Line #15 ComicBook/Trese


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13	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/trese_4418.jpg]]
14	[[caption-width-right:300:From left to right: Basilio, Trese, Crispin, the local hordes of hell]]
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16	->''When the sun sets in the city of Manila, don't you dare make a wrong turn and end up in that dimly-lit side of the metro, where aswang run the most-wanted kidnapping rings, where kapre are the kingpins of crime, and engkantos slip through the cracks and steal your most precious possessions.''
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18	''Trese'' is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Philippine\|s}} Filipino]] [[AlternativeComics indie comic]], written by Budjette Tan and illustrated by Kajo Baldisimo. Starting publication in 2005, it is about Alexandra Trese, a PrivateDetective who solves crimes related to the supernatural in the city of Manila.
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20	An animated series was streamed worldwide by Creator/{{Netflix}}, produced by Shanty Harmayn and Tanya Yuson at BASE Entertainment, a studio based in Jakarta and Singapore, and directed by Jay Oliva, who directed several WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' episodes. It stars Liza Soberano (in Filipino) and Creator/ShayMitchell (in English) and was released on June 10 2021. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IhCjxVjM-A&t Trailer here]].
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23	!!This comic provides examples of:
24	* ThirteenIsUnlucky: ''Trese'' is Filipino (derived from Spanish) for thirteen. The classical Tagalog equivalent is ''labintatlo''.
25	%%* ActionGirl: Alexandra Trese.
26	* BadassFamily: OccultDetective father, OracularUrchin mother, and her twin sister's soul was smelted into a dagger. For starters.
27	* BadassLongCoat: It has [[GeometricMagic protective runes]] in the lining.
28	%%* BatmanGambit
29	* BilingualDialogue: The comic is in English but uses Philippine language-derived phrases and terms as needed.
30	* BlackEyesOfEvil: The Kambal and Talagbusao.
31	* BloodFromTheMouth: ''Mass Murders: An Act of War''. Trese was ultimately suffering from a temporary deficiency of BadAssLongCoat, but it became [[XanatosSpeedChess part of the plan]].
32	* BrokenMasquerade: The masquerade keeping the supernatural hidden had apparently broken down in the Philippines. Most people though either act as though things are normal or refuse to believe that all those myths and folkloric creatures are actually real.
33	** It doesn't stop Captain Guerrero from having to give [[ExtraStrengthMasquerade more realistic reasons]] as to why some criminals have been arrested, (for example claiming the ground mermaid bones from Case 1 are a new kind of street drug).
34	* CloakOfDefense: Alexandra wears the Cloak of Takipsilim / Cloak of Twilight. It is a magic cloak which protects Alexandra from harm and can take the form of any type of clothing, usually a BadassLongcoat.
35	* CrazyCatLady: A magical version, Manang [[MeaningfulName Muning]] helps Trese with some of her cases. She uses her cats as her "eye" throughout the city. She can also communicate with them telepathically.
36	* CrystalBall: Investigations usually start with Trese requesting a glass of water in which to scry.
37	* TheChosenOne: Trese. Which [[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne it sucks to be]] when she loses almost her whole family in what was probably the [[RiteOfPassage worst birthday party ever]].
38	* DealWithTheDevil: National boxing champion "Manuel" with [[LouisCypher Sytan]].
39	* DevilishHairHorns: A variation is found in the whole Trese family (sans Miranda). Their hairline parts a bit wider, so it looks like horns. [[WordofGod Kajo Baldisimo]] calls it [[AllThereInTheManual the devil's haircut]].
40	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Talagbusao, a Bukidnon war god
41	* DisappearedDad: Anton Trese [[spoiler: dies protecting the The Great Balete Tree, where Alex took her trial. It was also because of a prophecy.]]
42	* DistaffCounterpart: Anton Trese got genderswapped in the brainstorming stage to distinguish him from [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]], [[Series/TheXFiles Fox Mulder]], and Series/KolchakTheNightStalker.
43	* TheDreaded: Trese and the Kambal, to aswangs. And anyone who dares oppose them.
44	%%* EitherOrProphecy
45	* ElementalEmbodiment: Wind People are one of the races Trese encounters. In Book 2 and Book 6, there is also the Bagyon clan, lightning elementals that Trese becomes at odds with. In the extra notes from Alexander Trese's journals, there's also the Star Tribe. The Santelmo is also a fire elemental that Alexandra can summon from her cellphone, and in Book 8 where Alex travels to Jakarta, the banaspati exists.
46	* ExactWords: "The blood of Trese will soak the roots of the The Great Balete Tree." It never said which Trese, [[spoiler: right, Anton?]]
47	* EyeRemember: Alex uses the Testigo spell in which she takes out someone's eyeball and puts it in a glass of water, in which she uses to scry, the liquid is can be poured onto a hanky which produces the last thing that the owner of the eyeball saw. In "The Collection" there's a variation of this spell where she only needs to wrap the eyeball in a handkerchief and stab it while uttering the spell to produce the image.
48	* TheFairFolk: A lot of the creatures Trese deals with fall into this category. Duwende are hobbit-sized creatures who live in unassuming places, but demand respect and give it in turn. They can grant gifts or cause misfortune depending on their disposition or how they are treated. They love sweets, but can be killed by 'tasting hate'. They also control mud golems called Lamanlupa.
49	* GoodGuyBar: ''The Diabolical'', of which Trese is the proprietress.
50	* HalfHumanHybrid: The Kambal [[spoiler:are children of Talagbusao, a Bukidnon god of war and Ramona, a human woman.]]
51	%%* InterrogatingTheDead
52	* MissingMom: Trese's mother has not been seen yet, except through flashbacks. The Last Full Show implies she died at Trese's 8th birthday.
53	* MonsterOfTheWeek: Although, as of Book 5 and Book 6, the stories are becoming serialized arcs, instead of separate stories.
54	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: One story involves analogues of two famous Philippine drama actresses. A later one includes a Manny Pacquiao-like figure. In book 5 and 6, The Madame was introduced, a jab at former first lady Imelda Marcos.
55	* OccultDetective: [[CatchPhrase When crime takes a turn for the weird,]] the police call '''Trese'''.
56	* OurDemonsAreDifferent: There are different demons residing in the Underworld, some take a more human form, and some a more animalistic form. The ones that [[BadassPreacher Matthias Trese]] often encounters take the form of giant insects, like ants, wasps, and spiders.
57	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: They appear to be of the Chinese variety, able to take human form and can breath fire.
58	* OurElvesAreDifferent: Combined with the above, the "Elves" are, effectively, Tikbalang. In their natural states, they have horse heads and feet, but can use glamours to make themselves appear human. All the symbolism applied to horses fully applies to them. Deals/bargains can be struck with them.
59	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: With the right rituals, normal ghosts can be killed. Then there's the Tiyanak, monstrous baby-zombie-ghosts created by the deaths of unwanted or abandoned children...who come out of an underground abortion clinic.
60	* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Their bones can be used to bind ghosts and make them physical. They also can use glamour to walk on land, and they don't have faces. But there are also sea elementals that are called Taga-Dagat, and they have a more humanoid, fish-people look. There's also Dolfy and Ting, who can turn into different sea creatures, mainly a dolphin and a shark.
61	* OurMonstersAreDifferent: Being based in [[Myth/PhilippineMythology Filipino folklore]], the monsters are very diferent from what's commonly put out in fiction.
62	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The Aswang and Manananggal. They don't suck blood, they suck up viscera and, if they can, infants and the unborn. By day they are people, but at night they sprout wings and their torso detaches from their legs and their upper part flies off to feed. They claw open homes and use their long tongues to stab prey and suck out their nourishment. Manananggal are exclusively female, but effectively the same.
63	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Type R, but behave like Romero shamblers for the most part. They're controlled by a magic stone at the behest of a sorcerer.
64	* OurSoulsAreDifferent: They can be sold, burned, taken...and are called "Kaluluwa".
65	%%* ParanormalInvestigation
66	* PostModernMagik: Most visibly, Alexandra can summon the Santelmo responsible for the Great Binodo Fire by dialing the date.
67	* PowerLimiter: The comedy/tragedy masks the Kambal are to restrain their natural bloodlust [[spoiler: as the sons of Talagbusao]].
68	* SheCleansUpNicely: Averted. Trese does do formal wear for a couple of panels, but nobody gets ridiculous about it.
69	* ShoutOut: One issue is an extended homage [[spoiler: to ComicBook/{{Darna}}]].
70	* ShoutOutThemeNaming: [[Literature/NoliMeTangere Crispin and Basilio.]]
71	* TagTeamTwins: The Kambal
72	* TheyWalkAmongUs: For Filipino mythology anyway. Apparently, the existence of mystical races and beings has become common knowledge by most if not everyone in society.
73	* UltimateBlacksmith: The Metalaro, responsible for most of the Tresess weapons from Sinag to the Kambal's Arma Infinitum.
74	%%* UrbanFantasy
75	%%* WhoYouGonnaCall: See Above.
76	* WorldTree: The Great Balete Tree is a nexus to all realms and according to the Prof. Alexander's notes, it is an entrance to the different layers of Skyworld and the Underworld. This is also where Alexandra takes her RiteOfPassage to become the Mandirigmang-Babaylan. In which it seems to be a YearInsideHourOutside or, possibly, NarniaTime
77	* WreathedInFlames: The Santelmo is a fire elemental that can be summoned by punching down the number of the Great Binondo Fire onto a phone, any phone.
78	%%* XanatosSpeedChess: Trese's default setting
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