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* UsefulNotes/{{CIA}}, who believe the pods to be of extraterrestrial origin and [[GovernmentConspiracy intend to keep anyone else from discovering its secret]]. Pilots the ''Manta''
* [[DirtyCommunists The Soviet Die Hards]], a trio of former Soviet military and government leaders attempting to resurrect the Soviet Union. Pilots the ''Stalingrad'',

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* UsefulNotes/{{CIA}}, who believe the pods to be of extraterrestrial origin and [[GovernmentConspiracy intend to keep anyone else from discovering its secret]]. Pilots the ''Manta''
''Manta''.
* [[DirtyCommunists The Soviet Die Hards]], a trio of former Soviet military and government leaders attempting to resurrect the Soviet Union. Pilots the ''Stalingrad'',''Stalingrad''.



* [[CollectorOfTheStrange Jack ''Lock Jaw''' Keon]], Prof. Armstrong's protégé-turned-rival, aiming to add the pods to his private collection. Pilots the ''Lockjaw''.

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* [[CollectorOfTheStrange Jack ''Lock Jaw''' "Lock Jaw" Keon]], Prof. Armstrong's protégé-turned-rival, aiming to add the pods to his private collection. Pilots the ''Lockjaw''.



* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The Cephalopods have a track record as bad as [[VideoGame/TwistedMetal Calypso]] when it comes to this. [[spoiler:Joe Skullion and Captain Cutlass are the few who come out on top]].

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The Cephalopods have a track record as bad as [[VideoGame/TwistedMetal Calypso]] when it comes to this. [[spoiler:Joe Skullion and Captain Cutlass are the few who come out on top]].top.]]



* LiteralGenie: Like Calypso in ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'', the Cephalopods tend to be this. ''Unlike'' Calypso, they're not actively malicious in ''most'' endings and [[ObliviouslyEvil often don't seem to realize they're inflicting ironic, painful fates:]]

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* LiteralGenie: Like Calypso in ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'', the Cephalopods tend to be this. ''Unlike'' Calypso, they're not actively malicious in ''most'' endings and [[ObliviouslyEvil often don't seem to realize that they're inflicting ironic, painful fates:]]



* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: When the Cephalopods discover the Overseer's ruse to use the Siren's Song to make them think dolphins became the dominant species as was planned, they reassign him to Hydrus 3 to oversee the evolution of the acid-spitting proto-roaches there. Hopefully, the Overseer remembered his acid-resistant toxin suit.]]

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* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When the Cephalopods discover the Overseer's ruse to use the Siren's Song to make them think dolphins became the dominant species as was planned, they reassign him to Hydrus 3 to oversee the evolution of the acid-spitting proto-roaches there. Hopefully, the Overseer remembered his acid-resistant toxin suit.]]

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CIA is written without dots both IRL and in-game


* [[TheGovernment The C.I.A.]], who believe the pods to be of extraterrisial origin and [[GovernmentConspiracy intend to keep anyone else from discovering its secret]]. Pilots the ''Manta''

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* [[TheGovernment The C.I.A.]], UsefulNotes/{{CIA}}, who believe the pods to be of extraterrisial extraterrestrial origin and [[GovernmentConspiracy intend to keep anyone else from discovering its secret]]. Pilots the ''Manta''



* [[AnimalWrongsGroup Team Earth Hope]], a pair of enviromentalists intending to kill anyone attempting to take what they believe are natural wonders. Pilots the ''Siren's Song''.

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* [[AnimalWrongsGroup Team Earth Hope]], a pair of enviromentalists environmentalists intending to kill anyone attempting to take what they believe are natural wonders. Pilots the ''Siren's Song''.



* [[LaResistance The Venganza Liberation Organization]], a group determined to end oppression and exploitation of Venganza. Pilots the ''Anarchy''.

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* [[LaResistance The Venganza Liberation Organization]], a group determined to end the oppression and exploitation of Venganza. Pilots the ''Anarchy''.



* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:Doctor Pocalypse creates Abaddon to carry out his plan of eliminating human life to create a genetically superior race. Once Abaddon is on-line, its analysis determines ''no one'' is genetically superior enough, including the Doctor.]]
* AliensStealCattle: The C.I.A. provide an alien race with fresh bovine placentas in return for their staying under wraps.

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* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:Doctor A. Pocalypse creates Abaddon to carry out his plan of eliminating human life to create a genetically superior race. Once Abaddon is on-line, online, its analysis determines ''no one'' is genetically superior enough, including the Doctor.]]
* AliensStealCattle: The C.I.A. provide an alien race with CIA provides aliens fresh bovine placentas in return for their staying under wraps.



* BagOfSpilling: The game won't let you use old pods in new areas.
** Which it achieves by removing the pods from your inventory when you enter the new arena. Complete with messages flashing to inform you that you just dropped the pods you're looking for.
** [[JustifiedTrope Of course, collecting said pods is the GOAL of each level, so letting you keep them would pretty much defeat the whole purpose.]]

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* BagOfSpilling: The game won't let you use old pods in new areas.
** Which it achieves
areas. This is achieved by removing the pods from your inventory when you enter the new arena. Complete with messages flashing to inform you that you just dropped the pods you're looking for.
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for. [[JustifiedTrope Of course, collecting said pods is the GOAL of each level, so letting you keep them would pretty much defeat the whole purpose.]]



* CyanidePill: The C.I.A. refers to them as "Patriot Pills".

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* CyanidePill: The C.I.A. CIA refers to them as "Patriot Pills".



* GottaCatchThemAll: The pods in each map.

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* GottaCatchThemAll: The You have to collect the pods in each every map.



** The C.I.A. are stated multiple times to have handed over humans to other alien races in exchange for technology. The Cephalopods are intrigued by their offer to do the same with them... [[spoiler:in that they [[ApeShallNeverKillApe find it inconceivable that the C.I.A. would "betray their own species"]], and [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves viciously dissect the agents to understand their behavior]]]].

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** The C.I.A. are CIA is stated multiple times to have handed over humans to other alien races in exchange for technology. The Cephalopods are intrigued by their offer to do the same with them... [[spoiler:in that they [[ApeShallNeverKillApe find it inconceivable that the C.I.A. CIA would "betray their own species"]], and [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves viciously dissect the agents to understand their behavior]]]].



** The Soviet Die Hards want to restore the Soviet Union and Communism, which is regularly referred to in their storyline as "every person being an equal part of a larger whole". [[spoiler:The Cephalopods grotesquely combine every person on Earth into one giant... [[BodyHorror thing]].]]

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** The Soviet Die Hards want to restore the Soviet Union and Communism, which is regularly referred to in their storyline as "every person being an equal part of a larger whole". [[spoiler:The Cephalopods grotesquely combine merge every person on Earth into one giant... [[BodyHorror thing]].]]



** The V.L.O wish to end the oppression of their nation by other countries. The Cephalopods ensure this by [[spoiler:drowning everyone else]].
* TheMenInBlack: The C.I.A., of course. They even sport fedoras!
* MissionBriefing: Some of the pre-level [[CaptainsLog Captains' Logs]] take this form; most notably the C.I.A.

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** The V.L.O O. wish to end the oppression of their nation by other countries. The Cephalopods ensure this by [[spoiler:drowning everyone else]].
* LightningBruiser: Agent 326 vehicle, '''The Barracuda''', has both high speed and high armor.
* TheMenInBlack: The C.I.A., CIA, of course. They even sport fedoras!
* MissionBriefing: Some of the pre-level [[CaptainsLog Captains' Logs]] take this form; most notably the C.I.A.CIA.



* MeaningfulName: Dr. Adam Pocalypse and mate Evelyn.

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* MeaningfulName: Dr. Adam Pocalypse and mate Evelyn. Pocalypse, befitting his name, wants to KillAllHumans.
* MightyGlacier: The Soviet Die Hards' ''Stalingard'' sub has the highest armor in-game, but is also the slowest one.



* TheJuggernaut: The Soviet Die Hards' ''Stalingard'' sub and, later, Mr. Phatt's ''Kronos''.



* WaterIsAir: Zig-zagged. Your sub ''will'' take damage if you go to especially deep water, but otherwise battles look and feel more like fighting with planes than with submarines. (To the point of one playable sub ''being'' a modified plane!)

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* WaterIsAir: Zig-zagged. Your sub ''will'' take damage if you go to especially deep water, but otherwise otherwise, battles look and feel more like fighting with planes than with submarines. (To the point of one playable sub ''being'' a modified plane!)
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* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: When the Cephalopods discover the Overseer's ruse to use the Siren's Song to make them think dolphins became the dominant species as was planned, they reassign him to Hydrus 3 to oversee the evolution of the acid-spitting proto-roaches there. Hopefully, the Overseer remembered his acid-resistant toxin suit.]]

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