History PlayingWith / PostClimaxConfrontation

* '''Exaggerated''': Sofia has just slain the Empress's [[OneWingedAngel final form]], shattering the Peridot Pendant with one last mighty blow! As the madwoman's corpse reverts to its true form, she and her companions take a moment to catch their breath, utterly drained after the epic fight. Suddenly, Dorian reveals himself, charging towards their most weakened friend with blade drawn...!
* '''Downplayed''': Dorian comes out of the woodwork to confront the heroes on their way out of the castle, but he's not a serious threat and they brush him aside without significant delay.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The heroes defeat Revalia, but then a hooded figure comes back a day later to attack them. They then learn that the figure is a disguised Revalia who Was NotQuiteDead. They kill her and make sure she's dead this time. Her son shows up to avenge her, but quickly realizes how AxeCrazy his mother was and stands down.

** The writers have realized at the last minute that they've forgotten to establish what happened to Dorian, and manage to quickly write and squeeze in a quick scene featuring him at the end in order to prevent the viewers complaining about a potential plot-hole.
** The writers want to spring a twist on the audience after they think it's all over.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Dammit, Dorian! I thought it was all over!"

* '''Implied''': Dorian slowly but surely approaches his mother's castle following her defeat and draws his sword in preparedness to strike Sofia and her friends down for good once he actually arrives at said mother's castle.

* '''Played For Laughs:''' Dorian is a [[AnticlimaxBoss complete wimp]]; even though she's exhausted, Sofia still takes him down with [[CherryTapping a single]] [[DopeSlap slap.]].. Which causes him to [[BloodyHilarious explode]] in a rain of LudicrousGibs!
* '''Played For Drama:''' Up to this point, Dorian has been a minor character; occassionally mentioned, but hardly warranting any attention beyond the fact that he happens to be the Empress' son. While [[RebelliousPrincess Princess Miki]] brought up the point that he ''might'' prove problematic once, since he strikes [[BoisterousBruiser Pike]] as ''"The little git that stabs yew InTheBack"'', it was only mentioned in passing, and quickly dismissed by [[BoisterousBruiser Pike]], though he mentions in passing to ''"Keep our eyes and ears open, cuz' those buggers oughta' shank yew right [[InTheBack from behind]] when you least expect it"'': without his mother's support, Dorian couldn't do much damage, [[TemptingFate right...]]? On top of that, his sneak attack takes out [[TheMedic Noel]], to [[BoisterousBruiser Pike]]'s anger, and the others don't have any chance to check on their main healer before having to fight for their lives while still weakened from their ''last'' epic showdown.
* '''PlayedForHorror''': Once Dorian comes and confronts Sofia and her friends one final time within his now dead mother's castle, he throws down a series of splash potions that not only [[ScaledUp changes Dorian himself into a giant glowing green-eye-laser-shooting, skeletal, and also even green acidic-fire-breathing dragon]] but also spawns up several other glowing green-eye-laser-shooting, skeletal, and also even green acidic-fire-breathing dragons that are all much like his now ScaledUp self that all also soon successfully manage to finally kill off Sofia and each of her friends for good together.

* '''PlayedForHorror''': Once Dorian comes and confronts Sofia and her friends one final time within his now dead mother's castle, he throws down a series of splash potions that not only [[ScaledUp changes Dorian himself into a giant glowing green-eyed, skeletal, and also even green acidic-fire-breathing dragon]] but also spawns up several other glowing green-eyed, skeletal, and also even green acidic-fire-breathing dragons that are all much like his now ScaledUp self that all also soon successfully manage to finally kill off Sofia and each of her friends for good together.

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* '''Played For Drama:''' Up to this point, Dorian has been a minor character; occassionally mentioned, but hardly warranting any attention beyond the fact that he happens to be the Empress' son. While [[RebelliousPrincess Princess Miki]] brought up the point that he ''might'' prove problematic once, it was only mentioned in passing, and quickly dismissed by [[BoisterousBruiser Pike]] as unimportant: without his mother's support, Dorian couldn't do much damage, [[TemptingFate right...]]? On top of that, his sneak attack takes out [[TheMedic Noel]], and the others don't have any chance to check on their main healer before having to fight for their lives while still weakened from their ''last'' epic showdown.

* '''Subverted''': Although Dorian appears ready to attack immediately after his mother is slain, he takes one look at the battle-hardened heroes who have just managed to kill his mother at the height of her power and things twice. He drops his weapon and runs away.

* '''Played For Laughs:''' Dorian is a [[AnticlimaxBoss complete wimp]]; even though she's exhausted, Sofia still takes him down with [[CherryTapping a single]] [[DopeSlap slap.]].. Which causes him to explode in rain of BloodyGibs!

* '''Played For Laughs:''' Dorian is a [[AnticlimaxBoss complete wimp]]; even though she's exhausted, Sofia still takes him down with one swipe of her sword.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': The heroes are tired and weakened after their battle against Revalia, enabling Dorian -- who is keen to avenge his mother and cement his position as the heir to her power -- to take them unawares. He manages to seriously hold off or even kill Sofia and the other heroes after their moment of apparent glory.
* '''Reconstructed''': Although Sofia and her friends are weakened and tired after their battle, after what they've managed to overcome they are nevertheless able to take down Dorian with relative ease.

* '''Enforced''': The writers have realized at the last minute that they've forgotten to establish what happened to Dorian, and manage to quickly write and squeeze in a quick scene featuring him at the end in order to prevent the viewers complaining about a potential plot-hole.

Back to PostClimaxConfrontation.
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'''Basic Trope''': The BigBad is defeated, but NotSoFastBucko! Here comes the ''real'' FinalBattle!

* '''Straight''': After a long quest and a brutal confrontation inside her own castle, [[TheHero Sofia]] and her {{Nakama}} have ''finally'' defeated the insane Empress Revalia and destroyed the [[ArtifactOfDoom Peridot Pendant of]] [[PsychoElectro Painful Crackling]] [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doom]]. As they're making their way outside, however, the heroes are intercepted and attacked by [[TheEvilPrince Dorian]], Revalia's son.