History WebAnimation / TheSunsTear

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The prologue shows that an ordinary human hunter would have little hope of successfully defeating a much more experienced and ferocious tiger. Sanaya finds this out the hard way when Shere Khan quickly turns the tables on her and nearly kills her. The only reason she survives in the first place is that Shere Khan decides to show CruelMercy to her. [[spoiler: Even during the second fight, Sanaya only manages to kill Shere Khan because a) Kaa brainwashed her into doing so and b) Shere Khan himself was goading the jungle girl into finishing him off to show she was not that much more different than him.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The prologue shows that an ordinary human hunter would have little hope of successfully defeating a much more experienced and ferocious tiger. Sanaya finds this out the hard way when Shere Khan quickly turns the tables on her and nearly kills her. The only reason she survives in the first place is that Shere Khan decides to show CruelMercy to her. [[spoiler: Even during the second fight, Sanaya only manages to kill Shere Khan because a) Kaa brainwashed her into doing so and b) Shere Khan himself was goading the jungle girl into finishing him off to show she was not that much different than him.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Kaa takes cues from the [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Disney]] versions and is presented as a malicious manipulator.]]
* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:The film ends after Sanaya slays Shere Khan and gets a vision of Kaa as the forest burns down around her. Whatever happens next is left to the viewer's imagination.]]

** [[spoiler:In the end, Kaa succeeds at using both hypnosis and manipulation to utilize Sanaya as a weapon to take Shere Khan out and set the jungle aflame.]]
** [[spoiler:To the lesser extent, Shere Khan himself manages to get the last laugh by proving that Sanaya had become even worse than him by having her strike him down while controlled by Kaa.]]
* {{Brainwashed}}: [[spoiler:Kaa has the ability to hypnotize victims with her eyes. She uses this to dominate her subjects' minds and even take manual control if she pleases. All this happens to Sanaya over the course of the film.]]

* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:Sanaya makes deals with Kaa for wisdom and guidance, in exchange for "pieces of her soul". Though Sanaya initially believes these payments to be metaphorical, it is later revealed that she is giving up her free will and control.]]

* EvilLaugh: [[spoiler:With Shere Khan dead and the jungle burning, Kaa lets out a wicked cackle.]]
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:Kaa wants Shere Khan dead as much as Sanaya does, but for her own personal reasons: the two fought in the past and Shere Khan was victorious, leaving Kaa scarred.]]
* FalseFriend: [[spoiler:Kaa pretends to be a mentor and ally to Sanaya, but really only sees her as a slave and tool.]]

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] [[spoiler:Sanaya becomes so fixated on her revenge against Shere Khan that she burns the jungle to draw him out. Shere Khan even calls her out on this, saying that her actions have made her a far greater monster than he ever was. However, Sanaya was tricked by Kaa into believing rain was coming to put the fire out, and further controlled by Kaa into murdering Shere Khan.]]
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: [[spoiler:The reason Shere Khan hates humans. He speaks of their mastery over the elements of FireIceLightning and how they hurt animals, and states that Sanaya, despite being raised in the jungle, is no better than them because of her burning of the jungle.]]
* HypnoticEyes: [[spoiler:Kaa's eyes are hypnotic and give her the ability to brainwash and control victims.]]
* KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand: [[spoiler:With the jungle on fire and nowhere to turn, Shere Khan invites Sanaya to kill him, and forever prove herself worse than himself. She unwillingly complies.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Kaa proves to be this when it is revealed that she only sees Sanya as a tool, and was just charming the girl into thinking of her as an ally.]]
* MindControlEyes: [[spoiler:On top of Kaa's eyes using colorful spirals to hypnotize victims, the victims' eyes reflect the same.]]
* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler:Though Kaa's hypnotic powers assist her in taking over Sanaya's mind, it is the constant manipulation and promises of knowledge that keep Sanaya coming back to Kaa, and eventually making her essentially addicted to the hypnosis.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Sanaya, after realizing that Kaa tricked her into burning the jungle down, weeps and says "What have I done?" as she watches her home burn.]]
* {{Revenge}}: Sanaya's main drive and reason to kill Shere Khan. [[spoiler:Kaa takes that to her advantage.]]
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The prologue shows that an ordinary human hunter would have little hope of successfully defeating a much more experienced and ferocious tiger. Sanaya finds this out the hard way when Shere Khan quickly turns the tables on her and nearly kills her. The only reason she survives in the first place is because Shere Khan decides to show CruelMercy to her. [[spoiler:Even during the second fight, Sanaya only manages to kill Shere Khan because a) Kaa brainwashed her into doing so and b) Shere Khan himself was goading the jungle girl into finishing him off to show she was not really different than him.]]

* VillainSong: [[spoiler:"You'll Be Mine", performed by Kaa as she finalizes her control over Sanaya's mind and gloats about it.]]

''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9t4J1B-zXc&t=3576s The Sun's Tear]]'' is a 2D animated web film, based ''very'' loosely on ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' by Creator/RudyardKipling. It was released to Website/YouTube on March 17, 2022.

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:In the end, Kaa succeeds at using both hypnosis and manipulation to utilize Sanaya as a weapon to take Shere Khan out and set the jungle aflame.]]
* {{Brainwashed}}: [[spoiler:Kaa has the ability to hypnotize victims with her eyes. She uses this to dominate her subjects' minds and even take manual control if she pleases.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The prologue shows that an ordinary human hunter would have little hope of successfully defeating a much more experienced and ferocious tiger. Sanaya finds this out the hard way when Shere Khan quickly turns the tables on her and nearly kills her. The only reason she survives in the first place is because Shere Khan decides to show CruelMercy to her. [[spoiler:Even during the second fight, Sanaya only manages to kill Shere Khan because a) Kaa brainwashed her into doing so and b) Shere Khan himself goads the jungle girl into finishing him off to show she was not really different than him.]]

* NoEnding: [[spoiler:The film ends after Sanaya slays Shere Khan and gets a vision of Kaa as the forest burns down around her. Whatever happens next is left to the viewer's imagination.]]

The story follows Sanaya, a human girl who was left in the jungle as a child and raised by a wolf pack. Now a teenager, Sanaya seeks revenge on the tiger Shere Kahn for killing her adopted father and scarring her face. To gain the wisdom she needs to defeat Shere Kahn, she seeks out the giant python Kaa. Mysteries come to light as Sanaya learns of the power of the Sun's Tear, though the danger grows every moment as she is unable to tell if Kaa is a friend or foe.

* CatsAreMean: Shere Kahn is just as much of an angry, vicious brute as he ever was.

* EvilLaugh: [[spoiler:With Shere Kahn dead and the jungle burning, Kaa lets out a wicked cackle.]]
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:Kaa wants Shere Kahn dead as much as Sanaya does, but for her own personal reasons: the two fought in the past and Shere Kahn was victorious, leaving Kaa scarred.]]

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] [[spoiler:Sanaya becomes so fixated on her revenge against Shere Kahn that she burns the jungle to draw him out. Shere Kahn even calls her out on this, saying that her actions have made her a far greater monster than he ever was. However, Sanaya was tricked by Kaa into believing rain was coming to put the fire out, and further controlled by Kaa into murdering Shere Kahn.]]
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: [[spoiler:The reason Shere Kahn hates humans. He speaks of their mastery over the elements of FireIceLightning and how they hurt animals, and states that Sanaya, despite being raised in the jungle, is no better than them because of her burning of the jungle.]]

* KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand: [[spoiler:With the jungle on fire and nowhere to turn, Shere Kahn invites Sanaya to kill him, and forever prove herself worse than himself.]]

* {{Revenge}}: Sanaya's main drive and reason to kill Shere Kahn. [[spoiler:Kaa takes that to her advantage.]]

* YouKilledMyFather: Sanaya wants revenge on Shere Kahn for him killing her adoptive wolf father.

* {{Revenge}}: Sanaya's main drive and reason to kill Shere Kahn.

The story follows Sanaya, a human girl who was left in the jungle as a child and raised by a wolf pack. Now a teenager, Sanaya seeks revenge on the tiger Shere Kahn for killing her adopted father and scarring her face. To gain the wisdom she needs to defeat Shere Kahn, she seeks the wisdom of the giant python Kaa. Mysteries come to light as Sanaya learns of the power of the Sun's Tear, though the danger grows every moment as she is unable to tell if Kaa is a friend or foe.