#Tibblet-Tibblie Grimm Hammer III

[that-ari-blogger]

King Of Fools

Throughout my analysis of The Owl House, you might have noticed that I have been largely focusing on Luz and co., with Eda sometimes gaining the limelight. With a few exceptions, I have mostly glossed over King's storyline, because it has mostly been comedy relief that plays offhandedly into the themes of the story.

But King is a fascinating character, and a complex one. And even in his previous focus episodes, he has been portrayed as relatively flat. He likes conquest and violence, that's pretty much it. So where did that change?

I would argue that King's character development and complexifying began in Really Small Problems.

Let me explain.

SPOILERS AHEAD

This episode fleshes King out by making him simpler, at least in motivation. Here, King's ambitiousness and world conquering nature shift slightly. We are introduced to a fundamentally petty character, and that's not a bad thing, most of the time. He just wants attention.

Now, pettiness is a focus on the small things in life, and that's what King does. He fixates on the little things and causes problems because of it. You might say that he has Really Small Problems. Maybe.

But there is a negative connotation to the word "petty". It's the reason it gets used as an insult, and that's because there is an obsessive element to it and a selfish element. Not malicious, but problematic, which can sometimes cause conflict.

For an example of why this causes issues, take the antagonist of this episode, one Tibblet-Tibblie Grimm Hammer III (TTGH3, I refuse to call this man "Tibbles"). I think that TTGH3 and King are rather similar characters, and it is this that causes character development in king.

Because King is petty. He is obsessive, and selfish, at the start of the episode. And he doesn't stop being those things at the end of the episode, or even at the end of the series, he just matures. He learns in which situations that selfishness is perfectly fine, and in what situation it isn't.

This episode opens with a quick briefing of King's character. Luz has been talking with friends, and King wants attention, so he makes a fool out of himself, and this reframes his actions in previous episodes. Suddenly the comedic antics become attempts for that same attention, and we see how that causes problems in retrospect.

King's goals have been simplified from conquer and rule the world to "notice me" and the complexity is derived from how that goal, despite being much more achievable, gets brought into conflict with other people.

That is actually a summary of the plot as well. King sees Luz spending time with her friends without him, and he makes a fool out of himself trying to get her back. He gets tricked by TTGH3 into making everyone tiny, and directly causes problems.

The symbolism of that friendship bracelet is rather cool, actually. King values it more than anything else, specifically its exclusivity. But when he realises his mistake, his way of remedying the problem is breaking it, shattering the symbol of his obsession, but also breaking it into more pieces. The same heart can be shared between more people.

I am also ninety percent sure that the carnival setting of this episode just exists for that hall of mirrors so that the metaphor of distorted perceptions could be hammered home.

TTGH3 doesn't learn this lesson at all, because he is a mirror of King (more mirror symbolism). TTGH3 is what happens if King continues on his current path, going against his friends and being possessive over them. Reducing them to items he can keep in a box.

But King's pettiness isn't a bad thing. Not exclusively. He is the perfect foil of Luz, and of Bellos, and of the Collector later on down the line (but we will talk about that when we get there). And that specifically ties into his role as the fool.

History Collection has an article about the history of the fool, and the thing I find fascinating is the duality of the character. This was the only person who could mock the king without losing their head, and served a myriad of roles (including sometimes as an assassin) because they were trusted and underestimated. The fool was an eejit who you didn't need to worry about because they were joking, but they were often the most astute person in the court.

The fool made people laugh, and I think that is important. Laughter is a primarily selfish emotion. You disrupt others because you are enjoying yourself, but it isn't maligned. It is encouraged. King straight up references tropes of being a comedian, a role directly descended from the fool.

If we return to the mirror symbolism, King is a mirror of both Luz and Bellos, but in the opposite ways. Luz enters the story wanting a worldly adventure and to save the world, and she gets those things, but she has to learn that it is the small things that matter just as much. Luz has to learn to see the world the way it is, and King's arc mirrors that, but with how he sees himself.

King begins the story wanting to rule the world, and the single best piece of catharsis in the entire series is a photo on a wall in the last episode depicting King playing catch with Eda. It's ok to want the small things, its ok to not know what you want. And its ok to be a bit selfish sometimes. Sometimes you want to laugh, sometimes you need to do your own thing. But you need to understand where that comes into conflict with others, and you need to understand how to take care of yourself and those others.

Maybe it's not selfish or petty, maybe I'm getting the words wrong (language is weird), but the point still stands.

But King is also a direct foil of Bellos. Starting with the obvious of both referring to themselves with titles, King and Emperor. But the contrast between the two is important. Bellos began his own story thinking on an incredibly small level, to the point where his own obsession over it killed his brother, but then Bellos decided he wanted to rule the world. He sacrificed his family for rulership.

King forsakes ruling for (found) family. As later reveals show him to be a titan, and associated with connection and nature, it would seem that Bellos is in opposition to the Boiling Isles as a whole. Not just practically but ideology.

The fool criticises the king. King criticises the Emperor. Fitting, in a weird way.

Final Thoughts

I like King. Tropes often get a bad rap, but they can be used effectively, and one that I will faun over every time is the comic relief that very suddenly turns dramatic. Like King later on down the line, but also like the finale of God Of War: Ragnarök. If you know, you know.

Next week, I'm taking a look at Understanding Willow, and there is a lot to talk about there, so stick around if that interests you.

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[childlikegoblinqueen]

SCOM Next Chapter Preview:

This is actually a callback to an earlier chapter in better context.

If you've read the latest chapter .. you know.

[CRYSTAL BALL CLICKS ON TO:] 

TTGH – NEWS NETWORK  – THE OFFICIAL NEWS OUTLET OF CONSUL CANDIDATE TIBBLES GRIMHAMMER. 

{CAMERA PANS IN TO A STAGE WITH PODIUM IN FRONT OF LARGE CROWD OF CHEERING WITCHES AND DEMONS. ON THE STAGE ARE 9 FLAGS, EACH ONE WITH THE SYMBOLS OF THE FORMER COVENS. IN THE MIDDLE IS A FLAG DISPLAYING AN AMALGAM OF THE EMPEROR’S SEAL AND A NEW SYMBOL WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PORCINE FACE. 

BEHIND THE PODIUM, FLANKED BY SEVERAL FIGURES IN REPLICAS OF COVEN SCOUT UNIFORMS, IS TIBBLET-TIBBLIE GRIMM HAMMER III, BETTER KNOWN AS “TIBBLES”.}

TIBBLES: [TO THE CHEERING CROWD.] AND WHEN I AM ELECTED, I WILL DISSOLVE THE DEPARTMENTS OF DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE – AND I WILL ELECT CAMBRIA CALIBAN AS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FORCE!

[character-tournaments]

The Owl House Tournament Round 1- 4/16

[the-owl-house-takes]

tibblet-tibblie grimm hammer III AKA tibbles is such a threedimensional character with a complicated past and a very interesting family backstory and some ppl are just not ready for this conversation. he's grown to be such a good co-father for hunter too after he became broke in a tragic accident, grew to appreciate non-materialistic values more and had his redemption arc. i just wish we'd seen more of how his journey to become a kind-hearted pig looked on-screen

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[zeriq-5]

I just had the terrifying realization that out of all the characters in the series we've seen, Tibbles is the character with the most chance of knowing the collector.

Literally his first sentence he speaks in the series references places we've never seen before, which doesn't look like they're from Boiling Isles since most places have body part names like letissa or the knee.

'' I'm the one they call Grimm Hammer. Welcome, welcome, welcome. I've got weaponry from the Hinterlands, curses from the Winterlands, and jelly beans.''

But then there's an interesting deal, How did he get these curses from the Winterlands ? Maybe the collector is sending It to him to sell.

I Said this once and I say it again, If we assume that the Collector collects beasts to turn into curses, It would also explain how he managed to get beasts for his circus, Because let's face it, I don't know if this man could catch these creatures alone without dying in the process.

Not only that, but it would also explain why he sells elixirs, He would literally be taking advantage of his and the collector's victims.

This is not a highly farr fetched thing for him as he literally tried to murder a bunch of kids to make money off of it in "Really Small Problems".

But here's the deal, What would be the relationship of the two? Most Likely Business partner or Something much more interestring... They are from the same fucking family.

If we assume the Witch that atracted the wittebanes is the Collector, that would make her a grimm hammer and would explain why she is the only witch shown with a long Demon tail.

Look, or i'm going nuts in this hiatus or i'm actually into Something and I don't know which one it is.

[evilkitten3]

"capitalism! where everyone wins! except you."

[insaneillusionist]

It’s headcanon time! Eda killed Tibbles. That’s it. The end. (I just don’t think that the unicorns ended up killing Tibbles, and Eda would have had a bunch of off-screen time while King, Luz, Willow, and Gus were having fun at the carnival. Tibbles’ screams could have been passed off as someone on the Scarris (how do you spell it? Scare-is? Scaris?) Wheel. Eda just wouldn’t have allowed him to live. Same goes for Piniet had she known about him (and everyone else who hurt her kids). Cut to the next day, where breakfast at the Owl House is ham (Luz can digest it).)

[j-last]

Day 28: Roleplay / DnD

Tibbles or Tibblet-Tibblie Grimm Hammer III is running his own DnD stand but he can't scam the scammers this time. 🤣

If ever you want to know what role the gang are playing:

Tibbles: Dungeon Master

Luz: Barbarian (with the signature red bat and no more weak nerd arms) 😂

Eda: Bard

King: Paladin

Hooty: Cleric (with his potion bottle ammo) 😆

[childlikegoblinqueen]

Chapter 87: You did some bad things, but I'm the worst of them...

BBN-HXN NETWORK NEWS ALERT : 

CONSUL CANDIDATE TIBBLET-TIBBLIE GRIMM HAMMER III REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE FOR CLAIMS THAT BIZARRE AD FEATURING “OLD HAGS TALES” ABOUT GRIMWALKER ANATOMY WAS A JOKE. SAYS ONLY ONE KNOWN GRIMWALKER EXISTS AND IS OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE. 

CONSUL SABRIEL CALLS THE MOVE TASTELESS AND IN LINE WITH DANGEROUS DIVISIVE SPECIESIST ATTITUDES AS HER POLLING NUMBERS TIGHTEN.

FORMER HEALING COVEN HEAD HETTIE CUTTBURN REPORTED MISSING BY HER FAMILY.

TRIPE CORP REVEALS NEW AND IMPROVED PAISMAN SUBDUAL TECH. THIS COMES AFTER HEAD TRIPE CORP LAWYER CLAIMS HIS OWN PALISMAN WAS STOLEN IN AN ATTACK BY BRUTAL CONSERVATIONISTS.

TEN YEARS PAST THE INNER CIRCLE TRIALS AND THE TERRIBLE TRIO APPEAL. FORMER BELOS ENFORCER KIKIMORA CLAIMS SHE WILL BE VINDICATED.

[zeriq-5]

since we will get Backstory for Kikimora

I just want to say that I'm putting all my Kromer that I invested in the bank and in my life, all of these here are from the same family or are related somehow.

[zeriq-5]

The person who might be related to Kikimora is in the Oracle coven it would seem, idk if this adds anything.

I've been thinking a lot about this, The possibility of Kikimora having a relative on Oracle Track is very suspicious, if this guy is her father mainly.

Physically they even look alike, the hand hair is clearly visible, the strange chicken like hand, the Bat like ears, the pig like snout and those weird ass eyes. For me him being purple is not something that helps to deconfirm this But it even helps this to be possible, because Purple is a mix of red and blue.

But she may have inherited his little pink aura magic thingy which is kinda cute in It's weird little way.

Another thing is who gave this dragon hand to this girl and why is it soo similar to her ???? I saw some people saying it could be her palisma but I think it would be too big, not only that, belos would FEAST this whole thing to make his curse goop shut up.

I wanted to talk about the theory that i made about the Collector being a grimnhammer and How I started to think that maybe Kiki was also part of this family. that wouldn't just explain how she got this dragon, It would be some kind of gift. But It would also explain why tibbles chose the "Obvious-O" persona to fool king.

he was imitating a fortune teller, Which technically is what his father would be (if he were kiki's brother).

Ironically he also has the same thing as kiki, Another connection between the two. Look, I really want this to happen nowadays not only because this would be so funny to find out that all these people are from the same family but it would also give a meaning to the tibbles episodes that comparing to the rest of the entire series seems alot disconnected to everything. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to sleep because It's straight up 1 am here on Brazil, the amphibia Season 3 trailer fucked me up good i feel like this post won't make shit sense.

[insaneillusionist]

Top Ten Photos Taken Moments Before Disaster.

BOOK WITH FANGS (BOOKWITHFANGSBOOKWITHFANGS)!!!

LIES!