History ComicBook / DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime

* AdaptationalBadass: Zig-zagged, along with AdaptationalWimp. Because Dark Danny’s timeline was erased he fuses with Clockwork to stabilize himself while also giving himself the power to stop and freeze time (and the side effect of creating [[CosmicFlaw “glitches” in time just by existing]]). But once Clockwork starts FightingFromTheInside it hinders his ability to fight and he becomes weaker as Danny, Vlad and Team Phantom start attacking him.

** Danny's not the first Nicktoon hero to see his powers weaken after he lost his drive and purpose -- [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFirebendingMasters Prince Zuko went through the same thing]]. Danny's role as the bridge between the Ghost Zone and Earth is also very similar to [[ArcWords one of the roles]] of [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the Avatar]] ("the bridge between our world and the Spirit World").

* {{Understatement}}: Danny plays this straight to sum up the complication of Vlad returning to seek Danny's aid:

** A small one, but according to Butch Hartman, following the events of ''Phantom Planet'', Vlad Plasmius would end up getting imprisoned by aliens and wouldn't get away until ten years later. Based on the fact that he returns to Earth two years after the Disasteroid incident, this has officially become a NegativeContinuity.

* OpenSesame: In order to get into Vlad's lab through his private football field, Danny is forced to activate the voice command by saying "Packers' Rule".

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While the ending of ''Phantom Planet'', in which Tucker became Amity Park's mayor for his part in helping save the world from the Disasteroid was meant to be a humorous ThrowTheDogABone moment, the realistic absurdity of a fifteen-year-old boy holding a political position shows itself here. It's revealed that Tucker was only mayor for [[ShortLivedLeadership two days]], due to some incident in which [[BlackComedyBurst he accidentally dropped a baby]].

* GivenNameReveal: While the book's place in relation with the main series is LooseCanon, Dark Danny is merely referred to as "Phantom" by all the characters throughout the book.

* GivenNameReveal: While the book's place in tangent with the main series is LooseCanon, Dark Danny is merely referred to as "Phantom" by all the characters throughout the book.

* NoNameGiven: Throughout the book, Dark Danny is only ever referred to as "Phantom".

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:It seems Vlad genuinely wants to make amends for his past misdeeds, especially after releasing Dark Danny by accident and messing up the timeline. In the end, Clockwork decides to give Vlad a second chance to prove it by reincarnating Dark Danny into a Danny clone body, making him Vlad's responsibility.]]

* ContinuityNod: A skeptical Danny {{De Power}}s Vlad with the Specter Deflector again just like he did in the episode "[[Recap/DannyPhantomS1E17MaternalInstincts Maternal Instincts]]" and again by Tucker in "[[Recap/DannyPhantomS2E17KindredSpirits Kindred Spirits]]".

* SnapBack: [[spoiler: Thanks to Dark Danny's actions, everything that had transpired after the grand finale had to be erased, meaning Danny's parents don't know he's half-ghost and he's not a global hero.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While the ending of ''Phantom Planet'', in which Tucker became Amity Park's mayor due to his part in helping save the world from the Disasteroid was meant to be a humorous ThrowTheDogABone moment, the realistic absurdity of a fifteen-year-old boy holding a political position shows itself when it's revealed that Tucker was only mayor for [[ShortLivedLeadership two days]], due to some incident in which [[BlackComedyBurst he accidentally dropped a baby]].

* {{Understatement}}: Danny plays this straight to sum up the complication of Vlad returning to seek Danny's aid after attempting to hold the Earth hostage and spent two years in exile:

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:It seems Vlad genuinely wants to make amends for his past misdeeds, especially after releasing Dark Danny by accident and messing up the timeline. In the end, Clockwork decides to give Vlad a second chance to prove it by reincarnating Dark Danny into a Danny clone body, making him Vlad's responsibility to care for as his new son.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: Zig-zagged, along with AdaptationalWimp. Because Dark Danny’s timeline was erased he fuses with Clockwork to stabilize himself while also giving himself the power to stop and freeze time (and the side effect of creating [[CosmicFlaw “glitches” in time just by existing]]). But once Clockwork starts FightingFromTheInside it hinders his ability to fight and he becomes weaker as Danny, Vlad and the Fentons start attacking him.
** Danny starts out very weak due to no longer having a purpose to fuel his powers for the past two years. But once he regains it, his [[CameBackStrong strength comes back and he's ready to fight]], being able to use his Ghostly Wail without any issues.

* RaiseThemRightThisTime: [[spoiler:After Dark Danny is defeated, Clockwork reincarnates him into the body of a Danny clone as Vlad's son, with the implications that Vlad would raise him properly]].

* UnreliableNarrator: When telling Danny and his friends about Dark Danny's escape, Vlad claims he put up a brave fight, but it's shown that he quickly flew away and [[DirtyCoward left Clockwork to face Dark Danny alone]].

* TookALevelInKindness: Dash Baxter, who previously bullied Danny, is shown to be on better terms with him after the events of the finale, as he initially calls him "nerd" before correcting himself and calling him by his actual name. [[spoiler:This is rendered moot, now that Dash no longer knows Fenton and Phantom are the same person]].

* {{Understatement}}: Danny invokes this to sum up the complication of him meeting Vlad again after two years:

* {{Understatement}}: Danny lampshades this to sum up his and Vlad's complication of meeting each other after two years:

* {{Understatement}}: When Danny meets Vlad again after two years, Danny lampshades the complication of this meeting:

'''Danny:''' Seeing the guy whose spent the last few years trying to destroy me, break up my parents, and who almost caused the '''''destruction of the world?''''' [[InvokedTrope Understatement]].

* AlternateContinuity: Since Butch Hartman is not involved in this novel, it is likely that this story is not canon to the main timeline and has no connection to it because it was missing so many things that happened in the previous seasons and ignores other events too; especially ''WesternAnimation/ReignStorm'', ''[[Recap/DannyPhantomS2E17KindredSpirits Kindred Spirits]]'' and more. Even Vlad's survival makes no sense and his personality in this novel doesn't fit his evil character along with Dark Danny.

* AlternateContinuity: Since Butch Hartman is not involved in this novel, it is likely that this story is not canon to the main timeline and has no connection to it because it was missing so many things that happened in the previous seasons and ignores other events too; especially ''WesternAnimation/ReignStorm'', ''Recap/DannyPhantomS2E17KindredSpirits'' and more. Even Vlad's survival makes no sense and his personality in this novel doesn't fit his evil character along with Dark Danny.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While the ending of ''Phantom Planet'', in which Tucker became Amity Park's mayor due to his part in helping save the world from the Disasteroid was meant to be a humorous ThrowTheDogABone moment, the realistic absurdity of a fifteen-year-old boy holding a political position shows itself when it's revealed that Tucker was only mayor for [[ShortLivedLeadership two days]], due to some incident in which he accidentally dropped a baby.

* YankTheDogsChain: A minor one, but after the ending of ''Phantom Planet'' showed Tucker getting some respect by becoming Amity Park's new mayor, it's revealed that he only last two days due to [[NoodleIncident an incident where he had dropped a baby]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While the ending of ''Phantom Planet'' in which Tucker became Amity Park's mayor due to his part in helping save the world from the Disasteroid was meant to be a humorous ThrowTheDogABone moment, the realistic absurdity of a fifteen year old boy holding a political position shows itself when it's revealed that Tucker was only mayor for two days due to some incident in which he accidentally dropped a baby.
* TakeThat: Danny asking Clockwork to [[spoiler:erase the events of ''Phantom Planet'' [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall can be seen as an]] InUniverse SelfDeprecation towards the divisive GrandFinale of an already [[SeasonalRot rather mediocre third season]].]]

* TheUnmasquedWorld: While the canonically of it in relation to the main series is dubious, the book shows that Danny's secret as Danny Phantom was indeed revealed to the entire world. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it ends up being undone to reverse Dark Danny's actions]].

* YankTheDogsChain: A minor one, but after the ending of ''Phantom Planet'' showed Tucker getting some respect by becoming Amity Park's new mayor, it's revealed that he only last two days due to an incident where he had dropped a baby.

* TheUnmasquedWorld: The book confirms that Danny's secret as Danny Phantom was indeed revealed to the entire world. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it ends up being undone to reverse Dark Danny's actions]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While the ending of ''Phantom Planet'' in which Tucker became Amity Park's mayor due to his part in helping save the world from the Disasteroid was meant to be humorous, the realistic absurdity of a fifteen year old boy being hold a political position shows itself when it's revealed that Tucker was only mayor for two days due to some incident in which he accidentally dropped a baby.