History Literature / NightWatchSeries

* CheerfulChild: Nadya

** Special mention goes to a scene in the second film where this appears intentionally. Zavulon is playing a fighting game. At some point, he holds and swings his phone like a sword and his movements are imitated in game. That was two years before the iPhone came out. But this game he plays is [[spoiler:actually a vision of a possible future.]]

* CharmPerson: All Others, even weak ones, are able to do this, but it is recommended to avoid long term consequences or spend a limited special permit. In ''New Watch'', Anton deliberately tells a cop that he doesn't "need to see [his] papers" while waving his hand, while musing about ''StarWars''.

* OverprotectiveDad: In ''Sixth Watch'', Anton admits that the earring he enchanted for his daughter does more than protect her against any Other who wishes to harm her, also emitting a field that keeps any would-be suitor at a distance, to his daughter's great annoyance. The field is set to stop working once she turns 18, and Anton tells the readers not to judge him, especially if they happen to be fathers with teenage daughters.

* {{Cameo}}: Lots of Russian celebrities present [[spoiler:and killed during Yegor's birthday party]] at the end of the second movie.

** One of the teachers in ''School Supervision'' is a huge fan of ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'' and tends to collect [=DVDs=] of school-themed films, even if they have little to do with education (e.g. ''Film/{{Carrie}}'', ''Class of 1999''). After showing the film to his students, many of the young werewolves and vampires began to call themselves Dead Poets. He later spends some time analyzing Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's "Literature/TheRaven", explaining how the Russian translation loses some of the scary undertones. He speculates that the raven in question could have been a normal raven whose sounds may have been misinterpreted by an overactive mind as "Nevermore" or an escaped raven trained to speak (ravens can be taught to speak about as well as parrots).

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Alisa in the second book, after falling in love with a Light Other and sleeping with him, mentions that it was the best and most amazing time she had ever had. It was also during the period of time when we saw her softening and turning... not good, just less Dark. This is partly because her previous lover, Zabulon, liked to do her in his demonic Twilight form. With a spiked penis.

* In 2014, a spin-off was released, co-authored by Arkadiy Shushpanov, titled ''School Supervision'' (or ''School Watch'', if you prefer). The book deals with a group of unaffiliated teenage Others being taught at a WizardingSchool of sorts. An official English translation has not been made, but a fan-made one (titled ''School Oversight'') is available [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14123954/1/School-Oversight here].

* In 2014, a spin-off was released, co-authored by Arkadiy Shushpanov, titled ''School Supervision'' (or ''School Watch'', if you prefer). The book deals with a group of unaffiliated teenage Others being taught at a WizardingSchool of sorts.

* BalefulPolymorph: Olga is punished for an unspecified transgression by being forced to remain as a stuffed snowy owl for decades at a time. She's only allowed to assume human form for half-an-hour each day during wartime (the last time was during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII). Thanks to Geser's manipulations, the curse is lifted at the end of ''Night Watch''. She is still able to speak in this form, but Anton notes that it takes great effort.

** Olga was [[BalefulPolymorph punished]] for a small mistake. This mistake resulted in Russian Civil War.

* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of UserfulNotes/CharlesDarwin, is revealed in ''New Watch'' to be a Dark Other and a prophet.