History WesternAnimation / XiaolinChronicles

Upon reaching the rank of Shoku Warriors, the monks are joined by a new member, Ping Pong – the Dragon of Wood. Together, the quintet strives to become full-fledged Xiaolin Dragons, protecting both the world and the Shen Gong Wu. Unfortunately this comes into direct conflict with the gallery of villains, who want to use Shen Gong Wu to take over the world.

This includes Jack Spicer, the self-proclaimed evil genius who’s a master of robotics and technology. Wuya, an ancient Heylin witch defeated by Grand Master Dashi and turned into a mere ghost in consequence. Lastly, Chase Young, an immortal villain who with the help his partner Shadow, wants to mold the world into his own liking.

* AlternateContinuity: Initially, when the show first premiered there was confusion whether it was a sequel to the original series, [[BroadStrokes albeit with several differences]]. As the show progressed however, the continuities of both shows began to diverge rather quickly and then split altogether by the season finale. It was later declared a standalone series with later supplemental material.
** The preface for the special edition of ''Chronicles'' makes the distinction of [[spoiler:Dashi being the Xiaolin Dragon after unlocking the secrets of supreme martial arts, also calling him "a force of light". Likewise, Wuya is an evil witch that stole Dashi’s secrets and became "the embodiment of darkness", the Heylin Dragon. Following the battle between them, Dashi sealed Wuya into a spring and then placed that into a puzzle box]].
** Dashi created the Shen Gong Wu '''after''' defeating Wuya, whereas the original series he presumably created them beforehand. Furthermore, [[spoiler:each new generation of Xiaolin Dragons that arrive at the temple eventually create new Shen Gong Wu themselves. The season finale reveals that in order to create new Shen Gong Wu, Xiaolin Dragons must give up their powers first]].

* AudienceSurrogate: Jack finds Chase and Shadow's continuous flirting to be gross, much like the audience would upon learning [[ParentalIncest the former's paternity]]. Another example would be Kimiko expressing her disgust with the constant gross out humor (i.e. Dojo's flare ups and etc).

* TheChosenOne: While all five were chosen to become Xiaolin Dragons, Omi is only one that frequently refers to himself as "'''the''' Chosen One" [[ItsAllAboutMe as though the others don't matter]].

* DeathCourse: The first time the monks are shown in "New Monk on the Block" they are running the obstacle course. Said obstacle course includes features such as Omi evading arrows being shot at him, Kimiko hoping over a pit filled with mechanical crocodiles snapping at her, and Raimundo dodging giant shuriken with his wind element.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: At times, Dojo feels though the monks don't give him enough credit for all the things he does for them. This ends up being the underlying issue in both "Planet of the Dragons" and "Heal Me" though in the latter it's mostly directed towards Omi.

** Omi already had a problem with [[ArrogantKungFuGuy haughtiness]] and being [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered]] in the original series, but this was counterbalanced with more positive traits such as deep appreciation for his friends and seeing the good in everyone, to name two examples. In this show however, his attitude is even worse, combined with the tendency of being envious of ''anyone'' [[TheResenter being more accomplished than him]].
** Dojo in the original series would react differently when a new Shen Gong Wu revealed itself; some of them would be humorous like he sneeze he couldn't get rid of, others would be a bit more serious, [[GrossUpCloseUp such as getting rashes]]. Here, when a Shen Gong Wu revealed, no matter what [[BodyHorror he would rapidly break out]] in boils that pop then spew pus all other the place.

** Omi and Ping Pong; where as Ping Pong is humble, kind, and considerate of others, [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Omi]] is selfish and egotistical with a jealous streak of anyone being more accomplished than him. At the same time, Omi is assertive and stands his ground, [[BlindObedience Ping Pong]] tends to be a people pleaser and a [[ExtremeDoormat pushover]] at times, particularly seen in "Heylin Within".

* LimitedWardrobe: In the original series, the main characters (beside Chase Young and Omi) would have several outfits to wear, depending on the setting or situation. Kimiko in particular would have a new and different outfit per episode. In this show, everyone's wardrobe has been reduced to two outfits at the most, with Kimiko's being temple robes and then a skirt.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: In "The Fall of Xiaolin", Chase Young suddenly appears and then announces his participation in the showdown between Willow and Jack, wagering his 'good looks'. He then soundly defeated by the former during the showdown almost ''too'' well. [[spoiler:The monks later realize it’s a clue that Willow is in cahoots with Chase]].
* RealityWarper: In the original series, showdowns would alter the landscape to fit the showdown's respective theme and non-participants could comment on the ensuing match. In this show, the showdowns are treated like a pocket dimension that contestants are seemingly warped into by Dojo. They also focus solely focus on the contestants and non-participants are unable to watch or comment on them.

* TookALevelInBadass: In the original series, Le Mime was a one-shot villain whose treachery didn't last long after [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve the monks figured out his miming abilities]]. In the reboot however, he is considerably more dangerous, with him acting more tactful and his miming abilities a lot more combative. Had it not been for Clay and Patrick [[BigDamnHeroes working together at the last minute]], he might've defeated everyone in "Super Cow Patty".

* WritingAroundTrademarks: The Shen Gong Wu that were featured in the original series are under the copyright of Warner Bros. and not only had to be redesigned but renamed as well. Some where simple changes, such as the Orb of Torpedo (Orb of Tornami) and the Hanabi Star (Star Hanabi). Others however, were a bit more complex, like the Cheetah Claws, which combines the original series' Golden Tiger Claws and the Sands of Time into one.

* PeekABangs: Shadow has one eye covered by hair when disguised as Willow. Clay and Patrick have one eye covered by hair as well, though it occasionally overlaps with bangs.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* PeekABangs: Shadow has one eye covered by hair when disguised as Willow. Clay and Patrick have one eye covered by hair as well, though it occasionally overlaps with BlindingBangs.

The series concluded in July of 2015, despite the announcement of a second season. In a published newsletter [[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=72e5e554031c8b4144d6b495d&id=7e7ae4a762]], the creator stated that ''Xiaolin Chronicles'' will be a standalone series, and the franchise will continue in a new format similar to the original series. However, Stephen Sustarsic, one of the story supervisors of the Xiaolin franchise, [[https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/stephen-sustarsic-ii-obituary?sid=106542864&v=forestlawn passed away in October 2018]]. How this will affect the franchise's future is unknown for now, but Hui recently [[https://twitter.com/christyhuichat/status/1304215827428683777 tweeted]] some hints about the new installment, so it's very likely it will be SavedFromDevelopmentHell.

The series concluded in July of 2015, despite the announcement of a second season. In a published newsletter [[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=72e5e554031c8b4144d6b495d&id=7e7ae4a762]], the creator stated that ''Xiaolin Chronicles'' will be a standalone series, and the franchise will continue in a new format similar to the original series.

* AmplifierArtifact: The Rooster Booster is a Shen Gong Wu that can enhance any other Wu it's used with. It can make the Orb of Torpedo release a tidal wave or water or give the Monkey Spear a hulking transformation.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** Shadow and Chase have flirted several times throughout the series, with the former even making a few innuendos while latter has seen her as a ''romantic'' partner. This is all done with both aware that they're [[ParentalIncest father and daughter]] as revealed in "Laws of Nature".
** In "Out of Ping Pong's Mind", Jack express disgust after spying on Chase and Shadow communicating face-to-face by hissing. Wuya then immediately tries to do the same with Jack and even follows him into his fancy toilet when he tries to run away, saying, "Ooh la la, what big... ''hands.''"[[note]]A guy having big hands/feet is a old truism that supposedly indicates that he's well-hung.[[/note]]

* TookALevelInBadass:
** Dojo is able to breathe fire more easily and managed to tie with Chase's fire breath. If not for Shadow's interference, the fire fight between the two could've gone either way.
** Le Mime was, for a starter/one-shot villain, decently powerful in the original show, but here in ''Chronicles'', it's a whole other story, his powers are more combat-oriented and don't have the weaknesses they did in the original show. Added to that, he's capable of easily defeating the monks this time around, and if it wasn't for the episode's Shen Gong Wu, he just might have ''won''.

** In episode 3, [[spoiler:[[TheBadGuyWins the temple is destroyed and Chase Young and Shadow have taken all of the Shen Gong Wu]], with Master Fung [[PutOnABus taking a leave for a while]]]].
** Episode 6, if only for giving us Shadow's origin.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** Despite being responsible for Chase Young turning to evil, being built up as the worst the Heylin side had to offer and being the main villain of season 3 of Showdown, the series hasn't seen hide nor hair of Hannibal Roy Bean. Whether he doesn't exist in this continuity or if he'll show up down the line isn't clear.
** On the subject of Hannibal, Chase's [[spoiler:StartOfDarkness in this continuity does seem to have involved some sort of malevolent, phantom-like being that brings Hannibal's armor from the original show to mind, but whether or not it is Hannibal is unknown, as Chase's backstory in Chronicles had him merely use the Lao Mang Long Soup provided by this being to achieve more power after he had already turned to evil.]]
* WritingAroundTrademarks: Evidently the reason the names of some of the Shen Gong Wu were changed for ''Chronicles''.

* ShipTease: Shadow and Chase flirt ''constantly''.
** It's played more for laughs, but there are moments when Wuya seems interested in Jack.
*** Dialed back in episode 5 where she offers to tell Jack "evil bedtime stories" about her and Salvdor, who she seems to have been in a relationship with.

* SpecsOfAwesome: Ping Pong.
** Jack has a geeky version in episode 5 when he's working in tech service.
* TagalongKid: Ping Pong subverts this. Although he has many of the traits typical of this trope, he is a lot more part of the team and not just tagging along.
* TimeSkip: Seems to take place some time after the first show.

* OutOfCharacterMoment:
** Chase wagers his "good looks" in Episode 3, and is easily defeated by "trainee" Willow after spending most of his time fighting with Jack. [[spoiler:The main characters later realize this is the clue that shows that Willow is working with Chase and that the Shen Gong Wu Vault is no longer safe.]]
** Jack giving Dojo a Master Fung doll to cheer him up in honor of all their history. Then it turns out it's bugged with a camera and tracking device.
** For a moment Shadow looks upset/confused at the revelation of her past, but then she and Chase go back to flirting.

* SeriesContinuityError:
** In "New Monk on the Block", there is a minor controversy whether Ping Pong could participate in a showdown because he’s not a monk. Dojo more or less states that anyone can participate if a Shen Gong Wu is wagered. In "Rocco", Dojo initiates a showdown, only to have Chase Young state that dragons aren't allowed to participate in showdowns.
** "The Fall of Xiaolin" concludes with [[spoiler:all the Shen Gong Wu that was stashed in the temple's vault stolen by Shadow and Chase Young]]. However, come the very next (and chronological) episode, "Buddy Blue Ray and the Golden Bunnies", Clay and Omi are shown using Shen Gong Wu [[PlotHole they technically shouldn't have]].

** Dojo thought that Wuya was trapped in a Puzzle Box when it is shown she is trapped in a spring. As Wuya was trapped in a puzzle box in ''Showdown''.
** When Dojo's young descendant is shown in one episode he has Dojo's [[AdaptationDyeJob original color scheme]] from WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown.
* OcularGushers: Dojo, twice, in episode 3, which almost acts as BookEnds for the episode.
* {{Omniglot}}: Ping Pong knows a variety of languages, often switching between them during sentences.

* OppositeSexClone: Shadow is kind of like this to Chase, being his magically created sort-of-daughter.

* PeekABangs: Willow. It's the first hint that [[spoiler:she's really evil.]]
* RaceLift: Wuya. Though she was always of an ambiguous racial background, Chronicles revealed that her new human form is now significantly paler than she originally was.
** Fans are unsure if it's to make her appear more Chinese, but it's been the most speculated theory.
* RealityWarper: Xiaolin Showdowns were always this, but now they seem to be more of a pocket reality instead of the landscape changing to a competition field. The non-participants used to commentate on the battle, but so far, the showdown focuses solely on the contest.

** In ''Showdown'', it's well established that Dashi trapped Wuya in a puzzle box. ''Chronicles'' claims he trapped her in a spring. This is even lampshaded by Dojo.
** Raimundo was named leader of the team at the end of ''Showdown'' as the first Shoku Warrior. At the beginning of this series, he's not the leader (and apparently never was) and everyone is on the same level of training.
** In episode 2 Omi refers to a basketball ring as a "wondrous ring device" in a tone that sounds like he's new to it, which is weird given that he befriended basketball player Jermaine in ''Showdown.''
** In episode 7 Dr. Tohomiko acts as though he has never met the Monks before, which is certainly strange considering he made a rather prevalent appearance in an episode of ''Showdown'', and his creations appeared several times after that.
** Chase's lair is no longer an elegant structure inside a mountain, but more a series of caves. However despite initial appearances his cats are still transformed fallen warriors, as mentioned in episode 10.
** According to episode 10, Chase Young and "Monk Guano" (Master Monk Guan) were Dashi's students, rather than his partners. In addition, Omi was not previously aware that Chase had once been good, and Dashi was not surprised that he ended up turning evil.
** Episode 11 once again shows the fears of the monks. Whilst Omi and Clay retain their fears of squirrels and the latter’s grandmother respectively (Albeit making them more like ninjas and gorgons), Kimiko has a fear of a {{Yandere}} named Seiko instead of an old doll, and Raimundo now has a fear of clowns instead of jellyfish.

* IncrediblyObviousBug: The homing device Jack hid inside the Master Fung doll in episode 4. It's nearly the size of the doll itself and equipped with a flashing, beeping light.

%%* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Jack and Wyua.
* LimitedWardrobe: In the original series, the main characters besides Omi wore various street clothes outfits when outside the temple. So far, there is one adventure costume and one temple costume per character.
* TheMole: Chase sends Shadow to infiltrate Xiaolin. [[spoiler:She succeeds over the course of three episodes.]]
* MundaneUtility: Kimiko can use the Medusa Comb Shen Gong Wu with her fire element to change her hairstyle.

** Ping Pong and Omi, though this was probably intentional; where as Ping Pong is humble, kind, and considerate of others, [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Omi]] is selfish and egotistical with a jealous streak of anyone being more accomplished than him. However, Omi than likely to voice his opinion and stand up for himself, [[BlindObedience Ping Pong]] has shown to be a [[ExtremeDoormat pushover]] at times, particularly in "Heylin Within".
** Clay and Patrick are shown to be this in "Super Cow Patty". Patrick is [[HotBlooded hot-blooded]], stubborn, and can be boisterous, especially when in his [[BoisterousBruiser superhero persona]]. In contrast, Clay [[SiblingYinYang is calmer and is more passive]] than his brother, wanting to make amends than picking a fight with him.

* {{Foil}}: Ping-Pong looks to be this for Omi. Whereas Omi boasts quite a lot, has much experience in the field, and has an envy complex, Ping-Pong seems fairly humble, has no experience, and wishes to be as good as his heroes.

** Shadow is essentially Chase's daughter. Not only do they keep flirting after this revelation, she outright calls him "yummy" and he declares her a ''romantic''. Hello ParentalIncest.
** Episode 8 has Jack express disgust after spying on Chase and Shadow communicating face-to-face by hissing. Wuya then immediately tries to do the same with Jack and even follows him into his fancy toilet when he tries to run away, saying, "Ooh la la, what big... ''hands.''"[[note]]A guy having big hands/feet is a old truism that supposedly indicates that he's well-hung.[[/note]]
** Omi asks Clay if a hoedown is "a showdown with hoes."
* HollywoodDensity: Averted in Episode 4 with the Golden Bunnies made of actual gold. Despite them being able to freely hop around the people who tried to pick them up noticed how heavy they were.

** Dojo in the original series would react differently when a new Shen Gong Wu revealed itself; some of them would be humors like he sneeze he couldn't get rid of, others would be a bit more serious, [[GrossUpCloseUp such as getting rashes]]. Here, when a Shen Gong Wu revealed, no matter what [[BodyHorror he would rapidly break out]] in boils that pop then spew pus all other the place.

** Dojo's reactions to the awakening of a new Shen Gong Wu. In ''Showdown'' the effects varied, only occasionally being something {{squick}}y. In ''Chronicles'' it consists entirely of Dojo [[{{squick}} breaking out in boils which frequently pop and spew pus over anything nearby]], [[SickAndWrong to the disgust of those present]].
** Dojo and Master Fung's relationship in Showdown was more akin to HeterosexualLifePartners. In Chronicles the HoYay is ratcheted UpToEleven (mainly on Dojo's end, as Master Fung did a DeusExitMachina)
** Chase Young is written as far more of a CardCarryingVillain who likes to indulge in {{evil laugh}}ter more frequently.
** Omi's ego has turned UpToEleven, being even more so than when he first appeared, and it just gets worse by the episodes.

* DeathCourse: The first time the monks are shown in "New Monk on the Block" they are running the obstacle course. Said obstacle includes features such as Omi evading arrows being shot at him, Kimiko hoping over a pit filled with mechanical crocodiles snapping at her, and Raimundo dodging giant shuriken with his wind element.

%%* EvilBrit: Shadow.
* {{Expy}}:
** Shadow/Willow looks suspiciously like ''two'' [[DarkMagicalGirl Dark Magical Girls]]. [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Mele]] and [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Terra]], respectively.
** And [[WesternAnimation/LegendoftheDragon Ling]].
** More obviously, Ping Pong for Omi.
* EyelidPullTaunt: Shadow does this to Ping-Pong.

* DemotedToExtra: Katnappe, the Cyclops, and Tubbimura appear in episode 3, but gets one chorus line of dialogue and are taken out rather easily.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Most of the teenaged boys reaction to Willow. Kimiko is not impressed, and Willow treats Ping-Pong like a pest.
* DoubleEntendre: Shadow in episode 6. Especially the "hot and bothered" lines.
* DownerBeginning: The [[FiveEpisodePilot Three Episode Pilot]] ends with [[spoiler:the Xiaolin Temple destroyed by Chase Young, who plans to spread his influence across the world. Meanwhile, Master Fung leaving them for some enigmatic purpose and the monks forced to fend for themselves as they search for a new place to call home.]]

At the Xiaolin Temple, four teenagers (well, three and one child) – Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko, and Clay – are chosen to become the next Xiaolin Dragons. In addition to their martial arts training and other monk duties, the team are tasked with finding the mystical artifacts known as Shen Gong Wu. Created by Grand Master Dashi, the temple’s original founder, these artifacts balance the forces of good and evil.

* CallBack: One to the original series: Jack retained his figure skating skills and uses them to beat Omi.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: Coupled with a CallBack. In episode 4 Jack needed money and went with a complex evil scheme. In episode 5 he's using his tech knowledge to earn money on the side, though he takes offense to Wuya saying he's better at being an entrepreneur than being evil.

* CompressedVice:
** In order to teach AnAesop, the monks treat Dojo like a servant ''only'' in Planet Of The Dragons. Every other episode has them being very understanding (such as using Shen Gong Wu to travel when Dojo upset about Master Fung leaving and is unable to fly.)
** Heal Me pulls a similar stunt, except it is only limited to Omi in this case.
* ContinuityReboot: Seems to be this along with BroadStrokes and TimeSkip, as the Shen Gong Wu being gathered are Wu the characters had in the original series (albeit renamed), character relations seem back to square one, ignoring most of Season 3 in favor of Season 1 and 2's status quo, along with some characters seeming quite different (Chase Young is perhaps even more of a CardCarryingVillain than in the original show, even [[spoiler:having a new backstory)]].

%%* DenserAndWackier

* BreatherEpisode: Episode 4 is almost all comedy, the plan to stop Jack boils down to "let him screw up on his own" and the [[MacGuffin Mac Guffins]] are happy bouncing golden bunnies.
* BroadStrokes: ''Chronicles'' seems to take place after Season 3 of the original show, albeit everyone is a Shoku warrior, but certain details seem to have been changed (the explanation of what Wuya was imprisoned in, Shen Gong Wu being renamed, the characters lacking Wu that they had in the first series, and the Dragons lacking the Wudai Weapons, for example). Chase Young also goes back to being an enigmatic observer as opposed to being as active as he was in Season 3.
* ButterflyEffect: Chase's plan in episode 6: Release an ancient magical shrimp which can delete entire species via zapping them out of existence, then watch the domino effect at work. He even calls it a "domino effect".
** RetGone: and by zapping them out of existence, we mean making it so they NEVER existed, and the butterfly effect is nature reshaping to accommodate that.

Upon reaching the rank of Shoku Warriors, the monks are joined by a new member, Ping Pong – the Dragon of Wood. Together, the quintet strives to become full-fledged Xiaolin Dragons, protecting both the world and the Sheng Gong Wu. Unfortunately this comes into direct conflict with the gallery of villains, who want to use Shen Gong Wu to take over the world.

* BadFuture: In "Planet of the Dragons", the monks visit a future where dragons rule the world and humans are their slaves, [[spoiler:[[NiceJobBreakingItHero because they mistreated Dojo who then went onto lead the dragons in the takeover]]. However, it's later revealed it was his descendant who pushed the takeover, as Dojo just wanted dragons and humans to be equal.]]

* AudienceSurrogate: Jack, at least in regards to the Chase/Shadow relationship.
* BadFuture: ''Planet of the Dragons'' shows that dragons are the dominant species and humans are their slaves/pets, all because [[spoiler:[[NiceJobBreakingItHero the monks treated Dojo like a servant instead of a friend and with him leading the dragons, the monks had no way of finding new shen gong wu]]. However it was really his descendant who led the dragon takeover, Dojo just wanted humans and dragons to be equal.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: Chase and Wuya both work separately in order to gain more power, having respectively Shadow and Jack Spicer as TheDragon. Chase's choice turns out pretty well so far, Wuya's... Not much.
** And now there's something up with Salvador Cuomo, whom both seem to have vested interests in for some reason.
* BigBrotherInstinct:
** Carrying over from the previous series, Raimundo. Saving Clay's hat, dragging a woozy Kimiko from the swamp, pulling Omi out of the fire...
** Kimiko is [[CoolBigSis a female version]] towards Ping Pong, most evident when she's the only one who decides to investigate his claim of a "scary shadow woman" during their quest for the Shroud of Monster Camo.