History Recap / StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS3E29ButterflyTrap

** Even with the revelations, Moon points out that she and Star are still royalty and Star is still a princess. They don't have the blood, but a legitimate royal ''did'' name their ancestor an heir, and Eclipsa has been found guilty of various crimes. It's implied Moon talked out the possibility with Eclipsa about the legitimacy, and Eclipsa for her part admits she cares more about what happened to her daughter than about the throne. There's also the fact that River had been a prince of the Johansen family, so Moon is royal by marriage and Star is still royal by birth.

** Even with the knowledge that Star is not a descendant of hers, Eclipsa still cares about Star when the poor things runs away heartbroken. Just because someone isn't related to you by blood [[FamilyByChoice doesn't mean they care about you less]].

** Even with the revelations, Moon points out that she and Star are still royalty and Star is still a princess. They don't have the blood, but a legitimate royal ''did'' name their ancestor an heir, and Eclipsa has been found guilty of various crimes. It's implied Moon talked out the possibility with Eclipsa about the legitimacy, and Eclipsa for her part admits she cares more about what happened to her daughter than about the throne.

* WhamLine: "We got rid of your daughter. Sorry!"

* IAmNotYourFather: Eclipsa's daughter was SwitchedAtBirth with a peasant. To Star's disappointment, this means Eclipsa isn't actually her direct ancestor[[labelnote:*]]Though depending on their extended family, they might have a less direct blood relation anyway.[[/labelnote]].

* TheReveal: The Mewni family line past Eclipsa's daughter Meteora are illegitimate heirs. Eclipsa's ex-husband, not wanting to raise a monster infant, traded her away for a peasant girl who would become Festiva the Fun. The Magical High Commission kept this fact secret.

* IAmNotYourFather: Eclipsa's daughter was SwitchedAtBirth with a peasant. To Star's disappointment, this means Eclipsa isn't actually her direct ancestor (though depending on their extended family, they might have a less direct blood relation anyway).

* IAmNotYourFather: Eclipsa's daughter was SwitchedAtBirth with a peasant, meaning the royals before and in the three hundreds years since are not actually blood relatives. Star is particularly disappointed to find Eclipsa isn't actually her ancestor.

* {{Hypocrite}}: The Magical High Commission are shown to be this in their concealment of the truth about Meteora; Hekapoo in particular, who in past conversations with both Queen Moon and Marco admonished them for hiding information from them (the disappearance of Glossaryck and the source of the rogue inter-dimensional portals, respectively). As Star points out, they expect everyone to follow their rules, but never to be judged by them themselves. Best exemplified when they rage about being lied to about the purpose of the trial, after their ''centuries'' of deception.

* KangarooCourt: The Magical High Commission was clearly going to declare Eclipsa guilty no matter what. Even when she testifies that she doesn't [[EatsBabies eat babies]], Hekapoo still marks it down as evil. However, karma ends up hitting them when they're declared guilty for tampering with Mewni's history and deceiving the royal family for generations, negating Eclipsa's own guilty verdict.

** Rhombulus once again asks Eclipsa if she EatsBabies, like he did in "[[Recap/StarVsTheForceOfEvilS3E11StrangerDanger Stranger Danger]]". Hekapoo has to correct him again, saying that was ''Bubi''psa, another past Queen of Mewni.

** The events of "Sleepover" are referred to when Star sees the Truth or Punishment Box.
** Rhombulus once again asks Eclipsa if she EatsBabies, like he did in "Stranger Danger". Hekapoo has to correct him again, saying that was ''Bubi''psa, another past Queen of Mewni.

** Rhombulus once again asks Eclipsa if she eats babies, like he did in "Stranger Danger". Hekapoo has to correct him again, saying that was ''Bubi''psa, another past Queen of Mewni.

-->'''Eclipsa:''' What did you do with my daughter?

* InstantlyProvenWrong: Queen Moon tells Star the Box of Truth isn't for party games. The Box promptly asks everyone who their secret crush is. Turns out it has multiple settings.

* OhCrap: The Magic High Commission when they realize that Eclipsa can in fact use the punishment box to force them to answer her question... then immediately again when that question is "what did you do with my daughter?"

* RealityEnsues: Even with the revelations, Moon points out that she and Star are still royalty and Star is still a princess. They don't have the blood, but a legitimate royal ''did'' name their ancestor an heir, and Eclipsa has been found guilty of various crimes. It's implied Moon talked out the possibility with Eclipsa about the legitimacy, and Eclipsa for her part admits she cares more about what happened to her daughter than about the throne.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When it's Eclipsa's turn to ask a question, she asks the Commission about the whereabouts of her daughter. They are stunned, and their immediately response is to lie. It's only when they are punished by the Box that they admit to their actions.

-->'''Eclipsa''': "What did you do with my daughter?"

** Eclipsa has been found guilty. However, with the reveal of the Commission's history of lying and abuse of power, their decision is made void, leading to a mistrial.

1) Eclipsa isn't her great-great-great-great-something-grandmother, after they had spent a good portion of season three bonding. Even Eclipsa is sad to realize this.\\

* YankTheDogsChain: Star thought Eclipsa could be the grandma she never had, and she was happy only to find that Eclipsa was never her 8th great-grandmother.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: It's implied that Moon suspected why Fesitivia replaced Meteora: that Moon and Star's ancestor was an impostor heir to the throne. She still went ahead with the trial and risked her throne's legitimacy, because to Moon, doing the right thing was more important than preserving her claim as Queen. It's also implied that she and Eclipsa talked this possibility out, which is why she wasn't as perturbed by the revelation as Star was.

** Eclipsa is horrified when she sees her ex husband's reaction to the innocent baby Meteora, and learning that Shastacan effectively abandoned his stepdaughter.

* AndYouThoughtItWasAGame: Star finds out that the "Truth or Punishment" cube she used in her sleepover is an arbitrator and not a game, because of the high stakes involved using it.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When it's Eclipsa's turn to ask a question, she asks the Commission about the whereabouts of her daughter. They are stunned, then they lie and are punished by the Box.

** Rhombulus once again asks Eclipsa if she eats babies, like he did in "Stranger Danger". Hekapoo has to correct him again, saying that was Bubipsa, another past Queen of Mewni.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Star at the end of the episode berates the Magic High council for lying to her family for decades, only to realize that with her ancestor Festivia being an impostor, it means that she and Eclipsa aren't related, and Star and Moon have no legitimate claim to the throne. It also means that Star's entire life and legacy was based on lies.

* {{Hypocrite}}: The Magical High Commission are shown to be this in their concealment of the truth about Meteora; Hekapoo in particular, since she broke off her partnership with Marco in "Night Life" due to him keeping the source of the rogue interdimensional portals a secret, yet has been keeping Meteora's very existence a secret for hundreds of years. As Star points out, they expect everyone to follow their rules, but never to be judged by them themselves. Best exemplified when they rage about being lied to about the purpose of the trial, after their ''centuries'' of deception.

* KangarooCourt: The Magical High Commission is clearly going to declare Eclipsa guilty, no matter what. Even when she testifies that she doesn't [[EatsBabies eat babies]], Hekapoo still marks it down as evil. But, Karma ends up hitting them when they're declared guilty for tampering with Mewni's history and deceiving the royal family, negating Eclipsa's own guilty verdict.

* PyrrhicVictory: Star was able to bring down the Magic High Commission for being a bunch of corrupt liars, but before Star could deliver the final blow with her [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Reason You Suck Speech]], she realizes what this means for her; she was never royalty to begin with, and she's no longer eligible for the throne.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Star at the end of the episode berates the Magic High council for lying to her family for decades, only to realize that with her ancestor Festivia being an impostor, it means that she and Eclipsa aren't related, and Star and Moon have no legitimate claim to the throne. It also means that Star's entire life and legacy was based on lie.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: It's implied that Moon suspected why Fesitivia replaced Meteora: that Moon and Star's ancestor was an impostor heir to the throne. She still went ahead with the trial and risked her throne's legitimacy, because to Moon doing the right thing was more important than preserving her claim as Queen. It's also implied that she and Eclipsa talked this possibility out, which is why she wasn't as perturbed by the revelation as Star was.