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** The premise is ultimately similar to ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' or the "Luthor Lottery" in ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigins'' (once a week Lex Luthor invites people to gather outside his company so that he can grant the wish of one citizen in Metropolis). While the Games are more potentially lethal, ultimately all three situations see people essentially choose not to fight to change a system that leaves them dependent on others because they've been convinced to accept the ''chance'' that the system will benefit them ''some'' day rather than rebel and lose the opportunity to get their wish their own way until someone else steps up.

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** The premise is ultimately similar to ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' or the "Luthor Lottery" in ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigins'' ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'' (once a week Lex Luthor invites people to gather outside his company so that he can grant the wish of one citizen in Metropolis). While the Games are more potentially lethal, ultimately all three situations see people essentially choose not to fight to change a system that leaves them dependent on others because they've been convinced to accept the ''chance'' that the system will benefit them ''some'' day rather than rebel and lose the opportunity to get their wish their own way until someone else steps up.
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** The premise is ultimately similar to ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' or the "Luthor Lottery" in ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigins'' (once a week Lex Luthor invites people to gather outside his company so that he can grant the wish of one citizen in Metropolis). While the Games are more potentially lethal, ultimately all three situations see people essentially choose not to fight to change a system that leaves them dependent on others because they've been convinced to accept the ''chance'' that the system will benefit them ''some'' day rather than rebel and lose the opportunity to get their wish their own way until someone else steps up.
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** The thing is that the lottery chance isn't temporary, it'll last for a lifetime. Therefore, there is a chance that Magnifico would grant your wish even if you are a hundred years old. It's not like a lottery where you have to enter again and again, often by paying. As long as your wish is in the system, you can always hope. It's when Magnifico makes it clear he will never grant your wish out of spite (essentially all but spelling out a rigged system) that Asha begins actively rebelling against her king.

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** The thing is that the lottery chance isn't temporary, it'll last for a lifetime. Therefore, there is a chance that Magnifico would grant your wish even if you are a hundred years old. It's not like a lottery where you have to enter again and again, often by paying. As long as your wish is in the system, you can always hope. It's only when Magnifico makes it clear he will never grant your wish out of spite (essentially picks and chooses wishes based on their benefit to Rosas (or rather, benefit to himself), essentially all but spelling out a rigged system) system as opposed to a random draw, that Asha begins actively rebelling against her king.
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** The thing is that the lottery chance isn't temporary, it'll last for a lifetime. Therefore, there is a chance that Magnifico would grant your wish even if you are a hundred years old. It's not like a lottery where you have to enter again and again, often by paying. As long as your wish is in the system, you can always hope. It's when Magnifico makes it clear he will never grant your wish out of spite (essentially all but spelling out a rigged system) that Asha begins actively rebelling against King Magnifico.

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** The thing is that the lottery chance isn't temporary, it'll last for a lifetime. Therefore, there is a chance that Magnifico would grant your wish even if you are a hundred years old. It's not like a lottery where you have to enter again and again, often by paying. As long as your wish is in the system, you can always hope. It's when Magnifico makes it clear he will never grant your wish out of spite (essentially all but spelling out a rigged system) that Asha begins actively rebelling against King Magnifico.her king.
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** The thing is that the lottery chance isn't temporary, it'll last for a lifetime. Therefore, there is a chance that Magnifico would grant your wish even if you are a hundred years old. It's not like a lottery where you have to enter again and again, often by paying. As your wish is in the system, you can always hope. It's when Magnifico makes it clear he will never grant your wish out of spite (essentially all but spelling out a rigged system) that Asha begins actively rebelling against King Magnifico.

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** The thing is that the lottery chance isn't temporary, it'll last for a lifetime. Therefore, there is a chance that Magnifico would grant your wish even if you are a hundred years old. It's not like a lottery where you have to enter again and again, often by paying. As long as your wish is in the system, you can always hope. It's when Magnifico makes it clear he will never grant your wish out of spite (essentially all but spelling out a rigged system) that Asha begins actively rebelling against King Magnifico.
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** The thing is that the lottery chance isn't temporary, it'll last for a lifetime. Therefore, there is a chance that Magnifico would grant your wish even if you are a hundred years old. It's not like a lottery where you have to enter again and again, often by paying. As your wish is in the system, you can always hope. It's when Magnifico makes it clear he will never grant your wish out of spite (essentially all but spelling out a rigged system) that Asha begins actively rebelling against King Magnifico.
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** Perhaps, but with the lottery people keep up hope for winning because they can enter over and over. Magnifico's system is like a lottery that you can only enter once, appears to be mandatory, takes part of your memory, and if you don't win a million dollars then you're forbidden from ever making a million dollars. So there's plenty of known reasons for the public to be skeptical of it already.
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** Maybe most people accept on some level, they may never be one of the lucky ones that get there wish. But the possibility that it could still happen for ''any'' of them keeps them content. Kind of like how people still play the lottery, hoping to win a life changing amount of money, even if they know the odds are astronomically small. And it was Magnifico basically admitting to Asha that he just flat out refuses to grant certain whishes, but still keeps them and leaves the rejected with a false hope that they can still be granted one day, along with making it clear the wishes he does grant are the one ''he'' sees benefit in that leads to Asha being disillusioned with him and his wish granting system. Not just that their are some people that will never have the fortune of their wishes being granted.

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** Maybe most people accept on some level, they may never be one of the lucky ones that get there wish. But the possibility that it could still happen for ''any'' of them keeps them content. Kind of like how people still play the lottery, hoping to win a life changing amount of money, even if they know the odds are astronomically small. And it was Magnifico basically admitting to Asha that he just flat out refuses to grant certain whishes, but still keeps them and leaves the rejected with a false hope that they can still be granted one day, along with making it clear the wishes he does grant are the one ones ''he'' sees benefit in that leads to Asha being disillusioned with him and his wish granting system. Not just that their there are some people that will never have the fortune of their wishes being granted.
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** Maybe most people accept on some level, they may never be one of the lucky ones that get there wish. But the possibility that it could still happen for ''any'' of them keeps them content. Kind of like how people still play the lottery, hoping to win a life changing amount of money, even if they know the odds are astronomically small. And it was Magnifico basically admitting to Asha that he just flat out refuses to grant certain whishes, but still keeps them and leaves the rejected with a false hope that they can still be granted one day, along with making it clear the wishes he does grant are the one ''he'' sees benefit in that leads to Asha being disillusioned with him and his wish granting system. Not just that their are some people that will never have the fortune of their wishes being granted.
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* Magnifico has a system where everyone gives up their wish at 18, the wish giver forgets what it was, and once a month he grants one wish. The kingdom has got to have at least hundreds of people, so simple math should make it clear not everyone will get their wish. Why do so many people praise a system that involves brainwashing themselves for a less than 1 percent chance that their wish might be granted? And why then is it a big surprise to Asha that the king will never grant most wishes?
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** Memory erasure may be part of the Forbidden Magic, as it involves more blatantly manipulating another person. Considering that Magnifico has spent so long as king, he may have simply assumed that Asha either wouldn't dare to openly speak against him or he could easily dismiss her as a liar and rely on his public reputation if she did try and speak up; Star just added a SpannerInTheWorks he wasn't anticipating.
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* How does a sorcerer as powerful as Magnifico not have some sort of memory erasing spell? Why would he let Asha walk out with the knowledge that most of these wishes won't be granted?

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* How does a sorcerer as powerful as Magnifico not have some sort of memory erasing spell? Why would he let Asha walk out with the knowledge that most of these wishes won't be granted?granted?
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** Some of the characters they chose to represent each movie are really odd. Like, of all the characters they could've got to represent WesternAnimation/BigHero6, they chose Professor Callaghan in his Yokai outfit? What?

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** Some of the characters they chose to represent each movie are really odd. Like, of all the characters they could've got to represent WesternAnimation/BigHero6, they chose Professor Callaghan in his Yokai outfit? What?What?
* How does a sorcerer as powerful as Magnifico not have some sort of memory erasing spell? Why would he let Asha walk out with the knowledge that most of these wishes won't be granted?
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** It's likely they had a time limit since it was for credits, and they had to sacrifice some films so the package films and sequels had to go, and Rescuers, Black Cauldron, and Meet The Robinsons got lost in that shuffle.

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** It's likely they had a time limit since it was for credits, and they had to sacrifice some films so the package films and sequels had to go, and Rescuers, Black Cauldron, and Meet The Robinsons got lost in that shuffle.shuffle.
** Why would they omit Black Cauldron here after making sure to include it in WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio?
** Some of the characters they chose to represent each movie are really odd. Like, of all the characters they could've got to represent WesternAnimation/BigHero6, they chose Professor Callaghan in his Yokai outfit? What?
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** Each film is also showcased in chronological order, making the omissions blatantly obvious to anyone familiar with the [[Recap/DisneyAnimatedCanon canon list.]] Perhaps the credits were too long and they needed to get rid of a few? At worst, it's an error and [[Main/CreatorsApathy they just didn't care...]]

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** Each film is also showcased in chronological order, making the omissions blatantly obvious to anyone familiar with the [[Recap/DisneyAnimatedCanon canon list.]] Perhaps the credits were too long and they needed to get rid of a few? At worst, it's an error and [[Main/CreatorsApathy they just didn't care...]]]]
** It's likely they had a time limit since it was for credits, and they had to sacrifice some films so the package films and sequels had to go, and Rescuers, Black Cauldron, and Meet The Robinsons got lost in that shuffle.
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** Each film is also showcased in chronological order, making the omissions blatantly obvious to anyone familiar with the canon list. Perhaps the credits were too long and they needed to get rid of a few. At worst, it's an error and ''Main/CreatorsApathy they just didn't care...''

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** Each film is also showcased in chronological order, making the omissions blatantly obvious to anyone familiar with the [[Recap/DisneyAnimatedCanon canon list. list.]] Perhaps the credits were too long and they needed to get rid of a few. few? At worst, it's an error and ''Main/CreatorsApathy [[Main/CreatorsApathy they just didn't care...'']]
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** That said, the credits include ''Home on the Range'', which similarly bombed and did much more damage to traditional animation as a whole, so it's unlikely that's the reason. Plus, Disney hardly acknowledges ''Atlantis'' or ''Treasure Planet'' despite their CultClassic status, and they're still there.

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** That said, the credits include ''Home on the Range'', which similarly bombed and did much more damage to traditional animation as a whole, so it's unlikely that's the reason. Plus, Disney hardly acknowledges ''Atlantis'' or ''Treasure Planet'' despite their CultClassic status, and they're still there.there.
**Each film is also showcased in chronological order, making the omissions blatantly obvious to anyone familiar with the canon list. Perhaps the credits were too long and they needed to get rid of a few. At worst, it's an error and ''Main/CreatorsApathy they just didn't care...''
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** ''The Black Cauldron'' was likely excluded because Disney doesn't like it. It was a huge failure for them and almost killed their animation department. As such, they hardly acknowledge it. ''The Rescuers'' and ''Meet the Robinsons'' reasons for being excluded are unknown.

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** ''The Black Cauldron'' was likely excluded because Disney doesn't like it. It was a huge failure for them and almost killed their animation department. As such, they hardly acknowledge it. ''The Rescuers'' and ''Meet the Robinsons'' reasons for being excluded are unknown.unknown.
** That said, the credits include ''Home on the Range'', which similarly bombed and did much more damage to traditional animation as a whole, so it's unlikely that's the reason. Plus, Disney hardly acknowledges ''Atlantis'' or ''Treasure Planet'' despite their CultClassic status, and they're still there.
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* The credits feature almost every film from the Animated Canon. While excluding most of the Package Era films and not specifically highlighting the sequels (''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011'', ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'') makes some sense, ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' (and by extension, ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder''), ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', and ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' are completely absent. Why those specifically?

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* The credits feature almost every film from the Animated Canon. While excluding most of the Package Era films and not specifically highlighting the sequels (''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011'', ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'') makes some sense, ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' (and by extension, ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder''), ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', and ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' are completely absent. Why those specifically?specifically?
** ''The Black Cauldron'' was likely excluded because Disney doesn't like it. It was a huge failure for them and almost killed their animation department. As such, they hardly acknowledge it. ''The Rescuers'' and ''Meet the Robinsons'' reasons for being excluded are unknown.
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* The credits feature almost every film from the Animated Canon. While excluding most of the Package Era films and not specifically highlighting the sequels (''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011'', ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'') makes some sense, ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'', ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', and ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' are completely absent. Why those specifically?

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* The credits feature almost every film from the Animated Canon. While excluding most of the Package Era films and not specifically highlighting the sequels (''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011'', ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'') makes some sense, ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'', ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' (and by extension, ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder''), ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', and ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' are completely absent. Why those specifically?
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** It's evident that neither Magnifico nor the Star have Genie-like powers or the movie would be far different. Magnifico only grants wishes that his magic is able to do, which is why the wishes he grants are more mundane compared to other, more fantastical wishes in his room. The Star's magic is powerful, but it makes it clear that it cannot grant wishes, only help people achieve wishes. And forbidden magic is explicitly stated to take hold of a person who dabbles into for all eternity. This all but spells out that Magnifico is BeyondRedemption for there is no known means to break the corrupt magic's hold on him.

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** It's evident that neither Magnifico nor the Star have Genie-like powers or the movie would be far different. Magnifico only grants wishes that his magic is able to do, which is why the wishes he grants are more mundane compared to other, more fantastical wishes in his room. The Star's magic is powerful, but it makes it clear that it cannot grant wishes, only help people achieve wishes. And forbidden magic is explicitly stated to take hold of a person who dabbles into for all eternity. This all but spells out that Magnifico is BeyondRedemption for there is no known means to break the corrupt magic's hold on him.him.
* The credits feature almost every film from the Animated Canon. While excluding most of the Package Era films and not specifically highlighting the sequels (''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011'', ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'') makes some sense, ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'', ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', and ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' are completely absent. Why those specifically?
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**It's likely Sabino simply moved there, as we see another couple in the movie moving in from the outside and immediately giving up their wishes.

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* If there's an oil to protect from the evil book's taint, why didn't Magnifico use it? Or better yet, wh didn't his wife remind him of it earlier?

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* If there's an oil to protect from the evil book's taint, why didn't Magnifico use it? Or better yet, wh why didn't his wife remind him of it earlier?earlier?
** Magnifico was going practice that forbidden magic, not simply read it. And practicing that forbidden magic, even if you're not physically touching the evil book, would pretty much override any protection to begin with.
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* Why doesn't Asha or the queen just wish for King Magnifico to be good or to lift the corrupted magic on him?

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* Why doesn't Asha or the queen just wish for King Magnifico to be good or to lift the corrupted magic on him?him?
** It's evident that neither Magnifico nor the Star have Genie-like powers or the movie would be far different. Magnifico only grants wishes that his magic is able to do, which is why the wishes he grants are more mundane compared to other, more fantastical wishes in his room. The Star's magic is powerful, but it makes it clear that it cannot grant wishes, only help people achieve wishes. And forbidden magic is explicitly stated to take hold of a person who dabbles into for all eternity. This all but spells out that Magnifico is BeyondRedemption for there is no known means to break the corrupt magic's hold on him.
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*** He ''did'' say he got his genes from outer space.

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*** He ''did'' say he got his genes from outer space.space.
* If there's an oil to protect from the evil book's taint, why didn't Magnifico use it? Or better yet, wh didn't his wife remind him of it earlier?
* Why doesn't Asha or the queen just wish for King Magnifico to be good or to lift the corrupted magic on him?
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*** Perhaps to significantly slow his aging.
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** Maybe he's using magic to make himself look younger, or he's not quite human.

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** Maybe he's using magic to make himself look younger, or he's not quite human.human.
*** He ''did'' say he got his genes from outer space.
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* How old is King Magnifico? Sabino is 100 years old, yet it's stated people give away their wishes after they turn eighteen. Either Magnifico is somehow >90 (which is *ew* in that case, considering Amaya's probably not also that old) or Asha's just simplifying the process. Did Sabino move over to Rosas and simply give up his wish after he moved?

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* How old is King Magnifico? Sabino is 100 years old, yet it's stated people give away their wishes after they turn eighteen. Either Magnifico is somehow >90 (which is *ew* in that case, considering Amaya's probably not also that old) or Asha's just simplifying the process. Did Sabino move over to Rosas and simply give up his wish after he moved?moved?
** Maybe he's using magic to make himself look younger, or he's not quite human.
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*How old is King Magnifico? Sabino is 100 years old, yet it's stated people give away their wishes after they turn eighteen. Either Magnifico is somehow >90 (which is *ew* in that case, considering Amaya's probably not also that old) or Asha's just simplifying the process. Did Sabino move over to Rosas and simply give up his wish after he moved?

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