Line #38 WebAnimation/MasterKyThePreSeries


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pre_series_poster_logo.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Prequel}} A fun adventure before the true adventure!]]]]
3	[[caption-width-right:350:On the poster: [[TheProtagonist Kyzer,]] [[GenkiGirl Doshia]]]]
4	[[caption-width-right:350:Slightly Hidden: [[spoiler:[[ShrinkingViolet V (or "Vee")]]]]]]
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6	Master Ky: The Pre-Series is [[{{Prequel}} exactly what it says on the tin,]] created by Kyzer Preston. The series takes place in early 200X, where Kyzer - TheProtagonist of the story, goes to school for the first time. He ends up meeting and befriending an [[GenkiGirl optimistic girl]] named Doshia and together, they fight crime in an ImagineSpot as Master Ky and Rose Red. However, it turns out that superheroes and supervillains were RealAfterAll; as [[MadScientist Dr. Ivan Madman]] attempts to crush them with a giant KillerRobot. Although, hope isn't lost and [[TheChosenOne Punchtice]] saves the children at the last second!
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8	After defeating Ivan, he tells the children a bit about himself and H.A.R.A. (Or [[HeroAcademy Hero's Association and Restitution Academy]]). Kyzer's future dream is now to be the next [[TheChosenOne chosen one]] soon.
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10	After the first short, the show starts to get a slight {{Retool}} and becomes a [[{{Surrealism}} surreal]] adventure/action animated series about the [[EldritchLocation strange part of Houston named Hometown;]] [[FictionalProvince located somewhere within Texas.]] The series also starts to incorporate more BlackHumor, [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructed]] lessons, and lore within its shorts; becoming more in line with the [[DarthWiki/MasterKy main series it is a prequel of.]]
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12	The first short was released on February 25th, 2023 and can be watched [[https://youtu.be/7XSc2RQzUAo here.]]
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14	!!Tropes
15	* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: The robots are animated in CGI while everything else is animated in 2D.
16	* AffablyEvil: Dr. Crazyguy from the ImagineSpot.
17	* AllMythsAreTrue: Superpowers existing, random creatures and beasts roaming Hometown, you name it.
18	* AmbiguousTimePeriod: 200X.
19	* {{Animesque}}: Subverted in the ImagineSpot - which is supposed to look more anime-like, but kind of fails due to NoBudget.
20	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: This is slightly downplayed. Punchtice states that H.A.R.A. was made to take care of evil villains, threats, and jaywalkers.
21	* ArtEvolution: See how the [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/master_ky_expression_sheet_w_color.png newer]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rose_red_expression_sheet_w_color.jpg designs]][[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/punchtice_expression_sheet_w_color.png look]] in comparison to the ones used in the first short and you can ''tell'' that the next short will be better than the first one.
22	* ArtShift: To the more {{Animesque}} designs of the ImagineSpot from the simplified style of the real world.
23	* AuthorAvatar: Kyzer Preston.
24	* CerebusSyndrome: The series is planned to get darker and have more surreal and dangerous adventures behind it, along with lore and more threatening villains.
25	* CoversAlwaysLie: Subverted. The poster shows Kyzer, Doshia, and V drawn in a more detailed and {{Animesque}} style than the more simplified, cartoonish style the actual show is in. But it should be noted that this is also a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen.
26	* CreativeClosingCredits: ''A New Friend'' and onward has a glowing blue and green meteor traveling through the cosmos. Averted for ''Made It To a New School'', which only has black and white credits.
27	* DarkerAndEdgier: The first short is fairly lighthearted and filled to the brim with {{Narm}} due to pacing issues and an AmateurCast. But the 2nd short and onward are planned to be darker than the first short and filled with more lore. Likewise, the humor also starts to get more irreverent and sometimes delves into BlackHumor or LeaningOnTheFourthWall territory.
28	* ElementalPowers: [[spoiler:Vee.]]
29	* EmotionalPowers: [[spoiler:Most of Vee's powers are controlled by her emotions.]]
30	* EpisodeTitleCard: Subverted for ''Made It to A New School''; [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/madeit_titlecard.png which has one,]] but not on the short itself. Played straight for the later shorts.
31	* EvilLaugh: Both Crazyguy and Madman. Crazyguy's has more of a goofy tone to his, while Madman's has some extra LargeHam backed into that laugh.
32	* ExtraStrengthMasquerade: Mythical creatures, robots, monsters, elemental humans, dragons, and tons of other crazy things exist in Hometown.
33	* FictionalProvince: Hometown is a fictional place in Texas.
34	* ImagineSpot: Kyzer and Doshia fight crime and stop bad guys as Master Ky and Rose Red in their imagination.
35	* {{Irony}}: Paired with {{Foreshadowing}}. In the first ImagineSpot, Master Ky and Rose Red face off against [[MadScientist Dr. Crazyguy.]] [[MadScientist Guess what kind of villain ends up attempting to crush them minutes later?]]
36	* LimitedAnimation: Due to a small budget and team (consisting of only ''2 animators and a background artist''), the first short's animation is quite limited.
37	* MediumBlending: Animated with 2D rigging via After Effects, 2D "tradigital" animation via Toon Boom Harmony, and CGI.
38	* NonStandardCharacterDesign: In Short 2, Punchtice is drawn in a more detailed, comic book superhero style in comparison to the more simplistic style of the other characters. The Ice Cream Man is also drawn in a style heavily reminiscent of early Creator/{{Disney}} movies and Fear from ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''.

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