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* SpaceIsNoisy: Zoom! Wizz! Crunch! Ka-boom! Zap! Crunch!

** In the movie, [[spoiler:the cook]] is killed very early on by the Drej. In the novelization, he merely disappears and his fate is unknown.

* KickChick: Stith, the ship's kangaroo-like alien weapons expert, uses her strong legs as a weapon.

* MirroringFaction: The novelization reveals this of the Drej compared to post-Earth humanity; much like the surviving humans fighting to survive without a home, the Drej are on the brink due to their technology breaking down in ways they don't know how to fix.

* AnalProbing: Averted for comedy:
-->'''Akima:''' Hand me the probe.\\
'''Cale:''' Where does the probe ''go?''\\
''[Akima jams the probe into a wound on his thigh]''

* WrenchWench: Akima is a handy mechanic as it's a pretty vital part of most people's skill sets.

* WrenchWench:
** Akima is a handy mechanic as it's a pretty vital part of most people's skill sets.
** [[invoked]] Stith thoroughly averts this in that she is ''not'' the typical human (or alien) cutie and she ''hates'' doing repairs, though she is rather handy with weapons, as befitting her intelligent and aggressive but not at all mechanical character.
--->'''Stith:''' [[PlayingAgainstType I am educated and well-read]], I am ''not'' a mechanic! [[ProudWarriorRace I have my pride!]]

** An early conversation between Cale and [[PromotedToParent Tek]] hints that this could be why humans are TheScrappy of the galaxy. According to Tek, [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready if Cale had bothered to read a history book like instructed]], he would know that humans weren't exactly the nicest species before their planet blew up. Now that it has, most other aliens [[TakeThatScrappy aren't inclined to pity or help them]].

It was the final traditionally-animated film created by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox's animation studio until ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' in 2007.

-->[[spoiler: '''Korso:''' Face it, kid. You've lost.\\
'''Preed:''' Actually... [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder you]] ''[[BastardUnderstudy all have!]]'' Captain, if you would be so kind as to dispose of your firearm?]]

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Mainly applies if you're familiar with Don Bluth's other films. Apart from the GenreShift into Science Fiction (''really'' not part of any of his other films), this one's dark even for him and lacks much of his signature whimsy.

* ContemptibleCover: Some promotional material for the film showed Akima in a breast-baring {{Stripperiffic}} outfit which appears nowhere in the film.

* HypocriticalHumour: The Alien Cook refers to humans as being highly unsanitary and considers their preferred food to be disgusting. He's an alien ''cockroach'' who apparently serves alien [[IAteWhat feces]] and living creatures in [[AlienLunch the food]] he serves.

** Later he learns that his lunch had been ''[[IAteWhat laced with feces]]'' before it was served to him. Ew.

* ParentalAbandonment: Par for the course, being a Don Bluth film. The surviving Earthlings have even lost their mother ''planet'', so some critics have [[FanNickname dubbed it]] "The Ultimate Don Bluth Film".

-->[[spoiler: '''Korso:''' Face it, kid! You've lost!\\
'''Preed:''' Actually... you ''[[BastardUnderstudy all have!]]'' Captain, if you would be so kind as to dispose of your firearm?]]

--->'''Cale:''' I'd just like them to kill my food before they serve it to me. Is that too much to ask?

* NotSoDifferent: The novelization reveals this of the Drej compared to post-Earth humanity; much like the surviving humans fighting to survive without a home, the Drej are on the brink due to their technology breaking down in ways they don't know how to fix.

* HappilyEverAfter: The crew fights like hell but [[spoiler:the eventually found New Earth (on Planet Bob).]]

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:Korso]] worked for humanity, than the Drej, then came back to the side of humanity, and [[RedemptionEqualsDeath was killed]] in a HeroicSacrifice.

* ForebodingFleeingFlock: In the opening sequence, a squirrel and a mixed flock of birds panic and flee, disturbed by the ground tremors of evacuation ship launches.

* MeaningfulName: The ''Phoenix'', the ship Cale and Akima chase down Korso with, was just a derelict attached to the New Bangkok drifter colony until they refurbished it. Also refers to the new life they give to the human race, who have definitely been living in the ashes for years.

* BookEnds: The film's prologue ends with the original Earth violently exploding out of existence and humankind's remnants fleeing from the fragmented debris. [[spoiler:The film's epilogue begins with New Earth ("Planet Bob") imploding into formation and humankind's scattered remnants converging on their new home.

* BatPeople: The Valkyrie visits a broken world called Sessharim, which is home to beaked and horned bat-like aliens. They swarm around the landing party, greatly unnerving them. However, these bat-people aren't hostile; in fact, they aid Cale Tucker in finding his father's legacy, and keep the landing party safe from an attack by a Drej fighter squadron.