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* BeyondTheImpossible: When Jim says the Trollhunters in the void told him killing Gunmare is impossible, Draal said that he wants to prove his father wrong.

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* BeyondTheImpossible: When Jim says the Trollhunters in the void Void told him killing Gunmare is impossible, Draal said that he wants to prove his father wrong.



* DirtyCoward: Angor Rot believes Strickler is afraid of the Trollhunter, which is why he needed him.

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* DirtyCoward: Angor Rot believes Strickler is afraid of the Trollhunter, which is why he needed him. Given he managed to kill Bular, it safe to say Strickler is mildly wary of dealing with the boy.



* MoralityPet: Notenrique feels bad when Claire cries about missing her brother, even as he bugs her for a hamburger.

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* MineralMacGuffin: The Triumbric Stones, three shards of legend tied to [[BigBad Gunmar]]'s lifeblood, but have been hidden for centuries. If the three shards are found, then Jim shall "Eclipse all who quarry with thy might" and permanently kill Gunmar.
* MoralityPet: Notenrique [=NotEnrique=] feels bad when Claire cries about missing her brother, even as he bugs her for a hamburger.



** Notenrique lets Claire see her brother in the Darklands briefly. She's relieved to see that Enrique is happy.

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** Notenrique [=NotEnrique=] lets Claire see her brother in the Darklands briefly. She's relieved to see that Enrique is well and happy.

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* MassOhCrap: The Trollhunters react this way when Blinky burns a book that could be the key to killilng Gunmar.

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* MassOhCrap: The Trollhunters react this way when Blinky burns a book that could be the key to killilng killing Gunmar.



* OhCrap: Jim has this reaction when he sees Strickler as the new principal.



* OhCrap: Jim has this reaction when he sees Strickler as the new principal.



* WhamEpisode: Strickler returns as the principal of the school, making it clear to Jim that he's not running.
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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Subverted. When the message to find the three stones shows up after Blinky burns the book, Claire tells everyone to take a picture of it. With the book itself, it's played straight since Blinky has the last copy.

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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Subverted. When the message to find the three stones shows up after Blinky burns the book, Claire tells everyone to take a picture of it. With the book itself, it's played straight since Blinky has the last copy.copy, the Changelings having burned the rest.

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* BeyondTheImpossible: When Jim says the Trollhunters in the void told him killing Gunmare is impossible, Draal said that he wants to prove his father wrong.



* LyingToProtectYourFeelings: After he talks with the previous Trollhunters, Jim tells Draal that Kanjigar wishes that Draal could enter the void. Draal invokes this trope and tells Jim he doesn't have to lie to spare his feelings.



* MauveShirt: Strickler kills the principal offscreen on the pretense of a sick visit.

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* MauveShirt: Strickler kills the principal offscreen on the pretense of a sick sickbed visit.

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* AwesomeByAnalysis: Jim figures out the golem's weakness after slashing it in various places.
* BaitAndSwitch:
** The coach hints that he'd like the dance theme to be disco. Thus, you'd expect that Steve would do butt-kissing. Instead, Steve goes for a Luau theme, and Eli tries (and fails) to suggest the 1980s.
** When Strickler sees the golem attack Jim, at first he looks concerned. But then he tells off Angor Rot for not doing the job himself, as he was instructed.
* BotheringByTheBook: Angor Rot is compelled to kill Jim on Strickler's command. But he makes it clear that he's doing it on his terms.



* MassOhCrap: The Trollhunters react this way when Blinky burns a book that could be the key to killilng Gunmar.
* MauveShirt: Strickler kills the principal offscreen on the pretense of a sick visit.
* MoralityPet: Notenrique feels bad when Claire cries about missing her brother, even as he bugs her for a hamburger.
* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Subverted. When the message to find the three stones shows up after Blinky burns the book, Claire tells everyone to take a picture of it. With the book itself, it's played straight since Blinky has the last copy.



* OhCrap: Strickler as the new principal.

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* PetTheDog:
** Someone voted Eli as a possible nominee for the king.
** Notenrique lets Claire see her brother in the Darklands briefly. She's relieved to see that Enrique is happy.
* OhCrap: Jim has this reaction when he sees Strickler as the new principal.principal.
* TimeForPlanB: Since the bridge plan is out, Strickler's new objective is to protect his changeling brethren. That's because he knows that if Jim finds the nursery, he'll want to free all the babies. That will endanger the other changelings. So Jim must be killed.
* VillainHasAPoint: Angor Rot points out that Strickler hired him to do the dirty work of murdering a human because he's too scared to do it alone. That's because Jim killed Bular.
* WhamEpisode: Strickler returns as the principal of the school, making it clear to Jim that he's not running.
* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Toby mentions that Jim said Strickler would be a fool to return after the bridge.
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* NotListeningToMeAreYou: Jim tries to tell Toby about his dream about Gunmar, but Toby's more interesting in the identity of the mole mascot. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] as Toby was actually listening. "I can multitask, Jimbo."

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* NotListeningToMeAreYou: Jim tries to tell Toby about his dream about Gunmar, but Toby's more interesting interested in the identity of the mole mascot. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] as Toby was actually listening. "I can multitask, Jimbo."
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* AmbiguousGender: As Jim points out, there's no real way to tell who's under the mascot costume, despite Toby's insistence it's a girl.


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* NotListeningToMeAreYou: Jim tries to tell Toby about his dream about Gunmar, but Toby's more interesting in the identity of the mole mascot. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] as Toby was actually listening. "I can multitask, Jimbo."
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* CatapultNightmare: Jim has one after an OpeningNightmare about Gunmar.

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* CatapultNightmare: Jim has one after an OpeningNightmare a NightmareSequence about Gunmar.
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* CatapultNightmare: Jim has one after an OpeningNightmare about Gunmar.
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Jim looks for a way to destroy Gunmar so Claire can bring her brother home; a power-hungry Strickler comes back to Arcadia.

!! Tropes for this episode include:
* DirtyCoward: Angor Rot believes Strickler is afraid of the Trollhunter, which is why he needed him.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Angor Rot is intrigued with the idea of hunting a human Trollhunter.
* OhCrap: Strickler as the new principal.

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