Starship Troopers: Invasion story
A team of troopers is sent on a mission to locate a missing starship. It is the fourth installment of the Starship Troopers film series.
16 total · 6 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| extraterrestrial being | major | Federation forces were battling bug aliens, known as Arachnids. |
| heroism | major | The term "hero" was bandied about again and again in the film. It was pointedly revealed to the viewer that Henry Varro's name reads as "hero" so long as you put your thumb in the middle of it to blot out the other letters. In the end, Henry Varro died a hero by sacrificing himself to ensure the bug aliens failed in their bid to invade Earth. |
| insectoid being | major | Federation forces were battling bug aliens, known as Arachnids. |
| interstellar war | major | The story is set in a future where humans are mired in a multiple star systems spanning war with a race of hostile bug aliens, known as the Arachnids. |
| military related work | major | The story follows Captain Carmen Ibanez and her team of battle-weary troopers as they go on a dangerous search and rescue mission, and shoot up lots of bugs aliens in the process. |
| speculative spaceship | major | The first half of the film is set aboard the starship Alesia, the second aboard the starship John A. Warden. |
| artificial body part | minor | Private Gunfodder was shown sporting a robotic left arm up to the shoulder. [arm] |
| coping with unwelcome romantic attention | minor | Ice Blonde took exception to Ratzass making a pass at her in the unisex shower room. |
| extrasensory perception | minor | Jenkins was described as being "that ESP prick". |
| human self-sacrifice for another | minor | Henry Varro gave his life to save Johnny Rico in the end. |