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** Given that [[spoiler:the queen had access to Carl's mind]], it would have known exactly how much the ''John A. Warden'' meant to Carmen and [[FridgeBrilliance how far she'd go to recover it.]]
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* HollywoodTactics: Not glaringly obvious like the first team, but a lot of casualties would have been averted if the fighting were done more properly.
** The Mobile Infantry squads are still grossly under-armed. Their primary weapon is assault rifles, even with BottomlessMagazines, still need several seconds to down a single bug, while they are constantly swarmed with dozens. Ratzass has a minigun, Trig has a sniper rifle, Varro has an underbarrel grenade launcher, and that's it. Varro doesn't even use his grenade launcher until the very end. Maybe they do have more advanced weapon which were lost or ammunition depleted in previous missions, but the movie never made it clear.
** As the Warden approached Earth and had to be intercepted, [[spoiler: the 3 intercepting ships flew on a straight line right in front of the Warden's main laser guns and predictably got blown up]].
** As Rico and his men are dropped to the crashed Warden, [[spoiler: they didn't even bother to spread out while air-borne, and most were wiped out mid-air. Rico only survived thanks to PlotArmor]].
** The Mobile Infantry squads are still grossly under-armed. Their primary weapon is assault rifles, even with BottomlessMagazines, still need several seconds to down a single bug, while they are constantly swarmed with dozens. Ratzass has a minigun, Trig has a sniper rifle, Varro has an underbarrel grenade launcher, and that's it. Varro doesn't even use his grenade launcher until the very end. Maybe they do have more advanced weapon which were lost or ammunition depleted in previous missions, but the movie never made it clear.
** As the Warden approached Earth and had to be intercepted, [[spoiler: the 3 intercepting ships flew on a straight line right in front of the Warden's main laser guns and predictably got blown up]].
** As Rico and his men are dropped to the crashed Warden, [[spoiler: they didn't even bother to spread out while air-borne, and most were wiped out mid-air. Rico only survived thanks to PlotArmor]].
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** Ship lost power, everyone's dead. Doesn't anyone in the rescue team suspect that the bugs might be waiting to ambush them? [[spoiler: They happily split up, doesn't bother to reinforce their position or create defensible choke points, and quite a number gets killed by the bug ambush]].
** Chow, who decides that[[spoiler:he will have better chances fighting bugs with punches and kicks and no helmet]].
** Ship lost power, everyone's dead. Doesn't anyone in the rescue team suspect that the bugs might be waiting to ambush them? [[spoiler: They happily split up, doesn't bother to reinforce their position or create defensible choke points, and quite a number gets killed by the bug ambush]].
** Chow, who decides that[[spoiler:he will have better chances fighting bugs with punches and kicks and no helmet]].
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Lt. Daugherty? Nope. Bugspray and Trig? Still nope. Even the protagonists from the original film feel like they're running towards BackForTheDead territory at times, but they all survive.]]
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* BeamSpam: Utilized during the ship-to-ship combat scenes.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: While many troopers get torn limb from limb, [[spoiler:Trig's body]] is left intact enough that it's not immediately clear that she's dead. [[spoiler:Of course, the Bugs were using her as bait for an ambush.]]
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: While many troopers get torn limb from limb, [[spoiler:Trig's body]] is left intact enough that it's not immediately clear that she's dead. [[spoiler:Of course, the Bugs were using her as bait for an ambush.]]
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: While many troopers get torn limb from limb, [[spoiler:Trig's body]] is left intact enough that it's not immediately clear that she's dead.
* BlackGuyDiesFirst: [[spoiler:Seeing this is basically "Trope Defiance: The Motion Picture," it's the token black guy, the BetaCouple, and the cameos who make it out alive.]]
* EliteMooks: [[spoiler:Rico's squad of MiniMecha troopers. They're clad in the same nondescript black armor as the troopers accompanying Jenkins at the beginning, and from the look of it, not one makes it to the ship, save for him.]]
* NominalImportance: [[spoiler:Brutally subverted. Named characters die just as easily as unnamed ones, the main difference being that the unnamed ones die before viewers have the chance to know ''anyone's'' name.]]
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** Played straight with the L-6 base. It fires off exactly one barrage, which the John A. Warden then dodges, and afterwards, they are too close to fire anymore shots. Justified, however, in that Rico was hesitant to destroy the ship with his friends aboard who sent a message that they were still alive and fighting.
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* BeamSpam: Utilized during the ship-to-ship combat scenes.
* BigDamnHeroes: A couple of these are pulled off throughout the film.
* FriendlySniper: Trig.
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* RammingAlwaysWorks: One of the Federation ships tries to slam into the John A. Warden as it approaches Earth.
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* VillainousRescue: The bug queen utilizes the John A. Warden's guns to shoot down the nukes that was coming down on them.
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* BatmanGambit: The Bugs' entire plan hinges on the humans finding the ''John A. Warden'' derelict in space, and restarting the engines.
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* GenreSavvy: Although the humans fail to catch on to a few of the details of what the Bugs are up to, they tend to be catch on quickly. For example, once the John A. Warden unexpectedly jumps to the Solar System, and refuses to respond to messages, the Federation forces immediately assume it to be [[TrojanHorse hostile.]]
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* MeetCute: Trig and Bugspray, on their second meeting (there was too much going on during their first meeting for much of a converastion)
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* GodzillaThreshold: When Carmen's [[spoiler:bug-infested ship]] threatens to hit Earth in ''Invasion'', the order is given to nuke it to hell and back. France would have no longer been habitable had that plan worked. Of course, it might not have been habitable if [[spoiler: The Bug Queen]] was allowed to survive and get away.
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* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: Done a few times in troopers get badly mauled and decide to [[HeroicSacrifice lure them away]], [[DelayingAction slow them down]] or HoldTheLine.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Carl has definitely crossed over to the dark side. For all his MyCountryRightOrWrong attitude in the first film, you at least got the sense that he genuinely cared about Carmen and Johnny. In ''Invasion'', he's downright mean to Carmen, and Rico is obviously tempted to just leave Carl's ass in the proverbial fire during the climax
* TrojanHorse: The bug plot. The Terrans are GenreSavvy enough to know that it's a trick, but the ''John A. Warden'' is too powerful for them to intercept her before she can get to [[spoiler:Earth.]]
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* GodzillaThreshold: When Carmen's [[spoiler:bug-infested ship]] threatens to hit Earth in ''Invasion'', the order is given to nuke it to hell and back. France would have no longer been habitable had that plan worked. Of course, it might not have been habitable if [[spoiler: The Bug Queen]] was allowed to survive and get away.
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: The PoweredArmor includes a fully-enclosed helmet, which can retract into the armor whenever a character needs to emote.
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* SlaveMooks: Surprisingly, [[spoiler:Carl turns the ''bugs'' into this. He only had a few prototypes operational and they were slaughtered eventually, but it was impressive, [[TheCavalry and timely]].]]
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* ToAbsentFriends: The MI have a ritual where they hold up their hands as if holding glasses (actual glasses are only provided on Earth) and toast to their fallen friends, as well as those who will [[AnyoneCanDie inevitably fall next.]]
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* ToAbsentFriends: The MI have a ritual where they hold up their hands as if holding glasses (actual glasses are only provided on Earth) and toast to their fallen friends, as well as those who will [[AnyoneCanDie inevitably fall next.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: Carl has definitely crossed over to the dark side. For all his MyCountryRightOrWrong attitude in the first film, you at least got the sense that he genuinely cared about Carmen and Johnny. In ''Invasion'', he's downright mean to Carmen, and Rico is obviously tempted to just leave Carl's ass in the proverbial fire during the climax
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* TheWorfBarrage: [[spoiler:When Carmen's bug-infested ship is bearing down on Earth, Rico orders it shot down. Despite outnumbering it three to one and having a heavily armed station as backup, they can barely manage to land a hit. The bugs, in control of the ship, manage direct and crippling hits with almost every attack.]]
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* GhostShip: The ''John A. Warden''. [[spoiler: At first.]]
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'''''Starship Troopers: Invasion''''' is a 2012 [[AllCGICartoon CGI film]] directed by Shinji Aramaki that takes elements from [[Literature/StarshipTroopers the book]], [[Film/StarshipTroopers the movie]], and [[WesternAnimation/RoughnecksStarshipTroopersChronicles the TV series]] and works them into a new story. John Rico sends Carmen Ibáñez and the troopers of K-12 and A-01 squads to track down the ''John A. Warden'', Carmen's old ship, which has gone dark after being commandeered by Carl Jenkins.
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!''Starship Troopers: Invasion'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AirventEscape: Trig, though she has to strip out of her armor to pull it off. She also lampshades that the vent is too small for Bugspray to fit in.
* AlienInvasion: What the Fleet and Mobile Infantry are trying to stop.
* AnyoneCanDie: FacelessMooks and [[NominalImportance named characters]] have roughly the same life expectancy.
* AnArmAndALeg: One of the troopers gets his arm mangled in the first fight, and gets it replaced with an ArtificialLimb.
* BackInTheSaddle: Rico brings TheCavalry in the end.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: While many troopers get torn limb from limb, [[spoiler:Trig's body]] is left intact enough that it's not immediately clear that she's dead. [[spoiler:Of course, the Bugs were using her as bait for an ambush.]]
* {{BFG}}: Ratzass gets a [[GatlingGood minigun]] and Trig has her non-regulation sniper rifle.
* BodyCountCompetition: Trig intends to avenge every single person from her [[DoomedHometown home town]] who were killed by the Bugs, and keeps a running count through the entire film. [[spoiler:After Trig dies, Bugspray picks up the count for her during his YouShallNotPass.]]
* BrokenBird: Trig very much so. Ice Blonde somewhat less.
* BugWar: You didn't even have to read ''this'' far down the page to guess this one, did you?
* CallBack: ''"So are you gonna do it?"''
* TheCaptain: Carmen Ibáñez. ''Other'' captains call their bridge to attention [[ShroudedInMyth when she walks in]].
* TheCavalry
** Rico drops with a squad of [[PoweredArmor Marauders]] to extract Carmen and TheSquad.
** And of course, there is [[spoiler: Carl Jenkins with his mind-controlled bugs.]]
* ChainsawGood: Rico
* ChekhovsGun: The block of C4, Carl's crates, and his shuttle.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Carl Jenkins]]
* ColdSniper: Trig
* CombatMedic: Shock Jock
* CreepyMonotone: Carl Jenkins tends to speak in a low raspy monotone. He doesn't seem to be all the way sane.
* CreepyShadowedUndereyes: Carl Jenkins
* DaylightHorror: Once they get the power started again on the ''John A. Warden'', the Bugs swarm. [[spoiler:Their plan the entire time hinged on taking control of the ship, and they needed the power on to do it.]]
-->''"Don't be afraid of the dark!"''
* DeathBySex: [[spoiler:Trig and Bugspray, though they last a lot longer than many of the more celibate characters.]]
* DemotedToExtra: Carl Jenkins and Johnny Rico, effectively.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Inverted. Ratzass actually ''wins'' a fight he was [[CurbStompBattle losing badly]] to Chao, evidently because he was ''[[HeroicResolve inspired]]'' by Ice Blonde flashing him.
* DistressCall: Of the Cessation of Communications variant.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Not everybody gets to die in battle. Some folks just get blown up [[TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath when they least expect it]].
* DumbMuscle: Ratzass
* DwindlingParty: It becomes easier to remember [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters everybody's name]] once there are fewer of them left to track.
* DropPod: Rico's Marauders.
* EscapePod: [[spoiler:Jenkins's shuttle is used to OutRunTheFireball. It barely gets them clear before it is disabled and crash-lands.]]
* EveryoneKnowsMorse: When the ''Alesia'' first catches up with the ''John A. Warden'', it is mentioned that the former have tried every possible means of contacting the latter, including light flash signals. Later, one of the troopers starts firing bursts from his gun in front of a window, and Rico is able to figure out what he's signaling.
* EyePatchOfPower: Good thing Rico doesn't need depth perception to do an orbital drop.
* FacelessMooks: Interestingly enough, not any more or less likely to die than named characters.
* FetishFuelFuture: The co-ed locker rooms are back.
* FlunkyBoss: The Bug Queen [[spoiler:and Carl Jenkins.]]
* GatlingGood: Ratzass and Rico.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Carl Jenkins, who got mind-raped by the Bug Queen after he did the same to her.]]
* HopeSpot: Several, right up to the very end.
* ItsRainingMen: Rico and his Marauder squad.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Carl Jenkins]]
* KnifeNut: At least two characters decide to take hunting knives with them. [[spoiler:Rico manages to stab the Queen in the eye with one.]]
* LatexSpacesuit: Carmen's space suit is essentially her Fleet uniform with a helmet.
* LetsGetDangerous:
-->'''Rico:''' Prepare for drop!
* LibationForTheDead: Without the glasses, given that they are deployed in a warzone. At the beginning of the movie, they are [[{{Retirony}} headed back to Terra for some long-overdue R&R.]]
-->"Here's to the dead!"\\
"And to the next man to die!"
* TheLoad: Carmen. A Justified example, as she is not a trooper, [[AcePilot but a pilot]].
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Two Mobile Infantry squads' worth.
* ObviouslyEvil: Carl Jenkins
* MacrossMissileMassacre: Rico
* MadnessMantra: [[spoiler:Carl Jenkins]]
* MajorlyAwesome: Hero
* MindControl: Jenkins' plan. [[spoiler:Bug Warriors that ''he'' can control, which will allow the humans to use ZergRush tactics [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard against the Bugs]].]]
* MindRape: It is heavily implied that [[spoiler:Jenkins and the Bug Queen did this to each other.]]
* MsFanservice: Ice Blonde most of the time, but Trig has her moments.
* MythologyGag: Quite a few. You could make a drinking game out of taking a shot every time the book or movie are quoted. Two shots if they are quoted out of context.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: A distressingly literal example, given the Major's nickname.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Carl relieves Carmen of command of her ship when he commandeers it and leaves her behind. This is pretty much the only reason she is still alive in the second act after the ''John A. Warden'' goes missing.
* NomDeGuerre: Many, either reflective of the troopers' personalities, or {{Punny Name}}s. A few characters get mentioned by name once or twice, but you usually won't hear their real names again once the plot kicks into gear.
* NothingIsScarier: After the heroes board the ''John A. Warden''. They would ''really'' like to know what happened to the Bugs after they killed everyone.
* ShoutOut: One to ''Franchise/{{Alien}}S'', doubling as a MythologyGag.
* TheStoic: Holy Man
* PoorCommunicationKills: [[NowYouTellMe Thanks, Carl.]]
* PoweredArmor: Both of the "suit of armor" variety and of the MiniMecha variety.
* PunchAWall: Carmen does this due to the frustration of her ship being commandeered by Carl, and her being relieved of command in the process. All for the ship to immediately go missing.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Subverted. [[spoiler:Hero dies as soon as his mission is complete, but the only reason he was in trouble to begin with was because he refused to take his squad on a SuicideMission for Carl Jenkins.]]
* {{Retirony}}: The troopers were on their way back to Terra for some long-overdue downtime when they got diverted for a high-priority operation.
* SendInTheSearchTeam: Twice, both in the intro and in the primary plot of the movie.
* SequelHook: [[spoiler:A Bug Warrior can be seen running through a sewer in TheStinger.]]
* ShowerScene: [[spoiler: Carmen]]
* TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath: [[spoiler:Shock Jock]] is killed as the ''Alesia'' is suddenly blown up while he is in the airlock.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Holy Man]] dies this way, saving another trooper.
* TrojanHorse: The bug plot. The Terrans are GenreSavvy enough to know that it's a trick, but the ''John A. Warden'' is too powerful for them to intercept her before she can get to [[spoiler:Earth.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Rico and Carmen, toward Jenkins. Rico claims not to care about it anymore, but even he is tempted to just leave Jenkins to die. Carmen outright hates him.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Carl Jenkins is willing to [[WeHaveReserves casually sacrifice the lives of Troopers and Fleet crew alike]], all to work towards his ultimate goal: Defeating the bugs to save humanity.
* WildWeasel: Rico's Marauders have to take out the ''John A. Warden'''s turrets during their drop.
* YouShallNotPass: How [[spoiler:Bugspray]] dies.
* ZergRush: Standard Bug tactic. Also the necessary tactic when Rico's Marauders do their drop onto the ''John A. Warden'', and [[spoiler: of course for Carl Jenkins's Warrior Bugs.]]
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!''Starship Troopers: Invasion'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AirventEscape: Trig, though she has to strip out of her armor to pull it off. She also lampshades that the vent is too small for Bugspray to fit in.
* AlienInvasion: What the Fleet and Mobile Infantry are trying to stop.
* AnyoneCanDie: FacelessMooks and [[NominalImportance named characters]] have roughly the same life expectancy.
* AnArmAndALeg: One of the troopers gets his arm mangled in the first fight, and gets it replaced with an ArtificialLimb.
* BackInTheSaddle: Rico brings TheCavalry in the end.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: While many troopers get torn limb from limb, [[spoiler:Trig's body]] is left intact enough that it's not immediately clear that she's dead. [[spoiler:Of course, the Bugs were using her as bait for an ambush.]]
* {{BFG}}: Ratzass gets a [[GatlingGood minigun]] and Trig has her non-regulation sniper rifle.
* BodyCountCompetition: Trig intends to avenge every single person from her [[DoomedHometown home town]] who were killed by the Bugs, and keeps a running count through the entire film. [[spoiler:After Trig dies, Bugspray picks up the count for her during his YouShallNotPass.]]
* BrokenBird: Trig very much so. Ice Blonde somewhat less.
* BugWar: You didn't even have to read ''this'' far down the page to guess this one, did you?
* CallBack: ''"So are you gonna do it?"''
* TheCaptain: Carmen Ibáñez. ''Other'' captains call their bridge to attention [[ShroudedInMyth when she walks in]].
* TheCavalry
** Rico drops with a squad of [[PoweredArmor Marauders]] to extract Carmen and TheSquad.
** And of course, there is [[spoiler: Carl Jenkins with his mind-controlled bugs.]]
* ChainsawGood: Rico
* ChekhovsGun: The block of C4, Carl's crates, and his shuttle.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Carl Jenkins]]
* ColdSniper: Trig
* CombatMedic: Shock Jock
* CreepyMonotone: Carl Jenkins tends to speak in a low raspy monotone. He doesn't seem to be all the way sane.
* CreepyShadowedUndereyes: Carl Jenkins
* DaylightHorror: Once they get the power started again on the ''John A. Warden'', the Bugs swarm. [[spoiler:Their plan the entire time hinged on taking control of the ship, and they needed the power on to do it.]]
-->''"Don't be afraid of the dark!"''
* DeathBySex: [[spoiler:Trig and Bugspray, though they last a lot longer than many of the more celibate characters.]]
* DemotedToExtra: Carl Jenkins and Johnny Rico, effectively.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Inverted. Ratzass actually ''wins'' a fight he was [[CurbStompBattle losing badly]] to Chao, evidently because he was ''[[HeroicResolve inspired]]'' by Ice Blonde flashing him.
* DistressCall: Of the Cessation of Communications variant.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Not everybody gets to die in battle. Some folks just get blown up [[TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath when they least expect it]].
* DumbMuscle: Ratzass
* DwindlingParty: It becomes easier to remember [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters everybody's name]] once there are fewer of them left to track.
* DropPod: Rico's Marauders.
* EscapePod: [[spoiler:Jenkins's shuttle is used to OutRunTheFireball. It barely gets them clear before it is disabled and crash-lands.]]
* EveryoneKnowsMorse: When the ''Alesia'' first catches up with the ''John A. Warden'', it is mentioned that the former have tried every possible means of contacting the latter, including light flash signals. Later, one of the troopers starts firing bursts from his gun in front of a window, and Rico is able to figure out what he's signaling.
* EyePatchOfPower: Good thing Rico doesn't need depth perception to do an orbital drop.
* FacelessMooks: Interestingly enough, not any more or less likely to die than named characters.
* FetishFuelFuture: The co-ed locker rooms are back.
* FlunkyBoss: The Bug Queen [[spoiler:and Carl Jenkins.]]
* GatlingGood: Ratzass and Rico.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Carl Jenkins, who got mind-raped by the Bug Queen after he did the same to her.]]
* HopeSpot: Several, right up to the very end.
* ItsRainingMen: Rico and his Marauder squad.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Carl Jenkins]]
* KnifeNut: At least two characters decide to take hunting knives with them. [[spoiler:Rico manages to stab the Queen in the eye with one.]]
* LatexSpacesuit: Carmen's space suit is essentially her Fleet uniform with a helmet.
* LetsGetDangerous:
-->'''Rico:''' Prepare for drop!
* LibationForTheDead: Without the glasses, given that they are deployed in a warzone. At the beginning of the movie, they are [[{{Retirony}} headed back to Terra for some long-overdue R&R.]]
-->"Here's to the dead!"\\
"And to the next man to die!"
* TheLoad: Carmen. A Justified example, as she is not a trooper, [[AcePilot but a pilot]].
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Two Mobile Infantry squads' worth.
* ObviouslyEvil: Carl Jenkins
* MacrossMissileMassacre: Rico
* MadnessMantra: [[spoiler:Carl Jenkins]]
* MajorlyAwesome: Hero
* MindControl: Jenkins' plan. [[spoiler:Bug Warriors that ''he'' can control, which will allow the humans to use ZergRush tactics [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard against the Bugs]].]]
* MindRape: It is heavily implied that [[spoiler:Jenkins and the Bug Queen did this to each other.]]
* MsFanservice: Ice Blonde most of the time, but Trig has her moments.
* MythologyGag: Quite a few. You could make a drinking game out of taking a shot every time the book or movie are quoted. Two shots if they are quoted out of context.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: A distressingly literal example, given the Major's nickname.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Carl relieves Carmen of command of her ship when he commandeers it and leaves her behind. This is pretty much the only reason she is still alive in the second act after the ''John A. Warden'' goes missing.
* NomDeGuerre: Many, either reflective of the troopers' personalities, or {{Punny Name}}s. A few characters get mentioned by name once or twice, but you usually won't hear their real names again once the plot kicks into gear.
* NothingIsScarier: After the heroes board the ''John A. Warden''. They would ''really'' like to know what happened to the Bugs after they killed everyone.
* ShoutOut: One to ''Franchise/{{Alien}}S'', doubling as a MythologyGag.
* TheStoic: Holy Man
* PoorCommunicationKills: [[NowYouTellMe Thanks, Carl.]]
* PoweredArmor: Both of the "suit of armor" variety and of the MiniMecha variety.
* PunchAWall: Carmen does this due to the frustration of her ship being commandeered by Carl, and her being relieved of command in the process. All for the ship to immediately go missing.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Subverted. [[spoiler:Hero dies as soon as his mission is complete, but the only reason he was in trouble to begin with was because he refused to take his squad on a SuicideMission for Carl Jenkins.]]
* {{Retirony}}: The troopers were on their way back to Terra for some long-overdue downtime when they got diverted for a high-priority operation.
* SendInTheSearchTeam: Twice, both in the intro and in the primary plot of the movie.
* SequelHook: [[spoiler:A Bug Warrior can be seen running through a sewer in TheStinger.]]
* ShowerScene: [[spoiler: Carmen]]
* TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath: [[spoiler:Shock Jock]] is killed as the ''Alesia'' is suddenly blown up while he is in the airlock.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Holy Man]] dies this way, saving another trooper.
* TrojanHorse: The bug plot. The Terrans are GenreSavvy enough to know that it's a trick, but the ''John A. Warden'' is too powerful for them to intercept her before she can get to [[spoiler:Earth.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Rico and Carmen, toward Jenkins. Rico claims not to care about it anymore, but even he is tempted to just leave Jenkins to die. Carmen outright hates him.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Carl Jenkins is willing to [[WeHaveReserves casually sacrifice the lives of Troopers and Fleet crew alike]], all to work towards his ultimate goal: Defeating the bugs to save humanity.
* WildWeasel: Rico's Marauders have to take out the ''John A. Warden'''s turrets during their drop.
* YouShallNotPass: How [[spoiler:Bugspray]] dies.
* ZergRush: Standard Bug tactic. Also the necessary tactic when Rico's Marauders do their drop onto the ''John A. Warden'', and [[spoiler: of course for Carl Jenkins's Warrior Bugs.]]
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