This episode provides examples of:
- Big "NO!": Chiro lets out one when he sees Antauri about to sacrifice himself.
- Bittersweet Ending: Heavy on the bitter. Shuggazoom City is saved and the Skeleton King has been defeated, but Antauri is dead and Chiro has been turned into a monkey, running off into the Zone of Wasted Years.
- Cliffhanger
- Forced Transformation: Chiro's transformation into a monkey is justified as it was Antauri's soul with part of his Power Primate that entered his body to give him a power boost. It's also implied that the orb that carried Antauri's soul might have had some remnants of his DNA, as he sacrificed it to unleash his full power.
- Heroic Sacrifice: A wounded Antauri sacrifices his life in an attempt to stop the Dark One Worm.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: In a bout of rage, Chiro kicks off Mandarin's sword glove from his hand after the orange monkey has stabbed Antauri in the back of the head. The moment they rush at each other doesn't even count as fight, as its over as soon as Chiro cuts off his sword-arm and lets Mandarin's own momentum carry him over the edge of the platform they're fighting on. He plummets into the open egg shell where the Dark One Worm is hatching and it swallows him.
- In the Back: Mandarin stabs through the back of Antauri's head with his energy sword after sneaking up on him.
- Losing Your Head: Chiro causes Skeleton King's body to be ripped off his head, which is still attached to the Dark One Worm when it heads for space. While apparently having lost his mind, as seen in later episodes, his head still can act and even attack on its own.
- Meaningful Echo: "No Monkey Team Member is Ever Alone." Said by Sprx during Antauri's funeral.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Chiro gives a short but fantastic one to Skeleton King when confronting him at the Pit of Doom.Chiro: All this just so you could bow to something uglier than yourself. You're no King… you're a slave.
- Wham Episode: Antauri dies, Chiro is turned into a monkey, and Shuggazoom City is destroyed by the Skeleton King's forces, despite the victory.
