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* TranquilFury: When Shendu and Valmont are discussing in the opening scene, both are able to coldly convey their anger without raising their voices.
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* BlahBlahBlah: While admonishing Jade for following him, Jackie asks her if this is what she hears when he talks.

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* BadBoss: Shendu insults the enforcers for losing the talisman in the previous episode, completely glossing over that the enforcers may not have known about the talisman in the first place.

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* BadBoss: Shendu insults the enforcers Enforcers for losing the talisman in the previous episode, completely glossing over that the enforcers Enforcers may not have known about the talisman in the first place.



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Jade ignores Jackie’s orders to chew her food, claiming that she can’t chew soup. Had she realized that the meant to chew the food that’s in the soup, she wouldn’t have swallowed the talisman.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Jade ignores Jackie’s orders to chew her food, claiming that she can’t chew soup. Had she realized that the he meant to chew the food that’s in the soup, she wouldn’t have swallowed the talisman.



* DopeSlap: Uncle does this to Jackie when he asks him if he really believes the legend about the talismans having magical powers.
-->'''Uncle:''' Does ''that'' answer your question?



* MagicalSensoryEffect: Shendu produces a talisman-sensing radar and gives it to the Shadow Khan.

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* MagicalSensoryEffect: Shendu produces a talisman-sensing radar and gives it to the Shadow Khan.Shadowkhan.
* MisfortuneCookie: While at the restaurant, Jade opens a fortune cookie which says "Danger looms in your future". Uncle remarks that they must be cautious, while Jackie scoffs at listening to cookie. [[InstantlyProvenWrong Less than a second later, the Enforcers show up]].
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The episode represents how the power is found within the Rooster Talisman, and how Jade was able to utilize said Talisman's power ''within her stomach''.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Jade ignores Jackie’s orders to chew her food, claiming that she can’t chew soup. Had she realized that the meant to chew the food that’s in the soup, she wouldn’t have swallowed the talisman.
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* NoSell: Jade tries to kick Tohru while she and Jackie are escaping. Given that she's a small child trying to kick a giant man, this goes exactly as well as you'd expect.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: InUniverse. Uncle tells Jade to leave the rough stuff to Jackie before dropping one of the Dark Hand enforcers with a broomstick. Jade approves.


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* HypocriticalHumor: Uncle tells Jade to leave the rough stuff to Jackie before dropping one of the Dark Hand enforcers with a broomstick. Jade approves.
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* OutsideTheBoxTactic: Jade figures the way to beat Tohru is to his him with the biggest thing available--which would be Tohru himself. She proceeds to use the rooster talisman to lift him to the ceiling and then drop him through the floor, and the floor below that.

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* OutsideTheBoxTactic: Jade figures the a way to beat Tohru is to his hit him with the biggest thing available--which would be Tohru himself. She proceeds to use the rooster talisman to lift him to the ceiling and then drop him through the floor, and the floor below that.
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-->'''Jackie:''' How could you not notice you swallowed a ''golf ball''?!

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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Discussed by Jackie and Jade when they are chased by Shadowkhan.
-->'''Jade:''' Aren't you gonna whomp 'em?\\
'''Jackie:''' Ancient proverb: Do not fight when you can run!



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Discussed by Jackie and Jade when they are chased by Shadowkhan.
-->'''Jade:''' Aren't you gonna whomp 'em?\\
'''Jackie:''' Ancient proverb: Do not fight when you can run!
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* GoldfishPoopGang: The Dark Hand enforcers fall firmly into this category by starting and losing a fight with Jackie in the first few minutes of the episode. They didn't even bring their electric swords from the first episode. During their second encounter with them in the episode, Jackie beats a couple of them up with nearby fish and makes a third one flee into a metal beam.

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* GoldfishPoopGang: The Dark Hand enforcers fall firmly into this category by starting and losing a fight with Jackie in the first few minutes of the episode. They didn't even bring their electric swords from the first episode. During their second encounter with them in the episode, Jackie beats a couple of them up with nearby fish and makes a third one Ratso flee into a metal beam.
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* BadBoss: Shendu insults the enforcers for losing the talisman in the previous episode, completely glossing over that the enforcers may not have known about the talisman in the first place.

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Captain Black very clearly doesn't believe Jackie's reports about the magic of the talismans, while otherwise apparently accepting his report on the episode's events.



* GoldfishPoopGang: The Dark Hand enforcers fall firmly into this category by starting and losing a fight with Jackie in the first few minutes of the episode. They didn't even bring their electric swords from the first episode.

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* GoldfishPoopGang: The Dark Hand enforcers fall firmly into this category by starting and losing a fight with Jackie in the first few minutes of the episode. They didn't even bring their electric swords from the first episode. During their second encounter with them in the episode, Jackie beats a couple of them up with nearby fish and makes a third one flee into a metal beam.
* LogicalWeakness: Once Jade is discovers the rooster talisman in her stomach, she can't make much direct use of it, since she's strapped to a table bolted to the floor. She can, however, move other things in the room.


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* OutsideTheBoxTactic: Jade figures the way to beat Tohru is to his him with the biggest thing available--which would be Tohru himself. She proceeds to use the rooster talisman to lift him to the ceiling and then drop him through the floor, and the floor below that.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Uncle tells Jade to [[InUniverse leave the rough stuff to Jackie]] before dropping one of the Dark Hand enforcers with a broomstick. Jade approves.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: InUniverse. Uncle tells Jade to [[InUniverse leave the rough stuff to Jackie]] Jackie before dropping one of the Dark Hand enforcers with a broomstick. Jade approves.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Uncle tells Jade to [[InUniverse leave the rough stuff to Jackie]] before dropping one of the Dark Hand enforcers with a broomstick. Jade approves.


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* MagicalSensoryEffect: Shendu produces a talisman-sensing radar and gives it to the Shadow Khan.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Somehow Jade doesn't see the rooster talisman in her soup or feel it when she gulps down the whole bowl.
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* ExpositionDump: The opening of the episode is filled with Uncle explaining the significance of the talismans.
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* GoldfishPoopGang: The Dark Hand enforcers fall firmly into this category by starting and losing a fight with Jackie in the first few minutes of the episode. They didn't even bring their electric swords from the first episode.
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* ToiletHumour: In a downplayed example, Jade is forced to have her stomach pumped to remove the Rooster Talisman. The process isn't shown, but she appears extremely uncomfortable; though not for long.
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* ExactWords: Jackie tells Jade to "Stay with Uncle", leading to this when she follows Jackie.

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* ExactWords: Jackie tells Jade to "Stay remain with Uncle", her granduncle, leading to this when she follows Jackie.
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-->'''Jade:''' "Stay with Uncle?" Tch! Didn't say ''which'' uncle.

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-->'''Jade:''' "Stay with Uncle?" Uncle"? Tch! Didn't say ''which'' uncle.
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* TableclothYank: Jackie grabs a tablecloth to smother a fire without disrupting a pair of customers eating their food.
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-->'''Jade:''' "Stay with Uncle?" ''(laughs)'' Didn't say ''which'' uncle.

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-->'''Jade:''' "Stay with Uncle?" ''(laughs)'' Tch! Didn't say ''which'' uncle.
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* LookADistraction: Jade runs away from Uncle by telling him the manager of the restaurant is coming.
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Having already recovered the Rooster Talisman, Jackie learns of eleven others scattered in different parts of the world. Jade accidentally swallows the Rooster Talisman which gives her the ability to levitate objects people.

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Having already recovered the Rooster Talisman, Jackie learns of eleven others scattered in different parts of the world. Jade accidentally swallows the Rooster Talisman which gives her the ability to levitate objects and people.
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Having already recovered the Rooster Talisman, Jackie learns of eleven others scattered in different parts of the world. Jade accidentally swallows the Rooster Talisman which gives her the ability to levitate objects people.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* BigNo: Jade when she realizes she's about to skateboard down a steep hill.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Tohru's hatred of fish is first mentioned here.
* ExactWords: Jackie tells Jade to "Stay with Uncle", leading to this when she follows Jackie.
-->'''Jade:''' "Stay with Uncle?" ''(laughs)'' Didn't say ''which'' uncle.
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: During the fight scene at the restaurant, Finn brandishes a pistol which Jackie knocks into a lobster tank.
* MotorMouth: Jade when she excitedly tells Jackie she can fly.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Uncle's "Never. Mock. The cookie."
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Discussed by Jackie and Jade when they are chased by Shadowkhan.
-->'''Jade:''' Aren't you gonna whomp 'em?\\
'''Jackie:''' Ancient proverb: Do not fight when you can run!
* UnwantedAssistance: Jackie tells Jade to stop helping him when they battle Tohru.
* WouldHurtAChild: Tohru intends to cut the Rooster Talisman out of Jade's stomach.

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