Fanfic / Danny Phantom Vs The Paranormal

A collection of post-series Danny Phantom fanfic created by NeoMark.

Based on a series of posters in which Danny battles non-ghostly entities, which occurred due to NeoMark being a fan of Bedtime Stories (YouTube Channel), the series is set after Phantom Planet, where Danny, in a story where he keeps his secret identity, comes across other paranormal creatures and finds himself tangled in whatever evil schemes they're in.

The first story is Danny Phantom vs The Kentucky Goblins, in which an email brings the Fentons to Kentucky and Danny investigates a supposed attack by the iconic creatures of the Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter. It can be found here.

The second story is Danny Phantom vs The Wendigo, in which the family is invited to Canada for all-expenses paid trip in return for dealing with a supposed ghost attack, only for Sam to suggest it's the fabled Wendigo. It can be found here.

The third story is Danny Phantom vs The Beast of Gévaudan, in which Alicia asks the Fentons to go to France to look for the beast. It can be found here.

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This series contains examples of:

In General

• Accidental Kiss: A recurring trope in many of Flowerprincess11 and NeoMark's fanfics. Danny trips, falls towards a girl and accidentally kisses her lips or cheek. He’s just lucky these are girls who already think he’s cute.
  • In Kentucky Goblins, he accidentally kisses Sally May.
  • In Wendigo, he accidentally kisses Ember.
• Adaptational Nice Guy:
  • Kwan becomes friendlier to Team Phantom after establishing a sort of Odd Friendship with Sam.
  • Star becomes more grateful to Danny and his ghost-half after being rescued from a revenant-cursed Paulina and the Wendigo respectively.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: Danielle quickly latches onto the Fentons for welcoming her as one of their own into their family.
• Big Eater: Dani inherited Jack’s appetite.
• Chick Magnet: As usual, Danny. He is dating Sam, had a past relationship with Valerie, Paulina liked him as the ghost boy, and he immediately attracts Sally May when she first sees him. In Wendigo, he attracts Ember.
  • Slightly subverted in Wendigo. When visiting a town close to Canada, he tries flirting with three different girls to take his mind off things. His first attempt goes so bad due to his weakness around unfamiliar girls that she rejects him immediately. His second attempt goes better but she says she prefers blonds. The third girl thinks he’s cute though.
• Cute Ghost Girl: Dani is a rather precious halfa ghost child.
• Darker and Edgier: The series get progressively more serious as it introduces monsters who have no problem taking human lives. It troubles Danny that the only solution to stopping them is outright killing them.
• Happily Adopted: The Fentons adopted Danielle as their daughter and she deeply loves them.
• Intergenerational Friendship: Dani forms one with Team Phantom who are at least a decade older than her since she’s only existed for about a year.
• Little Miss Snarker: Dani is just as quippy and snarky as Danny.
• Nice Girl: Dani is just as compassionate and heroic as Danny. Even when she acts out and makes mistakes, she makes up for them.
• Outside-Context Problem: The series has Danny dealing with non-ghostly threats.
• Secret-Keeper: Valerie, Jack, Maddie, and the team from Antarctica agree to keep Danny’s secret out of gratitude for him stopping the Disasteroid from hitting Earth.
• Shared Family Quirks: Dani has Jack’s Big Eater tendencies and Danny’s Bizarre Taste in Food like weird smoothies, much to Jazz’s revulsion.
• Status Quo Is God: Other than the Fentons adopting Dani, Valerie and Danny’s parents finding out about his secret identity, and Tucker losing his position as mayor, nothing has changed from the main series. Although, Danny briefly dates Sam before they break up and remain as friends.
• Took a Level in Kindness:
  • Valerie drops her grudge with Danny after finding out his secret identity and remains friends with Team Phantom.
  • Kwan and Star are working on becoming nicer to Team Phantom after getting to know them better. While Sam, Tucker, and Danny have become fine with hanging out with Kwan, they do not feel the same way regarding Star.
• Unskilled, but Strong: Dani isn’t as experienced as Danny when it comes to using her ghost powers.

Danny Phantom Vs The Kentucky Goblins

• Abhorrent Admirer: Sally May is smitten with Danny, ignoring that he has a girlfriend. While she's very pretty, Danny is uncomfortable with her being so clingy.
• Adaptational Jerkass:
  • While Sam’s flaws have been more prominent in NeoMark's stories, this version of her really drives it home. She is portrayed as a rather controlling girlfriend who is uncompromising and makes Danny do what SHE wants all the time, including forcing him to go vegetarian. At the end, however, Sam admits she wasn't trying to be controlling, she was just overzealous in sharing what she loves with Danny in hopes he'll feel the same way.
  • Though Aunt Alicia only appeared in one episode where she openly disapproves of Jack and Maddie's marriage, she had understandable reasons such as Jack's foolishness, obsession with ghost hunting causing him to neglect Maddie (the conflict of the B-Plot was him forgetting their anniversary for the 15th year in a row) and forgetfulness. Aside from that, she respects Maddie's intelligence and it is hinted (by Maddie arranging to have Alicia's ex-husband in a dunk tank at least) she might have had legitimate grievances with her ex-husband. She also argued with her sister that being single and independent is better than being married to someone who causes her grief. Here, Alicia's main reason for opposing Maddie's marriage is because she, like the rest of their family, hates the idea of Maddie being married to a city-person, and though she still thinks Jack is a fool and resents him for his ghost-hunting (while still thinking ghosts don't exist), those seem to just be additional reasons. Also, rather than argue that Maddie would be happier being single, her argument is that she should have married Vlad Masters. Even after Maddie tells her he was a sociopath who saw her as a trophy, Alicia still insists, not because she thinks Maddie would be happier but because she would prefer that her sister be married to someone who's rich and has a place in the country. It's also stated that Alicia's marriage didn't work out because of her unwillingness to compromise and she shows nothing but disdain to Maddie's children as well as Jack. Overall, she is portrayed as being completely unreasonable, spiteful, and incredibly stubborn.
• Aliens Are Bastards: At first, this is averted when the goblins simply wanted to return to their world. However, they grew so resentful of Earth that they decided to bring an invasion fleet out of spite.
• All-Loving Hero: Sam refuses to kill or hurt any living creature, even animals or aliens. Unfortunately, this bites her later.
• All for Nothing:
  • Sam opposed the Fentons' idea to create a small fire to scare the aliens off to avoid depriving animals of their homes. However, the actions she took afterwards resulted in a full-blown forest fire that they needed help to control.
  • Near the end of the story, Zeb and Zeke, while working together to put out a fire, realize their fighting these last few decades have been pointless.
• Aliens Are Bastards: The Kentucky Goblins didn't originally come to Earth to invade but they want to experiment on humans, considering themselves superior. However, they decide to invade and attack out of resentment towards Earth.
• Berserk Button:
  • Danielle stops trying to be nice to Alicia when she says Maddie should have married Vlad. After everything he’s done to them, saying nice things about Vlad Masters is a good way to get all the Fentons to turn on you.
  • Maddie, who has put up with her family's (mainly Alicia’s) criticisms towards her husband, twists Alicia’s arm after her sister suggests that she spank Danielle after the incident above.
  • Alicia hates being called "bitter". Even though she is...
• Better as Friends:
  • Sally May settles for being friends with Danny. That said, she still has a soft spot for him.
  • Danny and Sam at the end, deciding they aren't truly ready for a romantic relationship.
• Blackmail: Maddie gets Virginia (and by extension, the rest of their family) to help them put out the forest fire by threatening to tell the police that she puts cold serum in her moonshine.
• Book Dumb: Danny couldn’t tell if an explosion that could reach 200 miles was BAD or not.
  Maddie: Pay more attention in class.
• Calling the Old Man Out: Danielle snaps at all the McKirks for their treatment of Jack and not respecting Maddie's choices. They brush her off for being a child (Alicia even calls her a brat) and a Fenton.
• Cassandra Truth: When Alicia says that Maddie should have married Vlad, both Maddie and Danielle try telling her that he was a sociopath who would have treated Maddie like a trophy, was a horrible person, and would sooner have bought their family land and kicked them out than try to get along with them like Jack does. She brushes it off as Danielle being a brat and Maddie being unreasonable.
• Central Theme: A refusal to compromise, no matter how morally right you may be, is not admirable when it interferes with something important or endangers others, especially when the people involved are those closest to you. Sometimes, compromise is necessary. A recurring problem that most of the characters besides Danny, his immediate family, Sally May, and Tucker have is that they are stubborn and refuse to compromise, which damages their relationships with those around them. The goblins themselves refuse to compromise their resentment towards Earth and reject any peaceful solutions.
• Children Are Innocent: Danielle doesn't know what moonshine is and Alicia refrains from telling her she was drunk during the Disasteroid incident by claiming that she was out cold from drinking soda.
• Clone Degeneration: The goblins relied on cloning to maintain their numbers. However, years of reusing the same DNA has caused the current batch to be more childish in nature.
• Contempt Crossfire: Some of Maddie's family members are condescending and rude (or outright spiteful in Alicia's case) towards Danny, Jazz, and Danielle because they are city people and Fentons. However, they at least try to be civil with them and the only one who truly doesn’t like them for being Jack's kids is Alicia. Word of God is that the main reason the McKirks resent the Hackfords is because the Hackfords were rude to them for their relation to Zeke. As a result, they hate the Hackfords and are intent on "winning in the end".
• Crippling Overspecialization: As it turns out, Danny is very knowledgeable on alien encounters, theories, and sightings. Not only is he the most knowledgeable on the Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, he's also familiar with the alien encounters in Varginha, right down to getting the pronunciation of the name right. This is not a case of Brilliant, but Lazy, as Danny explains fighting ghosts gives him little time for schoolwork. Still, this is the first time in his life of fighting ghosts that his knowledge of aliens and the theories behind them that no one else knew of before is put to actual use.
• Culture Clash: None of Maddie's country-bumpkin family like city-folk and hate that she married Jack (ghost hunting aside) because he "took" her to the city. Though rather than accept that Maddie wanted to live in the city, they tell themselves that Jack corrupted her.
• Dark and Troubled Past: The McKirk clan in general is incredibly petty, vindictive, spiteful, xenophobic, stubborn, and arrogant but Alicia is extra "bitter" because of her failed marriage. However, the reason her marriage didn't work out is because she was uncompromising with her husband and only let things get done her way. Rather than acknowledge that, Alicia acts like it was all her ex-husband's fault and continues to be this way with her sister Maddie. Not to mention taking it out on those around her, especially her sister's children.
• Dysfunction Junction: Played with. The McKirks seem to get along with each other well enough. But their stubbornness, pettiness, and spitefulness causes issues with more open-minded members of the family.
  • As stated throughout this page, they are extremely hostile towards Jack for "corrupting" Maddie. They refuse to admit that Maddie was never like them, dismiss her claims to the contrary, don't respect her choices because they don't align with their own views, and take any opportunity they can to spite and insult Jack, to Maddie’s ire. Eventually, this causes her respect for them to completely dwindle away until the only ones she has any real regard for anymore are Zeke and Betty-Jo.
    • Alicia is extremely rude, not just to Jack, but also Maddie's children because they are also Jack's, and doesn’t see why her sister takes reasonable offense to that.
  • Near the end of the story, they let their hatred of Jack prevent them from helping Zeke, who is their own cousin, from losing his house in a fire because they automatically blamed Jack for it and wanted him to do it himself, for no other reason than to give him grief. Maddie has to threaten them into helping. Even more telling by how spiteful they are is that the Hackfords, who have hated Zeke for years, decide to help out of genuine concern.
• Entitled Bitch: Alicia is nothing but rude, dismissive, and spiteful to her Fenton nieces and nephew but she demands that they be respectful to her and calls them brats that need spankings if they aren't.
• Everyone Has Standards:
  • Alicia is indifferent at best to Danielle, but she refrains from mentioning alcohol around her due to her age.
  • While Virginia also dislikes Jack and city people, she encourages her children to at least be nice to Danny and Jazz since they are still Maddie's kids.
  • Despite not liking city people and the McKirks (plus their extended relatives), Zed Jr helps get Danny, his friends, and his sisters to safety when the goblins attack.
• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: More like stubborn. Alicia routinely demeans Jack and outright tells her sister she should have married another man IN FRONT OF said couple's daughter, then calls Danielle a brat and blames her Fenton genes when she justifiably lashes out at Alicia for it. She also cannot understand why Maddie would prefer Jack (who for all his faults, loves her and treats her like a person) over Vlad (who is a sociopath who only saw her as a trophy) because he's rich. Even if she knew of Vlad's other faults and actions, Alicia still wouldn’t care as long as he kept Maddie away from the city. Most of Maddie's other relatives aren't any better.
• Evil Is Petty:
  • The goblins have no issue with bringing an invading fleet to Earth just out of spite for being stuck on it for years.
  • The McKirks are pretty spiteful towards those they don't like, including Jack and the Hackfords, to the point of being completely unreasonable. Near the end of the story, some even refuse to help the Fentons put out a fire that is going to destroy their homes because they assume it's Jack's fault (even snickering when Alicia suggests it is), until Maddie blackmails them into helping. Alicia, Cletus, and Virginia are the worst.
• Evil Laugh: The high-pitched screech the Kentucky Goblins have is said to be the closest approximation of one they do as mockery. Ma-Jinoh attempts one of his own, which sounds rather unpleasant.
• Expy:
  • Sally May Hackford is based on the human version of Applejack from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Sadie-Mae Scroogins from Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers.
  • Ma-Jinoh's speech patterns appear based on that of a Dalek.
• Fatal Flaw: Refusal to compromise and stubbornness.
  • Sam gets captured by the aliens when she attempts to reason with them on her own out of refusal to go along with everyone else’s plan.
  • Alicia has the same faults, as well as her arrogance and bitterness. It ruined her marriage but rather than accept her faults, she just became bitter and she spends most of the story unintentionally driving her sister away by continuing to show nothing but contempt to her family, still refusing to see that it's her own fault.
  • If the goblins agreed to leave Earth alone, or at least lied about it, they'd have been able to leave for home.
• Feuding Families: The McKirks and the Hackfords, with names based on the McCoys and the Hattfields, an iconic feud that lasted years.
• Freudian Excuse: Sam is pushy and tries to make people conform to her ideas because of her own pushy parents who tried to make her conform to theirs.
• Flanderization:
  • The author took Sam's statement at the end of the finale "I’m no pushover, I'm doing things my way" and expanded it, making her very stubborn and uncompromising.
  • Alicia can be considered a victim of this. In canon, she disapproved of Jack because he constantly neglected Maddie (forgetting their anniversary 15 years in a row) due to his ghost hunting obsession (never mind her not believing they exist at the time). She was still nice enough to give Jack vaseline after being injured (albeit begrudgingly) and genuinely wanted what was best for her sister. Here, though she still thinks Jack is a fool for believing in ghosts, Alicia mainly opposes his and Maddie's marriage because he's city-folk. Her "bitter Obnoxious In-Laws character" qualities are played up, making her completely unpleasant even towards Maddie's kids and caring more about her sister doing what SHE wants than anything else.
• Fire-Forged Friends:
  • Zeke and Zeb Sr finally put aside their decades-long grudge while helping put out a literal fire.
  • Zig-zagged with most of the family. They were initially reluctant to help Jack put out the fire (because they automatically assumed it was his fault) and Maddie had to blackmail them into helping. However, once the fire is out and Jack and Maddie return with all of the items that the aliens stole, most of them (bar Alicia, Virginia, and Cletus) happily agree with Maddie, Zeke, and Betty-Jo to help unload the items from his van while Jack rests. Alicia seems to think (and hates) in the pentultimate chapter that most of her family likes Jack now for his recent actions.
  • Averted with Alicia, Cletus, and Virginia who go right back to being rude to Jack once the fire is out. They insult his weight when he returns with their stuff and have to be forced into helping unload the items. They are irritated how the rest of the family is softening up to him and leave in disgust. Betty-Jo gets so fed up with their attitude that not only does she bar the three from seeing her yet-to-be-born baby, she bans them from her house.
• The Fundamentalist: Both the Hackfords and McKirks don't like city people for being different than them. Maddie's family treats her marriage to Jack as a Maligned Mixed Marriage but rather than accept that she wanted this life, they hold contempt on Jack for "corrupting" her and taking her to the city.
• Foil: Alicia and Sam are both stubborn, opinionated, hypocritical and refuse to compromise, which ruined their romantic relationships, with Danny eventually breaking up with Sam and Alicia's husband divorcing her. But while Sam is a Jerk with a Heart of Gold Soapbox Sadie who eventually accepts she isn't always right, Alicia proves to be a Jerk with a Heart of Jerk who resents her own siblings. Alicia is who Sam could have become had she not gone through a Break the Haughty moment.
• Going Native: Defied. The goblins spent years in the Kentucky landscape, but they despise nature and the Earth so much that they have no issue in bringing a fleet.
• Gold Digger:
  • Uncle Cletus and Alicia wouldn't mind Maddie marrying a "city folk" if he was at least rich. Uncle Cletus insults Jack for not being rich enough to provide Maddie with a luxurious lifestyle and Alicia even explicitly tells Maddie she should have married Vlad solely because of his wealth even though she knows how he would treat her sister. Though Alicia is unaware of Vlad's villainous actions, Word of God is that even if she know, she wouldn't care.
  • Aunt Virginia even tries convincing Jazz to go out with the son of a friend of hers by bringing up that he inherited a few thousand dollars from his parents, saying it's good money and that there's nothing more important than having a steady job and high income.
• Gravity Master: Ma-Jinoh's suit allows him to manipulate gravity on objects that aren't too heavy. He doesn't find out until it's too late that it is useless against ghosts, which Danny uses to his advantage.
• The Greys: Using a theory that real world paranormal investigator Greg Newkirk suggested, the "goblins" are in fact Greys using a form of headwear, in this case helmets, to look goblin-like.
• Hard Truth Aesop:
  • As admirable as it is, not everyone will agree to a peaceful resolution. Some outright reject it because they just don't want one no matter how beneficial it can be, whether it's out of stubbornness or hate for the other.
  • Just because you two were the best of friends, doesn't mean you're always compatible romantically. Danny and Sam may care for each other, but they're still teenagers and it's clear they have years of growing up before deciding they're right for each other.
• Hate Sink: Due to having more of a presence outside of one episode's B-plot, Alicia is portrayed with no redeeming or enjoyable qualities. As Jazz puts it, she just isn't a good person. Alicia is rude, mean-spirited, spiteful, scornful, opinionated, stubborn, ungrateful, greedy, and all-around unlikable with no consideration for other people's opinions or feelings. Unlike the rest of her family, who hate Jack but still try to be nice (if somewhat condescending) to Danny, Jazz, and Danielle because they are still Maddie's kids, Alicia outright hates them because they are also Jack's. She is apathetic to them at best and outright scornful at worst, not appreciating Danielle's attempts to bond with or be nice to her and continuing to resent her even after the young girl saves her life. She spends the entire story being a major jerkass to Jack, telling Maddie that she should have married Vlad regardless of the fact that he didn't truly love her and Maddie doesn't like him, simply because Vlad is rich and Alicia would prefer she marry someone who keeps her away from the city, regardless of her sister's insistence she wouldn't be happy, brushing it off as her being unwise. Not to mention her continuously saying this in front of MADDIE AND JACK'S DAUGHTER!
• Henpecked Husband: This is essentially what Sam expects Danny to be—someone who only always does what she wants.
• Hidden Disdain Reveal: Maddie reveals to Sam she has never approved of Danny's friendship with her and was ready to ban Sam from their home after learning she was the cause of his accident that granted him powers, which could've killed him, along with all the times Maddie almost blasted her own son due to Sam encouraging Danny not to tell his parents his Secret Identity. Maddie warns Sam if she tries anything, she'll make sure Sam's parents send her to a boarding school, ignoring how Danny would react.
• Hypocrite:
  • Sam wants everyone to compromise and do what she wants but refuses to compromise herself. Danny and Tucker even discuss how Sam is so pushy towards being unique that she's discriminatory towards anything considered normal/mainstream or people who don’t agree with her views.
  • Alicia is constantly rude, spiteful and disrespectful to Maddie's family but when Danielle calls her out on it, she has the gall to say that Danielle is the one who needs to learn manners and even tells Maddie she should spank her daughter (all while blaming her Fenton genes). In fact, Maddie's entire side of the family accuses the Fentons of having an attitude problem when the latter are only calling Maddie's family out on THEIR attitude towards them.
• It's All About Me:
  • Sam wants things her way and her way alone.
  • Alicia cares more about what SHE wants for Maddie rather than what makes her sister happy.
• Jerkass: All the McKirks have shades of this, being condescending to Maddie's family for being city people. The older ones also make it clear they don’t like Jack and take any chance they can to insult him. The three most prominent are Uncle Cletus, Aunt Virginia, and Aunt Alicia.
  • Alicia is the meanest of them all, being indifferent at best and outright cruel at worst to Maddie's children because they are Jack's (who she hates) too. The fact that they are also into ghost hunting (and still thinking ghosts don't exist due to rejecting the news and being drunk during the Disasteroid incident) doesn't help much.
  • They even go as far as to blame Jack when the goblins attack, simply because he happened to be there when it occured.
  • When a fire happens that would have destroyed Zeke and Betty-Jo's home, they were unwilling to help the Fentons put it out. Though Word of God is that they do care about their cousins, they just couldn't be motivated to help Jack Fenton because they automatically blamed him for the fire happening and wanted him to put it out himself. However, as Betty-Jo points out, they all actually knew Jack didn't really cause the fire and were just blaming him for it as an excuse to give him grief. Either way, they were letting their own petty spitefulness towards their in-law prevent them from helping their own family and there is a good chance that Zeke and Betty-Jo would have lost their home, or worse, had Maddie not blackmailed them into helping.
  • Cletus, Virginia, and Alicia continue to demean Jack even after they work together to put out the dangerous fire (that they assume Jack caused anyways) and Betty-Jo gets so fed up with their spiteful attitude, she bans the three of them from ever seeing her unborn child.
  • Ma-Jinoh isn't remotely bothered by his Goblins being destroyed, nor is he above belittling Sam when the opportunity presents itself.
• Innocently Insensitive:
  • Granted, she isn’t very concerned with being insensitive in general, but Alicia (who is oblivious to the entire Disasteroid incident because she was passed out drunk) tells Maddie she should have married Vlad in front of Danielle, not knowing the young girl's backstory. Then again, Alicia wouldn't care even if she did know.
  • While most of Maddie's family (bar Alicia) at least try to be nice to her kids since they are still their family, they can't stop bad-mouthing their father in front of Jazz, Danny, and Danielle. They also tend to be condescending towards the kids due to their different beliefs and general attitudes, without seeming to realize that they are being insulting or that the trio don't like hearing their father be insulted like that. But because Maddie's family is so stubborn, they just blame any attitude that the kids give them on "Fenton genes".
• I Reject Your Reality:
  • Part of the McKirks' stubbornness is that they only believe what they want to believe regardless of what anyone else says. This is actually the main reason they hate Jack so much; since THEY don't care much for city life, they all are convinced that Jack "corrupted" Maddie and changed her so she would marry him and move to the city. When Maddie and Danielle point out that it was all HER choice to do so, and that she always liked science and never cared for the country life, they brush it off. This also falls into Cassandra Truth, see above.
  • Despite Sally May telling her brother that she came onto Danny, Zeb Jr continues to hound Danny for "coming onto" his sister. Even their father can see that it's Sally's fault.
• Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: Alicia openly hates Maddie's husband and children, doesn't listen to her sister when she tells her she wouldn't have been happy with Vlad, and rebuffs Maddie and Danielle telling her otherwise as being unwise or being a brat that needs a spanking, respectively. Alicia doesn't even care that Vlad is an evil sociopath who has hurt Maddie's kids for petty reasons, she just cares that he is rich and lives in the country.
• Knight of Cerebus: Ma-Jinoh's introduction is killing off a Goblin who failed in their mission, along with not being played for laughs.
• Lack of Empathy:
  • The aliens are lacking in emotion and ethics, seeing other creatures as beneath them and just subjects for their experiments. Sam also calls them ableist since they care nothing for their own kind when they become sick and start failing.
  • Alicia either can't or won't look at things from another person's point of view and doesn't acknowledge or care that her words and actions upset Maddie and her family. When someone calls her out on it, she thinks they are the ones with the problem and continues to do it anyways. All of her family members are like this to an extent.
• Let Us Never Speak of This Again: Sam finally compromises somewhat by the end of the story by reluctantly driving a 15-gallon RV through the forest to save the Fentons. She asks them not to tell anyone she did this.
• Moral Myopia:
  • Sure, Sam isn't an ideal girlfriend to Danny, but as several people point out to Sally May, that doesn’t make it okay to steal her boyfriend. Sally May is a Nice Girl despite that.
  • Alicia (and actually most of Maddie's extended family in general) just doesn't seem to be able to look at anything from another person's point of view. For example, Alicia openly tells Maddie she should have married Vlad rather than Jack in front of Danielle (who as far as she knows is Jack and Maddie's daughter), then rebuffs Danielle taking reasonable offense to that as her having an attitude and blaming her Fenton DNA.
• Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: At the start of the story, Maddie still has a decent relationship with her sister and extended family, and encourages her husband and children to be respectful despite their attitudes. But as the story progresses and the McKirks continue to mistreat her family (especially Alicia who also mistreats her kids), Maddie loses a lot of respect for them (except for Zeke and Betty-Jo) by the end. Of course, the McKirks are too stubborn to realize this and tell themselves that the Fentons turned Maddie against them.
• Manchild: The McKirks act more like spiteful children in constantly bickering with and taking jabs at people they don't like. Not to mention their extreme stubbornness.
• The Men in Black: While the series had a parody in the form of the Guys in White, the Men in Black make frequent appearances to try and cover up the events before they're leaked out to the public. One in particular, calling himself Rich, makes direct contact with Danny.
• My Sister Is Off-Limits: Zeb Jr is very against Danny and Sally May being a thing, not seeing Danny doesn't have feelings for her.
• Never My Fault: The McKirks, especially Cletus, Alicia, and Virginia, are constantly rude, mean, and condescending to Maddie's family, all while making it clear they don't respect her choices. When Maddie is understandably upset and the Fentons give them attitude in return, they act like they did nothing wrong, the Fentons are the ones with the attitude, and blame Maddie turning on them as a result of the Fentons "corrupting" her.
• No Biological Sex: The aliens are genderless and reproduce by cloning, though the captain is still referred to as a "he".
• No Body Left Behind: The Goblins will melt into a liquid upon death. Ma-Jinoh, the sole original goblin, was vaporized in battle.
• Obnoxious In-Laws: The entirety of Maddie's side of the family, the McKirks, all make it clear they despise Jack for "corrupting" her via encouraging Maddie to pursue science and move to the big city (both of which they hate) by marrying her. They take any chance they can to laugh at him, insult him, degrade him, and speak ill of him even when there's a crisis.
• Only Known by Their Nickname: Unlike the Varginha Devil, who is named Ma-Jinoh, the goblins are never referred to by any actual name, not even as Greys. It's even brought up if they should still be called "goblins" at one point.
• Our Goblins Are Different: They only have a goblin-like appearance. They're actually the typical Grey under their suits.
• Outside-Genre Foe: The Kentucky Goblins, the creatures of the iconic Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, are aliens, something the ghost-hunting Danny Phantom has no previous experience with.
• Perpetual Frowner: Alicia is either disinterested in other people or scowling hatefully at them, family included.
• Related in the Adaptation: In the loosest sense of "related". The Varginha Devil was an unrelated alien, with this story stating it and the goblins were of the same race but in different sorts of suits.
• The Resenter. All of the McKirks towards Jack. When he is in the room, they cannot seem to open their mouths without talking bad about him in any way possible. He doesn't even have to be in the room; they will just scoff at "Fenton genes". But special mention goes to Alicia, who despises Jack's kids despite them being her sister's as well.
• The Scapegoat: The McKirks all place blame on the latest goblin attack and later the forest fire on Jack. Especially Cletus, Virginia, and Alicia while the rest just agree. They use the excuse that the goblins hadn't attacked (in such big numbers) before Jack showed up, but it's clear that it's really because they just don't like him.
• Shout-Out:
  • The design of the goblins was based heavily on the Pokémon Sableye, who was based on the very same creatures.
  • They're based in appearance on the Pokemon Sableye, who in turn was based on them.
• Sins of the Father:
  • Despite them being her biological nieces and nephews, as well as her (so-called) beloved sister's children, Alicia outright hates Danny, Jazz, and Dani because they are Fentons like their father. Word of God is that Alicia also hates them because she thinks that if Maddie were to ever "come to her senses" and want to leave Jack, her kids would keep her bound to him. It's suggested that none of Maddie's family like Fentons because they don't like Jack but only (bar Alicia) tolerate Danny, Jazz, and Dani because they are still Maddie's kids too.
  • As expected, due to Zeb and Zekena's rivalry, most of their children/extended families don’t like the others either.
• Skewed Priorities: Played for Drama. Alicia insists that Maddie should have married Vlad, only because of his money and because he at least had a place out in the country. Even after Maddie tells her he was a sociopath who saw her as property than a person, Alicia would still prefer that to Maddie marrying a city person, especially Jack.
• Starter Villain: Since none of Danny's rogues gallery appear until the end, this paints the goblins as the first threat, as well as the first non-ghostly threat, he tackles.
• Statuesque Stunner: Sally May Hackfork is slightly taller than Jazz but a few months younger than Danny.
• Thicker Than Water: The McKirks and even Zeb's son side with their respective family members in the feuds. Subverted in the McKirks' case in that it's more to do with Zed Sr being rude to them for their relation to Zeke than anything else.
• Thou Shall Not Kill: Danny has never taken a life before, save for the clones Vlad created, though they were mindless and burning out anyway. However, the goblins aren't ghosts, they're solid, organic entities. As such, he's very uncomfortable with the idea that they might have to kill them. Sam is wholly against this. In the end, the two have no choice. Danny is genuinely haunted by his actions.
• Token Good Teammate: Zeke and his wife Betty-Jo McKirk are the only members of Danny’s extended family that like Jack, with the couple even deciding he and Maddie should be their children's godparents and Betty-Jo telling Alicia, Virginia, and Cletus (the three who have been most mean to Jack) they are not welcome at their home anymore after the fire. Subverted somewhat with Zeke as the main reason the feud with the Hackfords is still going on is because he can't get over his bitterness towards Zed Sr, even though the reason the feud started (a girl) no longer applies since they are both over her and married to different people.
• Took a Level in Kindness: When Jack and Maddie return with all of the items that the goblins stole from them, and after they worked together to put out a dangerous fire, most of Maddie's family (the exceptions being Alicia, Cletus, and Virginia) agree to let Jack rest while they unload the van. At the end, Alicia thinks that they've come to like him, to her disgust.
• Ungrateful Bitch:
  • During the goblin attack, Danielle saves Alicia's life by blasting a goblin before it can attack her with her own ax. Rather than thank her niece, Alicia scowls at her and snaps that Danielle could have broken the ax or cut off her leg when it fell.
  • Danny reluctantly kills an (already degenerating) alien clone to save Sam's life. She doesn’t appreciate him killing anything. Everyone else calls her out on it.
• We Have Reserves: Ma-Jinoh doesn't care about his crew since they are unstable anyways and he can clone more.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Everyone chews out Sam for going behind their backs to negotiate with the aliens, especially since it ruined their plan and got Danielle injured.

Danny Phantom Vs The Wendigo

• 100% Heroism Rating: Saving Amity Park from the Wendigo helped restore Danny Phantom's reputation to the point Mayor Montez gifts him with the key to the city.
• Accidental Kiss: While fighting Ember at the swap meet, Danny's pushed into her and their lips touch.
• Action Girl: Sam is willing to fight off the Wendigo with just a piece of a broken chair.
• Adaptational Nice Guy:
  • Kwan is on better terms with Sam here as they're shown getting along when he's not with the A-List.
  • Star is also less rude and antagonistic towards Team Phantom since she doesn't approve of Paulina's cruel mockery of Dani and is grateful to Danny for saving her from a Wendigo-cursed Paulina.
  • Ember McLain becomes much less hostile to Danny and they eventually transition into Friendly Enemies before they develop feelings for each other.
• Aesop Amnesia: It seems that the lesson from Kentucky on compromising with people didn't stick with Sam as she returns to being her usual pigheaded, self-righteous self. Her plan to protest without thinking about what others wanted got her friends banned from their favorite eatery and left Valerie jobless. Good job, Manson. <sarcastic claps>
• Aliens Are Bastards: The Wendigo is more interdimensional than extraterrestrial, but he's even more vile than the goblins.
• All for Nothing: Tucker points out to Sam that her protest against Nasty Burger's use of animal meat accomplished nothing but getting Team Phantom banned for a month, costing her friends the chance to earn extra credit for their project, and Valerie fired from their favorite eating joint. Her attempt to save the zoo animals during the snowstorm also amounts to nothing, as many of them were already killed and eaten.
• Amazon Chaser: Danny is growing closer to Ember McLain, one of his most dangerous enemies.
• Ambiguous Situation: Nat uses some vague wording that leaves it unclear if she knows Danny is both Fenton and Phantom.
• And Your Little Dog, Too!: The Wendigo threatens to eat Danny's family after he's done eating the ghost boy.
• Animal Lover: Deconstructed with Sam, as her preference for animals over people lands her in trouble with everyone when her heated protest against Nasty Burger's use of animal-based foods gets her friends banned for a month and costs Valerie her job. Her insistence on Team Phantom trying to save the Amity Park Zoo animals during the Wendigo's rampage also ends up bringing them into a confrontation with him.
• Arbitrary Skepticism: Even ghosts like Ember originally assumed the Wendigo was a scary bedtime story adults used to make their children behave before coming across the monster itself and/or his revenants.
• Bad People Abuse Animals: The Wendigo eats the animals at the Amity Park Zoo.
• Be Careful What You Wish For: The Wendigo causes so much trouble for Amity Park that Mayor Montez wonders why he wanted to be mayor again.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: In the end, Kwan and Star defend Danny from Dash and the A-Listers' harassment as thanks for him protecting them from the revenants and his family helping Danny Phantom stop the Wendigo. Star and Kwan also leave presents for Danny Phantom in gratitude, although their goal of not getting caught doing it fails when Sam and Valerie see them.
• Berserk Button: The Wendigo first shows genuine rage when the Phantoms find and touch the rocks that were hit with radiation from his home dimension.
• Betty and Veronica: While in Canada, Danny meets Nat, a normal girl with a love of sports who seems like him and finds him funny, making her the Betty. He's also dealing with a budding attraction shared with Ember, a ghost villainess he's spent a lot of time fighting and doesn't care if he's trying to seek companionship with another, making her the Veronica.
• Beware the Silly Ones: Tucker is the funny guy of Team Phantom, but even he has limits with Sam's attitude and doesn't hesitate to call her out on getting him banned from Nasty Burger for prioritizing her own personal agenda.
• Bittersweet Ending: Although he managed to defeat the Wendigo and end his reign of terror, as well as reaffirm his close relationship with Danielle, Danny finds himself slowly worrying about the idea of getting used to killing. Adding to that, he finds himself falling in love with Ember, who politely turns down his request to be his girlfriend due to them being hero and villain. That said, she chooses to continue their game of flirting while encouraging him to meet someone more right for him. Danny is also visited by Achak, his daughter, and all those whose souls were plagued by the curse to thank him, giving Danny a sense of peace that convinces him not to fret about destroying the Wendigo.
• Brutal Honesty: Everyone makes it clear to Sam it's all her fault Team Phantom was banned from Nasty Burger for a month and Valerie lost her job there because of her protest.
• Bully Turned Buddy: Kwan is developing a friendship with Sam and becomes more considerate toward Team Phantom, with him and Star willing to defend Danny from Dash’s bullying in the end.
• The Cameo: Christopher Morgan, a character created by a frequent collaborator with NeoMark, Flower princess11, appears as the only person who agrees with Sam at her protest of Nasty Burger's use of animals to make their food and declaration that they should switch to tofu burgers.
• Can't Take Criticism: Sam does NOT like being called a hypocrite, no matter how true it is.
• Central Theme: Everyone is selfish to a degree, no matter how much we may say or think otherwise. However, selfishness isn't necessarily bad as sometimes, you do need to look out for yourself, so long as you don't hurt anyone. And even if you do a good deed for something you want, it doesn't take away the good you do and be mindful that you're not the only one to benefit from it.
• Character Development:
  • Kwan starts getting along with Team Phantom and stops cowering to the A-Listers as much, as he stands up to Dash in the end when he bullies Danny.
  • Danielle and Sam promise to stop being so possessive of Danny and become more supportive of his relationships.
  • Star warms up to Danny Fenton and Phantom when they save her during the Wendigo’s attack on Amity Park, to the point she helps Kwan defend Danny from Dash and they secretly leave thank-you gifts for the hero.
• Clingy Jealous Girl:
  • Paulina doesn't like the thought of Danny and Ember dating. The accidental kiss between them doesn't help.
  • Ember does NOT take it well that Danny is with a human.
  • Dani is a familial example as she tries to sabotage Danny's growing relationship with Nat because she's scared they'll drift apart. She's also upset to learn he's seeing Ember in secret.
  • Sam remembers she was this to Danny in the past by acting jealous towards every girl who got close to him, especially Valerie.
• "Could Have Avoided This!" Plot: Danny admits that Dani wouldn't have gotten mad at him for keeping his relationship with Ember a secret if he had been honest with her about it.
• Dating Catwoman: Danny develops a mutual attraction with Ember, one he's doing his best to fight off since he's also trying to move on with a normal girl, Nat.
• Deadpan Snarker:
  • This is Ellie’s default attitude.
  • The Wendigo has a rather dry wit, especially when dealing with Danny and his ghostly enemies.
• Defrosting Ice King: Kwan’s blossoming friendship with Sam is helping bring out his friendlier side so he eases up on Team Phantom and even stands up to Dash with Star’s help when he tries to bully Danny in the end.
• Defrosting Ice Queen: Star also warms up to Danny after he saves her from a revenant-cursed Paulina. Along with Kwan, she leaves behind a gift for Danny Phantom to thank him for saving Amity Park from the Wendigo.
• The Determinator: The Wendigo is willing to travel all the way to Amity Park just to get revenge on Danny.
• Didn't Think This Through: During the Wendigo’s invasion of Amity Park, it never occurred to Sam that it might be too late to save the animals at the zoo when she convinces Team Phantom to rescue them since the Wendigo already ate them all and is now going after Team Phantom to make them his latest meal.
• Dirty Coward:
  • When the revenants attack the shelter, one guy uses his wife as a Human Shield while asking them to take her instead of him and leave him alone, Dash and his father try to push each other to the revenants, and Sam's parents lock themselves inside a closet.
  • Dash is fine with picking on unpopular kids he views as easy prey but backs off when his fellow A-Listers Kwan and Star intimidate him into leaving Danny Fenton alone.
• Disappointed in You: Ida Manson makes it clear she's mad at her son Jeremy for cowardly hiding from the revenants in a closet when they attack the shelter.
• Disproportionate Retribution: The Wendigo wants to eat Danny as payback for unknowingly costing him his food supply when Danny made the Earth intangible.
• Do You Trust Me?: Achak asks Danny and Danielle this word-for-word. Dani flat out states that they don't since they literally just met, but Danny goes along with him since the Wendigo is the biggest threat for them to deal with.
• Dumbass Has a Point: Kwan of all people calls Sam out on her selfishness in getting her friends banned from Nasty Burger for a month and costing Valerie her job due to protesting their use of animals to make food.
• Dying Declaration of Hate: Seconds before the explosion that ends him, the Wendigo bitterly says to Danny, "I hate you…".
• Easily Swayed Population: A conspiracy theory starts going around that the whole Disasteroid incident was a hoax. Riots start forming and vandalizing Danny’s statues, with the Fentons accused of being frauds.
• Enemy Mine: The Danny Phantom Revenge Squad is willing to put aside their feud with the ghost boy to focus on dealing with the Wendigo when it proves to be a greater threat. Danny is even willing to use a wish from Desiree to return the Wendigo to his lair.
• Even Evil Has Standards:
  • Danny's rogues gallery are disgusted by the Wendigo's obsession with consuming human flesh.
  • Skulker convinces the Danny Phantom Revenge Squad to leave the ghost boy alone when he goes to face the Wendigo, because he can tell from the look in Danny's eyes that he's serious about killing it.
• Everyone Has Standards:
  • Danny does have limits with Sam's selfishness and after the fiasco she caused with her protest of Nasty Burger which got him, Tucker, and Valerie banned (with Valerie also losing her job), he puts her on probation so she's off Team Phantom for some time.
  • Even Kwan tells Sam she needs to be more considerate with others after her impulsive protest of Nasty Burger negatively impacts her friends.
  • Despite her anger at Sam over the zoo incident, Maddie is immediately worried for her when she becomes cursed by the Wendigo.
  • Star doesn't approve of Paulina mocking Danny's relationship with Danielle since she finds their close bond adorable.
  • While Dani has learned to be less clingy toward Danny and more accepting of his relationships, she still prefers that he date ANY girl but Paulina because the latter is just too annoying and unpleasant.
  • Kwan and Star stand up for Danny against Dash’s bullying partly as thanks and partly out of disgust at his lack of gratitude despite the Fentons helping Danny Phantom save the city from the Wendigo.
  • Kwan is still disturbed by all the stuff Dash said to him while under the Wendigo’s curse, especially the part about threatening to eat him.
• Eviler than Thou: Even Danny's enemies find the Wendigo a terrifying menace. Given his repeated desire to eat humans, that seems to be where they draw the line.
• Evil Is Petty: The Wendigo's vendetta with Danny is due to the latter making Earth intangible to stop the Disasteroid and causing bodies he was storing for food to fall into the Earth's core, despite that Danny did not even know he existed.
• Evil vs. Evil: The Wendigo fights off Danny's enemies because he doesn't want anyone to deprive him of the chance to finish off Danny himself.
• Expy:
  • Nat and her friends Susan and Ellie are deliberately based on Jen, Caitlin, and Nikki, respectively from Six Teen.
  • Danielle's new friend Carly is based on Marcy Regina Wu from Amphibia.
• Fake Ultimate Hero: Subverted. Danny is still a hero, but it turns out that the Disasteroid wasn't big enough to destroy the world like the specialist claimed, just a city at most. And when the Disasteroid did hit Earth in canon, it hit a barren landscape so it wouldn't have even caused that much damage.
• Faux Affably Evil: The Wendigo has a level of snark and false sense of friendliness with people, especially when he talks about eating them in violent ways.
• Friendly Enemy: Ember and Danny decide to become this when the former refuses to become the latter’s girlfriend due to not wanting to change her villainous ways.
• The Friend Nobody Likes: Sam's uncompromising and unapologetic attitude, Soapbox Sadie tendencies, hypocrisy, and Straw Vegetarian mindset are making her extremely unpopular with her friends and the Fentons, as it shows she still hasn't learned her lesson from the Kentucky Goblins incident about the problems she causes others because of her refusal to compromise.
• Giver of Lame Names: When Danny's enemies team up to get revenge on him, Skulker calls them "The Danny Phantom Revenge Squad". Nobody likes the name, especially not Danny, who points out how lazy and uncreative it is.
• Grew a Spine: Kwan and Star stand up to the A-Listers when they try to bully Danny after the Wendigo incident.
• Guilt by Association: Danny, Tucker, and Valerie get in trouble along with Sam for her protest against Nasty Burger solely because of their friendship with her, despite the three having no knowledge of her intentions.
• Has a Type: Downplayed. Danny is attracted to other girls but wonders if considering his initial interest in Sam, Ember, and Ellie, he has a thing for goths.
• Hates My Secret Identity: Dash and Paulina are still total jerks to Danny Fenton but worship Danny Phantom as they’re among those cheering for him when he receives the key to the city after stopping the Wendigo.
• Heroes Prefer Swords: Along with creating constructs, Danny has also gained a physical sword from his father, forged from the metal obtained from the Goblins.
• Hypocrite: Tucker calls Sam out on this after she accuses him of being selfish for not caring about the animals Nasty Burger uses to make his favorite foods. He retorts that Sam doesn't care about how her protest against their favorite food joint negatively impacted her friends because all that mattered to her was her own personal agenda.
• I Did What I Had to Do: Sam uses this as her excuse for protesting against Nasty Burger's use of meat. However, her friends, the Fentons, and even Kwan are having none of it because they do not approve of Sam dragging her friends down with her just to satisfy her own goals.
• I'll Kill You!: Danny explicitly says, "I'm going to kill the Wendigo" as his means of lifting the curse to save Danielle and Sam.
• It Can Think: Dani admits that the revenants are getting smarter when one of them jumps over her shield to attack her.
• It's All About Me: Sam's selfishness and Never My Fault attitude put a serious strain on her relationships after her narrow-minded actions against Nasty Burger result in her friends being banned for a month and Valerie losing her job there. Her loved ones begin losing patience with her behavior, especially after realizing she failed to learn anything from the Kentucky Goblin incident.
• It's Personal: Achak appears to have an intense hatred of the Wendigo for reasons unknown. It's revealed his family fell under the Wendigo's curse while he was out hunting it.
• Jerkass Has a Point:
  • Valerie has every right to be mad at Sam for costing the former her job at Nasty Burger with her protest of their meat-based burgers because, unlike the Mansons, she no longer has a rich family with a fortune she can fall back on.
  • While not really a Jerkass, Danny correctly points out to Skulker and Ember that sharing a mutual hatred for someone does not make them a good couple, especially since they have nothing else in common. Ember apparently takes his words to heart as she eventually becomes interested in Danny instead.
  • Danny and Tucker's anger at Sam is justified since her protest of Nasty Burger got them all banned from their favorite hangout for an entire month, compounded by how they had no knowledge that she was going to make a statement against Nasty Burger's use of animals to make their meals. They're also right to point out that they have no reason to be grateful to Sam for paying to have the banned on them lifted since it's her fault they were kicked out in the first place.
  • Sam tells Kwan he can find better friends than the A-Listers.
  • Dani makes it clear to Sam she's a bad friend for endangering Team Phantom just to save some zoo animals that were already dead to satisfy her personal agenda.
  • Maddie is also justified in viciously ripping into Sam for putting her family at risk just to rescue zoo animals that were already eaten by the Wendigo.
• Just Friends: In the end, Danny and Nat agree to be this, since living on opposite sides of the continent would make a Long-Distance Relationship difficult.
• Jerkass Realization: Being trapped in the Fenton Stockades due to being placed under a curse and even the Wendigo viciously ripping into them have both Sam and Dani go through this.
  • Danielle realises that Danny is entitled to find happiness with someone in a relationship and she shouldn't have let her own fears and selfishness get in between them, especially as it meant that Danny was going to die.
  • Sam FINALLY realises that trying to fulfill her own agendas at the expense of everyone else have pretty much cost more trust with her friends and the world's safety.
• Knight of Cerebus: Unlike the Goblins, the Wendigo is a much more vicious creature. He has NONE of the comedic or sympathetic qualities of Danny's usual enemies and is nothing but a vicious and sadistic serial killer who's willing to endanger an entire city just to get one teenager.
• Last Disrespects: Visiting the area where the Wendigo was at the moment of his destruction, Danny openly says that while his own life isn't perfect, it's a lot better without the Wendigo in it.
• Legion of Doom: Some of Danny's enemies are teaming up against him. Skulker suggests calling the team the "Danny Phantom Revenge Squad"; Technus suggests "The Funky Fresh Phantom Crushers", Walker suggests "Walker's Punk Patrol"; the Ghost Writer suggests "Spiritual Society"; Johnny 13 suggests "Rough n Wild Ones"; Kitty suggests "Stylish Spirits"; Spectra suggests "Beauty and the Beasts" and says the others can guess which one she is; Desiree suggests "Dark Wish".
• A Lighter Shade of Black:
  • Star is shown to be less cruel than Paulina when she doesn't participate in mocking Danny and Dani with her.
  • Kwan and Star are becoming this to the A-Listers since they’re easing up on Team Phantom to the point they even protect Danny from Dash’s bullying.
• Lovable Coward: Sam is annoyed by Tucker cowering from the revenants instead of fighting them off like she is.
• Loves My Alter Ego: Paulina still has a huge crush on Danny Phantom while wanting nothing to do with Danny Fenton.
• Mama Bear:
  • Maddie has no problem fighting the Wendigo to protect her family. She also tears into Sam for putting everyone in danger to rescue animals that were already eaten by the Wendigo.
  • Pamela Manson questions Danny on Sam's whereabouts when he arrives to the shelter.
• Misplaced Retribution: Despite Danny, Tucker, and Valerie having no idea that Sam was going to protest against Nasty Burger, they are also banned from it for a month and the latter gets fired.
• My God, What Have I Done?:
  • Sam won't admit it to anyone, but she does feel bad for getting her friends in trouble for her protest of Nasty Burger after Kwan scolds her for her selfish and inconsiderate attitude toward her loved ones.
  • Sam and Dani come to regret being so clingy with Danny out of jealousy and possessiveness, and vow not to interfere in his relationships from now on.
• Never Mess with Granny: When the revenants attack the shelter, Ida Manson tries to fight them off with her wheelchair and cane.
• Never My Fault: Sam refuses to recognize she did anything wrong when she gets Team Phantom banned from Nasty Burger for a month and costs Valerie her job there for protesting the establishment's use of animals to make food.
• New Powers as the Plot Demands: Something that for once is commented on about Danny. Ember attempts to show him teleportation, which fails. Danny tries creating portals with the same idea, only for them to open for 3 seconds before closing, with bigger ones closing faster. He still finds a use for them.
• Nice Guy: Kwan is this without the A-Listers as he’s shown to be harmless and genuinely friendly on his own as he makes a sincere attempt to befriend Team Phantom.
• Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: When Danny's enemies argue over what their team should be named, Skulker is so loud about his opinion he's overheard by a member of the Far Frozen, who decides to warn Frostbite.
• No Kill like Overkill: The Wendigo is impaled with enough force to lose his heart, then doused with lava, and finally hit with a massive fireball that causes the nearby trucks filled with incendiary substances to create a massive explosion. All of this is what finally puts him down for good.
• No-Nonsense Nemesis: The Wendigo lacks any of the comedic or sympathetic qualities possessed by Danny’s usual ghostly enemies and is just a vicious cannibal obsessed with eating the ghost boy, even if it means destroying Amity Park in the process.
• Normal Fish in a Tiny Pond: The Wendigo admits to Danny that he enjoys being on Earth more than his world. Back home, he's nothing special since the rest of his kind are more dangerous than him, and he's a weakling who poses little to no threat. On Earth, he's an apex predator whose speed, strength, and magic make him a danger.
• No-Sell: The Wendigo proves to be strong enough to be immune to Kitty's kiss, Johnny 13's bad luck, and the Ghost Writer's poetry.
• Not Good with Rejection: After Danny tells Ember he's found someone else, she kicks him in the head and decides to fight him.
• "Not So Different" Remark:
  • Sam doesn't admit it out loud but she realizes that in the past, she acted just as clingy and possessive of Danny as Danielle did when her brother met Nat by getting jealous of every girl who got close to him.
  • When Sam admits to Valerie that she was right about Kwan not being a bad guy, just having bad friends, Valerie dryly notes that's something he and Danny have in common since Sam isn’t always a good friend.
• Oblivious to Love: Danny doesn't figure out that Sophie has a crush on him.
• Odd Friendship: Kwan and Sam start to form one.
• The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: The Wendigo battles the Danny Phantom Revenge Squad because he doesn't want them to deprive them of his biggest prey.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
  • While she herself has no problem with killing her opponent, Ember is actually uncomfortable with how nonchalant Danny is being in destroying the Wendigos that attacked them. He doesn't want to consider what he did to the goblins is having an effect on him, so he justifies that the Wendigos are not even human anymore, just mindless animals.
  • Pamela Manson calls Danny by his first name when she asks him where Sam is after he shows up at the shelter.
  • Both the A-Listers and Team Phantom are surprised when Kwan and Star stand up to Dash when he tries to bully Danny.
• Opposites Attract: Deconstructed. Ember admits to Danny that they wouldn’t work out as a couple because they’re too different, with her being a villain and him being a hero, and neither of them are willing to change for the other’s sake. Thus, she passes up becoming Danny's girlfriend, but she will become a Friendly Enemy to him from now on.
• Paper Tiger: Dash is a buff football player who has no problem bullying unpopular kids he sees as easy targets but stands down when fellow popular kids Kwan and Star make him leave Danny alone.
• Peer-Pressured Bully: Kwan only bullies others because he's cowed by peer pressure from the A-Listers.
• Pet the Dog:
  • At the shelter, Danny protects Star from the Wendigo-cursed Paulina.
  • Despite their famous dislike of the Fentons, the Mansons express sympathy when Danny mentions Danielle is among those who have been cursed.
  • When a cursed and detained Sam laments that she should have listened to Danny about the ghost portal, Maddie of all people is quick to comfort her, pointing out that Vlad would've gone unchallenged otherwise and they never would've met Danielle.
  • Kwan stands up for Danny against Dash’s bullying at school as thanks for his family helping Danny Phantom save the city from the Wendigo. Afterwards, he lets Mikey off the hook for accidentally bumping into him.
  • Star is genuinely grafteful to Danny for saving her from a revenant-cursed Paulina and helps Kwan defend Danny from Dash’s bullying.
  • Star and Kwan decide to secretly leave Danny Phantom a reward for his good service, at least until they’re spotted by Sam and Valerie.
  • Sam admits that Valerie was right about Kwan being a good guy who just has bad friends.
  • Danny and Tucker don’t mind Sam making new friends, not even if it’s with Kwan.
  • At the end, Skulker refuses to attack Danny for a while after the Wendigo's defeat because he believes Danny earned a break.
• Picky Eater: The Wendigo's favorite prey is humans and he is disgusted when he realizes that Penelope Spectra is a ghost upon biting her fake human form, considering her a pale substitute.
• Precocious Crush: Dani's friend Sophie finds Danny cute, much to Dani's disgust and Carly's amusement.
• Redemption Rejection: A rare downplayed and sympathetic example. As much as Ember likes Danny, she refuses to give up her ambitions of taking over the world and turns down the chance to become his girlfriend, but she still maintains a friendly relationship with him.
• Sarcasm-Blind: When Walker asks if Skulker is proposing an alliance against Danny, Skulker says he's proposing a birthday party. Technus suggests ordering pizza for the party before realizing it was sarcasm.
• Save the Jerk: Danny saves Star from Paulina when the latter is cursed by the Wendigo.
• Secretly Selfish: The main theme of the story is that even good deeds have a degree of selfishness to them.
• Shared Family Quirks: The Fentons notice that Dani shares Jack's appetite and his love of fudge.
• Shipper on Deck: By the end of the story, Dani would prefer ANY girl but Paulina date Danny; even Sam, Star, Nat, Ember, Valerie, and Sally May.
• Shipping Torpedo: Dani is worried that her and Danny will drift apart because of his growing relationship with Nat and tries to sabotage it. She also doesn't approve of Danny dating Ember since Dani feels he's ignoring her to hang out with the ghostly pop diva.
• Smelly Feet Gag: Kwan gets a revenant-cursed Dash to back off by threatening to hit him with his smelly shoes.
• Soapbox Sadie: Sam is still this, being an avid defender of animal rights, environmental protection, and women's rights. This puts her at odds with the characters when her determination to completely overhaul Nasty Burger's menu gets her and her friends banned, while Valerie is left unemployed. Her actions in "Mystery Meat" are also brought up.
• Straw Vegetarian: Deconstructed with Sam, who is determined to have Nasty Burger replace all the meat in their dishes with tofu. This lands her in hot water with her friends and the Fentons when her protest not only gets Team Phantom banned for a month, but Valerie fired.
• Stupid Good: Sam’s plan to save the animals at the zoo during the Wendigo’s invasion on Amity Park was pointless from the start because they’ve already been killed and eaten by the creature, who proceeds to attack Team Phantom, meaning her well-intentioned but poorly-thought out idea only succeeded in putting everyone in danger.
• Take That!: Nat mentions she has an ex-boyfriend named Rod, who she describes as marble-mouthed and obsessed with solar panels despite not being able to pronounce it correctly. This was an intentional jab towards Birdemic.
• Thin-Skinned Bully: Dash leaves Danny alone after his fellow A-Listers Kwan and Star stand up to him in Danny’s defense.
• Token Good Teammate: Valerie tells Sam that while Kwan is a meathead, he's not as bad as the rest of the A-List.
• Took a Level in Jerkass: Sam goes back to being her usual stubborn and unreasonable self by costing Valerie her job and getting herself and her friends banned from Nasty Burger for a month after protesting their use of animal meat, without even informing them. She also refuses to apologize or acknowledge she did anything wrong.
• Took a Level in Kindness:
  • Ember warms up to Danny after they fall for each other. She won’t date him because she doesn’t want to stop being a villain but she’s still friendly with him.
  • Kwan’s growing friendship with Sam helps bring out his nicer side to the point he sticks up for Danny with Star’s help when Dash picks on him and leaves Mikey alone when the latter accidentally bumps into him. Later, he and Star secretly leave presents for Danny Phantom as thanks for everything he’s done for Amity Park.
  • Star is softening toward Team Phantom and becomes more appreciative of Danny Fenton and Phantom when the former protects her from a revenant-cursed Paulina and the latter saves Amity Park from the Wendigo. She even helps Kwan defend Danny from Dash’s bullying, and they later secretly leave gifts for Danny Phantom as thanks for all his heroics.
• To Serve Man: The Wendigo loves eating human flesh.
• Toxic Friend Influence: Kwan is actually a pretty nice guy when he's not around the other A-Listers.
• Unexpected Kindness: Everyone is shocked that Star and Kwan would defend Danny from Dash’s bullying after the Wendigo is beaten.
• Ungrateful Bastard: Kwan and Star call Dash out on this for harassing Danny even after his family helped Danny Phantom save the town and him from the Wendigo.
• Viler New Villain: The first story depicted aliens who were only fixated on going home until they decided to invade the Earth out of spite, yet were either childishly chaotic or emotionless. The Wendigo, by contrast, is openly sadistic and has a twisted sense of humor, as he threatens to kill off an entire town when he targets one teenager.
• Villain Has a Point: The Wendigo calls Sam out on her selfishness for putting her friends in danger by bringing them to the zoo just to free some animals that were already doomed. He also lists valid criticisms of Team Phantom and the Fentons when bringing up their inherent selfishness.
• Villainous Crush: Ember develops one on Danny after they accidentally kiss. Danny develops a crush on Ember as well.
• Wasted Beauty: Paulina is basically a statue to Danny now—pretty to look at but nothing more.
• What the Hell, Hero?:
  • Valerie, Team Phantom, the Fentons, and even Kwan rip into Sam for getting her friends in trouble due to her self-serving crusade against Nasty Burger's food and being too stubborn to apologize or acknowledge she did anything wrong. This leads to Danny temporarily kicking Sam off the team until her attitude improves.
  • Dani and Maddie call Sam out on endangering everyone by dragging them to the zoo to save animals that were already killed by the Wendigo.
• Wendigo: Danny's primary opponent is the evil entity of the North who brings death and selfishness to its path.
• Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: The Wendigo actually praises Sam for her selfishness when she brings Team Phantom to the zoo to save the animals, which gets them into a fight with him. Sam is rattled by this.

Danny Phantom Vs The Beast of Gévaudan

• Adaptational Intelligence: Stella isn't as naive, immature, air-headed, ignorant or a Horrible Judge of Character here as she is in Flower princess11's Stranded series. She's aware that the A-Listers were a bad influence on her daughter due to enabling Star's Beta Bitch behavior.
• Adaptational Jerkass: Alicia is more greedy, amoral, and self-centered here as she’s willing to make deals with criminals like Razor/Rex Callahan, who sells animals and their parts to the highest bidder, by selling him the five chests of the Beast of Gévaudan to get rich regardless of how her family, even her sister Maddie, feels about it. It’s subverted when Alicia realizes she made a huge mistake by endangering the Fentons when she convinced them to help her under false pretenses when the Beast of Gévaudan appears. Afterwards, she promises she'll try to be a better person if they help her.
• Adaptational Nice Guy:
  • Kwan becomes friendlier to Team Phantom after establishing a sort of Odd Friendship with Sam.
  • Star becomes more grateful and apologetic to Danny after he protected her from a Wendigo-cursed Paulina and tries to be nice to him while they're in Paris, starting by thanking him for saving her.
  • Stella lacks the snobby, immature, and insensitive attitude of her Stranded counterpart and isn't a neglectful mother, as she disapproves of Star's Beta Bitch attitude and tries to get her daughter to abandon the A-Listers in favor of better friends like Danny Fenton. She also cut ties with her awful family and remains Happily Married to Johnathan, having refused to cheat on him with Jean-Luc.
  • Downplayed with Johnathan, who was still a well-meaning man and loving father in Stranded. However, his relationship with Stella is a lot less hostile and strained here since they're Happily Married. Like his wife, he also tries to be more involved with his daughter Star's life by encouraging her to make nicer friends with decent people like Danny Fenton.
• Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: Star would rather be in detention with Tesslaff than deal with her parents being affectionate with each other.
• Amicable Exes: Star and Kwan broke up but remain close friends.
• Annoying Younger Sibling: Danielle has developed a habit of teasing Danny about his relationships with girls, much to his irritation to the point he misses when she was clingy towards him.
• The Atoner:
  • Kwan and Star do make an effort to be amiable to Danny in Paris to make up for how they used to bully him. Star’s parents also encourage her to do more to win Danny over, like inviting him to spend time with them.
  • After Alicia realizes she made a mistake by getting the Fentons to help her when the Beast of Gévaudan appears, she promises she’ll try to be a better person if they help her.
• Beauty Is Bad: Danny makes it clear to Star that her good looks are her ONLY appealing trait because she was still a cruel bully to jim.
• Barred from the Afterlife: Frostbite explains that beings not from Earth or worlds connected to it cannot be given afterlives in the Ghost Zone. This implies the Wendigo is either in his world's equivalent of the afterlife, or his soul is lost forever, a fate Team Phantom finds more fitting.
• Because You Were Nice to Me:
  • Chloe apologizes to Danny for her rude attitude when he finds her missing necklace, which quickly gives way to her becoming interested in him.
  • Star does want to thank Danny for saving her from Paulina but struggles to figure out how to.
• Better as Friends: Kwan and Star break up after realizing they don't have a lot in common and mainly dated to stay popular, but they're still friends because they enjoy each other's company on a platonic level.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Danny may be a laid-back Nice Guy but he's upfront about his hatred for the A-Listers and tells Star to her face he doesn't want anything to do with her. Kwan and Star are stunned by his harsh words.
• Blunt "No":
  • This is Danny's response when Star offers to have her and Kwan put in a good word for him in the A-List since he completely lost interest in joining them a long time ago.
  • When Tucker tries to flirt with Chloe Garnier, she instantly turns him down because Danny warned her about his Casanova Wannabe tendencies.
• Bizarre Taste in Food: Much to Jazz and Sam's displeasure, Danny has gotten Danielle to enjoy the drinks he makes with Tucker of varying ingredients.
• Brutal Honesty:
  • Danny doesn't sugarcoat his disdain toward the A-Listers to Kwan and Star. He also tells Star he doesn't want to be around her. Kwan actually admires his honesty despite this.
  • Danny makes it clear to Star and Kwan that he’s lost all interest in wanting to be part of the A-Listers since they’re far too unpleasant to even be in the same city with.
  • Stella likes Kwan since he’s not a bad guy but knows he can be dense.
  • Johnathan admits to his family that he never liked Paulina and that he especially never liked seeing Star with her.
  • The Fentons make it clear to Jack that he was the only one oblivious to Vlad’s murderous hatred of him.
• The Bus Came Back: Alicia is mentioned in the beginning having been in France for hunting. She is the catalyst for the family heading to France.
• Bully Turned Buddy:
  • Kwan buries the hatchet with Team Phantom after bonding with Sam, and Team Phantom take Sam and Valerie’s word on his good character.
  • Downplayed with Star, but she becomes more cordial to Team Phantom after Danny saves her from a Wendigo-cursed Paulina.
• Cannot Spit It Out: Star does want to thank Danny for saving her from a revenant-cursed Paulina but can’t work up the nerve to do it so she decides to postpone on doing it until she and Kwan get back from their trip to France.
• Canon Immigrant:
  • Star’s parents are Johnathan and Stella from Flowerprincess11]’s Stranded series.
  • Jean-Luc Bevier from the Stranded also makes a cameo when the Beast of Gévaudan steals his limo and clothes.
• Character Development: Danny makes it crystal clear to Star and Kwan that he has completely outgrown his desire to be one of the A-Listers after realizing how toxic they are and doesn't want anything to do with them anymore.
• Clingy Jealous Girl: Sam becomes territorial about Danny upon meeting Chloe Garnier.
• Death by Adaptation: Jean-Luc of the Stranded series appears to be the snooty, rich Frenchman the Beast murders to steal his clothes.
• Defrosting Ice Queen: Star is willing to make an effort to be friendlier and kinder to Danny after the previous story.
• Didn't Think This Through: Star doesn’t admit it but she didn’t consider if she was going to be nice to Danny permanently or just go back to the way things were when they return home. She also hadn’t thought about how everyone would react if they knew she was trying to be nice to Danny.
• Dirty Coward: A cowardly, classist, wealthy Frenchman (who we assume is Jean-Luc Bevier) is attacked by the Beast of Gévaudan and begs the creature to hurt his limo driver instead of himself because the driver makes small money and isn’t high-class, while also offering the beast a large sum of money. The beast is not interested and just takes the Frenchman's clothes and limo so he can get to Paris.
• Does Not Like Magic: Maddie hates magic as she considers it science’s greatest enemy.
• Dude, Where's My Respect?: The Beast of Gévaudan is outraged when he finds out that nobody in Paris remembers him as Cedric Devereux when a cowardly Frenchman (who we assume is Jean-Luc Bevier) doesn’t know his name, especially since they thought of Cedric as a monster back then and they still forgot about him.
• Easily Forgiven: Danny doesn’t hold anything against Kwan for his past bullying because he understands the latter was just trying to fit in with the popular kids (like Danny did once) and Sam can confirm his good character.
• Entitled Bitch: Star is actually surprised that Danny doesn’t like her and would refuse her offer to have her and Kwan put in a good word for him to the A-Listers, not expecting him to justifiably hate the clique and not want anything to do with them anymore for all their bullying. So as far as she’s concerned, Danny should be thankful that she suddenly decided to be slightly kinder to him like when she said “hi” to Nathan that one time. Downplayed as Star does eventually understand and respect Danny's decision when he explains his reasons, even if she’s hurt by his words.
• Even Evil Has Standards: Frostbite explains that even evil ghosts like Spectra aren't evil enough to warrant banishment to the Unworld so quickly, as they're still willing to abide by rules like the Christmas Truce.
• Everyone Can See It:
  • The Fentons bluntly inform Jack that Vlad’s murderous hatred of him was obvious to everyone but him.
  • Star’s parents can tell she likes Danny more than she’s willing to admit since she does admit she finds him cute and his Brutal Honesty toward her earlier is upsetting her more than she lets on. Their suspicions are proven true when Star suddenly kisses Danny on the lips.
• Everyone Has Standards:
  • Every member of Team Phantom refuses to attend the banishment of the wicked soul, considering it too much of an execution.
  • Danny does find Star attractive but has no interest in her for her less than admirable personality. He admits to Star he only saved her from the revenant-cursed Paulina because he doesn't like people hurting each other, regardless of how unpleasant Star is.
  • Danny does appreciate Star’s efforts to be nicer and tells her he believes she has the potential be a better person. However, it’s not enough to make him like or even want to be around her after all of her Beta Bitch behavior in the past.
  • Despite handling lawsuits against the Fentons, Johnathan has nothing against them personally since they’re nice people and he’s just doing his job as an attorney.
  • Star’s parents love her but don’t approve of her bullying or the A-Listers, besides Kwan and Valerie, for encouraging it. They’d prefer Star to befriend a Nice Guy like Danny Fenton, especially since Valerie likes him.
  • Maddie loves her sister Alicia but won’t tolerate her making deals with criminals like Rex Callahan/Razor who sells animals and their parts to the highest bidder.
  • While Sam is against Razor’s idea of killing the Beast of Gévaudan, Danny reluctantly supports it because of the danger the Beast poses, but he won’t let Razor sell the Beast’s pelt.
  • While Alicia doesn’t want to change who she is, she doesn’t want to lose Maddie because Alicia put her sister in the crosshairs of the Beast of Gévaudan. She will try to become a better person if Maddie helps her.
  • The A-Listers have gained a newfound respect for the Fentons after they helped Danny Phantom save Amity Park from the Wendigo, so they’ll stop making anymore mean jokes about them.
• Exact Words: The Beast tells who may be Jean-Luc Bevier of the Stranded stories that he will take his clothes. Jean-Luc tells him they're not for sale but promises to get the Beast his own. The Beast reiterates he will take them. He does so after presumably killing Jean-Luc.
• Excellent Judge of Character: Despite never meeting Danny, Star’s parents are far more approving of him than they ever were of the A-Listers (except Kwan and Valerie) because they can tell he’s a good person based on their daughter and Valerie’s testimonies of his character, and encourage Star to bond with him.
• Faux Affably Evil: The Beast of Gévaudan greets the Fentons politely before questioning who to kill first
• Full-Name Ultimatum: While pressuring Star into answering a question, her father calls her Estelle Joy Greatley-Armstrong.
• Give Geeks a Chance: Star likes Danny more than she lets on and even works up the nerve to kiss him.
• Good Is Not Dumb: Star’s parents are very caring but are painfully aware of their daughter’s flaws and know that the A-Listers (except Kwan and Valerie) are bad people. Stella and Johnathan would prefer Star to make friends with Danny, especially since she clearly likes him more than she’s willing to admit.
• Good Parents: While not perfect, Stella and Johnathan are very loving toward their daughter Star and encourage her to become a better person by making nicer friends than the A-Listers.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Star is a downplayed case. She’s still a snob but isn’t as bad as the other A-Listers, as she does warm up to Danny after he saves her from a revenant-cursed Paulina and remains genuinely good friends with Kwan and Valerie.
• Happily Married: Star’s parents Johnathan and Stella are very loving and affectionate with each other, much to their daughter’s disgust and embarrassment.
• I Hate Past Me: Star does regret her previous Beta Bitch behavior towards Danny, especially that time when she called him a freak to his face, and wants to make it up to him.
• Hidden Depths: Jack knows Esperanto, which his family didn't know before he translated Wulf's speech. He explains that he and Vlad used to take a class on ancient languages back in college.
• Hidden Disdain Reveal:
  • Danny admits to Star and Kwan that he has completely gotten over his desire to be in the A-Listers after realizing what unpleasant snobs they’re and now can’t even stand being in the same city as them.
  • Star’s parents admit they’ve never approved of the A-Listers since they’re a toxic influence on their daughter, with Kwan and Valerie being the only exceptions. Johnathan especially makes it clear that he never liked Paulina or the idea of Star hanging out with her.
  • Inverted with Star regarding Danny. Star admits to Chloe that she never hated Danny but doesn’t know what she thinks of him. After giving him a Forceful Kiss, Star finally realizes she’s developed feelings for him.
• Humble Parent, Spoiled Kids: Star's former bullying strains her relationship with her parents, who are nice people that strongly disapprove of all the trouble she causes due to the A-Listers' corrupting influence on her. Though Star is undergoing Character Development.
• Hypocrite: Star gets mad at Danny for giving her the cold shoulder while she’s trying to be sociable towards him, but he reminds Star that she was always a jerk to him in the rare times she didn’t ignore him. Star acknowledges his point.
• Ignorance Is Bliss: Kwan doesn’t notice the slight distress on everyone’s faces when he brings Star with him to the swap meet to hang out with Sam and Tucker.
• Innocently Insensitive:
  • Kwan admits to Danny that telling his friends that the former and Star stopped hanging out with them because they decided they're still cooler than Tucker and Sam might not have been the best way of putting it.
  • Stella admits to Star that she should’ve spent more time with her to ensure her daughter made friends with nicer people than the A-Listers while Kwan is nearby. Stella realizes her mistake and tells Kwan that she didn’t mean him because he’s "decent". Kwan, as usual, is too dense to notice anything wrong with what Stella is saying and just thanks her for the compliment.
• It's All My Fault: Alicia admits she messed up by putting Maddie’s family in danger by dragging them into her business when the Beast of Gévaudan shows up.
• Jerk With A Heartof Gold: Star is turning into this since while still an insensitive and ignorant snob, she does make an effort to be nicer, especially to Danny out of gratitude.
• Jerkass Has a Point:
  • Danny has to point out to Star and Kwan that he has no reason to want to join the A-Listers anymore after they've done nothing but treat him and everyone else like dirt out of some immature sense of superiority and entitlement, much like Vlad. He also reminds Star that her obnoxious, snobby attitude in the past gives him every reason to avoid her. Star and Kwan have no rebuttal to Danny's points.
  • Danny does tell Star that, unlike Vlad, she has the chance to become a better person instead of just being another generic mean girl like Paulina.
  • Star’s parents point out she can find much better friends than the A-Listers and encourage her to give Danny Fenton a shot since she obviously likes him and they trust Valerie’s judgment on his good character since she hangs out with him.
  • Much to Sam’s dismay, Danny reluctantly agrees with Razor that it’s best to put down the Beast of Gévaudan since it’s a threat. But he draws the line at selling the Beast’s pelt.
  • Danny doesn’t deny Star’s point that he doesn’t know her, but he counters by pointing she doesn’t know him either.
  • Danny points out to Star that the A-Listers aren’t real friends since they only associate with her for her looks, status, and popularity.
  • Danny harshly reminds Star he has every reason to not associate with her because in all the time they’ve known each other, she wouldn’t give him the time of day unless it’s to insult him and his family. Star doesn’t deny it and admits to Kwan and her mother that she did call Danny a freak to his face once.
• Knight of Cerebus: Unlike the otherwise friendly Wulf, the Beast of Gévaudan is a vicious werewolf and an unrepentant killer who holds an outright hatred for humanity and a desire to continue his savage killing spree.
• Lack of Empathy: Danny calls Star out on being too shallow and self-absorbed to notice how unpleasant she comes across to people who aren’t popular like her.
• Lampshade Hanging: The Fentons bluntly tell Jack that he was the only one who never noticed Vlad’s murderous grudge towards him.
• Like Mother, Like Daughter: Invoked by Stella, who encourages Star to give Danny a shot since marrying a middle-class guy like Johnathan Armstrong worked out well for her.
• Like Mother, Unlike Daughter: Stella is the opposite of her spoiled daughter Star: polite, kind, and mature.
• Locked Out of the Loop: Alicia doesn't know about Danny's secret identity (because the Fentons won't tell anyone even if they're family) or much about the Disasteroid due to negligence.
• Lovable Jock: Kwan is one without the A-Listers around as he’s pretty friendly and apologetic to Danny in Paris.
• Loving Bully: After giving Danny a surprise Forceful Kiss, Star admits to her mom and Kwan that she did always like Danny deep down but was in denial and hid it by acting mean to him.
• Must Make Amends:
  • While in Paris, Kwan’s nice to Danny to make up for his past rude behavior to Team Phantom.
  • Star’s parents encourage her to do this to Danny by inviting him to spend time with her at the theater since they’re hoping they can become friends and he’ll be a better influence on her than the A-Listers.
• My God, What Have I Done?:
  • After being called out, Star regrets her past cruel behavior to Danny but doesn’t know how to make it up to him, especially since he made it clear he doesn’t want to be around her. Star’s parents suggest she make it up to Danny by spending time with like inviting him to the theater.
  • Alicia feels bad for putting the Fentons, especially Maddie, in danger when the Beast of Gévaudan shows up and will try to be a better person if they help her.
• Named by the Adaptation: Since the legend of the Beast only suggests it was a werewolf, an actual name was never given. His real name in this story is Cedric Devereux.
• Not Helping Your Case: Danny points out to Star that being an entitled Spoiled Brat isn't endearing herself to him.
• Once Done, Never Forgotten:
  • Star won’t let Paulina forget about when she tried to eat her when under the Wendigo’s curse, partly because she’s still disturbed by what Paulina said she would do to Star and partly because Paulina won’t apologize for it.
  • Sam and Kwan are still disturbed that Dash tried to eat the latter while under the Wendigo’s curse, especially since Dash talked about how gross he’d be about eating Kwan and doesn’t realize how freaky it is to act like it never happened.
  • Tucker is still uncomfortable that Sam admitted earlier that she looked at him like she wanted to eat him while under the Wendigo’s curse.
  • Danny doesn’t let Star forget about the time she called him a freak to his face.
• Ordered Apology: Downplayed but Star’s parents at least try to get her to make things right with Danny for all her past mistreatment, especially since they can see she feels guilty about it and is developing feelings for him.
• Our Werewolves Are Different: Based on what his pelt gave, the Beast appears to be a mix of various animals, not just a wolf. His appearance is mostly wolf-like, but he also has a powerful Healing Factor and is hinted to be able to turn human at will.
• Parents as People: Star’s parents blame themselves for their daughter falling into a bad crowd like the A-Listers because they’ve been too busy working and socializing to spend time with Star and realize what she was turning into at school.
• Papa Wolf: Maddie has to restrain Jack when he tries to pick a fight with Alicia for angrily snapping at Danny Phantom by reminding him that her sister doesn't know it's their son, not that Jack is convinced Alicia would care if she knew.
• Preppy Name: Star’s full name is revealed to be Estelle Joy Greatley-Armstrong.
• Post-Kiss Catatonia: Danny is left stunned and speechless after Star unexpectedly kisses him.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Danny lays into Star and Kwan about how the A-Listers are just a bunch of snobs that are too unpleasant to even live in the same town with and, contrary to what they think, none of them are cool since they’re just as stuck-up and self-centered as Vlad Masters.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: Star’s parents are very loving and friendly but cannot stand the A-Listers (besides Kwan and Valerie) for being a terrible influence on their daughter. They encourage her to make better friends like with Danny, since Star is clearly developing feelings for him and they trust Valerie’s judgement on his good character since she sees Danny as a friend. Star’s parents even apologize profusely to the Fentons for her troublesome behavior.
• Rejected Apology:
  • Unlike Kwan, Star doesn’t get the luxury of Danny's forgiveness because he still resents her for her Beta Bitch behavior and makes it clear to her to stay away from him.
  • Downplayed with Alicia. After encountering the Beast of Gévaudan, Maddie doesn’t forgive her but will give her sister one last chance to prove she’s capable of change since Alicia does regret her actions and helped the Fentons, starting by never saying nice things about Vlad Masters to her… or ever.
• Rescue Romance: Star has begun to develop romantic feelings for Danny after he protected her from a revenant-cursed Paulina, which eventually culminates in her giving him a kiss.
• Rich Bitch: Star is a Beta Bitch from a wealthy family, though she is struggling to move past this.
• Sarcasm-Blind: Kwan doesn’t notice when Sam or Star are being snarky.
• Satellite Character: Danny tells Star she'll just be Paulina's blonde twin if she never changes.
• Self-Made Man: Johnathan Armstrong is from a middle-class family and became a very successful lawyer.
• Shared Family Quirks: To Jazz’s dismay, Dani loves drinking Danny’s disgusting smoothies.
• Shed the Family Name: Stella had her name legally changed to "Greatley" to distance herself from her family.
• She Is Not My Girlfriend: Danny makes it clear to Chloe and his family that he has no interest in Star.
• Shipper on Deck: Star’s parents encourage her to hang out with Danny since she clearly likes him, he seems like much better company than the A-Listers and will be a better influence on her, and Valerie’s friendship with him at least gives the impression that he’s worth getting to know. Stella is overjoyed when she hears Star kissed Danny.
• Shout-Out:
  • Danny says he and Star would only become a couple if they were the only ones in a desert island.
  • The Beast defeats the Nameless Horror before violently eating it, angrily muttering in French that translates to "he did not taste good".
• Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Star was genuinely touched by Danny saving her life, which causes her to develop a growing crush on him and she eventually kisses him.
• Socialite: Deconstructed with Stella, who comes from a privileged family and actively socializes with fellow elites. However, she confesses to Star that she should’ve spent more time with her daughter to make sure she befriended nicer people than the A-Listers (except Kwan and Valerie) rather than eagerly going out with her girlfriends to spend the money Johnathan makes.
• Spoiled Brat: Star is a lazy, spoiled bully from a rich family, though is trying to move past this.
• Spoiled Sweet: Stella comes from an Old Money family but is a generally grounded and compassionate person.
• Stunned Silence: Danny is left speechless after Star gives him an unexpected kiss on the mouth.
• Token Good Teammate: Kwan and Star are the least cruel and arrogant members of the A-Lister as they’re working on fixing their negative qualities, starting by making amends with Team Phantom.
• Took a Level in Kindness: Star and Kwan make an effort to be nicer to Team Phantom as they try to get along with Sam and Tucker at the swap meet. Also, while in Paris, Star genuinely thanks Danny for saving her from the Wendigo-cursed Paulina at the shelter and even kisses him.
• Toxic Friend Influence: Star’s parents appropriately see the A-Listers (except Kwan and Valerie) as this to their daughter because they enabled her bullying.
• Tsundere: Star likes to act as if Danny's opinion doesn't matter to her but her parents don't buy it because of how obviously upset she is by his words. Star's parents even accuse her of liking Danny, but she refuses to acknowledge it. The fact that Star admits that she didn't think Danny wasn't cute doesn't help her case.
• Turned Off By The Jerkass: Star’s snobby Beta Bitch behavior in the past has killed off any interest Danny had in her for her beauty.
• The Unapologetic:
  • Paulina never apologizes for trying to eat Star while under the Wendigo's curse.
  • While in Paris, Danny reminds Star of the time she called him a freak to Valerie and refused to apologize even when he was there, instead saying she meant it. Thus, he doesn't like being around her.
• Unexpected Kindness: Star is just as surprised as Danny that she’d thank him for saving her from a revenant-cursed Paulina.
• Uptown Girl: Star’s mother Stella comes from an Old Money family and is Happily Married to the formerly middle-class Self-Made Man Johnathan Armstrong. Stella even encourages her daughter Star to give Danny a shot for this reason since she made the right call by dating someone from a modest background.
• Villain Respect: Downplayed but the A-Listers have developed a newfound respect for the Fentons after they helped Danny Phantom stop the Wendigo’s attack on Amity Park, so they’ll stop making anymore mean jokes about them like being ghost hunting loons.
• Violently Protective Girlfriend: In a sense with Sam since while she’s not Danny’s girlfriend anymore, she’s still very protective of him because she mentally promises that Star will lose her super long hair if she makes another insult at his expense.
• Wants a Prize for Basic Decency: Star is flabbergasted that Danny refuses to associate with her so he needs to remind her of her past bullying and point out he's not going to suddenly like her just because she recently decided to be a little nicer to him.
• Wasted Beauty: Danny does think Star is pretty but cannot stand being around her because of her snobby attitude.
• What the Hell Is That Accent?: It's noted Chloe's way of speaking sounds Trans-Atlantic, yet peppers in a bit of French.
• Where Did We Go Wrong?: Star’s parents wonder if it’s their fault their daughter turned into a bully that hung out with a bad crowd at school because they were always too busy with work or socializing to be a more positive influence in her life.
• Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Maddie is revealed to be afraid of spiders as she and her family come across a J'ba Fofi, a giant spider.
• Wolf Man: The Beast of Gevaudan is a human turned werewolf. He can run on all fours like a wolf, but stands mostly bipedal.
• You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Danny informs Star that, unlike Vlad, she has the chance to look back at her life and make a change for the better, to be more than just a carbon copy of Paulina.