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* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Inverted and exploited. The Starfighter arcade cabinet mimics the control setup on a real Gunstar, so the game is actually training the reflexes necessary to be a real Starfighter. After some warm-ups in the real thing, Alex is [[ShootTheBullet blasting Ko-Dan fire before it hits]] exactly as he did in the game.
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'''Alex''': ''(after a long pause)'' Grig? Maybe there is one left.
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'''Alex''': ''(after a long pause)'' Grig? Maybe there is one a Starfighter left.
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* TrashyTrailerHome: Alex lives in the StarLite StarBrite trailer park, which his mom manages. Alex is responsible for repairs and maintenance.
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* TrashyTrailerHome: Alex lives in the StarLite StarBrite [=StarLite=] [=StarBrite=] trailer park, which his mom manages. Alex is responsible for repairs and maintenance.
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* MotileVehicularComponents: Gunstar One had an unique new feature that separated it from other Gunstars, a prototype weapon called Death Blossom Mode, installed by Grig. Panels along the engine block would open up, referred to by Grig as Petals, and expose [[PhotoProtoNeutronTorpedoes Photon Orb launchers]] and extra laser cannons, which would, when engaged, allow the Gunstar to spin in a spherical axis and obliterate every target in range.
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* MotileVehicularComponents: Gunstar One had an unique new feature that separated it from other Gunstars, a prototype weapon called Death Blossom Mode, installed by Grig. Panels along the engine block would open up, referred to by Grig as Petals, and expose [[PhotoProtoNeutronTorpedoes expose [[PhotoprotoneutronTorpedo Photon Orb launchers]] and extra laser cannons, which would, when engaged, allow the Gunstar to spin in a spherical axis and obliterate every target in range.
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-->'''Grig''': Your plan might really have worked. ''(in a tone heavy with implication)'' What a pity there are no Starfighters left to carry it out.\\
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** Grig gives an understated one, when Alex thinks up a plan to [[spoiler:hide in asteroid caves to let the Ko-Dan armada pass, then attack the communication turret from behind.]]
-->'''Grig''': Your plan might really have worked. ''(in a tone heavy with implication)'' What a pity there are no Starfighters left to carry it out.\\
'''Alex''': ''(after a long pause)'' Grig? Maybe there is one left.
-->'''Grig''': Your plan might really have worked. ''(in a tone heavy with implication)'' What a pity there are no Starfighters left to carry it out.\\
'''Alex''': ''(after a long pause)'' Grig? Maybe there is one left.
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* EurekaMoment: Alex realizes that hide and seek can be used to bypass the armada to get to the communication turret.
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* EurekaMoment: Alex realizes that and Grig comparing their homes, with Grig's people living in caves, causes Alex to reminisce about playing hide-and-seek in the caves near the trailer park. [[spoiler:This sparks a train of thought about using the asteroid cave they're in to hide and seek can be used to bypass from the armada to get to the communication turret.armada, then attack from behind.]]
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* FacePalm: A rather unusual one by Beta when he sees a Zando-Zan landing on Earth, since his ''head'' is on the desk. It's sort of a third-person face palm.
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* FacePalm: A rather unusual one by When Beta when he sees a Zando-Zan landing on Earth, since outside his ''head'' is on window, he just sighs, pinches the desk. bridge of his nose, and shakes his head. It's worth noting that his head was detached and sitting on a desk at the time, and he shook it by rotating it back and forth with his other hand — sort of a third-person face palm.
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Not an example: since both parts continued to work in sync, we have no evidence as to where the "brain" is.
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* CranialProcessingUnit: When the Beta unit (robot) impersonating Alex takes off its head, the head can continue to talk normally.
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* BeamSpam: The Death Blossom attack fires both lasers and missiles in all directions to take out all enemies within a certain radius of the Starfighter. The attack uses a tremendous amount of energy and leaves the ship defenseless until the batteries to recharge.
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* BeamSpam: The Death Blossom attack fires both lasers and missiles in all directions to take out all enemies within a certain radius of the Starfighter. The attack uses a tremendous amount of energy and leaves the ship defenseless until the batteries to recharge.
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* DeflectorShields: Largely averted. The Frontier itself seems to be a massive energy shield, but none of the ships, even capital ships, seem to have shields. Alex's prototype Gunstar is said to have "Deflector Plating", but that's just a kind of armor.
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* NintendoHard: Starfighter. Despite being a RailShooter, the second Alex lets Louis take over, he's immediately killed. Apparently, no one has ever defeated the Command Ship before, which attracts Centauri's attention.
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* NintendoHard: Starfighter.Starfighter is an InUniverse example. Despite being a RailShooter, the second Alex lets Louis take over, he's immediately killed. Apparently, no one has ever defeated the Command Ship before, which attracts Centauri's attention.
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* AsYouKnow: Ambassador Enduran uses this trope almost by name -- "as you all know" -- as he mentions to the Starfighters what the Frontier is, why it's important, and how, because of a dark betrayal (he means Xur), the Frontier will soon collapse. Naturally, the audience and Alex are hearing this for the first time. Justified in that the Ambassador is giving a standard "Welcome to the Star League, New Starfighters" speech given to new recruits.
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* AsYouKnow: Ambassador Enduran uses this trope almost by name -- "as you all know" -- as he mentions to the Starfighters what the Frontier is, why it's important, and how, because of a dark betrayal (he means (by Xur), the Frontier will soon collapse. Naturally, the audience and Alex are hearing this for the first time. Justified in that the Ambassador is giving a standard "Welcome to the Star League, New Starfighters" speech given to new recruits.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Alex initially refuses to be a Starfighter and returns to Earth, but changes his mind when he (and Centauri) are attacked by Zandozan assassins who were deployed by Xur. Had Xur simply ''left Alex alone'', he would have stayed on Earth, and there would have been no Last Starfighter to oppose the Ko-Dan invasion.
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* TrashyTrailerHome: Alex lives in the StarLite StarBrite trailer park, which his mom manages. Alex is responsible for repairs and maintenance.
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* BloodKnight / ProudWarriorRace: The Bogati, though they're never seen in action.
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* BloodKnight / ProudWarriorRace: ProudWarriorRace:
** The Bogati, though they're never seen inaction.action.
** Grig also has his moments of Blood Knighthood.
--->'''Alex''': [[OhCrap It'll be a slaughter!]]\\
'''Grig''': ''That's'' the spirit!\\
'''Alex''': No, ''my'' slaughter! One Gunstar against the ''armada?!''\\
'''Grig''': Yes, one Gunstar against the armada. I've always wanted to fight a desperate battle against incredible odds!
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** Grig also has his moments of Blood Knighthood.
--->'''Alex''': [[OhCrap It'll be a slaughter!]]\\
'''Grig''': ''That's'' the spirit!\\
'''Alex''': No, ''my'' slaughter! One Gunstar against the ''armada?!''\\
'''Grig''': Yes, one Gunstar against the armada. I've always wanted to fight a desperate battle against incredible odds!
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* UnusualHiringPractices: The Star League hires pilots by seeing who does the best at video games, and seed arcades with their training game cabinet.
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* DreamDeception: During the period where a robot duplicate is standing in for Alex, his little brother Louis wakes up in the middle of the night and sees the robot performing self-maintenance. The robot tells Louis he's having a nightmare and should go back to sleep.
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* DreamDeception: During the period where a robot duplicate duplicate, Beta, is standing in for Alex, his little brother Louis wakes up in the middle of the night and sees the robot Beta performing self-maintenance. The robot Beta tells Louis he's having a nightmare and should to go back to sleep.
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* EvilIsHammy: Xur, oh so very much. It's amazing the hull of his command ship was able to withstand his vast [[ChewingTheScenery scenery chewing]].
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* EvilIsHammy: Xur, oh so very much. It's amazing the hull of his command ship was able to withstand his vast intense [[ChewingTheScenery scenery chewing]].
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* {{Irony}}: Centauri chuckles to Alex that the Starfighter arcade machine was never intended to be delivered to a trailer community -- it was intended to be shipped to UsefulNotes/LasVegas. One of the greatest Starfighters who ever lived (Centauri's words) was found in the middle of nowhere.
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* {{Irony}}: ItBeganWithATwistOfFate: At one point, Centauri chuckles to Alex that the Starfighter arcade machine was never intended to be delivered to a trailer community -- it was intended to be shipped to UsefulNotes/LasVegas. One of the greatest Starfighters who ever lived (Centauri's words) was found in the middle of nowhere.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Centauri seems like SnakeOilSalesman, he means it when he says he always had the best intentions for Alex. He's also correct in pointing out that while Earth isn't advanced enough to be introduced to the Star League, they're still in danger from the Ko-Dan armada and thus Alex has every right to help fight the Ko-Dans.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Centauri seems like a SnakeOilSalesman, he means it when he says he always had the best intentions for Alex. He's also correct in pointing out that while Earth isn't advanced enough to be introduced to the Star League, they're still in danger from the Ko-Dan armada and thus Alex has every right to help fight the Ko-Dans.
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* LargeHam: Xur, to the point that even his Ko-Dan allies find him testing their patience.
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* LargeHam: Xur, to the point that even his Ko-Dan allies find him testing their patience.insufferable.
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* ActorAllusion: The character of Centauri is clearly based on Robert Preston's most famous character, Harold Hill from ''Film/TheMusicMan''.
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* ActorAllusion: The fast-talking (but ultimately heroic) character of Centauri is clearly based on a JustForFun/RecycledInSpace version of Robert Preston's most famous character, Harold Hill from ''Film/TheMusicMan''.''Film/TheMusicMan'', and Preston seemed to be having the time of his life playing him.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: By one of the villains.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: By one of the villains.Villain though he is, Kril exhibits this trope.
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* TheGameComeToLife: Or the game was based on an already real situation.
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* TheGameComeToLife: Or the Inverted. The game was is based on an a space war that was already real situation.in progress.
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* TheGreys: What Centauri looks like without his human mask.
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* TheGreys: What Centauri looks like without his human mask. Interestingly, this is also what Beta resembles before he finishes shapeshifting into Alex.
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* LargeHam: Xur, to the point that even his Ko-Dan allies find him annoying.
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* LargeHam: Xur, to the point that even his Ko-Dan allies find him annoying.testing their patience.
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* ActualPacifist: The novelization features the League as such. They had some real trouble recruiting soldiers - or even finding a politician to read them a RousingSpeech.
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* ActualPacifist: The novelization features the League as such. They had some real trouble recruiting soldiers - or even finding a politician to read recite to them a RousingSpeech.
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* MotileVehicularComponents: Gunstar One had an unique new feature that separated it from other Gunstars, a prototype weapon called Death Blossom Mode, installed by Grig. Panels along the engine block would open up, referred to by Grig as Petals, and expose [[PhotoProtoNeutronTorpedoes Photon Orb launchers]] and extra laser cannons, which would, when engaged, allow the Gunstar to spin in a spherical axis and obliterate every target in range.
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* AcePilot: Alex actually kind of subverts this trope as he is a talented ''gunner'', not a pilot; Grig, the navigator, takes care of that, and the Gunstar, though fast and heavily armored, doesn't seem to be particularly maneuverable. The trope is otherwise played straight.
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* AcePilot: Alex actually kind of subverts this trope is a variation as he is a talented ''gunner'', not a pilot; Grig, the navigator, takes care of that, and the Gunstar, though fast and heavily armored, doesn't seem to be particularly maneuverable. The trope is otherwise played straight.
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* AcePilot: Alex actually subverts this trope as he is a talented ''gunner'', not a pilot - Grig, the navigator, takes care of that, and the Gunstar, though fast and heavily armored, doesn't seem to be particularly maneuverable.
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* AcePilot: Alex actually kind of subverts this trope as he is a talented ''gunner'', not a pilot - pilot; Grig, the navigator, takes care of that, and the Gunstar, though fast and heavily armored, doesn't seem to be particularly maneuverable.maneuverable. The trope is otherwise played straight.
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* {{Novelization}}: Written by Creator/AlanDeanFoster. Most noted for a ''vastly'' expanded showdown against the Ko-Dan, including "refueling" the Gunstar by flying it near the surface of a star.
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* {{Novelization}}: Written by Creator/AlanDeanFoster. Most noted for a ''vastly'' expanded showdown space battle against the Ko-Dan, including Ko-Dan armada, the removal of the Death Blossom super-weapon, and "refueling" the Gunstar by flying it near the surface of a star.
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* ExcaliburInTheStone: It's implied that Centauri has recruited starfighters this way before as he's accused if using the "Excalibur Test" to recruit Alex from Earth.
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* ExcaliburInTheStone: It's implied that Centauri has recruited starfighters this way before as he's accused if of using the "Excalibur Test" to recruit Alex from Earth.