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1* AccidentalInnuendo: "Omens Part One" sees Lion-O and Tygra act out a longstanding SiblingRivalry by competing in a racing ChaseFight game, the object of which is to climb a tree and ring a bell while fighting off one's competitor. Lion-O announces that he'll ring the bell, whereupon Tygra replies "And I'm gonna ring ''yours''," smiling and tipping a wink. The series' fans, unaware of the phrase's usage in sport (Tygra has threatened to beat Lion-O into a concussion), and remembering that Tygra has previously smiled and winked to [[TheCharmer explicitly flirt]], [[ShippingGoggles seized on]] the exchange's oddly sexual undertone to launch a NotBloodSiblings HoYay ship.
2* AlternateAesopInterpretation:
3** "Song of the Petalars": "Retreat is cowardice."
4** "The Duelist and the Drifter": "Don't depend on the awesomeness of your sword, depend on your [[PowerCopying spontaneously generated]] superpowers."
5** "The Forest of Magi Oar": "Greed will almost ''always'' lead to self-destruction."
6** "Ramlak Rising": "Don't let obsession drag your friends down with you."
7* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is the Duelist really a true master swordsman, or is he just a hustler who preys on overconfident amateur swordsmen, using cheap tactics and overwhelming his opponents for a quick win, and not as skilled as his reputation or ego makes him out to be?
8* {{Anvilicious}}:
9** "Ramlak Rising"'s "revenge is bad" Aesop.
10** The theme of seeing the big picture and having a wider perspective. A lot of the conflict in the series ultimately stems from people being too narrow sighted to see the consequences of their actions in the long run. It ties into the themes of kindness and mercy being the cure to hatred exploited by evil. Also, never compromising your morals in spite of what's normal or what's logical in the short term.
11* AssPull:
12** For some people, the season-end hook-up between [[spoiler:Tygra and Cheetara]] came from ''way out'' of left field.
13** For even more people, the revelation that [[spoiler:Pumyra is with Mumm-ra]].
14* BaseBreakingCharacter:
15%%Entry feels more like TheScrappy** Tygra. His [[GreenEyedMonster constant jealously]] of Lion-O, {{Jerkass}} behavior, and being a light KarmaHoudini who gets chosen by Cheetara over the generally more heroic Lion-O has earned him a fair share of haters.
16%%** Lion-O and Cheetara have become this since episode 14, thanks to the LoveTriangle.
17** Pumyra. People like her for being a strong, passionate woobie, or they hate her for acting cruelly and inconsistently. [[spoiler:And things got worse after the season finale.]]
18* BetterOnDVD: This is rapidly becoming apparent. One complaint against the series is that [[ContinuityLockOut it's very hard to leap in halfway and know what's going on.]] The creators have stated that they tried to plot the show into tightly focused, 13 episode arcs because they know how hard it is to get a second season these days and wanted to make sure the audience got a complete story just in case things don't go their way. Some episodes don't really ''end'' as much as they just stop only to pick up right where they left off the next week.
19** By WordOfGod the show is broken up into mini-arcs (of roughly seven episodes apiece, give or take) within the overarching season arc. Of particular note, the episodes "The Pit," "Curse of Ratilla," and "Birth of the Blades" were conceived and written as one single narrative.
20* CargoShip: Panthro's only love interest is the Thundertank.
21%%* ClicheStorm: The most common complaint leveled against the premiere, other than ones related to TheyChangedItNowItSucks.
22* CompleteMonster:
23** [[BigBad Mumm-Ra]] once plundered the cosmos searching for the legendary Power Stones in his quest to rule the universe. Commanding an army comprised of a number of races he enslaved using [[ExplosiveLeash explosive collars]] placed around their necks, Mumm-Ra ordered the destruction of a star in a highly-inhabited solar system, killing billions in the process, simply so he could use the remains of the star to forge the [[SwordAlmighty Sword of Plun-Darr]]. Defeated and [[SealedEvilInACan sealed inside a coffin]], Mumm-Ra is freed by [[TheDragon Grune]], and soon attacks Thundera with his army, killing Lion-O's father Claudus and enslaving most of the Thundercats. After taking over Thundera, Mumm-Ra proceeds to torture cleric Jaga for information about the Book of Omens. Resuming his hunt for the stones, Mumm-Ra has his army attack the Elephant village suspected of harbouring the soul stone. After failing to trick Lion-O and his brother Tygra into killing each other, Mumm-Ra frees the sadistic killers Kaynar and Addicus to keep his increasingly disillusioned army under control and has [[spoiler:Pumyra, who had fallen in his invasion of Thundera, revived to serve as [[TheMole his spy]]]]. In the two-part series finale "What Lies Above", Mumm-Ra has the flying city of Avista attacked to steal the Tech Stone, uncaring that this would cause the entire city to fall from the sky.
24** The [[GreaterScopeVillain Ancient Spirits of Evil]] are Mumm-Ra's masters and are the ones who give him his powers. They task Mumm-Ra with gathering the Power Stones and ruling the universe in their name, ordering him to destroy the Plun-Darr star and kill billions in order to forge the Sword of Plun-Darr. When the Tiger Tribe summons the Spirits to save them from a deadly plague, the Spirits try to make the Tribe's leader Javak kill his newborn son Tygra because they predict Tygra will become their enemy. When Javak instead sends Tygra away, the Spirits let the plague kill the entire Tribe before cursing them to [[FateWorseThanDeath exist as undead spirits who become savage beasts every night]]. When the adult Tygra and his brother Lion-O encounter the Tiger Tribe, the Spirits manifest and order the Tigers to kill the brothers.
25** [[AmbitionIsEvil Grune]] was [[FallenHero one of the most respected soldiers]] of the Kingdom of Thundera who secretly desires the throne. After he and his brother in arms Panthro are sent to search for the Book of Omens, an enraged Grune [[FaceHeelTurn frees and pledges himself to Mumm-Ra]], seemingly killing Panthro in the process. Grune helps lead the lizard army to plunder Thundera and enslave its people, even helping organize the death of the king. As Mumm-Ra's right-hand, Grune occupies the elephants' village, suspected of harboring the Spirit Stone, and threatens the lives of its inhabitants. In the end, he even attempts to [[TheStarscream betray Mumm-Ra]], and as he is being sucked into the Astral Plane, tries to [[TakingYouWithMe pull Panthro with him]].
26* ContinuityLockOut: It ''is'' admittedly, a show that is heavy on plot, light on exposition.
27%%* CrackPairing: [[spoiler:Pumyra...and ''Mumm-Ra''?!]]
28* DesignatedVillain:
29** The Duelist. A [[HustlingTheMark hustler]], yes, and happy to challenge others to a DuelToTheDeath. But he did ''win'' those swords.
30** [[spoiler:The Wood Forgers. They first make their appearance rescuing the [=ThunderCats=], only to be revealed as being villainous because they aren't re-planting the trees they use in their paper magic. While that IS a mark against them, they do show themselves to be genuinely heroic, rescuing people and doing good, while Viragor tries to eat the heroes and aggressively attacks anyone he considers an outsider. This could have been a good opportunity to show that both sides had merit, with Viragor convincing the Wood Forgers to replace the trees they cut down and use their resources more sparingly, while Viragor could have learned not to be so openly hostile and possessive about 'his' forest. But nope, the Wood Forgers are just evil and need to be beaten up and driven from the forest, all the good they've done be damned.]]
31* DracoInLeatherPants: Pumyra. Despite her poor treatment of Lion-O [[spoiler: including beating Lion-O to a pulp on their first meeting, ridiculing his deepest held values of mercy and kindness, manipulating him into falling into traps that cost him both the Sword of Plun-Darr and the Tech stone, betraying him to Mumm-Ra, trying to kill him again, and otherwise breaking his heart]], many in the fandom believe she is a perfect match for Lion-O and that more screen time should be spent [[spoiler: bringing her character back from the dead, redeeming her, and exploring her anger so that she can potentially be rehabilitated and refashioned as a love interest and ]] connecting her with Lion-O again. On the other hand, [[spoiler:many fans believe that Pumyra is under a form of mind control, a legitimate theory since she was brought back from the dead, meaning it wouldn't technically be her fault. Besides that, the above statement also ignores that Pumyra easily comes around to accept Lion-O's values each time, or at least seems to, depending how much mind control one believes she's under.]]
32* EnsembleDarkhorse:
33** The Thunderkittens were well liked by initial reviewers, and quickly became popular with fans just from the previews and leaks. One review even called them the {{Breakout Character}}s of the show.
34** Holding Panthro back for a few episodes only served to make an already popular character a clear fan-favorite.
35** Lynx-O became this as soon as he appeared. One of the most asked questions on ''[[http://crewofomens.tumblr.com/ Crew of Omens]]'' is "When is Lynx-O coming back?"
36** Certain characters who haven't even been confirmed to ''exist'' yet in this version are inexplicably popular, like Bengali.
37** The hype surrounding the appearance of Pumyra was ''insane'', and within ''hours'' of her design being revealed (in preview clips and concept art released by the production team) fanart and fanfiction started coming in. Not bad for someone who was all but dropped from the original's cast. She even seemed to edge out Cheetara as the fans favorite female.
38** The Cats from the flashback in "Legacy," Leo, Panthera, and Tygus, have a strong following and get lots of fan art.
39** Dobo is well regarded by many for being cool and surprisingly developed.
40* EpicRiff: Still retained in the stripped down TruncatedThemeTune
41%%* FandomRivalry: With its successor, the more comedy-oriented ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCatsRoar''.
42* FanNickname: "Leona" was the name given by fans for Lion-O's mother. Eventually, the creators confirmed her name was that.
43* FanPreferredCouple: While Cheetara ends up with Tygra and that does have its fans, most fans prefer to pair her with Lion-O. This is mainly because said fans feel that Cheetara and Lion-O have better chemistry than she and Tygra do and Lion-O's unrequited crush on Cheetara. For example, on Platform/FanfictionDotNet, Cheetara/Lion-O easily outranks Cheetara/Tygra by a good margin.
44* FauxSymbolism: Tygra's backstory has distinctly biblical elements. [[spoiler: His father was ordered to sacrifice him by a higher power, but didn't go through with it (Abraham and Isaac) and he was sent away for his own safety to be found and raised by the royal family (Moses)]].
45* HarsherInHindsight:
46** After Tygra/Cheetara became [[OfficialCouple official]] in episode 13, a lot of angry fans bashed Cheetara [[spoiler: and eagerly awaited Pumrya to appear on the show because she deserved him more. Whoops.]]
47** After the reveal in the series finale, Pumyra's lines take on a disturbing tone. In The Pit, Pumyra's declaration, "I cannot kill my king," comes off more like an order than an expression of loyalty. It would seem that any "mind control" she was under might have been suppressing her anger, and forcing her to be nice, rather than the other way around.
48* HoYay:
49** Yup. Already. Of the SiblingIncest variety, no less. AccidentalInnuendo or IncestSubtext?
50---> '''Lion-O''': "I'm going to ring that bell."
51---> '''Tygra''': "And I'm going to ring yours." *wink*
52** The cell they're locked into has [[ThereIsOnlyOneBed Only One Bed.]]
53*** It only gets better in the LovePotion episode...
54** Claudus and Grune. They certainly seemed ''close''.
55** Likewise Claudus rushing to Panthro's [[RoaringRampageOfRescue rescue]].
56** The flashbacks when Panthro and Grune meet are full of this, starting with Panthro's: "Grune, we've been [[HeterosexualLifePartners inseparable]] ever since that first day we met on the battlefield"
57%%** And then there's Panthro and Dobo.
58* IKnewIt:
59** The [[spoiler: death of Lion-O's mother in childbirth]] was one of the major fan theories from the very beginning.
60** Several fans settled on the name "Leona" for the Queen of Thundera before Dan Norton confirmed the crew called her that too.
61** Almost ''immediately'' after Panthro [[spoiler: lost his arms]] fans not only theorized that [[spoiler: he would get new cybernetic ones]], but [[spoiler: it's the Berbils that hook him up with them.]] Guess what happened in the very next episode.
62** [[spoiler:A few fans actually did guess that Pumyra would betray the Cats a week before it happened.]]
63* InformedWrongness: Lion-O gets hit with this a lot. Even his good decisions land him in the doghouse. Perhaps the biggest example is in "Song of the Petalars", where Tygra constantly gets on Lion-O's case about having the group flee from the hundred-strong lizard army chasing them, rather than engage in a hopeless battle. By the end of the episode, lion-O is convinced that they have to stand and fight, a decision that would have gotten them all killed if Panthro hadn't shown up at the last second.
64%%* IronWoobie: Lion-O, considering all that he goes through.
65* ItWasHisSled:
66** [[spoiler: The cleric Jaga]]'s seeming death during "Omens Part Two" comes as no surprise to anyone who's seen the original as he spent most of his time there [[spoiler:as a ghostly apparition]] after dying at the start of the series.
67** And now subverted in "Ramlak Rising".
68** And played straight in "Journey to the Tower of Omens" [[spoiler:as he sacrifices himself for real to protect Lion-O from Mumm-Ra and get the Book of Omens.]]
69** Same thing to Claudus's death. Arguably subverted with Grune, who survives the first two episodes.
70* JerkassWoobie:
71** Tygra jumps between this and TheWoobie quite often.
72** [[spoiler: Also Pumyra, despite her betrayal at the end.]]
73* MemeticMolester:
74** Tygra will [[AccidentalInnuendo ring your bell]], whether you want him to or not.
75%%* MemeticMutation:
76%%** Tygra's [[spoiler:girlfriend-stealing powers]] are quickly becoming his most remarked-upon trait.
77%%** Quickly! To the Mumm-Ramobile!
78%%** Nothing that happens to Panthro matters because he's dead.
79%%** "Whiskers!"
80%%* {{Moe}}:
81%%** The Thunderkittens.
82%%** Also, Emrick. [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe Awww!]]
83%%** Young Cheetara too.
84* MoralEventHorizon: For Mumm-Ra. Stabbing King Claudus in the back? Subjecting wise old Jaga to a FateWorseThanDeath? Hiring psychos like [[AxCrazy Kaynar]] and [[ImAHumanitarian Addicus]]? Bringing about the downfall of Thundera and enslaving its people? Trying to TakeOverTheWorld? [[spoiler: Oh, no... it's when, in the past, he destroyed a ''populated solar system'' to forge the Sword of Plun-Darr that he established himself as a monstrous being. Leo even tried talking him out of it and pointed out that he could destroy an unpopulated solar system, but [[BecauseDestinySaysSo refused to deviate from the plan the Ancient Spirits of Evil set for him]].]]
85* OlderThanTheyThink: Some younger fans were shocked that Tygra and Cheetara ended up becoming the OfficialCouple instead of Lion-O and Cheetara. Tygra and Cheetara were canon back in the Wildstorm comics, which had Cheetara and Tygra having children very late in the series (though most fans consider these comics non-canon). The original series had her waffle on the subject.
86* OneSceneWonder: Lynx-O has a small cameo in "Omens Part Two". Fans were already placing bets on when he returns (possibly with Bengali and Pumyra in tow). In fact, he was planned to return in the second season had it continued.
87* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The series does have a game for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS. Unfortunately, due to the finicky platforming and controls, the lack of checkpoints, the absence of any voice acting, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the fact that it was released when the]] UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking was already released]], it's clear that [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco Bandai]] didn't care.
88* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap:
89** Snarf. Being a less-sentient non-speaking creature means that he's not a nagging whiner this time around. Fan response has been much more positive. Although there are a few fans who ''enjoyed'' Snarf's voice in the original and are actually ''upset'' he doesn't talk.
90** Also [=WilyKit=] and [=WilyKat=], for those who found them annoying in the original.
91* RonTheDeathEater: Tygra. Shown as JerkWithAHeartOfGold who is both a rival to and a loyal supporter of his brother Lion-O in canon. In fanon, considered by some to be a villain eviler than Mumm-Ra, ostensibly because of his treatment of Lion-O, but chiefly because of [[DieforOurShip shipping preferences.]]
92* ShipToShipCombat: Like with all fandoms, but in this case, it was a three-way battle: [[BodyguardCrush Lion-O/Cheetara]] vs. [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Tygra/Cheetara]] vs. [[HoYay Lion-O/Tygra.]] [[spoiler: Tygra/Cheetara wins.]]
93* {{Squick}}: [[spoiler: Pumyra [[IKissYourHand kisses Mumm-Ra's hand]] (okay, gauntlet, but close enough) when she reveals her allegiance to him, and he, the guy who brought her back to life just to serve as his puppet, calls her "beloved."]] Ewwwww!
94* StoicWoobie:
95%%** Panthro.
96** That poor Swordmaker, so very heartwrenching to see his dreams so mercilessly crushed. [[spoiler:That awful purple man made the ''cute bunny'' sad!]]
97* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
98** Before the first episode aired, people who grew up with the [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985 original '80s show]] denounced the reboot's {{Animesque}} character designs, though the original series' designs were pretty {{Animesque}} in their time.
99** When a clip revealed that Mumm-Ra has his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73HlG2Xd2FA own tank]] in episode 6, some people flat out stated the show may be ruined because of it. Talk about jumping the gun.
100** The Latin American Spanish dub received lots of flak, due of the fact it was dubbed in Venezuela (due to WB's internal politics about Spanish voice acting in Latin America and also for cost reasons) and not in Mexico like the original one.
101* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Cheetara after choosing Tygra over Lion-O. You can't really blame Lion-O for harboring resentment and jealousy over her and Tygra after all the mixed signals she sent him throughout the first few episodes. Furthermore, when the three of them are attacked by Mumm-Ra's three generals, she opts to surrender when Tygra is captured despite the fact that doing so won't save either of them.
102* VindicatedByHistory: The show garnered a more positive reception following ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', due to being much closer and more faithful to the original. This is helped by the fact that it was cited as one of the influences for ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', which is seen as the show's SpiritualSuccessor, along with ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. This was further heightened when a new reboot titled ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCatsRoar'' was announced, in addition to io9 stating that the 2011 reboot was [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-thundercats-reboot-was-ahead-of-its-time-1826439440 ahead of its time]]. It still remains divisive among long-time fans of the original, however.
103* {{Wangst}}: Tygra and Lion-O's angst over their competition for Cheetara's attention revolves around their need for her to confirm that she's "chosen" one of them without directly telling her ''their'' feelings, (and risking her explicit rejection), their SiblingRivalry and mutual jealousy of one another, and Cheetara herself not being clear on where her affections lie. Passive-aggressive teenagers!
104* TheWoobie:
105** Lion-O, let's recap. So far Lion-O has lost his father, his mentor, his surrogate father [[spoiler:Captain Tunar]]. Also, his surrogate little brother [[spoiler:Emrick the Petalar.]] Later, he [[spoiler: DidNotGetTheGirl,]] and to top it all off [[spoiler: now he's ''dead!'']] MAN! the poor guy might as well be wearing "Kick Me" on his back or something!
106** Tygra too - his birth mother presumably dies, his birth father [[spoiler: sends him away from home to protect him]], his adopted mother [[spoiler: dies in childbirth]], and then his adopted father dies. He grows up knowing he will lose his kingdom to his little brother and feeling like he doesn't belong, and when he finally finds his real home, [[spoiler: everyone in it dies, including his birth father, leaving him the last tiger.]] In his own words: "Tell me, Lion-O, is it my destiny to lose everything I care most about?"
107*** Lion-O assures him that Tygra won't lose him at least. Nevermind that in the previous episode [[spoiler:Tygra nearly ''did'' lose Lion-O.]]
108** The thunder kittens Wily-Kit and Wily-Kat considering that [[spoiler: they watched their father die saving them and their mother from a tornado]] and also the fact that the reason they left home was [[spoiler: to find a way to provide for their mother and their younger siblings to have resources to live on.]] Keep in mind that they're ''children'' that have to endure these burdens as well.

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