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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: In the battle with the Awgwas in the Rankin/Bass special, Necile magically repels the dragon's fiery breath so it incinerates the dragon himself, an Awgwa is magically melted by a Ryl and transformed into a black flower that promptly wilts, and a ray from Great Ak's silver axe sends flashes of lightening through another Awgwa's body until he finally explodes.
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* FairyCompanion: Tingler in the Rankin-Bass special and Wisk in the 2000 animated film
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* FairyCompanion: Tingler in the Rankin-Bass special and Wisk in the 2000 animated filmfilm.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: In the battle with the Awgwas in the Rankin/Bass special, Necile magically repels the dragon's fiery breath so it incinerates the dragon himself, an Awgwa is magically melted by a Ryl and transformed into a black flower that promptly wilts, and a ray from Great Ak's silver axe sends flashes of lightening through another Awgwa's body until he finally explodes.
* FantasyPantheon: Though not explicitly referred to as gods, it's clear that Ak and the other rulers of the Immortals are effectively this. Ak also makes mention of a "Supreme Master" who rules over the others.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: In the battle with the Awgwas in the Rankin/Bass special, Necile magically repels the dragon's fiery breath so it incinerates the dragon himself, an Awgwa is magically melted by a Ryl and transformed into a black flower that promptly wilts, and a ray from Great Ak's silver axe sends flashes of lightening through another Awgwa's body until he finally explodes.
* FantasyPantheon: Though not explicitly referred to as gods, it's clear that Ak and the other rulers of the Immortals are effectively this. Ak also makes mention of a "Supreme Master" who rules over the others.
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In the story, Claus was an orphaned baby discovered at the edge of the mystical Forest of Burzee (revealed to be located in one of the neighboring countries to the Franchise/LandOfOz in later Baum books) by the Great Ak, Master Woodsman of the World and the ruler of the immortals dwelling within the woods and is placed in the care of the lioness Shiegra and the wood nymph Necile, who names the baby Nicolas. When Nicolas comes of age, Ak takes him on a journey through the human world where he discovers the poor and miserable state of human society and the children. Resolving to make a positive impact on humanity, Nicolas finds his calling in bringing joy to children through toymaking. However, monsters called the Awgwas oppose Claus's efforts to bring joy to the children that they torment, leading to Ak and the immortals to intervene. The evil forces are successfully routed and Nicolas, now going by Santa Claus, is able to freely continue his work until old age begins to catch up with him. Recognizing the positive impact Claus has had on the world, Ak makes a case to his peers at the Council of Immortals to grant Santa Claus eternal life through the mystical Mantle of Immortality.
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In the story, Claus was an orphaned baby discovered at the edge of the mystical Forest of Burzee (revealed to be located in one of the neighboring countries to the Franchise/LandOfOz in later Baum books) by the Great Ak, Master Woodsman of the World and the ruler of the immortals dwelling within the woods and is placed in the care of the lioness Shiegra and the wood nymph Necile, who names the baby Nicolas. Neclaus, or Claus for short. When Nicolas Neclaus comes of age, Ak takes him on a journey through the human world where he discovers the poor and miserable state of human society and the children. Resolving to make a positive impact on humanity, Nicolas Claus finds his calling in bringing joy to children through toymaking. However, monsters called the Awgwas oppose Claus's efforts to bring joy to the children that they torment, leading to Ak and the immortals to intervene. The evil forces are successfully routed and Nicolas, Neclaus, now going by Santa Claus, is able to freely continue his work until old age begins to catch up with him. Recognizing the positive impact Claus has had on the world, Ak makes a case to his peers at the Council of Immortals to grant Santa Claus eternal life through the mystical Mantle of Immortality.
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* CessationOfExistence: The book states that this is the fate of the Awgwas after death, since they are neither mortals (who go on to an afterlife of some kind) or immortals (who literally cannot be killed).
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Claus's adoptive wood-nymph mother Necile as he ages but she doesn't. She's still as youthful and beautiful as ever when Claus is an old man.
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* BigGood: Ak, Master Woodsman of the World
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* BigGood: Great Ak, Master Woodsman of the WorldWorld
* BornAsAnAdult: This is the nature of all Immortals. They came into being as adults, never age, and have no children among them until Necile adopts the human baby Claus.
* BornAsAnAdult: This is the nature of all Immortals. They came into being as adults, never age, and have no children among them until Necile adopts the human baby Claus.
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* TimeAbyss: The Immortals, as explained in "Ora e Sempre (Today and Forever)."
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* TimeAbyss: The Immortals, as explained in "Ora e Sempre (Today and Forever)."" They are destined to live until the end of the world.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: The [[BigBad Awgwah King]] is called Mogorb in the 2000 adaptation, when he was nameless in the original book.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: The [[BigBad Awgwah Awgwa King]] is called Mogorb in the 2000 adaptation, when he was nameless in the original book.book, and in the Rankin/Bass version is named [[ADogNamedDog King Awgwa]].
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** In the book and 2000 version, the future Santa Claus is named Neclaus, or Nicholas, meaning "Necile's little one": he's just called Claus ("little one") for short. In the Rankin/Bass version, he's simply named Claus.
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** In the book and the 2000 animated version, the future Santa Claus is named Neclaus, or Nicholas, meaning "Necile's little one": one," which is why mortals came to call him "St. Nicholas": he's just called Claus ("little one") for short. In the Rankin/Bass version, he's simply named Claus.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: In the battle with the Awgwas in the Rankin/Bass special, Necile magically repels the dragon's fiery breath so it incinerates the dragon himself, an Awgwa is magically melted by a Ryl and transformed into a black flower that promptly wilts, and a ray from Great Ak's silver axe sends flashes of lightening through another Awgwa's body until he finally explodes.
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* {{Invisibility}}: An ability of the Awgwas in the Rankin-Bass special... which somehow lets them pass through solid walls too.
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* {{Invisibility}}: An ability of the Awgwas in the Rankin-Bass Rankin/Bass special... which somehow lets them pass through solid walls too.
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* KilledOffscreen: In the Rankin-Bass special, the Awgwas [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere hightail it]] when the immortals advance on them, and the scene cuts away. They’re later confirmed to be dead, though, presumably killed with the axe.
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* KilledOffscreen: In the Rankin-Bass Rankin/Bass special, after two Awgwas and a dragon are killed onscreen, the rest of the Awgwas [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere hightail it]] when the immortals advance on them, and the scene cuts away. They’re later confirmed to be dead, though, presumably killed with the axe.
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* WritersCannotDoMath: In the framing scenes of the Rankin/Bass special, Great Ak claims it was some sixty years ago that he found Claus as a baby, and later claims that Claus has been delivering toys for fifty years; yet in the story proper, Claus is portrayed as a middle-aged man when he invents toys and starts to deliver them, not a ten-year-old boy. Possibly justified, since Great Ak is immortal and may have little sense of mortal time.
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* ReusedCharacterDesign: While most of the characters in the Rankin-Bass special have unique designs, some of the children look like they've been re-used from previous Christmas specials, and the peasant woman picking turnips during Claus and Great Ak's travels looks like Elisa's mother from ''WesternAnimation/JackFrost''.
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* ReusedCharacterDesign: While most of the characters in the Rankin-Bass special have unique designs, some of the children look like they've been re-used from previous Christmas specials, and the peasant woman picking turnips during Claus and Great Ak's travels looks like Elisa's mother from ''WesternAnimation/JackFrost''.''WesternAnimation/RankinBassJackFrost''.
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* ReusedCharacterDesign: While most of the characters in the Rankin-Bass special have unique designs, some of the children look like they've been re-used from previous Christmas specials.
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* ReusedCharacterDesign: While most of the characters in the Rankin-Bass special have unique designs, some of the children look like they've been re-used from previous Christmas specials.specials, and the peasant woman picking turnips during Claus and Great Ak's travels looks like Elisa's mother from ''WesternAnimation/JackFrost''.
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* AdaptationNameChange: The 2000 animated film changes the names of a few minor characters:
** Weekum, the first child to receive a toy from Claus, is called Ethan
** Glossie and Flossie, Claus' first two reindeer, are called Mistletoe and Holly (they're nameless in the Rankin-Bass version)
** Bessie Blithsome, a nobleman's daughter given a doll, is re-named Natalie
** Weekum, the first child to receive a toy from Claus, is called Ethan
** Glossie and Flossie, Claus' first two reindeer, are called Mistletoe and Holly (they're nameless in the Rankin-Bass version)
** Bessie Blithsome, a nobleman's daughter given a doll, is re-named Natalie
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* AdaptationNameChange: AdaptationNameChange:
** The 2000 animated film changes the names of a few minor characters:
** *** Weekum, the first child to receive a toy from Claus, is called Ethan
** *** Glossie and Flossie, Claus' first two reindeer, are called Mistletoe and Holly (they're nameless in the Rankin-Bass Rankin/Bass version)
** *** Bessie Blithsome, a nobleman's daughter given a doll, is re-named NatalieNatalie
** In the book and 2000 version, the future Santa Claus is named Neclaus, or Nicholas, meaning "Necile's little one": he's just called Claus ("little one") for short. In the Rankin/Bass version, he's simply named Claus.
** The 2000 animated film changes the names of a few minor characters:
** In the book and 2000 version, the future Santa Claus is named Neclaus, or Nicholas, meaning "Necile's little one": he's just called Claus ("little one") for short. In the Rankin/Bass version, he's simply named Claus.
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* SingleTear: Happens whenever a character cries. Justified in that it's difficult to portray tears well in a stop-motion show.
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* SingleTear: Happens whenever a character cries.cries in the Rankin/Bass version. Justified in that it's difficult to portray tears well in a stop-motion show.
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* StopMotion: Rankin-Bass' last stop-motion Christmas special
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* StopMotion: Rankin-Bass' Rankin/Bass' last stop-motion Christmas special
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The story is best known from two animated adaptations: A 1985 Creator/RankinBass Christmas special that would be their last stop-motion Christmas project that used the Council of Immortals as a framing device and featured many voice actors from ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}}'' and a 2D animated film released in the year 2000 featuring [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Robby Benson]] and Creator/JimCummings playing the title character at different ages. Additionally, in 1996, there was a 24 episode {{Anime}} adaptation titled ''Shounen Santa no Daibouken'', with a greater emphasis on the teenaged Santa Claus, though the series is poorly documented online.
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The story is best known from two animated adaptations: A 1985 Creator/RankinBass Christmas special that would be their last stop-motion Christmas project that used the Council of Immortals as a framing device and featured many voice actors from ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}}'' and a 2D animated film released in the year 2000 featuring [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Robby Benson]] and Creator/JimCummings [[Creator/JimCummings1952 Jim Cummings]] playing the title character at different ages. Additionally, in 1996, there was a 24 episode {{Anime}} adaptation titled ''Shounen Santa no Daibouken'', with a greater emphasis on the teenaged Santa Claus, though the series is poorly documented online.
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An Axe To Grind is no longer a trope
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* AnAxeToGrind: Ak's weapon of choice is a silver axe... that can apparently [[EnergyWeapon shoot lasers]].
