Soulbound Rot: The Owls’ Dread Swap

Prompt: Emperor Belos is the main antagonist of The Owl House. Originally a human named Philip Wittebane, he arrived in the Boiling Isles from Gravesfield, Connecticut during the Deadwardian Era (the mid-1600s in the Human Realm) in pursuit of his brother, Caleb, who was spirited away to the realm by the witch Evelyn. Keeping a written record of his experiences on the Boiling Isles, Philip endeavored to find a way to return to the Human Realm with Caleb, but he would eventually murder his own brother for falling in love with the witch. Due to the harrowing events emboldening his inherent intense hatred of witches and magic, Philip would then conspire to eliminate the Isles and its inhabitants as a whole in an attempt to save humanity from their supposed wickedness. In order to carry through with this plot, Philip would take on a new identity as a witch named Belos. He claimed to the witches that he had the ability to speak to the isle, that they were misusing magic by mixing it, and that he was the only one who had the right to do so, convincing them and creating a system of covens to restrict the witches' use of magic and knowledge, and those who resisted were declared "wild witches" who would face punishment. Sometime later he was named emperor of the islands, gaining the respect and devotion of all, unaware of his deception. As emperor, he ruled the isles from his castle with the protection of his coven and his creation, the Golden Guard Hunter, where he would prepare for the Day of Unity, an event where he hoped to accomplish all his goals against the witches, while under the ruse it would bring a paradise to everyone on the isles. When a human named Luz Noceda happened upon the isles by fate, Belos sought her to claim the portal that brought her to the realm. Although only succeeding in obtaining the fragments of the portal, Belos started reconstructing it in secret and launched his campaign for the Day of Unity at the same time, ensuring the Demon Realm would perish by the time the portal returns him home. Belos' plot ultimately fails upon the release of the Collector, who destroys Belos' physical form, although Belos' remains make it through the portal at the last minute by latching onto Hunter during the escape. With his return to the Human Realm leaving him in a weakened state, Belos bided his time before he could return to the Demon Realm and resume his plan to end all life there. His path led him to Hunter once more, whom he briefly possessed, and despite Luz and her friends' attempts to thwart him, Belos managed to travel back to the Demon Realm. However, as his monstrous form continued to fall apart, Belos was forced to possess a new host, Raine Whispers, to survive, allowing him to manipulate the Collector to his favor once more by first swaying him to get the trio of Luz, Eda, and King into experiencing their worst nightmares and later to play games with them. He uses it as a distraction to get into the heart of the Titan, turning into a giant monster and nearly destroying the Boiling Isles. However, he was thwarted once again by a Titan-powered Luz and her friends. Rendered powerless, he tries to feign redemption to Luz, but the boiling rains cause him to dissolve and melt away as Eda, King, and Raine stomp on his remains, ending his reign of terror in the Boiling Isles for good. In his younger human appearance, Philip is a lean, light-skinned man with a pointed nose and long, shoulder-length brown hair, kept in a ponytail, with several strands kept loose atop his scalp. He had a small chin and pale-blue eyes. During his trip to Eclipse Lake, Philip sports several short bristles on his chin, and over time, his hair grows down to his back. Further into his stay in the Boiling Isles, his appearance becomes scruffier and unkempt, later growing a beard. During the events of "Elsewhere and Elsewhen", Philip's nose is broken by Lilith Clawthorne, causing the nasal bridge to permanently become crooked and swollen. His right arm is also shown to be carved with several glyph symbols. In his later years, as Belos, he is an elderly man with a pale complexion, light-blue eyes, wrinkled lips, and long, rugged, ash-blond hair reaching past his shoulders. His ears are now pointed like a witch's ears, as a result of Philip physically cutting them into shape, with a notch on his left ear. Most prominently, he has a large basil-green scar, which was once the wound caused by Lilith, running across his face and down his neck, as a result of his prolonged consumption of palismen. The irises of Belos' eyes occasionally glow bright blue, which can remain visible through the shadowed eyeholes of his mask.[1] Whenever the consumed palismen essence begins to act up, Belos' body heavily destabilizes into a brown-and-green sludge-like substance that turns him into a deformed, skeletal creature with disproportionately long limbs that constantly drip sludge, accompanied by various blue eyes covering his body, and two horns that resemble those of his mask. The only human features he retains are his hair, which turns grey, his blue eyes, which now have black sclera, and crooked teeth. Following the events of "King's Tide", after Belos was defeated by the Collector, he is reduced to a small goop-like form and is forced to possess and consume creatures' flesh to stay alive and gain more mass over time. After returning to the Boiling Isles, Belos stayed in his monster form, albeit highly weakened, as his body gradually melted away. After Raine managed to force Belos out of their body, Belos was left as a torso, with his left humerus exposed, and missing his right forearm and some of his teeth. While possessing Hunter, Belos' goo takes over most parts of his body, including both arms, half of his neck, part of his face, and part of his right ear, along with forming a pair of horns similar to his monster form. Hunter's eyes also glow blue like Belos', and his arms are capable of turning into giant claws during combat. While possessing Raine, who was under the Collector's Puppet Spell, Belos' goo covers parts of Raine's cheek and left ear, while also inhabiting the hollow wooden insides. Raine's eyes also become blue and glowing, and their hair becomes much messier compared to their previous puppet form. After Raine breaks out from their puppet form, Belos' goo starts leaking out of Raine's eyes and mouth, while their eyes continue glowing blue. After possessing the Titan's heart, while his infection takes over the Isles, Belos' goo grows around his castle into a gigantic monstrous form resembling a dragon. Its chest is covered in holes, with five of them being glowing blue eyes. It possesses two gigantic arms with clawed hands, and a pair of bat-like wings on its back with holes on them. Its head features a protruding snout with sharp teeth, four glowing blue eyes, a pair of horns with two small prongs atop them, and long gray hair. Philip dressed in what appeared to be 17th-century English formal attire, consisting of a waistcoat, thigh-length overcoat, and breeches. The coat was dark blue in color, with an upward-facing collar and golden buttons. The town seal of Gravesfield was embroidered in gold on the left breast of the coat. His waistcoat was light gray, worn over white shirt with long cuffed sleeves. His neck was decorated with a frilled jabot or cravat. On his hands, he wore a pair of beige-colored gloves. His pants were a pair of orange breeches, tightly fastened around his calves. Finally, he wore a pair of white socks, severely covered in sweat stains from his time in the Demon Realm, under a pair of black leather shoes with buckles. As Belos, he wears a golden mask with two long upward-facing horns. His eyes are hollow through the mask, creating the appearance of having empty eye sockets. He wears a large white and brown cape with gold trim over a baggy gray tunic and black pants tucked into both his golden gloves and brown boots. Before becoming the emperor, Philip was initially shown to be an inquisitive and meek individual with a strong intellectual drive. He had a strong desire to return home, although he was harried by unfamiliar environments, such as the Boiling Isles, and struggled to cope in them. Despite this, he was shown to be a natural explorer, being very observant and resourceful in order to adapt to the Boiling Isles. He also learned glyphs by careful analysis of his surroundings, and the notes he made contributed to his developing plans on a portal back to the Human Realm. However, his soft-spoken personality belied a darker, ruthless character. In truth, Philip was a deceptive and selfish man, who was willing to manipulate the Boiling Isles' inhabitants and let them die in his service, while justifying this as a necessary sacrifice for his return home. He would often praise his potential victims to fuel their egos, or pretend to be a helpless victim, in order to trick them into helping him. This deceptiveness was particularly apparent when Luz called him out for leading her and Lilith into a trap, as Philip showed no remorse and casually stated they were easy to trick. Philip even falsified reports about himself as a gentle and caring man who was unable to save his companions, something which was proven to be dubious after his betrayal of Luz and Lilith, suggesting that by this time in his life, he was or had come to the point where he instinctively exaggerated or lied about his own character. Due to his ambitions, Philip was apathetic to the lives of others but his own, which was most notable when he remarked that his only hope towards Luz and Lilith was that they would last long enough to distract a beast for him in order to further his goals. Philip vehemently opposed witches and magic, something that was distilled in him from an early age, as he was raised by the beliefs and practices of witch-hunting. He therefore made it his purpose to protect humanity from the dangers of witchcraft in the name of justice. By the time he was an adult, his maladjustment to the Boiling Isles' magical atmosphere and residents only fueled his grudge and grew to despise them, considering them to be "barbarians", which would soon evolve from prejudice into wanting to commit genocide against them. Conversely, he developed a self-righteous, almost savior complex, in which he argued that his actions were for the good of all humanity. Due to this belief, he was extremely ruthless, and would not hesitate to eliminate anyone who opposed him. This savior complex of his seemed to spill into his plans to kill the witches, as he constructed a false narrative where he was fighting off a problem that would otherwise harm the inhabitants of the Boiling Isles, gaining their adoration as a result. As Emperor Belos, he was described as an "omnipotent and megalomaniacal", strict and commanding figure.[2] His authority was shown to be a prominent one that garnered both reverance and respect, and was often impatient and intolerant of failure from his subordinates. Despite this, however, Belos could be quite lenient towards ones that he valued highly enough, such as Lilith and her constant failures to capture her sister, Eda, but even that lenience had limits. If Belos had any weaknesses, it would be his arrogance, poor judgment, and inability to understand true loyalty and compassion. He assumed Lilith would continue to serve him after his true plans for Eda were revealed, before simply shrugging off her betrayal and sending her to be petrified alongside her sister.[1] Furthermore, although Belos was quick to learn new things, he was only ever interested in learning what he believed would benefit his plans, meaning he never fully understood the nature of the Boiling Isles. An example of this was when Belos dismissed King as a completely insignificant figure and only saw the Titans as a method to spread his propaganda. When the Collector told him that King was actually a Titan, he was completely thrown off by the revelation that not only was "the dog" more powerful than he thought, but the Titan he claimed to be representing had the means to carry out his plans to destroy the Isles all along.[3] Another trait of Belos was his charisma and cunning, as he managed to easily trick witches into believing they were misusing their magic and believing his propaganda that he could speak to the Titan that forms the Boiling Isles, gaining their trust and allowing him to become their emperor. To maintain this facade, Belos took great care to protect his image of strength and power to discourage others from questioning his authority or rebelling against his laws, as he was irritated when Luz managed to damage his mask and catch him off guard. He retained his treacherous nature as Philip and was not above lying, as he made many promises he had no intention of keeping and was able to twist whatever victory his enemies managed to claim in his favor, all in order to preserve his seemingly infallible image. An example of this was when he claimed the Titan ordered him to spare the Eda's life, stating that she would remain in her cursed state as an example to those who questioned Belos' laws and power.[1] After becoming Belos, his ambitions and apathy were more prominent, as he had no emotional attachments to anyone, regarding them as expendable once they no longer served a purpose to him. A minor exception to this was shown with his attachment to his "nephew", Hunter, whom he acted gentler and calmer towards. However, the genuineness of this attachment was primarily a one-sided ruse in order to keep Hunter from rising against him as all the previous Golden Guards did. Belos was also shown to be dismissive towards Hunter and sometimes harsh to him, which was particularly whenever Hunter brought up the subject of wild magic.[4] He was also not above emotionally manipulating Hunter's insecurities to instill faith and loyalty in him, going as far as to foster Hunter's false sense of purpose that painted Hunter as being important in the Titan's plans.[5][6] However, after Hunter learned of Belos' destruction of the previous Golden Guards, he immediately dropped his caring facade and remorselessly attempted to end and replace his "nephew" with another grimwalker, callously disregarding him as another "failure" and abandoning any genuineness their bond shared. On rare occasions, Belos expressed wistfulness for his home and his old life. He was greatly driven by his wish to return to the Human Realm and protect humanity from the self-perceived horrors he saw in witches. This was shown with his plan to retrieve the portal as a means to return to the life he once had. Belos would also allude to his life as Philip, as he described his past in the Human Realm longingly to Hunter.[5] He was seemingly willing to bargain with Luz, and was somewhat sympathetic to her situation as a human trapped in a strange place like he was, expecting her to understand his wish to go back to the Human Realm. However, he was so obsessed with his beliefs and desire to have everything the way he saw fit that he came to fear things that were out of his control and became fixated on trying to eradicate them. As such, he viewed humans who did not share his vision as corrupt or irredeemable, making his sympathy quite limited. This applied with Luz, as when she argued against his ambitions for genocide, he deemed her crazy and attempted to kill her without hesitation or remorse. He later tried to convince her to come with him on the Day of Unity, but when she refused yet again, he concluded that her sense of right and wrong had been warped from spending too much time with the witches and stated that he should just kill her to "put her out of her misery". He was even willing to kill his own family members, as when his brother, Caleb, made peace with the witches and even fell in love with one, he challenged his brother to a duel and murdered him for being "led astray".[6][3] When an apparition of Caleb confronted Belos about this, Belos denied any responsibility, deflecting the blame onto Caleb for refusing to let Belos "save his soul" from the Demon Realm.[7] Belos' desire to be humanity's savior blinded him to the possibility that he was in the wrong, using his self-proclaimed justice as a defense for his more atrocious actions. His delusion was so severe that Lilith punching him in the face reinforced his hatred towards witches, rather than acknowledging it was his own deception that had enraged her. As a consequence of his delusion, he was shown to be bigoted and hypocritical, claiming that witches were "conniving, evil, and unforgivable", qualities he himself exhibited. He also claimed that he was better than the witches solely because he was human, even though his actions to prolong his life had reduced him to something that was barely human anymore. Another example of his hypocrisy was, even though he despised the witches and demons of the Boiling Isles, he himself excelled at magic via the glyphs, even pioneering various combos and his own form of magic, as well as utilizing various magical creatures to pursue his goal. Belos was also not above pleading with his enemies to save his own skin, only to stab them in the back later. This was shown when the Collector was freed, as he tried to make it seem like he had released the Collector like he promised, even though he callously threw the tablet containing him off a bridge earlier. He later tried treacherously blasting the Collector when his back was turned, being unmoved by the child's innocent attempt to redeem and forgive Belos like Luz had taught him. Additionally, when he was on the verge of death, Belos desperately tried to trick Luz into thinking everything he had done was due to him being under the influence of a curse. When Luz wasn't fooled by his lies, he became enraged and spitefully tried to sway her, stating that allowing him to die would make her "just as bad" as the witches, again blaming them instead of taking responsibility for his own misdeeds and accepting that everything that had happened to him was his own fault.[8] Despite claiming that everything he did was in order to save humanity from evil, Belos made it very clear that what he was really after was the glory that came with it, and that his self-proclaimed "noble actions" were motivated by egocentrism, whether he realized it or not. He even told Luz that, once he returned to Earth, he wanted to receive the title of "Witch Hunter General", demonstrating that he wanted fame and recognition for his actions and that just "saving" humanity wasn't enough to satisfy him. Even the Titan proclaimed Belos had no excuse for his viciousness, citing that his want to protect to humanity didn't come from a genuine place, but from his desire to be the "hero in his own delusion".[8] Philip Wittebane was born in the Human Realm, sometime around the late sixteenth or early seventeenth centuries. By unknown circumstances, he was left orphaned at a relatively young age, leaving him to be cared for by his older brother, Caleb, who did his best to look after Philip in their parents' absence. In 1613, the brothers arrived in the town of Gravesfield in colonial Connecticut. After their arrival, the brothers became witch hunters, a practice common in Gravesfield at the time, as a means of acclimating into the village's society. Sometime prior to or after their arrival in Gravesfield, Caleb also carved Philip a special horned mask, which he would often wear when they played together, or when participating in witch hunts with the villagers.[6] A memory portrait of Philip watching Caleb leaving him behind. A memory portrait of Philip watching Caleb leaving him behind. The brothers continued their career as witch hunters well into their teenage years, but this changed when the two encountered a witch from the Demon Realm named Evelyn. Caleb was captivated by Evelyn's magic, and eventually left the Human Realm to follow her back to the Demon Realm. Philip, believing his brother was led astray by Evelyn's intentions, sought to follow them in pursuit, in order to bring her to justice.[9] Philip later arrived in the Demon Realm through Eclipse Lake, the water of which had been contaminated with Titan's Blood, creating a gateway between the two planes. Initially, Philip was thunderstruck by the Demon Realm. Through his expeditions of the Boiling Isles, Philip began to observe the settings' unique phenomena of hidden glyphs, or "picto-glyphs" as he called them, the foundation behind magic itself, and discovered that by connecting them he could summon spells of his own. During this time, Philip found at least three of the core glyphs, but only after an extensive period of research. At some point, Philip carved the glyphs into his right arm, presumably in an attempt to control his magic directly.[6] This had horrible consequences on his body, causing his arms to violently contort and morph. However, Philip was able to temporarily alleviate the pain from absorbing the magical essence of palismen. Thus, Philip sought out the palismen of other witches and demons to survive.[10] An enraged Philip (reflection) shortly after murdering his brother. An enraged Philip (reflection) shortly after murdering his brother. At some point before or during these travels, Philip managed to locate Caleb. Although the exact specifics of their reunion are unknown, Philip's memories show that he discovered Caleb had fallen in love with Evelyn, and that she had become pregnant with his child.[11] This enraged Philip, seeing it as a personal betrayal to both himself and their mission as witch hunters, and eventually, he confronted Caleb. Even though Caleb was compassionate towards his brother, things escalated until there was a knife-duel between the two siblings, ending with the murder of Caleb at Philip's hand. This led to Evelyn immediately attacking Philip with her magic in revenge, although he managed to escape.[6] After killing his brother, Philip's hatred towards witches continued to fester. Seeing them as a danger to mankind, Philip began cobbling together a long-term plot to kill all the witches and demons of the Isles, in order to "save" humanity from them. He also searched across the Isles for components to construct a portal to return to the Human Realm. To make this easier for himself, Philip recruited witches into his searches, tricking them into doing all the hard work, before leading them into traps and killing them, thus leaving him unscathed and in possession of their palismen.[10] During his travels through the Isles, Philip recorded his adventures in a personal journal, though many of the accounts he wrote contained falsified or edited versions of his exploits in order to be viewed in a more heroic light by future readers.[10] Five years after first arriving, Philip's ambitions led him back to Eclipse Lake with hopes of acquiring Titan's Blood. To aid himself with this task, Philip employed the service of local residents of the Boiling Isles, a quest which only resulted in unearthing a similar substance known as "Fool's Blood", the presence of which signified a decaying and unstable vein. After acquiring the Titan's Blood, which he later rationed, the vein which Philip and his traveling companions were traversing collapsed, resulting in said companions perishing within, possibly as the result of Philip's interference.[5] As time went on, Philip came to learn of a powerful god-like being known as the Collector, whom he sought out to help him in his goal of killing the residents of the Boiling Isles. Unfortunately for him, however, the only way to contact the Collector was by using a mysterious tablet kept behind a puzzled locked door inside of the skull of the Titan and guarded by a Stonesleeper. Nevertheless, Philip embarked on an expedition to the Titan's skull with the aid of a demon named Blue Fang, intending to use Blue Fang as a distraction while he tried to locate the artifact himself. However, even with Blue Fang's sacrifice, Philip was still unsuccessful, thus he returned to Bonesborough with the demon's palisman in search for another sacrifice to unwittingly aid him in his scheme.[10] Advertisement An unusual encounter Luz defending Philip from the demons. Luz defending Philip from the demons. After returning to Bonesborough, Philip got into a quarrel with the brothers of Blue Fang, who wanted to know what happened to their brother. Philip feigned ignorance until the demons threaten to burn his diary. However, a young girl named Luz, who had traveled back in time to meet Philip along with a woman named Lilith, intervened and scared off the demons. In an attempt to prevent Philip from knowing who they were, Luz introduced herself and Lilith as "Luzura the Crab Maiden" and her aunt "Dirtrude" respectively and explained that they were looking for him for information about the Collector. Even though he did not believe their story and initially tried to leave them behind, Philip took advantage of Luz's assistance when she offered to him find the Collector. Philip took the duo to a cave, wherein he sees Luz using a light glyph. Philip sketched the glyph while mentioning he also studied glyph magic on the Boiling Isles, but had spent a long time finding them, prompting him to laud Luz's skills. At the end of the cave, Philip drew out a larger glyph combination that transported the three to the inside of the Titan's skull, where the door to the artifact was. Proclaiming that the Collector lay behind the door, he convinced Lilith to unlock the door herself. Philip's true colors are revealed. Philip's true colors are revealed. While Lilith was busy trying to unlock the door, Philip proceeded to write a false account in his diary about how he "defeated" the beast, and of his companions perishing. Unfortunately for Philip, Luz caught him in the act and learned of Philip's deception, but before she could press for an answer, Lilith finished unlocking the door and the Stonesleeper ambushed her. Philip revealed his true intention was to use the two as bait while he uncovered the tablet for himself. As Luz immediately rushed in to save Lilith from the beast, Philip dug up the tablet in the room, casually giving a pitiless remark about how he knew they were lying about their identities before proceeding to teleport away from the scene, leaving Luz and Lilith behind to deal with the beast. Philip after getting punched in the nose by Lilith. Philip after getting punched in the nose by Lilith. Shortly after abandoning the two, outside the cave, Philip was heading back with the tablet when he was confronted by Luz and Lilith, who had tamed the Stonesleeper. Luz demanded Philip to tell her how the tablet was going to help him build the portal to the Human Realm, only for Philip to admit it was for something else. He then attempted to lure Luz in with an offer for more information from him, as he needed another person to use as a sacrifice. Before he could carry on, Lilith punched him right in the face, breaking his nose and leaving him with a scar, before the two rode off with the Stonesleeper kicking him in the head.[10] Philip summons the Collector for the first time. Philip summons the Collector for the first time. Upon returning to his encampment in a great deal of pain, Philip cursed Lilith and the rest of the witches for all his suffering, calling them "barbarians". However, this thought was cut short when his arm began swelling up again, prompting Philip to rush to a pile of palisman bodies, absorbing the essence from one of them, which caused the scar on his nose to expand. Philip then told himself that his ego didn't matter, and that he just needed to live long enough to see his plan through to the end. He then wiped his hand on the tablet, which projected the Collector's shadow form onto the cave wall. Finally able to contact the Collector, Philip asked him to help him in his plan to eradicate all life in the Demon Realm.[10] Advertisement Assuming a new identity Luz finds out that most of Philip's diary has been consumed by an echo mouse. Luz finds out that most of Philip's diary has been consumed by an echo mouse. The Collector agreed to help Philip, teaching him various kinds of magic and telling him about a Draining Spell, which would suck all the magic out of every being on the isles and kill them. In exchange, Philip promised the Collector's freedom from the In Between Realm.[3] Sometime after this, Philip donated his diary to the Bonesborough Library, where it was placed within the Forbidden Stacks. Centuries later, his diary would be sought by Luz. By this time, however, much of its contents had been destroyed due to being consumed by an echo mouse. The remaining pages only recounted how he got to the Boiling Isles, parts of his journeys, and some instructions to make the portal.[12] Eventually, Philip's strategy of tricking witches to their deaths gained him too much infamy among the people of the Isles. To remedy this, Philip crafted a new identity for himself as a witch named "Belos", even going so far as to cut off large parts of his ears to acquire a shape more similar to that of witches.[6] He began tricking witches by telling them that he had the ability to talk to the Titan, becoming something of a preacher among the inhabitants of the Isles, and telling them they were "misusing magic" and "defying the Titan's will" by mixing said magic, all while hiding his face behind an updated version of his childhood mask. Belos would also secretly orchestrate acts of wanton destruction, which he publicly blamed on "wild witches" that opposed him, so he could use this false threat as a fear mongering tactic to justify his credibility and gain more followers. These acts would lead to this era being remembered by many as the Savage Ages.[1][6] Under the Collector's tutelage, Belos mastered all magic,[3] in addition to an enigmatic form of "artificial magic" that was exclusive to him,[4] and implemented some unknown methods to artificially prolong his life. Rise to power Philip, now under the identity of Belos, introduces the Coven System. Philip, now under the identity of Belos, introduces the Coven System. Belos' lies fooled the inhabitants of the Isles, managing to convince the witches of "their misuse of magic" and to use only one of nine different types of magic.[6] Belos' deceptions would lead to the formation of the Coven System, where those who were inducted received a coven sigil that sealed away all magic except for the type of their coven. Secretly, these sigils were meant to drain the witches during the Day of Unity once the Draining Spell was cast.[3] Many were willing to follow him, due to the seeming destructiveness of the Savage Ages. Eventually—fifty years prior to the start of the series—Belos would gain enough recognition and authority to declare himself Emperor of the Boiling Isles[1][13] Belos having one of his Golden Guards administer the Coven sigils. Belos having one of his Golden Guards administer the Coven sigils. At some point, during the early days of his new persona, Belos discovered how to engineer a series of artificial witch-like clones called grimwalkers, all of which he based on Caleb in an attempt to make him "better". Created one at a time, these clones were meant to serve as his accomplice in his grand deception to win over the isles, during which they aided him in his fear mongering tactics and testing the sigils on the populace. Following his takeover of the Isles, while in Belos' court, these clones served as his right hand known under the illustrious title of the "Golden Guard".[6] However, each grimwalker apparently met an end, many of which were implied to have eventually turned against Belos and his genocidal ambitions, resulting in Belos eliminating them one after another, before having their remains disposed of inside the catacombs of the Titan's skull.[3] By the time of Belos' fiftieth year of rule, the latest grimwalker he created was a boy named Hunter. To ensure Hunter remained completely loyal to him, Belos took Hunter under his wing, claiming to be his uncle, hiding the truth about his artificial origins and fabricating a backstory that their family, the previous Golden Guards, died from the use of wild magic, and that the Titan had big plans for him.[4] During his rule, Belos never revealed his face to the people of the Isles, causing many to speculate about his true appearance. However, because of his continued consumption of palismen essence to treat his frequent condition, Belos' physical state degraded over the years. The wound on his face continued to grow until it became a hideous scar that covered most of his face and neck. More prominently though, the souls of the palismen he consumed continued to exist inside Belos and would cause him great pain, to the point that he occasionally transformed into a grotesque, raging sludge-like monster.[14] As his reign continued, Belos' hatred towards wild magic grew, and he sought to eradicate it, to the point where he would saw to the executions of multiple witches and demons who refused to join his coven system, often by means of petrification, and would often react violently at the mere mention of it.[4] Belos and a few looking for the basilisks who have escaped. Belos and a few coven guards looking for the basilisks who have escaped. At some point, Belos revived the basilisk race from extinction and experimented on them, hoping to understand their abilities to extract magic. However, a few of them, including Vee, escaped and went into hiding.[15] Advertisement Promise with Lilith Emperor Belos is displeased with . Emperor Belos is displeased with Lilith. A few years before the start of the series, the Emperor ordered for the capture of Eda Clawthorne, but she managed to elude every attempt at capture. When the prodigious Lilith Clawthorne joined the Emperor's Coven and rose through its ranks, Belos offered to heal her sister Eda from the curse Lilith cast upon her. In exchange, Lilith was assigned to capture Eda so Belos could induct the rogue witch into a coven. However, Eda proves to be nearly impossible to capture, forcing Lilith to return to the Emperor empty-handed each time. One month after assigning Eda's capture to Lilith, Belos' patience grows thin, and he gives her an ultimatum; should she fail to capture her sister by twilight, she would be expelled from the Emperor's Coven, be labeled a criminal, and possibly executed.[16] Lilith does succeed in capturing Eda, but he breaks his promise to heal her. Belos takes her away to another room, stating that Eda must be dealt with - petrified - instead of healed. He also expresses his desire of capturing "the human girl", as he needs the magic door that leads to the human world. The Emperor sentences Eda to execution by petrification, gives Lilith the Owl Staff, and requests for her to destroy it.[1] Rebuilding the portal Emperor Belos oversees the construction of a new . Emperor Belos oversees the construction of a new portal. However, Lilith disobeys the Emperor's orders and teams up with Luz and King in order to save her sister from execution. Belos is already at the Conformatorium where the execution is taking place, and he has Lilith and King thrown into the same cage as Eda to be petrified as well. In fury, Luz attacks the Emperor by using a combination of the Owl Staff and glyph magic, but Belos retaliates with his own magic and easily overpowers Luz by restraining her with arm-like tendrils. Luz manages to catch Belos off guard by using an ice spell to chip off a piece of his mask. Amused by the human's spirit, the Emperor gives out a deal: if Luz wants to save Eda, she must give him the portal. Though Belos assured that the Titan's will did not involve invading the human world, Luz does not trust him. In order to save Eda, Luz reluctantly gives him the portal, but not before secretly sticking some fire glyphs on it as she hands it to the Emperor. With a tap of the Owl Staff, Luz triggers the fire glyphs and destroys the portal, angering Belos. To make matters worse, Luz also frees Eda, Lilith, and King, forcing Belos to claim that the Titan willed them to be spared in order to save face. Despite the portal's apparent destruction, the Emperor was able to salvage its remains to create a larger portal for the Day of Unity. Though Kikimora worries about the criminals still at large, Emperor Belos assigns the Golden Guard, Hunter, to keep an eye on the Owl House residents.[1] He also appoints the Golden Guard as the new leader of the Emperor's Coven and places a large bounty on the peaceful selkidomus to collect its scales.[17] Belos transforming into his monster form in front of Hunter. Belos transforming into his monster form in front of Hunter. In order to mask his true intentions from the Boiling Isles, Belos fabricated a plan to unite the Demon Realm and the Human Realm, claiming it would bring about the end of wild magic in the process. To do this, the Emperor requires the head witches of each coven to recruit as many witches as possible. He reveals his plans to the nine Coven Heads, promising them "Utopia free of wild magic". However, a coughing fit overtakes the Emperor, and he is escorted off by Hunter. Upon entering his throne room, Belos transforms into a monstrous form and punches a nearby pillar. Once the Emperor comes to his senses, he takes a palisman from Hunter and demands for more. However, with palistrom wood becoming an increasingly rare resource, palismen are becoming much more difficult to come by, and while Hunter suggests a method of using wild magic, Belos refuses to entertain that notion. Instead, he orders Hunter to find more. The Emperor is displeased with Hunter. The Emperor is displeased with Hunter. Unfortunately for the Emperor, Hunter returns empty-handed. He informs Belos that he was attacked and the palismen got away. Belos is disappointed with him, and when Hunter suggests that he tells him how wild magic did this to him, he lashes out and summons a tendril that just barely misses his nephew's face. He forgives Hunter for his actions, as he knows he can do better.[4] An unmasked Belos reminisces about the Human Realm. An unmasked Belos reminisces about the Human Realm. Though the Emperor was able to salvage and reconstruct the portal, he is not able to replicate the key without Titan's Blood. He originally intends to send Hunter to Eclipse Lake to retrieve it, but later replaces his nephew with Kikimora. While testing an artificial key on the portal, Belos catches Hunter eavesdropping on him. Hunter asks about the Human Realm, and the Emperor reveals that he has been there before and wishes to go there once more; Belos adds that the rain does not boil in the Human Realm, the trees are green, and the nights are quiet. Hunter then asks his uncle why he was replaced with Kikimora, but he cryptically responds that the Titan has big plans for Hunter, and the best thing he can do now is stay safe.[5] As he is speaking with the Collector and working on the portal, Hunter runs in with the damaged key and Belos sternly tells him to leave. The Collector then asks if he was planning on killing Hunter like the others, to which he replies it pains him to kill them whenever they betray him. Advertisement Oncoming eclipse and the Day of Unity Belos unmasks himself in front of his subjects. Belos unmasks himself in front of his subjects. With the Day of Unity only one month away, Belos personally makes an announcement to all subjects in the Boiling Isles. When the tide is at its lowest and a solar eclipse occurs, everyone must travel to the head of the Titan. Before ending his speech, the Emperor admits to his subjects that he hid his face out of fear, but this year, due to the overwhelming support of his alleged people, the Emperor publicly unmasks himself and thanks the Boiling Isles. This action is met with cheers from the crowd. Shortly after, he leaves the palace for business and places Hunter in charge of the meeting with the Coven Heads, sending two coven guards to deliver the message to his nephew. Belos revealing his true identity to Luz, much to her horror and disbelief. Belos revealing his true identity to Luz, much to her horror and disbelief. About a week before the Day of Unity, Belos finds Luz and Hunter in his mind. Under the guise of a child, Inner Belos manipulates Luz and Hunter into luring the monstrous palismen creature into the trap, allowing him to finally destroy the thing that tormented and burdened his mind and body for years. Along the way, Inner Belos lures the duo through the Emperor's memories that detail his rise to power. After he uses them to trap the palismen creature, Belos reveals to a distraught Hunter that he is a grimwalker and that everything the Golden Guard once knew was a lie. Belos then banishes Hunter to the deepest parts of his mind, before toying with Luz by revealing his true identity and gloating that she was the one responsible for helping a witch hunter rise to power. However, Hunter manages to come back up using Luz's glyphs, and the duo escape to the Owl House thanks to the teleportation spell prepared by Eda. When Hunter goes on the run, Belos has the Coven Scouts keep a lookout for him, assuming the façade of a worried uncle. Shortly after, he issues a decree that all young witches must be placed in a coven before the Day of Unity and sent Adrian Graye Vernworth to carry this out at Hexside. However, he fails miserably after he and his team are defeated by the students and teachers of Hexside. Belos with the Coven Heads. Belos with the Coven Heads. As the Day of Unity is about to unfold, he speaks with the Collector as he puts the finishing touches on the portal. As the ceremony is about to start, aware that Eda has taken the place of Raine, he has "Raine" stand between Adrian Graye Vernworth and Terra Snapdragon rather than Darius Deamonne and Eberwolf. As the Draining Spell takes effect, he tosses the mirror he used to contact the Collector to the deepest parts of the skull. Belos telling Kikimora to go find a hole to wither away in. Belos telling Kikimora to go find a hole to wither away in. When Kikimora arrives with who she believes to be Hunter, she asks to be his new right hand, to which Belos cruelly rejects her and tells her to find a spot to die. He then faces Luz, who masked herself as Hunter, as she tries to get him to stop the Draining Spell. He tries to convince her that he is looking out for her as a fellow human, but Luz does not believe him, even calling him out on his hypocrisy. When he starts to petrify her, she convinces him to let her be his guide in the modern human world so that people would believe him. After stopping the petrification, he and Luz shake on it, only for her to brand him with a hidden branding glove. She begs Belos to stop the Draining Spell as he slowly loses his human form and attacks the girl. However, Willow Park, Amity Blight, Gus Porter, and Hunter arrive and help Luz. Belos tries to convince Hunter to help him, but flies into a rage upon seeing Flapjack, as he had been connected to Caleb at some point. As he is about to finish off the teenagers, Belos is stopped by the Collector, who had been freed by King. He tries to convince the Collector he kept his promise, but the Collector smashes him against the wall. As the teenagers are fleeing through the portal to the Human Realm, a piece of Belos falls onto Hunter's shoulder, enabling the creature once known as Philip Wittebane to fulfill his long-awaited goal and travel back to Earth with the escaping children, who were unaware of his survival. Reduced to insubstantial goop, while Luz and her companions sought refuge with Camila Noceda, Belos remained hidden within the abandoned house where the portal had been, latching onto the door that connected the two realms and closing it. Luz Noceda is the protagonist of The Owl House. She is an eager, teenage Afro-Latina human[2] who accidentally stumbles upon a portal leading to the Boiling Isles. To prove herself as a witch, Luz begins learning magic under Eda Clawthorne's guidance, despite not having any magical abilities of her own.[5] Body Luz is a thin, tan-skinned teenage Dominican-American[6] girl with golden-brown eyes and dark brown hair in a slightly outgrown pixie cut.[7] During her fight against Emperor Belos in "King's Tide", Luz suffers an injury that results in a scar through her left eyebrow. This scar stays with her for the duration of the show. Throughout her stay on Earth, her hair begins growing out, giving it a curlier appearance. In the epilogue of "Watching and Dreaming", she is shown to have slightly shorter hair, a bit of mascara on her eyelashes, and her cheeks are no longer chubby. She also got her left forearm tattooed with a symbol of Flapjack in his honor, matching with the rest of her friends. Clothing Her clothing consists of a set of small, round black earrings, a short-sleeved half-lavender and half-white shirt with cat ears attached to its hood, high-waisted jean shorts over dark navy-gray capri leggings, and a pair of white loafer sneakers. Since "Reaching Out", she always wears Eda's grudgby letterman jacket with her outfits. When at Hexside, her school uniform is six different colors, separated by jagged divisions representing the school's tracks. Each of her sleeves has two shades of the same color, with lighter tones near the cuffs: mint on the right, and violet on the left. Her pant legs are similarly divided, but use different hues, with red and magenta on her right leg, and blue and cyan on the left leg. Strangely, her uniform does not show the colors for the potions, construction, and beast-keeping tracks. Her nightwear during her first night in the Demon Realm consisted of a gray sleeveless top, purple shorts with moon and star icons on the right leg, along with an orange waistband and white-and-indigo socks. Starting from "Hunting Palismen", she wears a short-sleeved lilac shirt, dull purple pajama pants with a gold waistband, a blue diamond pattern, and the pale pink head of an unknown creature on the ends. She usually wears her loafers while in this outfit but was seen barefoot while sick with the Common Mold in "Eclipse Lake". In "Thanks to Them", her nightwear consisted of a bluish-gray t-shirt with a lighter horizontal stripe, dark blue pants with gold trim and a star pattern on the left leg, and pink socks. For the Grudgby game against the Banshees in "Wing It Like Witches", Luz wore a gray t-shirt, blue and white shorts, white chest armor with blue shoulder pads and orange trims, white and orange shoes, and purple gloves and kneepads; her chest armor and shoes each have a purple gem embedded in them. She reuses this outfit for the Gland Prix in "Eda's Requiem". In the shorts "Paint Scare!" and "Art Lessons with Luz", she wears a red artist beret on her head and a yellow baby tee under a pair of overalls with a bright green left pocket and a raspberry red right pocket, retaining her leggings and loafers. For the Day of Unity, Luz continued using Eda's jacket but switched out her damaged main outfit for a gray shirt under her zipped-up letterman, baggy beige pants, and brown calf-length boots. After returning to the Human Realm, she wears a completely different outfit after coming out: it includes an oversized red and white t-shirt with a blue 8-bit symbol saying "OK", and a matching cap that has a few pins on it, a green fanny pack on her waist, blue jeans with folded ends and a patch on the right knee, and navy-blue slip-ons. Months later, her outfits alternate: the first comprises a white t-shirt depicting a Rod of Asclepius, the fanny pack, purple sweatpants, and her navy-blue slip-ons. The second consisted of baggy green pants, a purple striped shirt, and pale purple socks under a pair of red and white sneakers with a star design on each of the sides. For both outfits, she wears a red beanie with Bi pride and eye pins while still wearing Eda's jacket. She later wore an Azura costume for the Gravesfield Halloween Festival during Halloween in the Human Realm that she kept later when returning to the Boiling Isles. When infused with the Titan's power, her cloak turns into a furry black covering with rings of bone on the outside and purple on the inside, with a glowing glyph combination on her chest. Her hat turns black with a gray tip on top and purple on the inside too. She also gains a pair of horns similar to King and his father. Her eyes turn black with yellow pupils, and her hands and lower legs turn skeleton-like while wearing gray pants. In the epilogue of "Watching and Dreaming", Luz is slightly taller and dons a new set of clothes. She wears a dark purple overshirt with a snake design and tucked sleeves, a purple and lilac striped shirt, baggy yellow pants ending at the ankles with small patches on them, green socks and purple and white sneakers with a diamond design on each of the sides. She wears Amity's eclipse necklace and now has a second earring on her right ear. After returning to the Human Realm, Belos had to possess animals to sustain his form and continued to lurk in the area surrounding the Noceda Residence. However his vessels would slowly be eaten by his essence. Shortly before Halloween, he possesses Hunter, who has knowledge of the location of Titan's Blood. Hunter would see visions of Belos before taking full control of his body. Belos finds the blood and, when Luz's mother and friends arrive, he reveals she helped him meet the Collector. Belos, possessing Hunter, grabs Flapjack. Belos, possessing Hunter, grabs Flapjack. As Hunter's friends fight to free him from Belos' control, he fends them off with ease and, as Flapjack tries to fight, he grabs the palismen and nearly crushes him, only stopping when Hunter regains control. After Hunter stands up to him, his former lieutenant tosses the blood into a nearby lake and Belos dives after it. Belos grabs it, but both him and Hunter lose consciousness. Camila Noceda pulls Hunter out and he leaves Hunter's body, calling him Caleb and screaming how Hunter betrayed him. As Belos opens a portal, he says he is doing what he is doing for the good of their souls and goes through the portal, asserting that the others will thank him later.[9] Return to the Demon Realm Belos seeing Caleb and the past golden guards. Belos seeing Caleb and the past golden guards. Upon returning to the Demon Realm, Belos' body starts to fall apart. As he crawls to his old hideout, he sees a hallucination of Caleb with the dagger he killed him with above his head. Belos angrily blames him for everything before continuing upon his way. Upon arriving, Belos crawls through the graveyard of Golden Guards, but continues seeing Caleb, along with the former Golden Guards he destroyed. Upon going to the room he used to create grimwalkers, Belos finds one and attempts to possess it. However, it is not ready yet, with only its top half formed and the rest still a skeleton, and it falls apart. Belos, possessing Raine, speaking with the Collector. Belos, possessing Raine, speaking with the Collector. Belos makes his way to the Archive House where he possesses the puppet of Raine Whispers and, pretending that the Collector's love brought the puppet to life, tries to convince him that King will betray him and tells him Luz has returned. After the Collector sees King plotting to take care of him permanently, but unaware that King is trying to get him to see the error of his ways, the Collector believes Belos and he takes him to see Luz, further cementing his grip on the Collector.[7] Advertisement Final attempt at victory Belos possessing the Titan's Heart. Belos possessing the Titan's Heart. After Belos discovers that the Titan is still alive and can counter the magic of the Collector, he persuades the Collector to engage with Luz, Eda, and King while he heads to the castle. On their journey, Raine regains control and breaks the spell. However, Belos still possesses them, and they continue towards the castle. Upon arrival, Raine expels Belos from their body, and he proceeds to the heart. Realizing he intends to possess the Titan, Raine follows Belos to the throne room. As Belos claws his way to the heart, Raine tries to create a shield to protect it. However, Belos manages to attach itself to the heart, and he taunts Raine for their failure as his mold-like essence spreads across the Isles. Belos, taking the form of a dragon, using the power of the Titan to destroy the Boiling Isles. Belos, taking the form of a dragon, using the power of the Titan to destroy the Boiling Isles. As he gains control of the Titan, the Collector, now appreciating the value of friendship and forgiveness, attempts to make Belos realize his mistakes. Although Belos is baffled by this, he decides that the Collector needs to be out of the picture and tries to contain him in his mold. However, Luz ends up saving them at the last second, but she ends up getting infected and evaporates into several orbs of light. Driven by rage and grief, Eda and King transform into more monstrous versions of themselves and attack Belos. And yet, despite their best efforts and newly found strength, it still isn't enough. An empowered Luz ripping Belos from the Titan's Heart. An empowered Luz ripping Belos from the Titan's Heart. However, Luz comes back to life, infused with the Titan's magic, and she, Eda, and King head to the throne room. Belos tries everything he can to stop them, but they reach him. As Eda, King, and Raine fight off his influence, an enraged Luz confronts him and, despite his best efforts, he is torn out of the heart. King, Eda, and Raine finishing off Belos as the boiling rain dissolves what is left of him. King, Eda, and Raine finishing off Belos as the boiling rain dissolves what is left of him. After the castle collapses, Belos regains the form he had as Philip and feigns remorse, blaming his actions on a curse he was affected with a long time ago. He then realizes that Luz isn't buying it and once again tries to put aside their differences. It soon starts to rain boiling water, and his body dissolves as he pleads for Luz's help, but she remains silent and coldly watches him suffer. Enraged by her apathy and contempt towards him, Belos tells Luz that by letting a fellow human die, she too . will become just as horrible as the Witches. Luz responds by backing up and letting Eda, King, and Raine give the fallen tyrant a piece of their minds as they ruthlessly stomp on his head skull as the rain dissolves what little is left of him and end his reign of terror for good. The Coven System that Belos started centuries ago is later abolished as a method of removing the coven brands is discovere Luz is a kind-hearted, outgoing, eccentric, energetic, and exceedingly geeky girl, who possesses a strong love of fantasy and adventure. She is an extremely optimistic person who always attempts to see the best in others, even in past enemies. She is eager to find her place in the world and be accepted for who she feels she truly is. She is clever, creative, and a quick thinker, capable of coming up with solutions to problems on the fly, but if she has too much on her mind, she can be oblivious to things like, initially, Amity's crush on her. At times, Luz has also been shown to utter small phrases in Spanish when experiencing certain bouts of emotion. She also possesses a strong fondness for certain animals that most would find creepy or grotesque, such as snakes, spiders, and possums. Luz is determined to be who she wants to be regardless of the opposition she receives. However, her remarkably headstrong personality has also landed her in trouble on several occasions. As noted by Hunter in "Hunting Palismen", Luz tends to rush into dangerous situations without always thinking things through. This is translated in the Boiling Isles by way of occasionally disobeying Eda and getting into trouble. Despite this, Luz is intelligent and surprisingly introspective when she allows herself the room to breathe. Despite being stubborn and impulsive, Luz is shown to be courageous and fearless who would do anything to risk herself for her loved ones. Despite being stubborn and impulsive, Luz is shown to be courageous and fearless who would do anything to risk herself for her loved ones. Multiple times Luz has shown herself to be exceptionally brave and heroic, risking her life on several occasions to protect others, especially those she loves. She does not tolerate when others take advantage of their positions in life, regularly standing up for herself, and those who cannot do so themselves or inspiring them to as seen against the likes of Boscha at school and Belos' oppressive rule on the Isles. In addition, when provoked enough, Luz is capable of great rage and is quite formidable as an opponent. This was seen during Eda's attempted execution at the Conformatorium, where Luz entered a state of despair-induced aggression capable of not only appearing to empower her magic but even striking fear into veteran members of the Emperor's Coven such as Warden Wrath and Eda's sister Lilith Clawthorne and earning the praise of Emperor Belos himself. Due to being ostracized and rejected in Gravesfield for years, Luz's fear and insecurities gets the best of it as she destroys the Tunnel of Love that Hooty made for her and Amity. Due to being ostracized and rejected in Gravesfield for years, Luz's fear and insecurities gets the best of it as she destroys the Tunnel of Love that Hooty made for her and Amity. However, behind much of her optimism and creativity, Luz possesses deep insecurities due to the years of ostracism she endured in the Human Realm before arriving in the Boiling Isles. Because of her eccentric interests and neurodivergent behavior, she is seen as an outcast on Earth and difficult to engage with by her peers, school staff, and, initially, her mother, leading to her not only suffering an utterly friendless childhood in Gravesfield but also frequent resentment and open ridicule from other children and their parents. This constant rejection from her peers, along with her inability to make friends, has resulted in Luz developing underlying self-esteem issues which will occasionally manifest. This has also left Luz afraid of basic interactions with most other humans, especially those her age, as was demonstrated when she initially assumed Vee's companions from camp to be bullies who would pick on her, before being left dumbfounded when it was revealed that they were her friends. In "Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door", it was implied that Luz also was bullied by other kids for her inability to fit in, which possibly served to reinforce her fear of other teens. In addition, another factor that weighs heavily on Luz's mind is the loss of her father, Manny, whom she still grieves for, even years after his passing. It's also been implied on occasion that much of Luz's creativity, eccentricity, optimism, and love of fantasy, especially her fondness for the Azura franchise, which was the final gift her father gave her, is a means of coping with his loss. Luz became increasingly distressed following her and Hunter's incident inside Belos' mind. Luz became increasingly distressed following her and Hunter's incident inside Belos' mind. Arguably, Luz's greatest weakness is her fervent belief that she must protect her loved ones. Even when she's not to blame, as with the loss of Eda's magic thanks to her curse, she's incredibly quick to blame herself. Her guilt is most apparent after Belos reveals that she helped him meet the Collector by demonstrating the light glyph, paving the way for the Draining Spell. On the day the spell is cast, she risks her life by fighting him alone, and by insisting on saving King from the Collector instead of fleeing into the Human Realm with her friends. It takes a sonic scream from King for her to be forced to join them. Luz's final video diary entry showing her uphold her promise of staying in the Human Realm permanently, even if it means severing her life in the Demon Realm. Luz's final video diary entry showing her uphold her promise of staying in the Human Realm permanently, even if it means severing her life in the Demon Realm. A worrying degradation in Luz's mental health is fostered by her time in the Human Realm. Specifically, she believes that she's devastated the lives of her loved ones from the Isles, and it would be better if she never existed. Such is her self-loathing, she responds to her mother's advice to learn from her mistakes by electing to stay behind forever, while the others save the Isles, and live their lives without her. Again, she's stopped from following through by a timely intervention; this time, it's from Camila, who happened across the video where she explained her plan. Luz finally regains her spirits after having a heart-to-heart with her mother. Luz finally regains her spirits after having a heart-to-heart with her mother. Luz's wounds begin to heal following a heart-to-heart with her mother. Camila explains that it's natural to make mistakes, detailing the many embarrassments she must live with. She tacitly reveals that she's as nerdy as Luz, and regrets her attempts to change Luz into someone she isn't; these admissions not only bring Luz closure, but help her realize that she wants to be understood. Finally having voiced a deep desire, she bonds with her palisman, a snakeshifter named Stringbean. Following Stringbean's hatching, Luz relaxes significantly, happily joking with Amity, and tearfully reuniting with Eda and King. When the Collector, frustrated that the trio aren't enjoying the Collector's games, throws a tantrum, she sympathizes with them, offering to teaching them how to be friends with mortals, rather than treating them as toys. In this way, they learn about kindness and forgiveness, putting their lessons into practice with the Titan-possessed Belos. Luz protects them from Belos's fire, noting that they weren't wrong to try and reconcile with him. With her Titan-empowered form, Luz finally embraced her previous self once again which allowed her to gain the opportunity to defeat Belos for good. With her Titan-empowered form, Luz finally embraced her previous self once again which allowed her to gain the opportunity to defeat Belos for good. Luz is killed by the attack, with her soul taken to the In-Between Realm by King's father. He helps her understand that she's nothing like Belos, supporting her loved ones where he only supports himself, and asks that she save the Isles with the last of his magic on the basis that she's a pretty good witch. Brought back to life, and having had a cathartic chat, she, Eda, and King easily defeat Belos, having much fun in the process. She also proves that there are limits to her compassion, glaring at a defeated Belos as he melts away in the boiling rain, refusing to listen to his desperate pleas for help, and standing back as he's stomped to death by Eda, King, and Raine. Luz was born as the only child of Camila and Manny Noceda. As seen through pictures in the Noceda residence and flashbacks, Luz has expressed a creative spark ever since she was little, much to the joy of her parents, with whom she was very close. Unfortunately, when Luz was still young, her father developed an indeterminate ailment which facilitated the Noceda family moving to Gravesfield, Connecticut, due to its closer proximity to a more efficient hospital to treat him. Sadly, Manny later succumbed to the ailment regardless, leaving Luz devastated and with only her mother to be there for her afterward. In mourning, Luz turned to the final gift her father gave her before his passing: the first book of The Good Witch Azura. The story immediately captured Luz's interest, becoming a dedicated fan of the Good Witch Azura series and beginning her passion for fantasy, with it also being implied to have afforded her a form of escapism and coping with her father's death.[3] Since her father's passing, Luz and Camila would pick flowers for each other on the anniversary of his death, then visit her father's grave, and at the end they would spend the whole day together.[8] A younger Luz showing other children a shedded snake skin she found, much to their disgust. A younger Luz showing other children a shedded snake skin she found, much to their disgust. In addition to her father's death, Luz struggled to adjust to life in Gravesfield throughout her childhood and into her teens, with most of the town's people resenting and ostracizing her for her antics and unusual behavior. From an early age, Luz's eccentricities resulted in her being unable to make any friends, as other children found her weird and repulsive, while also receiving disgust from adult onlookers who would regularly openly criticize her for her behavior. In school, her antics were often disruptive, regularly getting her in trouble with the faculty and landing her in the principal's office on several occasions. During this time, Luz was also bullied by her classmates, who frequently made fun of her for her antics and "cheesy" stunts to impress other students that she developed crushes for. These experiences resulted in Luz becoming fearful of interacting with other teenagers. In addition, she received inconsistent grades in her classes, presumably due to her interests outside school academics.[3] These hardships at school resulted in a slight straining of Luz's relationship with her mother, who became increasingly concerned over Luz's utter lack of friendship and low academic performance. Desperate to reconnect with her mother, Luz orchestrated an elaborate presentation for her book report at school, utilizing the latest edition of the Azura series, in an attempt to ease Camila's worries about her and prove that her interests could be used productively in her studies. Arriving in the Boiling Isles Luz in the Boiling Isles for the first time. Luz in the Boiling Isles for the first time. After causing several problems at her school because of her book report, which involved live snakes and firecrackers, Camila decides to send Luz to summer camp to straighten out her wild imaginative personality. While waiting disappointed for the bus to go to the camp, she chases a small brown owl who picks up her The Good Witch Azura book that she threw to the trash before, and ends up in an old rundown house, where she finds a portal and is teleported to the magical world of the Boiling Isles in the Demon Realm.[9] Luz realizing she can be a witch. Luz realizing she can be a witch. When she gets there she meets Eda, known as the Owl Lady, as well as for constantly evading the law, who in order to escape from the guards takes her to the Owl House, where she meets Hooty and King. After escaping from the Warden Wrath by wanting to retrieve King's "crown of power", and realizing how unsatisfying her life in the camp would be, she decides to stay at the Owl House and learn magic with Eda, to which Eda agrees.[9] Luz disappointed that her magic training is not going as she imagined it would. Luz disappointed that her magic training is not going as she imagined it would. During her second day in the Boiling Isles, Luz is excited to learn magic with Eda, but Eda, besides showing little interest in Luz's training, has other methods of teaching her, including selling potions all over Bonesborough. Luz does not fare too well in this endeavor, realizing that Humans are not well liked in the Boiling Isles. When she goes to sell the last potion she ends up in a huge fantasy castle, where she meets a wizard named Adegast, who convinces her to go on a mission in search of the Celestial Staff that can only be wielded by "The Chosen One", and thus free the Islands from an ancient evil; Luz decided to go, and embarked on the adventure along with some companions she met along the way. Luz seeing the Boiling Isles from a different perspective. Luz seeing the Boiling Isles from a different perspective. However, it was all a lie from Adegast, who was really a puppeteer, to set a trap for Eda and take revenge for having stolen clients from her in the past. After defeating Adegast, Eda and King take Luz to see the bones of the Isles and show her that the Boiling Isles are beautiful from another perspective.[10] Luz meeting Willow. Luz meeting Willow. A few days later, Luz begins to feel frustrated at how slowly Eda was teaching her magic. One day, after Eda takes her to look for human garbage in a stranded slug instead of looking for something to teach her magic, Luz walks to get her mind off things while at the same time wanting to go to a magic school, but in that she meets a young witch, who is practicing for an exam she will have at the school. The witch, named Willow Park, is bothered by another witch named Amity Blight, who taunts her for being unable to get a good Abomination for the exam. After Amity leaves, Willow starts to feel with anger for being unable to make a good Abomination and because of Amity's mocks, and in that she realizes of Luz's presence, who was hiding in some bushes. Willow apologizes for the outburst and at the same time she is excited to see a real human, but she has to go to school, however, Luz proposes to help her pass the exam by pretending to be her Abomination so that she could be in her magic school, Hexside, and Willow happily accepts. Luz about to be dissected by Principal Bump. Luz about to be dissected by Principal Bump. At school, Luz meets Willow's friend, Gus Porter, who is a human fanatic. Luz helps Willow pass the exam and Professor Hermonculus gives Willow the "top student" star, which was worn by Amity, causing the latter's anger and suspicion. During lunch, Amity sees Willow's "abomination" eating, something they don't do, so she has a fit of rage towards the "abomination" and starts trying to force the truth out, which causes her to be taken to the office of Principal Bump. Amity tells Bump of her suspicions, and he decides to dissect it to verify, but Gus distracts him to avoid it, while Luz and Willow escape. Bump locks down the school's doors to prevent it, but Willow uses a seed Eda gave Luz earlier to create vines in the school and traps the Principal to get Luz out of the school, which surprises Bump. While Willow stops a furious Amity who was after Luz, she escapes back to the Owl House with Eda and King to ask them to go help Willow and Gus, however, these two arrive there and tell her that Bump was amazed by Willow's abilities and changed her from the abomination track to the plant track, which makes Luz happy, but they also tell her that she was banned from Hexside, to Eda's joy. For her part, Luz reconciles with Eda, saying that she was happy that she was her teacher.[11] Camila Noceda[1] is a supporting character in The Owl House. She is a veterinarian, the widow of Manny Noceda, and the mother of Luz Noceda. Camila, similar to Luz, is a Dominican-American woman with tan skin, a medium body frame, brown eyes, and brown eyebrows. She originally wore her hair in a bun with two bangs tufted outward but as time went by, she had cut her hair short and wore it more jagged, similar in appearance to Luz. Over the course of a few months, her hair had grown out, become curlier and a streak of gray appeared on the side. While at work, she keeps it in a ponytail. In the epilogue of "Watching and Dreaming", Camila's hair is shown to have kept the same style but gained more gray streaks. Clothing When at work as a vet, Camila wears a set of light blue scrubs with darker, blue-rimmed sleeves, white shoes, glasses with red and black frames, and blue earrings. From "Yesterday's Lie" onward, her civilian attire is shown as a green overshirt, dark blue capri-style jeans, pink sneakers, and black earrings. In "King's Tide", she is seen wearing light pink earrings. Camila is a very caring and protective mother who deeply loves her daughter, Luz, and always has her best interest at heart, trying her best to be there for her and to support her with good intentions in mind. Despite this, she can sometimes have difficulty understanding Luz due to her daughter's quirks. Prior to Luz's arrival on the Boiling Isles, Camila was shown to be a very patient yet grounded parent and was often worried when Luz's fixations with fantasy often got her ostracized from her peers. Despite this, Camila, in truth, loves Luz's eccentricities and sense of creativity, with her actions having been not to hamper these traits but to teach her to hide them in the hopes that doing so would allow her to finally fit in with other kids (actions she would later regret). When Vee was masquerading as Luz, Camila was shown to be deeply saddened when it seemed that her time at camp had removed her creative personality and interests, while later showing relief when she joyfully mistook the real Luz's confession about the Demon Realm as an imaginative game. This shows that Camila values Luz's quirkiness and simply wants to ensure her daughter's happiness, but not at the expense of everything that makes her unique. Camila is also an extremely kind and compassionate individual. Befitting her profession as a veterinarian, she possesses a strong fondness for animals and won't tolerate any kind of cruelty shown to them. As shown in "Keeping up A-fear-ances", Camila also has a tendency to cry while watching animal documentaries, finding them to be very moving. A key aspect of her compassion is her strong sense of acceptance and understanding. Much like Luz, Camila tends to see the best in others, judging them based on their character rather than their differences or because of societal norms. This level of acceptance has also made Camila very forgiving, as she bore no ill-will towards Vee for having taken her daughter's identity for months, instead recognizing that she was simply a scared child looking for a place to belong and took her in without hesitation after her true identity was revealed. Though initially frightened upon learning of the existence of witches and demons, Camila, like Luz, harbors no prejudice towards the magical beings of the Boiling Isles, recognizing them as people as opposed to the monsters that other humans, such as Jacob Hopkins and Emperor Belos, have envisioned them to be. During their time trapped in the Human Realm, Camila immediately accepted Luz's friends from the Isles into her home, regardless of their species, sheltering and caring for them in a similar, motherly manner to how Eda did for Luz in the Demon Realm, while also being overjoyed upon learning of Luz's relationship with Amity. Because of her high level of acceptance, Camila is easily upset by the bigotry of more prejudicial humans and holds such individuals in thorough contempt. Despite this, she is generally uncomfortable with the more macabre traits of the Boiling Isles, though she will (unconvincingly) attempt to hide this in order to not offend others. Camila has also shown an impressive level of bravery and boldness, willing to fight for what she believes to be right, whether it be against other humans like Jacob or supernatural entities like Belos. Though kind and patient, Camila possesses a fearsome temper whenever those she cares about are insulted or threatened, not hesitating to stand up for them and come to their aid when needed. This was exemplified when she unhesitatingly defended Luz whenever she was bad-mouthed by other parents and by her furiously attacking Jacob after he imprisoned and attempted to dissect Vee. Another trait Camila shares with Luz is that she is terrible at telling lies. Much like Luz, when Camila attempts to lie or feign ignorance she becomes visibly very nervous and will generally deliver rushed, unconvincing remarks. Camila herself seems to be aware of this flaw, noting that she simply "lacks the imagination" for it. Though she attempts to hide it, Camila is secretly burdened with regrets and insecurities regarding the struggles of her family and the tragic events of her childhood. The years of bullying and ostracism she suffered in high school because of her "nerdy' fondness for science fiction, particularly Cosmic Frontier, not only caused her to suppress these interests in order to better fit in with her peers but also made her extremely fearful of the same thing happening to Luz due to the similarities her daughter shared with her younger self. Ultimately, it was these fears that made Camila reluctantly give into the pressure of sending Luz away to Reality Check Camp, solemnly believing that suppressing her more eccentric traits and having her act more "normal" was the only way that she could protect her daughter from the same hardships she was forced to endure. In addition, Camila is also regretful of having moved to Gravesfield, having recognized that doing so not only failed to save her husband as she had hoped but also unintentionally resulted in Luz enduring years of rejection and ostracism from others who were repulsed by her eccentric behavior. After learning of Luz's time in the Demon Realm and seeing how much she had matured and prospered there, with friends who supported her, Camila admitted her mistakes to her daughter and sought to make up for them by providing Luz the emotional support she desperately needed. In doing so, Camila showed much wisdom and consideration regarding the needs of her daughter and how to best help her through her newfound struggles. When she realized what upholding her promise to stay in the Human Realm for good would do to Luz mentally, Camila wasted no time in stopping her from telling her friends her decision and even decided to join them in returning to the Demon Realm to face Belos and the Collector. In addition, during this time, it was through Camila's renewed sense of understanding and unconditional acceptance for her daughter's authentic self that not only significantly helped heal Luz's deteriorating mental health, but also allowed her to finally connect with and give life to her palisman, Stringbean. Over the four years since Belos' defeat, Camila has come to happily accept and embrace Luz's place on the Boiling Isles, to the point of fully supporting her daughter's decision to move there for college. Additionally, since opening up to her daughter, Camila has also come to re-embrace her childhood interests and hobbies, no longer hiding them out of shame as she once did. During her teenage years, Camila possessed a deep admiration for science fiction and stories of space exploration. This led to her developing an extreme interest in the Cosmic Frontier franchise, buying several pieces of merchandise from the show, including DVDs and posters. Unfortunately, however, her fondness for the franchise during her high school years made her unable to fit in with other kids, who looked down upon her "nerdy" interests and frequently bullied her. The frequent bullying she received resulted in Camila sadly abandoning her interest in the Cosmic Frontier to better fit in and leaving her with physiological scars into adulthood. Sometime after graduating from high school, Camila would go on to spend three years of her life serving energy drinks as part of a pyramid scheme, something she would come to regret later in her life. Camila furiously listening as two parents openly insult Luz during her school performance. Camila furiously listening as two parents openly insult Luz during her school performance. At least 14 years before the start of the series, Camila married Manny, unintentionally scheduling a wisdom tooth operation the day before their wedding. They would go on to have one child together, Luz Noceda. Unfortunately, however, Manny suffered from an unknown condition or illness that caused his health to degrade over time. This prompted the couple to move with their daughter to the town of Gravesfield, Connecticut, where Camila became employed as a veterinarian so that Manny could receive better treatment at a more adequate hospital, although she would question the move years later. Sadly, their efforts were in vain, as Camila was widowed while Luz was still young after Manny died from his condition, leaving both heartbroken from their loss. Every year since then, she and Luz would remember him by picking flowers together before visiting his grave.[2] As a single parent, Camila loved her daughter very much, but due to Luz's eccentric personality, raising her was not without its hiccups. While Camila adored Luz's creativity, it caused her to be ostracized by other children. Many parents also expressed disgust at Luz's behavior, regularly criticizing her. This enraged Camila, who would always sternly defend her daughter against the judgments of the other adults in Gravesfield. She even once unknowingly badmouthed her daughter's principal in traffic. As time passed, however, Camila, despite still loving Luz's creativity, began to worry about her eccentric personality as it resulted in her utter lack of friends, as well as her failing grades and occasionally getting into trouble at school. This led to repeated visits to the principal's office. During one such visit, Camila was encouraged by the school's superintendent to consider sending Luz to Reality Check Summer Camp, a camp meant to teach kids how to conform to societal norms, in hopes of stemming her behavior. Though she was reluctant to go along with this suggestion, Camila was convinced by the superintendent to deeply consider it, due to her fears of Luz enduring the same kind of struggle that she had to go through in high school. Luz at Summer Camp Camila sending her to . Camila sending her daughter to camp. After Luz got in trouble for her book report involving snakes and firecrackers, Camila attended a meeting with the school's superintendent, whereupon she was pressured into sending her daughter to Reality Check Summer Camp to handle her behavior. Afterward, while Luz is waiting at the bus stop, Camila says goodbye to her before she leaves for work. Unbeknownst to Camila, she doesn't end up going to camp and is spirited away to the Demon Realm, where she decides to stay for the summer. After finding her "daughter" next to an abandoned house, Camila reveals that she has the day off and drives "Luz" to summer camp, unaware that "Luz" is actually a basilisk named Vee in disguise. That night, Camila sends Luz a text message asking if she's enjoying the camp. Luz replies vaguely, stating that she likes the place so far.[3] Spending time with "Luz" Camila texting Luz, while being unaware of the fact that she is in an alternate dimension. Camila texting Luz, while being unaware of the fact that she is in an alternate dimension. Camila later reappears, texting Luz and sending pictures of her at their favorite after-school lunch shop, saying that she loves her. Afraid of lying, Luz keeps replying with emojis to avoid directly messaging her. Later that night, Camila texts again, and this time, she receives a full response from her daughter. She soon wraps up the conversation, saying that she loved receiving Luz's letters, which the latter assumes are her texts. Camila then falls asleep, her nightstand abundant with letters supposedly addressed to her from Luz.[4] Following summer camp, Vee continues to masquerade as Luz and takes her place at home, with Camila remaining oblivious. One night, Camila cries as she watches an animal documentary, being offered a box of tissues by Vee imitating Luz as she thanks her.[5] Camila talking to who she believes to be her daughter. Camila talking to who she believes to be her daughter. One morning, after arriving home from work, Camila finds "Luz" outside the house holding a box with a number of her belongings relating to her fantasy-loving interests. After questioning her about it, Camila becomes saddened upon seeing her "daughter" place the items in the trash, being dismayed at how it seems that her experiences at Camp have drastically altered her personality. Later, through the In Between Realm, Camila finally gets to speak with the real Luz, who tells her the truth about where she has been, and that Camila has been living with an impostor of her. Initially, she doesn't believe this, thinking that it is simply a part of some game Luz is playing. She then goes to the Gravesfield Historical Society museum and asks Jacob to show her his captured demon, to which he obliges after getting a verbal agreement. Camila soon realizes that the frightened young demon, Vee, is a real being after recognizing some characteristics on her body. Jacob attempts to dissect Vee, but Camila strikes him with her sandal and saves her, offering to take her under her wing for as long as she needs it. Camila begging Luz to return and stay with her. Camila begging Luz to return and stay with her. Camila is distraught upon finding out that Luz is trapped in the Demon Realm but is impressed at how much she has grown and changed as a person. She then becomes extremely upset upon learning that Luz decided to stay in the Demon Realm, even believing that she chose to stay there to get away from her. Dejected, she then makes her promise to stay with her once she finds a way to get back to the Human Realm.[6] A few weeks later, on the anniversary of her husband Manny's death, she thinks about a tradition she used to share with Luz where they would go pick flowers and then leave them on Manny's grave. Since Luz isn't there, she places a flower in a vase and stares up at the night sky, not knowing that Luz is doing the same thing, Vee is a recurring character of The Owl House. She is a basilisk from the Boiling Isles in the Demon Realm. After escaping from the Isles, she shapeshifted into a doppelgänger of Luz Noceda but was ultimately taken in by her mother Camila, beginning a new life in Luz's place in the Human Realm. Vee is a basilisk beast demon[4] that has a small, chubby serpentine body with two arms and a fishlike tail in place of legs. Her face is round with wide eyes and a turned-up nose. She has a catlike mouth in a "W" shape with two small teeth poking out from her bottom jaw with her lower lip being a dark maroon color. She has pale, swamp-green scales with cream-colored spots on her head, tail, underbelly, and the bottom half of her face. There are tufts of navy-blue hair on her head, back, and ears. Her eyes consist of yellow-gold pupils, black irises, and aqua sclera. She has off-white fins on the sides and tip of her tail, along with a dull peacock-blue piercing on the tip. In Vee's disguised form, her silhouette is almost identical to Luz's, save for clothing and hair. Her hair is put up and smoothed down far neater than Luz's is, with a noticeably thicker sheen. The top does not stick up to one side, as it is clipped down by hair barrettes. In Vee's partially disguised form, she mostly resembles her disguised form, except she has her basilisk ears and eyes. There are two spots underneath each of her eyes, which resemble those of her true form, a spot on the back of each hand, a spot on the back of each ankle, and spots around her ears. In "Thanks to Them", Vee changes her human form's appearance to differentiate herself from Luz; her hair is green with blue tips, resembling her fins, and she keeps her basilisk ears which blend into her hair. Her skin color is lighter, though still similar enough to easily pass as a member of the Noceda family, and her legs have more muscle mass. She also retains her basilisk eyes, but the sclera is now white. In the epilogue of "Watching and Dreaming", Vee's human form has much longer hair with light blue ends. Her basilisk form hasn't changed much but she is a bit taller, her hair is still longer and the hair on her back is lighter blue like her hair. She now has a nose ring on her right side along with an earring on her right ear, and the piercing on her tail is gone. Clothing When she first assumed Luz's form, Vee wore the same outfit as her. Later on, she started wearing an air force-blue hoodie with darker cuffs, a mustard-yellow shirt underneath with a white collar and a pair of black buttons at the neck, Prussian blue leggings, and white sneakers with silver-gray laces and soles. She has a single yellow hair barrette on each temple. Vee is a good-natured individual, albeit rather insecure about her identity as a basilisk. Due to her past, where her only purpose was to be a test subject for one of Belos' experiments, Vee was troubled about her existence, and being a creature that should no longer exist, she yearned to find a better life with an identity to call her own. When she started living with Camila, she became more comfortable after shapeshifting into an impostor of Luz, easily deceiving her and others into thinking she was the real Luz for months. As the impostor, Vee is shown to be laid-back, opportunistic, and more toned down compared to the real Luz. Despite the deception, Vee did not favor subterfuge, as she did not wish to trick Camila and only did so to pay back Camila's kindness rather than taking advantage of it. She is fearful and timid of strangers and dislikes confrontation heavily. When put under pressure or in troublesome situations, Vee can be left petrified for an extended period of time. By the time Luz returned to the Human Realm, Vee had adjusted well into human culture, giving her the most common sense out of Luz's friends. She also gained a boost in self-confidence, for she was willing to confront Jacob Hopkins again, despite initial trepidation from when he imprisoned her before and even stood against Belos himself while he was possessing Hunter. However, she is still wary of humans finding out about her true nature. Vee was part of a batch of basilisks that were brought back from extinction by Emperor Belos, along with the help of his coven, in order to study their ability to extract magic from living beings. Labeled as subject Number 5, Vee was put through various experiments where she was forced to extract magic from living creatures until they were completely drained, which she heavily detested doing. Eventually, Vee and a few other basilisks became fed up with the inhumane tests and escaped, going into hiding afterward. Vee masquerading as . Vee masquerading as Luz. While in the market one day, Vee spotted Luz when she first met Eda at her Human Collectibles stand, and covertly, Vee crawled through the portal in Eda's tent while the crowd was distracted. Entering on the other side of the portal to the Human Realm, Vee turned into Luz on instinct as soon as she heard Camila approaching her, and after learning that the woman was Luz's mother, Camila offered to give her a ride to the camp. Vee was surprised by the kindness from Camila and the prospect of having a real life, so she decided to continue the charade as Luz and went to the camp in her place. At camp, Vee made friends with a few kids and wrote letters to Camila telling her about her time there.[1] After summer camp ended, Vee continued posing as Luz and started spending time with Camila.[5] One day, Vee is clearing Luz's bedroom of the latter's things, which Camila finds bizarre. Just then, they hear a rabbit squeak in distress, and the two free it. Vee heads back inside to continue clearing the room, grabbing one of Luz's shirts. After she shuts the closet door, the real Luz appears through the mirror on the closet and shouts at Vee, startling her. Before she can shatter the mirror, Camila questions if she is alright, only for the real Luz to cover for her saying she saw a spoiler from her favorite anime. Vee is caught in a snare trap. Vee is caught in a snare trap. Terrified, Vee jumps out of the window and runs all the way to the old house, lamenting angrily about running again. She is too caught up in doing so and ends up accidentally getting caught in a trap set there by Jacob, causing Vee to lash out and turn into her basilisk form from her stress. Luz, through a purse mirror, helps her free herself and asks why she is impersonating her, and Vee reveals that she just wanted a place to belong. The human realizes that she can continue impersonating her since Camila is unaware that her real daughter is missing, but Vee says that she has run out of magic, as she used the last of it just now to partially disguise herself. Upon seeing a piece of newspaper with Eda on it, Luz believes that the Owl Lady might have left some magic behind, so Vee sets out to find a source of it. Vee with her camp friends. Vee with her camp friends. After arriving at Robin's Roast Café, with Vee wearing a hat and sunglasses to hide her non-human features, she and Luz learn that Eda (under the alias name of Marylin) was banned for life trying to pay for a latte with a live raccoon. In the alleyway, Vee finds talking rats, making her scream and run away. After Vee finds her camp friends in the town square playing Hexes Hold'em, they direct her to the Gravesfield Historical Society, where the curator, Jacob Hopkins, agrees to bring her some Hexes Hold'em cards. As they wait, Vee tells Luz about her life before entering the Human Realm and how kind Camila has been to her, silently criticizing the human for wanting to get away from such a loving woman. Suddenly, Vee smells magic and goes into the back room to find the source of it, but to her horror, she finds weapons in the room along with a picture of Eda and realizes through computer screens that she has been watched the entire time. In her panic, she trips over a red laser, which promptly locks her in a cage. By now, Vee has also panic shifted back into her basilisk form. Jacob enters the room, pleased to have finally captured a demon, and he informs the basilisk that she will stay in that cage for the rest of her life. Vee orders Luz to go back to the Demon Realm, fearing Jacob will out her true identity to Camila. Despite Luz's insistence otherwise, she assures her that it's alright, breaking the mirror with her tail and severing contact with Luz. Vee held captive by . Vee held captive by Jacob Hopkins. Luz, through her mother's phone screen, manages to convince Camila to go to the Historical Society, although she believes that her daughter is just playing another game with her. However, when Camila finds Vee in her true form, she realizes that Luz wasn't lying to her — Vee wasn't her real daughter. She comforts the basilisk, commending her strength, but Jacob walks in, attempting to dissect Vee. Camila, refusing to let this happen, strikes the curator with her chancla and rescues Vee, taking her home and promising her shelter for as long as she needs it. Vee helping Camila prepare some food. Vee helping Camila prepare some food. Following that day, Vee continues to stay in the Noceda household and remains in her true form when around Camila, often helping her with housework. At some point during this time, after learning more about Luz's reasons for running from home (possibly from Camila), Vee restocked all of Luz's belongings that she had previously attempted to discard, while also leaving a note by her bedroom door to welcome her home for when she finally returned, presumably out of guilt for her previously harsh scolding of her in the Historical Society. Gravesfield is a fictional town located in the state of Connecticut (CT) in the United States of America on Earth. Gravesfield was founded during the colonial era in 1635, within the colony of Connecticut. During Gravesfield's early history, witch hunting served as a key factor in the town's culture, with a significant portion serving as witch hunters. After being orphaned at a young age, the two brothers, Caleb and Philip Wittebane, settled in Gravesfield in the hopes of making a better life for themselves and became witch hunters as common among the populace. At some point during this time, a real witch from the Demon Realm, named Evelyn, visited Gravesfield after somehow discovering a means of traveling between realms. After her arrival, she "lured" the older brother, Caleb, with her to the Demon Realm, while the younger brother Philip followed them in pursuit, with neither ever being seen again. Over the centuries, the story of the brothers' disappearance would serve as a legend in Gravesfield, with a statue of them together eventually being erected in the town square. Centuries later, after receiving the Owl Beast curse, the young witch Edalyn Clawthorne discovered and used a mysterious portal door as a means of escape from her mother, Gwendolyn, ending up in Gravesfield.[1] Over the next few decades, Eda would use this portal to terrorize the townsfolk under her alias "Marylin", as she stole and collected human-made garbage to sell in the Demon Realm, while at times occasionally sending her palisman Owlbert to collect in her stead.[2] A few years prior to "A Lying Witch and a Warden", Luz Noceda and her parents, Manny and Camila, would move to Gravesfield due to the town's close proximity to a nearby hospital that they hoped would help treat the illness that Manny had contracted, while Camila would be employed as a nurse at the local vet clinic. Despite this, however, Manny would eventually succumb to the illness and would be buried within the town's local cemetery, leaving both Luz and Camila in mourning. Additionally, Luz would endure both ostracism and ridicule from the town's populace for her eccentric quirks and aberrant behavior, resulting in her lacking any friends during her time in Gravesfield. After being forced to go to Reality Check Summer Camp following a disastrous book report project at school, Luz left Gravesfield when she followed Owlbert into an abandoned house that led to the Boiling Isles where she would remain for the majority of the summer in the hopes of learning to become a witch.[3] Unbeknownst to her, however, at the same time she traveled to the Demon Realm, the young basilisk Vee entered the Human Realm in order to avoid capture by the Emperor's Coven and took Luz's place living with Camila by posing as the human.[2] While in the Demon Realm, however, Luz was forced to destroy the portal door to prevent Emperor Belos from utilizing it, resulting in her being trapped in the Demon Realm and unable to return to Gravesfield. Following the Day of Unity and the unleashing of the Collector, however, Luz managed to return to Gravesfield through the rebuilt portal door, alongside her witch friends, Gus, Hunter, and Willow, and girlfriend Amity, before the door's second destruction, which left them stranded in the Human Realm.[4] Over the next few months, the group was sheltered by Camila in the Noceda residence before eventually returning to the Boiling Isles alongside Camila to defeat both Belos and Collector for good.[5] After Belos's destruction and the Collector's redemption, the victorious Luz and her mother would return to Gravesfield by means of a new portal door constructed by the reformed Collector. Over the next four years, Luz utilized this portal to travel between Gravesfield and the Boiling Isles, to visit her loved ones in the Demon Realm while also continuing to attend Gravesfield High, with her and Vee eventually graduating. Following this, on her eighteenth birthday, Luz would leave Gravesfield for the Demon Realm, once again, in order to enroll and move into the University of Wild Magic.[6] Places of interest Town square: An open public space found in town. It features a large statue of the Wittebane brothers, Caleb and Philip, during their adulthood as witch hunters. It is located across the street from Robin's Roast Café and the Gravesfield Historical Society Museum. Robin's Roast Café: A café located in downtown Gravesfield across the street from the town square and the Gravesfield Historical Society Museum. Eda was banned from the establishment after she tried to pay for a latte with a live raccoon, and then magically animated various pastries to attack the other patrons and staff to facilitate her getaway. Noceda residence: The home of the Noceda family, notably Camila Noceda and her daughter, Luz, until she ended up in the Demon Realm. Vee took her place, having posed as Luz until the episode "Yesterday's Lie", where she was exposed, but was allowed to stay with Camila. Following their stranding on Earth in "King's Tide," Luz, Amity, Gus, Hunter, and Willow were sheltered at the residence by Camila for the next few months before their eventual return to the Demon Realm. Old House: An old, dilapidated house found in the forest near the Noceda residence. It is the location of the portal connecting the Human and Demon Realms and was once filled with cameras set up by Jacob Hopkins. Shortly following the end of Emperor Belos, it was refurbished and purchased by the Noceda family. Reality Check Summer Camp: A summer camp in the wilderness for troublesome students in order to curb their behavior and make them "think inside the box". Vee impersonated Luz while attending this camp in Luz's place, helping her make three new human friends (including Masha) there in the process. Gravesfield High: A high school at Gravesfield where Luz, and eventually Vee, were enrolled, before graduating in "Watching and Dreaming". Prior to going to the Demon Realm, it has been heavily suggested that Luz was ostracized and bullied by her classmates, for her eccentric behavior often landing her in trouble with her teachers. After her book report project caused a major disruption at school, Luz was to be sent off to Reality Check Camp as punishment, indirectly leading to her arrival in the Demon Realm. Gravesfield Historical Society (GHS): A museum within Gravesfield that also acted as the hideout for its prior curator, Jacob Hopkins located across the street from Robin's Roast Café and the town square. The museum is now overseen by Masha after Jacob was fired by his superiors for making several unauthorized, ego-stroking "edits" to the exhibits. Happy Pets Clinic: A veterinary clinic in Gravesfield where Camila is employed. Gravesfield Graveyard: A cemetery where deceased Gravesfield residents are buried. Luz's father was buried here, as revealed in "Reaching Out". Old Gravesfield: The oldest section of Gravesfield, dating back to the early 17th century. It serves as the main location of the annual Gravesfield Halloween Festival, and the Haunted Hayride tour. The town's newspaper is called the Gravesfield Reporter, which Jacob worked for. Gravesfield's historical association with witches from the Demon Realm is partially inspired by the real-life Connecticut witch trials of 1647 to 1663 that started the colonial New England witch-hunts, including the later infamous Salem witch trials of 1692 to 1693.[7] Gravesfield is part of the fictional Gravesfield County, and likely its county seat. According to story writer John Bailey Owen, Gravesfield is "a blend" of various towns and rural areas across Connecticut.[7] Series creator Dana Terrace's hometown of Hamden, CT, along with her experiences while growing up there, served as a major inspiration for both Gravesfield and the series overall.[7] Certain aspects of Gravesfield, such as the design of the town welcome sign, and the association with witches, were inspired by Wethersfield, CT, which was a major site of the Connecticut witch trials.[8] Before the premiere of "Thanks to Them", John Bailey Owen posted an image mock-up of the Gravesfield town website, which makes mention of the town being located along Connecticut Route 109. This would place Gravesfield within the real-world Litchfield County.[9] The website additionally mentions Connecticut Regional School District 12, which would specifically place Gravesfield in the vicinity of Washington, CT. However, Owen later cast doubt on the in-universe accuracy of this piece of information.[10] A popular folk etymology for the name "Litchfield" gives its meaning as "field of corpses", the same as the meaning of "Gravesfield".[11][12] The Gravesfield town seal is identical to the sigil used by Hunter when he was a Golden Guard. There currently exist some contradictions and historical inaccuracies regarding the details of Gravesfield's history: In "Thanks to Them" it is said that the Wittebane brothers arrived in Gravesfield in 1613, though in "Yesterday's Lie", it is shown that Gravesfield was not founded until 1635. The Noceda residence is the home of the Noceda family, notably Camila, Luz, and Vee.[1][2] It is located in Gravesfield, Connecticut, within the Human Realm.[3] Following the Day of Unity and the unleashing of the Collector in the Boiling Isles, Demon Realm, the residence temporarily housed Amity, Gus, Hunter, and Willow, who had become stranded in the Human Realm and taken shelter with Luz.[4] Exterior The house is a two-story house with white walls and a gray roof, and many windows along the front. There is a driveway on the left side of the house and a walkway that leads up to the front door. Behind the house is a dense forest where the old house is located. Interior The layout of the house is not yet completely known, but it consists of a living room, a kitchen, a basement, and at least two bedrooms that belongs to Luz and Camila. Ground/First floor The living room: It is situated on the right side of the house. It consists of a TV, a sofa, and has a Latino-style decoration. Kitchen: It consists of a fridge with several magnets, an oven with a stove on it, and multiple wall cabinets. There is a kitchen island in the middle. Near the entrance, there is a dining table with a few chairs. An indoor plant can also be seen beside the entrance. Bathroom: A half bath located across from the kitchen. Second floor Luz's room: From the entrance, a large mirror door closet can be seen on the left. There is a bunk bed in the corner with multiple stuffed toys on it. In front of the bunk bed, there is a table with a laptop and multiple books on it. The window to the left of the table offers a view of the forest behind the house. To the right of the bunk bed is a bookshelf. It has a tinfoil swan, multiple action figurines, and a picture of a younger Luz on it, all of which Vee attempted to throw away once until she put them all back. The room also has a ceiling fan with a lamp on it. Camila's room: The full layout of the room is not shown, but it at least consists of a bed (presumably a queen), two nightstands on either side of the bed, a table lamp, a small side table next to the door, and a large house plant. Amongst the clutter of books and coupons/receipts throughout the room, Camila keeps; a framed photo of her family on top of the side table and a box of Manny's personal belongings beside it, the garter snakeskin Luz found as a child in a frame on the nightstand furthest from the door, and also a reel of photobooth pictures of her and Manny and a beaded bi-colors pride bracelet on the same nightstand. The bedroom is presumably at the end of the upstairs hallway, with the only window on that side of the upper floor of the house overlooking the house next-door on the righthand side (facing the front of the house). Basement The Basement of the Noceda residence appears to mostly be used for storage. It contains a couch and various boxes of items with a Dominican flag on the wall. A washing machine and dryer can be seen on the corner of the room. A Puerto Rican flag can also be seen. Manny Noceda is a mentioned character of The Owl House. He is Luz's father and Camila's husband, who died when Luz was a young girl. Body Manny was a man of Latino descent with dark brown hair, a beard, brown eyes, and olive skin. He had a lean build and was hairy on his arms and legs. Clothing In all the pictures of him, Manny typically wore camp shirts, khaki shorts, white socks and brown loafers. Personality Manny loved his wife and daughter very much, giving them flowers for every birthday before his passing. He had a geeky side which he shared with Camila, demonstrated by their shared interest in Cosmic Frontier. He was supportive of and a prominent contributor to Luz's imagination, giving her the first book in the Good Witch Azura series before his death. Manny appears to have had a flair for the more antic dramatics, and, according to Camila, once used strings of sausages as a substitute for bloody guts, which his daughter later used in a play. Background Early life Manny met Camila under unknown circumstances and later married her. Subsequently, they would have a daughter named Luz. Death Sometime after Luz's birth, Manny developed an unspecified condition or illness. The Noceda family eventually moved to Gravesfield, as it was closer to a better hospital for him. However, Manny eventually succumbed to his condition. Prior to his death, he gifted Luz the first book in the Good Witch Azura series, which she fell in love with.[1] Legacy After his death, Luz and Camila began to honor his memory by picking flowers for each other and then visiting his grave at the Gravesfield graveyard and spending the day together.[2] On the anniversary of his death, during the time Luz is trapped in the Demon Realm, Luz and Camila separately honor him in their respective places, despite being unable to celebrate it together this time.[2] we start on the luz and belos body swap the reason this happens is belo on the day of unity decide that if luz won't join him he take her body for him self to get rid of the curse on his body by become her trap her in the demon relam why he goes back to earth to live her life show him live luz life on earth he can take out vee or keep her alive up to you but he must make sure both her and luz mother form find out he not luz and make it so that he had gender dysphoria but he get use to her new body as her own since she has no more magic the swap was painful it use some of the magic of the witches that are being kill power it force souls out of the bodies they are meant to be hard for bolos since his curse force him to stay in his body it take a bit to scatter those bonds but when it does it swap their souls above their new bodies and enter them for luz it was horrer since the curse bond her soul to belos body make her fill the rotten body their souls look like how their normal look and are awake as the swap take place in an outer body way with their mind in their souls.