| Long-Winded Exposition | Hero Gains Conveniently Timed Super Power | Jet-pack | Turns Out To Be Earth All Along | Crash Landing |
| Incompetent Henchmen | Planet With A Single Climate | Hoverbots Of Public Safety | Phasers Set To Stun | Self-Aware Robots Or Computers |
| Evil Corporate Entity | Villain Has Magic Powers | I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS (free square) | Sub-Par Employee Motivation Skills | Dramatic Slow Motion |
| Deus Ex-Machina | Heroic Motivational Speech | Physics Doesn't Work Like That | Blue Filter | Wise Old Mentor |
| Someone Charges In Half Cocked | Ancient Earth Mystery Attributed To Aliens | "Explain It In English!" | Expert With An Outdated Weapon | Someone In An Access Hatch |