Both Jackie and the Dark Hand lose the latest oni mask to an auctioneer. They compete for it, but it ends up in the hands of someone named "Filthyrich1".
- Agony of the Feet: When Hak Foo attempts to jump feetfirst on Jackie who's wearing a bovine cranium, the horns sting Hak Foo's soles.Hak Foo: Crying puppy feet! Crying puppy feet!
- Bullying a Dragon: Chow and Ratso openly laugh at Valmont for being Two-Faced. A small army of Shadowkhan make them rethink this.
- Continuity Nod:
- The Enforcers attempt to buy the Oni Mask online under the bidding name "FinnHalen".
- When Valmont argues back and forth with the Oni Mask about if he desires money or power, the Enforcers have expressions that scream Oh, No... Not Again!, likely remembering all the times Valmont argued with Shendu when the Fire Demon occupied his body in Season 2.
- Didn't Think This Through: Jade puts on the mask half in her hand to counter the shadowkahn summoned by the half worn by Valmont, completely forgetting about the corrupting influence the mask has.
- Don't Explain the Joke: Jade and later Ratso call attention to how a guy living in a dump of an apartment goes by FilthyRich1 online. Valmont even interrupts Ratso to point out he's already aware of the irony and doesn't need to hear someone bring it up.
- Dumbass Has a Point: As Valmont and the mask argue over their respective priorities, Ratso points out that all past attempts at world domination failed miserably and expects this attempt to go similarly.
- Enemy Mine: Valmont ends up working together with Jade to remove the Oni Mask halves from each other's faces.
- Eviler than Thou: Valmont's half of the Oni Mask deems Valmont's desire for material riches a waste of time and forces him to go along with its plans to enable the goals of the Oni.
- Evil-Detecting Dog: One approaches Jade on the street, sees her side of the mask, and runs away from her.
- Evil Is Not a Toy:
- Valmont doesn't listen to Jackie's warning that wearing the Oni Mask is not a good idea and ends up being overwhelmed by the mask's consciousness that won't let him pursue his own goals.
- Jade puts on the half of the Oni Mask she's holding to counter the Shadowkahn summoned by the half worn by Valmont, only for the mask to start slowly taking control of her body. When Jade tries to order her Shadowkahn to fight against Valmont's, both halves of the mask immediately join forces despite Jade's protest.
Left Half of the Oni Mask: My other half, why must we fight?
Jade: Uh... maybe because you're evil.
Right Half of the Oni Mask: Indeed. We are allies in darkness. We should join forces!
Jade: No we shouldn't! - Exact Words: After the mask removal potion gets lost, Tohru goes back to the shop to hopefully make another batch, explaining that the main ingredient was Japanese monkey tears, and Uncle still had the monkey. Unfortunately, when Jackie calls later, Uncle explains that he can't make more potion because while he has the monkey, he doesn't have the tears.
- Exploding Closet: By the time the delivery man arrives, everyone but Uncle is crammed into Valmont's apartment. Valmont tells the delivery man to come in and the second the door opens, everyone comes spilling out.
- From Bad to Worse: The two halves of the mask agree to work together, despite being on separate (and unwilling) bodies, which causes the halved Shadowkhan to reunite and start attacking Jackie.
- Godzilla Threshold: Cornered, Jade ends up putting on the other half of the mask and commanding her own Shadowkhan to fight off Valmont's.
- Handicapped Badass: Since Valmont's only wearing half the mask, he gets half the Shadowkhan which are surprisingly effective. Jackie even points out if they're this much trouble at half strength, he doesn't want to see them complete.
- Harmless Villain: Valmont is broke though he says he still has resources. Merely wearing half an oni mask changes that.
- How the Mighty Have Fallen: Valmont is looking quite disheveled and living in quite a cramp apartment. His former underlings are rather amused to see his current state.
- Instantly Proven Wrong: When Jackie calls out Jade for putting on the other half of the Oni Mask and warns her that it will eventually corrupt her, Jade tells him she can handle it, only for the mask to threaten Jackie and make her concede his point.
- Ironic Name: As Jade and the Dark Hand point out, Valmont's not "filthy rich", just filthy.
- Irony: To Valmont's lament, his half of the mask keeps him from robbing a bank shipment where the only defense is an old, befuddled guard.
- Lesser of Two Evils: The Enforcers were actually perfectly willing to go back to working for Valmont, preferring his desire for riches to Tarakudo's mask hunting. Valmont's half of the mask asserting control makes it a moot point.
- Literal Metaphor: The end of the episode has Tohru call Jade to tell her that he's going to buy her a new computer because Uncle crashed the computer they're using. Jade assumes he's talking about an error on the computer, only for Tohru to explain that Uncle literally crashed it onto the floor because he saw the screen go dark and assumed it was dark magic.
- Literal Split Personality: Wearing half the oni mask gives it sentience. Valmont argues with himself between riches and power. Jade's half causes her to act more aggressive. Both halves get along very well and immediately agree to join forces despite Jade's protest, causing both halves of the Shadowkahn to fuse together.
- Only in It for the Money: Valmont wants the oni mask and the accompanying shadowkhan to steal riches. Too bad for him the mask has other plans.
- Packed Hero: Packed Villain in this case; Valmont is dropped on the conveyor belt of post office's packaging sector and wrapped in a package to Mexico.
- Shout-Out:
- Jade uses "Chantastic4" as the username in the online auction.
- The episode's title refers to a Jackie Chan film Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu.
- Sincerity Mode: Ratso genuinely considers Valmont's cramp apartment a palace, as it's still bigger than where he lives.
- The Stateroom Sketch: Valmont's apartment already looks cramp when just Jackie and Jade force their way in to talk to him. Then the four Enforcers show up, leading to a lack of personal space and a fight where everyone is bumping into various things. Then Tohru enters, resulting in everyone getting pushed back against the walls. Once the delivery guy finally shows up and opens the door, everyone comes pouring out Exploding Closet-style.
- The Stoic: According to Uncle, Japanese monkeys aren't sentimental creatures, weeping once every seven years. Indeed, the monkey in his possession has a stern, twitchy look on its face.
- Suddenly Shouting: Jade whenever her half of the masks asserts control.
- Technologically Blind Elders: Uncle dismisses the online auction's web address as "gibberish" and calls Jade's laptop a magic waffle iron. When the computer has some sort of malfunction while he was bidding on antiques, he calls it evil and literally crashes it.
- Two-Faced: With the mask split in half, Valmont and Jade both end up looking like this.
- Undying Loyalty: When the mask asserts they need to achieve Tarakudo's The Night That Never Ends goal, only Hak Foo is willing to do his master's bidding.
- Villain Decay: Deconstructed. Valmont has enough resources to win an auction, but he's still holed up in a crummy, cramp apartment and has none of the intimidation or operation that made him so formidable in the past. He had hoped to use the mask to rebrand himself as a mystical-powered thief commanding an army of supernatural mooks, but the mask has other ideas. Valmont is left pleading for Jackie's help and ultimately suffers an inglorious departure in the back of a delivery van.
- Wham Shot: Chan Clan and the Dark Hand are bidding for the mask and trace it to someone known as FilthyRich1. They are all surprised to find that the bidder is Valmont.
