History Awesome / StarVsTheForcesOfEvil

[[folder: Season 4]]

* Star and Marco working together to defeat the...monster army she created.

* The board games dealing with prejudice are a meta one for the writers. Moon admits her belief about monsters stealing babies comes from a board game as a child, since she assumed the game would not exist if not based in reality, mirroring how many people view damaging stereotypes about other races. FantasticRacism just got a whole less fantastic...

* A meta example for Jessica Walter, voice actress of Ms. Heinous - she took one of the most wicked [[HateSink Hate Sinks]] on the show and believably portrayed her as a victim snapping out of subtle brainwashing at the sight of her childhood playroom, both delighted and on the verge of tears as her memories come flooding back.

-->'''Glossaryck:''' ''(sighs)'' Well, it finally happened. Every queen wants to tell me how to do my job. "My training was different." You know what Glossaryck hears? ''(in a whiny voice)'' [[ItsAllAboutMe "Me me me ME!"]] ''(switches back to his normal voice)'' "I'm going to pull my mentor away from his job so I can be in the spotlight again." The only Butterfly to leave me be was your Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandmother Eclipsa, the Queen of Darkness, whose chapter, coincidentally, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you left Star alone with when you pulled me into this wonderland of Red Tape.]] ''(Hits the crystal ball to show Star and Marco excitedly about to turn the page to her chapter, causing Lekmet and Hekapoo to [[OhCrap scream in terror]])'' You all did this because [[WhatTheHellHero you don't trust me and more importantly, you don't trust Star.]] ''(Softly, as Queen Butterfly tears up.)'' My Queen, your training was different because Star is different. You have to have faith in her to make choices that are best for her. And my job is to train star to be a Queen. ''(Queen Butterfly nods softly and Glossaryck leaves)''

** Especially the way Toffee used Ludo's own flaws against him simply by asking who his minions wanted as their leader: An incompetent jerk who blames them for everything treats them like garbage yet who just now couldn't steal the wand from Star even when it was right in front of him due to being ''tickled'' by Marco's beard, or himself, who treated them nice and got closer to the wand then Ludo ever could've dreamed three times now.

* Marco finally gaining the courage to [[spoiler: confess to Star that he's in love in her and has always felt that way. They have a passionate kiss and ''finally'' become an OfficialCouple.]]

* The soulrise is spectacular.

* The series's overarching theme of how glaringly wrong racism is. From "Mewnipendence Day" to "Cleaved", the show makes viewers question if there's even such a thing as "[[FantasticRacism harmless bigotry]]" (And by the looks of it, there isn't). [[{{Anvilicious}} Heavy-handed]]? Perhaps. [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped Much needed]]? Yes.

* TearJerker though it may be, Star letting her mother ''have it'' for the dire situation that her actions - motivated by mistrust, lingering bigotry - have lead to is ''fully'' deserved, given it's [[NiceJobBreakingItHero ruined all of Star's efforts to give monsterkind a better life on Mewni]].

* When Mina rambles on as usual, a monster archer [[ShutUpHannibal fires an arrow]] at the former's skull-hat. It doesn't silence Mina for long, but it's pretty powerful.

* The way Solaria's ghost [[DeathGlare glares]] at Mina when the latter wonders what the former is doing with "these monster moochers". Her stoic expression just says it: "[[IShouldHaveDoneThisYearsAgo What I should've done centuries ago]]".

* The way Solaria's ghost glares at Mina when the latter wonders what the former is doing with "these monster moochers". Her stoic expression just says it: "[[IShouldHaveDoneThisYearsAgo What I should've done centuries ago]]".

* The series's overarching theme of how glaringly wrong racism is. From "Mewnipendence Day" to "Cleaved", the show makes viewers question if there's even such a thing as "[[FantasticRacism harmless bigotry]]" (And by the looks of it, there [[RealityEnsues isn't]]). [[{{Anvilicious}} Heavy-handed]]? Perhaps. [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped Much needed]]? Yes.

** Granted it was all part of the plan, this is a pretty subtle moment of awesome: ''not once'' did Eclipsa ever lie. She could've risked fibbing a little to help her case, but she stuck her guns and made it clear she's not afraid of telling the truth about her past transgressions. And the only lies that were ever spoken were by her biased accusers, [[LaserGuidedKarma the Magic Council]].
* When the Punishment Box is slowly starting to shrink and threatens to crush everyone, Eclipsa is the only one who doesn't flinch when the process starts. Rather, she just stares down the Commission with a look of [[TranquilFury stone cold hatred]] out of pure fury for whatever they've done to her child. (What's more, they are denying her the right to know what they did with Meteora.) ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness This was the first time Eclipsa ever really got angry]].''

* Dennis finally decides to [[TheDogBitesBack stand up for himself and Ludo]] against their {{Jerkass}} AbusiveParents... okay, so he's really fighting dummies of them filled with garbage (which are [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext somehow spewing hateful comments and materializing out of nowhere]]), but who's to say he won't have the nerve to face his parents for real? The cherry on top is when he finishes off the last one with a ''slam dunk''!

-->'''Dummy!Avarius:''' ... for raising brats like you and your brother?

-->''(All that remains is the giant Dummy!Avariua, made up of a basketball hoop)''

* The entire episode is a CMOA for Miss Heinous/Meteora. She manages to take back St. Olga's and curb-stombs all of the rebellious princesses ''singlehanded''. After 2 seasons of VillainDecay, Miss Heinous has finally regained her KnightOfCerebus status.

* When St. Olga was reactivated, she criticized Miss Heinous/Meteora's tail. In return, the latter [[TranquilFury crossly]] retorts that she quite ''likes'' her tail. It's a small thing but it shows she's no longer going to let St. Olga hold any sway over her identity as a half-monster-half-mewman.

* [[ObliviousGuiltSlinging After Tom's repeated statements that Marco is his best friend]], Marco confesses to kissing Star. Tom is a good sport about it, proving how mature he's become since he first started showing up.

* ''Everything'' about Star's battle with Meteora as she finally uses her GoldenSuperMode in a real fight, and is the first person to actually fight Meteora on even footing. She ultimately loses, but it's a ''very'' close call, and leaves the way for...

** Although it's [[TearJerker painful]] for her to attack her own daughter, Eclipsa standing up to Meteora (''[[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments for Star]]'') speaks volumes of how she's [[CharacterDevelopment evolved]] from being overly doting to putting her foot down. In "Tough Love", she tried to be gentle with Meteora, and it didn't end well. Here, she firmly tells Meteora [[WhatTheHellHero how wrong it is to take the throne by force this way]], and actively repels her daughter from attacking Star.
* The ending alone can be [[CatharsisFactor satisfying]] for those who [[HateSink dislike]] how King Shastican played his part in Meteora being [[{{Unperson}} erased from history]] and [[DarkAndTroubledPast abused by St. Olga]]. Think about it: Centuries ago, King Shashtican had his ex-wife and her monster lover imprisoned, and banished their daughter. The royal wand was given to an imposter heir, and for generations, nobody was the wiser. But in the end, the entire monster-mewman family is alive [[note]](Eclipsa is free from her prison, Meteora is the baby she was 300 years ago, and Globgor wasn't killed, to say the least)[[/note]], not to mention the wand is back to its rightful owner. And where is King Shastican? [[PosthumousCharacter Buried six feet under]], as you would expect centuries later. Looks like Eclipsa and her family got the last laugh.
* A subtle, offscreen one for Rhombulus: he managed to crystalize Globgor, Eclipsa's monster lover, and live to tell the tale. Given the monster's size and expression, he did not go down gently. Quite a feat for Rhombulus.

** Granted it was all part of the plant, this is a pretty subtle moment of awesome: ''not once'' did Eclipsa ever lie. She could've risked fibbing a little to help her case, but she stuck her guns and made it clear she's not afraid of telling the truth about her past transgressions. And the only lies that were ever spoken were by her biased accusers, [[LaserGuidedKarma the Magic Council]].

[[AC:The Hard Way]]
* One bit of dialog near the end of the episode, bringing back you know who from season 1.
-->'''Toffee:''' Hello, Glossaryck.
-->'''Glossaryck:''' Hello, Toffee.

[[AC:Face The Music]]
* Even though it ended up doing more harm than good, Star's Song Day turned out to be pretty epic.

[[AC:Starcrushed]]
* The Magic High Commission effortlessly taking down Ludo's minions.
* Though Toffee takes him over shortly afterwards, Ludo gets a pretty good BadassBoast about the amount of crap he's been through all season.
-->'''Ludo:''' Worried about me? Don't you get it? I lost my army, my kingdom, my clothes! And look – still standing!
* Before that, he also had a good moment when held prisoner by the High Commission and interrogated. Even when faced with the most powerful magic-users around, Ludo keeps completely calm and answers every question with hard facts.
--> '''Ludo''': Face it - you've got ''nothing'' on me.
* Toffee shows just why he is the true BigBad of the story, using Ludo's body with his own arm now reattached to Ludo's right one (the crystal half still displayed in the center), delivering an effortless CurbStompBattle against the entire Magic High Commission, temporarily ''killing'' Moon, Hekapoo, Rhombulus, and Omnitraxus, and leading to Lekmet performing a HeroicSacrifice to stop them from dying permanently.
* Moon shows some really impressive fight skills against Ludo!Toffee. It shows why she is called Moon the Undaunted. And when it becomes clear that magic isn't working against Toffee, Moon counters by using her magic indirectly instead, to throw large objects at him. In the end, she takes it one step further and ''obliterates the room'' in an attempt to finish him.
* In a weird sense, Star confessing her crush on Marco to him. It may have been a truly sad moment given that she had to leave for Mewni because Toffee was back, but she decided she couldn't leave until she was honest with her best friend.

[[folder:Season 3]]
[[AC:Return to Mewni]]
* Star saving her mom from some deadly vines that she was trapped in, which have killed many others judging from all the skeletons scattered around the tree.
* Star calling her mom out for wanting to just hide away from Toffee even though doing so puts other people like King River and the citizens of Mewni in danger.
* Star going OneWomanArmy on a trio of rats without her wand, but a ''stick''. She most likely would've won had Moon not intervened or if the Magic High Commission didn't need saving.

[[AC:Moon the Undaunted]]
* Toffee's finger being blasted off by Moon is enough to scatter his armies as they saw Moon had magic that could get past the regeneration. Mostly awesome as it shows Moon's intelligence, finding a way around her contract with Eclipsa, while still driving back the monster forces.
** Despite being terrified Moon approaches the monster camp and begins her picnic with incredible poise, which only serves to magnify the psychological effect of her eventual attack.
* This piece of dialogue that marked how the once young and inexperienced Moon became the regal Queen she is now:
-->'''Rhombulus:''' What did you just do?
-->'''Young Moon:''' I did my job. And as your Queen, I will continue to do my job of protecting this kingdom. I will hunt down the remains of the monster army and scatter them without country or leadership. Now, are there any questions? [...] I didn't think so.
-->''As she walks towards them, they give room for Young Moon to pass and bow to her as their new Queen.''
** [[http://brianwithanh.tumblr.com/post/163722948126/from-star-vs-the-forces-of-evil-the-battle-for The score]] for this scene is just perfect.

[[AC: The Ponyhead Show]]
* Eclipsa showing off her beautiful singing and guitar skills.
** However, all the mewmans ''still'' dislike her despite her music skills. All except one little girl.

[[AC:Cornball!]]
* The younger generation of Mewni not falling into the same prejudices of their parents and playing a great game of Cornball.

* Moon finally seems to get through to the citizens of Mewni that she can no longer make decisions for them, and that they all need to decide for themselves whether or not to accept Eclipsa and Globgor. Thankfully, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments they do.]] [[MoodWhiplash And then Sebastian the crow flies overhead...]]

* Dennis finally decides to [[TheDogBitesBack stand up for himself and Ludo]] against their {{Jerkass}} AbusiveParents... okay, so he's really fighting dummies of them filled with garbage (which are [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext somehow spewing hateful comments]]), but who's to say he won't have the nerve to face his parents for real? The cherry on top is when he finishes off the last one with a ''slam dunk''!

-->'''Dummy!Avairus:''' ... for raising brats like you and your brother?

* When St. Olga was reactivated, she criticized Miss Heinous/Meteora's tail. In return, the latter [[TranquilFury crossly]] retorts that she quite ''likes'' her tail. It's a small thing but it shows she's no longer going to let St. Olga hold any sway over her identity as a half-monster-half-mewman.

* The show managed to make [[RedHerring convincing]] [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood decoy villains]] [[note]] Examples being Ludo (the definitive main antagonist of Season 1 before being overshadowed in the season finale) and Eclipsa (hyped up as a potential villain before making her proper debut in Season 3) [[/note]] and throw off the viewers' scent of the true antagonists, [[spoiler: Toffee (For Season 1's finale, Season 2, and the opening Battle For Mewni arc of Season 3), Miss Heinous/Meteora Butterfly, and to a GreaterScopeVillain extent, the Magic High Commission (for the remainder of Season 3), and Mina Loveberry (for Season 4)]].
** It's to the point where even one of the least sympathetic antagonists, [[spoiler: Toffee, turned out to have the right idea about destroying the magic.]]

-->'''Star:''' ''[leaping into the air]''[[spoiler: [[HumongousMecha "Rainbow Kaiju Battle Armor!"]] ]]
* Star laying a royal beatdown on Mina [[spoiler: (actually just some random Solarian Warrior)]] with the aforementioned spell.

* There's no doubt that Moon made a dire mistake in turning against Eclipsa, but she was ''never'' going to take it as far as Mina and the Magic High Commission - when Mina [[SurrenderBackfire tries to kill Eclipsa and Globgor anyway]], Moon immediately reveals that she had a failsafe in place to strip the Solarians of the power she gave them. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, she didn't account for the fact that the counter-spell only works if ''she's'' the queen they swore fealty to...]]

* [[spoiler: Eclipsa and Meteora's first (if last and only) time they dip down to the point of changing into Butterfly Forms.]]

* Instead of [[spoiler: Star and Marco being separated forever, the portal caused by the last bit of magic they had in them ensured that they would be together... by merging Earth with Mewni. Glossaryck was right. Cleaved can mean to separate and to bring together.]]

* The series's overarching theme of how glaringly wrong racism is. From "Mewnipendence Day" to "Cleaved", the show makes viewers question if there's even such a thing as "[[FantasticRacism harmless bigotry]]" (And by the looks of it, there [[RealityEnsues isn't]]). {{Anvilicious}}? Perhaps. [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped Much needed]]? Yes.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[EarWorm I'm blasting monsters and I never break a sweat...]]'']]

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* Eclipsa immediately tells the dog man to shut up when he starts heckling a distraught Moon over how Star read her the riot act. She also makes it rather clear to Moon that her off kilter ways of dealing with things came from living a life that was essentially a horror show, but [[IronWoobie she still keeps going]].

** The way she turns back to the ritual without batting an eye has a feel as though she's wordlessly saying "[[BoneOneLiner Proceed]]..."

* Eclipsa immediately tells the dog man to shut up when he starts heckling a distraught Moon over how Star read her the riot act. She also makes it rather clear to Moon that her off kilter ways of dealing with things came from living a life that was essentially a horror show, but she still keeps going.
-->'''Dog Man''': Is that you're daughter, talking to you like that? I could never talk to my mom like tha-

* A posthumous one for Toffee. As it turns out, he wasn't lying or [[BadassBoast boasting]] or even [[VillainousBreakdown sputtering nonsense]] when he said "Only I know how this all turns out". He was talking about how magic would prove problematic in the grand scheme of things, and would lead to someone (Star) carrying on where he left off.

* The show managed to make [[RedHerring convincing]] [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood decoy villains]] [[note]] Examples being Ludo, Eclipsa, Miss Heinous/Meteora [[/note]] and throwing off the viewers' scent of the true antagonists, [[spoiler: the Magic High Commission and Mina Loveberry]].
** It's to the point where even the least sympathetic antagonist, [[spoiler: Toffee, turned out to have the right idea about destroying the magic.]]

* Meteora dipping down again to get out of her cage.