History WesternAnimation / Thundercats

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: What Slithe attempts on Lion-O's father whom he suspects of hiding weapons plans stolen from the mutants.

** When Lynxo and Cheetara broke into the pyramid, the Ancient Spirits of Evil attacked them. And in "The Heritage" when a treacherous Mummra started the transformation chant, they flat out cut him off and refused. So it may have been a writing inconsistency (not unusual) or the usual Snarf CharacterShilling. Of course if a worthy evil being somehow reached the inner sanctum, he may convince the Evil Spirits that he would make a better servant than Mummra and take the power for himself, thus reinforcing the aforementioned Fridge Brilliance.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: In pursuit of the Lunatacs lair; Lion-O is about to call upon his friends when he hears a pleading call for help and finds a diminutive - unknown to him yet - Luna who's "losing consciousness". He lays down his sword to assist her, only to be grabbed by her hulking brute of a steed and have the daylights crushed out of him.

* AppliedPhlebotinum: Both Thundrillium and Thundrainium fall into this category.)

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: From the safety of his home; Lion-o uses his sword's sight beyond sight to find out about Mumm-ra's latest scheme, only to see the villain address his spying attempts with mockery and accuses him of cowardice. Lion-o huffs and puffs to the black pyramid falling right into a trap and providing the last piece Mumm-ra needed to complete his plan - the sword itself.

* EvilIsNotAToy: Fully aware of this but driven to grave desperation - with his allies beaten and more and more of third earth falling to the thundercat's - a powerless Mumm-ra stands ready to awaken the four lords of all evil, wondering if they will answer his pleas or seal his doom with a fate worse than death.

* CrapsackWorld: A very dark tome records a time when there was nothing but anguish and despair on third earth. A real page-turner for Mumm-ra.

* EvilIsNotAToy: Fully aware of this but driven to grave desperation - with his allies beaten and more and more of third earth falling to the thundercat's - a powerless Mumm-ra stands ready to awaken the four lords of all evil, wondering if they will answer his pleas or seal his doom to a fate worse than death.

* BullyBulldog: Ma-Mutt

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

* SaveTheVillian: In the episode "Key to Thundera", Mumm-Ra gets trapped in the Book of Omens and repeatedly blasted by fire. Unwilling to let him roast for all eternity, Lion-O goes in and rescues him.

* RememberTheNewGuy: Vultureman, Maa-Mutt

** When Lynxo and Cheetara broke into the pyramid, the Ancient Spirits of Evil attacked them. And in the episode "The Heritage" when a treacherous Mummra started the transformation chant, they flat out cut him off and refused. So it may have been a writing inconsistency (not unusual) or the usual Snarf CharacterShilling. Of course if a worthy evil being somehow reached the inner sanctum, he may convince the Evil Spirits that he would make a better servant than Mummra and take the power for himself, thus reinforcing the aforementioned Fridge Brilliance.

** When Lynxo and Cheetara broke into the pyramid, the statues of the Ancient Spirits of Evil attacked them. And in the episode "The Heritage" when a treacherous Mummra started the transformation chant, they flat out cut him off and refused. So it may have been a writing inconsistency (not unusual) or the usual Snarf CharacterShilling. Of course if a worthy evil being somehow reached the inner sanctum, he may convince the Evil Spirits that he would make a better servant than Mummra and take the power for himself, thus reinforcing the aforementioned Fridge Brilliance.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: In pursuit of the Lunatacs lair; Lion-O is about to call upon his friends when he hears a pleading call for help and finds a diminutive - unknown to him yet - Luna whose "losing consciousness". He lays down his sword to assist her, only to be grabbed by her hulking brute of a steed and have the daylights crushed out of him.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: In pursuit of the Lunatacs lair; Lion-O is about to call upon his friends when he hears a weakening pleading call for help and finds a diminuitive - unknown to him yet - Luna whose "losing consciousness". He lays down his sword to assist her, only to be grabbed by her hulking brute of a steed and have the daylights crushed out of him.

** When Lynxo and Cheetara broke into the pyramid; the statues of the Ancient Spirits of Evil attacked them. And in the episode "The Heritage" when a treacherous Mummra started the transformation chant; they flat out cut him off and refused. So it may have been a writing inconsistency (not unusual) or the usual Snarf [[CharacterShilling character shilling]]. Of course if a worthy evil being somehow reached the inner sanctum; he may convince the Evil Spirits that he would make a better servant than Mummra and take the power for himself, thus reinforcing the aformentioned Fridge Brilliance.

** Then again, when Lynxo and Cheetara broke into the pyramid; the statues of the Ancient Spirits of Evil attacked them. And in the episode "The Heritage" when a treacherous Mummra started the transformation chant; they flat out cut him off and refused. So it may have been a writing inconsistency (not unusual) or the usual Snarf [[CharacterShilling character shilling]].
** Of course if a worthy evil being somehow reached the inner sanctum; he may convince the Evil Spirits that he would make a better servant than Mummra and take the power for himself, thus reinforcing the aformentioned Fridge Brilliance.

** '''Slithe''': You cannot see, but you can ''feel''.

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: What Slithe attempts on Lion-o's father whom he suspects of hiding weapons plans stolen from the mutants.

* SpeakInUnison: Used in a creepy way. While chanting to send Lion-O to the astral world to rescue Jaga; the Nether-witch's voice starts to overlap with another. [[spoiler: (Mummra revealing yet another of his many disguises and the consequences of Lion-O's decision)]]

** Of course if a worthy evil being somehow reached the inner sanctum; he may convince the Evil Spirits that he would make a better servant than Mummra and take the power for himself, thus reinforcing the aformentioned [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance]].

* ActingForTwo: 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 Jackalman.
** Tygra, Wilykat and Monkian are all voiced by Peter Newman.
** Cheetara and Wilykit are both voiced by Lynne Lipton.
** Earle Hyman plays both Panthro and one of the Ancient Spirits of Evil.