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* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:Orpheus is decapitated by the Furies at the end of the movie, finally reuniting with Eurydice in death]].
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* StepfordSmiler: In the second half of the movie, Orpheus enters a depression after losing Eurydice, and at first he seems fine as he performs in concerts and skateboards with friends. Later, he admits to Linus that everything feels fake, he doesn't know who he is, and he doesn't have a life without Eurydice.

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* StepfordSmiler: In the second half of the movie, Orpheus enters a depression after losing Eurydice, and but at first he seems fine as he performs in concerts and skateboards with friends. Later, he admits to Linus that everything feels fake, he doesn't know who he is, and he doesn't have a life without Eurydice.

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* HurtingHero: In the second half of the movie, Orpheus enters a depression after losing Eurydice, admitting to Linus that everything feels fake, he doesn't know who he is, and he doesn't have a life without Eurydice.


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* StepfordSmiler: In the second half of the movie, Orpheus enters a depression after losing Eurydice, and at first he seems fine as he performs in concerts and skateboards with friends. Later, he admits to Linus that everything feels fake, he doesn't know who he is, and he doesn't have a life without Eurydice.
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* ExcessiveMourning: A year after losing Eurydice, Orpheus either drowns his sorrows or lays around in bed all day, with Linus having to cover for canceled gigs and Scratch, Axel, and Razoreus having to remind him to eat.

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* ExcessiveMourning: A year after losing Eurydice, Orpheus either drowns his sorrows or lays around in bed all day, with Linus having to cover for canceled gigs and Scratch, Axel, and Razoreus having to remind him to eat. Linus and the oracle both tell Orpheus to move on with his life, to no avail.
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* GameShowHost: Hades takes this role when Orpheus arrives at his TV station to rescue Eurydice, framing his quest as a game show where he can win big or lose it all. The first time around it's like the myth, while the second is a DeadlyGame where Orpheus's life is at risk.
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* FlashabckCut: Towards the end of the film, both Orpheus and Eurydice experience quick flashbacks to happier times as he makes his way to the Underworld in search of her.

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* FlashabckCut: FlashbackCut: Towards the end of the film, both Orpheus and Eurydice experience quick flashbacks to happier times as he makes his way to the Underworld in search of her.
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* FlashabckCut: Towards the end of the film, both Orpheus and Eurydice experience quick flashbacks to happier times as he makes his way to the Underworld in search of her.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Linus spins a story of Orpheus's wedding gift being one of three prototypes created by Music/JimiHendrix and a guy named Paisley Pattern, who worked to create the ultimate power-chord machine to elevate human consciousness until they either died or went missing. Whether any of this is true is never addressed, though Orpheus seems skeptical.
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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: The Gibsonian Lyre-Axe Guitar is itself a prototype; only three were made and the designers all died or vanished. When it starts acting up in the second half of the movie, no one knows how to fix it due to it being so rare.

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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: The Gibsonian Lyre-Axe Guitar is itself a prototype; only three were made and the designers (one of whom is Music/JimiHendrix) all died or vanished. When it starts acting up in the second half of the movie, no one knows how to fix it due to it being so rare.
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* ShabbyHeroesWellDressedVillains: Orpheus and the Grey Zoners wear lived-in, shabby clothes, while Hades and Persephone wear gaudy outfits with plenty of jewelry and shiny surfaces.

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* PetTheDog: Persephone runs the EBN with her husband and is complicit in his soul-sucking broadcasts, but has a soft spot for Orpheus and true love, helping him get onstage and convincing Hades to let Orpheus and Eurydice go. [[spoiler:Becomes a case of BaitTheDog when her continued interest in Orpheus leads to his death]].

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* PetTheDog: PetTheDog:
** When Persephone asks Hades to have charity, she cites that he lets her go on summer vacations as an example.
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Persephone runs the EBN with her husband and is complicit in his soul-sucking broadcasts, but has a soft spot for Orpheus and true love, helping him get onstage and convincing Hades to let Orpheus and Eurydice go. [[spoiler:Becomes a case of BaitTheDog when her continued interest in Orpheus leads to his death]].
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* FingerMuzzle: When Persephone confirms she wants to give Orpheus and Eurydice a chance to leave, Hades holds up a finger to silence her. She ends up kissing it, which helps him agree with her.
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* ArtistAndTheBand: In the second half of the film, Orpheus's band goes from "The Shredders" to "Orpheus and the Shredders."
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* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Hades is frequently seen taking leisurely drags on cigarettes, with Persephone lighting one to [[spoiler:celebrate their victory]] in the finale, while Orpheus's manager Linus only lights up under stress and isn't actually shown smoking.

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* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Hades is frequently seen taking leisurely drags on cigarettes, with Persephone lighting one to [[spoiler:celebrate their victory]] in the finale, while finale. In contrast, Orpheus's manager Linus only lights up under stress and isn't actually shown smoking.
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* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Hades is frequently seen taking leisurely drags on cigarettes, with Persephone lighting one to [[spoiler:celebrate their victory]] in the finale, while Orpheus's manager Linus only lights up under stress and isn't actually shown smoking.
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* ShootTheTelevision: When [[spoiler:the Furies cut Orpheus's head off on live TV]], Razoreus smashes the screen in with a skateboard in response.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Hades and Persephone are given the last name Hecata, while Orpheus is given the last name Hellenbach.
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* TheDeadCanDance: Orpheus's hard-rock music energizes the previously sedate Underworld inhabitants to headbang and dance along.
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With a gang of rebellious skateboarders by his side and armed with a Gibsonian Lyre-Axe Guitar, it's up to Orpheus Hellenbach to storm Hades' network, free Eurydice, and save the world in the process.

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With a gang of rebellious skateboarders by his side and armed with a Gibsonian Lyre-Axe Guitar, it's up to the rock-and-roll star Orpheus Hellenbach to storm Hades' network, free Eurydice, and save the world in the process.
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* MalevolentMaskedMan: The Furies all wear different face-concealing helmets to emphasize their pitiless role as [[spoiler:Orpheus's executioners]].
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* LaResistance: By the end of the movie, Axel, Scratch, and Razoreus are inspired to strike against Hades' network, both physically by blowing up an EBN satellite dish, and mentally by remembering Orpheus and his quest to save Eurydice.

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* LaResistance: By the end of the movie, Axel, Scratch, and Razoreus are inspired to strike against Hades' network, both physically by blowing up an EBN satellite dish, and mentally by leading other skaters in remembering Orpheus and his quest to save Eurydice.
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* LaResistance: By the end of the movie, Axel, Scratch, and Razoreus are inspired to strike against Hades' network, both physically by blowing up an EBN satellite dish, and mentally by remembering Orpheus and his quest to save Eurydice.
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* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The movie is implicitly set in Seattle with a reference to the Showbox venue, while the place the characters live is called the Grey Zone with no explicit location ''in'' Seattle defined. (An early draft of the movie had Orpheus be from South Seattle, but nowhere specific._

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* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The movie is implicitly set in Seattle with a reference to the Showbox venue, while the place the characters live is called the Grey Zone with no explicit location ''in'' Seattle defined. (An early draft of the movie had Orpheus be from South Seattle, but nowhere specific._specific in the area.)
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* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The movie is implicitly set in Seattle with a reference to the Showbox venue, while the place the characters live is called the Grey Zone with no explicit location ''in'' Seattle defined.

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* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The movie is implicitly set in Seattle with a reference to the Showbox venue, while the place the characters live is called the Grey Zone with no explicit location ''in'' Seattle defined. (An early draft of the movie had Orpheus be from South Seattle, but nowhere specific._
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* ChainsawGood: [[spoiler:The Furies bind Orpheus and decapitate him with a chainsaw to end the rigged game show]].

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* ChainsawGood: [[spoiler:The Furies bind Orpheus and decapitate him with a chainsaw hedge trimmer to end the rigged game show]].
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* CelestialBureaucracy: Orpheus enters Hades' Underworld to find a gloomy office setting adjacent to his broadcasting network. Apollo and Calliope work in the memory-processing department and are tasked with erasing incoming souls' memories via a paper shredder.
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** Hades and Persephone's last name is Hecate, referencing the chthonic goddess of night, crossroads, and magic.

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** Hades and Persephone's last name is Hecata, an alternate form of Hecate, referencing the chthonic goddess of the night, crossroads, ghosts, and magic.
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** Hades and Persephone's last name is Hecate, referencing the chthonic goddess of night, crossroads, and magic.
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* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The movie is implicitly set in Seattle with a reference to the Showbox venue, while the place the characters live is called the Grey Zone with no explicit location ''in'' Seattle defined.
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* AfterActionPatchup: A very mild version occurs after a concert, where Orpheus massages Eurydice's feet, which are worn-out from dancing.

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* AfterActionPatchup: A very mild version occurs after a concert, one of Orpheus's concerts where Orpheus massages Eurydice's feet, which are worn-out from dancing.

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