Line #28 Film/LeprechaunOrigins


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4	Released in 2014, ''Origins'' is the seventh film in the ''Film/{{Leprechaun}}'' series, starring [[Wrestling/{{Hornswoggle}} Dylan Postl]] in the title role, alongside Stephanie Bennett, [[Film/FreddyVsJason Brendan Fletcher]], Creator/MelissaRoxburgh, and Creator/GarryChalk.
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6	Four friends -- Sophie, Ben, Jeni, and David -- are on a vacation in the Irish countryside, where they encounter a gold-lusting monster who wants to take their lives.
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8	!!''Origins'' has the examples of:
9	* AccidentalMurder: The "leprechaun" tricks Sophie and Ben into killing [[spoiler:Jeni]].
10	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Hamish and his friend Ian]].
11	* CallingTheOldManOut: Having had enough of the senseless sacrifices, Sean finally turns on his father to buy Sophie enough time to escape.
12	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: If the villagers hadn't found the gold in the cave and gotten greedy, then they wouldn't have to deal with the "leprechauns". Barring that, if they just gave the gold back rather than commit those selfish sacrifices or else just left the village, trapping the monsters, then they would have these problems. Sean points these facts out.
13	* DarkerAndEdgier: The film goes in this direction, as the "leprechaun" is a hideous monster that doesn't speak at all, let alone bother with jokes.
14	* FinalGirl: [[spoiler: Sophie]] becomes one after all her friends are killed.
15	* {{Greed}}: Like the other ''Leprechaun'' films, the villagers' motivation is greed. They refused to return the gold to the "leprechauns", so they decided to sacrifice innocent people in exchange for keeping the gold.
16	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: David]] does this in order to help the others escape from the "leprechaun".
17	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Ian is impaled on some farm equipment.
18	* InNameOnly: ''Origins'' shares very little in common with the original films (including a leprechaun at all; it's really some kind of lizard monster that never speaks).
19	* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Mary, who disappears from the film after helping Hamish recapture Sophie, Ben, Jeni, and David to be sacrificed to the "leprechaun"]].
20	* MythologyGag: Before [[OffWithHisHead decapitating]] the "leprechaun", [[spoiler:Sophie]] says, "Fuck you, Lucky Charms!" which was also said in the original 1993 film before the Leprechaun was defeated.
21	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler: Even though Sean can't bring himself to sacrifice the four and even saves Sophie from his father Hamish, he is left devastated when the "leprechaun" kills the latter.]]
22	* OffWithHisHead: How the "leprechaun" dies.
23	* OnlySaneMan: Sean. [[spoiler: While his father thinks the best solution to their problems is to feed the creature unsuspecting tourists]], Sean firmly believes they're all better off just leaving their village.
24	* SadlyMythtaken: The "leprechaun" featured in the film looks and acts nothing like any iteration of the titular fairy of myth, the closest it ever comes being its involvement with gold. The film tries to get around this by portraying it as a member of the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Tuatha Dé Danann]], but even then the Tuatha Dé Danann were usually portrayed as benevolent.
25	* TokenGoodTeammate: Sean. [[spoiler: He is the only member of his village who hates the fact that he is forced to participate in the unjust sacrifice of tourists and even helps the four escape twice.]]
26	* TheVoiceless: The "leprechaun" does not speak, but rather snarls and growls like a feral animal.
27	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Hamish and the rest of their village. They simply want to keep themselves safe from the creature's wrath. The only problem is, their solution involves tricking and sacrificing innocent tourists.]]

Context Film / LeprechaunOrigins