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Authority Equals Asskicking has been renamed. Also fixed Example Indentation.


* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Leo's the only one of the group who can face the Rat King one on one.
* AxCrazy: The Rat King

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Leo's the only one of the group who can face the Rat King one on one.
* AxCrazy: The Rat KingKing.



* BandagedFace: The Rat King

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* BandagedFace: The Rat KingKing.



* CloneDegeneration: The Rat King

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* CloneDegeneration: The Rat KingKing.



* OhCrap: The Rat King when he looks at a shuriken and remembers facing the Turtles before.
** Also Raph's reaction when everyone else is trying to retreat, only to spot [[KnightTemplar Leo]] running ''towards'' the Rat King.

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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
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The Rat King when he looks at a shuriken and remembers facing the Turtles before.
** Also Raph's reaction when everyone else is trying to retreat, only to spot [[KnightTemplar Leo]] running ''towards'' the Rat King.


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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Leo's the only one of the group who can face the Rat King one on one.

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* ShoutOut: The name of the episode comes from the title of the Rat King's first appearance in the Mirage comics, but that title was a reference to Creator/IsaacAsimov's novel, ''Literature/IRobot''.

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The name of the episode comes from the title of the Rat King's first appearance in the Mirage comics, but that title was a reference to Creator/IsaacAsimov's novel, ''Literature/IRobot''.''Literature/IRobot''.
** As Mikey runs to hide, he whoops like Film/TheThreeStooges.
** When Casey just misses seeing him in a dark room, Mikey quips "[[Franchise/StarWars You don't know the power of the Dark Side, Casey Jones]]!"

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* NumberTwo: This is a pretty strong Raph episode, as he has to juggle trying to keep Donnie, Mikey, and Casey out of danger as much as possible while also keeping an eye on Leo during his UnstoppableRage against the Rat King. Raph finds an escape route from the rat attack, answers the others' concerns about Leo fighting the Rat King alone, intuits that Leo [[BrokenAce needs]] to fight him alone, indicates ''he'll'' be the first to jump in if Leo gets into serious trouble, and eventually manages to break Leo's fugue state enough to get them all out of there safely. It really shows his CharacterDevelopment that he was able to keep calm and keep everyone safe, even with Leo literally [[KnightTemplar running into danger]].

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* NumberTwo: This is a pretty strong Raph episode, as he has to juggle trying to keep Donnie, Mikey, and Casey out of danger as much as possible episode. As Leo becomes increasingly [[UnstoppableRage preoccupied with fighting the Rat King]], Raph takes over leading the remaining team while also keeping an eye on Leo during his UnstoppableRage against the Rat King.Leo. Raph finds an escape route from the rat attack, answers the others' concerns about Leo fighting the Rat King alone, intuits that Leo [[BrokenAce needs]] to fight him alone, indicates ''he'll'' be the first to jump in if Leo gets into serious trouble, and eventually manages to break Leo's fugue state enough to get them all out of there safely. It really shows his CharacterDevelopment that he was able to keep calm and keep everyone safe, even with Leo literally [[KnightTemplar running into danger]].


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* UnstoppableRage: Leo continues to pursue and fight the Rat King, even when the rest of the team is trying to retreat, only finally stopping when a) he's clearly won (but hasn't killed the Rat King), and b) when [[NumberTwo Raph]] shouts at him.
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* NumberTwo: This is a pretty strong Raph episode, as he has to juggle trying to keep Donnie, Mikey, and Casey out of danger as much as possible while also keeping an eye on Leo during his UnstoppableRage against the Rat King. Raph finds an escape route from the rat attack, answers the others' concerns about Leo fighting the Rat King alone, intuits that Leo [[BrokenAce needs]] to fight him alone, indicates ''he'll'' be the first to jump in if Leo gets into serious trouble, and eventually manages to break Leo's fugue state enough to get them all out of there safely. It really shows his CharacterDevelopment that he was able to keep calm and keep everyone safe, even with Leo literally [[KnightTemplar running into danger]].
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* BrokenAce: Raph eventually intuits that Leo's insistence on fighting the Rat King is actually him trying to fight [[HeroicBSOD a ''different'' "monster"]].

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* BrokenAce: Raph eventually intuits that Leo's insistence on fighting the Rat King is actually him trying to fight [[HeroicBSOD a ''different'' different "monster"]].
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* BrokenAce: Raph eventually intuita that Leo's insistence on fighting the Rat King is actually him trying to fight [[HeroicBSOD a ''different'' "monster"]].

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* BrokenAce: Raph eventually intuita intuits that Leo's insistence on fighting the Rat King is actually him trying to fight [[HeroicBSOD a ''different'' "monster"]].

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* TheBeastmaster: The Rat King uses hordes of rats to attack the Turtles and Casey

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* TheBeastmaster: The Rat King uses hordes of rats to attack the Turtles and CaseyCasey.
* BrokenAce: Raph eventually intuita that Leo's insistence on fighting the Rat King is actually him trying to fight [[HeroicBSOD a ''different'' "monster"]].
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** Also Raph's reaction when everyone else is trying to retreat, only to spot [[KnightTemplar Leo]] running ''towards'' the Rat King.
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* TheUnreveal: Inverted. To the characters, the Rat King is practically a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere, and they're left with only questions about this adventure. The audience, however, quickly learns he is Bishop's lost super soldier.

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* TheUnreveal: Inverted. To the characters, the Rat King is practically a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere, DiabolusExNihilo, and they're left with only questions about this adventure. The audience, however, quickly learns he is Bishop's lost super soldier.

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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: The Rat King is, in fact, the Slayer from the previous season.



* SwarmOfRats: the Rat King repeatedly tries to take down the Turtles by using hundreds of hungry rats

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* SwarmOfRats: the Rat King repeatedly tries to take down the Turtles by using hundreds of hungry ratsrats.
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* SuddenlyVoiced: In his first appearance as the Slayer in "Bishop's Gambit", the Rat King didn't speak. Here, he speaks in the ColdOpen and at the end of the episode. He also laughs and lets out a BigNo at one point.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: In his first comic appearance, the Rat King only menaced the Turtles and Casey because he sincerely believed they were other monsters trying to take his territory from him. Also, he only fed dead or dying animals to his rats before the heroes came along, whereas this episode implies he's been feeding them humans for some time.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Leo's the only one of the group who can face the Rat King one on one.



* SaveTheVillain: During their fight, Leonard tries to push the Rat King out of the way of a building collapse.
* ShoutOut: the name of the episode is a reference to Creator/IsaacAsimov's novel Literature/IRobot

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* SaveTheVillain: During their fight, Leonard Leo tries to push the Rat King out of the way of a building collapse.
* ShoutOut: the The name of the episode is comes from the title of the Rat King's first appearance in the Mirage comics, but that title was a reference to Creator/IsaacAsimov's novel Literature/IRobotnovel, ''Literature/IRobot''.
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* OhCrap: The Rat King when he looks at a shuriken and remembers facing the Turtles before.
* RageBreakingPoint: Leo's anger this season comes out, as he has enough of the Rat King and fights him one on one.
-->"WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!"
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* AdaptationalBadass: The Rat King. In his first comic appearance, he didn't have any major fighting skills; he relied on vantage points. This version is the Slayer from last season--a SuperSoldier that can take on all five heroes at once and survive all kinds of punishment.



* BadassBoast: "They fled by now, but I will haunt their nightmares for many days to come. I am the monster they will never escape! Everything fears me! Everything except... the rat."



* BatmanGambit: Faced with multiple foes, the Rat King runs. He gets them pursue him into a massive feeding area for his little friends.



* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Leo finds the Rat King's moves familiar, but without proper context, he can't tell from where.



* {{Flashback}}: The Rat King repeatedly experiences flashes of his creation and prior encounter with the Turtles.
* IAmAMonster: The Rat King asserts this in his opening monologue and is proud of it.
* MythologyGag: Since the episode itself adapts the Rat King's first appearance, his monologues are lifted pretty much wholesale from that issue.
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: In his final monologue, the Rat King expresses certainty he'll haunt his foes' nightmares for many days to come.
* NotQuiteDead: The Rat King is presumably devoured by his rats, but the ending reveals he's still alive.
* SaveTheVillain: During their fight, Leonard tries to push the Rat King out of the way of a building collapse.



* TakingYouWithMe: The Rat King tries to drag Leo down to the rats with him.
* TemptingFate: Casey notes they're just rats and asks how bad they could be. Mikey points to the ''bones'' lying on the ground.
* TheUnreveal: Inverted. To the characters, the Rat King is practically a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere, and they're left with only questions about this adventure. The audience, however, quickly learns he is Bishop's lost super soldier.



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* TheBeastmaster: The Rat King uses hoards of rats to attack the Turtles and Casey

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* TheBeastmaster: The Rat King uses hoards hordes of rats to attack the Turtles and Casey



* YouDirtyRat: Whilst Master Splinter normally subverts this trope, this episode plays it very straight with the rat hoards, even giving the rats evil red eyes.

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* YouDirtyRat: Whilst Master Splinter normally subverts this trope, this episode plays it very straight with the rat hoards, hordes, even giving the rats evil red eyes.

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* HesBack: Bishop's Slayer returns as the Rat King

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* HesBack: Bishop's Slayer returns as AxCrazy: The Rat King
* BandagedFace: The Rat King
* TheBeastmaster: The Rat King uses hoards of rats to attack
the Turtles and Casey
* CloneDegeneration: The
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The Turtles and Casey have gone to an abandoned suburb to train, but quickly discover they're not alone. As the darkness closes in, The Rat King starts to play a very twisted game with our heroes...

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* HesBack: Bishop's Slayer returns as the Rat King
* ShoutOut: the name of the episode is a reference to Creator/IsaacAsimov's novel Literature/IRobot
* SwarmOfRats: the Rat King repeatedly tries to take down the Turtles by using hundreds of hungry rats
* YouDirtyRat: Whilst Master Splinter normally subverts this trope, this episode plays it very straight with the rat hoards, even giving the rats evil red eyes.
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