#Kim’Dael

[ac0531]

If evil, why hot?

[silvergrovelillies]

WELL MY WIFE’S HOME

[luniviravosshipper]

Was looking through old photos and I found this thing I made back in May.

[zuppizup]

New images from the Official Discord!

[thcdragonprince]

Kim’Dael, the Bloodmoon Mommy Huntress is coming in season 5!!!!!

[xxadiaa]

i need her

[teamaker09]

I might be delusional but these are giving me Bloodmoon Huntress energy. I don’t think they would have put Kim’dael on the show just to never bring her up again, so maybe whatever Rayla and Runaan (and hopefully Ethari) are up to in the Silvergrove has something to do with her. There is also not that many things we’ve seen make Rayla this scared, and considering what happened in the Bloodmoon Huntress graphic novel she would be terrified to see Kim’dael again.

But there’s no way that, if that happens, it would be just a random moonshadow elf family side quest (though the parallels of them having bonded for the first time while fighting Kim’dael and then reforming that bond while doing it again are killing me), so it would have to be connected to Aaravos someway. I’m just not sure how that would go, but I’m definitely rewatching everything again to brainstorm possibilities.

[sunfire-shield]

Just thinking about Janai giving Miyana, her trusted general, who she doesn’t know is also her brothers secret sweetheart the sun seed, which is followed shortly by Amaya riding out wearing her soon to be brother-in-law’s secret girlfriends clothes to go and rescue her fiancé from said brother-in-law, who’s holding her hostage and also wants the vampire elf who’s been bound to the fiancé’s family for hundreds of years to kill his sister so he can be king but fails because he didn’t take various important factors into account, again, only for his plans to be recovered by his secret girlfriend who was entrusted with the exact thing he sent the vampire elf after and can bring it to him along with an army. All before Amaya and Janai even get home

The Sunfire royal family has some crazy shenanigans going on man

[domina-profundis]

WE WON❗️❗️❗️❗️

KIM’DAEL IS FOR THE SAPPHICS❗️❗️❗️

[hazieash]

Sooo we thinkin “Kimfeather” or “Redael”?

[ac0531]

TDP’s motto: “let’s make every villain hot and attractive” XD

[theredhairedmonkey]

No, but actually what if Kim defeats Amaya and Rayla, and as she moves on Callum, his eyes suddenly glow and we hear Aaravos’ voice “apologies, but this one already belongs to me.” Then proceeds to kick her ass.

Nonny, that would be so cool!

[konmaao3]

I’ve been thinking about the Aditi/Kim’dael timeline and ... help me out here, this is the order of events as I see it:

Aditi disappeared after Luna’s death, but before a successor (eventually Avizandum) could be chosen (source: Zubeia’s info dump)

Later, after becoming King of the Dragons, Avizandum cracked down on the Order of the Blood Moon (source: Karim telling Pharos)

Later, when Kim’dael was the only remaining member of the Order, she sought Aditi’s protection (source: short story The Queen’s Mercy)

... but if that is the order of events, then where does Aditi in 3) come from when she already disappeared in 1)?

I think somewhere it was pointed out that supposed history nerd Karim already made another mistake somewhere, is this another one?

[ace-in-a-very-distressing-hole]

Kim’dael was so real for that sneaky little peck on Janai’s cheek.

HOWEVER-

girl.

she is E N G A G E D

you just stole her away from her fiancée

don’t give her that gay little face

[arcadianmoonshadowjedi]

Hi Dreamy! Soo I watched TDP Season 6 last night! That was a GOOD season. Many of the open processes were led to satisfying conclusions, so that was nice. However, can I just ask... how do you bear with the pacing. I grapple with the sudden aging of the characters, Rayla's unannounced return from her unannounced disappearance, with the bad jokes, with the weird side quests. Zym isn't even one of the main characters anymore. "Rise of the Archmage" or whatever would describe the plot so much better?

What I'm trying to say is, I think I generally like the story and the arcs that people are taken through, but the differences between seasons just botch it up for me so much that cannot get more invested. It's a shame for such a well thought-out universe. It somehow seems like the writers were making it up as they went along without a real vision, and now after that last, rather poorly-received "setup" season, they finally got their act together. But what is up with that. How can I enjoy episodes of such a wide range in quality.

It bothers me very much. This could have been done better, more consistently. There is a cut to me before the aging and after the aging. They patched it up with the reenactment of that scene. It kinda works. But why was it made to have been needed. Lol.

Hey there! I personally enjoyed season 4 and 5 but I understand it wasn’t the same for everyone. Actually when I watched the Dragon Prince for the the first time, after I binged all of arc 1 shortly after the release of S3, I got really invested and followed a lot of news and even watched the zoom panel with the cast and crew, all of which lead me to finding the graphic novel Through the Moon and being able to get that and read it then. Definitely reading that helped me prepare for arc 2, at least knowing what to expect of Rayla and Rayllum. I know not everyone knew about the graphic novel so I do wonder if perhaps maybe it could’ve been animated as a short movie and released in between S3 and 4, since the events of it wouldn’t have fit at the end of S3 and neither at the beginning of S4. But at the same time, I’m not sure if they would’ve been given the greenlight for that by Netflix 🤷🏽‍���️

As for the time skip, I’m actually fine with it since I feel like it gives more opportunity for a lot of different changes to have occurred, like Callum having learned more magic, Ezran to have grown more into his role as king, showing that Claudia getting the ingredients and everything needed to bring back Viren was a lot harder and needed a lot of time to complete, showing the gravity and difficulty of that spell, and lastly showing that despite Rayla’s intense long search of Viren, she couldn’t find him at all. And with the tone and theme of the show having matured in the Mystery of Aaravos by a whole lot, I do think it makes much more sense for the characters to be older and more mature to deal with it all.

Ngl I do miss seeing Zym more a great deal too but his role also depends on where we’re at in the story, like in arc 1, it was focused on him hatching and being a newborn dragon being brought home, along with him being a major target for Viren. S4 definitely was his biggest role in arc 2 since we now see him being a toddler and having become more stubborn and going against his mother a lot lol. But I guess his role has more to do with where we’re at in the plot? I do hope we get to see more of him in S7 though 😭

I guess the title “Mystery of Aaravos” has to do a lot with how as the audience, there’s so much we don’t know about him when we start the arc and then we learn more as we go, esp in S6.

As for all of the side plots, I do feel like S6 does tie them well together, kinda like how in arc 1, we did start getting the sunfire elves plot with Amaya, which at first may have felt unrelated to the main plot but it ultimately tied into it. In arc 2, we do see it tie in sooner in S5 when Callum and Rayla wanted to go to the Great Bookery of Lux Aurea, along with Janai having the nightmares about Aaravos and all of that.

To answer your question on how to better enjoy arc 2 esp between the gaps, I’ll suggest some of the graphic novels and also add a link to the short stories released before S4 and 5 which could hopefully bridge more gaps and help you enjoy more:

Through the Moon: Graphic novel set right after S3, deals with Rayla’s fears of Viren still being alive as well as her not having closure on what happened to her parents and Runaan, leading up to events of her leaving, definitely recommend reading, esp if you decide to do a whole series rewatch right after you finish season 3.

The Dragon Prince: Reflections: All short stories available on the Dragon Prince official website to read for free. Volume 1 stories were released Pre-S4 and are mostly set within the 2 year time gap. Volume 2 stories were released before season 5 most set between S4 & 5, with the exception of ‘Strangers’, which is set during S4 when Soren was tied up by Terry and Claudia and deals with him reacting to Viren being alive, and the three-part story ‘Chasing Shadows’ which is focused on Rayla’s time in Scumport pre-S4, and ‘Queen’s Mercy’ which is a Kim’dael backstory.

Bloodmoon Huntress: Graphic novel with a Rayla backstory, starts with her parents leaving for the dragon guard & her being adopted by Runaan and Ethari. It shows a lot of how it impacted Rayla, gives ALOT of insight into Rayla’s upbringing and how she forms her understanding of how to love someone, esp in terms of her eventually leaving Callum when she’s older. This book also introduced Kim’dael who we also see in S5.

There’s also the graphic novel ‘Puzzle House’ which is a Soren and Claudia backstory set after their mother left, which I also loved and found giving more insight into Claudia’s character, but I would definitely say that ‘Through the Moon’ and ‘Bloodmoon Huntress’ would help bridge gaps more. I guess a good way to keep up with all of these releases would be to follow TDP official social media like their Instagram and Twitter since that’s where they post the updates and new releases. You can also follow Aaron and Justin on Twitter too since they post a lot of news first hand.

Let me know if you want to discuss more and if you want me to provide anymore resources 😊 I really hope these can improve your experience with the saga and help you enjoy it more ❤️❤️