History WesternAnimation / StormHawks

* CanadaEh: The Blizzarians are pretty much a race of Canadian stereotypes (minus perhaps the "crashing into giant ice pillars with snowmobiles" part).

** Cyclonia follows this precept too, given that its ruler is one of a grand total of two residents of the planet to have a Type 3 SuperWeight [[spoiler:before Piper gets her own power-up]].

** Leads to an even more impressive moment when he launches [[BigBad MASTER CYCLONIS]] OUT OF THE BRIDGE!

'''Stork:''' Goodbye Master Cyclonis! ''(ejects her from the Condor)''

* StreetMusician: Aerrow and Stork pretend to be these in "Infinnity". Stork plays a keyboard, and Aerrow is an accordian player with Radarr as his dancing monkey.

* MesACrowd: "Infinity" has Finn making a clone of himself to do his chores for him. Unfortunately, the clone is just as lazy as the original Finn and makes more clones to dump his responsibilities on.

* CloningBlues: "[=InFinnity=]" has Finn get cloned. A lot.

In the {{backstory}} of the series, an EvilOverlord named Master Cyclonis and her people threatened Atmos. The original Storm Hawks led the Sky Knights in a war against them, but were betrayed by one of their own, the Dark Ace. Despite this, the attack was apparently successful, though the Storm Hawks did not survive the war. Ten years later, a group of teens (some human, some not) discover the wreckage of the Storm Hawks' [[AirborneAircraftCarrier carrier]], the Condor, and unofficially take on the Storm Hawks name in the hopes of becoming Sky Knights themselves, despite most of them not even being old enough to legally fly the vehicle. Their youth defeats their ambition, however, as neither friend nor foe take them seriously because of it.

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%% * BeamOWar:
%% ** Finn's guitar versus Ravess's orchestra in "Storm Hawks Seven".

* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: Averted. Dove and her peers are tough, brave warriors and defended their Terra until the very end. Though they DO like eating cheese.

* CoolShip:
%% ** The Condor.
** That super ship they built in "Velocity", from all the discarded parts and weapons.

%% * EliteMooks: The Night Crawlers.

%% * EverybodyLaughsEnding: "Talon Academy".

%%* TheInfiltration

%% * MagicWand: Arygyn uses one.

* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: The Colonel has trained himself to eat things that would be deadly to normal people through repeated exposure. [[spoiler: [[ExtremeOmnivore Junko]] still beats him in an eating contest.]]

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Implied for the Sky Knights thrown in the Crystal Prison that Master Cyclonis acquires from the Far Side. Don't worry, they all get better. Though possibly subverted since Cyclonis basically says that they're frozen in time and thus are not aware of what's going on outside.]]
* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends with [[spoiler: the Storm Hawks journeying into the Far Side in pursuit of Master Cyclonis.]]

** Carver [[spoiler: returns and pretends that his betrayal in the pilot had been due to this.]]

** The last line of the series, spoken by Aerrow as [[spoiler: the Storm Hawks marvel at the Far Side]], mirrors his words from the intro of episode 2: "This is gonna be fun."

* CastFromHitPoints: [[spoiler: The SuperEmpowering abilities Piper gains in the last few episodes takes a cost on her health.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The [[spoiler: Oracle Stone]] from season one turned out to be [[spoiler: the key to a door that leads to the Farside of Atmos.]] and again when Piper [[spoiler: enlarges it so the Condor can fly through.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Gundstaff]], who [[spoiler: later aids Piper]], and [[spoiler: Arygyn]], who's actually [[spoiler: a Guardian of Atmos.]]

* TheChosenOne: Subverted with Finn in "King for a Day", as [[spoiler: he's expected to perform a HeroicSacrifice; however, he abuses a technicality to become a Chosen One for real]]. Played straight with [[spoiler: the Storm Hawks as a group, Aerrow and especially Piper in particular.]]

* CoolGate: The door in the tropical temple that Stork finds [[spoiler: actually leads to the Far Side]].

%% ** [[spoiler: Repton in "Payback".]]

* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Subverted in "The Ultra Dudes." Ravess doesn't offer any help other than a cryptic hint when Cyclonis becomes their common enemy.]]

* EvilIsEasy: In "The Black Gorge", [[spoiler: it's revealed towards the climax that the Spiny gorge sloths use their short-cuts through the gorge because they don't want to go through the trouble of facing the gorge's other monsters. In comparison, [[TheCuckoolanderWasRight Stork]] insists on taking the longer (if more perilous) routes ''because'' he knows the sloths will take the short cuts and are actually unaccustomed to facing the gorge's dangers.]]

* FalseFriend: [[spoiler: Lark in "Best Friends Forever" (actually Cyclonis in disguise) to Piper, though perhaps [[BecomingTheMask not as false as she herself believed]].]]

* FinalBattle: The series finale, somewhat subverted in that [[spoiler: the villain escapes]].

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

** [[spoiler: Gundstaff, initially antagonistic, grows tired of working under Cyclonis and eventually aids Piper.]]

* HereThereWereDragons: Literally. Dragons used to be common in Atmos, but they were hunted to extinction thousands of years ago when people first took to the skies. [[spoiler: Well, ''almost'' to extinction...]]

** [[spoiler: Repton falls off the edge of his terra when he's struck by his own boomerang, thrown by his own hand.]]

* HollowWorld: Sort of. ''Dark Waters" reveals that there are underwater caverns that extend straight through to the other side of the Atmos, and there seems to be life in them. [[spoiler: Domiwick gets to the far side using these tunnels.]] The Deeps go far down enough that the increase in atmospheric pressure can crush an airship.

** One of the spells that Cyclonis uses [[spoiler: to empower the Dark Ace gives him fire powers, which he uses to create a pair of flaming wings.]]

* LaResistance: The Sky Knights of Terra Gale [[spoiler: until Cyclonia destroys the Terra completely]] are this, with most of their Terra conquered and occupied. They continue to strike back from the last bit of Terra Gale not under occupation. Fittingly, they have french accents, referencing the French Resistance against Nazi Germany (of which there are parallels in Cyclonia).

** Happens again in "Payback", after [[spoiler: the Condor gets destroyed]].

* MyRuleFuIsStrongerThanYours: In one episode, the Storm Hawks compete with the Rex Guardians for a powerful crystal. The competition was made up of several challenges that tested a member of each squadron, and while the Storm Hawks won every challenge, the Rex Guardians used various [[LoopholeAbuse absurd technicalities]] to claim victories (save in Piper's, who used those very same technicalities to rule in her favor as payback) and ultimately win the competition. [[spoiler: When the Dark Ace shows up, however, the Rex Guardians discover that their laws do very little good against someone who doesn't follow them, and it's up to the Storm Hawks to [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight beat him their way.]]]]

** In "The Key," [[spoiler: The Dark Ace makes this expression at Aerrow's BarehandedBladeBlock.]]

* {{Precursors}}: Remnants of their civilization are seen in "Forbidden City" and "Shipwrecked". The {{Precursors}} are later revealed to have some connection with [[spoiler: the far side of Atmos.]]

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Inverted with the Dark Ace, who was well rewarded for his betrayal. But in the end this trope is played straight [[spoiler: when he pretty much disintegrates when Master Cyclonis pumps too much energy into him during the Binding]].

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Stork, in "Payback," after Repton [[spoiler: blows up the Condor. He single handedly liberates all of Terra Bogaton.]]

* SnakeOilSalesman: Finn plays this role in "Velocity", talking various squadrons into trading their skimmer parts for scrap metal. This skill of his comes up again later, when he [[spoiler: talks the Murk Raiders into taking their side in the final battle.]]

* StoryArc: The later part of the second season had much stronger inter-episode continuity, revolving around a place known as the "Far Side of the Atmos." [[spoiler: In the series finale, the Storm Hawks actually go there.]]

* TemptingFate: In "[[WhamEpisode Payback]]", after [[spoiler: the Condor has been blown up]]:

* ThatsNoMoon: One episode has the Storm Hawks find an uncharted terra. [[spoiler: It turns out to be a [[KrakenAndLeviathan Leviathan]].]]

* TookALevelInBadass: When Piper [[spoiler: ends up with Gundstaff who gives her access to his storehouse of crystals, she starts doing some of the same things Cyclonis is capable of.]]

* WhamEpisode: In "Payback," [[spoiler: the Condor is ''blown to smithereens'' and Repton suffers a DisneyVillainDeath.]] In "The Key," [[spoiler: TheBadGuyWins.]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: Master Cyclonis finally has enough of Snipe screwing up; she doesn't kill him outright, instead she throws him into the wastelands where he will surely die anyhow!]]

%% * TheJailer: Mr. Moss

%% * PaletteSwap: Chroma crystals. See PaperThinDisguise below.

* ArchEnemy: Though it's not played in the way you might expect. ActionGirl Piper is more often paired off (in more ways than one) with BigBad Master Cyclonis and TheHero Aerrow fights [[ItsPersonalWithTheDragon her dragon,]] the Dark Ace. Completing the circle, TheLancer Finn is the ArchEnemy of DarkChick Ravess.

* GoodColorsEvilColors: The Storm Hawks emblem is blue, and many good guys have blue weapons. Cyclonians use red weapons and have a [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black]] color scheme. Yellow is also a common weapon color, but is used by good and bad guys alike.

%% * HereWeGoAgain: "Thunder Run"

** Ravess again in "The Lesson", where she gets shot down by her own homing arrows.

%% * IfYouDieICallYourStuff: Stork more or less sang this in "King for a Day."

%% * AcquiredPoisonImmunity: The Colonel has this. [[spoiler: [[LethalChef Junko]] still beats him in an eating contest.]]

* AllNaturalGemPolish: Not that we know what the natural crystalline form of such magic gems would be, but still.

%% * AmbiguouslyBrown: Piper

* AmbiguouslyGay:
%% ** Arygyn the Skeelur.
** Cyclonis appears to have a questionable interest in Piper that goes beyond just wanting her as an asset...

%% * BigBad: Master Cyclonis

%% * ChildMage: Master Cyclonis and Piper are both this.

%% ** "Power Grab" (see VillainEpisode below).

%% * EtiquetteNazi: The Rex Guardians.

* EvilCounterPart: The main Cyclonians all seem to be these to the Storm Hawks.
%% * EvilDetectingDog: Radarr in "Best Friends Forever" and "The Black Gorge".

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The colour theme of Cyclonia.

%% * SourSupporter: Stork.

* MundaneUtility: There are many crystals which are used for simple, everyday tasks.

* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Junko's allergy to Murk Raiders and Sky Sharks has come in handy. Often leads to a SneezeOfDoom.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority:

* InstrumentalWeapon: In the first episode, Ravess invokes the appearance of this trope, using an arrow to mime playing on her bowstring as if it were a violin while the actual music comes from her violin-playing henchman.

** Arygyn's way of teaching involves carnival games.

* WaxOnWaxOff: Arygyn's way of teaching.

* AMFMCharacterization: Finn is a fan of rock, reflecting his unserious attitude, while the responsible Piper, [[CarRadioDispute in contrast to him]], enjoys much lighter fare.

* AMFMCharacterization: Finn is a fan of rock, reflecting his unserious attitude, while the responsible Piper, in contrast to him, enjoys much lighter fare.