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* EgocentricTeamNaming: Penguin named his supervillain team “Team Penguin”, and he refuses to use a different name.



* MirrorReveal: When Killer Moth first emerges from his pupa as a mutant moth, he initially thinks everyone's staring at him because there's something on his face. When he notices his moth-like appendage, he's prompted to look in the nearest reflective surface, and is awed to see what he's become.

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* MirrorReveal: When Killer Moth first emerges from his pupa as a mutant moth, he initially thinks everyone's staring at him because there's something on his face. When he notices He then looks at his moth-like appendage, he's prompted to look face in the nearest reflective surface, a window, and is awed shocked to see what he's become.


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* WhosLaughingNow: When Killer Moth comes to join Team Penguin, Killer Croc threatens him and Firefly and Ragdoll mock him. After he gets turned into a huge monster, he laughs and tells them with a smug look that he thinks he’s going to start getting some respect.
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* ContinuityNod: Barbara remembers suspecting that Bruce Wayne is Batman "A Dark Knight To Remember", but she concluded he isn’t Batman as Bruce had amnesia at the time and forgot he was Batman. When Bruce brings her to the Batcave for the first time, and finally reveals his identity, she says "I knew it".

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* ContinuityNod: Barbara remembers suspecting that Bruce Wayne is Batman [[Recap/TheBatmanS3E3ADarkKnightToRemember "A Dark Knight To Remember", Remember"]], but she concluded he isn’t Batman as Bruce had amnesia at the time and forgot he was Batman. When Bruce brings her to the Batcave for the first time, and finally reveals his identity, she says "I knew it".
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* DeducingTheSecretIdentity: Upon seeing that Batman is Bruce Wayne, Barbara is able to connect that Robin is Dick Grayson, recognizing him as the orphan Bruce recently took in.
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* ContinuityNod: Barbara remembers suspecting that Bruce Wayne is Batman "A Dark Knight To Remember", but she concluded he isn’t Batman as Bruce had amnesia at the time and forgot he was Batman. When Bruce brings her to the Batcave for the first time, and finally reveals his identity, she says "I knew it".
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* AnAesop: About teamwork. Amusingly, it's Penguin‘a efforts to invoke this for the villains that triggers the heroes to learn it.

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* AnAesop: About teamwork. Amusingly, it's Penguin‘a Penguin's efforts to invoke this for the villains that triggers the heroes to learn it.
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* DreamTeam: Penguin wants to have a criminal team after watching a movie.
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* AnAesop: About teamwork. Amusingly, it's Penguin‘a efforts to invoke this for the villains that triggers the heroes to learn it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Firefly notes how the exposure to the toixc fumes presumably killed Killer Moth, before he is revealed to have mutated. This turns out to be the fate of Firefly himself in the episode White Heat.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Firefly notes how the exposure to the toixc toxic fumes presumably killed Killer Moth, before he is revealed to have mutated. This turns out to be the fate of Firefly himself in the episode White Heat.



* VitriolicBestBuds: Batgirl and Robin both compliment and criticize each other on how the battle went. Batman is actually very amused to see them acting LikeBrotherAndSister.

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* VitriolicBestBuds: Batgirl and Robin both compliment and criticize each other on how the battle went. Batman is actually very amused to see them acting LikeBrotherAndSister.LikeBrotherAndSister.
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* MirrorReveal: When Killer Moth first emerges from his pupa as a mutant moth, he initially thinks everyone's staring at him because there's something on his face. When he notices his moth-like appendage, he's prompted to look in the nearest reflective surface, and is awed to see what he's become.
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* TheBusCameBack: Bane makes an appearance in this episode after having not appeared since "[[Recap/TheBatmanS1E3Traction Traction]]", his debut episode.
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* Foreshadowing: Firefly notes how the exposure to the toixc fumes presumably killed Killer Moth, before he is revealed to have mutated. This turns out to be the fate of Firefly himself in the episode White Heat.

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* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: Firefly notes how the exposure to the toixc fumes presumably killed Killer Moth, before he is revealed to have mutated. This turns out to be the fate of Firefly himself in the episode White Heat.
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* Foreshadowing: Firefly notes how the exposure to the toixc fumes presumably killed Killer Moth, before he is revealed to have mutated. This turns out to be the fate of Firefly himself in the episode White Heat.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Batgirl acts smug by withholding who she is that is until Batman reveal her identity much to Robin's amusement.

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* SmallNameBigEgo: Batgirl acts smug by withholding who she is is, that is until Batman reveal reveals her identity identity, much to Robin's amusement.

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* FromNobodyToNightmare[=/=]TookALevelInBadass: Killer Moth becomes this after transforming to a moth mutant by the chemicals.


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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When [[DisneyDeath circumstances lead the team to believe that Killer Moth died from exposure to toxic fumes]], Killer Croc sounds genuinely remorseful that his teammate was killed in such a gruesome manner, and he's disgusted by Penguin's [[SpeakIllOfTheDead callous disregard for their fallen comrade]].
* FromNobodyToNightmare[=/=]TookALevelInBadass: Killer Moth becomes this after transforming to a moth mutant by the chemicals.
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* InternalReveal: Batman fully lets Batgirl into the loop by taking her to the Bat Cave and revealing his (and by extension Robin’s) secret identity to her. He then also tells Robin who she is, much to her annoyance.

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* InternalReveal: Batman fully lets Batgirl into the loop by taking her to the Bat Cave Batcave and revealing his (and by extension Robin’s) secret identity to her. He then also tells Robin who she is, much to her annoyance.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare[=/=]TookALevelInBadass: Killer Moth becomes this after transforming to a moth mutant by the mutagen.

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* FromNobodyToNightmare[=/=]TookALevelInBadass: Killer Moth becomes this after transforming to a moth mutant by the mutagen.chemicals.
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Penguin assembles an all-star team of Gotham's most dangerous villains to take down Batman. Meanwhile, Batgirl and Robin try to work together for the first time.


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* FromNobodyToNightmare[=/=]TookALevelInBadass: Killer Moth becomes this after transforming to a moth mutant by the mutagen.



* TookALevelInBadass: Killer Moth becomes this after transforming to a moth mutant by the mutagen.
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* InternalReveal: Batman fully lets Batgirl into the loop by taking her to the Bat Cave and revealing his (and by extension Robin’s) secret identities to her. He then also tells Robin who she is, much to her annoyance.

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* InternalReveal: Batman fully lets Batgirl into the loop by taking her to the Bat Cave and revealing his (and by extension Robin’s) secret identities identity to her. He then also tells Robin who she is, much to her annoyance.
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* IKnewIt: Batgirl has this reaction when Batman takes her to the Bat Cave and reveals his secret identity to her.

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* IKnewIt: InternalReveal: Batman fully lets Batgirl has this reaction when Batman takes into the loop by taking her to the Bat Cave and reveals revealing his (and by extension Robin’s) secret identity identities to her.her. He then also tells Robin who she is, much to her annoyance.
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* IKnewIt: Batgirl has this reaction when Batman takes her to the Bat Cave and reveals his secret identity to her.

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* CharacterDevelopment:
** Barbara is much less impetuous and follows Batman's lead. It's one of the things that Bruce points out when saying that Robin can't go LeeroyJenkins in a fight.
** Bruce finally trusts Barbara enough to reveal his secret identity to her and let her train in the cave. Batgirl pointing out that Robin has his trust must have sunk in a lot.



* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Batgirl feels this since it took a long time for her to join Batman, but Robin became his sidekick in what could be a short amount of time. With that said, Batman feels it's time to make her official.



* ThrowTheDogABone: Batman finally lets Batgirl into the Batcave and reveals his secret identity to her. She is very pleased by this and happily trains with Robin.



* YankTheDogsChain: Batgirl feels this, since it took a long time for her to join Batman, but Robin became his sidekick in what could be a short amount of time.

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* YankTheDogsChain: VitriolicBestBuds: Batgirl feels this, since it took a long time for her to join Batman, but and Robin became his sidekick in what could be a short amount of time.both compliment and criticize each other on how the battle went. Batman is actually very amused to see them acting LikeBrotherAndSister.

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*RunningGag: Every time Penguin mentions how far the group of villains, Team Penguin, is going to go, one of his associates suggests a catchier and cooler name of their own, only for Penguin to shut down the suggestion with a huff.



* YankTheDogsChain: Batgirl feels this that it took a long time for her to join Batman but Robin became his sidekick in what could be a short amount of time.

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* VillainTeamUp: The main focus of the episode, wherein Penguin forms a team consisting of himself, Firefly, Ragdoll, Killer Croc, and newcomer Killer Moth.
* YankTheDogsChain: Batgirl feels this that this, since it took a long time for her to join Batman Batman, but Robin became his sidekick in what could be a short amount of time.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Killer Moth becomes this after transforming to a moth mutant by the mutagen.

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* DreamTeam: Penguin wants to have a criminal team after watching a movie.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Batgirl acts smug by withholding who she is that is until Batman reveal her identity much to Robin's amusement.
* TookALevelInBadass: Killer Moth becomes this after transforming to a moth mutant by the mutagen.mutagen.
* YankTheDogsChain: Batgirl feels this that it took a long time for her to join Batman but Robin became his sidekick in what could be a short amount of time.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Killer becomes this after succumbing to the mutagen.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Killer Moth becomes this after succumbing transforming to a moth mutant by the mutagen.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Killer becomes this after succumbing to the mutagen.

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