Content & Trigger Warnings for Onyx Equinox (2020)
11 content warnings identified for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Onyx Equinox (2020) contains 11 content warnings : Death of a parent, Suicide (discussed or ideation), Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Kidnapping / abduction, War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a parent | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Loss of family members is depicted, contributing to the protagonist's despair and motivation. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | The main character's suicidal despair is a significant element of the early episodes and informs his character arc. |
| Other | ||||
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | All | 3/5 | Depicted | The plot involves gods threatening to destroy all of humanity, and mass destruction of villages and communities is depicted. |
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters are captured and held against their will by gods and rival factions throughout the series. |
| War / combat | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Large-scale battles between human factions and supernatural forces are a recurring element of the plot. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Blood is a prominent visual element throughout, with blood sacrifices, blood rituals, and heavily bloody combat sequences. |
| Body horror | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Supernatural transformations, monstrous creatures, and grotesque depictions of underworld beings feature throughout. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | All | 3/5 | Depicted | The young protagonist faces life-threatening violence and is forced into dangerous situations by powerful supernatural beings. |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic animated violence including decapitations, impalements, and blood-soaked combat scenes rooted in Mesoamerican mythology and warfare. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | The protagonist attempts suicide in the opening episode by jumping into a cenote, which serves as the inciting event of the story. |
| Torture | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Human sacrifice rituals and torture-like violence are depicted as part of the Mesoamerican mythological setting. |
Mental Health & Emotional
Loss of family members is depicted, contributing to the protagonist's despair and motivation.
The main character's suicidal despair is a significant element of the early episodes and informs his character arc.
Other
The plot involves gods threatening to destroy all of humanity, and mass destruction of villages and communities is depicted.
Characters are captured and held against their will by gods and rival factions throughout the series.
Large-scale battles between human factions and supernatural forces are a recurring element of the plot.
Phobias & Sensory
Blood is a prominent visual element throughout, with blood sacrifices, blood rituals, and heavily bloody combat sequences.
Supernatural transformations, monstrous creatures, and grotesque depictions of underworld beings feature throughout.
Violence & Physical Harm
The young protagonist faces life-threatening violence and is forced into dangerous situations by powerful supernatural beings.
Graphic animated violence including decapitations, impalements, and blood-soaked combat scenes rooted in Mesoamerican mythology and warfare.
The protagonist attempts suicide in the opening episode by jumping into a cenote, which serves as the inciting event of the story.
Human sacrifice rituals and torture-like violence are depicted as part of the Mesoamerican mythological setting.





