#Specialists

[blue-sophia]

I think the show in no way captured just how hard season 3 was on the Specialists. I mean, obviously they were barely treated as nothing more than love interests, but season 3 broke these boys.

Sky was spelled and manipulated to the point where he had no idea what reality was. Coming out of that must have been terrifying. Having no clue of what's real or who to trust, it must have taken him such a long time to start feeling like he had somehwat control over his life again. And knowing his parents didn't even recognise the state and pain he was in only makes it more painful.

Brandon was captured and treated as a traitor by the realm he spent his entire life fighting for. Growing up as a child soldier, he was taught that the only thing he was good for was being Sky's meat shield. But at the moment his best friend needs him the most, he gets thrown into a prison cell for wanting to help him.

Timmy's grief over losing Tecna gets a surprising amount of recognition in the show, I'll give them that. But I still think the show moved on too fast from the fact that everyone assumed Tecna to be dead. The sleepless nights trying to find her, his refusal to come to terms with what happened... Even after finding her, that shit stays with you.

Riven is the only one that caught somewhat of a break in season 3. Him and Musa are doing better and he's finally learning to let the people around him into his life. However, seeing Darcy once again trying to take over the world, hurting the people he loves, must rip open a wound that he's tried to stitch up about a million times. He'll forever feel guilty for his actions in season 1, and Darcy will forever be a reminder of that.

[winxwiki]

various book illustrations from Cartobaleno's portfolio

[solowinx]

the thing I hate the most of season 3 onward

[redhairedgirl95]

Riven's ig

here I am, sharing the work of the WONDERFUL @weasley-05 <3

enjoy Riven's ig profile, featuring (newest to oldest, left to right):

no hashtags, he's too cool for them, and only short captions between "and in italics"

cute pic by Musa <3

crazy shenanigans with the boys. no, he does NOT remember what they were doing or why

witnessing THE GOAT rehearse -> new song incoming

"nature"

same day, but Musa's version

PARKOUR!

"made you look"

"my girl"

gym bro gotta gym bro

kinda obsessed with his bike, nah?

"forgot my t-shirt"

mechanic

never not training

"need a ride?"

[basementnoodles]

MAGIC SYSTEM IN THE MAGICAL UNIVERSE ( MY AU )

Magic is usually categorized into two genres : Light magic and Dark magic.At this point in time, it is unclear on how the two genres are created.( Their are subcategories of magic, which I will get into another post )

Everyone possesses magic in some form or other. ( This is an alternate universe populated with an alien species guys, cmon. ) Magic is a skill that is hard to develop, so some might choose to never practice it at all.

Fairies : Fairies are beings that possess a magical inner core, which allow them to use their powers.Their powers are personalized, and are influenced by their homeworld/genetics.Their are predominantly female, although they are cases of male and other gender noncomforming fairies here and there.

Fairies develop their wings from the age 6-15 years old, sometimes even later.

Power ups :

Winx : The initial form that a fairy takes after transforming for the first time.Will remain unaltered until she powers up to charmix.

Charmix : A power boost.Will grant the user upgraded abilities and gives slight alterations to her outfit, such as a charm and a bag.Will be acquired when a fairy overcomes a serious problem or emotional turmoil.Most fairies never progress past this stage.

Enchantix : The " final " fairy form, and a requirement to become a guardian fairy of your planet. The requirement to earn it, is to save someone from your home planet at a great cost to yourself.The fairy will earn a total new outfit and additional magical abilities such as miniaturization and will finally access their fairydust, a magical property that allows themselves to heal, or break dark spells.If granted a boon, they can also gain three sets of wings called speedix,zoomix and tracix.

Additional transformations : Ontop of Enchantix, fairies have the power to access other transformations.Transformations either come from a natural source or can be developed by nymphs.

Known transformations ( as of writing this ) : Harmonix, Cosmix, Dreamix,Tynix...

Known fairies : The Winx, Faragonda, Griselda, King Radius

Dark Fairies :

Most fairies possess light magic, but some may run on dark magic.

Known Dark Fairies : Chimera, Mirta

Trans-magics : Their are cases of Fairies/Witches not identifying with their magics of origin, and as such they will " switch " magical orientations.Not much is yet known about the science behind the project, ( Haven't figured it out how to explain it logically ) but the process is long and tedious.

Witches and Warlocks :

Witches are magical beings like fairies, but they do not posses a magical core in the same way that fairies have.They pull from the world around them to power their ability ( I based this off of @ghostsprobably's idea on how witchcraft is used) ( Pls check their content out their Winx content gives me life ) That saying, they can still gain transformations, but it does not come to them as easily as it comes it may get to a fairy.

Witches exclusively rely on dark magic, but like fairies, their are instances of their being light witches.

They have a mixed population, their male equivalent being reffered to as Warlocks ( not to be confuzed with Wizards ) Gender Neutral or noncomforming individuals refer to themselves as wixen.

Power ups :

Witch : A witch achieves a point in her magical career when she can create a witch form for herself.A witch's transformation slowly grows and wraps around the user ( based off on the witch transformation in the comics )

High Witch : Mature Witch ( Natural counterpart to enchantix )

Dark Nymph ( Name in progress ) : Fairy equivalent to the Nymph transformation

Additional transformations : Whist not as common as Fairy transformations, Witches can pursue some transformations if they so choose. Ex : Sirenix, faunix ( butterflix ).....

Additionally,Witches benefit of using magical artifacts to boost their magic, such as whysperian crystals, spellbooks, potions...They can also bond with a familiar if they so choose.

Known Witches : The Trix, Lucy

Known High Witches : Headmistress Griffin, Mandragora

Wizards : Predominantly Male branch.Wizard power is inherited, and as such they can develop specialized skills.The magic type that Wizards use varies on the person.

Because magic comes to them harder, they use magical artifacts to harness their magic.Trainee wizards use simple wands, but once they reach complete mastery of their power, it will transform itself into a magical artifact that ressembles its wielder most.It may turn into a more elaborate wand, but staffs seem to be more common, although their have been cases of magical rings, armguards and pendants.

Wizards do have specialized skills and do get a magical title.( Example : Headmaster Saladin of Red Fountain, Wizard of Energy )

Power-ups :

Unlike Witches and Fairies, a wizard doesn't get a physical transformation.Their physical appearance only changes unless they get to paladin stage.

Recieve wand

Wand maturity

Paladinhood ( A select few can upgrade )

Known Wizards : Nabu,Saladin,Helia

Paladins : Referred to as the wizard equivalent of Enchantix, only achieved when a wizard achieves a truly remarkable feat of magic.Wielders will then sprout wings in the color of their magical aura, and will be able to use their powers without exclusive reliance on their magical weapon.

Witches, Warlocks and Wizards sometimes face stigma from the public eye for practicing their magic, so some might use titles such as Enchanter/Enchantress,Sorcerer/Sorceress but they are just honorifics.

Rangers :

Requirements : None, although nature magic is prefered.

Although mostly stationed on nature planets such as Lymphea, the rangers serve as protectors of nature magic, upholding the balance that Mother nature set in place for the world and fighting against wild magic.

Instead on focusing on physical output, they practice inner magic, meaning that instead of going outwards, their magic strenghens them from the inside, giving them enhanced endurance, better eyesight, increased awareness...

Uniform : Crimson red, with leaf-like elements and a gem on their chest.

Power ups :

Like Wizards, the Rangers gain no physical magical transformation.

Known Rangers : Nex

Specialist ( also known as " heroes" ) :

A relatively new profession, Specialists are a task force that are primarily backed by technological advancements and inner magic.They go to serve all corners of the magical dimension, aiding on missions where magic isn't always effective/practical.Most tend to become soldiers, police force, freelance workers...

Uniform :

Trainee : A Blue and White spandex suit with a sky blue cape, which is clipped with a gem.Can be modified according to the situation that the person finds themselves in.

Specialists focus on inner magic, but not as much as the Rangers do.They only learn the bare minimum needed to survive and that's it.

Specialists can work with Dragons, sometimes even bonding with them.

Power ups :

Once a specialist graduates from red fountain, their chip will be disconnected from the school, and their weapons will be upgraded to become more complex.

Known Specialists : Sky,Brandon,Riven,Helia,Timmy, Codatorta, Saladin

Earth Fairies are a classification of their own, and their magics are considered their own type of magic entirely.I have a post, which you can see here, but i think im going to go and rewrite some things since its been so long....

That's all ive got for now folks, thank you for tuning in to my infodump !

[alumi-san]

I wish to see a fanfic where all events of Winx happen from specialists' points of view.

[lynpheas]

winx club - age order

okay i just spent an egregious amount of time trying to figure out the age order for the winx + the specialists (+ the trix). so alfea (and i'm assuming cloud tower) are three-year academic institutions. since stella is already established to know the specialists (sky, riven, and brandon specifically), we can assume she met them in their collective first years. & since the specialists seem to graduate at the same time as the winx, that means that red fountain likely has a four year run.

since bloom is canonically 16 at the beginning of the show and stella is a year older than her at 17, that makes sky, riven, and brandon all 17 as well. the rest of the winx (flora, musa, tecna, aisha) would also be 16 (since aisha is 17 at her first appearance in s2). we can also assume timmy is 17 since he's already part of the specialist squad and has likely completed at least one year at red fountain.

now, helia is likely a year older than the specialists + stella because he spends some time dropped out of red fountain but then seamlessly joins the specialist squad in s2 -- which would be the specialists' third year at rf. so, in my mind, after completing two years at rf, helia dropped out and then returned after a year. so it should be his fourth year, but instead he's a third year. this would make helia 18 if he appeared in s1.

when nabu is introduced in s3, we aren't given any information about his schooling or anything that would indicate his age, so i'll just assume he's the same age as the og squad of specialists, which would make him 17 at the beginning of the show.

to reiterate, at the beginning of the show, we have: [stella, sky, riven, brandon, timmy, nabu - 17], [bloom, musa, tecna, flora, aisha - 16], and [helia - 18].

now, just to make it more complicated for myself, i'm going to factor in the canon birthdays. assuming everyone who is the same age is born in the same year (and for easier visualization, i'm going to say their birth years are [2004 - s1 age]), here is the age order:

helia - september 2nd, 1986 nabu - january 30, 1987 timmy - february 15, 1987 sky - march 20, 1987 stella - august 18, 1987 brandon - september 23, 1987 riven - october 15, 1987 musa - may 30, 1988 flora - march 1, 1988 aisha - june 15, 1988 bloom - december 10, 1988 tecna - december 16, 1988

this means that in the year that they all graduate from alfea & rf in s3, the ages would be something like: [stella, sky, riven, brandon, timmy, nabu - 19], [bloom, musa, tecna, flora, aisha - 18], and [helia - 20].

and i forgot if this is only in the 4kids dub or canonically mentioned anywhere else, but the trix are apparently 'seniors' (third years at cloud tower) in the winx's first year. and since they all share a birthday (may 5), this would make the trix 18 in s1 and 20 in s3. (in my rewatch of the cinélume dub, i noticed darcy calls icy "little sister," so maybe darcy is older by a couple hours than icy and stormy just seems like she'd be the youngest.)

i like to play around with school-year cut-offs and i don't think each of the characters that share the same age/grade are born in the same year, so my hcs for age order differ from this list. but yeah :) this is what i could work out based on canon information.

[shiningclown69]

Finally completed my own height chart for the specialists!

I can finally show y’all how you can stuff Sky or Riven into your purse-

(Pls click for HQ image!)

[ragazziamagix]

Musa here is your crush act naturally! 👀

[tauruscookie]

“We never give up, no, we never sit still

It's time to stand up

Time to take the red pill

To make this our world

Gonna die on this hill

Be ready to fight and be ready to kill”

(These are based on a design from the artists @geminineart , I love there redesign of the specialists so I drew my favorites 🥹)

[winxchive]

[winxwiki]

book illustrations from Cartobaleno's portfolio

[acediee]

WOOHOO Happy bday @shiningclown69 !! Here's your 2 most favourite things ever 🐦

[sakuraanteal]

Material Girl Riven cant hurt you-

Material Girl Riven existing:

[winxclubconfessional]

“At this point the specialists have no real value and are on the show solely to create unnecessary relationship drama for the winx. -Anon”