History NightmareFuel / WanderOverYonder

->"I always loved the HYPER creepy cartoon episodes that used to make me run to bed when I was a kid. So we aimed to make one of those. Luckily, we also happened to have the co-writer of {{Film/Krampus}} on staff, so…"
--->--"Story editor Frank Angones on Website/{{tumblr}}"

*** Although [[http://suspendersofdisbelief.tumblr.com/post/147273514926/im-a-bit-apprehensive-about-this-one-but a different staff member mentioned that she survived]] so this may be a case of FlipFlopOfGod

** The first Watchdog going bat*** crazy on Commander Peepers when his gift gets taken away from him.

--->[[spoiler: '''Dominator:''' [[VillainousBreakdown You. Ruined. EVERYTHING. You... you... you '''PIECE OF JUNK!!!''']]]]

* In "My Fair Hatey", we find out what Lord Dominator's goal is. [[spoiler: ABSOLUTE DESTRUCTION OF THE GALAXY AND EVERYONE IN IT. Why? [[ForTheEvulz Because it's fun.]] Well, to her, not to us. Suddenly Dominator's goofiness becomes a whole lot more terrifying.]]

** Thought her lava powers were bad?! [[spoiler: She now has ice powers along with her lava powers. She's stronger than ever.]]

''GROP WHAT ARE ALL THESE TERRIBLE THINGS!?''

** [[spoiler:The final shot of the episode, and the series unless the [=#SaveWOY=] campaign succeeds. A crashed space capsule with an AMERICAN FLAG, crackling with Hater's signature green lightning. Hater's laughter is heard, along with the sound of monkeys screeching... [[NothingIsScarier WHAT?!?]]]]

* Lord Dominator [[spoiler: her]]self; WordOfGod doesn't even try to hide that [[spoiler: she]]'s [[KnightOfCerebus not a funny character]], and in some promo screenshots Wander of all people is shown to be outright ''afraid'' of [[spoiler: her]].
** And while TheReveal at the end of "The Greater Hater" shows [[spoiler: her]] to be rather affable and dorky, that does little to mitigate the fact that [[spoiler: she]] is the single most dangerous villain in the show. Without so much as flinching, [[spoiler: she]] delivers a CurbStompBattle to all four of the main characters, including an angry Lord Hater. Even Peepers flooding the ship with magma didn't seem to faze her.

* Lord Dominator [[Spoiler: her]]self; WordOfGod doesn't even try to hide that [[KnightOfCerebus she's not a funny character]], and in some promo screenshots Wander of all people is outright afraid of h[[Spoiler: er]].
** And while TheReveal at the end of "The Greater Hater" shows [[Spoiler: her]] to be rather affable and dorky,that does little to mitigate the fact that [[Spoiler: s]]he is the single most dangerous villain in the show. Without so much as flinching, [[Spoiler: s]] he delivers a CurbStompBattle to all four of the main characters, including an angry Lord Hater. Even Peepers flooding the ship with magma didn't seem to faze her.

* Lord Dominator [[Spoiler:her]]self, WordOfGod doesn't even try to hide that [[KnightOfCerebus she's not a funny character]] and in some promo screenshots Wander of all people is outright afraid of h[[Spoiler:er]].
** And while TheReveal at the end of "The Greater Hater" shows [[Spoiler:her to be rather affable and dorky,]] that does little to mitigate the fact that [[Spoiler:s]]he is the single most dangerous villain in the show. Without so much as flinching, she delivers a CurbStompBattle to all four of the main characters, including an angry Lord Hater. Even Peepers flooding the ship with magma didn't seem to faze her.

** Wander finally figures that Capt Tim isn't really pet material when the critter [[spoiler: ''sticks his tongue down his throat to try and [[BeatStillMyHeart rip out his heart]].'']]

** Sylvia's trauma at finding what she believes to be Wander's dissolved remains isn't even ''slightly'' played for laughs. She rolls on the floor, screams, and promptly goes to blow the entire ship up to kill Captain Tim.

* The Flower opens with a lovely shot several planets all reduced to lifeless husks by Dominator, and even Wander is starting to feel miserable over their lack of ability to stop her.
** Dominator cancels an invasion to go completely out of her way so she can destroy a form of symbolic hope, just so she can truly cement that she is unstoppable. What really makes this moment however is that this is the first time she's actively chased after Wander and Sylvia, and the chase leads them through several more destroyed planets and falling straight through what would be their cores and into their wastelands.

** Earlier, while Wander is fleeing Dominator, [[HopeSpot he sees Sylvia in the hall.]] As he runs towards her her head gets blown off by Dominator! Of course almost immediately afterwards it's revealed to be an ice statue [[KickTheDog Dominator made just to screw with Wander]], but that just shows how absolutely DESPICABLE she is. She tricked Wander into thinking she had MURDERED his best friend just so she could laugh at him.

** When she goes to destroy it, she takes every possible moment to REVEL in the terror by constantly dropping and raising her drill to scare everyone. When she finally decides to just get to it, she has her robots grab Sylvia and hold her down. Why? So that she can force Wander to watch as she '''[[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence DRIVES HER DRILL DIRECTLY THROUGH HIS BEST FRIEND'S BODY.]]''' And remember, she has nothing against Sylvia. The only reason Dominator has for killing her in such a horrifying way is that it would crush Wander's spirit. THAT'S how evil she is. All while making a callback to her VillainSong.[[spoiler]]

** [[spoiler]]When she goes to destroy it, she takes every possible moment to REVEL in the terror by constantly dropping and raising her drill to scare everyone. When she finally decides to just get to it, she has her robots grab Sylvia and hold her down. Why? So that she can force Wander to watch as she '''[[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence DRIVES HER DRILL DIRECTLY THROUGH HIS BEST FRIEND'S BODY.]]''' And remember, she has nothing against Sylvia. The only reason Dominator has for killing her in such a horrifying way is that it would crush Wander's spirit. THAT'S how evil she is. All while making a callback to her VillainSong.[[spoiler]]

** [[spoiler:Earlier while Wander is fleeing Dominator [[HopeSpot he sees Sylvia in the hall.]] As he runs towards her her head gets blown off by Dominator! Of course almost immediately afterwards it's revealed to be an ice statue [[KickTheDog Dominator made just to screw with Wander]], but that just shows how absolutely DESPICABLE she is. She tricked Wander into thinking she had MURDERED his best friend just so she could laugh at him. ]]

** [[spoiler:When she goes to destroy it, she takes every possible moment to REVEL in the terror by constantly dropping and raising her drill to scare everyone. When she finally decides to just get to it, she has her robots grab Sylvia and hold her down. Why? So that she can force Wander to watch as she '''[[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence DRIVES HER DRILL DIRECTLY THROUGH HIS BEST FRIEND'S BODY.]]''' And remember, she has nothing against Sylvia. The only reason Dominator has for killing her in such a horrifying way is that it would crush Wander's spirit. THAT'S how evil she is. All while making a callback to her VillainSong.]]

* Wander as a bad guy in... well, "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Bad Guy]]." Sure, it's [[HeReallyCanAct just an act]], and he's [[ChewingTheScenery hamming it up]] the whole time, but all that growling and snarling can sometimes seem a little ''too'' convincing...

* In "My Fair Hatey", we find out what Lord Dominator's goal is. [[spoiler: ABSOLUTE DESTRUCTION OF THE GALAXY AND EVERYONE IN IT. Why? [[ForTheEvulz Because it's fun.]] Suddenly Dominator's goofiness becomes a whole lot more terrifying.]]

** During the credits animatic for "The Rider," the scene pulls back to show [[spoiler: Lord Dominator, the {{Bigger Bad}} of Season 2]] in silhouette, watching the whole thing, complete with {{Evil Laugh}}.

* Lord Dominator herself, WordOfGod doesn't even try to hide that [[KnightOfCerebus she's not a funny character]] and in some promo screenshots Wander of all people is outright afraid of her.
** And while TheReveal at the end of "The Greater Hater" shows her to be rather affable and dorky, that does little to mitigate the fact that she is the single most dangerous villain in the show. Without so much as flinching, she delivers a CurbStompBattle to all four of the main characters, including an angry Lord Hater. Even Peepers flooding the ship with magma didn't seem to faze her.

** "The Bot" goes out of its way to remind us how evil a villain she can be, after she [[spoiler: straight up murders Beep-Boop for his betrayal.]] Dorky she might be, but piss her off and she WILL make you pay.

* Also, in "The Rival," [[spoiler: Jerry the Watchdog spy is still trapped on the ship. Dominator didn't kill him onscreen in TheStinger, but it may be a matter of time...]]

** [[spoiler:Earlier while Wander is fleeing Dominator [[HopeSpot he sees Sylvia in the hall.]] As he runs towards her her head gets blown off by Dominator! Of course almost immediately afterwards it's revealed to be an ice statue [[KickTheDog Dominator made just to screw with Wander]], but that just shows how absolutely DESPICABLE she is. She tricked Wander into thinking she had MURDERED his best friend just so she can laugh at him. ]]

--->--"Story editor Frank Angones on tumblr"

** Are you telling me that none of you were freaked out by those enlightened beings? Come on, those weird movements were ''creepy''!

** That's nothing. Think if [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror she possessed Wander like she wanted to do.]] ]]

* In "The Legend", we briefly see a large Dominator bot vaporize a smaller Dominator bot. Given that "The Bot" showed that these bots are in fact sentient and capable of emotion, the implications are... disturbing to say the least.

* In "My Fair Hatey", we find out what Lord Dominator's goal is. [[spoiler: ABSOLUTE DESTRUCTION OF THE GALAXY AND EVERYONE IN IT. Why? [[ForTheEvulz Because it's fun.]] Goodbye, goofy Dominator, hello genocidal sadist Dominator.]]

* According to writer Frank Angones, season 3 was supposed to introduce a new threat to the galaxy, one that is apparently MORE DANGEROUS THAN DOMINATOR. Considering that Dominator pretty much destroyed the entire galaxy, one can only imagine how horrible this new threat must be...

** The episode from Wander's perspective is less frightening, until the fake ending when Sylvia realizes Wander gave Hater new gloves and an improved Watchdog army. And he literally uses them to ruin Christmas town.

** [[spoiler:When she goes to destroy it, she takes every possible moment to REVEL in the terror by constantly dropping and raising her drill to scare everyone. When she finally decides to just get to it, she has her robots grab Sylvia and hold her down. Why? So that she can force Wander to watch as she [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence '''DRIVES HER DRILL DIRECTLY THROUGH HIS BEST FRIEND'S BODY.''']] And remember, she has nothing against Sylvia. The only reason Dominator has for killing her in such a horrifying way is that it would crush Wander's spirit. THAT'S how evil she is. All while making a callback to her VillainSong.]]