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[[caption-width-right:350:"The vial!... [[ChekhovsSkill You thinkin' what I'm thinking?"]]]]

* Kuzco basically telling his narrator self-- who has been labeling himself as a victim who didn't deserve anything that happened to him-- to piss off during the halfway point, signaling his CharacterDevelopment.
** It's also [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments really funny, in spite of the situation that's being presented,]] when you consider that [[BreakingTheFourthWall Kuzco as the llama is essentially talking to himself as the Narrator.]]
*** Immediately afterwards, Kuzco-as-a-llama gamely attempting to start a new life as an ordinary llama, even trying to eat the not-so-tasty grass. (Granted, he obviously finds it inedible, but still. Points for trying.)
* When Kuzco and Pacha use a back to back wall climbing method [[ChekhovsSkill the second time]].
* "Bring it on." It's quoted a lot in regards to this movie, but the gravity of the situation tends to be lost... Kuzco and Pacha really have no reason to believe they'll survive that trip over the waterfall.
** When they go over the falls, you can hear Kuzco screaming as if he’s either having the time of his life or about to die in a blaze of glory.
* Pacha forgiving Kuzco in the meadow. When you consider that Kuzco double-crossed him twice (and mocked him about it), it shows incredible moral character. He doesn't even ''need'' to hear Kuzco say sorry to him.
** And just like that, they storm off like there’s no tomorrow. Pacha unconditionally helps Kuzco because he realizes saving an empire from Yzma is far more urgent than saving his home. With all said and done, despite the fact that although we never see the full conversation, Pacha likely had to come to Kuzco’s defense speaking with his wife, who had a lot of grievances against him.
* One example is the palace dinner scene, where Kronk manages to gloss over losing track of which drink had the poison in it by mixing all the drinks together. He even manages to remember to warn Yzma not to drink hers. For a big ditzy guy with the [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny attention span of a teaspoon]], that's pretty impressive.
** When he's mistaken for the cook at [[GreasySpoon Mudka's]], Kronk looks on in shock as he's given the long, [[MotorMouth rapid-fire]] list of orders, even trying to correct the waitress beforehand. But when asked if he got it all, he repeats the whole order in HashHouseLingo without missing a beat and not only delivers it, but ''excels'' and keeps right on cooking.
** It doesn't work, but after Yzma insults Kronk's food, he drops a chandelier on her. Don't mess with nice guys!
* At the beginning of the movie, when Kuzco was selfish enough to demolish a village to build his summer home, he gives Pacha a thinly veiled threat. The awesome part is that, out of context, it would sound [[{{Narm}} corny]]. But David Spade makes it sound so chilling...
--> When I give the word, your little town thingy will be bye-bye. (''[[MoodWhiplash changes]] [[AffablyEvil tone]]'') Bye-bye!
** Pacha deserves a bit of credit in that scene, too. Despite Kuzco being the ruler of the entire kingdom, and guards surrounding him, he ''still'' stands up to the emperor and prepares to tell him off for being such a JerkAss: "Wait, you ''can't''--" He even seems ready to get physical with Kuzco, which takes a lot of chutzpah.[[note]]Pacha's animator, Bruce W. Smith, said on the DVDCommentary that he wanted Pacha to be a restrained GentleGiant who could potentially "smack Kuzco upside the head" at any minute." The two of them duking it out on the bridge shows that Pacha ''can'' hurt Kuzco if he wants to.[[/note]]
* Speaking of, Pacha decking Kuzco certainly counts, too.
-->'''Pacha:''' You okay? You alright?\\
'''Kuzco:''' Yeah. Yeah, I think I'm alright!\\
'''Pacha:''' Good! [[MegatonPunch *POW!*]] ''That's'' for going back on your promise!
** Then when Kuzco fights back and goes into another NeverMyFault tantrum, Pacha takes it further [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech reading him the riot act]] and straight up tells the UngratefulBastard to BringIt:
--->'''Kuzco''': ''(kicks Pacha away)'' Yah! ''That's'' for kidnapping me and taking me to your village, which I'm still gonna destroy, by the way! Ah ha ha...[[OhCrap No touchy!]] ''(Pacha slams him into the cliffside)''\\
'''Pacha''': Why did I risk my life for a ''selfish brat'' like you?! I was always taught that there was some good in everyone, but ooh, you proved me wrong!\\
'''Kuzco''': Oh, boo hoo. Now I feel really bad. ''[slaps own face]'' ''[[SarcasmMode Bad llama!]]''\\
'''Pacha''': I could've let you die out there in that jungle, and then all my problems would be over!\\
'''Kuzco''': Well, that makes you ugly ''and'' stupid.\\
'''Pacha''': Let's ''end this''.\\
'''Kuzco''': Ladies first!
* As the now-llama Kuzco is barking at Pacha to help him get back to the palace, Pacha silently realizes that the odds are now in his favor (as Kuzco would be completely helpless without him) and, after thinking about it for a moment, gives Kuzco an ultimatum with cool and calm confidence.
-->"Build your summer house somewhere else."
** Ever after Kuzco gets back in his face with an attitude, Pacha refuses to back down: either Kuzco doesn't build his summer home on Pacha's land or Pacha doesn't help him. If not for his crisis of conscience, he'd have been perfectly fine with Kuzco wandering off into the jungle to potentially get himself killed.
** And later, when they're alone in the jungle together and Kuzco flat-out ORDERS him to take him back to the palace, Pacha calmly refuses unless he leaves his village in peace. He's probably the first person to ever tell Kuzco 'no' and get away with it.
* Kuzco's concern for letting Pacha leave his family with Yzma and Kronk is quickly proven to be unfounded, as they make quick work of Yzma, with Kronk, naturally, none the wiser, with nary a struggle. BadassFamily indeed!
** Also a minor one for [[CharacterDevelopment Kuzco]] as well. Shows that he really ''does'' care about others after all.
* This falls with Awesome Music as well, the musical track that accompanies the chase scene is an awesome piece of music, a fun swing jazz arrangement that sets the scene perfectly, and it's also fun to listen to by itself. It's called Run Llama Run.
* Even in her kitten form, Yzma is still a threat and tears into Kuzco and Pacha and nearly manages to get the potion several times.
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