTea-mate: Thunder and Lightning, they try to be more civil, and tell people to stop blaming Catwoman for their troubles. Lampshaded when Bane says that they don't have a long enough rap sheet for this place. [[spoiler: They also try to give food to a captured Martian Manhunter]].

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* TokenGoodTea-mate: TokenGoodTea-Mate: Thunder and Lightning, they try to be more civil, and tell people to stop blaming Catwoman for their troubles. Lampshaded when Bane says that they don't have a long enough rap sheet for this place. [[spoiler: They also try to give food to a captured Martian Manhunter]].
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* TokenGoodTeaMate: Thunder and Lightning, they try to be more civil, and tell people to stop blaming Catwoman for their troubles. Lampshaded when Bane says that they don't have a long enough rap sheet for this place. [[spoiler: They also try to give food to a captured Martian Manhunter]].

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* TokenGoodTeaMate: TokenGoodTea-mate: Thunder and Lightning, they try to be more civil, and tell people to stop blaming Catwoman for their troubles. Lampshaded when Bane says that they don't have a long enough rap sheet for this place. [[spoiler: They also try to give food to a captured Martian Manhunter]].
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* TokenGoodTeamate: Thunder and Lightning, they try to be more civil, and tell people to stop blaming Catwoman for their troubles. Lampshaded when Bane says that they don't have a long enough rap sheet for this place. [[spoiler: They also try to give food to a captured Martian Manhunter]].

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* TokenGoodTeamate: TokenGoodTeaMate: Thunder and Lightning, they try to be more civil, and tell people to stop blaming Catwoman for their troubles. Lampshaded when Bane says that they don't have a long enough rap sheet for this place. [[spoiler: They also try to give food to a captured Martian Manhunter]].
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Heat-wave panics and chews on his finger when he believes that he's killed [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] believe that they'll all get cut up by rusty razors. Bane tells him to calm down as he's still alive.


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* VillainousFriendship: Much of the conflict of the story comes from the villains getting fed up and taking their aggrsssion out on eachother. [[TheFlash The Rogues]] seem to be the only ones who are friends (Even if the threaten each other with death over who caused the aforementioned MoralEventHorizon). Working together to survive.
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* MoralEventHorizon: {{Invoked}} With Captain Cold saying that killing [[spoiler: TheFlash]] was the worst hing that he, and the rogues, ever did.
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* BaldOfEvil: LexLuthor


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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Kid Karnevil always talks about cutting the Joker's skin off and wearing it.
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A tie in comic to CountdownToFinalCrisis, and FinalCrisis itself. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survie the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Tempers flair and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages.

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!!This series contains examples of:

* AnIcePerson: Captain Cold, Mr. Freeze, and Killer Frost all appear.
* BerserkButton: Scandal Savage threatened to cut off Bolt's hand if he ever tried to grab her ass again.
* ButtMonkey: Mr. Terrible can't catch a break.
* CampGay: Monsieur Mallah
* TokenGoodTeamate: Thunder and Lightning, they try to be more civil, and tell people to stop blaming Catwoman for their troubles. Lampshaded when Bane says that they don't have a long enough rap sheet for this place. [[spoiler: They also try to give food to a captured Martian Manhunter]].

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