Line #48 WesternAnimation/MasterRaindrop


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Shao Yen, Raindrop, Niwa, Jin Hou, and Flamo.]]
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4	->''"A powerful golden dragon, protector of the land of a thousand legends, was attacked and fell from the sky splitting into five elements. They disappeared and were feared lost. In their absence, an evil erupted and seized the land. But after twelve years, the elements reemerged! Raindrop, Water; Shao Yen, Wood; Jin Hou, Metal; Niwa, Earth; and Flamo, Fire. They must join forces in battle against evil if peace and harmony is to be restored."''
5	-->-- '''Narrator'''
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7	''Master Raindrop'' is a children's animated television program produced jointly by Australian, New Zealander, and Singaporean companies that first screened on the Australian Seven Network in 2008.
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13	* AerithAndBob: The show uses Asian-sounding names, but also ones like "Nigel" and "Marv."
14	* AllCGICartoon: Except for the flashbacks, as noted under ArtShift.
15	* AllPartOfTheShow: The bystanders all think that the group's fights with Flamo and Grub, and then the Nian, in "Determination" are just shows being put on by {{Street Performer}}s.
16	* AllYourPowersCombined: The cat vampire from "Friendship" steals the powers of all of the elements, as well as General Bu.
17	* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: General Bu tries to gain control of the moon by forcibly marrying the Moon Goddess in "Commitment."
18	* AntiVillain: The apothecaries in "Caring" only help General Bu because they are desperate for funds to keep their clinic open, and when one of them goes too far, he sides with Raindrop after experiencing a moment of MyGodWhatHaveIDone.
19	* ArtInitiatesLife: This is the power of the magic paintbrushes from "Creativity."
20	* ArtShift: The flashbacks are all in red and black and are 2D instead of CGI.
21	* BadBoss: General Bu treats Grub like crap, and goes as far as using him for target practice in "Humility." He also nearly kills him in "Wisdom."
22	* BagOfHolding: Jin Hou was given one by the Red Lotus Monastery, though his attempt's at using it almost always resulted in RummageFail.
23	* {{Baku}}: General Bu hires one to help him spread nightmares in "Acceptance."
24	* BarbieDollAnatomy: Jin Hou is an animate gold statue, so he is completely smooth under his clothes, not that this stops him from experiencing a NakedFreakOut in his nightmare in "Acceptance."
25	* BrainWithAManualControl: The Golden Dragon's has a mecha-like setup, complete with five connected chairs for all of the Elements.
26	* BigBad: General Bu, a marauding warlord who seeks to bring about a never-ending age of darkness by destroying the Golden Dragon.
27	* BigCreepyCrawlies: Grub is a big, slug-like creature with two black [[EyeOnAStalk Eyes on Stalks]] and a pair of PowerPincers.
28	* BumblingHenchmenDuo: General Bu's two main lackeys, Flamo (an overeager hothead) and Grub (a big dimwit).
29	* ButtMonkey: Grub, a simpleton who is subject to constant slapstick violence, as well as abuse from General Bu.
30	* CatGirl:
31	** Princess Keket (whose mother is having a hard time finding her a husband because of it) from "Moderation."
32	** The cat vampire from "Friendship." At the end of the episode, she is turned into a powerless, normal-seeming cat that is adopted by Gran Helsing.
33	* ChromeChampion: Jin Hou, who started out as just an inanimate gold statue decorating the Red Lotus Monastery.
34	* ConscienceMakesYouGoBack: Momotaro manipulated the Elements into helping him steal treasure from a gang of Oni and then abandoned them, but, after realizing that he actually did value the Elements' friendship, he goes back to help them deal with the Oni.
35	* CoolAirship: General Bu's base, the Flying Fortress.
36	* CriminalAmnesiac: General Bu turns an amnesia-ridden Shao Yen to his side in "Flexibility."
37	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: General Bu can be a buffoon, but he is still an accomplished alchemist, inventor, and warrior who did almost kill the Golden Dragon.
38	* CrystallineCreature: The giant, snake-like Jade Spirit, which can be summoned and controlled by the Jade Princess.
39	* DarumaDoll: The Elements race General Bu for a wish-granting one in "Responsibility."
40	* DepravedDwarf: General Bu is revealed to be one when his armor, which he was previously never shown without, is destroyed at the end of "Wisdom."
41	* DidntThinkThisThrough: "Creativity" had General Bu use magic paintbrushes to trap the Elements inside of an enclosure that was made up of four magically conjured walls... which his army was outside of, along with Flamo and Grub.
42	* DisneyDeath: The five Elements all appear to die when they fuse together to reform the Golden Dragon, but then the Golden Dragon reforms them as a favor to Master Yun, and to act as guardians of the Land of a 1000 Legends.
43	* TheDogBitesBack: After becoming the leader of a gang of Oni who are even dumber than he is, Grub uses them to torment Flamo.
44	* DragonHoard: The dragons from "Focus" are obsessed with guarding their treasure, which turns out to be all of the money that they made back when they were in a band called "Roar."
45	* DreamLand: A secluded mountaintop village and the surrounding area are revealed to be connected to it in "Acceptance." The villagers use it as a SharedDream HappyPlace.
46	* ElementalEmbodiment: The Five Elements, who of course have ElementalPowers.
47	** Flamo: PlayingWithFire.
48	** Jin Hou: ExtraOreDinary.
49	** Niwa: DishingOutDirt.
50	** Raindrop: MakingASplash, as well as AnIcePerson.
51	** Shao Yen: GreenThumb.
52	* EndlessDaytime: General Bu caused this by ''setting the moon on fire'' in "Commitment."
53	* EvilDoppelganger: General Bu creates a dumb knockoff of Raindrop (dubbed the "Dropelganger") in order to steal a magic lamp that can see into the future in "Originality."
54	* EvilIsBurningHot: Flamo, the Fire Elemental, works for the evil General Bu.
55	* EvilLaugh: General Bu's "mwa ha ha ha ha ha!"
56	* EvilOldFolks: The creepy old lady who General Bu employs as a PersonalMook. She [[AmbiguouslyRelated might]] be his mother, going by the end of "Wisdom."
57	* ExpositoryThemeTune:
58	-->The powerful Golden Dragon, the protector of the Land of a Thousand Legends, was attacked
59	-->And fell in the sky, splitting into five elements
60	* ExtremeOmnivore: Grub is an utterly voracious VillainousGlutton.
61	* FakeStatic: Flamo does this while talking to General Bu through a magic bubble in "Co-Operation."
62	* FakeUltimateHero: The Bull Demon King from "Co-Operation" only won every fight that he ever participated in because he looks big and scary, when in reality he is a PaperTiger.
63	* FallenHero:
64	** Yi was the land's best archer, but he lost his eyesight from staring at the sun for too long, so the only help that he can provide is training when Raindrop and Shao Yen come to him for help in "Commitment."
65	** The dragon and the phoenix that guard the Pearl of Prosperity grew fat and lazy from boredom, and have to be whipped back into shape by the gang in "Co-Operation."
66	* {{Fireballs}}: These are Flamo's main method of attack, contrasting the waterballs used by Raindrop.
67	* FlyingOnACloud: Raindrop and Mekla use a cloud car in "Forgiveness."
68	* FreakyFridayFlip: In the final episode, General Bu combines two of his inventions to forcibly transfer the minds of a mob of angry villagers with those of a bunch of broken Terracottas in order to quickly assemble a new army for use against the Elements. And later, he switches bodies with Master Yun in a last ditch effort to defeat the Elements.
69	* FoodBasedSuperpowers: After the Elements are robbed of their powers, they gain temporary replacement ones from Momotaro. Unfortunately, they are all weird, food-based ones, namely Raindrop conjuring soy sauce, Shao Yen conjuring vegetables, Jin Hou conjuring noodles, and Niwa becoming a jelly-based RubberMan.
70	* ForcedTransformation:
71	** The Witch Queen from "Moderation" turned any man who rejected marriage to her daughter into either a statue-like soldier or an animal, a chicken for Lin Hou and a [[BewitchedAmphibians frog]] for Raindrop.
72	** A curse turns a hermit's daughter into a monkey in "Patience."
73	* TheForeignSubtitle: In Brazil, it's called ''Mestre Raindrop e a Missão dos Elementos'' (''Master Raindrop and the Mission of the Elements'').
74	* FusionDance: In the final episode, the Elements all combine to reform the Golden Dragon.
75	* GiantMook: In the final episode, General Bu uses a volcano to produce a massive, rideable Terracotta that he calls the Tyrano-Terra.
76	* HealingSpring: The Well of Wellness from "Flexibility."
77	* HeelFaceTurn:
78	** Flamo betrays General Bu and sides with the other Elements in "Trust."
79	** Grub betrays General Bu after Master Yun saves his life in "Wisdom."
80	* HoldTheLine: Master Yun combats General Bu on his own while the Elements work to ressurect the Golden Dragon in "Wisdom."
81	* HollywoodMirage: Jin Hou experiences a lot of these in "Determination." But then the ice tea stand, which the group decided to ignore, turned out to be RealAfterAll.
82	--> '''Woman:''' Oy, I told you this was a stupid place to set up!
83	* HooksAndCrooks: We get a more family friendly version of this with Jin Hou's Monkey's Paw weapon, which is almost like a primitive GrapplingHookPistol.
84	* HourOfPower: The Moon Goddess's powers only work at night, when the moon is out, which becomes a problem when the Elements summon her for help during the daytime in "Perseverance."
85	* {{Jerkass}}:
86	** The Nian from "Determination." He punishes anyone who drinks from his oasis by enslaving them, even though the oasis is enchanted to never run dry, and if they fail to complete whatever task that he assigns them in an impossibly short amount of time, they get TakenForGranite. When Lin Hou does complete the task (washing a mountain of dishes) in time, the Nian just breaks one of the "irreplaceable" dishes, blames it on Jin Hou, and keeps him as a slave, who he eventually decides to turn to stone, with Lin Hou only being saved at the last minute by the Qilin, whose magic was previously stolen by the Nian.
87	** The old man who purposely wastes Jin Hou's time by pretending to know how to help him in "Honesty."
88	** Sultan Nigel from "Integrity" was such a self-aggrandizing ass that his own people ended up preferring General Bu to him, though he does end up helping the Elements after eating HumblePie.
89	* JetPack: General Bu uses one that is powered by dragon fire in "Responsibility" and "Wisdom."
90	* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: In order to resurrect the Golden Dragon, the Elements use the Dragon's Gate to venture into its consciousness in "Wisdom."
91	* KillerRabbit: The stick figures that General Bu conjures up with the magic paintbrushes in "Creativity" look ridiculous, but turn out to be far more dangerous than his Terracottas.
92	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: General Bu tries to wipe the Elements' memories with spiked tea in "Flexibility." He only gets Shao Yen.
93	* LaughablyEvil: General Bu may be a power-hungry tyrant, but he is also a very amusing LargeHam.
94	* LessonsInSophistication: General Bu tries this (to no avail) with Grub in "Moderation."
95	* LikeASonToMe: General Bu acts this way towards Flamo, though it is eventually revealed that he is going to have Flamo killed to ensure that the Golden Dragon can never be resurrected to watch over the Land of a 1000 Legends.
96	* LivingStatue:
97	** General Bu is served by a Terracotta Army. They are stupid and slow, but destroying them does not matter, as they can be mass produced, so WeHaveReserves.
98	** Jin Hou was a golden monkey statue that the Golden Dragon turned into the Metal Element.
99	* TheLoad: Jin Hou often screws up and causes problems for the other Elements.
100	* MagicCompass: The Dragon's Eye device that guides the Elements.
101	* MagicMusic: The violin from "Acceptance" can put anyone to sleep because it is enchanted to only be able to play "the most boring songs of all eternity."
102	* {{Magitek}}: The characters sometimes use primitive, magic-based versions of modern appliances, like cameras, telephones, and even a computer, the latter being owned by General Bu.
103	* MagnetismManipulation: Jin Hou is given this power by the Tree of Power in "Perseverance."
104	* MakeAWish: "Responsibility" has everyone racing to make a wish on a Daruma Doll.
105	* MartialArtsStaff: Shao Yen's main weapon is a wooden staff which she can channel her GreenThumb powers into to either make it stronger or turn it into a TelephonePolearm.
106	* MaskOfPower: The Witch Queen's two magical masks (which General Bu tries to steal) from "Moderation." One of them was an EvilMask.
107	* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Grub was too stupid and incompetent to ever be a real threat, and caused nothing but problems for General Bu.
108	* MoonRabbit: A rabbit is the preferred pet of the Moon Goddess.
109	* MultipleHeadCase: General Bu chugging an entire brain-stimulating formula, when he was only supposed to drink just a few drops, causes him to grow a second head in "Caring."
110	* NewAgeRetroHippie: The Moon Goddess, Chang Er.
111	* NextTierPowerUp: The Elements all gain a new power from the "Tree of Power" in "Perseverance."
112	* NoManShouldHaveThisPower: The magic lantern that can see into the future in "Originality." It was Raindrop's destiny to destroy it for this reason, and he does so after getting it back from General Bu.
113	* NonNudeBathing: General Bu is shown showering with his armor on in "Caution."
114	* NoOntologicalInertia: General Bu's mind-swapping weapon being destroyed restores everyone who was affected by it to normal at the end of "Wisdom."
115	* {{Oculothorax}}: The spy satellite that General Bu tries to launch into orbit in "Patience." It is aptly named the "Eye in the Sky."
116	* OneWordVocabulary: The Raindrop knockoffs from "Originality" can only say "get lantern."
117	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The cat vampire from "Friendship" could steal a person's essence by licking them, turning the victim into a mindless automaton who could only be saved if the cat vampire was force fed garlic to make it cough up the essence before the next full moon (which, unfortunately for the Elements, was set to occur during the events of the episode).
118	* {{Paperworkaholic}}: The first dragon that the Elements encounter in "Focus" tried to fight them, while the third was a TrapMaster. The second was... one of these, demanding that they fill out the appropriate paperwork before they could move on and escape from Flamo and Grub.
119	* ParentsForADay: The Elements have to take care of a recently-hatched baby dragon in "Responsibility."
120	* PowerNullifier: General Bu uses a machine powered by a dragon egg to steal all of the Elements' powers in "Sincerity."
121	* PowerParasite: The cat vampire from "Friendship."
122	* ProverbialWisdom: Master Yun speaks in almost nothing but this, to the immense frustration of General Bu.
123	* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: General Bu, the BigBad, was once a student of Master Yun, the BigGood.
124	* QuicksandSucks: Niwa gains the ability to summon quicksand in "Perseverance."
125	* RedRightHand: General Bu's scarred left eye.
126	* RoadApples: General Bu steps in a massive pile of dragon dung in "Responsibility."
127	* SaveTheVillain: Master Yun is knocked out by General Bu when he becomes distracted saving Grub in "Wisdom."
128	* ScoobyDoobyDoors: This is done with tunnels (which a bemused General Bu notes all somehow lead to the same place) in "Humility."
129	* SeaSerpents: Well, river serpents in "Caution" and "Honesty."
130	* ShamingTheMob: The protagonists do this to a group of angry villagers who had decided to turn them in to General Bu in "Acceptance."
131	* ShockwaveStomp: This is Niwa's main form of attack, and she sometimes used it to create stalactite and stalagmites for use as SpikesOfDoom.
132	* SimpletonVoice: Grub has a low and slow voice, as befitting a character who, even after drinking a brain-stimulating formula, thinks that 1+1=3.
133	* SnakePeople: The apothecary sisters, aptly named Green Snake and White Snake, in "Caring."
134	* SolarPoweredMagnifyingGlass: General Bu uses a giant version of this as a weapon in "Wisdom."
135	* SomeKindOfForceField: General Bu encases the Tree of Power in a force field (which is invisible from the outside) in "Perseverance."
136	* SplitAtBirth: After it was poisoned by General Bu, the Golden Dragon saved itself by splitting into the five Elements.
137	* StickyFingers: The Geni steals anything of value that catches its eye, and had an entire valley full of gems that Flamo and Grub try (and fail) to loot in "Caution."
138	* SurroundedByIdiots: General Bu laments this in "Caring."
139	--> '''General Bu:''' Why can't I get good help?
140	* TailSlap: This was Grub's only real means of attack, and he actually manages to successfully use it to knock out the Demon Bull King in "Trust."
141	* TakenForGranite: The fate of anyone who fails to wash the Nian's dishes in a timely manner in "Determination."
142	* TakesOneToKillOne: The demons from "Co-Operation" could only be vanquished by another demon, or a half-demon like the Bull Demon King.
143	* ThirstyDesert: The Desert of Unbearable Heat from "Determination."
144	--> '''General Bu:''' Flamo, Grub, I've got a mission for you. You must go to the Desert of Unbearable Heat.\
145	'''Grub:''' [[AskAStupidQuestion Is it hot?]]\
146	'''General Bu:''' ''Unbearably.''
147	* ThrowABarrelAtIt: Master Yun defeats what is left of General Bu's forces by just rolling a bunch of barrels at them in "Wisdom."
148	* TitleDrop: At the very end of "Wisdom."
149	--> '''Master Yun:''' Then I am glad to be your humble student, if that's alright with you, ''Master'' Raindrop.
150	* TradeYourPassionForGlory: The dragon band in "Focus" broke up because most of its members started caring more about the money than the music, which they learn to start appreciating again thanks to the Elements.
151	* UnwantedAssistance: By creating a new volcano, General Bu unintentionally summons a fire dragon to "help" him in "Focus." The dragon does nothing but annoy him and get in his way, which proves fortuitous for the Elements.
152	* VampireHunter: Gran Helsing from "Friendship."
153	* VampiresHateGarlic: Garlic is the one weakness of the cat vampire from "Friendship."
154	* VillainExclusivityClause: General Bu, Flamo, and Grub appear in every episode, even ones with other villains, like the Nian and the Geni.
155	* VisualPun: The Red Lotus Monastery is manned by ''Monk''eys.
156	* VitriolicBestBuds: Flamo and Grub, something emphasized by Flamo becoming [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther sad]] when it looked like Grub may have died in "Wisdom."
157	* VocalDissonance: The weather Gods from "Forgiveness" sounded like American hicks, while the Moon Goddess's gardener from "Perseverance" sounded like a SurferDude.
158	* VolcanicVeins: The Tyrano-Terra from "Wisdom" has these, to emphasize how it is kind of a cooled MagmaMan.
159	* WeaksauceWeakness:
160	** Raindrop's powers are reliant on ambient moisture, so they stop working if it is too dry, something which Flamo almost always took advantage of by starting a bunch of fires whenever he fought Raindrop.
161	** Raindrop, despite being a Water Element with ice powers, is ''also'' weak to the cold, and freezes up while climbing a snowy mountaintop in "Responsibilty."
162	* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: We see the greatest fears of all of the main characters (except for Grub) in "Acceptance."
163	** Raindrop: Being a drop in the ocean.
164	** Lin Hou: A NakedFreakOut.
165	** Shao Yen: Marrying a bunch of Grubs.
166	** Niwa: Being separated from the Earth and hurled into the Sun.
167	** General Bu: The Golden Dragon.
168	** Flamo: Being small and weak.
169	* WhereItAllBegan: In the final episode, it is revealed that the Dragon's Gate was located underneath Master Yun's Academy from "Courage" (the very first episode).
170	* WickedWitch: The Witch Queen from "Moderation." It was only due to being corrupted by an EvilMask, though.
171	* WorldHealingWave: The Golden Dragon unleashes one, repairing all of the damage done by General Bu, at the end of "Wisdom."
172	* WreckedWeapon: Jin Hou's Monkey's Paw weapon is damaged and needs to be repaired by the Well of Wellness in "Flexibility."
173	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
174	** General Bu reveals in "Trust" that he had always planned on killing his protégé, Flamo.
175	** General Bu shows a willingness to sacrifice Grub to get his way in "Wisdom."
176	* YoungerThanTheyLook: The Jade Princess looks and acts like a child, but is actually 300.
177	* ZombieGait: The villagers who have had their minds swapped with Terracottas walk like this, outstretched arms and everything, in "Wisdom."
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