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* LawOfTimeTravelCoincidences: The movie has a TimeTravel plot where, in order to prevent Sharknados from occurring in the first place, protagonist Fin and several other characters who are brought BackFromTheDead via TimeTravel end up encountering Sharknados at various points in history, even meeting King Arthur, George Washington and Billy the Kid throughout their journey.
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* TimeTravelersDinosaur: Fin Shepard attempts to prevent the destruction caused by the Sharknadoes by traveling through time which causes numerous numerous being from history and even mythology to appear including several examples of this trope, most notably a Pterosaur and T-Rex.
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* GoMadFromTheIsolation: [[spoiler: After being accidentally dropped overboard, Cyber April's immortal head spent Thousands oF years at the bottom of the sea. By the time she was discovered, her shattered mind only wanted a family and was willing to do anything to get it.]]

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* GoMadFromTheIsolation: [[spoiler: After being accidentally dropped overboard, Cyber April's immortal head spent Thousands oF of years at the bottom of the sea. By the time she was discovered, her shattered mind only wanted a family and was willing to do anything to get it.]]
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** Fin's time machine wingpin requires [[Film/BackToTheFuture him to be accelerated to 88 miles per hour]] in order to work. Nova also attempts to write a letter to her grandfather to warn him only Fin to tear it up and for it to be taped back together by the time her grandfather actually receives it.

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** Fin's time machine wingpin requires [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture him to be accelerated to 88 miles per hour]] in order to work. Nova also attempts to write a letter to her grandfather to warn him only Fin to tear it up and for it to be taped back together by the time her grandfather actually receives it.
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* GenderFlip[=/=]RaceLift: In-Universe, Bryan turns into a black woman, due to time travel.

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* GenderFlip[=/=]RaceLift: GenderFlip: In-Universe, Bryan turns into a [[RaceLift black woman, woman]], due to time travel.
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* PunBasedTitle: The film's title refers to the fact that the film features time-travel, though can also be read that it's the last film in the series, and it's about time.

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* CrosscastRole: Morgaine is played by a DragQueen.

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* CrosscastRole: Morgaine is played by a DragQueen.DragQueen Alaska.


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** Morgaine uses one of her actresses catchphrases, “Byeeeeee” when disappearing.
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Following the events of ''Film/Sharknado5GlobalSwarming'', the world is in ruins from repeated Sharknadoes. One of the only survivors, Fin Shepard, attempts to remedy this by traveling through time. He ends up traveling to various time periods and teaming up with old friends who were once lost.

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Following the events of ''Film/Sharknado5GlobalSwarming'', the world is in ruins from repeated Sharknadoes. One of the only survivors, Fin Shepard, [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong attempts to remedy this by traveling through time.time]]. He ends up traveling to various time periods and teaming up with old friends who were once lost.
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* GoMadFromTheIsolation: [[spoiler: After being accidentally dropped overboard, Cyber April's immortal head spent Thousands oF years at the bottom of the sea. By the time she was discovered, her shattered mind only wanted a family and was willing to do anything to get it.]]

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** Darrell Hammond uses the same voice he used when playing Bill Clinton on SNL.



* TheCameo: UsefulNotes/NeilDeGrasseTyson as Merlin, Creator/BenStein, Darrell Hammond, [[Music/TwistedSister Dee Snider]] and more, per the norm.

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* TheCameo: UsefulNotes/NeilDeGrasseTyson as Merlin, Creator/BenStein, Creator/BenStein as Alexander Hamilton, Darrell Hammond, Hammond as George Washington, [[Music/TwistedSister Dee Snider]] as Pat Garrett and more, per the norm.
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** Either none of the other characters notice that Bryan's career background changes between jumps - from physicist to history teacher - or else none of them can work up the nerve to mention it to him. Certainly ''he'' has no clue.

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** Either none of the other characters notice that Bryan's career background changes between jumps - from physicist to history teacher - -- or else none of them can work up the nerve to mention it to him. Certainly ''he'' has no clue.
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* SequelNonEntity: Creator/DolphLundgren doesn't appear in this film, despite appearing at the very end of ''Sharknado 5'' as Fin's grown son Gil and it being set up to look like they'll be in the sixth movie together.

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* TheCameo:
** UsefulNotes/NeilDeGrasseTyson as Merlin, Creator/BenStein, Darrell Hammond, [[Music/TwistedSister Dee Snider]] and more, per the norm.

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* TheCameo:
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TheCameo: UsefulNotes/NeilDeGrasseTyson as Merlin, Creator/BenStein, Darrell Hammond, [[Music/TwistedSister Dee Snider]] and more, per the norm.



* CaughtInTheRipple: Either none of the other characters notice that Bryan's career background changes between jumps - from physicist to history teacher - or else none of them can work up the nerve to mention it to him. Certainly ''he'' has no clue.

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* CaughtInTheRipple: CaughtInTheRipple:
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Either none of the other characters notice that Bryan's career background changes between jumps - from physicist to history teacher - or else none of them can work up the nerve to mention it to him. Certainly ''he'' has no clue.



* CloseEnoughTimeline: Each journey forward results in changes to Brian's (and ''only'' Brian's) genetic and/or professional background. The others don't let it phase them, as Brian is still similar enough to help them on their mission. [[spoiler: After the CosmicRetcon, Matt and Claudia suddenly have blond hair, but they're still the same people.]]

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* CloseEnoughTimeline: Each journey forward results in changes to Brian's Bryan's (and ''only'' Brian's) Bryan's) genetic and/or professional background. The others don't let it phase them, as Brian Bryan is still similar enough to help them on their mission. [[spoiler: After the CosmicRetcon, Matt and Claudia suddenly have blond hair, but they're still the same people.]]



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Bryan chooses to stay in the American Revolution, believing he'll be happier there. Shortly after the group leaves, he asks the people around him for a burrito, and is horrified when they don't know what that is.



* GenderFlip[=/=]RaceLift: In-Universe, Brian turns into a black woman, due to time travel.

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* GenderFlip[=/=]RaceLift: In-Universe, Brian Bryan turns into a black woman, due to time travel.



* IChooseToStay: Brian stays in the American Revolution. [[spoiler:Though he ends up back in the present thanks to the CosmicRetcon.]]

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* IChooseToStay: Brian Bryan stays in the American Revolution. [[spoiler:Though he ends up back in the present thanks to the CosmicRetcon.]]



* TheNthDoctor: Due to changes in the timeline, Brian and Gil end up changing appearances a few times.

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* TheNthDoctor: Due to changes in the timeline, Brian Bryan and Gil end up changing appearances a few times.
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Following the events of ''Film/Sharknado5GlobalSwarming'', the world is in ruins from repeated Sharknadoes. One of the only survivors, Fin Shepard, attempts fix this by traveling through time. He ends up traveling to various time periods and teaming up with old friends who were once lost.

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Following the events of ''Film/Sharknado5GlobalSwarming'', the world is in ruins from repeated Sharknadoes. One of the only survivors, Fin Shepard, attempts fix to remedy this by traveling through time. He ends up traveling to various time periods and teaming up with old friends who were once lost.
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** Finn (played by Ian Ziering)’s parents in the 1960s are played by Tori Spelling and Dean [=McDermott=]. Not knowing that Finn is her son, she asks Finn [[Series/BeverlyHills90210 whether they went to high school together]].

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** Finn (played by Ian Ziering)’s Creator/IanZiering)’s parents in the 1960s are played by Tori Spelling and Dean [=McDermott=]. Not knowing that Finn is her son, she asks Finn [[Series/BeverlyHills90210 whether they went to high school together]].
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: The CosmicRetcon establishes what became of ''nearly'' all Fin's friends and family in the new sharknado-free reality ... except Baz from the first film, whose absence from Fin's bar is never explained.]]

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: The CosmicRetcon establishes what became of ''nearly'' all Fin's friends and family in the new sharknado-free reality ... except Baz from the first film, whose absence from Fin's bar is never explained.]]]]
* WhereItAllBegan: The last scene of the film, and the series, [[spoiler: takes place in Fin's bar from the first film, but without a sharknado in sight]].

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* OurTimeTravelIsDifferent: A person cannot travel back to the same time period twice, which is why older Gil isn't around.

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* OurTimeTravelIsDifferent: A person cannot pre-recorded hologram of adult Gil explains to Fin that due to the instability of the energy used to time travel, an individual can only travel backward in time once and will disappear if they do so again. Fin later recalls this when he and Skye are trapped in the year 20013, but he is able to make it back to the same 2013 using Robot April's improved time period twice, which is why older Gil isn't around.machine.



* RoleReprisal: Creator/JamesHong as [[Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina Lo Pan]].



* TimeCrash: The ending has this occur when Fin and Robot!April end up battling in the far future. Fin manages to reset time and RetGone the sharknadoes out of history.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans

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* TimeCrash: The ending has this occur when In the climax, Fin and Robot!April end up battling Robot April fighting over the capacitor in the far future. Fin manages first/last sharknado causes this.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Robot April spent 20,000 years
to reset create a stable time machine so she could create a "utopia" for herself, Fin and RetGone the sharknadoes out of history.
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their family. Unfortunately, to her, utopia means becoming a clone and ruling a ruined planet for eternity.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: [[spoiler:Despite being a major part of the film's story, and being shown making his time leaps in every era he visited, Gil vanishes from the film after the 1950s segment. It is shown that he surfed into the sharknado in an attempt to reach July 11, 2013, but by the time Fin gets there, Gil is nowhere to be seen. Robot April appears in 2013 disguised as him, but what happened to the real Gil is never revealed. Following the CosmicRetcon, April is pregnant with him, however.]]

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: [[spoiler:Despite being a major part of the film's story, and being shown making his time leaps in every era he visited, Gil vanishes from the film after the 1950s segment. It is shown that he surfed into the sharknado in an attempt to reach July 11, 2013, but by the time Fin gets there, Gil is nowhere to be seen. He is also not among Robot April's clones of her children, even though Nova is. Robot April appears in 2013 disguised as him, but what happened to the real Gil is never revealed. Following the CosmicRetcon, April is pregnant with him, however.]]

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* CaughtInTheRipple: Either none of the other characters notice that Brian's career background changes between jumps - from physicist to history teacher - or else none of them can work up the nerve to mention it to him. Certainly ''he'' has no clue.

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* CaughtInTheRipple: Either none of the other characters notice that Brian's Bryan's career background changes between jumps - from physicist to history teacher - or else none of them can work up the nerve to mention it to him. Certainly ''he'' has no clue.clue.
** While in 1997, Skye uses a handful of one dollar bills to pay for tickets on the charter fishing boat. Nobody notices that Bryan is now pictured on said bills.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: [[spoiler:Despite being a major part of the film's story, and being shown making his time leaps in every era he visited, Gil vanishes from the film after the 1950s segment. It is shown that he surfed into the sharknado in an attempt to reach July 11, 2013, but by the time Fin gets there, Gil is nowhere to be seen. Robot April appears in 2013 disguised as him, but what happened to the real Gil is never revealed. Following the CosmicRetcon, April is pregnant with him, however.]]
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* CallBack: In the previous film, the older Gil uses the "Semper Paratus" Shepard family motto as a TrustPassword to confirm his identity to Fin. This time, "Gil" appears from a time portal at a crucial moment and approaches Fin like before, but "he" uses the wrong motto, accidentally outing himself as a disguised future Robot April.
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** Just like how [[Film/{{Deadpool2}} Deadpool]] references the Sharknado series, Fin does the same the other way around.
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** Creator/DolphLundgren as older Gil again, this time leaving a message, unable to be part of the adventure due to the movie’s time travel laws.
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* ResetButton: At the conclusion of the film, [[spoiler:Fin is able to change history so that the modern Sharknado storms never happened, undoing the events of the entire franchise but leaving his entire family alive]].
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: Fin gets threatened by a T-Rex, only for it to get eaten by a Megalodon.

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