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* ThrownOutTheAirlock: Rath throws the Vreedle Brothers out into space. Luckily, they're [[ExpendableClone clones with memory back-ups]], so they're fine by their next appearance.

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* EverybodyHasStandards: Rath is a massive jerk, but he's utterly horrified when Jarett devours the Tiffin and reveals what he considers a peace offering in the process.

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Rath is a massive jerk, but he's utterly horrified when Jarett Jarrett devours the Tiffin and reveals what he considers a peace offering in the process.process.
** Kevin may be an unsavory person who barely even acknowledges the Tiffin during the episode, but he also is horrified at Jarrett eating the Tiffin as Rath is, to the point where he actually ''passes out''.
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* TauntingTheTransformed: Vulkanus mocks Ben for being stuck as Rath, [[BullyingADragon which goes about as well as you'd expect]].
--> '''Vulkanus''': What happened? You set the Omnitrix to ugly?
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* ItAmusedMe: Likely the reason why Kevin neglected to tell Ben and Gwen the Tiffin was the reason the former couldn't change back to normal. This comes back to bite him in the ass at the end.

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* ItAmusedMe: Likely Implied to be the reason why Kevin neglected to tell Ben and Gwen the Tiffin was the reason the former couldn't change back to normal. This comes back to bite him in the ass at the end.
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* EatsBabies: It turns out that the Tiffin is not only a peace offering, but also a rare delicacy on Jarett's home planet, something that shocks everyone.
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* BalloonBelly: Defied by Jarett after he eats the Tiffin, since he's already so comically fat that that's just the normal size of his belly, and it's not like such a tiny snack would've given him one to begin with.



* BigBadWannabe: Jarett thinks he's a huge, intimidating threat, but it's PlayedWith in that while he's mostly only the former, he ''is'' a genuine threat to the weaker Lewodan species who would not survive an invasion from his people. It's just that when it comes down to it, he himself is a obese, lazy coward who bullies people with less than him for food, and Rath is sufficiently threatening enough to get him to back off without a fight.



* TheBully: What Jarret ultimately is, threatening war with a planet that's weaker in terms of military strength unless he is given their crown prince to eat as a snack. The Tiffin's people are both too scared and too weak to properly fight back, and it takes a bigger bully, Rath, to put him in his place.



* EvilIsPetty: Although understandably enraged by Rath jumping into his belly to save the Tiffin, causing him a great deal of pain, Jarret considers the absolutely ''tiny'' Tiffin a snack worth going to war over not getting.



* FriendToAllChildren: Rath eventually warms up to the Tiffin and somberly apologizes as he gives him to Jarett, and quickly rescues him from his belly.



* InfantImmortality: Thankfully, the Tiffin is saved mere moments after getting eaten by Jarett, but it's revealed that this system of feeding Jarett children as peace offerings has been going on for a ''long'' time.



* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Jarret initially declares war when Rath rescues the Tiffin from him, but when Rath reminds him that seconds ago he ripped through his insides to rescue the baby, and warns him he'll do ''worse'' the next time, the obese, lazy king decides it's for the best to let it go.



** Rath, Gwen, and Kevin are all mortified when Jarett suddenly devours the Tiffin, realizing they were glorified food deliverers.



* SeriousBusiness: Jarret is so gluttonous (and tyrannical) that an absolutely tiny snack of a Tiffin (which for a human is the equivalent of eating a Tic-Tac) is worth threatening war over.



* TakeAThirdOption: Jarett of the Pantophage has threatened war against the Lewodans unless they bring him a peace offering, that being their crown prince. Evil, yes, but Rath and company figure he's going to keep the child as a glorified hostage and ultimately bring him the Tiffin due to the alternative being the war. However, when Jarett reveals the peace offering is just a way for him to ''eat'' the poor baby, Rath takes the third option of rescuing the Tiffen and threatening Jarett enough to back off.



* WeWantOurJerkBack: Rath is just so bad that Kevin wishes he transforms back into Ben.

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* WeWantOurJerkBack: Rath is just so bad that Kevin wishes he transforms back into Ben.Ben.
* WouldHurtAChild: Jarett enjoys eating Tiffin's as "peace offerings", and he implies that he's been eating countless children as said peace offerings for his planet's entire history.
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* GilliganCut: After Kevin mentions that he already has a power source for the damaged ship.
-->'''Rath:''' TAYDENITE?!?!\\
'''Gwen:''' Told you he wouldn’t like it.
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* ItAmusedMe: Likely the reason why Kevin neglected to tell Ben and Gwen the Tiffin was the reason the former couldn't change back to normal. This comes back to bite him in the ass at the end.

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* BlackComedy: This episode ramps up this as several characters die in humorous ways like Octagon and Rhomboid getting thrown into outer space and Sangfroid and his men getting sucked into a black hole.

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* BlackComedy: This episode ramps up this as several characters die in humorous ways like Octagon and Rhomboid getting thrown into outer space and Sangfroid and his men getting sucked into a black hole. Then there's the ending where the Tiffin is suddenly eaten by Jarett who reveals the whole mission was just to get him a rare delicacy.



* ChildEater: Tiffins are just babies, but they're considered rare delicacies by Jarett and the Phantophage. His size leads to uncomfortable questions about just ''how'' many peace offerings he's had made to him.



* EverybodyHasStandards: Rath is a massive jerk, but he's utterly horrified when Jarett devours the Tiffin and reveals what he considers a peace offering in the process.



* FatBastard: Jarett is so fat he doubles in width when sitting on his throne, is willing to declare peace just to eat a tiny Tiffin, and is willing to declare war when said tiny Tiffin is taken from him.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: The Tiffin being placed on a pie with a servant in a clear chef outfit should tip off any viewer to what Jarett really wanted him for seconds before it happens.



* GettingEatenIsHarmless: Despite being so tiny, the Tiffin is thankfully rescued from Jarett's stomach completely unharmed. Rath also comes out no worse for wear.



* ShoutOut: When Rath rescues the Tiffin from Jarett's belly, he angrily declares, "[[Creator/MarxBrothers surely you realize]] [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny this means war!]]



* SuddenDownerEnding: Narrowly averted. After all the trouble throughout the episode, Rath still gives the Tiffin to Jarett, regretfully... and then Jarett eats the Tiffin since he considers him a rare delicacy. Rath doesn't take it lying down and rescues the baby and forces Jarett to stand down from his intent of war, reuniting the Tiffin with its' mother.



* VillainousGlutton: Jarett of the Pantophage is an AdiposeRex that's on the verge of war with the Lewodans. They appease him with a peace offering, which on his planet means a rare delicacy to eat, in this case their crown prince. Heck his species name, Pantophage, basically means "eater of all".

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* VillainousGlutton: Jarett of the Pantophage is an AdiposeRex that's on the verge of war with the Lewodans. They appease him with a peace offering, which on his planet means a rare delicacy to eat, in this case their crown prince. Heck his species name, Pantophage, basically means "eater of all". The fact that he is willing to declare either peace or war over an incredibly tiny Tiffin shows just ''how'' gluttonous he is, or [[SeriousBusiness just how good the Tiffin tastes]].
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* AffablyEvil:

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* AffablyEvil: Two examples.

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* AffablyEvil:
** Sangfroid assures Ben, Kevin and Gwen that blowing up their ship is NothingPersonal which he seems quite genuine about.
** Jarett of Pantophage maybe a casual ChildEater and warmongering monster but he's still polite enough to thank Rath and co for the trouble they went through in delivering his "peace offering."



* VillainousGlutton: Jarett of the Pantophage is an AdiposeRex that's on the verge of war with the Lewodans. They appease him with a peace offering, which on his planet means a rare delicacy to eat, in this case their crown prince. Heck his species name, pantophage, basically means "eater of all".

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* VillainousGlutton: Jarett of the Pantophage is an AdiposeRex that's on the verge of war with the Lewodans. They appease him with a peace offering, which on his planet means a rare delicacy to eat, in this case their crown prince. Heck his species name, pantophage, Pantophage, basically means "eater of all".
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* GenreSavvy: While Rath is too stupid to remember why taydenite upsets him, Gwen spells it out for Kevin that taydenite is practically a bad omen for their party, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall since every time they find any, Vulkanus isn't too far]].
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** When Kevin reveals that he needs Taydenite to fuel their ship and there's a planet nearby full of them, Rath and Gwen are upset at this because anytime when Taydenite is involved, Vulkanus shows up and tries to kill them.

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** When Kevin reveals that he needs Taydenite to fuel their ship and there's a planet nearby full of them, Rath and Gwen are upset at this because anytime when Taydenite is involved, Vulkanus shows up and tries to kill them.
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* AnthropomorphicFood: The baby Tiffin looks like a flying ice cream swirl, which to the pantophage, he basically is.

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* AnthropomorphicFood: The baby Tiffin looks like a flying ice cream swirl, which to the pantophage, Pantophage, he basically is.
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* AnswerCut: After their ship’s engine is damaged during a close call with an Incursean ship, Kevin tells the gang there’s a nearby planet where they can find the right fuel source. And when Rath asks what the fuel source is, we cut to a planet covered in…

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* AnswerCut: After their ship’s ship's engine is damaged during a close call with an Incursean ship, ship and a black hole, Kevin tells the gang there’s there's a nearby planet where they can find the right fuel source. And when Rath asks what the fuel source is, we cut to a planet covered in…



'''Gwen:''' (''to Kevin'') Told you he wouldn’t like it.

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'''Gwen:''' (''to Kevin'') Told you he wouldn’t wouldn't like it.



** The visibly saddened expression the Tiffin’s mother has whilst the ambassador is discussing the peace offering is a hint that he’s not giving the full details about what exactly will happen when the Tiffin is delivered to the Pantophage.

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** The visibly saddened expression the Tiffin’s Tiffin's mother has whilst the ambassador is discussing the peace offering is a hint that he’s not giving the full details about what exactly will happen when the Tiffin is delivered to the Pantophage.



* GenreSavvy: While Rath is too stupid to remember why taydenite upsets him, Gwen spells it out for Kevin that taydenite is practically a bad omen for their party, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall since every time they find any, Volkanus isn't too far]].
* GoodNewsBadNews: After a close call involving an Incursean ship and a black hole, the bad news is that the engine of gang’s ship is severely damaged. The good news is Kevin knows a planet close by with just the fuel source they need… although this turns out to not be very good news after all, as the fuel source in question is Taydenite.

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* GenreSavvy: While Rath is too stupid to remember why taydenite upsets him, Gwen spells it out for Kevin that taydenite is practically a bad omen for their party, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall since every time they find any, Volkanus Vulkanus isn't too far]].
* GoodNewsBadNews: After a close call involving an Incursean ship and a black hole, the bad news is that the engine of gang’s gang's ship is severely damaged. The good news is Kevin knows a planet close by with just the fuel source they need… although this turns out to not be very good news after all, as the fuel source in question is Taydenite.
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* GenreSavvy: While Rath is too stupid to remember why taydenite upsets him, Gwen spells it out for Kevin that taydenite is practically a bad omen for their party, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall since every time they find any, Volkanus isn't too far]].
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* VillainousGlutton: Jarett of the Pantophage is an AdiposeRex that's on the verge of war with the Lewodans. They appease him with a peace offering, which on his planet means a rare delicacy to eat, in this case their crown prince.

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* VillainousGlutton: Jarett of the Pantophage is an AdiposeRex that's on the verge of war with the Lewodans. They appease him with a peace offering, which on his planet means a rare delicacy to eat, in this case their crown prince. Heck his species name, pantophage, basically means "eater of all".
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* AnthropomorphicFood: The baby Tiffin looks like a flying ice cream swirl, which to the pantophage, he basically is.


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* VillainousGlutton: Jarett of the Pantophage is an AdiposeRex that's on the verge of war with the Lewodans. They appease him with a peace offering, which on his planet means a rare delicacy to eat, in this case their crown prince.
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** Sangfroid reveals that he and his race loves war, that they'll sabotage a peace treaty which is why he is after Ben and the Tiffin.

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** Sangfroid reveals that he and his race loves war, war. The love it so much in fact that they'll sabotage a peace treaty (which they're completely uninvolved with) purely on principle which is why he is after Ben and the Tiffin.
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-->'''Kevin:''' Are you saying you don't like my friends?\\
'''Gwen:''' No, I'm saying he's ''not'' your friend!
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[[caption-width-right:350:On That Day, Humanity Received a Grim Reminder. That Rath is Awesome!]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:On [[caption-width-right:350:[[Manga/AttackOnTitan On That Day, Humanity Received a Grim Reminder. Reminder]]… That Rath is Awesome!]]

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** Kevin is terrified when Ben turns back into Rath.

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** Kevin is terrified when Ben turns back into Rath. Justified because Kevin knew the entire time what was going on with the Omnitrix.


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* PoorCommunicationKills: Kevin knew the entire time that the Tiffin was the reason why Ben turned into Rath but stepped back.
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* BullyingTheDragon: When Kevin tries (unsuccessfully) to finagle Vulkanus for Taydenite, Rath interrupts and insists he should take Kevin's offer while he can because every time they encounter him, [[BrutalHonesty they kick his butt]]. As if this doesn't anger him enough, Rath claims "I should've said ''spank'' your butt, cause you're just a little baby in that armor suit!" And for good measure, he says out loud that he's going to call Vulkanus "Baby Man" from now on. He says ''all this'' despite that our heroes are clearly outmatched by Vulkanus ''and'' that getting the Taydenite to fuel their ship relies on pleasing Vulkanus.

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* BullyingTheDragon: When Kevin tries (unsuccessfully) to finagle Vulkanus for Taydenite, Rath interrupts and insists he should take Kevin's offer while he can because every time they encounter him, [[BrutalHonesty they kick his butt]]. As if this doesn't anger him enough, Rath claims "I should've said ''spank'' your butt, cause you're just a little baby in that armor big mechanical suit!" And for good measure, he says out loud that he's going to call Vulkanus "Baby Man" from now on. He says ''all this'' despite that our heroes are clearly outmatched by Vulkanus ''and'' that getting the Taydenite to fuel their ship relies on pleasing Vulkanus.
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** After the Tiffin makes the Omnitrix spark the first time, Ben briefly [[ThirdPersonPerson refers to himself in third person]], just like Rath tends to do.

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** After the Tiffin makes the Omnitrix spark the first time, Ben briefly [[ThirdPersonPerson refers to himself in third person]], just like Rath tends to do.does occasionally.
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** After the Tiffin makes the Omnitrix spark the first time, Ben briefly [[ThirdPersonPerson refers to himself in the third person]], just like Rath tends to do.

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** After the Tiffin makes the Omnitrix spark the first time, Ben briefly [[ThirdPersonPerson refers to himself in the third person]], just like Rath tends to do.

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