History Series / Willow2022

* MoreDiverseSequel: The series has four people of color in main roles, Ruby Cruz (Latina American) as Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman (a mixed race Englishwoman) as Jade, Creator/ToniRevolori (Guatemalan-American) playing Prince Graydon and Amar Chadha-Patel (an Englishman of Indian descent) as Boorman. Additionally, Kit and Jade are both queer women revealed as in love with each other, and Boorman is [[AmbiguouslyBi implied to be bi]] (or at least bicurious). Scorpia also flirts with [[spoiler:Jade]] before learning she's her [[spoiler:sister]]. Adwoa Aboah, who's biracial, plays her. This contrasts with [[Film/{{Willow}} the film]], which had only white main characters, and none were LGBT+.

* MoreDiverseSequel: The series has four people of color in main roles, Ruby Cruz (Latina American) as Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman (a mixed race Englishwoman) as Jade, Toni Revolori (Guatemalan-American) playing Prince Graydon and Amar Chadha-Patel (an Englishman of Indian descent) as Boorman. Additionally, Kit and Jade are both queer women revealed as in love with each other, and Boorman is [[AmbiguouslyBi implied to be bi]] (or at least bicurious). Scorpia also flirts with [[spoiler:Jade]] before learning she's her [[spoiler:sister]]. Adwoa Aboah, who's biracial, plays her. This contrasts with [[Film/{{Willow}} the film]], which had only white main characters, and none were LGBT+.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: After they reveal of [[spoiler:Jade and Scorpia]] being sisters, it's not surprising as the two have similar looks (e.g. their features, hair, skin color etc).

%%* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Hubert and Anne are killed by the corrupted knights in the third episode]].
%%* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Kase is killed in the first episode. Silas is killed in the third episode. Sir Ballantine also qualifies, because he might have been saved had he been healed before TheCorruption progressed too far]].

* CallAHumanASmeerp: It's unclear in the original film if "Daikini" is simply the Nelwyn word for larger humans or if it's a more general word for them in-setting, but the series includes Daikini characters using the word themselves a couple of times, suggesting it's indeed the general word and suggesting the blanket word of "human" either may not exist or simply not see frequent use in the ''Willow'' setting.

* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:Scorpia, leader of the [[BanditClan Bone Reavers]], is revealed as Jade's long-lost older sister. Jade previously had believed her entire birth family was dead.]]

* TomboyishName: Hubert, one of the rather butch woodswomen who Dove runs into, has a name that's been traditionally male.

** Dove similarly blames herself for the two woodcutters getting killed by Ballantine, saying she caused it.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The movie was originally followed up by a book series called the ''Chronicles of the Shadow War Trilogy'' featuring teenage Elora Danan written by Creator/GeorgeLucas and Creator/ChrisClaremont, but this series has effectively been rendered non-canon by the Disney+ series, though WordOfGod has described the books as 'tangential' to the show.

* IncompatibleOrientation: Kit's resistance to marrying Graydon in retrospect results from not only it [[ArrangedMarriage being arranged]] without her consent, but also her being a lesbian, as we later learn.

** Nelwyns are referred to be the derogatory term [[FantasticSlurs "peck"]] several times.

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler: in episode 8, Kit has to face a corrupted Airk.]]

* RescueRomance: Graydon starts to have feelings for Dove after she [[spoiler:frees him from DemonicPossession]]
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Hubert and Anne are killed by the corrupted knights in the third episode]].
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Kase is killed in the first episode. Silas is killed in the third episode. Sir Ballantine also qualifies, because he might have been saved had he been healed before TheCorruption progressed too far]].

* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Hubert, the woodswoman that helps Elora.

* TransparentCloset: Jade and Kit haven't told anyone (not even each other) that they have a mutual attraction when Boorman, it turns out, easily picked up on the fact.

* SharedFamilyQuirks: Each of Madmartigan's children inherited traits of his: Kit is a gifted swordwoman (who's attracted to a red-haired swordswoman like he was) and has some issues [[ItsAllAboutMe truly caring about things greater than herself]], while Airk is a charismatic womanizer (who falls for a woman whose natural hair color is shown as red too).

* NoodleIncident: Sorsha promises to pardon all of Boorman's crimes if he guides them beyond the barrier. Boorman asks if that includes ''something'' he did in a haberdashery, with the only explanation being that he "loves the feeling of velvet on my skin".

* SharedFamilyQuirks: Each of Madmartigan's children inherited traits of his: Kit is a gifted swordswoman (who's attracted to a red-haired swordswoman like he was) and has some issues [[ItsAllAboutMe truly caring about things greater than herself]], while Airk is a charismatic womanizer (who falls for a woman whose natural hair color is shown as red too).

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Kase knew Airk and Kit every since they were babies. He dies in the first episode and he's never mentioned again.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Crone is ghastly, looking like a walking corpse, but can make herself look like [[spoiler:a young, beautiful woman]]. In the Season 1 finale, a being who's possible the Wyrm also takes on [[spoiler:Elora's appearance as well]].