History YMMV / TheBadGuys

* IdiosyncraticShipNaming: The book fandom coined the term "[=FluffyVenom=]" for shipping Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake together. This carried over to the movie fandom, despite Mr. Snake not being venomous in the adaption.

* DesignatedHero: [[spoiler: Diane. While the Bad Guys covering for her is a very sweet gesture (and Marmalade getting framed as the Crimson Paw is quite cathartic), it also inflicts a DoubleStandard, where the group complete their RedemptionQuest by facing up to their actions while the supposedly more seasoned atoner Diane [[KarmaHoudini doesn't]]. It doesn't help that Diane spends a lot of the movie being hypocritically pious (while still bragging about her crimes and even keeping one of her thefts), not to mention the situation [[RealismInducedHorror having uncomfortable similarities to several real life celebrities or people of power who have their nastier actions covered or ignored because they also do benefitial things]]. Of course being a heist spoof, ProtagonistCenteredMorality is to be expected.]]

* DesignatedHero: [[spoiler: Diane. While the Bad Guys covering for her is a very sweet gesture (and Marmalade getting framed as the Crimson Paw is quite cathartic), it also inflicts a DoubleStandard, where the group complete their RedemptionQuest by facing up to their actions while the supposedly more seasoned atoner Diane doesn't. It doesn't help that Diane spends a lot of the movie being hypocritically pious (while still bragging about her crimes and even keeping one of her thefts), not to mention the situation [[RealismInducedHorror having uncomfortable similarities to several real life celebrities or people of power who have their nastier actions covered or ignored because they also do benefitial things]]. Of course being a heist spoof, ProtagonistCenteredMorality is to be expected.]]

* DesignatedHero: [[spoiler: Diane. While the Bad Guys covering for her is a very sweet gesture (and Marmalade getting framed as the Crimson Paw is quite cathartic), it also inflicts a DoubleStandard, where the group complete their RedemptionQuest by facing up to their actions while the supposedly more seasoned atoner Diane doesn't. It doesn't help that Diane spends a lot of the movie being hypocritically pious, not to mention the situation [[RealismInducedHorror having unpleasant similarities to several real life celebrities or people of power who have their nastier actions covered or ignored because they also do benefitial things]]. Of course being a heist spoof, ProtagonistCenteredMorality is to be expected.]]

* DesignatedHero: [[spoiler: Diane. While the Bad Guys covering for her is a very sweet gesture (and Marmalade getting framed as the Crimson Paw is quite cathartic), it also inflicts a DoubleStandard, where the group complete their RedemptionQuest by facing up to their actions while Diane doesn't. It doesn't help that Diane spends a lot of the movie being hypocritically pious, not to mention the situation [[RealismInducedHorror having unpleasant similarities to several real life celebrities or people of power who have their nastier actions covered because they also do benefitial things]]. Of course being a heist spoof, ProtagonistCenteredMorality is expected.]]

* EvilIsSexy: '''Mr. Wolf'''. He's a [[BadassInANiceSuit well-dressed]], [[AffablyEvil charming]], and [[TheCharmer charismatic]] LoveableRogue who also happens to be a tall and slim anthropomorphic wolf. It took the amount of time needed for a hummingbird's heart to beat once before the ''entirety'' of the furry fandom was in love with this guy, and even people outside the fandom share that love.

* FriendlyFandoms: In addition to the usual furry fandom overlap that comes with high-profile movies focused on animals, many ''Manga/LupinIII'' fans adore this movie. Mr. Wolf and Chief Luggins are dead ringers for Lupin and Inspector Zenigata, and the story plays out like one of Lupin's more manic adventures.

** Wolf and Snake, as per the books. Specifically, a lot of the emotional tension is focused on them, culminating in Wolf being the only one Snake says he loves out loud. [[labelnote:explanation]]Director Pierre Perifel says that, while they aren't a couple in his head personally, "those characters live also by themselves", and thus he doesn't know, there may very well be something there.[[/labelnote]]

!!Books
* ArcFatigue: Dr. Marmalade is introduced in the second book. He's finally removed in the ''tenth''. The books are quick reads, slightly alleviating this, but it still can feel as if the team makes little to no progress while he's around.
* FanPreferredCouple: Mr. Wolf has a canon crush on Agent Fox, but a lot of fans prefer the chemistry between Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake, especially because of a part in the books depicting Snake as jealous that Wolf likes Agent Fox instead of him. This ship gained even more steam as a result of their chemistry in the film.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The series is an Australian-made franchise, but is extremely popular in the United States. The series quickly landed on the New York Times' best seller list, and received a movie adaptation by Creator/DreamWorksAnimation.

* PeripheryDemographic: Despite being a series meant for intermediate readers, a good amount of adults, especially parents that bought the books for their children, are fans of the series, thanks to the humor and plots resonating well with older audiences

!!Movie

* FanPreferredCouple: Mr. Wolf and Diane are [[ShipTease ship teased]] throughout the film, especially during their dance during the Golden Dolphin scene, but a lot of fans prefer the chemistry between Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake, especially because of Snake's PlatonicDeclarationOfLove and the hug that Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake share.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The movie was a big hit in Spain, where it was #1 at the box office for two weeks, beating out ''Film/TheBatman2022''.

* IdiosyncraticShipNaming: Those who ship Wolf and Snake together often call them [=FluffyVenom=].

** Most [=DreamWorks=] fans were disappointed with the studio's [[WesternAnimation/SpiritUntamed subpar]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBossBabyFamilyBusiness output]] the previous year, only to be blown away by this film's endearing and well-developed characters, [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome stunning animation]], and witty (if not entirely original) writing. It's a critical darling as well, with a Rotten Tomatoes rating and Metascore of 88% and 64, respectively.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Chief Luggins objects to Marmalade's plan to reform the gang, and insists they're just trying to manipulate him. While she's meant to reflect the police force's inflexibility and BlackAndWhiteInsanity, she's also right: Mr. Wolf really ''is'' trying to con his way into stealing the Golden Dolphin again and, prior to being caught, was always openly proud of being a criminal.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Chief Luggins objects to Marmalade's plan to reform the gang, and insists they're just trying to manipulate him. While she's meant to reflect the police force's inflexibility and BlackAndWhiteInsanity, she's also right: Mr. Wolf really ''is'' trying to con his way into stealing the Golden Dolphin again and, prior to being caught, was always openly proud of being a criminal.

* NightmareFuel: Wolf's UnstoppableRage after [[spoiler:Marmalade shows his true colors]]. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FRvRvUYVgAAAMBR?format=jpg&name=medium One can literally see the bloodlust in his eyes]] -- if he hadn't been restrained, he would've torn [[spoiler:Marmalade]] apart. It's the one part in the film where you understand why the Bad Guys are [[TheDreaded feared by everyone in-universe]].

* CatharsisFactor: [[spoiler: On one hand, it's pretty [[HateSink blood-boiling]] to watch [[ManipulativeBastard Professor Marmalade]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit manipulate]] the rightfully angry Mr. Wolf into attacking him so as to make him look awful in the public eye. It's another thing when Professor Marmalade's ultimate fate is to be revealed as the meteor thief, with his mansion blowing up as proof. On top of that, he's handed the same courtesy he gave the Bad Guys: being humiliated and framed for something he didn't do (stealing the diamond which Diane actually stole)]].
** [[spoiler: On a lesser note, it's also pretty nice to see the shocked expressions on Tiffany Fluffit, Chief Luggins, and the entire police force's faces when Marmalade's mansion blows up. These guys have spent the whole movie treating the Bad Guys as irredeemable monsters and criminals, and when they see for the ''first time'' the Bad Guys truly are innocent of the meteor theft and realize that Marmalade was the true thief, it basically serves them all the big ol' slice of [[HumblePie humble pie]] that some viewers will have been waiting for.]]

* CaptainObviousReveal: [[spoiler: If you’ve seen pretty much any animated film from TheNewTens, then it should be immediately obvious that Marmalade is the villain. Even if you haven't, then the fact that his defining character trait is being almost saintly generous should spell it out for you. [[WordOfSaintPaul According to head of character animation JP Sans]], this was meant to be obvious from the start, as despite being a philanthropist, his smarmy, condescending attitude [[IntendedAudienceReaction was meant to invoke the "I want to punch him in the face" feeling]].]]

* ArcFatigue: Dr. Marmalade is introduced in the second book. He's finally removed in the ''tenth''. The books are quick reads, slightly alleviating this but it still can feel as if they are making little to no progress.
* FanPreferredCouple: Mr. Wolf has a canon crush on Agent Fox, but a lot of fans prefer the chemistry between Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake, especially because of a part depicting Snake as jealous that Wolf likes Agent Fox instead of him. It became an even more popular opinion because of their chemistry in the film.

* HoYay: Mr. Snake's jealousy of Mr. Wolf's attraction towards Agent Fox is easy to read as him being romantically attracted towards Wolf and is jealous that Fox is Wolf's target of interest rather than himself.
* PeripheryDemographic: Despite being a series meant for intermediate readers, a good amount of adults, especially parents that bought the books for their children, are fans of the series, thanks to the humor and plots of the books.
* UglyCute: The main characters are stereotypical scary predators that look pretty gnarly in their designs. However, their endearing personalities give them a sympathetic and goofy edge, giving them charm as well.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Despite its position on the New York Times' best seller list ''and'' the PeripheryDemographic that the books held, many people were still surprised to find that the [=DreamWorks=] movie was in fact adapted from a book series.
* {{Adorkable}}: While mostly suave and charismatic, Mr. Wolf has his moments, like whenever his tails starts wagging [[GoodFeelsGood when he does a good deed]] or [[spoiler: his excited, almost nerdy reaction to Diane's secret base]].

** Similarly, but more cleanly, Snake's been interpreted by a lot of fans as having an inferiority complex and deeply seated self esteem due to his blow up towards Wolf during the third act, which often is used as a conflict in Wolf/Snake fanfics.
** [[spoiler:After the PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure with the Bad Guys, does Diane understand that Wolf didn't opened up to his friends about being good and thus feel bad that he seemingly betrayed them, or thinks that it is good for him to 'cut ties' with his friends to join the good life like what Marmalade told Wolf before? While Diane does assures Wolf that his friends are real friends if they support his decision, it is ambiguous on her personal belief if she thinks the Bad Guys are TrueCompanions or [[TheLoad hold Wolf down]] like what Snake fears.]]
** [[spoiler:Did Marmalade always intend to betray Snake at some point to get all of the bounty from his heist or did he genuinely want to strike a partnership with him, until he changed his mind?]]
** What is Tiffany Fluffit's personal opinion of the Bad Guys? Is her negative press on them motivated by her prejudice to scary animals or is she just echoing the widespread sentiment about them to tell people what they want to hear and get herself more ratings? If the former, is her praise of them during the gala a genuine change of opinion or does she still secretly fear them and only changes her tune to keep up with the popular opinion at the time?
** Was Mr. Snake's strongly adverse reaction to finding out about Wolf's planned HeelFaceTurn really because he felt that Wolf was selling out on the gang? Or was it because [[spoiler: Snake himself had been planning to do the same thing with Marmalade and was envious that Wolf beat him to it, meaning he'd get the credit for being the first of the gang to reform before Snake did?]]

** "Cocky" doesn't ''begin'' to describe Mr. Wolf: He constantly engages in flashy heists, intentionally makes the police chase longer because it's his favorite part of any hit and he constantly struts around like he owns the place with a [[SmugSmiler smug grin]] on his muzzle. However, he is so much of a [[TheStrategist brilliant strategist]], BadassDriver and charismatic LoveableRogue that you're going to find him as awesome as he finds himself.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://youtu.be/pDZpvqbPLEc "Good Tonight"]], the song Mr. Piranha sings at the gala, is an amazing, upbeat tune that shows off Anthony Ramos' vocals perfectly.
* CaptainObviousReveal: [[spoiler: If you’ve seen pretty much any animated film from TheNewTens then it should be immediately obvious that Marmalade is the villain. Even if you haven't, then the fact that his defining character trait is being almost saintly generous should spell it out for you. [[WordOfSaintPaul According to head of character animation JP Sans]], he was meant to be obvious from the start, where how despite being a philanthropist, his smarmy, condescending attitude [[IntendedAudienceReaction was meant to invoke the "I want to punch him in the face" feeling]].]]
* CatharsisFactor: [[spoiler: On one hand, it's pretty [[HateSink blood-boiling]] to watch [[ManipulativeBastard Professor Marmalade]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit manipulate]] the rightfully angry Mr. Wolf into attacking him so as to make him look awful in the public eye. It's another thing when Professor Marmalade's ultimate fate is to be revealed as the meteor thief, with his mansion blowing up as proof, and on top of that, he's handed the same courtesy he gave the Bad Guys: humiliated and framed for something he didn't do (stealing the diamond which Diane actually stole)]].
** [[spoiler: On a lesser note, it's also pretty nice to see the shocked expressions of Tiffany Fluffit, Chief Luggins, and the entire police force seeing Marmalade's mansion blow up. These guys had spent the whole movie treating the Bad Guys as irredemable monsters and criminals, and when they see for the ''first time'' the Bad Guys were truly innocent of the meteor theft and realize that Marmalade was the true thief, basically serving them all a big ol' slice of [[HumblePie humble pie]] that some fans were waiting for.]]
* ClicheStorm: The first half of the movie is very much by the book (NoPunIntended): VillainProtagonist undergoes HeelFaceTurn after realizing GoodFeelsGood, meets up with TheIdealist mentor/reformer who turned out EvilAllAlong, framing them for a heist that forces Wolf to have to ClearTheirName, [[ReplacedWithReplica the old switcheroo]] in every [[TheCaper Caper]]...

* EvilIsCool: While the movie sets off for the Bad Guys trying to be good, a huge number of fans - mostly seen in fanarts - enjoy them as being criminals which is something not usually seen of protagonists in animated movies. The gang is loved for their [[AffablyEvil charming]], [[BadassAdorable adorable]] flare and have a good dosage of AdaptationalBadass which helps their AntiHero status. The fact that the movie is taking on the heist/crime genre helps.
* EvilIsSexy: '''Mr. Wolf'''. He's a [[BadassInANiceSuit well-dressed]], [[AffablyEvil charming]] and [[TheCharmer charismatic]] LoveableRogue who also happens to be a tall and slim anthropomorphic wolf. It took the amount of time needed for a hummingbird's heart to beat once before the ''entirety'' of the Furry fandom was in love with this guy, and even people outside the fandom share that love.
* FanPreferredCouple: Mr. Wolf and Diane are [[ShipTease ship teased]] throughout the film, especially during their dance during the Golden Dolphin scene, but a lot of fans prefer the chemistry between Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake, especially because of Snake's PlatonicDeclarationOfLove and the hug that Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake shared.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The movie was a big hit in Spain where it was #1 at the box office for two weeks, beating out ''Film/TheBatman2022''.
* HarsherInHindsight: The gang [[NearVillainVictory very nearly succeeding in the Golden Dolphin heist]] becomes this later on, once [[spoiler:Diane is revealed to be a ReformedCriminal trying to turn her life around for the better and the Good Samaritan Awards was one of her first big events as Governor. The gang succeeding would have been devastating to her political career, taking away her opportunity to atone for her past. Her horrified reaction to the missing trophy and her desperate pleas to the audience not to panic become harder to bear on second viewings]].

** This isn't the first time Creator/SamRockwell and Creator/AnthonyRamos appear in a Creator/DreamworksAnimation film with both of them voicing characters similar to the [[WesternAnimation/TrollsWorldTour ones they played as before]]; with the former voicing another character with a charming, confident and sleek attitude along with a sort of moral code and the latter voicing as another character with aquatic features.
** Mr. Wolf describing himself as TheBigBadWolf but somewhat resenting that image in the movie becomes this when the very next [=DreamWorks=] movie, ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'', would feature The Big Bad Wolf as one of the main villains.
** Sam Rockwell and guinea pigs tangled before in a Disney film ''Film/GForce''.
** Yet [[Film/KnivesOut another film]] had a character with a particularly gross reaction to lying/nervousness that gets weaponized for plot reasons later on, even if Mr. Piranha and Marta are on different sides of the law.

** Wolf and Snake, as per the books. Specifically, a lot of the emotional tension is focused on them, culminating in Wolf being the only one Snake says he loves out loud. [[labelnote:explanation]]Director Pierre Perifel says that, while they aren't a couple in his head personally, "those characters live also by themselves" and thus he doesn't know, there may very well be something there.[[/labelnote]]
** Ms. Tarantula, aka. Webs, and Diane Foxington have some hints of subtext between them. Webs admits that she voted for Foxington, gives a ''very'' excited "Uh, yes?!?!" to Diane asking her to a girltrip ([[spoiler:riding a motorbike and hacking a bunch of cars]]), and, upon being asked where she learned to hack, does an obvious attempt at waving it off and acting cool, before admitting that it was mostly [=YouTube=].

* InferredHolocaust: [[spoiler:A rather large amount of guinea pigs fall to their death near the end of the movie, and presumably, even more died when Mr. Snake mind controls them into blowing up the meteor. No attention is called to it; though in fairness, they've been shown to be MadeOfIron up to that point, getting hit by cars and getting used as a literal wave at one point and seemingly taking no significant damage, so there's a solid chance they're all fine.]]

** [[GentlemanThief Mr. Wolf]], leader of the Bad Guys, exploits society’s negative reputation of him and his friends to commit heists. A dedicated planner who masterminds the heists, while making sure they’re as frantic as possible in order to make them more fun, when the plan to steal the Golden Dolphin lands him and his friends in jail, Wolf makes a deal with Professor Marmalade to become good in order to gain society’s trust before resuming his gang’s thefts. Growing to enjoy being good despite his friends’ wishes, upon being betrayed and framed by [[spoiler:Marmalade]] for stealing a prized meteorite, Wolf writes up notes for Diane Foxington to steal everything in his base [[spoiler:save for one push-pop, knowing that it will get the cynical Mr. Snake to [[HeelFaceTurn turn good]] and help him defeat Marmalade.]] Saving his friends from death, while also ensuring Diane’s past as [[spoiler:the Crimson Paw]] remains a secret, Wolf turns himself and his friends in afterwards, having successfully reformed as good guys.
** [[TheLancer Mr. Snake]], Wolf’s best friend and expert safe cracker, is a selfish [[TheCynic cynic]] who eventually shows how cunning he can really be. [[spoiler:Pretending to betray his friends and work for Professor Marmalade in his plan to mind control guinea pigs into stealing $1 billion worth of charity money, Snake gets Marmalade to hand him his mind control helmet, using it to quickly control the guinea pigs into swapping the stolen meteorite with Marmalade’s lamp replica, later having it explode inside the professor’s mansion and getting him convicted of theft.]]
** [[TheCracker Ms. Tarantula]], aka "Webs", is a skilled hacker able to crack into anything. Having been taught through experience and [=YouTube=] videos, Tarantula uses her skills to assist Wolf in his heists, from changing traffic lights to red to destroy pursuing police cars, to breaking through a security system designed specifically to block her from hacking it.
** [[spoiler:[[CunningLikeAFox Diane Foxington]], [[HundredPercentAdorationRating well-respected]] governor of Los Angeles, is actually [[ClassyCatBurglar the Crimson Paw]], a legendary thief who previously stole the Zumpago Diamond twice out of boredom. Turning good as a way to atone for her life of crime, while keeping her past a secret, Diane shows she’s still got it when she helps the Bad Guys escape prison by beating up several guards, and even assists them in their plan to stop Professor Marmalade with a variety of gadgets and gizmos. Ultimately helping the Bad Guys reform, Diane joins them in whatever caper they’ve got next.]]

** The main character being a suave, attractive looking wolf-man caused the internet to waste no time making jokes about the film being [[PanderingToTheBase a trap to lure in furries]] with many members of the fandom even going along with it.

** The Bad Guys 621. [[labelnote:explanation]]The film's DVD and Blu ray release date was June 21st, with the number "621" commonly attributed to a furry art archive site. This spawned SchmuckBait encouraging people to search for "The Bad Guys 621" regarding the film's release date.[[/labelnote]]
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:While the theft of the charity money (with the added possibility of casualties) was already a heinous act, Professor Marmalade finally crosses it when he threatens to kick Mr. Snake off of his helicopter if the Bad Guys don't give up the meteorite. And even when the gang agrees to give him the meteorite, the guinea pig still kicks Snake off.]]
* NightmareFuel: Wolf's UnstoppableRage after [[spoiler:Marmalade shows his true colors]]. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FRvRvUYVgAAAMBR?format=jpg&name=medium One can literally see the bloodlust in his eyes]]--if he hadn't been restrained, he would've torn [[spoiler:Marmalade]] apart. It's the one part in the film where you understand why the Bad Guys are [[TheDreaded feared by everyone in-universe]].
** [[spoiler:Marmalade showing his true colors]] counts as well. With completely frazzled hair, a feral look, the sound of blood-lust and insanity in voice, [[spoiler:Marmalade's reveal might be a CaptainObviousReveal]], but how it's shown can be surprisingly scary. [[spoiler:And there's also the fact he can [[TheSociopath switch]] from insane and nihilistic to terrified and normal with the flip of a switch. He's '''''[[ManipulativeBastard just that good]]''''' at playing with emotions]].
* PopularWithFurries: Despite the popularity of the book series, it took until the movie's first trailer for a huge boom of furry fandom to gain interest in the series. Notable characters include Mr. Wolf, Diane Foxington, and Mr. Shark, with some sapphic fans also taking a liking to "Webs". Helping matters is a trailer scene where the main cast appear to be wearing [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onesie_(jumpsuit)#Kigurumi kigu]].

** Take the zany heist scenes, the designs of the humans, and render them in 2D black-and-white, and you'd be forgiven for thinking it's for a new installment of Manga/LupinIII. Officer Luggin's status as a dedicated member of the law constantly coming close to but always failing to apprehend her suave and crafty [[JustForPun lupine]] nemesis directly bring to mind Zenigata.

*** The CGI art style even somewhat matches ''Anime/LupinIIITheFirst''.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Chief Luggins objects to Marmalade's plan to reform the gang and insists they're just trying to manipulate him. While she's meant to reflect the police force's inflexibility and BlackAndWhiteInsanity, she's also right: Mr. Wolf really ''is'' trying to con his way into stealing the Golden Dolphin again and, prior to being caught, was always openly proud of being a criminal.
* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The film’s character design and animation style has been a common point of praise by fans. Some have compared it favorably to Creator/AkiraToriyama and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''.

** Most [=DreamWorks=] fans were disappointed with the studio's [[WesternAnimation/SpiritUntamed subpar]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBossBabyFamilyBusiness output]] last year, only to be blown away by this film's endearing and well-developed characters, [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome stunning animation]], and witty (if not entirely original) writing. It's a critical darling as well, with a Rotten Tomatoes rating and Metascore of 88% and 64, respectively.
** The first Italian trailer was met with skepticism because of the dubbing for Mr. Wolf and Diane, which featured two actors with no prior experience in the field and was perceived as amateurish. However, the response to the film has been positive and the dubbing, despite some GratuitousEnglish, has been revalued.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Chief Luggins objects to Marmalade's plan to reform the gang and insists they're just trying to manipulate him. While she's meant to reflect the police force's inflexibility and BlackAndWhiteMorality, she's also right: Mr. Wolf really ''is'' trying to con his way into stealing the Golden Dolphin again and, prior to being caught, was always openly proud of being a criminal.

* FanPreferredCouple: Mr. Wolf and Diane are [[ShipTease ship teased]] throughout the film, especially during their dance during the Golden Dolphin scene, but a lot of fans prefer the chemistry between Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake, especially because of Snake's PlatonicDeclarationOfLove.

** The furries killed the Wizarding World[[labelnote:explanation]]''The Bad Guys'' was released around the same time as both ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'' and ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore'', managing to beat out the latter at the domestic box office alongside the former. Since both ''Sonic'' and this film are PopularWithFurries, this led to jokes that the furries ultimately killed off the ''Harry Potter'' franchise.[[/labelnote]]

*** The CGI art style even somewhat matches ''Anime/LupinIIITheFirst'''.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: You’re supposed to roll your eyes and scoff at Chief Misty Luggins when she protests against allowing the Bad Guys to reform.

* CatharsisFactor: [[spoiler: On one hand, it's pretty [[HateSink blood-boiling]] to watch [[ManipulativeBastard Professor Marmalade]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit manipulate]] the rightfully angry Mr. Wolf into attacking him so as to make him look awful in the public eye. It's another thing when Professor Marmalade's ultimate fate is to be revealed as the meteor thief, with his mansion blowning up as proof, and on top of that, he's handed the same courtesy he gave the Bad Guys: humiliated and framed for something he didn't do (stealing the diamond which Diane actually stole)]].

* CaptainObviousReveal: [[spoiler: If you’ve seen pretty much any animated film from TheNewTens then it should be immediately obvious that Marmalade is the villain. Even if you haven't, then the fact that his defining character trait is being almost saintly generous should spell it out for you. [[WordOfGod According to head of character animation JP Sans]], he was meant to be obvious from the start, where how despite being a philanthropist, his smarmy, condescending attitude [[IntendedAudienceReaction was meant to invoke the "I want to punch him in the face" feeling]].]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Mr. Snake's strongly adverse reaction to finding out about Wolf's planned HellFaceTurn really because he felt that Wolf was selling out on the gang? Or was it because [[spoiler: Snake himself had been planning to do the same thing with Marmalade and was envious that Wolf beat him to it, meaning he'd get the credit for being the first of the gang to reform before Snake did?]]