History Recap / BatmanBeyondS2E1Joyride

* BookDumb: When Scab sees the controls labelled in English, Coe, one of the other Jokerz, is surprised that he can read while at the same time indicating that Coe can't.

* IncompetenceInc: Subverted. The malfunctions in the vehicle's engine are a result of low funding from the government.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Dr. Price. She orders her crew to bail out when the ship shows signs of being in danger, personally goes to retrieve it and fights the Jokers to do so, and is willing to work along with Batman to retrieve the plane, while being candid about how its her design that is risking the explosion.

* DudeMagnet: Dr. Price's attractiveness is pretty apparent. Scab, upon hearing her voice, says "she sounds hot" and Terry's initially perky tone when meeting her indicates he was immediately struck by her beauty.
* IncompetenceInc: Subverted. The malfunctions in the vehicle’s engine are a result of low funding from the Government.

* NotWhatISignedOnFor: A Jokerz-initiation is interrupted when the gang steals a military prototype combat vehicle. Throughout the episode the initiate, Lee, is dragged along as the Jokerz commit bigger and bigger crimes, but at the end of the episode he knocks out the leader and [[InsigniaRipOffRitual takes off his red rubber nose]] when it becomes obvious that the situation is going to keep escalating into pure insanity.

* VillainousBreakdown: Scab breaks down screaming in helpless rage when his CoolCar will not start anymore because Batman deactivated its power source.

* BeingEvilSucks: Lee, the would-be Jokerz initiate, is increasingly disillusioned with Scab and the gang as they gangup on Batman (admittedly still poor odds for the gang) and use the fighter craft to attack a rival gang which has no way to fight back against such firepower. The last straw comes when he hears Scab disdainfully refer to the gang as "a crutch" which he no longer needs now that he has "real power", meaning it's ''not'' as [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes closely knit]] as he was lead to believe. Lee then clobbers Scab from behind (freeing Batman to shut down the reactor before it overloads) and abandons the Jokerz.

* HotScientist: Dr. Price has a decently flattering amount of makeup.

* BeingEvilSucks: Lee, the would-be Jokerz initiate, is increasingly disillusioned with Scab and the gang as they gangup on Batman (admittedly still poor odds for the gang) and use the fighter craft to attack a rival gang which has no way to fight back against such firepower. The last straw comes when he hears Scab disdainfully refer to the gang as "a crutch" which he no longer needs now that he has "real power." Lee then clobbers Scab from behind (freeing Batman to shut down the reactor before it overloads) and abandons the Jokerz.

* FlyingSaucer / MistakenForAliens: The Jokerz initially think that the fighter craft is a UFO. Scab realizes otherwise when he sees the controls labelled in English.

* VomitDiscretionShot: Coe loses his lunch offscreen because of Scar's piloting skills.

* DragonInChief: J-Man might be the leader of the Jokers but Scab is the most competent, dangerous and ambitious of the group in this episode.

* BeingEvilSucks: Lee, the would-be Jokerz initiate, is increasingly disillusioned with Scab and the gang as they gang up on Batman (admittedly still poor odds for the gang) and use the fighter craft to attack a rival gang which has no way to fight back against such firepower. The last straw comes when he hears Scab disdainfully refer to the gang as "a crutch" which he no longer needs now that he has "real power." Lee then clobbers Scab from behind (freeing Batman to shut down the reactor before it overloads) and abandons the Jokerz.

* BookDumb: When Scab sees the controls labelled in English, Cole, one of the other Jokerz, is surprised that he can read while at the same time indicating that Cole can't.

* BookDumb: When Scab sees the controls labelled in English, one of the other Jokerz is surprised that he can read.

* BeingEvilSucks: The would-be Jokerz initiate is increasingly disillusioned with Scab and the gang as they gang up on Batman (admittedly still poor odds for the gang) and use the fighter craft to attack a rival gang which has no way to fight back against such firepower. The last straw comes when he hears Scab disdainfully refer to the gang as "a crutch" which he no longer needs now that he has "real power." The initiate then clobbers Scab from behind (freeing Batman to shut down the reactor before it overloads) and abandons the Jokerz.

An experimental fighter craft crew cuts their test flight short after MissionControl warns them that their reported fuel temperature readings are in the danger zone. Unfortunately, their emergency landing site happens to be near a gang of Jokerz who are [[InitiationCeremony initiating a new member]]. The flight crew are caught off guard when they abandon the craft, and the Jokerz take it for themselves and go on a dangerous rampage.

* BeingEvilSucks: The would-be Jokerz initiate is increasingly disillusioned with Scab and the gang as they gang up on Batman (admittedly still poor odds for the gang) and use the fighter craft to attack a rival gang which has no way to fight back against such firepower. The last straw comes when he hears Scab disdainfully refer to the gang as "a crutch" which he no longer needs now that he has "real power". The initiate then clobbers Scab from behind (freeing Batman to shut down the reactor before it overloads) and abandons the Jokerz.
* FlyingSaucer[=/=]MistakenForAliens: The Jokerz initially think that the fighter craft is a UFO. Scab realizes otherwise when he sees the controls labelled in English.

* InitiationCeremony: The "disturbingly horrific" variety -- what else would you expect from the Jokerz? The newcomer is taken out into the boondocks, and told that it's so nobody will hear the screams. He's led to an old mineshaft, [[PeekABooCorpse which contains a skeleton]] in a purple suit and boutonniere (implied to be the remains of the original Joker). At this point, the arrival of the fighter craft interrupts the ceremony.

* InitiationCeremony: The "distubringly horrific" variety -- what else would you expect from the Jokerz? The newcomer is taken out into the boondocks, and told that it's so nobody will hear the screams. He's led to an old mineshaft, [[PeekABooCorpse which contains a skeleton]] in a purple suit and boutonniere (implied to be the remains of the original Joker). At this point, the arrival of the fighter craft interrupts the ceremony.

* InitiationCeremony: The "distubringly horrific" variety -- what else would you expect from the Jokerz? The newcomer is taken out into the boondocks, and told that it's so nobody will hear the screams. He's led to an old mineshaft, which contains a skeleton in a purple suit and boutonniere (implied to be the remains of the original Joker). At this point, the arrival of the fighter craft interrupts the ceremony.

An experimental fighter craft crew cuts their test flight short after MissionControl warns them that their reported fuel temperature readings are in the danger zone. Unfortunately, their emergency landing site happens to be near a gang of Jokerz who are [[InitiationCeremony initiating a new member]]. The pilots are caught off guard when they abandon the craft, and the Jokerz take it for themselves.

* ImprobablePilotingSkills: Scab easily figures out how to fly the plane and use the weapons. It helps that the controls are clearly labelled, and Scab ([[NeverLearnedToRead unlike at least one of his followers]]) can read.
* InitiationCeremony: The "distubringly horrific" variety -- what else would you expect from the Jokerz? The newcomer is taken out into the boondocks, and told that it's so nobody will hear the screams. He's led to an old mineshaft, where the viewer (but not the Jokerz just yet) can see a skeleton in a purple suit and boutonniere (implied to be the remains of the original Joker, or at least a convincing facsimile thereof). At this point, the fighter shows up and the ceremony is interrupted.

* InitiationCeremony: The "distubringly horrific" variety -- what else would you expect from the Jokerz? The newcomer is taken out into the boondocks, and told that it's so nobody will hear the screams. He's led to an old mineshaft, where the viewer (but not the Jokerz just yet) can see a skeleton in a purple suit and boutonniere (implied to be the remains of the original Joker, or at least a convincing facsimile thereof).

* FlyingSaucer: The Jokerz initially think that the fighter craft is a UFO. Scab realizes otherwise when he sees the controls labelled in English.