History Literature / EmperorMolluskVersusTheSinisterBrain

** The System Killer was a bomb so powerful that it could destroy the solar system (an all nine planets within it) that was held by the Saturnites. While the possibility that it could accomplish such devastation was plausible given the Saturnite's trigger-happy dispositions, they never got the chance to use it [[spoiler:since Mollusk nearly destroyed Saturn during surrender negotiations with his own doomsday weapon.]]

** [[spoiler:The Council of Egos are a ShadowGovernment conspiring for world domination, all of them being made of the [[BrainInAJar preserved brains]] of various famous individuals, including the Creator/MarquisDeSade, P.T. Barnum, UsefulNotes/ElizabethBathory, UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar, Florence Nightingale, Pol Pot, UsefulNotes/MaoZedong, Creator/SoupySales, UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII, Susan B. Anthony, UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini, Zu Ding, Creator/BuffaloBill, Creator/LeoTolstoy, UsefulNotes/DavyCrockett, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Otani Kozui, Zabaia, Torquemada (which Torquemada is never expressly clarified), Creator/LRonHubbard, Martin Luther, and UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria. UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler was also a member before he was "flushed" for being too argumentative, Creator/GretaGarbo, Creator/{{Confucius}} and Creator/OscarWilde didn't survive the complications from the conversion process, Creator/JaneAusten and UsefulNotes/MarieCurie went mad, and UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein was offered a place among them, but declined out of moral objection.]]

* ComicallyLopsidedRivalry: The Brain sees Emperor Mollusk as a WorthyOpponent in [[EvilVersusEvil a mutual bid for galactic conquest]]. Mollusk thinks he's just a cliched cartoon villain meddling with scientific principles he doesn't understand and imagining a FriendlyEnemy situation that doesn't actually exist. [[spoiler:This is because he (and by extension the rest of the Council of Egos) want him to be their leader, convinced that his super-intelligence makes him their DarkMessiah.]]

* DoomsdayDevice: The System Killer was a bomb so powerful that it could destroy the solar system (an all nine planets within it) that was held by the Saturnites. While the possibility that it could accomplish such devastation was plausible given the Saturnite's trigger-happy dispositions, they never got the chance to use it [[spoiler:since Mollusk nearly destroyed Saturn during surrender negotiations with his own doomsday weapon.]]

* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:Every member of the Council of Egos who survived the [[BrainInAJar conversion process]] all show some level of psychological instability, something implied to be a side-effect of the process itself. In particular, Creator/JaneAusten was left catatonic while UsefulNotes/MarieCurie became a rabid beast the Counciluse as their personal attack-dog.]]

** [[spoiler:The Council of Egos are a ShadowGovernment conspiring for world domination, all of them being made of the [[BrainInAJar preserved brains]] of various famous individuals, including the Creator/MarquisDeSade, P.T. Barnum, UsefulNotes/ElizabethBathory, UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar, Florence Nightingale, Pol Pot, UsefulNotes/MaoZedong, Creator/SoupySales, UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII, Susan B. Anthony, UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini, Zu Ding, Creator/BuffaloBill, Creator/LeoTolstoy, UsefulNotes/DavyCrockett, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Otani Kozui, Zabaia, Torquemada (which Torquemada is never expressly clarified), Creator/LRonHubbard, Martin Luther, UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria,




. UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler was also a member before he was "flushed" for being too argumentative, Creator/GretaGarbo, Creator/{{Confucius}} and Creator/OscarWilde didn't survive the complications from the conversion process, Creator/JaneAusten and UsefulNotes/MarieCurie went mad, and UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein was offered a place among them, but declined out of moral objection.]]

** [[spoiler:The Council of Egos are a ShadowGovernment conspiring for world domination, all of them being made of the [[BrainInAJar preserved brains]] of various famous individuals, including the Creator/MarquisDeSade, UsefulNotes/ElizabethBathory, UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar, Florence Nightingale, Pol Pot, UsefulNotes/MaoZedong, Creator/SoupySales, UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII, Susan B. Anthony, UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini, Zu Ding and Creator/BuffaloBill. UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler was also a member before he was "flushed" for being too argumentative, Creator/GretaGarbo, Creator/{{Confucius}} and Creator/OscarWilde didn't survive the complications from the conversion process, Creator/JaneAusten and UsefulNotes/MarieCurie went mad, and UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein was offered a place among them, but declined out of moral objection.]]

* BrainInAJar: The titular "Sinister Brain" is a CardCarryingVillain who sees himself as Mollusk's competitor for ruler of the Earth. [[spoiler: He's actually a part of an AncientConspiracy of such brains called the Council of Egos who want to take over the universe. They consist of all the great minds of human history -- except for UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, who got flushed for being too argumentative. UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein also turned down the offer, claiming the process had turned them into delusional megalomaniacs. The Council think this idea is so ridiculous [[IResembleThatRemark that they spend a good deal of time laughing maniacally over it]].]]
* ComicallyLopsidedRivalry: The Brain sees Emperor Mollusk as a WorthyOpponent in [[EvilVersusEvil a mutual bid for galactic conquest]]. Mollusk thinks he's just a cliched cartoon villain meddling with scientific principles he doesn't understand and imagining a FriendlyEnemy situation that doesn't actually exist.

** The Mongol Hordes of UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan managed to fight off an invading alien invasion from Titan.

** [[spoiler:The Council of Egos are a ShadowGovernment conspiring for world domination, all of them being made of the [[BrainInAJar preserved brains]] of various famous individuals, including UsefulNotes/MarieCurie and UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler (before he was kicked out for being "too argumentative"). UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein was offered a place among them, but declined out of moral disgust.]]

* TheAntiNihilist: What Emperor Mollusk and the Pluvion Philosopher Kings agree on is that while entropy will always win out in the end, it's one's strive to one day overcome it that is the prime initiative of sentient life. A universe without life would be entirely pointless, in contrast to a universe with life being ''mostly'' pointless.

** When The Brain tries stealing the Eiffel Tower, he uses a six-story tall SpiderTank of [[Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds1898 Martian design]].

* ShoutOut: When Zala voices her reluctance to take down the Gynoecium non-lethally, Mollusk remarks that he "[[Film/ANewHope finds [her] lack of faith disturbing.]]"

''Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain'' is the ninth novel written by Creator/ALeeMartinez, a {{Comic|Literature}}-{{Science Fiction}} novel published in 2013.

''Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain'' is the ninth novel written by Creator/ALeeMartinez, a ComicFantasy novel published in 2013.

* RichBitch: Queen Serket has ruled over the Everlasting Dynasty for thousands of years and [[ConspicuousConsumption she lives to spoil herself with luxuries]]. She throws banquets she won't eat and commissions several statues of herself weekly, and she considers cutting down on these luxuries to ensure that her servants are able to live (like providing them food, shelter and dental) to be a massive sacrifice on her end. She has since allied herself with The Brain because he refills her coffers for every drop of undying water she gives him to ensure these luxuries.

* ImmortalRuler: Serkat has been Queen of the Everlasting Dynasty for thousands of years thanks to [[FountainOfYouth a fountain with restorative properties]]. Though it's implied that [[AgeWithoutYouth while it grants eternal life, she still ages underneath her unrevealing clothing]], needing servants to water her throat when she needs to talk.

* StarfishAliens: The Sol Collective are a race of sentient helium gas that are native to the Earth's Sun. They lack any understanding of the concept of sound and [[StarfishLanguage communicate by flashing various colors]]. [[WeComeInPeaceShootToKill They nearly went to war with Jupiter when its ambassador wore a uniform with an assortment of colors that told them "Your mothercloud has a high melting point."]]

* YouDidntAsk: When Mollusk finds out that Serkhat let the Brain take a few drops of the FountainOfYouth for his peculiar intelligence, Mollusk asks why she never let him have any if that was all it takes. She implies that she would have if he had asked.

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In RealLife, Neil Armstragon died of complications for Coronary artery disease in 2012. Here, he was eaten by {{Luna|rians}}ns in 1960.

* BrainInAJar: The Brain turns out to be part of an AncientConspiracy of such brains called the Council of Egos who want to take over the universe. They consist of all the great minds of human history -- except for UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, who got flushed for being too argumentative. UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein also turned down the offer, claiming the process had turned them into delusional megalomaniacs. The Council think this idea is so ridiculous [[IResembleThatRemark that they spend a good deal of time laughing maniacally over it]].

Now a supervillain BrainInAJar, a nihilistic death-cult and the various other alien races they share a solar-system all have their collective eyes (for those who ''have'' eyes) set on the Emperor himself for their various plans.

** Saturnites are a race of [[Rock Monster rock people]] who invaded the Earth for its resources. Much like the Venusians, they are a {{Proud Warrior Race|Guy}}, though they embody the "Soldier" side of the SoldierVsWarrior dichotomy; most Saturnites do it not for honor, but because it's just a job.