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* ArtifactOfPower: Kinda, except Cy's a talking sentient suit.



* GreenLanternRing: Kinda, except Cy's a talking sentient suit, and not a ring.
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* SecretKeeper: Turbo, about Spencers tenner as a ''Superhero''.

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* SecretKeeper: Turbo, about Spencers tenner tenure as a ''Superhero''.
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* CameFromTheSky: How Spencer got Cy.

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* CameFromTheSky: How Spencer got discovered Cy.



* HumanoidAliens: The midget aliens who built Cy.

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* HumanoidAliens: The midget aliens aliens, known as the Trelkins who built Cy.

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%%* CrashCourseLanding



%%* HowDoIShotWeb



%%* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum



* KickTheDog: The first time Turbo bullies Spencer, he makes a point to steal and actually spit ''into'' Spencer's comic book.



%%* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter



%%* MechanicalLifeforms



* TastesLikeFriendship: Subverted. Spencer tries to eat a hamburger through Cy's mouth, who then takes out all the good stuff! He thus turns it into a ball of beef-like eck.

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* TastesLikeFriendship: Subverted. Spencer tries to eat a hamburger through Cy's mouth, who then takes out all the good stuff! stuff. He thus turns it into a ball of beef-like eck.
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* RefusalOfTheCall: Cy tries to convince Spencer to put him on in order to defeat the Brood Warrior and save Earth, but he's too scared to do it because he's just a kid and leaves Cy be. Though he tries to warn his family about the invasion but his dad doesn't believe him. After being sent to his room, he realize his mistake leaving Cy so he return to him and put him on to face the Brood Warrior.

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* RefusalOfTheCall: Cy tries to convince Spencer to put him on in order to defeat the Brood Warrior and save Earth, but he's Spencer is too scared to do it because he's just a kid and leaves Cy be. Though he tries to warn his family about the invasion invasion, but his dad doesn't believe him. After being sent to his room, he realize realizes his mistake leaving Cy Cy, so he return returns to him and put him puts the suit on again to face the Brood Warrior.



* SecretKeeper: Turbo, about Spencers tener as a ''Superhero''.

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* SecretKeeper: Turbo, about Spencers tener tenner as a ''Superhero''.

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* AbusiveParents: Arguably with Spencer's dad Roland. He tries to be a good father, but he's too busy with his work. He also scolds his son for not waiting for him to pick him up from school, even though he was ridiculously late.

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Arguably with Spencer's dad Roland. He tries to be a good father, but he's too busy with his work. He also scolds his son for not waiting for him to pick him up from school, even though he was ridiculously late.
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* CoolTeacher: Janet Holloway begins by helping Spenser will bullies and giving advice, then moves on to helping him with the alien issues.

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* CoolTeacher: Janet Holloway begins by helping Spenser will with bullies and giving advice, then moves on to helping him with the alien issues.
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''Star Kid'' is a 1997[[note]]It was first released in Singapore on November 13, 1997; its American release was on January 16, 1998.[[/note]] indie sci-fi/family movie that revolves around the adventures of one Spencer Griffith (Creator/JosephMazzello), a normal kid who found an alien spacesuit lying in a crater in his hometown, crawled into it, and got stuck inside. Soon enough he finds himself speaking to an alien A.I., transforming into an advanced tech version of a SuperSoldier, and being whisked away to save the universe from InsectoidAliens.

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''Star Kid'' is a 1997[[note]]It was first released in Singapore on November 13, 1997; its American release was on January 16, 1998.[[/note]] indie sci-fi/family movie that revolves around the adventures of one Spencer Griffith (Creator/JosephMazzello), a normal kid who found an alien spacesuit lying in a crater in his hometown, crawled into it, and got stuck inside. Soon enough he finds himself speaking to an alien A.I., transforming into an advanced tech version of a SuperSoldier, and being whisked away having to save the universe Earth from InsectoidAliens.
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It was first released in Singapore in 1997.


''Star Kid'' is a 1998 sci-fi/family movie that revolves around the adventures of one Spencer Griffith (Creator/JosephMazzello), a normal kid who found an alien spacesuit lying in a crater in his hometown, crawled into it, and got stuck inside. Soon enough he finds himself speaking to an alien A.I., transforming into an advanced tech version of a SuperSoldier, and being whisked away to save the universe from InsectoidAliens.

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''Star Kid'' is a 1998 1997[[note]]It was first released in Singapore on November 13, 1997; its American release was on January 16, 1998.[[/note]] indie sci-fi/family movie that revolves around the adventures of one Spencer Griffith (Creator/JosephMazzello), a normal kid who found an alien spacesuit lying in a crater in his hometown, crawled into it, and got stuck inside. Soon enough he finds himself speaking to an alien A.I., transforming into an advanced tech version of a SuperSoldier, and being whisked away to save the universe from InsectoidAliens.

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* DiabolusExNihilo: The Brood Warrior certainly gives this impression.



* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The Brood Warrior certainly gives this impression.
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''Star Kid'' is a 1998 sci-fi/family movie that revolves around the adventures of one Spencer Griffith (Joseph Mazzello), a normal kid who found an alien spacesuit lying in a crater in his hometown, crawled into it, and got stuck inside. Soon enough he finds himself speaking to an alien A.I., transforming into an advanced tech version of a SuperSoldier, and being whisked away to save the universe from InsectoidAliens.

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''Star Kid'' is a 1998 sci-fi/family movie that revolves around the adventures of one Spencer Griffith (Joseph Mazzello), (Creator/JosephMazzello), a normal kid who found an alien spacesuit lying in a crater in his hometown, crawled into it, and got stuck inside. Soon enough he finds himself speaking to an alien A.I., transforming into an advanced tech version of a SuperSoldier, and being whisked away to save the universe from InsectoidAliens.
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* CrashCourseLanding

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* %%* CrashCourseLanding



* HowDoIShotWeb

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* %%* HowDoIShotWeb



* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum

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* %%* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum



* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter

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* %%* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter



* MechanicalLifeforms

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* %%* MechanicalLifeforms



* TastesLikeFriendship: Subverted. Spencer tries to eat a hamburger through Cy's mouth, who then takes out all the good stuff! He thus turns it into a [[{{Squick}} ball of beef-like eck]]!

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* TastesLikeFriendship: Subverted. Spencer tries to eat a hamburger through Cy's mouth, who then takes out all the good stuff! He thus turns it into a [[{{Squick}} ball of beef-like eck]]!eck.



* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Averted. Sure, there ''is'' going to school in the prologue and epilogue, but the whole situation happens during OneWildNight.

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* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Averted. Sure, there ''is'' going to school in the prologue and epilogue, but the whole situation happens during OneWildNight.one wild night.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Near the end of the movie Turbo gets to squash the Brood Warrior in a trash compacter.]]
* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter



* MissingMom: Spencer's mother died from an unspecified sickness two years before the events of the movie.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Near the end of the movie Turbo gets to squash the Brood Warrior in a trash compacter.]]
* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter
* MissingMom: Spencer's mother died from an unspecified sickness two years before the events of the movie.

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* BystanderSyndrome: Spencer, after he convinced Cy to let him out. Even being told that Earth will be conquered once they get Cy, Spencer is too afraid to do something about it but eventually comes around to.

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* BystanderSyndrome: Spencer, after he convinced Cy to let him out. Even being told that the Brood Warriors will conquer Earth will be conquered once they get obtain Cy, Spencer is too afraid to do something about it but eventually comes around to.



* TemptingFate: Spencer tells Cy that no dangerous aliens around, soon after, a Brood Warrior arrives on Earth.



* WithCatlikeTread: At one point Spenser/Cy are moving noisily through the house and Spenser asks if Cy has a stealth mode. Cy replies that he ''is'' in stealth mode.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Spencer's teacher told Roland about his son and Cy, but he doesn't believe her and argues with her. Spencer returned home and confirmed everything (including the coming of the Brood Warriors), but he just tells him to go to his room. He then shouted when Spencer starts to argue. He did manage to see the spaceship of Cy's creators as it took off, but was more concern about his son.

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* WithCatlikeTread: At one point Spenser/Cy Spencer/Cy are moving noisily through the house and Spenser Spencer asks if Cy has a stealth mode. Cy replies that he ''is'' in stealth mode.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Spencer's teacher told Roland about his son and Cy, but he doesn't believe her and argues with her. Spencer returned home and confirmed everything (including the coming of the Brood Warriors), but he just tells him to go to his room. He then shouted when Spencer starts to argue. He did manage to see the spaceship of Cy's creators as it took off, but was more concern about his son.son at the moment.
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Altered it since that scene had Cy showing some freeze frame bonus images before attacking.


* MistakenIdentity: Cy mistakes a guy in a suit as a Brood Warrior.

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* MistakenIdentity: Cy mistakes a guy in a suit as a Brood Warrior.being from another hostile species known to his creators.

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