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Recap / J-WITCH S1 E23, "Return of the Queen"

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The Chans and Guardians must race to save Jade after she's transformed back into the Queen of the Shadowkhan.


  • Adaptational Badass: Once turned back into the Queen, Jade can now control the Ninja Khan and the Razor Khan. It's theorized that this is because the Razor Khan mask has been worn for the first time in centuries.
  • Adaptational Early Appearance: The Council of Kandrakar appear at the end of the chapter, being surprised by the creation of the sixth Auremere. In canon, they didn't appear until Season 2.
  • Adaptation Expansion: This chapter's events are entirely original to the fic, not being based on an episode of either show.
  • Armor-Piercing Response: When Will tries to get through to the corrupted Jade, the latter asks why she's so insistent on trying to return her back into a powerless human. Will's response shocks her so much that she stops struggling and listens to Will as the latter recaps what they've been through, starting Jade's liberation from the brainwashing.
    Queen Jade: Why are you doing this?! Why are you trying so desperately to change me back into that weakling?!
    Will: Because you're my best friend!
  • Balance Between Good and Evil: The Oracle suggests that the creation of the sixth Auremere is the universe's way of strengthening the Forces of Light against the stronger Forces of Darkness represented by Phobos and Wong's Villain Team-Up.
  • Borrowed Catchphrase: Yan Lin imitates Uncle by asking the Shadowkhan "Who wants a piece of Grandma?"
  • The Corruption: Just like last time, Tarakudo's symbol being tattooed on Jade transforms her into a Shadowkhan.
  • Crazy-Prepared: Uncle not only makes enough of the tattoo-removal potion for everyone in the group, but he has Will use the Heart to absorb it and duplicate the magic, which ends up being a warranted precaution.
  • Fighting from the Inside: Jade manages to resist Tarakudo's influence several times, most prominently when Will is trying to cure her with the Heart and she stops fighting to allow it to happen.
  • Giant Flyer: Alchemy turns into a giant hawk when she and the other heroes escape from Phobos' castle.
  • "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: Jade gets this several times after her corruption, with the most effective being Will's appeal to her as her best friend at the climax, which gets through to her enough to let the Heart cure her.
  • Laser-Guided Karma: Jade's powers as the Queen of the Shadowkhan first manifest again after Martin's been wedgied and robbed by Uriah and company. Jade wishes for them to get a taste of their own medicine, and sure enough...
  • Oh, Crap!: The Chans understandably freak out when Jade starts to turn into a Shadowkhan again, with the Guardians joining in when it's explained to them. Jade in particular has an outright panic attack as she realizes what's happening.
  • Papa Wolf: When Tarakudo tries to re-corrupt Jade after she's cured, Jackie gives him a Death Glare hard enough to actually scare him, then chases him off with an onion.
  • Purple Is Powerful: Jade's Auremere is colored purple, and she's apparently as powerful as Will once the latter's Quintessence power is unblocked.
  • Single Tear: Queen Jade sheds a tear as Will's pleading speech about what Jade means to her causes her to slightly return to normal.
  • Stating the Simple Solution: When Phobos wants the Queen to use the Shadowkhan to search for the Rebellion's base, the Queen points out that, as Jade, she's been there, so she can just tell him where it is.
  • Storming the Castle: When the heroes go to rescue Jade, they simply burst into Phobos' throne room through the roof because they reason that after all the times they've entered the castle by sneaking in, the villains won't expect them to assault directly.
  • This Means War!: After Will frees Jade of Tarakudo's corruption, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia and Hay Lin state to Tarakudo, Phobos, Cedric and Wong that what they did to their friend gave them more reason than ever to fight them — right before they give the latter three a big taste of elemental magic.
    Cornelia: Taking Elyon away because she was your sister was one thing...
    Hay Lin: But what you all tried to do to Jade...!
    Taranee: You just made this all the more personal!
  • Wham Episode: While Jade's temporary transformation back into the Queen would at first appear to be a one-off adventure, the end of the chapter reveals that Will using the Heart to cure her has created a sixth Auremere, apparently keyed to Jade.
  • You Are Not Alone: Jade gets this from pretty much everyone when they try to get through to her following her transformation.

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