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* GentleGiant: Charybdis, once learning that Dewey and Webby aren't after the Spear of Poseidon, becomes very friendly and polite for a gigantic tentacled monster.



* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Briefly discussed by Dewey and Charybdis. After the monster releases Dewey and Webby, Dewey apologizes to him for calling him "hideous", telling him that he's probably very attractive by sea monster standards.

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* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Briefly discussed by Dewey and Charybdis. After the monster releases Dewey and Webby, Dewey apologizes to him for calling him "hideous", telling him that he's probably very attractive by sea monster standards. Charybdis admits that he isn't, but thanks Dewey for saying so anyway.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Briefly discussed by Dewey and Charybdis. After the monster releases Dewey and Webby, Dewey apologizes to him for calling him "hideous", telling him that he's probably very attractive by sea monster standards.

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* BrickJoke: At the beginning, Launchpad stays behind to figure out what's wrong with the plane. This is forgotten about until the last scene when the group wants to leave and finds that Launchpad has taken the entire plane apart.



* BrickJoke: At the beginning, Launchpad stays behind to figure out what's wrong with the plane. This is forgotten about until the last scene when the group wants to leave and finds that Launchpad has taken the entire plane apart.
* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: A DiscussedTrope. Storkules notes that as much as Donald wants to be done with adventures he isn't able to escape them.

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* BrickJoke: At the beginning, Launchpad stays behind to figure out what's wrong with the plane. This is forgotten about until the last scene when the group wants to leave and finds that Launchpad has taken the entire plane apart.
* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: A DiscussedTrope. Storkules notes that as much as Donald wants to be done with adventures adventures, he isn't able to escape them.



* WhamLine:
** "I've never had a spear."
** Donald yelling out "Well, she can't!" while arguing with Storkules is the first time he's acknowledged his sister.


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* WhamLine:
** "I've never had a spear."
** Donald yelling out "Well, she can't!" while arguing with Storkules is the first time he's acknowledged his sister.
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** After an establishing shot of the plane and the rest of the characters Donald comes into frame wearing a parachute and an army helmet. Last time we saw him dressed like that (albeit with more kit) was ''Commando Duck''; a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWAf3dQxAfQ 1944 war cartoon.]]

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** After an establishing shot of the plane and the rest of the characters characters, Donald comes into frame wearing a parachute and an army helmet. Last time we saw him dressed like that (albeit with more kit) way less kit this time) was ''Commando Duck''; a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWAf3dQxAfQ 1944 war cartoon.]]
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** After an establishing shot of the plane and the rest of the characters Donald comes into frame wearing a parachute and an army helmet. Last time we saw him dressed like that (albeit with more kit) was ''Commando Duck''; a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWAf3dQxAfQ 1944 war cartoon.]]

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* IDontHaveToWin: Invoked by Dewey when he decides to prevent Webby from entering the Garden of Selene. With a door slowly lowering back into position, he bluntly tells Webby he doesn't actually have to stop her; he only needs to hold out until the door is shut.


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* WeWinBecauseYouDidNot: Invoked by Dewey when he decides to prevent Webby from entering the Garden of Selene. With a door slowly lowering back into position, he bluntly tells Webby he doesn't actually have to stop her; he only needs to hold out until the door is shut.

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* CombatPragmatist: Dewey exploits Webby's weaknesses - namely, her scatterbrained and childish mindset - to hold his own against her during their brief brawl.

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* CombatPragmatist: Dewey exploits Webby's weaknesses - namely, her scatterbrained and childish mindset - to hold his own against her during their brief brawl. He also admits he isn't trying to beat her; he just has to hold her off until the door to the Garden of Selene closes completely.



* EmbarrassingFirstName: Louie hates Storkules calling him by his full name, Llywellyn.

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* EmbarrassingFirstName: Louie hates pleads with Storkules calling to not call him by his full name, Llywellyn.



* FriendOrIdolDecision: When Dewey breaks down and admits he doesn't want them to enter the Garden of Selene for fear that it will turn out Della was a bad person, Webby clearly weighs the desire to discover something about Della Duck (who, it should be pointed out, she'd been trying to investigate for years without any success) against possibly breaking Dewey's heart. She chooses Dewey, but Dewey himself realises the sacrifice she's making and pulls her into the Garden.



* IDontHaveToWin: Invoked by Dewey when he decides to prevent Webby from entering the Garden of Selene. With a door slowly lowering back into position, he bluntly tells Webby he doesn't actually have to stop her; he only needs to hold out until the door is shut.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Dewey probably wouldn't have started having doubts, culminating in him trying to stop Webby from entering the Garden of Selene, if Webby herself didn't keep bringing up the idea that Della betrayed Scrooge and Donald or otherwise selfishly put them into harm's way.



* TroubledFetalPosition: Dewey does one after breaking down.

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* TroubledFetalPosition: Dewey does goes into one twice, once played for comedy, the other played straight.
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after breaking down.he and Webby get through the traps to get to the Sword of Selene (off-screen) he's gripping onto Webby, blubbering incoherently and rocking back and forth. Played for comedy.
** The second is when Webby finally takes him down during their brief fight and demands to know why he won't let them enter the Garden of Selene and find out the truth about his mother, and Dewey admits he's afraid they'll learn Della was a bad person. Not played for comedy.
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* EmbarrassingFirstName: Louie hates Storkicus calling him by his full name, Llywellyn.

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* EmbarrassingFirstName: Louie hates Storkicus Storkules calling him by his full name, Llywellyn.
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* GenreSavvy: Scrooge knows nothing good ever happens when a creepy child starts singing.
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** Webby also repeats her stand greeting when she and Dewey meet Selene - [[CallBack "Hi! I'm Webby!"]]

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** Webby also repeats her stand standard greeting when she and Dewey meet Selene - [[CallBack "Hi! I'm Webby!"]]
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* DeathGlare: The first time Webby suggests the idea that Della might have betrayed the family, Dewey shuts her up with this.
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** Storkules resembles so much to his Marvel counterpart Hercules in terms of personality and behavior.

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** Storkules resembles so much to his Marvel counterpart Hercules [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] in terms of personality and behavior.

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* ShoutOut: The Greek gods have very similar designs to their counterparts from Disney's ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' (apart from being birds, of course), with Storkules wearing the same outfit as Hercules did from that film.

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The Greek gods have very similar designs to their counterparts from Disney's ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' (apart from being birds, of course), with Storkules wearing the same outfit as Hercules did from that film. film.
** Storkules resembles so much to his Marvel counterpart Hercules in terms of personality and behavior.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Storkules is very close to his best friend, Donald.
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* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: A DiscussedTrope. Storkules notes that as much as Donald wants to be done with adventures he isn't able to escape them.

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* CryIntoChest: After learning that Della was as good a person as he believed, Dewey cried into Selene's legs (since he's too short to reach higher). Webby is standing nearby awkwardly until [[GroupHug Dewey pulls her in]].



* EmbarrassingFirstName: Louie hates Storkicus calling him by his full name, Llywellyn.



* TheUnReveal: Dewey and Webby fail to find out anything about the "Spear of Selene", other than it has nothing to do with the Greek goddess of the moon. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that they ''do'' find out that the Spear isn't a literal spear, and Dewey is vindicated in his belief that his mother is not an evil person.

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* TheUnReveal: Dewey and Webby fail to find out anything about the "Spear of Selene", other than it has nothing to do with the Greek goddess of the moon. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] {{Downplayed|Trope}} in that they ''do'' find out that the Spear probably isn't a literal spear, and Dewey is vindicated in his belief that his mother is not an evil person.
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* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler:Dewey exploits Webby's weaknesses - namely, her scatterbrained and childish mindset - to hold his own against her during their brawl]].

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* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler:Dewey Dewey exploits Webby's weaknesses - namely, her scatterbrained and childish mindset - to hold his own against her during their brawl]].brief brawl.



* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Dewey manages to take on Webby in a fight that lasts for several minutes. Even though he eventually loses, it's still a step-up from "Woo-oo!" where he challenged Glomgold to a fight but was all talk and no show]].

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* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Dewey Dewey manages to take on Webby in a fight that lasts for several minutes. Even though he eventually loses, it's still a step-up from "Woo-oo!" where he challenged Glomgold to a fight but was all talk and no show]].show.



* TheUnReveal: Dewey and Webby fail to find out anything about the "Spear of Selene", other than it has nothing to do with the Greek goddess of the moon. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that they ''do'' find out [[spoiler:that the Spear isn't a literal spear]], and Dewey is vindicated [[spoiler:in his belief that his mother is not an evil person]].

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* TheUnReveal: Dewey and Webby fail to find out anything about the "Spear of Selene", other than it has nothing to do with the Greek goddess of the moon. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that they ''do'' find out [[spoiler:that that the Spear isn't a literal spear]], spear, and Dewey is vindicated [[spoiler:in in his belief that his mother is not an evil person]].person.
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* CombatPragmatist: [[Dewey exploits Webby's weaknesses - namely, her scatterbrained and childish mindset - to hold his own against her during their brawl]].

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* CombatPragmatist: [[Dewey [[spoiler:Dewey exploits Webby's weaknesses - namely, her scatterbrained and childish mindset - to hold his own against her during their brawl]].



* TheUnReveal: Dewey and Webby fail to find out anything about the "Spear of Selene", other than it has nothing to do with the Greek goddess of the moon.

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* TheUnReveal: Dewey and Webby fail to find out anything about the "Spear of Selene", other than it has nothing to do with the Greek goddess of the moon. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that they ''do'' find out [[spoiler:that the Spear isn't a literal spear]], and Dewey is vindicated [[spoiler:in his belief that his mother is not an evil person]].
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* CombatPragmatist: [[Dewey exploits Webby's weaknesses - namely, her scatterbrained and childish mindset - to hold his own against her during their brawl]].


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* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Dewey manages to take on Webby in a fight that lasts for several minutes. Even though he eventually loses, it's still a step-up from "Woo-oo!" where he challenged Glomgold to a fight but was all talk and no show]].
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* RedHerring: Webby and Dewey seek out the Greek goddess Selene, since Della Duck apparently took her spear - only to find that the goddess has no such spear, and the "Spear of Selene" refers to something completely different.
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** Webby also repeats her stand greeting when she and Dewey meet Selene - [[CallBack "Hi! I'm Webby!."]]

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** Webby also repeats her stand greeting when she and Dewey meet Selene - [[CallBack "Hi! I'm Webby!."]]Webby!"]]
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Donald says his infamous "Aw phooey!" when Zeus forbids the family from leaving Ithaquack. Interestingly, Scrooge also says it perfectly in sync with him, suggesting that Donald may have gotten his catchphrase from his uncle.
** Webby also repeats her stand greeting when she and Dewey meet Selene - [[CallBack "Hi! I'm Webby!."]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: Cherybdis, the monster guarding the Spear, is named in the credits only. The credits also reveal the siren's name to be Ligeia.

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* AllThereInTheManual: Cherybdis, Charybdis, the monster guarding the Spear, is named in the credits only. The credits also reveal the siren's name to be Ligeia.
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* OhCrap: Scrooge and Donald's reaction when they realise they are on Ithaquack.
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** Ligeia and Charybdis are actual names of a siren and a huge-mouthed sea monster, respectively, from Greek mythology.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Cherybdis, the monster guarding the Spear, is named in the credits only.

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* AllThereInTheManual: Cherybdis, the monster guarding the Spear, is named in the credits only. The credits also reveal the siren's name to be Ligeia.

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* AllThereInTheManual: Cherybdis, the monster guarding the Spear, is named in the credits only.



--> '''Scrooge:''' No good has ever come from a creepy child singing.



* ForeShadowing: Not just Donald but Scrooge of all ducks is adamant about leaving the mythical island as soon as they arrive, making it clear they know more about the place than they let on/have been there before.

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* ForeShadowing: Not just Donald but Scrooge of all ducks is adamant about leaving the mythical island as soon as they arrive, making it clear they know more about the place than they let on/have on or that they have been there before.



* JerkassGods: Played straight with Zeus, who's essentially an all-powerful crybaby. Averted with the other god, Selene, who is very nice and cool to be around, and the demigod Storkules, who is affable and polite if not overeager.

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* JerkassGods: Played straight with Zeus, who's essentially an all-powerful crybaby. Averted with the other god, goddess, Selene, who is very nice and cool to be around, and the demigod Storkules, who is affable and polite if not overeager.



* PercussiveMaintenance: In the initial flight, Launchpad hits a bunch of random buttons to stabilize their flight. He tries it again later for the blinking red light, but it doesn't work as well.



* ShownTheirWork: Zeus is most famous for being the king of gods and the god of lightning; but in the myths he's also the god of hospitality, something often not mentioned in pop culture. He also had a fragile ego and a vindictive streak, and would be very arbitrary as we see in the episode.

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* ShownTheirWork: ShownTheirWork:
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Zeus is most famous for being the king of gods and the god of lightning; but in the myths he's also the god of hospitality, something often not mentioned in pop culture. He also had a fragile ego and a vindictive streak, and would be very arbitrary as we see in the episode.episode.
** The message outside the Garden of Selene is written in Greek, and does roughly translate to what Webby reads out.
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* PunchClockVillain: Charybdis, the guardian of the Spear of Poseidon, grabs and attempts to devour anyone who tries to steal the Spear of Poseidon - but is friendly and polite with those who are looking for different artifacts.

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* PunchClockVillain: Charybdis, the guardian monster of the Spear of Poseidon, grabs and attempts to devour anyone who tries to steal the Spear of Poseidon it - but is friendly and polite with those who are looking for different artifacts.

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* JerkassFacade: Charybdis, the cephalopod monster is just doing its job keeping intruders from grabbing the Spear of Poseidon. It quickly drops the facade when Dewey says they're looking for the Spear of Selene, and gives him and Webby directions.


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* MonsterFacade: Charybdis, the cephalopod monster is just doing its job keeping intruders from grabbing the Spear of Poseidon. It quickly drops the facade when Dewey says they're looking for the Spear of Selene, and gives him and Webby directions.


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* PunchClockVillain: Charybdis, the guardian of the Spear of Poseidon, grabs and attempts to devour anyone who tries to steal the Spear of Poseidon - but is friendly and polite with those who are looking for different artifacts.
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* BrickJoke: At the beginning, Launchpad stays behind to figure out what's wrong with the plane. This is forgotten about until the last scene when the group wants to leave and finds that Launchpad has taken the entire plane apart.

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