YMMV / The Flight Before Christmas

• Complete Monster: Black Wolf, the alpha of a bloodthirsty pack of wolves, begins the movie attempting to kill and eat the young Niko. Black Wolf, stressing over the lack of food, attacks a completely harmless poodle who strays into his territory; the poodle accidentally gives Black Wolf the idea to kill and eat Santa Claus and his reindeer. Black Wolf then gets the idea to pose as Santa's reindeer in the process so he and his pack could sneak into the houses of humans. The plan was to slaughter every child in the world to curb his hunger. Black Wolf tracks the reindeer down, proclaims himself the new Santa Claus, and prepares to eat the reindeer. Interrupted by Niko, Black Wolf attempts to murder him too out of frustration, going as far to pursue him on top of a flying sleigh miles in the air. Even as he fell to his death, Black Wolf tries to drag Niko's best friend Julius down with him, stating his joy that at least he wouldn't die hungry.
• Moral Event Horizon: Black Wolf was bad enough to eat a young reindeer, but it's the revelation he intends to kill and eat Santa's reindeer, as well as Santa himself, that pushes him off the deep end.
• Tear Jerker: Julius telling Wilma how he lost his family and how Niko is the only person left he cares about.
  • When he leaves near the end:
  "Goodbye!...son."
• Toy Ship: Niko and Saga.
  • The character bios on the official site state that Niko does have a crush on Saga, but is not yet mature enough to realize it.
• The Woobie: The woobie for this film is definitely Julius. It is impossible to resist this tiny mustached flying squirrel, who lost his wife and children to wolves and who follows Niko to his dangerous quest for his father in fear of losing him too, while knowing that Niko could stay with his father if he is found, and the result would be the same.
  • Niko counts too. His attempts to learn how to fly end up causing a pack of wolves to find the herd and attack everyone. Hearing the others blaming him for the attack causes him to leave and find his father.
  • Jerkass Woobie: To some extent, White Wolf. Some of the dialogue implies she really misses her brother, and the fact that Nico has a sibling seems to make her particularly angry.

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