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* TheBadGuyWins: Toffee gets what he wants: the wand is destroyed, and only reformed thanks to a heroic unicorn. We don't even know if he's dead, or trapped within the wand to corrupt it.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Toffee gets what he wants: the wand is destroyed, and only reformed thanks to a heroic unicorn. [[NeverFoundTheBody We don't even know if he's dead, or trapped within the wand to corrupt it. dead]].
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** Marco's tentacle-arm.
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** Marco's tentacle-arm.Marco declines sticking his arm in a strange hole, as he [[JumpScare quickly flashbacks]] to when his arm was injured previously and was the Monster Arm.
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** Star's Mirror being a communication device.
* CerebusCallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen "Quest Buy" returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to expect since a young age.
* CerebusCallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen "Quest Buy" returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to expect since a young age.
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* ColorFailure: The color drains out of the wand and the wings disintegrate as Star recites the whispering spell.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Star finds the Diazes downstairs in the dark, under a blanket together, giggling at a medical book.
* ItsAllMyFault: The Diazes don't blame Star for Marco's kidnapping, she disagrees, and she's going to try and bring Marco back.
* PoliceAreUseless: First thing they do when they find out Marco is kidnapped is call in the police. The officer doesn't believe Star's explanation and presumes she talking about stage magic, talking down to her like she's a child. The only help he really offers is bloodhounds past a certain point of time.
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* ReforgedBlade: The wand isn't broken for long, as a unicorn arrives shortly after to become the new power source. The wand is revived with a slightly more elegant appearance with gold highlights and half the Star emblem missing.
* SelfDestructMechanism: The Whispering spell is the first spell taught to all who receive the wand, for use to destroy it. It creates a massive explosion that makes a crater of Ludo's castle, seemingly destroying all the monsters, Toffee included.
* SelfDestructMechanism: The Whispering spell is the first spell taught to all who receive the wand, for use to destroy it. It creates a massive explosion that makes a crater of Ludo's castle, seemingly destroying all the monsters, Toffee included.
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* ReforgedBlade: The Downplayed; the wand isn't broken for long, as a unicorn arrives shortly after to become the new power source. The wand is revived with a slightly more elegant appearance with including gold highlights and highlights, but half the Star emblem missing.
* SelfDestructMechanism: The Whispering spell is the first spell taught to all who receive the wand,for use to be usd to destroy it. It creates a massive explosion that makes a crater of Ludo's castle, seemingly destroying all the monsters, Toffee included.
* SelfDestructMechanism: The Whispering spell is the first spell taught to all who receive the wand,
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* WreckedWeapon: Downplayed; After its destruction and restoration the wand is missing half of its star emblem along with a redesign and it's described as "cleaved".
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* WreckedWeapon: Downplayed; After its destruction and restoration the wand is missing half of its star emblem along with a redesign and it's described as being "cleaved".
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* CallBack: Quite a number (befitting the season finale).
** Marco's tentacle-arm.
** Both Buff Frog and Ludo being kicked out of the Castle.
** The Unicorn living in the Wand.
** Star's Mirror being a communication device.
** Marco's tentacle-arm.
** Both Buff Frog and Ludo being kicked out of the Castle.
** The Unicorn living in the Wand.
** Star's Mirror being a communication device.
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* ReforgedBlade: The wand isn't broken for long, as a unicorn arrives shortly after to become the new power source. The wand is revived with a slightly more elegant appearance with gold highlights and half the Star emblem missing.
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* CerebusCallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen [[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E8QuestBuy Quest Buy]] returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to expect since a young age.
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* CerebusCallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen [[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E8QuestBuy Quest Buy]] "Quest Buy" returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to expect since a young age.
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Toffee says this indirectly when Star prepares another ChargedAttack, stating the crystal is twice as strong now.
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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Toffee says this indirectly when Star prepares another ChargedAttack, stating the crystal is twice as strong now.
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* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: Somehow the monsters got a jump on MARCO, who has beaten them effortlessly before. We will never know how Toffee did it.
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* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: Somehow the monsters got a the jump on MARCO, ''Marco'', who has beaten them effortlessly before. We will never know how Toffee did it.
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* PoweredByAForsakenChild: A unicorn in this case, though he gives his life willingly to recharge Star's wand.
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* PoweredByAForsakenChild: A unicorn in this case, though he gives his life himself willingly to recharge Star's wand.
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* CerebusCallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen [[ Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E8QuestBuy Quest Buy]] returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to expect since a young age.
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* CerebusCallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen [[ Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E8QuestBuy [[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E8QuestBuy Quest Buy]] returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to expect since a young age.
* DoubleMeaning: Glossaryck discusses the meaning of cleave as either taking things apart of bringing them together.
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* PhlebotinumOverload: Star used the whispering spell to destroy the wand, but it also creates a massive explosion that seemingly took out every monster inside, including Toffee.
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* SelfDestructMechanism: The Whispering spell is the first spell taught to all who receive the wand, for use to destroy it. It creates a massive explosion that makes a crater of Ludo's castle, seemingly destroying all the monsters, Toffee included.
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* Cerebus CallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen [[ Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E8QuestBuy Quest Buy]] returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to expect since a young age.
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* Cerebus CallBack: CerebusCallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen [[ Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E8QuestBuy Quest Buy]] returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to expect since a young age.
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* BalefulPolymorph: As part of her assault Star turns three monster minions into chibi versions of themselves.
* Cerebus CallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen [[ Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E8QuestBuy Quest Buy]] returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to expect since a young age.
* Cerebus CallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen [[ Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E8QuestBuy Quest Buy]] returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to expect since a young age.
*CrystalPrison: Marco is kept in a transparent cube described as crystal that is NighInvulnerable, regenerative and even capable of adapting to be stronger.
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* LetsGetDangerous: For kidnapping Marco, Star blasts Toffee's arm off, not knowing he has regeneration powers at the time.
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* LeeroyJenkins: Star's plan is to rush in to assault the court room to Buff Frog's chagrin.
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Toffee says this indirectly when Star prepares another ChargedAttack, stating the crystal is twice as strong now.
* LetsGetDangerous: For kidnapping Marco, Starblasts Toffee's arm off, not knowing is much more aggressive and serious in her rescue of him. She quickly and efficiently takes out all the monsters in the room. When she can't break Marco's cage with normal strength spells she keeps the guards at bay with a force field to charge up probably the strongest blast she's ever made that makes her [[PowerGlows facial markings and eyes glow]].
* LiteralMetaphor: Ludo says he knows his castle like the back of his hand. That's because he hasregeneration powers at a giant mole there that really does resemble it.
* LittleNo: Star simply says ''"no"'' to thetime.aggressing monsters and stops them with a force field as she focuses a ChargedAttack to break Marco's prison.
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Toffee says this indirectly when Star prepares another ChargedAttack, stating the crystal is twice as strong now.
* LetsGetDangerous: For kidnapping Marco, Star
* LiteralMetaphor: Ludo says he knows his castle like the back of his hand. That's because he has
* LittleNo: Star simply says ''"no"'' to the
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* WhamShot: The second half of the wand's star lying in the monster realm.
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* WhamShot: The second half of the wand's star lying in the monster realm.realm.
* WreckedWeapon: Downplayed; After its destruction and restoration the wand is missing half of its star emblem along with a redesign and it's described as "cleaved".
* WreckedWeapon: Downplayed; After its destruction and restoration the wand is missing half of its star emblem along with a redesign and it's described as "cleaved".
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* SkewedPriorities: Marco is furious that he and Star risked their lives to steal a sandwich from a monster.
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* SkewedPriorities: Marco is furious that he and Star risked their lives to steal a sandwich from a monster.
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* HostageForMacGuffin: Given the ransom message, Star assumes this is the case. It turns out that Toffee wants her to ''destroy'' it, which she has no choice but to do.
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* HostageForMacGuffin: Given the ransom message, Star assumes this is the case. It turns out that Toffee wants her to ''destroy'' it, which she has no choice but to do. In a rare occurrence, Toffee does nothing to spoil this.
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* EnemyMine: Star attempts this with Ludo, but it falls apart due to his impatience and backstabbing. She plays this straighter with Buff Frog, who wants to go back to the castle and give his tadpoles a home.
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* EnemyMine: Star attempts this with Ludo, but it falls apart due to his impatience and backstabbing.backstabbing, because he's waiting to grab the wand first chance he gets. She plays this straighter with Buff Frog, who wants to go back to the castle and give his tadpoles a home.
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* PyrrhicVictory: Toffee gets his desire to destroy the wand fulfilled, but it self-destructs and takes him with it. [[spoiler:Possibly subverted, however, since, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this may just be a minor setback, if even that, in something greater.]]
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* PyrrhicVictory: Toffee gets his desire to destroy the wand fulfilled, but it self-destructs and takes him and his allies with it. [[spoiler:Possibly subverted, however, since, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this may just be a minor setback, if even that, in something greater.]]
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* EnemyMine: Star attempts this with Ludo, but it falls apart due to his impatience and backstabbing. She plays this straighter with Buff Frog, who wants to go back to the castle and give his tadpoles a home.
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* WhamEpisode: And boy, is it ever. Star sacrifices her wand to save Marco's life, Ludo's castle is destroyed (and Toffee seemingly destroyed with it), Ludo himself is banished to another dimension, and Star's wand is reformed, but a piece is missing, and we're left [[{{Cliffhanger}} waiting for the next season to see what happens to it]].
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* WhamEpisode: And boy, is it ever. Star sacrifices her wand to save Marco's life, Ludo's castle is destroyed (and Toffee and his minions seemingly destroyed with it), Ludo himself is banished to another dimension, and Star's wand is reformed, but a piece is missing, and we're left [[{{Cliffhanger}} waiting for the next season to see what happens to it]].
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--> '''Toffee''': I don't want the wand. Destroy it.
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--> '''Toffee''': I don't want the your wand. Destroy it.
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--> '''Toffee''': I don't want the wand. I want you to destroy it.
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--> '''Toffee''': I don't want the wand. I want you to destroy Destroy it.
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* ShoutOut:
** When Star calls Marco's cell phone and hears his ringtone, she remarks [[Film/WhenAStrangerCalls "The call is coming from inside the house!"]]
** When Star calls Marco's cell phone and hears his ringtone, she remarks [[Film/WhenAStrangerCalls "The call is coming from inside the house!"]]
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* PyrrhicVictory: Toffee gets his desire to destroy the wand fulfilled, but it self-destructs and takes him with it.
** Possibly subverted, however, since, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this may just be a minor setback, if even that, in something greater.
** Possibly subverted, however, since, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this may just be a minor setback, if even that, in something greater.
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* PyrrhicVictory: Toffee gets his desire to destroy the wand fulfilled, but it self-destructs and takes him with it.
** Possiblyit. [[spoiler:Possibly subverted, however, since, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this may just be a minor setback, if even that, in something greater.]]
** Possibly
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* MoodWhiplash: After Marco somberly hugs Star to console her after the loss of her wand, a tiny Italian speaking unicorn arrives on the scene monologuing about sacrifice and then re-powers the destroyed wand in the span of minutes.
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* MoodWhiplash: MoodWhiplash:
** After Marco somberly hugs Star to console her after the loss of her wand, a tiny Italian speaking unicorn arrives on the scene monologuing about sacrifice and then re-powers the destroyed wand in the span ofminutes. minutes.
** King and Queen Butterfly have a serious talk with Glossaryk about the state of Star's wand... while the latter is clad in only a towel, and briefly takes it off at one point (thankfully, the audience only sees him from the waist up).
** After Marco somberly hugs Star to console her after the loss of her wand, a tiny Italian speaking unicorn arrives on the scene monologuing about sacrifice and then re-powers the destroyed wand in the span of
** King and Queen Butterfly have a serious talk with Glossaryk about the state of Star's wand... while the latter is clad in only a towel, and briefly takes it off at one point (thankfully, the audience only sees him from the waist up).
* WhamEpisode: And boy, is it ever. Star sacrifices her wand to save Marco's life, Ludo's castle is destroyed (and Toffee seemingly destroyed with it), Ludo himself is banished to another dimension, and Star's wand is reformed, but a piece is missing, and we're left [[{{Cliffhanger}} waiting for the next season to see what happens to it]].
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--> '''Toffee''': "I don't want the wand. I want you to destroy it."
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** Possibly subverted, however, since, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this may just be a minor setback, if even that, in something greater.
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* PsychoticSmirk: While revealing that he wants Star to destroy the wand, Toffee gives a nightmarish smirk. Worse, he instantly goes back to his bored monotone afterwards, showing that he's been holding back his sadism the entire time.
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* MoodWhiplash: After Marco somberly hugs Star to console her after the loss of her wand, a tiny Italian speaking unicorn arrives on the scene monologuing about sacrifice and then re-powers the destroyed wand in the span of minutes.
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* LetsGetDangerous: For kidnapping Marco, Star blasts Toffee's arm off, not knowing he has regeneration powers at the time.
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* StealthPun: The unicorn that speaks Italian is male. It's an Italian stallion.
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* PyhrricVictory: Toffee gets his desire to destroy the wand fulfilled, but it self-destructs and takes him with it.
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* PyhrricVictory: PyrrhicVictory: Toffee gets his desire to destroy the wand fulfilled, but it self-destructs and takes him with it.
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* PyhrricVictory: Toffee gets his desire to destroy the wand fulfilled, but it self-destructs and takes him with it.
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* GratuitousItalian: Spoken by the unicorn that recharges Star's wand.
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** Buff Frog has a tiny moment when the castle's about the explode, and he says, "My babies!" Fortunately he gets out in time; the other monsters aren't so lucky.
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** Buff Frog has a tiny moment when the castle's about the explode, and he says, "My babies!" Fortunately he gets out in time; time with his newly adopted tadpoles; the other monsters aren't so lucky.lucky.
* TheBadGuyWins: Toffee gets what he wants: the wand is destroyed, and only reformed thanks to a heroic unicorn. We don't even know if he's dead, or trapped within the wand to corrupt it.
* TheBadGuyWins: Toffee gets what he wants: the wand is destroyed, and only reformed thanks to a heroic unicorn. We don't even know if he's dead, or trapped within the wand to corrupt it.
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* FriendOrIdolDecision: Star has to give up her wand to save Marco's life. Marco tries to encourage her not to do it, but she decides to when her EnemyMine with Ludo fials..
* HostageForMacGuffin: Given the ransom note, Star assumes this is the case. It turns out that Toffee wants her to ''destroy'' it, which she has no choice but to do.
* HostageForMacGuffin: Given the ransom note, Star assumes this is the case. It turns out that Toffee wants her to ''destroy'' it, which she has no choice but to do.
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* FriendOrIdolDecision: Star has to give up her wand to save Marco's life. Marco tries to encourage her not to do it, but she decides to when her EnemyMine with Ludo fials..fails.
* HostageForMacGuffin: Given the ransomnote, message, Star assumes this is the case. It turns out that Toffee wants her to ''destroy'' it, which she has no choice but to do.
* IShallTauntYou: Marco refuses to be a cooperative captive, and attempts to goad Toffee into setting him free. Toffee refuses to rise to the bait.
* HostageForMacGuffin: Given the ransom
* IShallTauntYou: Marco refuses to be a cooperative captive, and attempts to goad Toffee into setting him free. Toffee refuses to rise to the bait.
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** Ludo gets eaten by a giant chicken. He gets better, but not better-tempered.
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** Ludo gets eaten by a giant chicken. He gets better, but not better-tempered. He's banished at the last minute.
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* PhlebotinumOverload: Star used the whispering spell to destroy the wand, but it also creates a massive explosion that seemingly took out every monster inside, including Toffee.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Star realizes that Marco despite being as adventurous as her is a relatively fragile human being, and that she can't risk his life recklessly on her various escapades. She also treats Buff Frog like an equal and warns him before the castle implodes.
* ChekhovsBoomerang: Star's mirror. Marco's parents use it to call her parents to order in TheCavalry.
* ChekhovsBoomerang: Star's mirror. Marco's parents use it to call her parents to order in TheCavalry.
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After a fight
!!! Tropes
* AdultsAreUseless: Double-subverted. At first it seems that they're going to be left behind to wait and worry, but they think to call Star's parents to call upon the Mewni army. Unfortunately, they arrive after Star's destroyed the wand and Ludo's castle.
* AdultFear:
** Marco's parents get it when they find out their son's been kidnapped by monsters; his mother even says that she and Mr. Diaz should have been more watchful of Star and Marco's activities.
** Star's parents get a whopping heap when the Diazes contact them for help. They arrive just in time to see Star's wand "cleaved".
** Buff Frog has a tiny moment when the castle's about the explode, and he says, "My babies!" Fortunately he gets out in time; the other monsters aren't so lucky.
* BagOfKidnapping: Subverted; we're led to believe Ludo has kidnapped Marco and was bringing him to Buff Frog. The bag instead contains dozens of tadpoles as a means to purchase Buff Frog's friendship.
* BaitTheDog: Ludo brought Buff Frog tadpoles in hopes of bargaining with him to win back his castle, and then taunts him about how he's ditching Buff Frog in favor of teaming up with Star.
* ChekhovsGun: The box used to imprison Marco saves him and Star from the impact of the destroyed wand.
* ChewOutFakeOut: Star waits for her mother to yell at her for the whole mess in this episode, but her mother instead gives her a hug and says though she's mad all the time, she's also relieved Star is okay.
* DisneyDeath:
** Ludo gets eaten by a giant chicken. He gets better, but not better-tempered.
** The wand suffers one, due to Star destroying it.
* DontAskJustRun: Star tells Buff Frog this right before the destroyed wand totals Ludo's castle.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Star has to give up her wand to save Marco's life. Marco tries to encourage her not to do it, but she decides to when her EnemyMine with Ludo fials..
* HostageForMacGuffin: Given the ransom note, Star assumes this is the case. It turns out that Toffee wants her to ''destroy'' it, which she has no choice but to do.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Star has no idea who Toffee is or why Ludo got ousted from his castle.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Any of the monsters. Most importantly, we only see Toffee's suit remaining.
* PartingWordsRegret: Star and Marco have a fight shortly before he gets kidnapped. In fact, when Star goes to apologize, she finds Marco missing.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: A unicorn in this case, though he gives his life willingly to recharge Star's wand.
* SkewedPriorities: Marco is furious that he and Star risked their lives to steal a sandwich from a monster.
* SomethingWeForgot: Half of the Star from Star's wand is still among the rubble in the monster realm.
* TrashTheSet: Ludo's castle gets completely eradicated as a result from the impact of the wand.
* WhamLine:
--> '''Toffee''': "I don't want the wand. I want you to destroy it."
* WhamShot: The second half of the wand's star lying in the monster realm.
!!! Tropes
* AdultsAreUseless: Double-subverted. At first it seems that they're going to be left behind to wait and worry, but they think to call Star's parents to call upon the Mewni army. Unfortunately, they arrive after Star's destroyed the wand and Ludo's castle.
* AdultFear:
** Marco's parents get it when they find out their son's been kidnapped by monsters; his mother even says that she and Mr. Diaz should have been more watchful of Star and Marco's activities.
** Star's parents get a whopping heap when the Diazes contact them for help. They arrive just in time to see Star's wand "cleaved".
** Buff Frog has a tiny moment when the castle's about the explode, and he says, "My babies!" Fortunately he gets out in time; the other monsters aren't so lucky.
* BagOfKidnapping: Subverted; we're led to believe Ludo has kidnapped Marco and was bringing him to Buff Frog. The bag instead contains dozens of tadpoles as a means to purchase Buff Frog's friendship.
* BaitTheDog: Ludo brought Buff Frog tadpoles in hopes of bargaining with him to win back his castle, and then taunts him about how he's ditching Buff Frog in favor of teaming up with Star.
* ChekhovsGun: The box used to imprison Marco saves him and Star from the impact of the destroyed wand.
* ChewOutFakeOut: Star waits for her mother to yell at her for the whole mess in this episode, but her mother instead gives her a hug and says though she's mad all the time, she's also relieved Star is okay.
* DisneyDeath:
** Ludo gets eaten by a giant chicken. He gets better, but not better-tempered.
** The wand suffers one, due to Star destroying it.
* DontAskJustRun: Star tells Buff Frog this right before the destroyed wand totals Ludo's castle.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Star has to give up her wand to save Marco's life. Marco tries to encourage her not to do it, but she decides to when her EnemyMine with Ludo fials..
* HostageForMacGuffin: Given the ransom note, Star assumes this is the case. It turns out that Toffee wants her to ''destroy'' it, which she has no choice but to do.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Star has no idea who Toffee is or why Ludo got ousted from his castle.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Any of the monsters. Most importantly, we only see Toffee's suit remaining.
* PartingWordsRegret: Star and Marco have a fight shortly before he gets kidnapped. In fact, when Star goes to apologize, she finds Marco missing.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: A unicorn in this case, though he gives his life willingly to recharge Star's wand.
* SkewedPriorities: Marco is furious that he and Star risked their lives to steal a sandwich from a monster.
* SomethingWeForgot: Half of the Star from Star's wand is still among the rubble in the monster realm.
* TrashTheSet: Ludo's castle gets completely eradicated as a result from the impact of the wand.
* WhamLine:
--> '''Toffee''': "I don't want the wand. I want you to destroy it."
* WhamShot: The second half of the wand's star lying in the monster realm.