History Literature / GuardiansOfGahoole

* TheSiege: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ''The Siege'']], on the Great Ga'hoole Tree.
* {{Tsundere}}: Otulissa is Type 1. She reveals the "deredere" when she talks about her idols or is with Cleve.
* SomewhereAnEntomologistIsCrying: Spiders and centipedes are referred to as "insects".
* SomewhereAHerpetologistIsCrying: The flying snakes can inject venom with their tongues.
* SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying: It's implied at certain points that bats are birds, and are blind.

The series has spawned a spinoff series entitled ''Wolves of the Beyond''. It centers on the Dire Wolves known as the Wolves of the Watch, specifically a young wolf who grows up to become a gnaw wolf, a sort of story recorder, and eventually a watch wolf. The owls appear occasionally in the books.

* DudeNotFunny: In-universe example; Primrose the Pygmy owl suffers from an allergic reaction from a slug and has to be taken away to be healed. Ginger, a Pure One spy, makes a joke about getting Primrose's dessert, and Otulissa and Gylfie tell her sharply that it wasn't a time to make a joke.

'''''Guardians of Ga'Hoole''''' is a children's fictional book series written by Kathryn Lasky and illustrated by Richard Chowder. Most of the main characters are owls, and the series is a cross between animal fiction such as ''Literature/WatershipDown'' and epic fantasy.

The series has spawned a spinoff series entitled Wolves of the Beyond. It centers on the Dire Wolves known as the Wolves of the Watch, specifically a young wolf who grows up to become a gnaw wolf, a sort of story recorder, and eventually a watch wolf. The owls appear occasionally in the books.

* AfterTheEnd: The Others (i.e. humans) are long gone/extinct. All that remains of The Others' civilization are ruins and artifacts.
** Never confirmed, only heavily implied.

* BigBad: [[MalevolentMaskedMan Metal Beak]]/[[spoiler: Kludd]] serves as this in the first arc of the series. After [[spoiler: he dies]], his mate [[DragonAscendant Nyra]] takes over for the second arc, which lasts the remainder of the series.

* {{Brainwashed}}: Moon blinking, and moon scalding (which is basically moon blinking taken UpToEleven.)

* CanisMajor The Dire Wolves and the Vyrwolves who only get bigger.
* CarnivoreConfusion: Generally averts the "Predators Are Mean" aspect (owls, wolves, and bears are protagonists). Lampshaded when Digger (burrowing owl) and Mrs. P (snake) first meet, as burrowing owls are a predator of snakes.
** This becomes most apparent when the band is genuinely horrified that Twilight would suggest drying out a sea-star to use as a decoration. Outside of needing to eat, the owls generally leave prey animals alone.
* CleverCrows: Both ravens and crows are present in the books. Crows are usually antagonistic (except to Doc Finebeak[[spoiler:, who recruits them for the war in the last book]]), while ravens are more benevolent.
** TruthInTelevision, perhaps, if one believes ravens are more intelligent than crows.

* EnemyMine: The Guardians briefly join with [[spoiler:the leaders of St. Aggies in the 6th book, who get killed trying to double cross them during a battle.]]

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Metal Beak, the infamous leader of the Pure Ones, was originally an ordinary barn owl [[spoiler:named Kludd]].

* GoodScarsEvilScars: Ezylryb has a missing claw, while [[spoiler: Kludd]] has ''half his face missing''.
** [[spoiler: Nyra and Coryn both have one in the exact same place, Nyra received it from Otulissa and Coryn from Nyra herself]]
*** [[spoiler:Not in the exact same place they are on opposite sides of their faces.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Grimble, to St. Aggies.]]

* ImAHumanitarian: Well, the owl version. [[spoiler: Some of St. Aggie's troops end up eating Digger's brother]].

* LadyOfWar: Strix Struma.

* PardonMyKlingon A lot. Notably, "sprink", which is considered the most vile word in the owl vocabulary.

* ParentalFavoritism: The rogue smith's stepmother doted upon her sister due to her lovely singing voice, leaving her out in the cold.

* ShoutOut: [[Literature/MobyDick "Call me Grank"]], the first line from ''The First Collier''.

* TookALevelInBadass: Otulissa gets special mention. She is introduced as a prissy know-it-all bookworm, now she has an EyepatchOfPower.

* TrueCompanions: The Band in the first couple books, later the Chaw of Chaws.
** Some consider Coryn a member of the Band.

* BigBad: Played with throughout the series. [[spoiler:Nyra]] is the only recurring villain throughout all of the arcs (except for in the [[WholeEpisodeFlashback Whole Arc Flashback]], of course), but they team up with other villains in each arc, who have about the same status in the story.

-->'''Soren:''' [[OhCrap Kludd!]]

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The Pure ones are owls who believe that ''Tyto Alba'' -- barn owls -- are superior to any other species of owl.

* ShoutOut: [[MobyDick "Call me Grank"]], the first line from ''The First Collier''.

* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Hortense. [[DisneyDeath At first.]]]]

* NoPronunciationGuide: You can normally just pronounce St. Aeogilius as St. Aggie's. Let's face it, how many kids in the book's demographic are going to be able to pronounce it?

* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Hortense.]]

The series has spawned a spinoff series entitled [[Literature/WolvesOfTheBeyond]]. It centers on the Dire Wolves known as the Wolves of the Watch, specifically a young wolf who grows up to become a gnaw wolf, a sort of story recorder, and eventually a watch wolf. The owls appear occasionally in the books.

The series has spawned a spinoff series entitled ''Literature/WolvesOfTheBeyond''. It centers on the Dire Wolves known as the Wolves of the Watch, specifically a young wolf who grows up to become a gnaw wolf, a sort of story recorder, and eventually a watch wolf. The owls appear occasionally in the books.

** Owls in general have a tendancy to look down on seagulls and other birds because they don't produce pellets. "Wet pooper" is an owl insult sometimes.

* TooCoolToLive: We'll miss you, [[spoiler:Strix Struma]].

* CleverCrows: Both ravens and crows are present in the books. Crows are usually antagonistic (except to Doc Finebeak [[spoiler:, who recruits them for the war in the last book]]), while ravens are more benevolent.

* CleverCrows: Both ravens and crows are present in the books. Crows are usually antagonistic (except to Doc Finebeak[[spoiler:, who recruits them for the war in the last book]]), while ravens are more benevolent.

The series has spawned a spinoff series entitled ''Literature/WolvesofTheBeyond''. It centers on the Dire Wolves known as the Wolves of the Watch, specifically a young wolf who grows up to become a gnaw wolf, a sort of story recorder, and eventually a watch wolf. The owls appear occasionally in the books.

The series has spawned a spinoff series entitled ''Wolves of The Beyond''. It centers on the Dire Wolves known as the Wolves of the Watch, specifically a young wolf who grows up to become a gnaw wolf, a sort of story recorder, and eventually a watch wolf. The owls appear occasionally in the books.

* Tsundere: Otulissa is Type 1. She reveals the "deredere" when she talks about her idols or is with Cleve.

** TruthInTelevision, perhaps, as ravens are more intelligent than crows.