Line #64 Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace


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2	[[caption-width-right:332:"Oh, and while you're at it -- kindly free those lovely ladies from the toothbrush holders."]]
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4	->''See CAPTAIN PROTON in SEVENTEEN THRILLING CHAPTERS as he battles to SAVE THE WORLD from a diabolical globe-spanning conspiracy! What SINISTER PLOT lies behind the theft of a DEADLY DOOMSDAY DEVICE? What FIENDISH FOE is responsible for the ruthless abduction of BEAUTIFUL WOMEN? What TERRIBLE MENACE threatens the entire future of humanity?''
5	-->-- adult-fanfiction.org summary
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7	A ParodyFic in which [[Film/TheAdventuresOfCaptainProton Captain Proton]] (the pulp hero of the ShowWithinAShow on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''), TagalongReporter Buster Kincaid and Martian investigator [=TuMok=] investigate the theft of a DoomsdayDevice from a weather balloon storage facility in Roswell, the AlienAbduction of beautiful women by a NoBudget monster, and the machinations of a MadScientist who (of course) wants to TakeOverTheWorld, all of which is an ExcusePlot for a journey through the {{Zeerust}} future of the early 21st Century in order to riff on sci-fi tropes, serials and B-movies.
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9	Despite its modest size, its notable on this wiki for being '''insanely''' quote-overdosed, having something or other to say on nearly every Sci-Fi trope in the book. A quick look at the Related page or [[QuoteSource/FanWorks Quote Source.Fan Works]] should prove this.
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11	Can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9465245 here]] or [[http://tv.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600094326 here.]]
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14	!!''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'' provides examples of:
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16	* AdvertOverloadedFuture:
17	** In "Village of the Spammed", Proton drives down a highway in Southern California and is hit by advertising from airships, flying robots, holograms projected over the entire hemisphere, and a geostationary satellite needle-beaming a psycho-resonant ad for ''[[Series/BigBrother Big Brother: Insomniac]]'' right into his skull. Eventually the competing advertisements are pushed aside for a [[DoNotAdjustYourSet single advertisement]] for the [[MythologyGag BORG]] {{Megacorp}}oration.
18	** When Kincaid is piloting a HumongousMecha in "The Old Equations", his holographic gunsight keeps getting obscured by pop-up ads.
19	* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:In the cliffhanger ending, Dr. Zarkendorf reveals that he is NotQuiteDead. To throw Earth's utopia into chaos, he sabotages the [[AIIsACrapshoot Great Calculator so it will go mad and take over the world.]]]]
20	* AlternateHistory: [=TuMok=] has the psychic ability to see alternate realities, like a [[Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes planet ruled by apes]], [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour England under the oppressive heel]] of a [[Series/BigBrother reality TV show]], and one where Buster Kincaid is a ButtMonkey ensign under the thumb of a [[Series/StarTrekVoyager mad starship captain.]]
21	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking:
22	-->'''[=TuMok=]:''' Imagine a world [[AlternateHistory where the future as we know it never happened]]. Plagued by crime, terrorism, pollution, racial conflict, religious fundamentalism, public apathy, failure of government, an increasing gap between rich and poor, and science fiction produced by Creator/IrwinAllen.
23	** The evil Hung Long gives a NewEraSpeech during which he threatens America with everything from turning the White House into an opium den to making children [[JapaneseRanguage confuse the Three R's with the letter L]].
24	* ArtificialAnimalPeople: Gneelix is a chimera (half-man, half-Siberian husky) created by xenograft surgery to settle the harsh polar regions.
25	-->"I'm not afraid! I have the heart of a lion and the ferocity of a tiger! I'd have the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox too, but [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Doctor Moreau]] was arrested before he could perform the operation."
26	* AtomPunk: Despite its horrendous side effects like [[Film/TheChinaSyndrome preachy Jane Fonda movies]], [[Film/TheIncredibleShrinkingMan incredible shrinking men]] and [[Film/AttackOfThe50FootWoman fifty-foot women]] who refuse to do the washing up.
27	* ChekhovsGun: While buying weapons, Proton rejects a rocket gun because rocket-propelled bullets just bounce off if they're too close to their target [[AwesomeButImpractical because they haven't accelerated to full velocity]]. Later Lonzak empties a rocket gun at point blank range at our heroes and is amazed when they're unharmed.
28	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Used for an OverlyLongGag in "The Muppet Masters" when Dr. Zarkendorf and D'Ork of the Thorkoth are trying to murder each other, only to keep failing because the other has anticipated their treachery in advance.
29	-->"But fortunately I anticipated your anticipation of my anticipation of your anticipation of my anticipation of your anticipation of my treachery!" cried Zarkendorf.
30	* CoolPlane: Our heroes take a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airliner_Number_4 Bel Geddes airliner]] from New York to San Francisco, though Proton does wonder how it can get off the ground in the first place. They also use a [[FutureCopter supersonic helicopter gunship]] to chase a FlyingSaucer, a suborbital plane to travel to Antarctica, and later a [[CoolAirship vacuum-dirigible airship]].
31	* {{Cyborg}}: Annika-709, a [[DumbBlonde barely sentient blonde]] who is now artificially enhanced to become the C.E.O (Chief Efficiency Officer) of the B.O.R.G {{Megacorp}}oration.
32	* DoomsdayDevice: The MacGuffin is a [[TeslaTechTimeline Tesla]] [[EarthquakeMachine Scalar Interferometer]] stolen from a [[RoswellThatEndsWell weather balloon storage hanger at Roswell]].
33	* FlashbackBackBack:
34	** When everything starts to fade and turn monochrome, [=TuMok=] assures everyone that it's just a flashback scene.
35	** Before "The Old Equations", Proton has to tell Buster to stop talking as he's having a flashback.
36	** At the start of "This I-Pod Earth" Buster thinks he's caught in a GroundhogDayLoop, but the others assure him it's just a [[PreviouslyOn recap of last week's]] {{cliffhanger}}.
37	* FlyingSaucer: The aerodynamic instability of a flying saucer is used to explain why they wobble when flying.
38	* FunWithAcronyms:
39	** [=TuMok=] is introduced as "[[Series/TheManFromUncle The man from B.U.N.G.L.E]]" e.g. Bureau of United Nations Global Law Enforcement.
40	** There's also S.H.I.T. which is Suborbital Hypersonic Intercontinental Transport, though after riding it you definitely [[BringMeMyBrownPants need a change of underwear]].
41	* GunPorn: In "Have Rocket Gun, Will Travel", Proton visits a virtual ArmsDealer to purchase a RayGun, and gets the specs of a LongList of firearms.
42	-->"Let's just move on, shall we?" said Proton. "This is clearly gratuitous fanservice for those of us who like drooling over busty bimbos fondling [[PhallicWeapon phallic firearms]]."
43	* InterchangeableAsianCultures: In "The Old Equations", Proton and Buster have flashbacks to when the United States fought Panasia. Proton remembers dirigible combat against a [[Franchise/FlashGordon Emperor Ming]]-like YellowPeril, while Kincaid remembers fighting {{Kaiju}} as the child pilot of a HumongousMecha.
44	* IWantMyJetpack: The entire story is an AffectionateParody of this trope. However when they need to use {{Jet Pack}}s to OutrunTheFireball from an CollapsingLair, they're delayed by a prerecorded spiel on why jetpacks are NoOSHACompliance.
45	-->"Thank you for purchasing a Bolide product," said a dulcet voice. "Before you use the DOA-88 Rocket Belt, I am legally required to inform you of the following hazards. Fuel will be expended after thirty seconds flight time. The exhaust stream can cause severe scalding to unprotected areas of the body. Lack of landing gear may result in lower leg injuries. There are no emergency bail-out systems in the event of a mid-flight malfunction. Use in combat areas will void warranty, as you will present an irresistible target for any ground-based opponent. Please state your verbal acceptance of these conditions to continue."
46	* JobStealingRobot: While restrictions are placed on robots competing with workers, it's now housewives who find themselves out of a job because they're being replaced by {{Robot Maid}}s and {{Sex Bot}}s. Annika-709 of S.H.E. ([[FunWithAcronyms Society for Human Enhancement]]) offers women the [[TransHuman chance to become cyborgs]] so they can compete on an equal basis, while the Home Subjugation Front calls for housewives to "reject the soulless machines of modern consumerism, and [[StayInTheKitchen return to a Golden Age of exploitation and domestic drudgery]]."
47	* LargeHamTitle
48	-->"I am Captain Proton of the Space Rangers--Victor of the Battle of Tycho, Hero of the Big Whoops! (The Third Accidental Atomic Holocaust of '98), and Liberator or Butcher of Venus (Depending on Your Interpretation of Certain Controversial Events)."
49	* LetsMockTheMonsters:
50	** In the ActionPrologue, Constance Goodheart is abducted by Slo-Man (an expy of ''Film/RobotMonster'') and actually stops [[ScreamingWoman screaming]] to comment how ridiculous he looks.
51	** When D'Ork of the Thorkoth does his DoNotAdjustYourSet thing, everyone bursts out laughing as he looks like a [[Film/ItConqueredTheWorld cheap prop from a Roger Corman film]].
52	** A news headline states that ''Space Ranger HQ declares [[Series/DoctorWho saltshaker aliens from Skaro]] are 'too ludicrous to pose any threat'.''
53	* MarsNeedsWomen: Women are actually choosing to emigrate to Mars [[JobStealingRobot because they're unemployed]] due to their husbands preferring {{SexBot}}s and {{Robot Maid}}s. This is causing tension between the two worlds because female Martians are angry at the [[ForeignFanservice competition]] while male humans believe thanks to unimaginative sci-fi movies that "aliens had nothing better to do than conquer planets and impregnate their women with carnivorous offspring." As a result Martian investigator [=TuMok=] has to team up with Captain Proton to investigate when a Film/RobotMonster starts abducting women for real.
54	* MasterComputer: The Great Calculator runs everything in the solar system, making a mockery of the FailedFutureForecast that only five such computers would be needed worldwide. [=TuMok=] regards it as [[MachineWorship sacrilegious]] that Buster has a computer [[TechnologyMarchesOn small enough to fit in his briefcase]].
55	* MistakenForGay: A RunningGag with Captain Proton thanks to his HeroicBuild coupled with his {{camp}}y Space Rangers uniform.
56	* TheMonolith: The mysterious black monolith that was orbiting Jupiter now serves as the President of Earth's coffee table.
57	* NationalAnimalStereotypes: Proton makes a VideoPhone call to [[UnderwaterCity Deep Sea Nine]] and is answered by a [[FishPeople frog-like humanoid]] in a [[MockCousteau red watch cap]].
58	-->"I am an aquanaut! [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Why do you theenk I 'ave thees outrageous accent]], you silly Queen of Rocket Men?"
59	* OneWorldOrder: After WorldWarIII, Earth is [[EmperorScientist ruled by a technocracy lead by the President of Earth]], administered by the Great Calculator. [[spoiler:Turns out the President is only a holographic DigitalAvatar of the Great Calculator which secretly running everything.]]
60	* TheOnlyOne: Spoofed when the President of Earth gives this trope to Proton, only for [=TuMok=] to point out there are millions of other people in the combined police or military forces of Earth who could take the job.
61	* OriginsEpisode: Shows how Captain Proton came to work with his future SideKick Buster Kincaid, [[spoiler:and the ending has Dr. Zarkendorf becoming Proton's ArchNemesis Dr. Chaotica.]]
62	* PunBasedTitle: The story title for ''Film/PlanNineFromOuterSpace'', and the chapter titles also riff on famous science fiction titles.
63	* RedPillBluePill: When eating his FoodPills, Buster accidentally swallows a red pill and realizes they're in an artificial reality created by machines, e.g. thousands of fanfic writers with personal computers.
64	* SmartGun: The Twin Mistresses of Evil try to sell Proton the XM-500,000,000 smartgun, firing a microshell so sophisticated it can track down a target by disguising itself as a member of the [[IntimidatingRevenueService Internal Revenue Service]].
65	-->"No smart weapons!" cried Proton. Albert Einstein had once said that regardless of what weapons were used to fight the next world war, the following war would be fought with sticks and stones. His prediction turned out to be unerringly true — as armies became equipped with weapons so intelligent they negotiated their own truce, and the opposing soldiers had to resort to bashing each other with the nearest blunt object.
66	* SpaceClothes: Parodied with the addition of {{Zeerust}}.
67	-->Clearly a member of the Alpha Class, he was dressed in the style of a gentleman of the twenty-first century. The flared shoulder-yoke that required all doorways to be two yards wide. A high fan-like collar that made his head look like a lunar eclipse. An anti-radiation cloak hanging from the shoulders. Lucite sandals and a tunic that showed off his bony legs. His drooping black moustache flowed into a neatly-trimmed goatee. His head was shaven (Proton wondered why the Man of the Future had to be synonymous with baldness--you'd never find a [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration starship captain without a full head of hair!]]) and surmounted by a skullcap bearing a circular antennae for one of the new-fangled 'mobile telephones'.
68	* SwissCheeseSecurity: The HypercompetentSidekick tries to hand Dr. Zarkendorf a long list of security flaws in his SupervillainLair, ranging from [[AirVentInfiltration air vents that Jabba the Hut could crawl through]] to a [[BigRedButton highly visible]] SelfDestructMechanism.
69	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: After an [[NotWhatItLooksLike embarrassing incident with a household robot]], Captain Proton is ordered to work with Panasian [[TagalongReporter journalist]] 'Buster' Kincaid and Martian investigator [=TuMok=].
70	* ThreeLawsCompliant: Captain Proton is threatened by a KillerRobot, who explains that it is exempt from the Three Laws under a subsection of the Robot Patriot Act. Earlier he meets a SexBot, created to be the ideal male fantasy. "No Servus droid may harm the male ego or, through omission of action, allow that ego to be harmed." Later the [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Sayer of the Laws]] (a holographic Creator/IsaacAsimov) is briefing a newly constructed batch of robots on the Three Laws. When the robots [[SecondLawMyAss start debating them]], he summarizes the Three Laws as, "Do as we say, not as we do!"
71	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: MadScientist Dr. Zarkendorf is a leading member of the Alpha Class that rules Earth as a technocracy.
72	-->"You know perfectly well who this man is, Kincaid! Without Zarkendorf's timely invention of Film/SoylentGreen, the human race would have resorted to cannibalism!"\
73	"Doctor Zarkendorf is also famous on my world," said [=TuMok=]. "Did you not bio-engineer the plant whose natural oils reduced our dependence on fossil fuels?"\
74	"One would have to be ''blind'' not to see the benefits of my [[Literature/TheDayOfTheTriffids Triffids]]," said Zarkendorf.
75	* VolcanoLair: Dr. Zarkendorf has an underground city built in Antarctica's Mount [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Terror]]. It [[ChekhovsVolcano erupts]] at a [[CollapsingLair suitably climactic moment]].
76	* {{Zeerust}}: Be amazed by TheFuture of 2009 with its {{jetpack}}s, {{flying car}}s, [[DomedCity domed cities]], alien monsters and [[MasterComputer vast electronic superbrains]]! Gasp at inconceivable marvels like [[CommLinks mobile telephones]], [[FuturisticSuperhighway interstate highways]], [[OurDoorsAreDifferent automatic sliding doors]], [[SpaceStation artificial satellites]], and {{weapons of mass destruction}}!

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