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* DetrimentalDetermination: As things escalate and it becomes more obvious to everybody that they should just get the hell out of town if they wish to survive, Gary's drive to complete the crawl come hell or high water becomes more and more risky ([[spoiler:and leads to two of his friends dying]]). [[spoiler:Andy finally calls him out on it in the last act and Gary makes perfectly clear (with further explanation from the director) that the "detrimental" part is [[DeathSeeker most assuredly something Gary is looking for]].]]
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* FreudianExcuse: He drags his friends back on the bar crawl because he's completely miserable about how his life turned out compared to theirs, and wants to relive the one time in his past when he felt happy.
-->'''Andy:''' What's so important about the Golden Mile?\\
'''Gary:''' IT'S ALL I'VE GOT!!!
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* PaperThinDisguise: The blanks all look realistic but are all young and healthy even if the people they replaced were old, disabled or publicly known to be dead. However, when the Network leaves, the Blanks are revert to their ''true'' personalities.

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* PaperThinDisguise: The blanks all look realistic but are all young and healthy even if the people they replaced were old, disabled or publicly known to be dead. However, when the Network leaves, the Blanks are revert to their ''true'' personalities.



* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: [[spoiler:Gary, Andy and Steven gets The Network to leave Earth and abandon its aims just by belligerently insisting they and surely many other people won't ever care about being told what to do.]]

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* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: [[spoiler:Gary, Andy Andy, and Steven gets get The Network to leave Earth and abandon its aims just by belligerently insisting that they and surely many other people won't ever care about being told what to do.]]



* WhatTheRomansHaveDoneForUs: [[spoiler:They justify their culling of humanity as bringing civilisation to a planet that has been deemed the most uncivilised planet in the galaxy. Claiming that the planet has already reaped the benefits of their help through technological advancements but Gary refuses to listen and annoys them into leaving.]]
* WhiteMansBurden: [[spoiler:Their plan reaks of imperialism and colonialism, as they decided to "help" an uncivilised planet by culling those who refuse to change for the better or have been deemed too uncivilised by galactic standards.]]

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* WhatTheRomansHaveDoneForUs: [[spoiler:They justify their culling of humanity as bringing civilisation to a planet that has been deemed the most uncivilised planet in the galaxy. Claiming galaxy, claiming that the planet has already reaped the benefits of their help through technological advancements advancements, but Gary refuses to listen and annoys them into leaving.]]
* WhiteMansBurden: [[spoiler:Their plan reaks reeks of imperialism and colonialism, as they decided to "help" an uncivilised planet by culling those who refuse to change for the better or have been deemed too uncivilised by galactic standards.]]
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* MrExposition: He explains to Steven the backstory of the Blanks and how they do their thing to imitate/assimilate humans.

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* IAmLegion: Speaks through the Blanks at times, such as commandeering Blank!Shepherd, and speaks through Oliver, Peter, Trevor, Shane and the Marmalade Sandwich (all at the same time).

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* IAmLegion: Speaks through the Blanks at times, such as commandeering Blank!Shepherd, and speaks through Oliver, Peter, Shepherd, Trevor, Shane and the Marmalade Sandwich (all at the same time).
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* WrestlerInAllOfUs: When he faces off against his first Blank, Gary decapitates him by slamming him on a toilet with [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson the Rock Bottom]].

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Once Gary's best friend, he had a falling out with the latter due to an "accident", the exact nature of which isn't immediately clear.

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Once A corporate lawyer who was once Gary's best friend, he Andy had a falling out with the latter him due to an "accident", the exact nature of which isn't immediately clear.


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* EveryoneHasStandards: Steven is a genuinely friendly and polite guy, but even he clearly shows his limits with Gary's irresponsible behavior.

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* BeneaththeMask: [[spoiler: On the surface, Gary is a careless, self-absorbed, somewhat charming party animal who refuses to grow up. In truth, he's a bitter, intensely depressed alcoholic who is planning on killing himself.]]



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%%* TheLeader* TheLeader: He was this for the group in their teenage years, and ends up re-entering when they encounter the Blanks.



* SkewedPriorities: Insistent on completing the crawl even if it kills him.

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* SkewedPriorities: Insistent on completing the crawl even if it kills him. [[spoiler: In fact, that's exactly what he's planning on.]]
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Runs into Peter, the kid he bullied in school, and doesn't even recognize him. [[spoiler:Subverted because he's actually a Blank.]]

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* TheShill: His blank counterpart pretends to ask Mr. Shepherd some questions to help him convince the group to switch sides.
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* TheShill: His blank counterpart pretends to ask Mr. Shepherd some questions to help him convince the group to switch sides.
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* WarriorPoet:[[spoiler:He becomes a wandering swordsman in the ending, all while retaining his [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness sophisticated way of speaking]].]]

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* WarriorPoet:[[spoiler:He WarriorPoet: [[spoiler:He becomes a wandering swordsman in the ending, all while retaining his [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness sophisticated way of speaking]].]]
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* BornInTheWrongCentury: With his [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness poetic way of speaking]], brawling skills, and love for adventures, Gary would have [[WarriorPoet fit right in]] in the Dark Ages. [[spoiler:Comes the ending and he gets his wish as a [[WalkTheEarth wandering swordman]] in a technologically-devolved England.

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* BornInTheWrongCentury: With his [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness poetic way of speaking]], brawling skills, and love for adventures, Gary would have [[WarriorPoet fit right in]] in the Dark Ages. [[spoiler:Comes the ending and he gets his wish as a [[WalkTheEarth wandering swordman]] in a technologically-devolved England.]]
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* BornInTheWrongCentury: With his [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness poetic way of speaking]], brawling skills, and love for adventures, Gary would have [[WarriorPoet fit right in]] in the Dark Ages. [[spoiler:Comes the ending and he gets his wish as a [[WalkTheEarth wandering swordman]] in a technologically-devolved England.

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