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Mini-Analysis: An Archdragon's Bite

I haven't finished my analysis on Terry and the True Heart just yet with the Holidays and traveling in the last two weeks. It should be done later this week. Until then, here is the first of hopefully many mini-analysis posts. For years I have been trying to figure out WHY Zym was able to remove Rayla's binding back in season one. I theorized that maybe it was due to Zym "forgiving" the transgression since he was alive, but now we know it was much simpler than that.

In season 7 Aaravos shares how the only threat to his mortal form is an Archdragon's bite, which we later see come to fruition. This revelation is what also lead me to think that the Novablade was an Archdragon's tooth, which was actually confirmed back in season 5! "Ivory" is a bone, but specifically a TOOTH bone. "Draconic" is, well, dragon. Ah how I love the subtle hints of The Dragon Prince!

This together with what we see happen in season 7 implies that Archdragons have an incredible amount of power within their "bite" but more specifically their teeth. It is quite interesting because we see hints of this throughout the series, mostly in arc 2 since that is where we see most of the Archdragons.

First we have Rex Igneous. Archdragon teeth are powerful, so it would make sense to hide the map to a dangerous being where it would be the most protected. Absolutely genius. If another starelf decided to try and find Aaravos, getting the map would prove dangerous and would risk the destruction of the map entirely (When a star dies, everything burns.). Of course, I doubt the Jailer planned on a dark mage trying to find him.

Next we have Sol Regem killing Pharos by biting him. In this moment Sol Regem is blind but is hearing Aaravos's voice, so in his anger he bites Pharos. Sol Regem absolutely could have just swatted him away with his claws, but he chose to bite instead. Sol knows that his bite can kill startouch elves, and he thought one stood before him. Instinctually he bite at who he thought was an actual startouch elf.

Finally we have Avizandum killing Rex Igneous. We have seen Archdragons die before, Avizandum with petrification and Sol Regem with injuries/choking, but in this instance all Avizandum did was bite Rex. This scene was to show how strong Avizandum and his bite were, which he later used on Aaravos. A bite like that normally shouldn't kill something that quickly, so the Archdragons must not be immune to their own bite.

RIP Rex Igneous

In an interview with the creators from Cartoon Universe, they confirmed that Rayla's binding was removed by Zym because of the Archdragon's bite. I am very curious to see what this power is capable of when we get arc 3 (we better grrr). As Zym is the "last" Archdragon, his abilities are currently the only way outside of the Novablade that can kill a startouch elf's mortal form (Last is in quotes because of the whole "unsuitable heir" situation we still don't know anything about).

So yeah mini-analysis. Much less formal and just chill thinking.

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The Fall of Sol Regem

Of all of the archdragons, Sol Regem is my favorite. He is the first dragon you see in the show, a gorgeous golden spectacle who we learn later has quite the personality. Outside of his personality, his history with Aaravos and Xadia is fascinating and rich with nuance. So I want to take a look into Sol Regem’s history and how it influenced the current way of the world per Aaravos��� design.

My next analysis will likely be on our favorite cinnamon roll Earthblood elf Terry! I want to explore why he was able to see the map even after everything he has been through. I am with family right now so I do not know when I will be posting it. In the meantime, enjoy some Sol Regem love!

Edit: the doc for some reason was not added so now it is visible sorry!

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The Fall of Sol Regem

Of all of the archdragons, Sol Regem is my favorite. He is the first dragon you see in the show, a gorgeous golden spectacle who we learn later has quite the personality. Outside of his personality, his history with Aaravos and Xadia is fascinating and rich with nuance. So I want to take a look into Sol Regem’s history and how it influenced the current way of the world per Aaravos’ design.

My next analysis will likely be on our favorite cinnamon roll Earthblood elf Terry! I want to explore why he was able to see the map even after everything he has been through. I am with family right now so I do not know when I will be posting it. In the meantime, enjoy some Sol Regem love!

Edit: the doc for some reason was not added so now it is visible sorry!

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TDP Arc 3: Theories and Open Threads

In this essay I explore the various obvious and glaringly open storylines left behind from arc 2's ending and theorize a bit on where the story may go in arc 3. Expect a little talk about Star Wars, The Merciful One, and Deep Magic as we dive into where arc 3 could take our story.

Be sure to tune in this weekend for my next analysis on my favorite dragon, Sol Regem!

Disclaimer: I am not discussing where I think the main characters will be in this essay, this is exploring the story away from them.

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TDP Arc 3: Theories and Open Threads

In this essay I explore the various obvious and glaringly open storylines left behind from arc 2's ending and theorize a bit on where the story may go in arc 3. Expect a little talk about Star Wars, The Merciful One, and Deep Magic as we dive into where arc 3 could take our story.

Be sure to tune in this weekend for my next analysis on my favorite dragon, Sol Regem!

Disclaimer: I am not discussing where I think the main characters will be in this essay, this is exploring the story away from them.

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Aaravos: His Plan, His Goal, His Truth

In this character analysis I explore The Dragon Prince's main villain Aaravos and his plan and goal over the series and its culmination in season 7. This is only the first of what will likely be many character analyses for the startouch elf, but to celebrate the new season I figured we should start with what everyone is talking about: the season finale.

Please let me know your thoughts or if you noticed anything from the series that I did not cover. Look forward to hearing about my theories for arc 3 next!

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A New Beginning

Hello and welcome! I am Chicken, fan and community leader for the Netflix series The Dragon Prince. To celebrate the release of the seventh and hopefully not final season, I have been doing some in depth analysis of the series and it's writing. There has been some recent confusion, frustration, and disappointments with the series finale that I want to address, explain, and give my opinions on it in an analytical way.

Expect there to be long, sometimes heavy essays on this show. I am no longer a student so I actually have time to write these analyses. I would also like to note that I try my best not to write opinion pieces, and if I do write one I will make sure it is labelled appropriately.

I hope you find my analysis enjoyable and understandable!