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** Lok asks a newly met Sophie to help with his history homework. She says no since he just slept through history class, so Lok bets he can finish the crossword puzzle she is struggling with in 2:00 minutes in exchange for her help. Since he's good with puzzles, he completes it in under 90 seconds without scratching anything out, much to Sophie's surprise.

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** Lok asks a newly met Sophie to help with his history homework. She says no since he just slept through history class, so Lok bets he can finish the crossword puzzle CrosswordPuzzle she is struggling with in 2:00 minutes in exchange for her help. Since he's good with puzzles, he completes it in under 90 seconds without scratching anything out, much to Sophie's surprise.
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** When Den leaves Lok to take care of some Venetian thugs Den convinced were insulted by Lok, Lok uses a few powers to make short work of them. The pointy-headed one balks at Lok, asking if he thinks he's some superhero. Lok quips that maybe he is, [[Franchise/SpiderMan before using Spidertouch to rope the guy up]].

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** When Den leaves Lok to take care of some Venetian thugs Den convinced were insulted by Lok, Lok uses a few powers to make short work of them. The pointy-headed one balks at Lok, asking if he thinks he's some superhero. Lok quips that maybe he is, [[Franchise/SpiderMan [[ComicBook/SpiderMan before using Spidertouch to rope the guy up]].
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* DisappearedDad: Lok's father, Eathon Lambert. Lok's [[StoryArc character arc in the first season is him trying to find out why Eathon went missing, as Lok follows in Eathon's footsteps]].

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* DisappearedDad: Lok's father, Eathon Lambert. [[StoryArc Lok's [[StoryArc character arc in the first season is him trying to find out why Eathon went missing, as Lok follows in Eathon's footsteps]].



* DreamingOfThingsToCome: The Ring of Arc, home to the Legendary Titan of Fate - Arc, puts anyone unfortunate enough to come in contact with it into a dream-like trance where it shows visions of the future of its victim. And they're always scary, stressful, and just straight up bad. It happens to Sophie in season one, and the gang willingly put themselves through this in season two with the hope of freeing one of its other victims.

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* DreamingOfThingsToCome: The Ring of Arc, home to the Legendary Titan of Fate - Arc, puts anyone unfortunate enough to come in contact with it into a dream-like trance where it shows visions of the future of its victim. And they're always scary, stressful, and just straight up bad. It happens to Lok and Sophie in season one, and the gang willingly put themselves through this in season two with the hope of freeing one of its other victims.
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* DirtyCoward: While not explored in the same direct manner as Sophie's own traumas and their resulting challenges, it's clear that the trauma of losing his home, parents and sister at a young age and being forced to live a rougher life than the relatively stable one Sophie would go on live under [=LeBlanche=]'s care has left Lucas wracked with fear. And this fear, in turn, entreats cowardice and a controlling nature within Lucas. Even his own Seeker team note and are frustrated by this, especially Delix, who openly disregards Lucas's wish to plan for an escape and instead joins his fellow Casterwills in fighting the Blood Spiral, [[AchillesInHisTent ultimately convincing Lucas to do the same]].

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* DirtyCoward: While not explored in the same direct manner as Sophie's own traumas and their resulting challenges, it's clear that the trauma of losing his home, parents and sister at a young age and being forced to live a rougher life than the relatively stable one Sophie would go on to live under [=LeBlanche=]'s care has left Lucas wracked with fear. And this fear, in turn, entreats cowardice and a controlling nature within Lucas. Even his own Seeker team note and are frustrated by this, especially Delix, who openly disregards Lucas's wish to plan for an escape and instead joins his fellow Casterwills in fighting the Blood Spiral, [[AchillesInHisTent ultimately convincing Lucas to do the same]].
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** A big point and perhaps the thesis of Mr. Wilder's character is the fact that he is a DirtyCoward. Lok calls him out on this early in Season 2 when he blasts Sophie in back while she was hesitating getting the Willblade. Grier and Sophie both call him out late in Season 2 when they make their final confrontation with him and his faction. It is routinely noted that Wilder is strong, strong enough to be referred to as a master Seeker in his own right. Yet it is Wilder's ego and cowardly nature that leads him to pull dirty tricks and be distracted when he should be decisive. Sophie even goes deeper, giving a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that reads Wilder's fear of getting hurt and not being able to [[AmbitionIsEvil fulfill his ambitions]] as the impetus for the DirtyCoward acts he pulls. His cowardice, Sophie posits, is the big reason his [[AmbitionsIsEvil AmbitionsAreEvil]]. This directly contrasts with [[{{Foil}} Grier and how he's been living out his own ambitions]].
* DisappearedDad: Lok's father, Eathon Lambert.

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** A big point and perhaps the thesis of Mr. Wilder's character is the fact that he is a DirtyCoward. Lok calls him out on this early in Season 2 when he blasts Sophie in the back while she was hesitating getting the Willblade. Grier and Sophie both call him out late in Season 2 when they make their final confrontation with him and his faction. It is routinely noted that Wilder is strong, strong enough to be referred to as a master Seeker in his own right. Yet it is Wilder's ego and cowardly nature that leads him to pull dirty tricks and be distracted when he should be decisive. Sophie even goes deeper, giving a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that reads Wilder's fear of getting hurt and not being able to [[AmbitionIsEvil fulfill his ambitions]] as the impetus for the DirtyCoward acts he pulls. His cowardice, Sophie posits, is the big reason his [[AmbitionsIsEvil AmbitionsAreEvil]].[[AmbitionIsEvil Ambitions Are Evil]]. This directly contrasts with [[{{Foil}} Grier and how he's been living out his own ambitions]].
* DisappearedDad: Lok's father, Eathon Lambert. Lok's [[StoryArc character arc in the first season is him trying to find out why Eathon went missing, as Lok follows in Eathon's footsteps]].
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** A big point and perhaps the thesis of Mr. Wilder's character is the fact that he is a DirtyCoward. Lok calls him out on this early in Season 2 when he blasts Sophie in back while she was hesitating getting the Willblade. Grier and Sophie both call him out late in Season 2 when they make their final confrontation with him and his faction. It is routinely noted that Wilder is strong, strong enough to be referred to as a master Seeker in his own right. Yet it is Wilder's ego and cowardly nature that leads him to pull dirty tricks and be distracted when he should be decisive. Sophie even goes deeper, giving a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that reads Wilder's fear of getting hurt and not being able to [[AmbitionIsEvil fulfill his ambitions]] as the impetus for the DirtyCoward acts he pulls. His cowardice, Sophie posits, is the big reason his [[AmbitionsIsEvil AmbitionsAreEvil]]. This directly contrasts with [[{Foil{}} Grier and how he's been living out his own ambitions]].

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** A big point and perhaps the thesis of Mr. Wilder's character is the fact that he is a DirtyCoward. Lok calls him out on this early in Season 2 when he blasts Sophie in back while she was hesitating getting the Willblade. Grier and Sophie both call him out late in Season 2 when they make their final confrontation with him and his faction. It is routinely noted that Wilder is strong, strong enough to be referred to as a master Seeker in his own right. Yet it is Wilder's ego and cowardly nature that leads him to pull dirty tricks and be distracted when he should be decisive. Sophie even goes deeper, giving a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that reads Wilder's fear of getting hurt and not being able to [[AmbitionIsEvil fulfill his ambitions]] as the impetus for the DirtyCoward acts he pulls. His cowardice, Sophie posits, is the big reason his [[AmbitionsIsEvil AmbitionsAreEvil]]. This directly contrasts with [[{Foil{}} [[{{Foil}} Grier and how he's been living out his own ambitions]].
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* BreatherEpisode: "Gremlow Infestation!", which takes immediately following a handful of episodes that culminated in the Huntik Team and the Casterwill Family's first decisive victory over the Blood Spirals, which included [[spoiler: at least one implicit and one explicit CharacterDeath.]] Lots of character growth to be had and tons of tension during those episodes. It's also followed by more tense, character-driven episodes immediately after that build up to the SeasonFinale. So in "Gremlow Infestation!", Sophie, Den, and Lok have to deal with a much more lowkey and isolated Seeker problem of a bunch of [[YouDirtyRat Rat-like Titans]] and an out-of-control magic mural. Unless you have a rat fear, this acts as a much needed break between what just happened and what's yet to come.

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* BreatherEpisode: "Gremlow Infestation!", which takes place immediately following a handful of episodes that culminated in the Huntik Team and the Casterwill Family's first decisive victory over the Blood Spirals, which included [[spoiler: at least one implicit and one explicit CharacterDeath.]] Lots of character growth to be had and tons of tension during those episodes. It's also followed by more tense, character-driven episodes immediately after that build up to the SeasonFinale. So in "Gremlow Infestation!", Sophie, Den, and Lok have to deal with a much more lowkey and isolated Seeker problem of a bunch of [[YouDirtyRat Rat-like Titans]] and an out-of-control magic mural. Unless you have a rat fear, this acts as a much needed break between what just happened and what's yet to come.come.
** "Back Home", which takes place a half a dozen episodes later, acts as even more of a BreatherEpisode, and the last one before the Season heads to its climax. Lok finally makes good on his earlier offer to take Den to Ireland. The group rests and recuperates after their failed attempt to capture Rassimov [[spoiler: costing them two of their Titans]]. Den gets to enjoy the benefits of being in a household with a loving mother like Sandra Lambert, who eagerly gives Den his fill of food and affection. It's enough for "tough-guy Den" to volunteer to help Mrs. Lambert clean up after breakfast. The biggest threat the team has to deal with is a [[BossRush magical Titan gauntlet trap]] in the nearby castle of Tir Na Nog. The Titans are normal fair, albeit pretty large, and the biggest thing holding the team back is exhaustion and Lok being in-between dimensions for short amount of time. [[EverybodyLaughsEnding And by the end of the episode, everyone else gets a much-need, hearty laugh at the expense of Den's boastful preening to Mrs. Lambert.]]
* BrickJoke: In "Gremlow Infestation", Den questions if there's any place to eat in Hamlin, where they're currently visiting. When they meet up with Guggenheim, Den sees the man polishing off the rest of a slice of pie, belatedly asking for some right when Guggenheim finishes it, leaving Den moody. By the end of the episode, when the group report their findings to Dante, Den is seen next to them fully engrossed and enjoying the slice of pie he finally gets to eat back at Dante's house.



* CastFromLifespan: The Casterwill spell Soulburn. It sacrifices some of the user's lifeforce in order to allow them to use more powers and/or to supercharge their powers. It can even be cast when the user is too weak to heal themselves with Everfight. While there is a vague implication that Casterwills have naturally longer lifespans to some extent (when they're not being outright hunted, at least), Soulburn has only been seen thrice between two different Seekers at two separate spans of their respective lives:
** Sophie, who used it both times in climatic fights against overwhelming opposition, showing her resolve and, in the second case, decisively turning the tables against her opposition. She's still in her teens, so the practical effects of expending her lifeforce aren't evidently seen.

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* CastFromLifespan: The Casterwill spell Soulburn. It sacrifices some of the user's lifeforce in order to allow them to use more powers and/or to supercharge their powers. It can even be cast when the user is too weak to heal themselves with Everfight. While there is a vague implication that Casterwills have naturally longer lifespans to some extent (when they're not being outright hunted, at least), Soulburn has only been seen fully utilized thrice between two different Seekers at two separate spans of their respective lives:
** Sophie, who used it both times in climatic fights against overwhelming opposition, showing her resolve and, in the second case, decisively turning the tables against her opposition. [[labelnote:*]]She also almost used it a third time, when the Huntik team plus Scarlett were nearly overwhelmed by Tir Na Nog's Titan traps, in order to invoke Phoenix. Lok's BigDamnHeroes moment right after is the only thing that stopped her from doing so.[[/labelnote]] She's still in her teens, so the practical effects of expending her lifeforce aren't evidently seen.



** Lok's Dad's Holotome, which he and Sophie find in The Professor's Castle at the end of season one. Turns out that it was [[spoiler:planted there by Rassimov on his master The Betrayers's orders. All the clues the group gets from that Holotome, including any projections of Eathon Lambert that appeared from it, was actually The Betrayer himself guiding the team meticulously throughout the second season. Yes, that also includes the group getting the Legendary Titans they got (except Quetzalcoatl).]]

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** Lok's Dad's Holotome, which he and Sophie Cherit find in The Professor's Castle at the end of season one. Turns out that it was [[spoiler:planted there by Rassimov on his master The Betrayers's orders. All the clues the group gets from that Holotome, including any projections of Eathon Lambert that appeared from it, was actually The Betrayer himself guiding the team meticulously throughout the second season. Yes, that also includes the group getting the Legendary Titans they got (except Quetzalcoatl).]]]]
* ChildrenAreInnocent: A point is made to show Den in this light. Harrison and the other boys at their old orphanage, too, [[KidsAreCruel though to much lesser extents]]. With Den in particular, though he had a rough upbringing that forced him to be vigilant in order to protect Harrison from the tormentors around him, which has lead Den to come off cold and quick to acerbic attitudes, [[DefrostingIceQueen as he spends time with Lok, Sophie, Dante, and Cherit, opening up to them, we see that Den is very much a kid at heart]]. He's very playful and fun-loving, always up for games and even sibling-level pranks, and he's very receptive to the genuine shows of care, love and affection that he gets from the people he begins to interact with, especially Lok and Mrs. Lambert. When the group meet and discuss with Grier on Sutos Island, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent we even get to see a heartwarming moment of Den and Cherit whimsically playing in the sunset-lit beach's ocean]].



* DirtyCoward: While not explored in the same direct manner as Sophie's own traumas and their resulting challenges, it's clear that the trauma of losing his home, parents and sister at a young age and being forced to live a rougher life than the relatively stable one Sophie would go on live under LeBlanche's care has left Lucas wracked with fear. And this fear, in turn, entreats cowardice and a controlling nature within Lucas. Even his own Seeker team note and are frustrated by this, especially Delix, who openly disregards Lucas's wish to plan for an escape and instead joins his fellow Casterwills in fighting the Blood Spiral, [[AchillesInHisTent ultimately convincing Lucas to do the same]].

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* DirtyCoward: While not explored in the same direct manner as Sophie's own traumas and their resulting challenges, it's clear that the trauma of losing his home, parents and sister at a young age and being forced to live a rougher life than the relatively stable one Sophie would go on live under LeBlanche's [=LeBlanche=]'s care has left Lucas wracked with fear. And this fear, in turn, entreats cowardice and a controlling nature within Lucas. Even his own Seeker team note and are frustrated by this, especially Delix, who openly disregards Lucas's wish to plan for an escape and instead joins his fellow Casterwills in fighting the Blood Spiral, [[AchillesInHisTent ultimately convincing Lucas to do the same]].same]].
** A big point and perhaps the thesis of Mr. Wilder's character is the fact that he is a DirtyCoward. Lok calls him out on this early in Season 2 when he blasts Sophie in back while she was hesitating getting the Willblade. Grier and Sophie both call him out late in Season 2 when they make their final confrontation with him and his faction. It is routinely noted that Wilder is strong, strong enough to be referred to as a master Seeker in his own right. Yet it is Wilder's ego and cowardly nature that leads him to pull dirty tricks and be distracted when he should be decisive. Sophie even goes deeper, giving a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that reads Wilder's fear of getting hurt and not being able to [[AmbitionIsEvil fulfill his ambitions]] as the impetus for the DirtyCoward acts he pulls. His cowardice, Sophie posits, is the big reason his [[AmbitionsIsEvil AmbitionsAreEvil]]. This directly contrasts with [[{Foil{}} Grier and how he's been living out his own ambitions]].



** In the fifth episode of season one - "Crawling the Catacombs" - Dante mentions that for a certain trap, Joan of Arc would allow only 'the pure of heart' to pass. Everyone gets by with no problems, but the moment [[spoiler:Zhalia]] tries, there's a minor cave-in, hinting at [[spoiler:her true loyalties.]]
*** Blink and you'll miss it, but DeFoe is looking at Zhalia in episode 3 when the group is trapped and in episode 6, both him and another agent are shown to know who she is. [[spoiler:An undercover agent]].

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** In the fifth episode of season one - "Crawling the Catacombs" - Dante mentions that for a certain trap, Joan of Arc would allow only 'the pure of heart' to pass. Everyone gets by with no problems, but the moment [[spoiler:Zhalia]] tries, there's a minor cave-in, hinting at [[spoiler:her at-the-time true loyalties.]]
*** Blink and you'll miss it, but DeFoe [=DeFoe=] is looking at Zhalia in episode 3 when the group is trapped and in episode 6, both him and another agent are shown to know who she is. [[spoiler:An undercover agent]].



* FullNameBasis: DeFoe always refers to Dante this way. In fact most people seem to; [[AwesomeMcCoolname his name is ]] ''[[AwesomeMcCoolname that]]'' [[AwesomeMcCoolname cool]].

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* FullNameBasis: DeFoe [=DeFoe=] always refers to Dante this way. In fact most people seem to; [[AwesomeMcCoolname his name is ]] ''[[AwesomeMcCoolname that]]'' [[AwesomeMcCoolname cool]].



* GoodPowersGoodPeople[=/=]BadPowersBadPeople: Similar to the interplay between HowDoIShotWeb and InstantExpert within the show, as detailed below, Huntik [[TropesAreTools utilizes]] and [[PlayingWithATrope plays with]] the Seeker powers and Titans used by the various Seeker factions throughout it.
** The most fundamental way this is done is via coding certain powers as 'good guy' and 'bad guy'. You can tell this is done by noticing which side uses which powers, like antagonists' preference for Poisonfang. Furthermore, there often equivocal abilities used by a given side, such the good guys using Dragonfist and the bad guys using Thundercut. Nimblefire, Shadowspeed, and Cutrace also function in the same way as coding.
** Huntik also likes to [[BadPowersGoodPeople play with]] [[GoodPowersBadPeople these tropes]]. Sometimes, a Seeker will utilize powers that on the surface seem like they belong to the wrong faction. And often when they do, the character using them are still just as heroic or villainous as they always were. Note how often [[JediMindTrick Simplemind]] is used: it tends to be used more by the good guys, particularly Dante and Zhalia, then the bad guys like [=DeFoe=].
** And then there are the times when a character using strange or off-faction powers are meant to be [[{{Foreshadowing}} narratively significant]]. Some prime examples of this include [[spoiler: Zhalia's penchant for Shadowspeed, Mindsight, and Venomhand, alongside her using Strix, mark her allegiance to The Organization. Or how Rassimov's esoterically dark and destructive abilities that seemingly no other Seeker wielded before are huge red flags that indicate his eventually revealed position as leader of the Blood Spirals. Many of his powers are used by other Spirals, including in weaker variations, like his Darkvoid and the weaker Abyssalfall. Dark Pharaoh, the "new toy" he gives to one of The Organization suits he commanded, is also a Titan occasionally shown be used by Casterwill Hunters among the Spirals.]] Likewise, one of ways [[spoiler: Harrison's HeelFaceTurn is cemented narratively is shown through his use of Dragonfist alongside Den's to blindside TheBetrayer. Up to that point, he had only ever used the antagonistic Thundercut.]]



* GravityScrew: At the start of Season 2's penultimate episode, when Den confronts Harrison at the base of the Blood Spiral's Throne of Lies, right before they fight, the chaos energy from the events of the longest night of the year causes the area's gravity to invert. This throws Den, Harrison, and Zhalia for a loop before the new gravity trajectory (where the sky if the Throne and the floor is the literal sky) settles in. Also, when Den knocks the Bazela's Hive Amulet from Harrison's hand, it falls "upward" to hover around The Betrayer's corpse's head. And it stays there until he awakens within it and invokes the Titan to help his side.



** In a broader expansion of the above, the modern-day lore of Huntik posits (and backs up this position) that the world is entering a new age of Seekers. This provides explanation for why so many Seeker-related activities are beginning to happen so clustered together, why these activities are getting bigger and more visible, and why so many Seeker prodigies (not to mention Seekers in general, who were historically lowkey in their numbers and sequestered in their presence) are turning up in such close proximities to one another all of a sudden. What seemed to be exceptional outliers like Ethan, Metz, and Simon and later the likes of Dante, Wind, Shauna, and Keel were in reality foreshadowers and heralds of this dawning new age. This also explains why there are so many new and rediscovered abilities, powers and Titans, such as the concept of Powerbonded Titans.

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** In a broader expansion of the above, the modern-day lore of Huntik posits (and backs up this position) that the world is entering a new age of Seekers. This provides explanation for why so many Seeker-related activities are beginning to happen so clustered together, why these activities are getting bigger and more visible, and why so many Seeker prodigies (not to mention Seekers in general, who were historically lowkey in their numbers and sequestered in their presence) are turning up in such close proximities to one another all of a sudden. What seemed to be exceptional outliers like Ethan, Metz, and Simon and later the likes of Dante, Wind, Shauna, and Keel Kiel were in reality foreshadowers and heralds of this dawning new age. This also explains why there are so many new and rediscovered abilities, powers and Titans, such as the concept of Powerbonded Titans.



** And yet another aspect that makes the interplay of these two Tropes interesting in Huntik. In the second episode, when Lok is told how most powers are traditionally learned (through careful, laborious research, study and practice), Cherit adds that the aid of an expert teacher can go a long way in streamlining and accelerating the learning process. With that in mind, Dante, Lok, Sophie, Zhalia and many others (including Tantras for Harrison and Keel among the Blood Spirals) all work with the Seekers they directly on indirectly mentor to help them master their powers and Titans as fast as they do. Combine this fact with the rapid emergence of Seeker prodigies in the modern day, and you get the perfect reason for why the Seekers in the show are general as up to snuff as they are.

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** And yet another aspect that makes the interplay of these two Tropes interesting in Huntik. In the second episode, when Lok is told how most powers are traditionally learned (through careful, laborious research, study and practice), Cherit adds that the aid of an expert teacher can go a long way in streamlining and accelerating the learning process. With that in mind, Dante, Lok, Sophie, Zhalia and many others (including Tantras for Harrison and Keel Kiel among the Blood Spirals) all work with the Seekers they directly on or indirectly mentor to help them master their powers and Titans as fast as they do. (A really good example shown entirely on-screen is when Kumeyaay Seeker Teeg not only gifts Den the Amulet for Kaioh the Tracker, but also successfully teaches and coaches Den through how to bond with, invoke, and utilize said Titan flawlessly.) Combine this fact with the rapid emergence of Seeker prodigies in the modern day, and you get the perfect reason for why the Seekers in the show are general as up to snuff as they are.



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Dafoe (via Grier), Klaus and various Suits (King Basilisk), Sabriel...though Klaus and Sabriel do come back later. King Basilisk's petrification is reversible and Sabriel was with Sophie the whole time.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Dafoe [=DeFoe=] (via Grier), Klaus and various Suits (King Basilisk), Sabriel...though Klaus and Sabriel do come back later. King Basilisk's petrification is reversible and Sabriel was with Sophie the whole time.]]



* OrdinaryHighschoolStudent: ...Or college student, it's kinda unclear. Lok starts out this way, but it doesn't last long at all.

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* OmnicidalManiac: [[AncientConspiracy The Blood Spiral Brotherhood]] are purported to be this. They glorify chaos, and their stated goal is to summon back the Nullifiers to end civilization. The idea there is that only the Spiral faithfuls will survive to reign. That said, not [[EvenEvilHasStandards every]] [[EveryoneHasStandards Spiral]] is strictly onboard with every aspect of this, [[spoiler: including their acting leader, Rassimov]], [[EvilIsNotAToy or even really understand what that type of omnicide would actually entail if it came to pass]].
** The Betrayer seems to be very much this. And in fact, part of his plan to carry out the return of the Nullifers included making sure every potential threat to said plan would get crushed by the Red Comet once the Spiral Mark was activated. This would includ the Huntik Foundation and Casterwill family Seekers that were headed to that location to back up the heroes, as well as anyone among the Spirals who'd prove to have a problem with the totality of the whole thing. When The Betrayer reveals this, many of the rank-and-file Silent Soldiers begin to visibly panic and even attempt to scatter. [[AxCrazy Not Shauna, though...]]
---> '''Shauna:''' Hahaha!! Bask in the true meaning of chaos!!
* OrdinaryHighschoolStudent: ...Or college student, it's kinda unclear. (Though Focauld Casterwill does mention [-LeBlanche=] took Sophie to Venice for high school, after leaving it vague until Season 2, anyway.) Lok starts out this way, but it doesn't last long at all.



** And Sophie has had LeBlanche as a father-figure since the day she was sent under his care following Santiago and her fleeing Sophie's destroyed home. She also comes into Lady Nimue as a surrogate grandmother of sorts [[spoiler: who eventually goes on to commit a HeroicSacrifice in part to inspire Sophie to overcome her fears of the future]].

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** And Sophie has had LeBlanche [=LeBlanche=] as a father-figure since the day she was sent under his care following Santiago and her fleeing Sophie's destroyed home. She also comes into Lady Nimue as a surrogate grandmother of sorts [[spoiler: who eventually goes on to commit a HeroicSacrifice in part to inspire Sophie to overcome her fears of the future]].



* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: A number of Titans including Zhalia's chameleon Gareon (at first), DeFoe's small floating cobra Kreutalk, and Ammit Heart-Eater, an alligator-like Titan preferred by Rassimov and the suits under his command.

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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: A number of Titans including Zhalia's chameleon Gareon (at first), DeFoe's [=DeFoe=]'s small floating cobra Kreutalk, and Ammit Heart-Eater, an alligator-like Titan preferred by Rassimov and the suits under his command.



* ScarilyCompetentTracker: The exact competence level varies per individual and circumstance, but Seeker trackers are important assets to any Seeker teams who have them. Not only are they good at finding and sussing out whatever their target or goal is, but they're prolific at scouting and reconnaissance. One of the prime things Zhalia brings to Dante's Huntik team is her skills as a tracker and scout. Season 2 introduces Stack, one of Mr. Wilder's most loyal followers, and Marduk, Kiel's tracker as part of the Blood Spiral Casterwill Hunters. Marduk is probably the most ScarilyCompetentTracker we see.
** There are also Titans that are often employed as such, including ones meant specifically for tracking and searching, like Red Searcher and Kaioh the Tracker.



* SmugSnake: DeFoe, and by the end of the day, [[CardCarryingVillain Mr. Wilder]].

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* SmugSnake: DeFoe, [=DeFoe=], and by the end of the day, [[CardCarryingVillain Mr. Wilder]].



* YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness: This is how [[spoiler:[[KilledOffForReal DeFoe leaves the picture]]]] and how Grier is promoted .

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* YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness: This is how [[spoiler:[[KilledOffForReal DeFoe [=DeFoe=] leaves the picture]]]] and how Grier is promoted .

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* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:Zhalia]].

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The show [[PlayingWithATrope plays with this Trope]] in a nuanced and contemplative way regarding Sophie's drive to learn about her family history, as opposed to simply siding with the idea that her desire to do so is a bad, naïve one. And while there are plenty of moments that prove her quest has downsides (like leaving her vulnerable to falling into tailored traps, or birthing in her new insecurities and unearthing old traumas), said quest ultimately allows Sophie to [[CharacterDevelopment self-actualize]] into a stronger and more fulfilled Seeker and person. Moreover, this desire of Sophie's is treated just as seriously by the narrative as Lok's desire to find and follow his father.
* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:Zhalia]].[[spoiler:Zhalia, who goes from being [[TheMole a spy within the Huntik Foundation]] to [[HeelFaceTurn an actual Foundation operative]]]].



* BigLittleBrother: While it's visually implied that Den and Harrison are the same age, Harrison, who is noticeably a bit taller than Den, has referred to Den as his big brother multiple times.



* BystanderSyndrome: Focauld Casterwill has this bad. When the Casterwill Elders meet to deliberate on Sophie's proposal of the Casterwills going on the offensive against the Blood Spirals, he rebukes it, saying they should focus on preserving themselves and let others like the Huntik Foundation take care of things. This flies in the face of what Nimue makes clear is the Casterwill duty: to protect the world and fight against evil.



* CombatCompliment: A [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] example that was used to set up a distraction. While Tantras does admit that Dante's martial arts are better than his own, after Dante proves just so, he does so out of frustration and not flattery. He also uses the chance to have the two up-to-then unaccounted for orphan Spiral trainees distract Dante so he could ensnare him within a Skingrip. With Dante's back turned and the trainees equally ensnared, he launches a powerful Bladewave that's only narrowly guarded by Sophie's Honorguard.



** ThisIsGonnaSuck: Dante's face expressed this when he and his team returned there halfway in season 2 and the Organization sicced the dog on him. He's just that good at commanding those Undergolems...

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** ThisIsGonnaSuck: Dante's face expressed this that ThisIsGonnaSuck when he and his team returned there halfway in season 2 and the Organization sicced the dog on him. He's Dog!Eathan is just that good at commanding those Undergolems...



* DwindlingParty: [[LotusEaterMachine How the trap on Medea Island worked]]. The Huntik team, Cherit included, were each compelled by an island woman or girl to follow their deepest yearnings that allegedly could be fulfilled on that very island. First Dante is led away to find medicine for Metz, than Sophie to learn about her family's history and secrets. A little later on, Lok is led off by a girl claiming to have a puzzle left behind by Lok's father, Eathon Lambert, and finally so is Cherit when he's asked to help watch and teach small island kids for another islander. Zhalia is the only one left to do anything about it, since she denies the old woman tempting her with a powerful weapon. It takes her over two days before enough of a fire is lit under her to begin figuring out what's going on.



* HeroicResolve: Tends to crop up in moments that lead to either the gaining or mastering of a Seeker power and/or the bonding and especially Powerbonding of a Titan.



** Titans with particularly strong, familial bonds with their Seekers have been known to protect their Seekers dearly, even ignoring orders to do so. [[spoiler: Both Sabriel at the end of Season 1 and Soulwing in the latter half of Season 2 do this, getting destroyed destroyed in the process of doing so.]]



* KickTheDog: In the Season 1 episode "The Scepter Deception", in one of the infrequent scenarios that sees Lok team up with just Zhalia, Lok brings up how Zhalia and Sophie always getting into spats with each other is getting old. Zhalia retorts that Lok's "fantasy" of finding his long lost father had gotten older. This visibly hurts Lok, which causes Zhalia to take back what she said. Lok, for his part, forgives her. [[spoiler:This is part of what leads to her HeelFaceTurn a little later on.]]



* MagicalNativeAmerican: Teeg and Galen being Seekers, though they don't really look the part, especially Teeg.

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* MagicalNativeAmerican: Teeg and Galen being Kumeyaay Seekers, though they don't really look the stereotypical part, especially Teeg.



** When Den leaves Lok to take care of some Venetian thugs Den convinced were insulted by Lok, Lok uses a few powers to make short work of them. The pointy-headed one balks at Lok, asking if he thinks he's some superhero. Lok quips that maybe he is, [[Franchise/SpiderMan before using Spidertouch to rope the guy up]].



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* TimmStyleThisIsGonnaSuck: When the ambush Wilder's faction sets up begins to go awry in Cortez's Treasure Vault, a room filled to the brim with trap after redundant trap, Hoffman notes wearily that he's "seen this happen before" and that "It's never good."
* TimmStyle: Based on the outlining of the characters and the typical body-proportions they have.



** "Boys will be Seekers" establishes Den's frustration with the more rudimentary Seeker lessons he's been taking at the Huntik Foundation Venice HQ. He wants to get his brother back from the Blood Spirals, but the difficulty he's facing leaves him wracked with self-doubt. One of the reasons he claps back at Lok's attempt to empathize with him is that he knows Lok is a hero and fears he'll never be one, since he thinks only a hero can save Harrison now. Lok reminds Den that he's always been a hero, instinctively protecting his brother at the orphanage, and later proves this by letting Den bond with his Freelancer, saying it'll be a good fit for a hero like Den. Den does, and later musters the HeroicResolve needed to face Harrison next they meet, even decisively beating him and his Hitokiri together with Freelancer.

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** "Boys will be Seekers" establishes Den's frustration with the more rudimentary Seeker lessons he's been taking at the Huntik Foundation Venice HQ. He wants to get his brother back from the Blood Spirals, but the difficulty he's facing leaves him wracked with self-doubt. One of the reasons he claps back at Lok's attempt to empathize with him is that he knows Lok is a hero [[HeroicSelfDeprecation and fears he'll never be one, since he thinks only a hero can save Harrison now.now]]. Lok reminds Den that he's always been a hero, instinctively protecting his brother at the orphanage, and later proves this by letting Den bond with his Freelancer, saying it'll be a good fit for a hero like Den. Den does, and later musters the HeroicResolve needed to face Harrison next they meet, even decisively beating him and his Hitokiri together with Freelancer.

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* BrokenBird: Zhalia. [[Spoiler:While she does grow beyond merely being a BrokenBird with time, Season 2 shows that she still has to deal with this on occasion, especially during intense moments for her that stir up her traumas.]]

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* BrokenBird: Zhalia. [[Spoiler:While [[spoiler:While she does grow beyond merely being a BrokenBird with time, Season 2 shows that she still has to deal with this on occasion, especially during intense moments for her that stir up her traumas.]]



** Zhalia show up as a beautiful, yet mysterious young raven-haired woman seen walking down the street. Just then, suits attack our not-quite-team in their hotel in Prague. Zhalia breaks down the door (along with the surrounding wall) with her Titan Gareon. She then beams two enemies out the window and leaps toward said window summoning up Strix who gets rid of the lasts two Titans. When things calm down, she says [[IWasJustPassingThrough she just walked by and ''overheard'' that some suits were attacking their room]]. Never mind she just took a receiver out of her ear and crushed it before bursting into their room. This establishes Zhalia right off the bat as a woman not to be messed with, and perhaps not to be trusted either...

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** Zhalia show up as a beautiful, yet mysterious young raven-haired woman seen walking down the street. Just then, suits attack our not-quite-team in their hotel in Prague. Zhalia breaks down the door (along with the surrounding wall) with her Titan Gareon. She then beams two enemies out the window and leaps toward said window window, summoning up Strix who gets rid of the lasts two Titans. When things calm down, she says [[IWasJustPassingThrough she just walked by and ''overheard'' that some suits were attacking their room]]. Never mind she just took a receiver out of her ear and crushed it before bursting into their room. This establishes Zhalia right off the bat as a woman not to be messed with, and perhaps not to be trusted either...


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* FantasyHelmetEnforcement: Parodied in a tongue-in-cheek way when Den and Lok jump out of moving airplane on BMX bikes, landing safely with Featherdrop. They and Dante, as well as Wilder's pursing suits, are all rider motorbikes of some kind and wearing helmets while doing so.
--> '''Dante:''' [[RefugeInAudacity At least you wore helmets while jumping out of a moving airplane.]]
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* BreatherEpisode: "Gremlow Infestation!", which takes immediately following a handful of episodes that culminated in the Huntik Team and the Casterwill Family's first decisive victory over the Blood Spirals, which included [[spoiler: at least one implicit and one explicit CharacterDeath.]] Lots of character growth to be had and tons of tension during those episodes. It's also followed by more tense, character-driven episodes immediately after that build up to the SeasonFinale. So in "Gremlow Infestation!", Sophie, Den, and Lok have to deal with a much more lowkey and isolated Seeker problem of a bunch of [[YouDirtyRat Rat-like Titans]] and an out-of-control magic mural. Unless you have a rat fear, this acts as a much needed break between what just happened and what's yet to come.



* NotSoDifferentRemark: In "Boys will be Seekers", when Lok goes after Den, who ran off into the Venice streets in frustration, he tries to bond with Den by remarking on their similarities with being being and having been new Seekers. Thing is, Lok doesn't ''really'' understand where Den is coming from, something that Den has to bluntly explain.

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* NotSoDifferentRemark: In "Boys will be Seekers", when Lok goes after Den, who ran off into the Venice streets in frustration, he tries to bond with Den by remarking on their similarities with being being and having been new Seekers. [[MotiveMisidentification Thing is, Lok doesn't ''really'' doesn't]] ''[[MotiveMisidentification really]]'' [[MotiveMisidentification understand where Den is coming from, from]], something that Den has to bluntly explain.



* PassingTheTorch: Happens frequently as a symbolic gesture, usually an unofficial form of initiation for new Seekers. This typically takes the form of a more experienced Seeker giving a Titan tp a newer Seeker to bond with. To prominent examples of this are when Dante gives Lok a Freelancer Amulet in the second episode, and the CallBack to that moment where Lok gives that same Freelancer Amulet to Den in "Boys will be Seekers".



* PowerUp: When a Seeker and his or her Titan form a strong bond, it's possible for the Titan to become Powerbonded, which comes with new golden armor, a new summon sequence, and more streams of light as well as a new symbol projection from the amulet. In addition, Seekers and Powerbonded Titans have a perfect PsychicLink. During season two, all the MainCharacters plus the AntiVillain get this, though how many and when differs.
* PutOnABus: Grier following his promotion midway through the season. He briefly returns in Season 2, putting Wilder in his place and taking control of the Organization, though results of this change in leadership happen offscreen.

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* PowerUp: When a Seeker and his or her Titan form a strong bond, it's possible for the Titan to become Powerbonded, which comes with new golden armor, a new summon sequence, and more streams of light as well as a new symbol projection from the amulet.Amulet. In addition, Seekers and Powerbonded Titans have a perfect PsychicLink. During season two, all the MainCharacters plus the AntiVillain get this, though how many and when differs.
* PutOnABus: Grier following his promotion midway through the first season. He briefly returns in Season 2, putting Wilder in his place and taking control of the Organization, though results of this change in leadership happen offscreen.



* SummonMagic: How the Seekers get their Titans out of the amulets.

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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Part of numerous [[CharacterDevelopment character growth moments]] include other characters reminding the doubter in question that they are indeed better than they think they are.
** Zhalia has a few. Probably the most poignant occurs during "Coming of Age", when Sophie lets Zhalia take the Test of Nobility rather than letting her take the Test of Intelligence as part of getting the Ancient Amulet of Will. Zhalia was sure she wouldn't be able to pass a test of nobility, even though Sophie knows better. In the end, Sophie's proven right and Zhalia thanks her for it.
** Season 2 has a lot of moments for Sophie where she's left doubting her capabilities and potential and fearing for her future. Many characters remind and reassure Sophie of her strengths and capabilities, including Lady Nimue [[spoiler: who performs a HeroicSacrifice in part to inspire Sophie not to fear her future.]]
** "Boys will be Seekers" establishes Den's frustration with the more rudimentary Seeker lessons he's been taking at the Huntik Foundation Venice HQ. He wants to get his brother back from the Blood Spirals, but the difficulty he's facing leaves him wracked with self-doubt. One of the reasons he claps back at Lok's attempt to empathize with him is that he knows Lok is a hero and fears he'll never be one, since he thinks only a hero can save Harrison now. Lok reminds Den that he's always been a hero, instinctively protecting his brother at the orphanage, and later proves this by letting Den bond with his Freelancer, saying it'll be a good fit for a hero like Den. Den does, and later musters the HeroicResolve needed to face Harrison next they meet, even decisively beating him and his Hitokiri together with Freelancer.

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** This even gets deconstructed a bit, since the pressure of being a leader, partly spurred on by the malicious visions of the future The Legendary Titan of Fate, Arc show, causes [[spoiler:Sophie to have serious doubts and fears about her future as a leader. It takes Lady Nimue performing a HeroicSacrifice before confronting Kiel head on to finally help Sophie push past these fears.]]



* BloodlessCarnage: [[FreezeFrameBonus Blink-and-you'll-miss-it]], but right after Powerbonding with Sorcerel and ordering her to attack Kiel with all her strength, the energy beam Sorcerel fires onto Kiel's chest causes a brief but noticeable spurt of... ''[[HighPressureBlood something]]'' as Kiel is pushed back. Of course, by the next scene cut, there's no sign of anything. This Trope is played straight in every other instance in the show.



** An odd case occurs with Annette and Billie, two Huntik Foundation operatives currently working in Nostradamus's Tower as museum personnel alongside Peter. Both characters are new to Season 2. The English version's closed captions and dialogue [[NameDrop]] Billie, but never indicate Annette's name at all. Conversely, the Italian version does Name Drop Annette, but not Billie.
* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: Part of the HeroicResolve Sophie shows in her final confrontation against Kiel. Kiel even questions, in a noticeably worried way, if Sophie is still afraid of him, sensing the tide of battle turning against him.



* NotSoStoic: In one bit of downtime, Dante and Lok exchange snarky wisecracks about how many trenchcoats Dante goes through... this causes Zhalia to burst out in girly-sounding laughter that visibly surprises the other three.

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* NotSoDifferentRemark: In "Boys will be Seekers", when Lok goes after Den, who ran off into the Venice streets in frustration, he tries to bond with Den by remarking on their similarities with being being and having been new Seekers. Thing is, Lok doesn't ''really'' understand where Den is coming from, something that Den has to bluntly explain.
-->'''Den:''' Do you know what it's like, having your own brother attack you?
-->'''Lok:''' Hey, I-uh--
-->'''Den:''' I'm no treasure hunter or hero, like you. I just want my brother back. That's all. ''(turns and walks off)''
* NotSoStoic: In one bit of downtime, Dante and Lok exchange snarky wisecracks about how many trenchcoats Dante goes through... this Which causes Zhalia to burst out in girly-sounding laughter that visibly surprises the other three.



* ParentalAbandonment: Sophie, Zhalia, Den, and Harrison are all stated orphans, while Lok has a DisappearedDad and lives alone (though he seems to have good relations with his mother, as a few episodes show). It was never out right stated, but it's implied that Dante is also an orphan, since Metz was taking care of him and teaching him how to be a Seeker since he was a young boy.

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* ParentalAbandonment: Sophie, Zhalia, Den, and Harrison are all stated orphans, while Lok has a DisappearedDad and lives alone (though he seems to have good relations with his mother, as a few episodes show). It was never out right stated, but it's implied that Dante is also an orphan, since Metz was taking care of him and teaching him how to be a Seeker since he was a young boy. Eathon is likewise in a similar implied boat, with Simon being the person he was always around and closest to from boyhood through young adulthood.
* ParentalSubsitute: Going along with the Seeker penchant for implied or explicit lack of biological parents, there are many Seeker mentors who also act or are looked up to in some fashion as {{Parental Substitute}}s.
** Simon appeared to be Eathon's caretaker growing up, and Metz is very much seen as Dante's father-figure. Combined with BigBrotherMentor, Dante passes this along to Lok, Sophie, and Den, who are either stated orphans or missing a parent.
** Klaus [[spoiler: is this for Zhalia and considers her his daughter. She never states it, but others and the narrative make it clear she reciprocates the relationship, complicated though it may be.]]
** Paralleling Klaus, Tantras, a high-ranking Blood Spiral teacher and recruiter of orphans, comes to view Kiel and later Harrison as his own progeny, though he's considerably more toxic about it than even Klaus. Harrison is implied to share this sentiment, though, inheriting Tantras's strongest Titans and his position in the Blooded Circle with Tantras's blessings [[spoiler: right before Tantras implicitly kicks the bucket]].
** And Sophie has had LeBlanche as a father-figure since the day she was sent under his care following Santiago and her fleeing Sophie's destroyed home. She also comes into Lady Nimue as a surrogate grandmother of sorts [[spoiler: who eventually goes on to commit a HeroicSacrifice in part to inspire Sophie to overcome her fears of the future]].

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* AchillesInHisTent: Lucas's team of Seekers, comprised of himself, Delix, and Lane, are noted by Lane to be one of the strongest Casterwill squad. Lucas's trauma-backed fear leads him to take overly cautious and oft times outright [[DirtyCoward cowardly]] measures, even against the behest of his fellow teammates. When things look to be turning south in "The Spiral War", Lucas chooses to deliberate with the Elders on how to flee the situation, when Delix and Lane both want to fight. It takes Delix storming off, defying Lucas's orders, and Lane following suit before stopping to give Lucas a pitying, shame-filled stare before Lucas relents and joins. [[{{Jerkass}} But not without being caustic to Lane not long after]].



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* AloofBigBrother: Lucas Casterwill.Casterwill towards Sophie. Sophie has called him out on this, and much of their animosity stems from Lucas thinking he's exercising his BigBrotherInstinct when he's really just being [[KnightTemplarBigBrother a]] [[DirtyCoward cowardly]] [[{{Jerkass}} jerk]].



* BigBrotherMentor: Dante is this towards newcomers Sophie and especially Lok.
** Lok later becomes this to Den after he joins the group. Den likes it and would do whatever Lok told him to compared to his Huntik Foundation teachers. He tells Cherit this is because, at the orphanage, he was the one who always had to look after his brother who was constantly bullied, so it feels nice to have someone looking out for him.

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** Particularly stand out examples of Dante's BigBrotherInstinct towards Sophie can be seen in his willingness to protect and safeguard Sophie when she's dealing with the crux of her fear and anxious self-doubt. At least thrice we see Dante modify the current plan on the fly to shield Sophie from having to deal with Kiel. And when he's no longer able to stop Kiel from reaching Sophie in "The Spiral War", he verbalizes his hope that Sophie is ready to deal with Kiel.
** Part of what makes these Season 2 examples stand out so much is because they directly contrast the attitude and demeanor of the newly-resurfaced and mostly obstructive Lucas Casterwill, Sophie's [[KnightTemplarBigBrother biological big brother]]. [[SubvertedTrope He clearly thinks he knows what's best for Sophie, when almost everyone else, including his own team at times, thinks otherwise]].
* BigBrotherMentor: Dante is this towards newcomers Sophie and especially Lok.
Lok. He also becomes one for Den in Season 2, to a more subdued extent, because...
** Lok likewise later becomes this to Den after he joins the group. Den likes it and would do whatever Lok told him to compared to his Huntik Foundation teachers. He tells Cherit this is because, at the orphanage, he was the one who always had to look after his brother who was constantly bullied, so it feels nice to have someone looking out for him.



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* BrokenBird: Zhalia. [[Spoiler:While she does grow beyond merely being a BrokenBird with time, Season 2 shows that she still has to deal with this on occasion, especially during intense moments for her that stir up her traumas.]]



* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Season 2's Tantras to Season 1's Klaus. Both characters have a lot of parallels to each other that form a thematic connectivity between them, Zhalia, and the Fears brothers. Both villains have recruited orphans from the same orphanage in Rotterdam, and both form favored attachments to at least one of those recruits who grow attached to them in turn. Klaus is a MadScientist Seeker and Tantras is a major [[MysteryCult cult]] figure. However, Klaus does prove that EvenEvilHasStandards and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Loved Ones]] in a way that more callous Tantras does not. It's no coincidence that Tantras' attachment to his charges, especially Kiel and Harrison, is treated as being much more unambiguously darker than Klaus's was.



--> '''Zhalia:''' Don't tell me that ''dogs'' can be Seekers.
* DirtyCoward: While not explored in the same direct manner as Sophie's own traumas and their resulting challenges, it's clear that the trauma of losing his home, parents and sister at a young age and being forced to live a rougher life than the relatively stable one Sophie would go on live under LeBlanche's care has left Lucas wracked with fear. And this fear, in turn, entreats cowardice and a controlling nature within Lucas. Even his own Seeker team note and are frustrated by this, especially Delix, who openly disregards Lucas's wish to plan for an escape and instead joins his fellow Casterwills in fighting the Blood Spiral, [[AchillesInHisTent ultimately convincing Lucas to do the same]].



* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Zhalia gets it after her position as the Organization's mole is out. Den also easily forgives Harrison in the final episode when he {{Heel Face Turn}}s, though Den wanted nothing more than to be with his brother again, so it makes sense.]]

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* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Zhalia gets it after her position as the Organization's mole is out. Den also easily forgives Harrison in the final episode when he {{Heel Face Turn}}s, though Den wanted nothing more than to be with his brother again, [[JustifiedTrope so it makes sense.sense]].]]


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* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Lucas Casterwill is this to Sophie. Guy's got a lot of unaddressed and directly unacknowledged hang=ups, and these lead him to be so fearful for the safety and security of himself, the Casterwills as a whole, and his sister in particular that he's gone through rather reprehensible means of coercing Sophie into hiding. Twice-over, Sophie is tested in Lucas's presence. She passes both times, but both times aren't enough to fully convince him that his way is fearful cowardice that underestimates and infantilizes Sophie. [[CoolBigSister Zhalia]] and [[BigBrotherInstict Dante]] prove to be much better older siblings to Sophie than Lucas ever truly does, [[HeelFaceTurn even after the conclusion of "The Spiral War"]].

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* {{Curse}}: Curses and traps are a staple in the Seeker world, to ward off intruders and keep the unworthy at bay. The Casterwill family has an entire branch called the Rue Guardians who are dedicated to laying curses and traps that safeguard coveted Casterwill secrets. Rue Guardians are noted by Nimue to be quite unforgiving, and the Casterwill magical traps and tests the Huntik team face are oft-commented on their arduous and harrowing nature.

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Casterwill family has an entire branch called the Rue Guardians who are dedicated to laying curses and traps that safeguard coveted Casterwill secrets. Rue Guardians are noted by Nimue to be quite unforgiving, and the Casterwill magical traps and tests the Huntik team face are oft-commented on their arduous and harrowing nature.

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* CastFromLifespan: The Casterwill spell Soulburn. It sacrifices some of the user's lifeforce in order to allow them to use more powers and/or to supercharge their powers. It can even be cast when the user is too weak to heal themselves with Everfight. While there is a vague implication that Casterwills have naturally longer lifespans to some extent (when they're not being outright hunted, at least), Soulburn has only been seen thrice between two different Seekers at two separate spans of their respective lives:
** Sophie, who used it both times in climatic fights against overwhelming opposition, showing her resolve and, in the second case, decisively turning the tables against her opposition. She's still in her teens, so the practical effects of expending her lifeforce aren't evidently seen.
** Nimue, who used it in serial conjunction with the equally dangerous spell Sacroblade. [[spoiler:She does this to perform a HeroicSacrifice, and to inspire hope and courage within Sophie, who was seriously struggling with the fear and anxiety of being a leader to all the Casterwills. This not only gives a short but vital reprieve from the swarming forces they were facing, it inspires Sophie's comeback and second use of Soulburn mentioned above. This costs Nimue, an older woman who just used two {{Dangerous Forbidden Technique}}s in a row, her [[KilledOffForReal life]].]]



* {{Curse}}: Curses and traps are a staple in the Seeker world, to ward off intruders and keep the unworthy at bay. The Casterwill family has an entire branch called the Rue Guardians who are dedicated to laying curses and traps that safeguard coveted Casterwill secrets. Rue Guardians are noted by Nimue to be quite unforgiving, and the Casterwill magical traps and tests the Huntik team face are oft-commented on their arduous and harrowing nature.



* {{Jerkass}}: Lucas Casterwill doesn't want to help Sophie with her goals (which are the opposite of what he ''and'' their family generally think), period - it takes her seriously proving herself before he starts to come around, instead of trying to convince her to go into hiding. Focauld Casterwill the Elder of Knowledge, too; his untrustworthiness definitely doesn't win him many friends. Plus the Rune Guardians, and to a lesser extent, Sophie at first...it's not hard to see almost the entire Casterwill family as this sometimes, with few exceptions.
* JerkassGods: [[YouCantFightFate The Legendary Titan of Fate - Arc]]. By season two, the group abandons any ideas of trying to control and use this fickle Titan.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Lucas Casterwill doesn't want to help Sophie with her goals (which are the opposite of what he ''and'' their family generally think), period - it takes her seriously proving herself before he starts to come around, instead of trying to convince her to go into hiding. Focauld Casterwill the Elder of Knowledge, too; his untrustworthiness definitely doesn't win him many friends. Plus the Rune Rue Guardians, and to a lesser extent, Sophie at first...it's first... It's not hard to see almost the entire Casterwill family as this sometimes, with few exceptions.
* JerkassGods: [[YouCantFightFate The Legendary Titan of Fate - Fate, Arc]]. By season two, the group abandons any ideas of trying to control and use this fickle Titan.



** In season two there's [[spoiler:Stack]], who's made an example of anyone who plays and/or betrays the Blood Spirals, [[spoiler:Kiel, though it's implied; we don't know what happened, he just disappears, Tantras, also implied but more heavily so, Lindorm and Solwing via The Legendary Titan of War - Legion[[note]]except Legion's later destruction freed the energy of all previously absorbed Titans back to Huntik, so they're certainly still alive - we just never learn whether or not Lindorm or Solwing would be able to return like Sabriel did[[/note]], and [[TheStarscream Rassimov]] when his plan with the comet fails. [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in regards to Dante's death. He really did die, he just used Copykind beforehand to mimic The Legendary Titan Phoenix's power to rise from the ashes.]]

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* {{Bishonen}}: Dante obviously, and Lok seems to be shaping up to be one.
** Lucas Casterwill and maybe Den. Harrison would be this if his face wasn't so gaunt.

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* SayingTooMuch: In Ethiopia, the Huntik Team and their then guide Otto get split up in the desert. Otto and Zhalia end up running into the Professor and his men, and Otto, delirious and tired, accidentally tells the Professor he doesn't know Dante Vale. The latter points out that [[INeverSaidItWasPoison he never mentioned Dante's name]].



* SayingTooMuch: In Ethiopia, the Huntik Team and their then-guide Otto get split up in the desert. Otto and Zhalia end up running into the Professor and his men, and Otto, delirious and tired, accidentally tells the Professor he doesn't know Dante Vale. The latter points out that [[INeverSaidItWasPoison he never mentioned Dante's name]].



* WeAreEverywhere: The Organization is believed to be this at first, though we later learn this is an exaggeration. Though they did run deep enough to be a bit paranoid, this is no longer the case as of season two.

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* WeAreEverywhere: The Organization is believed to be this at first, though we later learn this is an exaggeration. Though they did run deep enough to be a bit paranoid, like via their infiltration of the world's banks, this is no longer the case as of season two.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Kiel and Tantras,]] though they are implied to [[spoiler:[[KilledOffForReal have kicked the bucket]],]] they sorta just disappear after certain poignant episodes, especially [[spoiler:Kiel.]]

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Kiel and Tantras,]] though Tantras.]] Though they are implied to [[spoiler:[[KilledOffForReal have kicked the bucket]],]] they sorta just disappear after certain poignant episodes, especially [[spoiler:Kiel.]] ]]
** A more straightforward example is Otto, a guide from Mek'ele, Ethiopia and an old friend of Zhalia's who helps the team reach King Solomon's Mines in their search for one of the Legendary Titans. He and Zhalia get separated during a desert storm ambush from The Organization, only to run afoul of Rassimov and than The Professor. After getting brainwashed by The Professor, he disappears from the show, not even showing up when Zhalia, Rassimov, and The Professor surround the Huntik team later. Otto's last scene is the flashback showing how he got brainwashed and how Zhalia got out of it. He's only mentioned once thereafter by Dante explaining that if Zhalia hadn't "turned them in a second time", Otto would have done so himself. His whereabouts and fate lay completely unaddressed.
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* TheTeam:
** Dante's group grows into one as time goes on.
*** TheLeader: Dante, due to being a badass veteran and TeamDad.
*** TheLancer: Lok, a younger seeker that contrasts Dante.
*** TheSmartGuy: An odd case in that when Dante's team needs basic information they consult the ''holotome'', but it was based on technology from the Casterwill family and Sophie's own intelligence is often highlighted. Cherit, a titan without a seeker, provides information that either the holotome/cipherdex or Sophie can't.
*** TheBigGuy: Zhalia gets most of the strong titans and is more ruthless in their use than Dante.
*** TheChick: Sophie, as a LoveInterest to Lok and the mix of compassion and sympathy to relate to the organization's victims (unless they flirt with Lok).
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%%%** [[AncientConspiracy The Blood Spiral Brotherhood aka The Blood Spiral Order]]
%%%*** BigBad: Rassimov is the brotherhood's leader and the one with the EvilPlan
%%%*** TheDragon: Shauna and Wind are CoDragons to Rassimov because they are more direct agents that organize the mooks.
%%%*** EvilGenius: Tantras who recruits and trains the underlings.
%%%*** TheBrute: Kiel, Tantras' top student and the one who [[spoiler:set the fire to Sophie's house that killed her parents and changed her life from that point on]]
%%%*** DarkChick:
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* ConceptArt: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160218142204/http://sim1borselli.blogspot.com.es/search/label/HUNTIK Early concept art]] of the gang shows some differences from the final product. Most noticeable with [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDpxig4rI/AAAAAAAAAdA/EbDbv1RHP4U/s1600/08_SB_H_L_02a.jpg Lok]] [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDjKT6K0I/AAAAAAAAAc4/9oC2stwwxIM/s1600/09_SB_H_L_03a.jpg who]] [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDK5nVLzI/AAAAAAAAAcw/gg0-MGEE_pg/s1600/10_SB_H_L_04a.jpg went]] [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDBCYXADI/AAAAAAAAAco/yXDGbXJUDVw/s1600/11_SB_H_L_01a.jpg through some]] [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wCsgW9HwI/AAAAAAAAAcg/suS-1KnOrYs/s1600/12_SB_H_L_05a.jpg startling changes]] in character design compared to Dante and Zhalia, who at most had different shades of hair but looked fundamentally the same, and Sophie, who's original designs don't look far off from her finished look.
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*** Blink and you'll miss it, but DeFoe is looking at Zhalia in episode 3 when the group is trapped and in episode 6, both him and another agent are shown to know who she is. [[spoiler:An undercover agent]].

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* AnAxeToGrind: Montehue's WeaponOfChoice.



* CoolSword: The legendary Willblade. It was used by the first Seeker, Lord Casterwill himself, to seal the Spiral Mark that can be used to call the Nullifiers. After it is found, Lok begins using it as his WeaponOfChoice in every episode thereafter. [[spoiler:[[BigBad The Betrayer]] [[BatmanGambit tricks Lok]] into [[NiceJobBreakingItHero unsealing the Spiral Mark with it]] under the pretense of destroying it.]]

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* CoolSword: The legendary Willblade. It was used by the first Seeker, Lord Casterwill himself, to seal the Spiral Mark that can be used to call the Nullifiers. After it is found, Lok begins using it as his WeaponOfChoice weapon in every episode thereafter. [[spoiler:[[BigBad The Betrayer]] [[BatmanGambit tricks Lok]] into [[NiceJobBreakingItHero unsealing the Spiral Mark with it]] under the pretense of destroying it.]]

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* FiveManBand:
** Dante's group grows into one as time goes on.
*** TheLeader: Dante, due to being a badass veteran and TeamDad.
*** TheLancer: Lok, a younger seeker that contrasts Dante.
*** TheSmartGuy: An odd case in that when Dante's team needs basic information they consult the ''holotome'', but it was based on technology from the Casterwill family and Sophie's own intelligence is often highlighted. Cherit, a titan without a seeker, provides information that either the holotome/cipherdex or Sophie can't.
*** TheBigGuy: Zhalia gets most of the strong titans and is more ruthless in their use than Dante.
*** TheChick: Sophie, as a LoveInterest to Lok and the mix of compassion and sympathy to relate to the organization's victims (unless they flirt with Lok).
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%%%** [[AncientConspiracy The Blood Spiral Brotherhood aka The Blood Spiral Order]]
%%%*** BigBad: Rassimov is the brotherhood's leader and the one with the EvilPlan
%%%*** TheDragon: Shauna and Wind are CoDragons to Rassimov because they are more direct agents that organize the mooks.
%%%*** EvilGenius: Tantras who recruits and trains the underlings.
%%%*** TheBrute: Kiel, Tantras' top student and the one who [[spoiler:set the fire to Sophie's house that killed her parents and changed her life from that point on]]
%%%*** DarkChick:


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* TheTeam:
** Dante's group grows into one as time goes on.
*** TheLeader: Dante, due to being a badass veteran and TeamDad.
*** TheLancer: Lok, a younger seeker that contrasts Dante.
*** TheSmartGuy: An odd case in that when Dante's team needs basic information they consult the ''holotome'', but it was based on technology from the Casterwill family and Sophie's own intelligence is often highlighted. Cherit, a titan without a seeker, provides information that either the holotome/cipherdex or Sophie can't.
*** TheBigGuy: Zhalia gets most of the strong titans and is more ruthless in their use than Dante.
*** TheChick: Sophie, as a LoveInterest to Lok and the mix of compassion and sympathy to relate to the organization's victims (unless they flirt with Lok).
%%%% Without a dark chick the band is incomplete and neither Murdock nor Harrison count as such.
%%%** [[AncientConspiracy The Blood Spiral Brotherhood aka The Blood Spiral Order]]
%%%*** BigBad: Rassimov is the brotherhood's leader and the one with the EvilPlan
%%%*** TheDragon: Shauna and Wind are CoDragons to Rassimov because they are more direct agents that organize the mooks.
%%%*** EvilGenius: Tantras who recruits and trains the underlings.
%%%*** TheBrute: Kiel, Tantras' top student and the one who [[spoiler:set the fire to Sophie's house that killed her parents and changed her life from that point on]]
%%%*** DarkChick:
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** Can't forget the sound effect when a summon is triggered. You know, like, the ''very same one'' used for [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} a Pokémon's retreat into its Pokéball]].

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** Can't forget the sound effect when a summon is triggered. You know, like, the ''very same one'' used for [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries a Pokémon's retreat into its Pokéball]].
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* PlantPerson: Dark Dryad, a Titan summoned by Stack, has the ability to manipulate vines and roots and looks like a leafy, green dryad.
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* AGlitchInTheMatrix: Episode 11 features an island where all 4 of our heroes get introduced to a woman who offers them something they’re after. But as time goes on, holes are spotted (the puzzle Lok was given is boring, Sophie’s ‘family tomes’ are fake), revealing that all but one of these women are illusions generated by a Titan (who was the one woman who wasn’t an illusion).

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Dante develops this toward Lok and Sophie. Den has this for Harrison even after he starts smacking him a bit later on, because despite this they still are actual brothers. Lastly, Lok develops this for Den pretty quickly, which Den appreciates after having had to always be the big brother for Harrison.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Dante develops this toward Lok and Sophie. Den has this for Harrison and maintains it even after he starts smacking him having to smack Harrison around a bit later on, because on. Den asserts this is because, despite this the change in their respective circumstances, they still are actual brothers. Lastly, Lok develops this for Den pretty quickly, which Den appreciates after having had to always be the big brother for Harrison.



* BishonenLine: Some animalistic Titans become more humanoid upon powerbonding.

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* BishonenLine: Some animalistic Titans become more humanoid upon powerbonding.Powerbonding.



* CantCatchUp: In Season 2, Sophie has a lot more trouble in her fights than the others. Justified because she's not a combat specialist like [[TheAce Dante]] or how Lok has become TheHero, and yet her family history makes villains target her (and her determined to face up to them). Plus, Lok is so much TheProtector he rarely lets her finish her fights--but if he doesn't jump in she often wins anyway.
* CainAndAbel: Harrison grows apart from Den due to the power the Blood Spirals promise him being appealing. After Den joins Lok's team, this puts the brothers on opposite sides and at each other's throats, [[spoiler:though they do reconcile by the end.]]

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* CantCatchUp: In Season 2, Sophie has a lot more trouble in her fights than the others. Justified because she's not a combat specialist like [[TheAce Dante]] or how nor is she settling into the role of TheHero like Lok has become TheHero, since becoming The Champion of Casterwill, and yet her family history makes villains target her (and makes her determined to face up to them). Plus, Lok is so much TheProtector for Sophie that he rarely lets her finish her fights--but if he doesn't jump in she often wins anyway.
* CainAndAbel: Harrison grows apart from Den due to the power the Blood Spirals promise him being appealing.appealing because of his circumstance as a chronic victim of bullying trapped in an orphanage. After Den joins Lok's team, this puts the brothers on opposite sides and at each other's throats, [[spoiler:though they do reconcile by the end.]]



* CardCarryingVillain: Mr. Wilder, the new leader of The Organization (or parts of it, as Grier never took orders from him) in season 2. Obsessed with control and [[TakeOverTheWorld Taking Over The World]], has quite a few KickTheDog moments, the last of which happens right before Grier kicks his ass and [[PutOnABus brings him to his island to teach him what control really is]].

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* CardCarryingVillain: Mr. Wilder, the new leader of The Organization (or parts of it, as Grier never took orders from him) in season 2. Obsessed with control and [[TakeOverTheWorld Taking Over The World]], he has quite a few KickTheDog moments, the last of which happens right before Grier kicks his ass and [[PutOnABus brings him to his island to teach him what control really is]].



* ChekhovsGun: The goddamn ''[[{{Mjolnir}} Hammer of Thor]]'': recovered in a first season episode, is strong enough to one-shot the biggest Titan ever seen on screen, but wasn't used anymore due the need for two Seekers to spin the thing before launching it at the victim and its size (as tall as a man) making it difficult to transport where needed (like when you're fighting [[BigBad The Professor]] and his Legendary Titans). Then in the last episode of the second season, during the final battle between the whole Huntik Foundation and the Blood Spiral Order, the Blood Spiral summons an enormous flying Titan that can easily take down the Foundation's [[CoolPlane Cool Planes]]... And when Montehue reaches one of the planes to help, the pilot gets him to help with using the Hammer, even commenting it had been a good idea to bring it with them. Wind, the Seeker in control of the flying Titan, has barely the time for an OhCrap face before said Titan is one-shotted.

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* ChekhovsGun: The goddamn ''[[{{Mjolnir}} Hammer of Thor]]'': recovered in a first season episode, is strong enough to one-shot the biggest Titan ever seen on screen, but wasn't used anymore due the need for two Seekers to spin the thing before launching it at the victim and its size (as tall as a man) making it difficult to transport where needed (like when you're fighting [[BigBad The Professor]] and his Legendary Titans). Then in the last episode of the second season, during the final battle between the whole Huntik Foundation and the Blood Spiral Order, the Blood Spiral summons an enormous flying Titan (Shakrit) that can easily take down the Foundation's [[CoolPlane Cool Planes]]... And when Montehue reaches one of the planes to help, the pilot gets him to help with using the Hammer, even commenting it had been a good idea to bring it with them. Wind, the Seeker in control of the flying Titan, has barely the time for an OhCrap face before said Titan is one-shotted.



* ConceptArt: [[http://sim1borselli.blogspot.com.es/search/label/HUNTIK Early concept art]] of the gang shows some differences from the final product. Most noticeable with [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDpxig4rI/AAAAAAAAAdA/EbDbv1RHP4U/s1600/08_SB_H_L_02a.jpg Lok]] [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDjKT6K0I/AAAAAAAAAc4/9oC2stwwxIM/s1600/09_SB_H_L_03a.jpg who]] [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDK5nVLzI/AAAAAAAAAcw/gg0-MGEE_pg/s1600/10_SB_H_L_04a.jpg went]] [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDBCYXADI/AAAAAAAAAco/yXDGbXJUDVw/s1600/11_SB_H_L_01a.jpg through some]] [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wCsgW9HwI/AAAAAAAAAcg/suS-1KnOrYs/s1600/12_SB_H_L_05a.jpg startling changes]] in character design compared to Dante and Zhalia, who at most had different shades of hair but looked fundamentally the same, and Sophie, who's original design doesn't look far off from her finished look.

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* ConceptArt: [[http://sim1borselli.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20160218142204/http://sim1borselli.blogspot.com.es/search/label/HUNTIK Early concept art]] of the gang shows some differences from the final product. Most noticeable with [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDpxig4rI/AAAAAAAAAdA/EbDbv1RHP4U/s1600/08_SB_H_L_02a.jpg Lok]] [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDjKT6K0I/AAAAAAAAAc4/9oC2stwwxIM/s1600/09_SB_H_L_03a.jpg who]] [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDK5nVLzI/AAAAAAAAAcw/gg0-MGEE_pg/s1600/10_SB_H_L_04a.jpg went]] [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wDBCYXADI/AAAAAAAAAco/yXDGbXJUDVw/s1600/11_SB_H_L_01a.jpg through some]] [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MD8By7F9aSs/S8wCsgW9HwI/AAAAAAAAAcg/suS-1KnOrYs/s1600/12_SB_H_L_05a.jpg startling changes]] in character design compared to Dante and Zhalia, who at most had different shades of hair but looked fundamentally the same, and Sophie, who's original design doesn't designs don't look far off from her finished look.



* CosmopolitanCouncil: The various leaders of the Huntik Foundation, led by the French Metz.

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* CosmopolitanCouncil: The various leaders of the Huntik Foundation, led by the French Italian Metz.



* DefrostingIceQueen: Zhalia in season one. Den, as a male example in season two, though to a much less extant that Zhalia.

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* DefrostingIceQueen: Zhalia in season one. Den, as a male example in season two, though to a much less extant that extent than Zhalia.



* DreamingOfThingsToCome: The Ring of Arc, home to the Legendary Titan of Fate - Arc, puts anyone unfortunate enough to come in contact with it into a dream-like trance where it shows visions of the future of its victim. And they're always scary, stressful, and just straight up bad. It happens to Sophie in season one and the gang willing put themselves through this in season two with the hope of freeing one of its other victims.

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* DreamingOfThingsToCome: The Ring of Arc, home to the Legendary Titan of Fate - Arc, puts anyone unfortunate enough to come in contact with it into a dream-like trance where it shows visions of the future of its victim. And they're always scary, stressful, and just straight up bad. It happens to Sophie in season one one, and the gang willing willingly put themselves through this in season two with the hope of freeing one of its other victims.



** Similarly, two episodes before the first season ends, Rassimov secretly confers with Shauna and Wind, who are riding a Titan of the latter, saying they'll get their revenge on the Casterwills soon enough. Come Season 2, all three are revealed to be part of the Blood Spirals, a conspiracy the Casterwill's have opposed since ancient times, and are now back in the open.

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** Similarly, two episodes before the first season ends, Rassimov secretly confers with Shauna and Wind, who are riding a Titan (Shakrit) of the latter, saying they'll get their revenge on the Casterwills soon enough. Come Season 2, all three are revealed to be part of the Blood Spirals, a conspiracy the Casterwill's have opposed since ancient times, and are now back in the open.



* EldritchAbomination: The Nullifiers mentioned in season one are said to be this and bent to destroy all life. In season two we are shown one of their scouts, and [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111210114620/huntik/images/thumb/b/b7/Void.jpg/520px-Void.jpg the thing]] even resembles Chtulhu. The stylized imagery of the [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/huntik/images/4/41/Nullifier.png/revision/latest?cb=20120716154933 creatures as a whole]] is no less eldritch, considering they're not even humanoid.

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* EldritchAbomination: The Nullifiers mentioned in season one are said to be this and bent to destroy all life. In season two we are shown one of their scouts, and [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111210114620/huntik/images/thumb/b/b7/Void.jpg/520px-Void.jpg the thing]] thing]], aptly named [[PowerOfTheVoid Void]], even resembles Chtulhu. The stylized imagery of the [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/huntik/images/4/41/Nullifier.png/revision/latest?cb=20120716154933 creatures as a whole]] is no less eldritch, considering they're not even humanoid.



** Den and Harrison Fears also get their's in their first appearances in season two. Harrison's when we see two bullies playing keep away with himself, showing his resentment and setting up for his eager joining of the Blood Spirals when they recruit him. Den's when we see him positively ''owning'' the two bullies who were pushing his younger brother around, even using small manifested Seeker powers on his last punch. Even Zhalia, who's watching near by, seems impressed.

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** Den and Harrison Fears also get their's theirs in their first appearances in season two. Harrison's when we see two bullies playing keep away with himself, showing his resentment and setting up for his eager joining of the Blood Spirals when they recruit him. Den's when we see him positively ''owning'' the two bullies who were pushing his younger brother around, even using small manifested Seeker powers on his last punch. Even Zhalia, who's watching near by, seems impressed.



** Lok's group, in particularly Sophie, tries this with [[CardCarryingVillain Mr. Wilder's]] faction at least twice, in the hopes that they would work together with the Huntik Foundation in battling against the Blood Spirals. He declines both times, saying he'll find a way to control the Blood Spirals and make them work for him, even though he had already sent his loyal member Stack in to infiltrate their ranks and [[spoiler:he [[KilledOffForReal failed]]]].

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** Lok's group, in particularly Sophie, tries this with [[CardCarryingVillain Mr. Wilder's]] faction at least twice, in the hopes that they would work together with the Huntik Foundation in battling against the Blood Spirals. He declines both times, saying he'll find a way to control the Blood Spirals and make them work for him, even though he had already sent his loyal member Stack in to infiltrate their ranks and [[spoiler:he [[KilledOffForReal failed]]]].



*** TheSmartGuy: An odd case in that when Dante's team needs basic information they consult the ''holotome'', but it was based on technology from the Casterwill family and Sophie's own intelligence is often highlighted. Cherit, a titan without a seeker, provides information that it can't.

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*** TheSmartGuy: An odd case in that when Dante's team needs basic information they consult the ''holotome'', but it was based on technology from the Casterwill family and Sophie's own intelligence is often highlighted. Cherit, a titan without a seeker, provides information that it either the holotome/cipherdex or Sophie can't.



* HenshinHero: Lok's Powerbonded Kipperin form and Den's Powerbonded Vigilante's Cindercloak ability envelop their Seeker in a way that gives of the visual style of a Henshin Hero. Powerbonded Kipperin Lok especially, as it even comes with a TransformationSequence and ThemeMusicPowerUp (one of the two unique pieces Lok gains in the second season).



* HeWhoFightsMonsters: During their final fight, Den points out how Harrison went to being tormented by bullies, to being a bully himself (and to a much greater scale).

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* TenMinuteRetirement: It's more like 10 seconds. Anyway, during the climax of Den and Harrison's final fight at the end of Season 2, after Den muses to Harrison how [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Harrison has become strong enough to be the bully but not strong enough to be strong without being a bully]], Den decides he isn't getting through to his brother by fighting him and gives up. This really doesn't last, though. Vigilante calls to Den, awakening a Powerbonded form that envelops Den with its Cindercloak ability, and Den gets back in the fight. Amusingly, Harrison does call Den out for fighting almost immediately after "giving up", but Den then remarks about Vigilante inspiring Den the will to keep fighting to get through to Harrison.
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* HowDoIShotWeb[=/=]InstantExpert: Huntik has an interesting dynamic when it comes to these two Tropes. Lore-wise, it is noted to Lok very early on by Cherit, Sophie, and to a lesser extent Dante that Seekers traditionally learn and master the powers they wield by pouring over ancient tomes and scripts, which is something we ''do'' see the good guys do on and off across the series. However, and likely due to pragmatic reasons, viewers are often shown Seekers functionally or literally master the use of new powers and Titans instantly. What makes the dynamic interesting is seen in the different ways the show presents it.
** It is revealed through the course of the show that the main cast of characters — and a number of the adversaries — are very gifted individuals. As part and parcel of Dante Vale being widely considered the Huntik Foundation's number 1 Seeker, we learn that Dante mirrored Lok and also Sophie and Zalia growing up in how he tended to master skills, Seeker powers, and Titans at a prodigious clip. Den and Harrison Fears also fall into this category as well, as both of them are shown to be gifted Seekers whose respective progress excels tremendously in contrast to their youth and comparative inexperience.
** In a broader expansion of the above, the modern-day lore of Huntik posits (and backs up this position) that the world is entering a new age of Seekers. This provides explanation for why so many Seeker-related activities are beginning to happen so clustered together, why these activities are getting bigger and more visible, and why so many Seeker prodigies (not to mention Seekers in general, who were historically lowkey in their numbers and sequestered in their presence) are turning up in such close proximities to one another all of a sudden. What seemed to be exceptional outliers like Ethan, Metz, and Simon and later the likes of Dante, Wind, Shauna, and Keel were in reality foreshadowers and heralds of this dawning new age. This also explains why there are so many new and rediscovered abilities, powers and Titans, such as the concept of Powerbonded Titans.
** While it may seem like Dante and his group of Seekers learn and master everything instantaneously, a closer inspection shows that not every episode or event happens explicitly serially. As relatively small and/or minor as they may be, [[TimeSkips gaps in time do pass by]]. It is often within these off-screen gaps that our heroes and their adversaries are implied and indicated to have been training, and what the viewers see is the on-screen fruits of this training in action. There are even multiple occasions where we see snippets of this on-screen, as is the case with both Den and especially Harrison in the Season 2 episode "Boys Will Be Seekers."
** And yet another aspect that makes the interplay of these two Tropes interesting in Huntik. In the second episode, when Lok is told how most powers are traditionally learned (through careful, laborious research, study and practice), Cherit adds that the aid of an expert teacher can go a long way in streamlining and accelerating the learning process. With that in mind, Dante, Lok, Sophie, Zhalia and many others (including Tantras for Harrison and Keel among the Blood Spirals) all work with the Seekers they directly on indirectly mentor to help them master their powers and Titans as fast as they do. Combine this fact with the rapid emergence of Seeker prodigies in the modern day, and you get the perfect reason for why the Seekers in the show are general as up to snuff as they are.

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* TheMole: [[spoiler:Zhalia first infiltrates Lok and Dante's team before [[BecomingtheMask joining for real]]. She later infiltrates the Blood Spirals in order to locate the whereabouts of the Spiral Mark, which was right under the Bloodsprial base the whole time.]]

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[[spoiler:Zhalia first infiltrates Lok and Dante's team before [[BecomingtheMask joining for real]]. She later infiltrates the Blood Spirals in order to locate the whereabouts of the Spiral Mark, which was right under the Bloodsprial base the whole time.]]



** In season two, [[spoiler:[[FakeDefector Zhalia]] who infiltrates the Blood Spirals to learn of their secrets. She]] ends up looking after Harrison Fears while doing so.



* ReverseMole: In season two, [[spoiler:[[FakeDefector Zhalia]] who infiltrates the Blood Spirals to learn of their secrets. She]] ends up looking after Harrison Fears while doing so.
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** Momax - the Museum of Modern Art (or "MoMA") located in New York, Venice and Bilbao.

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* ThemeNaming: The Huntik Foundation council members are all named after famous museums from around the world:
** Metz - the Metropolitan Museum of Art (or simply "The Met") located in New York.
** Guggenheim - the Guggenheim Museums located in New York, Bilbao, Venice and Abu Dhabi .
** Higgans - the Higgins Art Gallery and Museum, Bedford located in England.
** Momax - the Museum of Modern Art (or "MoMA") located in New York, Venice and Bilbao.
** Nasher - the Nasher Museum of Art located at Duke University in North Carolina, USA, and the Nasher Scupture Center located in Dallas, Texas.
** Teien - the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan.
** Uffizi - the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

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