History Headscratchers / TheEmperorsNewGroove

** For some, it doesn't get the impression that Kuzco was completely serious when he accused Pacha. But beyond that, [[JerkassBall that's the point.]] Kuzco is so self-centered that he automatically assumes that what he says is right and anyone else who goes against him is wrong. It's not so much that Pacha and Yzma both had motives for revenge, it's that Pacha tried to argue against Kuzco's verdict about destroying his home, whereas Yzma did the bare minimum to make it seem as though there were no hard feelings. As Kuzco says, Pacha is the only one who doesn't seem to "get the point" that the whole world revolves around Kuzco, so to Kuzco, he's the most obvious person to want to do him any harm. Add in the fact that Yzma "practically raised him", according to her, and that she was beneath suspicion to him should be a lot easier to grasp.

*** I believe the WordOfGod from the director is that, as the film says at the beginning, it takes place Long Ago In The Jungle. Any more then that, and you're overthinking it.

*** I thought the movie made it clear that it was set in the Incan Empire before the Conquistadors arrived.
*** I think the Bob's Big Boy-esque resturant might be what's throwing them off. I just think everyone should remember that [[MST3KMantra it's just an animated movie]], though.

[[folder: It Just Bugs Me]]

* Where are all those servants at the dinner scene? You'd think the palace dining hall would have many people to cook and serve to Kuzco, let alone witness his llama transformation. And even if we assume that dining room is in Yzma's quarters of the palace, why would Kozco go there for dinner without suspecting she was up to something, considering that he just fired her?

* How ''did'' they get there? They certainly got me...

** Well, ya got me. By all accounts, it doesn't make sense.
** I think what happened is it took quite awhile for Kuzco and Pacha to sneak into the palace just to get to Yzma's lab. It's just [[NoodleIncident that part was entirely skipped over]], giving Yzma and Kronk ample time to get in before the heroes did. Maybe the river they fell into also rushed them close to the palace beforehand.

** I always assumed it was in case of an intruder and that Kronk constantly pulling the wrong lever was just {{Rule of Funny}}.

*** I'd assume after getting dumped down there so often the crocs are used to humans now and have become more playful than vicious. Basically Kronk ruined the trap.

** Yzma raised Kuzco and was planning to use him as her PuppetKing, so I don't doubt that she, er, [[FridgeHorror removed them from the picture]].
*** is confirmed in the cartoon. Kuzco's mother died in childbirth, and his father died at sea a few months later, it's implied Yzma caused it somehow. And served as Kuczo' s regent until he came of age (which might explain him being upset over her "doing his job", espically with him being an adult). There's also a small hint that Kuczo worries about living up to his dad, who was a fantastic ruler.

* During the diner scene, we witness Kronk's first working day in Mudka's Hut's kitchen. Despite being busy with Yzma and their mission to find Kuzco, it seems the restaurant finally found a cook much more skilled and lighter than the previous one. Despite the good news, he leaves the diner a few minutes later along with Yzma, her new sombrero hat and a birthday cake slice, leaving Mudka's Meat Hut without a cook and no one to replace him any sooner. I just wonder how the diner managed to keep its business running without Kronk's aid, at least before he would have decided to restart his cooking career after the ending of the first movie.

* I was wondering what Yzma was still doing inside the palace at dinnertime (DINNERTIME!) if Kuzco had already fired her earlier that day...
** Well, since she was a royal advisor--if not THE royal advisor--I always assumed she just lived in the palace like most of the other servants. She probably made some excuse about needing time to get her things, clear out her old room, etc.

** Just because Kronk didn't know who Pacha was at the time doesn't mean that Yzma wouldn't know him. IIRC Pacha was a village chief, so there might possibly have been records on him and she might know him by description, as well as that he was summoned to the palace on the same day that she turned Kuzco into a llama. If that's the case, Kronk could describe him to her (especially since he was able to get a good look at him this time) and she would be able to connect the dots. Then Kronk's EurekaMoment is less that they know exactly where to go at that moment and more that the peasant who carted Kuzco off was still with Kuzco, and would be easier to track down with their resources than a stray llama.

** I would assume that it sets up a subversive jab at how romantic subplots are to be expected from most Disney movies. The film sets up the introduction to the brides like at least one of them will wind up being important, but Kuzco doesn't show an ounce of attraction to any of them and none of them ever come back into play again. It's the movie letting the audience know early on that this won't be the typical Disney film.

[[folder: Why did Kronk suddenly grow a conscious?]]

** For me, at least, I didn't get the impression that Kuzco was completely serious when he accused Pacha. But beyond that, [[JerkassBall that's the point.]] Kuzco is so self-centered that he automatically assumes that what he says is right and anyone else who goes against him is wrong. It's not so much that Pacha and Yzma both had motives for revenge, it's that Pacha tried to argue against Kuzco's verdict about destroying his home, whereas Yzma did the bare minimum to make it seem as though there were no hard feelings. As Kuzco says, Pacha is the only one who doesn't seem to "get the point" that the whole world revolves around Kuzco, so to Kuzco, he's the most obvious person to want to do him any harm. Add in the fact that Yzma "practically raised him", according to her, and that she was beneath suspicion to him should be a lot easier to grasp.

** And Yzma is RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. Double crossing your boss with her looking is a BAD IDEA!

* Where are all those servants at the dinner scene? You'd think the palace dining hall would have many people to cook and serve to Kuzco, let alone witness his llama transformation."

* Where are all those servants at the dinner scene? You'd think the palace dining hall would have many people to cook and serve Kuzco, let alone witness his llama transformation."

* Does ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' take place in a Flintstone-like anachronistic past, or does it take place in a village of present-day Native Mexicans?

** Just because Kronk didn't know who Pacha was at the time doesn't mean that Yzma wouldn't know him. iirc Pacha was a village chief, so there might possibly have been records on him and she might know him by description, as well as that he was summoned to the palace on the same day that she turned Kuzco into a llama. If that's the case, Kronk could describe him to her (especially since he was able to get a good look at him this time) and she would be able to connect the dots. Then Kronk's EurekaMoment is less that they know exactly where to go at that moment and more that the peasant who carted Kuzco off was still with Kuzco, and would be easier to track down with their resources than a stray llama.