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* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: The Initiative operates openly on Halloween, since people think they're in disguise.
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* PantyShot: At Buffy destroys Gachnar, we see a shot of her in her red underwear.
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* CurbStompBattle: Literally.
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* CurbStompBattle: Literally.CueCardPause: Buffy is told that there are two ways to banish a fear demon.
--->'''Giles:''' Destroying the Mark of Gachnar...\\
''[punch! break!]''\\
''[Giles flips the page]''\\
'''Giles:''' ...is not one of them, and will in fact immediately bring forth the Fear Demon itself.
--->'''Giles:''' Destroying the Mark of Gachnar...\\
''[punch! break!]''\\
''[Giles flips the page]''\\
'''Giles:''' ...is not one of them, and will in fact immediately bring forth the Fear Demon itself.
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-->'''Xander:''' Who's a little fear demon? Come on. Who's a little fear demon?\\
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-->'''Xander:''' Who's a little fear demon? Come on. on! Who's a little fear demon?\\
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'''Giles:''' No, it's just tacky...
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'''Giles:''' No, it's just tacky...just... tacky.
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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: {{Subverted}} when they see Gracthar turn out to be no more than a Barbie doll. Xander starts baby talking him when Giles tells him to "Don't taunt the fear demon." Xander wants to know if it's a threat, but Giles assures him "No. It's just tacky."
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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: {{Subverted}} when they see Gracthar Gachnar turn out to be no more than a Barbie doll. Xander starts baby talking him when Giles tells him to him, "Don't taunt the fear demon." Xander wants to know if it's a threat, dangerous, but Giles assures him him, "No. It's just just... tacky."
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-->'''Willow:''' Yeah, Buffy said she was coming but I haven't seen her. We have to make sure she has fun. We have to force fun upon her. And if Parker shows up we'll just... ax-murder him. That's [[BuffySpeak Halloweeny!]]
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-->'''Willow:''' Yeah, Buffy said she was coming but I haven't seen her. We have to make sure she has fun. We have to force fun upon her. And if Parker shows up we'll just... ax-murder him. him! That's [[BuffySpeak Halloweeny!]]
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-->'''Willow:''' Yeah, Buffy said she was coming but I haven't seen her. We have to make sure she has fun. We have to force fun upon her. And if Parker shows up we just ax-murder him. That's [[BuffySpeak halloweeny!]]
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-->'''Willow:''' Yeah, Buffy said she was coming but I haven't seen her. We have to make sure she has fun. We have to force fun upon her. And if Parker shows up we just we'll just... ax-murder him. That's [[BuffySpeak halloweeny!]]Halloweeny!]]
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** Gachnar's FamousLastWords to Buffy are, "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E20TheYokoFactor They're all going to abandon you]], you know."
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** Gachnar's FamousLastWords last words to Buffy are, "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E20TheYokoFactor They're all going to abandon you]], you know."
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--> '''Xander:''' Why didn't I think of that? I coulda been God!\\
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* ClippedWingAngel: The main characters are all trapped inside a fraternity house on Halloween where a demon named Gachnar makes them all experience their fears so it can feed on them and manifest itself. At the end of the episode, the demon does appear with much shaking and spooky light...only to turn out to be smaller than your hand. Buffy defeats it by stepping on it.
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* LetsMockTheMonster:
-->'''Xander:''' Who's a little fear demon? Come on. Who's a little fear demon?\\
'''Giles:''' Don't taunt the fear demon.\\
'''Xander:''' Why? Can he hurt me?\\
'''Giles:''' No, it's just tacky...
-->'''Xander:''' Who's a little fear demon? Come on. Who's a little fear demon?\\
'''Giles:''' Don't taunt the fear demon.\\
'''Xander:''' Why? Can he hurt me?\\
'''Giles:''' No, it's just tacky...
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* RewatchBonus: Upon repeat viewings, it becomes apparent that Xander is invisible for awhile before anyone notices, indicating that his fears may have a basis.
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Directed by Creator/TuckerGates
Written by Creator/DavidFury & Creator/DouglasPetrie
Written by Creator/DavidFury & Creator/DouglasPetrie
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* NoOntologicalInertia: {{Subverted}} and {{Parodied}}. Parodied EVEN MORE when said Fear Demon, who has an ominous depiction in the book's illustration of him, arrives. [[spoiler: He's literally the size of the drawing, and Buffy just stomps him with her foot.]]
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* NoOntologicalInertia: {{Subverted}} and {{Parodied}}. Parodied EVEN MORE when said Fear Demon, who has an ominous depiction in the book's illustration of him, arrives. [[spoiler: He's literally the size of the drawing, and Buffy just stomps him with her foot.]]
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** [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E6WildAtHeart Willow fears that Oz will leave her]].
** Giles has a novelty FrankensteinsMonster as a Halloween decoration, foreshadowing Adam.
** Giles has a novelty FrankensteinsMonster as a Halloween decoration, foreshadowing Adam.
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* ImStandingRightHere
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-->'''Willow''': Oh yeah? Well... so's your face!
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-->'''Willow''': Oh yeah? Well... so's your face!
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
--->'''Giles:''' ''(flipping pages)'' I have it, I have it. Uhm, "The summoning spell for Gachnar can be shut down in one of two ways. Destroying the mark of Gachnar..."\\
''(Buffy walks over to the mark and puts her fist through it, ripping up the floorboards. Gets up and looks over at Giles with a proud smile)''\\
"...is ''not'' one of them and will in fact immediately bring forth the fear demon itself".
** Good thing the fear demon itself is only four inches tall.
--->'''Giles:''' ''(flipping pages)'' I have it, I have it. Uhm, "The summoning spell for Gachnar can be shut down in one of two ways. Destroying the mark of Gachnar..."\\
''(Buffy walks over to the mark and puts her fist through it, ripping up the floorboards. Gets up and looks over at Giles with a proud smile)''\\
"...is ''not'' one of them and will in fact immediately bring forth the fear demon itself".
** Good thing the fear demon itself is only four inches tall.
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'''Giles:''' ''[annoyed]'' ...is ''not'' one of them, and will in fact [[NiceJobBreakingItHero immediately bring forth the Fear Demon, itself]]!
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'''Giles:''' ''[annoyed]'' ...is ''not'' one of them, and will in fact [[NiceJobBreakingItHero immediately bring forth the Fear Demon, itself]]!itself!
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* CutenessProximity: PlayedWith with Gachnar the fear demon. A horrendous demon of evil who is 6 inches tall.
-->'''Xander''': Who's a little fear demon? Come on! Who's a little fear demon?
-->'''Xander''': Who's a little fear demon? Come on! Who's a little fear demon?
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* AnswersToTheNameOfGod: Oz dresses for Halloween as God (which basically consists of wearing his own clothes an a name tag saying "Hello, my name is GOD"). This is the punchline to Willow having dressed up as Joan of Arc, because of their similarities, such as the close relationship with God. He runs with it in dialogue.
-->'''Xander:''' Why didn't I think of that? I coulda been God!
-->'''Oz:''' Blasphemer.\\
-->''[Later, after having to listen to annoying "spooky" sound effects in a haunted house, the noises finally stop]''
-->'''Buffy:''' Thank the Lord!
-->'''Oz:''' ''[holding power lead]'' You're welcome.
-->'''Xander:''' Why didn't I think of that? I coulda been God!
-->'''Oz:''' Blasphemer.\\
-->''[Later, after having to listen to annoying "spooky" sound effects in a haunted house, the noises finally stop]''
-->'''Buffy:''' Thank the Lord!
-->'''Oz:''' ''[holding power lead]'' You're welcome.
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* AnswersToTheNameOfGod: Oz dresses Xander comes dressed as Film/JamesBond for Halloween as God (which basically consists of wearing his own clothes an a name tag saying "Hello, my name is GOD"). This is the punchline to Halloween, just in case they get turned into their costumes like they were in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E6Halloween Halloween]]". Willow having dressed up as Joan of Arc, because of their similarities, such as like the time she was almost burned at the stake for being a witch, or her close relationship with God. He runs with it in dialogue.
-->'''Xander:'''Her boyfriend, Oz, reveals his costume as a simple name tag sticker: "Hello. My name is God".
--> '''Xander:''' Why didn't I think of that? I coulda beenGod!
-->'''Oz:''' Blasphemer.\\
-->''[Later,God!\\
'''Oz:''' Blasphemer.
** Later, after having to listen to annoying "spooky" sound effects in a haunted house, the noises finallystop]''
-->'''Buffy:'''stop[=:=]
--> '''Buffy:''' Thankthe Lord!
-->'''Oz:''' ''[holdingGod!\\
'''Oz:''' ''(holding powerlead]'' lead)'' You're welcome.
-->'''Xander:'''
--> '''Xander:''' Why didn't I think of that? I coulda been
-->'''Oz:''' Blasphemer.\\
-->''[Later,
'''Oz:''' Blasphemer.
** Later, after having to listen to annoying "spooky" sound effects in a haunted house, the noises finally
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--> '''Buffy:''' Thank
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* AdorableAbomination: Gachnar the Fear Demon.
-->'''Giles:''' ''[puts open tome on the table]'' I should have translated the text under his picture.\\
'''Buffy:''' What does it say?\\
'''Giles:''' "Actual size."
-->'''Giles:''' ''[puts open tome on the table]'' I should have translated the text under his picture.\\
'''Buffy:''' What does it say?\\
'''Giles:''' "Actual size."
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->''"I was just thinking about the life of a pumpkin. Growing under the sun, happily entwined with others. Then someone comes in and rips your guts out."''
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->''"I was just thinking about the life of a pumpkin. Growing under the sun, happily entwined with others. Then someone comes in along, cuts you open and rips your guts out."''
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* NoOntologicalInertia: {{Subverted}} and {{Parodied}}. Parodied EVEN MORE when said Fear Demon, who has an ominous depiction in the book's illustration of him, arrives. [[spoiler: He's literally the size of the drawing, and Buffy just stomps him with her foot.]]
--->'''[[TheMentor Giles]]:''' ''[reading]'' The summoning spell for Gachnar can be shut down in one of two ways. Destroying the Mark of Gachnar...\\
'''[[TheHero Buffy]]:''' ''[destroys the Mark of Gachnar]''\\
'''Giles:''' ''[annoyed]'' ...is ''not'' one of them, and will in fact [[NiceJobBreakingItHero immediately bring forth the Fear Demon, itself]]!
--->'''[[TheMentor Giles]]:''' ''[reading]'' The summoning spell for Gachnar can be shut down in one of two ways. Destroying the Mark of Gachnar...\\
'''[[TheHero Buffy]]:''' ''[destroys the Mark of Gachnar]''\\
'''Giles:''' ''[annoyed]'' ...is ''not'' one of them, and will in fact [[NiceJobBreakingItHero immediately bring forth the Fear Demon, itself]]!
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* LittleRedFightingHood: Buffy dresses up as Red Riding Hood.
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* LittleRedFightingHood: PlayedWith when Buffy dresses up as Red Riding Hood.
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* MadnessMantra: "I'm sorry I didn't know... I'm sorry I didn't know..."
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* MadnessMantra: "I'm sorry I didn't know... I'm sorry I didn't know..."Oz turns into his werewolf form and runs away from Willow. He is later seen in a bath tub repeatedly telling himself "You're not gonna change..."
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: Buffy and company must fight their way through a haunted house where the decorations have been brought to life as monsters by the influence of Gaknar, a primordial fear demon. When the demon itself is brought forth, it is so tiny that a fearsome-looking picture of it shown earlier proves to be actual size. There's an {{Aesop}} -- the standard "The only thing to fear is fear itself" moral, hence the title.
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: Buffy and company must fight their way through a haunted house where the decorations have been brought to life as monsters by the influence of Gaknar, a primordial fear demon. When the demon itself is brought forth, it is so tiny that a fearsome-looking picture of it shown earlier proves to be actual size. There's an {{Aesop}} -- the standard "The only thing to fear is fear itself" moral, hence the title.
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* MobileMazeMobileMaze: The Alpha Delta fraternity’s haunted house turns into one of these.
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* SparkFairy: Willow summons one to guide her to Oz. But when she stops and starts planning her next steps out loud, the fairy responds by multiplying into a cloud that swarms around her head, driving her further into the house.
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* SparkFairy: Willow summons one a fairy like this to guide her to Oz. But when she stops out of the haunted house. However, the spell is warped by the demon haunting the place and starts planning her next steps out loud, the fairy responds by multiplying into a cloud that swarms own lack of focus, leading to her being chased around her head, driving her further into the house.by a swarm of little floating lights.
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* VisibleInvisibility: Xander is turns invisible and unheard, playing on his fears of being ignored by his now college-going friends. Of course, the "visible to audience can see and hear him just fine. This has the audience" variety, bonus effect of meaning neither he nor the viewers realize what's happened to him at first. It wears off just as unexpectedly. wont know he's invisible for sometime.
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* BigLittleMan: Actual size.
* BigRedDevil: Well, not exactly big...
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* BecomingTheCostume: Exploited when the gang attend a college Halloween party and all of them dress up as someone or something that would actually be useful should history repeat itself. This time, though, it's just the Halloween decorations at the party that get brought to life.
* BigLittleMan:Actual size.
Gachnar the Fear Demon... who is 4 inches tall. Buffy stomps him like a bug.
* BigRedDevil:Well, not exactly big...A frat house accidentally gets turned into a giant summoning circle or something that would bring a fear-based demon matching this description into the physical world. In the end, the trope is pretty subverted when he really does have this appearance, but is only about 3 inches tall (they just step on him at the end, problem solved).
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* ChainsawGood: Giles, making an entrance after the haunted house's door disappears. Go, Ripper!
* CheapCostume: Oz's God costume consists of a nametag with "Hello, my name is GOD". Who needs costumes when you're that cool?
* CheapCostume: Oz's God costume consists of a nametag with "Hello, my name is GOD". Who needs costumes when you're that cool?
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* ChainsawGood: Giles, making Giles uses a chainsaw as an entrance after impromptu skeleton key to get into the haunted house's door disappears. Go, Ripper!
HauntedHouse (Gachnar had caused the doors and windows to vanish). And he was awesome doing it.
-->'''Xander:''' ''Giles?'' Everyone, it's Giles! With a ''chainsaw!''
* CheapCostume:Oz's God Oz might just win the prize of cheapest costume consists of a nametag with "Hello, my ever. Remembering how they changed into their outfits before, Xander dresses as James Bond and Willow as Joan D'Arc. Oz? A name is GOD". Who needs costumes when you're tag that cool?identifies him as God.
-->'''Xander:''' ''Giles?'' Everyone, it's Giles! With a ''chainsaw!''
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* CobwebJungleCobwebJungle: The Scooby Gang enter a frat house that's been turned into a HauntedHouse (for real, unknown to them).
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* DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat / YouJustRuinedTheShot: Buffy punches a kid in a demon mask when he leaps out at her.
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Not because he can harm you, [[IfYouTauntHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim it's just tacky]].
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* DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat / YouJustRuinedTheShot: DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat: Buffy punches a kid in a demon mask when he leaps out at her.
* DoNotTauntCthulhu:Not because he can harm you, [[IfYouTauntHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim {{Subverted}} when they see Gracthar turn out to be no more than a Barbie doll. Xander starts baby talking him when Giles tells him to "Don't taunt the fear demon." Xander wants to know if it's a threat, but Giles assures him "No. It's just tacky]].
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* HalloweenEpisodeHalloweenEpisode: Someone getting blood on a supposedly fake mystical symbol makes the college Haunted House significantly more lethal, subjecting Xander, Willow, Oz, and Buffy to their current fears. Xander gets rendered invisible to the others (being left behind while the others are at college), a simple tracking spell of Willow's gets way out of hand (getting too far out of her league with the magicks), Oz transforms and accidentally hurts Willow (losing control and hurting those he loves), and Buffy gets stuck fighting a bunch of zombies by herself (being abandoned by those she loves and being alone because she is the Slayer). Also memorable for introducing Anya's fear of bunnies, Giles making a door with a chainsaw, and the five inches tall Gachnar.
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* OpenSaysMe: Giles gets one when he and Anya are trying to rescue the Scoobies from a haunted house that has sealed itself shut:
--->'''Giles:''' We're gonna to have to create a door.\\
'''Anya:''' Create a door? You can do that?\\
'''Giles:''' ''[pulling a chainsaw out of his bag]'' I can.
* PantyShot: At Buffy destroysGachnar's, Gachnar, we see a shot of her in her red underwear.
--->'''Giles:''' We're gonna to have to create a door.\\
'''Anya:''' Create a door? You can do that?\\
'''Giles:''' ''[pulling a chainsaw out of his bag]'' I can.
* PantyShot: At Buffy destroys
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* WhatDoTheyFearEpisodeWhatDoTheyFearEpisode: Everyone becomes trapped inside a HauntedHouse begins to manifest their worst fears and insecurities courtesy of a fear demon. Xander becomes invisible and inaudible to his friends, Willow's innocent magical lights go out of control and attack her, Oz begins to turn into a werewolf and injures Willow, etc. Somewhat distressingly, upon subsequent viewings it becomes apparent Xander was invisible/inaudible to his friends for awhile before they noticed, indicating he's right to feel that way.
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** The gang meet two Initiative soldiers, but mistake them for guys in Hallowe'en costumes.
