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--> '''Blinky:''' Master Jim, despite whatever doubts you may have about the amulet's choice, it is now bonded to ''you''. This is a mantle you cannot refuse.
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* ClingyMacGuffin: Jim tries disposing of the Amulet after Draal nearly kills him in a sparring match, but it refuses to be disposed of, always appearing by him or throwing itself at him.
* CurbStompBattle: Draal makes short work of Jim. It's justified in that Jim hasn't even had a few minutes of training, and he's outmatched in terms of body weight.

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* ClingyMacGuffin: Jim tries [[RefusalOfTheCall disposing of the Amulet Amulet]] after Draal nearly kills him in a sparring match, but it refuses to be disposed of, always appearing by him or throwing itself at him.
* CurbStompBattle: Draal makes short work of Jim. It's justified in that Jim hasn't even had a few minutes of training, and he's outmatched in terms of body weight.weight, which Blinky points out.



* DramaticIrony: Mr. Strickler visits Jim's house for tea and to congratulate him on winning the part of Romeo. Jim at this point doesn't know that Strickler is working with Bular.

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* DramaticIrony: Mr. Strickler visits Jim's house for tea and to congratulate him on winning the part of Romeo. Jim Jim, at this point point, doesn't know that Strickler is working with Bular.
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Toby has only just been introduced, so it's not unexpected from a series point of view. And Jim doesn't show surprise that Toby knows rocks.


* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Toby could suddenly identify the names of various minerals in Trollmarket by sight alone.
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* AncientArtifact: The Soothscryer is a magical statue that judges a trollhunter's true spirit. Said trollhunter must place their hand in its mouth. Those who are worthy get their hand back. It also acts as a portal to the Void where the spirits of fallen trollhunters dwell.

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* AncientArtifact: The Soothscryer is a magical statue that judges a trollhunter's true spirit. Said trollhunter must place their hand in its mouth. Those who are worthy get their hand back. It also acts as a portal to the Void where the spirits of fallen trollhunters dwell.
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* CurbStompBattle: Draal makes short work of Jim. It's justified in that Jim hasn't even had a few minutes of training, and he's outmatched in terms of body weight.


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* DramaticIrony: Mr. Strickler visits Jim's house for tea and to congratulate him on winning the part of Romeo. Jim at this point doesn't know that Strickler is working with Bular.


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* LethalChef: Jim's mother is this; Mr. Strickler makes a face on trying her tea. When she insists on cooking dinner, he quickly adds ingredients behind her back to save their meal.


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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim:
** Draal has a prime opportunity to kill Jim during their sparring. He even monologues about it. Then he says Jim is NotWorthKilling and lets him leave.
** Bular asks why doesn't he just invade Jim's house, kill him, and take the amulet. Mr. Strickler points out that doing such a thing would lead to a BrokenMasquerade and expose the troll world to all the humans.
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* ThePoorlyChosenOne: Unkar [[TheMagnificent the Unfortunate]].
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* AncientArtifact: The Soothscryer is a magical statue that judges a trollhunter's true spirit. Said trollhunter must place their hand in its mouth. Those who are worthy get their hand back. It also acts as a portal to the Void where fallen trollhunters dwell.

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* AncientArtifact: The Soothscryer is a magical statue that judges a trollhunter's true spirit. Said trollhunter must place their hand in its mouth. Those who are worthy get their hand back. It also acts as a portal to the Void where the spirits of fallen trollhunters dwell.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Blinky begins to lead Jim and Toby through Trollmarket they pass two trolls with a stack of [=TVs=], all but one of which are playing static. One of the trolls bangs it repeatedly until the picture goes away, then grunts in satisfaction.
* GratuitousSpanish: Jim's comment upon seeing the Hero's Forge is, "Magnifico!"
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* TeethFlying: Fed up with Steve, Jim stand up to him and knocks one of his front teeth out, creating a gap on his mouth that leaves a whistle in his inflections for the rest of the first half of Season One.

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* TeethFlying: Fed up with Steve, Jim stand up to him and knocks one of his front teeth out, creating a gap on his mouth that leaves a whistle lisp in his inflections speech for the rest of the first half of Season One.
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* ClingyMacGuffin: Jim tries disposing of the Amulet after Draal nearly kills him in a sparring match, but it refuses to be disposed up, always appearing by him or throwing itself at him.

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* ClingyMacGuffin: Jim tries disposing of the Amulet after Draal nearly kills him in a sparring match, but it refuses to be disposed up, of, always appearing by him or throwing itself at him.
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* BondOneLiner: Jim utters one after knocking Steve unconscious and knocking one of his teeth out, the last straw being when he called his mother a "nurse"

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* BondOneLiner: Jim utters one after knocking Steve unconscious and knocking one of his teeth out, the last straw being when he called his mother a "nurse""nurse".



* TeethFlying: Fed up with Steve, Jim stand up to him and knocks one of his front teeth out, creating a gap on his mouth that leaves a whistle in his inflextions for the rest of the first half of Season One.

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* TeethFlying: Fed up with Steve, Jim stand up to him and knocks one of his front teeth out, creating a gap on his mouth that leaves a whistle in his inflextions inflections for the rest of the first half of Season One.
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* BondOneLiner: Jim utters one after knocking Steven unconscious and knocking one of his teeth out, the last straw being when he called his mother a "nurse"

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* BondOneLiner: Jim utters one after knocking Steven Steve unconscious and knocking one of his teeth out, the last straw being when he called his mother a "nurse"



* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Tobes someone could identify the names of various minerals in Trollmarket by sight alone.

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* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Tobes someone Toby could suddenly identify the names of various minerals in Trollmarket by sight alone.

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* BondOneLiner: Jim utters one after [[spoiler:knocking Steven unconscious and knocking one of his teeth out, the last straw being when he called his mother a "nurse"]]

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* BondOneLiner: Jim utters one after [[spoiler:knocking knocking Steven unconscious and knocking one of his teeth out, the last straw being when he called his mother a "nurse"]]"nurse"



* ClingyMacGuffin: Jim tries disposing of the Amulet after [[spoiler:Draal nearly kills him in a sparring match]], but it refuses to be disposed up, always appearing by him or throwing itself at him.

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* ClingyMacGuffin: Jim tries disposing of the Amulet after [[spoiler:Draal Draal nearly kills him in a sparring match]], match, but it refuses to be disposed up, always appearing by him or throwing itself at him.



* TeethFlying: Fed up with Steve, Jim stand up to him and knocks one of his front teeth out, creating a gap on his mouth that leaves a whistle in his inflextions for the rest of the first half of Season One.

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* TeethFlying: Fed up with Steve, Jim stand up to him and knocks one of his front teeth out, creating a gap on his mouth that leaves a whistle in his inflextions for the rest of the first half of Season One.One.
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Jim and Toby tour Heartstone Trollmarket, where Jim begins his training and the presence of the first human Trollhunter stirs up bitter resentment.

!! Tropes for this episode include:
* AncientArtifact: The Soothscryer is a magical statue that judges a trollhunter's true spirit. Said trollhunter must place their hand in its mouth. Those who are worthy get their hand back. It also acts as a portal to the Void where fallen trollhunters dwell.
* BondOneLiner: Jim utters one after [[spoiler:knocking Steven unconscious and knocking one of his teeth out, the last straw being when he called his mother a "nurse"]]
--> '''Jim:''' She's a doctor, actually.
* ClingyMacGuffin: Jim tries disposing of the Amulet after [[spoiler:Draal nearly kills him in a sparring match]], but it refuses to be disposed up, always appearing by him or throwing itself at him.
* DontTouchItYouIdiot: Draal tries removing it off of Jim's body, only for it to blast him right off.
* HeroicRematch: Jim challenges Draal to one at the end of the episode.
* TheNeedForMead: Draal enjoys a pint of something as he goes on about how he beat Jim in a sparring match.
* RuleOfThree: Blinky explains that the Trollhunter lives and dies by three rules:
** RuleNumberOne: [[FearIsTheAppropriateResponse Always be Afraid]].
** Rule Number Two: [[GainingTheWillToKill Always finish the fight]].
** Rule Number Three: [[GroinAttack When in doubt, always kick them in the gronk-nuks]].
* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Tobes someone could identify the names of various minerals in Trollmarket by sight alone.
* TeethFlying: Fed up with Steve, Jim stand up to him and knocks one of his front teeth out, creating a gap on his mouth that leaves a whistle in his inflextions for the rest of the first half of Season One.

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