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** One of the names in the mausoleum is "Jacob Howell [=MacDougall=]", a reference to Jacob Balcom and Matt Howell, hosts of the "Werewolf By Night" podcast.
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** One of the names in the mausoleum is "Jacob Howell [=MacDougall=]", a reference to Jacob Balcom and Matt Howell, hosts of the "Werewolf By Night" segment on the "Marvel by the Month" podcast.
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* OminousLatinChanting: As part of the LogoJoke, the MCU fanfare switches to minor key, and before the usual crescendo in the theme, two sets of Latin choruses are added for dramatic effect.
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** As part of the LogoJoke, the MCU fanfare switches to minor key, and before the usual crescendo in the theme, two sets of Latin choruses are added for dramatic effect.
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* ItIsDehumanizing: Many of the hunters call [[spoiler:Man-Thing]] either "the monster" or "it", [[spoiler:while Jack, his friend, calls him by name (Ted) and instructs Elsa to treat him like he's "an old friend")]].
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** Many of the hunters call [[spoiler:Man-Thing]] either "the monster" or "it", [[spoiler:while Jack, his friend, calls him by name (Ted) and instructs Elsa to treat him like he's "an old friend")]].
** Many of the hunters call [[spoiler:Man-Thing]] either "the monster" or "it", [[spoiler:while Jack, his friend, calls him by name (Ted) and instructs Elsa to treat him like he's "an old friend")]].
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** This directly leads to the main theme of the special being played (during the title card), which also features the ominous choir. It's given a much more badass reprise during the credits sequence.
* OneWomanWail: When Jack is walking his way down to meet the other monster hunters at the start of the special, we hear a woman singing a section of the main theme (i.e. Jack's leitmotif) in this matter.
* OneWomanWail: When Jack is walking his way down to meet the other monster hunters at the start of the special, we hear a woman singing a section of the main theme (i.e. Jack's leitmotif) in this matter.
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* OneWomanWail: When Jack is walking his way down to meet the other monster hunters at the start of the special, we hear a woman singing a section of the main theme (i.e. Jack's leitmotif) in this matter.
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** The "Special Presentation" bumper is a nod to the 1970s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4_d_6A8nE0 CBS Special Presentation]].
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** This directly leads to the main theme of the special being played (during the title card), which also features the ominous choir. It's given a much more badass reprise during the credits sequence.
* OneWomanWail: When Jack is walking his way down to meet the other monster hunters at the start of the special, we hear a woman singing a section of the main theme (i.e. Jack's leitmotif) in this matter.
* OneWomanWail: When Jack is walking his way down to meet the other monster hunters at the start of the special, we hear a woman singing a section of the main theme (i.e. Jack's leitmotif) in this matter.
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* OpeningNarration: One after the logo, giving details about monster hunters and the Bloodstone.
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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: It's not entirely clear what time period this film takes place in. On the one hand, the technology used by the guards at Bloodstone Castle is analog and reminiscent of TheThirties or TheForties, and other than LED wall sconces, modern body armor, and electric stun batons, no other modern technology is seen here. On the other hand, Jack and Man-Thing express interest in eating sushi, food that definitely wasn't around in the West in those decades, and there is at least one gravestone that marks 1988 as the year of death, indicating it may be closer to the present than expected. This was enforced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino, who wanted the time period of this short to be intentionally ambiguous. Disney+'s chronological ordering, for what it's worth, places it in the "present day" of the MCU after ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder''.[[note]]Which is still NextSundayAD in 2025, thanks to the "Blip" TimeSkip.[[/note]]
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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: It's not entirely clear what time period this film takes place in. On the one hand, the technology used by the guards at Bloodstone Castle is analog and reminiscent of TheThirties or TheForties, and other than LED wall sconces, modern body armor, and electric stun batons, and the discarded touchtone payphone in Ted's camp, no other modern technology is seen here. On the other hand, Jack and Man-Thing express interest in eating sushi, food that definitely wasn't around in the West in those decades, and there is at least one gravestone that marks 1988 as the year of death, indicating it may be closer to the present than expected. This was enforced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino, who wanted the time period of this short to be intentionally ambiguous. Disney+'s chronological ordering, for what it's worth, places it in the "present day" of the MCU after ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder''.[[note]]Which is still NextSundayAD in 2025, thanks to the "Blip" TimeSkip.[[/note]]
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* NothingIsScarier: The werewolf transformation isn't directly seen, instead we see only Elsa's terrified expression as it happens in front of her.
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** During the climactic battle, Jack is slaughtering several goons in an unlit room, with the only source of illumination coimg from a side room, the door to which is slowly closing, plunging the main room into shadow. The end of TheOner shows Jack looming over the last living goon... just as all light drains from the chamber, leaving our last indication to what Jack is doing... the guard's bloodcurdling screams.
** The werewolf transformation isn't directly seen, instead we see only Elsa's terrified expression as it happens in front of
** During the climactic battle, Jack is slaughtering several goons in an unlit room, with the only source of illumination coimg from a side room, the door to which is slowly closing, plunging the main room into shadow. The end of TheOner shows Jack looming over the last living goon... just as all light drains from the chamber, leaving our last indication to what Jack is doing... the guard's bloodcurdling screams.
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* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: The ideology of the Bloodstones and their fellow monster hunters is that all monsters are too dangerous and evil to be left alive -- as well as anyone who helps monsters or gets in the Hunter's way.
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* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: The ideology of the Bloodstones and their fellow monster hunters is that all monsters are too dangerous and evil to be left alive -- as well as anyone who helps monsters or gets in the Hunter's hunter's way.
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* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: The ideology of the Bloodstones and their fellow monster hunters is that all monsters are too dangerous and evil to be left alive -- and also anyone who helps monsters or gets in the Hunter's way is ''also'' too dangerous and evil to be left alive.
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* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: The ideology of the Bloodstones and their fellow monster hunters is that all monsters are too dangerous and evil to be left alive -- and also as well as anyone who helps monsters or gets in the Hunter's way is ''also'' too dangerous and evil to be left alive.way.
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* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: The ideology of the Bloodstones and their fellow monster hunters is that all monsters are too dangerous and evil to be left alive.
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* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: The ideology of the Bloodstones and their fellow monster hunters is that all monsters are too dangerous and evil to be left alive -- and also anyone who helps monsters or gets in the Hunter's way is ''also'' too dangerous and evil to be left alive.
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* ContinuityNod: The very first shot of the special is an illustration of the Avengers; which along with Man-Thing's presence are the ''only'' things that connect this film to the rest of the franchise.
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* ContinuityNod: The very first shot of the special is an illustration of the Avengers; which is the ''only'' thing that connects this film to the rest of the franchise.
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* ContinuityNod: The very first shot of the special is an illustration of the Avengers; which is along with Man-Thing's presence are the ''only'' thing things that connects connect this film to the rest of the franchise.
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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: It's not entirely clear what time period this film takes place in. On the one hand, the technology used by the guards at Bloodstone Castle is analog and reminiscent of TheThirties or TheForties, and no other modern technology is seen here, though Verusa's henchmen wear modern-looking body armor and carry electric stun batons. On the other hand, Jack and Man-Thing express interest in eating sushi, food that definitely wasn't around in the West in those decades, and there is at least one gravestone that marks 1988 as the year of death, indicating it may be closer to the present than expected. This was enforced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino, who wanted the time period of this short to be intentionally ambiguous. Disney+'s chronological ordering, for what it's worth, places it in the "present day" of the MCU after ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder''.[[note]]Which is still NextSundayAD in 2025, thanks to the "Blip" TimeSkip.[[/note]]
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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: It's not entirely clear what time period this film takes place in. On the one hand, the technology used by the guards at Bloodstone Castle is analog and reminiscent of TheThirties or TheForties, and other than LED wall sconces, modern body armor, and electric stun batons, no other modern technology is seen here, though Verusa's henchmen wear modern-looking body armor and carry electric stun batons.here. On the other hand, Jack and Man-Thing express interest in eating sushi, food that definitely wasn't around in the West in those decades, and there is at least one gravestone that marks 1988 as the year of death, indicating it may be closer to the present than expected. This was enforced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino, who wanted the time period of this short to be intentionally ambiguous. Disney+'s chronological ordering, for what it's worth, places it in the "present day" of the MCU after ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder''.[[note]]Which is still NextSundayAD in 2025, thanks to the "Blip" TimeSkip.[[/note]]
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* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Jack tells Elsa that [[spoiler: he ''does'' hunt monsters in his werewolf form. The implication, however, is that he only hunts those monsters that are a threat to innocent lives - something he, unlike the rest of the hunters, seems quite capable of distinguishing]]. Downplayed because we never actually see it happen, and it's not really the focus of the story at hand.
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** HunterOfHisOwnKind: Jack tells Elsa that [[spoiler: he ''does'' hunt monsters in his werewolf form. The implication, however, is that he only hunts those monsters that are a threat to innocent lives - something he, unlike the rest of the hunters, seems quite capable of distinguishing.]] Downplayed because we never actually see it happen, and it's not really the focus of the story at hand.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are several hints before the reveal that [[spoiler: Jack is not a hunter, but someone who infiltrated the meeting.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are several hints before the reveal that [[spoiler: Jack is not a hunter, "that kind of hunter", but someone who infiltrated the meeting.]]
** [[spoiler: When asked if any of the monsters whose heads hang on the wall as trophies are his own kills, Jack says no, but claims to have had a few run-ins with one of them, a bat-like creature. He refers to that monster as "him", rather than [[ItIsDehumanizing "it"]].]]
** HunterOfHisOwnKind: Jack tells Elsa that [[spoiler: he ''does'' hunt monsters in his werewolf form. The implication, however, is that he only hunts those monsters that are a threat to innocent lives - something he, unlike the rest of the hunters, seems quite capable of distinguishing.]] Downplayed because we never actually see it happen, and it's not really the focus of the story at hand.
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* InadequateInheritor: Verussa makes no secret that she (and Ulysses) find Ulysses's daughter Elsa to be a disappointment for not following her father's footsteps, which is why the Bloodstone isn't passing to her and instead going to one of the monster hunters in the GameBetweenHeirs.
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* InadequateInheritor: Verussa makes no secret that she (and Ulysses) find Ulysses's daughter Elsa to be a disappointment for not following her father's footsteps, which is why the Bloodstone isn't automatically passing to her and instead going to one of the monster hunters in the GameBetweenHeirs.
** In an early scene, Jack refers to one of the mounted monster heads on the wall as "him", establishing right off the bat that he sees the monsters as individuals, and not simply ''things''.
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** One of the murals has the Latin phrase, "Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto" ("I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me"), a famous quotation of the playwright Terence.
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** One of the murals has the Latin phrase, "Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto" ("I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me"), a famous quotation of the Roman playwright Terence.
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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Surprisingly. [[spoiler: All the hunters are nasty pieces of work, as they've no problem killing each other for the Bloodstone, and also don't seem to care if the beings they hunt are innocent or not. Even Elsa is a bit of an anti-hero. Meanwhile, Jack and Man-Thing - two "monsters"- are the nicest guys in the film, showing care, concern, and self-sacrifice for one another.]]
* BlackComedy: [[spoiler:As Verussa is about to shoot Elsa, Ted crashes through the ceiling and immolates her and then throws the corpse at the casket of Ulysses.]] The head of the animatronic corpse falls off, rolls, and comes to a stop where the audience can clearly see it.
* BlackComedy: [[spoiler:As Verussa is about to shoot Elsa, Ted crashes through the ceiling and immolates her and then throws the corpse at the casket of Ulysses.]] The head of the animatronic corpse falls off, rolls, and comes to a stop where the audience can clearly see it.
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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Surprisingly. [[spoiler: All [[spoiler:All the hunters are nasty pieces of work, as they've no problem killing each other for the Bloodstone, and also don't seem to care if the beings they hunt are innocent or not. Even Elsa is a bit of an anti-hero. Meanwhile, Jack and Man-Thing - two "monsters"- are the nicest guys in the film, showing care, concern, and self-sacrifice for one another.]]
*BlackComedy: [[spoiler:As BlackComedy:As Verussa is [[spoiler:is about to shoot Elsa, Ted crashes through the ceiling and immolates her and then throws the corpse at the casket of Ulysses.]] Ulysses. The head of the animatronic corpse falls off, rolls, and comes to a stop where the audience can clearly see it.it]].
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries, certainly the goriest produced by Marvel Studios[[note]]''[[Series/AgentsofSHIELD Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' and ''[[Series/Daredevil2015 Daredevil]]'' had many gory moments but were produced by Marvel Television[[/note]]. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently, the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore]].
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries, certainly the goriest produced by Marvel Studios[[note]]''[[Series/AgentsofSHIELD Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' and ''[[Series/Daredevil2015 Daredevil]]'' had many gory moments but were produced by the now-defunct Marvel Television[[/note]]. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently, the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore]].
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries, certainly the goriest produced by Marvel Studios[[note]]''[[Series/AgentsofSHIELD Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' and ''Series/Daredevil2015'' had many gory moments but were produced by Marvel Television[[/note]]. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently, the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore]].
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries, certainly the goriest produced by Marvel Studios[[note]]''[[Series/AgentsofSHIELD Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' ]]'' and ''Series/Daredevil2015'' ''[[Series/Daredevil2015 Daredevil]]'' had many gory moments but were produced by Marvel Television[[/note]]. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently, the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore]].
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries, certainly the goriest produced by Marvel Studios[[note]]''Series/AgentsofSHIELD'' and ''Series/Daredevil2015'' had many gory moments but were produced by Marvel Television[[/note]]. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently, the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore]].
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries, certainly the goriest produced by Marvel Studios[[note]]''Series/AgentsofSHIELD'' Studios[[note]]''[[Series/AgentsofSHIELD Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' and ''Series/Daredevil2015'' had many gory moments but were produced by Marvel Television[[/note]]. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently, the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore]].
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently, the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore]].
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries.entries, certainly the goriest produced by Marvel Studios[[note]]''Series/AgentsofSHIELD'' and ''Series/Daredevil2015'' had many gory moments but were produced by Marvel Television[[/note]]. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently, the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore]].
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* PanUpToTheSkyEnding: The film ends with the sky panning up to a mostly clear blue sky, and "TheEnd" is superimposed on the shot.
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* BigBad: Verussa Bloodstone, the widow of the legendary monster hunter Ulysses Bloodstone, oversees the hunt for the Man-Thing as posthumously organized by her husband to choose his successor, [[spoiler:and later, she tries to kill Jack and her stepdaughter Elsa after they free their quarry and the former is revealed as a werewolf]].
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Jack tries to reassure Elsa that he takes measures to [[spoiler:minimize the damage he does in his monster form and they have several days to figure out how to escape the cage they're in, not realizing what she's trying to tell him until she straightforwardly says that the Bloodstone is going to be used to force his transformation so he'll kill her.]]
* GrapplingHookPistol: Elsa finds a grappling hook pistol within the maze. She uses it to grab the Bloodstone [[spoiler:on Ted's back and yank it off as he's running into the forest, and later to snag the back of Verussa's coat to save Jack and force her to drop the Bloodstone]].
* JokeAndReceive: When Jack offers to help Elsa get the Bloodstone in exchange for her helping [[spoiler:free the monster, she sarcastically says, "Right, yeah. 'Cause you'll just have a quick chat with him, sort it out 'cause you're, what, the monster's friend?"]] Jack nods, smiling, prompting a surprised scoff from Elsa.
* LittleNo: When Jack [[spoiler:comes to and sees he's been put in a cage with Elsa]], he quietly says, "No, no, no, no, no..." to himself.
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* MyInstinctsAreShowing: Before sitting down on the ground beside Elsa, [[spoiler:Jack, a werewolf,]] does a couple of spins. Later, when [[spoiler:they're in a cage in the manor and the monster hunters are about to enter, Jack sniffs Elsa all over in hopes he could remember her when transformed]].
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* MyInstinctsAreShowing: Before sitting down on the ground beside Elsa, [[spoiler:Jack, a werewolf,]] does a couple of spins. Later, when [[spoiler:they're in they're [[spoiler:in a cage in the manor and manor, he absentmindedly scratches behind his ear as he confesses he's "perhaps not in the category that you would call a human a human". When the monster hunters are about to enter, enter the room, Jack leaps onto Elsa and sniffs Elsa her all over in hopes he could he'll remember her scent when transformed]].transformed.]]
* OminousLatinChanting: As part of the LogoJoke, the MCU fanfare switches to minor key, and before the usual crescendo in the theme, two sets of Latin choruses are added for dramatic effect.
* TheOner:
** There's a 40-second long unbroken take of Jack traversing the Bloodstone maze looking for his quarry, before the sound of a tuba interrupts him.
** There's a relatively long (and extremely gory) single-shot sequence involving the werewolf rampaging through Bloodstone guards in a corridor while [[MookHorrorShow their only door out slowly closes]].
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** There's a 40-second long unbroken take of Jack traversing the Bloodstone maze looking for his quarry, before the sound of a tuba interrupts him.
** There's a relatively long (and extremely gory) single-shot sequence involving the werewolf rampaging through Bloodstone guards in a corridor while [[MookHorrorShow their only door out slowly closes]].
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* TheOner: There's a relatively long (and extremely gory) single-shot sequence involving the werewolf rampaging through Bloodstone guards in a corridor while [[MookHorrorShow their only door out slowly closes]].
* SuddenlyShouting: When Elsa protests to Verussa that nobody present should get their hands on the Bloodstone, Verussa suddenly yells, "THE HUNT DECIDES!", then calms down, adding, "House rules".
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* TemptingFate: Jack tells Elsa that they'll be fine because the full moon is only five days away, until Elsa reveals that [[spoiler:the Bloodstone will convert him into a werewolf in five ''seconds''.]]
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: It takes Jack three times to throw an explosive towards a cracked wall.
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: It takes Jack three times to throw an explosive towards a cracked wall.
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* TemptingFate: Jack tells Elsa that they'll be fine because the full moon is only five days away, until giving them plenty of time to escape before he turns. Elsa reveals that [[spoiler:the Bloodstone will convert him into a werewolf in five ''seconds''.]]
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: It takes Jack three times tothrow attach an explosive towards onto a cracked wall.wall.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Elsa is [[spoiler:trapped in a cage with Jack]] and knows that Verussa intends to [[spoiler:force his transformation so he'll kill her. By the time Jack comes to, she's already angrily resigned to her impending death and thanks him "in advance for making it quick".]]
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: It takes Jack three times to
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Elsa is [[spoiler:trapped in a cage with Jack]] and knows that Verussa intends to [[spoiler:force his transformation so he'll kill her. By the time Jack comes to, she's already angrily resigned to her impending death and thanks him "in advance for making it quick".]]
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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Surprisingly. [[spoiler: All the hunters are nasty pieces of work, as they've no problem killing each other for the Bloodstone, and also don't seem to care if the beings they hunt are innocent or not. Even Elsa is a bit of an anti-hero. Meanwhile, Jack and Man-Thing - two "monsters"- are the nicest guys in the film, showing care, concern, and self sacrifice for one another.]]
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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Surprisingly. [[spoiler: All the hunters are nasty pieces of work, as they've no problem killing each other for the Bloodstone, and also don't seem to care if the beings they hunt are innocent or not. Even Elsa is a bit of an anti-hero. Meanwhile, Jack and Man-Thing - two "monsters"- are the nicest guys in the film, showing care, concern, and self sacrifice self-sacrifice for one another.]]
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore]].
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently Apparently, the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore]].
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* GenreThrowback: Advertised as a throwback to classic gothic horror films in the vein of the Universal horror films of the 1930's-1940's, with some dashes of the 70's British wave of gothic horror (e.g. Film/HammerHorror and Creator/AmicusProductions). This is fitting, given the titular character was part of Marvel's horror renaissance in the 1970's.
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* GenreThrowback: Advertised as a throwback to classic gothic horror films in the vein of the Universal horror films of the 1930's-1940's, 1930s-1940s, with some dashes of the 70's '70s British wave of gothic horror (e.g. Film/HammerHorror and Creator/AmicusProductions). This is fitting, given the titular character was part of Marvel's horror renaissance in the 1970's.1970s.
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* GothicHorror: The special is a throwback to the Universal Film forays into Gothic Horror in the 30's and 40's. Between the gothic architecture of the Bloodstone estate, the presence of werewolves and other monsters, there's a lot of gothic to be seen.
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* GothicHorror: The special is a throwback to the Universal Film forays into Gothic Horror in the 30's '30s and 40's.'40s. Between the gothic architecture of the Bloodstone estate, the presence of werewolves and other monsters, there's a lot of gothic to be seen.
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* HunterOfMonsters: The special focuses on the MCU's monster-hunting community. We glimpse some of their traditions (such as kill-counts, medallions of honor, inheritances and "sacred hunts").
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* HunterOfMonsters: The special focuses on the MCU's monster-hunting community. We glimpse some of their traditions (such as kill-counts, kill counts, medallions of honor, inheritances and "sacred hunts").
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: One of Verusa's lines in the trailer goes, "You'll wanna see this, darling!" both in reference to the hunters seeing the werewolf and also pointing to the audience that they're in for a wild ride.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: One of Verusa's Verussa's lines in the trailer goes, "You'll wanna see this, darling!" both in reference to the hunters seeing the werewolf and also pointing to the audience that they're in for a wild ride.
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* MacGuffin: The Bloodstone. A jewel used by the monster hunting family of the same name to weaken and kill monsters. The reason the monster hunters gather is to see who will inherit it from the late Ulysses Bloodstone through a monster hunt. [[spoiler:It also has the same effect of a full moon on individuals with lycanthropy.]]
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* MacGuffin: The Bloodstone. A jewel used by the monster hunting monster-hunting family of the same name to weaken and kill monsters. The reason the monster hunters gather is to see who will inherit it from the late Ulysses Bloodstone through a monster hunt. [[spoiler:It also has the same effect of a full moon on individuals with lycanthropy.]]
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* {{Retraux}}: The special begins in a similar fashion as a Special Presentation card for a TV movie, while the rest of the special itself [[spoiler:until the end]] is presented in black and white -- complete with jump cuts, paused zoom-ins, cue marks -- and even the title card looks like it would fit in a Franchise/UniversalHorror film. The poster looks deliberately washed-out and has visible creases.
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* {{Retraux}}: The special begins in a similar fashion as a Special Presentation card for a TV movie, while the rest of the special itself [[spoiler:until the end]] is presented in black and white -- complete with jump cuts, paused zoom-ins, cue marks -- and even the title card looks like it would fit in a Franchise/UniversalHorror film. The poster looks deliberately washed-out washed out and has visible creases.
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* RetroUniverse: The story appears to be set in the modern day (going by the mention of sushi and a grave marked "1988"), but keeping with the overall {{Retraux}} GenreThrowback the aesthetics here largely hearken to 40's. This is most notable with the Bloodstone mansion using analog technology and the absence of modern tech such as cameras and cellphones.
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* RetroUniverse: The story appears to be set in the modern day (going by the mention of sushi and a grave marked "1988"), but keeping with the overall {{Retraux}} GenreThrowback the aesthetics here largely hearken to 40's.'40s. This is most notable with the Bloodstone mansion using analog technology and the absence of modern tech such as cameras and cellphones.
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* SplashOfColor: The bloodstone is a red colored jewel with red colored beams of energy in a black and white special. Think the blinking red light in the monochrome toaster commercial from episode one of ''Series/WandaVision'' on a much bigger scale. [[spoiler:At the end, its color spreads to Elsa and the rest of the picture.]]
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* SplashOfColor: The bloodstone is a red colored red-colored jewel with red colored red-colored beams of energy in a black and white black-and-white special. Think the blinking red light in the monochrome toaster commercial from episode one of ''Series/WandaVision'' on a much bigger scale. [[spoiler:At the end, its color spreads to Elsa and the rest of the picture.]]
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* WhamShot: A Twofer. One, when Jack is hunting in the maze, he is grapped by a large hand, revealing the monster they are hunting. But that's quickly followed [[spoiler:by Jack ''smiling'' and embracing the arm, revealing he knows and has been looking for his friend.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Subverted. [[spoiler: In the special Jack pretends to a monster hunter so he can infiltrate the actual monster hunters so he can rescue Man-Thing.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Subverted. [[spoiler: In the special Jack pretends to a monster hunter so he can infiltrate the actual monster hunters so he can rescue Man-Thing.]]
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* WhamShot: A Twofer. One, when Jack is hunting in the maze, he is grapped gripped by a large hand, revealing the monster they are hunting. But that's quickly followed [[spoiler:by Jack ''smiling'' and embracing the arm, revealing he knows and has been looking for his friend.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Subverted. [[spoiler: In the special Jack pretends to be a monster hunter so he can infiltrate the actual monster hunters so he can rescue Man-Thing.]]
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Subverted. [[spoiler: In the special Jack pretends to be a monster hunter so he can infiltrate the actual monster hunters so he can rescue Man-Thing.]]
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore.
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* BloodierAndGorier: This is definitely among the gorier MCU entries. Limbs are severed and ears bitten off onscreen, with copious blood spray. Liorn [[spoiler: gets a crossbow bolt shot through his chin and dies choking on his own blood, also onscreen]]. In the climactic fight, [[spoiler: Jack brutally mauls several of the Bloodstone guards, with blood splattering the camera. One of them is nearly disemboweled, with his ribs visible as he collapses. Elsa kills Barasso, leaving him in a large puddle of blood, and slashes Azarel's throat, then slams a sword through her face and twists it, leaving it embedded in her skull.]] Apparently the only reason this wasn't rated TV-MA is that the [[BlackBlood black-and-white filter hid the worst of the gore.gore]].
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** The summary is made to think that Jack is the monster everyone is searching for. The truth is [[spoiler:the monster everyone is hunting is Man-Thing although Jack is forced to turn into a werewolf and the remaining hunters do try to kill him.]]
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** The summary is made written to make one think that Jack is the monster everyone is searching for. The truth is [[spoiler:the monster everyone is hunting is Man-Thing although Jack is forced to turn into a werewolf and the remaining hunters do try to kill him.]]
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* OpeningNarration: One after the logo, giving details about monster hunters and the Bloodstone.
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* ReflectiveEyes: When Jack [[spoiler:transforms]], there's a shot of light in his eyes.
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* ReflectiveEyes: When Jack [[spoiler:transforms]], there's a shot of light in his eyes.
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* ReflectiveEyes: When TheReveal: The monster everyone is hunting for is [[spoiler:Man-Thing and Jack [[spoiler:transforms]], there's a shot of light in his eyes.is friends with him.]]
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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: It's not entirely clear what time period this film takes place in. On the one hand, the technology used by the guards at Bloodstone Castle is analog and reminiscent of TheThirties or TheForties, and no other modern technology is seen here. On the other hand, Jack and Man-Thing express interest in eating sushi, food that definitely wasn't around in the West in those decades, and there is at least one gravestone that marks 1988 as the year of death, indicating it may be closer to the present than expected. This was enforced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino, who wanted the time period of this short to be intentionally ambiguous. Disney+'s chronological ordering, for what it's worth, places it in the "present day" of the MCU after ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder''.[[note]]Which is still NextSundayAD in 2025, thanks to the "Blip" TimeSkip.[[/note]]
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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: It's not entirely clear what time period this film takes place in. On the one hand, the technology used by the guards at Bloodstone Castle is analog and reminiscent of TheThirties or TheForties, and no other modern technology is seen here.here, though Verusa's henchmen wear modern-looking body armor and carry electric stun batons. On the other hand, Jack and Man-Thing express interest in eating sushi, food that definitely wasn't around in the West in those decades, and there is at least one gravestone that marks 1988 as the year of death, indicating it may be closer to the present than expected. This was enforced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino, who wanted the time period of this short to be intentionally ambiguous. Disney+'s chronological ordering, for what it's worth, places it in the "present day" of the MCU after ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder''.[[note]]Which is still NextSundayAD in 2025, thanks to the "Blip" TimeSkip.[[/note]]
