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The Troll Tribunal were the (sam Vendal) tertiary antagonists in Part Two of Trollhunters.
The Tribunal was a council of Troll leaders who looked after the well-beings of trollkind, as well as keep Gunmar from escaping the Darklands (until Team Trollhunters unintentionally released him to rescue Jim).
The counsel was later disbanded after the betrayal of Queen Usurna, who assassinated Vendel, falsely exiled Jim into the Deep, and revealed her true loyalties to Gunmar.
History
It's currently unknown how or when the Troll Tribunal was founded.
For the majority of Part Two, the Tribunal was one of Team Trollhunters' major obstacles in their goal of finding the now-released Gunmar. However, instead of plotting a way to stop Gunmar, Queen Usurna (who was secretly the mole for Gunmar) easily convinces the Tribunal to blame Jim Lake Jr. for releasing the Skullcrusher, which ended up giving Gunmar more time to sneak into Trollmarket until Jim was no longer in his way.
After Usurna assassinates Vendel and falsely exiles Jim into the Deep, Usurna gains control and respect from the residence of Trollmarket, at least until she reveals her true nature by presenting Gunmar to all of Trollmarket.
The Troll Tribunal was ultimately destroyed after this act of betrayal.
Members
- Vendel, representative of Heartstone Trollmarket †
- Usurna, representative of the Krubera Caverns (betrayed) †
- Gatto, representative of the Volcanic Mountains (formerly)
- Wumpa, representative of the Quagawump Marshlands (formerly)
- Bork, representative of an unknown tribe †
Trivia
- Despite Team Trollhunters playing a crucial part in releasing Gunmar, it can be argued that the Troll Tribunal were just as (if not more) responsible for Gunmar's escape. Their actions were largely made out of their fear of Gunmar, their skepticism of their first human Trollhunter, and from their own hubris (or deadly pride), which allowed themselves to be blindly manipulated by the traitorous Queen Usurna (minus Vendel, who was the only sane member).
- They foiled Jim's first attempt at escaping the Darklands which lead to him being captured by the Gumm-Gumms, thus unleashing a chain of events that would eventually lead to the Skullcrusher's inevitable freedom.
- It can also be argued that each of the members (minus Vendel) were also pretty much too prideful and arrogant to admit that they were just too afraid to deal with Gunmar, as well as a few stray Gumm-Gumms in general. When Toby Domzalski lampshades this, their hubris were shown more in light when they stubbornly deny his accusations, mainly because they just viewed him as an inferior human. Even Blinky remarks multiple times that arrogance and pride can lead someone astray and potentially get themselves killed from their own ignorance.
- Due to Usurna's influence, the Tribunal members decide to waste time blaming Jim instead of focusing on how to rid Gunmar once and for all if they were so worried about the fate of their world. Because of this, Gunmar uses this time to sneak into Trollmarket while Usurna banishes Jim into the Deep to keep him from interfering Gunmar's takeover.
- Plus, Jim has unlocked the only weapon capable of killing Gunmar, something his predecessors before him have never accomplished in a millennia, but only to still be constantly blind-sighted by Usurna.
- They foiled Jim's first attempt at escaping the Darklands which lead to him being captured by the Gumm-Gumms, thus unleashing a chain of events that would eventually lead to the Skullcrusher's inevitable freedom.