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* SquareCubeLaw: The roaches run afoul of this one big time. They shouldn't be able to breathe in Mars atmosphere at their size(even if they have somehow evolved lungs in 500 years), let alone move or fly.
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* FromASingleCell: Having the planaria as a base allows [[spoiler: Emma Frost to do this. She regenerates her entire body, brain and memories included, from only a piece of her breast. She also absorbs Adolf's electric abilities in the process.]]
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* TheAce: Joseph G. Newton, the product of a centuries long experiment of selective breeding applied to humans. [[spoiler: His Mars ranking is #1 and it is still unclear if he has even undergone the M.O. operation at all.]]
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: This almost doesn't need to be said. While the actual attributes and abilities of the insects they are based on are true, you can't just turn humans into human-bug hybrids outside of the X-Men. Not to say anything about the roaches' hyper-evolution, which is less like evolution and closer to the adaptation ability of the Borg. [[spoiler: To further complicate matters the moths that were left on Mars seem to be evolving ''even faster'' than the cockroaches. Showing [[BodyHorror fingers]] on their bodies. Despite basically being a foodsource or the cockroaches that strengthens them.]]
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: This almost doesn't need to be said. While the actual attributes and abilities of the insects they are based on are true, you can't just turn humans into human-bug hybrids outside of the X-Men. Not to say anything about the roaches' hyper-evolution, which is less like evolution and closer to the adaptation ability of the Borg. [[spoiler: To further complicate matters the moths that were left on Mars seem to be evolving ''even faster'' than the cockroaches. Showing [[BodyHorror fingers]] on their bodies. Despite basically being a foodsource or for the cockroaches that strengthens them.]]]] Then there's the fact that all this takes place in an atmosphere related to be the equivalent of 7000 meters above sea level.
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** A Terraformars attempts to interrupt Marcos and Alex in episode 13, but is killed by the latter who's pissed at the bug trying to ruin their talk. The rest of the scene is played straight as the other Terraformars around them slowly encircle them.
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* BadAssCrew: The squad leaders of the Annex. Every single one of them gets a moment to shine, and unlike some of their subordinates, they aren't scared of the Terrorformars.
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* ConservationOfNinjitsu: Zigzagged. There are instances where it's horribly averted, such as in episode 2 when the Terrorformars first show up on the ship. But then there's other instances where they go down left and right, such as when Marcos was going through an UnstoppableRage moment shortly after [[spoiler:Sheila's]] death in episode 4. And usually when it's one character facing off against one specialized Terrorformars, they often give the heroes a little trouble before ultimately getting defeated.
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* ConservationOfNinjitsu: Zigzagged. There are instances where it's horribly averted, such as in episode 2 when the Terrorformars Terraformars first show up on the ship. But then there's other instances where they go down left and right, such as when Marcos was going through an UnstoppableRage moment shortly after [[spoiler:Sheila's]] death in episode 4. And usually when it's one character facing off against one specialized Terrorformars, Terraformars, they often give the heroes a little trouble before ultimately getting defeated.
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* HumanoidAliens: The Terrorformars have a similar physical structure to humans.
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* IAmNotLeftHanded: Used by both the Terrorformars and the crew of the Annex repeatedly.
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* ImmuneToBullets: The Terrorformars being shot up in episode 2 doesn't seem to be fazed at all. Instead it just calmly walks over to the guy shooting it, and decapitates him by pulling his skull and spine out from his body.
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* ImmuneToBullets: The Terrorformars Terraformars being shot up in episode 2 doesn't seem to be fazed at all. Instead it just calmly walks over to the guy shooting it, and decapitates him by pulling his skull and spine out from his body.
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* ImprovisedWeapon: A Terrorformars uses a human spinal cord as a whip, and decapitates several people with it in episode 2.
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* ImprovisedWeapon: A Terrorformars Terraformars uses a human spinal cord as a whip, and decapitates several people with it in episode 2.
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* ItCanThink: Some of the Annex crew wonder if the Terrorformars can do this, such as when they deliberately seek out the drugs that enables their powers, then promptly smash as much as they can. One in episode 7 also seems to know how to fly the escape pod, and takes off with it.
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* ItCanThink: Some of the Annex crew wonder if the Terrorformars Terraformars can do this, such as when they deliberately seek out the drugs that enables their powers, then promptly smash as much as they can. One in episode 7 also seems to know how to fly the escape pod, and takes off with it.
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** Several other Terrorformars are also killed this way when they're hit by other characters.
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** Several otherTerrorformars Terraformars are also killed this way when they're hit by other characters.
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* MindRape: A Terrorformars is subjected to this by Sylvester, who seems to enjoy introducing the concept of fear to the creatures.
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* MookHorrorShow: Pretty much any scene where the heroes are slaughtering large groups of the Terrorformars, such as Marcos during his UnstoppableRage in episode 4 or Adolf in episode 9..
* MonsterOfTheWeek: There are regular {{Mook}} versions of the Terrorformars. But there are also specialized ones that have new abilities, such as the one with grasshopper legs that Akari takes on in episode 6.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: There are regular {{Mook}} versions of the Terrorformars. But there are also specialized ones that have new abilities, such as the one with grasshopper legs that Akari takes on in episode 6.
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: There are regular {{Mook}} versions of theTerrorformars.Terraformars. But there are also specialized ones that have new abilities, such as the one with grasshopper legs that Akari takes on in episode 6.
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* TakingYouWithMe: Michelle attempts to do this to the Terrorformars that pulls her underwater. Had she not of been saved [[spoiler:by Akari who planted a string on her earlier]], both of them would have eventually drowned.
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* TakingYouWithMe: Michelle attempts to do this to the Terrorformars Terraformars that pulls her underwater. Had she not of been saved [[spoiler:by Akari who planted a string on her earlier]], both of them would have eventually drowned.drowned.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction:
** Played straight for the most part. Any time there is an extended talking scene, the combat either dies down, or there's not much of it until the dialogue scene is finished.
** Averted in episode 7, when Sylvester is telling the terraformars about some theories he had. One of them smashes its club at him, which only seems to piss him off as he wasn't done talking. He then proceeds with a CurbStompBattle on them, as well as having one of his squadmates release some mind altering chemicals to cause some hallucinations in several of the bugs.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction:
** Played straight for the most part. Any time there is an extended talking scene, the combat either dies down, or there's not much of it until the dialogue scene is finished.
** Averted in episode 7, when Sylvester is telling the terraformars about some theories he had. One of them smashes its club at him, which only seems to piss him off as he wasn't done talking. He then proceeds with a CurbStompBattle on them, as well as having one of his squadmates release some mind altering chemicals to cause some hallucinations in several of the bugs.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonhuman: Most of the Terrorformars are killed without much thought by the humans. Some get captured for study, but most of them are simply killed because they pose a very real threat to the humans.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Though it's nominally a worldwide effort from many nations to retrieve virus samples, there seems to be some friction between some of the nations, and they work together because the Terrorformars are a much bigger and more imminent threat. And since WhatMeasureIsANonhuman is at play, it makes it much easier for the humans to destroy them. [[spoiler:Then Squad 3 discovers shocking details inside a Martian pyramid that shows the Terraformars information regarding the Annex 1 mission, and details of human anatomy. They then start to wonder which country leaked the info to the bugs.]]
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Though it's nominally a worldwide effort from many nations to retrieve virus samples, there seems to be some friction between some of the nations, and they work together because the Terrorformars are a much bigger and more imminent threat. And since WhatMeasureIsANonhuman is at play, it makes it much easier for the humans to destroy them. [[spoiler:Then Squad 3 discovers shocking details inside a Martian pyramid that shows the Terraformars information regarding the Annex 1 mission, and details of human anatomy. They then start to wonder which country leaked the info to the bugs.]]
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* WhatMeasureIsANonhuman: Most of the Terrorformars Terraformars are killed without much thought by the humans. Some get captured for study, but most of them are simply killed because they pose a very real threat to the humans.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Though it's nominally a worldwide effort from many nations to retrieve virus samples, there seems to be some friction between some of the nations, and they work together because theTerrorformars Terraformars are a much bigger and more imminent threat. And since WhatMeasureIsANonhuman is at play, it makes it much easier for the humans to destroy them. [[spoiler:Then Squad 3 discovers shocking details inside a Martian pyramid that shows the Terraformars information regarding the Annex 1 mission, and details of human anatomy. They then start to wonder which country leaked the info to the bugs.]]
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Though it's nominally a worldwide effort from many nations to retrieve virus samples, there seems to be some friction between some of the nations, and they work together because the
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Several characters are given at least half an episode which explains their backstory and why they came on the mission. Several others unfortunately, suffer from WeHardlyKnewYe.
* BigDamnHeroes: Zigzagged repeatedly throughout the show:
** Subverted at some points, where it seems a character is having, or going to have, a heroic moment, only for them to then get brutally killed by one of the Terraformars.
** In other instances it's played straight, and they do end up rescuing someone, like Alex hurling metallic balls from far away to save Marcos from imminent death, then giving him another dose of medicine to allow him to resume fighting. Or when the squad leaders all show up to deal with the bugs that got onto the Annex I ship somehow.
* BodyHorror: If a human dopes on too much of the transformation drug, they become ''too'' insectoid and cant transform back, becoming more biologically insect than human. Since an insect's biology is not meant for a human sized creature, RealityEnsues, and the person in question dies.
** Subverted at some points, where it seems a character is having, or going to have, a heroic moment, only for them to then get brutally killed by one of the Terraformars.
** In other instances it's played straight, and they do end up rescuing someone, like Alex hurling metallic balls from far away to save Marcos from imminent death, then giving him another dose of medicine to allow him to resume fighting. Or when the squad leaders all show up to deal with the bugs that got onto the Annex I ship somehow.
* BodyHorror: If a human dopes on too much of the transformation drug, they become ''too'' insectoid and cant transform back, becoming more biologically insect than human. Since an insect's biology is not meant for a human sized creature, RealityEnsues, and the person in question dies.
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* BodyHorror: If a human dopes on too much BroughtDownToNormal: Several of the transformation drug, they become ''too'' insectoid and cant transform back, becoming more biologically Squad 1 are hit by something that appears to be a missile that deactivates their insect than human. Since an insect's biology is not meant for a human sized creature, RealityEnsues, and powers. Several of them are then killed when some Terroformars show up after hiding in the person in question dies.ground.
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* DeathByOriginStory: Akari's childhood friend and love interest Yuriko is killed shortly after episode 1 starts. He is later informed she contracted a virus from Mars that has a 100% mortality rate, and is asked to join in a mission to get samples of lifeforms on Mars to develop a vaccine for it so that no one else has to die from it.
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* DeathByOriginStory: CurbStompBattle: Dished out regularly by both the Terraformars and the human characters.
* DeathByOriginStory:
** Akari's childhood friend and love interest Yuriko is killed shortly after episode 1 starts. He is later informed she contracted a virus from Mars that has a 100% mortality rate, and is asked to join in a mission to get samples of lifeforms on Mars to develop a vaccine for it so that no one else has to die fromit.it.
** Keiji's mother was likewise sickly, and passed away sometime between when he retired from boxing due to a retinal detachment, and before joining U-NASA on their Annex I mission to Mars.
* DeathByOriginStory:
** Akari's childhood friend and love interest Yuriko is killed shortly after episode 1 starts. He is later informed she contracted a virus from Mars that has a 100% mortality rate, and is asked to join in a mission to get samples of lifeforms on Mars to develop a vaccine for it so that no one else has to die from
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** Zigzagged during the fighting on Mars. The uncensored version shows every gory detail, but some of the them are done this way, [[spoiler:such as when a bomb secretly planted in Adolf goes off, and we're only shown an explosion.]]
** Akari killing the bear in Episode 1 of the anime is awkwardly
** Zigzagged during the fighting on Mars. The uncensored version shows every gory detail, but some of the them are done this way, [[spoiler:such as when a bomb secretly planted in Adolf goes off, and we're only shown an explosion.]]
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* HopeSpot: One occurs in episode 9, when Adolf manages to cause a bolt of lightning to come down by the Terraformars leader. [[spoiler:Unfortunately it survived as it wasn't directly struck by the lightning.]]
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* HopeSpot: HopeSpot:
** One occurs in episode 9, when Adolf manages to cause a bolt of lightning to come down by the Terraformars leader. [[spoiler:Unfortunately it survived as it wasn't directly struck by the lightning.]]
** Another occurs in episode 12, when Squad 1 seems to have mostly dealt with the bugs around them. [[spoiler:Then some rockets fall out of the sky, which ends up disabling their powers, and turning them back to normal, squishy humans. To make things worse, a lot of Terraformars that were hiding in the ground suddenly appear.]]
** One occurs in episode 9, when Adolf manages to cause a bolt of lightning to come down by the Terraformars leader. [[spoiler:Unfortunately it survived as it wasn't directly struck by the lightning.]]
** Another occurs in episode 12, when Squad 1 seems to have mostly dealt with the bugs around them. [[spoiler:Then some rockets fall out of the sky, which ends up disabling their powers, and turning them back to normal, squishy humans. To make things worse, a lot of Terraformars that were hiding in the ground suddenly appear.]]
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Alex manages to hit things from rather far away, whether it's Terraformars, or a rocket high in the sky in episode 12.
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* MookHorrorShow: Pretty much any scene where the heroes are slaughtering the Terrorformars, such as Marcos during his UnstoppableRage in episode 4.
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* PremortemOneLiner: Akari gives one to the Terraformars approaching him in episode 12, when he says they're going to finish off who the real vermin are.
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* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Though it's nominally a worldwide effort from many nations to retrieve virus samples, there seems to be some friction between some of the nations, and they work together because the Terrorformars are a much bigger and more imminent threat. And since WhatMeasureIsANonhuman is at play, it makes it much easier for the humans to destroy them. [[spoiler:Then Squad 3 discovers shocking details inside a Martian pyramid that shows the Terraformars information regarding the Annex 1 mission, and details of human anatomy. They then start to wonder which country leaked the info to the bugs.]]
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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Adolf's squad is mostly still alive when they're being taken away in the same nets they were supposed to use on the Terraformars. [[spoiler:After he dies however, they all flee the crater, leaving his squad to perish in the explosion. They all have a smile on their face as they await the inevitable, though this end was arguably better than being dissected alive by the Terraformars.]]
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* {{Gorn}}: Lots FateWorseThanDeath: Some of blood and body parts Adolf's squadmates are still alive while being taken away by the Terraformars. [[spoiler:It's ultimately averted when they realize he has a bomb that's about to go flying off in this series.his body. His squad all have a smile on their face right before it goes off, giving them a merciful death compared to whatever the Terraformars was going to do to them.]]
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** The humans experimented with gene-splicing in order to enhance a person's powers. Unfortunately it has a low success rate, so they have to go through quite a few volunteers.
** The Terraformars seem to be capable of this as well, though on a much more primitive level than the humans. Nevertheless, they manage to acquire some of the abilities from previous human expeditions to their planet.
** The humans experimented with gene-splicing in order to enhance a person's powers. Unfortunately it has a low success rate, so they have to go through quite a few volunteers.
** The Terraformars seem to be capable of this as well, though on a much more primitive level than the humans. Nevertheless, they manage to acquire some of the abilities from previous human expeditions to their planet.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Due to the fact that they have a hundred people for this expedition, there are many RedShirt characters hiding out amongst the other main characters. And even then, some of them don't have enough PlotArmor on to survive the trip [[spoiler:such as Sheila, who gets killed in episode 4.]]
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* TakingYouWithMe: Michelle attempts to do this to the Terrorformars that pulls her underwater. Had she not of been saved [[spoiler:by Akari who planted a string on her earlier]], both of them would have eventually drowned.
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* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Though it's nominally a worldwide effort from many nations to retrieve virus samples, there seems to be some friction between some of the nations, and they work together because the Terrorformars are a much bigger and more imminent threat. And since WhatMeasureIsANonhuman is at play, it makes it much easier for the humans to destroy them.
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** Bugs#2 [[spoiler: during volume 1. Similarly the third expedition started with 100 people and their numbers are rapidly dwindling.]]
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** Many Terrorformars are also subjected to this.
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** Many Terrorformars are also subjected to this.
* LudicrousGibs:
** Michelle has an ability that causes several Terrorformars to explode from the inside.
** Several other Terrorformars are also killed this way when they're hit by other characters.
** Michelle has an ability that causes several Terrorformars to explode from the inside.
** Several other Terrorformars are also killed this way when they're hit by other characters.
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* BadAssCrew: The squad leaders of the Annex. Every single one of them gets a moment to shine, and unlike some of their subordinates, they aren't scared of the Terrorformars.
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* BerserkerTears: Marcos has a real bad case of them in episode 4 when [[spoiler: Shelia is killed and it continue in episode 5.]]
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* CrapsackWorld: human presence aparently equals this in the universe of Terraformars, as well on Earth and on Mars. Only Japan seems to be an exception. [[spoiler:Actually, the characters who believe it [[CrapSaccharineWorld are wrong]].]]
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: There are regular {{Mook}} versions of the Terrorformars. But there are also specialized ones that have new abilities, such as the one with grasshopper legs that Akari takes on in episode 6.
* MrExposition: There is an omniscient narrator who will often describe various events or creatures, but the two men talking in a bar on Earth will also make some commentary as well that describes what's going on in the story.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: There are regular {{Mook}} versions of the Terrorformars. But there are also specialized ones that have new abilities, such as the one with grasshopper legs that Akari takes on in episode 6.
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* BringMyBrownPants: Eva pees in her pants out of terror when a Terraformars approaches her in episode 3.
* DeathByOriginStory: Akari's childhood friend and love interest Yuriko is killed shortly after episode 1 starts. He is later informed she contracted a virus from Mars that has a 100% mortality rate, and is asked to join in a mission to get samples of lifeforms on Mars to develop a vaccine for it so that no one else has to die from it.
* EatenAlive: Akari suffers from this initially after being overpowered by a grizzly bear with it eating him. However, he catches a HeroicSecondWind, somehow recovers, and brutally dishes out some payback.
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* {{Gorn}}: Lots of blood and body parts go flying in this series.
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* FinishingStomp: Akari defeats the grizzly bear in the first episode by smashing down on its head.
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* IllGirl: Yuriko, a childhood friend of Akari, who also ends up dying due to a virus originating from Mars.
* ImmuneToBullets: The Terrorformars being shot up in episode 2 doesn't seem to be fazed at all. Instead it just calmly walks over to the guy shooting it, and decapitates him by pulling his skull and spine out from his body.
* ImprovisedWeapon: A Terrorformars uses a human spinal cord as a whip, and decapitates several people with it in episode 2.
* ImmuneToBullets: The Terrorformars being shot up in episode 2 doesn't seem to be fazed at all. Instead it just calmly walks over to the guy shooting it, and decapitates him by pulling his skull and spine out from his body.
* ImprovisedWeapon: A Terrorformars uses a human spinal cord as a whip, and decapitates several people with it in episode 2.
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* OhCrap: Usual reaction when someone runs into a Terrorformars.
* OffWithHisHead: Many people are killed via decapitation by the Terrorformars.
* OffWithHisHead: Many people are killed via decapitation by the Terrorformars.
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* CrapsackWorld: human aparently presence equals this in the universe of terraformars, as well on Earth and on Mars. Only Japan seems to be an exception. [[spoiler:Actually, the characters who believe it [[CrapSaccharineWorld are wrong]].]]
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* CrapsackWorld: human presence aparently presence equals this in the universe of terraformars, Terraformars, as well on Earth and on Mars. Only Japan seems to be an exception. [[spoiler:Actually, the characters who believe it [[CrapSaccharineWorld are wrong]].]]
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* RuleOfSymbolism: The Bible (specifically, passages depicting plagues and afflictions) is quoted and referenced down to the chapter and verse [[spoiler:every time someone [[HeroicRROD intentionally overdoses on the transformation drug, metaphorically turning into a plague upon the roaches]]]]. The first time is when Thien, a Desert Locust hybrid, rips apart a room full of roaches. Cue quote from the Plague of Locusts.[[spoiler:Then Adolf (who has an electric eel base) performs a LastStand in an attempt to save the German team; cue a quote from the Plague of Hail and Lightning.]]
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* RuleOfSymbolism: The Bible (specifically, passages depicting plagues and afflictions) is quoted and referenced down to the chapter and verse [[spoiler:every time someone [[HeroicRROD intentionally overdoses on the transformation drug, metaphorically turning into a plague upon the roaches]]]]. The first time is when Thien, a Desert Locust hybrid, rips apart a room full of roaches. Cue quote from the Plague of Locusts.[[spoiler:Then Adolf (who has an electric eel base) performs a LastStand in an attempt to save the German team; cue a quote from the Plague of Hail and Lightning.]] Later Shoukichi overdoses performing a YouShallNotPass to allow his team and Sylvester's to escape a horde of roaches; cue Deuteronomy 7:20]].
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* BerserkerTears: Marcos has a real bad case of them in episode 4 when [[spoiler: Shelia is killed.]]
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* BerserkerTears: Marcos has a real bad case of them in episode 4 when [[spoiler: Shelia is killed.killed and it continue in episode 5.]]
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** It's stated fairly early on in the manga that this trope is actually also inverted and that the newly evolved humanoid cockroaches actually find humans just as creepy as humans tend to find regular cockroaches and act almost reflexively to exterminate them.
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** GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: All of this stems from the enigmatic A.E. Virus, which Earth's governments want to use [[spoiler:to increase the success rate of the M.O. Operation]].
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* AmazonianBeauty: Michelle as the stand out example, again.
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* ConservationOfNinjitsu: so horribly averted.
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* PrecisionFStrike: The Chinese clone trooper, Bao's FamousLastWords, 我操 or "fuck" in Chinese and subbed in English.
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* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Sylvester Asimov can easily regenerate lost limbs after transforming.
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* SimpleStaff: Marcos's weapon of choice, the Archnebuster Mk.II.
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* FragileSpeedster: Marcos is definitely this after transforming, being blessed with quick movements and fierce strength but unfortunately doesn't have much endurance and as a result must catch his breath on the battle field.
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* LightningBruiser: The roaches, even in their most base form.
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* LightningBruiser: The roaches, even in their most base form.
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*ManlyTears: Akari does this almost immediately aftertransforming, being blessed with quick movements and fierce strength learning his childhood friend has passed away. Shokichi also does this, but unfortunately doesn't have much endurance and as a result must catch because Akari's predicament reminds him his breath on the battle field. own.
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