History Literature / PJMasks

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: On the first page of "Les Pyjamasques et la soupe à la citrouille", the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batmobile]] makes a cameo, which is no surprise since the Pyjamasques books and [[WesternAnimation/PJMasks its TV iteration]] are inspired by the Dark Knight.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: On the first page of "Les Pyjamasques et la soupe à la citrouille", the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batmobile]] makes a cameo, which is no surprise since the Pyjamasques books and [[WesternAnimation/PJMasks it's TV iteration]] are inspired by the Dark Knight.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: On the first page of "Les Pyjamasques et la soupe à la citrouille", the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batmobile]] makes a cameo, which is no surprise since the books and it's TV iteration are inspired by the Dark Knight.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: On the first page of "Les Pyjamasques et la soupe à la citrouille", the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batmobile]] makes a cameo, which is no surprise since the books and it's TV iteration are inspired by the Dark Knight.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: On the first page of "Les Pyjamasques et la soupe à la citrouille", the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batmobile]] makes a cameo.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* GenreShift: While the books focused on superhero fiction and the series' central premise of overcoming children's nighttime anxieties caused by supernatural beings from the start, the book series' premise took a shift from focusing on the PJ Masks fighting off monsters to focus more on the younger villains inspired by the PJ Masks TV series with the stories taking on a mythological-styled narrative as of "Les Pyjamasques at l'operation zéro" onwards.

* ChristmasEpisode: "Les Pyjamasques et le père Noël rebelle" (literally; the Pajama Masks and the rebellious Santa Claus).

* GenreShift: While the books focused on superhero fiction from the start, the book series would shift its main focus from folklores and fairytales to [[Myth/ClassicalMythology classical mythology]] as of "Les Pyjamasques at l'operation zéro" while relegating folklore and fairytales as the secondary focus for the rest of the series.

** In "Les Pyjamasques et la soupe à la citrouille", Les Pyjamasques team up with a pumpkin monster to frighten Lilifee away in response to sending them away to a vegetable garden.

* GrumpyBear: Sorceline always comes off this way, grumbling and coming across as ill-tempered when she is jealous on having the things that a kid has due to her showing how important it is to her rather than her motive.

* GenreShift: While the books focused on superhero fiction from the start, the book series would shift its main focus from folklores and fairytales to [[ClassicalMythology classical mythology]] as of "Les Pyjamasques at l'operation zéro" while relegating folklore and fairytales as the secondary focus for the rest of the series.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** At one page in La legende des Pyjamasques, Sorceline is seen half-naked after getting her suit eaten by her Mitomites.

** In "Le cristal des Pyjamasques", Les Pyjamasques (specifically Bibou) use Les Mascrapules' own ghost disguise against them.

** In La legende des Pyjamasques, the Mitomites eat Sorceline's clothes after Les Pyjamasques (specifically Yoyo) took her Luna Magnet to free the Animal Totems.

* KnightOfCerebus: Sorceline and Romeo Mecano, unlike their TV counterparts, these villains are portrayed as extreme and cynical on completing their goals and are never portrayed as mischievous in any way.
* {{Narcissist}}: Romeo Mecano (in later volumes), he is always trying to disrupt school due that he has shown an intense dislike on people not respecting his achievements.

* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books, Les Pyjamasques' costumes resembled those of slightly altered pajamas. In the show, the television counterparts of the main protagonists have their costumes enhanced to look like typical superheroes.

* RetCanon: When the books were adapted for television, several changes were introduced which, after the show became a success, were retroactively introduced in the books as well (starting with book 19, Les Pyjamasques et l'opération zéro). Most notably Bibou being a girl, book counterparts for the PJ Masks' vehicles, book counterparts for Luna Girl and Night Ninja, and Les Pyjamasques recieving the PJ's new powers.
* Main/TheSandman: "Marchand de Sable", the villain (though only because he wants the Pyjamasques to go to sleep) of "Les Pyjamasques et le marchand de sable". He is a large, humanoid being with wings, whose powers include throwing sand that makes a person's eyes sting, summon sheep and force somone [[CountingSheep to count them]], use an enchanted lullaby or hypnosis to make someone fall asleep.