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My journey today

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Tweet from Loki (@LokiOfficial)

Loki (@LokiOfficial) Tweeted: Out of time and on the run – #Loki must #QuestionEverything. @Hyundai. #ad https://t.co/nro5To4au9 https://twitter.com/LokiOfficial/status/1402837928733147136?s=20

Loki driving a Hyundai adfhgrgjkjjjbb!

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Rebel rebel, you’ve torn your dress Rebel rebel, your face is a mess Rebel rebel, how could they know? Hot tramp, I love you so!

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Bringer of Fire

I know the belief in Loki as a fire god comes from a false cognate but it’s a fun aesthetic and leaves room for lots of Promethean symbolism and also Loki is almost certainly a pyromaniac, so let me have this.

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Within the halls of power lies a nervous heart 

That beats like a Young Pretender’s

Beneath these velvet gloves I hide 

The shameful crooked hands of a money lender

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MAGIC BROS R BACK✨

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I love how the fandom has just absorbed the tattoo designs Teny gave Douxie as if they were an official part of his design at this point- Like all the art of him is so beautiful already and then I see someone’s given him THE TATTOO’S???? Like MMMMM yes. They look amazing, I wouldn’t have it any other way

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🎸🔥 PRE-ORDERS FOR FUZZBUCKETS: A DOUXIE ZINE NOW OPEN 🔥🎸

Fuzzbuckets: A Douxie Zine is a charity zine for fans of Douxie from the Netflix/DWA series Wizards: Tales of Arcadia. All proceeds from the Douxie Zine will be donated to The Miracle Foundation, an international nonprofit organization supporting orphaned children in India, the United States, and many other countries. Find out more about what they do HERE

The zine is a soft cover perfect bound at 6" by 9" with over 70 pages of full-color art and fics from talented creators, featuring a forward by @aaronwaltke

Our merch include:

(1) 2.5" double-sided charm by @ferisae

(1) A5 kiss cut sticker sheet by @nadbov

(2) 5.5" by 8.5" print by @theeio and @mayoshirobuta

(1) exclusive 5.5" by 8.5" print by @tenyai

We decided to add some more prints last minute, so that unfortunately means we don’t have previews of them ready yet. But, we will update you when we do. Apologies!

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Stretch goal merch will be automatically added to the Wizard Apprentice, Spellcaster, and Master Wizard Tiers ONLY at no extra cost to the buyer

At 75 physical zine orders we will include (2) 1.25″ acyrlic pins by @emzurl and @teacuptomes

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Douxie is so freaking dangerous when he’s hurt or angry, it’s legit scary.

I love that this was kept from us until almost the end. Everyone underestimated that kid, and by everyone I mean EVERYONE. 

I don’t think he himself is aware of how much power he actually has. How mighty a wizard he is, and how easily he could wipe out everything standing in his way if he only wanted to. I mean, he’s stronger than Morgana, stronger than Merlin, and yet he kept living in their shadows and took their shit for centuries.

The Arcane Order are probably the only people who are actually aware of his capabilities now. 

Talk about integrity & about chivalry - the one being “doing the right thing even when no one is looking” and the other being “stronger than you, but treating you gently and with honor for that very reason”

Douxie has such a beautiful character and I hope he unfolds his full potential in Rise of the Titans. I want to see him blast an entire city because he can.

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There is something I don't understand. Galaad was on the ground when the castle started flying in the 12th century. How did he end up in it 9 centuries later?? Plus, when did Merlin started his long long sleep? I thought it's was when Douxie sealed Morgana but we saw him against the Arcane Order when he said Nari seeked asylum in Camelot after the battle. I'm lost.

I assumed Claire shadow portal’d people on and off the castle, because we see past!douxie on the castle when it starts to lift off but he’s on the ground when present!douxie and the others leave. 

I’m pretty sure Merlin started his long sleep after the battle with Morgana. Past!douxie was probably brought down from the castle to watch over him. The flashback battle we see was prior to the battle of Killahead, because Bellroc’s headpiece isn’t broken.

Present Bellroc’s headpiece:

Bellroc’s headpiece in the flashback:

Also, I assume Merlin met Nari during the time he, Jim, and the others left to look for a new heartstone. I doubt the Order would need hundreds of years to track Nari down.

Perhaps @aaronwaltke can confirm?

Edit: added Aaron's reply

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His scar. It still hurts.

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So many are confused about Douxie’s scar, where it is exatly or how large it is so here are a few instances when we can see it. These are deliberately placed shots to show it to the viewer, that i’m sure of. There are a few more instances but these are the ones i have picture of at the moment.

First in 3below, on Aja and Steve’s date:

And later in Wizards when he puts his hand up to hang on the barrel:

But in the first episode of Wizards we got a pretty good close up shot of it:

It looks pretty nasty.

For a scar on your hand it is quite large and that kind of scarring does not come from a simple scratch. It has to go deeper than the upper layer of the skin. It must have been painful.

So i’m definitely curious about how he got it. It has been shown to us so many times that it has to be significant somehow right? RIGHT?!?!

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Also it seems like he had it before Merlin picked him up on the street:

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Every single time Merlin has said “Hisirdoux” in Wizards

*flashes of spoilers if you haven’t finished yet!*

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The following commentary was written by @tenyai​, concept and storyboard artist for Hisirdoux Casperan on Wizards: Tales of Arcadia, in response to my meta on the closing scene of Wizards 107.Killahead Part 1 (link here):

Great analysis! You’re right on point!! I had the pleasure of boarding this scene and I’m so glad you picked up on a lot of the symbolism here. You’ll also notice Douxie, despite being told there is nothing that can be done, tells Jim that they will find a way to reverse his ailment.

It’s a huge part of who he is that even in this moment where he as to abide by Merlin’s orders he is still fighting for what he believes in, the need to fight relentlessly to save a life. He makes a promise he has full intention to keep, but it’s the very opposite of what Merlin would have done.

Other fun things to notice in this scene is the staging. You’ll notice Douxie is backed by the turning gears and green light of the Heart of Avalon. I staged him there because the chaotic spinning of the gears alluded to his chaotic turmoil emotionally and internally. And the green light symbolizes Merlin. Together the gears and the lighting are Merlin’s words and his way pressing down on Douxie’s soldiers and his conscience.

As contrast, Claire is backed by the square, rigid lines of the castle wall. She is rigid and is desperately pulling him towards what she believes is stability or something that can guarantee his survival. You’ll also notice directionality here. Left symbolizes staying in the past and going right means returning to the present. You’ll notice Claire pulls Jim leftward, and Douxie pulls him right.

But one key moment is the hand clasp (also the profile shot) where you are neither looking left (where Claire pulled him towards the past) nor are you looking right (at the Heart of Avalon). You look center, and this center symbolizes Douxie fighting for a third option. It is neither left (disruption of time, altered life by staying in the past) and it is neither right (returning to the present/certain doom). He is promising that he will help them find a way to save Jim, and to trust him.

That’s why that dialogue is specifically staged over those shots, and the hand clasp at that angle. In the boards, I actually had his bracer hand up, so you saw the blue light of his magic which was also symbolic of Douxie finding a third option, but they just had his right hand in the final (shucks!!! My symbolism!!).

If you also look closely at the composition you’ll also notice Claire and Jim are separated by the Bg elements, wall vs sky. And when Jim turns to tell Claire the news… You guessed it, he’s backed by the green rotating gears representative of Merlin. He is breaking to her the messed up reality that Merlin forewarned him of. 

Anywhere you see those gears and the green, it’s the weight of this decision pressing on the characters. And you already remarked on the end of the scene where Douxie takes accountability for his action. The staging there follows everything I just described as well, as does the lighting!!

Anyway, fun little tidbits for you! That was a super fun scene to craft, a lot of visual language and symbolism in there, all reinforcing and emphasizing the emotional state of the characters and their struggles :)

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Teny, having the person behind the story telling me exactly the kind of symbolism she intended in a scene is just… absolute gold. I love symbolism and parallelism and how narrative, characterization, and meaning are all supported by every tool in the visual narrative box. And as a fan-turning-pro, I’m still learning a LOT and commentary like this helps me see just how much care and thought went into this show, and validates the gut reaction all us fans have had about how narratively masterful Wizards (and the TOA universe) really is.

Like the directional symbolism! That blew my mind! Cuz in the end, we have Douxie leading them rightward (to the future), through Merlin’s green light, but guided fundamentally by his own staff’s blue and thus his own conscience. Also I wonder if the stable arcs behind Doux in that last GIF are a mirror to the unstable ones of Merlin’s Heart of Avalon––a way of pointing out that although Douxie is following the pattern set by Merlin’s shifting moral compass, he’s still holding to Claire’s stability. Using Merlin’s magic, but with his more constant, noble morality. (And going off that, these arcs mirror each other by cascading upward in opposite directions––Merlin’s arcs rising to the right and to the future, and Doux’s rising to the left and to the past, or Claire’s moral standard.)

Also the fact that Merlin’s Avalon arcs rotate downward in such a way that they cut through/push down on Douxie’s head, with an especially high-contrast panel––Unlike when he’s making the promise, in which the Heart of Avalon fades just a tad into the background and doesn’t rotate down on him so much as around him. In framing Douxie against the Heart, the shots move from a Medium Full Shot to a Medium Closeup and finally to a Closeup when he makes the promise––making him slowly larger against Merlin’s Heart of Avalon, his own morality against Merlin’s philosophy. Exquisite combination of prop design, lighting, shots, and narrative symbolism.

And the lighting you mentioned!! Jim’s is red, Merlin’s green, Douxie’s blue. Claire’s is purple, but here it’s also the natural, human light of the doorway she’s trying to draw Jim towards. And like you said, Jim choosing Merlin’s path puts him in the backdrop of the Heart of Avalon, bringing Claire into that moral space too. Now this sweet Jlaire moment is heightened by tension just knowing this symbolism!!!

I always loved the interplay of Merlin’s green magic with Douxie’s hair, and knowing your intentional purpose in clashing them makes me all the more excited for scenes like the one before Charlemagne destroys the staff, because the green in Doux’s hair is almost as strong as the blue––showing how much he doesn’t want to let go of Merlin, and how much his staff and his presence is overwhelming his own sense of self and confidence.

Thank you, Teny, for sharing your incredible thought process behind this pivotal scene and letting us know the kind of visual narrative techniques you’ve used to bring out the drama and poignancy of everyone involved. Your love for these characters and this show is truly inspiring. I’ve just started my animation degree at San Jose State University and interactions like yours inspires me to know that the kind of professional I want to be is out there making art, being a storyteller, nerding out, and being awesome. Thanks again!

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