#ketnet nachtwacht

[theresnonamesforcharlie]

im back on my bs

[mudpuddlenl]

The Nachtwacht but they’re a polycule. Is that anything

[polaroid-sorcery]

Nachtwacht humor edit (episode 01x04)

still trying to learn this new editing software, but I hope you enjoy the video anyway :)

Copyright claim:

Music: https://www.bensound.com License code: ZDXQOCJNGC9RRIA5

[enchantedbreez]

more nachtwacht doodles :)) because i havnt let this show go yet lmao. i am not immune to keelin shes so pretty and fun to draw!!!

no one look at me for the vlad n keelin one <3

[nachtwacht-monster-manual]

Volume 1 Nightwatch Profiles

1. Vladimir

Vladimir is with his 200 years the oldest warrior of The Nightwatch. The drop of blood incorporated in his ring, symbolizes who he is: a vampire. That drop was not accidentally processed into a ring, because just like a circle a ring symbolizes eternity, an eternal life. Very fitting for someone who has two centuries on his counter.

[Fake ink: the most famous vampire is Count Dracula (origin: Transylvania)]

Traits

Smart, reasonable, great persuasiveness, courteous, 200 years old.

Strengths

• Can turn himself invisible.

• Can switch to vampire speed, which makes him faster than a whirlwind.

• He can hypnotize humans and some creatures with his eyes, but only for short amounts of time.

Weaknesses

• One guess… garlic, of course! As soon as he comes near garlic he looses all his powers.

• Shuns bright sunlight and because of that often wears sunglasses.

• No reflection, which he has to hide from normal people.

Archivist’s note: We barely see Vlad wearing sunglasses in the show, and we also rarely to never see him use these mentioned hypnosis powers. It’s unclear when these books were written in the timeline of show production, but this leads me to believe these profiles were written before or during show production. The discrepancies are the biggest with Keelin, but more on that in the notes on her section.

While the text in the weakness section does not state that the loss of power to garlic is impermanent, we see in the show that it does not have lasting consequences on him.

2. Keelin

Meet Keelin. Attached to her necklace is a golden feather. That refers to birds and thus the ability to fly. The most special gift of an elf is… that she can fly. Hence the feather. But there’s more… to the ancient Egyptians the feather is a symbol of truth. Keelin has a strongly developed intuition that has never steered her wrong. That too is contained within the image of the feather.

[Fake ink: typical are the pointed ears]

Traits

High EQ and thus high empathy, good at improvising, has a strongly developed intuition, is positive and shrewd.

Strengths

• An expert in making all kinds of magical concoctions.

• The elf dust in her long blonde hair gives her magical powers.

• Has wings and can therefore fly.

Weaknesses

• Chaotic and sometimes overconfident.

• Freezes up in small rooms because the tiniest movement can damage her wings.

Archivist’s note: There’s a big difference between this profile’s Keelin and the show’s Keelin, this being the wings. As far as I am aware, Keelin has never had wings in the show or movies, and as the monster manuals are mainly episode retellings by Vega, they don’t show up in the manuals’ stories either. The picture included with her profile in this volume does picture her with translucent wings, though.

The discrepancies in the profiles are also present in volume two, who’s profiles are the similar to volume one except for a different layout, some reworded text, and the addition of some facts such as birthday and favourite foods, but the discrepancies are removed from volume 3 onward.

I suspect Keelin may have been conceptualised with wings in earlier versions of her character due to the many different connotations of the word “elf” in Dutch, which include the typical elves English speakers will imagine when hearing the word, but also include pixies, fairies, fey, sprites, brownies, certain spirits, etc. It is almost used as a catchall term for a certain type of folkloric creature.

Keelin’s most obvious connection to these connotations, the wings, were eventually cut from her character, but the influence is still visible in the “elf dust” in her hair (which due to these connotations can just as well be translated as fairy dust or pixie dust).

3. Wilko

Werewolf Wilko has a leather bracelet with an incorporated wolf fang. Both the leather and the fang are two obvious animal symbolism. In Wilko’s case the fang especially is a strong image of his special gifts: exceptional power, bravery and above-human senses. The wolf fang symbolizes the close relationship between animal and nature and thus also between Wilko and Nature.

[Fake ink: noticeably hairy]

Traits

Brave, honest, adventurer, tough. Can decide and act quickly.

Strengths

• Above-human strenght, fast, agile.

• Iron-strong senses (hearing, vision, taste, smell).

Weaknesses

• Sometimes impulsive. Stubborn and fiery.

• When he gets into contact with silver he changes back to his human form. Silver blocks his transformation to a werewolf. He can thus be kept prisoner with a silver chain.

Archivist’s note: Wilko’s profile is the most in line with what we see in the show, which doesn’t surprise me. Where there are many versions of vampires and elves have certain connotations in Dutch, werewolves are quite straight-forward. The only discrepancy I could spot, which I’m not certain of since I haven’t watched the episodes in a while, is the notion that silver forces him to return to human form. In the show, it harms him instead (in both human and werewolf form), which I do feel makes more sense for a weakness.

[heleentje]

Ive seen your nachtwacht posts and i wanna ask where you watched the show,

i can only find the first 5 eps on youtube ://

The ketnet website rotates the episodes, but they usually have ten or so up at any given time! It looks like they're doing a season four run now. If you're not in Belgium you might need a vpn, but here's the link!

[denachtwacht]

After watching & playing the interactive story: 'Become the 4th Nightwatcher' (aka. The eye of Argusa) on the Ketnet website

https://www.ketnet.be/spelen/n/word-de-4de-nachtwachter

Which also has a book version!

I noticed that some of the decor used in it seemed familiar. I think it may have been the same decor that I've seen in the Wijnegem shopping center!

I've also noticed that the interactive game on Ketnet is not region locked! Which is nice to know, since all the other media on Ketnet.be of Nachtwacht is region locked in Belgium.

Wijnegem - Shop Eat Enjoy - (S100 decor, 11/7 tot 24/8, 2024)

Alles lijkt heel gewoon in Schemermeer, maar de leden van de Nachtwacht zijn steeds op hun hoede.

Wist je dat...

...Keelin 18 jaar is, Wilko 19 jaar is en Vladimir maar liefst 200 jaar is?

...De Nachtwacht niet enkel het kwade bestrijdt maar ook jonge elfen, vampieren en weerwolven opleidt in de 'Nachtwacht Academie'?

...het kleine dorpje Schemermeer naast 1 weerwolf ook veel andere dieren telt zoals honden, varkens, herten, paarden, kippen, geiten en zelfs een papegaai!

...er naast "Ad Inferos" nog spreuken bestaan om gevaarlijke monsters weg te houden? Help Keelin, Vladimir en Wilko een handje en zeg de spreuk in het boek luidop: "Visibilis"

[anonymous-gremlin]

Nachtwacht but they are just roommates at college and the monsters are just people who one of them doesn't like/are annoying one of them

[inge-universe]

Nachtwacht Deel 1 - De absorbant - @steve.vanbael @petervangucht Kende de TV serie en strips nog niet. Leuk verhaal met humor en een beetje spanning, over 3 fantasy wezens die lid zijn van een genootschap (vampier, elf, weerwolf). Mooie tekeningen. Verhaal over vriendschap en opofferen. Wil de rest ook wel lezen. #strip #stripboekenverzameling #stripverzamelaar #stripverhalen #denachtwacht #studio100 @studio100 @studio100belgique @ketnet_be #ketnet @ketnetmusicalofficieel @nachtwacht #tvserie @nachtwacht.fanaccount #stevevanbael #petervangucht https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMVAUAAUMP/?igshid=1riohtv7ncy5a

[theresnonamesforcharlie]

looking at everyone shipping any duo within the watch like fools! bafoons! these three are all so *utterly* in love with each other its barely even funny anymore, theyre *the* polycule ever! them! /lh

[theresnonamesforcharlie]

Sasha: I dare you to-

Keelin: Wilko isn't allowed to accept dares.

Wilko: Apparently I have 'no regard for my personal safety'

[polaroid-sorcery]

a Nachtwacht halloween edit

featuring clips from The Wishing Genie(S1E2), The Siren(S1E5), The Dragon(S2E5), The Haxa(S2E9), The Poltergeist(S3E5)

song: Halloween - Piet Piraat

[polaroid-sorcery]

Just a quick sketch of Nachtwacht because why not.

(Also, let's ignore whatever the hell is going with Wilko's hair)

[polaroid-sorcery]

out of context: Tiberius Vegadeo del Rey

[polaroid-sorcery]

vampire portal theory

Okay, so I can't find any information about the portal to the vampire realm anywhere. Please let me know if there is actually something canon to be found relating to this topic, because I am dying to know.

That said, I can't get this one particular idea about the portal out of my head so I guess the best next thing to do is to share it with the world :)

Alright, so first let's review the realms whose portals have been revealed already:

the elf realm

it is located between two trees inside of the forest

the portal can be unlocked by using a magical spell

the werewolf realm

it can be found at a clearing in the forest

the portal is made out of rocks that form an entrance

you have to use a stone to get in and to unveil the path

So far, we have yet to see the portal to the vampire realm, because when the Night Watch travelled to the vampire realm in the show The Vampire Ball they did not show any portals to transport them from the human world to the vampire realm. They just started the show from the moment they arrived at the estate of Vladimir's uncle.

This brings me to my theory.

To open each portal to the different realms, something is needed (like the werewolf's stone) or must be done (like the elf's spell) in order for the portal to actually show the gateway.

What if, to gain access the vampire realm through the portal, whoever wants to pass has to use a drop of vampire blood? Does that make sense?

For elves magical spells are a part of their identity and vampires are associated with blood. So maybe their portal is connected to blood as well?? Maybe vampires have to use a drop of their blood and leave it somewhere at the portal? (I literally have no idea, I am making this up as I go)

Anyway, this was a small theory with no real evidence to show for it, so take it with *a lot* of grains of salt (I think I used that expression right)

Before you go, have some huggies:

[polaroid-sorcery]

the mystery of Vlad's hair

here i am once more, presenting a completely random Nachtwacht theory. but i guess this one actually makes sense??

So it is established that Vladimir is unable to see himself in a mirror. You know, due to the whole vampires-don't-appear-in-mirrors thing.

This is shown in The Bermadoe (season 2, episode 1) and The Monster (season 3, episode 1). The only time Vlad is able to appear visible in a mirror is during the episode The Safnari (season 2, episode 11) when he has been turned into a human, as well as his reflection showing in the theatre show The Dark Reflection (NL: Het Donkere Spiegelbeeld).

In that show, the Night Watch find a "rorrim" mirror (yes, they just named the mirror "mirror" but backwards) - a magical mirror which means even vampires can see themself, according to Keelin. I guess it is implied this is the first time Vlad is able to see himself, because when he looks in the mirror for the first time he freaks out and doesn't even recognize himself. Then Vlad proceeds to talk about his facial features (his hair, his jawline and chin) as if he has never seen them before.

Anyway, all of this is a long way of saying I am curious as to how Vlad does his hair? I know, I know, this is a TV show so there's probably stylists on set who make sure every actor looks the part and I know Vlad's hair really is not the focus of the story, but for everything happening on screen should be an in-story explanation, right?? That said: how does Vlad do his hair?

I mean, he doesn't show up on mirrors so how does he manage his hair without being able to see what he's doing? This is where my little "theory" comes in.

Just like it has been established multiple times that Vlad does not have a reflection, it also has been established that he sleeps upside down in his closet.

This can be seen in The Master Vampire (season 2, episode 6) after Vega instructs Wilko to check up on Vlad.

And it is also mentioned by Wilko in The Dark Reflection, when he makes a comment about the way Vlad looks in the morning after he just came out of the closet.

Vladimir: "I didn't expect it... but I am the handsomest!"

Keelin: "The hands- *laughs* Take another look in the mirror when you just get out of bed"

Wilko: Out of the closet, you mean. Then you're like a scarecrow!"

My conclusion? The only way for Vlad to get his hair right is to sleep upside down. Logically thinking, gravity drags the hair down when he's hanging upside down, which results in Vlad's quiff hairstyle. So that's how I think Vlad manages his hair without being able to look in the mirror to style it.

That's all. Thank you for reading my rant :)

Side note in reference to this line:

Wilko: Out of the closet, you mean. Then you're like a scarecrow!"

I'm not saying I think it could be a "subtle" hint to Vlad being anything else but hetero, but I am saying that I will run with Wilko's comment and make a bisexual!Vlad headcanon simply because they mention "coming out of the closet" (even tho it is said in vampire-context)