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1* DesignatedVillain: Burton in the 2010 version, since he claims to want to save humanity from an eternity of suffering inside of an alien wargame.
2* HilariousInHindsight:
3** ''Gods of Riverworld'' has a cover art depicting a rumble going on in [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Wonderland]]. It was painted by Don Ivan Punchatz, who's also known for his boxart for the fist ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', giving full circle towards [[VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesAlice a certain Doom level designer's take on aforementioned Wonderland]].
4** Even better, the Cheshire Cat in cover for ''Gods'' happens to look ''a lot'' like the American [=McGee's=] depiction, with fewer tattoos.
5%%* StrawmanHasAPoint: Burton in the 2010 version, since at no point is it really shown or explained why continuing the Riverworld experiment would actually be a good thing for anyone.
6* RelationshipWritingFumble: In the 2010 version, Matt has more chemistry with Tomoe than his ''actual'' love interest, mostly due to Jessie having very little screentime outside of flashbacks. Considering that we later learn they only dated for ''two months'', and that she later entered a relationship with Burton and actually somewhat supports his goal, she's essentially a SatelliteLoveInterest.

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