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* CoolPlane: The Zombites' fighters, which have an interesting, unique design and can keep pace with ''Thunderbird freaking 1''.
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* CoolClearWater: Lindsey and Wilson don't think twice before drinking from the mysterious fountain in the pyramid. Justified in that they'd been in the merciless Saharan heat all day, and had no means of purifying or testing for contaminants anyway.
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* DeadlyGas: What the Zombites use to fuel their fighters. It becomes their downfall later on.
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* DeadlyGas: What the Zombites use to fuel their fighters. It becomes their downfall later on.when Scott accidentally releases it and it starts exploding.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: A secret base, complete with jet fighter facility, built into a lost pyramid: awesome. Setting up and running the place must have been a logistical nightmare.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: A secret base, complete with jet fighter facility, built into a lost pyramid: awesome.pyramid is undoubtedly awesome, and comes with privacy guaranteed. Setting up and running the place must have been a logistical nightmare.
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* ConvenientlyTimedShotFromBehind: Lindsey has an unarmed Scott held at gunpoint, when the Zombites unexpectedly shoot his gun out of his hand having entered through their secret door behind Lindsey.
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* ConvenientlyTimedShotFromBehind: ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Lindsey has an unarmed Scott held at gunpoint, when the Zombites unexpectedly shoot his gun out of his hand having entered through their secret door behind Lindsey.
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* ConLang: The Zombites speak in their own non-English language.
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* ConLang: The Zombites speak in their own non-English language.
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* ConLang: The ConvenientlyTimedShotFromBehind: Lindsey has an unarmed Scott held at gunpoint, when the Zombites speak in unexpectedly shoot his gun out of his hand having entered through their own non-English language.secret door behind Lindsey.
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** In a variation of this trope, at first Scott still has communication with International Rescue and summons ''Thunderbird 2'', so it looks like they will just have to sit quietly long enough to be broken out, risking a DefiedTrope. However, before long he loses his communicator, the trapped ones are forced deeper into the pyramid by the Zombites, and they finally escape using only their ingenuity (or dumb luck), so the trope stands.
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** In a variation of this trope, at first Scott still has communication with International Rescue and summons ''Thunderbird 2'', so it looks like they will just have to sit quietly long enough to be broken out, risking a DefiedTrope. However, before long he loses his communicator, the trapped ones they are forced deeper into the pyramid by the Zombites, and they finally escape using only their ingenuity (or dumb luck), so the trope stands.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Scott just happens to crash land right in the path of a pair of explorers in the middle of Earth's largest desert. Furthermore, those same explorers just happen to find the lost pyramid they had been seeking for years the very hour their car exploded taking all their supplies with it. I sure hope one of them bought a lottery ticket before they set out.
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* ComingInHot: ''Thunderbird 1'' is shot down in the desert, and falls from the sky so quickly that Jeff barely has time to advise Scott to keep the aircraft's nose up before it hits the sand.
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* ComingInHot: ''Thunderbird 1'' is shot down in the desert, and falls from the sky so quickly that Jeff barely has time to advise Scott to keep the aircraft's nose up before it hits the sand. Incredibly, ''Thunderbird 1'' remains completely intact throughout its crash landing, and only requires light repairs before it can be flown back to base.
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* ComingInHot: ''Thunderbird 1'' is shot down in the desert, and falls from the sky so quickly that Jeff barely has time to advise Scott to keep the aircraft's nose up before it hits the sand.
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* NuclearCandle: In "The Uninvited", the interior of the pyramid is brightly lit, with no lamps visible. At first, this is unexplained, until the party enters the villains' lair, where a complicated fuel system is visible.
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** Arguably, Tintin, Virgil and Scott; who just after rescuing Scott, camp in the desert in ordinary tents. Would this not be rather dangerous, with the possibility of the fighters close by, and Jeff having warned Tintin against going in the first place, and is now sleeping alone, with only a tent to protect her?
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** In a variation of this trope, at first Scott still has communication with International Rescue and summons ''Thunderbird 2'', so it looks like they will just have to survive long enough to be rescued. However, before long he loses his communicator, and the trapped ones escape using only their ingenuity (or dumb luck), so the trope stands.
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** In a variation of this trope, at first Scott still has communication with International Rescue and summons ''Thunderbird 2'', so it looks like they will just have to survive sit quietly long enough to be rescued. broken out, risking a DefiedTrope. However, before long he loses his communicator, and the trapped ones are forced deeper into the pyramid by the Zombites, and they finally escape using only their ingenuity (or dumb luck), so the trope stands.
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* ClosedCircle: From the moment the pyramid door closes behind Scott, it is just him, Lindsey and Wilson trying to survive its dangers long enough for ''Thunderbird 2'' to arrive and break them out.
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* ClosedCircle: From the moment the pyramid door closes behind Scott, it is just him, Lindsey and Wilson trying to survive its dangers long enough for the Zombites (and, initially, each other) whilst trying desperately to find a way to escape.
** In a variation of this trope, at first Scott still has communication with International Rescue and summons ''Thunderbird2'' 2'', so it looks like they will just have to arrive survive long enough to be rescued. However, before long he loses his communicator, and break them out.the trapped ones escape using only their ingenuity (or dumb luck), so the trope stands.
** In a variation of this trope, at first Scott still has communication with International Rescue and summons ''Thunderbird
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* ClosedCircle: From the moment the pyramid door closes behind Scott, it is just him, Lindsey and Wilson trying to survive long enough for ''Thunderbird 2'' to arrive and break them out.
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* ClosedCircle: From the moment the pyramid door closes behind Scott, it is just him, Lindsey and Wilson trying to survive its dangers long enough for ''Thunderbird 2'' to arrive and break them out.
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* ClosedCircle: From the moment the pyramid door closes behind Scott, it is just him, Lindsey and Wilson trying to survive long enough for ''Thunderbird 2'' to arrive and break them out.
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The only fitting image i could find
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[[caption-width-right:300:They're just bearded people]]
JustForFun/TheOneWith a race of bearded poeple called the Zombites.
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JustForFun/TheOneWith a race of bearded poeple called the Zombites.
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* CataclysmClimax: Having just discovered the lost pyramid, Scott and the archaeologists must escape its depths as it explodes around them.
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* FuturisticPyramid: ZigzaggedTrope; the pyramid itself is thousands of years old, but the Zombites have heavily modified it when they made it their headquarters, such as installing missile launchers in the sides. Underground it houses a complex for servicing jet fighters so advanced they managed to sneak up on and shoot down 'Thunderbird 1'.
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* FuturisticPyramid: ZigzaggedTrope; the pyramid itself is thousands of years old, but the Zombites have heavily modified it when they made it their headquarters, such as installing missile launchers in the sides. Underground it houses a complex for servicing jet fighters so advanced they managed to sneak up on and shoot down 'Thunderbird 1'.''Thunderbird 1''.
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* BuildLikeAnEgyptian: Khamandides couldn't just have a lost tomb, could he? No no, he has a full-blown pyramid.
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* FuturisticPyramid: zigzagged; the pyramid itself is thousands of years old, but the Zombites have heavily modified it when they made it their headquarters, such as installing missile launchers in the sides.
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* FuturisticPyramid: zigzagged; ZigzaggedTrope; the pyramid itself is thousands of years old, but the Zombites have heavily modified it when they made it their headquarters, such as installing missile launchers in the sides.sides. Underground it houses a complex for servicing jet fighters so advanced they managed to sneak up on and shoot down 'Thunderbird 1'.
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Trivia (and likely misuse), The One With is no longer to be put on pages
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JustForFun/TheOneWith Scott getting lost in a pyramid.
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* PlayingAgainstType: International Rescue's purpose is to save lives. Yet in this episode, Scott not only shoots an unarmed man but sets off a chain reaction that results in the death of dozens if not hundreds of people. On the other hand, the said people were hostile. Plus they not only shoot him down without provocation but were about to kill his brothers as well.
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** Lindsay when under influence of the GoldFever.
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** Lindsay when under the influence of the GoldFever.gold fever.
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* PlayingAgainstType: International Rescue's purpose is to save lives. Yet in this episode, Scott not only shoots an unarmed man but sets off a chain reaction that results in the death of dozens if not hundreds of people. On the other hand, the said people were hostile. Plus they not only shoot him down without provocation but were about to kill his brothers as well.
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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: We know from [[AllThereintheManual promotional material]] that Thunderbird one is capable of reaching speeds up to 15,000 miles per hour (Mach 22.6). In other words, much faster than any fighter jet. And since Thunderbird 1 has its wings extended when flying over the Sahara, it is obviously not going anywhere near top speed. If Scott had just retracted Thunderbird 1's wings and put the pedal to the metal at the first sign of danger, he would have easily escaped from his attackers. Instead, he keeps flying at his current speed and only tries some evasive maneuvers.
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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: We know from [[AllThereintheManual promotional material]] that Thunderbird one is capable of reaching speeds up to 15,000 miles per hour (Mach 22.6). In other words, much faster than any fighter jet. And since Thunderbird 1 has its wings extended when flying over the Sahara, it is obviously not going anywhere near top speed. If Scott had just retracted Thunderbird 1's wings and put the pedal to the metal at the first sign of danger, he would have easily escaped from his attackers. Instead, he keeps flying at his current speed and only tries some evasive maneuvers.manoeuvres.
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* ImprobableAimingSkills: While delusional due to dehydration and heatstroke, Lindsey manages to [[ShootingItOutOfTheirHands disarm Scott of both his communicator and his gun]]. He then proceeds to consistently shoot the same spot on the leg of the stone statue Scott is hiding behind, until it is severed completely and the statue topples to the ground.
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* ImprobableAimingSkills: While delusional due to dehydration and heatstroke, Lindsey manages to [[ShootingItOutOfTheirHands disarm Scott of both his communicator and his gun]]. He then proceeds to consistently shoot the same spot on the leg of the stone statue Scott is hiding behind, behind until it is severed completely and the statue topples to the ground.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Scott and Wilson for Act One and Two respectively.
** As noted above, Scott didn't use Thunderbird 1's full speed when the Zombites attacked. If he had just gunned the engines, he may have been able to outrun the enemy fighters and would thus never have been shot down or needed to be rescued.
** Wilson does exactly the opposite the following day. Having grown fed up with the expedition, he puts his pedal to the metal so that he and Lindsay can get out of the desert as quickly as possible. Lindsay repeatedly pleads with his friend to slow down, but his warnings are ignored. Unfortunately, as any off-road driver will tell you, sand is not the easiest terrain to drive over even at the best of times. To make matters worse, the pair are driving over rough sand dunes. This eventually takes its toll and after one sharp turn too many, the jeep's trailer, which is carrying the archaeologist's equipment, water and fuel breaks free and explodes. This leaves the two men trapped with a jeep that will soon run out of fuel, no food, no water and damaged radio. If not for Wilson's quick thinking in sending a message to International Rescue, the two men would have eventually succumbed to dehydration and heatstroke.
** As noted above, Scott didn't use Thunderbird 1's full speed when the Zombites attacked. If he had just gunned the engines, he may have been able to outrun the enemy fighters and would thus never have been shot down or needed to be rescued.
** Wilson does exactly the opposite the following day. Having grown fed up with the expedition, he puts his pedal to the metal so that he and Lindsay can get out of the desert as quickly as possible. Lindsay repeatedly pleads with his friend to slow down, but his warnings are ignored. Unfortunately, as any off-road driver will tell you, sand is not the easiest terrain to drive over even at the best of times. To make matters worse, the pair are driving over rough sand dunes. This eventually takes its toll and after one sharp turn too many, the jeep's trailer, which is carrying the archaeologist's equipment, water and fuel breaks free and explodes. This leaves the two men trapped with a jeep that will soon run out of fuel, no food, no water and damaged radio. If not for Wilson's quick thinking in sending a message to International Rescue, the two men would have eventually succumbed to dehydration and heatstroke.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The camping scene sticks out like a sore thumb. A whole minute of slow panning shots over the sleepers in their tents while ominous music plays. Then the scene ends... and it's the next morning, Thunderbird 1 is repaired, and it's time to leave!
* BizarroEpisode: While most episodes of Thunderbirds are centered around the rescue, this is a character episode built around Scott. When we finally get to the rescue, it's just an excuse to get Scott into a secret base and blow it up.
* BizarroEpisode: While most episodes of Thunderbirds are centered around the rescue, this is a character episode built around Scott. When we finally get to the rescue, it's just an excuse to get Scott into a secret base and blow it up.
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* BizarroEpisode: Far more gun-based than your standard episode of Thunderbirds. When we finally get to the rescue, it just feels like an excuse to get Scott into a secret base and blow stuff up.
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* BizarroEpisode: Far more gun-based than your standard While most episodes of Thunderbirds are centered around the rescue, this is a character episode of Thunderbirds. built around Scott. When we finally get to the rescue, it it's just feels like an excuse to get Scott into a secret base and blow stuff it up.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The camping scene sticks out like a sore thumb. A whole minute of slow panning shots over the sleepers in their tents while ominous music plays. Then the scene ends... and it's the next morning, Thunderbird 1 is repaired, and it's time to leave!
* BizarroEpisode: Far more gun-based than your standard episode of Thunderbirds. When we finally get to the rescue, it just feels like an excuse to get Scott into a secret base and blow stuff up.
* BizarroEpisode: Far more gun-based than your standard episode of Thunderbirds. When we finally get to the rescue, it just feels like an excuse to get Scott into a secret base and blow stuff up.
