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** He later sends them a live broadcast, showing his handiwork. [[HoistedByHisOwnPetard It backfires. ''Spectacularly'']].
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* HoistedByHisOwnPetard: When Nos-4-A2 [[ForcedToWatch sends a live broadcast to Star Command to show his handiwork]], XR uses to opportunity to reveal where he's being held. [[VillainousBreakdown Nos takes it well]].
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* HoistedByHisOwnPetard: HoistByHisOwnPetard: When Nos-4-A2 [[ForcedToWatch sends a live broadcast to Star Command to show his handiwork]], XR uses to opportunity to reveal where he's being held. [[VillainousBreakdown Nos takes it well]].
* LoopholeAbuse: When Lana begins tracking down his old body to help find XR, XL points out that this would be violating his probation. However, Lana just explains that there's a rule that says that it's okay so long as he has permission from his superior (ostensibly to help with any attacks on Star Command). And since Lana is his direct superior...
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: XR pretends to have his will broken long enough [[HoistedByHisOwnPetard to get an opening]].
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* VillainousBreakdown: After XR [[HoistedByHisOwnPetard ruins his fun]] Nos-4-A2 take his rage out on the poor robot ranger, ripping out parts before crushing his motor.
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* VillainousBreakdown: After XR [[HoistedByHisOwnPetard [[HoistByHisOwnPetard ruins his fun]] Nos-4-A2 take his rage out on the poor robot ranger, ripping out parts before crushing his motor.
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** He later sends them a live broadcast, showing his handiwork. [[HoistedByHisOwnPetard It backfires. ''Spectacularly'']].
* HoistedByHisOwnPetard: When Nos-4-A2 [[ForcedToWatch sends a live broadcast to Star Command to show his handiwork]], XR uses to opportunity to reveal where he's being held. [[VillainousBreakdown Nos takes it well]].
* ObfuscatingStupidity: XR pretends to have his will broken long enough [[HoistedByHisOwnPetard to get an opening]].
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* PinnedToTheWall: Well, XR gets pinned to an exam table. With bolts drilled through his ''arms.''
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* SpannerInTheWorks: During one of his hunts, Nos-4-A2 get knocked into a dumpster and brings back a flyer stuck to his cape. This flyer is for a restaurant found only on Tradeworld, which XR sees,and later uses to screw over Nos-4-A2 one last time.
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* VillainousBreakdown: After XR [[HoistedByHisOwnPetard ruins his fun]] Nos-4-A2 take his rage out on the poor robot ranger, ripping out parts before crushing his motor.
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* [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay Something Only She Can Do]]: When the rescue party shows up for XR, he's completely blind and mostly deaf due to his torture and as such, reacts to his friends like Nos-4-A2, further endangering his life. Finally Mira manages to get through to him by using her ghosting powers, a sensation he recognizes and immediately realizes could only be from her, which calms him down enough for them to get him stable enough to move.
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* [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay Something Only She Can Do]]: When the rescue party shows up for XR, he's completely blind and mostly deaf due to his torture and as such, reacts to his friends like Nos-4-A2, further endangering his life. Finally Mira manages to get through to him by using her ghosting powers, a sensation he recognizes and immediately realizes could only be from her, which calms him down enough for them to get him stable enough to move.move; interestingly this was completely unintentional on her part since she was just trying to get him loose from the table he was pinned to as she believed that would calm him down a bit but ended up calming him down completely.
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** Ty is perfectly willing to kill Nos-4-A2 for what he's done to XR.
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* HypocriticalHeartwarming: Downplayed since it's technically being referred to in the past tense but while trying to take down Nos-4-A2, XL yells "Hold still so I can blast you into scrap metal. No one hurts my little brother except ''me''. [[CharacterDevelopment And I don't do that anymore]]."
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* [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay Something Only She Can Do]]: When the rescue party shows up for XR, he's completely blind and mostly deaf due to his torture and as such, reacts to his friends like Nos-4-A2, further endangering his life. Finally Mira manages to get through to him by using her ghosting powers, a sensation he recognizes and immediately realizes could only be from her, which calms him down enough for them to get him stable enough to move.
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* ElectronicSpeechImpediment: When Team Lightyear manage to find XR, he's suffered enough damage to his systems that his voice stammers and is filled with static.
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* GoodCopBadCop: When confronting the Fixer, Ty Parsec fills the role of good cop while Savvy and XL share the role of bad cop.
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* FacePalm: Nebula does this when too many people eavesdropped on a private meeting.
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* BerserkButton: Nos-4-A2 does not like having his plans ruined or losing. ''At all.''
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* HiveMind: As in the cartoon, the [[LittleGreenMen LGMs]].
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Due to height differences, this is the most common way for the members of Team Lightyear to show physical affection towards XR. For his part, XR recognizes the spirit it's meant in and as such, is reluctant to tell them he can't feel it since that might make them stop altogether.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Due to height differences, this is the most common way for the members of Team Lightyear to show physical affection towards XR. For his part, XR recognizes the spirit it's meant in and as such, is reluctant to tell them he can't feel it since that might make them stop altogether.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Mentioned both in the Author's Notes and in the story itself. Rather than a single unified set of laws throughout the Galactic Alliance, different planets have different rights concerning robots and whether they're treated as citizens. Surprisingly [[WretchedHive Tradeworld]] is one of the planets where a sentient robot has [[AndroidsArePeopleToo equal rights as anyone else]].
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Mentioned both in the Author's Notes and in the story itself. Rather than a single unified set of laws throughout the Galactic Alliance, different planets have different rights concerning robots and whether they're treated as citizens. Surprisingly [[WretchedHive Tradeworld]] is one of the planets where a sentient robot has [[AndroidsArePeopleToo equal rights as anyone else]].else]].
* TheXOfY: ''Revenge of the Energy Vampire''
* TheXOfY: ''Revenge of the Energy Vampire''
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* AirVentPassageway: Savy uses the ventilation shafts to sneak around Star Command. She's a skinny kid, so that helps.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Celeste is a mother figure to those who work for her. This means she'll do things like bring a sick staff member soup and a blanket, offer a sympathetic ear to a heartbroken co-worker [[YourCheatingHeart whose boyfriend cheated on her]] (and help destroy said boyfriend's belongings and put the fear of Celeste in that guy) and [[PlayfulHacker hack into Star Command's data banks for XL's birthday and his old body.]]
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* GoodIsNotNice: GoodIsNotSoft: Celeste is a mother figure to those who work for her. This means she'll do things like bring a sick staff member soup and a blanket, offer a sympathetic ear to a heartbroken co-worker [[YourCheatingHeart whose boyfriend cheated on her]] (and help destroy said boyfriend's belongings and put the fear of Celeste in that guy) and [[PlayfulHacker hack into Star Command's data banks for XL's birthday and his old body.]]]] And she's been mentioned to have pretty good aim with a weapon. She might do paperwork, but she's ''still'' a Space Ranger.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Celeste is a mother figure to those who work for her. This means she'll do things like bring a sick staff member soup and a blanket, offer a sympathetic ear to a heartbroken co-worker [[YourCheatingHeart whose boyfriend cheated on her]] (and help destroy said boyfriend's belongings and put the fear of Celeste in that guy) and [[PlayfulHacker hack into Star Command's data banks for XL's birthday and his old body.]]
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* PinnedToTheWall: Well, pinned to an exam table. With bolts drilled through his ''arms.''
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* TermsofEndangerment: Just like in the show, Nos-4-A2 tends to refer to XR as "Little One."
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* TermsofEndangerment: TermsOfEndangerment: Just like in the show, Nos-4-A2 tends to refer to XR as "Little One."
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* TeamMom: Lana Celeste serves this role among those who perform clerical work for Star Command, including [=XL=]
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* TeamMom: [[OriginalCharacter Lana Celeste Celeste]] serves this role among those who perform clerical work for Star Command, including [=XL=][=XL=]
* TermsofEndangerment: Just like in the show, Nos-4-A2 tends to refer to XR as "Little One."
* TermsofEndangerment: Just like in the show, Nos-4-A2 tends to refer to XR as "Little One."
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* DidYouThinkICouldntFeel: XR isn't fond of the notion that all of the times his body has been destroyed are harmless since they ''hurt''.
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* DidYouThinkICouldntFeel: DidYouThinkICantFeel: XR isn't fond of the notion that all of the times his body has been destroyed are harmless since they ''hurt''.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Due to height differences, this is the most common way for the members of Team Lightyear to show physical affection towards XR. For his part, XR recognizes the spirit it's meant in and as such, is reluctant to tell them he can't feel it since that might make them stop altogether.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: XL goes into utter panic when XR goes missing and nearly has a breakdown when viewing the tape of Nos-4-A2 torturing his brother. Buzz, Mira and Booster aren't in much better shape.
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** Ty Parsec's stint as a wirewolf is mentioned several times.
* DidYouThinkICouldntFeel: XR isn't fond of the notion that all of the times his body has been destroyed are harmless since they ''hurt''.
* DidYouThinkICouldntFeel: XR isn't fond of the notion that all of the times his body has been destroyed are harmless since they ''hurt''.
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* [[MySisterIsOffLimits My Mom Figure Is Off Limits]]: XL once took XR aside and told him ''very'' firmly that he was not to even flirt with Lana.
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* PapaWolf: Commander Nebula. This is his response to the aforementioned recording.
--> "I don't care how you do it. I don't care what it takes. XR ''will'' be found and Nos-4-A2 ''will'' pay for his actions."
--> "I don't care how you do it. I don't care what it takes. XR ''will'' be found and Nos-4-A2 ''will'' pay for his actions."
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* ReminiscingAboutYourVictims: Nos-4-A2 does this a bit, mentioning a robot he kept alive for two days [[ColdBloodedTorture with the method he's using on XR.]]
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* ForcedToWatch: Nos-4-A2 tries to invoke this by sending a recording to Star Command.
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* OminousOperaCape: Nos-4-A2 wears one, which even the Fixer notes is a bit strange for a robot.
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* ContinuityNod: Nos-4-A2 mentally goes through all his past defeats and who is to blame.
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* ContinuityNod: A few important ones from the cartoon show up.
** Nos-4-A2 mentally goes through all his past defeats and who is toblame.blame.
** [=XL's=] new position at Star Command after his HeelFaceTurn at the end of "Revenge of the Monsters."
** Nos-4-A2 repeats the graphic threat he described to [=XR=] during "The Slayer." This time, however, he gets to go through with it.
** Nos-4-A2 mentally goes through all his past defeats and who is to
** [=XL's=] new position at Star Command after his HeelFaceTurn at the end of "Revenge of the Monsters."
** Nos-4-A2 repeats the graphic threat he described to [=XR=] during "The Slayer." This time, however, he gets to go through with it.
** The Guardbots that Nos-4-A2 bite so they would provide him with information from Star Command.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Mentioned both in the Author's Notes and referenced in the story, pointing out that different planets have different rights concerning robots and if they're treated as citizens. Surprisingly [[WretchedHive Tradeworld]] is one of the planets where a sentient robot has [[AndroidsArePeopleToo equal rights as anyone else]].
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Mentioned both in the Author's Notes and referenced in the story, pointing out that story itself. Rather than a single unified set of laws throughout the Galactic Alliance, different planets have different rights concerning robots and if whether they're treated as citizens. Surprisingly [[WretchedHive Tradeworld]] is one of the planets where a sentient robot has [[AndroidsArePeopleToo equal rights as anyone else]].
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Mentioned both in the Author's Notes and referenced in the story, pointing out that different planets have different rights concerning robots and if they're treated as citizens. Surprisingly [[WretchedHive Tradeworld]] is one of the planets where a sentient robot has equal rights as anyone else.
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* VampiricDraining: Nos-4-a2 does this to [=XR=]. [[ColdBloodedTorture Repeatedly]].
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* BackFromTheDead: Nos-4-A2. A Brain Pod found his microprocessor and rebuilt him, hoping to use him against Zurg. Nos-4-A2 just left as soon as repairs were done.
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* ElectricTorture: Nos-4-A2 uses a charger unit to recharge [=XR=], using high voltage while providing very few joules so it would hurt more than provide power. He combined it with the VampiricDraining to keep [=XR=] online and suffering as long as possible.
* ExtendedDisarming: One of the first things that Nos-4-A2 does is remove anything [=XR=] might have that he could use against him somehow. Due to his DoAnythingRobot status, it takes a little while.
* ExtendedDisarming: One of the first things that Nos-4-A2 does is remove anything [=XR=] might have that he could use against him somehow. Due to his DoAnythingRobot status, it takes a little while.
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* BizarreAlienSenses: Nos-4-A2 can sense energy.
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* TheRenfield: The Fixer vaguely takes on this role, agreeing to some minor favors in exchange for the off-lined robots Nos-4-A2 hunts.
* {{Revenge}}: Nos-4-A2's main motivation this time around.
* {{Revenge}}: Nos-4-A2's main motivation this time around.
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* VampireBitesSuck: Being drained by the energy vampire is unpleasant, to say the least.
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* VampireBitesSuck: Being drained by the energy vampire is unpleasant, to say the least.least.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Mentioned both in the Author's Notes and referenced in the story, pointing out that different planets have different rights concerning robots and if they're treated as citizens. Surprisingly [[WretchedHive Tradeworld]] is one of the planets where a sentient robot has equal rights as anyone else.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Mentioned both in the Author's Notes and referenced in the story, pointing out that different planets have different rights concerning robots and if they're treated as citizens. Surprisingly [[WretchedHive Tradeworld]] is one of the planets where a sentient robot has equal rights as anyone else.
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Keeping a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]], even an energy vampire, permanently dead is difficult. [[WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand Nos-4-A2]] manages to survive his apparent destruction on Planet Z and returns with a new motivation. Not galactic domination. Not energy to satisfy his hunger. No, he desires pure and simple [[{{Revenge}} revenge]] against all those who have interfered in the past. And he'll start with the one who first defied him and who keeps managing to escape oblivion: [=XR=].
Set after the series ends, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11526069/1/Revenge-of-the-Energy-Vampire Revenge of the Energy Vampire]]'' ([[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4858895/chapters/11134763 alternate link]]) was written by Creator/BookwormGal and goes a bit DarkerAndEdgier than the cartoon while retaining everyone's characterization and showing what Nos-4-A2 is capable of doing on-screen rather than just hinting at it like in the show.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: What Nos-4-A2 does once he kidnaps [=XR=].
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Nos-4-A2. The Fixer even [[{{Lampshade}} notes that most people prefer robots without red eyes]].
* TeamMom: Lana Celeste serves this role among those who perform clerical work for Star Command, including [=XL=]
* VampireBitesSuck: Being drained by the energy vampire is unpleasant, to say the least.
Set after the series ends, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11526069/1/Revenge-of-the-Energy-Vampire Revenge of the Energy Vampire]]'' ([[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4858895/chapters/11134763 alternate link]]) was written by Creator/BookwormGal and goes a bit DarkerAndEdgier than the cartoon while retaining everyone's characterization and showing what Nos-4-A2 is capable of doing on-screen rather than just hinting at it like in the show.
!! Tropes in this fanfic include:!!
* ColdBloodedTorture: What Nos-4-A2 does once he kidnaps [=XR=].
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Nos-4-A2. The Fixer even [[{{Lampshade}} notes that most people prefer robots without red eyes]].
* TeamMom: Lana Celeste serves this role among those who perform clerical work for Star Command, including [=XL=]
* VampireBitesSuck: Being drained by the energy vampire is unpleasant, to say the least.
