History NightmareFuel / TheDragonPrince

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* If anyone was interested in how Karim got his glove which he uses in Book 4, that is revealed here. It is his ''dead childhood friend's glove'', which he started using after his dead. And the reason why it's red, it's still covered in ''Osato's blood''.

* If anyone was interested in how Karim got his glove which he uses in Book 4, that is revealed here. It is his ''''dead childhood friend's glove'''', which he started using after his dead. And the reason why it's red, it's still covered in ''Osato's blood''.

* If anyone was interested in how Karim got his glove which he uses in Book 4, that is revealed here. It is his '''dead childhood friend's glove''', which he started using after his dead. And the reason why it's red, it's still covered in ''Osato's blood''.

[[folder: After Darkness]

* We finally get to hear what Aaravos whispered to Khessa before he killed her, and it is somehow even worse then [[NothingIsscarier not knowing]].

** Claudia does ''not'' look or sound well after the spell either. [[PeekABangs Her hidden face]] keeps us from seeing her expression, but her voice sounds manic and slightly unhinged.

The Moonshadow Elves' wristbindings. If they don't assassinate someone the bindings slowly, painfully tighten until their hand falls off. We get to see with Rayla just how painful the bindings actually are.

* The episode's titular dragon is a massive juggernaut of flame and hate. Formerly [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority the king of the dragons]], he was powerful and callous enough to [[PersonOfMassDestruction singlehandedly obliterate an entire city]] just to [[DisproportionateRetribution punish a single rebellious mage]]... and that was ''before'' being driven mad by pain and blindness. In the present, he roams through Xadia attacking anything that gets in his way without knowing nor caring who he's trying to kill. And while he may have lost his title and his sight, he's retained ALL of his strength and fire. His fury is so intense that he's willing to murder Rayla and Zym, ''his own prince'', because they begged him to spare Callum's life.

** The entire ordeal is just absolutely traumatizing for Callum, and he spends much of the rest of the season barely concealing his mental breakdown. Aaravos had completely overrode Callum's mind and turned him into a drone. Callum described it as feeling weak and helpless, as though he was merely a puppet. It gets to the point that he asks Rayla to kill him should Aaravos take over again, fearing what he would be forced to do under Aaravos' control.

** Aaravos speech is simply NightmareFuel incarnate. He goes around the room and interrogates each of the main characters with their worst insecurities, almost seeming to pluck them from their minds themselves (Ezran being in over his head, Rayla being unable to kill, and Soren having a father who wishes he was never born). But when it comes time for Callum, he instead [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame praises]] the boy as his "favorite" for having already tainted himself with Dark Magic, and declares that Callum will belong to him when all is said and done.
** The entire ordeal is just absolutely traumatizing for Callum, and he spends much of the rest of the season barely concealing his mental breakdown. Aaravos had completely overrode Callum's mind and turned him into a drone. Callum described it as feeling weak and helpless, as though he was merely a puppet. It gets to the point that he asks Rayla to kill him should Aaravos take over again, fearing what would be forced to do under Aaravos' control.

*** Even presuming the absolute best case scenario concerning that trick (Aaravos needs line of sight and cannot actively scry the meat-puppet in question). Any situation which the ancient genius puppet-master mage could be observing is one were High Mage Callum is a potential liability, and if Aaravos were ever freed the only thing the most skilled human Primal Mage alive can in good conscience do is hide from him.

*** Even presuming the absolute best case scenario concerning that trick (Aaravos needs line of sight and cannot actively scry the meat-puppet in question). Any situation which the ancient genius puppet-master mage could be observing is one were High Mage Callum is a potential liability, and if Aaravos ever freed the only thing the most skilled human Primal Mage alive can in good conscience do is hide from him.

*** Even if the absolute best case scenario concerning that trick (Aaravos needs line of sight and cannot actively scry the meat-puppet in question). Any situation which the ancient genius puppet-master mage could be observing is one were High Mage Callum is a potential liability, and if Aaravos ever freed the most skilled human Primal Mage alive can only hide from him.

** Aaravos speech is simply NightmareFuel incarnate. He goes around the room and interrogates each of the main characters with their worst insecurities (Ezran being in over his head, Rayla being unable to kill, and Soren having a father who wishes he was never born). But when it comes time for Callum, he instead [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame praises]] the boy as his "favorite" for having already tainted himself with Dark Magic, and declares that Callum will belong to him when all is said and done.

** Aaravos speech is simply NightmareFuel incarnate. He goes around the room and interrogates each of the main characters with their worst insecurities (Ezran being in over his head, Rayla being unable to kill, and Soren having a father who wishes he was never born). But when it comes time for Callum, he instead [YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame praises] the boy as his "favorite" for having already tainted himself with Dark Magic, and declares that Callum will belong to him when all is said and done.

** Even worse; you would think that the solders would be a bit miffed at the man who focably twisted them into abominations, but they appear almost slavishly loyal afterwards. He didn't just warp their bodies; he took their minds as well.

Taking place in a fantasy setting with magic, there's going to be plenty of creepy things ahead.

* Viren's familiar has grown from the size of an inchworm to the size of a snake, revealed when it [[OrificeInvasion crawls out of his throat]]. It gets even larger by the episode's end, where it can drape around Viren's shoulders like a living, many-legged shawl.
* We see what Aaravos is capable of on his own, and it is horrifying. First, he takes over an elf's body, then uses his power to darken the sky above the city. He wipes out all the guards in a single blow, before dissolving the Queen just by touching her chin. Keep in mind, Aaravos is ''still'' locked away in the mirror at this point, so this is probably not even the peak of his power!
* One unfortunate soul gets bitten by Aaravos's worm, leading to Aaravos's [[DemonicPossession taking over his body]]. From the way he screams it definitely isn't painless, and by the way he falls over afterwards, it likely isn't something you [[PossessionBurnout live through]].
* Aaravos whispers the fate of the sunfire queen's grandmother to her, horrifying her, before doing something that causes her body to just ''dissolve'' into nothingness. Even better? Despite having the entirety of her face and head dissolved, she ''still'' somehow lets out a blood curdling scream as her armor falls from the tower.

!!General

* Callum and Ezran's fake hostage situation is a terrifying AdultFear for their Aunt Amaya. In her eyes, her nephews that she swore to protect for her dead sister are now in the hands of a (supposedly) bloodthirsty elf and if she makes the wrong move the boys' lives are forfeit.