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* AmbitionIsEvil: Even after Shen wins Lianne's heart and his future seems secure, he cannot help but feel that he must make a name for himself. When he begins his experiments with black powder, Ah-Ma lampshades this trope while trying to advice him to seek another way.

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* AmbitionIsEvil: Even after Shen wins Lianne's heart and his future seems secure, he cannot help but feel that he must make a name for himself. When he begins his experiments with black powder, Ah-Ma lampshades this trope while trying to advice advise him to seek another way.

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* AlternateHistory: The alterations done subtly start showing mostly in the final chapters.
** When Shen is about to set sail for his conquest, he's [[VillainousBSOD so brokenhearted]] for [[spoiler:his newlywed wife's absence]] that he doesn't even gloat to the Furious Five like he does in the movie. Jade's attack and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech rant about his treatment of Zhan]] makes him [[spoiler:knock Zhan unconscious and order him to be taken to the southern forests with the majority of his pack]] before [[spoiler:Po shows up for the final confrontation]].
** Shen [[spoiler:survives from the cannon falling on him]] because [[spoiler:the [[FloorboardFailure deck under him collapses]] and he falls into the river]].



* ForWantOfANail: The alterations done subtly start showing mostly in the final chapters.
** When Shen is about to set sail for his conquest, he's [[VillainousBSOD so brokenhearted]] for [[spoiler:his newlywed wife's absence]] that he doesn't even gloat to the Furious Five like he does in the movie. Jade's attack and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech rant about his treatment of Zhan]] makes him [[spoiler:knock Zhan unconscious and order him to be taken to the southern forests with the majority of his pack]] before [[spoiler:Po shows up for the final confrontation]].
** Shen [[spoiler:survives from the cannon falling on him]] because [[spoiler:the [[FloorboardFailure deck under him collapses]] and he falls into the river]].
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* CompensatingForSomething: Jade teases Zhan by asking if he carries [[DropTheHammer a big hammer]] because of this trope.

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* CompensatingForSomething: Jade teases Zhan by asking if he carries [[DropTheHammer a big hammer]] hammer because of this trope.
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'''Zhan''': Damned cats wanted to pick a fight, sir. One of ours had a bit too much to drink -- a young whelp, Azure. They thought they'd beat up one of my men, [[FatherToHisMen I wasn't havin' it]]. Stinking cats want to [[CatchPhrase mess with the wolf, they'll get the fangs]]!\\

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'''Zhan''': Damned cats wanted to pick a fight, sir. One of ours had a bit too much to drink -- a young whelp, Azure. They thought they'd beat up one of my men, [[FatherToHisMen I wasn't havin' it]]. Stinking cats want to [[CatchPhrase mess with the wolf, they'll get the fangs]]!\\fangs!\\
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Not to be confused with a [[Film/TheVow movie with the same name]]. Or [[Series/TheVow2020 a documentary TV series]] by Creator/{{HBO}}.

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Not to be confused with a [[Film/TheVow [[Film/TheVow2012 movie with the same name]]. Or [[Series/TheVow2020 a documentary TV series]] by Creator/{{HBO}}.
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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: It's the 13th chapter in which the [[spoiler:panda massacre]] occurs.
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* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: After she becomes Gongmen City's ruler, Lianne does well even if she's at her core unhappy.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler:While Shen is still recovering from his bone injuries, he tries to speed things up by training despite the pain. He ends up hurting himself even further.]]



** [[spoiler:Shen cheating death leaves him with permanent injuries that can never fully heal. The obstinate warrior whom his enemies have falsely labelled as a sickly albino can do nothing to change this, much to his shame. Also, he's been forced to secretly live the rest of his life as his wife's prisoner, with the world remembering him only for his atrocities and the conquest he never got the chance to begin.]]

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** [[spoiler:Shen cheating death leaves him with permanent injuries that can never fully heal. The obstinate warrior whom his enemies have falsely labelled labeled as a sickly albino can do nothing to change this, much to his shame. Also, he's been forced to secretly live the rest of his life as his wife's prisoner, with the world remembering him only for his atrocities and the conquest he never got the chance to begin.]]
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* OriginalCharacters: There are many. The most important ones are Lady Lianne, her parents Lord Chang and Lady Amelia as well as her uncle Hong, Lang the trader duck, Haun the mongoose bandit, Juan the pheasant lord and Jade the dhole spy. There's also [[spoiler:Zian, Shen and Lianne's son introduced in the epilogue]].

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* OriginalCharacters: OriginalCharacter: There are many. The most important ones are Lady Lianne, her parents Lord Chang and Lady Amelia as well as her uncle Hong, Lang the trader duck, Haun the mongoose bandit, Juan the pheasant lord and Jade the dhole spy. There's also [[spoiler:Zian, Shen and Lianne's son introduced in the epilogue]].
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Not to be confused with a [[Film/TheVow movie with the same name]]. Or [[Series/TheVow a documentary TV series]] by Creator/{{HBO}}.

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Not to be confused with a [[Film/TheVow movie with the same name]]. Or [[Series/TheVow [[Series/TheVow2020 a documentary TV series]] by Creator/{{HBO}}.

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This or these examples of Surprisingly Realistic Outcome seem to violate at least one of these rules, which disqualifies them: No character reactions (characters get angry, don't forgive, don't change their personality instantly, etc.); Too fantastical (depends on the properties of magic, powers, sci-fi tech, monsters, etc.); Not surprising (a character was warned about the outcome, it's used to provide Karma or An Aesop, or it simply follows normal conventions for this genre or medium); Plot happens (the example only describes an event, but not why audiences would expect a different, unrealistic outcome); Not an outcome (a character just explains why something wouldn't work as expected, or something is just an innate aspect of the setting or character that has a logical reason for being present); More of a Deconstruction (the event has major, lasting effects on the plot, make something more realistic, but not completely realistic, or a parody/fanwork applies realistic consequences to the events of a different work); or fits better under a different trope. See the trope's definition for more details. If you believe a removal was a mistake, please bring it up in the cleanup thread.


* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** During the [[spoiler:panda massacre, Po's father attempts to [[YouShallNotPass hold back the wolves from following his wife and son]]. However, since he's [[UnskilledButStrong a strong farmer but not a seasoned warrior]], he quickly becomes wounded against half a dozen wolf soldiers, and when he nearly gets his throat sliced, he escapes (though in another direction than his wife)]].
** While trying to reason with Zhan in the 21th chapter, Lianne points out that if he and Shen are about to conquer all of China, they'll be facing China's whole imperial army with the wolf pack, one tribe of gorillas, and a dozen cannons. Even if they win in the end, many of Zhan's wolves will lose their lives. As much as Zhan doesn't want to hear this, he cannot shake off the truth of Lianne's argument.
** [[spoiler:While Shen is still recovering from his bone injuries, he tries to speed things up by training despite the pain. He ends up hurting himself even further.]]

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** During the [[spoiler:panda massacre, Po's father attempts to [[YouShallNotPass hold back the wolves from following his wife and son]]. However, since he's [[UnskilledButStrong a strong farmer but not a seasoned warrior]], he quickly becomes wounded against half a dozen wolf soldiers, and when he nearly gets his throat sliced, he escapes (though in another direction than his wife)]].
** While trying to reason with Zhan in the 21th chapter, Lianne points out that if he and Shen are about to conquer all of China, they'll be facing China's whole imperial army with the wolf pack, one tribe of gorillas, and a dozen cannons. Even if they win in the end, many of Zhan's wolves will lose their lives. As much as Zhan doesn't want to hear this, he cannot shake off the truth of Lianne's argument.
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SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler:While Shen is still recovering from his bone injuries, he tries to speed things up by training despite the pain. He ends up hurting himself even further.]]
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10204303/1/The-Vow The Vow]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' fanfic by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4774853/DONOVAN94 DONOVAN94]] that features Lord Shen paired with an OC.

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10204303/1/The-Vow The Vow]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' fanfic by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4774853/DONOVAN94 DONOVAN94]] Creator/{{DONOVAN94}} that features Lord Shen paired with an OC.
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* KnifeNut: Shen, obviously.
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* ThematicThemeTune: "Never Be The Same" by Music/{{Red}} has been picked up by the author as the theme song. There's even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wAeKJlp8Bc a video of it]] in her Website/YouTube account.

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* ThematicThemeTune: "Never Be The Same" by Music/{{Red}} Music/{{Red|Band}} has been picked up by the author as the theme song. There's even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wAeKJlp8Bc a video of it]] in her Website/YouTube account.
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* MixedAncestry:
** Lianne's father is a white swan from China, and her mother is a black swan from a western empire.
** The epilogue gives us [[spoiler:Zian, the son of Shen and Lianne. Physically he has mostly peacock traits with some swan traits included]].

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* RealityEnsues:
** During the [[spoiler:panda massacre, Po's father attempts to [[YouShallNotPass hold back the wolves from following his wife and son]]. However, since he's [[UnskilledButStrong a strong farmer but not a seasoned warrior]], he quickly becomes wounded against half a dozen wolf soldiers, and when he nearly gets his throat sliced, he escapes (though in another direction than his wife)]].
** While trying to reason with Zhan in the 21th chapter, Lianne points out that if he and Shen are about to conquer all of China, they'll be facing China's whole imperial army with the wolf pack, one tribe of gorillas, and a dozen cannons. Even if they win in the end, many of Zhan's wolves will lose their lives. As much as Zhan doesn't want to hear this, he cannot shake off the truth of Lianne's argument.
** [[spoiler:While Shen is still recovering from his bone injuries, he tries to speed things up by training despite the pain. He ends up hurting himself further.]]


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** During the [[spoiler:panda massacre, Po's father attempts to [[YouShallNotPass hold back the wolves from following his wife and son]]. However, since he's [[UnskilledButStrong a strong farmer but not a seasoned warrior]], he quickly becomes wounded against half a dozen wolf soldiers, and when he nearly gets his throat sliced, he escapes (though in another direction than his wife)]].
** While trying to reason with Zhan in the 21th chapter, Lianne points out that if he and Shen are about to conquer all of China, they'll be facing China's whole imperial army with the wolf pack, one tribe of gorillas, and a dozen cannons. Even if they win in the end, many of Zhan's wolves will lose their lives. As much as Zhan doesn't want to hear this, he cannot shake off the truth of Lianne's argument.
** [[spoiler:While Shen is still recovering from his bone injuries, he tries to speed things up by training despite the pain. He ends up hurting himself even further.]]
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* NotSoDifferent: Shen and Lord Chang hate each other from the beginning, but they're both ambitions and ruthlessly determined. After Shen has [[spoiler:destroyed his family's home]], Lianne tells him that he's turning into exactly like Chang, much to his fury. Chang's confessions to Lianne [[spoiler:before his death]] reveal how similar he actually is to Shen; they ultimately are both a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who show their love from under their hard shells in their own ways and [[spoiler:their wives agreed to marry them after they showed mercy by no longer forcing them to marry them]].
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%%* DeathbedConfession
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* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Shen has for years stopped calling his former nanny Ah-Ma by her name and instead addresses her as Soothsayer. However, when he decides to set her free, he calls her by her name to empathize how serious he's when he says they'll be strangers from that point onward.
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Now with a [[Characters/TheVow Character Sheet]] that NeedsWikiMagicLove. [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHgaSY3PEcLmryIBSO1EACg/videos Alicia Donovan]] has also posted in Website/YouTube a trailer titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmdjDKz137o Lord Shen Fanfiction Trailer]]''.

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Now with a [[Characters/TheVow Character Sheet]] that NeedsWikiMagicLove. [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHgaSY3PEcLmryIBSO1EACg/videos Alicia Donovan]] has also posted in Website/YouTube a trailer titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmdjDKz137o Lord Shen Fanfiction Trailer]]''.

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