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* [[The Atoner]]: Lamont's work as the Shadow is so he can atone for the suffering he caused as the ruthless drug lord Ying Ko.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Shiwan Khan presses it hard when he reveals he has control of the Phurba dagger., Explainingexplaining to himLamont that he mastered control of it and stabbed the Tulku. Lamont, who was tasked by the Tulku to fight evil in order to redeem himself of his previous life as Ying Ko, snaps and tries to stab Shiwan with it. It- doesn'teven work,though buthe fails, it showedshows how much he cared for the man that taught him.
* [[Big Applesauce]]: Justified in that Shiwan is also here to test himself against Lamont, and if at all possible, get him to change sides.
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: One of Shiwan's guards willingly falls to his death rather than be captured by the Shadow.
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: Lamont ''knows'' he's a bad person and struggles with his dark side (which manifests as The Shadow, who does bad things for good reasons), while Shiwan Khan is a brutal megalomaniac bent on total world domination.
* [[Bland-Name Product]]: Llama cigarettes, an obvious parody of Camel.
* [[Blasting It Out of Their Hands]]: The scene in the Chinese restaraunt ends with Shiwan and Lamont trying to shoot each other, only to have the bullets collide in midair. They both stare at the bullets for a moment afterward, ascompletely if even they think it's cooldumbfounded.
** Actually, more like dumbfounded.
* [[Book Ends]]: "''This'' is green. ''That's'' red." Also, "I'll know."
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: When Margo goes to her father's lab to find him, Shiwan puts her in a trance and sends her after Lamont. When he later confronts him about it, he tells him that he sent Margo to be killed, which would set Lamont back on the road to evil.
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* [[Catapult Nightmare]]: Lamont goes through this twice.
* [[Cement Shoes]]: The Shadow saves a science professor from gangsters who were going to dump him in the river for accidentally witnessing a crime.
* [[ChekovChekhov's Gun]]: TheWhen Ying Ko was first shown the ability to cloud men's minds is brought of frequently and is- one of theThe Shadow's maintrademark weapons.abilities When Ying Ko was first shown this ability,- it was used to hypnotize people into believing there was no temple. But onceOnce the Tulku cleared Ying Ko's mind, he was able to see the temple for all it'sits glory. During Afterthe chasingpursuit of Shiwan Khan, Lamont and Moe find themselves at an apparent dead end at a vacant lot.; Lamont However suspectingsuspects something, Lamontand learns asksfrom Margo Lane tothat findthe outlot whatwas used to be there. When she comes back, she mentions thatprevious the spotsite used to be whereof the Hotel Monolith was. That theThe last record of it was thatits it was soldsale to a Far-Eastern buyer, and that while no one knows when it was torn down or ''who'' tore it down. Lamont, thinking back to when he first saw the Tulku's temple, suspectsspeculates that the Monolith is still there., and Suspicionsconfirms thathis aresuspicions confirmed when heby usesusing his powers to bypass Shiwan Khan's ability and see it for himself., then To prove his theory he asksasking a random passer what that building was, with the man dismissing him as a lunatic. WhenFinally, when the Shadow wounds Khan, his ability wanes causingand causes the Hotel to appearbecome visible in the public eye.
* [[Cool Car]]: Shrevvy's cab, the toy version of which received a full arsenal of weapons.
* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: The Tulku tried to save Shiwan like he did with Lamont, but ended up getting killed for his troubles.
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* [[Jedi Mind Trick]]: One of the Shadow's powers
* [[Laughing Mad]]: Farley, until he falls to his death.
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: Roy Tam and his wife, are listening to the radio while having breakfast. When Mrs. Tam serves him coffee, they hear reports regarding The Shadow. She mentions that she thinks the reporters made up The Shadow, so that people would listen to the radio more. A nod to the franchise getting big on the Radio. Roy who has met The Shadow, knows better.
* [[Nightmare Sequence]]: The first time is a warning about Shiwan's arrival, the second time is a nightmare about him pulling his face off, revealing Shiwan underneath, and the third time is a [[Flashback Nightmare]] of his time as Ying Ko.
* [[Never Recycle a Building]]: Inverted - Shiwan made everyone believe that the building got torn down, though no one can remember when.
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