History WesternAnimation / WITCH2004

* TheHeartless: The Knights of Destruction are demon-like warriors created by Nerissa to feed off of negative emotions (hatred for Shagon, despair for Tridart, pain for Ember and anger for Khor).

** [[An InvokedTrope in the series finale; Yan Lin's Altermere doppelganger is explained to her {{Muggle}} son and daughter-in-law as her "long-lost twin sister", Mira]].

* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:Nerissa is Caleb's mother. She knows it. He does not]].

* BareYourMidriff:
** Every one of the main protagonists does this in their Guardian forms. They show less midriff in their civilian forms when they show it at all.
** Nerissa, but it's really just her stomach & navel. Not much else.

* PortalPicture: In "Framed", Will, Taranee, Cornelia and Hay Lin are pulled into a painting which served as the prison for an artist whose work had offended Phobos. Irma and Caleb come to their rescue by entering the painting's world through another copy in Phobos's castle.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Phobos hates beautiful artwork because he believes it will motivate rebellion against him. "Framed" shows that he once had an artist named Alias imprisoned in his own painting for depicting a cheerful art piece.
%%* DoggedNiceGuy: Martin, to Irma.

* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Bryan, Elyon's one-off love interest in "The Princess Revealed", has orange hair and green eyes. The heroes suspect him of being a spy for Phobos but he turns out to be a completely normal kid, making him a subversion of this trope. In fact, Cornelia states that Elyon's ideal partner is tall with blue eyes and blonde hair.

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* CuckooSnarker: Hay Lin may be the epitome of this trope. It can be incredibly jarring how she flips back and forth from child-like CloudCuckooLander to full-on DeadpanSnarker, and everything in between... sometimes ''in the same scene''. And unlike some cases of the trope, she's never portrayed as ObfuscatingStupidity - this is her ''actual'' personality.

* EvilMinions: Most who serve out of fear. Once [[spoiler:Elyon]] takes the throne they switch over pretty fast.

** In "N is for Narcissist", Cornelia is inadvertently infused with all the other Guardians' powers and becomes a quinto-Guardian, allowing her to [[CurbStompBattle curb stomp]] Nerissa's minions. In the end, she makes the decision to [[spoiler:give up the newly gained powers and distribute them back to the others]].

** In "N is for Narcissist", Cornelia is inadvertently infused with all the other Guardians' powers and becomes a quinto-guardian, allowing her to [[CurbStompBattle curb stomp]] Nerissa's minions. In the end, she makes the decision to [[spoiler:give up the newly gained powers and distribute them back to the others]].

* AerithAndBob: In Meridian, we have names like Caleb and Cedric alongside Phobos and [[spoiler:Elyon]]. And on Earth, we have names such as Matt, Nigel, Martin, and... Alchemy?

In response, five young girls from Earth are recruited to become the new Guardians of the Veil, a group of super-powered defenders who are tasked with keeping order in the universe. The five girls ([[FunWithAcronyms whose initials spell "WITCH"]]) are joined by [[SixthRanger a Meridian rebel]] named Caleb who alerts them that Prince Phobos isn't just a tyrant, but an usurper to a matriarchal throne: the rightful heir is hidden somewhere on Earth. And so their mission is clear: close the portals and figure out the identity of Phobos's younger sister before his men do. But as they, the rebel forces, and an odd [[NonHumanSidekick goblin-like smuggler]] work together to search for the rightful heir to the throne, the Guardians slowly begin to learn that other forces are at work behind the scenes, manipulating and coercing various events involving the war on Meridian, and that everything and everyone they encounter is not what they appear to be.

''W.I.T.C.H.'' is a MagicalGirl fantasy animated series produced by French studio Creator/SIPAnimation [[InternationalCoproduction in close collaboration with]] Creator/{{Disney}} and its former global action brand [[Creator/ToonDisney Jetix]] (which also aired on Creator/ABCFamily in the US). Based on the [[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} comic book of the same name]], the cartoon serves as a [[AdaptationDistillation distilled and re-imagined]] version of the comic's first two story arcs, [[ArcWelding tying them together]] into one central and connected plot-line. The adaptation is perhaps best known for having ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' creator Creator/GregWeisman serve as showrunner during its second season, replacing writing duo [[Series/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers]].

* AdaptationDyeJob: In general, the colors in the show are way lighter than in the comics.

** Ember had a moment of this in "S is for Self" when the Guardians assumed she and Tridart were a couple.

** Ember had a moment of this in "S is for Self".

** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQMXvkqzYH8 second international opening]], the song asks "and who has power over earth?" while showing Cornelia reviving a flower for her sister Lillian. It takes until "U is for Undivided" before we learn that this refers not only to Cornelia's powers, [[spoiler: but also to Lillian being the Heart of Earth.]] (American viewers, however, didn't see that, as a different intro was used State-side for both seasons.)

** [[spoiler:Shagon and Khor join the Guardians' side in "U is for Undivided".]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Cornelia in "U is for Undivided", when [[spoiler:she realized the bedtime story she was telling Lillian was ''actually happening'' outside, where the other Guardians were fighting Nerissa and her group according to how the story was told.]]

** "U is for Undivided" had the "Yuppie Couple" from another Creator/GregWeisman / Creator/{{Disney}} series, ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', show up with swapped names - Brenda and Marco - as people living in Cornelia's apartment building... and they ''still'' can't escape the weirdness that befell them on ''Gargoyles''.

* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: Two of them, though they're just a ContinuityCameo from the comics intended as setup for the never-made third season, and have nothing to do with the plot beyond AndTheAdventureContinues.

** This was a major theme for the villains in the second season, with each villain becoming more powerful than the last because they keep capturing each other.

* AdaptationalBadass: Caleb is a lot more badass as RebelLeader, even verging on TheAce.

''W.I.T.C.H.'' is a MagicalGirl fantasy animated series produced by French studio Creator/SIPAnimation [[InternationalCoproduction in close collaboration with]] Creator/{{Disney}} and its former global action brand [[Creator/ToonDisney Jetix]] (which also aired on Creator/ABCFamily and [[Creator/OneSaturdayMorning ABC Kids]] in the US). Based on the [[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} comic book of the same name]], the cartoon serves as a [[AdaptationDistillation distilled and re-imagined]] version of the comic's first two story arcs, [[ArcWelding tying them together]] into one central and connected plot-line. The adaptation is perhaps best known for having ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' creator Creator/GregWeisman serve as showrunner during its second season, replacing writing duo [[Series/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers]].

* AwesomeMusic: The soundtrack inspired by the show and comics has really great songs. It even has songs that reflect each member of the Guardians
** "Keeper of the Heart" has a disco flair that explains Will's role as leader and, as the title suggests, Keeper of the Heart of Kandrakar.
** "Flow" reflects Irma's can-do attitude and how it reflects her power over water with its 2000s pop meets R&B/hip-hop inspired vibe.
** "Fire" is soft but passionate, fitting the bright Taranee to a tee.
** "Bloom" illustrates Cornelia's girly personality and power over earth.
** "Swifter" reflects Hay Lin's free spirit, which connects to her power over air.

* TransformationTrinket: The Heart of Kandrakar is necessary to transform the heroes into their guardian forms.

* TransformationSequence: Usually all the girls together. This trope was played with in one episode: while every girl cheerfully announce their element as they transform like they always do, [[spoiler:Hay Lin]], while still going through the sequence with everyone else, stands still quietly with her head bowed.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: The titles of the second season episodes are in the form of a perfect alphabet primer - 26 letters for 26 episodes, all in order.

* AnimateInanimateObject: Just like in the comics, the Power Of Quintessence can create these- Will's Season 2 ability to converse with electrical appliances being the most common example.

** Keeper of the Heart has a disco flair that explains Will's role as leader and, as the song suggests, Kepper of the Heart of Kandrakar
** Flow reflects Irma's can do attitude annd how it reflects her power over water with its 2000s pop meets R&B/hip-hop inspired vibe
** Fire is soft but passionate, fitting the bright Taranee to a tee
** Bloom illustrates Cornelia's girly personality and power over earth
** Swifter reflects Hay Lin's free spirit, which connects to her power over air

* {{Doppelmerger}}: In "H is for Hunted", Will creates an Astral Drop of herself to do her chores for her, but it is turned into an Altermere -- an Astral Drop with sentience -- by Narissa. When the Altermere takes a blast from Narissa meant for Will, she re-absorbs her back into her body so her memories and experiences can live on. Unfortunately, these memories include the Altermere witnessing Will's mother kissing her teacher Professor Collins.