Chameleon - Self Hatred vs Ego - Wings of Fire Analysis

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  • @TrickyTalon23
    @TrickyTalon23 2 роки тому +93

    Chameleon was born into a world that threw him out like garbage. He’s easily the most tragic villain and probably the only one who deserves sympathy.
    That being said, he was also either crazy or just stupid crazy. Even after Peril told him that he could just make his own treasure instead of working for tyrants for it, he STILL persisted on doing so. And despite all the tribes he helped damage, he never even touched the RainWings with his power aside from Kinkajou, who just simply crossed paths with him. He never cared for the journey to revenge. He just did what he could to get more treasure on his body.
    And despite all that, he never considered himself a bad guy. Right up to his final showdown with Qibli and Kinkajou, he truly believed he was entirely the victim. Maybe he figured that since the world didn’t give me a chance to be good, he had every right to cause misery as he pleased. This truly is a perfect example of a villain that was made entirely by the world around.
    His origin story would make a perfect Winglet.

    • @sunbreakerqueenofbronze621
      @sunbreakerqueenofbronze621 2 роки тому +4

      @Emmanuel Brijandez Torres he didn’t. They were part of the breeding program to get more skywing soldiers for the war. Immediately after they had dragonets, he left and never came back. I bet he never even knew her name.

    • @sunbreakerqueenofbronze621
      @sunbreakerqueenofbronze621 2 роки тому

      @Emmanuel Brijandez Torres no problem. I forget minor details all the time.

    • @catsfishies
      @catsfishies 2 роки тому

      i would LOVE a winglet/legends on him

    • @astralwyrm3787
      @astralwyrm3787 Рік тому +3

      I have a different angle on Chameleon that I've been thinking about.
      Chameleon according to Chameleon is always the victim. No narrative that came primarily from his mouth can be trusted because he always twists the events to his own advantage. Chameleon cannot change colour. Rainwing colour change is to show emotions. Chameleon cannot change colour I think because he unconciously represses his own emotions. He's not a disabled dragon who was callously rejected by the tribe for it. He's a narcissist.
      You could argue that his snout defect and the way society is organised in the rainwing kingdom might have contributed to how he developed narcissism. However I imagine the events of him being kicked out of the Rainwing kingdom have much more to do with his actions than his differences. Or his actions because of his differences. (Remember most of what we know about Chameleon's exile comes from Chameleon himself and he is not worthy of your trust.)
      Imagine a young Chameleon doing the same things he does in the books but in the Rainwing kingdom. Constantly lieing. Sob stories. Taking advantage of others without empathy. Manipulating other dragons. Never fully taking responsibility for his actions.
      The Rainwings learn to hate him being different from them because they connect it to his actions and because he makes everything about him being different from them. They end up kicking him out because they are all sleepy chilled out Rainwings and Chameleon makes everyday life 300x harder for everyone.

  • @fluffyplayery3017
    @fluffyplayery3017 2 роки тому +82

    Chameleon is 100% most wanted Winglet or heck even a full on legends. I would love to see more of his past.

    • @Frostbite961
      @Frostbite961 2 роки тому +4

      Yes, give him one Tui.

    • @L-ghtlessSky
      @L-ghtlessSky 8 місяців тому

      Winglet from Sky, Scarlet and Chameleon’s perspectives.
      Winglets 5: Outcasts
      Takes place during arc 1, before Sky gets caught up in Winter’s scavenger shenanigans, before Scarlet is killed, before Chameleon is found out and beaten.
      It shows Sky trying to keep himself and Wren alive, all the while struggling to find himself beyond the fireless scales.
      It shows Scarlet’s rage and grief over what Glory stole from her, the deal being made with Icicle maybe, and definitely the dreamvisitor shenanigans.
      It shows Chameleon being ‘outcast’ from the rainforest and finding his way to the scroll, making his forms, meeting with Scarlet and making Pyrite.
      It would be perfect.

  • @dootdootperson4304
    @dootdootperson4304 2 роки тому +28

    chameleon went to get milk and came back once he realized peril was stronk and cool

  • @crimsont6977
    @crimsont6977 2 роки тому +23

    3:14 I'm pretty sure it's mentioned somewhere that Chameleon made it so his Skywing shape could father firescales

  • @beybladerkid5489
    @beybladerkid5489 2 роки тому +14

    I find it interesting that Darkstalker never questioned who had his scroll before his powers were returned to him.

    • @cyclopsmouse2247
      @cyclopsmouse2247 11 місяців тому

      He was pretty hungry...

    • @osheridan
      @osheridan 9 місяців тому

      Probably saw it in their minds, I think

  • @3rdEyeLenny
    @3rdEyeLenny 2 роки тому +30

    I want to remind people that Chameleon kind of had no choice when working with Scarlet. His three choices were to get killed, tell Scarlet about the scroll, since Scarlet saw him change tribes, which would end up in him dead since Scarlet would want that power for herself, or work for her, with no questions asked. Since Scarlet probably paid him handsomely, he started realizing he actually had power, and associated that with treasure, so his ego started coming in

    • @reptile1677
      @reptile1677 2 роки тому +1

      What about vulture

    • @3rdEyeLenny
      @3rdEyeLenny 2 роки тому +4

      @@reptile1677 he had his ego before working for Vulture

    • @osheridan
      @osheridan 9 місяців тому

      I mean, he could use the scroll against her

    • @L-ghtlessSky
      @L-ghtlessSky 8 місяців тому

      @@3rdEyeLennyhe worked for vulture?

    • @3rdEyeLenny
      @3rdEyeLenny 8 місяців тому

      @@L-ghtlessSky He worked for Scarlet in Books 7 and 8, then moved to Vulture after Scarlet died

  • @mikaylah7247
    @mikaylah7247 2 роки тому +4

    I want to see Chameleon given a second chance and failing given a third chance and finally learns to be loved

  • @HalaNixNyx
    @HalaNixNyx 2 роки тому +6

    Chameleon is defiantly a really bizarre character, amazing art 4rcane!

  • @AaronTheSkyWing
    @AaronTheSkyWing 2 роки тому +1

    great vid!
    one thing i wanna point out is that chameleon had someone teach him how to read/write, he didn't do it alone

  • @jacquelinewright868
    @jacquelinewright868 2 роки тому +3

    I love this channel it's amazing

  • @Dragoooooon
    @Dragoooooon 2 роки тому +1

    This is a great video! Chameleon's such an interesting character

  • @Saphira3441
    @Saphira3441 2 роки тому +3

    ngl its taken multiple readings of the whole "shes not dead" scean in perils book for me not to want to STRANGLE Chamelon, if i remeber right my first reaction to that, was that he needed to be burned alived by peril, brought back to live to be forced to then eat catus while being burned alive agian. it made me so mad that he would hurt one of my favourite charter >: and its more frustrating that without him my favourite, peril wouldnt exsist!

  • @Th3s3us_th3_r4ccoon
    @Th3s3us_th3_r4ccoon 2 роки тому +1

    Wait- your the one who did the Drawing wcue characters! Ofc again congratulations for 4.44k! Your way to underrated still. I hope you teh best of luck and the speediest subs!

  • @gamethingz2041
    @gamethingz2041 2 роки тому +1

    Can't wait for Arctic's analysis video!

  • @sunbreakerqueenofbronze621
    @sunbreakerqueenofbronze621 2 роки тому +1

    Chameleon is my favorite villain, and my 5th favorite overall character.

  • @decimalheckery5737
    @decimalheckery5737 2 роки тому +4

    Chameleon's snout deformity is explained as what caused his inability to color change
    He couldnt sleep for more then an hour at a time, making it difficult to bask in the sun (which rainwings require for their color change abilities)
    Granted, glory didnt get any sun either and she can color change, so i might be misremembering.

    • @The___Rat
      @The___Rat 2 роки тому +2

      I don’t think it has to do with the sun but just sleep in general, since RainWings need more sleep than most tribes on average and that’s what fuels their abilities.

  • @atlasjays-
    @atlasjays- 2 роки тому

    I’ve never been a fan of YIUR art but I’ve loved YIUR voice and the story’s yiu talk about

  • @moonstonethenightwing
    @moonstonethenightwing 2 роки тому +2

    Interesting video!! Great job

  • @funkyfelineonthecase
    @funkyfelineonthecase 2 роки тому +8

    I really hope this isn’t rude aha
    But, I believe that Peril’s name is pronounced Pear-all, not purr-il
    Other than that, I really liked this video! It was very well made, and very nice to listen to! Good day :)

  • @TheMark1999
    @TheMark1999 2 роки тому +3

    Does anybody think it’s strange that Chameleon and Kestrel of all dragons made twins one of which had too much fire and the other one too little? Like does Chameleon’s magical scroll have anything to do with the process. We all know animus magic can possibly do anything but resurrection. It also passes genetically, so does that have anything to do with the firescales and lack of fire thing?

    • @heello2u465
      @heello2u465 2 роки тому +1

      it does. he made a SkyWing form with the ability to have dragonettes with firescales.

    • @TheMark1999
      @TheMark1999 2 роки тому

      @@heello2u465 Um. Do you have a source for that anywhere?

    • @heello2u465
      @heello2u465 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheMark1999 escaping peril, the book itself, and the series. are you able to find a pdf?

  • @greatness4
    @greatness4 2 роки тому +3

    Классный арт :D

  • @AwesomeYena
    @AwesomeYena 2 роки тому +1

    He could have used that magic scroll to become become WOF version of Maxwell from Scribblenauts

    • @5rcane
      @5rcane  2 роки тому +2

      That's just Mightyclaws LOL

  • @TheBrokeSnail
    @TheBrokeSnail 2 роки тому

    7:41 Chameleon

  • @bcefkm
    @bcefkm 4 місяці тому

    Chameleon is my least favorite character in the series. He has wish magic with no consequences yet doesn't think to simply wish for what he wants. If he wanted acceptance, he could wish for it, if he wanted riches, he could wish for it, if he wanted love, he could wish for it, if he wanted power, he could wish for it, if he wanted destruction, he could wish for it, if he wanted to just annoy everyone, he could wish for it, and let's not pretend scarlet could do anything about it. But he doesn't, and it makes no sense. He is my least favorite because I simply cannot see him as a person who could exist. He is a woefully inconsistent mess that never fails to shatter my suspension of disbelief.

  • @AbsoluteGremline
    @AbsoluteGremline 2 роки тому

    Kestrel gets the dragonets not scarlet xd

  • @lumintherainwing
    @lumintherainwing 2 роки тому

    This is off- topic, but some artists make their art stickers. You could do that and I am totally sure a lot of people would buy them off you, my computer is full of Wings of Fire stickers, if you consider the idea, lol, maybe you'll be on the collection!

  • @LeafeonTheCat
    @LeafeonTheCat 2 роки тому +1

    Ahhhhh another name I pronounced wrong…