Line #47 Music/ZiltoidTheOmniscient


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ziltoid.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:''Yeeeeeeeeeeeeees'']]
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4	->''"Greetings, humans.\
5	I'm Ziltoid, the omniscient.\
6	I've come far from across the omniverse.\
7	You shall fetch me your universe's ultimate cup of coffee: black.\
8	You have five Earth minutes.\
9	Make it perfect!"''
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11	''Ziltoid the Omniscient'' is the tenth studio album by Music/DevinTownsend.
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13	The album is a concept album about an extraterrestrial being named Ziltoid from the planet Ziltoidia 9. Ziltoid travels to Earth in search of "your universe's ultimate cup of coffee". Townsend describes the album as a mix between Strapping Young Lad and The Devin Townsend Band, with a storyline like that of Punky Brüster's ''Cooked on Phonics''. This album is also what made Devin decide to continue his career as a musician since, prior to this, he was going to leave music and become a puppeteer.
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15	Received a sequel album, ''Music/DarkMatters'', in 2014.
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19	!!Tracklist:
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21	# "ZTO" (1:17)
22	# "By Your Command" (8:09)
23	# "Ziltoidia Attaxx!!!" (3:42)
24	# "Solar Winds" (9:46)
25	# "Hyperdrive" (3:47)
26	# "N9" (5:30)
27	# "Planet Smasher" (5:45)
28	# "Omnidimensional Creator" (0:48)
29	# "Color Your World" (9:44)
30	# "The Greys" (4:15)
31	# "Tall Latte" (1:03)
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35	!!Personnel:
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37	Devin Townsend: [[IAmTheBand vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drum programming, production, mixing, engineering.]]
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41	!! Ziltoid commands you to read his tropes!
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43	* AlbumIntroTrack: "ZTO" ends with [[VillainProtagonist Ziltoid]] introducing himself.
44	* AlienInvasion: Naturally.
45	* AliensAreBastards: Ziltoid declares full scale war on Earth because the coffee they gave him was "fetid".
46	* AllJustADream: The entire story was actually just [[spoiler: a Starbucks employee day dreaming.]]
47	* BeingEvilSucks: For Ziltoid, it does.
48	* BreakoutCharacter: Devin's fans absolutely ''love'' Ziltoid, to the point where Devin took note by giving Ziltoid a cameo in ''Deconstruction'' and another starring role in ''Music/DarkMatters'', on top of Ziltoid becoming Devin's MetalBandMascot.
49	* CharacterCatchphrase: Ziltoid's ''"Yeeeeeeeeeeees"'' could be seen as this.
50	* DisproportionateRetribution: Ziltoid attempts to destroy the Earth after being served a bad cup of coffee.
51	* EvilGloating: Ziltoid. All the time.
52	* FluffyTheTerrible: Herman the Planet Smasher.
53	* GoshDarnItToHeck: "Phooey! And double phooey!"
54	* HarshVocals: The Planet Smasher speaks exclusively like this.
55	* LargeHam: Ziltoid ''loves'' being this. The Planet Smasher also qualifies.
56	* LaughablyEvil: Guess who.
57	* LighterAndSofter: After ''Accelerated Evolution'' and the two ambient albums, this album is pretty light-hearted by comparison (though musically it's actually heavier).
58	* MoreThanThreeDimensions: Ziltoid is a '''fourth-dimensional''' guitar hero after all. The Planet Smasher is evidently '''''seventh'''''-dimensional.
59	* MustHaveCaffeine: The reason behind Ziltoid's invasion.
60	* PrecisionFStrike: The only notable one occurs during "Color Your World" during Ziltoid's VillainousBreakdown. "''I'M ZILTOID! I DON'T GIVE A '''''SHIT'''''!''"
61	* RandomEventsPlot: The first half of the album tells a somewhat coherent story: Ziltoid demands coffee, only to be dissatisfied with the cup he's given and destroying the Earth, then fleeing while Captain Spectacular pursues him. After "Hyperdrive", the plot starts to make less sense, with Ziltoid just encountering alien after alien with little connection between them. [[spoiler:{{Justified\|Trope}} when it's revealed that Ziltoid's adventures are AllJustADream.]]
62	* RuleOfFunny: This is Devin's second comedy album, the first being ''Cooked on Phonics''.
63	* SelfBackingVocalist: Devin performed all the vocals for the album, so this is a given.
64	* SopranoAndGravel: An interesting example since Devin is the primary vocalist on the album. He goes through a pretty impressive range of clean singing and HarshVocals.
65	* SummonBiggerFish: Ziltoid attempts to do this by awakening the Planet Smasher. [[spoiler: Backfires when the Planet Smasher rejects him. Turns out he hates musicals.]]
66	* ThisCannotBe: "The humans are no longer on our radar!" - "What?? Curses!"
67	* WeWillMeetAgain: "Until we meet again, commander!"
68	* WhamLine: '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis "I. AM. A. PUPPET! YOU. ARE. A. PUPPET! WE. ARE. ALL. PUPPETS!"]]'''''

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