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* FallenHero: [[spoiler: The books always sadly note that Loaf's GoodCounterpart from a BadFuture universe]] was a brave and heroic freedom fighter. But being abandoned and left to die on an alien planet against the wishes of the cast, [[NecessarilyEvil to prevent the Outernet from becoming a tool of conquest for endless petty wars between warlords]], hardened and embittered him. In the present day, he has become, [[spoiler: well... the Tyrant]].
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There are some things that exist solely to [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]], [[SubvertedTrope subvert]], [[InvertedTrope invert]], and generally deconstruct any tropes they come across. This series does that for {{Space}} [[TropesInSpace Space]] and ScienceFiction Tropes.
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* AlienAnimals: A lot of cats and dogs are members of two rival races of shapeshifters in disguise.
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* FiveManBand: Jack is TheHero, Merle is TheChick and TheLancer, Googie is TheSmartGuy, Bitz is TheBigGuy, and Loaf is, well, TheLoad.
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* APlanetNamedZok: Some planets fit, like Vered II.
* {{Alternet}}: The Outernet is a galaxy-wide internet that can teleport people as well.
* BiggerOnTheInside: The gang optimistically suggest that the van-sized Trigger might be this but they turn out to be wrong.
* CasualInterstellarTravel: The Outernet can teleport people across the galaxy instantly for free.
* CasualInterstellarTravel: The Outernet can teleport people across the galaxy instantly for free.
* FunWithAcronyms: The [=FOEs=], the Forces of Evil. Also, Bug, the name of the species who work for the [=FOEs=], stands for "Big Ugly Guy" (Reportedly, the name came from when someone asked, "Who's the big ugly guy?" and it stuck.)
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* FunWithAcronyms: The [=FOEs=], the Forces of Evil. Also, Bug, the name of the species who work for the [=FOEs=], stands for "Big Ugly Guy" (Reportedly, the name came from when someone asked, "Who's the big ugly guy?" and it stuck.)
* TheMilkyWayIsTheOnlyWay: Seems to be in effect. The only mentions of intergalactic travel are a petulent Halp threatening to teleport itself to one of the Magellanic Clouds and the back cover of the second book mentioning "a wild ride through strange galaxies".
* APlanetNamedZok: Some planets fit, like Vered II.
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* TimeTravel: The fourth book.TheReveal: Who is the Weaver, and who is the Tyrant? Both answers will surprise you.
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* TheReveal: Who is the Weaver, and who is the Tyrant? Both answers will surprise you.TimeTravel: The fourth book.
* TranslatorMicrobes: The laptop can translate anything nearby.
* TranslatorMicrobes: The laptop can translate anything nearby.
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* [[spoiler: ShapeshifterMashup: Bitz uses one in the last book. In his own words, he didn't know how to use his old forms, so he just made something up]]
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* [[spoiler: ShapeshifterMashup: ShapeshifterMashup:[[spoiler: Bitz uses one in the last book. In his own words, he didn't know how to use his old forms, so he just made something up]]
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* ElvisHasLeftThePlanet: The gang find an old, fat Elvis performing on Arcadia.
* PleasurePlanet: Arcadia is a theme park planet.
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* YouHaveFailedMeForTheLastTime: It's mentioned that anytime the current leader of the Bugs is called to the Tyrant's main palace, the Dark Pyramid, he's typically killed and his second in command is promoted.
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* YouHaveFailedMeForTheLastTime: YouHaveFailedMe: It's mentioned that anytime the current leader of the Bugs is called to the Tyrant's main palace, the Dark Pyramid, he's typically killed and his second in command is promoted.
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* FunWithAcronyms: The [=FOEs=], the Forces of Evil. Also, Bug, the name of the species who work for the FOEs, stands for "Big Ugly Guy" (Reportedly, the name came from when someone asked, "Who's the big ugly guy?" and it stuck.)
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* FunWithAcronyms: The [=FOEs=], the Forces of Evil. Also, Bug, the name of the species who work for the FOEs, [=FOEs=], stands for "Big Ugly Guy" (Reportedly, the name came from when someone asked, "Who's the big ugly guy?" and it stuck.)
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The series follows fourteen year-old Jack Armstrong, his friends Merle and Lothaf (Loaf) and two {{Shapeshifting}} aliens trapped in the form of a dog and cat. After Jack receives [[MacGuffin The Server]], an alien teleportation/database system, the three humans are recruited to prevent [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Tyrant's]] evil plan to steal The Server and thus control the Outernet. (Which is just the outer-space version of the internet). It has some surprising plot twists towards the end. There are six books in the series.
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The series follows fourteen year-old Jack Armstrong, his friends Merle and Lothaf Lothar (Loaf) and two {{Shapeshifting}} aliens trapped in the form of a dog and cat. After Jack receives [[MacGuffin The Server]], an alien teleportation/database system, the three humans are recruited to prevent [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Tyrant's]] evil plan to steal The Server and thus control the Outernet. (Which is just the outer-space version of the internet). It has some surprising plot twists towards the end. There are six books in the series.
* TheDreaded: The Tyrant is ''THE'' most feared being in the galaxy. On a less selective basis, his top enforcers the Bugs are these as well.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Throughout the book, when discussing the humans who have the Server, the Tyrant always pauses a bit whenever he has to mention Lothar Gelt. [[spoiler: That's because the Tyrant is actually a Loaf from a BadFuture, who was accidentally stranded decades ago in the past.]]
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* FunWithAcronyms: The [=FOEs=], the Forces of Evil. Also, Bug, the name of the species who work for the FOEs, stands for "Big Ugly Guy" (Reportedly, the name came from when someone asked, "Who's the big ugly guy?" and it stuck.)
* PlayingBothSides: [[spoiler: As it turned out, Tracer, the chief informant of the [=FOEs=], is also the Weaver, the leader of the Friends. When TheReveal comes around, he admits that this was the only way he could keep both sides aware of the other's plans.]]
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* TheReveal: Who is the Weaver, and who is the Tyrant? Both answers will surprise you.you.
* YouHaveFailedMeForTheLastTime: It's mentioned that anytime the current leader of the Bugs is called to the Tyrant's main palace, the Dark Pyramid, he's typically killed and his second in command is promoted.
* YouHaveFailedMeForTheLastTime: It's mentioned that anytime the current leader of the Bugs is called to the Tyrant's main palace, the Dark Pyramid, he's typically killed and his second in command is promoted.
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The series follows fourteen year-old Jack Armstrong, his friends Merle and Lothaf (Loaf) and two {{Shapeshifting}} aliens trapped in the form of a dog and cat. After Jack receives [[MacGuffin The Server]], an alien teleportation/database system, the three humans are recruited to prevent [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Tyrant's]] evil plan to steal The Server and thus control the Outernet. (Which is just the outer-space version of the internet). It has some surprising plot twists towards the end. There are seven six books in the series.
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* [[AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome Alternate Universe Loaf is Awesome]]: In one book, Merle travels to an alternate universe where Loaf is a dashing freedom fighter named "Lothar."
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Lothar "Loaf" Gelt.
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* APlanetNamedZok: Some planets fit, like Vered II.
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The series follows fourteen year-old Jack Armstrong, his friends Merle and Lothaf (Loaf) and two {{Shapeshifting}} aliens trapped in the form of a dog and cat. After Jack receives [[MacGuffin The Server]], an alien teleportation/database system, the three humans are recruited to prevent [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Tyrant's]] evil plan to steal The Server and thus control the Outernet. (Which is just the outer-space version of the internet). It's BetterThanItSounds, and It has some surprising plot twists towards the end. There are seven books in the series.
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-> ''We are not alone. We might wish that we were... But we're definitely not.''
There are some things that exist solely to [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]], [[SubvertedTrope subvert]], [[InvertedTrope invert]], and generally deconstruct any tropes they come across. This series does that for {{Space}} and ScienceFiction Tropes.
The series follows fourteen year-old Jack Armstrong, his friends Merle and Lothaf (Loaf) and two {{Shapeshifting}} aliens trapped in the form of a dog and cat. After Jack receives [[MacGuffin The Server]], an alien teleportation/database system, the three humans are recruited to prevent [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Tyrant's]] evil plan to steal The Server and thus control the Outernet. (Which is just the outer-space version of the internet). It's BetterThanItSounds, and has some surprising plot twists towards the end. There are seven books in the series.
!!Tropes present
* BigBad: The Tyrant.
* DeadpanSnarker: Loaf, Googie, and the Server's interface, known (ironically) as Help.
* DeathWorld: The Planet Aaaaaargh (with six A's), home to the eyeball-popping razor-toothed ear-drillers.
* FiveManBand: Jack is TheHero, Merle is TheChick and TheLancer, Googie is TheSmartGuy, Bitz is TheBigGuy, and Loaf is, well, TheLoad.
* FunWithAcronyms: The [=FOEs=], the Forces of Evil.
* LovableCoward: Zodiac Hobo,
* MeaningfulName: Zodiac ''Hobo''.
* {{Mooks}}: The Bugs.
* TimeTravel: The fourth book.
* ShapeshifterModeLock: Googie and Bitz are stuck in the form of a cat and a dog, respectively.
* [spoiler: StableTimeLoop: They create one... accidentally.]
* TheReveal: Who is the Weaver? It will surprise you.
There are some things that exist solely to [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]], [[SubvertedTrope subvert]], [[InvertedTrope invert]], and generally deconstruct any tropes they come across. This series does that for {{Space}} and ScienceFiction Tropes.
The series follows fourteen year-old Jack Armstrong, his friends Merle and Lothaf (Loaf) and two {{Shapeshifting}} aliens trapped in the form of a dog and cat. After Jack receives [[MacGuffin The Server]], an alien teleportation/database system, the three humans are recruited to prevent [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Tyrant's]] evil plan to steal The Server and thus control the Outernet. (Which is just the outer-space version of the internet). It's BetterThanItSounds, and has some surprising plot twists towards the end. There are seven books in the series.
!!Tropes present
* BigBad: The Tyrant.
* DeadpanSnarker: Loaf, Googie, and the Server's interface, known (ironically) as Help.
* DeathWorld: The Planet Aaaaaargh (with six A's), home to the eyeball-popping razor-toothed ear-drillers.
* FiveManBand: Jack is TheHero, Merle is TheChick and TheLancer, Googie is TheSmartGuy, Bitz is TheBigGuy, and Loaf is, well, TheLoad.
* FunWithAcronyms: The [=FOEs=], the Forces of Evil.
* LovableCoward: Zodiac Hobo,
* MeaningfulName: Zodiac ''Hobo''.
* {{Mooks}}: The Bugs.
* TimeTravel: The fourth book.
* ShapeshifterModeLock: Googie and Bitz are stuck in the form of a cat and a dog, respectively.
* [spoiler: StableTimeLoop: They create one... accidentally.]
* TheReveal: Who is the Weaver? It will surprise you.
