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%%* HeroesWantRedHeads: War Hawk and Verity.

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* ActionGirl: Verity.

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* AdventureDuo: Zeke and Verity.

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* BattleCouple: Verity and War Hawk become one.
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* CoolOldGuy: Chief Medicine Crow.
* CoolShades: War Hawk takes a pair off of a dead alien.

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* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion
* FieryRedhead: Verity

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* %%* FieryRedhead: Verity



* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Kai. [[spoiler: Except her true form is actually more of a mix between this and TheGreys.]]
* HeroesWantRedHeads: War Hawk and Verity.

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* %%* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Kai. [[spoiler: Except [[spoiler:Except her true form is actually more of a mix between this and TheGreys.]]
* %%* HeroesWantRedHeads: War Hawk and Verity.



* NonNudeBathing: When Verity bathes in the river, she wears a nightgown

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* NonNudeBathing: When Verity bathes in the river, she wears a nightgownnightgown.

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* LightningLash: Verity is quite pleased to steal an alien energy-whip.



* WhipItGood: Verity is quite pleased to steal an alien energy-whip.
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* MayorPain: Alan Cross is a corrupt mayor of a ghost town who tried to regain his fortune back by illegally selling lands belong to the Apaches to Patrick Breen and his settlers. He then decide to side with the aliens for his own survival. Despite his treachery, Cross is thrown in prison with other human prisoners, who are not happy.

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* MayorPain: Alan Cross is a corrupt mayor of a ghost town who tried to regain his fortune back by illegally selling lands belong to the Apaches to Patrick Breen and his settlers. He then decide to side with the aliens for his own survival. Despite his treachery, However, Cross is thrown in prison with other human prisoners, who are not happy.happy for his treachery.

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* AlienInvasion

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* AlienInvasionAlienInvasion: The aliens came to Earth by accident as their ship was damaged and forced to crash land. After learning Earth is uncharted and unclaimed, Commander Rado Dar declared the planet is his for the taking.



* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: The aforementioned pair of CoolShades pinpoint weakpoints in enemies, let you see in the dark, highlight footprints, and other neat stuff

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* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: The aforementioned pair of CoolShades pinpoint weakpoints in enemies, let you see in the dark, highlight footprints, and other neat stuffstuff.



* MayorPain: Alan Cross is a corrupt mayor of a ghost town who tried to regain his fortune back by illegally selling lands belong to the Apaches to Patrick Breen and his settlers. He then decide to side with the aliens for his own survival. Despite his treachery, Cross is thrown in prison with other human prisoners, who are not happy.



* RaceAgainstTheClock: The heroes has to stop Commander Dar from activating an emergency beacon that would bring his invasion fleet to reinforce his conquest in which 19th century Earth has no chance of winning against.



* SequelHook: The humans have defeated Commander Dar and stopping him from contacting his House fleet from invading Earth. Kai, who is part of a coalition opposed to the Caste warlords, has deemed humanity worthy to join the resistance and has called her allies to come to Earth.



* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens have this viewpoint (explicitly stated to be a metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with]] a DeathGlare from a Native companion.

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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens aliens, especially Rado Dar, have this viewpoint (explicitly stated to be a metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where Alan Cross, a white guy guy, screams "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with]] a DeathGlare from the Apaches.
-->'''Rado Dar:''' You could have been part of
a Native companion.glorious civilization. You chose barbarism and savagery.
* TakenForGranite: Zeke defeat Rado Dar by firing his Bulkhead Repair Tool that coat Dar in a caulk-like substance which suffocate him to death. His petrified body inadvertently became a counterweight for Kai's makeshift catapult which launched a crate of explosives that destroys the beacon.
* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: A group of Apaches greet the aliens led by Dar, who then quickly had them shot.
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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens have this viewpoint ([[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped explicitly stated to be a metaphor]] for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with]] a DeathGlare from a Native companion.

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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens have this viewpoint ([[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped explicitly (explicitly stated to be a metaphor]] metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with]] a DeathGlare from a Native companion.

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''Cowboys & Aliens'' is a 100-page Platinum Studios 2006 graphic novel created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, with penciler Luciano Lima. The plot follows your typical alien invasion in the wild west, an extraterrestrial species landing in Arizona intending to enslave humanity, but cowboys and native Apache have other plans.

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''Cowboys & Aliens'' is a 100-page Platinum Studios 2006 graphic novel created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, with penciler Luciano Lima. Lima.

The plot follows your typical alien invasion in the wild west, an extraterrestrial species landing in Arizona intending to enslave humanity, but cowboys and native Apache have other plans.
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'''Cowboys & Aliens''' is a 100-page Platinum Studios 2006 graphic novel created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, with penciler Luciano Lima. The plot follows your typical alien invasion in the wild west, an extraterrestrial species landing in Arizona intending to enslave humanity, but cowboys and native Apache have other plans.

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'''Cowboys ''Cowboys & Aliens''' Aliens'' is a 100-page Platinum Studios 2006 graphic novel created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, with penciler Luciano Lima. The plot follows your typical alien invasion in the wild west, an extraterrestrial species landing in Arizona intending to enslave humanity, but cowboys and native Apache have other plans.
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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Kai.

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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Kai. [[spoiler: Except her true form is actually more of a mix between this and TheGreys.]]
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* ShoutOut: Verity has a name meaning "truth", a rope-like weapon and is even called "wonderous" at one point, which all combined bring ComicBook/WonderWoman to mind.

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* AdventureDuo: Zeke and Verity.


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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint ([[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped explicitly stated to be a metaphor]] for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with]] a DeathGlare from a Native companion.

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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint ([[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped explicitly stated to be a metaphor]] for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with]] a DeathGlare from a Native companion.
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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint ([[SomeAnvilsNeedDropping explicitly stated to be a metaphor]] for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with]] a DeathGlare from a Native companion.

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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint ([[SomeAnvilsNeedDropping ([[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped explicitly stated to be a metaphor]] for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with]] a DeathGlare from a Native companion.
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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint (explicitly stated to be a metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with]] a DeathGlare from a Native companion.

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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint (explicitly ([[SomeAnvilsNeedDropping explicitly stated to be a metaphor metaphor]] for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with]] a DeathGlare from a Native companion.
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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint (explicitly stated to be a metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns!", only to be met with a DeathGlare from an Indian.

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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint (explicitly stated to be a metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "they "[[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns!", guns]]!", [[LampshadeHanging only to be met with with]] a DeathGlare from an Indian.a Native companion.
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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint (explicitly stated to be a metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans).

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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint (explicitly stated to be a metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans). There's actually a scene where a white guy screams "they don't have the right to do this to us just because they have better guns!", only to be met with a DeathGlare from an Indian.
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* AdventureDuo: One interpretation of Zeke and Verity's relationship.

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* AdventureDuo: One interpretation of Zeke and Verity's relationship.Verity.



* BadBoss: Commander Dar is not averse to killing his subordinates when they question his decisions, and declares that he's "not going to waste resources on incompetents", when a bunch of mooks go missing.
* BattleCouple: The other interpretation of Zeke and Verity's relationship.

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* BadassPreacher: Father Breen has his moments.
* BadBoss: Commander Rado Dar is not averse to killing his subordinates when they question his decisions, and declares that he's "not going to waste resources on incompetents", when a bunch of mooks go missing.
* BattleCouple: The other interpretation of Zeke Verity and Verity's relationship.War Hawk become one.



* DualWielding: Near the climax, the six-armed Gan-Alar wields a rifle in each hand.



* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: The aforementioned pair of CoolShades show you fottprints and such.

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* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: The aforementioned pair of CoolShades show pinpoint weakpoints in enemies, let you fottprints see in the dark, highlight footprints, and such.other neat stuff



* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The primary alien mooks have four arms; one of the higher ranking ones has six.

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* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The primary alien mooks have four arms; one of the higher ranking ones Gan-Alar has six.


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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: After Alan Cross tells Rado Dar about the plan to blow up the beacon, Dar has him thrown in the brig with the other human prisoners. They are NOT happy with Cross...


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* WorthyOpponent: Rado Dar declares that the humans are this, even going so far as to accept Zeke's challenge of a shoot-out.

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* AdventureDuo: One interpretation of Zeke and Verity's relationship.



* AccidentalPervert: War Hawk comes across Verity bathing in the river while tracking a rabbit.



* BattleCouple: The other interpretation of Zeke and Verity's relationship.



* GogglesDoSomethingUnsual: The aforementioned pair of CoolShades show you fottprints and such.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Kai.


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* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: The aforementioned pair of CoolShades show you fottprints and such.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Kai.
* HeroesWantRedHeads: War Hawk and Verity.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The primary alien mooks have four arms; one of the higher ranking ones has six.
* NonNudeBathing: When Verity bathes in the river, she wears a nightgown
* OutdoorBathPeeping: After spotting Verity wading in a river, War Hawk notes that should leave, but can't bring himself to look away as she's "so wondrous".
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* BadBoss: Commander Dar is not averse to killing his subordinates when they question his decisions, and declares that he's "not going to waste resources on incompetents", when a bunch of mooks go missing.


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* CoolOldGuy: Chief Medicine Crow.
* CoolShades: War Hawk takes a pair off of a dead alien.


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* GogglesDoSomethingUnsual: The aforementioned pair of CoolShades show you fottprints and such.


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* FieryRedhead: Verity
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* WhipItGood: Verity is quite pleased to steal an alien energy-whip.
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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Kai.
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* ActionGirl: Verity.
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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint (almost explicitly stated to be a metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans).

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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint (almost explicitly (explicitly stated to be a metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans).
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* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion

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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: The aliens this have this viewpoint (almost explicitly stated to be a metaphor for Manifest Destiny and the treatment of Native Americans).
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