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''Argai: The Prophecy'' (Original title: ''Argaï: La Prophétie'') is a 26-episode French animated series created in 2000, in which [[Petting Zoo People|all characters are anthropomorphized]].

Year 2075. The [[Evil Overlord]] [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Dark]] [[God Save Us From the Queen|Queen]] is ruling with an iron fist on what is a [[Crapsack World]], from her levitating base located on top of [[Big Applesauce|New York City]]. She's immortal, as throughout time, [[Powered By a Forsaken Child|she has stolen the youth of several maiden, and keeps them in eternal sleep to maintain the effects of her immortality]]. But back in 1250, she stole the youth of [[Proper Lady|sweet and beautiful]] Angèle, who happens to be the fiancée of Prince Argaï, [[The Hero|the protagonist]].

Year 2075. The [[Evil Overlord]] [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Dark]] [[God Save Us From the Queen|Queen]] is ruling with an iron fist on what is a [[Crapsack World]], from her levitating base located on top of [[Big Applesauce|New York City]]. She's immortal, as throughout time, [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|she has stolen the youth of several maiden, and keeps them in eternal sleep to maintain the effects of her immortality]]. But back in 1250, she stole the youth of [[Proper Lady|sweet and beautiful]] Angèle, who happens to be the fiancée of Prince Argaï, [[The Hero|the protagonist]].

This guy, who's one hell of a [[Determinator]], goes then on a journey to save his beloved, and engulfed in a lightning flash, finds himself transported to New York City in 2075. He then meets private detective Oscar Lightbulb, his assistant Barnaby and their secretary Miss Moon. They decide to help Argaï, and discover that a book of prophecies details the antidote, as well as the 13 ingredients needed to create it, that would take out Angèle of her slumber, and thus at the same time save Angèle and destroy Queen Orial. They get a hand on the book and [[Genre Savvy|have the wise move of making a copy of it by scanning it]], before Queen Orial steals the original from them. Now starts a quest throught time to gather the antidote's ingredients, with Queen Orial knowing their every next move.

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* [[An Offer You Can't Refuse]]: Oscar Lightbulb tries this with the Dark Queen.

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Argai promises Angele that they'll get married after the war ends.

* [[Back for ~~The~~ Finale]]: Almost all good characters from throughout the series.

* [[Back for the Finale]]: Almost all good characters from throughout the series.

* [[Back From the Dead]]: Hugsley Barns. {{spoiler|He drowns in 1250 and since people can only die in their own time, he comes back alive and well in 2075.}}

* [[Badass]]

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* [[Burn the Witch]]: In Chapter XIII, while deciding punishments for Argai, the Dark Queen refuses to burn him since she says that this is punishment for witches, not for princes.

* [[The Bus Came Back]]: Many of the characters the heroes met in previous episodes, appear in the last few episodes of the series.

* [[Captured By Cannibals]]: Our heroes in Chapter VII.

* [[Captured by Cannibals]]: Our heroes in Chapter VII.

* [[Carnivore Confusion]]: In one episode, a pig person is cooking a normal pig.

* [[Cave Mouth]]: In Chapter XIII, after running away from a crocodile, Oscar and Moony ended up going inside a skull-shaped tunnel.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The blind man stealing Barnaby's futuristic stuff, including his phone, which led to the Dark Queen taking it from him, which allowed our heroes to contact Queen Orial to [[Deal ~~With~~ the Devil|offer her a deal]] [[An Offer You Can't Refuse|she can't refuse]].

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The blind man stealing Barnaby's futuristic stuff, including his phone, which led to the Dark Queen taking it from him, which allowed our heroes to contact Queen Orial to [[Deal with the Devil|offer her a deal]] [[An Offer You Can't Refuse|she can't refuse]].

** Also the 3 items [[Nature Spirit|Kargal]] gave Oscar and Moony in Chapter XIII.

* [[Chekhov's Gunman|Chekhov's Gunmen]]

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* [[Crapsack World]]: What Earth has become by 2075.

* [[Dark Is Evil]]

* [[Deal ~~With~~ the Devil]]

* [[Deal with the Devil]]

* [[Determinator|Determinators]]

* [[Did You Actually Believe?]]: After all the adventures, The Dark Queen tells Geko to stop claiming that their enemies have finally died.

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** In the last episode, the Dark Queen brings a clone of Angele to the throne room and leaves the real Angele in her spaceship.

* [[Dramatic Wind]]

* [[Dressing As the Enemy]]

* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]

* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Moony sometimes acts like it.

* [[Ejection Seat]]

* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]: The Dark Queen was about to destroy the Earth, but was defeated [[Just in Time]].

* [[The End of the World as We Know It]]: The Dark Queen was about to destroy the Earth, but was defeated [[Just in Time]].

* [[Enter Stage Window]]: Several times.

* [[Escort Mission|Escort Missions]]

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* [[I Will Find You]]

* [[Left for Dead]]: After getting the Sacret Pearl, Argai and Barnaby jump into the river below from a great height, just in time to avoid been blown to bits by one of the Queen's battleships, and survuve. The Dark Queen thinking she killed Argai and Barnaby is justified by her having put up wanted posters with only Oscar's and Angele's picture on them and no one else.

* [[A Light in ~~The~~ Distance]]: Happens in one episode.

* [[A Light in the Distance]]: Happens in one episode.

* [[Limited Wardrobe]]

* [[Locked in A Freezer]]: In Chapter I, Barnaby hides prince Argai in the freezer so the police won't find him.

* [[Locked in a Freezer]]: In Chapter I, Barnaby hides prince Argai in the freezer so the police won't find him.

* [[The Lost Woods]]

* [[Love At First Sight]]: While waiting for Moony to get well, Jason tells her that's how he fell in love with her.

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* [[Mad Scientist]]: The Dark Queen has one.

* [[Magic Antidote]]

* [[Mecha Mooks]]: The Dark Queen's main troops.

* [[Mecha-Mooks]]: The Dark Queen's main troops.

* [[Merlin]]: He appears in the last episode.

* [[Messianic Archetype]]

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* [[Planetville]]: The Turbulent Planet ruled by princess Lorelei.

* [[Please Don't Leave Me]]

* [[Powered By a Forsaken Child|Powered by a Forsaken Maiden]]: Queen Orial and the source of her immortality.

* [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|Powered by a Forsaken Maiden]]: Queen Orial and the source of her immortality.

* [[Private Detective]]: Oscar Lightbulb.

* [[Prophecies Are Always Right]]

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* [[Sneaky Departure]]: Argai in Chapter XVII.

* [[So Proud of You]]

* [[Spell My Name ~~With~~ a "The"]]: The Dark Queen.

* [[Spell My Name with a "The"]]: The Dark Queen.

* [[Spikes of Villainy]]: After Queen Orial became the Dark Queen, she gains a spiky [[High Collar of Doom]].

* [[Standard Fantasy Setting]]

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* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Many times.

* [[Supernatural Aid]]: Once in a while.

* [[Surrounded By Idiots]]: The Dark Queen often feels like it after her minions fail to get the job done.

* [[Surrounded by Idiots]]: The Dark Queen often feels like it after her minions fail to get the job done.

* [[Sword and Gun]]

* [[Sword Fight|Sword Fights]]

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* [[Tomes of Prophecy and Fate]]

* [[True Love's Kiss]]: After receiving the antidote, Angele needs to be kissed by Argai in order to wake up.

* [[Two Guys and A Girl]]: Oscar, Barnaby and Moony.

* [[Two Guys and a Girl]]: Oscar, Barnaby and Moony.

* [[Universal Drivers Licence]]: See [[Ace Pilot]] above.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Happens several times to the Dark Queen.