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The Troop is a 2014 Canadian Horror novel by Nick Cutter, unrelated to the Nickelodeon show of the same name.
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The Troop is a 2014 Canadian Horror novel by Nick Cutter, unrelated to the [[Series/TheTroop Nickelodeon show of the same name.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler: The mutant tapeworms that cause the outbreak were supposed to be used as diet aides, since tapeworm infestations are characterized by a loss of weight. The infected loose weight, alright...]]
* GoneHorriblyWrong: [[spoiler: the tapeworms were experimented on to make them unable to survive outside the human colon. Instead, it gives them HollywoodEvolution.]]
* GoneHorriblyWrong: [[spoiler: the tapeworms were experimented on to make them unable to survive outside the human colon. Instead, it gives them HollywoodEvolution.]]
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* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler: The mutant tapeworms that cause the outbreak were supposed to be used as diet aides, since tapeworm infestations are characterized by a loss of weight. The infected loose lose weight, alright...]]
* GoneHorriblyWrong:[[spoiler: the [[spoiler:The tapeworms were experimented on to make them unable to survive outside the human colon. Instead, it gives them HollywoodEvolution.]]
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* EvilFeelsGood: Shelly actually ''gets off'' on killing things (the day he drowned a kitten was the moist erotic instance in his life). [[spoiler:He reacts to his infestation as if he were pregnant]].
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* EvilFeelsGood: Shelly actually ''gets off'' on killing things (the day he drowned a kitten was the moist most erotic instance in his life). [[spoiler:He reacts to his infestation as if he were pregnant]].
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moved to YMMV subpage as it's a subjective, Just For Fun wick
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* VirusVictimSymptoms: [[BigEater Ravenous]] [[ExtremeOmnivore hunger]] and [[EvilSmellsBad a smell like bad fruit]], rapid weight loss, and cysts on the skin.
* XMeetsY: ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater.''
** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]]), which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasitoids, and another B-Movie called ''Scourge'''', which featured a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]
* XMeetsY: ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater.''
** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]]), which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasitoids, and another B-Movie called ''Scourge'''', which featured a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]
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* VirusVictimSymptoms: [[BigEater Ravenous]] [[ExtremeOmnivore hunger]] and [[EvilSmellsBad a smell like bad fruit]], rapid weight loss, and cysts on the skin.
* XMeetsY: ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater.''
** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]]), which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasitoids, and another B-Movie called ''Scourge'''', which featured a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]skin.
* XMeetsY: ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater.''
** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]]), which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasitoids, and another B-Movie called ''Scourge'''', which featured a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]
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* MadScientist: Dr. Clive Edgerton, the man who [[spoiler: genetically modified a tapeworm into a [[StarCraft Zerg]]-like monstrosity.]] He's actually compared to [[GodwinsLaw Joseph Mengele]].
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* MadScientist: Dr. Clive Edgerton, the man who [[spoiler: genetically modified a tapeworm into a [[StarCraft [[VideoGame/StarCraft Zerg]]-like monstrosity.]] He's actually compared to [[GodwinsLaw Joseph Mengele]].
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Absurdly Youthful Mother has been made into a supertrope. Wicks will be moved to subtropes where appropriate.
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Newt's mom used to be a model, and averts the ChristmasCake mindset of the townsfolk.
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** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]]), which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasitoids, and another B movie B-Movie called ''Film/{{Scourge}}'', ''Scourge'''', which featured a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]
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** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]]), which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasitoids, and another B movie called "Scourge", which featured a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]
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** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]]), which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasitoids, and another B movie called "Scourge", ''Film/{{Scourge}}'', which featured a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Newt's mom used to be a model, and averts the ChristmasCake mindset of the townsfolk.
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* HotMom: Newt's mom used to be a model, and averts the ChristmasCake mindset of the townsfolk.
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* CruelTwistEnding: A twofer. [[spoiler: Max and Newt escape. Newt is promptly shot upon uttering the phrase "I'm very, very hungry". Max is given a clean bill of health after several months of testing, goes to look at the now burnt and chemically sterilized island and gets infested by a strain of parasite that adapted to the PollutedWasteland conditions.]]
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* CruelTwistEnding: A twofer. [[spoiler: Max and Newt escape. Newt is promptly shot upon uttering the phrase "I'm very, very hungry". Max is given a clean bill of health after several months of testing, goes to look at the now burnt and chemically sterilized island and gets infested by a strain of parasite tapeworm that adapted to the PollutedWasteland conditions.]]
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* PollutedWateland: The island is doused with napalm and bioweapons-grade cleaner. [[spoiler: It doesn't take]].
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* PollutedWateland: PollutedWasteland: The island is doused with napalm and bioweapons-grade cleaner. [[spoiler: It doesn't take]].
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* CruelTwistEnding: A twofer. [[spoiler: Max and Newt escape. Newt is promptly shot upon uttering the phrase "I'm very, very hungry". Max is given a clean bill of health after several months of testing, goes to look at the now burnt and chemically sterilized island and gets infested by a strain of parasite that adapted to the PollutedWasteland conditions.]]
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** [[spoiler: Max and Newt after they kill a turtle]].
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* PollutedWateland: The island is doused with napalm and bioweapons-grade cleaner. [[spoiler: It doesn't take]].
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** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]]), which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasites, parasitoids, and another B movie called "Scourge", which featured a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]
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* NightmareSequence: Kent has one where his dad turns into a zombie and tries to eat him.
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* NightmareSequence: Kent has one where his dad turns into a worm-raddled zombie and tries to eat him.him.
** Max has a similar one, except his dad only has one worm coming out the top of his head.
** Max has a similar one, except his dad only has one worm coming out the top of his head.
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** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]], one]]), which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasites, and another B movie called "Scourge", which featured a a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]
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* XMeetsY: ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater.''
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* XMeetsY: ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater.''''
** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]], which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasites, and another B movie called "Scourge", which featured a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]
** [[spoiler: Or perhaps Lord of the Flies with a BMovie called "Parasite" ([[NamesTheSame not]] [[Film/{{Parasite}} that one]], which also featured the protagonists trapped on an island with genetically engineered parasites, and another B movie called "Scourge", which featured a parasite (strongly implied to be a demon of gluttony) that induced BigEater tendencies.]]
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* BigEater: The first symptom of [[spoiler: mutant tapeworm infestation]]
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* BigEater: The first symptom of [[spoiler: mutant tapeworm infestation]]infestation]]. Crosses over with ExtremeOmnivore; although they prefer biomass, they'll gobble anything they can get their hands on.
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* ToiletHumor: Inverted into Toilet Horror. Many references are made to passing [[spoiler: tapeworms.]]
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* MadScientist: Dr. Clive Edgerton, the man who [[spoiler: genetically modified a tapeworm into a Zerg-like monstrosity.]] He's actually compared to [[GodwinsLaw Joseph Mengele]].
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* MadScientist: Dr. Clive Edgerton, the man who [[spoiler: genetically modified a tapeworm into a Zerg-like [[StarCraft Zerg]]-like monstrosity.]] He's actually compared to [[GodwinsLaw Joseph Mengele]].
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Most of the boys defer to Kent since he's the biggest and the strongest (and the meanest).
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* EvilFeelsGood: Shelly actually ''gets off'' on killing things (the day he drowned a kitten was the moist erotic instance in his life). [[spoiler:He reacts to his infestation as if he were pregnant]].
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* TheSociopath: Shelly displays classic signs of being one-LackOfEmpathy and torturing small animals [[spoiler: and later Kent and Ephraim]] for no other reason than [[ForTheEvulz For Teh Lolz]].
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* TheSociopath: Shelly displays classic signs of being one-LackOfEmpathy and torturing small animals [[spoiler: and later Kent and Ephraim]] for no other reason than [[ForTheEvulz For Teh Lolz]].
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* TheSociopath: Shelly displays classic signs of being one-LackOfEmpathy and torturing small animals [[spoiler: and later Kent and Ephraim]] for no other reason than [[ForTheEvulz For Teh Lolz]].
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[One of Edgerton's assistants does this when it's revealed that he was working on a parasite-based biological weapon, rather than a diet pill.]]
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[One [[spoiler: One of Edgerton's assistants does this when it's revealed that he was working on a parasite-based biological weapon, rather than a diet pill.]]
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* KidsAreCruel: Everyone picks on poor Newt.
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* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: [[spoiler: One strain of the genetically engineered tapeworm was intended as a diet aide. The other as a bioweapon. Guess which one breaches containment?]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Shelly gets infested while [[spoiler: murdering Kent, who is also infested. Kent's infestation may also count depending on your views about JerkJock and SchoolyardBullyingIsHarmless.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Shelly gets infested while [[spoiler: murdering Kent, who is also infested. Kent's infestation may also count depending on your views about JerkJock and SchoolyardBullyingIsHarmless.SchoolBullyingIsHarmless.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Shelly gets infested while [[spoiler: murdering Kent, who is also infested. Kent's infestation may also count depending on your views about JerkJock and SchoolyardBullyingIsHarmless.]]
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