| Subtle Racism | Hero Gets Maimed | Teleporter Failure | Parallel Worlds or Timelines | Mad Scientist On A Mission |
| Hero Gains Conveniently Timed Super Power | Sub-Par Employee Motivation Skills | Crash Landing | It Was All A Dream (Or Simulation) | Someone Charges In Half Cocked |
| Expert With An Outdated Weapon | Memories Are Altered Or Wiped | I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS (free square) | Time Travel | Hologram |
| Unnecessary Cleavage Shot | Laser Battle | Clones | Turns Out To Be Earth All Along | Phasers Set To Stun |
| Someone Thrown Out The Airlock | Someone Attempts To Blow Up A Planet | Didn't Check If They Were Dead | Knocked Over Table In The Mess Hall | Self Destruct Stopped With Seconds To Go |
| Crappy CGI | Tattooed Bad Ass | Earth Pop Culture Reference | Physics Doesn't Work Like That | Mentor Gets Killed |
| Someone Charges In Half Cocked | "Explain It In English!" | Subtle Racism | Someone Attempts To Blow Up A Planet | Alien With Ridiculous Name |
| Useless Blinking Lights | Ancient Earth Mystery Attributed To Aliens | I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS (free square) | Time Travel | Jesus Allegory |
| Laser Battle | Rag-Tag Bunch Of Rebels | Suspended Animation | Clones | Sub-Par Employee Motivation Skills |
| Hero With A Tortured Back Story | Hoverbots Of Public Safety | Evil Corporate Entity | Deus Ex-Machina | Cannon Fodder |