Line #11 YMMV/LeroyAndStitch


1	[[header:[[center:''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' [[YMMV/LiloAndStitch franchise YMMV tropes]]\
2	[-Films: [[YMMV/LiloAndStitch2002 Original film]] \| ''YMMV/LiloAndStitch2StitchHasAGlitch'' \| ''YMMV/StitchTheMovie'' \| '''''Leroy & Stitch'''''\
3	TV series: ''YMMV/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' \| ''YMMV/{{Stitch}}'' [[YMMV/{{Stitch}} anime]] \| ''YMMV/StitchAndAi''\
4	Video games: [[YMMV/LiloAndStitchGameBoyAdvance First GBA game]] \| ''YMMV/LiloAndStitchTroubleInParadise'' \| ''YMMV/StitchExperiment626'' \| ''YMMV/StitchJam'' [[YMMV/StitchJam games]]\
5	Other media: YMMV/StitchsGreatEscape \| ''YMMV/StitchAndTheSamurai''-]]]]]
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7	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
8	** Music/ElvisPresley's music returns to the ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' franchise for the final time in this film. The ending even uses one of his most iconic songs, "Film/JailhouseRock".
9	** The cover of "Aloha Oe" at the end by Stitch in his trademark Elvis costume from the first film with Lilo and Reuben joining after is a fun, jazzy tune using ukulele and saxophones. It was even used as background music in ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''.
10	* EnsembleDarkHorse: Leroy. Granted, he's only a red, evil, more aggressive Stitch who gets cloned shortly after his creation, really only plays second fiddle to Hämsterviel, and receives [[OneShotCharacter no other canonical appearances after this movie]],[[note]]He has since appeared in ''Manga/StitchAndTheSamurai'' in June 2020, but that takes place in an AlternateUniverse. Adding onto that, his appearance in that work was in a one-off side story based on and released via ''VideoGame/DisneyTsumTsum'', so it's not even part of the main storyline of that work.[[/note]] but fans enjoy watching him nonetheless. Plus, he's the closest thing to what Stitch could have been like if he never reformed, making him more interesting in that regard.
11	* FanonDiscontinuity: Some fans tend to ignore the bland or ridiculous names of the unseen experiments listed in the end credits, usually to replace them with [[SailorEarth experiments of their own]].
12	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Leroy is popular enough in Europe to get some merchandise there alongside Stitch and Angel, including plush toys. (North American fans of the franchise are frustrated by this fact, though, as they only get Stitch and Angel in terms of regular experiment merch.)
13	* HarsherInHindsight: If you've seen [[Anime/{{Stitch}} the anime]] or [[Animation/StitchAndAi the Chinese series]] that both follow this film, then you know that [[spoiler:Lilo and Stitch would not stay with each other forever]].[[note]]This heavily depends on their canonicity, however.[[/note]] Heck, the fact that this is chronologically the last time we see Lilo and Stitch living together in the franchise since Disney and ''The Series''[='=]s own producers are not interested in returning to Hawaii for another animated film or show, with the duo continuously separated in newer animated works and giving Stitch new families elsewhere on Earth. Aloha ʻoe, indeed...
14	* HilariousInHindsight:
15	** One experiment briefly glimpsed in the film, named "Butter", resembles a trunk-less mammoth-sloth hybrid, not unlike a more cuddly version of Titanus Behemoth from ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019''.
16	* HoYay:
17	** The bromance between Jumba and Pleakley continues in this film. They both move out of Nani's house to pursue their goals and dreams in space, but it becomes obvious that they miss each other. Pleakley even has a picture of Jumba in his office. They both continue to be ''ʻohana'' with Lilo, Nani, and Stitch after Hämsterviel's final defeat. This means that Jumba and Pleakley move back into Nani's house and continue to live together, even though they have no other important reason to do so anymore.
18	** Gantu and Reuben's relationship improves vastly at the end of the film. Initially, Gantu leaves Reuben to help out Hämsterviel, which upsets Reuben a bit but they get back together. Gantu even makes the condition that he would accept his old job back if Reuben would accompany him as a companion and assistant.
19	* JustHereForGodzilla: Most fans agree the climax and end of the movie are its strongest parts.
20	* MoralEventHorizon: Hämsterviel crosses it when he tries to wipe out all the experiments[[note]]and, unintentionally, [[AlphaBitch Mertle]]. {{Jerkass}} or not, she doesn't deserve such a cruel death[[/note]] at once.
21	* {{Sequelitis}}: Like with ''WesternAnimation/StitchTheMovie'', this is far from one of the worst examples. ''Leroy & Stitch'' does a decent job of giving ''The Series'' a proper ending and watching the experiments use their powers and abilities to fight back against the Leroy clones is great. However, the ending is very predictable,[[note]]Hämsterviel is defeated, Gantu gets his old job back, 625 gets named and stops being lazy, and Jumba, Pleakley, and Stitch [[IChooseToStay all decide to stay on Earth with Lilo]]; all good in of themselves but none of these are really surprising.[[/note]] Leroy is nothing more than a {{flat\|Character}} EvilDoppelganger of Stitch (and any chances of CharacterDevelopment get thrown out the airlock when he gets cloned), his [[spoiler:song-based fail-safe]] is a rather lame DeusExMachina, and we still don't get to see what most of the other unseen experiments look like. (Some never-before-seen experiments do show up, and we see a list of experiment names in the credits, but that's it.)
22	* SoOkayItsAverage: Much like with the other sequel films in the franchise, this film is nowhere near on par with [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch the original movie]] or even [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries the TV series]] that preceded this one. Nevertheless, it is still better than most Disney sequels and has some highly redeeming moments.
23	* TearJerker:
24	** The montage set to Elvis Presley [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOYf0OjotOM singing "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry",]] when Stitch, Pleakley, Jumba, and Lilo realize that their happy ending isn't as happy as they thought.
25	** Then there's the heartbreaking line that Lilo says after she and Reuben are captured by Hämsterviel.
26	-->'''Lilo:''' Nani says Aloha means "hello" and "goodbye"... But for us, it mostly just seems to mean "goodbye".
27	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The climax at Aloha Stadium; the real-life stadium fell into such disrepair in the years since (being a metal open-air structure on a tropical island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean) that it was closed in 2020, with plans for a new stadium in its place.
28	* UnnecessaryMakeover: Even though she only makes brief unvoiced appearances in this movie, Victoria gets this reaction from some fans who prefer her old ponytail instead of the haircut she got from Clip.

Context YMMV / LeroyAndStitch