History ComicBook / Hilda

* BigDamnReunion: [[spoiler: After defeating the giant Troll that was thought to be the Mountain King, Hilda was finally reunited with her mother. In which, they both gave each other a great big hug. After that, Hilda gathered her Mother, Tontu, Baba and the giant red orb, and took them to Trundle's cave in order to undo the changeling spell]].

* NonHumansLackAttributes: Trolls go about naked, but lack human "naughty bits". [[Spoiler: This means that Hilda's nudity in troll form doesn't become a problem until she is changed back to a human]].

* ShoutOut: There's a train [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--I9TR_y7Wuk/VrJM0QnZo_I/AAAAAAAACk8/BF5yRFhcIgM/s1600/hilda-stone-forest-preview.jpg in this page]] that distinctly looks like an inanimate version of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Our heroine and her loyal companion, Twig.]]

* CitadelCity: Trolberg is surrounded by a huge wall that was built to keep the Trolls from entering the city. The wall also has giant bells on top for the same purpose as well.

* DoorSlamOfRage: When Hilda is time by her mother that she is grounded, she leaves the table in tearful anger and slams her bedroom door offscreen, much to Johanna’s frustration.

* DealWithTheDevil: Upon meeting Trundle, Hilda makes a pact with him that if she completes three tasks, Trundle will turn her back into a human. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for Hilda, this was just a ruse so that Trundle will be free from his prison]].

* DealWithTheDevil: Upon meeting Trundle, Hilda makes a pact with him that if she completes three tasks, Trundle will turn her back to a human. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for Hilda, this was just a ruse so that Trundle will be free from his prison]].

Creator/{{Netflix}} [[http://nobrow.net/hilda-is-coming-to-netflix/ announced on June 2016 that an animated series based on the books was coming in 2018]] from Silvergate Media and Creator/MercuryFilmworks[[labelnote:*]]with assistance from Creator/AtomicCartoons[[/labelnote]] and released it on September 21, 2018. A second season was confirmed during the show's panel at New York [=ComicCon=] a few weeks later. Follow updates on the Netflix show [[https://twitter.com/hildatheseries?lang=en here.]]

* NiceHat: Hilda consistently wears a cute French Beret.

* SkirtOverSlacks: Hilda always wears a skirt over a pair of leggings, weather she's wearing her regular clothes or her Sparrow Scouts uniform.

* BigLittleBrother: The giant Kald was many times lager than his older brother Drib.

* HorrifyingTheHorror: the Salt Lion that attacks Hilda and the Raven backs off in fear when it spots a shadow that looks like The Rat King.

* ForWantOfANail: Had Hilda not decided to sneak out in the previous story, not only that she wouldn't have been turned into Troll, [[spoiler: Trundle would never have released from his prison]], and [[spoiler: all of the Trolls would never have been reunited with Amma]]. Also, the Trolberg Safety Patrol would have exterminated nearly every single Troll.

* FalseFriend: [[spoiler: Trundle pretends to be Hilda's friend in need by telling her that if she helps him, Trundle with turn Hilda back into a human. But Trundle only did this so that he can be released from his prison]].

* NiceHat: Hilda consisently wears a cute French Beret.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The overall story is more somber in tone. With the relationship between Hilda and her mother becoming strained, and both of them worried about if they'll even survive their journey through the Stone Forest. [[spoiler: Not to mention the cliffhager at the end]].

* BecarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler: Longing for absolute freedom after her confrontation with her mother, Hilda wished that she was a Troll. Unfortunately, this is ultimately what happened to Hilda by the end of the story]].

* BecarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler: Longing for absolute freedom after her confrontation with her mother, Hilda wished that she was a Troll. Unfortunately, this ultimately what happened to Hilda by the end of the story]].

* GrandFinale: The last book of the graphic novel series. However, Luke Pearson has plans to continue the animation adaptation of the series.

* MorphicResonance: Even in their transformed states, Hilda and Baba still strongly resemble their old selves; Troll Hilda is essentially human Hilda with a grey, stonelike skin, a longer nose and troll teeth, while human Baba is troll baba with human skin, but still bald.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: While trolls and humans have a surprising lot in common there are a few differences, Trolls believe anything not kept in a hoard means its unwanted, this includes crops and pinned animals, cause as they see it if you wanted it, it would be hidden away and guarded. The Troll mother also assumes anything humans do its because they want to and Saw nothing wrong With using the changeling spell until Hilda called her out for doing so.