The girls enter into a battle of the bands contest, but Buttercup keeps smashing her guitars during band practices. When she goes to get her latest guitar fixed, the shop owner refuses to do so. Buttercup becomes desperate and states she'll do anything for a new guitar which the shop owner takes her up on and gives her a new guitar in exchange for any favor he wants. She agrees and all seems well. That is until the day of the contest, where he comes to collect, revealing that's he's really HIM. His payment? Blossom and Bubbles joining his band. If Buttercup wants her sisters back, she has to beat him in a battle of rock and roll.
Tropes:
- Brainwashed and Crazy: When HIM collect Blossom and Bubbles as payment, he dresses the two up to like him and likewise makes the two talk like him as well, dubbing them his "Jampires".
- Colony Drop: Buttercup defeats HIM by blasting off into space and dropping a meteor right on top of him.
- Conspicuous Gloves: Buttercup dons fingerless gloves for her guitar fight with him which actually gives her fingers due to her puff hand forming through the holes.
- Creator Cameo: When the shopkeeper points to "The Rock & Roll Wall of Shame". The photos are the wall are caricatures of the show's production crew.
◊ They even have their names under the pictures. - Cringe Comedy: The way Bubbles and Blossom are forced to talk like HIM is...interesting to say the least.
- Deal with the Devil: Buttercup unwittingly makes one with HIM in trying to get a new guitar.
- The Power of Rock: Not surprisingly, the battle between Buttercup and Him comes down to a clash of Rock and Roll. It's even said word for word when they begin.
- Shout-Out:
- Summon Bigger Fish: How Buttercup and HIM battle plays out with their music summoning bigger creatures to fight for them.
- Villain Respect: HIM is actually impressed by Buttercup making a construct of a hand giving the Rock Out sign. But even more so when she brings a meteor down his way citing "It's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen".
- What the Hell, Hero?: Blossom to Buttercup when she finds out she made a deal with HIM. Even before the reveal, she found it suspicious that the shop owner would just give her a guitar without payment.Blossom: (After HIM forces her into his band) No strings attached, huh?
