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* AnAesop: There is a difference between doing things the "Easy Way" and doing things the "''Right'' Way". Furthermore, doing things the right way isn't always easy, but can earn better results.
--> '''Chu-Hui:''' There is always gonna be someone who does things the ''easy'' way, but that should not stop you from doing things the ''right'' way.
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* HandicappedBadass: The Snake in the cave can't see; not that he needs too in order to fight.

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* HandicappedBadass: The Snake in the cave can't see; not that he needs too to in order to fight.



* MassOhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Having donned his costumes and playing with his weapons, the Titans see Robin return and fear he'll admonish them for fooling around with his stuff. Surprisingly, he doesn't as he grabs a slice of pizza to eat and agrees with them that the mask makes him look cool as well.

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* MassOhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Having donned his costumes and playing played with his weapons, the Titans see Robin return and fear he'll admonish them for fooling around with his stuff. Surprisingly, he doesn't as he grabs a slice of pizza to eat and agrees with them that the mask makes him look feel cool as well.



* RaceAgainstTheClock: Subverted; Robin is told he must reach the top of the mountain where the True Master lives before sunset. But instead of it being for anything important like he risks not being trained if he doesn't arrive on time, he is simply told that it is simply much easier to see the path when it isn't dark.

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* RaceAgainstTheClock: Subverted; Robin is told he must reach the top of the mountain where the True Master lives before sunset. But instead of it being for anything important like he risks not being trained if he doesn't arrive on time, he is simply told that it is simply much easier to see the path when it isn't dark.
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* When the "Robins" are eating pizza we can see Starfire is drinking [[Recap/TeenTitansS1E5SumOfHisParts mustard]]

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* ** When the "Robins" are eating pizza we can see Starfire is drinking [[Recap/TeenTitansS1E5SumOfHisParts mustard]]mustard]].
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* HeroicSecondWind: After Katarou knocks down Robin with his own pilfered weapons, Chu-Hui inspires Robin to get back up, reminding him of everything he's done to get to that point. Robin then proceeds to defeat Katarou using the lessons he learned fighting the three guardians.


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* TemptingFate: Robin objects to fighting the Snake due to the Snake's blindness. The Snake proceeds to even the playing field by putting out the lights.


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* WhamLine: The old lady commanding the mountain guardians to take Katarou away, revealing that she's the True Master.
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* When the "Robins" are eating pizza we can see Starfire is drinking [[Recap/TeenTitansS1E5SumOfHisParts mustard]

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* When the "Robins" are eating pizza we can see Starfire is drinking [[Recap/TeenTitansS1E5SumOfHisParts mustard]mustard]]
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* When the "Robins" are eating pizza we can see Starfire is drinking [[Recap/TeenTitanS1E5SumOfHisParts mustard]

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* When the "Robins" are eating pizza we can see Starfire is drinking [[Recap/TeenTitanS1E5SumOfHisParts [[Recap/TeenTitansS1E5SumOfHisParts mustard]
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* When the "Robins" are eating pizza we can see Starfire is drinking [[Recap/TeenTitanS1E5SumOfHisParts mustard]
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** While sitting on the couch after Robin has left, Starfire’s thoughts show scenes from past episodes focusing on her relationship with him. These include their ride together on the ferris wheel in ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS1E2Sisters Sisters]]'', the prom dance they shared (which actually took place offscreen) in ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS2E6DateWithDestiny Date with Destiny]]'', and Robin climbing up the balcony to see her in [[Recap/TeenTitansS3E3Betrothed Betrothed]]''.

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** While sitting on the couch after Robin has left, Starfire’s thoughts show scenes from past episodes focusing on her relationship with him. These include their ride together on the ferris wheel in ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS1E2Sisters Sisters]]'', the prom dance they shared (which actually took place offscreen) in ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS2E6DateWithDestiny Date with Destiny]]'', and Robin climbing up the balcony to see her in [[Recap/TeenTitansS3E3Betrothed ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS3E3Betrothed Betrothed]]''.
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** While sitting on the couch after Robin has left, Starfire’s thoughts show scenes from past episodes focusing on her relationship with him. These include their ride together on the ferris wheel in ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS1E2Sisters Sisters]]'', the prom dance they shared (which actually took place offscreen) in [[''Recap/TeenTitansS2E6DateWithDestiny Date with Destiny]]'', and Robin climbing up the balcony to see her in [[Recap/TeenTitansS3E3Betrothed Betrothed]]''.

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** While sitting on the couch after Robin has left, Starfire’s thoughts show scenes from past episodes focusing on her relationship with him. These include their ride together on the ferris wheel in ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS1E2Sisters Sisters]]'', the prom dance they shared (which actually took place offscreen) in [[''Recap/TeenTitansS2E6DateWithDestiny ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS2E6DateWithDestiny Date with Destiny]]'', and Robin climbing up the balcony to see her in [[Recap/TeenTitansS3E3Betrothed Betrothed]]''.
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** While sitting on the couch after Robin has left, Starfire’s thoughts show scenes from past episodes focusing on her relationship with him. These include their ride together on the ferris wheel in ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS1E2Sisters]]'', the prom dance they shared (which took place offscreen) in [[''Recap/TeenTitansS2E6DateWithDestiny]]'', and Robin climbing up the balcony to see her in [[Recap/TeenTitansS3E3Betrothed]]''.

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** While sitting on the couch after Robin has left, Starfire’s thoughts show scenes from past episodes focusing on her relationship with him. These include their ride together on the ferris wheel in ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS1E2Sisters]]'', ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS1E2Sisters Sisters]]'', the prom dance they shared (which actually took place offscreen) in [[''Recap/TeenTitansS2E6DateWithDestiny]]'', [[''Recap/TeenTitansS2E6DateWithDestiny Date with Destiny]]'', and Robin climbing up the balcony to see her in [[Recap/TeenTitansS3E3Betrothed]]''.[[Recap/TeenTitansS3E3Betrothed Betrothed]]''.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The moment Robin meets Chu-Hui in her field, she throws a turnip at his chest without looking.

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** While sitting on the couch after Robin has left, Starfire’s thoughts show scenes from past episodes focusing on her relationship with him. These include their ride together on the ferris wheel in ''[[Recap/TeenTitansS1E2Sisters]]'', the prom dance they shared (which took place offscreen) in [[''Recap/TeenTitansS2E6DateWithDestiny]]'', and Robin climbing up the balcony to see her in [[Recap/TeenTitansS3E3Betrothed]]''.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The moment There are a few hints that the old village woman (Chu-Hui) is the True Master that Robin is searching for.
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Robin meets Chu-Hui in her field, she throws a turnip at his chest without looking.looking. She also places subtle emphasis on the masculine pronouns when talking about the True Master, and gives an amused grin when Robin insists he’d like the True Master to personally tell him he can’t train him—because ''she'' already has.
** Throughout his journey, Robin encounters the woman after facing each guardian, and the only excuse she can give for how she keeps getting ahead of him are vague statements that make it sound simple.
** The first time Robin encounters her, she guilts him into assisting her with the “heavy burden” of the buckets of water she has on her back. While she appears to be suffering the modicum of effort one would expect a normal old woman, as soon as she passes it to the much younger and more apparently fit Robin he immediately buckles and struggles to lift it himself. This serves to imply the woman is much stronger than she appears to be.
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* MassOhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Having donned his costumes and playing with his weapons, the Titans see Robin return and fear he'll admonish them for fooling around with his stuffs. Surprisingly, he doesn't as he grabs a slice of pizza to eat and agrees with them that the mask makes him look cool as well.

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* MassOhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Having donned his costumes and playing with his weapons, the Titans see Robin return and fear he'll admonish them for fooling around with his stuffs.stuff. Surprisingly, he doesn't as he grabs a slice of pizza to eat and agrees with them that the mask makes him look cool as well.
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* MassOhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Having donned his costumes and playing with his weapons, the Titans see Robin return and fear he'll admonish them. Surprisingly, he doesn't as he grabs a slice of pizza to eat and agrees with them that the mask makes him look cool as well.

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* MassOhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Having donned his costumes and playing with his weapons, the Titans see Robin return and fear he'll admonish them.them for fooling around with his stuffs. Surprisingly, he doesn't as he grabs a slice of pizza to eat and agrees with them that the mask makes him look cool as well.
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** When Katarou boasts to Robin that he "trained with the best", Robin responds with a "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} So have I]]".

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** When Katarou boasts to Robin that he "trained with the best", Robin responds with a "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} "[[ComicBook/{{Batman}} So have I]]".
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* MassOhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Having donned his costumes and playing with his weapons, the Titans see Robin return and fear he'll admonish them. Surprisingly, he doesn't as he grabs a slice of pizza and agrees with them that the mask makes him look cool as well.

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* MassOhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Having donned his costumes and playing with his weapons, the Titans see Robin return and fear he'll admonish them. Surprisingly, he doesn't as he grabs a slice of pizza to eat and agrees with them that the mask makes him look cool as well.



** When Katarou boasts to Robin that he "trained with the best", Robin responds with a "[[Franchise/BatMan So have I]]".

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** When Katarou boasts to Robin that he "trained with the best", Robin responds with a "[[Franchise/BatMan "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} So have I]]".
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* MassOhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Having donned his costumes and playing with his weapons, the Titans see Robin return and fear he'll admonish them. Surprisingly, he doesn't as he grabs a slice of pizza and agrees with them that the mask makes him look cool as well.
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* BerateAndSwitch:
-->'''Cyborg''': (''angrily'') I can’t believe you two would just BARGE into Robin’s room while he’s gone, DRESS UP in his uniform and PRETEND to be Robin!
-->'''Beast Boy and Starfire''': [[ShamefulShrinking Um…]]
-->'''Cyborg''': (''childishly'') '''WITHOUT ME!!!'''
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* BreatherEpisode: Last episode have the Titans fighting a revived Slade, Raven facing her innermost demons and the Titans getting pummeled badly as the story arc for Trigon's revival officially begins. This one in contrast is a kung-fu cinema homage with a regular human villain, a trio of animal sidekicks, the stakes lowered to Robin and Katarou trying to seek the True Master, and plenty of shenanigans back in Titans Tower with the other Titans messing with Robin's stuff.
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* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: A rather egregious example, but Robin in previous episodes have fought gigantic monsters (Cinderblock, Plasmus), wiped out armies of robots and took on superpowered opponents. Now he's struggling to defeat BadassNormal Katarou, for no reason other than just because.
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* RoofHopping: The opening fight have Robin and Katarou pursuing each other while hopping over rooftops in Jump City's Chinatown.

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* RoofHopping: The opening fight have has Robin and Katarou pursuing each other while hopping over rooftops in Jump City's Chinatown.
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* CheatersNeverProsper: Katarou tries to see the True Master by following Robin up the mountain so he won't have to face the guardians. The True Master refuses to ever train him.

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* CheatersNeverProsper: Katarou tries to see the True Master by following Robin up the mountain so he won't have to face the guardians. The True Master Master, having secretly observed all this while in plain sight, subsequently refuses to ever train him.
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Minor example, but after defeating Katarou and realizing Chu-Huibis the ''real'' True Master, Robin then offers her Katarou's golden staff as a gift - nevermind that was the ''same'' staff Katarou stole from a Chinatown antiques store at the beginning.

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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Minor example, but after defeating Katarou and realizing Chu-Huibis Chu-Hui is the ''real'' True Master, Robin then offers her Katarou's golden staff as a gift - nevermind that was the ''same'' staff Katarou stole from a Chinatown antiques store at the beginning.



* TalkingAnimal: The bear, snake anr monkey all have the ability of speech, just because. Robin lampshades it when meeting the bear: "You can talk?"

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* TalkingAnimal: The bear, snake anr and monkey all have the ability of speech, just because. Robin lampshades it when meeting the bear: "You can talk?"
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Minor example, but after defeating Katarou and realizing Chu-Huibis the ''real'' True Master, Robin then offers her Katarou's golden staff as a gift - nevermind that was the ''same'' staff Katarou stole from a Chinatown antiques store at the beginning.

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* FunnyBruceLeeNoises: Made by Robin when he tries tempting the bear guardian to attack. And parodied by Beast Boy who tries mimicking Robin's fighting style while dressed as him.



* Roofhopping: The opening fight have Robin and Katarou pursuing each other while hopping over rooftops in Jump City's Chinatown.

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* Roofhopping: RoofHopping: The opening fight have Robin and Katarou pursuing each other while hopping over rooftops in Jump City's Chinatown.


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* ShamefulShrinking: Beast Boy and Starfire both have this response when Cyborg caught them barging into Robin's room when he's not arpund, and dressing up in his uniforms. But then...
--> '''Cyborg''': [''sternly''] I can't believe you two would just barge into Robin's room when he's gone, dress up in his uniform, and pretend to be Robin!...*'''[{{beat}}]'''* ... without ''me''!


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* StepIntoTheBlindingFight: Robin's second challenge, where he faces a snake while in total darkness and his vision's limited.


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* WhatTheFuAreYouDoing: Beast Boy tries imitating Robin's usual kung-fu moves while twirling a bo staff, only to accidentally hit himself in the head.

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* MythologyGag: When he is discovered wearing Robin's costume, Beast Boy says to call him the "Beast Boy Wonder." Furthermore, he says this in an imagine shot mimicking the cover of ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' #38 (Robin's first appearance) but adapted for Beast Boy (e.g., the date referenced is the year that Beast Boy first appeared).

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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
** When Katarou boasts to Robin that he "trained with the best", Robin responds with a "[[Franchise/BatMan So have I]]".
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When he is discovered wearing Robin's costume, Beast Boy says to call him the "Beast Boy Wonder." Furthermore, he says this in an imagine shot mimicking the cover of ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' #38 (Robin's first appearance) but adapted for Beast Boy (e.g., the date referenced is the year that Beast Boy first appeared).appeared).
* NoGearLevel: Robin has to leave behind his gadgets, uniform, and even his ''shoes'' before embarking his journey to seek the True Master. Meanwhile Katarou pulls a SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear and steals Robin's weapons.



* PricelessMingVase: The opening scene when Robin interrupts Katarou's theft in a Chinatown antiques store, the villain distracts Robin by hurling a Ming Vase to the ground, and making a run when Robin pauses to catch it. Unfortunately Robin ''couldn't'' stop Katarou from wrecking most of the store on his way out.



* Roofhopping: The opening fight have Robin and Katarou pursuing each other while hopping over rooftops in Jump City's Chinatown.
* RuleOfThree:
** Three strikes to defeat Katarou.
** Robin needs to bypass three guardians to reach the True Master.



* TimeZonesDoNotExist: Robin's training to hone his skills in China, while the rest of his team remains in Jump City, in the States. Somehow it's daytime in both areas.

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* TakeItToTheBridge: Robin's first obstacle - defeat the bear to gain access to a bridge.
* TalkingAnimal: The bear, snake anr monkey all have the ability of speech, just because. Robin lampshades it when meeting the bear: "You can talk?"
* TimeZonesDoNotExist: Robin's training to hone his skills in China, while the rest of his team remains in Jump City, City in the States. Somehow it's daytime in both areas.areas.
* {{Wuxia}}: The series' sole foray into a kung-fu cinema-inspired storyline.
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* TimeZonesDoNotExist: Robin's training to hone his skills in China, while the rest of his team remains in Jump City, in the States. Somehow it's daytime in both areas.
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* GateGuardian: When Robin goes to train under a martial arts master, the ferry to her mountain, a cave that leads through the mountain, and the area outside of the cave all have talking animal guardians who fight Robin to test his skills and see whether he is worthy of proceeding further.
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* IronicEcho: Before Robin leaves to improve his martial arts skills, Cyborg points out that Robin take things way too seriously. After Chi-Hui revealed that she is the True Master and that Robin never asked, she tells him that he takes things much too seriously.

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* IronicEcho: Before Robin leaves to improve his martial arts skills, Cyborg points out that Robin take takes things way too seriously. After Chi-Hui revealed that she is the True Master and that Robin never asked, she tells him that he takes things much too seriously.

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* AnAesop: There is a difference between doing things the "Easy Way" and doing things the "''Right'' Way". Furthermore, doing things the right way isn't always easy, but can earn better results.
--> '''Chu-Hui:''' There is always gonna be someone who does things the ''easy'' way, but that should not stop you from doing things the ''right'' way.



* AnAesop: There is a difference between doing things the "Easy Way" and doing things the "''Right'' Way".
** Furthermore, doing things the right way isn't always easy, but can earn better results.
--> '''Chu-Hui:''' There is always gonna be someone who does things the ''easy'' way, but that should not stop you from doing things the ''right'' way.

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