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* ActionHoggingOpeningActionHoggingOpening: More than a few fans have stated the opening credits are the ''best'' part of the whole show.
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* VirtueViceCodification: The Code of Thundera: Justice, Truth, Honor and Loyalty.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Panthro is voiced by Earle Hyman, aka Granddad Huxtable from ''TheCosbyShow''. Makes those outtakes even more hilarious now, doesn't it?



* TheOtherDarrin: Earl Hammond replaced Bob [=McFadden=] as Vultureman after a few appearances.

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The series chronicled the [=ThunderCats=] as they adapted to their new home, making allies and enemies with the natives, and battling the machinations of the series' BigBad, a mummified sorcerer named Mumm-Ra who usually cowed the Mutants into doing his bidding. The show's second season chronicled their return to Thundera and their attempts to re-stabilize it, with an expansion of the cast of other refugee Thunderans.

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The series chronicled the [=ThunderCats=] as they adapted to their new home, making allies and enemies with the natives, and battling the machinations of the series' BigBad, a mummified sorcerer sorcerer-lich named Mumm-Ra who usually cowed the Mutants into doing his bidding. The show's second season chronicled their return to Thundera and their attempts to re-stabilize it, with an expansion of the cast of other refugee Thunderans.


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* OurLichesAreDifferent: Despite his [[{{Mummy}} name and bandaged appearance]], Mumm-Ra falls more into this category.
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* CardCarryingVillain: Mumm-Ra, to the point that carrying an actual card would be redundant. This guy is so enthusiastically and devoutly evil that he practically screams his own wickedness from rooftops.
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** Averted when Mumm-Ra tried to make Lion-O and Hachiman the samurai batlle each other. Altough the heroes were willing to fight, ''[[EmpathicWeapon their swords refused to battle]]''.

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* ActionGirl: Cheetara. Remarkably, in several episodes she gets to save the day, on her own, when all the rest of the team has been defeated.

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Cheetara. Remarkably, in several episodes she gets to save the day, on her own, when all the rest of the team has been defeated.



* AfterTheEnd: The Thundercats' original homeworld blows up during the {{Premiere}}.
** There are also hints that Third Earth is the future of our world, but what happened to the human race is not revealed.
*** A few human-looking populations are shown (the warrior maidens, Professor Dometome and his associates). Also, there are some stray humans such as Hachiman, Mandora and Safari Joe.

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* AfterTheEnd: The Thundercats' original homeworld blows up during the {{Premiere}}.
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{{Premiere}}. There are also hints that Third Earth is the future of our world, but what happened to the human race is not revealed.
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revealed. A few human-looking populations are shown (the warrior maidens, Professor Dometome and his associates). Also, there are some stray humans such as Hachiman, Mandora and Safari Joe.



* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Aside from [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace breathing, speaking, and being generally fine in space]] (which has gravity!) while wearing normal(ish) clothes, a black hole is said to be a ''force field'' generated by a computer called Neptune which was created by a long-dead advanced society on Venus to suck in derelicts and other junk to keep the spaceways clear. It keeps any travelers in a rather nice prison cell by sucking them in with magnets (the people, not anything they're wearing/carrying) and the heroes escape when Captain Shiner [[ReversePolarity reverses the magnet's charge]] to push them out again. Which causes the computer to [[BigNo die screaming]] and explode. And the nuclear engines of spaceships are powered by people pushing a wheel around in a circle, [[AssPull just next to a single switch labeled "Power Off."]] The one believable thing they said? "[A black hole is] possibly formed by a collapsing star... once something goes in, it never comes out." And they turn out to be ''completely wrong''!
** They called it a black hole because that's what they thought it was. Then they learned better.
** Then there was the time someone literally pulled the plug out of the bottom of the ocean. And it all started to drain away...
*** Breathing in space is explained by 'force-fields' that are near-skin tight and allow for oxygen replenishment by alien means (it was actually in [[WordOfGod the new comic compendium]] a few years ago) but the gravity thing only got partial explanation.



** Played straight when comparing Mumm-Ra to Mumm-Rana.
** Arguable played straight with the ugly-looking mutants, too.
** Also, the only evil Thunderian, Grune The Destroyer, don't look very pretty...



* BrotherChuck: All the mutants besides Ssslithe, Monkian, and Jackylman disappear after their first few appearances. It's possible they were still on the ship when Mum-Ra destroyed it in the second episode.
** They're out in space. When Mumm-Ra destroys the ship, he tells Ssslithe and the others that now they have no way of contacting their fellow mutants.
** They were featured in the episode "Fireballs of Plun-darr".



** Presumably her cryogenic pod functioned properly, whereas Lion-O's didn't.



* ColourCodedForYourConvenience :Mumm-Ra's armor suit (a copy of Lion-O's) is colored red, in contrast with Lion-O's blue.



** Not to mention a powerful relic actually CALLED the Keystone which makes a one-episode appearance in Season 3.



* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Warrior Maidens go barefoot.
** So does Tygra, Wilykit, and Lynx-O. Sort of.

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barefoot. So does Tygra, Wilykit, and Lynx-O. Sort of.



* FashionableAsymmetry: Wilykit and Jackalman get this treatment.
** And [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Grune the Destroyer]], who only has one saber tooth.

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* FashionableAsymmetry: Wilykit and Jackalman get this treatment.
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treatment. As does [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Grune the Destroyer]], who only has one saber tooth.



* ForTheEvulz: Mumm-Ra ''could'' just ignore the Thundercats and wait for them all to die (since he's, y'know, immortal), but where's the fun in that?
** This trope does still apply with him, but leaving the Thundercats alone, in his viewpoint, does let them build up. His immortality doesn't help him all that much when he has at least 2 weaknesses, so this wouldn't be wise if he plans to oppose them. Better to deal with them when they're still vulnerable.

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* ForTheEvulz: Mumm-Ra ''could'' just ignore the Thundercats and wait for them all to die (since he's, y'know, immortal), but where's the fun in that?
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that? This trope does still apply with him, but leaving the Thundercats alone, in his viewpoint, does let them build up. His immortality doesn't help him all that much when he has at least 2 weaknesses, so this wouldn't be wise if he plans to oppose them. Better to deal with them when they're still vulnerable.



* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In "Crystal Canyon". when Alluro gets the Keystone and has control over Lion-O and Lynx-O, he says some... interesting stuff.

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In "Crystal Canyon". when Alluro gets the Keystone and has control over Lion-O and Lynx-O, he says some... interesting stuff.



* IdiotBall: Apparently being in cryogenic stasis not only gives you outrageous muscles and martial prowess, it also makes you [[EasyAmnesia retarded]].
** Lion-O is basically a ten-year-old (or however old he was before stasis) in a buff adult body. If there was an Idiot Manchild trope, he'd qualify.

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* IdiotBall: Apparently being in cryogenic stasis not only gives you outrageous muscles and martial prowess, it also makes you [[EasyAmnesia retarded]].
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retarded]]. Lion-O is basically a ten-year-old (or however old he was before stasis) in a buff adult body. If there was an Idiot Manchild trope, he'd qualify.



** ColourCodedForYourConvenience :Mumm-Ra's armor suit (a copy of Lion-O's) is colored red, in contrast with Lion-O's blue.



* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Cheetara's psychic powers, Tygra's illusion abilities, the list goes on.
** One time when Snarf was injured some distance away, Lion-O drew the Sword of Omens and kept saying "Thunder" (No, it's not going where you are thinking) until it was about 15 feet long, then it took off like a rocket with Lion-O hanging on to the handle.
*** To add to it, when he got there, Lion-O used [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower never before seen strength]] to lift rubble off of Snarf.

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Cheetara's psychic powers, Tygra's illusion abilities, the list goes on.
** One time when Snarf was injured some distance away, Lion-O drew the Sword of Omens and kept saying "Thunder" (No, it's not going where you are thinking) until it was about 15 feet long, then it took off like a rocket with Lion-O hanging on to the handle.
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handle. To add to it, when he got there, Lion-O used [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower never before seen strength]] to lift rubble off of Snarf.



** [[AvertedTrope On the other hand]], Panthro did say the word "dead" once... when referring to the [=ThunderTank's=] controls not working. And Mumm-Ra was mentioned as being "deadly" at one point.



* TheObiWan: Jaga, on occasion
** He even glowed blue...

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* TheObiWan: Jaga, on occasion
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occasion. He even glowed blue...blue.



* OneWingedAngel: [[LargeHam "ANCIENT SPIRITS OF EVIL!!! TRANSFORM THIS DECAYED FORM TO... MUMM-RA, THE EVER LIVING!!!"]][[note]]Known as The Ever-Spying in the fandom.[[/note]]
** And he does this nearly every time he appears in an episode. Admittedly, the transformation is not as monstrous as some, but the differences between "decayed form" and "MUMM-RA THE EVER LIVING" are pretty severe.
*** But it should be noted that the ability to become "Mumm-Ra" is not a natural ability he possesses, but it's quite literally the Ancient Spirits of Evil giving him a power up. And it's not restricted to Mumm-Ra: Snarf demonstrated in one episode that ANYONE who invokes the Ancient Spirits of Evil in his chamber will temporarily become super-powered. [[FridgeBrilliance - This explains why he only leaves his tomb to fight the Thundercats, and spends the rest of his time in a coffin in the main chamber: if he didn't, then anyone who wanted to could take that power and use it against him, and he'd be unable to stop it.]]

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* OneWingedAngel: [[LargeHam "ANCIENT SPIRITS OF EVIL!!! TRANSFORM THIS DECAYED FORM TO... MUMM-RA, THE EVER LIVING!!!"]][[note]]Known as The Ever-Spying in the fandom.[[/note]]
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[[/note]] And he does this nearly every time he appears in an episode. Admittedly, the transformation is not as monstrous as some, but the differences between "decayed form" and "MUMM-RA THE EVER LIVING" are pretty severe.
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severe. But it should be noted that the ability to become "Mumm-Ra" is not a natural ability he possesses, but it's quite literally the Ancient Spirits of Evil giving him a power up. And it's not restricted to Mumm-Ra: Snarf demonstrated in one episode that ANYONE who invokes the Ancient Spirits of Evil in his chamber will temporarily become super-powered. [[FridgeBrilliance - This explains why he only leaves his tomb to fight the Thundercats, and spends the rest of his time in a coffin in the main chamber: if he didn't, then anyone who wanted to could take that power and use it against him, and he'd be unable to stop it.]]



** It can fly, and it's hideous. He shows it affection.



* SugarApocalypse: They often had said village burned or attacked; they were pretty much the designated DistressedDamsel of the series.



** SugarApocalypse: They often had said village burned or attacked; they were pretty much the designated DistressedDamsel of the series.



* VillainBall – As an 80's Children's show, it's to be expected. One notable incident had to do with Mumm-Ra getting an Orb which quadrupled his power. The [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Ancient Spirits of Evil]] felt threatened by it with the prospect of being replaced, so they closed the pyramid to him. They couldn't do this ''after'' he finally killed off the Thundercats?

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* VillainBall – As an 80's Children's show, it's to be expected.
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One notable incident had to do with Mumm-Ra getting an Orb which quadrupled his power. The [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Ancient Spirits of Evil]] felt threatened by it with the prospect of being replaced, so they closed the pyramid to him. They couldn't do this ''after'' he finally killed off the Thundercats?



*** Well, they ''are'' evil, you know...
* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: There was an episode of ''{{Thundercats}}'' that had Lion-o attack an innocent alien visitor, then out of embarrassment help the next alien he met, who turned out (of course) to be evil.
** This was also an example of UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain, as Lion-O fired on the first alien because he was ugly and spoke gruffly, while the second was elegant and cultured. [[{{Anvilicious}} So Now You Know]]. AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle.
*** Episode: ''Good And Ugly''.

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*** Well, they ''are'' evil, you know...
* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: There was an episode of ''{{Thundercats}}'' that Episode: "Good And Ugly" had Lion-o attack an innocent alien visitor, then out of embarrassment help the next alien he met, who turned out (of course) to be evil.
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evil. This was also an example of UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain, as Lion-O fired on the first alien because he was ugly and spoke gruffly, while the second was elegant and cultured. [[{{Anvilicious}} So Now You Know]]. AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle.
*** Episode: ''Good And Ugly''.
AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle.

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* CatchPhrase: Both the caption, and Mumm-Ra's transform

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transformation spiel. Panthro often says "If we're gonna do it, let's do it."
* ChristmasCake: Cheetara. She appeared to be in her late teens/early twenties in the first episode, when Lion-O was still a cub. Then again, nobody ever seems to age in this show.
** Presumably her cryogenic pod functioned properly, whereas Lion-O's didn't.
* CodeOfHonour: The Code of Thundera: "Justice, Truth, Honor, and Loyalty."
* CoolSword: The Sword of Omens not only provides Lion-O with "sight beyond sight"; it can seemingly do pretty much ''anything'' he commands it to, including (but not limited to) levitation, shooting energy blasts, and creating force fields.
* CosmicKeystone: The Treasures of Thundera
** Not to mention a powerful relic actually CALLED the Keystone which makes a one-episode appearance in Season 3.
* CuteMachines: Robear Berbils
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''The Return'' comic series, and its sequel ''Dogs Of War''. [[{{Squick}} Not kid-friendly]], folks.
* DealWithTheDevil: In "Monkian's Bargain", Monkian agrees to allow Mumm-Ra to make him powerful enough to defeat the Thundercats and rule Third Earth. He's so impatient that he leaves without hearing what the price is, and he's too GenreBlind to question why Mumm-Ra is giving him the power and not using it himself. After he manages to defeat the Thundercats, what happens to him is pretty scary, even if he does recover.
--->[[spoiler: '''Mumm-Ra''': You rule Third Earth. But it is a kingdom you will never see! Because you can never leave my pyramid!]]
* DeathWorld: Visit beautiful Third Earth, home to locales such as the Field of Daggers, the Crumbling Cliffs of Vertigo, and the Burning Sands of the Phosphorus Desert, and that's just for starters! No wonder most of humanity seems to have died out.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Lion-O's theory in challenging Snowman.
* DescriptiveVille: Their home planet, Thundera
* DistractedByTheSexy: Lion-O versus Tashi in the episode "The Doomgaze." And this is ''before'' she uses her titular HypnoticEyes against him. Lucky for him that [[ActionGirl Cheetara]] was there to intervene.
-->'''Lion-O:''' She's... so beautiful...
-->'''Snarf:''' ''Lion-O...''
-->'''Lion-O:''' I-In a kind of ''[[EvilIsSexy evil]]'' way, of course.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Warrior Maidens go barefoot.
** So does Tygra, Wilykit, and Lynx-O. Sort of.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything – The Sword of Omens, which lengthens dramatically when it's time for action, but needs a firm hand on its grip and verbal encouragement... yeah...
* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: The Doom Gaze
* EightiesHair: '''''Good Grief.''''' Every character who has hair qualifies.
* EmpathicWeapon: The Sword of Omens
* EpicHail: Lion-O just might be the only action hero whose most iconic move is calling for help.
* EpisodeTitleCard
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: Normally at something Snarf says.
* EvilIsNotWellLit: Mumm-Ra's pyramid
* EvilMinions: The Mutants
* EvilSorcerer: Mumm-Ra
* FantasyKitchenSink
* FashionableAsymmetry: Wilykit and Jackalman get this treatment.
** And [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Grune the Destroyer]], who only has one saber tooth.
* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Lion-O
** TheLancer: Tygra
** TheBigGuy: Panthero
** TheChick: Cheetara
** [[TagalongKid Tagalong Kids]]: Wilykat and Wilykit
* ForTheEvulz: Mumm-Ra ''could'' just ignore the Thundercats and wait for them all to die (since he's, y'know, immortal), but where's the fun in that?
** This trope does still apply with him, but leaving the Thundercats alone, in his viewpoint, does let them build up. His immortality doesn't help him all that much when he has at least 2 weaknesses, so this wouldn't be wise if he plans to oppose them. Better to deal with them when they're still vulnerable.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: A number of episodes would have ended early if Lion-O had remembered that he could call his sword to his hand.
* GenderBender: Several of Mumm-Ra's plots involved him transforming into a female of some form to trap or trick the Thundercats.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In "Crystal Canyon". when Alluro gets the Keystone and has control over Lion-O and Lynx-O, he says some... interesting stuff.
-->'''Alluro''': If you're good, I may even give you to [[DarkActionGirl Chilla]]. What a wonderful pet you'd make.
** In "Exile Isle", we get this from Captain Cracker when he chases Snarfer.
-->'''Capt. Cracker''': Come back here, you pussylover!
* GoodSamaritan: What the Thundercats typically are, much to the [[TheFarmerAndTheViper advantage of Mumm-Ra]]
* GRatedDrug: In "Crystal Canyon" and "The Garden of Delights"
* GrowsOnTrees: The "fruit" trees include bread trees, candy trees, eggplant trees, cabbage trees, etc.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Panthro is voiced by Earle Hyman, aka Granddad Huxtable from ''TheCosbyShow''. Makes those outtakes even more hilarious now, doesn't it?
* HilariousOuttakes: The infamous blooper reel, often [[FanNickname referred to as]] ''[[http://www.google.com/search?q=blundercats BlunderCats.]]''
* HumanPopsicle: How the Thundercats made the trip from Thundera to Third Earth; Lion-O undergoes a PlotRelevantAgeUp because of a faulty cryogenic pod
* IdiotBall: Apparently being in cryogenic stasis not only gives you outrageous muscles and martial prowess, it also makes you [[EasyAmnesia retarded]].
** Lion-O is basically a ten-year-old (or however old he was before stasis) in a buff adult body. If there was an Idiot Manchild trope, he'd qualify.
* JamesBondage: Tygra, and the [[NeverLiveItDown fandom runs away with it]]
* KryptoniteFactor: Thundrainium to the Thundercats
* LargeHam / NoIndoorVoice: MUMMMM-RAAAAAA, THE EVERRRRRRR LIVIIIIINGGGGG!!!!!!
* LeotardOfPower: Cheetara
* {{Leitmotif}}: Every adult Thundercat had one (Lion-O's was based on the main theme), the kittens share one, Snarf had a PluckyComicRelief Leitmotif, and Mumm-Ra had his own scary theme.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Interestingly enough, used by the heroes more often than the villains.
* LightIsGood / DarkIsEvil: The evil Mumm-Ra is in a dark, dreary pyramid and everything is shades of black or dark blue. The good Mumm-Rana is in a bright pyramid where everything is white and golden.
* TheLoad: Snarf and occasionally Snarfer. Sometimes the locals of Third Earth as well if they're tagging along.
* MasterOfDisguise / MasterOfIllusion: Mumm-Ra. A great many plots revolved around him disguising himself as an innocent or ally to sabotage the Thundercats. In one episode it's revealed that Tygra's also a master of illusion, not just invisibility. It puts a severe strain on him, though, and takes tremendous concentration and meditation to do (which also provides the necessary [[BellisariosMaxim handwave]] as to why he had never used it before – he was saving it up for [[spoiler:Lion-O's [[RiteOfPassage Anointment Trials]]]].)
* MerchandiseDriven
* MirrorMatch :In "Fond Memories", Mumm-Ra merges himself with a statue of Lion-O to match his physical appearance, abilities and weapons before dueling against him.
** ColourCodedForYourConvenience :Mumm-Ra's armor suit (a copy of Lion-O's) is colored red, in contrast with Lion-O's blue.
* MotiveDecay: Mumm-Ra's overall goal is supposed to be to steal the Sword of Omens, yet in some episodes he has the chance to take without any resistance from Lion-O and either flat out ignores it out or tries to get rid of it rather than taking it.
* MushroomSamba: Tygra in "Garden of Delights"
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Cheetara's psychic powers, Tygra's illusion abilities, the list goes on.
** One time when Snarf was injured some distance away, Lion-O drew the Sword of Omens and kept saying "Thunder" (No, it's not going where you are thinking) until it was about 15 feet long, then it took off like a rocket with Lion-O hanging on to the handle.
*** To add to it, when he got there, Lion-O used [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower never before seen strength]] to lift rubble off of Snarf.
* NeverSayDie: As per the usual, but Wilykit's cry of "He... isn't alive!" is the apex of this.
** [[AvertedTrope On the other hand]], Panthro did say the word "dead" once... when referring to the [=ThunderTank's=] controls not working. And Mumm-Ra was mentioned as being "deadly" at one point.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The reason that Thundera blew up in the first place is because in the past, Jaga threw the evil Sword of Plundar into the planet's core in order to destroy it and keep it from ever being used for evil. The evil energies apparently caused the seismic catastrophe.
** In "The Last Day", the Ancient Spirits of Evil give Mumm-Ra one last chance to defeat the Thundercats. He naturally fails and is banished forever - until the very next episode. As they're about to leave Third Earth for New Thundera, the Thundercats level the black pyramid. The Ancient Spirits of Evil were not happy, so Mumm-Ra was freed and sent to New Thundera to fight the Thundercats again.
* NonHumanSidekick: Snarf
* TheObiWan: Jaga, on occasion
** He even glowed blue...
* OhCisco
* OneSidedArmWrestling: Lion-O vs a Caveman
* OneWingedAngel: [[LargeHam "ANCIENT SPIRITS OF EVIL!!! TRANSFORM THIS DECAYED FORM TO... MUMM-RA, THE EVER LIVING!!!"]][[note]]Known as The Ever-Spying in the fandom.[[/note]]
** And he does this nearly every time he appears in an episode. Admittedly, the transformation is not as monstrous as some, but the differences between "decayed form" and "MUMM-RA THE EVER LIVING" are pretty severe.
*** But it should be noted that the ability to become "Mumm-Ra" is not a natural ability he possesses, but it's quite literally the Ancient Spirits of Evil giving him a power up. And it's not restricted to Mumm-Ra: Snarf demonstrated in one episode that ANYONE who invokes the Ancient Spirits of Evil in his chamber will temporarily become super-powered. [[FridgeBrilliance - This explains why he only leaves his tomb to fight the Thundercats, and spends the rest of his time in a coffin in the main chamber: if he didn't, then anyone who wanted to could take that power and use it against him, and he'd be unable to stop it.]]
* TheOtherDarrin: Earl Hammond replaced Bob [=McFadden=] as Vultureman after a few appearances.
* PetTheDog: Mumm-Ra, of all people. Not only is Maa-Mutt his pet, but Mumm-Ra actually shows it affection.
** It can fly, and it's hideous. He shows it affection.
* {{Phlegmings}}: Mumm-Ra, natch
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: See HumanPopsicle.
* ProductPromotionParade: The title sequence
* PsychoSerum: A crystal which made Tygra think he was smarter and more powerful, and was painfully addictive. Alluro stole it and was the worse off for it.
* PutOnABus: The Luna-Taks and Mutants are put on a prison train near the end of season 3 and aside from one episode do not appear again.
* ReforgedBlade: The Sword of Omens is broken and reforged not once, not twice, but ''three times'' over the course of the series.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Vultureman, Maa-Mutt
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: S-S-Slithe and the Reptillians
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Thundercats were the noble class of their people, with Lion-O as their ruler.
* SchizoTech: Hunter-gatherer robot bears.
* {{Seers}}: The Sword of Omens. Cheetara now and then when the plot calls for it.
* ShouldersOfDoom: [[spoiler:Tashi]] gets these in ''Enemy's Pride''.
* ShoutOut: Snarf is basically a SuperDeformed [[Literature/TheHobbit Smaug]].
* SmallAnnoyingCreature: Snarf and Snarfer.
* SugarBowl: The Berbils' village.
** SugarApocalypse: They often had said village burned or attacked; they were pretty much the designated DistressedDamsel of the series.
* SummonToHand: the Sword of Omens can do this.
* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: Both Mumm-Ra and Lion-O have this. Mumm-Ra from a fetid [[CrystalBall scrying pool]] and Lion-O from the Sword of Omens' "Sight Beyond Sight". Really good to find out who's in trouble and where, that.
* TalkToTheFist: In "Monkian's Bargain", Wilykit and Wilykat actually ''attacked Mumm-Ra while he was transforming''.
* TeamMom: Cheetara, so damn much.
* TeamTitle
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Female Berbils? They had flowers on their ears.
* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: To prove himself worthy of leadership, Lion-O must vanquish Mumm-Ra unassisted. He succeeds(!), but Mumm-Ra is still back the next episode [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil of course]].
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Despite the theme music playing at various [[PerfectlyCromulentWord dangery]] intervals, it would never be completed. It would go for a verse at most – or more often just a single line – then switch to some other background music.
* VerbalTic:
** Snarf has this, snarf.
** Ssslithe, yessssss?
** And the [[RuleOfThree Berserkers, Berserkers, Berserkers]]! They have a tic, tic, tic, too!
* VillainBall – As an 80's Children's show, it's to be expected. One notable incident had to do with Mumm-Ra getting an Orb which quadrupled his power. The [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Ancient Spirits of Evil]] felt threatened by it with the prospect of being replaced, so they closed the pyramid to him. They couldn't do this ''after'' he finally killed off the Thundercats?
** In another, The Ancient Spirits of Evil gave him 24 hours to finally kill the Thundercats, so he decided to do just that. Just as he was about to ''finish Lion-O off'', they declared his time was up and whisked him away for punishment. If they had waited a few more seconds, Mumm-Ra would have actually won.
*** Well, they ''are'' evil, you know...
* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: There was an episode of ''{{Thundercats}}'' that had Lion-o attack an innocent alien visitor, then out of embarrassment help the next alien he met, who turned out (of course) to be evil.
** This was also an example of UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain, as Lion-O fired on the first alien because he was ugly and spoke gruffly, while the second was elegant and cultured. [[{{Anvilicious}} So Now You Know]]. AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle.
*** Episode: ''Good And Ugly''.
* WhipItGood: Tygra uses a bolo-whip, but when he uses it correctly, he can turn ''invisible''.
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* CatchPhrase: Both the caption, and Mumm-Ra's transform

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* CatchPhrase: Both the caption, and Mumm-Ra's transform
transformation spiel. Panthro often says "If we're gonna do it, let's do it."
* ChristmasCake: Cheetara. She appeared to be in her late teens/early twenties in the first episode, when Lion-O was still a cub. Then again, nobody ever seems to age in this show.
** Presumably her cryogenic pod functioned properly, whereas Lion-O's didn't.
* CodeOfHonour: The Code of Thundera: "Justice, Truth, Honor, and Loyalty."
* CoolSword: The Sword of Omens not only provides Lion-O with "sight beyond sight"; it can seemingly do pretty much ''anything'' he commands it to, including (but not limited to) levitation, shooting energy blasts, and creating force fields.
* CosmicKeystone: The Treasures of Thundera
** Not to mention a powerful relic actually CALLED the Keystone which makes a one-episode appearance in Season 3.
* CuteMachines: Robear Berbils
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''The Return'' comic series, and its sequel ''Dogs Of War''. [[{{Squick}} Not kid-friendly]], folks.
* DealWithTheDevil: In "Monkian's Bargain", Monkian agrees to allow Mumm-Ra to make him powerful enough to defeat the Thundercats and rule Third Earth. He's so impatient that he leaves without hearing what the price is, and he's too GenreBlind to question why Mumm-Ra is giving him the power and not using it himself. After he manages to defeat the Thundercats, what happens to him is pretty scary, even if he does recover.
--->[[spoiler: '''Mumm-Ra''': You rule Third Earth. But it is a kingdom you will never see! Because you can never leave my pyramid!]]
* DeathWorld: Visit beautiful Third Earth, home to locales such as the Field of Daggers, the Crumbling Cliffs of Vertigo, and the Burning Sands of the Phosphorus Desert, and that's just for starters! No wonder most of humanity seems to have died out.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Lion-O's theory in challenging Snowman.
* DescriptiveVille: Their home planet, Thundera
* DistractedByTheSexy: Lion-O versus Tashi in the episode "The Doomgaze." And this is ''before'' she uses her titular HypnoticEyes against him. Lucky for him that [[ActionGirl Cheetara]] was there to intervene.
-->'''Lion-O:''' She's... so beautiful...
-->'''Snarf:''' ''Lion-O...''
-->'''Lion-O:''' I-In a kind of ''[[EvilIsSexy evil]]'' way, of course.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Warrior Maidens go barefoot.
** So does Tygra, Wilykit, and Lynx-O. Sort of.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything – The Sword of Omens, which lengthens dramatically when it's time for action, but needs a firm hand on its grip and verbal encouragement... yeah...
* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: The Doom Gaze
* EightiesHair: '''''Good Grief.''''' Every character who has hair qualifies.
* EmpathicWeapon: The Sword of Omens
* EpicHail: Lion-O just might be the only action hero whose most iconic move is calling for help.
* EpisodeTitleCard
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: Normally at something Snarf says.
* EvilIsNotWellLit: Mumm-Ra's pyramid
* EvilMinions: The Mutants
* EvilSorcerer: Mumm-Ra
* FantasyKitchenSink
* FashionableAsymmetry: Wilykit and Jackalman get this treatment.
** And [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Grune the Destroyer]], who only has one saber tooth.
* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Lion-O
** TheLancer: Tygra
** TheBigGuy: Panthero
** TheChick: Cheetara
** [[TagalongKid Tagalong Kids]]: Wilykat and Wilykit
* ForTheEvulz: Mumm-Ra ''could'' just ignore the Thundercats and wait for them all to die (since he's, y'know, immortal), but where's the fun in that?
** This trope does still apply with him, but leaving the Thundercats alone, in his viewpoint, does let them build up. His immortality doesn't help him all that much when he has at least 2 weaknesses, so this wouldn't be wise if he plans to oppose them. Better to deal with them when they're still vulnerable.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: A number of episodes would have ended early if Lion-O had remembered that he could call his sword to his hand.
* GenderBender: Several of Mumm-Ra's plots involved him transforming into a female of some form to trap or trick the Thundercats.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In "Crystal Canyon". when Alluro gets the Keystone and has control over Lion-O and Lynx-O, he says some... interesting stuff.
-->'''Alluro''': If you're good, I may even give you to [[DarkActionGirl Chilla]]. What a wonderful pet you'd make.
** In "Exile Isle", we get this from Captain Cracker when he chases Snarfer.
-->'''Capt. Cracker''': Come back here, you pussylover!
* GoodSamaritan: What the Thundercats typically are, much to the [[TheFarmerAndTheViper advantage of Mumm-Ra]]
* GRatedDrug: In "Crystal Canyon" and "The Garden of Delights"
* GrowsOnTrees: The "fruit" trees include bread trees, candy trees, eggplant trees, cabbage trees, etc.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Panthro is voiced by Earle Hyman, aka Granddad Huxtable from ''TheCosbyShow''. Makes those outtakes even more hilarious now, doesn't it?
* HilariousOuttakes: The infamous blooper reel, often [[FanNickname referred to as]] ''[[http://www.google.com/search?q=blundercats BlunderCats.]]''
* HumanPopsicle: How the Thundercats made the trip from Thundera to Third Earth; Lion-O undergoes a PlotRelevantAgeUp because of a faulty cryogenic pod
* IdiotBall: Apparently being in cryogenic stasis not only gives you outrageous muscles and martial prowess, it also makes you [[EasyAmnesia retarded]].
** Lion-O is basically a ten-year-old (or however old he was before stasis) in a buff adult body. If there was an Idiot Manchild trope, he'd qualify.
* JamesBondage: Tygra, and the [[NeverLiveItDown fandom runs away with it]]
* KryptoniteFactor: Thundrainium to the Thundercats
* LargeHam / NoIndoorVoice: MUMMMM-RAAAAAA, THE EVERRRRRRR LIVIIIIINGGGGG!!!!!!
* LeotardOfPower: Cheetara
* {{Leitmotif}}: Every adult Thundercat had one (Lion-O's was based on the main theme), the kittens share one, Snarf had a PluckyComicRelief Leitmotif, and Mumm-Ra had his own scary theme.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Interestingly enough, used by the heroes more often than the villains.
* LightIsGood / DarkIsEvil: The evil Mumm-Ra is in a dark, dreary pyramid and everything is shades of black or dark blue. The good Mumm-Rana is in a bright pyramid where everything is white and golden.
* TheLoad: Snarf and occasionally Snarfer. Sometimes the locals of Third Earth as well if they're tagging along.
* MasterOfDisguise / MasterOfIllusion: Mumm-Ra. A great many plots revolved around him disguising himself as an innocent or ally to sabotage the Thundercats. In one episode it's revealed that Tygra's also a master of illusion, not just invisibility. It puts a severe strain on him, though, and takes tremendous concentration and meditation to do (which also provides the necessary [[BellisariosMaxim handwave]] as to why he had never used it before – he was saving it up for [[spoiler:Lion-O's [[RiteOfPassage Anointment Trials]]]].)
* MerchandiseDriven
* MirrorMatch :In "Fond Memories", Mumm-Ra merges himself with a statue of Lion-O to match his physical appearance, abilities and weapons before dueling against him.
** ColourCodedForYourConvenience :Mumm-Ra's armor suit (a copy of Lion-O's) is colored red, in contrast with Lion-O's blue.
* MotiveDecay: Mumm-Ra's overall goal is supposed to be to steal the Sword of Omens, yet in some episodes he has the chance to take without any resistance from Lion-O and either flat out ignores it out or tries to get rid of it rather than taking it.
* MushroomSamba: Tygra in "Garden of Delights"
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Cheetara's psychic powers, Tygra's illusion abilities, the list goes on.
** One time when Snarf was injured some distance away, Lion-O drew the Sword of Omens and kept saying "Thunder" (No, it's not going where you are thinking) until it was about 15 feet long, then it took off like a rocket with Lion-O hanging on to the handle.
*** To add to it, when he got there, Lion-O used [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower never before seen strength]] to lift rubble off of Snarf.
* NeverSayDie: As per the usual, but Wilykit's cry of "He... isn't alive!" is the apex of this.
** [[AvertedTrope On the other hand]], Panthro did say the word "dead" once... when referring to the [=ThunderTank's=] controls not working. And Mumm-Ra was mentioned as being "deadly" at one point.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The reason that Thundera blew up in the first place is because in the past, Jaga threw the evil Sword of Plundar into the planet's core in order to destroy it and keep it from ever being used for evil. The evil energies apparently caused the seismic catastrophe.
** In "The Last Day", the Ancient Spirits of Evil give Mumm-Ra one last chance to defeat the Thundercats. He naturally fails and is banished forever - until the very next episode. As they're about to leave Third Earth for New Thundera, the Thundercats level the black pyramid. The Ancient Spirits of Evil were not happy, so Mumm-Ra was freed and sent to New Thundera to fight the Thundercats again.
* NonHumanSidekick: Snarf
* TheObiWan: Jaga, on occasion
** He even glowed blue...
* OhCisco
* OneSidedArmWrestling: Lion-O vs a Caveman
* OneWingedAngel: [[LargeHam "ANCIENT SPIRITS OF EVIL!!! TRANSFORM THIS DECAYED FORM TO... MUMM-RA, THE EVER LIVING!!!"]][[note]]Known as The Ever-Spying in the fandom.[[/note]]
** And he does this nearly every time he appears in an episode. Admittedly, the transformation is not as monstrous as some, but the differences between "decayed form" and "MUMM-RA THE EVER LIVING" are pretty severe.
*** But it should be noted that the ability to become "Mumm-Ra" is not a natural ability he possesses, but it's quite literally the Ancient Spirits of Evil giving him a power up. And it's not restricted to Mumm-Ra: Snarf demonstrated in one episode that ANYONE who invokes the Ancient Spirits of Evil in his chamber will temporarily become super-powered. [[FridgeBrilliance - This explains why he only leaves his tomb to fight the Thundercats, and spends the rest of his time in a coffin in the main chamber: if he didn't, then anyone who wanted to could take that power and use it against him, and he'd be unable to stop it.]]
* TheOtherDarrin: Earl Hammond replaced Bob [=McFadden=] as Vultureman after a few appearances.
* PetTheDog: Mumm-Ra, of all people. Not only is Maa-Mutt his pet, but Mumm-Ra actually shows it affection.
** It can fly, and it's hideous. He shows it affection.
* {{Phlegmings}}: Mumm-Ra, natch
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: See HumanPopsicle.
* ProductPromotionParade: The title sequence
* PsychoSerum: A crystal which made Tygra think he was smarter and more powerful, and was painfully addictive. Alluro stole it and was the worse off for it.
* PutOnABus: The Luna-Taks and Mutants are put on a prison train near the end of season 3 and aside from one episode do not appear again.
* ReforgedBlade: The Sword of Omens is broken and reforged not once, not twice, but ''three times'' over the course of the series.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Vultureman, Maa-Mutt
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: S-S-Slithe and the Reptillians
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Thundercats were the noble class of their people, with Lion-O as their ruler.
* SchizoTech: Hunter-gatherer robot bears.
* {{Seers}}: The Sword of Omens. Cheetara now and then when the plot calls for it.
* ShouldersOfDoom: [[spoiler:Tashi]] gets these in ''Enemy's Pride''.
* ShoutOut: Snarf is basically a SuperDeformed [[Literature/TheHobbit Smaug]].
* SmallAnnoyingCreature: Snarf and Snarfer.
* SugarBowl: The Berbils' village.
** SugarApocalypse: They often had said village burned or attacked; they were pretty much the designated DistressedDamsel of the series.
* SummonToHand: the Sword of Omens can do this.
* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: Both Mumm-Ra and Lion-O have this. Mumm-Ra from a fetid [[CrystalBall scrying pool]] and Lion-O from the Sword of Omens' "Sight Beyond Sight". Really good to find out who's in trouble and where, that.
* TalkToTheFist: In "Monkian's Bargain", Wilykit and Wilykat actually ''attacked Mumm-Ra while he was transforming''.
* TeamMom: Cheetara, so damn much.
* TeamTitle
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Female Berbils? They had flowers on their ears.
* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: To prove himself worthy of leadership, Lion-O must vanquish Mumm-Ra unassisted. He succeeds(!), but Mumm-Ra is still back the next episode [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil of course]].
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Despite the theme music playing at various [[PerfectlyCromulentWord dangery]] intervals, it would never be completed. It would go for a verse at most – or more often just a single line – then switch to some other background music.
* VerbalTic:
** Snarf has this, snarf.
** Ssslithe, yessssss?
** And the [[RuleOfThree Berserkers, Berserkers, Berserkers]]! They have a tic, tic, tic, too!
* VillainBall – As an 80's Children's show, it's to be expected. One notable incident had to do with Mumm-Ra getting an Orb which quadrupled his power. The [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Ancient Spirits of Evil]] felt threatened by it with the prospect of being replaced, so they closed the pyramid to him. They couldn't do this ''after'' he finally killed off the Thundercats?
** In another, The Ancient Spirits of Evil gave him 24 hours to finally kill the Thundercats, so he decided to do just that. Just as he was about to ''finish Lion-O off'', they declared his time was up and whisked him away for punishment. If they had waited a few more seconds, Mumm-Ra would have actually won.
*** Well, they ''are'' evil, you know...
* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: There was an episode of ''{{Thundercats}}'' that had Lion-o attack an innocent alien visitor, then out of embarrassment help the next alien he met, who turned out (of course) to be evil.
** This was also an example of UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain, as Lion-O fired on the first alien because he was ugly and spoke gruffly, while the second was elegant and cultured. [[{{Anvilicious}} So Now You Know]]. AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle.
*** Episode: ''Good And Ugly''.
* WhipItGood: Tygra uses a bolo-whip, but when he uses it correctly, he can turn ''invisible''.
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'''''[=ThunderCats=]''''' is an AnimatedShow from RankinBassProductions and animated by [[WaltDisneyAnimationUnits [[Creator/WaltDisneyAnimationUnits Pacific Animation Corporation]][[note]]Who then further outsourced some of the animation to three uncredited studios - {{AIC}}, HanhoHeungUp Creator/{{AIC}}, Creator/HanhoHeungUp and Creator/AnimeR[[/note]], and was one of the most popular MerchandiseDriven cartoons of TheEighties.



* ActingForTwo: Cheetara and Wilykit are both voiced by Lynne Lipton. Likewise, Tygra and Wilykat (and also Monkian) are both voiced by Peter Newman. Additionally, Larry Kenney voiced Lion-O and Jackalman.
** Heck, the whole cast did multiple characters at one point or another.

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* ActingForTwo: Cheetara Very common on this show, due to the small voice cast. Heck, the whole cast did multiple characters at one point or another. Specifically:
** Larry Kenney voices Lion-O
and Wilykit are both voiced by Lynne Lipton. Likewise, Tygra and Jackalman.
** Tygra,
Wilykat (and also Monkian) and Monkian are both all voiced by Peter Newman. Additionally, Larry Kenney voiced Lion-O and Jackalman.Newman.
** Heck, Cheetara and Wilykit are both voiced by Lynne Lipton.
** Earle Hyman plays both Panthro and one of
the whole cast did multiple characters at one point or another.Ancient Spirits of Evil.



* CatchPhrase: Both the caption, and Mumm-Ra's transformation spiel. Panthro often says "If we're gonna do it, let's do it."
* ChristmasCake: Cheetara. She appeared to be in her late teens/early twenties in the first episode, when Lion-O was still a cub. Then again, nobody ever seems to age in this show.
** Presumably her cryogenic pod functioned properly, whereas Lion-O's didn't.
* CodeOfHonour: The Code of Thundera: "Justice, Truth, Honor, and Loyalty."
* CoolSword: The Sword of Omens not only provides Lion-O with "sight beyond sight"; it can seemingly do pretty much ''anything'' he commands it to, including (but not limited to) levitation, shooting energy blasts, and creating force fields.
* CosmicKeystone: The Treasures of Thundera
** Not to mention a powerful relic actually CALLED the Keystone which makes a one-episode appearance in Season 3.
* CuteMachines: Robear Berbils
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''The Return'' comic series, and its sequel ''Dogs Of War''. [[{{Squick}} Not kid-friendly]], folks.
* DealWithTheDevil: In "Monkian's Bargain", Monkian agrees to allow Mumm-Ra to make him powerful enough to defeat the Thundercats and rule Third Earth. He's so impatient that he leaves without hearing what the price is, and he's too GenreBlind to question why Mumm-Ra is giving him the power and not using it himself. After he manages to defeat the Thundercats, what happens to him is pretty scary, even if he does recover.
--->[[spoiler: '''Mumm-Ra''': You rule Third Earth. But it is a kingdom you will never see! Because you can never leave my pyramid!]]
* DeathWorld: Visit beautiful Third Earth, home to locales such as the Field of Daggers, the Crumbling Cliffs of Vertigo, and the Burning Sands of the Phosphorus Desert, and that's just for starters! No wonder most of humanity seems to have died out.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Lion-O's theory in challenging Snowman.
* DescriptiveVille: Their home planet, Thundera
* DistractedByTheSexy: Lion-O versus Tashi in the episode "The Doomgaze." And this is ''before'' she uses her titular HypnoticEyes against him. Lucky for him that [[ActionGirl Cheetara]] was there to intervene.
-->'''Lion-O:''' She's... so beautiful...
-->'''Snarf:''' ''Lion-O...''
-->'''Lion-O:''' I-In a kind of ''[[EvilIsSexy evil]]'' way, of course.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Warrior Maidens go barefoot.
** So does Tygra, Wilykit, and Lynx-O. Sort of.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything – The Sword of Omens, which lengthens dramatically when it's time for action, but needs a firm hand on its grip and verbal encouragement... yeah...
* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: The Doom Gaze
* EightiesHair: '''''Good Grief.''''' Every character who has hair qualifies.
* EmpathicWeapon: The Sword of Omens
* EpicHail: Lion-O just might be the only action hero whose most iconic move is calling for help.
* EpisodeTitleCard
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: Normally at something Snarf says.
* EvilIsNotWellLit: Mumm-Ra's pyramid
* EvilMinions: The Mutants
* EvilSorcerer: Mumm-Ra
* FantasyKitchenSink
* FashionableAsymmetry: Wilykit and Jackalman get this treatment.
** And [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Grune the Destroyer]], who only has one saber tooth.
* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Lion-O
** TheLancer: Tygra
** TheBigGuy: Panthero
** TheChick: Cheetara
** [[TagalongKid Tagalong Kids]]: Wilykat and Wilykit
* ForTheEvulz: Mumm-Ra ''could'' just ignore the Thundercats and wait for them all to die (since he's, y'know, immortal), but where's the fun in that?
** This trope does still apply with him, but leaving the Thundercats alone, in his viewpoint, does let them build up. His immortality doesn't help him all that much when he has at least 2 weaknesses, so this wouldn't be wise if he plans to oppose them. Better to deal with them when they're still vulnerable.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: A number of episodes would have ended early if Lion-O had remembered that he could call his sword to his hand.
* GenderBender: Several of Mumm-Ra's plots involved him transforming into a female of some form to trap or trick the Thundercats.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In "Crystal Canyon". when Alluro gets the Keystone and has control over Lion-O and Lynx-O, he says some... interesting stuff.
-->'''Alluro''': If you're good, I may even give you to [[DarkActionGirl Chilla]]. What a wonderful pet you'd make.
** In "Exile Isle", we get this from Captain Cracker when he chases Snarfer.
-->'''Capt. Cracker''': Come back here, you pussylover!
* GoodSamaritan: What the Thundercats typically are, much to the [[TheFarmerAndTheViper advantage of Mumm-Ra]]
* GRatedDrug: In "Crystal Canyon" and "The Garden of Delights"
* GrowsOnTrees: The "fruit" trees include bread trees, candy trees, eggplant trees, cabbage trees, etc.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Panthro is voiced by Earle Hyman, aka Granddad Huxtable from ''TheCosbyShow''. Makes those outtakes even more hilarious now, doesn't it?
* HilariousOuttakes: The infamous blooper reel, often [[FanNickname referred to as]] ''[[http://www.google.com/search?q=blundercats BlunderCats.]]''
* HumanPopsicle: How the Thundercats made the trip from Thundera to Third Earth; Lion-O undergoes a PlotRelevantAgeUp because of a faulty cryogenic pod
* IdiotBall: Apparently being in cryogenic stasis not only gives you outrageous muscles and martial prowess, it also makes you [[EasyAmnesia retarded]].
** Lion-O is basically a ten-year-old (or however old he was before stasis) in a buff adult body. If there was an Idiot Manchild trope, he'd qualify.
* JamesBondage: Tygra, and the [[NeverLiveItDown fandom runs away with it]]
* KryptoniteFactor: Thundrainium to the Thundercats
* LargeHam / NoIndoorVoice: MUMMMM-RAAAAAA, THE EVERRRRRRR LIVIIIIINGGGGG!!!!!!
* LeotardOfPower: Cheetara
* {{Leitmotif}}: Every adult Thundercat had one (Lion-O's was based on the main theme), the kittens share one, Snarf had a PluckyComicRelief Leitmotif, and Mumm-Ra had his own scary theme.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Interestingly enough, used by the heroes more often than the villains.
* LightIsGood / DarkIsEvil: The evil Mumm-Ra is in a dark, dreary pyramid and everything is shades of black or dark blue. The good Mumm-Rana is in a bright pyramid where everything is white and golden.
* TheLoad: Snarf and occasionally Snarfer. Sometimes the locals of Third Earth as well if they're tagging along.
* MasterOfDisguise / MasterOfIllusion: Mumm-Ra. A great many plots revolved around him disguising himself as an innocent or ally to sabotage the Thundercats. In one episode it's revealed that Tygra's also a master of illusion, not just invisibility. It puts a severe strain on him, though, and takes tremendous concentration and meditation to do (which also provides the necessary [[BellisariosMaxim handwave]] as to why he had never used it before – he was saving it up for [[spoiler:Lion-O's [[RiteOfPassage Anointment Trials]]]].)
* MerchandiseDriven
* MirrorMatch :In "Fond Memories", Mumm-Ra merges himself with a statue of Lion-O to match his physical appearance, abilities and weapons before dueling against him.
** ColourCodedForYourConvenience :Mumm-Ra's armor suit (a copy of Lion-O's) is colored red, in contrast with Lion-O's blue.
* MotiveDecay: Mumm-Ra's overall goal is supposed to be to steal the Sword of Omens, yet in some episodes he has the chance to take without any resistance from Lion-O and either flat out ignores it out or tries to get rid of it rather than taking it.
* MushroomSamba: Tygra in "Garden of Delights"
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Cheetara's psychic powers, Tygra's illusion abilities, the list goes on.
** One time when Snarf was injured some distance away, Lion-O drew the Sword of Omens and kept saying "Thunder" (No, it's not going where you are thinking) until it was about 15 feet long, then it took off like a rocket with Lion-O hanging on to the handle.
*** To add to it, when he got there, Lion-O used [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower never before seen strength]] to lift rubble off of Snarf.
* NeverSayDie: As per the usual, but Wilykit's cry of "He... isn't alive!" is the apex of this.
** [[AvertedTrope On the other hand]], Panthro did say the word "dead" once... when referring to the [=ThunderTank's=] controls not working. And Mumm-Ra was mentioned as being "deadly" at one point.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The reason that Thundera blew up in the first place is because in the past, Jaga threw the evil Sword of Plundar into the planet's core in order to destroy it and keep it from ever being used for evil. The evil energies apparently caused the seismic catastrophe.
** In "The Last Day", the Ancient Spirits of Evil give Mumm-Ra one last chance to defeat the Thundercats. He naturally fails and is banished forever - until the very next episode. As they're about to leave Third Earth for New Thundera, the Thundercats level the black pyramid. The Ancient Spirits of Evil were not happy, so Mumm-Ra was freed and sent to New Thundera to fight the Thundercats again.
* NonHumanSidekick: Snarf
* TheObiWan: Jaga, on occasion
** He even glowed blue...
* OhCisco
* OneSidedArmWrestling: Lion-O vs a Caveman
* OneWingedAngel: [[LargeHam "ANCIENT SPIRITS OF EVIL!!! TRANSFORM THIS DECAYED FORM TO... MUMM-RA, THE EVER LIVING!!!"]][[note]]Known as The Ever-Spying in the fandom.[[/note]]
** And he does this nearly every time he appears in an episode. Admittedly, the transformation is not as monstrous as some, but the differences between "decayed form" and "MUMM-RA THE EVER LIVING" are pretty severe.
*** But it should be noted that the ability to become "Mumm-Ra" is not a natural ability he possesses, but it's quite literally the Ancient Spirits of Evil giving him a power up. And it's not restricted to Mumm-Ra: Snarf demonstrated in one episode that ANYONE who invokes the Ancient Spirits of Evil in his chamber will temporarily become super-powered. [[FridgeBrilliance - This explains why he only leaves his tomb to fight the Thundercats, and spends the rest of his time in a coffin in the main chamber: if he didn't, then anyone who wanted to could take that power and use it against him, and he'd be unable to stop it.]]
* TheOtherDarrin: Earl Hammond replaced Bob [=McFadden=] as Vultureman after a few appearances.
* PetTheDog: Mumm-Ra, of all people. Not only is Maa-Mutt his pet, but Mumm-Ra actually shows it affection.
** It can fly, and it's hideous. He shows it affection.
* {{Phlegmings}}: Mumm-Ra, natch
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: See HumanPopsicle.
* ProductPromotionParade: The title sequence
* PsychoSerum: A crystal which made Tygra think he was smarter and more powerful, and was painfully addictive. Alluro stole it and was the worse off for it.
* PutOnABus: The Luna-Taks and Mutants are put on a prison train near the end of season 3 and aside from one episode do not appear again.
* ReforgedBlade: The Sword of Omens is broken and reforged not once, not twice, but ''three times'' over the course of the series.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Vultureman, Maa-Mutt
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: S-S-Slithe and the Reptillians
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Thundercats were the noble class of their people, with Lion-O as their ruler.
* SchizoTech: Hunter-gatherer robot bears.
* {{Seers}}: The Sword of Omens. Cheetara now and then when the plot calls for it.
* ShouldersOfDoom: [[spoiler:Tashi]] gets these in ''Enemy's Pride''.
* ShoutOut: Snarf is basically a SuperDeformed [[Literature/TheHobbit Smaug]].
* SmallAnnoyingCreature: Snarf and Snarfer.
* SugarBowl: The Berbils' village.
** SugarApocalypse: They often had said village burned or attacked; they were pretty much the designated DistressedDamsel of the series.
* SummonToHand: the Sword of Omens can do this.
* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: Both Mumm-Ra and Lion-O have this. Mumm-Ra from a fetid [[CrystalBall scrying pool]] and Lion-O from the Sword of Omens' "Sight Beyond Sight". Really good to find out who's in trouble and where, that.
* TalkToTheFist: In "Monkian's Bargain", Wilykit and Wilykat actually ''attacked Mumm-Ra while he was transforming''.
* TeamMom: Cheetara, so damn much.
* TeamTitle
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Female Berbils? They had flowers on their ears.
* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: To prove himself worthy of leadership, Lion-O must vanquish Mumm-Ra unassisted. He succeeds(!), but Mumm-Ra is still back the next episode [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil of course]].
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Despite the theme music playing at various [[PerfectlyCromulentWord dangery]] intervals, it would never be completed. It would go for a verse at most – or more often just a single line – then switch to some other background music.
* VerbalTic:
** Snarf has this, snarf.
** Ssslithe, yessssss?
** And the [[RuleOfThree Berserkers, Berserkers, Berserkers]]! They have a tic, tic, tic, too!
* VillainBall – As an 80's Children's show, it's to be expected. One notable incident had to do with Mumm-Ra getting an Orb which quadrupled his power. The [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Ancient Spirits of Evil]] felt threatened by it with the prospect of being replaced, so they closed the pyramid to him. They couldn't do this ''after'' he finally killed off the Thundercats?
** In another, The Ancient Spirits of Evil gave him 24 hours to finally kill the Thundercats, so he decided to do just that. Just as he was about to ''finish Lion-O off'', they declared his time was up and whisked him away for punishment. If they had waited a few more seconds, Mumm-Ra would have actually won.
*** Well, they ''are'' evil, you know...
* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: There was an episode of ''{{Thundercats}}'' that had Lion-o attack an innocent alien visitor, then out of embarrassment help the next alien he met, who turned out (of course) to be evil.
** This was also an example of UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain, as Lion-O fired on the first alien because he was ugly and spoke gruffly, while the second was elegant and cultured. [[{{Anvilicious}} So Now You Know]]. AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle.
*** Episode: ''Good And Ugly''.
* WhipItGood: Tygra uses a bolo-whip, but when he uses it correctly, he can turn ''invisible''.
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* CatchPhrase: Both the caption, and Mumm-Ra's transformation spiel. Panthro often says "If we're gonna do it, let's do it."
* ChristmasCake: Cheetara. She appeared to be in her late teens/early twenties in the first episode, when Lion-O was still a cub. Then again, nobody ever seems to age in this show.
** Presumably her cryogenic pod functioned properly, whereas Lion-O's didn't.
* CodeOfHonour: The Code of Thundera: "Justice, Truth, Honor, and Loyalty."
* CoolSword: The Sword of Omens not only provides Lion-O with "sight beyond sight"; it can seemingly do pretty much ''anything'' he commands it to, including (but not limited to) levitation, shooting energy blasts, and creating force fields.
* CosmicKeystone: The Treasures of Thundera
** Not to mention a powerful relic actually CALLED the Keystone which makes a one-episode appearance in Season 3.
* CuteMachines: Robear Berbils
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''The Return'' comic series, and its sequel ''Dogs Of War''. [[{{Squick}} Not kid-friendly]], folks.
* DealWithTheDevil: In "Monkian's Bargain", Monkian agrees to allow Mumm-Ra to make him powerful enough to defeat the Thundercats and rule Third Earth. He's so impatient that he leaves without hearing what the price is, and he's too GenreBlind to question why Mumm-Ra is giving him the power and not using it himself. After he manages to defeat the Thundercats, what happens to him is pretty scary, even if he does recover.
--->[[spoiler: '''Mumm-Ra''': You rule Third Earth. But it is a kingdom you will never see! Because you can never leave my pyramid!]]
* DeathWorld: Visit beautiful Third Earth, home to locales such as the Field of Daggers, the Crumbling Cliffs of Vertigo, and the Burning Sands of the Phosphorus Desert, and that's just for starters! No wonder most of humanity seems to have died out.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Lion-O's theory in challenging Snowman.
* DescriptiveVille: Their home planet, Thundera
* DistractedByTheSexy: Lion-O versus Tashi in the episode "The Doomgaze." And this is ''before'' she uses her titular HypnoticEyes against him. Lucky for him that [[ActionGirl Cheetara]] was there to intervene.
-->'''Lion-O:''' She's... so beautiful...
-->'''Snarf:''' ''Lion-O...''
-->'''Lion-O:''' I-In a kind of ''[[EvilIsSexy evil]]'' way, of course.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Warrior Maidens go barefoot.
** So does Tygra, Wilykit, and Lynx-O. Sort of.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything – The Sword of Omens, which lengthens dramatically when it's time for action, but needs a firm hand on its grip and verbal encouragement... yeah...
* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: The Doom Gaze
* EightiesHair: '''''Good Grief.''''' Every character who has hair qualifies.
* EmpathicWeapon: The Sword of Omens
* EpicHail: Lion-O just might be the only action hero whose most iconic move is calling for help.
* EpisodeTitleCard
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: Normally at something Snarf says.
* EvilIsNotWellLit: Mumm-Ra's pyramid
* EvilMinions: The Mutants
* EvilSorcerer: Mumm-Ra
* FantasyKitchenSink
* FashionableAsymmetry: Wilykit and Jackalman get this treatment.
** And [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Grune the Destroyer]], who only has one saber tooth.
* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Lion-O
** TheLancer: Tygra
** TheBigGuy: Panthero
** TheChick: Cheetara
** [[TagalongKid Tagalong Kids]]: Wilykat and Wilykit
* ForTheEvulz: Mumm-Ra ''could'' just ignore the Thundercats and wait for them all to die (since he's, y'know, immortal), but where's the fun in that?
** This trope does still apply with him, but leaving the Thundercats alone, in his viewpoint, does let them build up. His immortality doesn't help him all that much when he has at least 2 weaknesses, so this wouldn't be wise if he plans to oppose them. Better to deal with them when they're still vulnerable.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: A number of episodes would have ended early if Lion-O had remembered that he could call his sword to his hand.
* GenderBender: Several of Mumm-Ra's plots involved him transforming into a female of some form to trap or trick the Thundercats.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In "Crystal Canyon". when Alluro gets the Keystone and has control over Lion-O and Lynx-O, he says some... interesting stuff.
-->'''Alluro''': If you're good, I may even give you to [[DarkActionGirl Chilla]]. What a wonderful pet you'd make.
** In "Exile Isle", we get this from Captain Cracker when he chases Snarfer.
-->'''Capt. Cracker''': Come back here, you pussylover!
* GoodSamaritan: What the Thundercats typically are, much to the [[TheFarmerAndTheViper advantage of Mumm-Ra]]
* GRatedDrug: In "Crystal Canyon" and "The Garden of Delights"
* GrowsOnTrees: The "fruit" trees include bread trees, candy trees, eggplant trees, cabbage trees, etc.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Panthro is voiced by Earle Hyman, aka Granddad Huxtable from ''TheCosbyShow''. Makes those outtakes even more hilarious now, doesn't it?
* HilariousOuttakes: The infamous blooper reel, often [[FanNickname referred to as]] ''[[http://www.google.com/search?q=blundercats BlunderCats.]]''
* HumanPopsicle: How the Thundercats made the trip from Thundera to Third Earth; Lion-O undergoes a PlotRelevantAgeUp because of a faulty cryogenic pod
* IdiotBall: Apparently being in cryogenic stasis not only gives you outrageous muscles and martial prowess, it also makes you [[EasyAmnesia retarded]].
** Lion-O is basically a ten-year-old (or however old he was before stasis) in a buff adult body. If there was an Idiot Manchild trope, he'd qualify.
* JamesBondage: Tygra, and the [[NeverLiveItDown fandom runs away with it]]
* KryptoniteFactor: Thundrainium to the Thundercats
* LargeHam / NoIndoorVoice: MUMMMM-RAAAAAA, THE EVERRRRRRR LIVIIIIINGGGGG!!!!!!
* LeotardOfPower: Cheetara
* {{Leitmotif}}: Every adult Thundercat had one (Lion-O's was based on the main theme), the kittens share one, Snarf had a PluckyComicRelief Leitmotif, and Mumm-Ra had his own scary theme.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Interestingly enough, used by the heroes more often than the villains.
* LightIsGood / DarkIsEvil: The evil Mumm-Ra is in a dark, dreary pyramid and everything is shades of black or dark blue. The good Mumm-Rana is in a bright pyramid where everything is white and golden.
* TheLoad: Snarf and occasionally Snarfer. Sometimes the locals of Third Earth as well if they're tagging along.
* MasterOfDisguise / MasterOfIllusion: Mumm-Ra. A great many plots revolved around him disguising himself as an innocent or ally to sabotage the Thundercats. In one episode it's revealed that Tygra's also a master of illusion, not just invisibility. It puts a severe strain on him, though, and takes tremendous concentration and meditation to do (which also provides the necessary [[BellisariosMaxim handwave]] as to why he had never used it before – he was saving it up for [[spoiler:Lion-O's [[RiteOfPassage Anointment Trials]]]].)
* MerchandiseDriven
* MirrorMatch :In "Fond Memories", Mumm-Ra merges himself with a statue of Lion-O to match his physical appearance, abilities and weapons before dueling against him.
** ColourCodedForYourConvenience :Mumm-Ra's armor suit (a copy of Lion-O's) is colored red, in contrast with Lion-O's blue.
* MotiveDecay: Mumm-Ra's overall goal is supposed to be to steal the Sword of Omens, yet in some episodes he has the chance to take without any resistance from Lion-O and either flat out ignores it out or tries to get rid of it rather than taking it.
* MushroomSamba: Tygra in "Garden of Delights"
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Cheetara's psychic powers, Tygra's illusion abilities, the list goes on.
** One time when Snarf was injured some distance away, Lion-O drew the Sword of Omens and kept saying "Thunder" (No, it's not going where you are thinking) until it was about 15 feet long, then it took off like a rocket with Lion-O hanging on to the handle.
*** To add to it, when he got there, Lion-O used [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower never before seen strength]] to lift rubble off of Snarf.
* NeverSayDie: As per the usual, but Wilykit's cry of "He... isn't alive!" is the apex of this.
** [[AvertedTrope On the other hand]], Panthro did say the word "dead" once... when referring to the [=ThunderTank's=] controls not working. And Mumm-Ra was mentioned as being "deadly" at one point.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The reason that Thundera blew up in the first place is because in the past, Jaga threw the evil Sword of Plundar into the planet's core in order to destroy it and keep it from ever being used for evil. The evil energies apparently caused the seismic catastrophe.
** In "The Last Day", the Ancient Spirits of Evil give Mumm-Ra one last chance to defeat the Thundercats. He naturally fails and is banished forever - until the very next episode. As they're about to leave Third Earth for New Thundera, the Thundercats level the black pyramid. The Ancient Spirits of Evil were not happy, so Mumm-Ra was freed and sent to New Thundera to fight the Thundercats again.
* NonHumanSidekick: Snarf
* TheObiWan: Jaga, on occasion
** He even glowed blue...
* OhCisco
* OneSidedArmWrestling: Lion-O vs a Caveman
* OneWingedAngel: [[LargeHam "ANCIENT SPIRITS OF EVIL!!! TRANSFORM THIS DECAYED FORM TO... MUMM-RA, THE EVER LIVING!!!"]][[note]]Known as The Ever-Spying in the fandom.[[/note]]
** And he does this nearly every time he appears in an episode. Admittedly, the transformation is not as monstrous as some, but the differences between "decayed form" and "MUMM-RA THE EVER LIVING" are pretty severe.
*** But it should be noted that the ability to become "Mumm-Ra" is not a natural ability he possesses, but it's quite literally the Ancient Spirits of Evil giving him a power up. And it's not restricted to Mumm-Ra: Snarf demonstrated in one episode that ANYONE who invokes the Ancient Spirits of Evil in his chamber will temporarily become super-powered. [[FridgeBrilliance - This explains why he only leaves his tomb to fight the Thundercats, and spends the rest of his time in a coffin in the main chamber: if he didn't, then anyone who wanted to could take that power and use it against him, and he'd be unable to stop it.]]
* TheOtherDarrin: Earl Hammond replaced Bob [=McFadden=] as Vultureman after a few appearances.
* PetTheDog: Mumm-Ra, of all people. Not only is Maa-Mutt his pet, but Mumm-Ra actually shows it affection.
** It can fly, and it's hideous. He shows it affection.
* {{Phlegmings}}: Mumm-Ra, natch
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: See HumanPopsicle.
* ProductPromotionParade: The title sequence
* PsychoSerum: A crystal which made Tygra think he was smarter and more powerful, and was painfully addictive. Alluro stole it and was the worse off for it.
* PutOnABus: The Luna-Taks and Mutants are put on a prison train near the end of season 3 and aside from one episode do not appear again.
* ReforgedBlade: The Sword of Omens is broken and reforged not once, not twice, but ''three times'' over the course of the series.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Vultureman, Maa-Mutt
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: S-S-Slithe and the Reptillians
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Thundercats were the noble class of their people, with Lion-O as their ruler.
* SchizoTech: Hunter-gatherer robot bears.
* {{Seers}}: The Sword of Omens. Cheetara now and then when the plot calls for it.
* ShouldersOfDoom: [[spoiler:Tashi]] gets these in ''Enemy's Pride''.
* ShoutOut: Snarf is basically a SuperDeformed [[Literature/TheHobbit Smaug]].
* SmallAnnoyingCreature: Snarf and Snarfer.
* SugarBowl: The Berbils' village.
** SugarApocalypse: They often had said village burned or attacked; they were pretty much the designated DistressedDamsel of the series.
* SummonToHand: the Sword of Omens can do this.
* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: Both Mumm-Ra and Lion-O have this. Mumm-Ra from a fetid [[CrystalBall scrying pool]] and Lion-O from the Sword of Omens' "Sight Beyond Sight". Really good to find out who's in trouble and where, that.
* TalkToTheFist: In "Monkian's Bargain", Wilykit and Wilykat actually ''attacked Mumm-Ra while he was transforming''.
* TeamMom: Cheetara, so damn much.
* TeamTitle
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Female Berbils? They had flowers on their ears.
* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: To prove himself worthy of leadership, Lion-O must vanquish Mumm-Ra unassisted. He succeeds(!), but Mumm-Ra is still back the next episode [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil of course]].
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Despite the theme music playing at various [[PerfectlyCromulentWord dangery]] intervals, it would never be completed. It would go for a verse at most – or more often just a single line – then switch to some other background music.
* VerbalTic:
** Snarf has this, snarf.
** Ssslithe, yessssss?
** And the [[RuleOfThree Berserkers, Berserkers, Berserkers]]! They have a tic, tic, tic, too!
* VillainBall – As an 80's Children's show, it's to be expected. One notable incident had to do with Mumm-Ra getting an Orb which quadrupled his power. The [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Ancient Spirits of Evil]] felt threatened by it with the prospect of being replaced, so they closed the pyramid to him. They couldn't do this ''after'' he finally killed off the Thundercats?
** In another, The Ancient Spirits of Evil gave him 24 hours to finally kill the Thundercats, so he decided to do just that. Just as he was about to ''finish Lion-O off'', they declared his time was up and whisked him away for punishment. If they had waited a few more seconds, Mumm-Ra would have actually won.
*** Well, they ''are'' evil, you know...
* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: There was an episode of ''{{Thundercats}}'' that had Lion-o attack an innocent alien visitor, then out of embarrassment help the next alien he met, who turned out (of course) to be evil.
** This was also an example of UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain, as Lion-O fired on the first alien because he was ugly and spoke gruffly, while the second was elegant and cultured. [[{{Anvilicious}} So Now You Know]]. AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle.
*** Episode: ''Good And Ugly''.
* WhipItGood: Tygra uses a bolo-whip, but when he uses it correctly, he can turn ''invisible''.
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The [[ContinuityReboot 2011 reboot]] of the same name can be found '''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}} here]]'''.




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** In another, The Ancient Spirits of Evil gave him 24 hours to finally kill the Thundercats, so he decided to do just that. Just as he was about to ''finish Lion-O off'', they declared his time was up and whisked him away for punishment. If they had waited a few more seconds, Mumm-Ra would have actually won.
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