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** The blorgians were looking for the dominant ''serpentine'' species. [[note]]See how one missed word can screw up your expectations?[[/note]]

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* '''Subverted''': A blorgian claims the ball pythons are dominant life forms, only to reveal he was being sarcastic.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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A blorgian claims the ball pythons are dominant life forms, only to reveal he was being sarcastic.sarcastic.
** Turns out ball pythons really ''are'' dominiant in this setting.
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* '''Zig Zagged''':The blorgians realize their mistake... and then believe cats to be the dominant species. After humans tell them that they have it all wrong, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint they decide the dominant species must be dolphins.]]

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* '''Zig Zagged''':The Zagged''': The blorgians realize their mistake... and then believe cats to be the dominant species. After humans tell them that they have it all wrong, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint they decide the dominant species must be dolphins.]]

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'''Basic Trope''': Aliens mistake a nonhuman for a dominant life form
* '''Straight''': The Blorgians arrive on earth, and mistake Bob's pet ball python for the dominant life form

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'''Basic Trope''': Aliens mistake a nonhuman for a dominant life form
form.
* '''Straight''': The Blorgians arrive on earth, and mistake Bob's pet ball python for the dominant life formform.



* '''Downplayed''': The Blorgians think humans and Ball Pythons are equally dominant
* '''Justified''': The Blorgians are snake-like
* '''Inverted''': Bob thinks the blorgians are a dominant alien species, when they really serve a stronger species
* '''Subverted''': A blorgian claims the ball pythons are dominant life forms, only to reveal he was being sarcastic
* '''Double Subverted''': After staying on the planet for a while, the Blorgians are convinced that humans are too dumb to be the dominant species, and that it must be Ball Pythons
* '''Parodied''': Ball Pythons turn out to be the dominant species, and ascend with the aliens after thanking humanity for the rats
* '''Zig Zagged''':The blorgians realize their mistake... and then believe cats to be the dominant species. After humans tell them that they have it all wrong, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint they decide the dominant species must be dolphins]]
* '''Averted''': The aliens know humans are the dominant species

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* '''Downplayed''': The Blorgians think humans and Ball Pythons are equally dominant
dominant.
* '''Justified''': The Blorgians are snake-like
serpentine in structure, making snakes essentially their version of HumanoidAliens.
* '''Inverted''': Bob thinks the blorgians are a dominant alien species, when they really serve a stronger species
species.
* '''Subverted''': A blorgian claims the ball pythons are dominant life forms, only to reveal he was being sarcastic
sarcastic.
* '''Double Subverted''': After staying on the planet for a while, the Blorgians are convinced Subverted''': ...and immediately clarifies that humans he knows ''garter'' snakes are too dumb to be the dominant species, and that it must be Ball Pythons
species.
* '''Parodied''': Ball Pythons turn out to be the dominant species, and ascend with the aliens after thanking humanity for the rats
rats.
* '''Zig Zagged''':The blorgians realize their mistake... and then believe cats to be the dominant species. After humans tell them that they have it all wrong, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint they decide the dominant species must be dolphins]]
dolphins.]]
* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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The aliens coming to Earth know humans are the dominant speciesspecies.
** The Earthlings traveling to alien planets guess the dominant species of each planet first try every time.



* '''Exploited''': A sapient mutant snake sees this happening, and uses this to be treated like a king
* '''Defied''': Humans make sure there are no animals in the area when the aliens arrive

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* '''Exploited''': A sapient mutant snake sees this happening, and uses this to be treated like a king
king for once.
* '''Defied''': Humans make sure there are no animals in the area to dress extra regally when the aliens arrivearrive, so there's no mistake.



* '''Implied''': The aliens arrive at earth, don't talk at all, and leave with only a group of Ball Pythons

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* '''Implied''': The aliens arrive at earth, don't talk at all, and leave with only a group of Ball PythonsPythons.



* '''Played For Laughs''': The aliens think cheese toast is the dominant species.
* '''Played For Drama''': The aliens arrived to kill everything that wasn't the dominant species.
* '''Played For Horror''': They plan to use the dominant life form to host their eldritch, invincible, master

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* '''Played For Laughs''': The aliens think cheese toast is [[CargoCult rubber ducks]] are the dominant species.
* '''Played For Drama''': The aliens arrived to kill everything that wasn't interrogate many members of the dominant species.
species and gather intel on the planet.
* '''Played For Horror''': They plan to use the dominant life form to host their eldritch, invincible, masterinvincible master.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob thinks the blorgians are a dominant alien speciess, when they really serve a stronger species

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* '''Inverted''': Bob thinks the blorgians are a dominant alien speciess, species, when they really serve a stronger species



* '''Conversed''': "Can you believe the aliens in Super Alice Force 3 thought hamsters were the dominant life forms"

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* '''Conversed''': "Can you believe the aliens in Super Alice Force 3 thought hamsters were the dominant life forms"forms?"



"Wait, Boss, I've found the dominant life form! It's this playing with page, not the [[Main/MistookTheDominantLifeform Main Page.]]

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"Wait, Boss, I've found the dominant life form! It's this playing with page, not the [[Main/MistookTheDominantLifeform Main Page.]]]]"
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* '''Played For Laughs''': The aliens thing cheese toast is the dominant species

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* '''Played For Laughs''': The aliens thing think cheese toast is the dominant speciesspecies.
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'''Basic Trope''': Aliens mistake a nonhuman for a dominant life form
* '''Straight''': The Blorgians arrive on earth, and mistake Bob's pet ball python for the dominant life form
* '''Exaggerated''': The Blorgians mistake the ball pythons for deities, and build altars to them.
* '''Downplayed''': The Blorgians think humans and Ball Pythons are equally dominant
* '''Justified''': The Blorgians are snake-like
* '''Inverted''': Bob thinks the blorgians are a dominant alien speciess, when they really serve a stronger species
* '''Subverted''': A blorgian claims the ball pythons are dominant life forms, only to reveal he was being sarcastic
* '''Double Subverted''': After staying on the planet for a while, the Blorgians are convinced that humans are too dumb to be the dominant species, and that it must be Ball Pythons
* '''Parodied''': Ball Pythons turn out to be the dominant species, and ascend with the aliens after thanking humanity for the rats
* '''Zig Zagged''':The blorgians realize their mistake... and then believe cats to be the dominant species. After humans tell them that they have it all wrong, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint they decide the dominant species must be dolphins]]
* '''Averted''': The aliens know humans are the dominant species
* '''Enforced''': The director wants this to be a comedy, so he demands the aliens be introduced in a comedic way
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why does every alien think my snake is the dominant species when it is the one in the cage?"
* '''Invoked''': A prankster hears that aliens are coming, sneaks into the ship, and tells them that snakes are their master as a joke.
* '''Exploited''': A sapient mutant snake sees this happening, and uses this to be treated like a king
* '''Defied''': Humans make sure there are no animals in the area when the aliens arrive
* '''Discussed''': "Knowing our luck, the aliens will probably think that cow is our master."
* '''Conversed''': "Can you believe the aliens in Super Alice Force 3 thought hamsters were the dominant life forms"
* '''Implied''': The aliens arrive at earth, don't talk at all, and leave with only a group of Ball Pythons
* '''Deconstructed''': The aliens realize the ball pythons are kept in cages, and start killing their owners to "liberate" them
* '''Reconstructed''': The aliens think these cages are throne rooms.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': This starts a plot where the protagonist needs to go into space to face the aliens and take back their pet.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The aliens thing cheese toast is the dominant species
* '''Played For Drama''': The aliens arrived to kill everything that wasn't the dominant species.
* '''Played For Horror''': They plan to use the dominant life form to host their eldritch, invincible, master
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"Wait, Boss, I've found the dominant life form! It's this playing with page, not the [[Main/MistookTheDominantLifeform Main Page.]]
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