History WesternAnimation / TheSecretOfNIMH2TimmyToTheRescue

-->'''Timmy:''' [[{{Catchphrase}} I should have listened!]]

* OffModel: Most of the film has standard but relatively consistent animation throughout most of the movie, but then the animation gets kind of sloppy when it comes to [[spoiler: Evil!Martin]], with his facial structure (especially his nose, going from mouse-shaped to a more elongated rat-like shape in some expressions) changing a lot during his scenes.
** Although the film makes the poor decision to include some footage from the first film as an introduction; the reason this is a poor decision is both because the sequel has very little to do with the original, [[InNameOnly save the names of the characters]], but mainly because the first film was animated by Creator/DonBluth's studios. The sequel was not.

* BeMyValentine: Dr. Valentine, a NIMH Scientist who captures Jenny's parents and [[spoiler:expirements on Martin]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Timmy's penchant for screwing up when it matters most could be chalked up to him being a rebellious teen, but Thorn Valley does a remarkably poor job preparing him for a heroic role. They praise him for being a hero when he hasn't done anything yet to deserve it. After he gets settled in, they give him menial jobs like shoveling snow and gardening instead of training him or giving him a good education. Is it any wonder Timmy turned out the way he did?

-->'''[[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Nostalgia Critic]]''': So, let me get this straight: Timmy’s great destiny was to stop a jealous mastermind, who wouldn’t have been a jealous mastermind unless he heard that Timmy had a great destiny. In other words, ''[[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot if they didn’t fucking build him up, none of this would have happened! Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy]]'', '''''you dumbasses!'''''

** All of Thorn Valley can count for all their lavish praise of Timmy before he's done anything to earn it. It probably lent itself a lot to his aforementioned recklessness as he became impatient for the chance to prove himself.

* AnimalFacialHair
* AnimatedMusical: Famously, unlike the original.

* AwardBaitSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtYrbPeIQfM My Life And My Love]] by Al Jarreau and Bobbi Page.
* BadassAdorable: Timmy and Jenny fit this trope since they're both cute-looking mice and have performed amazing feats.

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Martin (albeit [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]].)]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Martin]] — and [[spoiler: Dr. Valentine]].

* ButtMonkey: Jeremy is still this, though toned down a little from the original.
** Cecil too.
* CainAndAbel: Martin and Timmy, almost.

* ChangingOfTheGuard
* ChekhovsSkill: Timmy's [[spoiler: ability to use a slingshot.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Jenny plays this trope hard on occasion.

* SuddenlySpeaking: Brutus, who was a silent, intimidating presence in the original. Now he's a bumbling oaf serving as a source of {{comic relief}}.

* AdultsAreUseless: Every adult in Thorn Valley appears to have [[TookALevelInJerkass taken a level in jerkass]] in between the end of the first movie and the beginning of this one. For starters, they keep telling Timmy not to be so selfish, when they're the ones piling on the pressure and constantly comparing him to his father. Then, when somebody comes to them for help, they take her prisoner instead. (Okay, they say no because they believe the mission could be a risk to Thorn Valley's location especially since scientists from NIMH are apparently searching for their lost experimental animals at the beginning of the film). It doesn't quite befit their actions elsewhere in the movie, however, since they entrust several other people (including ''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Jeremy]]'' of all people) with its location without holding them captive.)

* AdultFear: The scene were Timmy reveals to Jenny that he had received a letter from his mother, telling him Martin had disappeared, and she had no idea what had happened to him. It becomes worse after TheReveal that [[spoiler:Martin was captured and experimented on by NIMH.]]

-->'''Timmy:''' I should have listened!