History Franchise / TalesOfArcadia

* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: The protagonists of each series are young teenagers all trying to balance school and social lives with their adventurous other lives.

** '''''Wizards:''''' [[spoiler:Jim regains his humanity and human form, albeit without the amulet but [[SequalHook might be worthy of wielding Excalibur eventually]], and the evil Green Knight (aka King Arthur) is no more. Douxie finally becomes a full-fledged wizard but sadly, Arthur has murdered his master, Merlin, and Morgana, with the latter in a RedemptionEqualsDeath battle against her undead brother, leaving Douxie alone in the Age of Man to carry on their magical legacy. The Arcane Order are still at large with the Genesis Seals, once again searching for Nari to break them and unleash an apocalypse onto the universe. With Merlin gone and the Order at their tail, Douxie leaves Arcadia as Nari's new protector, but [[WeWillMeetAgain promises to the Guardians of Arcadia that he'll return soon]].]]

** In ''WesternAnimation/ThreeBelow'', Steve and Aja fall in love with each other, though one of then is a human and the other is an alien. The same can be said of Vex falling in love with Toby's grandmother.

** '''''Trollhunters:''''' [[spoiler:Gunmar and his Gumm-Gumm Army have been eradicated after centuries of causing conflict, Morgana has been banished to the Shadow Realm, the supposedly only means of entering and leaving it (the Skathe-Hrün) destroyed, and the Eternal Night has been subsided. While the existence of trolls has been revealed to the humans of Arcadia, Janeth’s reaction to the good trolls implies that the future regarding this will be bright, or at least not ending in disaster. With that said, Jim is still trapped in his half-troll form with no hope of turning back, [[YouCantgoHomeAgain forcing him to abandon his human life]] - including his mother and his best friend - to go with Merlin and the rest of the trolls to set up a new Trollmarket in New Jersey, now that the old Heartstone in Arcadia has been destroyed. He is unable to remove his armor and will have to fight for the rest of his life until he inevitably falls in battle. Strickler and Nomura now have no hope of regaining their human lives since their familiars are now out of the Darklands, many of said familiars left with no families to return to since many of them have been there for literal centuries. On a more positive note, Claire goes with Jim and the trolls on their journey to New Jersey in addition to [[WeWillMeetAgain both telling Toby that they'll see him again]], AAARRRGGHH!! stays in Arcadia to keep Toby company, and Strickler decides to help Barbara raise the babies and restart their relationship.]]

** '''''Wizards:''''' [[spoiler:Jim regains his humanity and human form, albeit without the amulet but [[SequalHook might be worthy of wielding Excalibur eventually]], and the evil Green Knight (aka King Arthur) is no more. Douxie finally becomes a full-fledged wizard but sadly, Arthur has murdered his master, Merlin, and Morgana, with the latter in a RedemptionEqualsDeath battle against her undead brother, leaving Douxie alone in the Age of Man to carry on their magical legacy. The Arcane Order are still at large with the Genesis Seals, once again searching for Nari to break them and unleash an apocalypse onto the world. With Merlin gone and the Order at their tail, Douxie leaves Arcadia as Nari's new protector, but [[WeWillMeetAgain promises to the Guardians of Arcadia that he'll return soon]].]]

** '''''Wizards:''''' [[spoiler:Jim regains his humanity and human form, albeit without the amulet but [[SequalHook might be worthy of wielding Excalibur eventually]], and the evil Green Knight (aka King Arthur) is no more. Douxie finally becomes a full-fledged wizard but sadly, Arthur has murdered his master, Merlin, and Morgana, with the latter in a RedemptionEqualsDeath battle against her undead brother, leaving Douxie alone in the Age of Man to carry on their magical legacy with the Guardians of Arcadia. The Arcane Order are still at large with the Genesis Seals, once again searching for Nari to break them and unleash raw magics onto the world. With Merlin gone and the Order at their tail, Douxie leaves Arcadia as Nari's new protector, but [[WeWillMeetAgain promises his friends/teammates that he'll return soon]].]]

** '''''Wizards:''''' [[spoiler:Jim regains his humanity and human form, albeit without the amulet but [[SequalHook might be worthy of wielding Excalibur eventually]], and the evil Green Knight (aka King Arthur) is no more. Douxie finally becomes a full-fledged wizard but sadly, Arthur has murdered his master, Merlin, and Morgana, with the latter in a RedemptionEqualsDeath battle against her undead brother, leaving Douxie alone in the Age of Man to carry on their magical legacy with the Guardians of Arcadia. With Merlin gone, Douxie leaves Arcadia as Nari's new protector, and the Arcane Order are still at large with the Genesis Seals, searching for Nari to break them and unleash raw magics onto the world.]]

** '''''Trollhunters:''''' [[spoiler:Gunmar and his Gumm-Gumm Army have been eradicated after centuries of causing conflict and Morgana has been banished to the Shadow Realm, the supposedly only means of entering and leaving it (the Skathe-Hrün) destroyed. While the existence of trolls has been revealed to the humans of Arcadia, Janet’s reaction to the good trolls implies that the future regarding this will be bright, or at least not ending in disaster. With that said, Jim is still trapped in his troll-form with no hope of turning back, forcing him to abandon his human life - including his mother and his best friend - to go with Merlin and the rest of the trolls to set up a new Trollmarket in New Jersey now that the old Heartstone has been destroyed. He is unable to remove his armor and will have to fight for the rest of his life until he inevitably falls in battle. Strickler and Nomura now have no hope of regaining their human lives since their familiars are now out of the Darklands, many of said familiars left with no families to return to since many of them have been there for literal centuries. On a more positive note, Claire goes with Jim and the trolls on their journey to New Jersey in addition to [[WeWillMeetAgain both telling Toby that they'll see him again]] and AAARRRGGHH!! stays in Arcadia to keep Toby company]].
** '''''3Below:''''' [[spoiler:General Morando is defeated for good and Akiridion-5 is free from from his and the corrupted Talon Phalanx's dictatorship. However, King Fialkov and Queen Coranda have sacrificed themselves to help their children win, leaving them the new reigns of their planet. Although Aja and Krel now have a way to return home, they decide to go their separate ways; Aja [[ButNowIMustGo returns to Akiridion-5 to take the throne]] while Krel [[IChooseToStay remains on Earth to be with his new Earthling friends]].]]
** '''''Wizards:''''' [[spoiler:Jim regains his humanity, albeit without the amulet but [[SequalHook he might be worthy of wielding Excalibur eventually]], and the evil Green Knight (aka King Arthur) is no more. Douxie finally becomes a wizard but sadly, Arthur murdered his former court advisor, Merlin, and his own sister, Morgana, with the latter in a RedemptionEqualsDeath battle against her undead brother, leaving Douxie behind in the Age of Man to carry on their magical legacy. With Merlin gone, Douxie leaves Arcadia as Nari's new protector, and the Arcane Order are still at large with the Genesis Seals, searching for Nari to break them and unleash raw magics onto the world.]]

* ''[[VideoGame/TrollhuntersDefendersOfArcadia Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia]]'' (2020): An action {{platformer}} developed by Creator/WayForwardTechnologies. ''(No relation to Creator/{{Namco}}'s VideoGame/TalesSeries)''.

* SharedUniverse: All three installments take place in Arcadia, with multiple characters and locations shared in all three.

** WordOfGod claims that the ''Tales of Arcadia'' and ''[[Franchise/HowtoTrainYourDragon How to Train Your Dragon]]'' franchises canonically do not share the same universe, despite many thematic cues and Easter eggs.

* ''[[VideoGame/TrollhuntersDefendersOfArcadia Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia]]'' (2020): An action {{platformer}} developed by Creator/WayForwardTechnologies.

No relation to Creator/{{Namco}}'s ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''.

** Subverted in ''Wizards'' as [[GenreShift the majority of the setting focuses more in the magical world of Camelot and the entire plot of the series in general being concerned with battling evil, more than trying to balance urban school lives]].

* LatinoIsBrown: {{ZigZagged|Trope}}; The Nuñez family in ''Trollhunters'' are Mexican-American, but they're very light-skinned, with Enrique even having natural blonde hair. However, Krel's AmbiguouslyBrown human form in ''3 Below'' is specifically stated to be based on a stereotypical Latino by [[BenevolentAI Mother]].

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* ScienceFantasy: Trolls and ancient beasts, aliens and advanced technologies, wizards and magic artifacts. The trilogy has it all.
* SharedUniverse: All three shows take place in Arcadia, with multiple characters and locations shared in all three.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Trollhunters}}'' (2016-2018): The story of Jim Lake Jr, the first human champion who is chosen by a magic amulet to protect both humans and troll-kind from a ruthless warlord.

* ConnectedAllAlong: The trolls and the Akaridion aliens are connected through a prophecy, as revealed in Part TWO of ''3Below''.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Trollhunters}}'' (2016-2018): The story of Jim Lake Jr, the first human champion who is chosen by a magic amulet to protect humans and troll-kind from a ruthless warlord.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Wizards|2020}}'' (2020): The story of Douxie Casperan, a time-traveling wizard apprentice who must save the magical and mortal worlds from an order of dark sorcerers.

* ConnectedAllAlong: The trolls and the Akaridion aliens are connected through a prophecy, as revealed in part 2 of ''3 Below''.

** Subverted in ''Wizards'' as [[GenreShift the majority of the setting focuses more in the magical world of Camelot and the entire plot of the series in general being concerned with battling evil than trying to balance urban school lives]].

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Trollhunters}}'' (2016-2018): The story of Jim Lake Jr, the first human Trollhunter.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThreeBelow'' (2018-2019): The story of Aja and Krel Tarron, alien royalty who crash-landed in Arcadia.
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Wizards|2020}}'' (2020): The story of Douxie, a time-traveling wizard-in-training.

** [[spoiler:By the end of ''Trollhunters'', Jim and Claire become this, as she is a normal human, even with magic powers, but Jim has become a troll-human hybrid. A quick remark in an episode grants that she still finds his half-troll form attractive.]]

{{Arcadia}} seems like your average small American city, but unbeknownst to many of even its own citizens the sleepy little Californian town holds some amazing secrets. Ferocious Trolls live beneath the city streets, Alien royalty from another world are hiding next door, and powerful wizards walk the streets. Magic is everywhere and it's attracting some very nasty customers who want nothing more then to claim it all and rule the world. It's up to our various young heroes and their loyal allies to stop them, all while balancing the normal life of your average American teenager.

Arcadia seems like your average small American city, but unbeknownst to many of even its own citizens the sleepy little Californian town holds some amazing secrets. Ferocious Trolls live beneath the city streets, Alien royalty from another world are hiding next door, and powerful wizards walk the streets. Magic is everywhere and it's attracting some very nasty customers who want nothing more then to claim it all and rule the world. It's up to our various young heroes and their loyal allies to stop them, all while balancing the normal life of your average American teenager.

* ScienceFantasy: Trolls and magic beasts, aliens and spaceships, wizards and ancient artifacts. The trilogy has it all.

* ScienceFantasy: Trolls and magic beasts, aliens and spaceships, wizards and ancient tomes. The trilogy has it all.

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* ''ComicBook/TrollhuntersTheSecretHistoryOfTrollkind'' (2018): A graphic novel directly based on the TV show.
* ''[[ComicBook/TrollhuntersTalesOfArcadiaTheFelled Trollhunters: The Felled]]'' (2018): A second graphic novel based on the TV show.

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