History Franchise / ActionMan

A few video games have also been created related around the series. One in 1983 for the UsefulNotes/Atari2600, ''Action Man: Action Force'', is simply a {{dolled up|Installment}} UK-only version of what was released in the rest of the world as ''G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike''. 1999 saw ''Action Man: Raid on Island X'', a minigame collection on PC, and ''Action Man: Operation Extreme'', a combined action/driving game on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, while in 2000 the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor got ''Action Man: Search for Base X'', a side-scrolling {{Metroidvania}} platformer.

In 1966, Creator/{{Hasbro}} licensed the British company Palitoy to manufacture and sell the popular Toys/GIJoe toy in the U.K. Because the term "GI Joe" is very American, they decided to rename him "Action Man." He was [[TransatlanticEquivalent more or less the same toy as his American counterpart]], but his costumes and accessories were quickly redesigned to depict British military uniforms and equipment. In the 1980s, with Hasbro's successful revamp of the ''G.I. Joe'' line as a range of 3 3/4 inch figures, Palitoy began importing and modifying said toys as their own separate line, ''Action Force''. No central "good guy" characters were introduced at first, but there was a central enemy force-- the Red Shadows, led by the mysterious Baron Ironblood. The line was supported via stories in ''Comicbook/{{Battle}}!'' magazine, which quickly renamed itself to ''[[SpotlightStealingSquad Battle Action Force]]''. By 1985, Palitoy began winding down operations and Hasbro took over the ''Action Force'' property, with the Red Shadows becoming Cobra and a new, more ''G.I. Joe''-based Action Force taking them on. Eventually, the ''G.I. Joe'' name and continuity completely supplanted the UK-original ''Action Force'', though the Red Shadows and Baron Ironblood have popped up every so often in other ''Joe'' media.

In 1995, [[WesternAnimation/ActionMan1995 an animated series]] with live-action segments was released by Creator/DiCEntertainment[[note]]It wasn't the first time they've done [[Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow such a show]].[[/note]] where Action Man was part of a Global Defense team called Action Force (including Knuck, Natalie, Jock, and their dog Raid) but has complete amnesia and only tends to have minor flashes of memory at various times. The Action Force is often called upon to deal with the threat of a paramilitary organization lead by Dr. X.

In 1966, Creator/{{Hasbro}} licensed the British company Palitoy to manufacture and sell the popular Toys/GIJoe toy in the U.K. Because the term "GI Joe" is very American, they decided to rename him "Action Man." He was more or less the same toy as his American counterpart, but his costumes and accessories were quickly redesigned to depict British military uniforms and equipment. In the 1980s, with Hasbro's successful revamp of the ''G.I. Joe'' line as a range of 3 3/4 inch figures, Palitoy began importing and modifying said toys as their own separate line, ''Action Force''. No central "good guy" characters were introduced at first, but there was a central enemy force-- the Red Shadows, led by the mysterious Baron Ironblood. The line was supported via stories in ''Comicbook/{{Battle}}!'' magazine, which quickly renamed itself to ''[[SpotlightStealingSquad Battle Action Force]]''. By 1985, Palitoy began winding down operations and Hasbro took over the ''Action Force'' property, with the Red Shadows becoming Cobra and a new, more ''G.I. Joe''-based Action Force taking them on. Eventually, the ''G.I. Joe'' name and continuity completely supplanted the UK-original ''Action Force'', though the Red Shadows and Baron Ironblood have popped up every so often in other ''Joe'' media.

In 1966, Creator/{{Hasbro}} licensed the British company Palitoy to manufacture and sell the popular Toys/GIJoe toy in the U.K. Because the term "GI Joe" is very American, they decided to rename him "Action Man." He was more or less the same toy as his American counterpart, but his costumes and accessories were quickly redesigned to depict British military uniforms and equipment. In the 1980s, with Hasbro's successful revamp of the ''G.I. Joe'' line as a range of 3 3/4 inch figures, Palitoy began importing and modifying said toys as their own separate line, ''Action Force''. No central "good guy" characters were introduced at first, but there was a central enemy force-- the Red Shadows, led by the mysterious Baron Ironblood. The line was supported via stories in ''Battle!'' magazine, which quickly renamed itself to ''[[SpotlightStealingSquad Battle Action Force]]''. By 1985, Palitoy began winding down operations and Hasbro took over the ''Action Force'' property, with the Red Shadows becoming Cobra and a new, more ''G.I. Joe''-based Action Force taking them on. Eventually, the ''G.I. Joe'' name and continuity completely supplanted the UK-original ''Action Force'', though the Red Shadows and Baron Ironblood have popped up every so often in other ''Joe'' media.

In 1992, Hasbro (having acquired the remnants of Palitoy in 1991 with their merger with Kenner-Parker-Tonka) revived the Action Man line and redid it, turning him into a kind of JackOfAllTrades. With his new extra buff physique, Action Man was now a soldier, an athlete, a secret agent, and many other things with a brand new enemy named Dr. X. The line also began showing up on American shores for the first time.

In 1995, [[WesternAnimation/ActionMan1995 an animated series]] with live-action segments was released by Creator/DiCEntertainment[[note]]It wasn't be the first time they've done [[Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow such a show]].[[/note]] where Action Man was part of a Global Defense team called Action Force (including Knuck, Natalie, Jock, and their dog Raid) but has complete amnesia and only tends to have minor flashes of memory at various times. The Action Force is often called upon to deal with the threat of a paramilitary organization lead by Dr. X.

In 1995, [[WesternAnimation/ActionMan1995 an animated series]] with live-action segments was released by Creator/DiCEntertainment[[note]]It wouldn't be the first time they've done [[Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow such a show]].[[/note]] where Action Man was part of a Global Defense team called Action Force (including Knuck, Natalie, Jock, and their dog Raid) but has complete amnesia and only tends to have minor flashes of memory at various times. The Action Force is often called upon to deal with the threat of a paramilitary organization lead by Dr. X.

There [[Film/ActionMan also exists a trilogy of CGI movies]], which seem to follow a BroadStrokes version of the 1995 cartoon, but with visuals like that of the 2000 series (as they were all produced by Mainframe). As of 2012, [[http://www.slashfilm.com/hasbro-still-developing-movies-based-on-monopoly-hungry-hungry-hippos-and-action-man/ Hasbro is developing an Action Man film,]] but that project seems to have fallen into DevelopmentHell. The French animated series ''WesternAnimation/AlphaTeensOnMachines'' is derived from an Action Man replacement line, retaining more or less what could be reasonably called a different interpretation of the protagonist himself, but with a completely different set of characters ([[MarketBasedTitle in some parts of the world]], it was even called ''Action Man A.T.O.M'').

There [[Film/ActionMan also exists a trilogy of CGI movies]], which seem to follow a BroadStrokes version of the 1995 cartoon, but with visuals like that of the 2000 series (as they were all produced by Mainframe). As of 2012, [[http://www.slashfilm.com/hasbro-still-developing-movies-based-on-monopoly-hungry-hungry-hippos-and-action-man/ Hasbro is developing an Action Man film]], but that project seems to have fallen into DevelopmentHell. The French animated series ''WesternAnimation/AlphaTeensOnMachines'' is derived from an Action Man replacement line, retaining more or less what could be reasonably called a different interpretation of the protagonist himself, but with a completely different set of characters ([[MarketBasedTitle in some parts of the world]], it was even called ''Action Man A.T.O.M'').

In 1966, Creator/{{Hasbro}} licensed the British company Palitoy to manufacture and sell the popular GIJoe toy in the U.K. Because the term "GI Joe" is very American, they decided to rename him "Action Man." He was more or less the same toy as his American counterpart, but his costumes and accessories were quickly redesigned to depict British military uniforms and equipment. In the 1980s, with Hasbro's successful revamp of the ''G.I. Joe'' line as a range of 3 3/4 inch figures, Palitoy began importing and modifying said toys as their own separate line, ''Action Force''. No central "good guy" characters were introduced at first, but there was a central enemy force-- the Red Shadows, led by the mysterious Baron Ironblood. The line was supported via stories in ''Battle!'' magazine, which quickly renamed itself to ''[[SpotlightStealingSquad Battle Action Force]]''. By 1985, Palitoy began winding down operations and Hasbro took over the ''Action Force'' property, with the Red Shadows becoming Cobra and a new, more ''G.I. Joe''-based Action Force taking them on. Eventually, the ''G.I. Joe'' name and continuity completely supplanted the UK-original ''Action Force'', though the Red Shadows and Baron Ironblood have popped up every so often in other ''Joe'' media.

In 1966, Creator/{{Hasbro}} licensed the British company Palitoy to manufacture and sell the popular GIJoe toy in the U.K. Because the term "GI Joe" is very American, they decided to rename him "Action Man." He was more or less the same toy as his American counterpart, but his costumes and accessories were quickly redesigned to depict British military uniforms and equipment.

In 1992, Hasbro took over the Action Man line and redid it, turning him into a kind of "Jack of all trades." With his new extra buff physique, Action Man was now a soldier, an athlete, a secret agent, and many other things with a brand new enemy named Dr. X.

In 1995, [[WesternAnimation/ActionMan1995 an animated series]] with live-action segments was released by Creator/DiC[[note]]It wouldn't be the first time they've done [[Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow such a show]].[[/note]] where Action Man was part of a Global Defense team called Action Force (including Knuck, Natalie, Jock, and their dog Raid) but has complete amnesia and only tends to have minor flashes of memory at various times. The Action Force is often called upon to deal with the threat of a paramilitary organization lead by Dr. X.

There [[Film/ActionMan also exists a trilogy of CGI movies]], which seem to follow a BroadStrokes version of the 1995 cartoon, but with visuals like that of the 2000 series (as they were all produced by Mainframe). As of 2012, [[http://www.slashfilm.com/hasbro-still-developing-movies-based-on-monopoly-hungry-hungry-hippos-and-action-man/ Hasbro is developing an Action Man film]] but nothing else is known so far. The French animated series ''WesternAnimation/AlphaTeensOnMachines'' is derived from an Action Man replacement line, retaining more or less what could be reasonably called a different interpretation of the protagonist himself, but with a completely different set of characters ([[MarketBasedTitle in some parts of the world]], it was even called ''Action Man A.T.O.M'').

2016 saw the launch of [[ComicBook/ActionMan a new ongoing monthly comic]] from frequent Hasbro partner Creator/IDWPublishing; this has the premise of Action Man being a title used by many different people (a similar concept had been used in Hasbro's failed ''[[Trivia/Revolution2016 Unit: E]]'' attempt in 2011) in the service of the UK; the Free Comic Book Day issue (as a dual title with ''ComicBook/RomIDW'') has the previous Action Man performing a HeroicSacrifice while stopping a plot by Dr. X, resulting in his sidekick, Ian Noble, taking up the mantle. It's a part of [[HasbroComicUniverse the new]] SharedUniverse IDW's created for their Hasbro titles, starting with the crossover event ''[[ComicBook/Revolution2016 Revolution]]''; the series ended after 4 issues (due to poor sales), and Ian then became a member of the ComicBook/{{Revolutionaries}}.

2016 saw the launch of [[ComicBook/ActionMan a new ongoing monthly comic]] from frequent Hasbro partner Creator/IDWPublishing; this has the premise of Action Man being a title used by many different people (a similar concept had been used in Hasbro's failed ''[[Trivia/Revolution2016 Unit: E]]'' attempt in 2011) in the service of the UK; the Free Comic Book Day issue (as a dual title with ''ComicBook/RomIDW'') has the previous Action Man performing a HeroicSacrifice while stopping a plot by Dr. X, resulting in his sidekick, Ian Noble, taking up the mantle. It's a part of [[HasbroComicUniverse the new]] SharedUniverse IDW's created for their Hasbro titles, starting with the crossover event ''[[ComicBook/Revolution2016 Revolution]]''; the series ended after 4 issues (due to poor sales), and Ian then became a member of the ComicBook/{{Revolutionaries}}.
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!!Tropes

[[folder:1995 cartoon series]]
* AllThereInTheManual: Action Man's lost past was detailed in the series bible. [[http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=1564&start=0 One page is available here.]]
* TheDragon: Ursula.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode ends with Action Man reflecting about the missing memory he has recovered during that episode.
* GeniusCripple: Jock/Jacques.
* LandmineGoesClick: One character steps on a pressure mine. To escape, he unties his boot and does an unnecessarily impressive backflip as the mine goes off.
* LargeHam: Dr. X.
* MadScientist: Professor Gangrene.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. X is of the "evil" variety.
* QuestForIdentity: The Action Man has no memories of his past life. The now-notorious DVD ''Action Man:Past Performance'' indicates this.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Jock or Jacques? The latter pronunciation is particularly valid, on the assumption that the name is French (plus the fact that the guy's voice actor used a French accent).
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[[folder:2000 animated series]]
* ActionGirl: Agnes "Fidget" Wilson, Diana Zerbas.
* AndIMustScream: In the finale, this fate befalls [[spoiler:Dr. X. He’s gained superhuman abilities, [[TheNeedless doesn't need food or air any longer]], and becomes NighInvulnerable... and then Action Man traps him on an empty rock floating in the immense vastness of space with no means of escape. He actually does scream Action Man's name one last time as the rock drifts away from earth]]
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Action Man's signature OnceAnEpisode move called the "AMP Factor" where Alex would mentally freeze time and evaluate his surroundings in Matrix-like slow-motion to save the day.
** These became less and less impressive over time. Initially it would involve complicated sequences of moves that make [[RubeGoldbergDevice Rube Goldberg Devices]] seem straightforward. Eventually it would simply involve him running around doing things really fast while everything else was in slow-motion.
* BareYourMidriff: Agnes "Fidget" Wilson.
* {{BFG}}: The recurring [[FunWithAcronyms BSU]] 10000?
--> '''Alex''': "BSU? What's that stand for? Ballistic... Sub-harmonic... Ultrasonic...?"
--> '''Coach''': *fires gun* "Blow [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Stuff]] Up".
* BigCreepyCrawlies: The trilobites.
** Eventually modified into [[{{Nanomachines}} Nano-Trilobites]], with the ability to infect and control any electronic system. They could also cobble together the infected machines or just [[GreyGoo harvest the material for reproduction]].
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Simon Grey
* BeamOWar: A brief one occurs between Tempest and Action Man (holding a power cable) during the last episode.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Alex has his own badge-esque symbol (an "M" that has one side colored orange and differently shaped to suggest an "A", over a diagonally-divided black and white circle). It appears over or on pretty much everything associated with him, and Team Extreme has a variant with a blue "E" on the same circle. Dr. X, meanwhile, uses a brushstroke-style "X", typically in green or purple.
* ButtMonkey: Ricky
* CatchAFallingStar: Alex deals with gravity and acceleration every day, and making physics work for ''him'' is part of his job description. Piece of cake.
** He even does this during the opening theme sequence.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Brandon, Simon Grey and agent Diana Zerbas are all never mentioned again after the end of season 1.
* ColonyDrop: In the finale Dr. X decides to destroy humanity by pulling an asteroid towards Earth.
* CommLinks: Alex wears a specialized watch which can track his location (which proved useful on some occasions), check e-mail, give a rundown of that day's event (seen frequently at the beginning of the episode), and run data discs.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: [[spoiler: How Dr. X initially stole Brandon's body. He also has a AI program housed in a small Trilobite that can inject and infect other humans with his nano-trilobites, infecting them with the same AI program and turning them into clones of himself. This only works on the strongest physical specimens, so it's implied anyone who isn't an extreme athlete would die from the shock of the transformation.]]
* DatingCatwoman: There were some vibes of this between Alex and Asazi, before learning she was an assassin he admitted to Gray that he was flirting with her and he would offer her a chance for redemption whenever they meet.
* DePower: Tempest and Quake lose their powers in the finale.
* EnemyMine: twice. In the "Swarm" two-parter, Action Man and Dr. X have to team up to stop a group of rogue trilobugs. In the grand finale [[spoiler: Asasi teams up with Action Man]].
* EngineeredPublicConfession: One of Doctor X's targets is a sporting event being attended by leaders of two countries that had just begun the possibility of stopping the war between them. He hits them with a weapon they both know about and then broadcasts news reports seemingly produced by each side saying the other side did it. Of course, [[spoiler:Asazi ruins it all by bragging about the plan when she's got the good guys cornered. She obviously didn't know that Fidget *always* has a camera -- her headset, in this case]].
* EvilGloating: Many villains, but Dr. X is most fond of it.
* EvilLaugh: Dr. X at times.
* EvilPlan: Dr.X wanted to create a new body for himself and used Brandon to work out the bugs in his system. [[spoiler: After acomplishing this he moved on to creating neo-humanity.]]
* EvilutionaryBiologist: Dr. X is a textbook example.
* EvilVersusOblivion: In the finale, [[DarkActionGirl Asazi]] defects from Dr. X and joins up with Action Man to stop him once X unveils his plan to kill all of humanity through ColonyDrop (he had the rest of his Council of Doom believe that it was just a bluff), which she notes would be bad for [[ProfessionalKiller her line of work]].
* {{Expy}}:
** Simon Grey to [[Film/TheMatrix Morpheus]].
** Dr. X to [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer Kane]].
* ExtremeSportExcusePlot: One of the more insane ones, given how extreme sports intersects with ColdWar-style SuperSoldier experiments, radical Trans-Humanism and BulletTime powered by super-advanced math.
* FairCop: Diana Zerbas
* {{Fanservice}}: Fidget for the [[BareYourMidriff cropped shirts]] and [[ShesGotLegs short shorts]]. Asazi for the SpyCatsuit and SexyWalk.
* FiveBadBand:
** BigBad: Dr. X
** TheDragon: Tempest
** TheDarkChick: Asazi (although she also has some characteristics that are usually associated with the Dragon)
** TheBrute: Quake
** TheEvilGenius: Professor Gangrene (although Dr. X and to a lesser degree Tempest can both fill for this role as well).
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Quake was just an overweight sleazeball before he stole a PoweredArmor suit that can create earthquakes to become a supervillain.
* FunWithAcronyms: [=AMP=] Factor ('''A'''dvanced '''M'''acro '''P'''robability Factor)
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
-->'''Ricky:''' Isn't it your job to anticipate accidents ''before'' they happen?
-->'''Fidget:''' Maybe your parents should've followed the same advice.
* GrandTheftMe: Brandon, whose body gets overtaken by Dr. X in episode 2.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: The bad guys wear an assortment of black, red, dark green, and purple[[note]]Alex also uses purple, but his is a blueish tint[[/note]]. Tempest averts it with his outfit, which uses heroic colors such as blue, yellow, and light grey.
* AGoodNameForARockBand: played with. In the episode "Ground Zero", when Fidget's journalist sister, Amanda asks Team Extreme who this 'Dr. X and the council of doom' are, Ricky answers they are a local rock band. Amanda doesn't buy it.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: Asazi, at the end of the series. Although it's questionable if she will really quit being evil, since her only motivation for helping Alex was that Dr. X's plan to destroy all of humanity would be bad for her business.
* HitmanWithAHeart: If the final episode is anything to go by, Asazi plays this trope straight.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Little hints of it. Alex Mann was somewhere around 6 feet. Fidget was canonically 4'11".
* HyperAwareness: The AMP Factor. Alex actually abused it at one point to find out where an invisible airship was. An invisible airship that the latest radar detection system couldn't find.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Alex
* KilledOffForReal: unless HarmlessFreezing is in effect, [[spoiler:Professor Gangrene]] is killed by Action Man in the Grand Finale.
* LegionOfDoom: Dr. X runs a villainous team to further his schemes. In fact, it's ''literally called'' "The Council Of Doom".
* ManEatingPlant: Action Man and Dr. X encounter a huge Venus Flytrap on a deserted island after they crash land there.
* MerchandiseDriven: The show's downfall appears to be closely linked with this. The story began with good writing and decently-paced arcs. Once season two began (and toys were on the shelf) the stories became more generic, tied to toy-related concepts and every episode had at least 30 seconds of shilling the fancy tech he uses. Episodes became more formulaic and a "Today on Action Man..." intro often spoiled the whole episode's plot.
* TheNeedless: After assuming his metallic form in the series finale, Dr. X no longer needs food, water, or air to survive.
* NotMeThisTime: The episode "Storm Front" stands out as the only episode in which Dr. X is neither seen nor mentioned. Instead Action Man gets to deal with a new villain, Tempest, who at the time had no connection with Dr. X yet.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[BigBad Dr. X]] claims he's trying to help the humanity evolve even if many won't survive the transformation into [[MasterRace "Neo-Humanity"]]. In actuality, he's a psychopath with delusions of grandeur and [[TakeOverTheWorld world conquest]]. When his plans start to crumble, he decides to [[ColonyDrop decimate the Earth with an asteroid]]. He basically says "I am humanity" during his final WeCanRuleTogether speech to Action Man.
* OmnicidalManiac: Dr. X desires to destroy all of mankind to replace it with a neo-human race.
* ObviouslyEvil: Dr. X and the rest of his evil team.
* PoisonousPerson: Professor Gangrene
* PoweredArmor: The Quake Suit, which eventually ends up in the hands of a fat janitor named Sydney, turning him into the supervillain Quake.
* PragmaticVillainy: Asazi turns on Dr. X when he reveals his final plan is to completely annihilate mankind because it will be bad for her business as an assassin.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: The quiet version is executed with ease by Simon Grey.
--->'''Grey:''' (opens suitcase, shows big [[RayGun gun]]) The BSU-10000. It's still experimental, but quite potent.
--->'''Alex:''' BSU? What's that stand for? Ballistic... Subharmonic... Ultrasonic?
--->'''Grey:''' (takes out gun, blasts a car into sky-high pieces) Blow. Stuff. Up.
* RaceLift: Action Man in the '95 version was voiced as a Brit to acknowledge the actual origin (being repackaged for UK release), making ''this'' version the racelifted one.
* RobotDog: Team Xtreme has a pet robotic dog.
* RuleOfCool: All over the place, but most notably with the luge suit, which is basically motorcross armor with wheels so you can slide ''at breakneck speeds without a sled''. This sort of thing is normally ''suicide''.
* RunTheGauntlet: happens in the series finale: Action Man has to fight all members of the Council of Doom, first one by one, then all of them at the same time, before facing off against Dr. X.
* ScaryBlackMan: Simon Grey. Voiced by Creator/ChristopherJudge, indeed.
* ShockAndAwe: Tempest.
* SigilSpam: Justified for Action Man, as he's an extreme sports star and the symbol appears on pretty much everything associated him, likely for (in-universe and out-of-universe) marketing purposes. (Ricky even wears a shirt covered in the symbol like polka dots.) For Dr. X, it's a bit less explainable, aside from maybe his large ego.
* SuperWindowJump: Asazi does this ''on a motorcycle'' in her debut episode. This was in a diner, so ThereWasADoor about three feet to her left.
* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Alex uses this on Asazi in episode 25.
* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Alex Mann- aka "the Action Man". Somewhat justified in universe. The name was likely made up based around his real last name to provide a good extreme sports moniker, only for the plot to turn him into a hero.
* TakeAThirdOption: Alex has to fly up to his own team's plane and save his friends from a bomb on board. It's going to go off in a few seconds, and no one knows [[WireDilemma which wire will defuse it]]... so Grinder snatches the bomb and throws it off the plane. Problem solved.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Dr. X's ambition, mixed with EvilutionaryBiologist.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Dr. X has smuggled his trilobites onto the plane, and a large one is monitoring the crew via video camera. They realize they'll need some privacy before forming a plan, so Grinder picks up a screwdriver and throws it directly into the camera's lens.
* UnhandThemVillain: Happens twice in the GrandFinale. The first time this trope is played completely straight; Action Man demands Professor Gangrene lets Rikkie go while the former threatens to throw the later out of the airship. Gangrene is more than happy to comply with this request. The second time, when Quake threatens to throw Fidget into a lava pit, Action Man is more carefull with his choice of words and specifically demands he puts her down safely on the ground. Not that it helps.
* VillainExclusivityClause: The 2000 CGI version put Dr. X in this position. Pretty much every episode either has Dr. X as the villain, or someone who works for him. His plot is always the same: kill a bunch of people, [[EvilutionaryBiologist mutate the survivors into neo-humanity]]. He would also narrate his darwinian goals Every. Single. Episode.
* WeaponizedCar: In one episode, Grinder added explosive weapons to Team Extreme's convertible, including missile launchers under the hood and explosives in the passenger's seat to act as a self-destruct. Did we mention the car was being remote-controlled on top of all this?
* WeCanRuleTogether: Dr. X offers this to Alex in the finale.
* XanatosGambit: Dr. X's plan in episode 25-26. He kidnaps Alex's friends, and puts them in deadly situations that will force him to use his AMP factor. If Alex succeeds in rescuing them by using his AMP abilities, then X will gain enough insight into it that he can replicate it on himself and become superhuman, and further his plans to create neo-humanity. If Alex fails in rescuing them, X will have killed Alex's friends. This doesn't help his body issue but it is personally gratifying.
* YoureInsane: Alex's retort to Dr. X's WeCanRuleTogether offer.
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