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I'm not sure this qualifies; Ma-Ti is far from the only (or even the first) of the team to have nearly gotten killed on the job.
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*** She almost lost him in "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E17And18SummitToSaveEarth Summit to Save Earth, Part 2]]" when Zarm tried to murder him, thus unwittingly making the boy all the more precious to her.
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** Why is [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Wheeler]] so fond of Gaia? Well, consider that before becoming a Planeteer, he pretty much lived on the streets. Whether they realize it or not, she gave him a second chance to have a loving home. Also, she probably reminds him of his own mother, who was his only affectionate parent growing up.
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** Why is [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Wheeler]] so fond of Gaia? Well, consider that before becoming a Planeteer, he pretty much lived on the streets. Whether they realize it or not, she gave him a second chance to have a loving home. Also, she probably reminds him of his own mother, who was his only affectionate parent growing up.up and, like Ma-Ti, she doesn't usually correct him in a biting or angry way.
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** Ma-Ti is gentler with Wheeler than the others sometimes are; even when he corrects his older friend, he goes for a friendly, non-aggressive approach[[note]]see "Skumm Lord" and "Ozone Hole"[[/note]] rather than becoming angry or sarcastic. People who feel they're under attack (even verbal attack) tend to close up. Ma-Ti is probably the team member who is least likely to push Wheeler into defensive mode and least likely to trigger any scars he might have from his highly critical father. Combined with the fact that Ma-Ti (for whatever reason) shows more admiration than the others, and it's no surprise that Wheeler quickly developed a soft spot for him.
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** Ma-Ti is gentler with Wheeler than the others sometimes are; even when he corrects his older friend, he goes for a friendly, non-aggressive approach[[note]]see "Skumm Lord" and "Ozone Hole"[[/note]] rather than becoming angry or sarcastic. People who feel they're under attack (even verbal attack) tend to close up. Ma-Ti is probably the team member who is least likely to push Wheeler into defensive mode and least likely to trigger any scars he might have from his highly critical father. Combined Combine this with the fact that Ma-Ti (for whatever reason) shows more admiration than the others, is likelier to praise him when he does something right, and it's no surprise that Wheeler quickly developed a soft spot for him.
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*** Alternatively (but not much better), it's possible that Wheeler doesn't exactly want to die. However, he still feels worthless compared to the others. Therefore, when he and someone else are in trouble, [[DrawAggro he readily uses himself as a human target]], thinking that it won't really matter if it's ''him'' who dies.
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*** Alternatively (but not much better), it's possible that Wheeler doesn't exactly want to die.die[[note]]if nothing else, "Two Futures" indicates he has a self-preservation instinct[[/note]]. However, he still feels worthless compared to the others. Therefore, when he and someone else are in trouble, [[DrawAggro he readily uses himself as a human target]], thinking that it won't really matter if it's ''him'' who dies.
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** Similarly, Wheeler has the least understanding of the power of Heart. According to Ma-Ti himself, Heart is about loving and taking care of other beings. Wheeler's family was the worst in the entire team; he has a deep-seated understanding of people ''not'' loving and taking care of others.
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** Similarly, Wheeler has the least understanding of the power of Heart. According to Ma-Ti himself, Heart is about loving and taking care of other beings. Wheeler's family was the worst in the entire team; he has a deep-seated understanding of people ''not'' loving and taking care of others.others to overcome.
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* "Rain of Terror": Verminous Skumm, a rat mutant, calls Linka "[his] pretty little Planeteer" and says she looks amazing. Granted, sometimes villains use this kind of thing as [[YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive a dismissive statement]], but it also seems to imply he has an actual VillainousCrush on her... from the moment he first saw her.
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* "Rain "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E2RainOfTerror Rain of Terror": Terror]]": Verminous Skumm, a rat mutant, calls Linka "[his] pretty little Planeteer" and says she looks amazing."out of sights", which means "amazing". Granted, sometimes villains use this kind of thing as [[YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive a dismissive statement]], but it also seems to imply he has an actual VillainousCrush on her... from the moment he first saw her.
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** Whether or not UsefulNotes/{{Voodoo}} was real in this episode, it's possible that the vision of the cemetery seen by Lucien's ''maman''[[note]]French for "mum/mom"[[/note]] was actually given to her by Gaia, considering that [[LikeASonToMe two of her Planeteers]] were in there, too. The same may also apply to Maman's advice to Wheeler to "look beneath the surface".
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** Whether or not UsefulNotes/{{Voodoo}} UsefulNotes/{{Voudoun}} was real in this episode, it's possible that the vision of the cemetery seen by Lucien's ''maman''[[note]]French for "mum/mom"[[/note]] was actually given to her by Gaia, considering that [[LikeASonToMe two of her Planeteers]] were in there, too. The same may also apply to Maman's advice to Wheeler to "look beneath the surface".
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** In line with Zarm being the show's SatanicArchetype, some elements of his corruption of the Planeteers bear a resemblance to the "original sin" passage in the Literature/BookOfGenesis:
*** There are humans who've received from a BigGood all they need, and are happy with it until a very cunning BigBad arrives and plants a seed of doubt in their hearts.
*** The Big Bad starts his scheme with a false statement about the Big Good and the humans' capacities, to which one of the humans objects, thus unknowingly taking the bait and hook.
*** The Big Bad then offers the humans something (seemingly) much better than what the Big Good gave them.
*** The humans accept the offer and are satisfied for a short while, before realizing that they've been tricked.
*** There are humans who've received from a BigGood all they need, and are happy with it until a very cunning BigBad arrives and plants a seed of doubt in their hearts.
*** The Big Bad starts his scheme with a false statement about the Big Good and the humans' capacities, to which one of the humans objects, thus unknowingly taking the bait and hook.
*** The Big Bad then offers the humans something (seemingly) much better than what the Big Good gave them.
*** The humans accept the offer and are satisfied for a short while, before realizing that they've been tricked.
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** Whether it was intentional on the writers' part or not, Gaia and Ma-Ti represent the group which suffers the most in every war -- innocent civilians; in particular, women and children.
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* "The Great Tree Heist": [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Wheeler]] being the one who briefly goes into denial over Captain Planet's apparent death makes a cruel sort of sense when one remembers his family background. Most of the other Planeteers had a loving father figure whereas Wheeler's father spent his childhood demeaning him. Naturally, he wouldn't want to believe that the only proper father he'd ever had was gone.
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*** Fourthly, it may be a case of AngerBornOfWorry. Given that Gaia can see and show every possible future, she might have noticed something alarming in the alternate Wheeler's fate (in fact, given that everyone else's lives went downhill, she almost certainly did), and wanted to prevent it.
** Wheeler first spent about an hour trapped in the ice cave with Dr. Blight, and about as much in the Time Pool. Yet, Gi later says that she and the others were tunnelling for ''a couple'' of hours, implying she lost track of time at some point. It does seem like a plothole, but Wheeler's trip into the future doesn't last an hour from the viewer's perspective, either. It's hardly possible to tell just how much time he spent on January 5, first stopping his original past self from becoming a Planeteer, and then talking sense into his rebelling past self after the horrible trip to the 21st century. And even if ''that'' didn't take long, [[YearInsideHourOutside there's nothing to indicate that the Time Pool's inside is synchronized with the outside world]]. What seemed like a bit over an hour for him could have easily been several hours to everyone else.
** Wheeler first spent about an hour trapped in the ice cave with Dr. Blight, and about as much in the Time Pool. Yet, Gi later says that she and the others were tunnelling for ''a couple'' of hours, implying she lost track of time at some point. It does seem like a plothole, but Wheeler's trip into the future doesn't last an hour from the viewer's perspective, either. It's hardly possible to tell just how much time he spent on January 5, first stopping his original past self from becoming a Planeteer, and then talking sense into his rebelling past self after the horrible trip to the 21st century. And even if ''that'' didn't take long, [[YearInsideHourOutside there's nothing to indicate that the Time Pool's inside is synchronized with the outside world]]. What seemed like a bit over an hour for him could have easily been several hours to everyone else.
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** Wheeler first spent about an hour trapped in the ice cave with Dr. Blight, and then about as much in the Time Pool. Yet, Gi later says that she and the others were tunnelling for ''a couple'' of hours, implying she lost track of time at some point. It does seem like a plothole, but Wheeler's trip into the future doesn't last an hour from the viewer's perspective, either. It's hardly possible to tell just how much time he spent on January 5, first stopping his original past self from becoming a Planeteer, and then talking sense into his rebelling past self after the horrible trip to the 21st century. And even if ''that'' didn't take long,[[YearInsideHourOutside there's nothing to indicate that the Time Pool's inside is synchronized with the outside world]]. world. [[YearOutsideHourInside What seemed like a bit over an hour for to him could have easily been several hours to for everyone else.else]].
** Wheeler first spent about an hour trapped in the ice cave with Dr. Blight, and then about as much in the Time Pool. Yet, Gi later says that she and the others were tunnelling for ''a couple'' of hours, implying she lost track of time at some point. It does seem like a plothole, but Wheeler's trip into the future doesn't last an hour from the viewer's perspective, either. It's hardly possible to tell just how much time he spent on January 5, first stopping his original past self from becoming a Planeteer, and then talking sense into his rebelling past self after the horrible trip to the 21st century. And even if ''that'' didn't take long,
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** It may seem strange that Zarm was willing to let the Planeteers have a chance at fighting him. However, given his usual [[{{Pride}} hubris]] and cruelty, it makes perfect sense. He never said the battle (or rather battles) would be even remotely fair. He also didn't only want Gaia dead; he wanted to rub his victory in her face by making her watch her adoptive children get defeated one by one, with the implication that he'd later kill them nonetheless, just like he almost did to Ma-Ti (presumably intending to make an example out of him).
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** It may seem strange that Zarm was willing to let the Planeteers have a chance at fighting him. However, given his usual [[{{Pride}} hubris]] and cruelty, it makes perfect sense. He never said the battle (or rather battles) would be even remotely fair. He also didn't only want Gaia dead; he wanted to rub his victory in her face by [[ForcedToWatch making her watch her adoptive children get defeated one by one, one]], with the implication that he'd later kill them nonetheless, just like he almost did to Ma-Ti (presumably intending to make an example out of him).
** Wheeler is the first one to jump into the time portal, and without any hesitation, too. Of course -- not only is he excited about seeing the Old West, but he also has already traveled in time in "Two Futures". He's not afraid, because unlike the others, he has some experience.
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* During "Rain of Terror", Verminous Skumm, a rat mutant, calls Linka "[his] pretty little Planeteer" and says she looks amazing. Granted, sometimes villains use this kind of thing as [[YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive a dismissive statement]], but it also seems to imply he has an actual VillainousCrush on her... from the moment he first saw her.
* During "Rain of Terror", Verminous Skumm, a rat mutant, calls Linka "[his] pretty little Planeteer" and says she looks amazing. Granted, sometimes villains use this kind of thing as [[YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive a dismissive statement]], but it also seems to imply he has an actual VillainousCrush on her... from the moment he first saw her.
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*** Fourthly, it may be a case of AngerBornOfWorry. Given that Gaia can see and show every possible future, she might have noticed something alarming in the alternate Wheeler's fate, and wanted to prevent it.
** Wheeler first spent about an hour trapped in the ice cave with Dr. Blight, and about as much in the Time Pool. Yet, Gi later says that she and the others were tunnelling for ''a couple'' of hours, implying she lost track of time at some point. It does seem like a plothole, but Wheeler's trip into the future doesn't last an hour from the viewer's perspective, either. It's hardly possible to tell just how much time he spent on January 5, first stopping his original past self from becoming a Planeteer, and then talking sense into his rebelling past self after the horrible trip to the 21st century. And even if ''that'' didn't take long, there's nothing to indicate that the Time Pool's inside is synchronized with the outside world. What seemed like a bit over an hour for him could have easily been several hours to everyone else.
** Wheeler first spent about an hour trapped in the ice cave with Dr. Blight, and about as much in the Time Pool. Yet, Gi later says that she and the others were tunnelling for ''a couple'' of hours, implying she lost track of time at some point. It does seem like a plothole, but Wheeler's trip into the future doesn't last an hour from the viewer's perspective, either. It's hardly possible to tell just how much time he spent on January 5, first stopping his original past self from becoming a Planeteer, and then talking sense into his rebelling past self after the horrible trip to the 21st century. And even if ''that'' didn't take long, there's nothing to indicate that the Time Pool's inside is synchronized with the outside world. What seemed like a bit over an hour for him could have easily been several hours to everyone else.
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*** Fourthly, it may be a case of AngerBornOfWorry. Given that Gaia can see and show every possible future, she might have noticed something alarming in the alternate Wheeler's fate, fate (in fact, given that everyone else's lives went downhill, she almost certainly did), and wanted to prevent it.
** Wheeler first spent about an hour trapped in the ice cave with Dr. Blight, and about as much in the Time Pool. Yet, Gi later says that she and the others were tunnelling for ''a couple'' of hours, implying she lost track of time at some point. It does seem like a plothole, but Wheeler's trip into the future doesn't last an hour from the viewer's perspective, either. It's hardly possible to tell just how much time he spent on January 5, first stopping his original past self from becoming a Planeteer, and then talking sense into his rebelling past self after the horrible trip to the 21st century. And even if ''that'' didn't take long, [[YearInsideHourOutside there's nothing to indicate that the Time Pool's inside is synchronized with the outsideworld.world]]. What seemed like a bit over an hour for him could have easily been several hours to everyone else.
** Wheeler first spent about an hour trapped in the ice cave with Dr. Blight, and about as much in the Time Pool. Yet, Gi later says that she and the others were tunnelling for ''a couple'' of hours, implying she lost track of time at some point. It does seem like a plothole, but Wheeler's trip into the future doesn't last an hour from the viewer's perspective, either. It's hardly possible to tell just how much time he spent on January 5, first stopping his original past self from becoming a Planeteer, and then talking sense into his rebelling past self after the horrible trip to the 21st century. And even if ''that'' didn't take long, [[YearInsideHourOutside there's nothing to indicate that the Time Pool's inside is synchronized with the outside
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*** Fourthly, it may be a case of AngerBornOfWorry. Given that Gaia can see and show every possible future, she might have noticed something alarming in the alternate Wheeler's fate, and wanted to prevent it.
** Wheeler first spent about an hour trapped in the ice cave with Dr. Blight, and about as much in the Time Pool. Yet, Gi later says that she and the others were tunnelling for ''a couple'' of hours, implying she lost track of time at some point. It does seem like a plothole, but Wheeler's trip into the future doesn't last an hour from the viewer's perspective, either. It's hardly possible to tell just how much time he spent on January 5, first stopping his original past self from becoming a Planeteer, and then talking sense into his rebelling past self after the horrible trip to the 21st century. And even if ''that'' didn't take long, there's nothing to indicate that the Time Pool's inside is synchronized with the outside world. What seemed like a bit over an hour for him could have easily been several hours to everyone else.
** Wheeler first spent about an hour trapped in the ice cave with Dr. Blight, and about as much in the Time Pool. Yet, Gi later says that she and the others were tunnelling for ''a couple'' of hours, implying she lost track of time at some point. It does seem like a plothole, but Wheeler's trip into the future doesn't last an hour from the viewer's perspective, either. It's hardly possible to tell just how much time he spent on January 5, first stopping his original past self from becoming a Planeteer, and then talking sense into his rebelling past self after the horrible trip to the 21st century. And even if ''that'' didn't take long, there's nothing to indicate that the Time Pool's inside is synchronized with the outside world. What seemed like a bit over an hour for him could have easily been several hours to everyone else.
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This seemed more like an Awesome moment than a Fridge thing; it didn't seem to require thought and realization.
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* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E17DontDrinkTheWater Don't Drink The Water]]": To take into account just how physically strong Wheeler is: he was being held down on his knees by Rigger and Bleak — the latter being much more brawny — but when Plunder gloated that he "eliminated" Captain Planet and three of the Planeteers, Wheeler effortlessly gets up to try to lunge at him.
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* ”[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E17Dont Drink The Water Dont Drink The Water]]”: To take into account just how physically strong Wheeler is; He was being held down on his knees by Rigger and Bleak—-the latter being much more brawny—- but when Plunder gloated that he “eliminated” Captain Planet and three of the Planeteers, Wheeler immediately gets up to try to lunge at him.
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* ”[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E17Dont Drink The Water Dont Drink The Water]]”: To take into account just how physically strong Wheeler is; He was being held down on his knees by Rigger and Bleak—-the latter being much more brawny—- but when Plunder gloated that he “eliminated” Captain Planet and three of the Planeteers, Wheeler immediately effortlessly gets up to try to lunge at him.
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* ”[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E17Dont Drink The Water Dont Drink The Water]]”: To take into account just how physically strong Wheeler is; He was being held down on his knees by Rigger and Bleak—-the latter being much more brawny—- but when Plunder gloated that he “eliminated” Captain Planet and three of the Planeteers, Wheeler immediately gets up to try to lunge at him.
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[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E17Don’t Drink The Water]]”, To take into account just how physically strong Wheeler is; He was being held down on his knees by Rigger and Bleak—-the latter being much more brawny—- but when Plunder gloated that he “eliminated” Captain Planet and three of the Planeteers, Wheeler immediately gets up to try to lunge at him.
[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E17Don’t Drink The Water]]”, To take into account just how physically strong Wheeler is; He was being held down on his knees by Rigger and Bleak—-the latter being much more brawny—- but when Plunder gloated that he “eliminated” Captain Planet and three of the Planeteers, Wheeler immediately gets up to try to lunge at him.
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[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E17Don’t”[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E17Dont Drink The Water]]”, Water]]”: To take into account just how physically strong Wheeler is; He was being held down on his knees by Rigger and Bleak—-the latter being much more brawny—- but when Plunder gloated that he “eliminated” Captain Planet and three of the Planeteers, Wheeler immediately gets up to try to lunge at him.
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[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E17Don’t Drink The Water Don’t Drink The Water]]”, To take into account just how physically strong Wheeler is; He was being held down on his knees by Rigger and Bleak—-the latter being much more brawny—- but when Plunder gloated that he “eliminated” Captain Planet and three of the Planeteers, Wheeler immediately gets up to try to lunge at him.
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** The Planeteers only become suspicious when they notice a radical change in the Summit President's discourse. However, at the beginning of the scene, the President's eyed briefly glow red – just like Zarm's did back in "The Conqueror". This is the first clue for the viewers as to who the "President" actually is.
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** The Planeteers only become suspicious when they notice a radical change in the Summit President's discourse. However, at the beginning of the scene, the President's eyed eyes briefly glow red – just like Zarm's did back in "The Conqueror". This is the first clue for the viewers as to who the "President" actually is.
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** During her battle against Zarm, Gaia's first move is... unleashing a swarm of butterflies. It [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway may seem ridiculous]] – her opponent has just attacked her with some ''toxic ooze'' – but earlier in the episode, Zarm himself all but explicitly states that he needs a certain, presumably high, level of pollution to exist as something more than a hologram; butterflies, on the other hand, need the air as clean as possible. So basically, Gaia was hitting Zarm with his KryptoniteFactor ''represented'' by butterflies.
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** During The Planeteers only become suspicious when they notice a radical change in the Summit President's discourse. However, at the beginning of the scene, the President's eyed briefly glow red – just like Zarm's did back in "The Conqueror". This is the first clue for the viewers as to who the "President" actually is.
** In her initial battle against Zarm, Gaia's first move is... unleashing a swarm of butterflies. It [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway may seem ridiculous]] – her opponent has just attacked her with some ''toxic ooze'' – but earlier in the episode, Zarm himself all but explicitly states that he needs a certain, presumably high, level of pollution to exist as something more than a hologram; butterflies, on the other hand, need the air as clean as possible. So basically, Gaia was hitting Zarm with his KryptoniteFactor ''represented'' by butterflies.
** In her initial battle against Zarm, Gaia's first move is... unleashing a swarm of butterflies. It [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway may seem ridiculous]] – her opponent has just attacked her with some ''toxic ooze'' – but earlier in the episode, Zarm himself all but explicitly states that he needs a certain, presumably high, level of pollution to exist as something more than a hologram; butterflies, on the other hand, need the air as clean as possible. So basically, Gaia was hitting Zarm with his KryptoniteFactor ''represented'' by butterflies.
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* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlanteersS1E3BeastOfTheTemple Beast of the Temple]]": At the end of the episode, Linka explains that she earlier hugged Wheeler because "it was either [him] or the dragon beast". Though she says it rather lightly, as if half-jokingly, he becomes upset upon hearing this, and isn't seen cheering up. No wonder; at first, they flirted openly, then [[ActOfTrueLove he risked his life to save the girl he loves]] and [[TheGlomp got hugged by her]] upon reunion, which must have gotten his hopes up – only to have them crushed by [[InnocentlyInsensitive her offhand comment]]. Being rejected by somebody after getting close hurts even more badly than being rejected from the word "go."
* "Population Bomb": At one point, the Planeteers were about to give up on finding Wheeler. Since everything that happened after Wheeler hits his head was a dream, does that mean he thinks [[TeamMom Gi]], [[NiceGuy Kwame]] and [[AllLovingHero Ma-Ti]] wouldn't care if he disappeared?
* "Population Bomb": At one point, the Planeteers were about to give up on finding Wheeler. Since everything that happened after Wheeler hits his head was a dream, does that mean he thinks [[TeamMom Gi]], [[NiceGuy Kwame]] and [[AllLovingHero Ma-Ti]] wouldn't care if he disappeared?
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* Although it's not part of ClassicalElementsEnsemble, the power of Heart was ''not'' added as an afterthought or made up in order to create a FiveManBand. Of course, earth/ground, fire/heat, wind/air and water are all very important to the planet's various ecosystems... but without plants, animals and other living organisms, there simply ''wouldn't be'' any ecosystems. In other words, "Heart" is a shortcut for "Life", which not only explains its most commonly seen abilities (telepathy and empathy), but is also the reason why Ma-Ti could command Kwame's white cells in "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E10AnInsideJob An Inside Job]]".
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* Although it's not part of ClassicalElementsEnsemble, the power of Heart was ''not'' added as an afterthought or made up in order to create a FiveManBand. Of course, earth/ground, fire/heat, wind/air and water are all very important to the planet's various ecosystems... but without plants, animals and other living organisms, there simply ''wouldn't be'' any ecosystems. In other words, "Heart" is a shortcut shorthand for "Life", "Life In All Its Aspects", which not only explains its most commonly seen abilities (telepathy and empathy), but is also the reason why Ma-Ti could command Kwame's white cells in "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E10AnInsideJob An Inside Job]]".
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** While they're under Zarm's influence, Linka, Gi and Kwame destroy a military base, and Wheeler almost blows up the nuclear missiles left behind by the soldiers, which could have started WorldWarIII – and [[KarmaHoudini none of them gets prosecuted or punished for it]]. In Wheeler's case, it could be argued that he didn't actually ''do'' anything (Linka stopped him at the last moment), but what about the others? Well, given that they were standing some distance away from the base, out of the soldiers' sight, in an area without security cameras, it would have been very difficult, if not impossible, to prove that they had anything to do with the destruction. Also, given that it's still early in their "career", and they're not yet famous – any prosecutor who'd try to accuse them would probably have to defend his or her own sanity, as [[CassandraTruth the idea of people causing natural disasters at will sounds utterly ridiculous]], unless one knows about the Planeteer rings.
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** While they're under Zarm's influence, Linka, Gi and Kwame destroy a military base, and Wheeler almost blows up the nuclear missiles left behind by the soldiers, which could have started WorldWarIII – and [[KarmaHoudini none of them gets prosecuted or punished prosecuted, not to mention punished, for it]]. In Wheeler's case, it could be argued that he didn't actually ''do'' anything (Linka stopped him at the last moment), but what about the others? Well, given that they were standing some distance away from the base, out of the soldiers' sight, in an area without security cameras, it would have been very difficult, if not impossible, to prove that they had anything to do with the destruction. Also, given that it's still early in their "career", and they're not yet famous – any prosecutor who'd try to accuse them would probably have to defend his or her own sanity, as [[CassandraTruth the idea of people causing natural disasters at will sounds utterly ridiculous]], unless one knows about the Planeteer rings.
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* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlanteersS1E3BeastOfTheTemple Beast of the Temple]]": At the end of the episode, Linka explains that she earlier hugged Wheeler because "it was either [him] or the dragon beast". Though she says it rather lightly, as if half-jokingly, he becomes upset upon hearing this, and isn't seen cheering up. No wonder; at first, they flirted openly, then [[ActOfTrueLove he risked his life to save the girl he loves]] and [[TheGlomp got hugged by her]] upon reunion, which must have gotten his hopes up – only to have them crushed by [[InnocentlyInsensitive her offhand comment]].
* "Population Bomb": At one point, the Planeteers were about to give up on finding Wheeler. Since everything that happened after Wheeler hits his head was a dream, does that mean he thinks the other Planeteers (besides Linka) would just give up on looking for him?
* "Population Bomb": At one point, the Planeteers were about to give up on finding Wheeler. Since everything that happened after Wheeler hits his head was a dream, does that mean he thinks the other Planeteers (besides Linka) would just give up on looking for him?
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* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlanteersS1E3BeastOfTheTemple Beast of the Temple]]": At the end of the episode, Linka explains that she earlier hugged Wheeler because "it was either [him] or the dragon beast". Though she says it rather lightly, as if half-jokingly, he becomes upset upon hearing this, and isn't seen cheering up. No wonder; at first, they flirted openly, then [[ActOfTrueLove he risked his life to save the girl he loves]] and [[TheGlomp got hugged by her]] upon reunion, which must have gotten his hopes up – only to have them crushed by [[InnocentlyInsensitive her offhand comment]].
comment]]. Being rejected by somebody after getting close hurts even more badly than being rejected from the word "go."
* "Population Bomb": At one point, the Planeteers were about to give up on finding Wheeler. Since everything that happened after Wheeler hits his head was a dream, does that mean he thinksthe other Planeteers (besides Linka) would just give up on looking for him?[[TeamMom Gi]], [[NiceGuy Kwame]] and [[AllLovingHero Ma-Ti]] wouldn't care if he disappeared?
* "Population Bomb": At one point, the Planeteers were about to give up on finding Wheeler. Since everything that happened after Wheeler hits his head was a dream, does that mean he thinks
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“Pollution Bomb”: When the Planeteers were about to give up dining on finding Wheeler. Since every event that happened after Wheeler gets hit on the head was a dream, does that mean he thinks the other Planeteers (besides Linka) would just give up on looking for him?
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“Pollution Bomb”: When the Planeteers were about to give up dining Wheeler. Since every event that happened after Wheeler gets hit on the head was a dream, does that mean he thinks the other Planeteers (besides Linka) would just give up on looking for him?
“Pollution Bomb”: When the Planeteers were about to give up dining Wheeler. Since every event that happened after Wheeler gets hit on the head was a dream, does that mean he thinks the other Planeteers (besides Linka) would just give up on looking for him?
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* During "Rain of Terror", Verminous Skumm, a rat mutant, calls Linka "[his] pretty little Planeteer" and says she looks amazing. Granted, sometimes villains use this kind of thing as [[YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive a dismissive statement]], but it also seems to imply he has an actual VillainousCrush on her... from the moment he first
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* During "Rain of Terror", Verminous Skumm, a rat mutant, calls Linka "[his] pretty little Planeteer" and says she looks amazing. Granted, sometimes villains use this kind of thing as [[YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive a dismissive statement]], but it also seems to imply he has an actual VillainousCrush on her... from the moment he firstfirst saw her.
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** Thirdly, when Wheeler shows up and does little more than threaten a gang member, presumably a lifelong criminal and fighter, with his empty fist... the gang member flees like a scared rat. This means that Wheeler has A) done this before and B) kicked the daylights out of someone who wasn't as smart and didn't run. The word apparently got around: you mess with the poor, you mess with Wheeler... and if you mess with Wheeler, you end up looking for your teeth on the sidewalk. He's basically Ginger Batman.[[note]]Mind you, "Two Futures" retcons this scene to show the thug putting up a ''bit'' of a fight, though.[[/note]]
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** Thirdly, when Wheeler shows up and does little more than threaten a gang member, presumably a lifelong criminal and fighter, with his empty fist... the gang member flees like a scared rat. This means that Wheeler has A) done this before before, and B) kicked the daylights out of someone who wasn't as smart and didn't run. The word apparently got around: you mess with the poor, you mess with Wheeler... and if you mess with Wheeler, you end up looking for your teeth on the sidewalk. He's basically Ginger Batman.[[note]]Mind you, "Two Futures" retcons this scene to show the thug putting up a ''bit'' of a fight, though.[[/note]]
* In "The Conqueror" and "Summit to Save Earth", Kwame helps Gaia when she ends up needing physical support to, respectively, stand and walk. It ''is'' rather clear why Ma-Ti and the girls couldn't do it – they're simply too short – but what about Wheeler, who is as tall and strong as Kwame? It's not that Wheeler isn't protective of Gaia – he is, and fiercely so – but Kwame became the ''de facto'' head of his family when his mother fell ill. Likely, it's already second nature for him to provide all kinds of support to those who need it.
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* In "The Conqueror" and "Summit to Save Earth", Kwame helps Gaia when she ends up needing physical support to, respectively, stand and walk. It ''is'' rather clear why Ma-Ti and the girls couldn't do it – they're simply too short – but what about Wheeler, who is as tall and strong as Kwame? It's not that Wheeler isn't protective of Gaia – he is, and fiercely so – but Kwame became the ''de facto'' head of his family when his mother fell ill. Likely, it's already second nature for him to provide all kinds of support to those who need it.
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* In "The Conqueror" Although it's not part of ClassicalElementsEnsemble, the power of Heart was ''not'' added as an afterthought or made up in order to create a FiveManBand. Of course, earth/ground, fire/heat, wind/air and "Summit water are all very important to Save Earth", Kwame helps Gaia when she ends up needing physical support to, respectively, stand the planet's various ecosystems... but without plants, animals and walk. It ''is'' rather clear other living organisms, there simply ''wouldn't be'' any ecosystems. In other words, "Heart" is a shortcut for "Life", which not only explains its most commonly seen abilities (telepathy and empathy), but is also the reason why Ma-Ti and the girls couldn't do it – they're simply too short – but what about Wheeler, who is as tall and strong as Kwame? It's not that Wheeler isn't protective of Gaia – he is, and fiercely so – but Kwame became the ''de facto'' head of his family when his mother fell ill. Likely, it's already second nature for him to provide all kinds of support to those who need it.could command Kwame's white cells in "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E10AnInsideJob An Inside Job]]".
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* During "Rain of Terror", Verminous Skumm, a rat mutant, calls Linka "[his] pretty little Planeteer" and says she looks amazing. Granted, sometimes villains use this kind of thing as [[YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive a dismissive statement]], but it also seems to imply he has an actual VillainousCrush on her.
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* During "Rain of Terror", Verminous Skumm, a rat mutant, calls Linka "[his] pretty little Planeteer" and says she looks amazing. Granted, sometimes villains use this kind of thing as [[YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive a dismissive statement]], but it also seems to imply he has an actual VillainousCrush on her. her... from the moment he first
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** When Gaia says that there's been a disturbance in the time-space continuum, Wheeler asks if it means that somebody went back in time and changed history, prompting Linka to wonder how he knows that. He, in turn, [[{{Shoutout}} claims]] that [[Film/BackToTheFuture he'd seen it in a movie]]. While it is a good explanation, he might have also thought about his own time travel from "Two Futures".
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** When Gaia says that there's been a disturbance in the time-space continuum, Wheeler asks if it means that somebody went back in time and changed history, prompting Linka to wonder how he knows that. He, in turn, [[{{Shoutout}} claims]] that [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture he'd seen it in a movie]]. While it is a good explanation, he might have also thought about his own time travel from "Two Futures".
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** Ma-Ti's powers allow him to read people's thoughts and feelings. [[MindOverManners Although he presumably doesn't use this on his teammates very deeply most of the time]], even a little bit would probably be enough to tell him that Wheeler's real self [[HiddenDepths is more complicated than the way he looks]]. The others don't have the same boost.
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* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E23HateCanal Hate Canal]]": Why does [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Wheeler]] look more upset about Ma-Ti being bitten by a mutated rat than [[NiceGirl Gi]]? Gi hasn't been hanging around one of the first responders since getting to Venice. Wheeler, on the other hand, has heard Risa talk about the mysterious plague as a threat to people's lives that they still don't have any idea how to cure. Both of them know that Ma-Ti is sick, but Wheeler also knows that there's no antidote waiting at the hospital.
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* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E13TroubleOnTheHalfShell Trouble On the Half-Shell]]": The episode ends with Greedly, mutated into a giant by Skumm's toxic waste, trying to catch and eat him to regain his normal size. Not only is the ease with which he decides to turn to eating a sapient being creepy, but also the earlier scene with Skumm's rats demonstrates that the shrinking effect happens very quickly after the mutated being eats non-toxic food. Assuming that Greedly wasn't wise enough to limit his consumption to something that his normal stomach could contain, he would have inflicted a very nasty (and possibly gory) DeathByGluttony on himself.
* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E23HateCanal Hate Canal]]": Why does [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Wheeler]] look more upset about Ma-Ti being bitten by a mutated rat than [[NiceGirl Gi]]? Gi hasn't been hanging around one of the first responders since getting to Venice. Wheeler, on the other hand, has heard Risa (a pathologist) talk about the mysterious plague as a threat to people's lives that they still don't have any idea how to cure. Both of them know that Ma-Ti is sick, but Wheeler also knows that there's no antidote waiting at the hospital.
* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E23HateCanal Hate Canal]]": Why does [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Wheeler]] look more upset about Ma-Ti being bitten by a mutated rat than [[NiceGirl Gi]]? Gi hasn't been hanging around one of the first responders since getting to Venice. Wheeler, on the other hand, has heard Risa (a pathologist) talk about the mysterious plague as a threat to people's lives that they still don't have any idea how to cure. Both of them know that Ma-Ti is sick, but Wheeler also knows that there's no antidote waiting at the hospital.
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* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlanteersS1E3BeastOfTheTemple Beast of the Temple]]": At the end of the episode, Linka explains that she earlier hugged Wheeler because "it was either [him] or the dragon beast". Though she says it rather lightly, as if half-jokingly, he pouts upon hearing this, and isn't seen cheering up. No wonder; at first, they flirted openly, then [[ActOfTrueLove he risked his life to save the girl he loves]] and [[TheGlomp got hugged by her]] upon reunion, which must have gotten his hopes up – only to have them crushed by [[InnocentlyInsensitive her offhand comment]].
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* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlanteersS1E3BeastOfTheTemple Beast of the Temple]]": At the end of the episode, Linka explains that she earlier hugged Wheeler because "it was either [him] or the dragon beast". Though she says it rather lightly, as if half-jokingly, he pouts becomes upset upon hearing this, and isn't seen cheering up. No wonder; at first, they flirted openly, then [[ActOfTrueLove he risked his life to save the girl he loves]] and [[TheGlomp got hugged by her]] upon reunion, which must have gotten his hopes up – only to have them crushed by [[InnocentlyInsensitive her offhand comment]].
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* "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlanteersS1E3BeastOfTheTemple Beast of the Temple]]": At the end of the episode, Linka explains that she earlier hugged Wheeler because "it was either [him] or the dragon beast". Though she says it rather lightly, as if half-jokingly, he pouts upon hearing this, and isn't seen cheering up. No wonder; at first, they flirted openly, then [[ActOfTrueLove he risked his life to save the girl he loves]] and [[TheGlomp got hugged by her]] upon reunion, which must have gotten his hopes up – only to have them crushed by [[InnocentlyInsensitive her offhand comment]].
** Boris almost had to quit using Bliss when the prices skyrocketed. The only reason Skumm let him have more was that he happened to mention knowing one of the Planeteers (Linka), which ultimately allowed Boris to overdose and die. Assuming that Linka was told about it (or figured it out), the utter guilt she would feel would be soul-crushing. The worst thing is that such guilt on her part wouldn't even be justified.
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** Boris almost had to quit using Bliss when the prices skyrocketed. The only reason Skumm let him have more was that he happened to mention knowing one of the Planeteers (Linka), which ultimately allowed Boris to overdose and die. Assuming that Linka was told about it (or figured it out), the utter guilt she would feel would be soul-crushing. The worst thing is that such guilt on her part wouldn't even be justified.
