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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The alien leader visibly ''panics'' when he realizes the heroes have loaded his ship's cannon with a red round and are about to fire it to free his troops. While he manages to rip the gun out before they can, it's the first time in the films any of the aliens show fear.]]

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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The alien leader in the sequel visibly ''panics'' when he realizes the heroes have loaded his ship's cannon with a red round and are about to fire it to free his troops. While he manages to rip the gun out before they can, it's the first time in the films any of the aliens show fear.]]
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* MindControlEyes: Looking directly at the pretty blue lights induces this. [[spoiler:Jarrod]] also gets them when he gets pissed off later in the movie.

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* MindControlEyes: Looking directly at the pretty blue lights induces this.causes people to get bright blue eyes, and their faces to bulge with blue veins for some reason. [[spoiler:Jarrod]] also gets them when he gets pissed off later in the movie.

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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Almost literally. Jarrod starts off with a cinderblock but then goes to fisticuffs. The alien breaks his leg during the sequence, leading to a non limb-specific BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu.

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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu:
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Almost literally. Jarrod starts off with a cinderblock but then goes to fisticuffs. The alien breaks his leg during the sequence, leading to a non limb-specific BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu.BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu.
** [[spoiler:In the sequel, humanity manages to defeat the aliens and kill the Overlord by turning their own tech against them.]]


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* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: The aliens seem completely invincible throughout the first film with humanity having no chance...but then the sequel reveals they have several weaknesses and can have their own tech turned against them. The alien overlord genuinely seemed to believe his invasion ''was'' invincible, and begins to [[VillainousBreakdown completely unravel]] as humanity begins fighting back. [[spoiler:In the end, humanity ''wins.'']]

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* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Trent kills the alien overlord in the sequel by firing the corrupted red round straight through his robot's head and into the cockpit.]]



* ConvenientColorChange: When [[spoiler: Jarrod]] loses their brain, it's a different color from that of everyone else thanks to having built up an immunity to their mind control. Once inserted into a giant monster, they keep control and use it to rebel.

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* ConvenientColorChange: When [[spoiler: Jarrod]] loses their brain, it's a different color from that of everyone else thanks to having built up an immunity to their mind control. Once inserted into a giant monster, they keep control and use it to rebel. This becomes a major plot point in the sequel, as it provides a means for humanity to fight back.
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A sequel, ''Beyond Skyline'', was released in 2017, starring Creator/FrankGrillo and Creator/IkoUwais. It was followed by ''Skylin3s'' in 2020.

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A sequel, ''Beyond Skyline'', was released in 2017, starring Creator/FrankGrillo and Creator/IkoUwais. It was followed by ''Skylin3s'' ''[=Skylin3s=]'' in 2020.
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A sequel, ''Beyon dSkyline'', was released in 2017, starring Creator/FrankGrillo and Creator/IkoUwais. It was followed by ''Skylin3s'' in 2020.

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A sequel, ''Beyon dSkyline'', ''Beyond Skyline'', was released in 2017, starring Creator/FrankGrillo and Creator/IkoUwais. It was followed by ''Skylin3s'' in 2020.

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* DeathBySex: Played straight. [[spoiler:Terry]] is cheating on his girlfriend and gets killed. So does the girl he's cheating with.


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* SexSignalsDeath: [[spoiler:Terry]] is cheating on his girlfriend and gets killed. So does the girl he's cheating with.
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** [[spoiler:The alien overlord is killed when Trent, who he had converted into a drone to begin with, shoots his organic mecha through the head with his mothership's gun.]]

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** [[spoiler:The alien overlord is killed when Trent, who whom he had converted into a drone to begin with, shoots his organic mecha through the head with his mothership's gun.]]



* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:The alien overlord is killed by Trent, who he converted into a soldier, when he's freed and shoots his mecha through the head with his ship's gun.]]

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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:The alien overlord is killed by Trent, who whom he converted into a soldier, when he's freed and shoots his mecha through the head with his ship's gun.]]
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* BrownNote: The alien light this mixed with TheVirus. [[spoiler:This works ''against'' them in the sequel, as the heroes manage to make an antidote from Rose's blood and figure out tainting one of the cores used to make it can free all their soldiers who see it.]]

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* BrownNote: The alien light is this mixed with TheVirus. [[spoiler:This works ''against'' them in the sequel, as the heroes manage to make an antidote from Rose's blood and figure out tainting one of the cores used to make it can free all their soldiers who see it.]]
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A sequel, ''Film/BeyondSkyline'', was released in 2017, starring Creator/FrankGrillo and Creator/IkoUwais. It was followed by ''Film/Skylin3s'' in 2020.

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A sequel, ''Film/BeyondSkyline'', ''Beyon dSkyline'', was released in 2017, starring Creator/FrankGrillo and Creator/IkoUwais. It was followed by ''Film/Skylin3s'' ''Skylin3s'' in 2020.

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''Skyline'' is a 2010 science fiction film directed by the [[Creator/{{Hydraulx}} Brothers Strause]].

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''Skyline'' is a 2010 science fiction disaster film directed by the [[Creator/{{Hydraulx}} Brothers Strause]].



A sequel, ''Film/BeyondSkyline'', was released in 2017, starring Creator/FrankGrillo and Creator/IkoUwais. The BigBad appears in the sequel.

It was followed by ''Film/Skylin3s'' in 2020.

'''Spoiler Warning''': At least one key plot element -- why the aliens are here -- could be considered a [[TheReveal Big Reveal]], but it's also intrinsic to the discussion of the work. Per Administrivia/HandlingSpoilers, blocking out 1/3rd of the examples doesn't work. So if you haven't seen the film and want to keep the alien's modus operandi a surprise, stop reading here.

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A sequel, ''Film/BeyondSkyline'', was released in 2017, starring Creator/FrankGrillo and Creator/IkoUwais. The BigBad appears in the sequel.

It was followed by ''Film/Skylin3s'' in 2020.

'''Spoiler Warning''': At '''At least one key plot element -- why the aliens are here -- could be considered a [[TheReveal Big Reveal]], reveal]], but it's also intrinsic to the discussion of the work. Per Administrivia/HandlingSpoilers, blocking out 1/3rd of the examples doesn't work. So if you haven't seen the film and want to keep the alien's modus operandi a surprise, stop reading here.
here.'''



-->''Oooh... look at [[MindControlEyes the pretty blue text]]...''

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-->''Oooh...->''Oooh... look at [[MindControlEyes the pretty blue text]]...''
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* BigBad: The aliens' overlord, who led the invasion and was [[NonActionBigBad working behind the scenes in the first film]], but appears in the second film in action. [[spoiler:The alien Matriarch serves as this for the third film and the series as a whole.]]

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* BigBad: The aliens' overlord, who led the invasion and was [[NonActionBigBad working behind the scenes in the first film]], but appears in the second film in action. [[spoiler:The [[GreaterScopeVillain alien Matriarch Matriarch]] serves as this for the third film and the series as a whole.]]

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