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* PersonaNonGrata: When giving the announcement on the Parent-Teacher Conference, Mrs. Bitters takes a moment to let Zim know that his robot-parents have been banned.
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Norlock arrives in Doomsville to start working with Zim, and is given his first assignment — pretending to be Zim and Skoodge's grandfather for Parent Teacher Night.
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*AncientEvil: Norlock claims that he knew Caligula, and built pyramids for a living when he was human.
*AntiVillain: Dib notes that Skoodge is a genuinely nice guy, but that he's still just as dedicated to conquering Earth as Zim.
*BringMyBrownPants: Zim mocks Dib's fear at Norlock showing up by asking if he'd like a change of pants.
*CaligulasHorse: The TropeNamer was [[BeenThereShapedHistory apparently Norlock's idea]]. Though he does state that it was said in jest when they were both drunk, and didn't think that Caligula would actually ''do'' it.
*EvenEvilHasStandards: Norlock is an ancient vampire who's a CardCarryingVillain, but even he's disturbed by seeing Nny at work.
*EvilerThanThou: Dib feels that Norlock is worse than Zim.
*FailedASpotCheck: Dib is keeping an eye out for Zim at the Parent Teacher conference, and yet Zim's whole group sneaks up behind him.
*FlatScare: Norlock pulls this on Dib at the meeting. He sneaks up on him, and when Dib turns around and sees him, merely says "Boo". Dib ends up shrieking like a monkey and scuttling away.
*FlayingAlive: Nny is doing this to some poor bastard when Norlock stumbles across him.
*GilliganCut: At the start of the chapter, Dib makes a comment about planning for whatever evil plot Zim is up to, and it cuts to Zim and Skoodge simply having breakfast.
*{{Metaphorgotten}}: Norlock drifts into this when first taking note of how oblivious the general human population is.
-->[He felt] like a wolf among the sheep. Admittedly, a very large wolf among a bunch of sheep who all appeared to be blind and deaf, and probably collectively lacking a sense of smell too… [[LampshadeHanging where was he going with this again?]]
*MythologyGag: This exchange is taken almost verbatim from Issue 2 of the comic series:
-->'''Zim''': [You're] A constant [[PardonMyKlingon squak]] in my [[BizarreAlienBiology shmoopsquizz]].
-->'''Dib''': A what in your huh?
*PaperThinDisguise: Zim forces Norlock to wear one, composed of a white-haired wig and Groucho glasses. Norlock is disgruntled, but dumbfounded that it works.
*ParanoiaGambit: Norlock messes with Dib by sitting outside his house watching him, dropping threats of attacking the house, knowing it'll keep him from sleeping and slowly drive him crazy.
*RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: {{Defied|Trope}}, when Dib decides to protect everyone at the Parent-Teacher Night despite them being a bunch of "oblivious jerks".
*ShipTease: Between Norlock and Ms. Bitters, of all people.
*ShoutOut:
**The Computer's ID number is Film/{{THX 1138}}.
**ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac is the skool janitor. Which is itself a reference to ''Fanfic/InvaderZimTheSeries''.
*StealthHiBye: Zim pulls this on Dib when arriving at Parent-Teacher Night.
*WeakWilled: Norlock's victim, Mrs. Slunchy, is this so much that he doesn't even get to finish hypnotizing her before she falls unconscious.
*YoureInsane: Dib says this about Zim, in regards to his decision to team up with Norlock. Then he amends it to "more than usual".
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*AncientEvil: Norlock claims that he knew Caligula, and built pyramids for a living when he was human.
*AntiVillain: Dib notes that Skoodge is a genuinely nice guy, but that he's still just as dedicated to conquering Earth as Zim.
*BringMyBrownPants: Zim mocks Dib's fear at Norlock showing up by asking if he'd like a change of pants.
*CaligulasHorse: The TropeNamer was [[BeenThereShapedHistory apparently Norlock's idea]]. Though he does state that it was said in jest when they were both drunk, and didn't think that Caligula would actually ''do'' it.
*EvenEvilHasStandards: Norlock is an ancient vampire who's a CardCarryingVillain, but even he's disturbed by seeing Nny at work.
*EvilerThanThou: Dib feels that Norlock is worse than Zim.
*FailedASpotCheck: Dib is keeping an eye out for Zim at the Parent Teacher conference, and yet Zim's whole group sneaks up behind him.
*FlatScare: Norlock pulls this on Dib at the meeting. He sneaks up on him, and when Dib turns around and sees him, merely says "Boo". Dib ends up shrieking like a monkey and scuttling away.
*FlayingAlive: Nny is doing this to some poor bastard when Norlock stumbles across him.
*GilliganCut: At the start of the chapter, Dib makes a comment about planning for whatever evil plot Zim is up to, and it cuts to Zim and Skoodge simply having breakfast.
*{{Metaphorgotten}}: Norlock drifts into this when first taking note of how oblivious the general human population is.
-->[He felt] like a wolf among the sheep. Admittedly, a very large wolf among a bunch of sheep who all appeared to be blind and deaf, and probably collectively lacking a sense of smell too… [[LampshadeHanging where was he going with this again?]]
*MythologyGag: This exchange is taken almost verbatim from Issue 2 of the comic series:
-->'''Zim''': [You're] A constant [[PardonMyKlingon squak]] in my [[BizarreAlienBiology shmoopsquizz]].
-->'''Dib''': A what in your huh?
*PaperThinDisguise: Zim forces Norlock to wear one, composed of a white-haired wig and Groucho glasses. Norlock is disgruntled, but dumbfounded that it works.
*ParanoiaGambit: Norlock messes with Dib by sitting outside his house watching him, dropping threats of attacking the house, knowing it'll keep him from sleeping and slowly drive him crazy.
*RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: {{Defied|Trope}}, when Dib decides to protect everyone at the Parent-Teacher Night despite them being a bunch of "oblivious jerks".
*ShipTease: Between Norlock and Ms. Bitters, of all people.
*ShoutOut:
**The Computer's ID number is Film/{{THX 1138}}.
**ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac is the skool janitor. Which is itself a reference to ''Fanfic/InvaderZimTheSeries''.
*StealthHiBye: Zim pulls this on Dib when arriving at Parent-Teacher Night.
*WeakWilled: Norlock's victim, Mrs. Slunchy, is this so much that he doesn't even get to finish hypnotizing her before she falls unconscious.
*YoureInsane: Dib says this about Zim, in regards to his decision to team up with Norlock. Then he amends it to "more than usual".
