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* Also from "0/1", we learn that Donald is terrified of Coolflames, to the point that waking up glowing in blue light (One was scanning him while he was unconscious) caused a FreakOut.
--> '''Donald:''' Those beings... They were so many, and I was there, alone... And also, their eyes... they were ''terrifying'', One...
--> '''One:''' They were scary, uh?
--> '''Donald:''' Worse, One... ''they were '''pityful'''''. And, instead of helping them, I can only fight them. How can I feel a hero?
--> '''Donald:''' Those beings... They were so many, and I was there, alone... And also, their eyes... they were ''terrifying'', One...
--> '''One:''' They were scary, uh?
--> '''Donald:''' Worse, One... ''they were '''pityful'''''. And, instead of helping them, I can only fight them. How can I feel a hero?
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* A smaller one, but [[spoiler:Moldrock wasting the chances he was given to turn a new leaf. Everett now talks like he's just given up on him.]]
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She's still the queen, but it's clear just from her eyes that the cunning, scheming, ambitious girl we knew
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** PK's reaction to [[spoiler: Everett being shot by a Coronian guard]] is heartbreaking as he was also ''crying.''
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** PK's reaction to [[spoiler: Everett being shot and apparently disintegrated (he's later revealed to have been just teleported) by a Coronian guard]] is heartbreaking as he was he's also ''crying.''
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** After [[spoiler: Everett's disappearance]], One was telling PK & the Raider their strategy, PK seemed rather shaken and out of the moment.
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* [[spoiler:Juniper]] has become a sad example of BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor. [[spoiler:She has become the queen of Corona, thanks to the devoted assistance of the scientific geniuses of both Korinna and their mother Serifa, and has moved the planet forward into becoming a formidable force bent to universal domination. However, she has lost Serifa due to an experiment gone wrong, and seen Korinna go down into an even deeper path of obsession and potential self-destruction; she has then seen how dangerous was to use Moldrock for their plans, and has ultimately lost Korinna too. She's hated her father for so long, while he was the one to truly care the most for her and not see her as a vehicle for personal ambitions. She's still the queen, but it's clear just from her eyes that the cunning, scheming, ambitious girl we knew in ''[=PK2=]'' is no more. Her accomplishments must feel so empty now.]]
She's still the queen, but it's clear just from her eyes that the cunning, scheming, ambitious girl we knew
She's still the queen, but it's clear just from her eyes that the cunning, scheming, ambitious girl we knew
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* "The Event Horizon":
** PK's reaction to [[spoiler: Everett being shot by a Coronian guard]] is heartbreaking as he was also ''crying.''
--> '''PK:''' What have you done? '''''What have you done?'''''
** After [[spoiler: Everett's disappearance]], One was telling PK & the Raider their strategy, PK seemed rather shaken and out of the moment.
--> '''Raider:''' Are you with us?
--> '''PK:''' Yes. Well, no. Not yet. I'm sorry. I wasn't ready. I'm not ready. But I'll be soon. I promise.
** PK's reaction to [[spoiler: Everett being shot by a Coronian guard]] is heartbreaking as he was also ''crying.''
--> '''PK:''' What have you done? '''''What have you done?'''''
** After [[spoiler: Everett's disappearance]], One was telling PK & the Raider their strategy, PK seemed rather shaken and out of the moment.
--> '''Raider:''' Are you with us?
--> '''PK:''' Yes. Well, no. Not yet. I'm sorry. I wasn't ready. I'm not ready. But I'll be soon. I promise.
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* In #17, PK has found ruthless KnightTemplar [[SuperSoldier Super Soldiers]] built by the Galaxy Guardians against the Evronians; however, when besieged by Zondag's troops, he ''utterly refuses'' to activate a bomb and flee while the soldiers stall the enemy until the bomb goes off. When one of the soldiers arms the bomb anyway...
--> '''PK:''' Are you ''really'' going to sacrifice yourselves just to destroy your enemy?
--> '''Super Soldier:''' No. [[IronicEcho We are going to sacrifice ourselves]] [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe so that the only person who treated us as friends may go home]].
--> '''PK:''' Are you ''really'' going to sacrifice yourselves just to destroy your enemy?
--> '''Super Soldier:''' No. [[IronicEcho We are going to sacrifice ourselves]] [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe so that the only person who treated us as friends may go home]].
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* In #17, PK has found ruthless KnightTemplar [[SuperSoldier Super Soldiers]] Guardian Drones]], built by the Galaxy Guardians in the past to fight against the Evronians; however, Evronians. However, when besieged by Zondag's troops, he ''utterly refuses'' to follow One's plant activate a bomb and flee while the soldiers stall the enemy until the bomb goes off. When one of the soldiers arms the bomb anyway...
--> '''GD Commander:''' The computer is right. The Evronians are too many. Detonating the asteroid is our only chance.
--> '''PK:'''Are you ''really'' going to sacrifice yourselves just to destroy To do what? Destroy the Evronians and complete your enemy?
programming?
-->'''Super Soldier:''' No. [[IronicEcho We are going to sacrifice ourselves]] '''GD Commander:''' No.
[[BecauseYouWereNiceToMeso that To allow the only person Guardian who treated us as friends may to go home]].
--> '''GD Commander:''' The computer is right. The Evronians are too many. Detonating the asteroid is our only chance.
--> '''PK:'''
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** It's even worse if you remember what happened in issue #5: [[spoiler:when Styvessant proposed to "change" Geena to suit PK's tastes, PK took offense at the fact that Styvessant treated her like "a machine". However, much later PK discovered that Geena tricked him under Styvessant's orders, and bitterly remarked that she "acted like an obedient machine"]]. Fast forward to issue #12, and we get the motives for their sacrifice: [[spoiler:saving the duck who treated droids like her as people; and proving to him, by absorbing the blast even when he begged her to get away, that she is ''not'' "[[MeaningfulEcho an obedient machine]]"]].
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* It should be impossible to feel pity for an Evronian, but Gorthan's speech in issue #20 manages to succeed:
--> Earthlings. I've been observing you for a long time. I learned to know you. '''And hate you.''' I hate you because you live of intense emotions... that I can only steal. I hate you because you give body and soul to dreams... And I can only admire them. Because of you, I've rejected my own nature. Betrayed my brothers. Fought my children.
--> Earthlings. I've been observing you for a long time. I learned to know you. '''And hate you.''' I hate you because you live of intense emotions... that I can only steal. I hate you because you give body and soul to dreams... And I can only admire them. Because of you, I've rejected my own nature. Betrayed my brothers. Fought my children.
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** The story of [[spoiler:Xadhoom]]'s return should be simply glorious... Except that's ''why'' she's back [[spoiler: the En'tomek on the Evronian planetoid ''shut her off''... And left New Xerba without a sun]]. Upon finding out she didn't appreciate.
** [[spoiler:[[WhiteSheep Porphioolon]]]]'s HeroicSacrifice. He ''knew'' he would be turned into a spore without anyone able to regrow him if he pushed that button, as the safety chamber was too far away... But it would save Paperinik and [[spoiler:[[BroughtDownToNormal the temporarily powerless Xadhoom]]]], so [[ObiWanMoment he just smiled]] and did it. At least [[spoiler:Xadhoom]] made sure to recover his spore...
** [[spoiler:[[WhiteSheep Porphioolon]]]]'s HeroicSacrifice. He ''knew'' he would be turned into a spore without anyone able to regrow him if he pushed that button, as the safety chamber was too far away... But it would save Paperinik and [[spoiler:[[BroughtDownToNormal the temporarily powerless Xadhoom]]]], so [[ObiWanMoment he just smiled]] and did it. At least [[spoiler:Xadhoom]] made sure to recover his spore...
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** The story of [[spoiler:Xadhoom]]'s return should be simply glorious... Except that's ''why'' the reason she's back is that [[spoiler: the En'tomek on the Evronian planetoid ''shut her off''... And left New Xerba without a sun]]. Upon finding out she didn't appreciate.
** [[spoiler:[[WhiteSheep Porphioolon]]]]'s HeroicSacrifice. He ''knew'' he would be turned into a spore without anyone able to regrow him if he pushed that button, as the safety chamber was too faraway... But it away, but his action would save Paperinik and [[spoiler:[[BroughtDownToNormal the temporarily powerless Xadhoom]]]], so [[ObiWanMoment he just smiled]] and did it. At least [[spoiler:Xadhoom]] made sure to recover his spore...spore.
** [[spoiler:[[WhiteSheep Porphioolon]]]]'s HeroicSacrifice. He ''knew'' he would be turned into a spore without anyone able to regrow him if he pushed that button, as the safety chamber was too far
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* The whole Pk2 #11 "The Weight Of Memories" that tells the story of Ducklair before he built his economic empire. From losing his memory [[spoiler:after crashing on Earth]],to being adopted by a loving couple,to them believing him dead during a storm to [[spoiler:him finding his starship with his daughters in suspended animation]] and him regaining his memories,the whole issue will have you ''bawling'' if you still have a heart. The least panel is a close up of Ducklair crying because his adoptive mother considers him a bad man now.
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* The whole Pk2 [=PK2=] #11 "The Weight Of Memories" that tells the story of Ducklair before he built his economic empire. From losing his memory [[spoiler:after crashing on Earth]],to being adopted by a loving couple,to them believing him dead during a storm to [[spoiler:him finding his starship with his daughters in suspended animation]] and him regaining his memories,the whole issue will have you ''bawling'' if you still have a heart. The least panel is a close up of Ducklair crying because his adoptive mother considers him a bad man now.
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* When a storyline involves a BadFuture it's almost certain to bring some TearJerker, and this one delivers, mixed with some NightmareFuel. In short, [[spoiler:all of PK's efforts were undone. Thanks to [[ForWantOfANail a fortuitous meeting between Grrodon and Morgan Fairfax]], and to Evronian spores still hidden on Earth, a new army was built, they conquered the planet, and later turned it into a giant spaceship, creating a new Evron. But before all of these happened, they first ''killed Donald Duck'' - they found out the identity of their biggest enemy and attacked him. A panel shows the instant before his death: the 313 car wrecked and Donald on the ground, totally helpless, with several laser pointed on him]]. PK is understandably shocked to know what he now has to prevent.
* In the third episode, [[spoiler:after promising the inhabitants of Grimsey to free them, Paperinik has instead to flee alone (while the men beg him to not leave them) because of the overwhelming number of Evronian soldiers, also failing to either eliminate Grrodon or sabotage the machinery they are building under the island. The suit even runs out of power and he has to desperately run for his vehicle while decrying his own failure. The look of defeat on his face is evident.]]
* In the fourth episode, [[spoiler:it seems to be really the end for the hero: once Ducklair Tower has been evacuated, PK has no choice than destroy it, with himself inside, to wipe out the Evronian attackers. Even the Omega Chamber AI, while still hard on him, sounds more lenient and agrees to record one last message to his loved ones. PK also reminisces of his times as the classic Paperinik: "All was much simpler... then everything changed... but I always stayed the same!"]]
* Some pages later, a scene from ''[=PK2=]'' #1 is referenced in ''Might and Power'': [[spoiler:PK is frustrated by his recent string of failures (which ended up with the destruction of Ducklair Tower and his last-minute rescue by the Raider) and thinks he'd done better if One was still there, so Odin Eidolon repeats One's (aka his past self) farewell message he sent before deactivation almost word-for-word to encourage his old friend. Seeing as One is reactivated at the end of the storyline, you can only hope it won't be too much time before the two friends reunite]].
* "Chronicle of a Return" has a big one concerning Xadhoom's return: [[spoiler:she's back because the En'tomek on the Evronian planetoid ''shut her off''... And left New Xerba without a sun]].
* When a storyline involves a BadFuture it's almost certain to bring some TearJerker, and this one delivers, mixed with some NightmareFuel. In short, [[spoiler:all of PK's efforts were undone. Thanks to [[ForWantOfANail a fortuitous meeting between Grrodon and Morgan Fairfax]], and to Evronian spores still hidden on Earth, a new army was built, they conquered the planet, and later turned it into a giant spaceship, creating a new Evron. But before all of these happened, they first ''killed Donald Duck'' - they found out the identity of their biggest enemy and attacked him. A panel shows the instant before his death: the 313 car wrecked and Donald on the ground, totally helpless, with several laser pointed on him]]. PK is understandably shocked to know what he now has to prevent.
* In the third episode, [[spoiler:after promising the inhabitants of Grimsey to free them, Paperinik has instead to flee alone (while the men beg him to not leave them) because of the overwhelming number of Evronian soldiers, also failing to either eliminate Grrodon or sabotage the machinery they are building under the island. The suit even runs out of power and he has to desperately run for his vehicle while decrying his own failure. The look of defeat on his face is evident.]]
* In the fourth episode, [[spoiler:it seems to be really the end for the hero: once Ducklair Tower has been evacuated, PK has no choice than destroy it, with himself inside, to wipe out the Evronian attackers. Even the Omega Chamber AI, while still hard on him, sounds more lenient and agrees to record one last message to his loved ones. PK also reminisces of his times as the classic Paperinik: "All was much simpler... then everything changed... but I always stayed the same!"]]
* Some pages later, a scene from ''[=PK2=]'' #1 is referenced in ''Might and Power'': [[spoiler:PK is frustrated by his recent string of failures (which ended up with the destruction of Ducklair Tower and his last-minute rescue by the Raider) and thinks he'd done better if One was still there, so Odin Eidolon repeats One's (aka his past self) farewell message he sent before deactivation almost word-for-word to encourage his old friend. Seeing as One is reactivated at the end of the storyline, you can only hope it won't be too much time before the two friends reunite]].
* "Chronicle of a Return" has a big one concerning Xadhoom's return: [[spoiler:she's back because the En'tomek on the Evronian planetoid ''shut her off''... And left New Xerba without a sun]].
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** When a storyline involves a BadFuture it's almost certain to bring some TearJerker, and this one delivers, mixed with some NightmareFuel. In short, [[spoiler:all of PK's efforts were undone. Thanks to [[ForWantOfANail a fortuitous meeting between Grrodon and Morgan Fairfax]], and to Evronian spores still hidden on Earth, a new army was built, they conquered the planet, and later turned it into a giant spaceship, creating a new Evron. But before all of these happened, they first ''killed Donald Duck'' - they found out the identity of their biggest enemy and attacked him. A panel shows the instant before his death: the 313 car wrecked and Donald on the ground, totally helpless, with several laser pointed on him]]. PK is understandably shocked to know what he now has to prevent.
* "Chronicle of a
** The story of [[spoiler:Xadhoom]]'s return should be simply glorious... Except that's ''why'' she's back
** [[spoiler:[[WhiteSheep Porphioolon]]]]'s HeroicSacrifice. He ''knew'' he would be turned into a spore without anyone able to regrow him if he pushed that button, as the safety chamber was too far away... But it would save Paperinik and [[spoiler:[[BroughtDownToNormal the temporarily powerless Xadhoom]]]], so [[ObiWanMoment he just smiled]] and did it. At least [[spoiler:Xadhoom]] made sure to recover his spore...
** After everything's done, [[spoiler:Xadhoom]] goes back to [[spoiler:New Xerba]] to take back her place as [[spoiler:the sun of the Xerbians]]... [[ShaggyDogStory Except everyone's already left]].
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* "Chronicle of a Return" has a big one concerning Xadhoom's return: [[spoiler:she's back because the En'tomek on the Evronian planetoid ''shut her off''... And left New Xerba without a sun]].
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* Easily missed on first reading, but "Twilight" has a rather sad one: Urk in KnightTemplarBrother mode asks the person trying to make him reason if he has a sister, [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder only to be told he has one]]... And said person is Paperinik. Whose sister has apparently disappeared and may well be dead.
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* Easily missed on first reading, but "Twilight" has a rather sad one: Urk in KnightTemplarBrother KnightTemplarBigBrother mode asks the person trying to make him reason if he has a sister, [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder only to be told he has one]]... And said person is Paperinik. Whose sister has apparently disappeared and may well be dead.
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* #9 deals with Lyla's origins (completely different from PKNA) and this universe's version of Tyrrel Duckard. [[spoiler:At first convinced that the fire of the "Paradise Lost" mansion they lived in was caused by their creator - to go on with the symbolism, he had named them Adam and Eve - to destroy them, upon recovering her memories she realizes it was in fact [=Adam/Tyrrell=] who caused it. Faced with the sad reality that her companion has gone insane in his hate of humans (he won't stop fighting even after PK has shot one of his arms off), Lyla has no choice than shooting him. She asks PK to leave her alone, then deposes Tyrrel's body on the ruins of the mansion.]] Mmade even worse by the final issue: [[spoiler:in the new timeline, Lyla and Tyrrell are happily together. Soon after, however, Zondag's army attacks and Lyla sacrifices herself so that her companions can stop him. Tyrrell may never know what happened to her.]]
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* #9 deals with Lyla's origins (completely different from PKNA) and this universe's version of Tyrrel Duckard. [[spoiler:At first convinced that the fire of the "Paradise Lost" mansion they lived in was caused by their creator - to go on with the symbolism, he had named them Adam and Eve - to destroy them, upon recovering her memories she realizes it was in fact [=Adam/Tyrrell=] [=Adam/Tyrrel=] who caused it. Faced with the sad reality that her companion has gone insane in his hate of humans (he won't stop fighting even after PK has shot one of his arms off), Lyla has no choice than shooting him. She asks PK to leave her alone, then deposes Tyrrel's body on the ruins of the mansion.]] Mmade Made even worse by the final issue: [[spoiler:in the new timeline, Lyla and Tyrrell Tyrrel are happily together. Soon after, however, Zondag's army attacks and Lyla sacrifices herself so that her companions can stop him. Tyrrell Tyrrel may never know what happened to her.]]
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* In #17, PK has found ruthless KnightTemplar [[SuperSoldier Super Soldiers]] built by the Galaxy Guardians against the Evrons; Evronians; however, when sieged besieged by the Evrons, Zondag's troops, he ''utterly refuses'' to activate a bomb and flee while the soldiers stall the enemy until the bomb goes off. When one of the soldiers arms the bomb anyway...
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* When a storyline involves a BadFuture it's almost certain to bring some TearJerker, and this one delivers, mixed with some NightmareFuel. In short, [[spoiler:all of PK's efforts were undone. Thanks to [[ForWantOfANail a fortuitous meeting between Grrodon and Morgan Fairfax]], and to Evronian spores still hidden on Earth, a new army was built, they conquered the planet, and later turned it into a giant spaceship, creating a new Evron. But before all of these happened, they first ''killed Donald Duck'' - they found out the identity of their biggest enemy and attacked him. A panel shows the instants before his death: the 313 car wrecked and Donald on the ground, totally helpless, with several laser pointed on him]]. PK is understandably shocked to know what he now has to prevent.
* In the third episode of ''Might and Power'', [[spoiler:after promising the inhabitants of Grimsey to free them, Paperinik has instead to flee alone (while the men beg him to not leave them) because of the overwhelming number of Evronian soldiers, also failing to either eliminate Grrodon or sabotage the machinery they are building under the island. The suit even runs out of power and he has to desperately run for his vehicle while decrying his own failure. The look of defeat on his face is evident.]]
* When a storyline involves a BadFuture it's almost certain to bring some TearJerker, and this one delivers, mixed with some NightmareFuel. In short, [[spoiler:all of PK's efforts were undone. Thanks to [[ForWantOfANail a fortuitous meeting between Grrodon and Morgan Fairfax]], and to Evronian spores still hidden on Earth, a new army was built, they conquered the planet, and later turned it into a giant spaceship, creating a new Evron. But before all of these happened, they first ''killed Donald Duck'' - they found out the identity of their biggest enemy and attacked him. A panel shows the instants before his death: the 313 car wrecked and Donald on the ground, totally helpless, with several laser pointed on him]]. PK is understandably shocked to know what he now has to prevent.
* In the third episode of ''Might and Power'', [[spoiler:after promising the inhabitants of Grimsey to free them, Paperinik has instead to flee alone (while the men beg him to not leave them) because of the overwhelming number of Evronian soldiers, also failing to either eliminate Grrodon or sabotage the machinery they are building under the island. The suit even runs out of power and he has to desperately run for his vehicle while decrying his own failure. The look of defeat on his face is evident.]]
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* In the fourth episode, [[spoiler:it seems to be really the end for the hero: once Ducklair Tower has been evacuated, PK has no choice than destroy it, with himself inside, to wipe out the Evronian attackers. Even the Omega Chamber AI, while still hard on him, sounds more lenient and agrees to record one last message to his loved ones. PK also reminisces of his times as the classic Paperinik: "All was much simpler... then everything changed... but I always stayed the same!"]]
* Some pages later, a scene from ''[=PK2=]'' #1 is referenced in ''Might and Power'': [[spoiler:PK is frustrated by his recent string of failures (which ended up with the destruction of Ducklair Tower and his last-minute rescue by the Raider) and thinks he'd done better if One was still there, so Odin Eidolon repeats One's (aka his past self) farewell message he sent before deactivation almost word-for-word to encourage his old friend. Seeing as One is reactivated at the end of the storyline, you can only hope it won't be too much time before the two friends reunite]].
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* When a storyline involves a BadFuture it's almost certain to bring some TearJerker, and this one delivers, mixed with some NightmareFuel. In short, [[spoiler:all of PK's efforts were undone. Thanks to [[ForWantOfANail a fortuitous meeting between Grrodon and Morgan Fairfax]], and to Evronian spores still hidden on Earth, a new army was built, they conquered the planet, and later turned it into a giant spaceship, creating a new Evron. But before all of these happened, they first ''killed Donald Duck'' - they found out the identity of their biggest enemy and attacked him. A panel shows the instants before his death: the 313 car wrecked and Donald on the ground, totally helpless, with several laser pointed on him]]. PK is understandably shocked to know what he now has to prevent.
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* When a storyline involves a BadFuture it's almost certain to bring some TearJerker, and this one delivers, mixed with some NightmareFuel. In short, [[spoiler:all of PK's efforts were undone. Thanks to [[ForWantOfANail a fortuitous meeting between Grrodon and Morgan Fairfax]], and to Evronian spores still hidden on Earth, a new army was built, they conquered the planet, and later turned it into a giant spaceship, creating a new Evron. But before all of these happened, they first ''killed Donald Duck'' - they found out the identity of their biggest enemy and attacked him. A panel shows the instants before his death: the 313 car wrecked and Donald on the ground, totally helpless, with several laser pointed on him]]. PK is understandably shocked to know what he now has to prevent.
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-->'''Two:''' "For so long,I have waited to be useful to you! I waited in the improbable event of One malfunctioning! But I have Always been Two,the ''second'' choice.
-->'''Two:''' "For so long,I have waited to be useful to you! I waited in the improbable event of One malfunctioning! But I have Always been Two,the ''second'' choice.
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* Two's words before [[spoiler:being erased]] in #48 "The Parts and The Whole". It makes you wondered wonder how much being TheUnfavourite affected his mind.
-->'''Two:''' "For so long,I have waited to be useful to you! I waited in the improbable event of One malfunctioning! But I haveAlways always been Two,the ''second'' choice.
-->'''Two:''' "For so long,I have waited to be useful to you! I waited in the improbable event of One malfunctioning! But I have
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* The AlasPoorVillain moment from #5,"Portrait Of The Hero As A Young Duck": [[spoiler:after waiting all alone on Earth for three centuries,Grrodon fails to coolflame Paperinik and change history for the Evronians. So he stoles a Flying car and heads to space,knowing that the explosive decompression will disintegrate the car and [[DrivenToSuicide himself]]]].
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* The AlasPoorVillain moment from #5,"Portrait Of The Hero As A Young Duck": [[spoiler:after waiting all alone on Earth for three centuries,Grrodon fails to coolflame Paperinik and change history for the Evronians. So he stoles a Flying flying car and heads to space,knowing that the explosive decompression will disintegrate the car and [[DrivenToSuicide himself]]]].
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* The AlasPoorVillain moment from #5,"Portrait Of The Hero As A Young Duck": [[spoiler:after waiting all alone on Earth for three centuries,Grrodon fails to coolflame Paperinik and change history for the Evronians. So he stoles a Flying car and heads to space,knowing that the explosive decompression will disintegrate the car and [[DrivenToSuicide himself]]]].
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* Two's words before [[spoiler:being erased]] in #48 "The Parts and The Whole". It makes you wondered how being TheUnfavourite affected his mind.
'''Two:''' "For so long,I have waited to be useful to you! I waited in the improbable event of One malfunctioning! But I have Always been Two,the ''second'' choice.
'''Two:''' "For so long,I have waited to be useful to you! I waited in the improbable event of One malfunctioning! But I have Always been Two,the ''second'' choice.
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* #9 deals with Lyla's origins (completely different from PKNA) and this universe's version of Tyrrel Duckard. [[spoiler:At first convinced that the fire of the "Paradise Lost" mansion they lived in was caused by their creator - to go on with the symbolism, he had named them Adam and Eve - to destroy them, upon recovering her memories she realizes it was in fact [=Adam/Tyrrell=] who caused it. Faced with the sad reality that her companion has gone insane in his hate of humans (he won't stop fighting even after PK has shot one of his arms off), Lyla has no choice than shooting him. She asks PK to leave her alone, then deposes Tyrrel's body on the ruins of the mansion.]] One of the most hearbreaking moments in the rebooted series, made even worse by the final issue: [[spoiler:in the new timeline, Lyla and Tyrrell are happily together. Soon after, however, Zondag's army attacks and Lyla sacrifices herself so that her companions can stop him. Tyrrell may never know what happened to her.]]
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* #9 deals with Lyla's origins (completely different from PKNA) and this universe's version of Tyrrel Duckard. [[spoiler:At first convinced that the fire of the "Paradise Lost" mansion they lived in was caused by their creator - to go on with the symbolism, he had named them Adam and Eve - to destroy them, upon recovering her memories she realizes it was in fact [=Adam/Tyrrell=] who caused it. Faced with the sad reality that her companion has gone insane in his hate of humans (he won't stop fighting even after PK has shot one of his arms off), Lyla has no choice than shooting him. She asks PK to leave her alone, then deposes Tyrrel's body on the ruins of the mansion.]] One of the most hearbreaking moments in the rebooted series, made Mmade even worse by the final issue: [[spoiler:in the new timeline, Lyla and Tyrrell are happily together. Soon after, however, Zondag's army attacks and Lyla sacrifices herself so that her companions can stop him. Tyrrell may never know what happened to her.]]
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** The entire story also gets [[ItMakesSenseInContext constant parallels with Donald's teenage years]]: he recalls playing with a promising school baseball team that, thanks to a capable coach, came close to win the junior championship... And then the coach was arrested for match-fixing when he was a Major League player.
--> You may play the best match of your life... and still lose.
--> You may play the best match of your life... and still lose.
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* Xadhoom's backstory is heartbreaking: a young,smart woman who was ready to experiment on herself to save her people only to return on her planet and discover that a race of aliens destroyed it... and she was partially responsible for it.
* [[spoiler:Geena's]] HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath in #12 "Second Writing",when realizing that,despite all [[spoiler:her]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]],the future [[spoiler:she]] is creating is not one [[spoiler:she]] [[DeconstructedTrope wants]].Made even more poignant when the defied the DeathIsCheap trope:Paperinik knows that it's not what [[spoiler:she]] would want.
-->'''Paperinik:'''[[spoiler:"Machines can be repaired!Not her!"]]
* [[spoiler:Geena's]] HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath in #12 "Second Writing",when realizing that,despite all [[spoiler:her]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]],the future [[spoiler:she]] is creating is not one [[spoiler:she]] [[DeconstructedTrope wants]].Made even more poignant when the defied the DeathIsCheap trope:Paperinik knows that it's not what [[spoiler:she]] would want.
-->'''Paperinik:'''[[spoiler:"Machines can be repaired!Not her!"]]
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* Xadhoom's backstory is heartbreaking: a young,smart young, smart woman who was ready to experiment on herself to save her people people, only to return on her planet and discover that a race of aliens alien invaders destroyed it... and she was partially responsible for it.
* [[spoiler:Geena's]] HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath in #12 "SecondWriting",when Writing", when realizing that,despite that, despite all [[spoiler:her]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]],the intentions]], the future [[spoiler:she]] is creating is not the one [[spoiler:she]] really [[DeconstructedTrope wants]].wants]]. Made even more poignant when the defied the DeathIsCheap trope:Paperinik trope is defied:Paperinik knows that it's not what [[spoiler:she]] would want.
-->'''Paperinik:'''[[spoiler:"Machines -->'''Paperinik:''' [[spoiler: "Machines can be repaired!Not repaired! Not her!"]]
* [[spoiler:Geena's]] HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath in #12 "Second
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* The last "story" in the final issue "[[WhatIf If...]]". ''[deep breath]'' [[spoiler:Lyla allows the Cold Sun experiment to happen, Duckburg is destroyed as PK and the Raider are forced to flee. PK pulls a FaceHeelTurn and causes the mass evasion from Time 0, Lyla reveals she actually used the Othership to teleport the people of Duckburg in another dimension, Kronin shoots Lyla for this, he and the Raider curbstomp PK, and even after defeating all the inmates and getting ''someone'' to let him off the hook by claiming he was hired to capture Kronin all along, PK has to watch Lyla as she dies in his arms. And then he returns to present Duckburg and lights a commemoratory torch with his "evil costume", before retiring in the ruins of the Ducklair Tower]]. Luckily, that never actually happened.
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* The last "story" in the final issue "[[WhatIf If...]]". ''[deep breath]'' [[spoiler:Lyla allows the Cold Sun experiment to happen, Duckburg is destroyed as PK and the Raider are forced to flee. PK pulls a FaceHeelTurn and causes the mass evasion from Time 0, Lyla reveals she actually used the Othership to teleport the people of Duckburg in another dimension, Kronin shoots Lyla for this, he and the Raider curbstomp curbstomps PK, and even after defeating all the inmates and getting ''someone'' to let him off the hook by claiming he was and the Raider were hired to capture Kronin all along, PK has to watch Lyla as she dies in his arms. And then he returns to present Duckburg and lights a commemoratory torch with his "evil costume", before retiring in the ruins of the Ducklair Tower]]. Luckily, that never actually happened.
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* [[spoiler:[[TragicMonster Lyo's death]]]] in #12.Lyla's reaction pretty much mirrors the reader's.
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* [[spoiler:[[TragicMonster Lyo's death]]]] in #12. Lyla's reaction pretty much mirrors the reader's.
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* [[spoiler:Geena's]] HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath in #12 "Second Writing",when realizing that,despite all [[spoiler:her]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]],the future [[spoiler:she]] is creating is not one [[spoiler:she]] {{Deconstruction wants}}.Made even more poignant when the defied the DeathIsCheap trope:Paperinik knows that it's not what [[spoiler:she]] would want.
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* [[spoiler:Geena's]] HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath in #12 "Second Writing",when realizing that,despite all [[spoiler:her]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]],the future [[spoiler:she]] is creating is not one [[spoiler:she]] {{Deconstruction wants}}.[[DeconstructedTrope wants]].Made even more poignant when the defied the DeathIsCheap trope:Paperinik knows that it's not what [[spoiler:she]] would want.
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* [[spoiler:Geena's]] HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath in #12 "Second Writing",when realizing that,despite all [[spoiler:her]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]],the future [[spoiler:she]] is creating is not one [[spoiler:she]] {{Deconstruction wants]].wants}}.Made even more poignant when the defied the DeathIsCheap trope:Paperinik knows that it's not what [[spoiler:she]] would want.
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* [[spoiler:Geena's]] HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath in #12 "Second Writing",when realizing that,despite all [[spoiler:her]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]],the future [[spoiler:she]] is creating is not one [[spoiler:she]] {{Deconstruction wants]].Made even more poignant when the defied the DeathIsCheap trope:Paperinik knows that it's not what [[spoiler:she]] would want.
-->'''Paperinik:'''[[spoiler:"Machines can be repaired!Not her!"]]
-->'''Paperinik:'''[[spoiler:"Machines can be repaired!Not her!"]]
