| Rag-Tag Bunch Of Rebels | Unobtanium | Unauthorized Medical Experiments | Deus Ex-Machina | "Explain It In English!" |
| Corrupt Police | Didn't Check If They Were Dead | Wise Old Mentor | Personal Vendetta | Naive Trainee |
| Mad Scientist On A Mission | Crash Landing | I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS (free square) | Knocked Over Table In The Mess Hall | Turns Out To Be Earth All Along |
| Mentor Gets Killed | Wilhelm Scream | Red Filter | Blue Filter | Superhero Landing! |
| Unnecessary Cleavage Shot | Cannon Fodder | Alien With Ridiculous Name | Self-Aware Robots Or Computers | Device That Kills You And Hurts The Whole Time You're Dying |
| Suspended Animation | Hoverbots Of Public Safety | Hero Gains Conveniently Timed Super Power | Sub-Par Employee Motivation Skills | Someone Charges In Half Cocked |
| Subtle Racism | Someone Attempts To Blow Up A Planet | Long-Winded Exposition | Hero With A Tortured Back Story | Someone In An Access Hatch |
| Evil Corporate Entity | Naive Trainee | I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS (free square) | Hologram | Villain Has Magic Powers |
| Deus Ex-Machina | Unobtanium | Lens Flare | It Was All A Dream (Or Simulation) | Ancient Earth Mystery Attributed To Aliens |
| Mentor Gets Killed | Parallel Worlds or Timelines | Hero Gets Maimed | Radiation Gave Us Mutations Or Monsters | Alien With Ridiculous Name |