History WesternAnimation / TheAdmiralAndThePrincess

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Lord Warrick has has been defeated after the Blood Crystal has been shattered (killing him). But unfortunately, the Admiral forever remains a heron, and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the crystal was the only thing that could turn him back human]]. The Admiral realizes this, knowing he and the Princess can never be together now, and flies away. But not wanting to be without him, the Princess begged Renee to turn her back into an egret, knowing she won't ever become human again, and possibly never see her nanny, her father or her kingdom again. The movie ends with the two birds flying together (and helping lost ships).]]

** The Admiral was transformed into a heron as punishment for trying to assassinate the King (when actually Lord Warrick hypnotized him into doing so). Lord Warrick originally wanted him to turn into a vulture, but the King is against it due to the Admiral's faithful loyalty. [[spoiler:Sadly, the [[AndIMustScream Admiral remains trapped in this form]] due to the Blood Crystal, which would have turned him back human, being destroyed.]]

** A heron and an egret appears at the start of the movie. They fly off during a storm, [[spoiler:to help guide the boy's grandfather to the lighthouse, back to his family.]]

* FramingDevice: The movie begins with a boy and his grandmother living in a lighthouse. The grandmother tries to make radio contact to her husband who's a sailor, during a terrible storm. The grandmother tells the boy the story while they wait out the storm.

* StarCrossedLovers: The Admiral and the Princess, due to former being unjustly transformed into a heron.

* BalefulPolymorph: The Admiral was transformed into a heron as punishment for trying to assassinate the King (when actually Lord Warrick hypnotized him into doing so). Lord Warrick originally wanted him to turn into a vulture, but the King is against it due to the Admiral's faithful loyalty. [[spoiler:Sadly, the [[AndIMustScream Admiral remains trapped in this form]] due to the Blood Crystal, which would have turned him back human, being destroyed.]]
** [[spoiler:During the fight, Baggot got turned into a frog-like creature, which is permanent after the crystal was destroyed.]]

The film can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWHCz1kaHGM here]].

* BalefulPolymorph: The Admiral was transformed into a heron as punishment for trying to assassinate the King (when actually Lord Warrick hypnotized him into doing so). Lord Warrick originally wanted him to turn into a vulture, but the King is against it due to the Admiral's faithful loyalty. [[spoiler: Sadly, the [[AndIMustScream Admiral remains trapped in this form]] due to the Blood Crystal, which would have turned him back human, being destroyed.]]
** [[spoiler: During the fight, Baggot got turned into a frog-like creature, which is permanent after the crystal was destroyed.]]
* BigNo: [[spoiler: Lord Warrick screams this as he tries to catch the Blood Crystal only for to be shattered in front of him, killing him.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Lord Warrick has has been defeated after the Blood Crystal has been shattered (killing him). But unfortunately, the Admiral forever remains a heron, and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the crystal was the only thing that could turn him back human]]. The Admiral realizes this, knowing he and the Princess can never be together now, and flies away. But not wanting to be without him, the Princess begged Renee to turn her back into an egret, knowing she won't ever become human again, and possibly never see her nanny, her father or her kingdom again. The movie ends with the two birds flying together (and helping lost ships).]]

** A heron and an egret appears at the start of the movie. They fly off during a storm, [[spoiler: to help guide the boy's grandfather to the lighthouse, back to his family.]]
** When Baggot accidentally knocks the Blood Crystal, Lord Warrick frantically caught it in time. [[spoiler: We learn that he will die if it's destroyed.]]

* MagicAIsMagicA: [[spoiler: Renee can't use her magic to change the Admiral back to human, apparently only the Blood Crystal can do it, but it was destroyed.]]

* OntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: The destruction of the Blood Crystal didn't change the Admiral back to human. Neither did Baggot.]]

* SoulJar: The Blood Crystal. [[spoiler: Lord Warrick's soul has bonded with it, destroying it kills him.]]

* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: The destruction of the Blood Crystal didn't change the Admiral back to human. Neither did Baggot.]]

* BalefulPolymorph: The Admiral was transformed into a heron as punishment for trying to assassinate the King (when actually Lord Warrick hypnotized him into doing so). Lord Warrick originally wanted him to turn into a vulture, but the King is against it due to the Admiral's faithful loyalty. [[spoiler: Sadly, the [[AndIMustScream Admiral remains trapped in this form]] due to the Blood Crystal, which would have turned him back human, was destroyed.]]

* CourtMage: Lord Warrick

* TheIgor: Baggot, the court jester who serves Lord Warrick. [[spoiler: He ends up permanently turned into a frog after the Blood Crystal is destroyed.]]

* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: The destruction of the Blood Crystal didn't change the Admiral back to human.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Lord Warrick has has been defeated after the Blood Crystal has been shattered (killing him). But unfortunately, the Admiral [[NoOntologicalInertia forever remains a heron]], and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the crystal was the only thing that could turn him back human]]. The Admiral realizes this, knowing he and the Princess can never be together now, and flies away. But not wanting to be without him, the Princess begged Renee to turn her back into an egret, knowing she won't ever become human again, and possibly never see her nanny, her father or her kingdom again. The movie ends with the two birds flying together (and helping lost ships).]]

* AndIMustScream: The Admiral was transformed into a heron as punishment for trying to assassinate the King (when actually Lord Warrick hypnotized him into doing so). Lord Warrick originally wanted him to turn into a vulture, but the King is against it due to the Admiral's faithful loyalty. [[spoiler: Sadly, the Admiral remains trapped in this form due to the Blood Crystal, which would have turned him back human, was destroyed.]]
* BigNo: [[spoiler: Lord Warrick screams this as the Blood Crystal is destroyed, killing him.]]

** A heron and an egret appears at the start of the movie. They are seen flying off, [[spoiler: to help guide the boy's grandfather back to the lighthouse home.]]
** When Baggot accidentally knocks the Blood Crystal, Lord Warrick frantically caught it in time. [[spoiler: We learn that should it be destroyed, he dies.]]
* FramingDevice: The story is told to a boy by his grandmother, while they wait for his sailor grandfather.

* TheImp: Baggot, the court jester who serves Lord Warrick. [[spoiler: He ends up permanently turned into a frog after the Blood Crystal is destroyed.]]

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
* SoulJar: The Blood Crystal. [[spoiler: Destroying it kills Lord Warrick.]]

* AndIMustScream: The Admiral was transformed into a heron as punishment for trying to assassinate the King (when actually Lord Warrick hypnotized him into doing so). Lord Warrick originally wanted him to turn into a vulture, but the King is against it due to the Admiral's faithful loyalty.

* AndIMustScream: The Admiral was transformed into a heron as punishment for trying to assassinate the king (when actually Lord Warrick hypnotized him into doing so).

''The Admiral and the Princess'' (aka ''The Blood Crystal'') is about a young princess and the admiral of her father's navy who are in love, but an evil sorcerer separates them while trying to take over the kingdom using dark magic from the titular crystal.