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* ''' Subverted ''': Drake is introduced not by swarms of bugs, but by a flock of ravens.
* ''' Double Subverted''': The aforementioned ravens turn out to be fleas piloting bird-shaped robots.
* ''' Double Subverted''': The aforementioned ravens turn out to be fleas piloting bird-shaped robots.
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* '''Enforced''': Orchidwing, the chieftain of the Praying Mantigons, forces General Drake to be accompanied by beetle battalions as proof of his allegiance.
* '''Lampshaded ''': "Locusts? Oh geez, this ain't lookin' good..."
* '''Invoked''': General Drake hires an enchantress to make him an insect-spawning brew, which he will drink every time he plans on confronting Alice as a means of intimidating her.
* '''Exploited: ''' Alice, knowing ahead of time that Drake brought an army of moths with him, activates a handheld electric trap to lure them and convert them to her side. Upon gaining their trust after scaring Drake away, she is guided to the General's secret base when he runs off.
* '''Defied''': Alice whips out a can of pest spray to exterminate the insects. An embarrassed Drake kicks aside the discarded exoskeletons, knowing his introduction was sabotaged.
* '''Lampshaded ''': "Locusts? Oh geez, this ain't lookin' good..."
* '''Invoked''': General Drake hires an enchantress to make him an insect-spawning brew, which he will drink every time he plans on confronting Alice as a means of intimidating her.
* '''Exploited: ''' Alice, knowing ahead of time that Drake brought an army of moths with him, activates a handheld electric trap to lure them and convert them to her side. Upon gaining their trust after scaring Drake away, she is guided to the General's secret base when he runs off.
* '''Defied''': Alice whips out a can of pest spray to exterminate the insects. An embarrassed Drake kicks aside the discarded exoskeletons, knowing his introduction was sabotaged.
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* '''Conversed''': "Why did the bad guy in that movie have all those bugs in front of him when they didn’t even do anything? It's filler drama, that's what is."
* '''Deconstructed''': The act of using insects as a means of villainous parading leaves a profound negative impact on both Drake and the animals. For the former, he becomes an outcast when his superiors learn he contracted Lyme disease from one of his flea minions, and spends the remainder of his life powerless. For the latter, they become disgruntled over the fact that Drake made numerous incompatible species band together for his cause, leading to them getting in a massive splatfest of hemolymph and exoskeletal parts.
* '''Reconstructed''': Once Drake begins to realize the insects might not be able to handle working as terror-inducing emissaries for him, he gives them a pep talk about fulfilling duties, and promises them to give essential nutrients in return for their service.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The insects seem to be doing a fine job of introducing General Drake to Alice, until a wayward moth flutters into his mouth. Cue Drake suddenly falling to his knees and struggling comically to get the creature out of his esophagus, while Alice simply walks past him without even so much as a passing glance.
* '''Played for Drama''': One of the mosquitoes in Drake's ensemble bites Alice, causing her to fall ill with Dengue fever. After she succumbs to the illness 2 days later, Mayor Steve warns the townspeople to always carry bug spray with them in case they run into the General.
* '''Played for Horror''': At first, the insects seem like ornamental displays for Drake to make himself seem more intimidating and nothing more. It becomes apparent after his defeat, however, that they show an undying allegiance to him. As revenge, they corner Alice into her attic, and leave her helpless as they proceed to absorb the vim from her body.
* '''Deconstructed''': The act of using insects as a means of villainous parading leaves a profound negative impact on both Drake and the animals. For the former, he becomes an outcast when his superiors learn he contracted Lyme disease from one of his flea minions, and spends the remainder of his life powerless. For the latter, they become disgruntled over the fact that Drake made numerous incompatible species band together for his cause, leading to them getting in a massive splatfest of hemolymph and exoskeletal parts.
* '''Reconstructed''': Once Drake begins to realize the insects might not be able to handle working as terror-inducing emissaries for him, he gives them a pep talk about fulfilling duties, and promises them to give essential nutrients in return for their service.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The insects seem to be doing a fine job of introducing General Drake to Alice, until a wayward moth flutters into his mouth. Cue Drake suddenly falling to his knees and struggling comically to get the creature out of his esophagus, while Alice simply walks past him without even so much as a passing glance.
* '''Played for Drama''': One of the mosquitoes in Drake's ensemble bites Alice, causing her to fall ill with Dengue fever. After she succumbs to the illness 2 days later, Mayor Steve warns the townspeople to always carry bug spray with them in case they run into the General.
* '''Played for Horror''': At first, the insects seem like ornamental displays for Drake to make himself seem more intimidating and nothing more. It becomes apparent after his defeat, however, that they show an undying allegiance to him. As revenge, they corner Alice into her attic, and leave her helpless as they proceed to absorb the vim from her body.
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* '''Conversed''': "Why did the bad guy in that movie have all those bugs in front of him when they didn’t even do anything? It's filler drama, that's what is."
* '''Deconstructed''': The act of using insects as a means of villainous parading leaves a profound negative impact on both Drake and the animals. For the former, he becomes an outcast when his superiors learn he contracted Lyme disease from one of his flea minions, and spends the remainder of his life powerless. For the latter, they become disgruntled over the fact that Drake made numerous incompatible species band together for his cause, leading to them getting in a massive splatfest of hemolymph and exoskeletal parts.
* '''Reconstructed''': Once Drake begins to realize the insects might not be able to handle working as terror-inducing emissaries for him, he gives them a pep talk about fulfilling duties, and promises them to give essential nutrients in return for their service.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The insects seem to be doing a fine job of introducing General Drake to Alice, until a wayward moth flutters into his mouth. Cue Drake suddenly falling to his knees and struggling comically to get the creature out of his esophagus, while Alice simply walks past him without even so much as a passing glance.
* '''Played for Drama''': One of the mosquitoes in Drake's ensemble bites Alice, causing her to fall ill with Dengue fever. After she succumbs to the illness 2 days later, Mayor Steve warns the townspeople to always carry bug spray with them in case they run into the General.
* '''Played for Horror''': At first, the insects seem like ornamental displays for Drake to make himself seem more intimidating and nothing more. It becomes apparent after his defeat, however, that they show an undying allegiance to him. As revenge, they corner Alice into her attic, and leave her helpless as they proceed to absorb the vim from her body."
* '''Deconstructed''': The act of using insects as a means of villainous parading leaves a profound negative impact on both Drake and the animals. For the former, he becomes an outcast when his superiors learn he contracted Lyme disease from one of his flea minions, and spends the remainder of his life powerless. For the latter, they become disgruntled over the fact that Drake made numerous incompatible species band together for his cause, leading to them getting in a massive splatfest of hemolymph and exoskeletal parts.
* '''Reconstructed''': Once Drake begins to realize the insects might not be able to handle working as terror-inducing emissaries for him, he gives them a pep talk about fulfilling duties, and promises them to give essential nutrients in return for their service.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The insects seem to be doing a fine job of introducing General Drake to Alice, until a wayward moth flutters into his mouth. Cue Drake suddenly falling to his knees and struggling comically to get the creature out of his esophagus, while Alice simply walks past him without even so much as a passing glance.
* '''Played for Drama''': One of the mosquitoes in Drake's ensemble bites Alice, causing her to fall ill with Dengue fever. After she succumbs to the illness 2 days later, Mayor Steve warns the townspeople to always carry bug spray with them in case they run into the General.
* '''Played for Horror''': At first, the insects seem like ornamental displays for Drake to make himself seem more intimidating and nothing more. It becomes apparent after his defeat, however, that they show an undying allegiance to him. As revenge, they corner Alice into her attic, and leave her helpless as they proceed to absorb the vim from her body.
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* '''Downplayed''': Five measly gnats pester Alice before General Drake shows up, and they don't have anything to do with him.
* '''Justified ''': Without the aura flowing from the insects' exoskeletons, Drake will slowly disintegrate into dust.
* ''' Inverted ''': General Drake shows up before introducing Alice to his new masters, the [[SlayingMantis Praying Mantigons]].
* ''' Subverted ''': Drake is introduced not by swarms of bugs, but by a flock of ravens.
* ''' Double Subverted''': The aforementioned ravens turn out to be fleas piloting bird-shaped robots.
* ''' Parodied''': General Drake is indeed heralded by insects — except the insects in question are ladybugs and butterflies, who proceed to take a collective dump on his head before soaring away.
* '''Zig Zagged''': At first, General Drake encounters Alice without the presence of any arthropods. Later, a random swarm of gnats whisks by as the General encounters her a second time.
* '''Averted''': General Drake's grand introduction is entirely bug-free.
* '''Enforced''': Orchidwing, the chieftain of the Praying Mantigons, forces General Drake to be accompanied by beetle battalions as proof of his allegiance.
* '''Lampshaded ''': Locusts? Oh geez, this ain't lookin' good...
* '''Invoked''': General Drake hires an enchantress to make him an insect-spawning brew, which he will drink every time he plans on confronting Alice as a means of intimidating her.
* '''Exploited: ''' Alice, knowing ahead of time that Drake brought an army of moths with him, activates a handheld electric trap to lure them and convert them to her side. Upon gaining their trust after scaring Drake away, she is guided to the General's secret base when he runs off.
* '''Defied''': Alice whips out a can of pest spray to exterminate the insects. An embarrassed Drake kicks aside the discarded exoskeletons, knowing his introduction was sabotaged.
* '''Discussed:''' "I still can't get over the fact that General Drake didn't get stung by those random, scary-looking hornets the other day. Any entomologist could tell you they'd be pinched helpless if not for their bulky suits."
* '''Conversed''': "Why did the bad guy in that movie have all those bugs in front of him when they didn’t even do anything? It's filler drama, that's what is."
* '''Deconstructed''': The act of using insects as a means of villainous parading leaves a profound negative impact on both Drake and the animals. For the former, he becomes an outcast when his superiors learn he contracted Lyme disease from one of his flea minions, and spends the remainder of his life powerless. For the latter, they become disgruntled over the fact that Drake made numerous incompatible species band together for his cause, leading to them getting in a massive splatfest of hemolymph and exoskeletal parts.
* '''Reconstructed''': Once Drake begins to realize the insects might not be able to handle working as terror-inducing emissaries for him, he gives them a pep talk about fulfilling duties, and promises them to give essential nutrients in return for their service.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The insects seem to be doing a fine job of introducing General Drake to Alice, until a wayward moth flutters into his mouth. Cue Drake suddenly falling to his knees and struggling comically to get the creature out of his esophagus, while Alice simply walks past him without even so much as a passing glance.
* '''Played for Drama''': One of the mosquitoes in Drake's ensemble bites Alice, causing her to fall ill with Dengue fever. After she succumbs to the illness 2 days later, Mayor Steve warns the townspeople to always carry bug spray with them in case they run into the General.
* '''Played for Horror''': At first, the insects seem like ornamental displays for Drake to make himself seem more intimidating and nothing more. It becomes apparent after his defeat, however, that they show an undying allegiance to him. As revenge, they corner Alice into her attic, and leave her helpless as they proceed to absorb the vim from her body.
* '''Justified ''': Without the aura flowing from the insects' exoskeletons, Drake will slowly disintegrate into dust.
* ''' Inverted ''': General Drake shows up before introducing Alice to his new masters, the [[SlayingMantis Praying Mantigons]].
* ''' Subverted ''': Drake is introduced not by swarms of bugs, but by a flock of ravens.
* ''' Double Subverted''': The aforementioned ravens turn out to be fleas piloting bird-shaped robots.
* ''' Parodied''': General Drake is indeed heralded by insects — except the insects in question are ladybugs and butterflies, who proceed to take a collective dump on his head before soaring away.
* '''Zig Zagged''': At first, General Drake encounters Alice without the presence of any arthropods. Later, a random swarm of gnats whisks by as the General encounters her a second time.
* '''Averted''': General Drake's grand introduction is entirely bug-free.
* '''Enforced''': Orchidwing, the chieftain of the Praying Mantigons, forces General Drake to be accompanied by beetle battalions as proof of his allegiance.
* '''Lampshaded ''': Locusts? Oh geez, this ain't lookin' good...
* '''Invoked''': General Drake hires an enchantress to make him an insect-spawning brew, which he will drink every time he plans on confronting Alice as a means of intimidating her.
* '''Exploited: ''' Alice, knowing ahead of time that Drake brought an army of moths with him, activates a handheld electric trap to lure them and convert them to her side. Upon gaining their trust after scaring Drake away, she is guided to the General's secret base when he runs off.
* '''Defied''': Alice whips out a can of pest spray to exterminate the insects. An embarrassed Drake kicks aside the discarded exoskeletons, knowing his introduction was sabotaged.
* '''Discussed:''' "I still can't get over the fact that General Drake didn't get stung by those random, scary-looking hornets the other day. Any entomologist could tell you they'd be pinched helpless if not for their bulky suits."
* '''Conversed''': "Why did the bad guy in that movie have all those bugs in front of him when they didn’t even do anything? It's filler drama, that's what is."
* '''Deconstructed''': The act of using insects as a means of villainous parading leaves a profound negative impact on both Drake and the animals. For the former, he becomes an outcast when his superiors learn he contracted Lyme disease from one of his flea minions, and spends the remainder of his life powerless. For the latter, they become disgruntled over the fact that Drake made numerous incompatible species band together for his cause, leading to them getting in a massive splatfest of hemolymph and exoskeletal parts.
* '''Reconstructed''': Once Drake begins to realize the insects might not be able to handle working as terror-inducing emissaries for him, he gives them a pep talk about fulfilling duties, and promises them to give essential nutrients in return for their service.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The insects seem to be doing a fine job of introducing General Drake to Alice, until a wayward moth flutters into his mouth. Cue Drake suddenly falling to his knees and struggling comically to get the creature out of his esophagus, while Alice simply walks past him without even so much as a passing glance.
* '''Played for Drama''': One of the mosquitoes in Drake's ensemble bites Alice, causing her to fall ill with Dengue fever. After she succumbs to the illness 2 days later, Mayor Steve warns the townspeople to always carry bug spray with them in case they run into the General.
* '''Played for Horror''': At first, the insects seem like ornamental displays for Drake to make himself seem more intimidating and nothing more. It becomes apparent after his defeat, however, that they show an undying allegiance to him. As revenge, they corner Alice into her attic, and leave her helpless as they proceed to absorb the vim from her body.
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*'''Invoked''': General Drake hires an enchantress to make him an insect-spawning brew, which he will drink every time he plans on confronting Alice as a means of intimidating her.
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'''Basic Trope''': A villain or force of evil is introduced or foreshadowed by way of tons of insects.
* '''Straight''': General Drake, upon meeting Alice, presents himself by sending cicadas flying in swarms.
* '''Exaggerated ''': Every insect in the world has to fly past Drake during his entrance, even the decidedly not scary ones.
*'''Downplayed''': Five measly gnats pester Alice before General Drake shows up, and they don't have anything to do with him.
*'''Justified ''': Without the aura flowing from the insects' exoskeletons, Drake will slowly disintegrate into dust.
*''' Inverted ''': General Drake shows up before introducing Alice to his new masters, the [[SlayingMantis Praying Mantigons]].
*''' Subverted ''': Drake is introduced not by swarms of bugs, but by a flock of ravens.
*''' Double Subverted''': The aforementioned ravens turn out to be fleas piloting bird-shaped robots.
*''' Parodied''': General Drake is indeed heralded by insects — except the insects in question are ladybugs and butterflies, who proceed to take a collective dump on his head before soaring away.
*'''Zig Zagged''': At first, General Drake encounters Alice without the presence of any arthropods. Later, a random swarm of gnats whisks by as the General encounters her a second time.
*'''Averted''': General Drake's grand introduction is entirely bug-free.
*'''Enforced''': Orchidwing, the chieftain of the Praying Mantigons, forces General Drake to be accompanied by beetle battalions as proof of his allegiance.
*'''Lampshaded ''': Locusts? Oh geez, this ain't lookin' good...
*'''Invoked''': General Drake hires an enchantress to make him an insect-spawning brew, which he will drink every time he plans on confronting Alice as a means of intimidating her.
*'''Exploited: ''' Alice, knowing ahead of time that Drake brought an army of moths with him, activates a handheld electric trap to lure them and convert them to her side. Upon gaining their trust after scaring Drake away, she is guided to the General's secret base when he runs off.
*'''Defied''': Alice whips out a can of pest spray to exterminate the insects. An embarrassed Drake kicks aside the discarded exoskeletons, knowing his introduction was sabotaged.
*'''Discussed:''' "I still can't get over the fact that General Drake didn't get stung by those random, scary-looking hornets the other day. Any entomologist could tell you they'd be pinched helpless if not for their bulky suits."
*'''Conversed''': "Why did the bad guy in that movie have all those bugs in front of him when they didn’t even do anything? It's filler drama, that's what is."
*'''Deconstructed''': The act of using insects as a means of villainous parading leaves a profound negative impact on both Drake and the animals. For the former, he becomes an outcast when his superiors learn he contracted Lyme disease from one of his flea minions, and spends the remainder of his life powerless. For the latter, they become disgruntled over the fact that Drake made numerous incompatible species band together for his cause, leading to them getting in a massive splatfest of hemolymph and exoskeletal parts.
*'''Reconstructed''': Once Drake begins to realize the insects might not be able to handle working as terror-inducing emissaries for him, he gives them a pep talk about fulfilling duties, and promises them to give essential nutrients in return for their service.
*'''Played for Laughs''': The insects seem to be doing a fine job of introducing General Drake to Alice, until a wayward moth flutters into his mouth. Cue Drake suddenly falling to his knees and struggling comically to get the creature out of his esophagus, while Alice simply walks past him without even so much as a passing glance.
*'''Played for Drama''': One of the mosquitoes in Drake's ensemble bites Alice, causing her to fall ill with Dengue fever. After she succumbs to the illness 2 days later, Mayor Steve warns the townspeople to always carry bug spray with them in case they run into the General.
*'''Played for Horror''': At first, the insects seem like ornamental displays for Drake to make himself seem more intimidating and nothing more. It becomes apparent after his defeat, however, that they show an undying allegiance to him. As revenge, they corner Alice into her attic, and leave her helpless as they proceed to absorb the vim from her body.
* '''Straight''': General Drake, upon meeting Alice, presents himself by sending cicadas flying in swarms.
* '''Exaggerated ''': Every insect in the world has to fly past Drake during his entrance, even the decidedly not scary ones.
*'''Downplayed''': Five measly gnats pester Alice before General Drake shows up, and they don't have anything to do with him.
*'''Justified ''': Without the aura flowing from the insects' exoskeletons, Drake will slowly disintegrate into dust.
*''' Inverted ''': General Drake shows up before introducing Alice to his new masters, the [[SlayingMantis Praying Mantigons]].
*''' Subverted ''': Drake is introduced not by swarms of bugs, but by a flock of ravens.
*''' Double Subverted''': The aforementioned ravens turn out to be fleas piloting bird-shaped robots.
*''' Parodied''': General Drake is indeed heralded by insects — except the insects in question are ladybugs and butterflies, who proceed to take a collective dump on his head before soaring away.
*'''Zig Zagged''': At first, General Drake encounters Alice without the presence of any arthropods. Later, a random swarm of gnats whisks by as the General encounters her a second time.
*'''Averted''': General Drake's grand introduction is entirely bug-free.
*'''Enforced''': Orchidwing, the chieftain of the Praying Mantigons, forces General Drake to be accompanied by beetle battalions as proof of his allegiance.
*'''Lampshaded ''': Locusts? Oh geez, this ain't lookin' good...
*'''Invoked''': General Drake hires an enchantress to make him an insect-spawning brew, which he will drink every time he plans on confronting Alice as a means of intimidating her.
*'''Exploited: ''' Alice, knowing ahead of time that Drake brought an army of moths with him, activates a handheld electric trap to lure them and convert them to her side. Upon gaining their trust after scaring Drake away, she is guided to the General's secret base when he runs off.
*'''Defied''': Alice whips out a can of pest spray to exterminate the insects. An embarrassed Drake kicks aside the discarded exoskeletons, knowing his introduction was sabotaged.
*'''Discussed:''' "I still can't get over the fact that General Drake didn't get stung by those random, scary-looking hornets the other day. Any entomologist could tell you they'd be pinched helpless if not for their bulky suits."
*'''Conversed''': "Why did the bad guy in that movie have all those bugs in front of him when they didn’t even do anything? It's filler drama, that's what is."
*'''Deconstructed''': The act of using insects as a means of villainous parading leaves a profound negative impact on both Drake and the animals. For the former, he becomes an outcast when his superiors learn he contracted Lyme disease from one of his flea minions, and spends the remainder of his life powerless. For the latter, they become disgruntled over the fact that Drake made numerous incompatible species band together for his cause, leading to them getting in a massive splatfest of hemolymph and exoskeletal parts.
*'''Reconstructed''': Once Drake begins to realize the insects might not be able to handle working as terror-inducing emissaries for him, he gives them a pep talk about fulfilling duties, and promises them to give essential nutrients in return for their service.
*'''Played for Laughs''': The insects seem to be doing a fine job of introducing General Drake to Alice, until a wayward moth flutters into his mouth. Cue Drake suddenly falling to his knees and struggling comically to get the creature out of his esophagus, while Alice simply walks past him without even so much as a passing glance.
*'''Played for Drama''': One of the mosquitoes in Drake's ensemble bites Alice, causing her to fall ill with Dengue fever. After she succumbs to the illness 2 days later, Mayor Steve warns the townspeople to always carry bug spray with them in case they run into the General.
*'''Played for Horror''': At first, the insects seem like ornamental displays for Drake to make himself seem more intimidating and nothing more. It becomes apparent after his defeat, however, that they show an undying allegiance to him. As revenge, they corner Alice into her attic, and leave her helpless as they proceed to absorb the vim from her body.
