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| “ | Those barbarians, those, those… WITCHES! It doesn't matter. I just need to live long enough to see this through. And you're going to help me, Collector. | „ |
| ~ Philip Wittebane's true feelings on the witches - including his true intentions 400 years ago. |
| “ | Luz: But why? Why go through all this? Belos: I'll do anything to save humanity from evil. Luz: No... Eda: Luz! We're gonna start the countdown! Are you ready? Luz: You're evil! Belos: Can't reason with crazy. |
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| ~ Belos on his motives to Luz, before attempting to kill her. |
| “ | Don't just stand there! You'll be just as bad, just as conniving, just as evil, and just as unforgivable as those witches! We're human. We're better than this! | „ |
| ~ Belos' last words as he begs Luz to save him before Eda, King, and Raine come in to finish him off. |
Philip Wittebane, later known as Emperor Belos, is the main antagonist of the Disney Channel animated series The Owl House.
The second human to come to the Demon Realm (behind his late older brother Caleb), he is the former emperor of the Boiling Isles and the overseer of the Emperor's Coven who created the Coven System for categorizing magic into specific disciplines instituted by himself in preparation for the "Day of Unity", which would seemingly create "a utopia free of wild magic".
However, in due part to his history as a witch hunter back on Earth, his true goal is to use the Day of Unity as a cover to use a massive draining spell to eradicate witches from existence due to his belief that they're a threat to humanity. He is the arch-nemesis of both Luz Noceda and Hunter a.k.a the Golden Guard (as well as the latter's creator), the former boss of Lilith Clawthorne and Kikimora, and a former "friend" of the Collector.
He is voiced by Matthew Rhys, who also played the Conductor in Infinity Train. In his youth, he is voiced by Alex Lawther. As a child, he is voiced by Fryda Wolff. While possessing Hunter, he is voiced by Zeno Robinson, who also voiced the young King Andrias in Amphibia and Carter Brown in Craig of the Creek, and while possessing Raine, he is voiced by Avi Roque.
Appearance[]
| “ | Gus: You know, I think he does it 'cause he's shy. He's just evil and shy. It happens! Willow: I heard there's just a mirror underneath. The real emperor was society all along. Gus: Maybe he's so handsome, people have a hard time focusing on what he says. I get it! I can relate. Luz, you've seen Belos up close! What's he like under... all that? Luz: Oh, I never got a good look... Amity: I heard he's scarred from wild magic! |
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| ~ Gus, Willow, Luz, and Amity discussing the then-publicly unrevealed appearance of Belos. |
Belos is an elderly human with a fair complexion, cornflower-blue eyes and long, rough-looking, ash-blond hair reaching past his shoulders. He has wrinkly lips and a notch on his left ear similar to his nephew Hunter. Most prominently though, he has a large, basil-green scar, running across his face and down his neck with holes that seem to be eroding it, an indication of how severely his unknown illness is affecting him. "Hollow Mind" implies that he sliced his own ears so they could resemble ears that belonged to a witch.
He wears a mask with two long upward-facing horns. His eyes are hollow through the mask, thus creating the appearance of empty eye sockets. He wears a large white and brown cape with gold trim. His eyes can glow light blue, as shown when Luz Noceda cracks the right side of his mask and exposes one of them. Under his cape, he wears a gray imperial jacket with puffy sleeves, a dark gray belt or sash across his waist, black pants, and high-heeled brown boots. As a preacher, he wore a wooden version of his signature mask, and a robe similar to his present-day one, but with blacker on the sleeves and bottom. His hair is also loose.
Back when he was still Phillip, his hair was light brown and held back in a ponytail with several strands loose on his scalp, with a matching beard gained during his time in the Demon Realm. He wore a dark blue, long-sleeved coat with an upward-facing collar and studded tail, a white frilly undershirt, brown breaches, and short, brown boots with high heels. In the present day, when he planned to resume his real identity, he dons this outfit once more, along with the boots he wore as "Emperor."
As revealed in the episode "Hollow Mind", his beast form is that of a skeletal figure made out of green sludge with dark patches. His eyes are sunken in and glow blue, his nose is nothing but a hole, and his mouth is shaped in a toothy gape and often glows blue. Two horns resembling those on his mask are attached to his head, as is a long mane of completely grey hair. All over his body are at least eight blue eyes with light irises. He can also briefly morph his face into his normal one.
Personality[]
| “ | You're such a hypocrite! You talk big about protecting humanity, but after everything you've done, you're barely human yourself. | „ |
| ~ Luz scolds Belos/Philip for his hypocritical behavior. |
As the ruling body of the Boiling Isles, Belos initially appears to be a calm and collected man, but is intolerant of failure as evidenced by Lilith's consistent failures at capturing the Owl Lady. He also threatens her with harsh punishment, reminding her about what happens to witches who were without a coven. As a demonstration of his authority, Belos petrified several witches and demons. Belos is a charismatic manipulator who ingratiates himself to the populace. As revealed in "Hollow Mind," Belos staged attacks on villages to manipulate the witches and demons to join his coven systems, uncaring that it could have led to dozens of deaths. Despite him being a controlling force who ruled the Isles with an iron fist, it at first appeared that Belos had a soft spot for his nephew Hunter, the current Golden Guard. However, as the series would progress, it is revealed that Belos actually sees him as nothing more than a useful tool who he kept in line by claiming the Titan had big plans for him. He is also known to be quite deceptive, as he wrote lies in his diary about what happened to those who helped him during his missions to make himself look better, and also falsely promised the coven heads and Odalia Blight they would be spared from the draining spell and become royalty in his new "paradise", but in reality, he was actually going to leave them behind to die with everyone else.
From the events displayed in "Hollow Mind," Belos killed his own brother when he fell in love with a witch in a fit of rage. As such, it can be speculated that he created a series of Grimwalkers in his likeness as a way of getting him back. However, Belos' "love" can be seen as toxic, since he was completely repulsed by his brother's likeness to witches and his own beliefs and killed him when Belos was unable to control him, who likely opposed his plans. Whenever a Grimwalker had expressed signs of rebellion, he would kill them and nonchalantly create another one. The Collector themselves takes note of this and accuses Belos of taking enjoyment out of creating Grimwalkers only to destroy them. Belos initially denies it, but his brief grin explicitly affirms the Collector's suspicions.
His most defining trait by far is his narcissism. When he was Philip Wittebane, he was a witch hunter who was the byproduct of an overly zealous society during the Colonial Era. As such, Belos has a holier-than-thou mentality and is fully convinced that his genocidal crusade against witches is a righteous task that would free humanity from evil. It could also be the reason as to why he murdered his brother: when his brother fell for a witch, Belos disavowed him as a sibling and had no qualms about killing him in a violent rage. Because of his narcissism, he can never perceive that his actions could be monstrous, best exemplified when he blows off Luz calling him "evil" by retorting that he couldn't reason with crazy. His prejudicial view of witches, seeing them as creatures incapable of independent thought or feelings and being around them for centuries, has likely warped him into a psychopath, thinking that the beings around him are beneath him. Based on the event of "Thanks to Them", it seems that Belos's hatred toward magic and witches has blinded him to the fact that humanity has changed their views of witches and magic seeing as how even after his time back on Earth, he still fails to realize that modern humans now have great fascination toward magic and even dress as demons and witches during Halloween instead of prosecuting them like back in his time. Consequently, this fact shows that Belos is unable to comprehend that his genocidal goal had become pointless by now, ironically much like how the Collector warned him that humanity has changed in the episode "King's Tide".
Despite this, there is a small part of him that genuinely cares for his brother. In "King's Tide" it is shown that murdering his brother was the only memory he actually regretted and the fact that he still makes Grimwalkers in the image of his brother. However, this love is still twisted as he still shows a sadistic liking to killing the Grimwalkers. He also tried to offer Luz a way home in "King's Tide", stating he didn't want to see another human destroyed by the realm. However, this compassion has its limits as well, as he tried to petrify Luz when she refused his offer, stating her mind had been warped.
Despite his immense power, Belos is not incapable of fear, as he was genuinely scared of The Collector's power, as he didn't want him to be free to share his knowledge with anybody else when his plan was finished. After the Day of Unity begins, he betrays The Collector by dropping him down a pit. When King frees him, Belos was shocked by this and tries to tell him that he kept his word on freeing him, only for the Collector to simply "play tag" with him, resulting in his physical body's destruction.
Relationships[]
Allies (All Formerly/Betrayed)[]
- Emperor's Coven:
- Lilith Clawthorne
- Hunter (creation/right hand man)
- Previous Golden Guards (creations)
- Kikimora
- Warden Wrath
- Coven Captains
- Coven Guards
- Coven Scouts
- Steve
- Severine
- Flora D'splora
- Coven Heads:
- Terra Snapdragon
- Adrian Graye Vernworth
- Hettie Cutburn
- Osran
- Vitimir
- Mason
- Abomatons Soldiers
- Odalia Blight
- Luz Noceda (only as Philip Wittebane)
- Caleb Wittebane (brother)
- The Collector
- Blue Fang
- His unnamed "companions"
Enemies[]
- The Owl House:
- Luz Noceda (archenemy/attempted victim)
- Eda Clawthorne (attempted victim)
- King Clawthorne (attempted victim)
- Hooty
- Lilith Clawthorne (former servant/attempted victim)
- Owlbert (attempted victim)
- Willow Park (attempted victim)
- Gus Porter (attempted victim)
- Amity Blight (attempted victim)
- Hunter (archenemy/creation/"nephew"/attempted victim/former servant/former host)
- Flapjack (victim)
- Previous Golden Guards (creations/former servants/victims)
- Caleb Wittebane (brother/victim)
- Evelyn
- Owl Beast (attempted victim)
- Vee (attempted victim)
- Other Basilisks
- Covens Against the Throne (all attempted victims):
- Raine Whispers (former ally by proxy/current host)
- Amber
- Katya
- Derwin
- Darius Deamonne (former ally)
- Eberwolf (former ally)
- Steve (former servant)
- Clover (attempted victim)
- Emmiline (attempted victim)
- Ghost (attempted victim)
- Alador Blight (former ally by proxy/attempted victim)
- The Collector (former ally/attempted killer)
- Kikimora (former servant/attempted victim)
- Coven Heads (former allies/attempted victims)
- Terra Snapdragon
- Adrian Graye Vernworth
- Hettie Cutburn
- Osran
- Vitimir
- Mason
- Coven Scouts (former servants/attempted victims)
- Odalia Blight (former ally/attempted victim)
- Dozens of unnamed Palismen (victims)
- Several deceased witches whose petrified remains are displayed at the Conformatorium (victims)
- Everyone else on the Boiling Isles (former subjects/attempted victims)
- Camila Noceda
Quotes[]
Season 1[]
| “ | I will know. | „ |
| ~ Belos telepathically reveals to Luz, Willow, and Gus, that he is aware of them. |
| “ | Don't be so naïve, Lilith. This is the Titan's will. All wild witches must be dealt with before the Day of Unity. You understand, don't you? | „ |
| ~ Belos reveals to Lilith that he will be petrifying Eda instead of healing her. |
| “ | Okay. I'll play. | „ |
| ~ Belos before dueling Luz Noceda. |
| “ | What's wrong, human? I thought you wanted to fight. | „ |
| ~ Belos taunts Luz. |
| “ | I like your spirit, but try that again and things won't end well for you. Now, I'm just a humble messenger for the Titan. In the grand scheme of things, the Owl Lady's life is inconsequential... But then you showed up. If you want to save your mentor, give me the portal to the Human Realm. | „ |
| ~ Belos threatens Luz. |
| “ | Children of the Isles! The Titan has told me to spare the Owl Lady's life, but in return, her curse will strip away all her powers. Let her monstrous form be a lesson about the dangers of wild magic! | „ |
| ~ Belos exonerating Eda and her allies of their crimes. |
Season 2[]
| “ | Knock, knock, human. | „ |
| ~ Belos revealing that he had already completed the door. |
| “ | The larger your covens grow, the more power we have to unite our realms, where the worthy shall inherit an utopia free of wild magic. | „ |
| ~ Belos explaining the Day of Unity to the Coven Heads. |
| “ | Thank you, everyone. Together we are perfecting the Coven System as the Titan intended. The Day of Unity will be in exactly one month, when the tile is at it’s lowest and the moon obscures the sun. At that time, we will journey to the head of the Isles. And there, the worthy shall inherit a utopia free of wild magic. | „ |
| ~ Belos announcing the Day of Unity to the Boiling Isles. |
| “ | How to describe you? Oval? Oblong? A round boy? | „ |
| ~ Philip Wittebane inspecting the Collector's mirror after arriving at the Boiling Isles. |
| “ | Belos: What can I do for you, Collector? Collector: I'm bored! Is the Draining Spell ready yet? I wanna play and see everything go all… (Imitates screams) Belos: You'll have your fun on the Day of Unity. Collector: Betrayed, beguiled! Alone, deceived! We'll have our revenge on… ugh, "unity" is so hard to rhyme. |
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| ~ Emperor Belos and the Collector. |
| “ | Collector: Ooooh, you were maaaad! I thought you were gonna go all… (imitates screams) …on that kid. Belos: Not as long as he stays in the right path. I say, "The Titan has big plans for you," and he does what he's told. Unlike the previous attempts. Collector: I'm starting to think you make those things just to destroy them. You have fun with it. Admit it! (laughs) |
„ |
| ~ Belos and the Collector on the Golden Guard and the previous Golden Guards. |
| “ | What a shame. Out of all the Grimwalkers, you looked the most like him. | „ |
| ~ Belos after discovering that the Golden Guard found out about his predecessors' fates. |
| “ | It does feel good to hear another human say that name. I had to change it when "Philip" was run out of too many towns. I told you once before... "Luzura". Perhaps, we were destined to meet. | „ |
| ~ Belos after revealing himself as Philip Wittebane to Luz. |
| “ | Luz: I'm gonna tell everyone about the Day of Unity! That you've been lying about the Titan for years! Belos: Yes, this has gone on longer that I'd have liked, but... no one ever said being a witch hunter was easy. Luz: Witch... hunter? So all this time people have been mindlessly helping A WITCH HUNTER!? How could they be tricked so easily?! Belos: I wouldn't be so judgemental, if I were you. |
„ |
| ~ Belos reveals his true intentions to Luz, before revealing himself as Philip Wittebane. |
| “ | Luz: But, why? Why go through all this?! Belos: I'll do anything to save humanity from evil. Luz: No... you're evil! Belos: ... can't reason with crazy. |
„ |
| ~ Belos on his motives to Luz, before attempting to kill her. |
| “ | Collector: Heh, heh, heh… you nervous? You haven't been home in like, how many hundreds of years? What if it's all changed? What if you changed? You got so used to eating Palismen, you can barely keep your human shape anymore! (Belos tries to attack the Collector and misses) Collector: I can't wait to get out of this prison! There are so many games I wanna play! If we need a third player, we can make another Grimwalker! Belos: No. Not until I've dealt with this one. Collector: Just free me already! You've proooomiiiised! Belos: The Draining Spell must work first, like you've promised. Collector: You need to have more faith in pinky swears. Belos: Don't worry, Collector. Your patience will be rewarded. The Day of Unity… is about to begin. |
„ |
| ~ Emperor Belos and the Collector having another conversation. |
| “ | Belos: You… Collector: I gave you the Draining Spell. I taught you magic stronger than anybody's! Belos: And that's why I won't release you. Can't have you giving that to anyone else. Goodbye. (Belos drops the mirror) Collector: WOOOOAAAAHHHH! You're a liar, liar, pants on fireeee! |
„ |
| ~ Belos and the Collector conversing following the former's betrayal, before dropping the latter into the same pit he keeps the bones and masks of the previous Golden Guards. |
| “ | Belos: Hunter! Why are you hurting me!? I only wanted to help you! Hunter: You're... you're lying! Belos: (notices Flapjack) CALEB?! |
„ |
| ~ Belos attempts to manipulate Hunter for the last time, only to recognise Flapjack as Caleb's palisman. |
| “ | Collector. You’re free! Just as promised... | „ |
| ~ Belos before the Collector throws him against the wall and turns him into a stain. |
Season 3[]
| “ | See, this is why you're so useful, Luz. You're so desperate to help people, you even helped me meet the Collector. | „ |
| ~ Belos revealing to Luz's friends and mother that she helped him meet the Collector. |
| “ | You did do something good. I thought this one was another lost cause. Because of you, we can finish our work as witch-hunters, starting with THEM! | „ |
| ~ Belos before attacking Luz's friends. |
| “ | That's right. You wouldn't want me harming your precious palisman, would you? Oh, but then again, I don't care what you want. Goodbye, Evelyn... | „ |
| ~ Belos before fatally wounding Flapjack, his most infamous quote. |
| “ | Belos: Caleb... you would stab me in the back?! Luz: You did it to him first. |
„ |
| ~ After Belos leaves Hunter's body he starts to accuse him of stabbing him until Luz reminds him that he did it to him first. |
| “ | This is for the good of your souls! You'll thank me later! | „ |
| ~ Belos before returning to the Demon Realm. |
| “ | Don’t… mock me! I tried to save your soul. It’s your fault this all HAPPENED! | „ |
| ~ Belos spitefully ranting at a hallucination/ghost of his brother Caleb, who he killed. |
| “ | I need...a new body. | „ |
| ~ Belos trying to find his lair. |
| “ | Oh, shut up... | „ |
| ~ Belos to the hallucinations/ghosts of Caleb among with the Grimwalkers aka Golden Guards he created and killed. |
| “ | There has to be one left... | „ |
| ~ Belos before finding an unfinished Grimwalker to possess. |
| “ | No. It isn’t ready. | „ |
| ~ Belos after possessing an unfinished Grimwalker which starts to melt away. |
| “ | Belos: Oh, yes, I'll think you'll prove to be quite useful. Odalia: Me? Belos: No. You! |
„ |
| ~ Belos to Odalia, before possessing puppetized Raine. |
| “ | The spell isn’t broken. See? You take such good care of us Coven heads, Collector, keeping us safe in the Archives. It was the uh… power of your kindness that brought me to life, so I could tell you-- [...] You're in danger, Collector. | „ |
| ~ Belos talking to the Collector while under the disguise of Raine. |
| “ | (chuckles) Well, if you insist. What if you played with those three yourself? Showed them just how much fun your games are in person? Then they'll all want to be your friend. | „ |
| ~ Belos manipulating the Collector into tormenting Luz, Eda and King by "playing" with them. |
| “ | Perhaps this will be easier than I thought. | „ |
| ~ Belos plans to use a flying star to ride back to the Emperor's Castle. |
| “ | (groans) Raine's always been annoyingly powerful. No, I think I'll keep you around a little longer. | „ |
| ~ Belos after he manages to regain control of Raine's body before leaving to the Emperor's Castle. |
| “ | That's fine. Only one vessel is big enough to do what I need. | „ |
| ~ Belos after Raine expelled him from their body. |
| “ | You know what this is, don't you? It's the last of many, but it still beats... IT'S THE TITAN'S HEART! | „ |
| ~ Belos showing his intentions of possessing the Titan's heart in order to take control of the Titan. |
| “ | Poor Raine. You tried so hard, didn't you? | „ |
| ~ Belos taunting Raine for failing to stop him from possessing the Titan's heart. |
| “ | FINALLY! I CAN CLEANSE THIS PERDITION....MYSELF! | „ |
| ~ Belos after fusing into a giant monster to destroy the Boiling Isles. |
| “ | You can't... defeat me. | „ |
| ~ Belos telling Luz that even with her new power, she is still too late to stop him. |
| “ | [Morphs into Philip Wittebane from the 1600s] Luz. Luz, I'm- I'm free! Thank goodness you saved me from... from that horrible curse! [Luz stares in silence] Yes, I- I was- I was cursed with a terrible, terrible sickness by... by dark magic, just like your mentor! It forced me to do all those horrible things, but- but now I'm free! [boiling rain hits Belos, causing him to shout in pain and his body to melt] Quick- quickly now! Don't- don't you want to make peace, Luz?! | „ |
| ~ Belos trying to manipulate Luz into saving him. |
Journal Entries[]
| “ | My journey through the Demon Realm is far from over. But today I humbly donate my journal to the ages. Entry one: May 21st... I think. My name is Philip Wittebane, and I found myself in a world so horrid, yet so fantastic, few minds could have dreamt it. If only those at home could see what I have, and perhaps they shall. For the more I learn about this realm, the more I am certain I can harness its strange powers to return home. Today I begin recording my journey to create a portal back to the Human Realm. | „ |
| ~ Philip Wittebane's first journal entry. |
| “ | After five years, I have finally found it. A power source so potent it can pierce through realms... Titan's Blood. There are old tales of lakes reflecting green trees and blue skies. The Titan's vein runs through the land, and many believe that these wild portals are created when a little of its blood leaks into the water. That is how I came here, so that is the first place I shall look. I will journey back to... Eclipse Lake. | „ |
| ~ Philip explaining Titan's Blood and Eclipse Lake in his journal. |
| “ | My journey to Eclipse Lake has been a success, and yet a tragic failure. The tunnels were filled with a substance known as Fool's Blood. It signifies a decaying vein. I was lucky to get out alive, my companions... were not. | „ |
| ~ Philip detailing the outcome of his expedition for Titan's Blood in his journal. |
| “ | After careful analysis during this Deadwardian Era, I believe the current human year is 1660. Or is it '70? The years are flashing by, but it will all be worth it. I've gathered all the portal ingredients including Titan's Blood. All that's left is to seek out The Collector, and he will tell me what I need to complete my mission. But first, my companions and I must face- | „ |
| ~ Philip revealing his plans to find the Collector in his journal. |
| “ | I single handedly defeated the beast behind the door. Tragically, I could not save my companions. | „ |
| ~ Philip's diary entry as he sacrifices "Luzura" and "Dirtrude" to the Stonesleeper, the former of which reads the entry as he is writing it, alerting her to his true colors. |
Trivia[]
- The Emperor's name is misspelled as "Bellows" in the closed captioning.
- The word "belos" means "beautiful" in several Iberian and Mediterranean languages, such as Portuguese, Galician, and Corsican. This is considered ironic, given his true face is revealed to be disfigured with an eroding scar running across his face.
- In "Agony of a Witch", it's revealed that whenever members of the Emperor's Coven don't succeed in things, they get expelled from the coven as seen when he is talking to Lilith about Eda.
- It could be implied that he kills anyone who is in the Emperor's Coven who doesn't follow his Coven System.
- Despite his evil nature, his voice actor Matthew Rhys considers him to just be misunderstood. How/if this plays out in the future remains to be seen.
- Though there is also a chance he might've been making a sarcastic joke, given the laconic wording of the post.
- As of "Hunting Palisman", this does seem to be playing out though as Emperor Belos is being presented as a Well-Intentioned Extremist who lost his family to wild magic and wants to get rid of it because he genuinely thinks it's dangerous, though how this will play out in the future remains to be seen.
- In "Elsewhere and Elsewhen", however, it is heavily suggested this might not even actually be the case, with it being confirmed he wrote himself in his entries to sound better than he actually was and that wild magic being dangerous isn't even true.
- This is taken further in "Hollow Mind" as several paintings within Belo's mindscape shows that his ideologies in wild magic being dangerous is entirely a lie, as he is willing to destroy villages with potion bombs to make the witches believe the bombs are the work of wild magic.
- In "Elsewhere and Elsewhen", however, it is heavily suggested this might not even actually be the case, with it being confirmed he wrote himself in his entries to sound better than he actually was and that wild magic being dangerous isn't even true.
- Before the events of "Elsewhere and Elsewhen", it was heavily theorized that Belos is actually a human who first came to the Boiling Isles, most commonly being theorized to either be Philip Wittebane or his brother.
- The strong element to support this is that his staff lacks a palisman. In the Season 2 episode "Keeping Up A-fear-ances", Gwendolyn Clawthorne relays a story to Luz about how there was a human that appeared in the Boiling Isles and left, leaving information behind about a substance called Titan's Blood. From there, it could be explained that the human in question was Belos.
- In the episode "Through the Looking Glass Ruins", it is highly theorized that Philip Wittebane, the human that first came to the Boiling Isles and creator of the portal to the human realm and Belos are the same person.
- When his face is finally revealed in the episode "Eclipse Lake", his ears appear to be much rounder than a normal witch's, and they seem to resemble human ears to some extent. The common counterpoint to that comparison is the fact that his ears are smaller and less pronounced than other witches' ears, the implication being that Belos likely modified his ears to further blend in with the Boiling Isles. Much like Hunter, according to this theory, it would mean that he is incapable of performing natural magic. This is also strengthened by the fact that Belos's staff is very much like Hunter's artificial magic staff.
- In the episode "Yesterday's Lie", it is possible that Belos is also one of the brothers that found Gravesfield, Luz's hometown. Belos' face resembles the statue of Philip while the statue of Philip's brother resembles Hunter.
- Philip and Belos share a lot in common: both have the goals of wanting to return to the human realm, both have similar faces, both have similar voice accents, and because Philip is a human, he could not perform magic and Belos has only been seen performing magic with the help of his staff and hasn't yet used a spell circle.
- As of "Elsewhere and Elsewhen", this theory was seemingly confirmed with Philip being seen draining palisman quite similarly to how Belos does, not to mention he also seems to be cursed much like the emperor. It is also worth noting that Belos's voice begins to overlap Philip's at the end of the episode.
- The episode "Hollow Mind" officially confirms this theory.
- It's revealed in "Elsewhere and Elsewhen" that the Boiling Isles was a far more pleasant and friendlier place when Belos first arrived, implying that his manipulative and deceitful nature is what turned the isles into the Social Darwinist and more callous society it is today.
- It's also probable that he established anti-wild propaganda to make people believe that wild magic is bad so he could become emperor and created the Coven System to control the species he loathes so much. This fact is confirmed in the episode "Hollow Mind", but it is also revealed that the Coven System has far more sinister intentions as it's also a means for Belos to conduct a draining spell, which would eventually drain all magic from the entire Boiling Isles, killing all witches and demons in the process.
- According to the pictures in the background of his mind, it is highly hinted that he and his brother eventually come to blows over their difference ideology regarding witches, to the point that Philip killed his own brother.
- In "Hollow Mind", there are a series of paintings within the background of Belos's mindscape that show glimpses of his past as Philip. In it, he was close with another boy who greatly resembles Hunter (implied to be his brother) and was given a hand carved mask that resembles his current one. The two were eventually brought to the demon realm by another witch after the boy showed an interest in magic. Despite being born in the 17th century where witchcraft and anything that closely resembled was greatly hated and persecuted, the brother greatly adapted to the demon realm, whereas Philip had a hard time adjusting. It shows that the brother eventually fell in love with another witch and possibly impregnated her, much to Philip's disapproval and scorn. At some point, Philip began to mutate into his monstrous state and was still accepted by his brother. Philip and his brother ended up fighting for a yet unknown reason and Philip ends up killing his brother in cold blood, leading to Philip being cursed by a witch after attempting to flee.
- It's also implied that while he was a good kid and close with his brother, spending centuries with his prejudice against witches and demons and living a life being surrounded by them, along with the "betrayal" of his brother has gradually developed the sociopathic narcissistic behavior he has today.
- It would be eventually confirmed that the boy really is Philip's older brother, Caleb, who was brought into the Demon Realm by a witch called Evelyn and killed by Philip for falling in love with her. Philip would then proceed to make Grimwalkers of Caleb, with Hunter being the latest one.
- Ironically, while fans originally speculated Luz would end up possessed by the Collector, Hunter would become possessed by Belos.
- The Belos-possessed Hunter would gain the nicknames "Helos" (a mix of Hunter and Belos) and "Witch Hunter" (a pun based on Belos' profession). Belos would also be paired up with Bill Cipher and the Core from Gravity Falls and Amphibia respectively, because all three are the main villains of a Disney Channel show that possess one of the main characters (Bill possessed Dipper Pines and became "Bipper", the Core possessed Marcy Wu and became "Darcy", and Belos possessed Hunter).
External Links[]
- Emperor Belos on the Disney Wiki
- Emperor Belos on the The Owl House Wiki
- Emperor Belos on the Villains Wiki
- Emperor Belos on the Complete Monster Wiki
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