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* PrisonsAreGymnasiums: {{Downplayed}} to a degree since Vi was already fairly muscular as a teenager and capable of [[spoiler: beating up a small army of goons by herself.]] But in a HellholePrison she becomes even more muscular, capable of [[PunchAWall punching holes into concrete walls]].
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* FictionalHoliday: The titular Progress Day, celebrating the founding of Piltover, the City of Progress.
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* BerserkerTears: The chance encounter with the red-haired Firelight girl shakes Jinx, leading to her eyes tearing up as she fires around with her gatlin gun.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: The Piltover Council were extra cautious about magic and wanted nothing to do with it, for fear of it falling into the wrong hands. When Jayce offers to suspend Hextech services to investigate the theft of one of his gemstones, they are hesitant because it will impact their city's investments.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: The Piltover Council were was extra cautious about magic and wanted nothing to do with it, for fear of it falling into the wrong hands. When Jayce offers to suspend Hextech services to investigate the theft of one of his gemstones, they are hesitant because it will impact their city's investments.



* SourceMusic: Jinx grooves to the grammophone in her lair when it plays the song from her League of Legends music video.

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* SourceMusic: Jinx grooves to the grammophone gramophone in her lair when it plays the song from her League of Legends music video.
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* IronicEcho: The Council kicked Jayce out of the Academy for even considering the concept of harnessing magic through science, if only to save him from exile. Here, they appoint him as the newest councilor so he can be authorized to investigate the gemstone theft and attacks, if only to save themselves from halting Hextech production.

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* IronicEcho: The Council kicked Jayce out of the Academy for even considering the concept of harnessing magic through science, if only to save him from exile. Here, they appoint him as the newest councilor so he can be authorized to investigate the gemstone theft and attacks, if only to save themselves from halting Hextech production. The ironic part comes from the fact that Jayce is unable to protest either way.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: The Piltover Council were extra cautious about magic and wanted nothing to do with it, for fear of it falling into the wrong hands. When Jayce offers to suspend Hextech services to investigate the theft of one of his gemstones, they are hesitant because it will impact their city's investments.
* IronicEcho: The Council kicked Jayce out of the Academy for even considering the concept of harnessing magic through science, if only to save him from exile. Here, they appoint him as the newest councilor so he can be authorized to investigate the gemstone theft and attacks, if only to save themselves from halting Hextech production.



* WhatWereYouThinking: Silco is furious that Jinx went out on her own to cause chaos in Piltover, taking the lives of six enforcers. He yells at her before she hands him a refined gemstone.

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* WhatWereYouThinking: Silco has put up with Jinx's recklessness, but is furious that Jinx went out on her own to cause chaos in Piltover, taking the lives of six enforcers. He yells at her before she hands him a refined gemstone.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Caitlyn wanted to be more involved in her Enforcer work than just security. By the end, Jinx unknowingly gives her that wish after blowing up her associates.



* DisorganizedOutlineSpeech: Jayce's last-minute decision not to show the new Hextech as he flinches from Heimerdinger's disapproving gaze forces him to improvise into a generic speech about how the future was bright because Piltover was such a great place. All things considered, it doesn't go too badly.

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* DisorganizedOutlineSpeech: Jayce's last-minute decision not to show the new Hextech as he flinches from Heimerdinger's disapproving gaze forces him to improvise into a generic speech about how the future was bright because Piltover was such a great place. All things considered, it doesn't go too badly.badly, though Mel isn't happy about this last-minute change.



* MyGodYouAreSerious: When Jayce reveals to Caitlyn that he wants to become a Councilor, she starts laughing but stops when she realizes he means it.

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* MyGodYouAreSerious: When Jayce reveals to Caitlyn that he wants to has now become a Councilor, she starts laughing but stops when she realizes he means it.


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* WhatWereYouThinking: Silco is furious that Jinx went out on her own to cause chaos in Piltover, taking the lives of six enforcers. He yells at her before she hands him a refined gemstone.
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* TheDreaded: Jinx seems to have made a name for herself amongst the Firelights.

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* TheDreaded: Jinx seems to have made a name for herself amongst the Firelights. When two of the Firelights see spray-painted neon graffiti on the walls, they immediately tense up, realizing that Jinx herself can't be far behind.
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* FutileHandReach: One of the Firelights lets out a BigNo and reaches out for Vi when she gets shot InTheBack by Jinx.
* GatlingGood: When Jinx goes on a killing spree with her Gatling gun after her encounter with Vi.

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* FutileHandReach: One of the Firelights lets out a BigNo and reaches out for Vi to a female companion when she gets shot InTheBack by Jinx.
* GatlingGood: When Jinx goes on a killing spree with her Gatling gun after her encounter with Vi.FreakOut.



* MookHorrorShow: The two firelights who get trapped down below deck and realize from the spray-painted neon graffiti in the room that Jinx is in the room with them get subjected to this, showing the [[CuteAndPsycho drastic change]] in Powder's [[AxCrazy personality]] and [[TheDreaded competence]] since the TimeSkip.

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* MookHorrorShow: The two firelights Firelights who get trapped down below deck and realize from the spray-painted neon graffiti in the room that Jinx is in the room with them get subjected to this, showing the [[CuteAndPsycho drastic change]] in Powder's [[AxCrazy personality]] and [[TheDreaded competence]] since the TimeSkip.
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* SourceMusic: Jinx grooves to the grammophone in her lair when it plays the song from her League of Legends music video.
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* FeetFirstIntroduction: Our introduction to a teenage Jinx is her boots with the tips of her [[RapunzelHair long]] blue BraidsOfAction brushing against them, as she steps out of the smoke.

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* FeetFirstIntroduction: Our introduction to a teenage Jinx is her boots with the tips of her [[RapunzelHair long]] long blue BraidsOfAction brushing against them, as she steps out of the smoke.

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* BoobyTrap: Jinx has placed one below deck that when triggered shuts the hatch close.



* DisorganizedOutlineSpeech: Jayce's last minute decision not to show the new Hextech as he flinches from Heimerdinger's disapproving gaze forces him to improvise into a generic speech about how the future was bright because Piltover was such a great place. All things considered, it doesn't go too badly.

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* DisorganizedOutlineSpeech: Jayce's last minute last-minute decision not to show the new Hextech as he flinches from Heimerdinger's disapproving gaze forces him to improvise into a generic speech about how the future was bright because Piltover was such a great place. All things considered, it doesn't go too badly.
* DramaticDrop: Caitlyn drops her fire extinguisher once she realizes that they have been LuredIntoATrap.
* TheDreaded: Jinx seems to have made a name for herself amongst the Firelights.



* EyeScream: Jinx gives Silco one of the treatments for his infected eye. There's a closeup of a needle hitting right in the center of his pupil.

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* EyeScream: Jinx gives Silco one an injection of the treatments Shimmer as a treatment for his [[RedRightHand infected eye.eye]]. There's a closeup of a needle hitting right in the center of his pupil.



* FreezeFrameBonus: Jinx can be briefly scene working on metal bugs foreshadowing her weaponizing them in Episode 7.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: Jinx can be briefly scene seen working on metal bugs foreshadowing her weaponizing them in Episode 7.7.
* FutileHandReach: One of the Firelights lets out a BigNo and reaches out for Vi when she gets shot InTheBack by Jinx.
* GatlingGood: When Jinx goes on a killing spree with her Gatling gun after her encounter with Vi.
* GetOut: Caitlyn evicts Jayce from her room after she learns that she has been removed from her job.
* GoryDiscretionShot: At Stillwater Hold, Vi bashes Lock with a metal plate and proceeds to smash it down on his face as the scene cuts away. The warden notes that Lock's jaw isn't able to move.



* MookHorrorShow: The two firelights who get trapped down belowdeck and realise from the spray-painted neon graffiti in the room that Jinx is in the room with them get subjected to this, showing the [[CuteAndPsycho drastic change]] in Powder's [[AxCrazy personality]] and [[TheDreaded competence]] since the TimeSkip.

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* MookHorrorShow: The two firelights who get trapped down belowdeck below deck and realise realize from the spray-painted neon graffiti in the room that Jinx is in the room with them get subjected to this, showing the [[CuteAndPsycho drastic change]] in Powder's [[AxCrazy personality]] and [[TheDreaded competence]] since the TimeSkip.TimeSkip.
* MyGodYouAreSerious: When Jayce reveals to Caitlyn that he wants to become a Councilor, she starts laughing but stops when she realizes he means it.



* PercussiveTherapy: Vi punches the wall of her cell while imprisoned.

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* PercussiveTherapy: Vi punches PineappleSurprise: Jinx pulls the wall of her cell while imprisoned.pins from the Firelights' grenades below deck leading to a SoundOnlyDeath as the camera focuses on the hatch from the outside.


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* PunchAWall: Vi punches the wall of her cell [[PrisonsAreGymnasiums for exercise]] while imprisoned.
* RapidFireNo: One of the Firelights reacts this way after getting trapped below deck.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Caitlyn treats being assigned to guard her family's tent at the Progress Day festival as this since she wants to be out there solving crimes, not herding drunks.
* ReassignmentBackfire: Marcus punishes Caitlyn for leaving her post at her family's tent and getting involved in a crime scene without permission by sending her to the graveyard shift guarding the fairgrounds. Her narrow survival of Jinx's bombing that night only drives her on even more to investigate the crimes, convinced of a criminal conspiracy.
* SpentShellsShower: Empty shells are showering down from Jinx's gatling gun.
* StringTheory: Caitlyn has a huge map in her room where clues are connected by red strings.


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* WeNeedADistraction: Oh sure, Jinx could just set a fire to draw away the Enforcers so she can steal from Jayce's laboratory. But where would be the fun in that? Luring Enforcers into a burning building rigged to blow with [[WoundedGazelleGambit fake cries of help from what sounds like a little girl]], now that's properly hilarious to her.
* WhooshInFrontOfTheCamera: Jinx does this to the two Firelights below deck.
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* FeetFirstIntroduction: Our introduction to a teenage Jinx is her boots with the tips of her [[RapunzelHair long]] [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue]] BraidsOfAction brushing against them, as she steps out of the smoke.

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* FeetFirstIntroduction: Our introduction to a teenage Jinx is her boots with the tips of her [[RapunzelHair long]] [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue]] blue BraidsOfAction brushing against them, as she steps out of the smoke.
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* ButtMonkey: Lock gets gut shot by Jinx (someone on his side), thrown in prison, then beaten up by Vi-who {{One Hit KO}}'d him years ago.


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* OhCrap: Lock has just enough time to look alarmed before (an offscreen) Vi attacks him.


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* WorkingClassHero: Jayce ''tries'' to frame himself as one in his RagsToRiches story...but given that he mentions his family owned a factory, they clearly weren't working class. He does know how to work in a factory though, which is more than the other council members can say.

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* PortalNetwork: Jayce's Hexgates allow instantaneous travel all over the world, and have made Piltover a travel and trading hub.



* TimeSkip: It's been several years since the last episode.

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* TimeSkip: It's been several years since the last episode. WordOfGod puts it at about 6-7 years.
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* MadnessMontage: Jinx when she sees the pink-haired Firefly, and later when denying to herself that she saw her sister. [[GrenadeHotPotato While playing with live grenades]].

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* MadnessMontage: Jinx when she sees the pink-haired Firefly, Firelight, and later when denying to herself that she saw her sister. [[GrenadeHotPotato While playing with live grenades]].

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