#Callum's name means 'dove' and he has wings
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psykheofthestars · 29 days ago
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Ezran 🤝 Callum
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(Ezran speaks to animals and Callum almost ate a poisoned apple, and also had his voice stolen for a few minutes in season 1)
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raayllum · 1 year ago
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Very non-consequential, but still fun question: what animal do you associate with each of the main trio? (plus anyone else you feel like doing!)
I overthought this question because I couldn't just do animals in general and had to go with specific species so:
Callum is a bird, obviously. The boy loves his Ocean arcanum too but birds have the wings, and the intelligence and mating for life bonds (more often), and sharp little beaks that can gouge your eyes out. Man has teeth. Let's leave them there.
From there it was whittling down which bird to pick, so I learn towards either a standard Rock Pigeon or a Clark's Nutcracker bird.
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Rock Pigeon
Rock pigeons for a few reasons.
Elegant but not overly pretty, which fits Callum pretty well. He's grown into a handsome boy but he'll always have a tiny bit of awkwardness, and the green sheen nicely ties into his eyes
Callum's name means dove, and pigeons and doves are very similar overall. However, Callum is less squeaky clean/outright peaceful than just a dove would indicate, so pigeons have a more grey/black down to earth colouring felt right. "Dirtying yourself with dark magic" and all that
They mate for life, which is a memo re: Rayla Callum has definitely gotten on board with lbr here
Pigeons are very smart, remembering faces, see the world in complex colours (artist anyone) and able to navigate complex routes to find locations / their way home (hence why they were used as messenger birds during wartime).
At his best, Callum is very communicative, has a great memory, and will eventually learn to navigate his own path away from others' imposed destinies on him
Clark's Nutcracker
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They're in the Corvidae family like crows and ravens, which makes me happy, as those are two of my favourite birds
Again has the intelligence that our boy needs/deserves; these guys in particular are very good at prying seeds apart with their beaks, which gives me key of Aaravos / Callum unlocking secrets vibes
Sharp pointy beak to bite/stab people with. It's what he deserves
They also mate for life hell yeah
I also feel like they somehow match him better aesthetically but Idk why so grain of salt
Rayla I defaulted pretty easily to either a wolf or honestly more likely an arctic fox.
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I wanted something smaller and more solitary than a wolf, since even within her village community Rayla has always been an outsider
Also very influenced by aesthetic (white, fluffy, slim) in addition to being loyal the way canines tend to be + a hunting animal bc like look at her swords
They also change colours as their coats update with the seasons, which felt very on par with how Rayla has transformed her wardrobe colours and herself / tries to take on different faces and identities depending on where she is on her arc
Constantly shifting like the moon amirite?
They are described as playful, cunning, cheeky, and curious
Bc they're heavily arctic animals / places with long winters, they depend more than other animals on hiding and stowing food away for later, which makes me think of how Rayla is pretty consistently carrying secrets / stashing the coins away in Stella's portal
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Ezran to me is a Strawberry Poison-Dart Frog.
I chose this one cause I feel like an amphibian of some sort would best reflect Ezran, given his associations of being torn more explicitly between two worlds and two things. On the one hand, he's a child and should be treated/respected as such, and on the other hand, he's also a king and should be treated/respected as such. So amphibians having water and land, the way that Ezran does well both in times of conflict and times of peace (the latter being something Rayla really struggles with in particular) is well reflected. Also Bait, obviously
I went with orange > red even though Ezran wears the latter, cause orange feels warmer than the danger! zone red puts in, as well as mixing well with Ezran's brown hair. The touch of blue is for his eyes and his connection to Zym, and a tropical lil guy who likes sunshiney weather. Frogs are also pretty slippery and fast and Ezran (esp pre-series) is pretty wily and mischievous, getting into nooks and crannies he shouldn't be and then getting out of hot spots later on in show, so that matched up in my head
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Viren always makes me think of serpents, and Claudia and Aaravos always make me think of spiders, so I'll toss those two in as well (although I feel they're more self explanatory symbolism wise / more offered within the text itself).
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raayllum · 3 years ago
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anyway the realization / revelation I had yesterday that I referenced in this post is: 
Aaravos has been compared to Lucifer (name means “Morning star, light bringer” and fallen angel) and Prometheus (creator of humanity who stole fire for his creations) in interviews. We see this light symbolism in Aaravos’ glowy eyes, his stars, and general design, as well as parts of his story arc in S2 and S3. Viren can only see him in pitch blackness with modified eyes; Aaravos helps cool the lava breach and eclipses Lux Aurea. Moreover, the new title screen The Mystery of Aaravos emphasizes Aaravos’ fall and his links to darkness as a Light Stealer (even in the way he likely gave humans Dark Magic) rather than a light bringer.
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But why is this such a big deal that it made me cry? Well...
The main trio’s names in TDP are very purposeful, often with dual meanings. Ezran, derived from Ezra in Hebrew, means helper. This refers to his helpful, compassionate nature, as well as the idea of a “servant king” that Harrow began before him. Callum’s Gaelic translation of “dove” is also purposeful; Callum is a peace-bringer, connected to the Sky, and by the end of S3, he has wings.
Well... there’s only one character with a firmly light related name, and that character is Rayla.
On some levels, Rayla’s name meaning, or at least the obvious one, has already been fulfilled. She’s a ray of light for Moonshadow elves, breaking through their dark lies and beliefs in the cycle.
However, Rayla’s other name meaning is “ewe,” or a female sheep. Aaravos (and Viren) already have plenty of religious symbolism, and sheep - specifically young sheep, or lambs - were used for sacrifice in many religions, including Judaism (with TDP being a deeply Jewish series) and Christianity (lamb of god, etc. that TDP often gives to its villains in terms of imagery / allegory).
We also know that 1) Aaravos’ mirror is likely mostly moon magic due to the nature of its deceptive/reflective surfaces, and 2) Rayla is hunting Viren down with no idea Aaravos even exists. What if, baring anything else, Aaravos needs to sacrifice something Big connected to the Moon arcanum at the Star Nexus in order to free himself (without his Key, anyhow)? What if that something is Rayla, like a sacrificial lamb? What if Aaravos’ plans lead to stealing, temporarily, Rayla’s ‘light’ yet again as he takes her captive?
Just for the record: I’m not saying Rayla is going to die, but that her life might be in particular danger almost more than anyone else’s right, now, on a thematic level.
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