Line #143 Characters/TheOwlHousePalismen


1	[[WMG:[[center:[-''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' '''[[Characters/TheOwlHouse Main Character Index]]'''\
2	[[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheBoilingIsles The Boiling Isles]] ('''Palismen''') \| [[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheOwlHouse The Owl House]] ([[Characters/TheOwlHouseLuzNoceda Luz Noceda]]) \| [[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheHexsquad The Hexsquad]] ([[Characters/TheOwlHouseAmityBlight Amity Blight]]) \| [[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheEmperorsCoven The Emperor's Coven]] ([[Characters/TheOwlHouseEmperorBelos Emperor Belos]] \| [[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheGoldenGuard The Golden Guard]]) \| [[Characters/TheOwlHouseHexside Hexside]] \| [[Characters/TheOwlHouseOther Other]] ([[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheCollector The Collector]])]]-]]]
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4	[[foldercontrol]]
5	[[folder:In General]]
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7	Animated statuettes carved from wood of palistrom trees that act as a witch or biped demon's companion and staff.
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9	* AlienBlood: Damaged palismen bleed glowing green fluid, their magical essence which animates them.
10	* AmplifierArtifact: One of a palisman's uses is to supplement their user's magic with their own to empower their magic. This extends to allowing beings with no innate magic, such as Luz and Hunter, to use spells without glyphs.
11	* AnimalMotifs: Palismen frequently relate to their owner. The first ever example is Owlbert, who ties to Eda's [[TheOwlKnowingOne the Owl Lady]] theme. Other strong examples are Willow's bee palisman [[BewareTheNiceOnes Clover]] and Gus's [[MasterOfIllusion chameleon]] palisman.
12	* BornOfMagic: Palismen are carved from the wood of palistrom trees and come to life seemingly on their own, sustained by their own magic. Belos even warns that Palismen are "made of Wild Magic". Despite his biases, the statement is more or less literally true, as they are made of wood and filled with magic bile that animates them.
13	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In season 1, most palismen are depicted as separate from their staffs, attached with an interlock and able to leave the stick part of the staff behind. In season 2, the stick is instead part of the palisman, and disappears whenever they animate.
14	* TheChooserOfTheOne: Palisman choose their new owner by bonding with their deepest wish or desire.
15	* EmpathicWeapon: Palisman bond with their owner by resonating with their "deepest wish," with the Bat Queen going so far as to claim they "bond through emotion."
16	* {{Familiar}}: In the words of Principal Bump, palisman act as "good friends and a powerful tool."
17	* FlyingBroomstick: Though they are staffs, palismen fill this fantasy niche for witches of the Boiling Isles.
18	* {{Immortality}}: In the "Immortal unless destroyed" sense. Being inanimate objects given magical life, palismen do not appear to die natural deaths. The Bat Queen is thousands of years old, while [[spoiler:Flapjack]] is strongly implied to be somewhere in their 300s. What happens to a palisman once their partner witch dies a natural death is unexplored. [[spoiler:Though Stringbean did turn back into an inanimate staff when Luz died which contradicts what we had previously seen of palisman outliving their owners, but there are several possible reasons, from her just being to young to exist without a partner (being literally less than a day old) to she was grief stricken but still alive.]]
19	* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Palismen communicate via making sounds similar to the ones that the animals they're modeled after make, though owners with strong enough bonds are capable of understanding them as easily as if they were speaking in plain English.
20	* MagicStaff: Each palisman has a unique interlock that attaches only to their witch's staff. The second season goes even further with adopted palismen conjuring their ''own'' staffs for their new owners.
21	* MeaningfulName: Several palismen have names relating to their shape or to their partner. Clover is named for a plant whose nectar is commonly found in honey and Flapjack's name is a human dish [[spoiler:hinting at his possible origins]]. The Bat Queen's name is more of a title, but refers to her appearance and to her mission to protect lost and abandoned palismen.
22	* TheNeedless: Given their artificial nature, it's somewhat unclear if palismen require food in order to survive as none of them are even shown eating. Hunter does mention that he regularly feeds Flapjack in his diary as part of the "Be Gay Do Witchcraft" stream, but the canonicity of this is debatable.
23	* OurSoulsAreDifferent: Belos refers to the essence inside palismen as their "souls" and [[spoiler:the souls of the palismen he has consumed over the centuries have plagued his mind for many years until the events of "Hollow Mind"]].
24	* {{Planimal}}: Some palisman may take the form of mobile plants.
25	* {{Protectorate}}: Scores of lost or abandoned palismen are under the protection of the Bat Queen.
26	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Almost every palisman seen in the show is incredibly adorable.
27	* ServantRace: Their purpose in life is to bond with and aid their owner.
28	* TheSpeechless: Palismen typically communicate in sounds reminiscent of their patterned animal such as hooting, meowing, tweets, and so on. However, they have been shown communicating telepathically with other palismen and their owners seem to be able to interpret their sounds after forming a close enough bond.
29	* StrongerThanYouLook: Palismen seem to have inordinate strength for their sizes, which tend to be about the same as a closed fist. Owlbert has demonstrated the strength to smash through steel bars with little effort, while Clover serves as Willow's workout spotter.
30	* TheSymbiote: Palismen can also act as this to their owner, such as the case of Bump, whose palisman latches on to his face to help him see.
31	* UndyingLoyalty: Downplayed. Bump describes palismen as "lifelong partners," but the earlier episode "Escape of the Palismen" shows that a palisman will leave a relationship it views as abusive, not to mention that witches and demons can discard their palisman if they are too damaged.
32	* WhaleEgg: If they so choose, one can carve palistrom wood into an egg so that the palisman may choose their own form. Luz elects to do this with the piece Eda pilfered for her.
33	* WingsDoNothing: Played with. Even though winged palismen flap their wings while flying, it is shown that palismen with no wings can fly just as easily as those with them. Further played with in that a few palismen are shown flapping other parts of their bodies in flight, such as Jerbo's horned dog flapping its ears or Mary's ram flapping its horns.
34	[[/folder]]
35
36	!! Main characters' Palismen
37	[[folder:Owlbert]]
38	!!Owlbert
39	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/owlbert.png]]
40	[[caption-width-right:350:"Oh, he's my palisman and we're bonded for life. I'd annihilate anyone who'd hurt him."]]
41	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him on his staff]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/owl_staff.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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43	Eda's palisman, who takes the form of a small owl. Eda carved him with her father, and they've been inseparable since.
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45	* BadassInDistress: Whenever he's cuffed, he can't help Eda.
46	* BornOfMagic: Eda created him (and the rest of her staff) out of a magic tree branch.
47	* CharacterInTheLogo: The "O" in "Owl" and the left half of the "H" in the series logo are stylized to show his staff form.
48	* CuteOwl: A round owl about the size of a baseball, which Luz gets upset seeing chained up.
49	* EquippableAlly: He and palismans like him have a glyph called an interlock which lets them attach to and become part of magical equipment like Eda's MagicStaff.
50	* {{Familiar}}: In all but name. He is what's called a palisman, carved and brought to life by Eda. He forms the head of Eda's MagicStaff and can split off and become animated to do miscellaneous tasks for Eda, like collecting human things and playing against her in cards.
51	* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Owlbert doesn't appear to speak, but Eda can communicate with him easily. This might be justified by some kind of telepathy, but Lilith can understand him perfectly as well.
52	* ALizardNamedLiz: A portmanteau of "owl" and "Albert".
53	* NiceGuy: A sweet and loyal little owl.
54	* PowerCrutch: Because Owlbert was made from magic, he's able to serve as a power source for spells. This allows Luz to use magic even without her glyphs, and seems to amplify Eda's magic when she's using the staff.
55	* TheSpeechless: Intelligent enough to play a card game, but no more capable of speech than a regular owl.
56	* StrongerThanTheyLook: In "Once Upon a Swap", he is able to smash through the bars of a prison cell with ease.
57	* {{Telepathy}}: Owlbert can't speak, but he can communicate with Eda and other palismans through telepathy.
58	* UndyingLoyalty: Justified. Since Eda created him, he's her palisman and they are bonded for life. Since they have a loving relationship he's very loyal to her. In "Escape of the Palisman", he forms a similar bond with Luz, defending her from the Bat Queen [[spoiler:and letting her wield him against Emperor Belos in "Young Blood, Old Souls".]] Of course, Owlbert is still loyal to Eda first, as when Luz [[spoiler:tries to ride on him during a fight with Eda in "O Titan, Where Art Thou", Eda simply orders him to stop carrying her, and Owlbert follows the command without any hesitation]].
59	[[/folder]]
60
61	[[folder:Lilith's Palisman]]
62	!!Lilith's Palisman/"Mike Socks"
63	[[quoteright:283:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/skjermbilde_2023_01_31_091758.jpg]]
64	[[caption-width-right:283:[[labelnote:Click here for his animated form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lilith_palisman.png[[/labelnote]]]]
65
66	Lilith's Palisman, who takes the form of a white raven.
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68	* AmbiguousSituation:
69	** It was initially unclear if the raven staff really was Lilith's palisman. Since it fit the aesthetic of the Emperor's Coven and was never seen animated, it could have been a badge of office or magical focus. "Echoes of the Past" clears up the confusion by showing that he can be flown like Owlbert, and "Elsewhere and Elsewhen" shows him fully animated.
70	** The fact that he ''is'' a palisman raises the further question of why Lilith, unlike every other member of the Emperor's Coven, was allowed to keep her palisman.
71	* TheCameo: He appears briefly in "Any Sport In A Storm", when Darius is scrolling through his penstagram feed. One of the posts is from Lilith showing a picture of some new inks she's trying out, with her palisman visible in the frame.
72	* CreepyCrows: While he's hardly creepy (although he can appear intimidating when needed), Lilith's palisman is based on the idea of sinister corvids associated with witches, being the {{Familiar}} of one of the two main witches in season 1.
73	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: InUniverse. According to WordOfGod, Lilith gave the palisman an OverlyLongName based on some historian no one has heard about. And that name [[ShrugOfGod might]] shorten to Mike Socks.
74	* NoNameGiven: The raven is never properly named, and even the cast and crew only ever called him Lilith's Palisman. In a post-episode livestream, the cast jokingly take a liking to the suggestions "Mike" and "Socks".
75	* UncattyResemblance: In its inanimate form, the raven staff is completely proper and symmetrical, white and gold befitting Lilith's role as head of the Emperor's Coven and her very prim and strict appearance. Once he's let off his staff, however, he turns out to be a ruffled, goofy-looking raven, reflecting Lilith letting go of her old restrictions and embracing her dorky, nerdy "bad girl historian" side. He also appears to share Lilith's nerdy interests, watching her testing new inks with his usual goofy grin.
76	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The palisman's last appearance is in "O Titan, Where Art Thou", where Lilith uses him to protect King. He does not appear in "King's Tide" or "For the Future", where Lilith even flies using different methods.
77	[[/folder]]
78
79	[[folder:Stringbean '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]
80	!!Stringbean
81	[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/string_bean_profile_2.png]]
82	[[caption-width-right:233:[[labelnote:Click here to see her on her staff]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stringbean_staff.png[[/labelnote]]]]
83	[[caption-width-right:233:[[labelnote:Click here to see her egg]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stringbean_egg.png[[/labelnote]]]]
84	->'''Luz:''' I got to decide what my future looked like when I chose to be a witch, and I want them to have that option too. Until then, I'm willing to wait.
85
86	Luz's Palisman, who was carved into an egg to let them decide what they wanted to look like. In "For the Future", she hatches into a "snakeshifter" named "Stringbean".
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88	* EleventhHourRanger: She finally hatches in the latter half of the penultimate episode, just in time for the battle against the Collector.
89	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: She's the youngest palisman seen in the series (having only hatched at the very end of the penultimate episode), as the rest, with the implied exception of Ghost, either had previous owners or were carved by their current ones 30+ years ago.
90	* BeYourself: Luz made her palisman an egg for this reason. Since Luz herself decides what she wants to do with her life as a human witch, she wants her future palisman to be able to do the same for itself. Fittingly, Stringbean exhibits VoluntaryShapeshifting abilities upon hatching.
91	* BewareMyStingerTail: In "Watching and Dreaming", when she and Luz are briefly trapped in the Collector's mouth, she turns her tail into a stinger and pokes his tongue so they can escape.
92	* CharacterInTheLogo: Downplayed. Her existence is foreshadowed in the series' logo, with the "L" and "S" giving the illusion of an upside down palisman staff topped with a snake.
93	* DarkIsNotEvil: Upon hatching, her magical aura is shown to be a swirling mix of purple and black, compared to the generally brighter aura of normal witch magic. Despite this, she is far from evil and is notably born as a result of Luz finally forgiving herself and realizing that she just wants to be understood.
94	* GenderInclusiveWriting: When first discussing the egg palisman, Luz and Eda refer to them with gender neutral pronouns as even their gender is up in the air at that point. Upon hatching, Luz refers to Stringbean with she/her pronouns (she gets that through the telepathic link with her palisman, as all palismen have a telepathic link with their master).
95	* HealingSerpent: She awakens when Luz finally made a breakthrough regarding her mental health.
96	* MeaningfulName: "Stringbean" seems to reference her thin, snake-like body.
97	* MixAndMatchCritters: Her true form is mostly serpentine, but she also has a few catlike characteristics such as her ears.
98	* MorphicResonance: Every time she transforms, she maintains her color scheme, snakelike body, and the bauble on the tip of her tail (though the latter is capable of partially changing, like when it turns into the stinger of a scorpion). Her head also stays roughly the same shape throughout her forms.
99	* PatternCodedEggs: Downplayed. For the most part, she bears no resemblance to her egg, but the whites of her eyes and the bauble on her tail are the same shade of green as the shell.
100	* PowerFloats: Even when not on her staff, Stringbean expresses the ability to hover around to move.
101	* PurpleIsPowerful: When the egg finally starts hatching in "For the Future", it's surrounded by a glow of purple magic that prevents anyone from seeing what it is, and Luz accidentally fires a massive beam of purple magic from it that cuts a swath through the forest. When we finally see it at the end of the episode, she's a purple snake-like creature capable of VoluntaryShapeshifting.
102	* RuleOfSymbolism: As an egg, it could hatch into whatever it chooses to be. This reflects Luz trying to decide what she wants to do with her own life. When Luz realizes that her ultimate wish is to be understood, her palisman hatches into a shapeshifting snake creature.
103	* SerpentStaff: Naturally, in her staff form. Though unlike most examples she rests at the top of the staff rather than coiling around it.
104	* ShapeshifterDefaultForm: Stringbean can shapeshift into whatever they want, but in their default form both while animated and on the staff is a serpent.
105	* SnakesAreSinister: Absolutely averted, with what we see of her indicating she's every bit as heroic as [[AllLovingHeroine Luz]].
106	* UncattyResemblance: Her ears bear a strong resemblance to the cat hoodie that Luz wore for most of the series.
107	* VoluntaryShapeshifting: As a "snakeshifter", Stringbean is a creature with a snake-like ShapeshifterDefaultForm that can change her shape freely.
108	[[/folder]]
109
110	[[folder:Flapjack '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]
111	!!Flapjack
112	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flapjack_9.png]]
113	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him on his staff]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cardinal_staff_render.png[[/labelnote]]]]
114	->'''Hunter:''' Oh, hey. You stuck with me the whole time, huh, bird?
115
116	Hunter's Palisman, who takes the form of a red cardinal. Flapjack is heavily implied to have once belonged to Caleb Wittebane, and remained in the Bat Queen's care for hundreds of years after his death.
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118	* AffectionateNickname: After their bond gets strong enough, Hunter starts calling Flapjack "Flap".
119	* AtrociousAlias: He helps Hunter come up with a fake name while he pretends to be a Hexside student, with the result being "Caleb Jasper Bloodwilliams" (though Flapjack likely only suggested the "Caleb" bit).
120	* BaitAndSwitch: He spends most of "Hunting Palismen" with Luz, and at the end of the episode, tells the Bat Queen he's finally found a witch and flies off. It then cuts to Luz noticing something at her window, but it turns out to be Eda and King. In reality, Flapjack chose Hunter, who he took a liking to earlier.
121	* BequeathedPower: The dying Flapjack using his essence to resurrect Hunter ends up granting the previously magic-less Grimwalker the ability to use magic on his own (at the very least his FlashStep).
122	* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a cute little bird, but is still Hunter's primary mode of defense. Flapjack by himself is even able to negate King's sonic attack just by flying in front of it.
123	* BondCreatures: Flapjack is implied to have once been Caleb Wittebane's Palisman, and ended up living with the Bat Queen for a very long time after Caleb was murdered. During his escapade with Luz, he winds up choosing Hunter, much to the latter's chagrin. However, the two bond with one another and become extremely close, allowing Hunter to understand what Flapjack is saying, and letting him cast magic, which he can't do by himself. When Flapjack gives up his own life to save Hunter's, the boy is able to tell upon waking up that his Palisman has already passed away.
124	* ABoyAndHisX: A boy and his Palisman, in this case. Flapjack loyally sticks by Hunter after bonding with him, in spite of the fact that Hunter is not supposed to have a Palisman, and starts off acting afraid and outwardly hostile. The bird actively contributes to Hunter's CharacterDevelopment by encouraging connections outside the Emperor's Coven and is the only one consistently providing the boy with the emotional support he desperately needs. After Hunter runs away from the Emperor's Coven and becomes homeless, Flapjack is seen trying to gather food for him, and pulls on his hair until he tells Gus the truth about his living situation.
125	* ByTheHair: When he wants to get his witch to do something he won't do on his own, Flapjack will yank Hunter's IdiotHair like a leash.
126	* TheCaretaker: Implied. He's seen pulling a half-eaten sandwich out of a trashcan after Hunter becomes a fugitive, presumably to feed the boy since Palismen don't need to eat.
127	* CharacterDeath: In "Thanks to Them", Belos mortally wounds him and he passes away giving up his own life to save Hunter's.
128	* DisappearsIntoLight: Mortally wounded and seeing Hunter unmoving after trying to drown himself, Flapjack lays against his chest and dissolves into light, which is then absorbed into Hunter's body, apparently saving his life.
129	* DueToTheDead: A tombstone was erected in the Bat Queen's forest to honor his memory, which Hunter and Willow are shown briefly visiting in the epilogue. All five members of the Hexsquad are also shown to have gotten matching cardinal tattoos.
130	* DumpsterDive: Gus discovers him in Hexside trying to take food from a trash can. It's implied Flapjack was doing so in an attempt to feed Hunter, who has been secretly living in the school since running from the Emperor's Coven.
131	* EdibleThemeNaming: He's named after an Earth food, which hints at his origins.
132	* EyeScream: Flapjack has a large scar over the left side of his face, where his eye would have been.[[note]]He's briefly shown with two functional eyes in "Hunting Palismen", but considering his left eye doesn't open in any other scene, this was likely an animation error.[[/note]]
133	* {{Familiar}}:
134	** As any Palisman, he fulfills this role. However, unlike other witches, Hunter is entirely reliant on Flapjack for magic without the staff Belos gave him as he's powerless on his own. Flapjack also provides Hunter with much needed emotional support and is far more proactive in aiding his witch than other Palismen.
135	** There are hints that he was once the Palisman of Caleb Wittebane, Philip's deceased older brother. "Thanks to Them" implies that he belonged to Evelyn -- Caleb's witch lover -- prior to that, with the Gravesfield puppet show depicting him in her hand as she "dazzled" Caleb to convince him to come to the Demon Realm, suggesting Flapjack was gifted to him. Belos even calls Flapjack by Evelyn's name before mortally wounding him.
136	* FamilyThemeNaming: In the epilogue of "Watching and Dreaming", Hunter's new palisman (who, according to Dana, is effectively Flapjack's little sister) is a bluejay named Waffles.
137	* GivenNameReveal: During his introductory episode he doesn't manage to tell anyone his name (though Luz nicknames him "Rascal). While Hunter learns his name in "Eclipse Lake", it's not until "Hollow Mind" that the audience learns his name is Flapjack.
138	* HeroicSacrifice: In "Thanks to Them", after being mortally wounded by Belos, he willingly gives his life to save Hunter's.
139	* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Flapjack solely communicates through chirps, though after bonding some more, Hunter gains the ability to understand him. Flapjack's words are never relayed to the audience however, so whatever he says can only be inferred from Hunter's reply.
140	* MagicStaff: As a Palisman, he functions as one of these for Hunter. However, unlike most Palismen, rather than supplement pre-existing magic, Flapjack provides all of Hunter's magic as without the bird he's completely powerless.
141	* MoralityPet: Flapjack is the only one who shows Hunter the unconditional love his uncle denies him, and he starts proving himself to be a better person after meeting his palisman. In his first ever act of defiance, he decides against giving the bird to Belos, and Flapjack seems to encourage Hunter's interactions outside the Emperor's Coven.
142	* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Regardless of whether or not Hunter's on the Emperor's side, Flapjack is more than happy to give Hunter all of the aid he can offer. There are, however, a few occasions where Flapjack has to give him a motivational tug on the hair for Hunter to make better or more effective decisions.
143	* MysteriousPast: According to Hunter in the charity livestream, Flapjack doesn't like to talk about his past. He sports a scar across one of his eyes and several notches on his staff, hinting that something happened a long time ago. Philip, himself a witch hunter from the 1600s, appears to recognize Flapjack on sight and screams out Caleb's name in rage, greatly implying that he was originally carved by either Caleb Wittebane, or by Evelyn as a gift to him (the imagery in "Thanks to Them" hugely implies to latter, as Flapjack is shown perched in Evelyn's hand as she lures Caleb to the Demon Realm in Masha's presentation) and survived his destructive falling-out with Philip, whereas his master did not.
144	* NeverSayDie: After he gives up his life to save Hunter, Gus tries to tell the other boy what happened to his Palisman, only for Hunter to cut him off and say he already knows. Flapjack's death is clearly acknowledged, but no one uses terms related to death.
145	* NoBodyLeftBehind: When he gives up his life for Hunter, Flapjack's body dissolves into tiny balls of light that float up into the sky.
146	* NoSell: He can negate King's sonic attacks in his staff form.
147	* OlderThanTheyLook: Luz repeatedly refers to Flapjack and the other lone Palismen as 'babies' for their small and cute appearances. However, Flapjack is noted to have been without a witch for a long time, and is even hinted to be several centuries old. The fact that he reminds Belos of his brother, who's definitely been dead for centuries, all but confirms his age is far above that of most other people in the show.
148	* TheOneGuy: He is the only Palisman in the Hexsquad that is male, while the other five are female.
149	* ParrotPetPosition: Unlike most Palismen, he's almost always seen in animal form when Hunter isn't actively using him. He primarily perches on Hunter's shoulder, though he also occasionally sits on his head.
150	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Implied. There are many hints towards Flapjack having been alive when Caleb and Philip first came to the Boiling Isles, which would put his age in the ballpark of 350 years at least. This is hinted at even earlier by the Bat Queen -- who is several ''thousand'' years old -- noting that he's found a new partner after "all this time". For such a long-lived being, such a comment says a lot. "Thanks to Them" implies that Flapjack was originally belonged to Evelyn Clawthorne and was gifted to Caleb by her.
151	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: He takes the form of a cardinal and is a sweet little bird who provides Hunter with the unconditional love Belos denies him.
152	* RuggedScar: He has a scar over his left eye and apparently a few notches on his staff, similar to his witch's own scarred appearance. Philip even seems to recognize him in part due to the particular scarring on his face, the camera zooming on on it as he notices the Palisman.
153	* SmarterThanYouLook: Flapjack resembles an adorable cardinal and can only communicate through chirps, but is actually an incredibly intelligent Palisman. He's good at discretely helping along Hunter's CharacterDevelopment by guiding him to people who can influence him for the better. He's also smart enough to revert to animal form when he's grabbed away from Hunter as a staff during a fight to keep attacking their opponent.
154	* SpecialPersonNormalName: His name is Flapjack and he's the Palisman of Hunter, the Golden Guard. However, while this is a normal word in the Human Realm, it's a completely alien term in the Demon Realm, hinting that his original owner was actually a human.
155	* UndyingLoyalty: To Hunter. He sticks by Hunter giving him the love and support he lacks despite the very real danger of Belos finding out and killing the bird. Flapjack also actively works to have Hunter bond with people outside his coven, contributing to his CharacterDevelopment. However, Flapjack still aids Hunter in his missions for Belos.
156	* TheUnreveal: In "Eclipse Lake", Hunter bonds with his Palisman enough to understand the bird and Flapjack proceeds to tell the boy his name. However, Flapjack's chirps are never translated for the audience, so it's not until "Hollow Mind", seven episodes later, that his name is finally said aloud.
157	* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him without spoiling Hunter's CharacterDevelopment, or the hints that he is connected to the Wittebane brothers and their past, which informs much of the plot.
158	[[/folder]]
159
160	[[folder:Clover]]
161	!! Clover
162	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ezgif_2_af37647c3b.png]]
163	%% [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
164	Willow's Palisman, who takes the form of a very large bee.
165	----
166	* BigCreepyCrawlies: Downplayed. Clover is a bit bigger than Willow's hand, which is an average size for a Palisman, but absolutely ''massive'' for a bee.
167	* ALizardNamedLiz: Clovers are a flower commonly used as a nectar source in the honey industry.
168	* MixAndMatchCritters: Most of her body is a bee, though her head appears to be based off of a hummingbird.
169	* VirtuousBees: Like her owner, Clover is a hard worker, and tries her best to help out her friends wherever she can.
170	[[/folder]]
171
172	[[folder:Emmiline Bailey Marcostimo]]
173	!! Emmiline Bailey Marcostimo
174	[[quoteright:285:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ezgif_2_9bae3693fa.png]]
175	%% [[caption-width-right:285:some caption text]]
176
177	Gus's Palisman, who takes the form of a blue chameleon.
178	----
179	* NoNameGiven: Her name was revealed through WordOfGod, and is never said in the show, partly because it's so long and unwieldy it kept getting cut for time.
180	* {{Tuckerization}}: Her name is an amalgam of the names of five different crew members; Emmy Cicierega, Madeleine Hernandez, John Bailey Owen, Zach Marcus, and Mikki Crisostomo.
181	[[/folder]]
182
183	[[folder:Ghost]]
184	!! Ghost
185	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ezgif_2_984b533d57.png]]
186	%% [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
187
188	Amity's Palisman, who takes the form of a white cat.
189	----
190	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Implied; though it has not been stated outright how Amity got her, her lines about how they first bonded, combined with the Blight Family's wealth and with [[RichBitch Odalia]]'s SocialDarwinist attitude (there's no way she would tolerate Amity having a "hand-me-down" Palisman) make it highly likely that Odalia hired a professional to carve one for Amity, making Ghost by far the youngest Palisman in the series until [[spoiler:Stringbean hatches]]. The lack of any visible injuries on her body unlike most if not all of the Palismen under the Bat Queen's watch is further evidence in favor of this being the case.
191	* RememberTheNewGuy: She's introduced in "Eclipse Lake" already serving as Amity's Palisman, without any explanation of how Amity obtained her. "For The Future" does reveal how Amity bonded with her, namely by realizing what she wanted more than anything else [[spoiler:[[IJustWantToBeFree was to be free to make her own decisions]] about the course of her future]]. Amity's dialogue in the episode also implies that the reason she never showed up beforehand was because she was only recently carved.
192	* TributeToFido: Ghost is modeled after Dana Terrace's real life cat, also named Ghost.
193	[[/folder]]
194
195	[[folder:Waffle '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]
196	!! Waffle
197	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/waffle_1.png]]
198	%% [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
199
200	Hunter's new Palisman in the future, who takes the form of a blue jay.
201	----
202	* AllThereInTheManual: Her name and gender were only revealed in a tweet by Dana Terrace.
203	* FamilyThemeNaming: She shares a [[EdibleThemeNaming breakfast food theme]] with her late older brother Flapjack.
204	* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: She makes her only appearance in the GrandFinale during the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue.
205	* ReplacementGoldfish: Sort of. Hunter carved her in memory of Flapjack, who sacrificed himself to save him years ago.
206	[[/folder]]
207
208	!! Other
209	[[folder:Frewin]]
210	!! Frewin
211	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frewin.png]]
212	%% [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
213	Principal Bump's palisman, who takes the form of an imp.
214	----
215	* HeadPet: Justified. He serves as the magical equivalent of a seeing-eye dog, restoring Bump's vision while he's clamped on his head.
216	* TheSymbiote: The fact that he spent all his time latched onto Bump's head gave the appearance of this, eventually revealed to be a palisman.
217	[[/folder]]
218
219	[[folder:Hawksley]]
220	!! Hawksley
221	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hawksley.png]]
222	%% [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
223	Gwendolyn's palisman, who takes the form of a hawk.
224	----
225	* ALizardNamedLiz: His name is a pun on the type of bird he is. It also double's as a case of FamilyThemeNaming, since Owlbert (the palisman of his mistress's youngest daughter) follows the same pattern.
226	* StealthExpert: He was somehow able to steal every single elixir hidden in the Owl House on his own, all without Hooty, Lilith, or King being tipped off to his presence.
227	[[/folder]]
228
229	[[folder:Maya]]
230	!! Maya
231	[[quoteright:342:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maya_98.png]]
232	%% [[caption-width-right:342:some caption text]]
233
234	Boscha's palisman, who takes the form of a red crab.
235	----
236	* BadassAdorable: Maya is a crab so adorable that even Boscha finds it endearing, but it also attached itself to Boscha because of her competitive spirit, indicating a love of competition.
237	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Maya is not seen after her introductory episode, not even in Boscha's later appearances (which are admittedly pretty scant already). She is finally seen in "For the Future", where Boscha summons her [[spoiler:while arguing with Amity]].
238	[[/folder]]
239
240	[[folder:The Bat Queen]]
241	!!The Bat Queen
242	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IsabellaRossellini
243	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/owl_house_bat_queen.png]]
244
245	->''"I protect... all! I made home in forest. I'm here to take the lost. The forgotten."''
246
247	The wealthiest demon on the Boiling Isles, who also looks after abandoned Palismen. She is a large bat with a human face and hair.
248	----
249	* AllWebbedUp: Her magic allows her to create webbing on demand to seize people.
250	* AntiVillain: In her second appearance, she's an antagonist to Luz, but only because she's worried about the safety of Owlbert.
251	* {{Cephalothorax}}: Her body is a human head with claws and batwings extending from it.
252	* DragonHoard: Her lair is filled with treasure, which she nests on like a dragon.
253	* TheDreaded: She has a fearsome reputation among the residents of the Boiling Isles, such that Willow and Gus are immediately terrified when Luz realizes they're in her lair.
254	* {{Familiar}}: [[spoiler:She used to be a Palisman for a giant, and now guards other abandoned and broken palismen.]]
255	* Fiction500: Eda describes her as the wealthiest demon on the Boiling Isles, and she has no problem coughing up an entire chest of gold as payment for Eda babysitting her children. Her lair is shown to be filled with all sorts of treasures.
256	* TheFogOfAges: She's been around for thousands of years, and has long forgotten [[spoiler:the giant whom she was once a Palisman for]].
257	* FreezeFrameBonus: In her first appearance if you pause as she's leaving, you'll notice [[spoiler:her interlock.]]
258	* InkSuitActor: She's basically wings and legs attached to Isabella Rossellini's face.
259	* MamaBear: Her debut episode notwithstanding, the Bat Queen is shown to be attentive and affectionate to her babies. This extends to her palisman subjects.
260	* ParentalNeglect: She leaves her babies with Eda and King without informing them first or even checking if they're home.
261	* StomachOfHolding: She regurgitates a large chest of gold coins to repay Eda for watching her babies.
262	* WellIntentionedExtremist: In "Escape of the Palisman", she's rather antagonistic to Luz, but genuinely cares about protecting the Palismen in her care. When Owlbert shows that he cares about Luz and wants to go with her, she relents.
263	* YouNoTakeCandle: She speaks with a thick eastern European accent and broken English.
264	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / TheOwlHousePalismen