History Fridge / TheEmperorsNewGroove

* Almost every time that Yzma's potions are used in the movie, they work instantly…''except'' during Kuzco's transformation scene. Which is weird, until you consider the fact that not only was the potion watered down by the wine initially, but then was ''further watered down'' in Kronk's hasty attempt to make sure Kuzco got a wine with potion. Thus, not only is the slower transformation justified, but it would almost be odder if it didn't happen. In fact, notice that the three clouds that are produced from the cups are considerably smaller than the first cloud.

* When introducing Kronk, Kuzco tells the viewer that Yzma gets a new manservant every ten years or so. That could just refer to Yzma seemingly choosing her helpers more for looks or [[DumbMuscle strength]] than for brains and replacing them when they begin to lose their attractiveness and vigor, but given how temperamental Yzma is, it could be that one or more of her menservants met a violent end. Given Yzma's behavior in the film and the [[HeKnowsTooMuch secrets her assistants probably find out about her]] in the course of a decade, she might even [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness kill her old manservant as part of the cycle.]]

* In hindsight, it's entirely obvious why Kuzco doesn't believe Yzma and Kronk tried to kill him despite knowing about the "secret lab" and why he has dinner with them immediately after having them fired. Yzma's the closest thing he has to a parent, which means the two of them are the closest thing to family he has before meeting Pacha. It's hard for most people to imagine their family trying to have them killed, let alone someone as self-absorbed as Kuzco. On, the other hand this makes for a roundabout Fridge Heartwarming, [[EasilyForgiven since the reason Yzma and Kronk got off as lightly as they did for an assassination attempt is likely because Kuzco had them pardoned.]]

* It might not be intentional, but Pacha's SickeningSweethearts act appears to be his ChekhovsSkill: first he uses it to make his kids go to bed when he says that he and his wife will just be outside "saying how much they love each other." Later, he uses it so he and Cuzco can pose and a newlywed couple at the diner.

* A popular [[EpilepticTrees fan theory]] has pointed out that the only animals in the film capable of speech are transformed humans, like Kuzco and the guards; the "regular" animals, including the jaguar pack and Bucky the squirrel, don't talk at all. OK, so far so good...but then you remember the fly that screams "HELP ME!" in a shout-out to ''Film/TheFly.'' It seems like a one-off gag, but given the rules of the movie, that fly MUST have been a regular human being at one point. So who is he? Some theories go even further and suggest that he's the peasant Yzma threw out of the palace early in the film, who [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse never shows up again.]]
* When introducing Kronk, Kuzco tells the viewer that Yzma gets a new manservant every ten years or so. That could just refer to Yzma seemingly choosing her helpers more for [[TrophyWife looks]] or [[DumbMuscle strength]] than for brains and replacing them when they begin to lose it, but given how temperamental Yzma is, it could be that one or more of her manservants met a violent end.

** Pretty much confirmed when Pacha tries to warn him that Yzma and Kronk are out to kill him:

* Some Fridge Humour: Yzma's original plan probably would have worked so long as the potions weren't mixed up, but she decided not to go through with it because she wanted to save on postage. ''[[ForWantOfANail The entire movie]]'' only happened because she was too cheap to buy a couple of stamps.
** How far away does she even live from the emperor that she'd need to spend that much on postage? There's cheap, and then there's Yzma![[note]]And that's not even considering the presumption that she'll expect Kronk to do all the dirty work and mail the box to her instead of doing it herself and '''[[LargeHam SMASHING HIM WITH A HAMMER]]''' then and there.[[/note]]

* As noted earlier with the possible dead parents thing, Yzma might just be the closest thing Kuzco has to a mother. Which could be why he's so broken when he finds out that she's dead set on killing him.
** And, of course, Yzma raised Kuzco. She probably passed her accidental self-sabotage trait onto him.

* Why is everyone so quick to accept Yzma as a new ruler? It's possible that at least some of them adored Kuzco out of obligation, not because they genuinely thought he was the best person ever.
** Not only that, she's been at the top level of government for a long time. She's been Kuzco's adviser/parent since he was born, and presumably she was his parents' adviser when they were still alive. Why wouldn't they trust the old, experienced woman who's been working just below the emperor for ages?

* When introducing Kronk, Kuzco tells the viewer that Yzma gets a new manservant every ten years or so. That could just refer to Yzma seemingly choosing her helpers more for [[TrophyWife looks]] or [[DumbMuscle strength]] than for brains , but given how temperamental Yzma is, it could be that one or more of her manservants met a violent end.

* A popular [[EpilepticTrees fan theory]] has pointed out that the only animals in the film capable of speech are transformed humans, like Kuzco and the guards; the "regular" animals, including the jaguar pack and Bucky the squirrel, don't talk at all. OK, so far so good...but then you remember the fly that screams "HELP ME!" in a shout-out to ''Film/TheFly.'' It seems like a one-off gag, but given the rules of the movie, that fly MUST have been a regular human being at one point. So who is he? Some theories go even further and suggest that he's the peasant Yzma threw out of the palace early in the film, who [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse never shows up again.]]

* A popular [[EpilepticTrees fan theory]] has pointed out that the only animals in the film capable of speech are transformed humans, like Kuzco and the guards; the "regular" animals, including the jaguar pack and Bucky the squirrel, don't talk at all. OK, so far so good...but then you remember the fly that screams "HELP ME!" in a shout-out to ''[[Film/TheFly]].'' It seems like a one-off gag, but given the rules of the movie, that fly MUST have been a regular human being at one point. So who is he? Some theories go even further and suggest that he's the peasant Yzma threw out of the palace early in the film, who [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse never shows up again.]]

* In hindsight, it's entirely obvious why Kuzco doesn't believe Yzma and Kronk tried to kill him despite knowing about the "secret lab" and why he has dinner with them immediately after having them fired. Yzma's the closest thing he has to a parent, which means the two of them are the closest thing to family he has before meeting Pacha. It's hard for most people to imagine their family trying to have them killed, let alone someone as self-absorbed as Kuzco. On, the other hand this makes for a roundabout Fridge Heartwarming, [[EasilyForgiven since the reason Yzma and Kronk got off as lightly as they did for an assassination attempt is likely because Kuzco had them pardoned.]]

** And, of course, Yzma raised Kuzco. She probably passed her accidental self-sabotage trait onto him.

* In hindsight, it's entirely obvious why Kuzco doesn't believe Yzma and Kronk tried to kill him despite knowing about the "secret lab" and why he has dinner with them immediately after having them fired. Yzma's the closest thing he has to a parent, which means the two of them are the closest thing to family he has before meeting Pacha. It's hard for most people to imagine their family trying to have them killed, let alone someone as self-absorbed as Kuzco. On, the other hand this makes for a roundabout Fridge Heartwarming, [[EasilyForgiven since the reason Yzma and Kronk got off as lightly as they did for an assassination attempt is likely because Kuzco had them pardoned.]]

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* Yzma claims that only herself, Kronk, and Kuzco know that she was fired. However there was an aide writing down what Kuzco was saying and even gave her a note with all the different ways she was fired.
** Maybe Yzma has [[FridgeHorror done something to the aide]]...
** She probably just considers the aide too insignificant to worry about, especially since the word of the emperor's adviser would definitely be taken more seriously than the word of a random aide.
** Or, going by the previous FridgeBrilliance, maybe the aide liked Kuzco out of obligation and would be rather indifferent if he just disappeared randomly.
** Or, since the aide was only present while Kuzco was rhyming off euphemisms — not a second earlier, and not a second later — he may not have gotten enough context, or even paid the slightest bit of attention to what he was writing, to actually have any clue what was going on.

** Or, going by the previous FridgeBrilliance, maybe the aide liked Kuzco out of obligation and would be rather indifferent if he just disappeared randomly.

* In hindsight, it's entirely obvious why Kuzco doesn't believe Yzma and Kronk tried to kill him despite knowing about the "secret lab" and why he has dinner with them immediately after having them fired. Yzma's the closest thing he has to parent, which means the two of them are the closest thing to family he has before meeting Pacha. It's hard for most people to imagine their family trying to have them killed, let alone someone as self-absorbed as Kuzco. On, the other hand this makes for a roundabout Fridge Heartwarming, [[EasilyForgiven since the reason Yzma and Kronk got off as lightly as they did for an assassination attempt is likely because Kuzco had them pardoned.]]

* It might not be intentional, but Patcha's SickeningSweethearts act appears to be his ChekhovsSkill: first he uses it to make his kids go to bed when he says that he and his wife will just be outside "saying how much they love each other." Later, he uses it so he and Cuzco can pose and a newlywed couple at the diner.

** How far away does she even live from the emperor that she'd need to spend that much on postage? There's cheep, and then there's Yzma![[note]]And that's not even considering the presumption that she'll expect Kronk to do all the dirty work and mail the box to her instead of doing it herself and '''[[LargeHam SMASHING HIM WITH A HAMMER]]''' then and there.[[/note]]

* When Yzma and Kronk were chasing Kuzco and Pacha, they were struck by a lightning bolt and fell down. Even though they shouldn't make it to the laboratory before these two because of this case of bad luck, they did so anyway. Which is immediately lampshaded complete with a graph. The scene is already funny enough on its own, but it arguably gets even better if you think of the two as having fallen into a hole. In other words, they fell into a ''PlotHole''.

* It might not be intentional, but Patcha's SickeningSweethearts act appears to be his ChekhovsSkill: first he uses it to make his kids go to bed when he says that he and his wife will just be outside "saying how much they love each other." Later, he uses it so he and Kuzco can pose and a newlywed couple at the diner.

* Yzma claims that only her, Krunk, and Kuzco know that she was fired. However there was an aide writing down what Kuzco was saying and even gave her a note with all the different ways she was fired.

* It might not be intentional, but Patcha's SickeningSweethearts act appears to be his ChekhovsGun: first he uses it to make his kids go to bed when he says that he and his wife will just be outside "saying how much they love each other." Later, he uses it so he and Kuzco can pose and a newlywed couple at the diner.

* It might not be intentional, but Patcha's SickeningSweethearts act appears to be his CheckoffsGun: first he uses it to make his kids go to bed when he says that he and his wife will just be outside "saying how much they love each other." Later, he uses it so he and Kuzco can pose and a newlywed couple at the diner.