Branch Watches His Worst Fear Come True and Decides It’s Karaoke Time
The Pop Trolls in Branch's Bunker, What Really Happened When He Was Gone
Did Anyone in the Village Recognize BroZone Stuff in Branch’s Bunker?
Branch’s Bunker Was Never Meant to Be a Bunker, It Became One
Branch’s Bunker Wasn’t Just a Bunker
Branch Was Secretly Five Trolls in a Trench Coat This Whole Time
What if 'Bitty B' Was Never Just A Boyband Nickname?
Was Branch Basically the Village’s Animal Control??
How did Branch Find Poppy Before She Left With Sheila??
Branch & Peppy: Same Anxiety, Different Coping Mechanisms
Branch With Rosiepuff Alive, The Butterfly Effect
Branch Didn’t Realize His Feelings, He Survived Them
If Branch Said “Fine… Just You.” (The Poppy Exception AU)
When the Colors Switch: Grey Poppy & Colorful Branch Theory (NEW)
What if Branch Was the One in the Diamond Prison?
What If Branch Got the Invitation Instead of John Dory?
Branch Didn’t Reject Poppy, He Collected Her
Trolla-Palooza Tour: Branch vs. The Cowbell, The Solo That Never Was
Poppy:
My Thoughts on Poppy
Poppy, The Most Betrayed Troll of All Trolls
Poppy in Band Together: Emotional Maturity
Poppy’s 'Listening to Others' Arc
Understanding Poppy in Trolls World Tour (and why opinions split)
Is Poppy Disrespecting Branch’s Boundaries in Trolls Band Back Together?
Poppy, Queen of Sunshine… and Selective Silence
What if Poppy Learned About Grandma Rosiepuff Before Movie 1?
What If Baby Poppy Grew Up With Rock Trolls? (NEW)
Poppy & Branch, 'Friends' Is the Safety Label
So… How Did Poppy and Branch Actually Meet?
Poppy & Branch’s Relationship Explained by Era
Poppy and Branch, Imbalance?
Second Choice? Why Branch Was Never Poppy’s Backup Plan
Your Honor, Poppy Was in Love First
Broppy: The “We Shouldn’t Work But We Do Anyway” Power Duo
Broppy is Toxic?? Let’s Talk About It (Respectfully!)
What Happens If Pre-Movie-1 Poppy & Branch Meet Post-Movie-3 Poppy & Branch?
What If Branch & Poppy Found the Putt Putt Trolls Before Movie 1?
What If Branch & Poppy Switched Bodies? (NEW)
My Personal Favorite Broppy Moments
My Opinion on the Broppy Kiss
Poppy & Creek: The Crush Nobody Talks About
Viva:
My Thoughts on Viva
The Lost Era of King Peppy: Why Viva Was Forgotten (and How It Actually Makes Sense)
Viva and Peppy's Reunion
What If Poppy And Viva Switched Places During The Great Escape? (NEW)
John Dory:
John Dory Deserves More Credit, a Trolls Band Together Thought Dump
The Mission’s the Mission”: The Line That Tells You Everything About John Dory
John Dory No-Trauma Theory
The BroZone Breakup. Why John Dory Was Never Really to Blame
Did John Dory Try to Stay in Touch After BroZone Broke Up?
John Dory Didn’t Want Fame, He Wanted to Be Like His Parents
John Dory and the Mystery Hike of the Neverglade Trail
My Thoughts on John Dory
Opinion on John Dory: Hermit? Traveler? Mountain Cryptid?
Floyd:
Floyd: Lost, Captured, and Quietly Tragic
Floyd's Diamond Prison
Floyd's Diamond Prison, Pt 2
The Secret Life of Floyd's Diamond Prison
Long-Term Effects Of Floyd’s Diamond Prison
What If Floyd Had Died in Trolls Band Back Together?
Floyd's "What the Hell Happened While I was Away" List
Floyd as a Dad (and the 20-Year Mystery Tour)
My Thoughts on Floyd
My Thoughts on Floyd Coming Back to a Dead Trolls Tree
Why Floyd Really Left… And Why He Stayed Gone So Long
Mount Rageous Mayhem: Floyd, Veneer, and Family Chaos AU
The Floyd Solo Career Theory
“What If I Mess This Up Too?” ~ Grey Floyd One-Shot (NEW)
Clay:
My Thoughts on Clay
Clay: The Listener of Lost Stories
Clay's Hair, The Color-Crisis
Clay & Viva, Fear-Based Nation-Building, and How ONE Completely Normal Troll Ended Up Living in a Trauma Cult
The Clay Timeline Mystery
Bruce:
My Thoughts on Bruce / Spruce
The Bruce Name Change Theory
The Postcard Was Blank Because Bruce Panicked
Spruce Was for the Spotlight. Bruce Is for Himself
The Official Bruce Kid Count
Bruce: The Only Brother Who Actually Has His Life Together
Why Tiny Diamond and Bruce Bonded Instantly
My AU Fanfic: The Roots of Harmony ~ A Brozone Parents AU
In a time long before the Troll tribes reconnected, there was a lone Rock troll and a bright-hearted Pop troll whose curiosity changed both their worlds.
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Branch loves all types of music, he has no preference, and he likes learning more from his friends about their culture.
During his time working on his solo career, Floyd met a few different trolls from different trolls, and listened to their music. He found he really liked Rock, just as much as he likes Pop
Bruce got to meet a lot of different trolls, with all different types of music from working at the restaurant on Vaycay Island for so long. He's not like Branch, he's a pop troll through and through, but he can appreciate the other genres.
John Dory spent a good few years near/in Lonesome Flats. At first, it was just so he wasn’t as alone as he was in the mountains. But he ended up becoming a part of the tribe for a while. He left because of an awkward breakup
And finally, Clay (and Viva and the other Put-put Trolls) doesn't know much about the other trolls and genres, thanks to their isolation, and no one in their group having that knowledge. Clay's first time hearing about it, was from Branch and Poppy talking about their adventures during the rock-apocalpse, and in trollstopia while traveling back from saving Floyd. Then the rest of his brothers chime in with their own experiences, and suddenly that's all their talking about, and poor Clay and Viva are so confused
Hi, I just wanted to say that your analyses are amazing and I've been reading them with the same intensity as I read fanfic
Do you have any fic recommendations, out of curiosity?
First of all, THANK YOU 😭✨ That's genuinely one of the nicest compliments I've ever received. Apparently my theories are just fanfic wearing a fake mustache at this point.
Anyway, I had the absolutely brilliant idea of making a giant Trolls fanfic masterlist. Then I opened AO3.... THERE ARE OVER 6,000 FICS.
SIX. THOUSAND.
I am just one glitter-covered person with a keyboard, and I am NOT cataloging all of that. 💀
SO.
Welcome to:
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Throw your favorite fics at me:
Angst? Throw it.
Fluff? Throw it.
AUs? Throw them.
One-shots? Yeet them into the comments.
That 200k-word emotional support Branch fic that permanently altered your brain chemistry? ABSOLUTELY.
Send them to my inbox or in the comments below, and if possible, include:
🌸 Title
🌸 Where to read it (so I'm able to make a link for it)
🌸 A short spoiler-free summary if you can
🌸 Optional: Why this fic lives rent-free in your head
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I am simply collecting recommendations from fellow Trolls lovers hiding under bridges, inside AO3 bookmarks, and other places. I am not responsible for the content, themes, emotional devastation, missing trigger warnings, surprise existential crises, or the sudden urge to cry over tiny colorful people. Please check the original tags and warnings before reading.
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In Trolls World Tour we learn that the music tribes split because Pop trolls tried to control all music using the strings. After that, the tribes separated so no one style could dominate again.
But here’s the interesting thing: They didn’t just avoid Pop. They avoided each other, too.
Rock trolls stayed in their volcanic kingdom.
Funk trolls stayed in their forest cities.
Techno trolls stayed underwater.
Country trolls stayed in their canyon lands.
... you get the idea.
Nobody was visiting anyone, which raises the question: Why isolate completely instead of just avoiding Pop?
🎼 Mutual Mistrust After the String War
The split wasn’t just about Pop: it was about power.
Every tribe had a string capable of controlling music. Even if Pop started the problem, the other tribes probably realized something terrifying during that conflict: Any one of us could become the next 'Pop'.
So instead of trusting each other, they chose the safest option: Total distance. No alliances. No cultural mixing. No chance for one tribe to steal another string.
It becomes less about punishment and more about preventing another music war.
🎧 Cultural Isolation Over Generations
Another thing that likely happened over time: cultural drift.
Each tribe developed its own traditions, style, and worldview.
Without contact, those differences probably grew bigger and bigger. At some point, it wasn’t just political anymore. It became normal.
🎤 Pop’s Reputation Made Things Worse
Pop trolls didn’t just try to control music: they also believed their style was the 'right' one. Even generations later, that reputation probably lingered. So the other tribes might have thought: “If Pop was willing to dominate everyone once… who’s to say another tribe wouldn’t try the same thing someday?”
Better to stay separate than risk it.
🌍 The Irony
The tragic part is that the separation itself created the problem. Because the tribes stopped interacting, they stopped understanding each other. By the time the events of World Tour happen, many trolls don’t even know the others exist anymore.
🎶 Conclusion
The tribes didn’t just avoid Pop. They avoided everyone because the original conflict likely destroyed trust between all musical cultures. The safest solution they found was simple:
🎼 Separate the music
🎼Separate the strings
🎼Separate the trolls
Until eventually someone like Poppy comes along and realizes the obvious truth: Music was never meant to be separated in the first place.
im ngl, i always saw the brozone brothers as mixed race black men (quarter white + mostly black) ?? somewhat due to the fact that their VAs are black men from what u remember, but also cause they just have the Vibe of being black
💙 My BroZone Analysis: 💙💙💙💙💙
(aka: the BroZone rabbit hole I am not entering 😭)
First of all... I absolutely LOVE how specific this headcanon is. Because this is one of those moments where fandom brains all look at the same character and somehow arrive at completely different conclusions.
For me, though...
My brain has literally never gone there. 😂
The second I see BroZone, my brain immediately goes:
💙 Blue
💙 Blue
💙 Slightly different shade of blue
💙 Also blue
💙 Grey-ish blue
That's it. That's the thought process. 😭
Meanwhile, everyone else is having deep discussions about human ethnicities, and I'm over here like: "Guys... Clay is turquoise."
I personally don't really assign human races to Trolls because... they're Trolls. Their world already has so many different ways they're diverse:
🎸 different tribes
🎵 different music cultures
🌈 every color imaginable
✨ different hair textures
🌍 completely different kingdoms
So my brain has always treated them as their own species rather than trying to translate them into humans.
That said...
I totally get why people make human AUs or imagine the characters differently! Voice actors, personality, style, and even the music they perform can absolutely influence how people picture them.
It's just not something my brain naturally does. Mine is too busy asking questions like:
👉 "How does Troll hair work?"
👉 "How many trollstices were there?"
👉 "Does Trollex have BONES??"
So if you ask me what race BroZone is... My answer is still:
💙
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First of all, I gotta say that I am absolutely amazed at how much thought you put into each and every one of these asks and theories, and so I say thank you for helping to keep the fandom afloat!
I noticed something strange about Chaz between Trolls 2 and Trollstopia. In Trolls 2, Chaz is shown he has the ability to fly. But in Trollstopia, he is never shown using this ability even if it would be super convenient for him (escaping Keith, navigating Poppy’s obstacle course). Is this a “whoops, forgot” on the writer’s part, or could there be something else going on?
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🎷 Can Chaz Actually Fly?
First of all, thank you so much!! 😭💙 That genuinely means a lot. I have somehow turned overanalyzing trolls into a hobby, and I'm very glad other people enjoy coming along for the ride. 💖✨
Now...
I don't actually think Chaz can naturally fly. I think he can only stay airborne while playing his saxophone. And yes, I have evidence. 👀
🎷 Trolls World Tour
During World Tour, Chaz appears to fly around while playing his sax. At first glance, it looks like he just... has flight. But then something interesting happens. The moment he stops playing... he falls right into the water.
If he truly had the ability to fly whenever he wanted, why wouldn't he simply keep flying?
Instead, his flight seems directly tied to his performance. Almost like the music itself is what's keeping him in the air.
🌳 TrollsTopia
Then we get to TrollsTopia.
There are multiple situations where flying would solve all of Chaz's problems almost instantly.
Like you mentioned:
👉 escaping Keith
👉 navigating Poppy's obstacle course
And yet... He never flies. Which feels strange... Until you remember something. He's not playing his saxophone.
🎶 My Theory
What if Smooth Jazz Trolls don't actually have the power of flight? What if they have something much cooler? Music-assisted levitation.
As long as they're actively performing...Their music literally carries them. Stop playing... Gravity wins.
✨ Conclusion
So I don't necessarily think TrollsTopia forgot Chaz could fly. I think it accidentally supports the idea that he can't.
Thanks for answering my question! I liked hearing your thoughts. Chaz is one of my favs because I feel he has an interesting character, yet we hardly know anything about him. I definitely agree that his flight has to do with his saxophone. But I don’t think he needs to play it in order to become the floaty sax Troll. In the scene where Queen Barb is negotiating land ownership with the bounty hunters, you do see Chaz playing his sax and flying at the same time for a moment. But when they leave, he stops playing, yet still floats out of there (thinking he must look so cool). He definitely is a drama queen (letting himself sink into the river with a sad squeak of his sax). One thing I thought of is that his flight could also be emotionally driven. I believe he can choose to not use it, but situations that cause him stress or a loss of confidence might affect that ability. His smooth jazz is supposed to make people feel good, relaxed, like they’re floating on air. As you mentioned, he didn’t have his saxophone with Keith, so flying may not have been possible. He isn’t seen having his saxophone in the obstacle course, but I believe he keeps it in his hair since it’s so precious to him. So I believe he either didn’t have his saxophone on him at the time for whatever reason, Poppy banned him from using it (which he probably would have ignored), or the stress of trying to outdo the rest of the Troublesome Three made him not relaxed enough to achieve that floaty state. So those are my thoughts! Hope you don’t mind me also over analyzing Trolls. It’s always fun reading your theories and ideas!
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AAAHH thank you for this!! 😭💛
First of all, NEVER apologize for overanalyzing Trolls on my blog. That's literally what we're here for. 😂
I actually really like your idea that Chaz's emotional state affects whether he chooses (or is able) to float. That would fit his whole smooth jazz aesthetic really well. If anyone's power would be tied to being calm and 'going with the flow,' it'd be Chaz.
BUT...
You accidentally sent me back to rewatch the movie. And now I have another observation. 😭 Because after Chaz captures Branch and Poppy...
WE SEE HIS SAXOPHONE FLOATS TOO.
Not just Chaz.
THE SAX.
At that point, I had to pause the movie because... EXCUSE ME??
The sax is floating completely on its own!
Which makes me think the floating ability isn't actually coming from Chaz playing the saxophone, it's coming from... ✨ the saxophone. ✨
That explains SO MUCH.
🎷 In World Tour, every time we really see Chaz floating... his sax is with him
🎷 In TrollsTopia... There are multiple situations where flying would solve all his problems... but we don't see the sax with him
Suddenly... That doesn't feel like a plot hole anymore. It feels like a limitation. Maybe Chaz doesn't have flight powers. Maybe... His sax does.
So the idea that Smooth Jazz has an instrument that's literally so smooth it lets you float... is kind of amazing. 😂
So congratulations.
You made me rewatch the movie... and somehow we came out of it with even MORE evidence that the saxophone is the real magical object.
I swear every time I think I'm done analyzing Trolls... Someone points out one tiny detail... and suddenly I'm pausing frames to investigate the physics of floating jazz instruments. 😭🎷💙
The one hc that i saw about Trollex made me think about something
What if Trollex has different types of party/raves where there are child friendly activities, songs and snacks and ahm non child friendly raves/partys 💀 And it wouldn’t be just the light, activities, songs but also drugs-
I like to hc they have party drugs and drugs that aren’t allowed just because they are too much.
I kinda imagine it to be like that when the leaders found out
Non children party:
Trollex: poppy? Where the drugs?
Poppy: drugs?
Trollex: yeah? It’s a non child friendly party?
Poppy: *looks around* guys?
Ye guess who got scolded by delta, essence, Quincy and Trollzard
(kinda reminds me of my Au party animals but there trollex was only there for the drugs and noting else and there is no drug kind that isn’t allowed 😭)
Idk it’s random ik 😭
🌊 Do Techno Trolls Have Different Types of Raves? 💿✨
Okay. This ask sent my brain down a very specific rabbit hole 😭.
At first, I wasn't sure about the idea of party drugs because I personally like keeping my headcanons as close to canon as possible.
BUT...
The more I thought about it... The more I realized the really fun part isn't the drugs. It's the culture. Because... what if Techno Trolls don't just throw one kind of party? What if they have an entire rave culture?
🎶 Family Raves
I refuse to believe every Techno Troll event is the exact same. Imagine family-friendly raves with:
🧼 Bubble machines
🎵 Dance games
🍬 Color-changing snacks
💙 Softer music
✨ Interactive light shows
Basically... A giant underwater glow party where everyone leaves covered in glitter and smiling.
💿 Night Raves
Now imagine the complete opposite. Not dangerous or illegal. Just... A LOT.
🔊 Bass so loud you feel it in your organs
💡 Massive laser shows
🌊 Dancing until sunrise
⚡ Energy drinks
⚡ Espresso algae shots
⚡ Triple-strength caffeine kelp
⚡ Jelly cubes that come with the warning: "Please don't consume six."
😂 The Leaders Find Out...
Now imagine the leaders organizing an inter-tribe celebration.
🌸 Poppy: "Okay! Everybody brought refreshments?"
🌊 Trollex: "I did!"
🌸: "Oh! What did you bring?"
🌊: "Caffeine."
🌸: "...Coffee?"
🌊: "No, the concentrated stuff."
🌸: "... Define concentrated."
🌊: "It only keeps you awake for about thirty-six hours."
🌸: "... What?!"
Five seconds later...
🎻 Delta Dawn: "Trollex!"
🎼 Essence: "Trollex?"
🎷 Quincy: "...Trollex..."
🎹 Trollzart: deep disappointed sigh
Meanwhile Trollex is just standing there like: "...What? It's for the ALL-NIGHT rave."
🌊 It Isn't Weird...
...To Techno Trolls. That's my favorite part. Trollex wouldn't be trying to shock anyone. He'd be genuinely confused.
🌊 "Wait... You guys DON'T have a caffeine station?"
🌸 "...No."
🌊 "...How do you stay awake?"
🎉 Techno Troll Party Culture
I now fully believe Techno Trolls have things like:
⚡ ridiculously strong (but completely legal 😭) energy drinks
🌈 glow-in-the-dark snacks
🔊 dance floors that react to the beat
🌸 chill-out lounges with comfy beanbags for Trolls who have danced for seven hours straight
💧 electrolyte seaweed smoothies
🎧 staff making sure everyone's having a good time
Because despite their reputation... Techno Trolls don't just know how to throw a party. They know how to host one.
✨ Conclusion
So no... I don't necessarily picture Trollex showing up with illegal party supplies. I picture him showing up with enough caffeine to concern every other leader... While being genuinely confused about why they're all staring at him.
Because somewhere in Techno Reef, there's probably a sign that says:
"Please hydrate between dance sessions."
And I think that's the most Techno Troll thing imaginable. 😭🌊💙
when u mentioned fanfics angst i remember that fic- ne i love angst fics but that one fic broke me
It was 2024 or maybe 2023 but i think it was 2024 me reading that fic on wattpad about Trollex and branch it was a ship fanfic. at first is was sad no angst towards the end happy. Until the actual end the actual last chapter. That chapter broke me
When i say broke me then i mean it. I read through deaths through any scene w a straight face but that fic was the first and ever fic that actually made me come to fucking tears.
Why are Spanish fics always like that 😭
Idk just wanted to share this😭
NOOOOOO 😭😭
You can't tell me about the mysterious Spanish fic that emotionally destroyed you... AND THEN NOT TELL ME WHAT IT'S CALLED. 😂💔
Now I'm just sitting here like:
👀 "Which fic?"
👀 "Where?"
👀 "WHO WROTE IT?!"
Because if it deserves a spot on the recommendation list, I need DETAILS. 😭✨
(Also, the fact that you said you've read countless death scenes with a straight face, but this fic made you cry... that's one heck of a recommendation. 💀)
Hi, I just wanted to say that your analyses are amazing and I've been reading them with the same intensity as I read fanfic
Do you have any fic recommendations, out of curiosity?
First of all, THANK YOU 😭✨ That's genuinely one of the nicest compliments I've ever received. Apparently my theories are just fanfic wearing a fake mustache at this point.
Anyway, I had the absolutely brilliant idea of making a giant Trolls fanfic masterlist. Then I opened AO3.... THERE ARE OVER 6,000 FICS.
SIX. THOUSAND.
I am just one glitter-covered person with a keyboard, and I am NOT cataloging all of that. 💀
SO.
Welcome to:
✨The Trolls Fanfic Recommendation Pit✨
Throw your favorite fics at me:
Angst? Throw it.
Fluff? Throw it.
AUs? Throw them.
One-shots? Yeet them into the comments.
That 200k-word emotional support Branch fic that permanently altered your brain chemistry? ABSOLUTELY.
Send them to my inbox or in the comments below, and if possible, include:
🌸 Title
🌸 Where to read it (so I'm able to make a link for it)
🌸 A short spoiler-free summary if you can
🌸 Optional: Why this fic lives rent-free in your head
Eventually, I'll gather everything into one big recommendation list so new readers can actually find all the glittery emotional damage this fandom has to offer. ✨
DISCLAIMER BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THINGS:
I am simply collecting recommendations from fellow Trolls lovers hiding under bridges, inside AO3 bookmarks, and other places. I am not responsible for the content, themes, emotional devastation, missing trigger warnings, surprise existential crises, or the sudden urge to cry over tiny colorful people. Please check the original tags and warnings before reading.
Now go forth. Recommend your emotionally devastating glitter literature. Make it everyone's problem. 💙✨*
After accidentally turning my brain into 99% Trolls lore and 1% functioning human, I'm officially reopening my inbox!
So send me your...
🌲 Trolls theories
💖 "What if...?" scenarios
👑 Headcanons
🎸 BroZone questions
🌍 Lore
🤔 Character analysis
💬 Or just come yell about your favorite Trolls because I fully support that too
I'm ready. 😌✨
Let's overanalyze a franchise about glitter, hugs, and music together. 💙🌸
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I once asked about Trollex hc and u gave me so many cool hc to snack on but do you also have does silly hc’s like
Oh ye i hc him to be an artist, make freaking fursuits, i hc him to love cats all kinds if cat then cat and he loves them, ye i hc him to be gay. And hc him to know sign laughing
Like just some random hc’s, ye these are mine i could go an and on but i don’t wanna throw every single one i have in here unless u want to know them all hehe
Tho ye what are ur silly hc’s about that fish
*throw in gif because fish*
🌊 More Trollex Headcanons
AAAAA okay FIRST OF ALL... The sign language headcanon?? Woah! I can't stop thinking about it. I'll talk about it later on!
I absolutely love seeing everyone's different Trollex headcanons! Some people imagine huge AUs, some imagine little day-to-day habits, and I always find it fun to see how differently we all interpret the same character. For me, I usually try to stay as close to canon as possible, so my headcanons tend to be little habits or hobbies rather than changing major parts of a character.
For your other haedcanons, I don't know if I can fully get behind the cat one (mostly because… underwater cats?? 😭) or the fursuit one (I have SO many logistical questions about wet fursuits 💀), BUT I absolutely love how specific they are.
🤟 Okay... But... First, I Need to Talk About the Sign Language Headcanon
The more I thought about this one... The more I realized this might not just be a Trollex headcanon. It might be a Techno Troll headcanon.
Because think about where they live. Their entire kingdom is basically one giant rave. 😭 The music is LOUD. Like... "I-can-feel-the-bass-in-my-soul" loud. So what happens when you need to ask:
👉 "Where's the medic?"
👉 "Can you help me with this?"
👉 "Meet me over there."
👉 "Is everyone okay?"
You're probably not going to scream over the drop. 💀 So instead...
I think Techno Trolls would naturally develop sign language as part of everyday life. Not because they can't speak. Because sometimes... Speaking just isn't practical.
And, I LOVE that. It would mean kids grow up learning it. Friends casually sign to each other across crowded dance floors. Festival crews coordinate without yelling. Security can communicate during concerts. Parents can check on their kids without interrupting the music.
It just... fits.
And of course, Trollex would know it too. Not just because he's king. But because he's a Techno Troll. It would simply be another language he grew up speaking.
And now I genuinely can't imagine Techno Reef any other way. 😭💙So... Congratulations. I'm stealing that headcanon. It's mine now, too. 😂
And here are more of my own completely unnecessary Trollex headcanons:
🌊 He Remembers EVERYONE'S Names
Not just names, your favorite song, your favorite color, that remix you showed him six months ago, the fact your cousin just got promoted.
He's basically a walking customer service representative.
Trollex: "Hey Steve! How's your jellyfish collection?"
Steve: "...How do you remember that?"
💡 He Cannot Stand Awkward Silence
The second thing get quiet...
tap tap tap
beatboxing
"Hmm hmm hmm 🎵"
There is always a beat happening somewhere.
🎧 He Gets Distracted by Good Music
Someone starts playing an absolute BANGER across the city.
Trollex: "... hold on." swims away
✨Council meeting forgotten ✨
😂 He Has Absolutely Forgotten He's Royalty
Random Techno Troll: "Your Majesty?"
Trollex: "...Who? ...OH... Right."
💙 He Gives the BEST Hugs
I don't know why, I have no evidence. I simply believe it with my entire soul.
🌊 This Man is Physically Incapable of Having a Bad Time
Power outage? "We'll make acoustic techno."
Storm? "Cool light show."
Everything goes wrong? "Okay... but what if we made it FUN?"
I aspire to be even 10% as unbothered as Trollex.
🎛️ He Tinkers With Sound Equipment
If something breaks, he'll absolutely sit on the floor for three hours trying to fix it because he wants to understand how it works.
🐠He Blows Bubble Rings When He's Thinking
The Techno Troll equivalent of doodling.
Also...
PLEASE send me the rest of your Trollex headcanons because clearly you have already convinced me that he canonically learned sign language, and I am very vulnerable to being persuaded. 😭💙🐠
First of all, I gotta say that I am absolutely amazed at how much thought you put into each and every one of these asks and theories, and so I say thank you for helping to keep the fandom afloat!
I noticed something strange about Chaz between Trolls 2 and Trollstopia. In Trolls 2, Chaz is shown he has the ability to fly. But in Trollstopia, he is never shown using this ability even if it would be super convenient for him (escaping Keith, navigating Poppy’s obstacle course). Is this a “whoops, forgot” on the writer’s part, or could there be something else going on?
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🎷 Can Chaz Actually Fly?
First of all, thank you so much!! 😭💙 That genuinely means a lot. I have somehow turned overanalyzing trolls into a hobby, and I'm very glad other people enjoy coming along for the ride. 💖✨
Now...
I don't actually think Chaz can naturally fly. I think he can only stay airborne while playing his saxophone. And yes, I have evidence. 👀
🎷 Trolls World Tour
During World Tour, Chaz appears to fly around while playing his sax. At first glance, it looks like he just... has flight. But then something interesting happens. The moment he stops playing... he falls right into the water.
If he truly had the ability to fly whenever he wanted, why wouldn't he simply keep flying?
Instead, his flight seems directly tied to his performance. Almost like the music itself is what's keeping him in the air.
🌳 TrollsTopia
Then we get to TrollsTopia.
There are multiple situations where flying would solve all of Chaz's problems almost instantly.
Like you mentioned:
👉 escaping Keith
👉 navigating Poppy's obstacle course
And yet... He never flies. Which feels strange... Until you remember something. He's not playing his saxophone.
🎶 My Theory
What if Smooth Jazz Trolls don't actually have the power of flight? What if they have something much cooler? Music-assisted levitation.
As long as they're actively performing...Their music literally carries them. Stop playing... Gravity wins.
✨ Conclusion
So I don't necessarily think TrollsTopia forgot Chaz could fly. I think it accidentally supports the idea that he can't.
Hi, I just wanted to say that your analyses are amazing and I've been reading them with the same intensity as I read fanfic
Do you have any fic recommendations, out of curiosity?
First of all, THANK YOU 😭✨ That's genuinely one of the nicest compliments I've ever received. Apparently my theories are just fanfic wearing a fake mustache at this point.
Anyway, I had the absolutely brilliant idea of making a giant Trolls fanfic masterlist. Then I opened AO3.... THERE ARE OVER 6,000 FICS.
SIX. THOUSAND.
I am just one glitter-covered person with a keyboard, and I am NOT cataloging all of that. 💀
SO.
Welcome to:
✨The Trolls Fanfic Recommendation Pit✨
Throw your favorite fics at me:
Angst? Throw it.
Fluff? Throw it.
AUs? Throw them.
One-shots? Yeet them into the comments.
That 200k-word emotional support Branch fic that permanently altered your brain chemistry? ABSOLUTELY.
Send them to my inbox or in the comments below, and if possible, include:
🌸 Title
🌸 Where to read it (so I'm able to make a link for it)
🌸 A short spoiler-free summary if you can
🌸 Optional: Why this fic lives rent-free in your head
Eventually, I'll gather everything into one big recommendation list so new readers can actually find all the glittery emotional damage this fandom has to offer. ✨
DISCLAIMER BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THINGS:
I am simply collecting recommendations from fellow Trolls lovers hiding under bridges, inside AO3 bookmarks, and other places. I am not responsible for the content, themes, emotional devastation, missing trigger warnings, surprise existential crises, or the sudden urge to cry over tiny colorful people. Please check the original tags and warnings before reading.
Now go forth. Recommend your emotionally devastating glitter literature. Make it everyone's problem. 💙✨*
After accidentally turning my brain into 99% Trolls lore and 1% functioning human, I'm officially reopening my inbox!
So send me your...
🌲 Trolls theories
💖 "What if...?" scenarios
👑 Headcanons
🎸 BroZone questions
🌍 Lore
🤔 Character analysis
💬 Or just come yell about your favorite Trolls because I fully support that too
I'm ready. 😌✨
Let's overanalyze a franchise about glitter, hugs, and music together. 💙🌸
I want to ask what you think would happen if Poppy had to live among or grow up with rock trolls like if a bird got her and dropped her in their territory
First of all, thank you so much! And this ask is actually insane! Because this is basically:
👉 “What if Poppy had Cooper’s backstory?”
👉 but WORSE
👉 because Poppy is VERY visibly not a Rock Troll 😭
I think this changes everything about who she becomes.
🌸 What If Baby Poppy Grew Up With Rock Trolls?
First of all: the image of a tiny pink Pop Troll egg landing somewhere in Rock territory is already devastating. Because unlike Pop Trolls, Rock Trolls are NOT naturally:
👉 soft
👉 openly nurturing
👉 community-parent coded
Their culture is harsher. More survival-focused. More 'deal with it.' So the first question becomes: 💀 Would someone even take the egg?
And I think most Rock Trolls wouldn’t. Not out of cruelty necessarily.
Just practicality. A random abandoned egg from another tribe? That’s not their responsibility. A lot of trolls would probably just... leave it there. 💀
🎸 But One Rock Troll Absolutely Would
Because stories like this always hinge on: ✨ one emotionally compromised weirdo ✨. And I fully believe some Rock Troll, maybe rough around the edges, maybe seen as 'too soft' by others, would eventually cave and take the egg home. Probably after pretending NOT to care.
Like: 💀 “I’m only keeping it alive until someone claims it.” Meanwhile, three months later: tiny handmade blanket, protective instincts activated, and threatening anyone who looks at the baby wrong.
Classic.
🥚 What Happens When Poppy Hatches?
Okay, imagine: all these dark colored Rock Troll babies… and then:
🌸✨ tiny bright pink Poppy ✨🌸. The silence in the room would be deafening. Because she would immediately stand out. Not just physically but emotionally too.
Which are traits Rock Troll society probably sees as:
💀 naive
💀 distracting
💀 weak
So she grows up constantly feeling:
👉 out of place
👉 'wrong'
👉 too loud emotionally
👉 too soft
Because, unlike Cooper, who adapted, Poppy would probably try to adapt.
💀 Tiny Poppy Would Accidentally Become A Problem For Rock Society
Because imagine:
👉 she starts helping people emotionally
👉 starts getting attached to everyone
👉 asks WAY too many personal questions
👉 starts encouraging trolls to express feelings
And Rock Trolls would be standing there like: 💀 “Why is the pink child fixing people?”
🎸 Barb’s Role In This Would Be FASCINATING
Because, depending on timing? Barb either:
👉 deeply resents Poppy
OR
👉 becomes weirdly protective of her
I think it could become both. Because Poppy represents EVERYTHING Barb’s culture suppresses:
But if Barb grew up WITH her? Then suddenly Poppy becomes:
👉 annoying little sister energy
👉 emotional foil
👉 living proof that another way exists
And that would absolutely get under Barb’s skin constantly. Because if Poppy grew up in Rock territory alongside Barb??? Movie 2 does NOT happen the same way. AT ALL.
🎸 The Biggest Difference
Barb wouldn’t see Pop as abstract anymore. In canon, Barb’s hatred of Pop comes from:
👉 historical resentment
👉 cultural domination
👉 Pop becoming 'default'
👉 the erasure of other genres
To Barb, Pop is basically: ✨ fake happiness colonization ✨.
BUT in this timeline? Pop has a FACE. And unfortunately for Barb… that face is Poppy 😭. Which means her worldview immediately becomes more conflicted. Because now she has to mentally juggle:
💀 “Pop culture is the problem.”
AND
💀 “The person I care about most IS Pop.”
🌸 Meanwhile Poppy Grows Up Knowing Rock History First
This is huge. Because canon Poppy grows up in:
👉 a protected Pop bubble
👉 heavily sanitized history
👉 “music brings everyone together :)”
But Rock-raised Poppy? OH NO. She would grow up hearing:
👉 how Pop centralized itself
👉 how other genres became ignored
👉 how Rock culture views Pop as emotionally shallow
👉 resentment that’s existed for generations
Meaning: she would understand Barb WAY earlier. Probably before Barb even fully understands herself.
😭 Would Poppy Eventually Want To Find Pop Village?
I think eventually she would NEED to. Not because Rock wasn’t home. But because Poppy is naturally curious about identity.
And at some point she’d realize:
👉 she looks different
👉 sounds different
👉 emotionally reacts differently
And that curiosity would slowly become unavoidable. Especially if she starts hearing stories about: ✨ the missing Pop princess ✨
Which would destroy Barb, because suddenly Barb realizes:
👉 Poppy technically belongs somewhere else
👉 there are people who might take her away
👉 history itself might pull them apart
And considering Barb’s abandonment/control issues??? OH NO 💀
🎸 Barb Would ABSOLUTELY Try To Keep Her There
Not necessarily violently at first, but emotionally? Absolutely. Because imagine Barb watching Poppy become fascinated with:
👉 Pop music
👉 Pop history
👉 her origins
Barb would immediately feel threatened by it. Not just politically, but personally. Because to Barb, this wouldn’t feel like: “Poppy learning about herself.” It would feel like: 💀 “Pop is taking her.”
Which makes Barb’s future descent WAY More Tragic, because now Barb’s ideology becomes emotionally tangled with fear.
Fear of:
👉 losing Poppy
👉 being abandoned
👉 Pop 'winning'
👉 history repeating itself
And suddenly her World Tour plan changes from: 🎸 “Rock should unite all music.” To: 💀 “If everything becomes Rock… then Poppy stays.”
DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW INSANE THAT IS? 😭
🌈 Poppy Would Be Stuck In The Middle
Because, unlike canon Poppy, this version understands both sides. She loves Rock culture. Rock Trolls raised her. Barb is basically family.
BUT.
She also starts realizing:
👉 the world is bigger
👉 Pop isn’t inherently evil
👉 the tribes were separated unfairly
👉 forcing everyone into one genre is wrong
So now instead of: 🌸 optimistic Pop queen vs angry Rock queen, Movie 2 becomes: 💀 two people who love each other desperately but fundamentally disagree about control. WHICH IS SO MUCH WORSE 😭.
😭 Would The String War Even Happen?
Yes, but maybe slower. Maybe more emotionally complicated. But YES. Because the strings themselves still represent power. And Barb’s fear would still exist. Possibly even STRONGER now because she has something personal to lose. The difference is: Poppy would probably see the warning signs MUCH earlier. And Barb would hesitate WAY more. Because every step toward conquest would also hurt the one person who actually understands her.
🎸🌸 Conclusion
If baby Poppy had grown up in Rock territory, I think Rock would change her a little… but she would change Rock WAY more 😭.
She’d grow up tougher, more guarded, probably a little more sarcastic and defensive. Especially growing up beside Barb. But underneath all of that? She would still be Poppy.
Still caring too much.
Still asking emotional questions nobody wants to answer.
Still trying to connect with people even when the culture around her says not to.
And THAT is what would slowly affect Barb and the other Rock Trolls over time. Because suddenly Pop isn’t just 'the enemy genre'. It’s:
🌸 The weird pink girl Barb grew up with.
Which makes everything way more personal and emotionally messy later on 😭. So honestly? I don’t think this AU would end with Poppy becoming fully Rock. I think it would end with Rock slowly learning how to soften without losing itself ✨
Bonus: Let's write a one-shot about it, because why not:
Rain hammered loudly against the cliffs of Volcano Rock City while a young Rock Troll climbed carefully through the black stone paths near the outer edge of the territory. He almost missed the sound entirely.
A tiny squeak.
The troll stopped.
Another squeak.
Annoyed already, he shoved aside a cluster of wet vines near the rocks... and froze.
There, half-hidden in moss and broken leaves, sat a cracked pink egg. Bright pink. Violently pink. The Rock Troll stared at it for a long moment. “…You’ve gotta be kidding me...”
The egg squeaked again, then split open completely. And out crawled the smallest Troll he had ever seen.
Tiny.
Pink.
Wide-eyed.
The baby looked up at him with absolute wonder, then immediately smiled. The Rock Troll physically recoiled. “Oh no.”
The baby made another tiny happy sound and reached upward. Like she expected to be picked up.
“NO,” he hissed quietly, glancing around immediately. “No no no no. Absolutely not.”
The baby sneezed, and a little puff of glitter shot into the air. The Rock Troll stared at it in horror. “…What even ARE you?”
The tiny Troll blinked at him sleepily, then promptly fell face-first into the moss. Silence... The Rock Troll looked around again. No other trolls nearby. No missing parents. No signs of another tribe.
Just him. And this impossibly tiny pink disaster. “…I’m not keeping you,” he muttered while already picking her up. The baby instantly curled against his chest for warmth. Which made everything significantly worse...
And then a few years later:
“BARB SHE PUSHED ME!"
“I DID NOT.”
“YOU BIT ME.”
“BECAUSE YOU STOLE MY PICK.”
Young Barb crossed her arms furiously while tiny pink-haired Poppy sat on the floor beside her, looking deeply offended. “She cheats,” Barb grumbled.
“You’re just losing,” Poppy shot back immediately.
The older Rock Troll watching them sighed into his hands. Because somehow... SOMEHOW... the weird abandoned Pop child and the King’s equally feral daughter had become inseparable. Nobody understood it. Barb was sharp edges, temper, noise, and fire.
Poppy was sunshine, questions, glitter, and emotional terrorism.
And yet every single day they were together, causing problems. The worst part? Poppy was changing things. Slowly.
Rock Trolls who never talked about feelings suddenly found themselves trapped in conversations with a pink child asking things like: “Are you sad or just angry?” Which was HORRIFYING.
Meanwhile, Barb grew up constantly exposed to someone who cried openly, hugged people without warning, sang while working, and believed everyone secretly had good in them
And Barb HATED IT. Except… not really. Because whenever other Rock Troll kids mocked Poppy for being 'too soft', Barb was the first one throwing punches.
One night, years later, Barb finally groaned dramatically while Poppy sat beside her on the cliffside braiding little flowers into black Rock Troll hair.
“You are literally the most annoying person alive.”
Poppy grinned. “You love me.”
Barb looked horrified. “…Don’t say things like that.”
Poppy laughed loudly while Barb shoved her shoulder. But she didn’t move away. That might’ve been the exact moment Rock history changed forever...
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if Viva and Poppy exchange places how do you think their lives would have gone
🌸 What If Poppy And Viva Switched Places During The Great Escape? 💀✨
OHHHH This AU gets so much deeper the more I think about it😭
Because at first it sounds simple:
👉 baby Poppy gets lost instead of Viva
👉 Viva stays with Peppy in Pop Village
But when you really look at it, the ages change everything.
👶 The Biggest Difference: Poppy Was Too Young To Remember
During the Great Escape:
👉 Poppy was about 1 year old
👉 Viva was old enough to remember everything
Which means: if Poppy gets lost in the tunnels… she grows up adapting to the golf course naturally. But Viva? Viva remembers losing Poppy that day😭. That changes both sisters completely.
💀 Viva Wasn’t Just A Survivor, She Was a Leader
This becomes really important once you look at Clay’s dialogue. Because, according to him? Viva and the trapped trolls were:
👉 cornered by Bergens
👉 almost eaten
👉 trapped after the tunnels collapsed
And Viva fought them off. Like, she was out there protecting survivors during an active Bergen attack. Which means if Viva escapes safely with Peppy in this AU… the trapped trolls lose: 💀 their bravest survivor.
I think way more trolls would’ve died, because canon Viva became:
✨ the emotional heart of the survivors. She gave them hope. She kept them moving, and she eventually turned an abandoned golf course into a home.
Without her there? The remaining survivors are:
👉 more frightened
👉 more desperate
👉 less organized
And in this AU, baby Poppy is there on the other side as a little baby... Which means... someone else had to save her. Some random terrified troll making the split-second decision during total chaos: “I am NOT leaving this baby behind.”
⛳ Poppy Growing Up At The Golf Course
That would change Poppy so much, because unlike canon Poppy, she doesn’t grow up in:
✨ 'safety'
✨ celebration
✨ endless positivity culture
She'd grown up around:
💀 hidden survivors
💀 survival routines
💀 isolation
💀 trolls who remember the escape
The golf course becomes her normal, and the Putt Putt Trolls are family. And eventually… 🎸 Clay arrives.
🎸 Clay’s Role In This AU
And now imagine him arriving at this hidden survivor sanctuary and realizing:
👉 there’s a tiny pink Pop Troll child here
👉 she probably doesn’t even remember her family or who she is
I think Poppy slowly pulls Clay back toward emotional openness. Not loudly or through parties. But through small things. Quiet hope,
gentle optimism and tiny handmade encouragements during hard times.
So this version of Poppy still becomes the emotional heart of people… just in a much softer way.
Less: 🎉 “PARTY THROUGH THE TRAUMA!”
More: 🌸 “Hope carefully.”
👑 Meanwhile… Viva In Pop Village
This is where movie 1 changes completely💀. Because, unlike canon Poppy… now princess Viva remembers the Bergens firsthand.
She remembers:
👉 panic
👉 the tunnels collapsing
👉 trolls being trapped
👉 losing baby Poppy
So there is NO WAY this woman grows up into: 🎉 “LET’S THROW THE LOUDEST PARTY EVER!”
Absolutely not!
If, let's say, Creek suggested giant public celebrations? Viva would probably grab him by the shoulders like: “Absolutely the fuck not!”
So, Chef might NEVER find Pop Village again. Because the reason Chef rediscovers the trolls in canon is: Poppy accidentally creates the loudest glitter beacon imaginable.
But AU Viva would be:
👉 protective
👉 cautious
👉 constantly thinking about safety
Because she is someone who KNOWS what danger looks like 😭
💙 What This Means For Branch
This AU would change Branch too. Because canon Branch became isolated partly because:
👉 nobody understood his fear
👉 nobody took danger seriously
👉 everyone treated him like he was overreacting
But AU Viva? She GETS IT.
So when Branch says, “The Bergens are dangerous.” AU Viva would probably respond: “…Yeah, I know.”
Which means, Branch grows up LESS isolated. Still anxious?
Absolutely. Still survival-focused? OH 100%. But now there’s someone in leadership validating his fears instead of accidentally dismissing them.
That probably changes Branch’s emotional spiral massively.
✨ Conclusion
This AU changes everything because the other sister is shaped by the other environment.
Poppy becomes: 🌸 hope shaped by survival.
Viva becomes: 💀 joy shaped by fear.
Branch becomes: 💙 less alone.
And the wildest part?
The entire plot of Trolls 1 might disappear… because the troll who remembered the Bergen attack would NEVER throw the party that exposed the village 😭✨
