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* FromNobodyToNightmare: Varian was introduced in the series as a geeky, awkward alchemist who showed Rapunzel respect by calling her, "Your Highness," upon first meeting her, giggled giddily when he first met Eugene, being a huge Flynn Rider fan, and tried impressing Cassandra with his invention at the Exposition of Sciences. Flash-forward to this episode, and Varian is a borderline psychopath. He commits high treason by attacking Corona and kidnapping the Queen, throws caution to the wind and puts Rapunzel's life in danger when trying to use her hair to free his father, and even attempts to crush Cassandra to death with his giant automaton. It makes watching previous Varian episodes a little bit hard seeing how far from grace he has fallen.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Varian's pet Raccoon Rudiger decides if Varian is going to the dungeon, so will he.

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* AssassinOutclassin: Varian put up a dummy because he knew someone might try to assassinate him or capture him from the inside, so he could ambush them later.



* BigWhat: Varian screams one when he realizes Rapunzel’s hair won’t break the amber which enceases Quirin.
* BlackGuyDiesFirst: More accurately, Asian Guy Gets Knocked Out First, but he's still the first to go down.

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* BigWhat: Varian screams one when he realizes Rapunzel’s hair won’t break the amber which enceases encases Quirin.
* BlackGuyDiesFirst: More accurately, Asian Guy Gets Knocked Out First, but he's still the first minority to go down.down.
* CrazyPrepared: Varian anticipated every possible outcome, and he set everyone up for the ambush for their lives.



* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: Rapunzel knew Varian would anticipate a full scale attack by Corona, so Rapunzel wanted to make him think his plan would work, but Varian already knew Rapunzel would try to go one step ahead of him and prepared accordingly.



* LighterAndSofter: Though appearing serious, this special isn’t as dark to begin with, since it focuses on Rapunzel’s journey to save her mom and defeat Varian once and for all

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* LighterAndSofter: Though appearing serious, this special isn’t as dark to begin with, since it focuses on Rapunzel’s journey to save her mom and defeat Varian once and for allall.


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* SchmuckBait: Varian would ''not'' let himself get caught that easy, so he put a dummy of himself looking out the window, in case anyone tried to take him from the inside.


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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Eugene had the idea of using Shorty as a decoy to fool Varian into thinking he still has the upper hand. Apparently, Varian had a similar idea to put a decoy of ''himself'' make ''them'' think they had the element of surprise.

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* EmergingFromTheShadows: Varian does this after Rapunzel and Frederic apparently fell for his delusion.



* OutOfTheFryingPan: Eugene, Lance and the Pub Patrons execute a carefully-planned escape for Rapunzel. The attempt succeeds so they can go confront Varian on their own, and in the worst timing possible, Varian himself shows up at her doorstep with a sickly purple mist and his mutated pet raccoon, and takes out a number of the Royal Guard, rendering the whole escape meaningless.


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* OutOfTheFryingPan: Eugene, Lance and the Pub Patrons execute a carefully-planned escape for Rapunzel. The attempt succeeds so they can go confront Varian on their own, and in the worst timing possible, Varian himself shows up at her doorstep with a sickly purple mist and his mutated pet raccoon, and takes out a number of the Royal Guard, rendering the whole escape meaningless.

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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: This is how Varian justifies his actions, claiming his morally questionable decisions are for a good cause.



* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: The Captain is incapacitated, and says this if he tries to lead the assault.
* LighterAndSofter: Though appearing serious, this special isn’t as dark to begin with, since it focuses on Rapunzel’s journey to save her mom and defeat Varian once and for all



* IDidWhatIHadToDo: This is how Varian justifies his actions, claiming his morally questionable decisions are for a good cause.
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: The Captain is incapacitated, and says this if he tries to lead the assault.
* LighterAndSofter: Though appearing serious, this special isn’t as dark to begin with, since it focuses on Rapunzel’s journey to save her mom and defeat Varian once and for all


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* SeasonFinale: The last episode of Season 1.

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* BigWhat: Varian screams one when he realizes Rapunzel’s hair won’t break the amber which enceases Quirin.



* ImpactSilhouette: Eugene leaves one on the wall after getting attacked by the automaton.



* LighterAndSofter: Though appearing serious, this special isn’t as dark to begin with, since it focuses on Rapunzel’s journey to save her mom and defeat Varian once and for all



-->'''Varian''': I'm the bad guy that's fine, but it's no fault of mine.

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-->'''Varian''': I'm the bad guy guy, that's fine, but it's no fault of mine.


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* TheStinger: The last scene before the credits is a mysterious figure with the moon tattoo shown on Quirin’s hand, using a really special sword to break the rocks.


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* TriumphantReprise: Rather than “More of Me”, an instrumental version of “Set Yourself Free” is played over the credits.

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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: This is how Varian justifies his actions, claiming his morally questionable decisions are for a good cause.



* MoralityPet: Sadly defied. The queen tries to appeal to Varian's conscience, as she knows what it's like to lose a loved one, but Varian is not in the right mind to listen.
* NeverMyFault: Varian still insists it's not his fault he is on his current path, and still doesn't see that was the result of his own actions from "Queen For a A Day". This line from the song shows just how bad it is:
-->'''Varian''': I'm the bad guy that's fine, but it's no fault of mine.



* SympathyForTheDevil: Even Queen Arianna can't help but feel so much pity for Varian, and Rapunzel also does, even requesting that he not be treated too harshly in prison despite him having attempted to kill her and her loved ones.

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* SympathyForTheDevil: Even Queen Arianna can't help but feel so much pity for Varian, and Rapunzel also does, even requesting that he not be treated too harshly in prison and also to give him actual help despite him having attempted to kill her and her loved ones.ones.
* VillainSong: Varian's segment of "Ready As I'll Ever Be" is one, explaining his own motivations for villainy.
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* BlackGuyDiesFirst: More accurately, Asian Guy Gets Knocked Out First, but he's still the first to go down.
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* SympathyForTheDevil: Even Queen Arianna can't help but feel so much pity for the kid.

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* SympathyForTheDevil: Even Queen Arianna can't help but feel so much pity for the kid.Varian, and Rapunzel also does, even requesting that he not be treated too harshly in prison despite him having attempted to kill her and her loved ones.
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* KnightOfCerberus: Varian is far from the joke he started the series out as, and is a disturbingly dark threat here.

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* KnightOfCerberus: KnightOfCerebus: Varian is far from the joke he started the series out as, and is a disturbingly dark threat here.
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* KnightOfCerberus: Varian is far from the joke he started the series out as, and is a disturbingly dark threat here.
* OutOfTheFryingPan: Eugene, Lance and the Pub Patrons execute a carefully-planned escape for Rapunzel. The attempt succeeds so they can go confront Varian on their own, and in the worst timing possible, Varian himself shows up at her doorstep with a sickly purple mist and his mutated pet raccoon, and takes out a number of the Royal Guard, rendering the whole escape meaningless.
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* BigBadassBattleSequence: The biggest one of the series so far.

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* TheGlovesComeOff: It's clear from the promos that Varian is done playing nice and will throw everything he has against Rapunzel, even using her mother as leverage against her.



* TheGlovesComeOff: It's clear from the promos that Varian is done playing nice and will throw everything he has against Rapunzel, even using her mother as leverage against her.
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* DamselInDistress: Queen Arianna is taken prisoner by Varian.

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* DarkestHour: Definitely. Time is running out for Corona, Varian has got one big surprise ready for them, so it's our heroes' time to do or die.



* MoralEventHorizon: InUniverse and acknowledged in, "Ready As I'll Ever Be". Varian has crossed this threshold by kidnapping the Queen in an attempt to lure Rapunzel in, and he's well aware of it.

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* MoralEventHorizon: InUniverse and acknowledged in, in "Ready As I'll Ever Be". Varian has crossed this threshold by kidnapping the Queen in an attempt to lure Rapunzel in, and he's well aware of it.
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* AvengersAssemble: Cassandra and Eugene's segment of "Ready As I'll Ever Be" consists of them preparing to storm Varian's lair.

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* AvengersAssemble: During Cassandra and Eugene's segment of "Ready As I'll Ever Be" consists of them everyone preparing to storm Varian's lair.
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* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: The Captain is incapacitated, and says this if he tries to lead the assault.
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* ForegoneConclusion: No matter how serious things get, it's a given Rapunzel's mother will be fine, given that she appears at her wedding in "Disney/TangledEverAfter".

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* AvengersAssemble: Cassandra and Eugene's segment of "Ready As I'll Ever Be" consists of them preparing to storm Varian's lair.
* BeingEvilSucks: Downplayed. As shown in Varian's segment of "Ready as I'll Ever Be", he is well aware he's gone off the deep end, but clearly cannot handle the pressure of being ruthless. In his worst act, he kidnaps the Queen, which worsens any chance that he might have had at making amends with everyone - after which point, he's shown here as being emotionally unstable. All in all, Varian has effectively made his lot in life worse in his obsession with justice, and it seems as if he knows it.



* MoralEventHorizon: As evident in, "Ready As I'll Ever Be," Varian has crossed this threshold by kidnapping the Queen in an attempt to lure Rapunzel in.

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* MoralEventHorizon: As evident InUniverse and acknowledged in, "Ready As I'll Ever Be," Be". Varian has crossed this threshold by kidnapping the Queen in an attempt to lure Rapunzel in.in, and he's well aware of it.



* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Despite having an important role, Varian is nowhere to be seen in the promos (save for the "Ready As I'll Ever Be" promo).

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* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Despite having an important role, Varian is nowhere to be seen in the promos (save for the "Ready As I'll Ever Be" promo).promo).
* SympathyForTheDevil: Even Queen Arianna can't help but feel so much pity for the kid.
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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Done by the heroes. The Royal Guard stage an assault against Varian's home.

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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Done by the heroes. The Royal Guard Guard, led by Cassandra and Eugene, stage an assault against Varian's home.



* TheGlovesComeOff: It's clear from the promos that Varian is done playing nice and will throw everything he has against Rapunzel.

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* TheGlovesComeOff: It's clear from the promos that Varian is done playing nice and will throw everything he has against Rapunzel.Rapunzel, even using her mother as leverage against her.
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* MoralEventHorizon: As evident in, "Ready As I'll Ever Be," Varian has crossed this threshold by kidnapping the Queen in an attempt to lure Rapunzel in.
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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Done by the heroes. The Royal Guard lay siege to Varian's home.

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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Done by the heroes. The Royal Guard lay siege to stage an assault against Varian's home.
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* ExtraLongEpisode: This episode runs for an hour, twice as long as the other Season 1 episodes [[note]]-- Except "Queen for a Day", which also was an hour long --[[/note]].

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* ExtraLongEpisode: This episode runs for an hour, twice as long serves as the other third and final hour-long feature of Season 1 episodes [[note]]-- Except "Queen 1, following up from ''Before Ever After'' and ''Queen for a Day", which also was an hour long --[[/note]].Day''.
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* DistantDuet: The song “Ready As I’ll Ever Be” is sung in three different places, one by Cassandra, Eugene, Lance and the Royal Guard, one by Varian, and one by Rapunzel and Friedrick.

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* DistantDuet: The song “Ready As I’ll Ever Be” is sung in three different places, one by Cassandra, Eugene, Lance and the Royal Guard, one by Varian, and one by Rapunzel and Friedrick.Frederic.
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* ExtraLongEpisode: This episode runs for an hour, twice as long as the other Season 1 episodes [[note]]-- Except "Queen for a Day", which also was an hour long --[[/note]].
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* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Despite having an important role, Varian is nowhere to be seen in the promos (except of course, it the "Ready As I'll Ever Be" promo).

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* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Despite having an important role, Varian is nowhere to be seen in the promos (except of course, it (save for the "Ready As I'll Ever Be" promo).
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* DistantDuet: The song “Ready As I’ll Ever Be” is sung in three different places, one by Cassandra, Eugene and the Royal Guard, one by Varian, and one by Rapunzel and Friedrick.

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* DistantDuet: The song “Ready As I’ll Ever Be” is sung in three different places, one by Cassandra, Eugene Eugene, Lance and the Royal Guard, one by Varian, and one by Rapunzel and Friedrick.



* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Despite having an important role, Varian is nowhere to be seen in the promos.

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* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Despite having an important role, Varian is nowhere to be seen in the promos.promos (except of course, it the "Ready As I'll Ever Be" promo).
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* DistantDuet: The song “Ready As I’ll Ever Be” is sung in three different places, one by Cassandra, Eugene and the Royal Guard, One by Varian, and one by Rapunzel and Friedrick.

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* DistantDuet: The song “Ready As I’ll Ever Be” is sung in three different places, one by Cassandra, Eugene and the Royal Guard, One one by Varian, and one by Rapunzel and Friedrick.

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* TheGlovesComeOff: It's clear from the promos that Varian is done playing nice and will throw everything he has against Rapunzel.

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* DistantDuet: The song “Ready As I’ll Ever Be” is sung in three different places, one by Cassandra, Eugene and the Royal Guard, One by Varian, and one by Rapunzel and Friedrick.
* TheGlovesComeOff: It's clear from the promos that Varian is done playing nice and will throw everything he has against Rapunzel.Rapunzel.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Despite having an important role, Varian is nowhere to be seen in the promos.
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The fate of Corona hangs in the balance as Rapunzel embarks on a final showdown against Varian.

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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Done by the heroes. The Royal Guard lay siege to Varian's home.
* TheGlovesComeOff: It's clear from the promos that Varian is done playing nice and will throw everything he has against Rapunzel.

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