Wrath of Con/Trivia

==Trivia==
*This episode is the first of several things:
**The first Happy Tree Friends episode to be produced in 16:9 (aspect ratio) for high definition.
**The first episode that has the current intro, featuring a different character intro and ending credit sequence.
**The first Season 3 appearances of Splendid (last appeared in See What Develops), Handy, Flaky, Disco Bear, Mime (last appeared in Double Whammy Part I, only counting regular episodes for the latter two), Lifty, and Shifty (last appeared in Autopsy Turvy (Double Whammy Part II)).
**The first appearance of Giggles since We're Scrooged!.
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**The first internet episode to star Splendid since Better Off Bread.
**The first internet episode to star Sniffles since Suck It Up.
**The first episode to be animated by Amanda Lattrell and David Winn.
**The first time that Sniffles is seen with a straight snout instead of a curved snout when seen from a diagonal perspective, displaying this snout when he is turned away at the convention entrance by The Mole. Sniffles, however, will not start displaying this snout length and appearance on a permanent basis until his next starring role, Pet Peeve, which was released more than four years later.
*This episode marks Splendid's record for the highest amount of kills in one episode, counting indirect responsibility (20+ kills: the other 18 main characters if you don't count Flippy, Lammy, and Mr. Pickels; Truffles from the Blurb version; and 1+ numerous Generic Tree Friends).
*This is the second time Sniffles stars in an episode despite having very little screen time. The first time is in The Wrong Side of the Tracks.
*This episode has the lowest survival rate above 0% out of every episode, (debatable).
*Flippy, Lammy, and Mr. Pickels are the only main characters who do not appear in this episode (the latter two being more obvious since this was before A Bit of a Pickle). The character in the Rorschach costume was confirmed to be a Generic Tree Friend.
*This is the third time that Lifty dies before Shifty, the first two episodes being Milkin' It and Who's to Flame?. This would later happen again in the episodes Swelter Skelter and Buns of Steal.
*The mask Cub wears resembles the early version of Lumpy seen in the Happy Tree Friends pilot episode Banjo Frenzy.
*Cro-Marmot has a group of statues closely resembling The Cursed Idol in his booth. The main difference is that the statues are polished, unlike the actual Cursed Idol.
*Similar to Swelter Skelter, the Cursed Idol can be seen briefly in the explosion for a split second when the convention blows up.
*Despite Splendid's high kill count, this is the first time he kills Mime, Disco Bear, and Pop. As of this episode, Flippy, Lammy, and Mr. Pickels are the only main characters that Splendid has not killed yet.
*This is the only episode where Splendid clearly speaks instead of making different sounds (e.g., hum, gasp, scream, etc.). His voice is also slightly higher than it usually is.
*This is the second episode to only have one main character not appear, in this case Flippy. The first time was Asbestos I Can Do, where Cro-Marmot didn't appear. (However, although supposedly confirmed by Warren to be a Generic Tree Friend, the tree friend in the Rorschach costume signing beside Splendid appears similar to Flippy.)
*This is one of the few episodes where Lumpy's antlers do not change directions (as he only appears in one shot). He is only seen getting crushed in the convention center.
*In the Blurb version, Truffles can be seen in front of Flaky when Splendid is about to do his speech.
*This is one of the many episodes where a character makes "puppy eyes". The other instances are Lumpy in Class Act; Toothy in Better Off Bread; Lumpy and Russell in Get Whale Soon; Petunia, Giggles, and Lumpy in Stealing the Spotlight; Flaky in Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!; Lumpy in In a Jam; Lifty in Easy For You to Sleigh; Lumpy in Letter Late than Never; Fliqpy in Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow; Nutty in Icy You; and Lumpy in All In Vein and Aw, Shucks!.
*This is the only time that a character (Splendid) was designed to look like he has pectoral muscles; his chest is slightly bigger than his lower torso.
*The moral involves crime despite how nothing in the episode involves Splendid doing anything to stop a criminal. This moral was most likely chosen simply because Splendid is a superhero.
*The YouTube thumbnail for the Blurb version of the episode spoils Mime and Disco Bear's deaths.
*Even though Flippy doesn't appear in this episode, some of his assets can be seen if you decompile the SWF file.
*This episode's premiere date fell on the Monday before the start of the 2009 edition of San Diego Comic-Con.
==Cultural References==
*The title of this episode is a reference to the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn.
*The comic convention is either a parody of the San Diego Comic Con center, or Comiket, a similar event in Japan.
*Nutty is dressed as Batman.
*Giggles dresses up like Princess Leia from Star Wars, while Petunia wears a hood similar to that of an Ewok.
*When the hot plastic from Giggles' lightsaber melts over her head, it makes the same sound as the Sith lightsaber igniting in the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back, which fits with her lightsaber turning red when recharged by Splendid.
*There are several references to the comic book series Watchmen. This is likely because Warren Graff is a fan of the comic (also this episode released shortly after the 2009 Watchmen film):
**On Sniffles' backpack is badge that resembles a blood-stained smiley face.
**A character can be seen dressed as Rorschach, one of the main characters.
**Lumpy has Dr. Manhattan's symbol on his forehead. Additionally, he does not have any pupils, another physical characteristic of Dr. Manhattan.
*The last few annotations for this episode's Blurb references the fact that the very first comic created was "The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck" (or by its original title, "Histoire de M. Vieux Bois"), created in 1837 by cartoonist Rodolphe Töpffer. The whole comic can be read on the Dartmouth College website.
*When Splendid sucks air with his mouth wide open, it's similar to Kirby sucking his mouth wide open. 
*According to the Revenge of Con blog (no longer available), the convention center building was supposed to be based on the Legion of Doom headquarters.
==Superlatives==
*Toothy, Cuddles, and Handy's ear injuries are similar to the second Generic Tree Ninja's death in Books of Fury, Giggles' injury in From Hero to Eternity, and Lumpy's injury in Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow.
*Mime, Disco Bear, and Russell's deaths are similar to Nutty, Sniffles, and Mime's deaths in Aw, Shucks!. Coincidentally, Mime is in both groups.
*Petunia's death is similar to her death in From Hero to Eternity and Cuddles' injury in Just Be Claus, since all of these involve getting horizontally sliced in half by Splendid's laser. Her death is also similar to Mouse Ka-Boom's death in Operation: Tiger Bomb.
==Continuity==
*The Acorn Shield Symbol for the SSSSSuper Squad can be seen numerous times on Sniffles' backpack, in comic books, and on Splendid's desk, making this the first Internet episode to reference the Splendid Ka-Pow! series.
==Production Notes==
*According to the "Revenge Of Con" page, Petunia was originally going to have Giggles' role and Giggles was going to be in Petunia's place, but they swapped places in the final cut for unknown reasons.
*According to the storyboards, Giggles and Petunia were both originally going to have lightsabers, as opposed to Petunia having what appears to be Wicket Warrick's spear.
*This is the last episode where Ellen Connell provided the voice for Giggles, Petunia, and Cub.
*According to the episode's beat-sheet, the episode originally ended with the explosion wiping Sniffles out when he entered, causing a huge crater and leaving only Splendid and his podium, which would then crumble.
*In January 2019, Kenn Navarro confirmed on Twitter that he drew the detailed shot towards the end of the episode.
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