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* PublicDomainCharacter: Dr. Faust, Roderick Usher and Medea all appear in this run.


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* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Roderick Usher is described as such by Tristan.

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* BiblicalBadGuy:
** In one story Vampirella fights the "Black Pope of the Vampire Church", who turns out to be Judas Iscariot.
** The Blood Red Queen of Hearts was a body-hopping demoness who was identified as the Whore of Babylon.
** Lilith, the first wife of Adam, also used to be a malevolent figure who gave birth to many demonic races and monsters. But she has since repented and turned into TheAtoner. [[spoiler:Or so she has lead others to believe and remained evil as ever.]]



** In ''Vampirella/Dejah Thoris'', the story glosses over completely the ''Swords of Sorrow'' crossover that joined Vampi and Dejah alongside ComicBook/RedSonja. Though it acknowledges the Drakulon backstory, Tristen (one of the later Dynamite inclusions) is made part of Vampirella's backstory.

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** In ''Vampirella/Dejah Thoris'', the story glosses over completely the ''Swords of Sorrow'' crossover that joined Vampi and Dejah alongside ComicBook/RedSonja. Though it acknowledges the Drakulon backstory, Tristen (one of the later Dynamite inclusions) is made part of Vampirella's backstory.



** The Dynamite comics have used both the alien world and Hell origins depending on the book and what type of story they wish to tell.



** Johnny Sabbath, an old friend and lover of Vampirella's, sells her out to Dr Kessler who plans to extract her blood for immortality. Sabbath is killed by Kessler since HeKnowsTooMuch and has his organs harvested. Nonetheless, Vampirella states that even this was too cruel a fate for him to suffer.

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** Johnny Sabbath, an old friend and lover of Vampirella's, sells her out to Dr Dr. Kessler who plans to extract her blood for immortality. Sabbath is killed by Kessler since HeKnowsTooMuch and has his organs harvested. Nonetheless, Vampirella states that even this was too cruel a fate for him to suffer.



* AttemptedRape: [[MadScientist Dr Kessler]] tries to rape Maria Esquivel. Fortunately, Vampirella comes to her rescue.
* BiblicalBadGuy:
** In one story Vampirella fights the "Black Pope of the Vampire Church", who turns out to be Judas Iscariot.
** The Blood Red Queen of Hearts was a body-hopping demoness who was identified as the Whore of Babylon.
** Lilith, the first wife of Adam, also used to be a malevolent figure who gave birth to many demonic races and monsters. But she has since repented and turned into TheAtoner. [[spoiler:Or so she has lead others to believe and remained evil as ever.]]
* BigGood: Lilith is this when she's repented. Lilith is also the BigBad of the comic when she's revealed to have never done so.

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* AttemptedRape: [[MadScientist Dr Dr. Kessler]] tries to rape Maria Esquivel. Fortunately, Vampirella comes to her rescue.
* BiblicalBadGuy:
** In one story Vampirella fights the "Black Pope of the Vampire Church", who turns out to be Judas Iscariot.
** The Blood Red Queen of Hearts was a body-hopping demoness who was identified as the Whore of Babylon.
** Lilith, the first wife of Adam, also used to be a malevolent figure who gave birth to many demonic races and monsters. But she has since repented and turned into TheAtoner. [[spoiler:Or so she has lead others to believe and remained evil as ever.]]
* BigGood: Lilith is this when she's repented. Lilith is also the BigBad of the comic when she's revealed to have never done so.
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* {{Ghostapo}}: Dr Midwinter, a high-ranking Nazi officer who was tasked with finding supernatural artifacts during World War 2. He was able to find [[AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome amulet known as the Scarab of Atum-Ra]] in Egypt but lost it to the immortal priestess Pantha [[AnArmAndALeg who tore off his arm]] and escaped with the amulet. Midwinter's life was extended as a result of him touching the amulet and he spent the next 60 years chasing Pantha across the world to get it back from her. In the final issues of the run in which he appears in he [[IntercontinuityCrossover concocted a plan which required him to summon]] ComicBook/LadyDeath.

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* FriendOnTheForce: Captain O'Bryant, a police captain who seeks Vampirella's help with supernatural cases.
* {{Ghostapo}}: Dr Midwinter, a high-ranking Nazi officer who was tasked with finding supernatural artifacts during World War 2. He was able to find [[AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome an amulet known as the Scarab of Atum-Ra]] in Egypt but lost it to the immortal priestess Pantha Pantha, [[AnArmAndALeg who tore off his arm]] and escaped with the amulet. Midwinter's life was extended as a result of him touching the amulet and he spent the next 60 years chasing Pantha across the world to get it back from her. In the final issues of the run in which he appears in ''Vampirella: The New Monthly'', he [[IntercontinuityCrossover concocted a plan which required him to summon]] ComicBook/LadyDeath.

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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Lilith goes through this repeatedly in the comic as she is either a repentant remorseful demon living the Garden of Eden or an evil murderous monster who is enemy to God.



** This was also done to Pantha. Originally she was an alien shapeshifter from the planer Drakulon. The Harris books retconned her into an Ancient Egyptian priestess who was cursed with immortality by the Egyptian gods for the murders she committed.
* DevilsJobOffer: Happens as a major plot point in the 1990's ''Vampirella'', where Vampirella is killed and ends up in Hell, which is fortunately ruled by her mother Lilith, who gives her a mission to fight vampires on Earth just before she is killed. (This was a mild retcon, since Lilith was killed, but this implied that she had been in Hell all along.)

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** This was also done to Pantha. Originally she was an alien shapeshifter from the planer plane Drakulon. The Harris books retconned her into an Ancient Egyptian priestess who was cursed with immortality by the Egyptian gods for the murders she committed.
* DevilsJobOffer: Happens as a major plot point in the 1990's ''Vampirella'', where After being killed by Nyx, Vampirella is killed and ends up in Hell, which is fortunately ruled by her mother Lilith, who gives her a mission to fight vampires on Earth just before she is killed. (This was a mild retcon, since Lilith was killed, but this implied that she had been in Hell all along.)



* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Lilith goes through this repeatedly in the comic as she is either a repentant remorseful demon living the Garden of Eden or an evil murderous monster who is enemy to God.
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* DisintegrationChamber: [[spoiler:Dracula]]is condemned to be executed this way on Drakulon, although instead of killing him it winds up banishing him to another dimension, and from there he escapes to Earth.

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* DisintegrationChamber: [[spoiler:Dracula]]is [[spoiler:Dracula]] is condemned to be executed this way on Drakulon, although instead of killing him it winds up banishing him to another dimension, and from there he escapes to Earth.
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* DisintegrationChamber: [[spoiler:Dracula]]is condemned to be executed this way on Drakulon, although instead of killing him it winds up banishing him to another dimension, and from there he escapes to Earth.

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* NinetiesAntiHero:
** Naturally, Vampirella was depicted this way during the 90s. More emphasis was placed on her struggle with her {{Bloodlust}}, her already revealing outfit was drawn as even skimpier and she [[LetsYouAndHimFight frequently came to blows with other heroes she crossed paths with before teaming up with them]]. This characterization occassionally appeared in subsequent runs.
** Vampirella's friend, ally and occasional enemy, Pantha also fit this trope in the 90s; she wore a very revealing outfit just like Vampirella, had a vicious temper, was an AnimalThemedSuperbeing, had WolverineClaws and a tragic past of killing numerous people including her own son. Like Vampirella, this depiction of Pantha also lasted past the 90s but was more consistent.



%%* NinetiesAntiHero: What Vampirella turns into for the duration of the volume.



* NinetiesAntihero: What Vampirella morphs into for the duration of the volume.

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* NinetiesAntihero: What MortonsFork: In the penultimate issue, Sister Midnight gives Lilith three instructions to give to her daughter Vampirella, each with a bad outcome. She can send Vampirella morphs into for back to her newly established kingdom where she will find her subjects slaughtered by the duration of the volume.Knight's Templar whom Vampirella thought was loyal to her. She can open a vault which unleash a horrifying, world-ending monstrosity. Or Lilith can summon Vampirella to Drakulon where she will find that every foe Vampirella has fought and defeated is in fact still alive and imprisoned.

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* AllMythsAreTrue: Characters, creatures and deities from various myths and religions appear.



* CrossoverCosmology: Characters, creatures and deities from various myths and religions appear.



* AnthologyComic: The magazine's purpose, basically, was to be a ''Comic/TalesFromTheCrypt'' style horror comic like before the Comics Code Authority with Vampirella as host.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse:
** In "Death's Dark Angel" a corrupt sheriff threatens the Van Helsings with trumped-up charges in order to get them to follow him to Wade's place.
** In "The Resurrection of Papa Voudou" the villains tell Conrad that Adam can be saved... if he helps them evoke the powers of Chaos.
** In "... And be a Bride of Chaos" Conrad presses a stake against the gut of a local guide about to chicken out.

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* AlienFairFolk: Vampires were originally aliens from the planet Drakulon.
* AnthologyComic: The magazine's purpose, basically, was to be a ''Comic/TalesFromTheCrypt'' style horror comic like before the Comics Code Authority with Vampirella as host.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse:
** In "Death's Dark Angel" a corrupt sheriff threatens the Van Helsings with trumped-up charges in order to get them to follow him to Wade's place.
** In "The Resurrection of Papa Voudou" the villains tell Conrad that Adam can be saved... if he helps them evoke the powers of Chaos.
** In "... And be a Bride of Chaos" Conrad presses a stake against the gut of a local guide about to chicken out.
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* BinarySuns: Drakulon had two that were drying up its rivers of blood.


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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse:
** In "Death's Dark Angel" a corrupt sheriff threatens the Van Helsings with trumped-up charges in order to get them to follow him to Wade's place.
** In "The Resurrection of Papa Voudou" the villains tell Conrad that Adam can be saved... if he helps them evoke the powers of Chaos.
** In "... And be a Bride of Chaos" Conrad presses a stake against the gut of a local guide about to chicken out.


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* SleeperStarship: The Arthur Clarke that crash landed on Drakulon had several crewmembers in stasis that Vampirella fed on.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Vampirella was a [[InsistentTerminology ''magazine'' rather than a comic]] so they didn't have to worry about the Comics Code Authority.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Vampirella was a [[InsistentTerminology ''magazine'' rather than a comic]] so they didn't have GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to worry about overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the Comics Code Authority.future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* AmphibianAtLarge: Issue #5 of the "Feary Tales" arc has Vampirella in a darker version of The Princess and The Frog in which the frog is a large and monstrous creature that eats people. After the "princess" punches him out for asking to stay in her bed, he returns to human form and Vampirella kills him for his crimes.
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* TimeMaster: Hopper is a time traveller wearing a bunny mask who keeps track of all events so he can guide events along their proper path. For one thing, acting as a ReverseMole against Quatermass' plot to conquer all of time.

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* TimeMaster: Hopper is a time traveller wearing a bunny mask who keeps track of all events so he can guide events along their proper path. For one thing, acting as a ReverseMole [[TheMole mole]] against Quatermass' plot to conquer all of time.

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* InteractiveNarrator: Vampirella gets a very snarky one in "Feary Tales". She has a penchant for using alliteration and puns as well.

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* InteractiveNarrator: Vampirella gets a very snarky one in "Feary Tales". She has a penchant for using alliteration and puns as well. [[spoiler: She is actually the spirit of the book, modeled after Vampirella who is the keeper of the book. The reason Vampirella didn't remember the book is because Lilith erased it from her mind.]]



* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: Lilith imprisoned Draculina in the book of Feary Tales when she tried to kill Vampirella in a sparring match. Lilith then erased Vampirella's memory of Draculina]].



* StorybookEpisode: ''Feary Tales'' is a five-issue miniseries in which the titular protagonist is sucked into a book of fairy tales. She has to fight her way through the villains of these stories which include the Wicked Stepmother from Cinderella and the Evil Queen From Snow White in order to escape back into her world.

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* StorybookEpisode: ''Feary StorybookEpisode:Vampirella Feary Tales'' is a five-issue miniseries in which the titular protagonist is sucked into a book of fairy tales. She tales.
** Issue #1
has to fight her way through facing Bluebeard and then escaping the villains captivity of these stories which include the her Wicked Stepmother from Cinderella and Ugly Stepsisters.
** Issue #2 places Vampirella in
the Evil Queen From role of Snow White in order to escape back into and then later on has her world. rescue the Little Mermaid from the abusive Sailor Jim.
** Issue #3 has her against the The Three (were)Bears, then escapes the Nutcracker and finally in the role of Little Red Riding Hood.
** Issue #4 has Vampirella acting out the tale of The Emperor's New Clothes in which the con artist tailors are asura and the villagers are BDSM vampires. She then goes on to battle evil, monstrous versions of Hansel and Gretel who were cursed by the food the witch gave them.
** Issue #5 has Vampirella in a grittier version of the Princess and the Frog in which the Frog Prince is actually a serial killer. Then she goes on to the Sleeping Beauty tale where Sleeping Beauty is actually [[spoiler: her evil twin sister Draculina who had been imprisoned in the book by Lilith.]]
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* BearsAreBadNews: Vampirella has to deal with "[[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebears]]" in a Goldilocks and the Three Bears type story in "Feary Tales".
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Sailor Jim is chained to the bottom of the ocean for eternity the same way he chained the mermaid princess Nala in the sun.
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* InteractiveNarrator: Vampirella gets a very snarky one in "Feary Tales". She has a penchant for using alliteration as well.

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* InteractiveNarrator: Vampirella gets a very snarky one in "Feary Tales". She has a penchant for using alliteration and puns as well.
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* InteractiveNarrator: Vampirella gets a very snarky one in "Feary Tales". She has a penchant for using alliteration as well.
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* RhymesOnADime: Everyone in the "Snow White" world in "Feary Tales" talks this way much to Vampirella's annoyance. Since rhyming doesn't come natural to her she sometimes just repeats the last word she said.


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* WhenTreesAttack: A sentient tree saves Vampirella from being beheaded in Issue #2 of the "Feary Tales" miniseries.
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* ShoutOut: The "Snow White" issue of the Feary Tales" miniseries is this to the ''WesternAnimation/BettyBoop in Snow White'' cartoon. The issue is even dedicated to the animator of that cartoon, Roland C. Crandall.

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* GottaCatchEmAll: The first issues have Vampirella hunting down and killing certain types of vampires in order to drain their blood so she can face Chaos and his sister/wife Umbra.

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* AndYouWereThere: Issue #2 of the "Feary Tales" miniseries has Vampirella being transported into a version of the Snow White story. There she meets fairy tail versions of her friends, Adam vs Helsing and Mordecai Pendragon.
* GottaCatchEmAll: The first issues have Vampirella hunting down and killing certain types of vampires in order to drain their blood so she can face Chaos and his sister/wife Umbra.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The first six issues deal with Vampirella hunting different breeds of vampire.
* StorybookEpisode: ''Feary Tales'' is a five-issue miniseries in which the titular protagonist is sucked into a book of fairy tales. She has to fight her way through the villains of these stories which include the Wicked Stepmother from Cinderella and the Evil Queen From Snow White in order to escape back into her world.
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* GottaCatchEmAll: The first issues have Vampirella hunting down and killing certain types of vampires in order to drain their blood so she can face Chaos and his sister/wife Umbra.
* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Vampirella inherits Drago's castle after she kills him in battle.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Juliette hooked up with her secretary and thus drove Genevieve away.
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* LetsYouAndHimFight: * Pretty much every team up between Vampirella and any hero she crosses over with starts out this way. Most of the time this was due to a misunderstanding but a few cases saw her clashing with characters who weren't all that heroic to begin with such as ComicBook/LadyDeath.

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* LetsYouAndHimFight: * Pretty much every team up between Vampirella and any hero she crosses over with starts out this way. Most of the time this was due to a misunderstanding but a few cases saw her clashing with characters who weren't all that heroic to begin with such as ComicBook/LadyDeath.
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* LetsYouAndHimFight: * Pretty much every team up between Vampirella and any hero she crosses over with starts out this way. Most of the time this was due to a misunderstanding but a few cases saw her clashing with characters who weren't all that heroic to begin with such as ComicBook/LadyDeath.

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* FaceHeelTurn: In [[ComicBook/HackSlash Hack/Slash Resurrection]], it's Vampirella who betrays the team. Turns out she'd been seeing the vampire BigBad on the side for a few days and came under her spell.



* HeelFaceTurn: In [[ComicBook/HackSlash Hack/Slash Resurrection]], it's Vampirella who betrays the team. Turns out she'd been seeing the vampire BigBad on the side for a few days and came under her spell.

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* FaceHeelTurn: Vampirella's old friend Pantha went a little nuts during Lucifer's global takeover and now she's a brutal sadist with a huge grudge against Vampirella for not being around when things went to hell.



* HeelFaceTurn: Vampirella's old friend Pantha went a little nuts during Lucifer's global takeover and now she's a brutal sadist with a huge grudge against Vampirella for not being around when things went to hell.

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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Hawking the leader of a Cestus Dei strike team.



* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Hawking who is the leader of a Cestus Dei strike team.

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* AllMythsAreTrue: Characters, creatures and deities from various myths and religions appear.



* FantasyKitchenSink: There are demons under the mad god Chaos, Aztec and Egyptian deities, Arabic djinn...

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* FantasyKitchenSink: There are demons under the mad god Chaos, Aztec and Egyptian deities, Arabic djinn...djinn etc.
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* LightIsNotGood: In the BadFuture, Adam serves the side of Order but is a massive ControlFreak. To the point that he tries to [[IfICantHaveYou kill Vampirella]] when he thinks she will leave him and [[spoiler: ends up killing Thomas Crisswell by accident instead]].

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* LightIsNotGood: In the BadFuture, Adam serves the side of Order but is a massive ControlFreak. To the point that he tries to [[IfICantHaveYou kill Vampirella]] when he thinks she will leave him and [[spoiler: ends up killing Thomas Crisswell by accident instead]]. The side of Order wear silver and gold uniforms but are portrayed as murderous [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]].
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Crisswell has had feelings for Vampirella ever since he saw her when he was a teenager. Vampirella is aware of his feelings for her but knows she can never love him the way she loves Adam.


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* LightIsNotGood: In the BadFuture, Adam serves the side of Order but is a massive ControlFreak. To the point that he tries to [[IfICantHaveYou kill Vampirella]] when he thinks she will leave him and [[spoiler: ends up killing Thomas Crisswell by accident instead]].


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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Crisswell dies taking a blast from an evil future version of Adam that was meant for Vampirella]].
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* IgnoreTheFanservice: In Issue #36, Vampirella's allies express discomfort in her more ruthless approach to building her monster kingdom. When Adam goes to talk to her, she suggests they have sex instead. Adam, while finding the proposition tempting, refuses and insists they have their talk.
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* TalkToTheFist: In Issue #20, Dracula is about to give a grandoise speech but Vampirella will hear none of it and simply hits him to silence him.
-->'''Vampirella''': Oh shut up! Every time one of you idiot "Dark lords of the Universe" launch another master plan, I have to listen to you blather about it. So let's just skip the damned monologue.

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