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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })This Netflix series really play fast and loose with the Tarzan mythology. This series actually turns Tarzan into a superhero, with actual super powers, and yet it somehow works. That Avi Arad, former CEO of Marvel Studios, is the one to come up with this concept should make this decision more understandable.In Tarzan & Jane a plane crash kills the infant Tarzan’s parents, and though he is found and raised by the ape Kala, she does not bring him back to her fellow apes but instead takes him to the nearest native village so the Shaman there can heal the injuries the little fellow had sustained during the crash. Lucky for the kid Doctor Porter was also visiting this village at the time, he came to Africa to learn of the local medicines and lore to see if he could combine them with what modern medical science has come up with, and he does what he can to help the Shaman with the injured babe.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The Shaman then mixes his potions with Porter’s medicines and they then coat the baby during a fire lit ceremony with the essence of cheetah, lion and gorilla. The result? A super-human with speed, strength, agility and the handy ability to grow a set of claws. Come morning Chief Waziri tells Porter that the child has died, but in reality the Shaman and the Chief’s son Muviro has slipped the baby out of the village and entrusted him in the safety of Kala. Tarzan grows up with his superpowers and becomes best friends with Muviro. Doctor Porter makes another visit to the Wazuri village this time with his 15-year-old daughter Jane and when she gets lost in the jungle, she is saved by Tarzan.The shows main storyline truly kicks in when Tarzan is forced to run back and help Jane when she trips while the two are being chased by a helicopter he is netted and captured. Turns out the Earl of Greystoke had seen that youtube footage of the jungle boy and has realised that Tarzan is his grandson. He’d hired people to infiltrate Porter’s staff and to look for and retrieve Tarzan but when the teen ape man is brought to civilization, and stuck in a bedroom for the first time, he naturally wants no part of it.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })Luckily Lord Greystoke is able to get Tarzan to understand that though Kala is his mother he did have other parents and that Greystoke is Tarzan’s family as well. The unlikely decision by Tarzan to stay in an unknown home and try fitting in is made easier by the presence of Jane. Tarzan briefly blames Jane for that whole “being captured” thing but once the two bury the hatchet they become a dynamic duo, as they find themselves caught up in animal trafficking, corporate sabotage involving pesticides and, of course, that age-old classic of bulldozers threatening to destroy trees.Not to be confused with the Disney Direct to Video film Tarzan & Jane, which was a Compilation Movie of three episodes of The Legend of Tarzan TV series.
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Age Lift
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Age Lift: Albeit not by much. In the original Burroughs canon Tarzan and Jane were 18 and 19 respectively when they first met. Here they are both high school age.
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Super Reflexes: Tarzan
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Daddy's Girl
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Daddy's Girl: Jane and her father are very close.
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Mr. Fanservice
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Mr. Fanservice: Tarzan, who can seamlessly cross from being undeniably badass to just plain adorable whenever he's with Jane.
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Wild Child
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Wild Child: Tarzan, obviously.
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Adaptational Villainy
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Adaptational Villainy: In the novels, Clayton is Tarzan's cousin who inherits the title after Tarzan's parents are presumed dead. He is a perfect, nice English gentleman, who is willing to sacrifice his life to save Jane. Although Clayton's desire to become the next Earl Greystoke reflects William's desire to keep the truth of Tarzan's identity a secret from Jane out of fear that he would loose her.
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Kid Hero
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Kid Hero: Tarzan and Jane, they're only 15 years old.
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Mythology Gag
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Mythology Gag: Surprisingly Tarzan's super powers invoke this trope. The series has Tarzan have the strength of a gorilla and the speed of a cheetah, in the books Tarzan is described at age 10 to be "fully as strong as the average man of thirty, and far more agile than the most practiced athlete ever becomes.” Tarzan's, Kala's and Clayton's physical appearances are clearly based off Disney's adaption of Tarzan, with the appearance of Tarzan in that film having been based off of Christopher Lambert who played the character in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. Muviro's physical appearance is based off Basuli's physical appearance from Disney's Legend Of Tarzan. Tarzan smashing the poachers' guns is a throwback to both the old Johnny Weissmuller films, where Tarzan developed a habit of smashing strangers' guns on sight after seeing several of his friends shot (and been shot at himself) and the Disney movie and TV series where Tarzan destroys Clayton's gun and physically disarms anyone who hold one in the TV series. The name of Tarzan and Jane's school is the Burroughs Academy, while a cargo ship that shows up in several episodes is named the S.S. Edgar.
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Agony of the Feet
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Agony of the Feet: In episode five, Tarzan runs over a metal boardwalk in a building that's on fire to save two men trapped inside. The flames heat the metal and he ends up burning his bare feet.
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Damsel in Distress
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Damsel in Distress: Jane at first. She's an example of that trope played right. She doesn't need to be saved because she's dumb or particularly weak, but because she's a Fish out of Water in a very dangerous environment.
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Do Not Call Me "Paul"
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Do Not Call Me "Paul": Tarzan. His real name is John Clayton, but he prefers being called Tarzan because it is the name the Shaman bestowed upon him and the name he grew up hearing.
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Le Parkour
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Super-Speed
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Super Speed: Tarzan
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Hulk Speak
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Hulk Speak: Averted. When Jane first encounters Tarzan, she assumes he is an inarticulate jungle boy and she introduces herself to Tarzan with a clumsy “Me, Jane.” Now of course Muviro has schooled Tarzan since he was a little kid and so his English is close to perfect, but he still responds, “Me, Tarzan” and continues to play the dumb savage as a kind of running joke for a while.
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Implied Love Interest
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Implied Love Interest: Tarzan and Jane to each other.
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Big Eater
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Big Eater: Tarzan; though never mentioned, it may be due to his super powers.
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BadassNormal
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Badass Normal: With the exception of his powers, Jane Porter is Tarzan's equal in everything he can do because of her training with her mother's stunt doubles.
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Signature Roar
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Signature Roar: It's Tarzan, of course.
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Adaptational Badass
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Adaptational Badass: Jane is much more of a fighter here than in other adaptations of the story.
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Spared by the Adaptation
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Spared by the Adaptation: In the original novels, Tarzan's father was the Viscount Greystoke before Tarzan's cousin William Cecil Clayton and Tarzan himself. By all logic this indicates that Tarzan's paternal grandfather died before he was born. In this series, his grandfather outlived his son and is still alive by the time Tarzan is in his teens.
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The Nose Knows
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The Nose Knows: Tarzan, though he usually uses it to detect food.
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Animal Talk
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Animal Talk: Tarzan obviously can talk to animals of the jungle, but he also shows the ability to talk to animals such as birds and his Grandfather's pet dog.
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Big Bad
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Big Bad: Clayton is ultimately revealed to be this as he's behind the poaching in Season 1.
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Nature Hero
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Nature Hero: Tarzan and Jane become this.
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Super-Senses
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Super Senses: Tarzan
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Super Strength: The essence of Gorilla does this to Tarzan.
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Held Gaze
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Held Gaze: A few happen between Tarzan and Jane over the course of the series.
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Blue Blood
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Blue Blood: Earl Greystoke and his grandson John (Tarzan). Clayton also qualifies.
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Save the Villain
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Save the Villain: Tarzan and Clayton when the latter tries to retrieve his ring.
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Setting Update
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Setting Update: The series is set in modern times instead of being a period piece if one were to follow the books.
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Walking Shirtless Scene
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Walking Shirtless Scene: Tarzan, prior to being taken to London, wore nothing but khaki shorts.
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Does Not Like Shoes
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Does Not Like Shoes: Tarzan absolutely refuses to wear shoes, even to school.
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Race Lift: In the original novel, Jane was an American and Tarzan was the lost son of a British lord. In the series, not only is Jane Half-British, but she's also biracial.
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Vitriolic Best Buds: Tarzan, Jane and Muviro.
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Family-Friendly Firearms
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Family-Friendly Firearms: Nearly all of the guns (which varied between looking realistic and cartoony) that were used in the show were tranquilizer ones, though actual, bullet-firing rifles (complete with shell casings) did show up in "Showdown in the Jungle" and "Too Much Monkey Business." This is justified as much of the action takes place in the UK, which has very strict laws regarding gun control.
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Lost in Imitation: Clayton as an antagonist comes from the 1999 Disney film.
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Crossover: Theoretically with Kong: King of the Apes as besides Kong appearing and his place of origin being a subterranean world there is little in common.
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Speaks Fluent Animal: Tarzan; it's not just jungle animals he can speak too, but he's shown the ability to talk to London's birds and his Grandfather's pet dog Digby.
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Vine Swing
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Vine Swing: Tarzan often does this. Surprisingly Jane is able to do this as well due to her gymnastics training.
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Bring It Back Alive: In the first episode, the unseen villain revealed to be Clayton tells his poachers to bring the 'ape boy' back to him alive.
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Shown Their Work
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