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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Lampshaded, and borderline-parodied:
-->'''Man:''' You speak English?\\
'''Nyah:''' Of course! You're English; what other language should I speak?\\
'''Man:''' What about other languages?\\
'''Nyah:''' [[{{Omniglot}} I speak them all]].

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%% '''Nyah:''' Of course! You're English; what other language should I speak?\\
%% '''Man:''' What about other languages?\\
%% '''Nyah:''' [[{{Omniglot}} I speak them all]].



* TheBaroness: The leather-clad Nyah.

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* HumanAliens: Nyah is human looking, and speaks perfect [[IAmVeryBritish RP English]] ([[{{Omniglot}} and every other Earth language]] [[InformedAttribute apparently)]].

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* HumanAliens: Nyah is human looking, and speaks perfect [[IAmVeryBritish RP English]] ([[{{Omniglot}} and every other Earth language]] [[InformedAttribute apparently)]].English.



* PunyEarthlings
-->'''Nyah:''' It amuses me to watch your puny efforts!
* TechnoBabble: How Nyah explains what powers the spaceship to TheProfessor.
* TinCanRobot: Chani is more of the giant mailbox variety.

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%% * TechnoBabble: How Nyah explains what powers the spaceship to TheProfessor.
%% * TinCanRobot: Chani is more of the giant mailbox variety.
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'''Nyah:''' [[Omniglot I speak them all]].

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'''Nyah:''' [[Omniglot [[{{Omniglot}} I speak them all]].
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'''Nyah:''' Of course!\\

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'''Nyah:''' Of course!\\course! You're English; what other language should I speak?\\



'''Nyah:''' No; why should I?

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'''Nyah:''' No; why should I?[[Omniglot I speak them all]].
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Was adapted - believe it or not - from a ''stage play''. Oh, and it was the first science fiction film Creator/GerryAnderson ever worked on (as sound editor).

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Was adapted - believe it or not - from a ''stage play''. Oh, and it stage play. This was the first science fiction film Creator/GerryAnderson ever worked on (as sound editor).
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* AliensInCardiff: In fairness, Nyah wasn't ''intending'' to end up in a small village in the Scottish moors. Her spacecraft collided with an aircraft while entering the atmosphere so landed her damaged craft there, and now has to make the best of a bad situation.

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* AliensInCardiff: In fairness, Nyah wasn't ''intending'' didn't ''intend'' to end up in a small village in the Scottish moors. Her spacecraft collided with an aircraft while entering the atmosphere so landed her damaged craft there, and now has to make the best of a bad situation.
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''Devil Girl from Mars'' is a 1954 British black-and-white ScienceFiction BMovie, directed by David [=MacDonald=] and starring Patricia Laffan, Hugh [=McDermott=], Hazel Court, Peter Reynolds, and Adrienne Corri.

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''Devil Girl from Mars'' is a 1954 British black-and-white ScienceFiction BMovie, directed by David [=MacDonald=] and starring Patricia Laffan, Hugh [=McDermott=], Hazel Court, Creator/HazelCourt, Peter Reynolds, and Adrienne Corri.
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''Devil Girl from Mars'' is a 1954 black-and-white science fiction BMovie.

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''Devil Girl from Mars'' is a 1954 British black-and-white science fiction BMovie.
ScienceFiction BMovie, directed by David [=MacDonald=] and starring Patricia Laffan, Hugh [=McDermott=], Hazel Court, Peter Reynolds, and Adrienne Corri.
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* TwoOfYourEarthMinutes: Nyah speaks perfect English, and claims to be capable of speaking all languages, but 'Earth' hours and minutes apparently merit the adjective.
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* AntiVillain: Nyah is really just trying to save her race.

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* AliensInCardiff: In fairness, Nyah wasn't ''intending'' to end up in a small village in the Scottish moors. She had a collision with an aircraft while entering the atmosphere, had to land her damaged craft there and now has to make the best of a bad situation.

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* AliensInCardiff: In fairness, Nyah wasn't ''intending'' to end up in a small village in the Scottish moors. She had a collision Her spacecraft collided with an aircraft while entering the atmosphere, had to land atmosphere so landed her damaged craft there there, and now has to make the best of a bad situation.


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* LadyLand: Women taking power on Mars caused all the men to become impotent. Right...
* OnlyYouCanRepopulateMyRace: The locals don't seem very eager for this, and the womenfolk aren't willing to give up their men either.

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* AliensInCardiff: In fairness, Nyah wasn't ''intending'' to end up in a small village in the Scottish moors. She had a collision with an aircraft while entering the atmosphere, had to land her damaged craft there and now has to make the best of a bad situation.



%%* TheBaroness: Guess.

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%%* * TheBaroness: Guess.The leather-clad Nyah.



* HeroicSacrifice: Albert (the escaped murderer) goes as Nyah's captive on her spaceship and causes its power source to explode, killing himself but saving the earth.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Albert (the escaped murderer) goes as Nyah's captive on her spaceship and causes its power source to explode, [[RedemptionEqualsDeath killing himself himself]] but saving the earth.Earth.
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* PunyEarthlings
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An innkeeping couple, a female bartender, a model, a scientist, a journalist, an escaped murderer and a little boy are at an inn in the moors of Scotland. Minding their own business, a UFO lands in the dead of night. From whence emerges Nyah, the '''''Devil Girl from Mars''''', a space-queen unrivaled in the annals of BMovie campiness. Her dominatrix boots and patent-leather cape, not to mention her highbrow imperious accent, easily outclass the features on display from the Venusian babes in ''Film/QueenOfOuterSpace'' or the Martianettes in ''Film/FlightToMars''. Oh, and check out that Devil Girl headgear, a cross between a medieval helmet and an Egyptian sphinx! In silhouette, Nyah foretells the image of Darth Vader by 23 years, striding about with cape swirling to do something unspeakably naughty. Upon her homeworld, a war between the genders has decimated the male population, so Nyah, accompanied by her TinCanRobot Chani, has come in search of earth men for breeding stock. [[MarsNeedsWomen Mars Needs Men!]]

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''Devil Girl from Mars'' is a 1954 black-and-white science fiction BMovie.

An innkeeping couple, a female bartender, a model, a scientist, a journalist, an escaped murderer and a little boy are at an inn in the moors of Scotland. Minding their own business, a UFO lands in the dead of night. From night, from whence emerges Nyah, the '''''Devil titular Devil Girl from Mars''''', Mars, a space-queen unrivaled in the annals of BMovie campiness. Her with dominatrix boots and patent-leather cape, not to mention her highbrow imperious accent, easily outclass the features on display from the Venusian babes in ''Film/QueenOfOuterSpace'' or the Martianettes in ''Film/FlightToMars''. Oh, accent and check out that Devil Girl headgear, a cross between a medieval helmet and an Egyptian sphinx! In silhouette, Nyah foretells the image of Darth Vader by 23 years, striding about with cape swirling to do something unspeakably naughty.headgear. Upon her homeworld, a war between the genders has decimated the male population, so Nyah, accompanied by her TinCanRobot Chani, has come in search of earth men for breeding stock. [[MarsNeedsWomen Mars Needs Men!]]
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* HumanAliens: Nyah is human looking, and speaks perfect RP English ([[{{Omniglot}} and every other Earth language]] [[InformedAttribute apparently)]].

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* HumanAliens: Nyah is human looking, and speaks perfect [[IAmVeryBritish RP English English]] ([[{{Omniglot}} and every other Earth language]] [[InformedAttribute apparently)]].
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* CoversAlwaysLie: That poster up there? Nyah's outfit isn't nearly that form-fitting, Chani doesn't look like that, there aren't multiple spaceships, and no one threw themselves at anyone's feet.

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* CoversAlwaysLie: That See that poster up there? Nyah's outfit isn't nearly that form-fitting, Chani doesn't look like that, there aren't multiple spaceships, and no one threw throws themselves at anyone's feet.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: That poster up there? Nyah's outfit isn't nearly that form-fitting, Chani doesn't look like that, there aren't multiple spaceships, and no one threw themselves at anyone's feet.
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%%* TinCanRobot: Chani.

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%%* * TinCanRobot: Chani.Chani is more of the giant mailbox variety.
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%%* HumanAliens
%%* ImmuneToBullets
%%* TechnoBabble

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* HumanAliens: Nyah is human looking, and speaks perfect RP English ([[{{Omniglot}} and every other Earth language]] [[InformedAttribute apparently)]].
* ImmuneToBullets: Michael empties a revolver in Nyah's direction, with no effect whatsoever.
* TechnoBabble: How Nyah explains what powers the spaceship to TheProfessor.
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* TheBaroness: Guess.

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* HumanAliens
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* TinCanRobot: Chani.

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Was adapted - believe it or not - from a ''stage play''. Oh, and it was the first science fiction film GerryAnderson ever worked on (as sound editor).

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Was adapted - believe it or not - from a ''stage play''. Oh, and it was the first science fiction film GerryAnderson Creator/GerryAnderson ever worked on (as sound editor).
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An innkeeping couple, a female bartender, a model, a scientist, a journalist, an escaped murderer and a little boy are at an inn in the moors of Scotland. Minding their own business, a UFO lands in the dead of night. From whence emerges Nyah, the '''''Devil Girl from Mars''''', a space-queen unrivaled in the annals of BMovie campiness. Her dominatrix boots and patent-leather cape, not to mention her highbrow imperious accent, easily outclass the features on display from the Venusian babes in ''[[QueenOfOuterSpace Queen of Outer Space]]'' or the Martianettes in ''FlightToMars''. Oh, and check out that Devil Girl headgear, a cross between a medieval helmet and an Egyptian sphinx! In silhouette, Nyah foretells the image of Darth Vader by 23 years, striding about with cape swirling to do something unspeakably naughty. Upon her homeworld, a war between the genders has decimated the male population, so Nyah, accompanied by her TinCanRobot Chani, has come in search of earth men for breeding stock. [[MarsNeedsWomen Mars Needs Men!]]

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An innkeeping couple, a female bartender, a model, a scientist, a journalist, an escaped murderer and a little boy are at an inn in the moors of Scotland. Minding their own business, a UFO lands in the dead of night. From whence emerges Nyah, the '''''Devil Girl from Mars''''', a space-queen unrivaled in the annals of BMovie campiness. Her dominatrix boots and patent-leather cape, not to mention her highbrow imperious accent, easily outclass the features on display from the Venusian babes in ''[[QueenOfOuterSpace Queen of Outer Space]]'' ''Film/QueenOfOuterSpace'' or the Martianettes in ''FlightToMars''.''Film/FlightToMars''. Oh, and check out that Devil Girl headgear, a cross between a medieval helmet and an Egyptian sphinx! In silhouette, Nyah foretells the image of Darth Vader by 23 years, striding about with cape swirling to do something unspeakably naughty. Upon her homeworld, a war between the genders has decimated the male population, so Nyah, accompanied by her TinCanRobot Chani, has come in search of earth men for breeding stock. [[MarsNeedsWomen Mars Needs Men!]]
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[[quoteright:338:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/devil-girl-from-mars-1955_5485.jpg]]

An innkeeping couple, a female bartender, a model, a scientist, a journalist, an escaped murderer and a little boy are at an inn in the moors of Scotland. Minding their own business, a UFO lands in the dead of night. From whence emerges Nyah, the '''''Devil Girl from Mars''''', a space-queen unrivaled in the annals of BMovie campiness. Her dominatrix boots and patent-leather cape, not to mention her highbrow imperious accent, easily outclass the features on display from the Venusian babes in ''[[QueenOfOuterSpace Queen of Outer Space]]'' or the Martianettes in ''FlightToMars''. Oh, and check out that Devil Girl headgear, a cross between a medieval helmet and an Egyptian sphinx! In silhouette, Nyah foretells the image of Darth Vader by 23 years, striding about with cape swirling to do something unspeakably naughty. Upon her homeworld, a war between the genders has decimated the male population, so Nyah, accompanied by her TinCanRobot Chani, has come in search of earth men for breeding stock. [[MarsNeedsWomen Mars Needs Men!]]

Was adapted - believe it or not - from a ''stage play''. Oh, and it was the first science fiction film GerryAnderson ever worked on (as sound editor).

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!!This film provides examples of:

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Lampshaded, and borderline-parodied:
-->'''Man:''' You speak English?\\
'''Nyah:''' Of course!\\
'''Man:''' What about other languages?\\
'''Nyah:''' No; why should I?
* TheBaroness: Guess.
* ClearMyName: Albert's backstory; he continues to proclaim he didn't do it, but by the time of his jailbreak and Nyah's arrival he has all but given up on proving his innocence and just wants to go away and be left alone.
* ClosedCircle: Nyah throws up a shield that prevents anyone from leaving or entering the vicinity of the inn.
* HeroicSacrifice: Albert (the escaped murderer) goes as Nyah's captive on her spaceship and causes its power source to explode, killing himself but saving the earth.
* HumanAliens
* ImmuneToBullets
* TechnoBabble
* TinCanRobot: Chani.
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