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Recap / Wakfu S2E17 "The Council of Twelve"

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Back into the Sadida Kingdom, a unique event is about to take place: King Sheran Sharm is hosting the Council of Twelve, a council consisting of all the heads of state of the Twelve races, as well as envoys from the cities of Bonta and Brakmar and, in a unique case, the Eliatropes, represented by Adamai and Qilby, in order to learn the story of the Eliatropes and discuss how to deal with the incoming arrival of the Eliatrope children. Meanwhile, the Brotherhood is facing growing tension between Eva and Sadlygrove, not helped when the Iop accidentally attacks some Cra envoys, who tells Eva that her sister Cleome has fled the citadel and has been spotted in the area.


Tropes:

  • Adipose Rex: Daihitsu, the Pandawa Queen, who's also a Big Beautiful Woman.
  • Bamboo Technology: Turns out, Ruel owns what's essentially a sniper blowpipe... made of bamboo as well.
  • Berserk Button: Adamai becomes offended when the Prince of Brakmar accuses Yugo of destroying part of his city, but when he keeps insulting him and the Eliatropes as whole, declaring them too dangerous to be trusted, he breaths a massive stream of fire in the air in a show of anger.
  • Continuity Nod:
    • The Matriarch from Reunion reappears as the representative of the Cra.
    • The Prince of Brakmar mentions the destruction caused by Yugo in his city, neglecting to mention that it was the Mmmmmmmmmporg's fault.
    • Cleome, who first appeared in a dream sequence in the first season, is openly mentioned.
  • Dark Is Not Evil: The Sram king is a skeletal creature dressed in black sorcerous robes and comes from a race notorious for backstabbing and foul play, but is nothing but courteous and is one of the first to offer the Eliatropes a place to call home. The Xelor King meanwhile looks like a borderline Humanoid Abomination in a hood, but is still a reasonable and just monarch.
  • Early-Bird Cameo: The woman next to the Osamodas King is actually princess Aurora, who's eventually married to Armand in Season 3.
  • Emotional Regression: Sadlygrove starts to show signs of this when his relationship with Eva starts to go awry and he resents being considered an idiot by her.
  • Expecting Someone Taller: Lampshaded; when the Eniripsa Queen sees Adamai, she comments on how small and unassuming he is, with the Matriarch pointing out that he and Yugo, despite their looks, were able to stop Nox in the first place. The Iop king express a similar feeling for Adamai, as he expected someone heftier for a Dragon.
  • Foreshadowing:
    • Yugo training to use his Wakfu beams like pistols comes up later in the season for a knife-tossing competition.
    • Notice Qilby's unusual smirk when he announces just how many Eliatrope Children are there...
    • While talking on the subject of love between Eva and Sadlygrove, Ruel mentions almost offhandedly he was in love once, even "almost" married, which Yugo and Amalia both think he's kidding about (or at the very least, he ran off when he saw how much a wedding costs). Season 3 would come back to this.
  • Greed: As expected, the Enutrof King, who dismiss rumors of "Enutrof Mines" as a mere tale for tourists and when he learns that there will be tens of thousands of Eliatrope Children to care for he asks who's gonna cover the expenses.
  • In the Hood: The Xelor ruler is covered in a horned hood that hides most of his body, with two teal eyes visible where his head would be and another bigger sphere of light in his torso.
  • Large and in Charge: Daihitsu, the Iop King and the Sacrier King are all large, tall and imposing. Averted by the Enutrof King, who's comically small.
  • Leeroy Jenkins: When Sadlygrove mistakes the Cra for enemies, he promtply attacks them without waiting for the others, nearly causing an irreversible accident.
  • Levitating Lotus Position: The Xelor King is shown constantly floating in midair in such a position.
  • Modest Royalty: Aside from the Enutrof King, who wears a typical royal mantle and is covered in golden ornaments, all the other monarchs tend to have rather simple, down-to-earth clothing. The Sacrier and Ecaflip King takes this up to eleven, as the former only wears a red sleeveless shirt, dark pants and boots and bloody markings on his arms, while the latter looks like a random adventurer, with tattered traveling clothes, a staff and a straw gasa.
  • Nice to the Waiter: The Prince of Brakmar gives a gold coin to the waitress who served him tea. While it may seem rude, she actually appreciate the gesture and it fits the Brakmarian belief that everything must be paid for.
  • Non-Indicative Name: The Council of Twelve in this episode is arguably a council of Fifteen, as it includes representatives from all the Twelve races, plus envoys from Bonta and Brakmar and Adamai and Qilby as the Eliatropes.
  • Out of Focus: The protagonists' plot becomes secondary in this episode, focused on the titular council.
  • Powerful and Helpless: As much as they rulers are willing to lend a hand to the Eliatrope and, in Osamodas' case, even consider them almost siblings, they're taken aback when Qilby tells them that they ranks in the ten thousands, as they're unable to support such a large population, even if we're talking about children, and the rumors spread by the Prince of Brakmar made them more unsure.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure: Aside from the petty Prince of Brakmar, all the other monarchs seems to be nothing but courteous, reasonable and kind to Qilby. Their good intention are only stopped upon hearing the number of the Eliatrope Children involved, as they're rightfully worried about not being able to support so many of them.
  • Phenotype Stereotype: In-Universe, nearly all the Iops have ginger red hair (white if they turn evil), but the Iop King has black hair for some reason.
  • Politically Incorrect Hero: The Iop King, upon hearing Qilby's complicated exposition, asks him to use easier words, as "there are Iop and women here!" Most notably, Daihitsu gives him a disapproving look.
  • Pet the Dog: Even after learning of the sheer number of the Eliatrope Children involved, Daihitsu still graciously claims that she's willing to share all the bamboo milk they want.
  • Pretty in Mink: The Eniripsa Queen wears a massive fur collar shaped like a heart, and is quite pretty.
  • Reclining Reigner: While all the other monarchs are sit (in Xelor's case, even levitating), the Feca King is downright lying down on his recline-shaped seat.
  • The Scapegoat: The Prince of Brakmar accuses Yugo of devastating his city both to smear his name and to cover his ass regarding the accident with the Mmmmmmmmmporg.
  • Self-Deprecation: The Iop King, after he dismissed the Sram's offer of hospitality to the Eliatropes, invites them to join the Iop, since "Our brains are too small to contemplate treachery."
  • Shock and Awe: When facing his first Cra, Dally invokes the "Sword of Heaven", which manifests as a thunder attack that brings the rider down.
  • Start My Own: According to the Cra patrol, Cleome was such a fangirl of the Brotherhood of Tofu that she left the citadel with two of her friends and started the "Brotherhood of the Black Arrow" to emulate her sister.
  • Suspiciously Specific Denial: The Enutrof King is pretty adamant in denying the existence of the fabled Enutrof Mines in his domains. It's just a rumor to attract tourists, you see...
  • Unreliable Expositor:
    • The Prince of Brakmar claims that Yugo devastated his city and that the attack was unprovoked, lying through his teeth just to get back at the Eliatrope.
    • Qilby mentioning that he personally met Sadida (impossible as he was sealed away before Orgonax's defeat and the arrival of the 10) and lies about the number of the Eliatrope children (even an overestimate of their numbers as shown in the finale could only put them at several hundred, at most a thousand).
  • Villain Has a Point: While he's clearing exaggerating things and speaking half-truths, the Prince of Brakmar isn't wrong in pointing out that even as children, Eliatropes may prove dangerous.
  • Wham Line: When finally asked how many Eliatrope Children are there, waiting to be released, Qilby announces that there's over ten thousands of them, throwing the Council in turmoil at the news.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: Eva and Amalia chews out Dally for attacking impulsively the Cra patrol, wounding a couple of them in the process.

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