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** Shadow Weaver spends the first season manipulating Adora with the intent of making her more cruel and ruthless. As such, when this newly hardened Adora realizes what kind of person Shadow Weaver is, she betrays her to Hordak without a second thought while giving her a brutal BreakingSpeech.
--> '''Shadow Weaver''': [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I've created a monster]].
--> '''Adora''': No, you've created your replacement.
** Shadow Weaver spends the first season manipulating Adora with the intent of making her more cruel and ruthless. As such, when this newly hardened Adora realizes what kind of person Shadow Weaver is, she betrays her to Hordak without a second thought while giving her a brutal BreakingSpeech.
--> '''Shadow Weaver''': [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I've created a monster]].
--> '''Adora''': No, you've created your replacement.
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* GoneHorriblyRight:
** Shadow Weaver spends the first season manipulating Adora with the intent of making her more cruel and ruthless. As such, when this newly hardened Adora realizes what kind of person Shadow Weaver is, she betrays her to Hordak without a second thought while giving her a brutal BreakingSpeech.
--> '''Shadow Weaver''': [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I've created a monster]].
--> '''Adora''': No, you've created your replacement.
** Shadow Weaver spends the first season manipulating Adora with the intent of making her more cruel and ruthless. As such, when this newly hardened Adora realizes what kind of person Shadow Weaver is, she betrays her to Hordak without a second thought while giving her a brutal BreakingSpeech.
--> '''Shadow Weaver''': [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I've created a monster]].
--> '''Adora''': No, you've created your replacement.
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* BrokenAce: Catra is a smart, fast, strong, and skilled fighter who gains extraordinary powers, but she has many regrets, deep-rooted insecurities, and a very complex internal struggles thanks to Shadow Weaver. By season 4, she has begun to grow out of the broken part, though only partially.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: As in canon, Catra is much stronger than she looks, being able to defeat Sea Hawk in arm wrestling ''multiple'' times and go toe-to-toe with the larger, brawnier Huntara.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: This ends up becoming Frosta's entire reason for continuing to work with The Horde after a point. After seeing the horrible living conditions in The Fright Zone (which even Adora admits to), the fearmonging The Horde uses on its cadets on top of it strict training, and hearing Entrapta say she's done almost nothing but build weapons, the only reason Frosta doesn't turn her back on The Horde right then-and-there is because she likes Adora specifically and Adora has similar thoughts on family to Frosta. Later {{deconstructed}} and {{subverted}} as Frosta realizes she shouldn't be fighting for a side she doesn't believe in whatsoever just because of a single person.
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* {{Bathos}}: Once she [[spoiler:takes over command of the Horde]], Adora [[MeaningfulRename attempts to rename herself]] Despara to reflect her new approach to life, and instill fear and respect. Much to her indignation, ''none'' of her friends can take it seriously. Scorpia can barely contain her laughter and even Kyle cracks up over her declaration.
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* {{Bathos}}: Once she [[spoiler:takes over command of the Horde]], BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: After Catra points out to Adora [[MeaningfulRename attempts that Thaymor's people are completely harmless, Adora has very serious doubts as to rename herself]] Despara whether The Horde are the good guys like she always believed. However, with the aid of some very serious gas-lighting, Shadow Weaver manages to reflect convince her new approach to life, and instill fear and respect. Much of The Horde's (obviously false) virtues due Adora's belief that the woman who raised Adora her whole life couldn't possible be lying to her indignation, ''none'' of to such a degree. While she does eventually turn on Shadow Weaver, by that time this faith has transferred to The Horde itself, as she swears up and down that they are her friends can take it seriously. Scorpia can barely contain her laughter family and the good guys, refusing to even Kyle cracks up over humor anyone's claim to the contrary.
* BrokenAce: Arguably even more so than canon Catra. Adora is a brilliantly cunning and highly skilled fighter who gains extraordinary powers, but thanks to Shadow Weaver has deep-rooted personal issues that keeps herdeclaration.from realizing her full potential.
* BrokenAce: Arguably even more so than canon Catra. Adora is a brilliantly cunning and highly skilled fighter who gains extraordinary powers, but thanks to Shadow Weaver has deep-rooted personal issues that keeps her
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* MoreThanMindControl: Aroda does not outright control her hosts; she merely manipulates them, puts ideas in their heads, and rots away their bodies and souls.
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* EldritchAbomination: Aroda is a mysterious parasitic magical entity who comes from a dimension of pure magic and searches for hosts to manipulate, corrupt to evil, and, if there is no other source of power, feed on.
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* EldritchAbomination: Aroda is a mysterious parasitic magical entity who comes from a dimension of pure magic and searches for hosts to manipulate, corrupt to evil, and, if there is no other source of power, feed on. In her true form, she is described as a hideous, red and black mass of eyeballs and tentacles.
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* * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: At the end of ''A Parting Wish'', Catra, full of grief over Angella's sacrifice, ''initiates'' a hug with Glimmer, something no one has ever seen her do.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Even more so than in canon: In addition to being horribly abused by Shadow Weaver and having only a single friend in Adora, this Catra was regularly outright bullied by the other Horde Cadets, and looked down upon by the officers and other adults of the Fright Zone as a "freak" for being part cat.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Even more so than in canon: In addition to being horribly abused by Shadow Weaver and having only a single friend in Adora, this Catra was regularly outright bullied by the other Horde Cadets, and looked down upon by the officers and other adults of the Fright Zone as a "freak" for being part cat.the only magicat among them.
* LastOfHerKind: {{Discussed}}: Entrapta speculates that Catra may be the last magicat left.
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* ObliviousToLove: Like in canon, Catra is completely oblivious to how she ''really'' feels about Adora, despite the [[ShipTease many signs]]. She also failed to realize Spinerrella and Netossa are a couple despite seeing them flirting.
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* ObliviousToLove: Like in canon, Catra is completely oblivious to how she ''really'' feels about Adora, despite the [[ShipTease many signs]]. She also failed initially fails to realize Spinerrella and Netossa are a couple despite seeing them flirting.flirting.
* * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: At the end of ''A Parting Wish'', Catra, full of grief over Angella's sacrifice, ''initiates'' a hug with Glimmer, something no one has ever seen her do.
* * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: At the end of ''A Parting Wish'', Catra, full of grief over Angella's sacrifice, ''initiates'' a hug with Glimmer, something no one has ever seen her do.
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* SheCleansUpNicely: An unwilling version. At the end of ''Coronation'', Castaspella and Shadow Weaver decide that Catra (who has a habit of avoiding bathing and not bothering to take care of her clothing) needs a bath and a change of clothes. When Catra learns this, she tries to run away in a panic before being subdued by Shadow Weaver, and dragged by her and Castaspella to the bathroom. Catra continues to resist, until Castaspella and Shadow Weaver convince her to go along with it so that others will think better of the company Glimmer keeps. When Catra next appears, she has undergone a SignificantWardrobeShift, which everyone agrees makes her look better than before.
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* SheCleansUpNicely: An unwilling version.variation. At the end of ''Coronation'', Castaspella and Shadow Weaver decide that Catra (who has a habit of avoiding bathing and not bothering to take care of her clothing) needs a bath and a change of clothes. When Catra learns this, she tries to run away in a panic before being subdued by Shadow Weaver, and dragged by her and Castaspella to the bathroom. Catra continues to resist, until Castaspella and Shadow Weaver convince her to go along with it so that others will think better of the company Glimmer keeps. When Catra next appears, she has undergone a SignificantWardrobeShift, which everyone agrees makes her look better than before.
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* EldritchAbomination: Aroda is a mysterious parasitic magical entity who searches for hosts to manipulate, corrupt to evil, and, if there is no other source of power, feed on.
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* * {{Bathos}}: Once she [[spoiler:takes over command of the Horde]], Adora [[MeaningfulRename attempts to rename herself]] Despara to reflect her new approach to life, and instill fear and respect. Much to her indignation, ''none'' of her friends can take it seriously. Scorpia can barely contain her laughter and even Kyle cracks up over her declaration.
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* AintTooProudToBeg / VillainsWantMercy: After Catra defeats her and Adora, Aroda initially attempts to manipulate Catra into becoming her new host, but when that fails, she practically ''begs'' Catra to save her.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Subverted: When Catra refuses to save her by becoming her new host, Aroda initially tries to pretend that she isn't afraid to die, but when it becomes clear that she will be [[RetGone erased from existence]] due to being trapped in the LotusEaterMachine when Catra restores reality, she panics and screams as she vanishes.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: At the end of the day, no matter how kind, polite or honest she acts, the only being Aroda cares about is herself. She endangers the entire universe by persuading Adora to ignore Entrapta's warning that Hordak's portal would destroy all existence and activate it, just so Aroda could acquire great power. When Catra tries to save reality, Aroda sadistically torments and tries to kill her in order to stop her. Upon defeat, Aroda attempts to persuade Catra to become its new host, abandoning Adora.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: At the end of the day, no matter how kind, polite or honest she acts, the only being Aroda cares about is herself. She endangers the entire universe by persuading Adora to ignore Entrapta's warning that Hordak's portal would destroy all existence and activate it, just so Aroda could acquire great power. When Catra tries to save reality, Aroda sadistically torments and tries to kill her in order to stop her. Upon defeat, Aroda attempts to persuade Catra to become its her new host, abandoning Adora.
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* FakeRelationship: In the fic's version of "Reunion", Bow's fathers mistakenly assume Catra is Bow's girlfriend, which they most reluctantly go along with, with Catra additionally weaving a tale about Glimmer also having a crush on Bow.
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* SheCleansUpNicely: An unwilling version. At the end of ''Coronation'', Castaspella and Shadow Weaver decide that Catra (who has a habit of avoiding bathing and not bothering to take care of her clothing) needs a bath and a change of clothes. When Catra learns this, she tries to run away in a panic before being subdued by Shadow Weaver, and dragged by her and Castaspella to the bathroom. Catra continues to resist, until Castaspella and Shadow Weaver convince her to go along with it so that others will think better of the company Glimmer keeps. When Catra next appears, she has undergone a SignificantWardrobeShift, which everyone agrees makes her look better than before.
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* * {{Bathos}}: Once she [[spoiler:takes over command of the Horde]], Adora [[MeaningfulRename attempts to rename herself]] Despara to reflect her new approach to life, and instill fear and respect. Much to her indignation, ''none'' of her friends can take it seriously. Scorpia can barely contain her laughter and even Kyle cracks up over her declaration.
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* VillainsNeverLie: Part of what makes Aroda so effective as a manipulator is that she never outright lies about anything, which is why Adora remains on her side.
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* SanitySlippage: She gradually becomes more and more mentally unstable as the story goes on, suffering from horrible mental breakdowns and becoming prone to lashing out at even the slightest provocation, thanks to the corrupting influence of her shadow powers, the stress of her job, and her feelings of betrayal and resentment against Catra.
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* SanitySlippage: She gradually becomes more and more mentally unstable as the story goes on, suffering from horrible mental several emotional breakdowns and becoming prone to lashing out at even the slightest provocation, thanks to the corrupting influence of her shadow powers, the stress of her job, and her feelings of betrayal and resentment against Catra.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Many of Catra's actions, intentional or not, have a tendency to ruin things somewhere down the line; from her reckless behavior making situations immediately worse, to her harsh behavior and attitude turning people away ([[spoiler:leading Frosta to become a double agent for the Horde]]), to almost [[CreateYourOwnVillain everything surrounding Adora]] (that wasn't Shadow Weaver's fault, anyway).
* ObliviousToHisOwnDescription: In "The Coronation", when Catra tries to call Glimmer out for hiding the fact that she can't use her powers (as her grief over her mother's death has prevented her from feeling comfortable recharging at the Moonstone), asking "What kind of person can't use her powers and doesn't tell her friends about it!?", Bow and Glimmer spend several seconds [[StunnedSilence staring at her in irritated disbelief]]. She doesn't get it.
-->'''Catra:''' What kind of person can't use her powers and doesn't tell her friends about it!?\\
''It took her a matter of five seconds before she noticed the silence emanating from her friends before looking back to them, seeing [[StunnedSilence a mix of irritation, boredom, and disbelief]] as they both raised an eyebrow to her.''\\
'''Catra:''' ... What? ... WHAT?
* ObliviousToLove: Like in canon, Catra is completely oblivious to how she ''really'' feels about Adora, despite the [[ShipTease many signs]]. She also failed to realize Spinerrella and Netossa are a couple despite seeing them flirting.
-->'''Catra:''' What kind of person can't use her powers and doesn't tell her friends about it!?\\
''It took her a matter of five seconds before she noticed the silence emanating from her friends before looking back to them, seeing [[StunnedSilence a mix of irritation, boredom, and disbelief]] as they both raised an eyebrow to her.''\\
'''Catra:''' ... What? ... WHAT?
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* ReformedButNotTamed: Even after she genuinely becomes friends with Bow and Glimmer, and starts fighting for the Rebellion for its cause instead of the perk of eventually getting her own kingdom, Catra remains rude, snarky, sarcastic, aloof and short-tempered.
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* ReformedButNotTamed: Even after she genuinely becomes friends with Bow and Glimmer, and starts fighting for the Rebellion for its cause instead of the perk of eventually getting her own kingdom, Catra remains rude, snarky, sarcastic, aloof aloof, and short-tempered.short-tempered, and emotionally distant.
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* SanitySlippage: She gradually becomes more and more mentally unstable as the story goes on, becoming prone to lashing out at even the slightest provocation, thanks to the corrupting influence of her shadow powers, the stress of her job, and her feelings of betrayal and resentment against Catra.
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* SanitySlippage: She gradually becomes more and more mentally unstable as the story goes on, suffering from horrible mental breakdowns and becoming prone to lashing out at even the slightest provocation, thanks to the corrupting influence of her shadow powers, the stress of her job, and her feelings of betrayal and resentment against Catra.
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* MiseryBuildsCharacter: [[spoiler:Shadow Weaver's second reason for constantly treating Catra poorly, as she tells Glimmer. Shadow Weaver believed that Catra's need for validation was the ''only'' reliable driving force the magicat had, so withholding it was the best way to make her reach her full potential.]]
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: [[DownplayedTrope While not nearly as bad as canon]], flashbacks show that this Catra still often exploited her friendship with Adora. Unfortunately, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone by the time Catra realizes how awful she had been to Adora]], [[RejectedApology Adora no longer wants to hear it]].
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: [[DownplayedTrope While not nearly as bad as canon]], flashbacks show that this Catra still often exploited her friendship with Adora. Unfortunately, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone by the time Catra realizes how awful she had been to Adora]], Adora]] and tries to apologize for it, [[RejectedApology Adora no longer wants to hear it]].
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* RejectedApology: After realizing how awful she was to Adora growing up by exploiting their friendship, Catra profusely and sincerely tries to apologize, but Adora refuses to forgive her.
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* BreakHis HeartToSaveHim: Catra tries to do this in order to save Glimmer, pointing out to Shadow Weaver that she's unnecessary for the Horde's plans, and insulting Glimmer in hopes she wouldn't try to save her in turn. Glimmer is convinced and is hurt by Catra's cruel words. Shadow Weaver is almost fooled as well, until she realizes the magicat is uncharacteristically avoiding eye contact and hiding her face during the princess's tearfully apology for being a bad friend.
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* BreakHis HeartToSaveHim: BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Catra tries to do this in order to save Glimmer, pointing out to Shadow Weaver that she's unnecessary for the Horde's plans, and insulting Glimmer in hopes she wouldn't try to save her in turn. Glimmer is convinced and is hurt by Catra's cruel words. Shadow Weaver is almost fooled as well, until she realizes the magicat is uncharacteristically avoiding eye contact and hiding her face during the princess's tearfully apology for being a bad friend.
