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** Papa Drop, [[SmallNameBigEgo for all his talk about being the "great me" and "much-loved leader"]], [[StupidEvil doesn't have the smarts to back it up]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough nor the ability to think things through]]. For instance, he doesn't realize that the rehearsal rally held for him is actually a trap set by the Party ([[spoiler:(his own son Roley in disguise)]]), if he imprisoned those who aren't round on other planets, he'd be imprisoning entire populations or if he put his entire army in prison for failing to recapture Dot and put his son Roley in charge, Roley would basically free all of the prisoners (including the Squaries). But his crowning moment of stupidity comes [[spoiler:in the climax, where he thinks his own army has recaptured Dot as well as capturing both Gorgo and The Party/Roley when in reality they've joined the side of the trio (with the possible exception of the Roundy Sergeant).]]

*** The Roundy Sergeant is smart enough to know that without Dot, there is no way Papa Drop would be able to learn how to operate her rocket so he can use it to conquer the Universe as he would need (or rather have to force) Dot to show him so the Sergeant had a reason for hoping Gorgo would eat Dot, even if it was mostly for the sake of saving his own skin and avoiding imprisonment as well as his own personal grudge against Dot for making a fool of him earlier in the film (Although this was partly because of his own stupidity as mentioned above). Plus, by this time, he has a reason for hoping Papa Drop's plan fails as Papa Drop has betrayed him by threatening to imprison him if he and his troops fail to recapture Dot. This still doesn't excuse his own selfishness and willingness to throw his own troops under a bus however as this only drives them to defect from him and side with Dot, The Party/Roley and Gorgo.

** The Squaries, too. When Dot asks Poley why and her people don't escape from the Prison for Squaries to the mountains, it's because they fear quicksand, hostile trees, active volcanoes (even though they can float in mid-air and can easily wait until the volcano has finished erupting, like the Roundies did when they attempt to find and recapture Dot) and Gorgo [[spoiler: (even though he's a herbivore)]]. She's basically saying they would rather stay in prison where they are subjected to slave labor, starvation, and abuse than risk their lives escaping. Dot was basically the smart one in this scenario.

*** The Roundy Sergeant is smart enough to know that without Dot, there is no way Papa Drop would be able to learn how to operate her rocket so he can use it to conquer the Universe as he would need (or rather have to force) Dot to show him so the Sergeant had a reason for hoping Gorgo would eat Dot, even if it was mostly for the sake of saving his own skin and avoiding imprisonment as well as his own personal grudge against Dot for making a fool of him earlier in the film. Plus, by this time, he has a reason for hoping Papa Drop's plan fails as his leader has betrayed him by threatening to imprison him if he and his troops fail to recapture Dot. This still doesn't excuse his own selfishness and willingness to throw his own troops under a bus however as this only drives them to defect from him and side with Dot, The Party/Roley and Gorgo.

** Roley is a very interesting (for the most part, inverted) example. He appears to be a stuttering ExtremeDoormat in his normal appearance, [[spoiler: but as The Party, he is capable of blowing up statues of his tyrannical father, taming an giant alien dinosaur and rallying his own species into dethroning Papa Drop. He also seems to be aware of life on other planets, such as rabbits and dogs [[BlatantLies despite claiming not to hold such beliefs when Dot and Whyka encounter him as ''The Party'' although the very fact that he witnessed Dot and Whyka being brought to his father's attention and referred to as "creatures from space" presents him with proof]]. [[ObfuscatingStupidity So maybe his stupidity is all a façade?]] ]].
*** As "The Party", he also negotiates with Dot before actually rescuing her, unless this is meant to be a SecretTestOfCharacter on his part to see if Dot is trustworthy or not, which may explain why he does this when it is obvious that Gorgo trusts her otherwise he wouldn't have spared her (even if he is a herbivore) and she's hardly in a position that screams untrustworthy since she's lying on the ground, tied up and in need of help, not to mention she couldn't even scream for help just moments earlier and he would have observed people in her position many a time as a witness to his father's persecution of the Squaries

** Roley is a very interesting inverted example. He appears to be a stuttering ExtremeDoormat in his normal appearance, [[spoiler: but as The Party, he is capable of blowing up statues of his tyrannical father, taming an giant alien dinosaur and rallying his own species into dethroning Papa Drop. He also seems to be aware of life on other planets, such as rabbits and dogs [[BlatantLies despite claiming not to hold such beliefs when Dot and Whyka encounter him as ''The Party'' although the very fact that he witnessed Dot and Whyka being brought to his father's attention and referred to as "creatures from space" presents him with proof]]. [[ObfuscatingStupidity So maybe his stupidity is all a façade?]] ]] He also negotiates with Dot before actually rescuing her, unless this is meant to be a SecretTestOfCharacter on his part to see if Dot is trustworthy or not.

*** The Roundy Sergeant is smart enough to know that without Dot, there is no way Papa Drop would be able to learn how to operate her rocket so he can use it to conquer the Universe, he would need (or rather have to force) Dot to show him so the Sergeant had a reason for hoping Gorgo would eat Dot, even if it was mostly for the sake of saving his own skin and avoiding imprisonment as well as his own personal grudge against Dot for making a fool of him earlier in the film. Plus, by this time, he has a reason for hoping Papa Drop's plan fails as his leader has betrayed him by threatening to imprison him if he and his troops fail to recapture Dot. This still doesn't excuse his own selfishness and willingness to throw his own troops under a bus however as this only drives them to defect from him and side with Dot, The Party/Roley and Gorgo.

*** The Roundy Sergeant is smart enough to know that without Dot, there is no way Papa Drop would be able to learn how to operate her rocket so he can use it to conquer the Universe, he would need (or rather have to force) Dot to show him so the Sergeant had a reason for hoping Gorgo would eat Dot, even if it was mostly for the sake of saving his own skin and avoiding imprisonment as well as his own personal grudge against Dot for making a fool of him earlier in the film. Plus, by this time, he has a reason for hoping Papa Drop's plan fails as his leader has betrayed him by threatening to imprison if he fails to recaptured Dot. This still doesn't excuse his own selfishness and willingness to throw his own troops under a bus however as this only drives them to defect from him and side with The Party/Roley and Gorgo.

*** The Roundy Sergeant is smart enough to know that without Dot, there is no way Papa Drop would be able to learn how to operate her rocket so he can use it to conquer the Universe, he would need (or rather have to force) Dot to show him so the Sergeant had a reason for hoping Gorgo would eat Dot, even if it was mostly for the sake of saving his own skin and avoiding imprisonment as well as his own personal grudge against Dot for making a fool of him earlier in the film. This still doesn't excuse his own selfishness and willingness to throw his own troops under a bus however.

** Roley is a very interesting inverted example. He appears to be a stuttering ExtremeDoormat in his normal appearance, [[spoiler: but as The Party, he is capable of blowing up statues of his tyrannical father, taming an giant alien dinosaur and rallying his own species into dethroning Papa Drop. He also seems to be aware of life on other planets, such as rabbits and dogs [[BlatantLies despite claiming not to hold such beliefs when Dot and Whyka encounter him as ''The Party'' although the very fact that he witnessed Dot and Whyka being brought to his father's attention and referred to as "creatures from space" presents him with proof]]. [[ObfuscatingStupidity So maybe his stupidity is all a façade?]] ]]

** Even Whyka to a certain degree, she should have at least been able to recognise Earth, having been trapped in orbit around the planet for however how much time had passed between her being launched into space and Dot rescuing her, and therefore be able to tell that the planet Dot was heading for was not Earth (It doesn't help that for some reason, Dot is only able to talk to animals native to Australia in this film and Whyka seems to only bark in Russian, according to Dot who still somehow manages to understand her which would otherwise make sense given she previously communicated successfully with animals in Russia before). Also, being a dog, she should have been able to sense if there was danger nearby when she and Dot are exploring the surface of Pie-Arr-Squared. The fact that the Roundies were lying in wait in the devastated village would have meant that, sentient balloons or not, they were still sentient and would have had a scent that would have been spread over wherever they were and had been and Whyka should have been able to pick this up. Although she could hardly have done anything to prevent Dot from being captured the first time, since Dot was standing up the whole time, she arguably could have intervened when Dot was recaptured as, this time, she was forced to lie down, given how the Roundies were restraining her. Whyka could have bitten or scratched at the Roundies while being careful not to injure Dot and possibly even tried to fight them as it is shown she can walk (or at least run) on her hind legs when she chased a cat during her astronaut training. It eventually takes Gorgo to scare off the Roundies and The Party/Roley to rescue Dot, and not without some negotiating beforehand.

** Even Whyka to a certain degree, she should have at least been able to recognise Earth, having been trapped in orbit around the planet for however how much time had passed between her being launched into space and Dot rescuing her, and therefore be able to tell that the planet Dot was heading for was not Earth (It doesn't help that for some reason, Dot is only able to talk to animals native to Australia in this film and Whyka seems to only bark in Russian, according to Dot who still somehow manages to understand her which would otherwise make sense given she previously communicated successfully with animals in Russia before). Also, being a dog, she should have been able to sense if there was danger nearby when she and Dot are exploring the surface of Pie-Arr-Squared. The fact that the Roundies were lying in wait in the devastated village would have meant that, sentient balloons or not, they were still sentient and would have had a scent that would have been spread over wherever they were and had been and Whyka should have been able to pick this up.

** The Americans are smart enough to recognise a security breach at Cape Kennedy when Dozey-Face tries to jump the perimeter fence, resulting in her and Dot almost getting electrocuted but once Dot is inside the complex, she remains completely undetected. Even disguising herself as part of a roadsign and trying to imitate Buster while donning his spacesuit is enough to fool everyone (The former instance should have been blatantly obvious if the security personnel in their jeep had just bothered to be a bit more observant and it doesn't help that all else who could potentially catch Dot out prove just as inattentive. All they had to do in the latter instance was just poke their head round the door or take a closer look at Dot's space helmet long enough to realise she wasn't Buster and not even a monkey to boot. It never even occurs to them how Buster somehow acquired a musical watch!). It's only when Dot has been sent into space that everyone finally realises what's happened and the resulting confusing attempts at communication (Dot trying to contact Whyka, the Americans trying to contact Dot, no-one attempting to contact the Russians or vice-versa) means Dot only just manages to rescue Whyka in time and we all know what happens next as explained above.

** Dot is really open to interpretation here, as while she is smarter than the aforementioned and the following examples, once she leaves Australia for America, she is somehow unable to communicate with Buster or Whyka (or any creature on Pie-Arr-Squared that isn't a Roundy or a Squarey) at any point in the film despite having been able to communicate with animals that are not native to Australia as recently as the previous film which also involved her going to America. What is more, she is still somehow able to understand Whyka's barking in Russian (Though this, sort of, makes sense as she previously communicated successfully with animals in Russia before). When she's launched into space, she tries to contact Whyka but only gets through to the Americans but doesn't realise this at first and believes she's talking to Whyka, until the Americans point out her mistake. She also wastes much of her time trying to communicate with an old satellite before finally coming across Whyka's rocket (Also, despite having clearly heard Whyka's name enough times to remember it, she still refers to Whyka by her real-life counterpart's name at one point). Consequently, she successfully rescues Whyka but wastes further time by failing to realise her lifeline is tangled round the pilot's seat in Whyka's rocket. She does eventually realise this mistake and rectifies it but this means she is unable to get her rocket clear before Whyka's explodes, she then lands on the first planet she sees, assuming it to be Earth without bothering to try and contact anyone on the planet to make sure, other than announce she's coming down now (The fact she was in orbit above Earth the whole time she was rescuing Whyka should have allowed her to observe the planet long enough to recognise it and therefore be able to tell the planet she was heading for was NOT Earth. The lack of response from anyone on the surface of Pie-Arr-Squared should also have served as an obvious sign she was headed for the wrong planet). She nosedives her rocket into the planet's surface where it becomes stuck [[DiggingYourselfDeeper and she only manages to dig herself and Whyka deeper when she tries to rescue her rocket herself]]. Also, all things considered, once she realised she and Whyka weren't on Earth, they could have done more to make sure it was safe to leave their rocket before doing so, liking waiting until nightfall or at least until the coast was clear incase anyone who couldn't be trusted came along as, therefore, it would have taken longer for the Roundies to discover them, which in turn, would have lessened the likelihood of them being ambushed and captured. Dot could even have used her space helmet to disguise Whyka upon seeing the planet's bubble-shaped inhabitants (from a distance of course, since only the rocket's portholes were visible after the crash-landing), in order to fool them. They certainly wouldn't have been captured soon after setting foot on Pie-Arr-Squared if they had been a bit more cautious about leaving their rocket to explore the planet or at least find someone who could potentially help them with rescuing their rocket so they could return to Earth. They could even have waited for someone who was actually trustworthy, like Roley for instance, be he in his normal appearance or his guise as ''The Party'' because even he would have eventually tagged on to their presence, as well as their rocket (regardless of where he was at the time of Dot's arrival or whether she knew where or who he or his alter ego was or not) and he certainly wouldn't have turned them in, knowing what would happen to them if his father found out about them and probably would have known how to keep them hidden for as long as it took to rescue their rocket or even summoned Gorgo to come and rescue it as soon as, but not before enlisting their help in bringing down his father first, of course. This shows that Dot has clearly forgotten the lessons she learned in the previous movies about being cautious when in unfamiliar situations or surroundings). After being forced to flee across the wilderness of Pie-Arr-Squared, encountering quicksand, hostile trees, active volcanoes and rock-like creatures, [[spoiler:[[TooDumbToLive she builds a campfire with which to cook pilly-fruit for herself and Whyka, when nothing seems to suggest the pilly-fruit couldn't have been eaten raw, but this also sends up smoke signals and a scent that alert the Roundy Army, who are on her trail (since she left fragments of her dress lying around and thought nothing of it), and Gorgo to her position.]] Luckily for her, Gorgo scares off the Roundies and spares her life. This also comes off as a sort of IdiotHero moment for her as her escape from the Prison for Squares ultimately leads her to the ''The Party'' (Roley) which, in turn, leads to Papa Drop's defeat.]]
*** Though, in her defense, her landing on the wrong planet was not her fault as she intended to return to Earth after rescuing Whyka, but thanks to the Russians blowing up the ship (something she didn't anticipate), it was thrown off course and she does realize her mistake once she gets dragged into a FantasticRacism conflict and learns the main bad guy, Papa Drop, intends to use the rocket to conquer the universe [[spoiler: and she eventually fixes it, albeit with the help of some unlikely allies (Gorgo, a NonMaliciousMonster, The Party (a.k.a. Roley), Papa Drop's [[TokenGoodTeammate good-natured son]] and the for-whatever-reason-reformed Roundie soldiers).]] It's also possible she left her rocket to find someone to ask for help in returning to Earth, and let's be honest, nobody could've anticipated being ambushed by ScaryDogmaticAliens. Also, Roley was with his father at the time of her arrival (most likely for his father to prevent him from seeing his beloved Poley, who is a Squarie). She also didn't know the Roundies were brainwashed into becoming evil until she learned about the Roundies and the Squaries from Poley, whom she befriends after being thrown in the Prison for Squaries, as for all we know, The Roundies were stationed where Dot and Whyka go exploring under Papa Drop's orders (likely to catch any Squarie escaping from prison), so her getting involved in the conflict between the Roundies and the Squaries was pretty much on Papa Drop. She also didn't know who or where The Party was until Poley tells her that he is a freedom fighter whose hideout is on Gorgo Mountain. Even when sending the rocket deeper into the surface after escaping from the Prison for Squaries, she still foiled Papa Drop's plan to conquer the universe, albeit by accident. Plus, turning off her communicator once she realized she wasn't talking to Whyka was a smart move on her part, because if she attempted to contact the Americans, she would've made things worse. It's very also likely she wanted to use the rocket to bypass the aforementioned dangers to The Party's hideout, but had to go on foot because she had no other choice, as she tells a mustached stranger (who is actually ''The Party'', but she didn't know this at the time) she escaped from the prison to look for him in exchange for his aid to return to Earth and foiling Papa Drop's plan to conquer the universe, which also may likely be because she didn't want to make things worse for the Americans in the Control room. Her wanting to make a campfire and cook pilly fruit is also understandable because during her stay in the Prison for Squaries she was only fed bad soup. The Roundies searching for her and attempting to recapture her after she escaped is most likely Professor Globus' fault, since he (unintentionally) blew Dot's cover to Papa Drop and also Papa Drop's fault since he betrayed his own army by threatening to imprison them if they failed.

** Dot is really open to interpretation here, as while she is smarter than the aforementioned and the following examples, once she leaves Australia for America, she is somehow unable to communicate with Buster or Whyka (or any creature on Pie-Arr-Squared that isn't a Roundy or a Squarey) at any point in the film despite having been able to communicate with animals that are not native to Australia as recently as the previous film which also involved her going to America. What is more, she is still somehow able to understand Whyka's barking in Russian (Though this does, sort of, make sense as she previously communicated successfully with animals in Russia before). When she's launched into space, she tries to contact Whyka but only gets through to the Americans but doesn't realise this at first and believes she's talking to Whyka, until the Americans point out her mistake. She also wastes much of her time trying to communicate with an old satellite before finally coming across Whyka's rocket (Also, despite having clearly heard Whyka's name enough times to remember it, she still refers to Whyka by her real-life counterpart's name at one point). Consequently, she successfully rescues Whyka but wastes further time by failing to realise her lifeline is tangled round the pilot's seat in Whyka's rocket. She does eventually realise this mistake and rectifies it but this means she is unable to get her rocket clear before Whyka's explodes, she then lands on the first planet she sees, assuming it to be Earth without bothering to try and contact anyone on the planet to make sure, other than announce she's coming down now. She nosedives her rocket into the planet's surface where it becomes stuck [[DiggingYourselfDeeper and she only manages to dig herself and Whyka deeper when she tries to rescue her rocket herself]]. Also, all things considered, once she realised she and Whyka weren't on Earth, they could have done more to make sure it was safe to leave their rocket before doing so, liking waiting until nightfall or at least until the coast was clear incase anyone who couldn't be trusted came along as, therefore, it would have taken longer for the Roundies to discover them, which in turn, would have lessened the likelihood of them being ambushed and captured. Dot could even have used her space helmet to disguise Whyka upon seeing the planet's bubble-shaped inhabitants (from a distance of course, since only the rocket's portholes were visible after the crash-landing), in order to fool them. They certainly wouldn't have been captured soon after setting foot on Pie-Arr-Squared if they had been a bit more cautious about leaving their rocket to explore the planet or at least find someone who could potentially help them with rescuing their rocket so they could return to Earth. They could even have waited for someone who was actually trustworthy, like Roley for instance, be he in his normal appearance or his guise as ''The Party'' because even he would have eventually tagged on to their presence, as well as their rocket (regardless of where he was at the time of Dot's arrival or whether she knew where or who he or his alter ego was or not) and he certainly wouldn't have turned them in, knowing what would happen to them if his father found out about them and probably would have known how to keep them hidden for as long as it took to rescue their rocket or even summoned Gorgo to come and rescue it as soon as, but not before enlisting their help in bringing down his father first, of course. This shows that Dot has clearly forgotten the lessons she learned in the previous movies about being cautious when in unfamiliar situations or surroundings). After being forced to flee across the wilderness of Pie-Arr-Squared, encountering quicksand, hostile trees, active volcanoes and rock-like creatures, [[spoiler:[[TooDumbToLive she builds a campfire with which to cook pilly-fruit for herself and Whyka, when nothing seems to suggest the pilly-fruit couldn't have been eaten raw, but this also sends up smoke signals and a scent that alert the Roundy Army, who are on her trail (since she left fragments of her dress lying around and thought nothing of it), and Gorgo to her position.]] Luckily for her, Gorgo scares off the Roundies and spares her life. This also comes off as a sort of IdiotHero moment for her as her escape from the Prison for Squares ultimately leads her to the ''The Party'' (Roley) which, in turn, leads to Papa Drop's defeat.]]

** Even Whyka to a certain degree, she should have at least been able to recognise Earth, having been trapped in orbit around the planet for however how much time had passed between her being launched into space and Dot rescuing her, and therefore be able to tell that the planet Dot was heading for was not Earth (It doesn't help that for some reason, Dot is only able to talk to animals native to Australia in this film and Whyka seems to only bark in Russian, according to Dot who still somehow manages to understand her). Also, being a dog, she should have been able to sense if there was danger nearby when she and Dot are exploring the surface of Pie-Arr-Squared. The fact that the Roundies were lying in wait in the devastated village would have meant that, sentient balloons or not, they were still sentient and would have had a scent that would have been spread over wherever they were and had been and Whyka should have been able to pick this up.

** Dot is really open to interpretation here, as while she is smarter than the aforementioned and the following examples, once she leaves Australia for America, she is somehow unable to communicate with Buster or Whyka (or any creature on Pie-Arr-Squared that isn't a Roundy or a Squarey) at any point in the film despite having been able to communicate with animals that are not native to Australia as recently as the previous film which also involved her going to America. What is more, she is still somehow able to understand Whyka's barking in Russian. When she's launched into space, she tries to contact Whyka but only gets through to the Americans but doesn't realise this at first and believes she's talking to Whyka, until the Americans point out her mistake. She also wastes much of her time trying to communicate with an old satellite before finally coming across Whyka's rocket (Also, despite having clearly heard Whyka's name enough times to remember it, she still refers to Whyka by her real-life counterpart's name at one point). Consequently, she successfully rescues Whyka but wastes further time by failing to realise her lifeline is tangled round the pilot's seat in Whyka's rocket. She does eventually realise this mistake and rectifies it but this means she is unable to get her rocket clear before Whyka's explodes, she then lands on the first planet she sees, assuming it to be Earth without bothering to try and contact anyone on the planet to make sure, other than announce she's coming down now. She nosedives her rocket into the planet's surface where it becomes stuck [[DiggingYourselfDeeper and she only manages to dig herself and Whyka deeper when she tries to rescue her rocket herself]]. Also, all things considered, once she realised she and Whyka weren't on Earth, they could have done more to make sure it was safe to leave their rocket before doing so, liking waiting until nightfall or at least until the coast was clear incase anyone who couldn't be trusted came along as, therefore, it would have taken longer for the Roundies to discover them, which in turn, would have lessened the likelihood of them being ambushed and captured. Dot could even have used her space helmet to disguise Whyka upon seeing the planet's bubble-shaped inhabitants (from a distance of course, since only the rocket's portholes were visible after the crash-landing), in order to fool them. They certainly wouldn't have been captured soon after setting foot on Pie-Arr-Squared if they had been a bit more cautious about leaving their rocket to explore the planet or at least find someone who could potentially help them with rescuing their rocket so they could return to Earth. They could even have waited for someone who was actually trustworthy, like Roley for instance, be he in his normal appearance or his guise as ''The Party'' because even he would have eventually tagged on to their presence, as well as their rocket (regardless of where he was at the time of Dot's arrival or whether she knew where or who he or his alter ego was or not) and he certainly wouldn't have turned them in, knowing what would happen to them if his father found out about them and probably would have known how to keep them hidden for as long as it took to rescue their rocket or even summoned Gorgo to come and rescue it as soon as, but not before enlisting their help in bringing down his father first, of course. This shows that Dot has clearly forgotten the lessons she learned in the previous movies about being cautious when in unfamiliar situations or surroundings). After being forced to flee across the wilderness of Pie-Arr-Squared, encountering quicksand, hostile trees, active volcanoes and rock-like creatures, [[spoiler:[[TooDumbToLive she builds a campfire with which to cook pilly-fruit for herself and Whyka, when nothing seems to suggest the pilly-fruit couldn't have been eaten raw, but this also sends up smoke signals and a scent that alert the Roundy Army, who are on her trail (since she left fragments of her dress lying around and thought nothing of it), and Gorgo to her position.]] Luckily for her, Gorgo scares off the Roundies and spares her life. This also comes off as a sort of IdiotHero moment for her as her escape from the Prison for Squares ultimately leads her to the ''The Party'' (Roley) which, in turn, leads to Papa Drop's defeat.]]

** Even Whyka to a certain degree, she should have at least been able to recognise Earth, having been trapped in orbit around the planet for however how much time had passed between her being launched into space and Dot rescuing her. Also, being a dog, she should have been able to sense if there was danger nearby when she and Dot are exploring the surface of Pie-Arr-Squared. The fact that the Roundies were lying in wait in the devastated would have meant that, sentient balloons or not, they were still sentient and would have had a scent that would have been spread over wherever they were and had been and Whyka should have been able to pick this up.

** The Americans are smart enough to recognise a security breach at Cape Kennedy when Dozey-Face tries to jump the perimeter fence, resulting in her and Dot almost getting electrocuted but once Dot is inside the complex, she remains completely undetected. Even disguising herself as part of a roadsign and trying to imitate Buster while donning his spacesuit is enough to fool everyone (The former instance should have been blatantly obvious if the security personnel in their jeep had just bothered to be a bit more observant and it doesn't help that all else who could potentially catch Dot out prove just as inattentive). It's only when Dot has been sent into space that everyone finally realises what's happened and the resulting confusing attempts at communication (Dot trying to contact Whyka, the Americans trying to contact Dot, no-one attempting to contact the Russians or vice-versa) means Dot only just manages to rescue Whyka in time and we all know what happens next as explained above.

** Dot is really open to interpretation here, as while she is smarter than the aforementioned and the following examples, once she leaves Australia for America, she is somehow unable to communicate with Buster or Whyka (or any creature on Pie-Arr-Squared that isn't a Roundy or a Squarey) at any point in the film despite having been able to communicate with animals that are not native to Australia as recently as the previous film which also involved her going to America. What is more, she is still somehow able to understand Whyka's barking in Russian. When she's launched into space, she tries to contact Whyka but only gets through to the Americans but doesn't realise this at first and believes she's talking to Whyka, until the Americans point out her mistake. She also wastes much of her time trying to communicate with an old satellite before finally coming across Whyka's rocket (Also, despite having clearly heard Whyka's name enough times to remember it, she still refers to Whyka by her real-life counterpart's name at one point). Consequently, she successfully rescues Whyka but is unable to get her rocket clear before Whyka's explodes, she then lands on the first planet she sees, assuming it to be Earth without bothering to try and contact anyone on the planet to make sure, other than announce she's coming down now. She nosedives her rocket into the planet's surface where it becomes stuck [[DiggingYourselfDeeper and she only manages to dig herself and Whyka deeper when she tries to rescue her rocket herself]]. Also, all things considered, once she realised she and Whyka weren't on Earth, they could have done more to make sure it was safe to leave their rocket before doing so, liking waiting until nightfall or at least until the coast was clear incase anyone who couldn't be trusted came along as, therefore, it would have taken longer for the Roundies to discover them, which in turn, would have lessened the likelihood of them being ambushed and captured. Dot could even have used her space helmet to disguise Whyka upon seeing the planet's bubble-shaped inhabitants (from a distance of course, since only the rocket's portholes were visible after the crash-landing), in order to fool them. They certainly wouldn't have been captured soon after setting foot on Pie-Arr-Squared if they had been a bit more cautious about leaving their rocket to explore the planet or at least find someone who could potentially help them with rescuing their rocket so they could return to Earth. They could even have waited for someone who was actually trustworthy, like Roley for instance, be he in his normal appearance or his guise as ''The Party'' because even he would have eventually tagged on to their presence, as well as their rocket (regardless of where he was at the time of Dot's arrival or whether she knew where or who he or his alter ego was or not) and he certainly wouldn't have turned them in, knowing what would happen to them if his father found out about them and probably would have known how to keep them hidden for as long as it took to rescue their rocket or even summoned Gorgo to come and rescue it as soon as, but not before enlisting their help in bringing down his father first, of course. This shows that Dot has clearly forgotten the lessons she learned in the previous movies about being cautious when in unfamiliar situations or surroundings). After being forced to flee across the wilderness of Pie-Arr-Squared, encountering quicksand, hostile trees, active volcanoes and rock-like creatures, [[spoiler:[[TooDumbToLive she builds a campfire with which to cook pilly-fruit for herself and Whyka, when nothing seems to suggest the pilly-fruit couldn't have been eaten raw, but this also sends up smoke signals and a scent that alert the Roundy Army, who are on her trail (since she left fragments of her dress lying around and thought nothing of it), and Gorgo to her position.]] Luckily for her, Gorgo scares off the Roundies and spares her life. This also comes off as a sort of IdiotHero moment for her as her escape from the Prison for Squares ultimately leads her to the ''The Party'' (Roley) which, in turn, leads to Papa Drop's defeat.]]

** Dot is really open to interpretation here, as while she is smarter than the aforementioned and the following examples, once she leaves Australia for America, she is somehow unable to communicate with Buster or Whyka (or any creature on Pie-Arr-Squared that isn't a Roundy or a Squarey) at any point in the film despite having been able to communicate with animals that are not native to Australia as recently as the previous film which also involved her going to America. What is more, she is still somehow able to understand Whyka's barking in Russian. When she's launched into space, she tries to contact Whyka but only gets through to the Americans but doesn't realise this at first and believes she's talking to Whyka, until the Americans point out her mistake. She also wastes much of her time trying to communicate with an old satellite before finally coming across Whyka's rocket. Consequently, she successfully rescues Whyka but is unable to get her rocket clear before Whyka's explodes, she then lands on the first planet she sees, assuming it to be Earth without bothering to try and contact anyone on the planet to make sure, other than announce she's coming down now. She nosedives her rocket into the planet's surface where it becomes stuck [[DiggingYourselfDeeper and she only manages to dig herself and Whyka deeper when she tries to rescue her rocket herself]]. Also, all things considered, once she realised she and Whyka weren't on Earth, they could have done more to make sure it was safe to leave their rocket before doing so, liking waiting until nightfall or at least until the coast was clear incase anyone who couldn't be trusted came along as, therefore, it would have taken longer for the Roundies to discover them, which in turn, would have lessened the likelihood of them being ambushed and captured. Dot could even have used her space helmet to disguise Whyka upon seeing the planet's bubble-shaped inhabitants (from a distance of course, since only the rocket's portholes were visible after the crash-landing), in order to fool them. They certainly wouldn't have been captured soon after setting foot on Pie-Arr-Squared if they had been a bit more cautious about leaving their rocket to explore the planet or at least find someone who could potentially help them with rescuing their rocket so they could return to Earth. They could even have waited for someone who was actually trustworthy, like Roley for instance, be he in his normal appearance or his guise as ''The Party'' because even he would have eventually tagged on to their presence, as well as their rocket (regardless of where he was at the time of Dot's arrival or whether she knew where or who he or his alter ego was or not) and he certainly wouldn't have turned them in, knowing what would happen to them if his father found out about them and probably would have known how to keep them hidden for as long as it took to rescue their rocket or even summoned Gorgo to come and rescue it as soon as, but not before enlisting their help in bringing down his father first, of course. This shows that Dot has clearly forgotten the lessons she learned in the previous movies about being cautious when in unfamiliar situations or surroundings). After being forced to flee across the wilderness of Pie-Arr-Squared, encountering quicksand, hostile trees, active volcanoes and rock-like creatures, [[spoiler:[[TooDumbToLive she builds a campfire with which to cook pilly-fruit for herself and Whyka, when nothing seems to suggest the pilly-fruit couldn't have been eaten raw, but this also sends up smoke signals and a scent that alert the Roundy Army, who are on her trail (since she left fragments of her dress lying around and thought nothing of it), and Gorgo to her position.]] Luckily for her, Gorgo scares off the Roundies and spares her life. This also comes off as a sort of IdiotHero moment for her as her escape from the Prison for Squares ultimately leads her to the ''The Party'' (Roley) which, in turn, leads to Papa Drop's defeat.]]

*** Though, in her defense, her landing on the wrong planet was not her fault as she intended to return to Earth after rescuing Whyka, but thanks to the Russians blowing up the ship (something she didn't anticipate), it was thrown off course and she does realize her mistake once she gets dragged into a FantasticRacism conflict and learns the main bad guy, Papa Drop, intends to use the rocket to conquer the universe [[spoiler: and she eventually fixes it, albeit with the help of some unlikely allies (Gorgo, a NonMaliciousMonster, The Party (a.k.a. Roley), Papa Drop's [[TokenGoodTeammate good-natured son]] and the for-whatever-reason-reformed Roundie soldiers).]] It's also possible she left her rocket to find someone to ask for help in returning to Earth, and let's be honest, nobody could've anticipated being ambushed by ScaryDogmaticAliens. Also, Roley was with his father at the time of her arrival (most likely for his father to prevent him from seeing his beloved Poley, who is a Squarie). She also didn't know the Roundies were brainwashed into becoming evil until she learned about the Roundies and the Squaries from Poley, whom she befriends after being thrown in the Prison for Squaries, as for all we know, The Roundies were stationed where Dot and Whyka go exploring under Papa Drop's orders (likely to catch any Squarie escaping from prison). She also didn't know who or where The Party was until Poley tells her that he is a freedom fighter whose hideout is on Gorgo Mountain. Even when sending the rocket deeper into the surface after escaping from the Prison for Squaries, she still foiled Papa Drop's plan to conquer the universe, albeit by accident. Plus, turning off her communicator once she realized she wasn't talking to Whyka was a smart move on her part, because if she attempted to contact the Americans, she would've made things worse. It's very also likely she wanted to use the rocket to bypass the aforementioned dangers to The Party's hideout, but had to go on foot because she had no other choice, as she tells a mustached stranger (who is actually ''The Party'', but she didn't know this at the time) she escaped from the prison to look for him in exchange for his aid to return to Earth and foiling Papa Drop's plan to conquer the universe, which also may likely be because she didn't want to make things worse for the Americans in the Control room. Her wanting to make a campfire and cook pilly fruit is also understandable because during her stay in the Prison for Squaries she was only fed bad soup. The Roundies searching for her and attempting to recapture her after she escaped is most likely Professor Globus' fault, since he (unintentionally) blew Dot's cover to Papa Drop and also Papa Drop's fault since he betrayed his own army by threatening to imprison them if they failed.

*** Though, in her defense, her landing on the wrong planet was not her fault as she intended to return to Earth after rescuing Whyka, but thanks to the Russians blowing up the ship (something she didn't anticipate), it was thrown off course and she does realize her mistake once she gets dragged into a FantasticRacism conflict and learns the main bad guy, Papa Drop, intends to use the rocket to conquer the universe [[spoiler: and she eventually fixes it, albeit with the help of some unlikely allies (Gorgo, a NonMaliciousMonster, The Party (a.k.a. Roley), Papa Drop's [[TokenGoodTeammate good-natured son]] and the for-whatever-reason-reformed Roundie soldiers).]] It's also possible she left her rocket to find someone to ask for help in returning to Earth, and let's be honest, nobody could've anticipated being ambushed by ScaryDogmaticAliens. Also, Roley was with his father at the time of her arrival (most likely for his father to prevent him from seeing his beloved Poley, who is a Squarie). She also didn't know who or where The Party was until Poley tells her that he is a freedom fighter whose hideout is on Gorgo Mountain. Even when sending the rocket deeper into the surface after escaping from the Prison for Squaries, she still foiled Papa Drop's plan to conquer the universe, albeit by accident. Plus, turning off her communicator once she realized she wasn't talking to Whyka was a smart move on her part, because if she attempted to contact the Americans, she would've made things worse. It's very also likely she wanted to use the rocket to bypass the aforementioned dangers to The Party's hideout, but had to go on foot because she had no other choice, as she tells a mustached stranger (who is actually ''The Party'', but she didn't know this at the time) she escaped from the prison to look for him in exchange for his aid to return to Earth and foiling Papa Drop's plan to conquer the universe, which also may likely be because she didn't want to make things worse for the Americans in the Control room. Her wanting to make a campfire and cook pilly fruit is also understandable because during her stay in the Prison for Squaries she was only fed bad soup. The Roundies searching for her and attempting to recapture her after she escaped is most likely Professor Globus' fault, since he (unintentionally) blew Dot's cover to Papa Drop and also Papa Drop's fault since he betrayed his own army by threatening to imprison them if they failed.

* ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'': To Vector for noticing that cookie he bit was metal and sparking and then NOT CARING about it.

** Hell, Evelyn could've actually ''succeeded'' in her EvilPlan if she had used a mind control helmet or something, instead of easily removed, easily destructible goggles.
** Evelyn captures Elastigirl and, rather than killing her, gives her enough time to regain her senses and defeat her because she decided to monologue about her EvilPlan.
** She also reveals her identity to Elastigirl for no reason, and was given multiple opportunities to brainwash her without disclosing her identity.
%%** Evelyn, while falling to her death, kicks Elastigirl in her face, making it harder to save her life.

** Hell, the villain could've actually ''succeeded'' in their EvilPlan if they had used a mind control helmet or something, instead of easily removed, easily destructible goggles.
** The villain captures Elastigirl and, rather than killing her, gives her enough time to regain her senses and defeat them because they decided to monologue about their EvilPlan.
** The villain also reveals their identity to Elastigirl for no reason, and was given multiple opportunities to brainwash her without disclosing their identity.
%%** The villain, while falling to their death, kicks the hero in face, making it harder to save their life.