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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Clearly the Virus struck in 1998, what with all the CD players instead of iPods being used and traded. Notably, the survival machines made by Jack and Dal in the first series were plausible.
** Although CD players are easier to power than iPods, which need a computer to charge from. It cold be an ease of use thing.
** The Technos also have computers with CRT screens!
** Although CD players are easier to power than iPods, which need a computer to charge from. It cold be an ease of use thing.
** The Technos also have computers with CRT screens!
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The series was continued through various official novels (most notably ''A New World'', which is set immediately after [=S5=]'s finale) and [[http://www.tribeworld.com/2013/tribe-news-round-up-an-open-letter-from-ray/ an upcoming movie]].
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** In ''A New Dawn'', [[spoiler:Jay dies attacking the Guardian]].
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* EvilCripple: Ram (the leader of the Technos) is confined to an advanced wheelchair he probably designed himself. He does, eventually, learn to walk again by the end of Series 5, so we get to see this slowly subverted.
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* EvilCripple: Ram (the leader of the Technos) is confined to an advanced wheelchair he probably designed himself. He does, eventually, learn to walk again by the end of Series 5, so we get to see this slowly subverted. However as he learns to walk again, he also gradually turns to the side of good.
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* WetwareCPU: The Technos are carrying out a secret project by kidnapping various people and hooking them up to an inescapable virtual reality environment for Ram's private enjoyment. The hordes of mooks he fights off are created from those people.
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* WetwareCPU: The Technos are carrying out a secret project by kidnapping various people and hooking them up to an inescapable virtual reality environment for Ram's private enjoyment. The hordes of respawning mooks he fights off are created from those people.people's minds.
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* DisasterDemocracy The city holds a vote for leader, and Ebony wins. She promptly expells those she had a grudge against.
* DownerEnding: Most of the seasons end on a very somber note.
** Season one: The Locos are defeated, but Zandra is dead and everyone believes Amber to be dead. In addition there is still no cure for the Virus, and kids throughout the city start getting sick.
** Season two: The Mallrats chase after the Chosen to rescue Trudy and Brady, and succeed in doing so. But at the last minute they bring out Lex (he had previously decided on his own to attack the Chosen) as their hostage and threaten to kill him. Trudy allows herself and Brady to be recaptured in order to save Lex and the Mallrats are forced to watch them all sail off.
** Season three: The Chosen ambush the Mallrats and take them prisoner, and in turn assume full control of the City as they capture the other Tribes. Many of the established characters are killed off in the frenzy, and Bray and Lex have a violent car crash trying to rush to the scene to save everyone.
** Season four: The Guardian escapes captivity and runs off with Luke to reform the Chosen. Ebony is now in total control of the city and banishes Bray and Amber (who is about to give birth) when the couple dare to stand up to her. In the ensuing chaos, the Technos parachute into the city and subsequently start kidnapping people for unknown purposes.
* DownerEnding: Most of the seasons end on a very somber note.
** Season one: The Locos are defeated, but Zandra is dead and everyone believes Amber to be dead. In addition there is still no cure for the Virus, and kids throughout the city start getting sick.
** Season two: The Mallrats chase after the Chosen to rescue Trudy and Brady, and succeed in doing so. But at the last minute they bring out Lex (he had previously decided on his own to attack the Chosen) as their hostage and threaten to kill him. Trudy allows herself and Brady to be recaptured in order to save Lex and the Mallrats are forced to watch them all sail off.
** Season three: The Chosen ambush the Mallrats and take them prisoner, and in turn assume full control of the City as they capture the other Tribes. Many of the established characters are killed off in the frenzy, and Bray and Lex have a violent car crash trying to rush to the scene to save everyone.
** Season four: The Guardian escapes captivity and runs off with Luke to reform the Chosen. Ebony is now in total control of the city and banishes Bray and Amber (who is about to give birth) when the couple dare to stand up to her. In the ensuing chaos, the Technos parachute into the city and subsequently start kidnapping people for unknown purposes.
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* DisasterDemocracy The city holds a vote for leader, and Ebony wins. She promptly expells expels those she had a grudge against.
* DownerEnding: Most of the seasons end on a very somber note.
** Season one: The Locos are defeated, but Zandra is dead and everyone believes Amber to be dead. In addition there is still no cure for the Virus, and kids throughout the city start getting sick.
** Season two: The Mallrats chase after the Chosen to rescue Trudy and Brady, and succeed in doing so. But at the last minute they bring out Lex (he had previously decided on his own to attack the Chosen) as their hostage and threaten to kill him. Trudy allows herself and Brady to be recaptured in order to save Lex and the Mallrats are forced to watch them all sail off.
** Season three: The Chosen ambush the Mallrats and take them prisoner, and in turn assume full control of the City as they capture the other Tribes. Many of the established characters are killed off in the frenzy, and Bray and Lex have a violent car crash trying to rush to the scene to save everyone.
** Season four: The Guardian escapes captivity and runs off with Luke to reform the Chosen. Ebony is now in total control of the city and banishes Bray and Amber (who is about to give birth) when the couple dare to stand up to her. In the ensuing chaos, the Technos parachute into the city and subsequently start kidnapping people for unknown purposes.against.
* DownerEnding: Most of the seasons end on a very somber note.
** Season one: The Locos are defeated, but Zandra is dead and everyone believes Amber to be dead. In addition there is still no cure for the Virus, and kids throughout the city start getting sick.
** Season two: The Mallrats chase after the Chosen to rescue Trudy and Brady, and succeed in doing so. But at the last minute they bring out Lex (he had previously decided on his own to attack the Chosen) as their hostage and threaten to kill him. Trudy allows herself and Brady to be recaptured in order to save Lex and the Mallrats are forced to watch them all sail off.
** Season three: The Chosen ambush the Mallrats and take them prisoner, and in turn assume full control of the City as they capture the other Tribes. Many of the established characters are killed off in the frenzy, and Bray and Lex have a violent car crash trying to rush to the scene to save everyone.
** Season four: The Guardian escapes captivity and runs off with Luke to reform the Chosen. Ebony is now in total control of the city and banishes Bray and Amber (who is about to give birth) when the couple dare to stand up to her. In the ensuing chaos, the Technos parachute into the city and subsequently start kidnapping people for unknown purposes.
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* DownerEnding: Most of the seasons end on a very somber note.
** Season one: The Locos are defeated, but Zandra is dead and everyone believes Amber to be dead. In addition there is still no cure for the Virus, and kids throughout the city start getting sick.
** Season two: The Mallrats chase after the Chosen to rescue Trudy and Brady, and succeed in doing so. But at the last minute they bring out Lex (he had previously decided on his own to attack the Chosen) as their hostage and threaten to kill him. Trudy allows herself and Brady to be recaptured in order to save Lex and the Mallrats are forced to watch them all sail off.
** Season three: The Chosen ambush the Mallrats and take them prisoner, and in turn assume full control of the City as they capture the other Tribes. Many of the established characters are killed off in the frenzy, and Bray and Lex have a violent car crash trying to rush to the scene to save everyone.
** Season four: The Guardian escapes captivity and runs off with Luke to reform the Chosen. Ebony is now in total control of the city and banishes Bray and Amber (who is about to give birth) when the couple dare to stand up to her. In the ensuing chaos, the Technos parachute into the city and subsequently start kidnapping people for unknown purposes.
** Season one: The Locos are defeated, but Zandra is dead and everyone believes Amber to be dead. In addition there is still no cure for the Virus, and kids throughout the city start getting sick.
** Season two: The Mallrats chase after the Chosen to rescue Trudy and Brady, and succeed in doing so. But at the last minute they bring out Lex (he had previously decided on his own to attack the Chosen) as their hostage and threaten to kill him. Trudy allows herself and Brady to be recaptured in order to save Lex and the Mallrats are forced to watch them all sail off.
** Season three: The Chosen ambush the Mallrats and take them prisoner, and in turn assume full control of the City as they capture the other Tribes. Many of the established characters are killed off in the frenzy, and Bray and Lex have a violent car crash trying to rush to the scene to save everyone.
** Season four: The Guardian escapes captivity and runs off with Luke to reform the Chosen. Ebony is now in total control of the city and banishes Bray and Amber (who is about to give birth) when the couple dare to stand up to her. In the ensuing chaos, the Technos parachute into the city and subsequently start kidnapping people for unknown purposes.
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* KarmaHoudini: Ebony. A lot of the conflicts that prevailed throughout the series were either caused by her, or if she didn't cause them she helped to further them along. Yet she very rarely answered for any of her crimes, or when she was exposed she was usually in a high enough position of power that nobody could do anything to her.
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* EnragedByIdiocy: Used to cement a KickTheDog moment by the new BigBad Ram in season 4. One of Ram's Techno mooks presents him with a set of nonsensical programming orders that would actually erase most of Ram's computer systems. Ram calls him a moron and [[YouHaveFailedMe executes him in front of Ebony for his idiotic failure]].
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Ram, while not really pleasant, maintains a humorous and playful demeanor while revelling in his own wickedness.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Ram, while not really pleasant, maintains a humorous and playful demeanor while revelling in his own wickedness. For instance, he shoots one of his officers for a minor failure in front of the rest to set an example. When Siva walks in and screams in horror, Ram instantly changes tone and joyously asks her what her day was like.
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Crosswicking.
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* AfterTheEnd
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* AfterTheEndAfterTheEnd: A selective DepopulationBomb called TheVirus [[OnlyFatalToAdults has wiped out all the adults]], [[TeenageWasteland leaving kids and teenagers]] in a CosyCatastrophe world.
* BadassesWearBandanas: The streetwise bruiser Lex wore one in a few first season episodes as well as his flashback episode.
* BehindTheBlack: An episode has Jack running down a hallway before Ebony sees him, the second he goes off screen Ebony appears on screen, there is no way they didn't see the other.
* ChurchPolice:
** The Chosen, and in particular their Praetorian Guard, both of whom were of the FacelessMooks in hooded robes variety. They were a religious cult that worshipped the slain Zoot as a God, and extolled the virtues of "power and chaos." They were led by a SinisterMinister, the Guardian, and his lieutenant.
** In the final episode, members of another hooded, robed tribe were briefly shown; however, it was not established if the costume served a religious purpose, though it might have been meant to connect them visually to the distinctive outfits of the Chosen.
** The Chosen, and in particular their Praetorian Guard, both of whom were of the FacelessMooks in hooded robes variety. They were a religious cult that worshipped the slain Zoot as a God, and extolled the virtues of "power and chaos." They were led by a SinisterMinister, the Guardian, and his lieutenant.
** In the final episode, members of another hooded, robed tribe were briefly shown; however, it was not established if the costume served a religious purpose, though it might have been meant to connect them visually to the distinctive outfits of the Chosen.
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* CosyCatastrophe: Well, it was made in New Zealand.
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* CosyCatastrophe: Well, it was made A genetically-engineered virus wipes out [[ThereAreNoAdults all the adults]] and quite a lot of the children in New Zealand.the world over some indeterminate timescale, but apart from some low-level fighting (the survivors are, after all, children), life continues. The children first scavenge what remains, and then return to farming to survive in small tribes dotted throughout the city and countryside.
* FacialMarkings: It's after the collapse of civilization, food is in short supply, water is in short supply, it's a CrapsackWorld where scavenging is the only way to get anything, but everyone still has an unlimited supply of makeup and hair dye with which to cover themselves in tribal markings.
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* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: The Technos' Zappers had [[NerfArm stun settings]]. Ram demonstrates at one point in front of Ebony that there's a very real kill setting when he executes a mook.
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* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: The Technos' Zappers had [[NerfArm stun settings]]. Ram demonstrates at one point in front of Ebony does demonstrate that there's a very real kill setting when he repeatedly [[YouHaveFailedMe executes a mook.mooks for failing him]].
* FuturePrimitive: The setting: child and teenage survivors of an [[OnlyFatalToAdults adult-killing]] [[DepopulationBomb virus]] wear facepaint and form social units called "tribes," intentionally invoking this trope (despite the series taking place only TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture).
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* GangOfHats: Taken to extremes almost as ridiculous as ''Film/TheWarriors''.
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* GangOfHats: Taken to extremes almost as ridiculous as ''Film/TheWarriors''.The various teenage tribes are identifiable largely by costumes and color schemes (Locos wear red and black; Demon Dogs wear silver; Mozquitos are all female and dress like dominatrices with insect masks, etc.), except for the main tribe, the Mallrats, who all wear very individualistic costumes, being a RagTagBunchOfMisfits.
* ImprobableHairstyle: The characters of have remarkably elaborate hairstyles for survivors of [[DepopulationBomb a world-emptying plague]]. There must have been a lot of hair products [[ScavengerWorld waiting to be looted]].
* LoadBearingHero: Lex uses his body to hold open an airlock door while Bray, Amber, Dal, and the dog escape from a self-destructing virology lab on Hope Island.
* TheMall: Most of the lead characters live in a mall and many plots would be about them defending themselves and their knew home from rival tribes. The tribe's name who lived inside the mall? The Mall Rats, of course.
* NeverLearnedToRead: Lex is an arrogant, tough, streetwise character... who never learned to read or write beyond a very low grade school level. The series implied several times that he had Dyslexia. It's a major source of insecurity for him, and he does try to improve his skills more than once.
* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The series was set in "The City" - not only did they refuse to give it a proper name, but they even went out of their way to avoid pinning down which country (or continent!) they were in. All the actors spoke with New Zealand accents, but a British 50p coin was seen in an early episode, and several times British banknotes were also shown. No other cities were ever mentioned, and the only landmark was Eagle Mountain, but there aren't any mountains by that name in either New Zealand or mainland Britain (though there is one in Northern Ireland, and several in the United States).
* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The series was set in "The City" - not only did they refuse to give it a proper name, but they even went out of their way to avoid pinning down which country (or continent!) they were in. All the actors spoke with New Zealand accents, but a British 50p coin was seen in an early episode, and several times British banknotes were also shown. No other cities were ever mentioned, and the only landmark was Eagle Mountain, but there aren't any mountains by that name in either New Zealand or mainland Britain (though there is one in Northern Ireland, and several in the United States).
* OriginsEpisode: There were two of these in the second season; one focused on Zoot and Ebony; the other focused on Lex and Ryan (though the latter example was submerged as a very long flashback).
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish:
** The super secret password protecting all research regarding the Virus is ''please''. The resident genius over-thought and didn't think to try it himself.
** On a related note, [[spoiler: some episodes later, the tribe is at the lab they think might help them figure out the antidote - Jack and Dal try to get ''anything'' to happen with the computer system, but nothing does until Jack, again accidentally, discovers that the system is voice activated]].
** The super secret password protecting all research regarding the Virus is ''please''. The resident genius over-thought and didn't think to try it himself.
** On a related note, [[spoiler: some episodes later, the tribe is at the lab they think might help them figure out the antidote - Jack and Dal try to get ''anything'' to happen with the computer system, but nothing does until Jack, again accidentally, discovers that the system is voice activated]].
* PostMortemOneLiner: After Ram executes a Techno mook for a random failure:
-->'''Ram:''' ...You're fired.
* PraetorianGuard:
** Ebony's militia were a small group of ex-Locos (chaotic evil post-apunkalyptic teenage street fighters) who were loyal to Ebony and still wore the old team colors. When Ebony left the mall, she took the militia with her.
** Billy-Boy, leader of the Jackals, was often accompanied by his own Goon Squad in Season 2.
** As was Moz of the Mozquitoes in Season 3. The Guardian, leader of the religious cult "The Chosen," had the elite Praetorian Guard.
-->'''Ram:''' ...You're fired.
* PraetorianGuard:
** Ebony's militia were a small group of ex-Locos (chaotic evil post-apunkalyptic teenage street fighters) who were loyal to Ebony and still wore the old team colors. When Ebony left the mall, she took the militia with her.
** Billy-Boy, leader of the Jackals, was often accompanied by his own Goon Squad in Season 2.
** As was Moz of the Mozquitoes in Season 3. The Guardian, leader of the religious cult "The Chosen," had the elite Praetorian Guard.
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** Lex, rival to Bray and pretty much any other post pubescent male.
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** Lex, Lex is a rival to Bray and pretty much any Bray, as well as most other post pubescent male.males on the show with any authority. He's also a thug and a petty criminal who thinks he's much more of a MagnificentBastard than he really is.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan:
** Taken UpToEleven in first season. The series takes place in a lawless, post-apocalyptic city, where civilization has entirely collapsed and people do terrible things to survive. Most characters- both male and female- have grown pragmatic and distrustful because of this, if not outright evil. And ''then'' there's [[TallDarkAndHandsome Bray]], who is [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced]] as Trudy's protector, refusing adamantly to abandon her and her unborn child. Even though the child isn't his. Even though the child is actually the son of his tyrannical younger brother. And said brother is hunting Trudy because of this, and Trudy is [[TheLoad emotionally fragile]] at the best of times. Bray still stands up to the tribe of protagonists, saying 'If I join, so does she.' The ensuing flood of [[UnwantedHarem romantic attention]] and {{catfight}}s nearly destroys the fledging tribe.
** Later on, Bray exemplifies the other end of this trope. He tries to stay away from said romantic attention, focusing instead on scavenging and helping his tribe...and thus falls for [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Amber]], the confident, responsible leader of said tribe who is strongly dedicated to helping others. She's a bit reluctant to return Bray's feelings, seeing him as TheCasanova who spread discord among her tribe, but they eventually hook up and become the political version of a BattleCouple.
** A gender-flipped version in Lex, a {{Jerkass}}. After dating Zandra and Alice, he realises that what he really wants in a partner is someone he can respect, someone who shares similar survival abilities and isn't afraid to disagree with him. He finds this in Tai-San.
** Taken UpToEleven in first season. The series takes place in a lawless, post-apocalyptic city, where civilization has entirely collapsed and people do terrible things to survive. Most characters- both male and female- have grown pragmatic and distrustful because of this, if not outright evil. And ''then'' there's [[TallDarkAndHandsome Bray]], who is [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced]] as Trudy's protector, refusing adamantly to abandon her and her unborn child. Even though the child isn't his. Even though the child is actually the son of his tyrannical younger brother. And said brother is hunting Trudy because of this, and Trudy is [[TheLoad emotionally fragile]] at the best of times. Bray still stands up to the tribe of protagonists, saying 'If I join, so does she.' The ensuing flood of [[UnwantedHarem romantic attention]] and {{catfight}}s nearly destroys the fledging tribe.
** Later on, Bray exemplifies the other end of this trope. He tries to stay away from said romantic attention, focusing instead on scavenging and helping his tribe...and thus falls for [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Amber]], the confident, responsible leader of said tribe who is strongly dedicated to helping others. She's a bit reluctant to return Bray's feelings, seeing him as TheCasanova who spread discord among her tribe, but they eventually hook up and become the political version of a BattleCouple.
** A gender-flipped version in Lex, a {{Jerkass}}. After dating Zandra and Alice, he realises that what he really wants in a partner is someone he can respect, someone who shares similar survival abilities and isn't afraid to disagree with him. He finds this in Tai-San.
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* TakeOverTheCity: Pretty much all the series’ bad guys’ end goal.
* TeamMom: Amber.
* TeamMom: Amber.
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* TakeOverTheCity: Pretty much all the series’ series' bad guys’ guys' end goal.
goal is to establish a new regime over the city, varying from lawless anarchism to religious fundamentalism to technocratic dictatorships.
* ThereAreNoAdults: All the adults of the world dying of a mysterious virus.
* TeamMom:Amber.Amber mothers or bosses everyone she comes into contact with. To such an extent that she's the de facto leader of the Mall Rats, no matter who else is technically in charge.
* ThereAreNoAdults: All the adults of the world dying of a mysterious virus.
* TeamMom:
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* TrueCompanions: The Mall Rats have this sort of relationship. They are one big, dysfunctional family - complete with marriages, affairs, power-grabs, friendships, substitute parental figures and siblings both literal and metaphorical. They frequently had issues and disagreements in the group but would come together as a tribe when they needed to.
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* VikingFuneral: During Season 1, [[spoiler: Zoot, the psychotic leader of tribe Locos,]] gets a Viking-style sendoff as well. This is mainly because the local cemetary has been overrun by members of a hostile rival tribe, but also because (as [[spoiler: his brother]] Bray explains) "[[spoiler: Zoot]] thought of himself as a warrior chief."
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* BadassBookworm: Dal proves to be this during the tribe circus invasion of the mall in what qualifies as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.
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* BadassBookworm: Dal proves to be this during the tribe circus invasion of the mall in what qualifies as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.mall.
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* AndIMustScream: The Technos don't kill some people, but give them a much worse fate and instead use them in human experiments by hooking them up to an endless, inescape virtual reality simulation for their boss's twisted enjoyment.
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Ram takes an interest in Ebony when he finds out that she is his lieutenants Java and Siva's younger sister, both of whom he has already married. He tries to persuade her nicely at first by presenting her with gifts and noting how much power she would gain by it, but eventually gets fed up with her reluctance and pretty much gives Ebony an ultimatum to make up her mind. [[spoiler:She chooses Ram's good-hearted Dragon Jay instead.]]
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Ram takes an interest in Ebony when he finds out that she is his lieutenants Java and Siva's younger sister, both of whom he has already married. He tries to persuade her nicely at first by presenting her with gifts and noting how much power she would gain by it, but eventually gets fed up with her reluctance and pretty much gives Ebony an ultimatum to make up her mind. [[spoiler:She chooses Ram's good-hearted Dragon Jay instead.]]
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** [[spoiler:Though the final episodes of season five reveal a bunch of the people who were thought to have died were really alive, and WordOfGod revealed at least one more who survived.]]
*** True, but certain other characters (like [[spoiler: Zoot and Dal, Java and Siva]]) die on-screen. Most deaths are off-screen though, to allow for the possibility of a return at a later point.
*** True, but certain other characters (like [[spoiler: Zoot and Dal, Java and Siva]]) die on-screen. Most deaths are off-screen though, to allow for the possibility of a return at a later point.
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* BadassLongcoat: Lex.
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* BadassLongcoat: BadBoss: As season 4 progresses it becomes increasingly clear that everyone in the Technos lives in fear of Ram. He constantly [[YouHaveFailedMe executes various mooks for the smallest failure]] and Siva admits that she's terrified he'll [[WetwareCPU use her brain as processing power for his virtual reality games]] as well.
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** Lex.
* BadassLongcoat:
** Lex.
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* DeadlyEuphemism: Subverted. When the Technos say they're going to "delete" someone, they're not being euphemistic; they're reinforcing the fact that they don't see non-Technos as real.
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* DeadlyEuphemism: DeadlyEuphemism:
** Subverted. When the Technos say they're going to "delete" someone, they're not being euphemistic; they're reinforcing the fact that they don't see non-Technos as real.
** Subverted. When the Technos say they're going to "delete" someone, they're not being euphemistic; they're reinforcing the fact that they don't see non-Technos as real.
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* EatTheRich: The Locos under the Zoot regime wear jackets with EAT THE RICH emblazoned on the back of them.
** http://www.tribeworld.com/2011/tribestyle-zoots-costume/ It says "Keep Warm-Burn The Rich".
** http://www.tribeworld.com/2011/tribestyle-zoots-costume/ It says "Keep Warm-Burn The Rich".
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* EatTheRich: The Locos under the Zoot regime wear jackets with EAT THE RICH emblazoned on the back of them.
** http://www."[[http://www.tribeworld.com/2011/tribestyle-zoots-costume/ It says "Keep Warm-Burn The Rich".com/2011/tribestyle-zoots-costume/ KEEP WARM BURN THE RICH]]" emblazoned on the back of them.
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* EvilCripple: Ram (the leader of the Technos) is confined to an advanced wheelchair he probably designed himself.
** He does, eventually, learn to walk again by the end of Series 5, so we get to see this slowly subverted.
** He does, eventually, learn to walk again by the end of Series 5, so we get to see this slowly subverted.
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* EvilCripple: Ram (the leader of the Technos) is confined to an advanced wheelchair he probably designed himself.
**himself. He does, eventually, learn to walk again by the end of Series 5, so we get to see this slowly subverted.
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* FakeDefector: Tai-San and Pride in Series 3.
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* FakeDefector: FakeDefector:
** Tai-San and Pride in Series 3.
** Tai-San and Pride in Series 3.
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* FantasticSlur: The Technos call other people "Virts" (derived from "virtual").
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* FantasticSlur: The Technos call other people "Virts" (derived from "virtual")."virtual") to show they don't think of them as real people.
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* KickTheDog: For the first part of season 4, Ram has been mostly FauxAffablyEvil, and while having his forces take over the city, he has been mostly conciliatory to Ebony and the inhabitants. The first sign that he’s a real villain comes when Ebony and Jay start making decisions without consulting him. He calls Ebony in first, drills it into her head that she's just TheQuisling, derides her as a mere "[[FantasticSlur Vert]]", and shoots a Techno mook [[YouHaveFailedMe who failed his programming duty]] in front of her.
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* KickTheDog: For the first part of season 4, Ram has been mostly FauxAffablyEvil, and while having his forces take over the city, he has been mostly conciliatory to Ebony and the inhabitants. The first sign that he’s a real villain comes when Ebony and Jay start making decisions without consulting him. He calls Ebony in first, drills it into her head that she's just TheQuisling, derides her as a mere "[[FantasticSlur Vert]]", Virt]]", and shoots a Techno mook [[YouHaveFailedMe who failed his programming duty]] in front of her.
* NotQuiteDead: The final episodes of season five reveal a bunch of the people who were thought to have died were really alive, and WordOfGod revealed at least one more who survived.
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* {{Polyamory}}: Ram made wifes out of [[SiblingTriangle sisters Java and Siva]], mostly to show off his own power. When he meets Ebony (the third sister) he want to marry her too, to "complete the set", and she seem receptive to this at first. [[spoiler:When she falls in love with Jay instead he becomes heartbroken for her betrayal.]]
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* {{Polyamory}}: Ram made wifes wives out of [[SiblingTriangle sisters Java and Siva]], mostly to show off his own power. When he meets Ebony (the third sister) he want to marry her too, to "complete the set", and she seem receptive to this at first. [[spoiler:When she falls in love with Jay instead he becomes heartbroken for her betrayal.]]
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Almost all of the mallrats deaths and disappearances were done because the cast members quit.
** Apart from the ones who were fired.
** Apart from the ones who were fired.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Almost all of the mallrats deaths and disappearances were done because the cast members quit.
**quit. Apart from the ones who were fired.
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* TheRival: Lex, rival to Bray and pretty much any other post pubescent male.
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* TheRival: TheRival:
** Lex, rival to Bray and pretty much any other post pubescent male.
** Lex, rival to Bray and pretty much any other post pubescent male.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Demon Dogs seemed to disappear after the Locos do.
** Though they never were as large or as organized.
** Though they never were as large or as organized.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: WetwareCPU: The Technos are carrying out a secret project by kidnapping various people and hooking them up to an inescapable virtual reality environment for Ram's private enjoyment. The hordes of mooks he fights off are created from those people.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** The Demon Dogs seemed to disappear after the Locosdo.
** Thoughdo, though they never were as large or as organized.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** The Demon Dogs seemed to disappear after the Locos
** Though
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Ram kills a Techno who completely failed his programming mission, mostly to show Ebony that he doesn’t shy away from killing people.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Ram kills a Techno who completely failed his programming mission, mostly to show Ebony that he doesn’t shy away from killing people. He does it again in a later episode in front of the rest of his terrified mooks.
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* SchizoTech: The show became this when the Technos arrived with their zap guns and VirtualReality games.
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* SchizoTech: The show became this when the Technos arrived with their zap guns and VirtualReality games. (Yet still being run on CRT-era iMacs.)
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** The Technos also have computers with CRT screens!
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Remember, Ram did learn to raise himself from his chair.
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** He does, eventually, learn to walk again by the end of Series 5, so we get to see this slowly subverted.
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** In particular, Lex tossing a 50 pence piece, and Ryan hoarding thousands in £50 notes- both shown in the first series
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Crosswicking.
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* ResemblanceReveal: The reveal of Java and Siva, Ebony's sisters in Series 4. The sisters unmistakeably look like Ebony, with a similar figure, facial features, poise and long, thin braids (and [[RealLifeRelative are in fact related in real life]]). Prior to the reveal, they spent several episodes wearing robot-like masks.
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The Format/Genre box is outdatted coding.
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* PutOnABus: many characters mysteriously "disappeared" during the later series, some it was heavily implied were killed, others (Amber and Jack being notable examples). So much so, the Chosen and Technos [[Humormode could have been rival bus companies.]]
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* PutOnABus: many characters mysteriously "disappeared" during the later series, some it was heavily implied were killed, others (Amber and Jack being notable examples). So much so, the Chosen and Technos [[Humormode [[HumorMode could have been rival bus companies.]]
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* PutOnABus: many characters mysteriously "disappeared" during the later series, some it was heavily implied were killed, others (Amber and Jack being notable examples). So much so, the Chosen and Technos [[Humormode could have been rival bus companies.]]
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* BackForTheDead: Fairly common. If someone returns unexpectedly in an episode near the beginning or end of a season after we haven't seen them for some time, you can almost expect they'll end up dead soon (often off-screen). Some examples are [[spoiler: Bray, Tai-San, and Pride]].
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* ProductPlacement: The Technos run on Apple.
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* CurbStompBattle: When the Technos take over the City.
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** http://www.tribeworld.com/2011/tribestyle-zoots-costume/ It says "Keep Warm- Burn The Rich
* EnemyMine: Due to the break up of the Loco's Ebony is forced to work with the mallrats for most of season two, though neither side likes this arrangement.
* EnemyMine: Due to the break up of the Loco's Ebony is forced to work with the mallrats for most of season two, though neither side likes this arrangement.
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** http://www.tribeworld.com/2011/tribestyle-zoots-costume/ It says "Keep Warm- Burn Warm-Burn The Rich
Rich".
* EnemyMine: Due to the break up of theLoco's Locos Ebony is forced to work with the mallrats Mallrats for most of season two, though neither side likes this arrangement.
* EnemyMine: Due to the break up of the
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* FantasticSlur: The Technos call other people "Verts".
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* FantasticSlur: The Technos call other people "Verts"."Virts" (derived from "virtual").
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* AntiHero: Lex, kinda, well he's more than willing to take the role of TheBigGuy it's only when he'd get something out of it.
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* AntiHero: Lex, kinda, kinda - well he's more than willing to take the role of TheBigGuy it's only when ''if'' he'd get something out of it.it.
* AntiVillain: The Guardian, Ram and Mega all have anti-villainous traits.
* AntiVillain: The Guardian, Ram and Mega all have anti-villainous traits.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ryan is one of the nicest people, ever, yet if you get him angry he will beat the crap out of you.
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** Also Pride.
** And sometimes Amber.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ryan is one of the nicest people, ever, yet if you get him angry he will beat the crap out of you. Alice also counts.
** And sometimes Amber.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ryan is one of the nicest people, ever, yet if you get him angry he will beat the crap out of you. Alice also counts.
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* TheBigGuy: Lex and Ryan are treated as such during the first season, Lex is a class one and Ryan a class two. Season two gives us Alice.
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* TheBigGuy: Lex and Ryan are treated as such during the first season, Lex is a class one and Ryan a class two. Season two gives us Alice.Alice (class two), and Season three Pride (class three).
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** Although CD players are easier to power than iPods, which need a computer to charge from. It cold be an ease of use thing.
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** http://www.tribeworld.com/2011/tribestyle-zoots-costume/ It says "Keep Warm- Burn The Rich
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** However, even though the actors all had fairly obvious NZ accents, it was put about on the (early '00s, now obsolete) Tribeworld Message board that Word of God stated that all of the actors were put through some kind of American accent training. Yes, they're still obviously from NZ, but when you look at some of the DVD extras, especially with some of the older actors, the NZ accent was somewhat toned down. Not a lot, but there's a definite if subtle difference.
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** However, even though the actors all had fairly obvious NZ accents, it was put about on the (early '00s, now obsolete) Tribeworld Message board that Word of God stated that all of the actors were put through some kind of American accent training. Yes, they're still obviously from NZ, but when you look at some of the DVD extras, especially with some of the older actors, the NZ accent was somewhat toned down.down within the series' universe. Not a lot, but there's a definite if subtle difference.
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**However, even though the actors all had fairly obvious NZ accents, it was put about on the (early '00s, now obsolete) Tribeworld Message board that Word of God stated that all of the actors were put through some kind of American accent training. Yes, they're still obviously from NZ, but when you look at some of the DVD extras, especially with some of the older actors, the NZ accent was somewhat toned down. Not a lot, but there's a definite if subtle difference.
