Labyrinth: Tropes

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• After-Adventure RestorationRare · in 2 titlesSarah is swept up in an adventure to retrieve her infant half-brother, Toby, after reciting lines from a play cause the Goblin King Jareth to show up in her home and steal the child away at her reque…Read →
• Ode to ApathyRare · in 41 titles"Chilly Down" is effectively this from a narrative standpoint, despite taking the structure of a Hakuna Matata song; the Fire Gang tries to invite Sarah to abandon her cares and join up with them, so…Read →
• Dungeon Bypassin 135 titlesThe labyrinth has at least one cleverly-disguised path that leads straight to Jareth's Castle, but when Sarah goes to take it, a nearby worm, not realizing she wants to go there, advises her to go th…Read →
• No Sympathyin 414 titlesAt best, Sarah's stepmother is this when Sarah throws a temper tantrum that she has babysitting foisted on her.Read →
• Clock Strikes ThirteenRare · in 45 titlesJareth the Goblin King sets a strict 13 hour deadline for Sarah to solve the titular labyrinth in or her baby brother Toby will be turned into a goblin.Read →
• It's All Junkin 155 titlesAfter escaping Jareth's dream, Sarah is guided into a replica of her bedroom by the Junk Lady in an attempt to make her forget Toby and just become enthralled in her possessions.Read →