History WesternAnimation / TrollsWorldTour

The plot takes place not long after the first movie. Poppy (Creator/AnnaKendrick), who is trying to be a good queen, learns that there are six different kingdoms of Trolls aside from her own. They consist of Pop, Funk, Techno, Classical, Country, and Rock. Each kingdom has a set of [[{{Macguffin}} strings]] that allow them to create music. When she discovers that Queen Barb (Creator/RachelBloom) of the Rock kingdom wants to obtain the strings and destroy all music that isn't rock, Poppy and Branch (Music/JustinTimberlake) set out to unite the other kingdoms before Barb can destroy them.

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* AnAesop:
** Differences DO matter. True harmony doesn't come from treating it as better for everyone to be the same, but from listening to each other and acknowledging and celebrating your differences. Denying people's differences for the sake of maintaining a united front is also just as bad, since it ignores that those differences (and thus the complex problems that come with it) will always exist no matter how much you pretend otherwise.
** Being a good leader and a good friend means also being a good listener.
** A personal one also occurs for Poppy when she learns the truth about why the trolls were separated in the first place: The history you are told is not always guaranteed to be accurate. History is WrittenByTheWinners, and there will be things that are whitewashed or removed in order to paint the winning side in a better light.

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* PunchClockVillain: Queen Barb's drummer, Riff, implies that he's working her for college credit. [[spoiler: Also upon being turned into a rock zombie, Branch asks the audience if they wants to get ripping tattoos on their bodies except for their faces in case they need to apply for office jobs.]]

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: As the release date approached, trailers increasingly showed more and more clips that occur around the climax of the movie along with practically every plot turn along the way. The final trailer is the biggest one, as it ended showing this including: [[spoiler: The scene of Delta Dawn and her niece Clampers becoming Rock Zombies, Cooper with his parents, Poppy destroying the strings in Barb's guitar and the scene of Poppy and Branch doing their high-five]].

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On November 19, 2020, the events of the film were followed up by ''WesternAnimation/TrollsTrollstopia'', an animated series exclusive to Creator/{{Hulu}} and Creator/{{Peacock}}. Like the previous film, ''World Tour'' also spawned an Creator/{{NBC}} [[ChristmasEpisode holiday special]], ''WesternAnimation/TrollsHolidayInHarmony'', which brought back the films' cast, which released on November 26, 2021.

!!''Trolls: World Tour'' provides examples of:

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: As the release date approached, trailers increasingly showed more and more clips that occur around the climax of the movie along with practically every plot turn along the way. The final trailer is the biggest one, as it ended showing this including: [[Spoiler: The scene of Delta Dawn and her niece Clampers becoming Rock Zombies, Cooper with his parents, Poppy destroying the strings in Barb's guitar and the scene of Poppy and Branch doing their high-five]].

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: As the release date approached, trailers increasingly showed more and more clips that occur around the climax of the movie along with practically every plot turn along the way.

A sequel, ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'', will be released on November 17, 2023.

** Bridget and Gristle from the first movie show up at the very end of TheStinger, realizing they missed everything.

* TheStinger: Gristle and Bridget from the first movie make an appearance at the very end, distraught that they missed the DancePartyEnding.

* ActorAllusion: Music/OzzyOsbourne voices Barb's father, Thrash. Barb sings Osbourne's own song, "Crazy Train" at one point.

''Trolls World Tour'' is the 2020 {{sequel}} to Creator/DreamWorksAnimation's 2016 hit animated musical ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'', and the second feature film in the ''Franchise/{{Trolls}}'' franchise. The film was released online on April 10, 2020, foregoing a theatrical release in most countries due to the [[UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic COVID-19 pandemic]].

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} The happiest movie ever made.]]]]

Joining the cast is several big names of musical talent. These include the aformentioned Rachel Bloom, Music/KellyClarkson, Anderson .Paak, Creator/SamRockwell, Music/GeorgeClinton, Music/MaryJBlige, Creator/KenanThompson, Ester Dean, Creator/AnthonyRamos, Music/OzzyOsbourne, and K-Pop group Music/RedVelvet.

[[caption-width-right:350: Just sing! Sing it together, louder than ever, ever. Forget everything, just sing...]]

* AnAesop: Differences DO matter. True harmony doesn't come from treating it as better for everyone to be the same, but from listening to each other and acknowledging and celebrating your differences. Denying people's differences for the sake of maintaining a united front is also just as bad, since it ignores that those differences (and thus the complex problems that come with it) will always exist no matter how much you pretend otherwise.

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Red and black is the signature color scheme of the Rock Trolls, although most of them don't dress with it (Barb is the only relevant example); instead, it's the coloration of their home and appliances. [[spoiler:The trope is subverted by the end of the movie when they redeem themselves.]]

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Red and black is the signature color scheme of the Rock Trolls, although most of them don't dress with it (Barb is the only relevant example); instead, it's the coloration of their home and appliances. [[spoiler:Their villainy is subverted by the end of the movie, though.]]

* MemeticHandGesture: As some posters show, the sign of the horns show up from various characters. [[AllThereInTheManual Supplementary materials]] explain that all of the main troll tribes get their own cultural hand gestures, and that (naturally) this is the Rock trolls', which shows in their scenes.
** Pop trolls have the fingers crossed "good luck" gesture.
** Classical Trolls use the "OK" gesture, like how one would hold a conductor baton.
** Country trolls get the "Shaka" or "hang loose" sign, where only the thumb and pinky are extended. Given that they have only four fingers, this could also be a reference to "Hook 'em horns", from University of Texas.
** Funk Trolls do the "peace out" V sign.
** Techno trolls make a heart with the thumb and index of both hands.

** After King Peppy tells the story of the strings, he shows the Pop Tribe's ancient lyre that held all 6 strings. While this doesn't seem meaningful at first, the fact that the Pop String is still in the lyre is actually a small hint to [[spoiler:how the troll tribes separation wasn't as amicable as it seemed. The truth, as told by Prince D, is that the other tribes took their strings and left both the lyre and the Pop Trolls behind for what they did.]]

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: [[spoiler:We never see Poppy covered in a rock shell.]]

** When Queen Barb is relaxing with her people, it shows she genuinely cares about her citizens, loves her father, hinted she is LonelyAtTheTop, and despite her negative reaction at Poppy's letter stating she wants to be best friends, is heavily implied by her actions she would like that to happen. Showing way at the beginning that Barb isn't an ObviouslyEvil villain.
** When the Techno Troll's string turns from Blue to Red when Barb adds it to her guitar, it reveals very early what her real plan is.
** The Yodelers are noticeably absent when Barb rallies the Bounty Hunters and the only ones that did not have their pictures displayed when Barb was introducing them. [[spoiler:They turn out to be Hickory and Dickory, [[{{TwoMenOneDress}} disguised as a Country Troll]].]]
*** In the same scene, the Yodellers' poster depicts them falling into a ravine. [[spoiler: They do that a few scenes later.]]

** Hickory has an "H" stitched onto his left rear pocket, and a "D" on the right. [[spoiler:The D is left unexplained [[{{TheReveal}} until Dickory finally makes his appearance]].]]
** After King Peppy tells the story of the strings, he reveals that the Pop Tribe has the ancient lyre that held all 6 strings. While this doesn't seem meaningful at first, the fact that the Pop Music String is still in the lyre is actually a small hint [[spoiler:to how the troll tribes separation wasn't as amicable as it seemed. The truth, as told by Prince D, is that the other tribes took their strings and left both the lyre and the Pop Troll tribe behind for what they did.]]
** Whenever the tribes perform a major song, something in the scene takes the form of a heart as a result of their singing. [[spoiler:That's where their music really comes from, so when the strings are broken for good, they perform a CrowdSong with nothing but what they already have inside them-- they're even led by a literal heartbeat.]]

* RogerRabbitEffect: In Poppy and Branch's internal thoughts while brainwashed by Chaz, a real-life person who's only visible from the waist below shows up to give them "Fizzie Blues Juice". They return in the ending credits, where they can be seen above the waist, but [[TheFaceless their head remains unseen]].

* RottenRockAndRoll: Rock Trolls, led by Queen Barb, are the main antagonists of the movie, and are more aggressive than the other troll tribes. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted when they're redeemed in the climax, as they're just as misguided as anyone tempted by the power of the strings.]]