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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The egg losing its glow after being roughly thrust down into its nest bears a passing resemblance to a baby dying after suffering a miscarriage. Thankfully, [[SubvertedTrope that's not the case]].

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The egg losing its bright glow after being Sylvia roughly thrust down thrusts it into its nest bears a passing resemblance to a baby dying after suffering a miscarriage. Thankfully, [[SubvertedTrope that's not the case]].
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* DisneyDeath: When Sylvia roughly and deliberately dumps the egg back in its nest after all her troubles, the egg cracks and instantly loses its glow. For a moment, Sylvia seems shocked that she's supposedly killed the life within the egg. ...But after tentatively knocking on its shell to make sure it's all right, the baby inside knocks back to signal it's okay.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The egg losing its glow after being roughly thrust down into its nest bears a passing resemblance to a baby dying after suffering a miscarriage. Thankfully, [[SubvertedTrope that's not the case]].

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* MoodWhiplash: There's a scene where an enraged Lord Hater looms over a frightened Wander and Sylvia, proclaiming ''he's'' the greatest in the galaxy. Immediately after this tense moment...Wander gives Hater a great big hug with a heart appearing in the background.

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** Wander and Sylvia are introduced on a mountain looking serious as western music plays in the background, then Wander ruins the moment when he begins ogling over the Bingleberry Festival forgetting that it’s in disrepair.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: While the Watchdogs are enjoying the festival to Wander's content, they are briefly seen kissing each other, when all of the Watchdogs are ''male'', suggesting homosexual implications.



-->'''Wander:''' Have you ever rolled your tongue? Have you ever done a ditty? Have you ever stood on one foot? Outrun a kitten? Went to a roller rink? Found a penny? Moved a couch? Ate a hundred hot dogs?

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-->'''Wander:''' Have you ever done this? ... Have you ever rolled your tongue? Have you ever done a ditty? ditty? ... Have you ever stood on one foot? Outrun a kitten? Went to a roller rink? Found a penny? Moved a couch? Ate a hundred hot dogs?



* PardonMyKlingon: Sylvia calls Lord Hater a "flarg-nargling, no-fun-having jerk".

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* PardonMyKlingon: Sylvia calls Lord Hater a "flarg-nargling, "[[CensoredForComedy flarg-nargling]], no-fun-having jerk".



* {{Foreshadowing}}: The second time the "Mother and Child" song plays as the egg hatches, the words "Look out, that's the wrong baby" can be heard, which signals that this isn't the beast's baby.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{FiveSecondForeshadowing}}: The second time the "Mother and Child" song plays as the egg hatches, the words "Look out, that's the wrong baby" can be heard, which signals that this isn't the beast's baby.


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* OhCrap: Wander's reaction to the beast furiously charging for the hatched baby instead of uniting with it.
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* LyricalDissonance: The song "The Bronco's Buck" is upbeat and funny, but Sylvia is going through various obstacles that hinder and maim her to the boiling point.



* LyricalDissonance: The song "The Bronco's Buck" is upbeat and funny, but Sylvia is going through various obstacles that hinder and maim her to the boiling point.

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Lord Hater initially refers to his new planet as "Banglebrop"

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Lord Hater initially refers to his new planet as "Banglebrop""Banglebrop".



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** When the egg hatches atop the mountain, everything seems exciting and heartwarming...[[spoiler: until it's revealed the baby is not the beast's and she begins charging for it. It comes out in Wander's mood as well.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: After Sylvia gets the egg to its nest and it hatches, it is revealed not to be the baby of the beast resulting in Wander's plan to be unsuccessful.]]

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** When the egg hatches atop the mountain, everything seems exciting and heartwarming...[[spoiler: until it's revealed the baby is not the beast's and she begins charging for it. It comes out in Wander's mood as well.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: After Sylvia gets the egg to its nest and it hatches, it is revealed not to be the baby of the beast resulting in Wander's plan to be unsuccessful.]]



** To be fair, he spent his time in a few different settings shouting for her help rather then grabbing the hatchling. Though cartoon physics would allow him to be at Sylvia's side in a second, I don't think he was going for the suicidal route that she went for.



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* StaggeredZoom: Sylvia gets one when refusing to hug the egg.
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**To be fair, he spent his time in a few different settings shouting for her help rather then grabbing the hatchling. Though cartoon physics would allow him to be at Sylvia's side in a second, I don't think he was going for the suicidal route that she went for.
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* ExactWords: Sylvia constantly tells Wander that the beast wants to eat them and returning an egg won't help. She's right.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The second time the "Mother and Child" song plays as the egg hatches, the words "Look out, that's the wrong baby" can be heard, which signals that this isn't the beast's baby.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sylvia leaves the egg alone in the nest just after getting it there, knowing that she and Wander are in danger and won't be tricked. Of course, she was right.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: So far after this episode Wander hasn't realized Sylvia was right all along.


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* ShooOutTheClowns: When Wander is yelling for Sylvia, he is missing during the scene where she protects the baby from the real monster, and only reappears during the real reunion minutes later.
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* AbsenteeActorAbsenteeActor: Lord Hater and the Watchdogs don't appear in this episode.
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* AnswerCut: After Hater takes over Bingleborp, two of the Binglebops wonder "Whoever will save us now?" Pan up to Wander and Sylvia watching from a nearby mountaintop... when [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Wander starts gushing over the rides and games at the (ruined) Bingleberry Festival, while Sylvia expresses her frustration with Lord Hater's campaign of interplanetary conquest]].

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* AnswerCut: After Hater takes over Bingleborp, two of the Binglebops wonder "Whoever will save us now?" Pan up to Wander and Sylvia watching from a nearby mountaintop... when [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Wander starts gushing over the rides and games at the (ruined) Bingleberry Festival, while Sylvia expresses her frustration with Lord Hater's campaign of interplanetary conquest]].conquest and her desire to punch his lights out]].

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Lord Hater initially refers to his new planet as "Banglebrop"
-->'''King Bingleborp:''' ...It's Bingleborp.\\
'''Lord Hater:''' I'LL CALL MY NEW PLANET WHATEVER I WANT!



* AnswerCut: After Hater takes over Bingleborp, two of the Binglebops wonder "Whoever will save us?" Pan up to Wander and Sylvia watching from a nearby mountaintop... when Wander starts gushing over the rides and games at the (ruined) Bingleberry Festival, while Sylvia expresses her frustration with Lord Hater's campaign of interplanetary conquest.

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* AnswerCut: After Hater takes over Bingleborp, two of the Binglebops wonder "Whoever will save us?" us now?" Pan up to Wander and Sylvia watching from a nearby mountaintop... when [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Wander starts gushing over the rides and games at the (ruined) Bingleberry Festival, while Sylvia expresses her frustration with Lord Hater's campaign of interplanetary conquest.conquest]].



* EverythingMakesAMushroom: Lord Hater's ship explodes in a giant mushroom cloud after it crashes into a moon.



* LongList: Apparently, the list of "Hater's Laws" is pretty long, over 9,800 rules to be exact.

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Apparently, the list of "Hater's Laws" is pretty long, with over 9,800 rules rules.
** Wander's list of things he's done:
-->'''Wander:''' Have you ever rolled your tongue? Have you ever done a ditty? Have you ever stood on one foot? Outrun a kitten? Went
to be exact.a roller rink? Found a penny? Moved a couch? Ate a hundred hot dogs?



* ThemeTuneCameo: During the fair, everyone is singing a wordless version of the theme tune.

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* ThemeTuneCameo: During After Wander convinces the Watchdogs to enjoy the fair, everyone is they start singing a wordless version of the theme tune.
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* SayMyName: "SYLVIAAAAA!!!"

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LyricalDissonance: The song "The Bronco's Buck" is upbeat and funny, but Sylvia is going through various obstacles that hinder and maim her to the boiling point.
* MoodWhiplashMinimalistCast: Only Wander and Sylvia appear.
* MoodWhiplash: Right after Sylvia gets burnt by the beast's fire Wander is shown to be saddened, but then he slowly smiles and gets his banjo out in turn, cuing the eventual song.
** When the egg hatches atop the mountain, everything seems exciting and heartwarming...[[spoiler: until it's revealed the baby is not the beast's and she begins charging for it. It comes out in Wander's mood as well.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: After Sylvia gets the egg to its nest and it hatches, it is revealed not to be the baby of the beast resulting in Wander's plan to be unsuccessful.]]
* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: The actions mentioned in Wander's egg song match what happens to Sylvia when going up the mountain.
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* AssumedWin
* {{Egopolis}}: Lord Hater tried to do this to the Planet Bingleborp in "The Greatest." Hater's a bit of an egomaniac, as evidenced by all the designs (and theme song) on his ship.

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* AssumedWin
AnswerCut: After Hater takes over Bingleborp, two of the Binglebops wonder "Whoever will save us?" Pan up to Wander and Sylvia watching from a nearby mountaintop... when Wander starts gushing over the rides and games at the (ruined) Bingleberry Festival, while Sylvia expresses her frustration with Lord Hater's campaign of interplanetary conquest.
* AssumedWin: When the "judge" of the impromptu contest between Hater and Wander for "Greatest in the Galaxy" indicates the winner as "you", Lord Hater assumes he's talking about himself. The judge has to clarify "No, the other guy, the one in the hat."
* {{Egopolis}}: Lord Hater tried to do this to the Planet Bingleborp in "The Greatest." Bingleborp. Hater's a bit of an egomaniac, as evidenced by all the designs (and theme song) on his ship.



* MoodWhiplash: In "The Greatest," we have the scene where an enraged Lord Hater looms over a frightened Wander and Sylvia, proclaiming he's the greatest in the galaxy. Immediately after this tense moment...Wander gives Hater a great big hug with a heart appearing in the background.

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* MoodWhiplash: In "The Greatest," we have the There's a scene where an enraged Lord Hater looms over a frightened Wander and Sylvia, proclaiming he's ''he's'' the greatest in the galaxy. Immediately after this tense moment...Wander gives Hater a great big hug with a heart appearing in the background.



* PardonMyKlingon: Sylvia calls Lord Hater a "flarg-nargling, no-fun-having jerk".



* SugarApocalypse: Bingleborp in "The Greatest" undergoes this once Lord Hater invades at the beginning of the episode.
* ThemeTuneCameo: during the fair, everyone is singing a wordless version of this.

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* SugarApocalypse: Bingleborp in "The Greatest" undergoes this once Lord Hater invades at the beginning of the episode.
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* CurbStompBattle: Dragon soon proves to be stronger than Sylvia and seriously roughs her up by tossing Sylvia around and dropping rocks on her. Gets even worse when Wander and Sylvia tries to get the egg back to the nest since the dragon now attacks them with fire and ice breath.
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* BigCreepyCrawlies: Eventually it turns out that the baby and it's parent is this. However, they can be friendly to those who pose no threat to them.
* MamaBear: Double subverted with the black dragon. She seems to show her motherly side when the egg starts to hatch, but becomes vicious once it turns out the baby is not hers. Played straight with the giant bumblebee mother who shows up and roars the dragon into submission when the dragon tries to eat the bumblebee's baby and Sylvia.
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* SchmuckBait: Wander and Sylvia use Hater's competitive streak against him.
--> '''Wander''': Hey, Hater! Final challenge for the win!\\
'''Sylvia''': Last one into the town is a rotten egg!
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!!The Greatest provides examples of...



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-->'''Lord Hater:''' I have mangled the minds of millions! I have tempted forth torrential tides of tears! I have reduced the richest republics to rubble and ruin! Because I am the greatest in all the galaxy!!
* {{Egopolis}}: Lord Hater tried to do this to the Planet Bingleborp in "The Greatest." Hater's a bit of an egomaniac, as evidenced by all the designs (and theme song) on his ship.
* {{Hammerspace}}: Wander's magic hat, that holds his trophy.
* MoodWhiplash: In "The Greatest," we have the scene where an enraged Lord Hater looms over a frightened Wander and Sylvia, proclaiming he's the greatest in the galaxy. Immediately after this tense moment...Wander gives Hater a great big hug with a heart appearing in the background.
-->'''Wander''': Well, congratulations! That's amazing!
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Wander sets a challenge for Lord Hater to see who's the greatest in the galaxy.

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Lord Hater's conquest of a peaceful planet is interrupted when he notices that Wander sets has a challenge trophy "For the Greatest" and he becomes obsessed over obtaining it for Lord Hater to see who's the greatest in the galaxy.
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Wander and Sylvia have to return an egg to its nest, but Sylvia isn't so sure about it.

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Wander and Sylvia have to return an a huge egg to its nest, but Sylvia isn't so sure about it.
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'''The Greatest'''

Wander sets a challenge for Lord Hater to see who's the greatest in the galaxy.

'''The Egg'''

Wander and Sylvia have to return an egg to its nest, but Sylvia isn't so sure about it.

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