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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Caleb's reaction once he realizes all the evils he's been letting fester within the Rebellion.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: According to Nerissa's inner monologue, she only escaped her imprisonment because the Mage released her, in the hopes of redeeming her. Instead, Nerissa killed her and stole her identity.
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferent:
** Jade's rant about using her new [[spoiler: Shapeshifter and Ben Shui]] powers to help people gives Yan Lin an uncomfortable flashback toNerissa.Nerissa.
** The Sack of Torus Filney forces Caleb to realize that the Rebellion isn't really all that much better than Phobos' supporters.
** Jade's rant about using her new [[spoiler: Shapeshifter and Ben Shui]] powers to help people gives Yan Lin an uncomfortable flashback to
** The Sack of Torus Filney forces Caleb to realize that the Rebellion isn't really all that much better than Phobos' supporters.
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* PragmaticVillainy: In her disguise as the Mage, Nerissa chooses to [[spoiler: heal Jade from Tharquin's torture]] only to further put the rebels and Guardians in her debt.
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* ScarsAreForever:
** Caleb earns a facial scar from dueling Servantis, and chooses not to have it fully healed.
** [[spoiler: While Nerissa heals the rest of the damage from Tharquin's tortures, she deliberately leaves Jade's back to scar, as a reminder of what happened.]]
** Caleb earns a facial scar from dueling Servantis, and chooses not to have it fully healed.
** [[spoiler: While Nerissa heals the rest of the damage from Tharquin's tortures, she deliberately leaves Jade's back to scar, as a reminder of what happened.]]
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* SuperweaponSurprise: [[spoiler: The rebels buy guns from Ludmoore, giving them an edge at Torus Filney.]]
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* AndThenWhat: His conversation with Servantis in Chapter 13 leads Caleb to realize that he has no idea what would happen if the Rebellion wins the war, since Elyon isn't around to stick in charge.
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** [[spoiler: Tharquin]] is viciously killed by the very person he tortured for being the wrong species.
** [[spoiler: Rhouglar]] is killed right after committing rape and bragging about
** [[spoiler: Tharquin]] is viciously killed by the very person he tortured for being the wrong species.
* BloodMagic: Elizabeth Bathory was a master of this. [[spoiler: Later, she teaches it to Jade.]]
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* BrokenPedestal: Wong admires Phobos, until he ends up on the receiving end of one of his punishments.
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* BrokenPedestal: BrokenPedestal:
** Wong admires Phobos, until he ends up on the receiving end of one of hispunishments.punishments.
** Caleb loses his rose-colored view of the Rebellion after the events at Torus Filney, as he comes to realize that they're no better than Phobos' forces.
** Wong admires Phobos, until he ends up on the receiving end of one of his
** Caleb loses his rose-colored view of the Rebellion after the events at Torus Filney, as he comes to realize that they're no better than Phobos' forces.
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: Tharquin does this to Jade as he works his way up to killing her.]]
* FullCircleRevolution: After the events at Torus Filney, Caleb comes to fear that the Rebellion is turning into this.
* {{Hypocrite}}: As Jade calls him out on, Tharquin is this -- he's so obsessed with "purifying" Meridian of Shapeshifters, when he himself is technically impure, being a human/Galhot hybrid.
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** [[spoiler: Tharquin]] is brutally killed by someone he'd spent hours torturing.
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** Frost, Cedric, and Simon on Phobos' side.
** Rhouglar for the Rebellion.
** Disturbingly, Jade shows this attitude during the fighting at Torus Filney.
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** Rhouglar for the Rebellion.
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Rhouglar is known as "The Mad Dog of the Rebellion".
* NiceJobFixingItVillain:
** Phobos' mistreatment of Daolon Wong causes him to turn against him.
** And Daolon Wong ends up [[spoiler: turning Jade into a Shapeshifter]], which comes back to bite him and the other villains.
* NoSympathy: Quentin Ross, for criminals.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain:
** Phobos' mistreatment of Daolon Wong causes him to turn against him.
** And Daolon Wong ends up [[spoiler: turning Jade into a Shapeshifter]], which comes back to bite him and the other villains.
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* ThePerfectionist: Cornelia shows herself to be this.
* ThePerfectionist: Cornelia shows herself to be this.
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* PostRapeTaunt: [[spoiler: Rhouglar]] brags about his crimes.
* PragmaticHero: Caleb, even when he lightens up from a KnightTemplar AntiHero, is still willing to do whatever's necessary to win.
* PragmaticHero: Caleb, even when he lightens up from a KnightTemplar AntiHero, is still willing to do whatever's necessary to win.
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Everyone on both sides is disgusted by [[spoiler: Rhouglar]]'s actions.
* RapePillageAndBurn: The Sack of Torus Filney.
* RapePillageAndBurn: The Sack of Torus Filney.
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* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The Rebellion is not painted as a bunch of saints here.
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* SerialRapist: [[spoiler: Rhouglar, as it turns out.]]
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* ThereAreNoTherapists: The Rebellion doesn't seem to care about psychological trauma.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: The girls, during the Sack of Torus Filney.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: The girls, during the Sack of Torus Filney.
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* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Rhouglar]] admitting his crimes, and bragging about them, to Caleb gets him killed.
* TrueCompanions: The girls, both the Guardians and Jade, become this.
* TrueCompanions: The girls, both the Guardians and Jade, become this.
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* WickedCultured:
** Cedric and Miranda have a shared love of classic literature.
** Charles Ludmoore enjoys the finer things in life.
** Cedric and Miranda have a shared love of classic literature.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Daolon Wong is ''much'' more powerful than in canon.
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* AggressiveCategorism: As far as Quentin Ross is concerned, criminals are criminals, and that's it.
* AntiHero: Quentin Ross. And to a lesser extent, Caleb, though he's more of a zigzagged example.
* AntiHero: Quentin Ross. And to a lesser extent, Caleb, though he's more of a zigzagged example.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Rhouglar]] is killed right after committing rape and bragging about it.
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: [[spoiler: Rhouglar]] says that Caleb has no right to judge him, given how many awful things the Rebellion has done.
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: [[spoiler: Rhouglar]] says that Caleb has no right to judge him, given how many awful things the Rebellion has done.
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* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: PlayedForDrama with Jordan Johnston, one of the runaways Wong recruits as his new Shapeshifters. He left home because of his strained relationship with his parents, but it's revealed back on Earth that they're worried sick about him.
* BadBoss: Phobos, as per canon.
* BadBoss: Phobos, as per canon.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: Cedric and Miranda have a shared love of books.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Caleb, and to a greater extent bordering on BlackAndWhiteInsanity, Quentin Ross.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Caleb, and to a greater extent bordering on BlackAndWhiteInsanity, Quentin Ross.
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** Caleb goes from a KnightTemplar with BlackAndWhiteMorality to being more open-minded.
** Lothar starts out driven by a desire for revenge for what happened to Raythor. He later realizes that this is self-destructive, and moves on.
** Caleb goes from a KnightTemplar with BlackAndWhiteMorality to being more open-minded.
** Lothar starts out driven by a desire for revenge for what happened to Raythor. He later realizes that this is self-destructive, and moves on.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Quentin Ross is basically Rorschach, which should tell you all you need to know.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Quentin Ross is right that [[spoiler: Harold Hale]] is performing crimes, and has to pay for them.
* JustifiedCriminal: [[spoiler: Harold Hale]] feels he is this, since he's doing it for his family.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Rhouglar]] is executed by Caleb right after bragging about his crimes.
* KindnessButton: His love of books brings out Cedric's best side.
* JustifiedCriminal: [[spoiler: Harold Hale]] feels he is this, since he's doing it for his family.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Rhouglar]] is executed by Caleb right after bragging about his crimes.
* KindnessButton: His love of books brings out Cedric's best side.
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* BigBadassBattleSequence: The Sack of Torus Filney.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Miranda, as per canon. There's also Tristan, the first of the new Shapeshifters Wong creates.
* DestinationDefenestration: Servantis kicks Rhouglar out a window during their duel. It's a short enough fall that he survives, but is heavily injured by it.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: EveryoneHasStandards:
** Will and Jade are both pragmatic heroes, but are still shocked by how Raythor is punished for them framing him.
** Caleb and Aldarn, especially the latter, are willing to go to great and ruthless lengths to defeat Phobos. But when they learn that their ally Rhouglar [[spoiler: raped Servantis' wife during the Sack of Torus Filney]], they're both utterly disgusted by it. [[spoiler: So much so that Caleb executes him.]]
** Will and Jade are both pragmatic heroes, but are still shocked by how Raythor is punished for them framing him.
** Caleb and Aldarn, especially the latter, are willing to go to great and ruthless lengths to defeat Phobos. But when they learn that their ally Rhouglar [[spoiler: raped Servantis' wife during the Sack of Torus Filney]], they're both utterly disgusted by it. [[spoiler: So much so that Caleb executes him.]]
* EyeScream:
** Simon gets shot in the eye with an arrow by Aldarn during the Sack of Torus Filney. His HealingFactor regenerates it, but this just makes Aldarn shoot the ''other'' eye with an arrow coated in a mold that feeds on the eye's liquids. This he can't fix, so he just rips the whole eye out.
** Servantis' wife slashes Rhouglar's eye [[spoiler: when he's trying to rape her]].
** Simon gets shot in the eye with an arrow by Aldarn during the Sack of Torus Filney. His HealingFactor regenerates it, but this just makes Aldarn shoot the ''other'' eye with an arrow coated in a mold that feeds on the eye's liquids. This he can't fix, so he just rips the whole eye out.
** Servantis' wife slashes Rhouglar's eye [[spoiler: when he's trying to rape her]].
** Aldarn is showing signs of this, regarding how the Rebellion should be dealing with Phobos' supporters.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler: Servantis ultimately decides to throw in the towel when Torus Filney is overrun, telling Lothar to take his men and flee, while he stays behind to surrender.]]
* LizardFolk: Cedric, as per canon. There's also Simon, one of the new Shapeshifters created by Wong.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: How Caleb executes Rhouglar.]]
* OutsideContextProblem: For Phobos' forces, it's [[spoiler: the rebels having guns]].
* OutsideContextProblem: For Phobos' forces, it's [[spoiler: the rebels having guns]].
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The group of new Shapeshifters that Wong creates.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Frost flees the fighting at Torus Filney once the rebels [[spoiler: break out the guns]].
* SpannerInTheWorks: During the Battle of Torus Filney, the Rebellion's initial battle plan is derailed when Simon shows up, which they didn't expect. And then Servantis' forces are caught completely off guard by [[spoiler: the rebels having guns]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Tharquin and Rhouglar are this to the Rebellion. One's an unrelenting KnightTemplar, while the other turns out to be [[spoiler: a rapist]].
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* CouldntFindAPen: As reality collapses following Shendu's destruction of the Book of Ages, a terrified Jade chomps on her own finger to use the blood to scrawl on the last remaining tattered piece.
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** [[spoiler: Drake]] is a straightly heroic Rebellion member in canon. Here, he's actually Cyrus Ludmoore in disguise, manipulating the Rebellion for his family's plan.
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* TheChessmaster:
** Nerissa, as per canon.
** Charles Ludmoore is PlayingBothSides of Meridian's war, and also manipulating events on Earth, to his family's benefit.
** Nerissa, as per canon.
** Charles Ludmoore is PlayingBothSides of Meridian's war, and also manipulating events on Earth, to his family's benefit.
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* TheUnSmile: Tharquin is just ''bad'' at smiling. It's noted that it's probably because his facial muscles just aren't used to making that shape.
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* FamilyThemeNaming: All the Ludmoore brothers have names that start with a "C". It also turns out that their father did, too.
* LittleNo: Vathek lets out two of these when he finally learns what happened in Carhaiz.
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** Wong and Tracker get along disturbinglywell.well.
** Tarakudo seems to be on friendly terms with his Generals.
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** Tarakudo seems to be on friendly terms with his Generals.
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* ArcWelding: In JCA canon, Bartholomew Chang was an independent crime lord with no known connection to the Dark Hand. Here, he's the head of the organization's Asian branch. Likewise, Vanessa Barone, a oneshot independent villain from the show, is made the European leader of the organization.
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** On the W.I.T.C.H. show, Lothar was an incredibly minor character. Here, he has a significantly largerrole.role.
** The Mantis Khan barely showed up at the end of JCA's fourth season's StoryArc. They're given much more to do here.
** On the W.I.T.C.H. show, Lothar was an incredibly minor character. Here, he has a significantly larger
** The Mantis Khan barely showed up at the end of JCA's fourth season's StoryArc. They're given much more to do here.
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* BladeBrake: After being thrown into the Abyss of Shadows, Raythor strikes the wall with his sword. His descend is slowed enough for him to take a hold of the wall before the sword eventually breaks.
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* BladeBrake: After being thrown into the Abyss of Shadows, Raythor strikes the wall with his sword. His descend descent is slowed enough for him to take a hold of the wall before the sword eventually breaks.breaks.
* BreatherEpisode: Chapter 10 gives everyone a chance to recover from the previous chapter's intense action scenes.
* BrilliantButLazy: Tarakudo feels this way about Ikki (the Mantis Khan General), calling him the most brilliant of his Generals, but noting how laid back he is.
* BreatherEpisode: Chapter 10 gives everyone a chance to recover from the previous chapter's intense action scenes.
* BrilliantButLazy: Tarakudo feels this way about Ikki (the Mantis Khan General), calling him the most brilliant of his Generals, but noting how laid back he is.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** The Ludmoore brothers all deeply care about each other.
** Cedric and Miranda appear to both be genuinely in love.
** The Ludmoore brothers all deeply care about each other.
** Cedric and Miranda appear to both be genuinely in love.
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* MagicAIsMagicA: It's clarified that the magic used by the Guardians and Meridianites (Raw Magic) is different from the Chi Magic used by Uncle, Tohru, and Wong. But as [[spoiler: Nimue]] reveals, it's possible to use both.
* MythologyGag: One of Vanessa's first lines to Jackie (about saying that she's been called a lot of things but never nice) is word-for-word from their first meeting in canon. And she has the Eye of Aurora, the artifact the two of them fought over in her canonical appearance.
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** Jackie's undercover work in the Dark Hand leads to him realizing a lot of the rank-and-file members are this.
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** Jackie's undercover work in the Dark Hand leads to him realizing a lot of the rank-and-file members are this.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Cedric was loyal to Phobos in Season 1 of canon and only turned on him in Season 2. Here, he's manipulating and plotting against him from the start.
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** [[spoiler: Harold Hale]], a completely decent person in both versions of W.I.T.C.H. canon, is an affiliate of the Dark Hand here, in a IDidWhatIHadToDo sort of way.
** Cedric was loyal to Phobos in Season 1 of canon and only turned on him in Season 2. Here, he's manipulating and plotting against him from the
** [[spoiler: Harold Hale]], a completely decent person in both versions of W.I.T.C.H. canon, is an affiliate of the Dark Hand here, in a IDidWhatIHadToDo sort of way.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The background on both series is greatly expanded on.
* AdaptationalHeroism: On the show, Raythor was a one-dimensional villain in his first appearance, before becoming a NobleDemon in Season 2 and pulling a HeelFaceTurn in the finale. Here, his later characterization is brought up right from the start.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Cedric was loyal to Phobos in Season 1 of canon and only turned on him in Season 2. Here, he's manipulating and plotting against him from the start.
* AdaptationalHeroism: On the show, Raythor was a one-dimensional villain in his first appearance, before becoming a NobleDemon in Season 2 and pulling a HeelFaceTurn in the finale. Here, his later characterization is brought up right from the start.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Cedric was loyal to Phobos in Season 1 of canon and only turned on him in Season 2. Here, he's manipulating and plotting against him from the start.
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** Ser Alistair Tarquin is, according to WordOfGod, slightly based on Kur from ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}'', but mostly on [[Film/ANewHope Grand Moff Tarkin]].
** Quentin Ross is based on ComicBook/TheQuestion and [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]].
** Ser Alistair Tarquin is, according to WordOfGod, slightly based on Kur from ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}'', but mostly on [[Film/ANewHope Grand Moff Tarkin]].
** Quentin Ross is based on ComicBook/TheQuestion and [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]].
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* WorthyOpponent: Hak Foo reluctantly admits that he respects Jackie's skill and abilities as a fighter.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In chapter 7, Jackie questions [[spoiler:Cornelia's father]] if he understands what kind of harm he inflicts by working for the Dark Hand. [[spoiler:Harold]] tells in Jackie’s face that he’s fully aware of that and making no excuses about it. He then says that Jackie is in no position to judge him after he brought down Valmont and caused innocent people to suffer in [[EvilPowerVacuum the resulting war for Valmont's position]].
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In chapter Chapter 7, Jackie questions [[spoiler:Cornelia's father]] if he understands what kind of harm he inflicts by working for the Dark Hand. [[spoiler:Harold]] tells in Jackie’s Jackie's face that he’s he's fully aware of that and making no excuses about it. He then says that Jackie is in no position to judge him after he brought down Valmont and caused innocent people to suffer in [[EvilPowerVacuum the resulting war for over Valmont's position]].
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In chapter 7, Jackie questions [[spoiler:Cornelia's father]] if he understands what kind of harm he inflicts by working for the Dark Hand. [[spoiler:Harold]] tells in Jackie’s face that he’s fully aware of that and making no excuses about it. He then says that Jackie is in no position to judge him after he brought down Valmont and caused innocent people to suffer in [[EvilPowerVacuum the resulting war for Valmont's position]].
-->[[spoiler:'''Harold''']]: Do you think I have never met with men like you before? Men that only see one side of the coin, thinking that life is some kind of heroic tale and that everyone in it can be reduced to a stereotype. Do you know why I was able to take you here so easily? Because you didn’t imagine that someone that has a family like you, that has daughters and loves them as much as you love that niece, could be related to something as the Dark Hand. Because men like you can only think in black and white.
-->[[spoiler:'''Harold''']]: Do you think I have never met with men like you before? Men that only see one side of the coin, thinking that life is some kind of heroic tale and that everyone in it can be reduced to a stereotype. Do you know why I was able to take you here so easily? Because you didn’t imagine that someone that has a family like you, that has daughters and loves them as much as you love that niece, could be related to something as the Dark Hand. Because men like you can only think in black and white.
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* ArtifactOfDoom: The Sword of the Berserker, forged from the remains of the demon Abaddon, which can OneHitKill anything and corrupts the user.
* TheBadGuyWins: Chapter 9 has multiple cases of this, as Hak Foo gets an Oni mask, Wong gets the Pig talisman, and [[spoiler: Nerissa nabs the Dragon talisman]], while the heroes walk away with nothing.
* BatmanGambit: Ludmoore plants an Oni mask under a mountain in the same area as the Guardians and Jade's ski trip, then tips both Wong and Hak Foo off to it. This triggers a massive fight, which he uses as cover to retrieve the Sword of the Berserker, which is buried under the same mountain.
* BatmanGambit: Ludmoore plants an Oni mask under a mountain in the same area as the Guardians and Jade's ski trip, then tips both Wong and Hak Foo off to it. This triggers a massive fight, which he uses as cover to retrieve the Sword of the Berserker, which is buried under the same mountain.
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* GambitPileup: As in canon, Nerissa is manipulating the war between Phobos and the Rebellion to her own ends. But so are Ludmoore and his brothers. Meanwhile, Viscount Servantis is trying to steer Phobos in a lighter-handed rule, Tarakudo has woken up and taken an interest, [[spoiler: Nimue]] is keeping an eye on things, and on the Earth side of things, Chang's Dark Hand is flexing its muscle, with Jackie infiltrating them to bring them down.
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* GambitPileup: As in canon, Nerissa is manipulating the war between Phobos and the Rebellion to her own ends. But so are Ludmoore and his brothers. Meanwhile, Viscount Servantis is trying to steer Phobos in a lighter-handed rule, Daolon Wong becomes TheStarscream to Phobos, Tarakudo has woken up and taken an interest, [[spoiler: Nimue]] is keeping an eye on things, and on the Earth side of things, Chang's Dark Hand is flexing its muscle, with Jackie infiltrating them to bring them down.
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* MeleeATrois: The big fight in Chapter 9 starts as the Guardians, Caleb, and Jade against Wong and his Shapeshifters when the latter show up to claim an Oni mask that's in the same area as the former, but then Hak Foo shows up to claim the mask himself, and Ross (who had been trailing the group) steps in to try and capture Hak Foo.
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* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After Phobos tortures him in a round of YouHaveFailedMe, Wong loses all respect for the Prince, and starts plotting to take power for himself.
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** When the girls are making a snowman, Jade specifically says that she's not going to call it "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Olaf]]".
** Ross compares Wong to [[Franchise/StarWars Palpatine]].
* TheStarscream: Wong becomes this to Phobos, plotting to gain greater power for himself and take over Meridian as part of it.
** Ross compares Wong to [[Franchise/StarWars Palpatine]].
* TheStarscream: Wong becomes this to Phobos, plotting to gain greater power for himself and take over Meridian as part of it.
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* TruceZone: As part of his neutrality, Ludmoore's mansion is this. He allows no fighting amongst his visitors, and will forcibly remove and ban them if there is any.
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* MagicAIsMagicA: It's clarified that the magic used by the Guardians and Meridianites (Raw Magic) is different from the Chi Magic used by Uncle, Tohru, and Wong.
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* XanatosSpeedChess: Ludmoore has a grand plan in place, but he's keeping it flexible enough to adapt to whatever happens.
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* XanatosSpeedChess: Ludmoore has a grand plan in place, but he's keeping it flexible enough to adapt to whatever happens.happens.
* YouKilledMyFather: Caleb's reason for hating Raythor.
* YouKilledMyFather: Caleb's reason for hating Raythor.
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* IronicEcho: Jade first meets Miranda in Chapter 2 when the latter jumps her in Phobos' throne room and yells "SURPRISE!" in her face. In Chapter 8, they face each other again in a battle, with Jade yelling "Surprise!" when launching a sneak attack of her own.
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* MookHorrorShow: In Chapter 7, when a group of Phobos soldiers find themselves being hunted in the woods by [[spoiler: wolf Jade]].
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* CarFu: Uncle and Tohru run over [[spoiler: mask-possessed]] Lothar with their car in Chapter 7.
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* AscendedExtra: On the W.I.T.C.H. show, Lothar was an incredibly minor character. Here, he has a significantly larger role.
* BigSisterInstinct: All the Guardians have this for Jade.
* BringMyBrownPants: When a group of rebels is about to be executed in chapter 6, one of them wets and soils himself.
* CallingYourAttacks:
** Hak Foo, as per canon.
** Wong, when using spells originally developed by the Demon Sorcerers.
* BringMyBrownPants: When a group of rebels is about to be executed in chapter 6, one of them wets and soils himself.
* CallingYourAttacks:
** Hak Foo, as per canon.
** Wong, when using spells originally developed by the Demon Sorcerers.
* ChildSoldier: The fact that the Guardians and Caleb are essentially this is repeatedly brought up by Jackie.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: While wearing the Ninja Khan mask, Lothar is possessed by its General, Uta.]]
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: While wearing the Ninja Khan mask, Lothar is possessed by its General, Uta.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Caleb worries about this happening to the Rebellion in their desire to bring down Phobos at all costs.
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* MookLieutenant:
** After Lothar becomes the new Captain of the Guard, he promotes Tynar to his old post of Lieutenant.
** Once Wong has created a whole squad of new Shapeshifters, Miranda takes on a leadership role.
* MookPromotion: After Raythor is thrown into the Abyss of Shadows, Lothar is promoted to take his place. He in turn promotes Tynar to be his Lieutenant.
* NotSoDifferent: Jade's rant about using her new [[spoiler: Shapeshifter and Ben Shui]] powers to help people gives Yan Lin an uncomfortable flashback to Nerissa.
** After Lothar becomes the new Captain of the Guard, he promotes Tynar to his old post of Lieutenant.
** Once Wong has created a whole squad of new Shapeshifters, Miranda takes on a leadership role.
* MookPromotion: After Raythor is thrown into the Abyss of Shadows, Lothar is promoted to take his place. He in turn promotes Tynar to be his Lieutenant.
* NotSoDifferent: Jade's rant about using her new [[spoiler: Shapeshifter and Ben Shui]] powers to help people gives Yan Lin an uncomfortable flashback to Nerissa.
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* PunchClockVillain: Tynar, even more than in canon, since he's got a family here.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Wong hints that he's been around since at least the Dark Ages.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Wong hints that he's been around since at least the Dark Ages.
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* TitleDrop: By Will, at the end of the first chapter, when referring to the Chan Clan/W.I.T.C.H. team.
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* AvengingTheVillain: Lothar seeks to honor Raythor after he's framed as a traitor by the Guardians and thrown into the Abyss of Shadows.
* CanisMajor: [[spoiler: After becoming a Shapeshifter, Jade can become a giant wolf.]]
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* DrivingQuestion: What happened at Carhaiz, on the mission where Caleb's father supposedly died?
* EvilPowerVacuum: Happened to the Dark Hand's American branch after Valmont's downfall. Chang has now moved in to restore order.
* EvilPowerVacuum: Happened to the Dark Hand's American branch after Valmont's downfall. Chang has now moved in to restore order.
* AFatherToHisMen: Raythor. It's one of the reasons that Lothar seeks to avenge him.
* GreyingMorality: One of the goals of the story is to do this for both shows.
* KnightTemplar:
** Caleb is initially this, before a talk with Jackie sets him straight.
** Alistar Tharquin, one of the Rebellion's leaders, is a fundamentalist both for the movement in general, and hatred of Shapeshifters in particular.
** Quentin Ross believes in inflexible BlackAndWhiteMorality.
* KnowledgeBroker: Charles Ludmoore has set himself up as this.
* KnightTemplar:
** Caleb is initially this, before a talk with Jackie sets him straight.
** Alistar Tharquin, one of the Rebellion's leaders, is a fundamentalist both for the movement in general, and hatred of Shapeshifters in particular.
** Quentin Ross believes in inflexible BlackAndWhiteMorality.
* KnowledgeBroker: Charles Ludmoore has set himself up as this.
* MergedReality: Jade's desperate gamble with the last scrap of the Book of Ages merges the remnants of her universe with the W.I.T.C.H. universe.
* TheMole:
** Vathek is one for the Rebellion within Phobos' court, as per canon.
** Ludmoore's brothers are respectfully this for him within both Phobos' court and the Rebellion.
** Jackie pretends to accepts Chang's offer of service in order to bring the Dark Hand down from within.
* OutOfClothesExperience:
** Jade's dream vision right before [[spoiler: she transforms the first time]] has her running naked through a forest.
** Lothar's epiphanic dream after [[spoiler: being freed of Uta's possession]] has him being chased naked.
* PlayingBothSides: Ludmoore and his brothers are doing this with Meridian's war.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the new MergedReality, Uncle and Yan Lin are cousins.
* ShoutOut:
** Jade compares Ludmoore's controlled Portal to a Franchise/StarGate.
** Yan Lin at one point says that "[[Series/GameOfThrones winter has come]]"; Hay Lin tells her she should stop watching that show.
*** Alistar Tharquin appears to be based on Alistar Thorne.
*** When some rebels are executed and Servantis gives them a chance for last words, it plays out like the Season 6 episode where Jon Snow executes some Night's Watch mutineers.
** After learning that Jade is [[spoiler: the new Ben Shui]], both she and Irma compare her to [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]].
** Quentin Ross is explicitly an {{Expy}} of [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]].
* TokenGoodTeammate: Viscount Servantis is this for Phobos' court, doing his best to lighten the Prince's iron fisted rule while still enforcing it.
* TheMole:
** Vathek is one for the Rebellion within Phobos' court, as per canon.
** Ludmoore's brothers are respectfully this for him within both Phobos' court and the Rebellion.
** Jackie pretends to accepts Chang's offer of service in order to bring the Dark Hand down from within.
* OutOfClothesExperience:
** Jade's dream vision right before [[spoiler: she transforms the first time]] has her running naked through a forest.
** Lothar's epiphanic dream after [[spoiler: being freed of Uta's possession]] has him being chased naked.
* PlayingBothSides: Ludmoore and his brothers are doing this with Meridian's war.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the new MergedReality, Uncle and Yan Lin are cousins.
* ShoutOut:
** Jade compares Ludmoore's controlled Portal to a Franchise/StarGate.
** Yan Lin at one point says that "[[Series/GameOfThrones winter has come]]"; Hay Lin tells her she should stop watching that show.
*** Alistar Tharquin appears to be based on Alistar Thorne.
*** When some rebels are executed and Servantis gives them a chance for last words, it plays out like the Season 6 episode where Jon Snow executes some Night's Watch mutineers.
** After learning that Jade is [[spoiler: the new Ben Shui]], both she and Irma compare her to [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]].
** Quentin Ross is explicitly an {{Expy}} of [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]].
* TokenGoodTeammate: Viscount Servantis is this for Phobos' court, doing his best to lighten the Prince's iron fisted rule while still enforcing it.
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* VillainousRescue: Just when it looks like the Chans and Guardians are going to be killed by [[spoiler: Uta-possessed Lothar]], the Tracker shows up to settle a score of his own with the latter.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Shapeshifters, obviously. Wong's current main goal is to artificially recreate the ability. [[spoiler: Jade is his first success.]]]]
* XanatosSpeedChess: Ludmoore has a grand plan in place, but he's keeping it flexible enough to adapt to whatever happens.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Shapeshifters, obviously. Wong's current main goal is to artificially recreate the ability. [[spoiler: Jade is his first success.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Ludmoore has a grand plan in place, but he's keeping it flexible enough to adapt to whatever happens.
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''Guardians, Wizards, and Kung-Fu Fighters'' is a ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''/''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' crossover fic by [=wondertown9=].
The story diverges from both shows' canon at the end of JCA's Demon World story, when a spiteful Shendu destroys the Book of Ages as he's being resealed in the Netherworld, triggering a TimeCrash. In a desperate move to save her friends and family, Jade scribbles a message of safety for them onto a surviving scrap of the Book; it interprets this by shunting the remnants of the JCA universe (including the Chan Clan, their allies, and enemies) into the W.I.T.C.H. universe, fusing them together.
In this new world, the Chans and the Lins are related, and so Yan Lin calls them in for help when the new Guardians come into their powers. And so, their new adventures begin, made more complicated by the presence of JCA universe villains who have plans of their own for Earth, Meridian, and beyond.
It is ongoing, and can be found [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12386253/1/Guardians-Wizards-and-Kung-Fu-fighters here]].
!!This story contains the following tropes:
* AntiMagic: The Ben Shui Chosen One can cancel out Chi Magic in the surrounding area.
* TheArchmage: Daolon Wong holds this position in Phobos' court.
* ArcWelding: In JCA canon, Bartholomew Chang was an independent crime lord with no known connection to the Dark Hand. Here, he's the head of the organization's Asian branch.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Murasaki Shikibu, Vlad Tepes, Elizabeth Bathory, Rasputin, and Joshua Norton were all previous Ben Shui reincarnations.
* CanonWelding: As a result of the MergedReality:
** A Heart of Earth gave Ben Shui's spirit its reincarnation cycle.
** Tarakudo and his Generals once invaded Meridian, but were sealed away by its Heart and heroes.
** Wong is now in the service of Phobos.
* EvilPowerVacuum: Happened to the Dark Hand's American branch after Valmont's downfall.
* TheFairFolk: The Shapeshifters are part of them, apparently.
* FallenHero: The Tracker is implied to have once been one of Meridian's greatest heroes in ancient times.
* FantasticRacism: Shapeshifters are despised by much of Meridian.
* GambitPileup: As in canon, Nerissa is manipulating the war between Phobos and the Rebellion to her own ends. But so are Ludmoore and his brothers. Meanwhile, Viscount Servantis is trying to steer Phobos in a lighter-handed rule, Tarakudo has woken up and taken an interest, [[spoiler: Nimue]] is keeping an eye on things, and on the Earth side of things, Chang's Dark Hand is flexing its muscle, with Jackie infiltrating them to bring them down.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After waking up in the new reality, Jade quickly forgets her meeting with Xin Jing, brushing it off as a dream.
* VillainousFriendship: Wong and Tracker get along disturbingly well.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Shapeshifters, obviously. Wong's current main goal is to artificially recreate the ability. [[spoiler: Jade is his first success.]]
The story diverges from both shows' canon at the end of JCA's Demon World story, when a spiteful Shendu destroys the Book of Ages as he's being resealed in the Netherworld, triggering a TimeCrash. In a desperate move to save her friends and family, Jade scribbles a message of safety for them onto a surviving scrap of the Book; it interprets this by shunting the remnants of the JCA universe (including the Chan Clan, their allies, and enemies) into the W.I.T.C.H. universe, fusing them together.
In this new world, the Chans and the Lins are related, and so Yan Lin calls them in for help when the new Guardians come into their powers. And so, their new adventures begin, made more complicated by the presence of JCA universe villains who have plans of their own for Earth, Meridian, and beyond.
It is ongoing, and can be found [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12386253/1/Guardians-Wizards-and-Kung-Fu-fighters here]].
!!This story contains the following tropes:
* AntiMagic: The Ben Shui Chosen One can cancel out Chi Magic in the surrounding area.
* TheArchmage: Daolon Wong holds this position in Phobos' court.
* ArcWelding: In JCA canon, Bartholomew Chang was an independent crime lord with no known connection to the Dark Hand. Here, he's the head of the organization's Asian branch.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Murasaki Shikibu, Vlad Tepes, Elizabeth Bathory, Rasputin, and Joshua Norton were all previous Ben Shui reincarnations.
* CanonWelding: As a result of the MergedReality:
** A Heart of Earth gave Ben Shui's spirit its reincarnation cycle.
** Tarakudo and his Generals once invaded Meridian, but were sealed away by its Heart and heroes.
** Wong is now in the service of Phobos.
* EvilPowerVacuum: Happened to the Dark Hand's American branch after Valmont's downfall.
* TheFairFolk: The Shapeshifters are part of them, apparently.
* FallenHero: The Tracker is implied to have once been one of Meridian's greatest heroes in ancient times.
* FantasticRacism: Shapeshifters are despised by much of Meridian.
* GambitPileup: As in canon, Nerissa is manipulating the war between Phobos and the Rebellion to her own ends. But so are Ludmoore and his brothers. Meanwhile, Viscount Servantis is trying to steer Phobos in a lighter-handed rule, Tarakudo has woken up and taken an interest, [[spoiler: Nimue]] is keeping an eye on things, and on the Earth side of things, Chang's Dark Hand is flexing its muscle, with Jackie infiltrating them to bring them down.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After waking up in the new reality, Jade quickly forgets her meeting with Xin Jing, brushing it off as a dream.
* VillainousFriendship: Wong and Tracker get along disturbingly well.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Shapeshifters, obviously. Wong's current main goal is to artificially recreate the ability. [[spoiler: Jade is his first success.]]
