Will Callum Become A Dark Mage? The Dragon Prince Theory
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2018
- The Dragon Prince has 6 primal sources of magic, used by the Elves and Dragons. A seventh type, Dark magic, was created by humans. Now that he has lost the Primal Stone, will Callum turn to Dark magic to maintain his status as a mage?
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Certainly sounds like that will happen. However, in regards to what you said about Dark Magic being okay so long as it's for the right cause, you have to remember that it also has a corrupting and addictive effect on it's practitioners. Claudia isn't displaying symptoms yet because she's been using for a relatively short time, and not with a terrible amount of frequency. Viren, on the other hand...well, we all saw the butterfly scene and what happened to him after he trapped Runaan in the coin. In addition to the inner turmoil this will cause within the group if Callum turns to Dark Magic, it will also cause turmoil within himself as he struggles with the urge to continue use of it, both due to it's addictive effects and his own insecurities(which will no doubt resurface now that he's lost the primal stone.
Ah, I wasn't clear there. That was intended to be from Callum's perspective: he hasn't seen any of the negative effects Dark magic has on the practitioner yet. He considers Claudia a nice person, and doesn't share the same distaste for Dark magic as Harrow does.
@@TheoryPop Thanks for clarifying that. Can't wait for Book 2!
@@TheoryPop Well there is the cube which lights up when a creature or object related to the primal source so Callum might try that plus Lujanne might know what it is and know how it works. Meaning just have something that's connected to the six primal sources so with Azymondias close to the sky primal source use wind and lightning spells aspiro and fulminus plus learn sun and moon spells and boom spell cast. Just need earth star and ocean objects and creatures to learn those spells. Plus feeling Ellis and Ava will join operation xadia exodus since Zym is hatched all the help they can get.
That's not because its addictive. in his case I think he is has used it to live longer than any human can. now he has to use it or die as a result.
ER, no, didn't you wacth the final episode, Callum overcome the darkness and found out the secret of the sky magic
I’m happy Callum didn’t end up choosing dark magic ( yet ) it just doesn’t seem like Callum to me..
Yeah, I never thought he’d turn to it as a permanent solution, his rejection of it fits what we know about Callum as a character!
He literally faced his inner demon and knock broke away from his so called destiny.
I am sure that he is going to become the new avatar and master all 6 sources of primal magic
Don’t worry he won’t give in
It's interesting how close your theory is to what really happened in season 2 where he ends up using dark magic during a moment of desperation which leads him to a different mage way
Thanks! I like how they treated Callum’s one-time use of dark magic, as a last resort, but the conversations around his loss of identity and struggle to find meaning again were exactly what I hoped for!
@@TheoryPop yep! And the parts about callum's identity and struggles with wanting to be a mage after losing the primal stone is where your theory was spot on!
This reminds me of the bloodbending in Avatar.
Yes! Good point!
I also think that calum will learn magic from the elves.
@@aarongoyvaerts438 Do you want the "I thought this is new" answer or none at all?
I want someone else's view and thoughts or nothing at all
I mean even before what we saw at the end of the second season, I knew that Callum would forge a Primal connection. It flat out stated that Aravos had mastered all the forms of magic, while all magic creatures are born with only one primal connection. And given that Callums cube belonged the Aravos himself, it’s probably safe to assume there’s a strong connection between the two, even if it’s only metaphorical. Aravos’s words of “Those who fail tests of love are mere animals.” Is a very interesting thing for a villain to say... it makes me thing that once he may not have been so different a character to the hopeful young man Callum is now.
But fallen heroes always make the most terrifying villains of all.
Yeah, it was fairly clear that Callum would reject Dark Magic in the long run and find a way to use Primal magic, but the fact remains that the temptation was there. The loss of identity, questioning of his own role, his insecurity, are all points that came up during the season. Callum went to far as to use Dark Magic. If even only the once, he still used it, and for that brief and terrible moment, he was a Dark Mage. At that point, he was even more Dark Mage than a Primal one, since he never actually had an internal connection to the Arcanum until the end of the season and relied on the Primal Stone to fuel his power before that.
Had the plot not made him a sky mage, odds are, he would've become a dark mage in time. After all, finding his purpose in magic through the primal stone and having all that power at his finger tips, just to lose it all, that would've been too much of a setback for anyone, especially when there's a known alternative available. Over time, as the challenges begin the mount, a quick path to power would've proved too tempting. In hindsight, as much as it made sense for the magical races to cast out humans over the use of dark magic, after all, it literally uses their life essence and body parts as fuel. Any group thus targeted would've been horrifed. It made equal sense for humans to adopt it; not been naturally adapt at primal magic, humanity would've been always at a disadvantage compared to magical races. Dark magic provided a quick path to close that gap.
It would be quite interesting to learn that if Callum uses dark magic, that it ends up as him being able to draw from anything’s primal source and eventually make an eighth school that I’m just going to call “Rainbow”. The seventh being dark, The eighth would be the one to draw from every source of magic around him and a spell like Fulminis might also have a side effect of summoning a wave behind the person, then have the earth encase them, then be blinded by the rays of the sun or have the entire group turn invisible because of the moon in spite of its phases. It’d be cool to see that if that happens. But you could argue that that’d be too much like avatar, which I wouldn’t mind.
An interesting idea, this eighth school of magic could be powerful. Maybe that'll have something to do with the cube that had each of the primal symbols on it: reach somewhere where every symbol glows, showing there is each of the primal sources available, and maybe at that point use them all at once?
Magic Avatar huh? Interesting. Also sounds like Green Lantern turning into White Lantern.
You're very good at theories.
I don't notice half of the things you notice from still images alone.
I already watched Season 2, but just listening to this in the background while I study
Thank you so much for watching and commenting, I’m really pleased you enjoy the theories!
Humans learned how to use magic prior to the discovery of dark magic, and they probably learned it from the elves and dragons back in Xadia, where Callum is now headed.
We've already seen Claudia casting dark magic. It is possible that she will be the one to practice more and more dark magic and become corrupted like her father. With the "new dark mage" role already filled by Claudia, that frees Callum to follow a different path. His crush on Claudia could make it harder for him to accept her increasing corruption and create dramatic tension.
Season 3 took things in a completely different direction, Callum falls in love with Rayla. Claudia does indeed become increasing corrupt though, following in her father's footsteps.
Ok, hold on, 5:34 how do you know? Viren said it is a shortcut doesn't mean it is less difficult to learn, a primal stone is a shortcut that makes primal magics way easier to cast, with dark magic instead of a primal stone in the caster's hand, it is magical creature or remnants of it (Viren's staff seemed to serve a similar function in the intro). The major difference other than the effects between primal and dark magic is that dark magic comes out the source then courses through the caster's body first before being released whereas primal magic is completely external, referencing the scene Callum tossed the sky primal stone and the electricity was cut off immediately. Rayla said that almost everything (including the elves) in Xadia is imbued with magic; Claudia used Xadian Wolves' dust to initiate that smoke spell making smoky Xadian wolves/ Viren using probably Xadian butterfly to well... maintain his appearance, maybe the human side of the continent lacks Xadian(magical) creatures (Soren and Claudia traversed into an obscure cave looking for them) and human dark mages have to "import" them from Xadia...no wonder the elves drove the humans away, dark mages in Xadia would be almost invincible because they are surrounded by Xadian animals they can use to power their magic.
As Dark Magic is a shortcut, that would inherently imply that it is easier to practice and learn than the traditional 6 primal methods. The creators have said multiple times in various interviews and across Twitter that Dark magic was created by a human as a method of bypassing the years of study required to attune to and practice "regular" magic. For example, Aaron Ehasz stated in an interview with Animation Magazine: “These powers were arcane and difficult to learn, so humans had to apprentice with a wizard for years,” he says. “But then, in this world, someone came up with a quick, dirty shortcut that extracts this magic from creatures such as unicorns and griffins for a quick, powerful burst." Dark Magic is literally described as a quicker way of practicing magic than apprenticing to an experienced mage for years. It's a shortcut. Now, I did not include this in the video as I had discussed in some length the role of magic within The Dragon Prince in a previous video, however I will concede that for clarity's sake it would have been worth bringing up again. I genuinely thought that, by this point, it was generally accepted that Dark magic had been created as a shortcut because that was easier than trying to attune to and learn to manipulate the pure, prime sources. But you are absolutely right that the Elves' exiling the humans was a 'panic response' to humans learning dark magic. Surrounded as they would be by fuel supplies for their spells, that sounds like humans would have had the capability of bringing utter ruin to Xadia. Thank you very much for watching and commenting back on the video, it's much appreciated!
Elves are born with the connection to a primal magic source. Humans aren't... but there's nothing to say humans can't develop a connection ;) ;)
Hey who knows? Callum might actually find the school of Light Magic... or does the Stars take that role already?
I think Callum will end up learning one of the existing schools of magic
as much as i want that to happen, I do want Callum to be a Dark Mage. Dark is edgy and cool in my opinion anyway. And it would certainly fit the role like his father and that Dark wizard who stole his voice. What's to say that Ezran will be king and Callum will be his right hand sorcerer?
I think Callum may turn to Dark magic temporarily, but not permanently. But I could definitely see him being Ezran's sorcerer when he becomes king!
@@TheoryPop I think Callum will eventually connect to all primal sources and understand all magic.
thaipan katima hmmm....star magic might be the equivalent of ‘light’ magic
It reminded me when Katara had to use blood bending
I think that's a good comparison. Katara was forced to use Blood Bending to help her friends, even though it's a "bad" ability. We could see something similar with Callum
@@TheoryPop except dark magic doesn't involve blood
It involves literal body parts of magical creatures
Callum can use sky magic without a primal stone, he's probably the first human to do so. His next step will be to master the other 5 primal magics.
Yes, he can use Sky magic, but I don’t think he’s necessarily the first human to do so. Separate theory on that topic coming later!
Maybe post a season 2 spoiler warning above your comment I already watched it but still I think People Will apreciate it
Calumn: I'M A MAGE!
Rayla: Quiet. No one likes a loud mage.
I believe the cube will allow Callum to use all the elements or he might earn a new primal stone after great hard ship
Possible. I've seen ideas floating around that it could be some form of puzzle box, and another stone is inside. If all sides light up at once, it'll open. One of the more interesting ideas I've heard!
@@TheoryPop thanks
The cube is a relic. Callum doesn't need a primal stone to cast magic.
He learns to use magic on his own
@@BruceWayne-xn5ui ya I binged season 2 yesterday please be considerate and don't spoil stuff for people it's rude
Man, i think Callum is actually becoming a Dark Mage, it's on the 2nd season trailer :o
I love the S2 trailer! We’ll have to wait and see the full situation, but it certainly looks like Callum may use dark magic at least once!
Well guess he used it only once, and there is no way he is using it again after that, and that he now has the sky arcanum.
Yup, i commented this after watching the whole 2nd season, i tought he was going to be a Dark mage because of the trailer hahaha
Would it be cool if they made Dark Magic OK to use? Take for example the Philosopher Stones from Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. Alfonso used a Stone which contained human transmutized souls. Basically using human lives as energy to fight his enemy. The way they legitimized it is that fighting Alfonso's enemies is what the Souls want and in the end would give them peace.
Probably somewhere down the series in Dragon Prince we could see Callum harness animals' energy but they're willing to give it like a Spirit Bomb from Dragon Ball Z. Probably Callum can harness Zin's baby dragon energy in order to use Sky Magic again. Just a thought.
I think it’ll be Callum trying to work out if the ends justify the means. If he uses Dark Magic with good intentions, then does that mean it’s bad? Callum himself was subjected to a Dark magic spell by Viren, but his friendship and attraction to Claudia may obscure his judgement on this.
So the two headed snake is actually callum’s idea!! Without knowing
Nope, it's Claudia's idea, Callum merely got her thinking of it when he mentioned wanting to switch places with her because he wanted to use magic (he didn't know better at that point)
I want to see the theory about why Callum's body rejected dark magic in the second season
Tiny Aquatic Dino Thing maybe he has a resistance to it. Maybe his father was a dark mage and that’s where he got that resistance.
Thank you for these videos dude
Glad you like them!
I DONT WANT IT. LEAVE THEIR HARMONY ALONE! SAVE THE CONFLICT FOR VIREN!
Conflict with a harmonious resolution could make the group stronger!
@@TheoryPop Well yeah, but I just don't want them to fight :(
Neither do I! But so long as they stay friends at the end, and everything turns out ok, then I think everything will be fine!
@@TheoryPop Yeah, you're right, but I really like everyone's relationship, and I don't want anything to get in the way of that. Especially with how it's still growing and very new.
Yep, I totally get that! They're just starting to really trust each other, I hope they continue to build the relationships between the characters before dropping in something like Dark magic!
WOOOO CALLUM LEARNED THE SKY ARCANUM!
I’m so glad he did! I like that he did have to go through that self-doubt and crisis of identity first, but that helped him establish that connection!
Interesting stuff!
Thank you!
Dark magic is sort of annoying because some bug having a good time eating a leaf that he found will be squeezed by Claudia
Imagine being a bug, just chilling, sitting on a tree branch. What are you going to have for breakfast? That leaf looks pretty good, but there’s also this other leaf that’s just started to turn yellow. A fine vintage. Then some wizard crushes you and suddenly you’re a fireball.
Your videos are awesome.
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoy them!
Callum, breathe. Let go your earthly tether. Enter the void. Enter, and become wind.
Hey Theory Pop its me friendly travel agent from the tdp discord great video
Hey, thanks for dropping by! Glad you enjoyed the video, there'll be more once Season 2 has aired!
Interesting that I come across this after season 2..... For those who are caught up, you know what happens.. for those who are not... I will not spoil it
Well, according to the trailer ...
Indeed, the trailer may have confirmed this theory! Will wait and see what the full situation is in the 15th
What an 8th type was made. "light magic anyone".
Well you were kind of right
Not too far off!
Here's the answer he learns "light" magic
He hasn’t created an entirely new source of magic yet.
@@TheoryPop it would be interesting if he did invent his own magic somehow though... to be the first "light mage" would make him stand out... even among the elves.
Watching this after season 2 is fun
I bet it is!
callum has the sharingan:
change my mind
okay but my point is: its okay to kill a cow to eat it, but is not okay to kill a cow to (for example) heal a person or saves someones life?
Callum should be king. He is the oldest, screw lineage
I think Callum could make a good king, but I don’t think it’s something he wants.
I really hope Callum finds another source of magic, like another Primal stone. Because dark magic is so addicting and corruptive...I mean look at Viren, dark magic has cost him whatever sanity even had to begin with. From my perspective, I hope that cube they found at the winter lodge proves more handy than dark magic. Whose with me?
Well you were wrong season 2 he finds his connection with the sky and can do magic on his own
[ Solojungle ] yeah. And I think it was because he attempted dark magic. I thought the scenes in his dreams were really powerful. I was on the edge of my seat hoping he would not choose dark magic
I said in the video that I didn’t think Callum would turn to dark magic as a permanent solution, but the temptation of using it could cause conflict. Callum in season 2 used dark magic, and then rejected it. Rayla was angry with him for using it at all. But regardless of all that, a big part of my discussion was Callum struggling with losing his identity as a mage and trying to find a way to recover that lost identity. That is exactly what we see happen throughout the season.
His use of dark magic triggered the “fever dream” that led to his understanding of primal magic. I’m glad Callum rejected the dark magic influence on his mind.
Watch season 2 and these questions are answered
I watched season 2 yesterday
Maybe he will become like the star touch elf aaravos and be able to all of the primal sources. And maybe just maybe we will find out that aaravos is callums birth father they thought was dead. It makes sense to me that if a elf that shouldn't have learned all of those primal sources is callums dad. It also kinda makes sense that he can learn magic like that. Because of his birth father.Also love your videos.
Kirby's Gameplay huh? You’re being predictable
I hope the dragon will allow Callum to cast magic.
So long as Callum doesn't have to "consume" the dragon to use his magic!
It's odd. Dark magic is the art of stealing magic from something, yet Callum stole moon magic from the necklace to cast the truth revealing role and used the sky orb. Where does the line get drawn between dark magic and a primal stone? Does using plants and rocks considered dark magic? Hell the dirt in xadia is magical, could he use that for dark magic or is it a "primal stone"?
The necklace Calumn crushed was an inanimate object created by an artisan with the ability to draw on a source of magic and was freely given to him.
*Me who is sad because callum only used dark magic once*
Lol u were right!
Aang did burn Katara's hands in the first season if i'm not mustakening.
Yup, he did when he was trying to show off with fire bending and lost control a bit!
Theory Pop Showing off... Losing control... (and lack of practice / first timer) i see some parallels here...
Also Callum did save Rayla from those leeches, but with the orb gone, it would be intresting thing to explore,
! Warning pure speculation ! Also spoiler alert.
Callum saving Rayla again using dark magic, since his rare orb was gone, (pretty good deal having Zym instead of the orb and also reveals something about Callum's character, he is willing to sacrafice himself and his assets including the power of the orb, that was pretty big Ego boost for him in the first season. almost pollar opposite of lord Viren who only wishes to sease any magical artifacts and power)
insteand that would be quite the moral dillema. for bolt of them and the value of life. since Callum is clearly more that willing to save those he considers close to him. How far will he reach when push comes to shove...
it kinda reminds me for Dragon Age (blood mage) that also leech or kill other living beings in order to aqure temporary power surge.
Definitely can draw the comparison there, yeah. I think Callum using Dark Magic to save Rayla would absolutely bring up some interesting moral questions, and is exactly the kind of deeper character interaction I'd love to see in future seasons of the show!
I kinda wished he became a dark mage
For a brief, glorious moment, he was :)
Spoiler clauadia and Calluam won’t be a thing calluam will reseat the dark magic and the moon shawdow elf 🧝♀️ loves him
No
[SPOILER}
6:50 fast forward to season 3 with Claudia gleefully watching as her father is about to murder Ezren.
Considering she still considered Ezran a friend at the beginning of the season, it’s a real change of character for her!
It's an illusion. It likely would not hit very hard or at all.
@@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana
She knew her father wanted the princes dead, Soren told her, but she went into denial mode.
Also, how do we know for sure that Viren was an incorporeal illusion? For all we know, it could by a solid illusion, akin to Naruto shadow clones.
Regardless, she was mega pissed when Soren killed the illusion Viren and she will definately be even angrier after having to resurrect her father after his failed attempt to kill the dragon prince.
@@TheZombiesAreComing Back then, but the motivation was to prevent a child king and get the egg, which would not be aided by killing Ezran by that point in time (the dragon was not there and Viren was king). Viren has no reason to kill Ezran in that scene.
Rember the princes are close enough to Viren's family, so he won't kill them without a strong reason.
@@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana
You give Viren too much credit, he is a full blown psychopath, a liar, and a deceiver. He desires power and is willing to use any and all means to acquire it, including murding his "best friends" kids. The excuses he gives are all lies in attempts to get others to go along with his schemes.
Callum better not become a dark mage or im gonna be very mad >:(
Hopefully he’s only going to stick to doing it that one time!
No he's not
Spoilers
Your wrong, he wont.
Spoilers
He used dark magic.
@@TheoryPop here is a video of my perspective ua-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/v-deo.html
Great.
First
Indeed!
Ooohhhhh, you didn't binge watch season 2 like me.... huh
Actually I did, I watched it through in a single sitting on Friday morning.
No
Yes
Thank you king