History WesternAnimation / Onward

* InkSuitActor: With his big brown eyes, slight build, and slightly curly hair, it's easy to see what Ian gets from his voice actor, Tom Holland.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine In times of old, the world was magical. But times change.]]'']]

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* MedievalStasis: Averted. The trailer shows a fantasy world that has evolved to resemble 21st Century America.

* LargeHam: Barley acts like this in the teaser trailer, melodramatically talking about a "glorius quest" he and his brother are going on.

%%* MedievalStasis: Averted. The film takes place in a fantasy world that has evolved to resemble 21st Century America.

* {{Unicorn}}: They're depicted here as garbage-eating pests, not unlike raccoons. They are also [[WingedUnicorn winged]], and can indeed fly; the trailer shows one flying quite gloriously before showing the modernized world.

%%* AlienSky: The sky has two moons.
%%* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Blazey, the small pet dragon, acts exactly like a dog.
%%* AllTrollsAreDifferent: Trolls in this setting are bulky giants with colorful skin and large, warty nose. They are also completely civilized.
%%* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Elves are all blue-skinned.
%%* AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: When Ian takes out the trash and sees unicorns eating out the trash can.
%%-->'''Barley:''' I see you've brought sustenance for our adventure!
%%-->'''Ian:''' No, it's garbage for the trash can, and--''you left the lid off!''

%%* BeggarWithASignboard: A goblin holds an arrow-shaped sign reading "Cash 4 Gems".

%%* FatAndSkinny: Barley and Ian, respectively.
%%* FaunsAndSatyrs: In the trailer, there's a female faun paining a house wall, using her goat legs to leap and reach the high spots.
%%* LargeHam: Barley is this, at least in the teaser trailer.

%%* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Lightfoots have a small pet dragon named Blazey that acts like a dog.
%%* OurGnomesAreWeirder: One gnome stays put like an ordinary garden decoration until another gnome tells him to get back to mowing the lawn.
%%* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Mermaids are one of this worlds races and a very traditional; conventionally attractive human looking women with long, bright, scaly fish tails who seem to have to stay in the water even when living in the suburbs and not oceans or lakes.
%%* TrollBridge: Parodied; a troll is manning a tollbooth for the Under Bridge Transportation Authority, accepting either cash or the answer to a riddle.
%%* {{Unicorn}}: They're depicted here as garbage-eating pests, not unlike raccoons. They are also [[WingedUnicorn winged]], and can indeed fly; the trailer shows one flying quite gloriously before showing the modernized world.
%%* UrbanFantasy: The setting is a modern suburbia inhabited by fairy tale creatures.

* AlienSky: The sky has two moons.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Blazey, the small pet dragon, acts exactly like a dog.
* AllTrollsAreDifferent: Trolls in this setting are bulky giants with colorful skin and large, warty nose. They are also completely civilized.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Elves are all blue-skinned.
* AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: When Ian takes out the trash and sees unicorns eating out the trash can.
-->'''Barley:''' I see you've brought sustenance for our adventure!
-->'''Ian:''' No, it's garbage for the trash can, and--''you left the lid off!''
* BaitAndSwitch: The teaser trailer begins with a series of shots of a HighFantasy setting. And then a modern passenger jet flies by.
* BeggarWithASignboard: A goblin holds an arrow-shaped sign reading "Cash 4 Gems".
* DisappearedDad: The plot revolves around Ian and Barley trying to find a way to meet their deceased father in hopes of getting to know him.
* FatAndSkinny: Barley and Ian, respectively.
* FaunsAndSatyrs: In the trailer, there's a female faun paining a house wall, using her goat legs to leap and reach the high spots.
* LargeHam: Barley is this, at least in the teaser trailer.
* TheMagicGoesAway: The setting is a fantasy world after magic has disappeared. The two main characters are looking for the last remaining bit of magic.
* MedievalStasis: Averted. The film takes place in a fantasy world that has evolved to resemble 21st Century America.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Lightfoots have a small pet dragon named Blazey that acts like a dog.
* OurGnomesAreWeirder: One gnome stays put like an ordinary garden decoration until another gnome tells him to get back to mowing the lawn.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Mermaids are one of this worlds races and a very traditional; conventionally attractive human looking women with long, bright, scaly fish tails who seem to have to stay in the water even when living in the suburbs and not oceans or lakes.
* TrollBridge: Parodied; a troll is manning a tollbooth for the Under Bridge Transportation Authority, accepting either cash or the answer to a riddle.
* {{Unicorn}}: They're depicted here as garbage-eating pests, not unlike raccoons. They are also [[WingedUnicorn winged]], and can indeed fly; the trailer shows one flying quite gloriously before showing the modernized world.
* UrbanFantasy: The setting is a modern suburbia inhabited by fairy tale creatures.

* BaitAndSwitch: The teaser trailer begins with a series of shots (most likely from the opening of the film) of a HighFantasy setting. And then a modern passenger jet flies by.

* {{Unicorn}}: They're depicted here as garbage-eating pests, not unlike raccoons. They are also [[WingedUnicorn winged]], and can indeed fly; the trailer shows one flying quite gloriously before showing the modernized world, suggesting they became this way to adapt to a more urban environment.

* BaitAndSwitch: The teaser trailer begins with a series of shots (most likely from the opening of the film) of a HighFantasy setting. And then a modern passenger jet flies by.

* WhamShot: The teaser trailer begins with a series of shots (most likely from the opening of the film) of a HighFantasy setting. And then a modern passenger jet flies by.

* {{Unicorn}}: They're are depicted here as garbage-eating pests, not unlike raccoons. They are also [[WingedUnicorn winged]], and can indeed fly; the trailer shows one flying quite gloriously before showing the modernized world, suggesting they became this way to adapt to a more urban environment.

* OurElvesAreBetter: Elves are all blue-skinned.

* OurElvesAreBetter: Elves are all blue-skinned

* {{Unicorn}}: They're are depicted here as garbage-eating pests, not unlike raccoons.

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[[caption-width-right:300:''In times of old, the world was magical.\\
But times change.'']]

->'''Barley:''' We are going on a grand and glorious quest!
->'''Ian:''' It's not a quest. It's just a really fast and strange errand.
->'''Barley:''' It's ''totally'' a quest.

!!''Onward'' provides examples of:

* {{Unicorn}}: They're are depicted here as garbage-eating pests, not unlike raccoons.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''In times of old, the world was magical.\\

->'''Barney:''' It's ''totally'' a quest.