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** As a human, Merlok looks incredibly similar to Majisto, [[spoiler:not to mention he happens to have a witch sister, while Willa the Witch is treated as Majisto's sister rather than his ex in some advertisements]].

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** As a human, Merlok looks incredibly similar to Majisto, [[spoiler:not to mention he happens to have a witch sister, while sister. While Willa the Witch Witch's relationship with Majisto is treated subject to occasional flip-flops, at least one set (though released after the cancellation of ''Nexo Knights'') treats the two as Majisto's sister rather than his ex in some advertisements]].cousins]].

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* RuleOfCool: Most of the sets seem to invoke this, like Jestro's Evil Mobile, a giant jester-faced chariot ''made of lava'' and pulled by a lava giant.

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* RuleOfCool: Most of the sets seem to invoke this, like this. How about Jestro's Evil Mobile, a giant jester-faced chariot ''made of lava'' and pulled by a lava giant.giant? Or perhaps Clay's Rumble Blade, an off-roader that can separate into a claymore-shaped plane and two motorcycles?


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** Lance making an unflattering comment about the academy principal, only for him to show up [[RightBehindMe Right Behind Him]].
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* TheGoodKingdom: Knighton appears to be a generally peaceful and prosperous country, and its monarch has a good reputation among his subjects.

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* CityOfGold: Auremville, Lance's hometown, with his family mansion being the prime example.

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Auremville, Lance's hometown, with his family mansion being the prime example.example.
** Tightwad's unnamed city is an even straighter example, as it appears to be built fully with gold. [[spoiler:Or at least it used to be.]]
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* RememberTheNewGirl: Did you have any idea that Lance had a sister before you've read ''The Forbidden Power'' or watched Season 4? Don't worry if you didn't, because she was never even mentioned before, but apparently everybody knows who she is.
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** The Book of Monsters telling the Bookkeeper to go somewhere, only for him to go the opposite way. This was dropped after the second episode, however.
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:"The Fortrex and the Furious" reveals that the Book of Monsters, and all the other evil books, are actually the cans containing the divided essence of the necromancer Monstrox, who was defeated and imprisoned by Merlok long ago.]]

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** The Book of Monsters telling the Bookkeeper to go somewhere, somewhere/do something, only for him to go misunderstand the opposite way. This was dropped after the second episode, however.
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* SealedEvilInACan: SealedEvilInASixPack: [[spoiler:"The Fortrex and the Furious" reveals that the Book of Monsters, and all the other evil books, are actually the cans containing the divided essence of the necromancer Monstrox, who was defeated and imprisoned by Merlok long ago.]]

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** Robin -- A chicken

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** Robin -- A chickenchicken (though he trades it for a pair of crossed wrenches in his set-exclusive black armor)
** The only exception may be Ava, as her crest only appears in one of the guide books. We are not given a good look, but it resembles a larntern more than an animal's head.
* {{Arcadia}}: Despite the numerous technological advancements, most of Knighton still looks pretty rural and green, with jobs like farmers and miners still present, and up until Jestro released the Lava Monsters, it's been a peaceful realm for an entire century.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Axl's little sister, Axlina, is one to Robin.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: AbhorrentAdmirer:
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Axl's little sister, Axlina, is one to Robin.Robin.
** Jorah Tightwad made advances towards Macy once, though not out of any romantic pursuits but rather to spite her father.
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* BigBookOfWar: The Knight's Code, written by Knighton's founders and dearly treasured by Clay Moorington. It's actually published in real life, though ironically, the actual rules of the code don't encompass that much of the book, so caling it "big" [[DownplayedTrope would be a stretch]].
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** In general, character encyclopedias and other "lore books" tend to include curious facts about the show's universe not seen in the series proper, such as the characters' backstories, the royal couple's real names and how many secondary characters are also Knights' Academy graduates.

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** In general, character encyclopedias and other "lore books" guide books tend to include curious facts about the show's universe not seen in the series proper, such as the characters' backstories, the royal couple's real names and how many secondary characters are also Knights' Academy graduates.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: It's not uncommon for Knighton denizens to pay no attention at Jestro, who by all accounts should be number 1 on the wanted list, walking into their town like he's in charge, and only start panicking after he attacks. Citizens of Rockstead, the town that survived more than one war without a scratch, are especially so, since they remain completely unfazed by the destruction of their not-so-indestructable after all town.

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** The two reporters not only have a rather aloof way of reporting very serious events, but they also look a lot like the reporters from ''Film/RoboCop1987''

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** The two Knighton News Network reporters not only have a rather aloof way of reporting very serious events, but they also look a lot like the reporters from ''Film/RoboCop1987''


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* TimeSkip: Several month had passed between the Season 2 finale and the Season 3 opening. ''The Forbidden Power'' and information from the official website indicate that around a year overall had passed in-universe since the first episode.
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* DirtyCop: In the episode "The Good, the Bad and the Tightwad", the knights encounter three Deputybots who work for [[RichBastard Jorah Tightwad]] and pick a fight with anyone who enters their town since it "ain't big enough for the both of them".
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* MilitariesAreUseless: Other than the Nexo Knights, Knighton seems to have a good amount of both human and robot knights and royal guards armed and on duty, but they are ill-equipped to deal with monsters: the few times Squirebots go up against them, they are quickly curb-stomped, while human knights (barring the main heroes, of course) do anything ''but'' fight monsters.
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* MythologyGag: References to past ''Toys/LEGOCastle'' themes are plentiful:
** Certain early promotional videos feature knights wearing classic ''Castle'' armor, in "The Golden Castle", the Nexo Knights themselves wear them while acting for the titular movie.
** The Golden Castle itself is a reference to a ''Castle'' set.
** As a human, Merlok looks incredibly similar to Majisto, [[spoiler:not to mention he happens to have a witch sister, while Willa the Witch is treated as Majisto's sister rather than his ex in some advertisements]].
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* AnAesop: Although certain episodes have their own aesops, the 2016 seasons have an overarching one: BeingEvilSucks, and turning to villainy just because you had a bad life isn't gonna fix your problems. If anything, it'll make them worse.

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* CompanyCrossReferences: Lance's agent Maynard mentions a film called ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} Knightjago 3]]'', which fittingly involves heroes fighting villains by spinning.

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* CompanyCrossReferences: CompanyCrossReferences:
** When the Knights are given a demonstration of the Fortrex's holographic training room, one of the holographic environments seen is the lion city from ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfChima''.
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Lance's agent Maynard mentions a film called ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} Knightjago 3]]'', which fittingly involves heroes fighting villains by spinning.



* MythologyGag:
** When the Knights are given a demonstration of the Fortrex's holographic training room, one of the holographic environments seen is the lion city from ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfChima''.
** In "The Golden Castle," Lance's agent suggests a new movie for Lance to star in called [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} "Knightjago"]], where his character saves the world through spinning.
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** The real-life Book of Monsters contains info on all the monsters in its pages, including some not yet seen in the series.

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** The real-life Book of Monsters contains info on all the monsters in its pages, including some not yet seen who never appeared in the series.

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* ComicallySmallDemand: The climax of "Greed is Good?" has Jestro and The Book of Monsters offer to give back Auremville's gold supply and Lance's parents back in exchange for... a tube of sealant, to weather seal [[VillainsOutShopping a new hot tub in their lair]]. Justified as they wanted to give the gold and Lance's parents back. Humorously enough, Lance ''actually has to think it over''.

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* ComicallySmallDemand: The climax of "Greed is Good?" has Jestro and The Book of Monsters offer to give back Auremville's gold supply and Lance's parents back in exchange for... a tube of sealant, to weather seal [[VillainsOutShopping a new hot tub in their lair]]. Justified as they wanted to give the gold and Lance's parents back. Humorously enough, back, while Lance ''actually has didn't want his parents to think it over''.come back.



* CompanyCrossReferences: Lance's agent Maynard mentions a film called ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} Knightjago 3]]'', which fittingly involves heroes fighting villains by spinning.



* ItCanThink: Evil books other than the Book of Monsters are inanimate, but one of them, the Book of Deception, seems to have a conciousness of its own, having created an entire labyrinth full of traps and cryptic messages to trick those trying to find it. It can even create copies of itself with messages like "[[LogicBomb I cannot tell the truth]]" and "Fooled you, suckers".



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:
** In "The King's Tournament", Jorah Tightwad's "Tighty Knighties" are all named after various celebrities:
*** [[Creator/ShiaLabeouf Shia LiaBlade]]
*** [[Music/JustinBieber Jousting Bieber]]
*** [[Music/BritneySpears Brickney Spears]]
*** [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Block]]
** Gobbleton Rambley from "Monster Chef" is a parody of Creator/GordonRamsay.



* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Princess Macy is one of the knights, and the King has a fighting mech. The Queen is no slouch in a pinch, either, and largely more battle ready than the King, and even the King himself eventually goes into action.

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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Princess Macy is one of the knights, and the King has a fighting mech. The Queen is no slouch in a pinch, pinch either, and largely more battle ready than the King, and even the King himself eventually goes into action.action in a fighting mech.



*** After [[spoiler:reforming]], the Lava Monsters form an anarcho-syndicalist commune, just like the mud farmers.

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*** After [[spoiler:reforming]], the Lava Monsters [[spoiler:Lava Monsters]] form an anarcho-syndicalist commune, just like the mud farmers.



** In "The King's Tournament", Jorah Tightwad's "Tighty Knighties" are all named after various celebrities:
*** [[Creator/ShiaLabeouf Shia LiaBlade]]
*** [[Music/JustinBieber Jousting Bieber]]
*** [[Music/BritneySpears Brickney Spears]]
*** [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Block]]
** Gobbleton Rambley is a parody of Creator/GordonRamsay.
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* CutAndPasteEnvironment: Every town/village in Knighton looks the same. On a good day, a newly introduced settlement will have a visible quirk to set it apart, like being covered in snow (Snottingham), being built out of granite (Rockstead), or even having unique buildings (Nothing Hill), but most of the time the only way to tell them apart is by looking a the holographic sign on the central tower.

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* CutAndPasteEnvironment: CutAndPasteEnvironments: Every town/village in Knighton looks the same. On a good day, a newly introduced settlement will have a visible quirk to set it apart, like being covered in snow (Snottingham), being built out of granite (Rockstead), or even having unique buildings (Nothing Hill), but most of the time the only way to tell them apart is by looking a the holographic sign on the central tower.

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* CutAndPasteEnvironment: Every town/village in Knighton looks the same. On a good day, a newly introduced settlement will have a visible quirk to set it apart, like being covered in snow (Snottingham), being built out of granite (Rockstead), or even having unique buildings (Nothing Hill), but most of the time the only way to tell them apart is by looking a the holographic sign on the central tower.



** Season 3 strays from the knights being able to use Nexo power to win the fights in some episodes, not to mention the direction the story takes: [[spoiler: Clay is being slowly turned to stone]], [[spoiler:Monstrox]] is now able to revive monsters to fight once again, not to mention the villains no longer plan to just conquer the kingdom - they are trying to ''destroy'' it.

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** Season 3 strays from the knights being able to use Nexo power to win the fights in some episodes, not to mention the direction the story takes: [[spoiler: Clay is being slowly turned to stone]], [[spoiler:Monstrox]] is now able to revive monsters to fight once again, not to mention and the villains no longer plan to just conquer the kingdom - they are trying to ''destroy'' it.



* ShowWithinAShow: According to the producer, ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfChima'' both exist within the series' universe are works of fiction, which is why elements of them occasionally show up.

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* ShowWithinAShow: According to the producer, ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfChima'' both exist within the series' universe are as works of fiction, which is why elements of them occasionally show up.



* SmurfettePrinciple: Macy is the only main knight who is female, as we are [[LampshadeHanging frequently made aware]].

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Macy is the only main knight who is female, as we are [[LampshadeHanging frequently made aware]].aware]].
** Lavaria and Whiparella are the only two unambiguously female Lava Monsters.
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** In "The Golden Castle," Lance's agent describes other movies he could star in, such as [[Film/{{Transformers}} "Lanceformers"]] and [[Film/TheAvengers2012 "Lancevengers"]].

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** In "The Golden Castle," Lance's agent describes other movies he could star in, such as [[Film/{{Transformers}} [[Film/Transformers2007 "Lanceformers"]] and [[Film/TheAvengers2012 "Lancevengers"]].

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* KillItThroughItsStomach: Well not so much stomach as it is going inside Monstrox and attacking him on the inside till he explodes.

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* KillItThroughItsStomach: Well not so much stomach as it is going inside Monstrox [[spoiler:Monstrox]] and attacking him on the inside till he explodes.


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* ShowWithinAShow: According to the producer, ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfChima'' both exist within the series' universe are works of fiction, which is why elements of them occasionally show up.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Jokes Knightly first appears as a washed-up former comedian in "Book of Obsession". He gets back on his feet in "Open Mike Knight"… [[spoiler:thanks to stumbling upon the Book of Betrayal.]]
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* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: The world's spiciest chili created by the Gordon Ramsey {{expy}} in "Monster Chef". How spicy is it? He apparently burned down ''25 villages'' through the process of making it!
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'''Lance''': Huh, [[ARareSentence my parents for a tube of sealant...]]\\

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* ComicallySmallDemand: The climax of "Greed is Good?" has Jestro and The Book of Monsters offer to give back Auremville's gold supply and Lance's parents back in exchange for... a tube of sealant, to weather seal [[VillainsOutShopping a new hot tub in their lair]]. Justified as they wanted to give the gold and Lance's parents back. Humorously enough, Lance ''actually has to think it over''.
'''Lance''': Huh, [[ARareSentence my parents for a tube of sealant...]]\\
'''Clay''': ''[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Really?]]'' Do you actually have to think about it?

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* VillainSong: The Book of Monsters has a short one about how being bad is "so neat-o" and "real mean-o", which can be heard in the second webisode and Season 2 finale.



* WomenAreWiser: On par with Clay, Macy is the most capable and serious member of the team, compared to the SpoiledBrat Lance, TotallyRadical Aaron, and BigEater Axl.

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par with Clay, Macy is the most capable and serious member of the team, compared to the SpoiledBrat Lance, TotallyRadical Aaron, and BigEater Axl.


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** Female monsters like Lavaria and the Harpies aren't necessarily geniuses, but tend to be brighter than their male counterparts.

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