Dexter's Laboratory: Dexter's Ark/Tropes

This is the list of tropes for Dexter's Laboratory: Dexter's Ark.

Tropes

 * Ascended Extra - Beau was originally an oneshot character, appearing in the episode, Beau Tie. In here, he is the main protagonist.
 * The Cameo - Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Professor Utonium and Ms. Keane from The Powerpuff Girls make cameo appearances throughout the film.
 * Carnivore Confusion - The only law here in Dexter's ark is the ban on carnivores eating herbivores.
 * In Media Res - The film opens with the animals' journey to the ark. Suddenly, the narrator spots Dexter while telling the story of Noah's Ark. And then, the film flashes back as Dexter tells the narrator how we got there.
 * Out of Focus - Dexter only appears as a supporting character. Mandark only appears in the first half of the film.
 * Seldom Seen Species - And they're just about everywhere! From maned wolves to pangolins to tarsiers to cassowaries to thorny devils.
 * They're even extinct animals aboarding Dexter's ark, such as thylacines, passenger pigeons and Bramble Cay melomys.
 * Speak-Fluent Animal - Beau, Dee Dee and Dexter have tiny earpieces in order to hear what the animals say.