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* ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime: Darkwing destroying Neptunia's conch shell that lets her summon her followers in their climatic fight seemed like the right way to stop her...until a repentant Neptunia remarks that she can't tell her whale to unclog the city without it.

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* ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime: Darkwing destroying Neptunia's conch shell that lets her summon her followers in their climatic fight seemed like the right way to stop her... until a repentant Neptunia remarks that she can't tell her whale to unclog the city without it.
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* GreenAesop: An episode against littering.
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** Neptunia gloats that she's going to turn St. Canard into "[[Disney/TheLittleMermaid part of my world]]."

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** Neptunia gloats that she's going to turn St. Canard into "[[Disney/TheLittleMermaid "[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 part of my world]]."
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* SunkenCity: Neptunia's interference has half-submerged St. Canard by the time Launchpad shows her the error of her ways.
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* TooMuchAlike: Darkwing and Neptunia clash partially because they're both stubborn hotheads with a tendency to see things in black and white.
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Neptunia's DarkAndTroubledPast fails to impress Darkwing, who points out that she's taking it out on the whole city. The episode itself seems to fall in the middle -- Neptunia needs to learn not to react so extremely, and Darkwing needs to respect her position and its validity.
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* RudeHeroNiceSidekick: While he has a point about Neptunia's reaction being unjustified, Darkwing keeps getting in her face and refusing to admit the validity of her concerns. Combined with Neptunia's own temper, this escalates the situation to an almost disastrous level. Ultimately, however, the more empathetic Launchpad manages to talk her into undoing the damage she caused.
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* ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime: Darkwing destroying Neptunia's conch shell that lets her summon her followers in their climatic fight seemed like the right way to stop her...until a repentant Neptunia remarks that she can't tell her whale to unclog the city without it.


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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Despite Darkwing's claims that Neptunia is an outright villain, she's really just a being out to protect her home from pollution. It takes Launchpad telling that not everyone on land is out to pollute the sea (and some even make efforts to clean it up), for Neptunia [[HeelRealization to realize she's going too far]].
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A peaceful day off on the beach turns into yet another caper for Darkwing when a mysterious person begins clearing garbage from the ocean without much regard for the land dwellers. Taking to the seas, Darkwing quickly finds the culprit -- a mutated fish named Neptunia, who wants her surf clean at any cost. The pair's headbutting quickly escalates the situation until Neptunia decides to flood the city.
!!This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Neptunia's desire to clean up her territory and keep any more sea creatures from suffering moves both Gosalyn and Launchpad. However, Darkwing's argument that flooding the city is DisproportionateRetribution also carries some weight. Ultimately, the problem gets solved by the two sides cooperating.
* HypocriticalHumor: Darkwing begins trying to tell Gosalyn that one can solve any situation with peaceful discussion -- and breaks off in the middle to chew out a litterbug.
* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName: When Launchpad asks if they're in a dangerous situation, Darkwing answers that "danger" is his middle name. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Launchpad notes it's funny he only now finds out Darkwing's middle name.]]
* MotiveRant: As Neptunia starts the story of how she became mutated, Darkwing lampshades that she's about to tell them why she became a villain. It turns out she ran afoul of a vat of toxic waste.
* RunningGag: Darkwing keeps grabbing the electric eel "bars" on the cell and zapping himself.
* ShoutOut:
** When a swordfish saws a hole in the ship, Launchpad tells Darkwing that [[Film/{{Jaws}} they'll need a bigger boat]].
** Neptunia gloats that she's going to turn St. Canard into "[[Disney/TheLittleMermaid part of my world]]."
* VerbalTic: Neptunia calls the person she's addressing "honey" or "sweetie" almost every time she speaks.
* YouCantMakeAnOmelette: Neptunia namedrops the trope when Launchpad tries to point out that she's hurting a lot of people by flooding St. Canard. Launchpad then tells her that she's hurting a lot of good people, including some who are actually trying to stop the pollution. This seems to get her attention.

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