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* NoAnimosityInTheAfterlife: Some people who have opposed Aslan turn towards him in the end. Some of the dwarves manage to give up their cynicism, and there is that famous heartwarming story about the young Calormene soldier, formerly a devoted worshipper of Tash, who accepts Aslan and makes peace with the Narnians.

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* NoAnimosityInTheAfterlife: Some people who have opposed Aslan turn towards him in the end. Some of the dwarves manage to give up their cynicism, and there is that famous heartwarming story about the Emeth, a young Calormene soldier, soldier and formerly a devoted worshipper of Tash, who accepts Aslan and makes peace with the Narnians.



* SoleSurvivor: Susan's fate, : she's had a falling-out with her family, with the book implying that she's neglected them due to prioritizing her social life over everything else. [[spoiler:And then they all die in a horrific train accident, destroying her chance of ever making amends with them.]]

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* SoleSurvivor: Susan's fate, : fate: she's had a falling-out with her family, with the book implying that she's neglected them due to prioritizing her social life over everything else. [[spoiler:And then they all die in a horrific train accident, destroying her chance of ever making amends with them.]]
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* EvilSmellsBad: Tash is described as smelling like death, and the stench is so bad that other characters can smell him before they see him.
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* BookEnds: Back in Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe, when the Pevensies (and the reader) hear about Aslan for the first time, Lucy gets "the feeling you have when you wake up in the morning and realize that it is the beginning of the holidays or the beginning of Summer.". At the end of The Last Battle, explains that [[spoiler: the friends of Narnia (including Lucy) have died and come to his country to stay]] thusly:
--> "The term is over; the holidays have begun. The dream is ended; this is the morning."
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* {{Jerkass}}: A lot of the time, Shift doesn't even pretend to be nice. Even while posing as [[FalseProphet Alsan's spokesperson]] he never passes off the chance to verbally abuse his fellow Narnians. Even when he does put on a [[FauxAffablyEvil friendly facade]], he's nothing but [[SmugSnake condescending]] and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative.]]

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* {{Jerkass}}: A lot of the time, Shift doesn't even pretend to be nice. Even while posing as [[FalseProphet Alsan's spokesperson]] he never passes off the chance an opportunity to verbally abuse his fellow Narnians. Even when he does put on a [[FauxAffablyEvil friendly facade]], he's nothing but [[SmugSnake condescending]] and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: A lot of the time, Shift doesn't even pretend to be nice. Even while posing as [[FalseProphet Alsan's spokesperson]] he never passes off the chance to verbally abuse his fellow Narnians. Even when he does put on a [[FauxAffablyEvil friendly facade]], he's nothing but [[SmugSnake condescending]] and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative.]]

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* AdultFear: Susan's fate, considering how easily it can happen in RealLife: she's had a falling-out with her family, with the book implying that she's neglected them due to prioritizing her social life over everything else. [[spoiler:And then they all die in a horrific train accident, destroying her chance of ever making amends with them.]]


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* SoleSurvivor: Susan's fate, : she's had a falling-out with her family, with the book implying that she's neglected them due to prioritizing her social life over everything else. [[spoiler:And then they all die in a horrific train accident, destroying her chance of ever making amends with them.]]

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->''"All their life in this world and all their adventures had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before."''
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* CrazyPrepared: Tirian, Eustace, and Jill need to disguise themselves as Calormenes, and [[HiddenSupplies the small guard tower they are staying in]] just happens to have three sets of Calormene armor, turbans, and some ointment for making their skin the same color as Calormene skin.

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* CrazyPrepared: Tirian, Eustace, and Jill need to disguise themselves as Calormenes, and [[HiddenSupplies the small guard tower they are staying in]] just happens to have three sets of Calormene armor, turbans, and some ointment for making their skin the same color as Calormene skin. (The tower is near the Calormene border, so not as unreasonable as most instances).
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:EVERY human from our world that had ever had the fortune to enter Narnia over the course of the books died in a train accident at the end, save for Susan, who was elsewhere at the time of the train accident and had grown up to the point of regarding Narnia as a fairy tale. The good news is that those who died were welcomed into the remade Aslan's Country.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:EVERY human from our world that had ever had the fortune to enter Narnia over the course of the books died in a train accident at the end, save for Susan, who was elsewhere at the time of the train accident and had grown up to the point of regarding has reduced Narnia as a fairy tale.tale in her efforts to "be grown up". The good news is that those who died were welcomed into the remade Aslan's Country.]]
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* SwallowedWhole: [[spoiler: This is the fate of Shift the ape. In the words of Edmund:]]
--> ''"...Tash made one peck and the [[spoiler:Monkey]] was gone!"''
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* InterspeciesFriendship: One prominent example, to the point of HeterosexualLifePartners: Prince Tirian and Jewel the Unicorn have been best friends ever since their childhood, and have even [[IOweYouMyLife saved each other's lives in battle]] more than once.

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* InterspeciesFriendship: One prominent example, to the point of HeterosexualLifePartners: Prince Tirian and Jewel the Unicorn have been best friends ever since their childhood, and have even [[IOweYouMyLife saved each other's lives in battle]] more than once. As they prepare for the final battle, Tirian asks Jewel to forgive him for any past offence he might have caused in their long friendship, and Jewel's response is that he almost wishes Tirian ''had'' ever given such offence so that he had something to forgive, assuring Tirian that he wouldn't have chosen any life but the life he has lived. [[spoiler:When Tirian and Jewel meet Tirian's father in the True Narnia, Jewel reflects that the king often slipped him sugar cubes when he was a colt, reaffirming their long friendship]].



%% LaserGuidedKarma: Ginger the cat, who takes over from Shift, creates the idea of "Tashlan", and doesn't believe either Tash or Aslan are real.

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%% * LaserGuidedKarma: Ginger the cat, who takes over from Shift, creates the idea of "Tashlan", and doesn't believe either Tash or Aslan are real.real. [[spoiler:He ends up being driven out of his mind and reduced to a dumb beast after seeing the real Tash]].
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Played straight by the Calormenes, who enslave the talking beasts and cut down the dryads' trees in the forest. Averted by the king, however, who is outraged when he learns of this.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:Summoning Tash.]]

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* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:Summoning Tash.]]Rishda didn't ''really'' intend to [[spoiler:summon the GodOfEvil Tash]] -- just to invoke his authority. However, his prayer was answered ... literally.
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* GrandFinaleGrandFinale: The ''Chronicles of Narnia'' end with a supremely dramatic and indeed apocalyptic final battle [[spoiler:and the journey into a new world, following the downfall of the old]].
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* TheBigBad: ZigZagged. At first we think it's Shift, pulling the strings with Puzzle, but as soon as he brings in the Calormenes to rule, he loses all his authority and is reduced to a figurehead for Rishda and Ginger. The latter two were [[DragonInChief Dragons in chief]] with Rishda being the dominant. Turns out, though, they're not the Big Bads either-- they all immediately take an extremely distant back seat to [[EldritchAbomination Tash]] once he shows up, who has been the evil force behind the antagonists all along.

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* TheBigBad: ZigZagged. At first we think it's Shift, pulling the strings with Puzzle, but as soon as he brings in the Calormenes to rule, he loses all his authority and is reduced to a figurehead for Rishda and Ginger. The latter two were [[DragonInChief Dragons in chief]] with Rishda being the dominant. Turns out, though, they're not the Big Bads either-- they all immediately take an extremely distant back seat to [[EldritchAbomination [[GodOfEvil Tash]] once he shows up, who has been the evil force behind the antagonists all along.
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* TheAntiChrist: [[spoiler:Shift, a literal ape of God]].

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* TheAntiChrist: [[spoiler:Shift, a literal ape of God]]. Though according to Biblical roles, he is arguably closer to the False Prophet of Revelation.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In a conversation with talking Dogs, it is said that male pups that don't behave are often called "Boys". One mentions that female dogs are called "Girls" instead, and another dog tells him [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything not to use that word because it's rude]].

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In a conversation with talking Dogs, it GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is said that male pups that don't behave on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are often called "Boys". One mentions that female dogs are called "Girls" instead, and another dog tells him [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything not reading this in the future, please check the trope page to use that word because it's rude]].make sure your example fits the current definition.

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* TheBigBad: Shift, although as soon as he brings in the Talormenes to rule, he loses all his authority and is reduced to a figurehead. Rishda and Ginger. The latter two were [[DragonInChief Dragons in chief]] with Rishda being the dominant.
** They all immediately take an extremely distant back seat to [[EldritchAbomination Tash]] once he shows up.

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* TheBigBad: ZigZagged. At first we think it's Shift, although pulling the strings with Puzzle, but as soon as he brings in the Talormenes Calormenes to rule, he loses all his authority and is reduced to a figurehead. figurehead for Rishda and Ginger. The latter two were [[DragonInChief Dragons in chief]] with Rishda being the dominant.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Ginger the cat, who takes over from Shift, creates the idea of "Tashlan", and doesn't believe either Tash or Aslan are real.
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* AdultFear: Susan's fate, considering how easily it can happen in RealLife: she's had a falling-out with her family, with the book implying that she's neglected them due to prioritizing her social life over everything else. [[spoiler:And then they all die in a horrific train accident, destroying her chance of ever making amends with them.]]
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* SpeciesLoyalty: The dwarves opt for this.

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* SpeciesLoyalty: The After seemingly being betrayed by everyone they trusted, most of the dwarves opt (though not all) decide that they won't be suckers anymore, and will fight only for this.their own people in the future.
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* SmugSnake: Shift and Ginger

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* SmugSnake: Both Shift and GingerGinger are far less formidable than they pretend to be, and even than they believe themselves to be. With Aslan involved, PrideBeforeAFall may be counted on, and he does not disappoint.
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%%* CatsAreMean: Ginger. '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample -- what does Ginger do that's mean?'''

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%%* * CatsAreMean: Ginger. '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample -- what does Ginger do that's mean?'''the Cat is clever enough to see through the fraud of the false Aslan early on, but humors it anyway for his own benefit, even as the other animals suffer under Shift's tyranny.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: By far the darkest of the seven books. It was almost inevitable, because ''The Last Battle'' heavily draws upon the Apocalypse.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: By far the darkest of the seven books. It was almost inevitable, because ''The Last Battle'' draws heavily draws upon the Biblical Apocalypse.
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* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:After Tirian throws Shift through the Door, they hear the sound of Tash appearing on the other side. The Pevensies later reveal that as soon as he appeared, Tash ate Shift in one bite.]]
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Tirian, Eustace, and Jill.

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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Tirian, Eustace, and Jill.Jill disguise themselves as Calormene soldiers at one point, using Calormene armors and painting their faces to appear darker.
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* ScamReligion: Shift forms one.

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* ScamReligion: Shift forms one.sets up a religious cult of sorts around his false Aslan, which he identifies with the Calormene Tash. However, the Calormenes he cooperates with become the ones [[TheManBehindTheMan really running the show]] before long.

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