History WesternAnimation / ConstantineCityOfDemons

''Constantine: City of Demons'' is an animated reboot of Creator/{{NBC}}'s cult show ''Series/{{Constantine}}''[[note]]which itself is an adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}''[[/note]] for CW Seed.

* CoitusEnsues: Constantine randomly hooks up with Angela [[spoiler:the GeniusLoci of Los Angeles.]]

* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: Possibly. John and Angela [[spoiler:the spirit of Los Angeles]] have sex in the bathroom. The fact that [[spoiler:Angela may be possessing an unwilling host]] isn't addressed. On the other hand, the fact that her form changes several times in front of John, and that this is the only form that appears twice, suggests that [[spoiler:this might be her default form, rather than a host.]]

* AdaptationAmalgamation: The film is mostly an adaptation of the graphic novel ''All His Engines'' but it also includes Astra's adbuction from issue #11 of the main run of Hellblazer.

* AdaptationalDumbass: In the original comics John summons Nergal not to fight Alex Logue, Astra's father; but rather because Astra herself summoned a powerful demon to defend her from her father's constant abuse. He had no other means of even trying to beat the demon at the time and made a desperate mistake. Here, he jumped straight to lord of hell against a half-witted magician just to show off. As Renee puts it, "He could've just called the cops!"

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* TruerToTheText: Taking advantage of the lack of FFC regulations, the show is more in-line with the original comics. For starters Astra's situation being a victim of her abusive dad is much closer to the comics (albeit in the a different way; here she's being used as unwitting victim for her dad's magic rituals, in the comics he was sexually assaulting her by forcing her to be part of orgies with his friends), than in the live-action show where she was just a little girl who had the misfortune to be possessed by a demon and John chose the wrong time to be a show off.

* RemovedFromThePicture: The RippleEffectIndicator version occurs at the end when [[spoiler:Renee and Trish disappear from Chas' family picture]].

* AdaptedOut: John's cohorts in Newcastle, Ritchie Simpson, Gary Lester, and Anne-Marie Flynn are nowhere to be seen. [[spoiler: Although Ritchie ''does'' has a good excuse for not being around, having been offed in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDark''.]]

* CanonForeigner: Angela doesn't seem to have any counterpart in the original comics canon nor the NBC tv show.
* CastAsAMask: [[spoiler: Creator/JimMeskimen voices Beroul while Creator/RobinAtkinDownes voices Nergal, his true form.]]
* CoitusEnsues: Constantine randomly hooks up with Angela [[spoiler:the GeniusLoci of Los Angeles]].
* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler: Nergal and Beroul are one and the same here]] but are distinct demons in the comic.

* DeathByAdaptation: John kills [[spoiler:Mictlantecuhtli once he served his purpose]]. In the comic, [[spoiler:John makes him leave by threatening to kill his host Trish]].

* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: Possibly. John and Angela [[spoiler:the spirit of Los Angeles]] have sex in the bathroom. The fact that [[spoiler:Angela may be possessing an unwilling host]] isn't addressed. On the other hand, the fact that her form changes several times in front of John, and that this is the only form that appears twice, suggests that [[spoiler: this might be her default form, rather than a host.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Very early on in the show, John warns Chas that there's always a price to pay with magic, but Chas says he willingly to pay it to save Trish. [[spoiler: He's none too happy when he learns that Trish nor Rene will remember him because of the spell he used to save her.]]

* ThePowerOfLove: Constantine [[spoiler: kills Nergal with a spell fueled by Chas and Renee's love for each others and for their daughter. It turns out later that he also used his own friendship with Chas and the spell literally consumed the memories of it]].

* TheReveal: Beroul is [[spoiler: none other than Nergal, the demon who abducted Astra]].
* SequelHook: [[spoiler: Nergal reveals that Astra is still alive in Hell, setting up a storyline for John to rescue her.]]

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The very first released footage occurs very late in the show and reveals how [[spoiler:Constantine defeats Beroul's enemies]].

[[caption-width-right:350: He's back!]]

''Constantine: City of Demons'' is an animated reboot of Creator/{{NBC}}'s cult show ''Series/{{Constantine}}'' [[note]]which itself is an adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}''[[/note]] for CW Seed.

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It was later released as a full-length movie with extra footage on October 9, 2018 (before the other installments had even been released online). The first half was broadcasted on the CW on October 15 under the title, ''Constantine: The Legend Continues'' as a special to promote Constantine being a main character on Season 4 on ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.

* AdaptationalDumbass: In the original comics John summons Nergal not to fight Alex Logue, Astra's father; but rather because Astra herself summoned a powerful demon to defend her from her father's constant abuse. He had no other means of even trying to beat the demon at the time and made a desperate mistake. Here, he jumped straight to lord of hell against a half-witted magician just to show off. As Renee puts it, "He could've just called the cops!"*This troper thought was because John was young and arrogant. Asa mentioned him having an even bigger ego than he had now. So it's possible he was blinded by pride instead of being stupid.

* AdaptationalDumbass: In the original comics John summons Nergal not to fight Alex Logue, Astra's father; but rather because Astra herself summoned a powerful demon to defend her from her father's constant abuse. He had no other means of even trying to beat the demon at the time and made a desperate mistake. Here, he jumped straight to lord of hell against a half-witted magician just to show off. As Renee puts it, "He could've just called the cops!"*This troper thought was because John was young and arrogant. Asa mentioned him having sn even bigger ego than he had now. So it's possible he was blinded by pride instead of being stupid.

* AdaptationalDumbass: In the original comics John summons Nergal not to fight Alex Logue, Astra's father; but rather because Astra herself summoned a powerful demon to defend her from her father's constant abuse. He had no other means of even trying to beat the demon at the time and made a desperate mistake. Here, he jumped straight to lord of hell against a half-witted magician just to show off. As Renee puts it, "He could've just called the cops!"
*This troper thought was because John was young and arrogant. Ass mentioned him having sn even bigger ego than he had now. So it's possible he was blinded by pride instead of being stupid.

* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: Possibly. John and Angela [[spoiler:the spirit of Los Angeles]] have sex in the bathroom. The fact that [[spoiler:Angela is possessing an unwilling host]] isn't addressed. On the other hand, the fact that her form changes several times in front of John, and that this is the only form that appears twice, suggests that [[spoiler: this might be her default form, rather than a host.]]

* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: Possibly. John and Angela [[spoiler:the spirit of Los Angeles]] have sex in the bathroom. The fact that [[spoiler:Angela is possessing an unwilling host]] isn't addressed. On the other hand, the fact that her form changes several times in front of John, and that this is the only form that appears twice, suggests that [[spoiler: this might be her default form, not a host, willing or otherwise.]]

* AdaptationalDumbass: In the original comics John summons Nergal not to fight Alex Logue, Astra's father; but rather because Astra herself summoned a powerful demon to defend her from her father's constant abuse. He had no other means of even trying to beat the demon at the time and just got screwed over by a mistake. Here though he just jumped straight to lord of hell against a half-witted magician just to show off. As Renee so eloquently puts it:
->"He could've just called the cops!"

* RoleReprisal: Creator/MattRyan is back playing John Constantine and is the third media adaptation of the character to be played by him.

* AdaptationalDumbass: In the original comics John summons Nergal not to fight Alex Logue, Astra's father; but rather because Astra herself summoned a powerful demon to defend her from her father's constant abuse. He had no other means of even trying to beat the demon at the time and just got screwed over by a mistake. Here though he just jumped straight to lord of hell against a half-witted magician just to show off.

* CastingGag: Laura Bailey voices Asa the Healer, [[WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble snarky, red headed]] ally/heroine to the main character.

* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: John and Angela [[spoiler:the spirit of Los Angeles]] have sex in the bathroom. The fact that [[spoiler:Angela is possessing an unwilling host]] isn't addressed.

* DerivativeDifferentiation: Astra's damnation to Hell is quite different from the live-action show; in the show Constantine and his Newcastle Crew were trying to exorcise a demon from her that went horribly wrong when he summoned a powerful demon, Nergal to banish it and instead it took Astra to hell. Here she was being used as conduit in dark magic rituals by her abusive father. Constantine thoroughly disgusted by it, summoned Nergal to teach her dad and his cultists a lesson, but since Constantine failed to produce the binding seal the demon went rampant. John didn't have the help from his crew, instead it was just him and Chas.