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** Senior notes that he got the job of chief communications officer on the ''Massive'' to replace the guy who got ThrownOutTheAirlock in [[Recap/TheNewAdventuresOfInvaderZimS1E10TennsMissionOfDoom Episode10.10]].
** Senior notes that he got the job of chief communications officer on the ''Massive'' to replace the guy who got ThrownOutTheAirlock in [[Recap/TheNewAdventuresOfInvaderZimS1E10TennsMissionOfDoom Episode
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With Zim now in possession of the entire Meekrob crystal, the Tallest take drastic action to get it away from him. After this, nothing will be the same...
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*AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: Zim learning his mission is fake causes him to snap and actively turn against the Tallest, and arguably makes him even more dangerous than he already was.
*AwfulTruth: Finding out that his mission is a lie nearly breaks Zim before Norlock snaps him out of it.
*BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: At the start of the chapter, Purple moans about wanting something exciting to happen to alleviate his boredom. By the end of the chapter he's gotten plenty of excitement, in the form of Zim revealing he has the whole crystal, later followed by him going rogue. This is preemptively lampshaded by Senior warning him that he shouldn't be TemptingFate.
*BewareTheNiceOnes: Skoodge. Despite being the nicest of the Irkens, he shows a more dangerous side when he sides with Zim against the Empire.
*BigRedButton: There's one on the City Cesspool control panel which triggers an emergency purge of the tank.
*BreakTheHaughty: Zim is crushed when he learns the truth about his mission, until Norlock snaps him out of it.
*BrokenPedestal: The Tallest become this to Zim and Skoodge when they learn the truth.
*CantHoldHisLiquor: Purple, who gets totally wasted after two and a half drinks. Senior is dumbfounded.
*ContinuityNod:
**[=MacMeaties=] is finally reopened after having been blown up back in Episode 4.
**Senior notes that he got the job of chief communications officer on the ''Massive'' to replace the guy who got ThrownOutTheAirlock in Episode 10.
*TheDogBitesBack: Zim and Skoodge decide to rebel against the Tallest as revenge for how they've been treated by them.
*EntitledBastard: The Tallest still expect Zim and Skoodge to blindly obey them even after effectively exiling them, simply because they're in charge.
*GameChanger: Just like [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the chapter title says]], as this is the chapter where Red and Purple tell Zim the truth about his mission. With prodding from Norlock, he proceeds to go rogue, with plans to build his own empire and rebel against the Tallest.
*GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: When Zim goes into a VillainousBSOD over learning the truth of his mission, Norlock snaps him out of it by hitting and insulting him until he gets angry and starts fighting back.
*GrewASpine: Skoodge is usually pushed around by absolutely everyone, but he finally stands up for himself here, when he rebels against the Tallest with Zim.
*INeedAFreakingDrink: The Tallests' reaction to learning Zim has the crystal.
*InternalReveal: This chapter has both Team Save Earth and Zim's team learn about the truth of his mission.
*InVinoVeritas: Being completely drunk causes Purple to spill the truth to Zim about his mission.
*IWarnedYou: After Zim rebels against them, Norlock reminds the Tallest that he warned them not to underestimate him.
*LaserGuidedKarma: Zim's rebellion against the Tallest is a direct result of their treatment of him.
*MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: The Tallest choosing to tell Zim the truth in the harshest way possible, and [[KickTheDog kicking around Skoodge]] while they do so, leads to them rebelling.
*MythologyGag: A drunken Purple calls Zim "Shmim", part of his artist alias in Issue 3 of the comic series.
*NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Tallest telling Zim the truth and driving him into going rogue leads to them losing their chance to claim Project Domination.
*NothingIsTheSameAnymore: This is the chapter where the series' MythArc totally changes, as Zim learns his mission is a lie and goes rogue, intending to start his own empire in rebellion of the Tallest.
*OhCrap: The Tallest, when Zim tells them he has the Meekrob crystal.
*TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The Tallest (mostly Red) give one to Zim and Skoodge when telling them the truth.
*RousingSpeech: A villainous example, as after snapping Zim out of his VillainousBSOD, Norlock gives him a speech inspiring him on how to move forward.
*SpitTake: When Zim reveals that he has the whole crystal, Red chokes on a doughnut.
*StartMyOwn: Norlock ultimately convinces Zim to go rogue and create his own empire, before using it to conquer the other Irkens.
*AStormIsComing: Dib muses on this near the end of the chapter, noting that things seem to be coming to a climax.
*StormingTheCastle: Tak and Tenn assault Zim's base in order to retrieve the Meekrob crystal, with Team Save Earth sneaking in behind them to do the same.
*UltimateJobSecurity: As Senior points out, this is how he can get away with talking back to the Tallest — he's the best communications officer they have, so they can't just get rid of him. {{Downplayed|Trope}}, though, as even then he knows not to push things too much, or the Tallest would still punish him.
*VillainousBSOD: Zim undergoes one after the Tallest tell him the truth of his mission, until Norlock forcibly snaps him out of it.
*WhamEpisode: When the Tallest task Tak and Tenn to retrieve the Meekrob crystal, Zim manages to force them (and Team Save Earth) to retreat, only for a drunken Purple to reveal to Zim that his mission was a fake and they don't care about him at all. Zim briefly undergoes a VillainousBSOD but gets snapped out of it by Norlock; he then goes rogue from the Irken Empire (and convinces Skoodge to join him, pointing out how the Tallest abused him too). After a confrontation with Tak and Dib in the City Cesspool, the Meekrob crystal ends up lost in the sewers.
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*AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: Zim learning his mission is fake causes him to snap and actively turn against the Tallest, and arguably makes him even more dangerous than he already was.
*AwfulTruth: Finding out that his mission is a lie nearly breaks Zim before Norlock snaps him out of it.
*BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: At the start of the chapter, Purple moans about wanting something exciting to happen to alleviate his boredom. By the end of the chapter he's gotten plenty of excitement, in the form of Zim revealing he has the whole crystal, later followed by him going rogue. This is preemptively lampshaded by Senior warning him that he shouldn't be TemptingFate.
*BewareTheNiceOnes: Skoodge. Despite being the nicest of the Irkens, he shows a more dangerous side when he sides with Zim against the Empire.
*BigRedButton: There's one on the City Cesspool control panel which triggers an emergency purge of the tank.
*BreakTheHaughty: Zim is crushed when he learns the truth about his mission, until Norlock snaps him out of it.
*BrokenPedestal: The Tallest become this to Zim and Skoodge when they learn the truth.
*CantHoldHisLiquor: Purple, who gets totally wasted after two and a half drinks. Senior is dumbfounded.
*ContinuityNod:
**[=MacMeaties=] is finally reopened after having been blown up back in Episode 4.
**Senior notes that he got the job of chief communications officer on the ''Massive'' to replace the guy who got ThrownOutTheAirlock in Episode 10.
*TheDogBitesBack: Zim and Skoodge decide to rebel against the Tallest as revenge for how they've been treated by them.
*EntitledBastard: The Tallest still expect Zim and Skoodge to blindly obey them even after effectively exiling them, simply because they're in charge.
*GameChanger: Just like [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the chapter title says]], as this is the chapter where Red and Purple tell Zim the truth about his mission. With prodding from Norlock, he proceeds to go rogue, with plans to build his own empire and rebel against the Tallest.
*GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: When Zim goes into a VillainousBSOD over learning the truth of his mission, Norlock snaps him out of it by hitting and insulting him until he gets angry and starts fighting back.
*GrewASpine: Skoodge is usually pushed around by absolutely everyone, but he finally stands up for himself here, when he rebels against the Tallest with Zim.
*INeedAFreakingDrink: The Tallests' reaction to learning Zim has the crystal.
*InternalReveal: This chapter has both Team Save Earth and Zim's team learn about the truth of his mission.
*InVinoVeritas: Being completely drunk causes Purple to spill the truth to Zim about his mission.
*IWarnedYou: After Zim rebels against them, Norlock reminds the Tallest that he warned them not to underestimate him.
*LaserGuidedKarma: Zim's rebellion against the Tallest is a direct result of their treatment of him.
*MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: The Tallest choosing to tell Zim the truth in the harshest way possible, and [[KickTheDog kicking around Skoodge]] while they do so, leads to them rebelling.
*MythologyGag: A drunken Purple calls Zim "Shmim", part of his artist alias in Issue 3 of the comic series.
*NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Tallest telling Zim the truth and driving him into going rogue leads to them losing their chance to claim Project Domination.
*NothingIsTheSameAnymore: This is the chapter where the series' MythArc totally changes, as Zim learns his mission is a lie and goes rogue, intending to start his own empire in rebellion of the Tallest.
*OhCrap: The Tallest, when Zim tells them he has the Meekrob crystal.
*TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The Tallest (mostly Red) give one to Zim and Skoodge when telling them the truth.
*RousingSpeech: A villainous example, as after snapping Zim out of his VillainousBSOD, Norlock gives him a speech inspiring him on how to move forward.
*SpitTake: When Zim reveals that he has the whole crystal, Red chokes on a doughnut.
*StartMyOwn: Norlock ultimately convinces Zim to go rogue and create his own empire, before using it to conquer the other Irkens.
*AStormIsComing: Dib muses on this near the end of the chapter, noting that things seem to be coming to a climax.
*StormingTheCastle: Tak and Tenn assault Zim's base in order to retrieve the Meekrob crystal, with Team Save Earth sneaking in behind them to do the same.
*UltimateJobSecurity: As Senior points out, this is how he can get away with talking back to the Tallest — he's the best communications officer they have, so they can't just get rid of him. {{Downplayed|Trope}}, though, as even then he knows not to push things too much, or the Tallest would still punish him.
*VillainousBSOD: Zim undergoes one after the Tallest tell him the truth of his mission, until Norlock forcibly snaps him out of it.
*WhamEpisode: When the Tallest task Tak and Tenn to retrieve the Meekrob crystal, Zim manages to force them (and Team Save Earth) to retreat, only for a drunken Purple to reveal to Zim that his mission was a fake and they don't care about him at all. Zim briefly undergoes a VillainousBSOD but gets snapped out of it by Norlock; he then goes rogue from the Irken Empire (and convinces Skoodge to join him, pointing out how the Tallest abused him too). After a confrontation with Tak and Dib in the City Cesspool, the Meekrob crystal ends up lost in the sewers.
