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* JerkassBall: Beast Boy upon being dosed in chemicals in the beginning of the episode and surprisingly Robin, who borders on near-full KnightTemplar and BlackAndWhiteInsanity when he acts completely hostile towards Beast Boy following his change.

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* JerkassBall: Beast Boy upon being dosed in chemicals in the beginning of the episode and surprisingly Robin, who borders on near-full KnightTemplar and BlackAndWhiteInsanity when he acts completely hostile towards Beast Boy following his change.change and might have killed him for the greater good ([[OOCIsSeriousBusiness thereby averting]] the usual superhero ThouShaltNotKill role, especially since Robin is notably Batman's protege) [[spoiler:if it weren't for Adonis behind him]].


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* RevengeBeforeReason: Robin here expresses NoSympathy towards Beast Boy's change, saw him nothing, but just another unrepentant super villain and a FallenHero to confront and detain, likely blinded with anger for Beast Boy having to TookALevelInJerkass and attacking Raven. Robin seems to be more interested in taking down Beast Boy in retaliation for near killing one of their own and pettily for being a jerk earlier towards him and his teammates rather then helping him and appeared to prepare to kill him with Cyborg's help like taking out a mad dog when cornering him.
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* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Following Beast Boy's change in character and caught with Raven in his teeth, Robin absolutely treats Beast Boy like every other MonsterOfTheWeek and VillainOfTheWeek they have faced, completely disregarding Beast Boy as a fellow Titan and friend over the fact he attacked a fellow Titan.


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* JerkassBall: Beast Boy upon being dosed in chemicals in the beginning of the episode and surprisingly Robin, who borders on near-full KnightTemplar and BlackAndWhiteInsanity when he acts completely hostile towards Beast Boy following his change.
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* ThePowerOfTrust: Averted. Hard. Despite having only minor, purely circumstantial evidence (and we can't even really call it "evidence" since nobody actually knows whether a crime has been committed or not), Robin goes Full-Cop on Beast Boy, complete with [[https://books.google.com/books?id=oM5H4y6QAzcC&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq=%22worst+of+all+possible+guilt%22+police&source=bl&ots=GxhuB_aZJh&sig=dDQS9wmWLQI_LiRlfJkC_sF8l5Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinmoe4yrbRAhWogVQKHRtBBLEQ6AEIIzAC#v=onepage&q=%22worst%20of%20all%20possible%20guilt%22%20police&f=false Operative Assumption of Guilt and The Worst of All Possible Guilt]] in full play. Robin subjects Beast Boy to a straight-up police interrogation right in the middle of the medical ward, threatening him with jail if he can't remember what happened between him and Raven. Cyborg and Starfire aren't any better, just less confrontational.

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* ThePowerOfTrust: Averted. Hard. Despite having only minor, purely circumstantial evidence (and we can't even really call it "evidence" since nobody actually knows whether a crime has been committed or not), Robin goes Full-Cop on Beast Boy, complete with [[https://books.google.com/books?id=oM5H4y6QAzcC&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq=%22worst+of+all+possible+guilt%22+police&source=bl&ots=GxhuB_aZJh&sig=dDQS9wmWLQI_LiRlfJkC_sF8l5Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinmoe4yrbRAhWogVQKHRtBBLEQ6AEIIzAC#v=onepage&q=%22worst%20of%20all%20possible%20guilt%22%20police&f=false Operative Assumption of Guilt and The Worst of All Possible Guilt]] in full play. Robin subjects Beast Boy to a straight-up police interrogation right in the middle of the medical ward, threatening him with jail if he can't remember what happened between him and Raven. Cyborg and Starfire aren't any better, just less confrontational.
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* HypocriticalHumor: ''[[PowerIncontinence Raven]]'' has the audacity to ask if Beast Boy's had "any good {{Freak Out}}s lately" after he hits a RageBreakingPoint in the show's opening scene.
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* BalefulPolymorph: Beast Boy is positively grief-stricken at the thought he might have turned into a monster and hurt Raven.


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* ChemistryCanDoAnything: Beast Boy's RageBreakingPoint inadvertently results in him and Adonis getting a nice warm chemical bath. None of the Titans realize it might have any effects on Beast Boy until he takes a spin on the wild side.

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* {{Filler}}: The ninth episode of the third season was originally supposed to be [[Recap/TeenTitansS3E11BunnyRaven Bunny Raven]], and was already mostly produced when they decided to add a musical number. This episode was created at the last minute to fill the gap after they pushed Bunny Raven back.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Inverted. Beast Boy isn't actually conscious of doing anything wrong, but the Titans are convinced he is. He's consumed with enough guilt that he goes along with it anyway.
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* ShoutOut: While this episode was specifically inspired by ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon'', the Man-Beast in particular is very reminiscent of ''the Comicbook/IncredibleHulk''.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Robin accidentally causes the second reappearance of the Man-Beast by antagonizing Garfield during the interrogation. Which takes place in a medical bay. Filled with sensitive, expensive equipment. With an unconscious Raven lying prone in a corner. Knowing that the Man-Beast is more than a match for them individually. Neither Starfire, Cyborg, or the episode itself, call him out on this.
* NoSympathy: Robin makes it quite clear he has little to no concern for Beast Boy's condition during the interrogation, even preventing Starfire from trying to comfort the kid when his heart rate spikes from stress.



* ThePowerOfTrust: Averted. Hard. Despite having only minor, purely circumstantial evidence, Robin goes Full-Cop on Beast Boy, complete with [[https://books.google.com/books?id=oM5H4y6QAzcC&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq=%22worst+of+all+possible+guilt%22+police&source=bl&ots=GxhuB_aZJh&sig=dDQS9wmWLQI_LiRlfJkC_sF8l5Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinmoe4yrbRAhWogVQKHRtBBLEQ6AEIIzAC#v=onepage&q=%22worst%20of%20all%20possible%20guilt%22%20police&f=false Operative Assumption of Guilt and The Worst of All Possible Guilt]] in full play. Robin subjects Beast Boy to a straight-up police interrogation right in the middle of the medical ward, threatening him with jail if he can't remember what happened between him and Raven. Cyborg and Starfire aren't any better, just less confrontational.

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* ThePowerOfTrust: Averted. Hard. Despite having only minor, purely circumstantial evidence, evidence (and we can't even really call it "evidence" since nobody actually knows whether a crime has been committed or not), Robin goes Full-Cop on Beast Boy, complete with [[https://books.google.com/books?id=oM5H4y6QAzcC&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq=%22worst+of+all+possible+guilt%22+police&source=bl&ots=GxhuB_aZJh&sig=dDQS9wmWLQI_LiRlfJkC_sF8l5Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinmoe4yrbRAhWogVQKHRtBBLEQ6AEIIzAC#v=onepage&q=%22worst%20of%20all%20possible%20guilt%22%20police&f=false Operative Assumption of Guilt and The Worst of All Possible Guilt]] in full play. Robin subjects Beast Boy to a straight-up police interrogation right in the middle of the medical ward, threatening him with jail if he can't remember what happened between him and Raven. Cyborg and Starfire aren't any better, just less confrontational.
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* PowerIncontinence: After his chemical bath, Beast Boy spends an extended amount of time in the gym working out... and spontaneously shifts, mid-routine, into animals, that rampage around the room, hurling barbells through walls and tearing punching bags to shreds. Absolutely no one notices and it's unclear whether Beast Boy himself knows.

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* AttackAttackAttack: When Beast Boy and Raven go missing, Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire encounter the Man-Beast carrying Raven around by holding her cloak in its teeth. It puts Raven down gently. Because this confrontation apparently wasn't hostile enough, [[LeeroyJenkins Robin decides this is the best time to attack]].

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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: After the first encounter with the Man-Beast, Robin subjects Beast Boy to a straight-up criminal interrogation trying to figure out what's going on. Even if we presume he has been granted authority to do this, police are ''not'' authorized to use psychologically or physically coercive methods during an interrogation, including threats -- so Robin threatening Beast Boy with jail was totally out of line. It also doesn't help that the Titans have no idea what happened at all after Beast Boy and Raven disappeared or why, so Robin doesn't know a crime has actually been committed.
* AttackAttackAttack: When After Beast Boy and Raven go missing, Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire encounter the Man-Beast carrying Raven around by holding her cloak in its teeth. It puts Raven down gently. Because this confrontation apparently wasn't hostile enough, [[LeeroyJenkins Robin decides this is the best time to attack]].attack]].
* BloodlessCarnage: Raven is unconscious and explained to be in a "healing trance" during the scene in the medical bay to make up for the fact that she has absolutely no cuts or bruises following her ill-fated encounter with Beast Boy's inner monster. Without such evidence, it's clear nobody has any idea what's actually happened to her, but Robin's pretty sure it's Beast Boy's fault.



* ThereAreNoTherapists: Really poignant in this episode, with Beast Boy having a sudden onset of intense aggression, loutish behavior, and completely abandoning his die-hard "vegetarianism". After attacking Cyborg and on the brink of a superpowered fight with Raven, the Titans confront him about how he's [[TookALevelInJerkass Taken A Level In Jerkass]] and all he has to say for them to take it at face-value is "This is who I am, now." Robin literally tells him to leave because they don't want to deal with him if he's like this.

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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Downplayed. This episode is the absolute nadir of Beast Boy's relationship with the Titans as a whole. The Titans are ''all'' GenreBlind to the fact that OOCIsSeriousBusiness, and Robin is perfectly willing to subject Beast Boy to a criminal investigation even if he's not actually sure that a crime has been committed.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Really poignant in this episode, with Beast Boy having a sudden onset of intense aggression, loutish behavior, and completely abandoning his die-hard "vegetarianism". After attacking Cyborg and on the brink of a superpowered fight with Raven, the Titans confront him about how he's [[TookALevelInJerkass Taken A Level In Jerkass]] and all he has to say for them to take it at face-value is "This is who I am, now." Robin literally tells him to leave because they don't want to deal with him if he's like this.his attitude problem.

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Beast Boy gets drenched in chemicals while fighting the villain Adonis, after which his behavior starts to change dramatically.

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Beast Boy gets drenched in chemicals while fighting the villain Adonis, after which his behavior starts to change dramatically.
dramatically. And then he and Raven disappear from the tower, leaving the remaining Titans alarmed and worried about their friends.



* AttackAttackAttack: When Beast Boy and Raven go missing, Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire encounter the Man-Beast carrying Raven around by holding her cloak in its teeth. It puts Raven down gently. Because this confrontation apparently wasn't hostile enough, [[LeeroyJenkins Robin decides this is the best time to attack]].



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Not only was Beast Boy more aggressive and hostile, but he also ate meat for the first time. This is the [[TrademarkFavoriteFood obsessive tofu fan]] we're talking about![[note]]It's all just side-effects of the chemicals messing with his rDNA.[[/note]]
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Beast Boy and Adonis turn into Man-Beasts as a result of exposure to toxic chemicals. Like werewolves, they have no memory of what they do in their transformed state.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Not only was Beast Boy more aggressive wavers between acting like a lout in front of his friends and hostile, but he aggressively tearing the gym apart with his animal forms when he's by himself. As the day goes on, there's increasingly little difference. He also ate meat for the first time. This is the [[TrademarkFavoriteFood obsessive tofu fan]] we're talking about![[note]]It's all just side-effects of the chemicals messing with his rDNA.[[/note]]
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: This episode features the premier of the Man-Beast, Beast Boy Boy's SuperpoweredEvilSide, which is fast, furry, and ferocious.
* PlotHole: The nature of the Man-Beast (and really, Beast Boy's problem in general) is never really explained. The episode originally suggests it's a side-effect of the chemical bath on his DNA and morphing powers... [[spoiler: And then throws that explanation right out the window by showing
Adonis turn into Man-Beasts can ''also'' become a Man-Beast... and turns right back around when the episode's denouement behaves as a result of exposure if the "something primal" is unique to toxic chemicals. Like werewolves, they have no memory of what they do in their transformed state.Beast Boy]].



* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the last time.]]

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* RebusBubble: Robin realizes that "Ham plus Eggs equals Beast Boy" does ''not'' compute.
* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the last time.]]]]
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Really poignant in this episode, with Beast Boy having a sudden onset of intense aggression, loutish behavior, and completely abandoning his die-hard "vegetarianism". After attacking Cyborg and on the brink of a superpowered fight with Raven, the Titans confront him about how he's [[TookALevelInJerkass Taken A Level In Jerkass]] and all he has to say for them to take it at face-value is "This is who I am, now." Robin literally tells him to leave because they don't want to deal with him if he's like this.
* ThePowerOfTrust: Averted. Hard. Despite having only minor, purely circumstantial evidence, Robin goes Full-Cop on Beast Boy, complete with [[https://books.google.com/books?id=oM5H4y6QAzcC&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq=%22worst+of+all+possible+guilt%22+police&source=bl&ots=GxhuB_aZJh&sig=dDQS9wmWLQI_LiRlfJkC_sF8l5Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinmoe4yrbRAhWogVQKHRtBBLEQ6AEIIzAC#v=onepage&q=%22worst%20of%20all%20possible%20guilt%22%20police&f=false Operative Assumption of Guilt and The Worst of All Possible Guilt]] in full play. Robin subjects Beast Boy to a straight-up police interrogation right in the middle of the medical ward, threatening him with jail if he can't remember what happened between him and Raven. Cyborg and Starfire aren't any better, just less confrontational.

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* GoldenMoment: The moment of bonding between Raven and Beast Boy, including {{an aesop}} from Raven about knowing when to let out the Man-Beast and a MomentKiller from Beast Boy.



* MomentKiller: Beast Boy accidentally ruins a moment between himself and Raven, who {{lampshades}} the situation.

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* MomentKiller: Beast Boy accidentally ruins a moment GoldenMoment between himself and Raven, who {{lampshades}} the situation.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Not only was Beast Boy more aggressive and hostile, but he also ate meat for the first time. This is the [[TrademarkFavoriteFood obsessive tofu fan]] we're talking about!

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Not only was Beast Boy more aggressive and hostile, but he also ate meat for the first time. This is the [[TrademarkFavoriteFood obsessive tofu fan]] we're talking about!about![[note]]It's all just side-effects of the chemicals messing with his rDNA.[[/note]]



* RealMenEatMeat: {{Invoked}} by Beast Boy the morning after the fight with Adonis.[[note]]It's really just a side-effect of the chemicals messing with his rDNA.[[/note]]

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* RealMenEatMeat: {{Invoked}} by Beast Boy the morning after the fight with Adonis.[[note]]It's really just a side-effect of the chemicals messing with his rDNA.[[/note]]
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* RealMenEatMeat: {{Invoked}} by Beast Boy the morning after the fight with Adonis.

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* RealMenEatMeat: {{Invoked}} by Beast Boy the morning after the fight with Adonis.[[note]]It's really just a side-effect of the chemicals messing with his rDNA.[[/note]]
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* MomentKiller: Beast Boy accidentally ruins a momemt between himself and Raven, who {{lampshades}} the situation.

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* MomentKiller: Beast Boy accidentally ruins a momemt moment between himself and Raven, who {{lampshades}} the situation.



* RealMenEatMeat: {{Invoked}} by Beast Boy the mirning after the fight with Adonis.

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* RealMenEatMeat: {{Invoked}} by Beast Boy the mirning morning after the fight with Adonis.

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* RealMenEatMeat: {{Invoked}} by Beast Boy the mirning after the fight with Adonis.* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the last time.]]

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* RealMenEatMeat: {{Invoked}} by Beast Boy the mirning after the fight with Adonis.Adonis.
* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the last time.]]

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* MomentKiller: Beast Boy accidentally ruins a momemt between himself and Raven, who {{lampshades}} the situation.



* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the last time.]]

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* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Beast Boy and Adonis turn into Man-Beasts as a result of exposure to toxic chemicals. Like werewolves, they have no memory of what they do in their transformed state.
* RageBreakingPoint: Beast Boy hits his when Adonis asks if he knows "how to fight like a man".
-->'''Raven:''' Have any good freak-outs lately?\\
'''Beast Boy:''' I just got sick of being pushed around.
* RealMenEatMeat: {{Invoked}} by Beast Boy the mirning after the fight with Adonis.
* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the last time.]]
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** It's even worse that that. Beast Boy's VA is a vegetarian too. You have to wonder how much it hurt Greg Cipes to say something like "Real men don't eat tofu."
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* [[spoiler:ShipTease: Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the first time.]]

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* [[spoiler:ShipTease: Beast ShipTease: [[spoiler:Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the first last time.]]
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* HairTriggerTemper: Beast Boy develops this as a result of the chemical exposure.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
--> "Raven...she's gonna be okay, isn't she? I mean...she's not moving. What have I done?"
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** [[Spoiler:NotSoHarmlessVillain: As it turns out, it was ''him'', not Beast Boy, who assaulted and hurt Raven, having fallen victim to the same chemical in the beginning.]]

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** [[Spoiler:NotSoHarmlessVillain: [[spoiler: NotSoHarmlessVillain: As it turns out, it was ''him'', not Beast Boy, who assaulted and hurt Raven, having fallen victim to the same chemical in the beginning.]]
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** [[NotSoHarmlessVillain: As it turns out, it was ''him'', not Beast Boy, who assaulted and hurt Raven, having fallen victim to the same chemical in the beginning.]]

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** [[NotSoHarmlessVillain: [[Spoiler:NotSoHarmlessVillain: As it turns out, it was ''him'', not Beast Boy, who assaulted and hurt Raven, having fallen victim to the same chemical in the beginning.]]
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* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Adonis seems like one at first...
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* [[FaithShipping: Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the first time.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Not only was Beast Boy more aggressive and hostile, but he also ate meat for the first time. This is the [[TrademarkFavoriteFood obsessive tofu fan]] we're talking about!

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* [[FaithShipping: Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the first time.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Not only was Beast Boy more aggressive and hostile, but he also ate meat for the first time. This is the [[TrademarkFavoriteFood obsessive tofu fan]] we're talking about!about!
** It's even worse that that. Beast Boy's VA is a vegetarian too. You have to wonder how much it hurt Greg Cipes to say something like "Real men don't eat tofu."
* [[spoiler:ShipTease: Beast Boy's much rumored crush on Raven only intensifies here, as he actually becomes the Man-Beast in order to protect her. It won't be the first time.]]
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Beast Boy's mood swings and body changes bring puberty to mind.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Beast Boy's mood swings and body changes bring puberty to mind.mind.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Not only was Beast Boy more aggressive and hostile, but he also ate meat for the first time. This is the [[TrademarkFavoriteFood obsessive tofu fan]] we're talking about!
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The mood swings and body changes bring puberty to mind.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The Beast Boy's mood swings and body changes bring puberty to mind.
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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer

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->'''Adonis:''' What's the matter, wisp? Don't you know how to fight like a man?

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->'''Adonis:''' What's the matter, wisp? wimp? Don't you know how to fight like a man?
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->'''Adonis:''' What's the matter, wisp? Don't you know how to fight like a man?
->'''Beast Boy:''' I'm not a man ... I'm an animal!

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