History Recap / BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE19ProphecyOfDoom

* ScamReligion: Pretty much describes Nostromos' whole scheme.

-->''The fault lies not in our stars, but in ourselves.''[[note]]The original quote: ''Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.''[[/note]]

-->''The fault lies not in our strs, but in ourselves.''[[note]]The original quote: ''Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.''[[/note]]

* FiveSecondForeshdowing: Right before Bruce Wayne enters the sabotaged elevator, a guard walks by and mentions that a repairman just stopped by to do a check-up on it.

* NoOntologicalInertia: As soon as Lisa is safe, Nostromos's planetary simulator shuts down.

-->Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.

* BerserkButton: Bruce being "fooled" into joining the Brotherhood is the last straw for Lisa.

* BoundAndGagged: In the climax of the episode, it is revealed by Nostromos that Lisa is gagged and tied down to the planet Mars, and will be crushed by being smashed into another planet, unless her father complies with his demands.
* DamselInDistress: Lisa Clark.

* TheMole: Bruce himself joins the cult in order to investigate it.

* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Batman estimates that Nostromos has collected around $300 million from his followers under the pretense that the nest egg will be used to rebuild society post-economic collapse. Even setting aside the likelihood that fiat currency won't be worth anything in such a society, a mere $300 million wouldn't even come close to rebuilding a single city, much less all of America's infrastructure. Of course, since Nostromos' entire plan is built around scamming gullible rich people, it's fair to say that numbers aren't supposed to make sense.

* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Batman estimates that Nostromos has collected around $300 million from his followers under the pretense that the nest egg will be used to rebuild society post-economic collapse. Even setting aside the likelihood that fiat currency won't be worth anything in such a society, a mere $300 million wouldn't even come close to rebuilding a single city, much all of America's infrastructure. Of course, since Nostromos' entire plan is built around scamming gullible rich people, it's fair to say that numbers aren't supposed to make sense.

* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Batman estimates that Nostromos has collected around $300 million from his followers under the pretense that the nest egg will be used to rebuild society post-economic collapse. Even setting aside the likelihood that fiat currency will be worth anything in such a society, a mere $300 million wouldn't even come close to rebuilding a single city, much all of America's infrastructure. Of course, since Nostromos' entire plan is built around scamming gullible rich people, it's fair to say that numbers aren't supposed to make sense.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: What Bruce acts like upon seeing Nostromos. Hearing this, Nostromos predicts that misfortune will befall Bruce.

* OffModel: Not one of {{Creator/AKOM}}'s finer moments, despite some fluid animation at times (like the shadow fight at the end), with the Observatory finale being the worst suspect.
-->'''Director Frank Paur:''' That broke my heart; I designed those planets using a circle template. How hard is it to animate circles? It was done by hand, and if we had done it now, it would have been done on computer and would have looked spectacular. When I knew the show was going to AKOM, a studio I'd had a long history with, I knew they weren't going to be able to pull it off. Admittedly, it was a tough sequence, but they should have been able to do it.

A luxury cruise ship sinks two days into its voyage; unknown to its passengers, it's due to a planted bomb. One of the passengers turns out to be a friend of Bruce Wayne's, who says he should have seen the danger coming because of a prophet named Nostromos, who has predicted similar incidents in recent history. His daughter Lisa, however, is incredibly skeptical and makes her concerns known. An investigation on the Bat-computer reveals that Nostromos is a fraud, but after foiling an attempt on his own life, Bruce Wayne pretends to join Nostromos' "Brotherhood" to investigate what he's planning. Lisa is fed up that even Bruce has fallen for Nostromos' charm and tries breaking in to the planetarium they meet at, only to end up kidnapped and used as a hostage. Batman ends up saving both her and her father from a planetary model death trap while catching Nostromos in its remains, and the episode ends at Wayne Manor, with everyone remarking how they let the fear of the unknown get the best of all of them (even Lisa, who admits her fear that her father was getting trapped in a scam led to putting herself in danger).

* AdultFear: Lisa being placed in danger in front of her father, who's forced to watch as he's tied up and gagged.

* BerserkButton: Bruce joining the Brotherhood is the last straw for Lisa.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: What Bruce acts like upon seeing Nostormos. Hearing this, Nostormos predicts that misfortune will befall Bruce.
* AgentScully: Lisa knew from the start that Nostromos is a phony.

* ScamReligion: Pretty much describes Nostormos' whole scheme.
* ShoutOutToShakespeare: Bruce quotes ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar''.

* SureLetsGoWithThat: Bruce pretends to have realized Nostormos was right and begs forgiveness. Nostormos uses this to his advantage.

* AgentScully: Lisa knew from the start that Nostromos is a phony.

* ApocalypseHow: What Nostormos predicts to be the "Great Fall" (a Class 0).

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!!Tropes:

* BerserkButton: Bruce joining the Brotherhood was the last straw for Lisa.

* OffModel: Not one of {{Creator/AKOM}}'s finer moments, despite some fluid animation at times (like the shadow fight at the end). With the Observatory finale being the worst suspect. To quote director Frank Paur:
--> ''"That broke my heart, I designed those planets using a circle template. How hard is it to animate circles? It was done by hand, and if we had done it now, it would have been done on computer and would have looked spectacular. When I knew the show was going to AKOM, a studio I'd had a long history with, I knew they weren't going to be able to pull it off. Admittedly, it was a tough sequence, but they should have been able to do it."''

* OffModel: Not one of {{Creator/AKOM}}'s finer moments, despite some fluid animation at times (like the shadow fight at the end). To quote director Frank Paur:

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