Callum & Ezran ARE HALF-MAGIC! (The Dragon Prince Season 2 Theory)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- The Dragon Prince theory! With the revelations and abilities of Callum and Ezran that skew towards them being more magically inclined than the average human in the world of the series, it causes us to question their heritage - and if these two are actually half-magic!
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Callum has Sokka’s voice actor, so that already makes him magic enough
I don’t call him Callum I only call him Sokka
O shit u rite
WE NEED SEASON 3333
@@hayscollins5867 I mean 3
So now you said that all I can hear is sokka lol I cant un hear it now lol its wierd/magical lol
Having Callum be half human or born with magic takes away from the importance of him learning the sky arcanum. The reason his accomplishment is special is because he worked toward it and figured it out. If he only was able to figure it out because he was born with it, then his effort really was just a facade for his birth given gifts.
This 👍
Not to mention the struggle of having the choice of dark magic, and then denying it so he could fight to connect with the sky arcanum.
Yeah that's true, but it would make sense if Ezran had some.
@@renee_is_pink there's honestly not enough information to work with, but all I know is Callum must NOT be a half breed as it would undermine his accomplishments. Ezran can be anything for all I care, since he didn't work for his powers, and just 'felt this connection' which is a characteristic of a being born with an arcanum.
@@park0urdave924 Agreed. Callum (unlike every other human who uses magic), worked to utilise the true essence of magic, using the world as a primal stone to perform a feat thought impossible. However if they do go the "Callum is part magic" route they may be able to give a convincing story for it. Perhaps that humans could at one point use magic, but lost the ability after utilising dark magic or something.
I like to think that humans in The Dragon Prince are a blank slate and capable to wield all types of magic in comparison to magic creatures that born with a specific type. But thank to mass delusion than humanity can't wield magic it close even to possibility to learn magic. Sort of self fulfilling prophecy.
Trens Gemini maybe humans did at one time have the knowledge hence all the ancient magical books and spells but there was a natural avenue to magic for humans like becoming attuned to the arcanums first. Maybe some humans didn’t like that they weren’t attuned to any of the arcanums and started sacrificing magical creatures (dark magic) to in a way level the playing field. Then were therefore stripped of this knowledge and banished.
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except humans are not directly attuned to any arcanum... animals and elves are born with an affinity towards a particular arcanum... humans (including ezran and callum) are not... however an understanding for the arcanum can happen and when that happens they can awaken their ability to use that arcanum... it wasn't until callum fully understood the sky arcanum that he was able to wield it (and because the feeling cannot be put into words it is very hard for humans to understand which is why it has never happened before) this means that anyone can learn magic as long as they understand the arcanum it belongs to.
I actually thought this when Callum used magic
No I think this is not the case. Because Aravos did learn all the archenums , so if elfs can learn only one type of archenum then it wouldn't have been the case.
But Aaravos is a star touched elf. They are said to be more magically attuned than other magical creatures. So it is possible that they can use all the arcanums. Or, Aaravos is special and thats why he was sealed away in a pocket plane.
I actually like it better that Callum & Erzan are just normal humans but they born with unique abilities.
Ezran has the connections with magical creatures.
Callum has the Magical potential to learn the primal.
Them being humans adds more strength to the story since humans are viewed as worthless and nothing special in this world of magic.
Yeah, I would like it better if they are just normal humans. Yes, the other option could work if played right, but with both Callum and Ezran just normal humans that opens up the potential for other humans to learn primal magic.
I should also say that for magical creatures like elves the arcanum seems to come instinctively for them, in other words they have an instinctive understanding of their primal source (which partially explains why Lujanne and Rayla have such difficulty putting it into words). Humans aren't born with that instinctive understanding but it seems that it's possible for them to achieve an understanding of a primal source.
@@jjhggdcqz Not mention it means humans have something more to them
@@jjhggdcqz Anything worth doing take practice and effort
they are normal humans.... ezran has an affinity to the earth arcanum and callum the sky arcanum... the earth arcanum is the arcanum that deals with rocks and minerals... and plants and ANIMALS.... which would explain his ability to talk to animals as part of the earth arcanum.
The only limiting factor to magic seems to be understanding the arcanums... which elves and animals are born with... humans have to work for it.
i think all humens can use magic just don't really now it
Humans*
Know*
Thought they established it just took time for humans to learn magic
Yeah, the whole "Half elf, half human thing" seems a bit far fetched. But they could do it, that would be fine if executed properly.
Sleeping forest of Gaia your grammar 😑
Personally, I prefer the idea of humans being able to form their own connection with primal magic rather than just being born with it.
I like this theory but it ruins the sentiment that humans are capable of changing their destiny and moving from dark magic
I think that the show will not go with a Steven Universe kind of bloodline logic but will follow its moralist angle against the exploitation that is Dark Magic as well as against the divide between humans and elves.
Claudia has stressed that she practices the "magic that humans can do". But what if that's just wrong?
What if Callum is not unique by birth but is simply the first human to grasp an aspect of primal magic because nobody ever taught humans how and most Elves are barely aware why they can do it?
He has been getting in touch with it from all angles to reach a breakthrough only after he was informed of how the way in which such a connection can be achieved.
This makes for a much more compelling story if it's breaking down a barrier for humanity, not just for him. Because it means humans are not the ugly ducklings they think themselves but they can connect to the storm, the moon, the fire by embracing their full nature as part of what humans are, or can be.
This would erase the big dividing line between the two parts of the world and Callum would not just deliver the dragon prince, but also the storm to mankind.
I will admit that Ez and his peculiar talent to speak to animals do not fit so readily into this, but it may well be a hint at the hidden magic of humans. Maybe there are many humans who notice uncanny talents in this world but don't chalk them up to magic powers because magic is scary and for Elves, not to mention the unnatural things sorcerers get up to.
What if humans can naturally drift towards elements but they are not aware that they are getting in grasping distance of something big? They just get sea legs or have a knack with firing up the stove, they think.
that would explain how a blind sea captain can easily steer a ship even in a bad storm. sure you could say he "knows" the wind, but the sea is not so predictable. and the bird can only go so far in helping with that. I think that humans always had the capability, but, like humans, they want an easy way and so rather than try and connect, like Callum or the sea captain i(n a diff way than actual magic, of course), they simply say they can't do it, or use the immediate Dark magic. Or humans are just given a more subtle magic ability, that most would never know was magical, like being able to have a knack for fighting or talking to animals.
@@hyikoufang3726 The captain was more connected to the ocean primordial magic, actually, if you really look at how he moves the ship around. That's never been a sky thing; he is of the sea. BUT that principle he gave Callum goes to not just the ocean or sky arcanums; it goes to all seven. As much as I hate to say it, even dark magic is a primordial thing, though we would normally call what they do necromancy, as that does draw on life to understand it. Claudia did put dark magic into a very interesting way when she explained it to Callum in season 2. Unlike her father, she's one of the few that possibly know that, while she must take life to channel such magics, she has a sharp sense of respect for all that's around her.
As for humans and magic, in real life we all have a potential for something akin to what a lot of our fantasy stories have in terms of magic. If you look to the Buddhists, the Hindus and many other cultures that had sages, they all were capable of connecting with the world around them but it took time. Weeks if not years. Callum was more connected already because he quickly found it, which is rare but, quite frankly, only another way to show that he's going to be one of the grand mages of myth and legend in this world.
@@BrokensoulRider I really do hope they don't go the half-breed route. I trust Ehasz to not make a cop out. he did very well with AtLA in not doing that, making his normal human characters just as impactful solely on their own merits.
@@hyikoufang3726 I fully agree and hope for the same thing :D
Well can you hear thath? Is sylas clapping you.
It could be that humans have some sort of magic themselves that they just havent unlocked and dont know how to unlock
They did all live in the same magical land at one point
nah thats not it... elves and humans are the same... the only difference is that elves are born already understanding the arcanums... humans are not... humans can still use magic but because they dont understand the arcanums they cant use magic without sacrificing another creature that has that understanding... because its impossible to describe the arcanums with words while making any kind of rational sense would explain why humans cant do normal magic... its not that its impossible its just hard... and when something is hard humans turn to shortcuts (aka dark magic)
the difference with callum is that he was absolutely dedicated and driven to learning proper magic... even when he was told it was impossible he kept trying and eventually he understood the sky arcanum and unlocked his ability to use magic.
@@arcanumelite4853 do you think this means hell have the ability to unlock
All arcanums 🤔
@@kazu_thorn i dont see any reason why he couldn't... assuming he can gain an understanding of all of them... after all that one evil elf guy learned them all (forget his name...started with an A i think...)
Arcanum Elite I don’t think this accurate... Claudia was able to steal the youth and health of deer and give it to Soren, when deer aren’t even magical creatures. They didn’t have an Arcanum. I find it more likely that Dark Magic itself is a Primal source that humans are connected to (though maybe they weren’t ALWAYS connected to it). And that it gives them power in return by stealing or destroying something else. Some aspect of life. After all, Darkness is more Primal then ANY of the other primal sources. Before sun, sky, water, earth, stars, or moon.... there was only Dark.
@@arcanumelite4853 I would be disappointed if he learned all of them, too redundant from Avatar. Instead I think him and six others will unlock the key of Aaravos and LIGHT Magic. I have a vid on my channel explaining it all.
I think its more meaningful if he is just a human who comprehended magic
Dude my guess is that Erzan got sick and King Harrow ask virien to help him using dark magic thus explaining how he can talk to animals.
As for Callum, the importance of him learning the sky arcanum without him being half elf is the evidence that will prove that humans can change.
Hope they make the 3 season with more episodes. I can't wait.
I think callum can control all types of magic because of the box. The symbol glows everytime that type of magic is close, and harnessing all types of magic could surely open the box and go full captain planet on them.
I dislike the idea that theyre half breeds. If they are it remains true that humans cannot do primal magic. Therefore, the use of dark magic is still justified. Maybe dark magic is the magic humans are inately capable of using. Maybe we humans are the only creatures dark enough to inately be able to use dark magic. Clearly using dark magic has affects on the human body. It isnt as simple as you squish some bug you cast a spell, there is some imput from the caster of something. When callum used dark magic it put him in a coma. It sapped him of something and something in his dreams tried to convince him to accept the dark magic. What would have happened if he did, would he learn what dark magic truly is.
To add to that the distaste and hatred elves have for dark magic makes no sense, they clearly are okay with killing. Moonshadow elves known for being assassins... assassins kill people. So they accept a whole class of themselves being assassins but not humans killing for magic? They never say theyre vegan, (as far as I remember) so killing for food is okay. Are magical creatures special? Are they more sentient than other? Claudia killed a deer for its ability to to heal her brother! But wouldnt a hunter just kill it for food? What are the elves opinion on that. What if humans were just hunters and we used left over parts for magic. We couldnt use magic to cheat and just do whatever to fix our problems so we adapted.
@@SuperNeospace I think that they dislike it cause humans can survive without magic while food is a necessity to survive
@@kimwar3992 In that case, it would be a nuanced situation. Like the time Viren used that Golems core to save 100000 people. In thay case it was needed for the survival of those people, yet i think they would still shame humans for the use. Or when claudia healed her brother, he would be forced to live his whole life disabled if it was not for dark magic. I personally think the old elves were supremacists who wanted to keep humans weak. Even without primal magic we repelled the elves and killed their magical beasts like dragons.
@@SuperNeospace There's also the fact that dark magic takes not only the life force of magical creatures, but also eats away at the user's own life force. Whenever Viran uses an especially powerful spell be becomes some ghoulish creature and needs to slap the life from a butterfly to restore himself, when Claudia used that powerful spell to save her brother, a lock of her hair turned white, when Calum used dark magic the first time, it nearly killed him. It's self-destructive.
@@stevenhiggins3055 Is it really though, we have never seen the extents of it. We only know of one person who truly mastered and he seems fine albeit besides being stuck in a mirror. Maybe that ghoulish form is not a bad thing. It costing life force is probably true, but thats something the individual using the mag8c sh9uld decide.
Literally the whole time I was watching the new season I was just....
“They’re hybrids, it’s one or the other! Regular people don’t talk! To! Animals!”
I'm a bit confused by why Lujanne seemed to think Callum couldn't learn primal magic, but then again I don't know how old she is. The creators have already gone out on Twitter and said the only way humans used to be able to learn magic was to appearance under a wizard for many years. This took time, something humans didn't have as much of. The someone developed dark magic as a short cut.
I wonder what the life span of an elf in the world of The Dragon Prince is. Although Aaravos seems to be quite old, possibly predating the continent being divided. That said I do believe that once it was divided the human primal mages died out and everyone forgot humans could learn primal magic. There seems to be shades of human magic. It's implied that the blind pirate has a connection to sky magic, even if he can't outright cast spells he does seem to know more about what's going on then those who can see.
I'm personally against Callum being part elf. I don't mind if humans and elves can interbreed or even if he ends up with Rayla eventually, it's just the whole magical lineage thing has been over hyped and in some cases cheapens the thing. Fans were very upset when they found out Ray was not Luke Skywarker's lost lost daughter or even Obi Wan Kenobi's granddaughter. I didn't care, but a lot of people rages about that. I do feel it's best they have humans without any elf blood being able to use magic or at least having some connection to the primal sources.
Also even the creators aren't sure if Erzan's ablity is magic or not. They didn't seem to be going with that originally.
U know you truly love a show when you become shock and angry when stuff starts to get good then that cliffhanger hanger hit you. 😂
1. I thought King Harrow was Callum's stepdad, not biological father? (Meaning Callum and Ezran are not half brothers but step brothers) Am I mistaken?
Edit: I'm dumb and yeah King Harrow is Callum's stepdad but Ezran and Callum share a mother woops
2. I have this suspicion that Aaravos has to do with the boys' abilities. Master of all magics, with a direct link to communicate with Harrow? Perhaps King Harrow had a motive to get Aaravos to gift them magic abilities somehow? Harrow does always talk about his sins and how he did awful things. Maybe it was immoral somehow. Just a thought, I'd love to hear counter points or any other thoughts on this from anyone!
Harrow is Callum's stepdad but Ezran is his half brother on mom's side
Callum and Ezran have the same mother. So he is Harrow's stepson but still Ezran's brother, maternally.
@@dianalopez130 Oooh for some reason I was thinking it would be on the dad's side. Thanks.
@Meloetta789 Yeah I remember, I'm talking about their natural abilities-- Ezran's ability to speak to animals and Callum's wind stuff. Although I'm realizing a flaw with my thinking is that Ezran has always had his power and didn't have to work for it while Callum had no innate ability until later on. I love that Callum connected to one of the types of magic but really want to know if there's more logic to it than "he figured it out as a teen before centuries of humans figured it out in their lifetime cuz he's a main character so he's special." Oh well.
@@pocketsoup8338 I don't think it's just main character syndrome. He *did* have a near-death experience. Maybe that was neccessary for him to learn how to connect. Both humans and elves just take it as fact that humans are incapable of primal magic, so it's not like anyone could just teach him how to connect, they never bothered to research whether it was possible or not.
I think they can do magic because of that cube. It was said a number of times that its a key. It was used by a legendary mage who knew all six types of magic. And it started glowing when callum learned the sky magic. So: it's a key to the primal magic
But the box thing didn't light up for Callum, meaning he wasn't born with a connection to the primal energy, he forged that connection himself from nothing. And as others say, if he was born with his abilities, it would substract from his accomplishments.
I love seeing this kinda of stuff because my cousin is one of the junior animators in the show!!
If Callum had innate magical property, then wouldn't the Key of Aravos have reacted to him the first time he picked it up? As it was, it only started to unlock as he acquired the arcanum of the storm. I think what Lujanne said is actually a proper interpretation. Elves are born with the Arcanum of their own element ingrained in them. They instinctively know that primal power by heart. But they don't instinctively know that of other elements. Callum is just the first human to be so obsessed with magic, while simultaneously adamant about not wanting to use dark magic, to succeed in understanding the arcanum of storms. As he explains: He has to know it by hand, by body and by mind. This also introduces another component: I think it might be impossible to learn a primal power's Arcanum without first having wielded it through a primal stone. This also opens up story avenues, as Callum is incentivised to seek out other primal stones, and Claudia, with former experience with a Storm stone, could be swayed away from dark magic if she learns the proper ways. I think we'll see Callum go through an Avatar-esque journey of mastering every primal form one by one as the stones cross his path, and he progresses to become a full-fledged human mage, and revolutionises magic in the human kingdoms.
always pictured it like a cup all magical creatures are born with a cup full of one magic type but humans being an empty cup represents their flexibility allowing them to find a more personal connection to each Primal Magic possibly even using multiple primal source's something magical creatures might not be able to do an empty cup can hold more then a full one
not to mention each Primal source is dependent on different things normally you can only cast storm magic in a storm and so on being able to tap into multiple Primal sources might even give humans an advantage over magical creatures only one person known to master multiple sources was an elf so it shows it can be done that we don't know if all magical creatures can do it maybe just elves
and if we remember they grew up in a castle Storm Dragon egg in it we don't know about magical exposure but this could affect why the younger Prince can talk to animals having spent almost all of his life around a dragon egg and could have influenced the older Prince towards Sky Magic
if that's true then nothing can really change because humans can't use still make magic naturally and so the elves will discriminate and look down upon humans which will just make any cue against the main characters more likely to happen.
I think I heard somewhere that before humans and elves split that some humans learned primal magic but it took a long time to connect with the arcanum of choice which could explain Callum but for ezran I like to follow the theory that he inadvertently learned and connected partly to the earth arcanum by accident (possibly from Sarai and growing up with bait ) though I do think there is elf lineage in the humans even if further back
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It would kinda delegitimize the whole point of Callum's arc in season 2 if it turned out he could use magic because he was part elf. it especially wouldn't make sense because Ezran has had the ability to speak to animals for as long as he can remember, while Callum had to actively work towards figuring out sky magic.
This is a theory I think is silly, magic is clearly performed with a connection to a source, this connection is made using a certain ideology. Clearly magic in this world is rooted in your understanding of the world, the brothers have cultivated specific, unique understandings of the world among humans, and so have extraordinary abilities among humans.
You use alot of clearly's for a hypothesis. How can it just be through a certain ideology when elves are born with it?
@@K.UA-cam2 I dont know that they are born with it, but the way anyone with magic has talked about magic, it seems to be about a state of mind. On further thought (and this somewhat disagrees with my earlier post, because I have thought more about it), I think magic is connected to a way of viewing the world, that is how you fully access a magical source, but everyone is probably born with a connection to every source. The connection is probably stronger or weaker for different sources different people and animals. Humans have a weak connection when they are born, and it is through the mental state they can access those sources at all, while elves and magical creatures are more easily connected, allowing them to perform simple magic (like turning invisible on the night of the full moon) without the state of mind required to for instance continually manifest fake scary monsters on a mountain. you are born with a connection, you can access that connection in accordance with it's strength, certain understanding and intuition can strengthen that connection.
Watching Callum experience his dark magic induced dream, makes me wonder if the other dark magic users went through a similar experience. When Callum encountered himself, trying to convince him that dark magic is his only option, I wonder if Viren or Claudia went through a similar situation, but believed that was truth and therefore weren't able to learn primal magic. This might explain why Callum is the first human to learn primal magic.
Or was it simply that Callum didn't want to learn dark magic, only primal magic. Period. And therefore, fought against the deception of dark magic influence. (Kinda like the Dark Side of the Force)
Rayla and Callum's child will be an elf with five fingers and season 3 is going to be the shit!
How old is she again?
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If Callum has Xadian blood, doesn't that undermine the importance of the bridge between humans and Xadians? The main point of the show is uniting the two sides of the continent- if Callum isn't entirely human, then he and Rayla aren't a groundbreaking connection between worlds, the return of Zym wasn't as meaningful since it didn't come from human and elf uniting and working together, and the importance of Callum being a human mage is undermined as well if he isn't quite human. Besides, he has no nonhuman physical characteristics.
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What was rayla going to tell callium before he woke up?
That she 💘 him.
That an easy explanation to their powers but when it comes to callum i would like it if he did it through his own power, not by blood. His arc is about how humans innately can't use magic and the frustration he gets from that, if he used magic simply by truely unlocking it; then i feel it shows that he truly has beaten dark magic. That humans don't have to use dark magic, the easy way for them to use magic and something he disapproves of, and that if they put in effort then they too can use magic.
id be ok with ezran having elven ancestors but i want callum to be pure human to make the learning of magic more amazing and allow for humanity to become equal with the elves if all humans could learn magic. also it would allow a character like claudia to have a redemption arc of renouncing dark magic.
I have thought about this idea. Then again, it was also implied that Captain Villads had his own connection to the sky arcanum. So maybe the latent potential does exist in humans.
But another thing to consider is that The Dragon Prince takes after Avatar in some respects. In that show we see people develop new forms of Bending, like bloodbending and metalbending that were previously not thought to be possible.
i think it is nothing like that, it is more like "you had it in you the whle time", actually, i think every human has/had it, but due to their greed they lost it a long time ago, way before discovering dark magic, it was so long ago that not even legends survived of ancient time that humans used magic like anything else, both princes (is that right?) are good, they both like to help and avoid doing harm, so it is not strange that "magic" within them is not completely null, for sure they will learn that as time goes by and they will get better ate their abillitie and even learn new ones
Callum unlocked the wind arcanum with the Key of Aravos, that cube thingy he's been carrying around.
The reason I do not think that they have magical blood is because a major theme of the show so far has been that even if you aren't born with natural talent to the thing you want to pursue, you can adapt and overcome to achieve your goals. The deaf aunt, the blind captain, hmmm I'm sure there is another... however Sarai does have oddly pinkish ears.
This has been something I thought about in the back of my mind as well. Being human and learning primal magic when no human has done, puts weight onto the story. If they are half handed and Xadia, it would make a lot of sense that they have magical abilities, however the impact added to the story would be discounted.
Callum is fully human, which makes his conquest over sky arcanum actually important. Ezren's ability might not even be connected to primal or dark magic but might be something completely new or just a really rare gift.
I think Callum being special undermines Callum's achievement and one of the creators stared in an article humans did Primal magic back in the day
hold on. on the dragon prince website, it says that earth magic is divided into 2 categories: the actual earth/soil/minerals, and flora/fauna. could Ezran have been born with a latent affinity for earth magic, and not even know it due to his human upbringing? This would make even more sense if he was part magical creature, as he only seems to be able to do a specific area of magic in a small, even unnoticeable amount. I wonder, if I go through the series again, if there is anything connecting Ezran to earth magic. Furthermore, did we see him talk to the parrot at all? Not sure if that parrot would be considered land or sea seeing as his owner has an affinity for the sea. However, I wonder if Ezran would be able to talk to sea creatures as well.
I wish I could talk to animals.. but then again I wouldn’t be able to stand what kind of randomness my crazy dog will be saying
Dude that wasn't just a fever dream as you put it. Callum ALMOST DIED cause of his reckless actions to protect his friend(and favorite moon elf lol). Like oof, made my heart jump into my throat a few times during the entire episode. I was sinerely frightened for him as I adore Callum.
I feel like king harrow had slight precognition and that these abilities are something that's passed down through the line
I think that all are humans are descended from some kind of magical creature and Ezran and Callum are just extremely lucky/talented to unlock something that has long since disappeared, yet left vestiges, in their species.
I LITERALLY JUST THOUGHT OF THIS IDEA LIKE TWO DAYS AGO!!! WTF!!! THE COINCIDENCE!!!!
I really like this theory. Right away, it struck me that the odds that, of all the humans that ever lived, NOT A SINGLE ONE ever discovered the ability to manipulate primal magic as Kallum did over the course of a few DAYS are so astronomically minimal they don’t even really bear mentioning.
Someone in another YT vid's comments mentioned that the reason Callum was able to learn sky magic was that cube thing he has. We know it has ties to Aaravos and it's some type of key, maybe it's simply the key to primal magic?
I actually proposed this over at Theory Pop! THANKS FOR COVERING MY DUMB HEADCANNON!!
So just so I'm sure, the story is trying to make me see Viren as the bad guy? Feels like it's trying to do the opposite most of the time.
There’s something one of the writers said before the show aired. They said that humans can learn magic from elves, it just took years of practice. But that might not be exactly it.
Callum simply came to undertand the entirely of the sky, all at once. Ezran most liely did the same thing after he learned that his mother was dead. he probably thought about were the dead go, the earth and then came to the subconsious realisation that as death goes to the earth life comes from it, and in doing so established a connection to all things with life in their bodies.
Since i saw the season 2 finale of TDP i always thought that Callum would later be revealed to be a half elf hence why he is able to connect to the sky magic so easily. I mean it is totally possible since we don't know anything about his father yet so a reveal like that might be on its way but it is also possible that all humans are able to do that under the right circumstances.
So excited for season 3, i need more...
Omg I can't wait for season 3 ah!
Callum is the first human capable of learning primal magic unassisted. As king harrow said, he is free from both the past and the future. His achievements are his alone.
I love this show 😭
You think if the elves find out a human can do primal magic they’re gonna be even more on the war path with humans? Like they’ll think “not only do they do dark magic, but now it’s possible for them to do primal magic? They’re too dangerous and must be stopped!”
My Theory is the same as Callum's Theory. As explained in the series, all Creatures (except for Humans* [more on that later]) are born with an innate connection to an Arcanum. Moon magic is the idea that "Seeing does not mean things are real, and all that I see is only an illusion created by myself to persevere the world" and by accepting that Arcanum FULLY AND COMPLETELY, they have the ability to use Moon Magic to alter the perceptions of others, hence why Moon Magic is illusionary magic.
Storm Magic is the "Everything is interconnected, and you must embrace everything with all of who you are". Callum was on his death bed and at the edge of life due to his rejection of dark magic influence after he used it, until he learned to breath and connect to everything of the world and viewing the world as one big primal stone - Hence his ability to connect to the Storm Arcanum. I believe he was the first human who was able to go to the extremes necessary to connect with an Arcanum without having been born with an innate connection (As proven possible in the past with said Moon Elf using anything but Moon Magic).
Additionally, I believe that Dark Arcanum is the essence of void and nothingness - basically a giant black hole that sucks everything inside of it to gain more power (hence almost all Dark Magic wielders are on the edge of sanity or completely power hungry). There isn't any evidence to this, but I think the Dark Arcanum's void prevents anyone who connects with the Dark Arcanum's influence to be prevented from connecting to any other Arcanum's influence. I do believe Callum will learn and wield Dark Magic, but like Aang with Fire Bending, it will be the last form of Magic he learns and learns the "truth" of Dark Magic rather than the cheep substitute that humans use. The reasons why Human's can so easily connect to the Dark Arcanum is that they have nothing at all, and the Dark Arcanum can easily draw them in and influence them as opposed to other beings that already have an innate connection to other primal Arcanum.
The whole dark magic thing is just a theory with no substance to support it, but it would be cool.
The king can talk to animals to like his son
Thank you for this theory! I love when you guys cover the dragon prince
A theory I have is that when Callum was struck by lightning while holding Zym allowed him to forge a connection with sky magic.
I HAVE A THEORY
the show must go on and cartoon logic
It is possible in a twist like seasons 3-5 of Steven universe, The king his half brother & their aunt are part Elf, though the fact Barrow left an eleven tool of magic for Kalin sugest he was awear of his stepsonn's latent magic.
Well.... Callum is half elf or not they will reveal later but now half elf would be exist because of Callum and Rayla XD
Plot twist, they are...
Reincarnations of some long forgotten Heroes/Dragons
season 3 of the show aired yesterday, entire season so I can't wait to see another video like this about it~!
it's a legit plausible theory you've presented as well!
This theory is something that has been lingering in my head like their mom was magic in some way.
I think as ruins ability to talk to animals came from his father because of the way he talked to his bird
I believe that Ezran can talk to animals because his father King Harrow was talking to his hawk like it understood him and vice versa
I love how the past workers on avatar are spreading their creativity into new shows.
I actually don't really want this twist to happen. At first, it sounded like a likely idea, but I believe that maybe it's better if they were just regular humans who managed to do these things and that would make a more powerful story. Ezran probably has a connection to the earth arcanum/primal.
I like to think humans can do primal magic through training but Callum’s has an affinity for it because his fathers an elf.
It could be that ezran got his ability to talk two animals from his father who seemed to have a special connection with his bird and Callum is just a regular human
It's such a rare gift to see character accomplish incredible things based on their own merit not just because of their birth. This theorie totally nullifies the importance of Callum and ezrans abilities
It was confirmed by the creators that humans can use primal magic but it take years of studying and understanding the Arcamun to even use magic. So if a human wants to learn magic they would need an accomplish wizard/mage to teach them. Dark magic was a short cut to using magic. Maybe that might be some magic in Callum's and Ezran's blood but it has to be someone further down in the linage on their mother's side.
If they do have Magical Blood in them, its still very likely that Sarai didn't know about it either.
Honestly, I think than humans can learn magic but they need a lot of effort and studying to do so as they are no longer in Zadia- a land FULL of magic which would explain why elves and the magical creatures born there already possess an affinity for magic. Callum and Ezran simply learned and developed it with Callum having an affinity for the Sky arcanum and Ezran having one for the Earth- the ability to communicate with animal life. We see Callum's journey in learning it and Ezran's in the fact that each new creature he communicates with is a new experience that he has to learn and adapt to.
If Callum's father was an elf and is dead according to Harrow, then we have a Romeo and Juliet scenario on our hands
Callum said that the whole world is a primal stone & tapping into it was how he was able to use magic so I think all humans can use magic.
Maybe Amaya and Serai are moonshadow elves or moon mages. And are just using moon magic to hide their true form and with Amaya seemingly having a grudge against elves got involved or found somethong out from the other elves and got banished from Xadia with Sarai following her? I dunno, just a thought.
This is a pretty popular theory since season 1, but I think Callum and/or Ezran being part elf would dilute the themes of TDP. The explanation that access to primal magic is based on knowledge that is simply inborn in magical creatures but can be learned if not necessarily taught in words is pretty solidly canon. This means that even if humans are not born with primal magic knowledge they can learn it with effort. Dark magic and primal stones are the easy path, though, which is why it became popular among naturally lazy humans. Callum even notes his discomfort with how easy dark magic is. The theme here is that humans have to put in hard effort to do magic the right way and eschew dark magic. For Ezran, his abilities don’t even make sense for elves, so I think it’s more a personal quirk than anything due to a species trait, unless Harrow is part of some previously unknown species.
I think that Callum’s mother is normal, and that his biological dad is somehow connected to magic, and I also think Ezran got his “animal talking power” from his father because you can see that the Father talks to the bird like they actually understand each other. (So basically Ezran and Callum’s powers are separate)
If they were half magic I think it would take away the impact of Callum's whole journey to learn sky magic. He was the underdog with no natural talent for magic, but he worked really hard and went on a spiritual journey to gain his abilities. If he was actually magically inclined that would make the whole storyline less impactful overall.
Honestly their are two or 3three outcomes I would like to potentially see.
1. That the princes are half elves or perhaps quarter elves or something, and that explains their magical talent.
2. Humans have always been able to do magic, but the elves have always been keeping humans from finding out, intentionally sabotaging those who tried. And keeping up the lie that no human can, than any who happen to learn they quietly put down without anyone knowing. Thus Callum discovering this is not only a massive discovery but also a new risk. Callum might get attacked in xadia, in fact they might outright try to have him assassinated for his discovery.
Option 3 this is a new discovery that happened do to the mix of dark magic which allowed Callum to connect to the arcanaum. And this discovery agian will cause the elves to want to kill them.
I base the wanting to kill or capture Callum based on why they threw the humans out of xadia to the mostly non magical shit continent. Quite frankly dark magic dosnt do anything reprehensible or even evil. So looking at it from a marcivellian perspective, the elves are trying to deny the humans power while incresing their own. Before they likely kept humans as more or less a servant species. (Hell even the benevolant moon sorcerers treated Callum like he was a puppy not a person) and once they discovered dark magic in xadia they changed the balance of power in favor of humanity and perhaps it even allowed humans to learn primal magic. Because of this the wolves force humanity to shit continent with little magic to ensure they would always be weaker than the elves.
I have feeling that maybe Ezran's communication to animals must also because he unwittingly developed a connection to an arcanum, maybe the Earth arcanum.
I'm not sure how I'd feel if Callum was a half breed.....it would just feel like a bad twist. Or not bad, but lazy. It would also feel too much like Zuko's family relations in Avatar, and this show does draw too much from Avatar the Last Airbender already at least I think it does. What I mean by that, is that Zuko has both the blood of his own family, Ozai, Sozen, etc as WELL as the blood of the Avatar, Avatar Roku within him as well. It made his personal journey through the series all the more poignant and meaningful.
Here, it wouldn't be a big "holy shit moment" it would be seen a mile away if Callum and Ezran were half elves. If Sol Ragem allows Callum into Xadia with no issues, having sensed his magic, then I'll probably scream because that would mean this theory to be true lol. I have mixed feelings on this show drawing a LOT, and I mean A LOT from Avatar the Last Airbender, but it is a good show, so I guess I don't mind if it's done well. I dunno does this make any sense to anyone? lol
my biggest. and honestly only problem with season two. was that callum's success in learning magic was kind of just pushed to the side after he used it once. he used one spell and people were just like. oh... cool. good job. moving on. him learning magic was a big part of this season. and there was very little reaction from anyone when he did something that has seemingly never been done before.
if callum was actually the first human to use primal magic without a primal stone. then you would think people would react like... at all.
What bout that weird cube that shows what kind of primal magic something is? Didn’t the king tell Calum that it belonged to Eravos? (The evil star touched elf person in the mirror) The king also mentioned something about Calum maybe being the one to unlock it! And, if you wanna use the theory of Calum's mother being descended from elves, another way that could tie into the cube is if she was descended from Eravos? (I’m hope I spelt that correctly) since the kings letter mentioned that it belonged to him?
I think it’s more likely to have the elvish decent be on harrow’s side. I think the royal line for some if not all of the five kingdoms is descended from. That could have gifted the original kings inhuman strength or speed solidifying their position. I think calum’s magical affinity stems from his affection for Claudia but deepened when he used the primal stone. This leaves ezran’s power to be a trace of his magical heritage.
If the magic did come from his mothers side then I think she is the grand child or great grand child of an elf. Close enough that her sister has improved physical capabilities and her sons have magic in their blood, but far enough down the line that any physical traits are not apparent and it’s no surprise that she has no noticeable differences from other humans.
It is unusual that she and her sister were trained in combat. We do not see any other female warriors excepting the queens. This suggests she to has an elf’s physical prowess.
If both are true that explains the queens and why ezran’s gift is more naturally accesible.
I swear Arron Ehasz and the other avatar creators are literal fandom generators
I heard a theory that Elarion is the ancestor of King Harrow and that she and her past have practice magic with Aaravos. If you recall it did say that at some point that the key of Aavaros was passed down through King Harrows family from a *female ancestor* and perhaps she was the first one to have this. Now that would only explain why Ezran can do some sort of magic and not Callum but still an interesting Theory.
I honestly hope that Callum does not have a elf ancestor or half elf himself from his father's side or what not. Would just be main character bullshit and completely takes away from the fact that Callum didn't have to work hard because it was always in his blood cuz he's not human. It would be better if it just turns out that all humans could have practice Primal magic but they just have to work harder than elfs and they're lazy so they decide that dark magic was easier than having to work hard that would make a lot more sense than Callum being half elf
Good points about their mothers mystery backstory. But for a theory explanation on why they have these skills, Ezrin and Callum have two very different magic powers. To use primal magic and to talk to animals? If their mother was the one with magic, or was half elf, it would only raise more questions. The elves, aside from the one mirror guy, seem to only really use their own magic, so how would she have two very different skills of wind and speech?
I think Callums father could be the link to how Callum uses magic, if you want to throw away the theory that anyone can use primal magic if they connect to the primal source. We know nothing about Callums birth father, and it's possible that even Amaya doesn't know anything about this guy. (Or she does, and that's part of why she hates magic so much? Elf dude got her sister pregrant and then left?)
But for Ezrin? It's a little harder to explain? I haven't watched Season One in a long time, but from what I remember, King Harrow seemed to have a strange connection with his bird. It could be that the power to commune with animals is a family trait, that has been dorment for many generations, and has awoken to full strength in Ezrin.
Just my thoughts, though... I'd personally like to see Callum have learned magic on his own merit, instead of being part elf. It makes a good opening, for him to teach Claudia and help her with her redemption.
I hope they don't go the "princes are descended from a magical blood line" route. I think what they've been able to achieve, and Callums entire season 2 arc has more impact if they are just regular humans. It makes humans more like empty vessels that can be filled rather than empty and left with nothing.
Yeah but how can you be one half of a species and another half of a different species. Maybe he’s just worthy.
Maybe 'Aravos' is the one that's the half breed. So he can use Humans ability to learn magic and his elf ability of a strong connection to one of them to begin with
I do like this theory but the showrunners have said that humans could use Primal Magic in the past if they really took the time to study it however Dark Magic came along and being a magical shortcut it was obviously easier for humans to use. At that point I'm guessing that over time they forgot about being able to use Primal magic and Callum was the only human in Centuries to really stop and think 'I know it's possible to use Primal Magic' and connect with it.
I do think there's something magical about their mum though, I don't think she could use magic but she's definitely the common denominator. Maybe she was fascinated by magic and studied it.
Maybe Ezran's "magical ability" is his disney princess powers aka the ability to talk to other animals or maybe callums father was an elf or some other magical creature, idk thats my theory
What If Callum Learns All Primal Magics ( Except The 7th Source ) Just Like Aaravos. What If He'll Go To Lujanne And Show Her That He Can Do Magic And She Will Willingly Teach Teach Him " Very Well " She'll Said And Then He ( Callum ) Went To Find Where Aaravos Is.