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* {{Irony}}: In-story, every single bad thing that eventually happens on the island can be traced to Montgomery being an asshole who thinks everything revolves around him and should cater to his tastes. During production, Val Kilmer's antics and antagonising behaviour were one of the chief reasons why the production turned into such a nightmare.
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* SoleSurvivor: Edward manages to become one ''twice:
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* SoleSurvivor: Edward manages to become one ''twice:''twice'':
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Montgomery's rabbits. One of them being killed by Cheetah is what kickstarts the plot.
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** Montgomery is an enormous tool, doing his very best to spite his boss and be mean toward Douglas, just because he finds it amusing. He has great time mocking the doctor's creations, too. While the character is written as harsh and [[BrutalHonest very direct]], a lot of it comes from Val Kilmer's performance and behind-the-scenes antics, where he was ''also'' messing with the film crew.
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** Montgomery is an enormous tool, doing his very best to spite his boss and be mean toward Douglas, just because he finds it amusing. He has great time mocking the doctor's creations, too. While the character is written as harsh and [[BrutalHonest [[BrutalHonesty very direct]], a lot of it comes from Val Kilmer's performance and behind-the-scenes antics, where he was ''also'' messing with the film crew.
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* LostInImitation: The film takes numerous cues from the prior two adaptations, both in terms of visuals, plot elements and even adding new characters. Somewhat justified, as Starkley's original intention was to make a FixFic, creating a movie the avertising of the previous adaptation promised, but never delivered.
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* LostInImitation: The film takes numerous cues from the prior two adaptations, both in terms of visuals, plot elements and even adding new characters. Somewhat justified, as Starkley's Stanley's original intention was to make a FixFic, creating a movie the avertising of the previous adaptation promised, but never delivered.
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The tropes listed below focus predominately on things unique to this specific adaptation, skipping things overlapping with the original novel.
* AnarchyIsChaos: [[spoiler: Once Moreau's "rule" and especially his rules are toppled, the island descends into complete chaos within hours]]. By the time a semblance of order is restored, it's too late to achieve anything, just to deal with the aftermath.
* ApeShallNeverKillApe: Moreau enforces it as a fundamental tenet of his religious set of rules for the creatures inhabiting the island. This is done out of sheer pragmatism, because even if he can make them vegetarian, he can't control the potential bloodlust and simple rush the predators can feel from killing. Needlessly to say, he's proven right.
* TheArtifact: The black panther, delivered with Douglas to the island. In the novel, it's what killed Moreau. Here, it plays no other role than simply ''being'' there with Douglas in the cargo hold.
* TheArtifact: The black panther, delivered with Douglas to the island. In the novel, it's what killed Moreau. Here, it plays no other role than simply ''being'' there with Douglas in the cargo hold.
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* CatGirl: Aissa becomes one as her humanity starts to regress.
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* CatGirl: [[spoiler: Aissa becomes one as her humanity slowly starts to regress.becoming one as the current treatment keeping her human starts to fail]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Montgomery's rabbits. One of them being killed by Cheetah is what kickstarts the plot.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Montgomery's rabbits. One of them being killed by Cheetah is what kickstarts the plot.
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* EvilutionaryBiologist: Moreau.
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Two of Doctor Moreau's closer servants are cat girl Aissa (Fairuza Balk) and dogman Azazello (Temuera Morrison).
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Two of Doctor Moreau's closer servants are cat girl Aissa (Fairuza Balk) and dogman Azazello (Temuera Morrison).
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* EvilutionaryBiologist: Moreau.
Moreau, a Noble Prize recepient who's busy trying to turn animals into humans.
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Two of Doctor Moreau's closer servants are [[spoiler: cat girl Aissa (FairuzaBalk) Balk)]] and dogman Azazello (Temuera Morrison).
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Two of Doctor Moreau's closer servants are [[spoiler: cat girl Aissa (Fairuza
* GodGuise: While the general theme of playing God goes back to the original novel, this adaptation has Moreau actively embrace the role of the "Father", a religious, sacred icon for his "children", even including a costume that goes with it. [[spoiler: After Moreau is killed, drunk and high, Montgomery quite literally dresses up as the new "Father" and goes partying with the creatures, further mocking the whole concept]].
* InsufferableGenius: Moreau is portrayed as someone who looks down on not just his creations (who at least are given a paternalistic approach), but also fellow humans, whom he sees as too dumb to see his true genius.
* JerkAss:
** Montgomery is an enormous tool, doing his very best to spite his boss and be mean toward Douglas, just because he finds it amusing. He has great time mocking the doctor's creations, too. While the character is written as harsh and [[BrutalHonest very direct]], a lot of it comes from Val Kilmer's performance and behind-the-scenes antics, where he was ''also'' messing with the film crew.
** Probably the only reason Douglas doesn't come as a villainous figure is because there is Montgomery around. He's self-centered, just as condescending as the other male humans and mistreats just about everyone on his path. The only reason why he's nice toward Aissa is because he's constantly eyeing her.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Dr. Moreau is a condescending, judgmental InsufferableGenius, but he does care for his own creations, shows genuine affection towards Aissa and, while vary of him, tries to make Douglas feel safe and secured - even when that puts his own life in potential danger. Even his ultimate goal is noble, even if his means of achieving it are beyond twisted.
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** Montgomery is an enormous tool, doing his very best to spite his boss and be mean toward Douglas, just because he finds it amusing. He has great time mocking the doctor's creations, too. While the character is written as harsh and [[BrutalHonest very direct]], a lot of it comes from Val Kilmer's performance and behind-the-scenes antics, where he was ''also'' messing with the film crew.
** Probably the only reason Douglas doesn't come as a villainous figure is because there is Montgomery around. He's self-centered, just as condescending as the other male humans and mistreats just about everyone on his path. The only reason why he's nice toward Aissa is because he's constantly eyeing her.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Dr. Moreau is a condescending, judgmental InsufferableGenius, but he does care for his own creations, shows genuine affection towards Aissa and, while vary of him, tries to make Douglas feel safe and secured - even when that puts his own life in potential danger. Even his ultimate goal is noble, even if his means of achieving it are beyond twisted.
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* LittleBitBeastly: Aissa has only very sharp canine teeth and slightly pointy ears to show her nature.
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* MadScientist: Moreau.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Aissa.
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* LostInImitation: The film takes numerous cues from the prior two adaptations, both in terms of visuals, plot elements and even adding new characters. Somewhat justified, as Starkley's original intention was to make a FixFic, creating a movie the avertising of the previous adaptation promised, but never delivered.
* MadScientist:Moreau.
Moreau in spirit, Montgomery in actual madness. The first is a geneticist performing illegal experiments; the latter is his misantropic, drug-abusing, power-hungry assistant.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter:Aissa.Aissa, Moreau's AloofDarkHairedGirl daughter. [[spoiler: She is an uplifted animal, too, rather than his actual offspring]].
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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Moreau, the geneticist uplifting animals into humans, has a [=PhD=]. Montgomery, his assistant, is a [=MD=]. Both of them have their unique takes on morality (and in case of Montgomery, also where to shove it).
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Moreau and Montgomery are obviously experimenting on Douglas, running numerous tests on him - none of them with his consent. Like in the novel and other adaptations, he freaks out and thinks he will be turned into a BeastMan, but in reality, that's to [[spoiler: stabilise the formula and prevent regression of Moreau's creations]].
* PathOfInspiration: The rules from the novel are portrayed as a religion and a very literal CultOfPersonality of Moreau. It only exists to impose order among the creatures and keep them in check.
* RestrainingBolt: Each of Moreau's creations is implanted with a small device that shocks them with pain when activated, either selectively or just for all of them at once. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, Hyena-Swine figures it out]].
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Moreau's latest experiment, involving Douglas, was to finally develop a stable version of his experiment and prevent Aissa's regression. And to those unfamiliar with the 1970s adaptation - Aissa being a CatGirl]].
* PathOfInspiration: The rules from the novel are portrayed as a religion and a very literal CultOfPersonality of Moreau. It only exists to impose order among the creatures and keep them in check.
* RestrainingBolt: Each of Moreau's creations is implanted with a small device that shocks them with pain when activated, either selectively or just for all of them at once. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, Hyena-Swine figures it out]].
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Moreau's latest experiment, involving Douglas, was to finally develop a stable version of his experiment and prevent Aissa's regression. And to those unfamiliar with the 1970s adaptation - Aissa being a CatGirl]].
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* SettingUpdate: The film takes place in the 1990s, instead of the 1890s, between the UN being a thing, the use of computers and other tech present, the music, and the use of GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke for the hybrids' origin.
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* SettingUpdate: The Just like the novel and all prior adaptations, the film takes place in is set "now". In this case "now" means the 1990s, instead of the 1890s, between the UN being a thing, the use of computers and other tech present, the music, and the use of GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke for the hybrids' origin.
* SmallSecludedWorld: The island ''really'' is away from anything else - not just human civilisation, but even any other nearly land. Douglas is effectively stranded there, while officially being a guest.
* SoleSurvivor: Edward manages to become one ''twice:
** First, the plane crash leaves him and two other men stuck on a tiny liferaft. The men have a fight, killing each other and leaving Douglas the only survivor, despite being the weakest of the trio.
** [[spoiler: He's the only human alive in the end]].
* StartOfDarkness: Hyena-Swine is a sympathetic, mistreated character who just lost a friend... and that drives him to the wall from grief, eventually starting to rebel against Moreau's order.
* SoleSurvivor: Edward manages to become one ''twice:
** First, the plane crash leaves him and two other men stuck on a tiny liferaft. The men have a fight, killing each other and leaving Douglas the only survivor, despite being the weakest of the trio.
** [[spoiler: He's the only human alive in the end]].
* StartOfDarkness: Hyena-Swine is a sympathetic, mistreated character who just lost a friend... and that drives him to the wall from grief, eventually starting to rebel against Moreau's order.
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* {{Veganopia}}: Enforced by Moreau, who doesn't want to tempt his creations, especially those based on predators, to engage in murderous rampages, while being vegetarian himself. Meanwhile, Montgomery is eating meat in a deliberate, showy way, more to piss off his boss than any other reason - and it causes all kind of problems even ''before'' things start to come apart, while [[spoiler: directly contributing to everyone but Douglas being dead in the end]].
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Dr. Moreau himself is shown in a far more positive light here. The Doctor is abusive to the hybrids but he's AffablyEvil in demeanour and does sincerely care for them as a people he wants to turn into the pinnacle of society.
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* ShockCollar: All Moreau's creations have an implant that induces pain by remote control.
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* ShockCollar: All Moreau's creations have an implant that induces pain by remote control. [[spoiler: Then some of them discover how to remove it from themselves...]]
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* SelfDisposingVillain: Towards the end, Hyena-Swine has Edward at his mercy but Edward manages to convince Hyena-Swine that he needs to be "God Number One" among his faction. This causes Hyena-Swine to turn on and kill some of his own companions who accompanied him in killing Moreau, get injured when one of them returns fire, receive a beating from some of the nearby beast-men, and [[spoiler: finally enter into the burning house to commit suicide]].
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* SelfDisposingVillain: Towards the end, Hyena-Swine has Edward at his mercy but Edward manages to convince Hyena-Swine that he needs to be "God Number One" among his faction. This causes Hyena-Swine to [[spoiler: turn on and kill some of his own companions who accompanied him in killing Moreau, get injured when one of them returns fire, receive a beating from some of the nearby beast-men, and [[spoiler: finally enter into the burning house to commit suicide]].
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* TooDumbToLive: It turns out for Hyena-Swine that shooting his own followers who, up to that point, had no quarrel with him and followed him loyally just because Edward told him he needed to be "God Number One" wasn't exactly the best idea. Naturally, this ends with [[spoiler: Hyena-Swine getting shot, beaten, and then walking into the burning home, effectively committing suicide]].
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* BadBoss: Hyena-Swine ends up shooting his own followers for no other reason than just because he wants to remain "God Number One" among the animal hybrids.
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'''Dr. Moreau'''
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->''"I have almost achieved perfection you see, of a divine creature that is pure, harmonious, absolutely incapable of any malice. And if in my tinkering I have fallen short of the human form by the snout, claw or hoof, it really is of no great importance. I am closer that you could possibly imagine sir.
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* SelfDisposingVillain: Towards the end, Hyena-Swine has Edward at his mercy but Edward manages to convince Hyena-Swine" that he needs to be "God Number One" among his faction. This causes Hyena-Swine to turn on and kill some of his own companions who accompanied him in killing Moreau, get injured when one of them returns fire, receive a beating from some of the nearby beast-men, and [[spoiler: finally enter into the burning house to commit suicide]].
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* SelfDisposingVillain: Towards the end, Hyena-Swine has Edward at his mercy but Edward manages to convince Hyena-Swine" Hyena-Swine that he needs to be "God Number One" among his faction. This causes Hyena-Swine to turn on and kill some of his own companions who accompanied him in killing Moreau, get injured when one of them returns fire, receive a beating from some of the nearby beast-men, and [[spoiler: finally enter into the burning house to commit suicide]].
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* ArtificialAnimalPeople: Being a SettingUpdate to the modern day, the film has Dr. Moreau use genetic engineering to produce his Beast-Men. In a further departure from the novel, though most of the Beast-Men were originally animals, one of the females gives birth to a hybrid baby, showing that Moreau's modifications breed true.
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: Replacing the surgical method of the original novel. Moreau uses genetic engineering to create transgenic human/animal hybrids, some of whom look almost perfectly human, while others are humanoid but covered in fur and have snouts, hooves, horns, fangs and claws; without regular injections of Moreau's serum, however, these creatures lose their intelligence and slowly regress to their animal forms.
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* SelfDisposingVillain: Towards the end, Hyena-Swine has Edward at his mercy but Edward manages to convince Hyena-Swine" that he needs to be "God Number One" among his faction. This causes Hyena-Swine to turn on and kill some of his own companions who accompanied him in killing Moreau, get injured when one of them returns fire, receive a beating from some of the nearby beast-men, and [[spoiler: finally enter into the burning house to commit suicide]].
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''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau''. It is directed by Creator/JohnFrankenheimer,[[note]]who took over from Richard Stanley part-way through production[[/note]] and stars Creator/MarlonBrando as Moreau, Creator/DavidThewlis as Edward Douglas, Creator/ValKilmer as Montgomery, and Creator/FairuzaBalk as Aissa.
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''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau''. It is directed by Creator/JohnFrankenheimer,[[note]]who took over from Richard Stanley Creator/RichardStanley part-way through production[[/note]] and stars Creator/MarlonBrando as Moreau, Creator/DavidThewlis as Edward Douglas, Creator/ValKilmer as Montgomery, and Creator/FairuzaBalk as Aissa.
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''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau''. It is directed by Creator/JohnFrankenheimer, Creator/JohnFrankenheimer,[[note]]who took over from Richard Stanley part-way through production[[/note]] and stars Creator/MarlonBrando as Moreau, Creator/DavidThewlis as Edward Douglas, Creator/ValKilmer as Montgomery, and Creator/FairuzaBalk as Aissa.
* BioPunk
* EvilutionaryBiologist: Moreau.
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Two of Doctor Moreau's closer servants are cat girl Aissa (Fairuza Balk) and dogman Azazello (Temuera Morrison).
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Two of Doctor Moreau's closer servants are cat girl Aissa (Fairuza Balk) and dogman Azazello (Temuera Morrison).
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* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: Replacing the surgical method of the original novel. Moreau uses genetic engineering to create transgenic human/animal hybrids, some of whom look almost perfectly human, while others are humanoid but covered in fur and have snouts, hooves, horns, fangs and claws; without regular injections of Moreau's serum, however, these creatures lose their intelligence and slowly regress to their animal forms.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The monstrous animal creatures created by Doctor Moreau are depicted as sympathetic victims of Moreau's cruelty (albeit in many cases with beastly savage behavior, but due to instincts and no malice) showing Moreau as the real monster instead.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The monstrous animal creatures created by Doctor Moreau are depicted as sympathetic victims of Moreau's cruelty (albeit in many cases with beastly savage behavior, but due to instincts and no malice) showing Moreau as the real monster instead.
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* LittleBitBeastly: Aissa has only very sharp canine teeth and slightly pointy ears to show her nature.
* LittlePeopleAreSurreal: Majai.
* MadScientist: Moreau.
* LittlePeopleAreSurreal: Majai.
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* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: The animal creatures created by Doctor Moreau and kept under submission by means of fear and torture rise against him at the end.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: The animal creatures created by Doctor Moreau and kept under submission by means of fear and torture rise against him at the end.
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''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau''. It is directed by Creator/JohnFrankenheimer, and stars Creator/MarlonBrando as Moreau, Creator/DavidThewlis as Edward Douglas, Creator/ValKilmer as Montgomery, and Creator/FairuzaBalk as Aissa.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Edward Prendick is named "Edward Douglas".
* AndSomeOtherStuff: Montgomery's description, about what he adds to the serum:
-->'''Montgomery:''' I add a little methamphetamine, some morphine, some 'shrooms, and some other shit.
* BilingualBonus: The diploma for Moreau's Nobel prize is written in Swedish. It states that he got it for genetic manipulation, not for inventing velcro like Montgomery later tells Edward.
* CatGirl: Aissa becomes one as her humanity starts to regress.
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The opening credits, with a [[BlipVert really fast montage]] of eyes, cells, and clouds.
* HumansAreBastards: Douglas concludes this at the end of the film, reflecting on how cruel even unaltered humans can be, and says he "goes in fear" after the island. All this to a backdrop of riot scenes and similar events.
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: Replacing the surgical method of the original novel.
* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: When Edward catches his first glimpse of Aissa, who is belly-dancing in the rain, "Nightbird" by Deep Forest begins playing in the background. Then when Aissa notices Edward watching her, she shuts off a nearby speaker, and the song stops playing.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Aissa.
* MiniMook: Majai, who inspired both [[Film/AustinPowers Mini-Me]] and the clone of [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Dr. Mephesto]].
* ShockCollar: All Moreau's creations have an implant that induces pain by remote control.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Edward Prendick is named "Edward Douglas".
* AndSomeOtherStuff: Montgomery's description, about what he adds to the serum:
-->'''Montgomery:''' I add a little methamphetamine, some morphine, some 'shrooms, and some other shit.
* BilingualBonus: The diploma for Moreau's Nobel prize is written in Swedish. It states that he got it for genetic manipulation, not for inventing velcro like Montgomery later tells Edward.
* CatGirl: Aissa becomes one as her humanity starts to regress.
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The opening credits, with a [[BlipVert really fast montage]] of eyes, cells, and clouds.
* HumansAreBastards: Douglas concludes this at the end of the film, reflecting on how cruel even unaltered humans can be, and says he "goes in fear" after the island. All this to a backdrop of riot scenes and similar events.
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: Replacing the surgical method of the original novel.
* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: When Edward catches his first glimpse of Aissa, who is belly-dancing in the rain, "Nightbird" by Deep Forest begins playing in the background. Then when Aissa notices Edward watching her, she shuts off a nearby speaker, and the song stops playing.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Aissa.
* MiniMook: Majai, who inspired both [[Film/AustinPowers Mini-Me]] and the clone of [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Dr. Mephesto]].
* ShockCollar: All Moreau's creations have an implant that induces pain by remote control.
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