History YMMV / TheNightmareBeforeChristmasZerosJourney

* AccidentalInnuendo: One of Lock and Shock's conversations sounds like, uh, [[ADateWithRosiePalms something else]] if you missed the previous issue and didn't realize they were talking about candy.

* UncannyValley:
** Halloween Town again, as an intentional example.
** Some people thought the elves in the movie were creepy because they were ''too'' cheery. It's even creepier here. [[spoiler: Then again, being [[MindControl Mind Controlled]] will do that.]]
* WhatAnIdiot: Jack trusts Lock, Shock, and Barrel. ''Again''.
** [[spoiler: In Issue 10, he expresses his doubts in them after the Halloween meeting, and decides to just do the job himself]].

--> '''Lock:''' *to Shock* What happened to you?
--> '''Shock:''' No, what happened to ''you''? What's that white stuff all over you?
* MoralEventHorizon: In a series that had eating Santa Claus as the worst thing someone can do, the Factory Boss does this almost immediately when he shows up and reveals ''exactly'' why the workshop elves are terrified of him by [[spoiler: [[MindControl Mind Controlling]] them and forcing them to work faster and push their limits to beat the Christmas rush - and unwittingly drags Lock, Shock, and Barrel under his spell, only to [[KickTheDog immediately verbally abuse them]] and use his powers to make them work faster when he notices they're slower than the other elves.]]

* TheWoobie: Myzer. He's traumatized from [[spoiler: losing his puppy on Christmas Eve]], feels trapped living in Christmas Town, doesn't seem to have any friends aside from his gingerbread companion, and unlike most of the other not-so-nice elves, he's aloof and cold because of [[spoiler: the aforementioned tragedy]].

* MoralEventHorizon: In a series that had eating Santa Claus as the worst thing someone can do, the head elf does this almost immediately when he shows up and reveals ''exactly'' why the workshop elves are terrified of him by [[spoiler: [[MindControl Mind Controlling]] them and forcing them to work faster and push their limits to beat the Christmas rush - and unwittingly drags Lock, Shock, and Barrel under his spell, only to [[KickTheDog immediately verbally abuse them]] and use his powers to make them work faster when he notices they're slower than the other elves.]]

** [[spoiler: In Issue 10, he expresses his doubts in them after the Halloween meeting, and decides to just do the job himself]].

* MoralEventHorizon: In a series that had eating Santa Claus as the worst thing someone can do, the head elf does this almost immediately when he shows up and reveals ''exactly'' why the workshop elves are terrified of him by [[spoiler: [[MindControl Mind Controlling]] them and forcing them to work faster and push their limits to beat the Christmas rush - and unwittingly drags Lock, Shock, and Barrel under his spell, only to immediately verbally abuse them and use his powers to make them work faster when he notices they're slower than the other elves.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: In a series that had eating Santa Claus as the worst thing someone can do, the head elf does this almost immediately when he shows up and reveals ''exactly'' why the workshop elves are terrified of him by [[spoiler: [[BrainWashed Brain Washing]] them and forcing them to work faster and push their limits to beat the Christmas rush - and unwittingly drags Lock, Shock, and Barrel under his spell, only to immediately verbally abuse them and use his powers to make them work faster when he notices they're slower than the other elves.]]

** Some people thought the elves in the movie were creepy because they were ''too'' cheery. It's even creepier here. [[spoiler: Then again, being BrainWashed will do that.]]

** [[spoiler: In Issue 10, he expresses his doubts in them after the Halloween meeting, and decides to just edo the job himself]].

* MoralEventHorizon: In a series that had eating Santa Claus as the worst thing someone can do, the head elf does this almost immediately when he shows ''exactly'' why the workshop elves are terrified of him by [[spoiler: [[BrainWashed Brain Washing]] them and forcing them to work faster and push their limits to beat the Christmas rush - and unwittingly drags Lock, Shock, and Barrel under his spell, only to immediately verbally abuse them and use his powers to make them work faster when he notices they're slower than the other elves.]]

** [[spoiler: In Issue 10, he expresses his doubts in them after the Halloween meeting, and decides to just do the job himself]].

** Some people thought the elves in the movie were creepy because they were ''too'' cheery. It's even creepier here. [[Then again, being BrainWashed will do that.]]

* WhatAnIdiot: Jack trusts Lock, Shock, and Barrel. ''Again''. [[spoiler: In Issue 10, he expresses his doubts in them after the Halloween meeting, and decides to just do the job himself]].