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* The series more-or-less starts on Anne's birthday, and (we can assume) the whole series lasts between nine months and a year. Because Sasha and Marcy obviously don't have the same birthday as Anne, that means that they likely spent their birthdays not only away from their family/friends, but while facing some of the traumas they did during the series:
** Sasha might have spent her birthday either locked up in Toad Tower, on the run from the Amphibian government, plotting a coup/her betrayal of her friends, or leading the fledgling rebellion against Andrias.
** Marcy has a better chance of spending her birthday while she was living her dream life in Newtopia, but there's also a chance she passed her birthday while either unconscious in a healing tank or possessed by the Core.
* It's heavily implied during the first third of season three that the Boonchuys never stopped looking for Anne. But, after five months, they started to lose hope. By the time we see Mrs. Boonchuy, she appears to be a shell of her former self (if the pictures on the wall are any indication of who she is around Anne).
* There are numerous implications that Sasha is a child of divorce, which explains a bit of her controlling attitude. The fact that she outright refuses in "True Colors" to go back to Earth also implies that her home life (or at least her relationship with her parents) isn't great.
* The ending implies that Anne and the others never got back to Amphibia, meaning that they never got to see or hear from their surrogate families again.
* It's never mentioned what happened to Hop Pop's wife (as either Sprig and Polly's mother or father was his child). However, considering how common it is in Amphibia to die unexpectedly (via predators, weather, quicksand, an unusually aggressive plant, cannibals, etc), we can safely assume that Hop Pop is a widower.
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* The Boonchuy parents freak-out at Anne having attacked a king isn't just a case of context-less assumptions that Anne was misbehaving as she had been before Amphibia, let alone just stress at being chased by a killer robot. The Boonchuy parents are first generation immigrants from Thailand, which not only has a monarchy, but also a culture that is far less prone to casual disrespect of leaders than the west is. While Thailand's monarchy is far from beyond open criticism the way other monarchies in the world, it is a bigger cultural taboo there compared to insulting a western prime minister or president. So they have another reason to assume that the answer isn't 'Andrias had it coming', the way that, for example, Sasha's parents might.
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** To build on the above difference, this disparity probably didn't help with Sprig's concerns that she was going to be another Sasha, as to him she isn't acting 'right'. Surely, if she was fully on their side, she'd be acting differently? Meanwhile, beyond not being anywhere near as paranoid about Marcy, Anne isn't going to see anything obviously wrong because of Marcy's AmbiguousDisorder nature: Marcy is typically speculated to be somewhere on the autism spectrum, and autistic people have different emotional responses. To Anne, Marcy is responding the way she always would, while to Sprig, something is 'off' and he doesn't know what it is, so he immediately leans on what he has context for, Sasha. If Marcy is in fact neurodivergent, it also makes sense that Anne didn't bring it up. Amphibia probably doesn't really 'get' that sort of thing, and Anne, a neurotypical person, may see trying to explain it as either demeaning to Marcy or something she can't properly explain (Anne's best comparison is Maddie, who also has a AmbiguousDisorder nature about her, but true to autism being a spectrum, Maddie and Marcy are different enough that Sprig wouldn't properly make the connection and the comparison would probably create more problems, especially since Maddie's quirks are macabre interests and not realizing she seems creepy); either way, Anne wouldn't want to come off as ableist, and likely realizes that the person best qualified to explain why Marcy's the way she is is Marcy herself. As for Sprig likely having ADHD per WordOfGod, Anne, despite suspecting that Sprig is neurodivergent and, since she knows Marcy, being more understanding of him than [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer most of the other kids in Wartwood]], couldn't use that, because a) ADHD and autism are too different for the comparison to work, and b) since Amphibia probably doesn't 'get' that sort of thing, he's undiagnosed, and she wouldn't feel qualified to diagnose him.

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** To build on the above difference, this disparity probably didn't help with Sprig's concerns that she was going to be another Sasha, as to him she isn't acting 'right'. Surely, if she was fully on their side, she'd be acting differently? Meanwhile, beyond not being anywhere near as paranoid about Marcy, Anne isn't going to see anything obviously wrong because of Marcy's AmbiguousDisorder nature: Marcy is typically [[DiagnosedByTheAudience speculated to be somewhere on the autism spectrum, spectrum]], and autistic people have different emotional responses. To Anne, Marcy is responding the way she always would, while to Sprig, something is 'off' and he doesn't know what it is, so he immediately leans on what he has context for, Sasha. If Marcy is in fact neurodivergent, it also makes sense that Anne didn't bring it up. Amphibia probably doesn't really 'get' that sort of thing, and Anne, a neurotypical person, may see trying to explain it as either demeaning to Marcy or something she can't properly explain (Anne's best comparison is Maddie, who also has a AmbiguousDisorder nature about her, whose behavior doesn't strike people as neurotypical, but true to autism being a spectrum, Maddie and Marcy are different enough that Sprig wouldn't properly make the connection and the comparison would probably create more problems, especially since Maddie's quirks are macabre interests and not realizing she seems creepy); either way, Anne wouldn't want to come off as ableist, and likely realizes that the person best qualified to explain why Marcy's the way she is is Marcy herself. As for Sprig likely having ADHD per WordOfGod, Anne, despite suspecting that Sprig is neurodivergent and, since she knows Marcy, being more understanding of him than [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer most of the other kids in Wartwood]], couldn't use that, because a) ADHD and autism are too different for the comparison to work, and b) since Amphibia probably doesn't 'get' that sort of thing, he's undiagnosed, and she wouldn't feel qualified to diagnose him.
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** This entails a SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome for Anne. You can't expect a teenager to be hard-working overnight, and they may still be in the habit of putting off chores.

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* We never learn how Marcy dealt with the guilt of being an unwitting mass murderer. She lives in Los Angeles, so chances are she's seen some of the people she killed in cold blood (no amphibian pun intended) face to face, and even talked to them. How does she feel, years later, seeing those people's friends and relatives and knowing she was responsible for killing their loved ones?
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* If it wasn't for the [[ForWantOfANail Plantars watching cat videos on Marcy's phone at the second temple and screaming as a result]], Anne would've fully lost her Calamity powers like Sasha and Marcy. Anne will be trapped on Earth, unable to power the portal at "Escape to Amphibia". That is if Cloak-Bot doesn't kill her first before the invasion of Earth. Without the opening caused by Anne's transformation, she wouldn't have even gone that far, instead dying alongside Sasha in battle while Sprig fell to his death as Marcy couldn't find an opening to save him.

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* If it wasn't for the [[ForWantOfANail Plantars watching cat videos on Marcy's phone at the second temple and screaming as a result]], result, Anne would've fully lost her Calamity powers like Sasha and Marcy. Anne will be trapped on Earth, unable to power the portal at "Escape to Amphibia". That is if Cloak-Bot doesn't kill her first before the invasion of Earth. Without the opening caused by Anne's transformation, she wouldn't have even gone that far, instead dying alongside Sasha in battle while Sprig fell to his death as Marcy couldn't find an opening to save him.
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* Due to the strong hints that ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' takes place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', it makes Leif taking the Calamity Box to Earth even more of a good thing in the end. If the ancient Amphibians still had the Calamity Box, they would've still used it to conquer other worlds until they have eventually reached the Nightmare Realm and encountered Bill Cipher. From there, Bill would have persuaded the [[DealWithTheDevil Amphibians into forming an alliance with him]] by stating that in exchange for the Calamity Box, he'll grant them unlimited power. This would have led to Bill unleashing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Weirdmageddon on Amphibia]] and gain control of the Calamity Box. From there Bill would have used the Box's powers to [[MultiversalConqueror take over the multiverse itself]].

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* Due to the strong hints that ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' takes place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', it makes Leif taking the Calamity Box to Earth even more of a good thing in the end. If the ancient Amphibians still had the Calamity Box, they would've still used it to conquer other worlds until they have eventually reached the Nightmare Realm and encountered Bill Cipher. From there, Bill would have persuaded the [[DealWithTheDevil persuaded the Amphibians into forming an alliance with him]] by stating that in exchange for the Calamity Box, he'll grant them unlimited power. This would have led to Bill unleashing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Weirdmageddon on Amphibia]] and gain control of the Calamity Box. From there there, Bill would have used the Box's powers to [[MultiversalConqueror take over the multiverse itself]].
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* Due to the strong hints that ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' takes place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', it makes Leif taking the Calamity Box to Earth even more of a good thing in the end. If the ancient Amphibians still had the Calamity Box, they would've still used it to conquer other worlds until they have eventually reached the Nightmare Realm and encountered Bill Cipher. From there, Bill would have persuaded the [[DealWithTheDevil Amphibians into forming an alliance with him]] by stating that in exchange for the Calamity Box, he'll grant them unlimited power. This would have led to Bill unleashing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Weirdmageddon on Amphibia]] and gain control of the Calamity Box. From there Bill would have use the Box's powers to [[MultiversalConqueror take over the multiverse itself]].

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* Due to the strong hints that ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' takes place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', it makes Leif taking the Calamity Box to Earth even more of a good thing in the end. If the ancient Amphibians still had the Calamity Box, they would've still used it to conquer other worlds until they have eventually reached the Nightmare Realm and encountered Bill Cipher. From there, Bill would have persuaded the [[DealWithTheDevil Amphibians into forming an alliance with him]] by stating that in exchange for the Calamity Box, he'll grant them unlimited power. This would have led to Bill unleashing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Weirdmageddon on Amphibia]] and gain control of the Calamity Box. From there Bill would have use used the Box's powers to [[MultiversalConqueror take over the multiverse itself]].
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* Due to the strong hints that ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' takes place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', it makes Leif taking the Calamity Box to Earth even more of a good thing in the end. If the ancient Amphibians still had the Calamity Box, they would've still use it to conquer other worlds until they have eventually reached the Nightmare Realm and encountered Bill Cipher. From there, Bill would have persuaded the [[DealWithTheDevil Amphibians into forming an alliance with him]] by stating that in exchange for the Calamity Box, he'll grant them unlimited power. This would have led to Bill unleashing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Weirdmageddon on Amphibia]] and gain control of the Calamity Box. From there Bill would have use the Box's powers to [[MultiversalConqueror take over the multiverse itself]].

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* Due to the strong hints that ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' takes place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', it makes Leif taking the Calamity Box to Earth even more of a good thing in the end. If the ancient Amphibians still had the Calamity Box, they would've still use used it to conquer other worlds until they have eventually reached the Nightmare Realm and encountered Bill Cipher. From there, Bill would have persuaded the [[DealWithTheDevil Amphibians into forming an alliance with him]] by stating that in exchange for the Calamity Box, he'll grant them unlimited power. This would have led to Bill unleashing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Weirdmageddon on Amphibia]] and gain control of the Calamity Box. From there Bill would have use the Box's powers to [[MultiversalConqueror take over the multiverse itself]].
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* Due to the strong hints that ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}''take place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', it makes Leif taking the Calamity Box to Earth even more of a good thing in the end. If the ancient Amphibians still had the Calamity Box, they would've still use it to conquer other worlds until they have eventually reached the Nightmare Realm and encountered Bill Cipher. From there, Bill would have persuaded the [[DealWithTheDevil Amphibians into forming an alliance with him]] by stating that in exchange for the Calamity Box, he'll grant them unlimited power. This would have led to Bill unleashing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Weirdmageddon on Amphibia]] and gain control of the Calamity Box. From there Bill would have use the Box's powers to [[MultiversalConqueror take over the multiverse itself]].

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* Due to the strong hints that ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}''take ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' takes place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', it makes Leif taking the Calamity Box to Earth even more of a good thing in the end. If the ancient Amphibians still had the Calamity Box, they would've still use it to conquer other worlds until they have eventually reached the Nightmare Realm and encountered Bill Cipher. From there, Bill would have persuaded the [[DealWithTheDevil Amphibians into forming an alliance with him]] by stating that in exchange for the Calamity Box, he'll grant them unlimited power. This would have led to Bill unleashing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Weirdmageddon on Amphibia]] and gain control of the Calamity Box. From there Bill would have use the Box's powers to [[MultiversalConqueror take over the multiverse itself]].
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* Due to the strong hints that ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}''take place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', it makes Leif taking the Calamity Box to Earth even more of a good thing in the end. If the ancient Amphibians still had the Calamity Box, they would've still use it to conquer other worlds until they have eventually reached the Nightmare Realm and encountered Bill Cipher. From there, Bill would have persuaded the [[DealWithTheDevil Amphibians into forming an alliance with him]] by stating that in exchange for the Calamity Box, he'll grant them unlimited power. This would have led to Bill unleashing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Weirdmageddon on Amphibia]] and gain control of the Calamity Box. From there Bill would have use the Box's powers to [[MultiversalConqueror take over the multiverse itself]].
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* WordOfGod has apparently confirmed that Amphibian versions of Dipper and Mabel exist. Given how these characters seem to mirror ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', in a show where the plot hinges around a bunch of girls from another world desiring to return home, does the "Ponds" family, like the Pines family they're based on, ''also'' have a broken world-traversing portal in their basement?
** Possibly not. Assuming there is only one Bill Cipher and not a "[[{{Pun}} Bull Frogger]]", there would probably be no need -- nor the resources -- for Frog Ford to be able to build a portal as scientifically advanced as the one on Earth. That is, assuming he just didn't create a portal out of magic. Plus, what would Bill want with Frog Ford?
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* According to the entity, Anne is going to die at 91. She will very likely outlive both Marcy and Sasha.

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** In season one, Anne is [[ClosedCircle trapped inside the valley]] and cannot find her way home until the snows thaw, thus effectively forcing her to remain in place and learn some life lessons from the character-building adventures she has with the Wartwood villagers, when beforehand she would have happily moved onto a different location in the hopes of finding her fiends and overlooking her experiences in the town. This is subtly shown in her CharacterDevelopment as she matures and becomes more responsible, going from causing most of the situation that they have to deal with from her impulsive and poorly-thought out actions to instead reacting and dealing with them with a level of responsibility and maturity after "Toad tax", culminating in her being named 'Frog of the Year', which all correlates to 'Wit'.

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** In season one, Anne is [[ClosedCircle trapped inside the valley]] and cannot find her way home until the snows thaw, thus effectively forcing her to remain in place and learn some life lessons from the character-building adventures she has with the Wartwood villagers, when beforehand she would have happily moved onto a different location in the hopes of finding her fiends friends and overlooking her experiences in the town. This is subtly shown in her CharacterDevelopment as she matures and becomes more responsible, going from causing most of the situation that they have to deal with from her impulsive and poorly-thought out actions to instead reacting and dealing with them with a level of responsibility and maturity after "Toad tax", culminating in her being named 'Frog of the Year', which all correlates to 'Wit'.
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* The Core is supposed to contain "Amphibia's greatest [presumably scientific and sociopolitical] minds" in order to help solve Newtopia's problems, yet this gestalt being of great intellect's only solution for making Newtopia great is to become a MultiversalConqueror. Most intellectuals would likely advocate for more peaceful approaches for improving society...until we see how it gaslights Marcy when it's forced on her. Who's to say that most of the people assimilated into the core weren't [[TheParagon good,]] [[NiceGuy decent]] folks who were BrainwashedAndCrazy by the more close-minded, conquest driven folks that were presumably assimilated first?
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* Sprig being [[CloudCuckoolander out of it]] in "Snow Day" may be seen as ComicRelief, but in reality, frogs' organs completely stop when frozen during winter, and if they're unfrozen, their organs will still remain so. This means Sprig was not only weak and dazed, but also that his body was barely functioning due to lack of blood supply and oxygen.

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* Sprig being [[CloudCuckoolander out of it]] in "Snow Day" may be seen as ComicRelief, comic relief, but in reality, frogs' organs completely stop when frozen during winter, and if they're unfrozen, their organs will still remain so. This means Sprig was not only weak and dazed, but also that his body was barely functioning due to lack of blood supply and oxygen.
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* According to the entity, Anne is going to die at 91. She will very likely outlive both Marcy and Sasha.
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** It's possible that Marcy sustained minor brain damage from the Darcy situation, which affected her ability to remember equations and ruined her academic future.

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