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3''Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts'' is a 22-minute animated special and the fourth installment in the ''Franchise/MarvelRising'' franchise. The special debuted January 16, 2019 on the Marvel HQ Youtube channel and serves as a sequel to the ''[[WesternAnimation/MarvelRisingInitiation Initiation]]'' shorts.
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5Following the events of ''Initiation'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/MarvelRisingSecretWarriors Secret Warriors]]'', [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Ghost-Spider]] still seeks to [[ClearMyName clear her name]] and avenge her friend's death. As she gets closer to finding Sheath, who committed the deed, she finds herself crossing paths with the Secret Warriors, who are also after the Inhuman criminal. In order to bring her to justice, Gwen must reluctantly join forces with the team, while ComicBook/DaisyJohnson tries to convince her to be a permanent member.
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7It can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkFrDCTpZC4 here]] on the Marvel HQ Youtube.
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9It is followed by ''WesternAnimation/MarvelRisingHeartOfIron''.
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14* AirVentPassageway: Ghost-Spider sneaks into the Secret Warriors' base to use their computer. When they come back while she's still there, she hides from them in an air duct.
15* CharacterFocus: While the story also involves the Secret Warriors trying to tie up a loose end from the previous special, the focus of the plot returns to Ghost Spider's vengeance storyline from ''Initiation''.
16* HowDidYouKnowIDidnt: The team has continuously failed to perform a group attack called the Million-Fisted Hurricane, but Patriot manages to convince the others to do it anyway when fighting Exile, and they succeed. Patriot later admits back at headquarters that he had no idea that they could successfully pull it off when Squirrel Girl asks, thinking that the worst case scenario would at least have Exile at the bottom of a pile of bruised superheroes.
17* InsertSong:
18** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqTfI7W66QM Born Ready]], previously used in ''Secret Warriors'', is played when Ghost Spider is chasing down Sheath during the cold open.
19** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6sjpY9VG5c Side by Side]] is used during the training and fight sequences.
20* IWorkAlone: Ghost-Spider's attitude towards working with the Secret Warriors, initially working to steal their intel on Sheath's location rather than work together with them. Even after reluctantly deciding to work together with the group, she's still hesitant about becoming a proper member.
21* OpenSecret: Doreen's father is happily aware that his daughter is the crime-fighting Squirrel Girl, much to Patriot's shock and horror. When asked why she doesn't lie about superhero activities to her parents like he and everyone else, she outright says that she doesn't see the point. Plus, it makes it easier to get homemade snacks sent to their secret base.
22* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: The doughnut shop owner claims to have the best vegan donuts on the Upper-Middle-Lower East Side.
23* PlotThreads: The main plot is about Ghost-Spider's pursuit of Sheath, with a B plot about Patriot learning to loosen up.
24* RockyRollCall: A variant with the characters saying "You!" instead of each other's names, when Ghost-Spider, Exile, and the Secret Warriors all run into each other.
25-->'''Ghost-Spider:''' Huh? ''[to Ms. Marvel]'' You?\
26'''Ms. Marvel & Inferno:''' ''[to Ghost-Spider]'' You!\
27'''Exile:''' ''[to Ms. Marvel] You.''\
28'''Ms Marvel:''' ''[to Exile]'' You!\
29'''Patriot:''' ''[to Ghost-Spider]'' You?\
30'''Ghost-Spider:''' ''[to Patriot]'' You?\
31'''Squirrel Girl:''' ''[to Ghost-Spider]'' Hey, you! ''[waves]''
32* VillainTeamUp: Sheath and Exile try and team up to fight off the Warriors.
33* YouSquared: When Ghost-Spider meets the Secret Warriors, a chorus of surprised "You!"s goes around, with Squirrel Girl adding a friendly "Hey, you!" and waving.

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