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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Averted. There are absolutely no dinosaurs this time [[spoiler:except for the dead ''Gojirasaurus'' corpse]], with the game focusing on prehistoric bugs instead.
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* SequelDifficultySpike: ''Mandibles'' is considerably more challenging than its official prequels.
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* StockDinosaurs: While this game has no true dinosaurs per se, there are only six species that could be recognized by paleontology fans- ''Hylonomus'' (a lizard-like primitive reptile), ''Diplocaulus'' (a salamander-like amphibian with a head shaped like a boomerang), ''Meganeura'' (a large relative of dragonflies), ''Pulmonoscorpius'' (a huge scorpion), ''Arthropleura'' (a giant millipede), and ''Jaekelopterus'' (a eurypterid, aka "sea scorpion"). All the other creatures however are obscure. Then again, seeing as prehistoric arthropods and invertebrates aren't seen very often in popular culture and fiction, this is justified.

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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Including the DLC animals, most of the species in this game are pretty obscure.



* StockDinosaurs: While this game has no true dinosaurs per se, there are only six species that could be recognized by paleontology fans- ''Hylonomus'' (a lizard-like primitive reptile), ''Diplocaulus'' (a salamander-like amphibian with a head shaped like a boomerang), ''Meganeura'' (a large relative of dragonflies), ''Pulmonoscorpius'' (a huge scorpion), ''Arthropleura'' (a giant millipede), and ''Jaekelopterus'' (a eurypterid, aka "sea scorpion"). All the other creatures however are SeldomSeenSpecies. Then again, seeing as prehistoric arthropods and invertebrates aren't seen very often in popular culture and fiction, this is justified.

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* StockDinosaurs: While this game has no true dinosaurs per se, there are only six species that could be recognized by paleontology fans- ''Hylonomus'' (a lizard-like primitive reptile), ''Diplocaulus'' (a salamander-like amphibian with a head shaped like a boomerang), ''Meganeura'' (a large relative of dragonflies), ''Pulmonoscorpius'' (a huge scorpion), ''Arthropleura'' (a giant millipede), and ''Jaekelopterus'' (a eurypterid, aka "sea scorpion"). All the other creatures however are SeldomSeenSpecies.obscure. Then again, seeing as prehistoric arthropods and invertebrates aren't seen very often in popular culture and fiction, this is justified.

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* DemotedToExtra: Over 20 species in the game with only 2 vertebrates/tetrapods (the primitive lizard-like reptile ''Hylonomus'' and the amphibian ''Diplocaulus''), the Eos Sector is primarily dominated by invertebrates.
** In the future, the creators intend to add a couple of fish and a few more tetrapods to even the odds a little.

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* DemotedToExtra: Over 20 twenty species in the game with only 2 two vertebrates/tetrapods (the primitive lizard-like reptile ''Hylonomus'' and the amphibian ''Diplocaulus''), the Eos Sector is primarily dominated by invertebrates.
** In the future, the creators intend to add a couple of fish and a few more tetrapods to even the odds a little.
invertebrates.



* FungusHumongous: Giant mushrooms are abundant in the fifth area, The Hive. [[spoiler:Which is named for the fact it used to be a colony for the ''Inutilis''.]]

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* FungusHumongous: Giant mushrooms are abundant in the fifth area, The Hive. [[spoiler:Which is named for the fact it used to be a colony for the ''Inutilis''.]]Hive.
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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: While the premise is the same (hunting prehistoric animals on an alien planet), this time you are going against giant arthropods from the Paleozoic, instead of Mesozoic reptiles or Cenozoic mammals and birds.
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* BugWar: Played with. While it isn't a war per se, the player will feel like it due to how overpowered the enemies are in comparison to the hunter. Of course, like all ''Carnivores'' games this is due to the hunter being a [[ThisLoserIsYou regular]] [[OnehitPointWonder human]] [[RealityEnsues being]], instead of a OneManArmy. [[spoiler:This could change for the worse when the ''Inutilis'' species appear...]]

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* BugWar: Played with. While it isn't a war per se, the player will feel like it due to how overpowered the enemies are in comparison to the hunter. Of course, like all ''Carnivores'' games this is due to the hunter being a [[ThisLoserIsYou regular]] [[OnehitPointWonder human]] [[RealityEnsues human being]], instead of a OneManArmy. [[spoiler:This could change for the worse when the ''Inutilis'' species appear...]]

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