History WebAnimation / WolfSongTheMovie

* BearsAreBadNews: the heroes are attacked by a bear two-thirds into the film, and although they force it to retreat,[[spoiler: Damien is grievously wounded in the fight. It is then stated by characters that this was no ordinary bear that attacked them, but a demonic shapeshifter on the side of the BigBad, who is revealed in TheStinger to be none other than Damien’s lover Hartanna, which explains why she suddenly has similar facial injuries to those inflicted upon the bear in the fight.]]

** {{Subverted}}with Raina, who although she starts off on the villains side, her cousin being saved by Al, combined with developing a crush on Lightning, and mistreatment from her father and sisters resulted in her fully switching to the heroes side and supporting them in what way she can.

* SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying: The film strives on RuleOfCool rather than anything remotely accurate. For instance, wolves don't hide in trees.

* UnpopularPopularCharacter: despite being TheDragon to the Death Alpha and racking a kill count of at least 5, [[spoiler:including another popular character]], Cobalt is one of the most popular characters in the film, mostly due to his DirtyCoward tendencies and him regularly lashing out at his pack mates in an often comical manner. Oh and he is voiced by the editor of the film. His popularity with fans is such that the creator herself has become aware of the number of people who watch solely for the Cobalt scenes

* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Kara disembowels a Death Key guard with a single swipe of her claws. Damien also does so earlier in the film. Despite these two examples, every other time claw attacks are used, they {{avert}} this trope, as it results in superficial injuries instead.

* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Kara disembowels a Death Key guard with a single swipe of her claws.

* TheHeroesJourney: Brutally {{deconstructed}} as both Kara and Arrow want to kill the Death Alpha as the former had lost his family to them and the latter has her brother captured and tortured [[spoiler:to death]] by his pack, however the Death Alpha turns out to be a pretty formidable opponent and [[spoiler:it doesn’t end well for either protagonist; Arrow is caught off guard and killed in a manner brutal even for this film and although Kara comes close to killing him, her brief hesitation allows the Death Alpha to possess her father, forcing her to kill him in order to save her skin. She was able to barely save the pack, but the Death Alpha is still at large and it’s unknown what his next move will be, should this get a sequel]]

!!''Wolf Song: The Animation'' provides examples of:

* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Kara disembowels a Death Key guard with a swipe of her claws.

* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: half the main cast are dead by the time the film is over, with Kara being one of the very few to actually survive. The villains meanwhile get off comparatively easier to them, as the only deaths on the villain side are of nameless {{Mooks}}]]
* BearsAreBadNews: the heroes are attacked by a bear two thirds into the film, and although they force it to retreat,[[spoiler: Damien is grievously wounded in the fight. It is then stated by characters that this was no ordinary bear that attacked them, but a demonic shapeshifter on the side of the BigBad, who is revealed in TheStinger to be none other than Damien’s lover Hartanna, which explains why she suddenly has similar facial injuries to those inflicted upon the bear in the fight.]]

* BondOneLiner: it seems like this film really has a habit of using this trope

* CanineConfusion: The video strives on RuleOfCool rather than anything remotely accurate. For instance, real wolves don't hide in trees or have retractable claws. However, we only see Raina do the former, and she is half-hellhound so possibly justified

* ColdBloodedTorture: Alador is subjected to this by Cobalt. [[spoiler: He doesn’t survive.]]

* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler: Al’s]] eyes are partly open when he succumbs to the wounds inflicted by Cobalt and the other wolves

* EvenEvilHasStandards: the death keep may be the antagonists of the film, but for them it is considered rude to interrupt (not that that says much).

* {{Flashback}}: the film uses this trope four times, each time focusing on a different character:
** Damiens, which shows the audience that he is Kara and Alador’s dad and also [[spoiler:{{Foreshadows}} his own death and the circumstances leading to it]], resulting in him having a brief panic attack.
** Cobalts, which shows us how Zar and the Death Alpha found him and coaxed him into murder as a pup and also became part of a MotiveRant, being the very reason why shortly afterwards [[spoiler:Cobalt kills Zar]]
** Arrows which reveals his own childhood trauma, and that the juvenile wolf Koda we see at the beginning is actually him. [[spoiler: this one also features his training before the main story that shows that he has become one of the elemental wolves, yet also discusses the strengths and weaknesses of such a form when he is ready to attain it]]

* RunningGag: despite being an otherwise serious film, even Wolf Song has a few of these
** Chance failing to impress the nearest female, every single time

** And him lashing out at his packmates in an overly comical manner

** Damiens, which shows the audience that he is Kara and Alador’s dad and also [[spoiler:{{Foreshadows}}his own death and the circumstances leading to it]], resulting in him having a brief panic attack.

{{Hellhound}}: The Death Alpha and some of his lackeys are hellhounds that resemble wolves, but have darker fur and are significantly larger. Oh, and the Death Alpha is the younger brother of Cerberus himself.

* HumansAreCthulhu: The protagonists are wary of humans for fear of being killed.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: the death keep may be the antagonists of the film, but for them it is considered unlawful to interrupt (not that that says much).

* Hellhound: The Death Alpha and some of his lackeys are hellhounds that resemble wolves, but have darker fur and are significantly larger. Oh, and the Death Alpha is the younger brother of Cerberus himself.

Raina (casually lounging on tree branch): ‘’’ it’s called strategy, lightning bolt boy’’’

->’’’Cobalt ([[spoiler: after slaughtering Zar]]): Boring! (To his packmates) alright you lot, let’s move.’’’
->’’’ Death alpha [[spoiler: after tearing out Arrow’s throat]]: well, I guess I just killed a force of nature’’’

‘’’It’s easier to judge and harder to trust. Sometimes what’s harder is necessary.’’’

->‘’’[[spoiler: Alador: I’m not the pure of heart, Kara. You are]]’’’
->’’’[[spoiler:Death Alpha: don’t act so surprised. I’m really not as dumb as you might have guessed!]]’’’

* Daddy’sLittleVillain: PlayedStraight with Mia and Mai, who willingly follow the plans of their father, the Death Alpha and battle our heroes quite a lot

* CombatPragmatist: Raina. Unlike most characters, she often doesn’t charge head on into fights. This gets {{Lampshaded}} in her first fight

_>’’’Cobalt ([[spoiler: after slaughtering Zar]]): Boring! (To his packmates) alright you lot, let’s move.’’’
_>’’’ Death alpha [[spoiler: after tearing out Arrow’s throat]]: well, I guess I just killed a force of nature’’’

_>’’’[[spoiler:Death Alpha: don’t act so surprised. I’m really not as dumb as you might have guessed!]]’’’

‘’’Everything I do is to protect my family.’’’

->‘’’[[spoiler: Alador: I’m not the pure of heart, Kara. You are]]’’’

‘’’[[spoiler: Alador: I’m not the pure of heart, Kara. You are]]’’’

* TokenGoodTeammate: for the death keep, Blaze is the only sympathetic character we see. He had been roped into joining that pack not long before the events of the movie, yet in his short time, has bore witness to several atrocities and opts to try and rescue Alador from the torture grounds (emphasis on the word “try”). Later on, he provides Kara with the Stone, but despite this he is still in the Death Keep until the final battle where he defects fully to the heroes side and ultimately survives the final battle, [[spoiler: unlike many of his newfound allies]]

* AerithAndBob: we have characters with original sounding names, such as Zar, Alador and Onora, but also more common names like Kara and Damien for some of the characters

* HonorBeforeReason: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Damien’s pack was taught to fight enemies one-on-one, but when they’re attacked by Zar’s group, Alador calls them out when he sees his friends not doing anything. This practice is quickly abandoned when Cobalt arrives to capture Alador.