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* SpotOfTea: To drive home his arrogance, Knight Niton's trainer casually serves himself tea from a thermos while instructing his monster to finish Tiger off however he pleases.

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After fighting their way to the finals, Tiger's scornful upon seeing his next opponent is a laidback Knight Niton. But his underestimation of his opponent proves costly. When Mocchi's able to tie up the score against Fake Penquin, Tiger gets a rematch.

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After fighting their way to the finals, Tiger's scornful upon seeing his next opponent is a laidback Knight Niton. But his underestimation of his opponent proves costly. When Mocchi's able to tie up the score against Fake Penquin, Tiger gets a rematch.
rematch. This time, he's willing to take Genki's advice into account, building up his guts -- and finally regaining his Lightning, taking down Knight Niton for the victory.



* BroughtDownToNormal: Tiger struggles with this at first.

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* BrickJoke: When they first arrive in Mandy, Suezo wants to eat at a restaurant, but the group needs to save money, and Genki is repulsed by the carrot-heavy menu Holly and Hare prepared. They treat themselves after the tournament -- with Holly taking it upon herself to order Genki a plethora of carrot-based dishes.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Tiger struggles continues struggling with this at first.this, still refusing to acknowledge that he hasn't regained most of his old powers yet. He finally regains Lightning during the finale.



* EvilCounterpart:
** Genki's final opponent serves as one to both him and Hare, being a young trainer whose cheerful, encouraging persona is swiftly revealed to be an act. His smugly condescending attitude towards Tiger further underscores this.
** Fake Penguin is shown to be a BigEater like Mocchi who listens well to his trainer, and is shown to be just as sneaky and underhanded.



** Tiger's first fight is against a Terror Dog; unlike Tiger himself, his opponent ''can'' use Lightning.

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** Tiger's first fight is against a Terror Dog; unlike Tiger himself, his opponent ''can'' use Lightning. He also proves to be just as impulsive and have just as much difficulty listening to his trainer.



* ShockAndAwe: Much like Tiger himself, Knight Niton has several electrical attacks, which he uses to bring him down HARD during their first fight. He nearly takes him down in much the same way during their rematch.

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* ShockAndAwe: Much like Tiger himself, Knight Niton has several electrical attacks, which he uses to bring him down HARD during their first fight. He nearly takes him down in much the same way during their rematch.rematch, only for Tiger to turn the tables when he regains his own Lightning.


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* VillainousBreakdown: Fake Penguin's defeat cracks his trainer's cocksure confidence, along with one of the lenses of his glasses. His control and patience slip further during the rematch, and when Tiger ultimately prevails, he's shown sobbing and clinging to Fake Penguin for comfort during the award ceremony.

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* BreakTheHaughty: Tiger ''refuses'' to accept that he's not as strong as he used to be, despite having forgotten how to use the majority of his moves. Losing to Knight Niton gives him a severe reality check, and he's only able to win in the rematch when he follows Genki's advice and builds up his guts before counterattacking.

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* BreakTheHaughty: Tiger ''refuses'' ''still'' refuses to accept that he's not as strong as he used to be, despite having forgotten how to use the majority of his moves. Losing to Knight Niton gives him a severe reality check, and he's only able to win in the rematch when he follows Genki's advice and builds up his guts before counterattacking.



* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Tiger's repeated rejections of all their efforts to help wear down Genki to the point that he ''snaps'' at the wolf, and they're still feuding the day of the tournament itself. It takes hearing Genki defend him against the other trainer's taunting and seeing firsthand the effects of their training for Tiger to recognize he was wrong.



* UnnecessaryRoughness: During their match, Fake Penguin secretly takes a bottle opener out of his mouth and hides it in his hand while punching Mocchi in the head. Genki spots this and yells for the referee.

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* UnnecessaryRoughness: During their match, Fake Penguin secretly takes a bottle opener out of his mouth and hides it in his hand while punching Mocchi in the head. Genki spots this and yells for the referee.
referee, but the other monster puts it away before they see.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: When Tiger is finally willing to take Genki's advice, and Genki proceeds to say the exact same thing he's been saying from the start, Tiger makes an unimpressed expression while questioning why he even bothered to ask.

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* BreakTheHaughty: Tiger ''refuses'' to accept that he's not as strong as he used to be, despite having forgotten how to use the majority of his moves. Losing to Knight Niton gives him a severe reality check.

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* BreakTheHaughty: Tiger ''refuses'' to accept that he's not as strong as he used to be, despite having forgotten how to use the majority of his moves. Losing to Knight Niton gives him a severe reality check.check, and he's only able to win in the rematch when he follows Genki's advice and builds up his guts before counterattacking.


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* KidsHateVegetables: Genki ''really'' doesn't like carrots, and has a minor FreakOut upon learning that Holly and Hare prepared a carrot-heavy meal the night before the tourney, though he can't bring himself to complain to her directly about it.


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* OhCrap: Knight Niton gets two in rapid succession when Tiger declares that he's ''Tiger of the Wind'', then successfully unleashes a Lightning attack of his own.
* ShockAndAwe: Much like Tiger himself, Knight Niton has several electrical attacks, which he uses to bring him down HARD during their first fight. He nearly takes him down in much the same way during their rematch.
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* SidetrackedByTheAnalogy: In [[{{Bowdlerize}} a joke cut from the dub]], Hare comments that Genki's final opponent 'smells like me', referring to his acting innocent. Suezo, Golem and Holly think he's referring to [[{{Fartillery}} something else]] and move away, covering their noses.

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* NoSell: {{Downplayed}}; Mocchi's able to withstand Fake Penguin's Mocchi Cannon long enough to win, but is visibly exhausted afterwards, though he claims he's still capable of fighting in the tiebreaker.




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* UnnecessaryRoughness: During their match, Fake Penguin secretly takes a bottle opener out of his mouth and hides it in his hand while punching Mocchi in the head. Genki spots this and yells for the referee.

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* AttackAttackAttack: Tiger repeatedly discounts the importance of defensive measures, favoring an all-out-offensive approach that proves ill-equipped for handling Knight Niton.



* TheFakeCutie: Genki's final opponent is a RareMaleExample, revealing his true colors through a psychotic grin after [[ScaryShinyGlasses his glasses shine]].

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* TheFakeCutie: Genki's final opponent is a RareMaleExample, revealing his true colors through a psychotic grin after [[ScaryShinyGlasses his glasses shine]].
shine]] for the first time.
* MirrorMatch:
** Tiger's first fight is against a Terror Dog; unlike Tiger himself, his opponent ''can'' use Lightning.
** Similarly, Mocchi's final fight is against Fake Penguin, who's much bigger than him.
* SoreLoser: Even after being deemed to have lost by KO, Tiger continues to insist he can keep fighting and demands another chance. The unimpressed crowd boos him off the stage.
* SpotOfTea: To drive home his arrogance, Knight Niton's trainer casually serves himself tea from a thermos while instructing his monster to finish Tiger off however he pleases.

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Tiger and Mocchi are all set to enter the Mandy Cup, but Genki isn't sure it's a good idea because Tiger's lost most of his fighting capabilities after being sealed in a Lost Disk. His prediction seems accurate when Tiger is beaten by a Knight Niton, but when Mocchi ties the score, Tiger gets a rematch. Will he regain his lost skills and save the day?

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Tiger and Mocchi are all set to enter the Mandy Cup, but Cup; however, Tiger refuses to join Genki isn't sure it's and Mocchi in training beforehand, insisting that the best defense is a good idea because offense. Despite the fact that he still hasn't regained any of his former abilities, like his trusty Lightning attack. His stubbornness upsets Genki to the point that the two start seriously arguing, and still haven't made up by the time of the tourney.

After fighting their way to the finals,
Tiger's lost most scornful upon seeing his next opponent is a laidback Knight Niton. But his underestimation of his fighting capabilities after being sealed in a Lost Disk. His prediction seems accurate when Tiger is beaten by a Knight Niton, but when Mocchi ties opponent proves costly. When Mocchi's able to tie up the score, score against Fake Penquin, Tiger gets a rematch. Will he regain his lost skills and save the day?
rematch.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: Knight Niton and Fake Penguin's trainer looks like a sweet, wide-eyed kid, with Genki noting that he seems even younger than Genki himself. Yet his doe-eyed declarations that he's inexperienced are quickly revealed to be all just an act.




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* CallBack: Just like in [[Recap/MonsterRancherS1E6HaresTrick the first monster tourney he entered]], Tiger is taken in by an opponent who feigns weakness. Hare himself immediately twigs to the notion that the trainer's using the same tactics ''he'' did.
* TheFakeCutie: Genki's final opponent is a RareMaleExample, revealing his true colors through a psychotic grin after [[ScaryShinyGlasses his glasses shine]].

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* BroughtDownToNormal: Tiger struggles with this at first.

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* BreakTheHaughty: Tiger ''refuses'' to accept that he's not as strong as he used to be, despite having forgotten how to use the majority of his moves. Losing to Knight Niton gives him a severe reality check.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Tiger struggles with this at first.first.

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Tiger and Mocchi are all set to enter the Mandy Cup, but Genki isn't sure it's a good idea because Tiger's lost most of his fighting capabilities after being sealed in a Lost Disk. His prediction seems accurate when Tiger is beaten by a Knight Niton, but when Mocchi ties the score, Tiger gets a rematch. Will he rgeain his lost skills and save the day?

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Tiger and Mocchi are all set to enter the Mandy Cup, but Genki isn't sure it's a good idea because Tiger's lost most of his fighting capabilities after being sealed in a Lost Disk. His prediction seems accurate when Tiger is beaten by a Knight Niton, but when Mocchi ties the score, Tiger gets a rematch. Will he rgeain regain his lost skills and save the day?
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Tiger and Mocchi are all set to enter the Mandy Cup, but Genki isn't sure it's a good idea because Tiger's lost most of his fighting capabilities after being sealed in a Lost Disk. His prediction seems accurate when Tiger is beaten by a Knight Niton, but when Mocchi ties the score, Tiger gets a rematch. Will he rgeain his lost skills and save the day?

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* BroughtDownToNormal: Tiger struggles with this at first.

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