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* OrificeInvasion: The monster seems impenetrable, but Gwen points out that, as a plant, it must have some opening where it exchanges gases. Cut to the trio climbing up the orifice. Given that we can see the ground directly below them and they complain about the smell, it's clear [[AssShove which orifice]] this is meant to be.
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[[caption-right:350:When life gives you a giant tree monster thing...it's time to make some lumber.]]

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[[caption-right:350:When [[caption-width-right:350:When life gives you a giant tree monster thing...monster...it's time to make some lumber.]]
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[[caption-right:350:When life gives you a giant tree monster thing...it's time to make some lumber.]]



* UnPaused: Max gets taken over by the failsafe system while telling a story about Kevin's dad. When he gets freed from it, he groggily finishes the tale.

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* UnPaused: Max gets taken over by the failsafe system while telling a story about Kevin's dad. When he gets freed from it, he groggily finishes the tale.tale.
* WhenTreesAttack: The Highbreed failsafe is partially made out of trees, and is attempting to destroy the Earth.

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* BotanicalAbomination: The Highbreed failsafe is a towering monster composed of a mix of plants, trees, soil, and organic matter. It was created from several Brainwashed and Crazy humans merging in a special cocoon and turned into its components, including 'antibody'-like beings that serve as an immune system, or in Grandpa Max's case the thing's 'brain'.

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* BotanicalAbomination: The Highbreed failsafe is a towering monster composed of a mix of plants, trees, soil, and organic matter. It was created from several Brainwashed and Crazy BrainwashedAndCrazy humans merging in a special cocoon and turned into its components, including 'antibody'-like beings that serve as an immune system, or in Grandpa Max's case the thing's 'brain'.''brain''.



* ForeignQueasine: Max’s habit for this returns, as he serves squid burgers for the kids.

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* ForeignQueasine: Max’s Max's habit for this returns, as he serves squid burgers for the kids.



* HeelFaceTurn: The awakened Highbreed, once he discovers the war ended peacefully, decides to sacrifice himself and save lives
* HeroicSacrifice: When the monster begins to collapse due to not being connected to its brain, the awakened Highbreed sacrifices himself so the monster collapses withouth hurting anyone around it.

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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Lampshaded by Ben once they finally get to Max, complaining that he ''really'' should've turned into Swampfire earlier during the episode.
* HeelFaceTurn: The awakened Highbreed, once he discovers the war ended peacefully, decides to sacrifice himself and save lives
lives.
* HeroicSacrifice: When the monster begins to collapse due to not being connected to its brain, the awakened Highbreed sacrifices himself so the monster collapses withouth without hurting anyone around it.it. Ben is initially upset about this, but Reiny assures him that a sacrifice such as his is the highest honor that a Highbreed can attain to.
* NoOffButton: When Reinrassig commands the rogue Highbreed to cease his attempts to win the already-resolved war, the latter shamefully admits that there's no way to stop the failsafe even if he wanted to. Kevin himself even lampshades the trope name to describe it.



-->'''Ben:''' We’re fighting a giant plant and I’ve got an alien that can control plants.
* UnPaused: Max gets taken over by the failsafe system while telling a story about Kevin’s dad. When he gets freed from it, he groggily finishes the tale.

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-->'''Ben:''' We’re [[ForgotAboutHisPowers We're fighting a giant plant and I’ve got an alien that can control plants.
plants.]]
* UnPaused: Max gets taken over by the failsafe system while telling a story about Kevin’s Kevin's dad. When he gets freed from it, he groggily finishes the tale.

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* ForcedTransformation: Due to the Highbreed's plan, their captives are turned into creatures that resemble Highbreeds but without their heads. They also have a umbilical cord coming out of their backs that maintain their current forms.

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* ForcedTransformation: Due to the Highbreed's plan, their captives are turned into creatures that resemble Highbreeds but without their heads. They also have a an umbilical cord coming out of their backs that maintain their current forms.forms.
* ForeignQueasine: Max’s habit for this returns, as he serves squid burgers for the kids.
-->'''Kevin:''' Squid? I thought those were hamburgers.\\
'''Ben:''' That would explain the tentacles.



* HeroicSacrifice: When the monster begins to collapse due to not being connected to its brain, the awakened Highbreed sacrifices himself so the monster collapses withouth hurting anyone around it.

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* HeroicSacrifice: When the monster begins to collapse due to not being connected to its brain, the awakened Highbreed sacrifices himself so the monster collapses withouth hurting anyone around it.it.
* PlotTailoredToTheParty: Or as Ben puts it before turning into Swampfire.
-->'''Ben:''' We’re fighting a giant plant and I’ve got an alien that can control plants.
* UnPaused: Max gets taken over by the failsafe system while telling a story about Kevin’s dad. When he gets freed from it, he groggily finishes the tale.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When the awakened Highbreed reappears in the monster, his words make it seem that he wants to fight the team in a battle to the dead. In reality, he wants them to esccape the monster so they don't die alongside it.

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* BaitAndSwitch: When the awakened Highbreed reappears in the monster, his words make it seem that he wants to fight the team in a battle to the dead.death. In reality, he wants them to esccape the monster so they don't die alongside it.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When the awakened Highbreed reappears in the monster, his words make it seem that he wants to fight the team in a battle to the dead. In reality, he wants to esccape the monster so they don't die alongside it.

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* BaitAndSwitch: When the awakened Highbreed reappears in the monster, his words make it seem that he wants to fight the team in a battle to the dead. In reality, he wants them to esccape the monster so they don't die alongside it.
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In the case of losing during their invasion of Earth, the Highbreed conceived a plan of using several of their captives to create a giant Highbreed monster made from trees to destroy the Earth, one of which happens to be Max. Due to an earthquake, the Highbreed, who was tasked with activating the monster, gets awaken and, unaware that the war ended peacefully, activates the monster.
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* ApocalypseHow: If the monster ever reaches a power plant and absorbs its energy, then it would explode and destroy the entire planet.
* BaitAndSwitch: When the awakened Highbreed reappears in the monster, his words make it seem that he wants to fight the team in a battle to the dead. In reality, he wants to esccape the monster so they don't die alongside it.
* BotanicalAbomination: The Highbreed failsafe is a towering monster composed of a mix of plants, trees, soil, and organic matter. It was created from several Brainwashed and Crazy humans merging in a special cocoon and turned into its components, including 'antibody'-like beings that serve as an immune system, or in Grandpa Max's case the thing's 'brain'.
* ForcedTransformation: Due to the Highbreed's plan, their captives are turned into creatures that resemble Highbreeds but without their heads. They also have a umbilical cord coming out of their backs that maintain their current forms.
* HeelFaceTurn: The awakened Highbreed, once he discovers the war ended peacefully, decides to sacrifice himself and save lives
* HeroicSacrifice: When the monster begins to collapse due to not being connected to its brain, the awakened Highbreed sacrifices himself so the monster collapses withouth hurting anyone around it.

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