#tdp theory

[casualbluebirdmentality]

OH MY GOD THE SEA SHANTY IS ABOUT AARAVOS

Woe to the man, the dark-eyed sailor

Ship’s adrift, and the sea’s his jailor

Drag him down,

Down, down, down

Down in the wicked depths below

#i literally bolted upright in bed when I realized this #the dragon prince #tdp #tdp season 5 #tdp season 5 spoilers #tdp s5 #tdp s5 spoilers #the dragon prince season five #the dragon prince s5 #the dragon prince season 5 #tdp spoilers #the dragon prince spoilers #tdp theory #the dragon prince theory #aaravos tdp #aaravos #tdp aaravos #the mystery of aaravos

[self-spaghettification]

the black part on aaravos’s chest is suspiciously shaped like a certain sword

the more i look at it

the more i hmmmm

and the nova-blade is a double edged sword (albeit tapered)

btw, I also recently accidentally cut myself, so I was researching which open wounds need stitches and which don’t. It looks like how a deep open wound does—if it were a black void

images of wounds under the cut

fyi open wounds don’t heal correctly without stitches so this is very likely the physical or magical manifestation of the scar after—

“White as the star's heart it pierced, ivory draconic brought death's bite known ever forth as Novablade..

and though undying, took last breath, immortal Laurelion was no more”

if not the open wound itself, eternally unable to heal

take that as you will :)

#but I’m 100% sold Aaravos has already been stabbed by the blade #and is planning to use said blade for revenge on the other stars -> “And when everything they built has lied shattered #I will savor their fall from the sky.” #but thats a theory for another day #the dragon prince #aaravos #tdp #tdp theory #self spaghettification #banger #50 #Tdp meta

[cookiesaddict]

The startouch elf with Aaravos is apparently called “The Merciful One”.

My guess is that this startouch elf was the one who was able to convince Luna Tenebris to spare humanity, and to banish them to the west.

I know that the elf who convinced Luna Tenebris to spare humanity, is referred to as “daughter”. And this startouch elf is nb. But maybe the writers changed it?

Aaravos is kneeling down before the elf, and appears to be distraught. My assumption here is that Aaravos is begging the Startouch elf to convince Luna Tenebris to spare humanity. I think the elf took pity on Aaravos, and heard his pleas. Hence why they reach out their hand to Aaravos.

I don’t know about you, but hearing another elf’s plea about sparing humanity, and actually going through with it and succeeding is pretty merciful to me.

But I dunno, I could totally be wrong.

It’s possible that this startouch elf is someone else, and that they have nothing to do with the banishment of humanity or Luna Tenebris. Maybe it’s Leola for example. It appears that Leola isn’t an unicorn, but a startouch elf as well? But Leola, like Aaravos, has stars on their cheeks. And this startouch elf does not?

#the dragon prince #the dragon prince aaravos #tdp aaravos #aaravos #tdp spoilers #the dragon prince spoilers #tdp s5 #the dragon prince s5 #tdp theory #tdp #tdp season 5

[imminent-danger-came]

Me, constantly asking what the cube's purpose is:

#Now I'm like #what do we think it's made of #a metal forged by the sunfire elves #hmmmmm #tdp #the dragon prince #tdp theory #tdp meme

[starwberryshenanigans]

AND YOU CANT CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE

#tdp harrow #tdp viren #tdp theory #tdp #the dragon prince

[jamaicangalartist12]

oh shit.

#the dragon prince #callum #tdp #rayla #rayllum #I ain't ready bro #the saga continues #tdp theory #twitter

[withdenim]

Consider, if you will.

“If you seek to return that staff to its rightful owner” yk. I’m wondering if it’s just a common startouch design motif or if maybe the nova blade is a little less swordy than depicted in legend.

#I’m spitballing lmao #throwing spaghetti at the wall #will it stick? probably not 😎 #lord viren #viren tdp #tdp #tdp theory #the nova blade #startouch elf #the dragon prince

[angelofdumpsterfires]

hello tdp fandom i haven’t been among your number since 2019 but i present to you the location of aaravos’s prison:

“the Sea of the Castout”

not only is it in the name but

1. a tidebound elf was the one to imprison him

2. it is right next to the ruins of Elarion, the first human settlement to practice dark magic which was gifted to humanity by Aaravos (see The Midnight Star poem)

#i really thought my interest for tdp had waned but nope i am still very invested in the deep lore #tdp season 4 #tdp spoilers #the dragon prince #tdp theory #the dragon prince spoilers #mystery of aaravos

[squigglyscribble]

Art based on the theory Viren will heal the Sunforge ☀️

#viren #tdp fanart #tdp theory #squigglyscribble #i need to write the meta eventually but i've drawn something inspired by this theory #he's slowly becoming corrupted (hence the dark corruption lines) because he's taking the darkness into his own body

[itshermocrates]

After watching TDP S5 I can't help but think about that one tumblr user who back in S1-2 theorized about the scene between Aravos and Viren with the caterpillar being an analogy/metaphor for bodily exchange/intercourse

They must be feeling amazing knowing they were fucking right!!!!

#tdp s5 #tdp spoilers #the dragon prince #tdp theory #I want to find that theory and re read it #man they were a fucking genious for that #how did they know??? #if anyone knows what I'm talking about share the link to that post pls #viravos #lord viren #Aravos

[raayllum]

me rolling in with a "the thing that's giving Aaravos' prison the opal translucent esque walls and light is a flower of elarion"

Lasair left beautiful blooms called Flowers of Elarion, rare and precious blossoms that grow with soft light and have a scent that can soothe the most ragged spirit.

+ Bonus Aaravos' prison walls being very leafy in design whereas even Moonshadow architecture at the Silvergrove is not like that

#anyway this killed me thank u #tales of xadia #flowers of elarion #should really just be a tag for me at this point #tdp theory #mine #tdp #the dragon prince #nature motif

[casualbluebirdmentality]

Well, we know where the symbol of Katolis comes from now👀

(That’s a ring of rocks that those statues are connected to, and we’re seeing it from the inside. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that they happened to give us this inside shot of the crown just two episodes prior.)

#the dragon prince #tdp #tdp s5 #tdp spoilers #tdp season 5 #the dragon prince spoilers #tdp theory

[bycaprinae]

I was watching Reel james interview with Aaron and there he pointed out that in the scene where we learn about Aaravos' prision, there's actually a giant corpse burried there. It was a hidden element and apparently important to the story, enough to be connected to Aditi being "swalloed" but not in the way we might think! I feel like we might know who that corpse belonged to, so I'd like to connect the dots and present to you all my theory.

Being straight foward, who do i think that corpse belongs to? Leola. Why? And why that matters? I'll present my case:

I think that the Startouches are Gods that created the world of Xadia, both human, dragons and elves. Aaravos and Leola were close to one another (as friends, family or lovers?), but Leola was the first one out of the two to pity the humans. Leola cared for humanity and Aaravos cared about Leola. Leola then decides to help the humans, maybe she tried to act under the radar and disguised herself as a unicorn, so the others Startouches wouldn't find out about this, as the humans were MEANT to be weak and suffer.

But soon after, they find out that Leola gave humanity magic, and decided to punish her for it, leading to her death? And because Aaravos was close to her, but not the one that defied their plans, he was spared by the others, but casted out to the world of Xadia, unable to go back to his people, and stripped away from his original status and power. Filled with bitterness, he plotted his revenge, to undo and destroy all of the other Startouches creation from inside out, by the hands of humanity, the ones that Leola pitied, the ones that the others despised, and in the process he got closer to humanity, learned their culture, their ways of doing things, he learned the love that Leola held for those creatures. She was prometheus and he was Lucifer!

If it wasn't obvious, I think the Startouch can shapeshift, I think they're actually massive beings, and both the skelleton and the statues are actually their original sizes!

Some of it is just pure headcanons because I don't have strong evidences, but here is what I do have:

Recently we learned from Aaron that the Startouch elf we see in the opening is actually named Leola!

It came as a surprise because Leola was also described as a unicorn, but not just any unicorn, the very one that gifted humans with primal magic. This is information comes from Tales of Xadia Handbook:

And when I read that tweet from Aaron, I immediately went to check that info on Leola, because I never actually read the handbook, and I was puzzled when I found a screenshot of that text and also the information on the wiki about unicorns, because in both wiki and the handbook is only written that "the elves" warned the unicorns, but WHICH elves? I distincly had the memory of it being the FIRST elves (aka, Startouch Elves), and then today I remembered where that info came from!! Is from book one: moon prologue!

Previously I theorized that "Ripples" is not a story about how humans came to wield Dark magic, but actually a story BEFORE they even learn that. The reason for that is the choice of words used to describe the magic.

"Precious primal flames" "undeserved power", such words used to describe what they had and what was destroyed. And then there's the implication that Aaravos' plan was to have the destruction of the Startouch empire come from the hands of the very humans they once despised so much.

The next logical thing to get from Ripples was that it described the birth of the Sea of the castout, caused by none other than Aaravos falling from the sky! The short story describes a small star falling down, changing the world, birthing a new sea.

It HAD to be Aaravos right? He's a fallen star! But he wasn't the one that gifted humanity with primal magic, through primal stones. He was the one that gave them the Dark magic. Back then I thought that maybe he was the one to do it, but if Leola and Aaravos are connected, then ripples might be about Leola's passing/falling.

Cookiesaddict made a post pointing out the possible connections of Aaravos and Leola, you should read it, but to summarize the points. Once in the NYCC this question was made:

Cookie suggested that this person might be Leola. During the S5 watch party I asked Devon if the Statues in the Sea of the cast out were made before or after Aaravos was impriosioned, because people were wondering why the hell would the prision have that GIGANT STATUE almost screaming: HEY, AARAVOS IS HERE!! COME GET HIM!! and this was the response!

Now, we see that statue both in the show and as a sketch, the other elf is known as "The merciful One" as disclosed by Aaron on twitter. BUT HMMMM THAT SKETCH.... LOWKEY REMINDS ME OF... THIS SKETCH....

The one from Ripples!!

Personally I think in S6 Aaravos will tell Viren about Leola, and maybe through that story we'll find out why the hell did Aaravos insisted on having Viren to live until the end, and how their themes/motives are actually more similar than we thought it was. It's not about power, but about what they'll do to save/avenge their loved ones, their family. I also read a theory that the sparklepuff sacrifice was a test on Aaravos part, while I do think that with the theory of mine it might make sense, I also fail to see why would he go to such an extent to test Viren? Maybe Aaravos realizing that Viren is much more of a family driven man than he already knew he was (as he mentioned he wouldn't expect him to sacrifice Claudia or Soren) will be the thing to trigger their interactions where Aaravos tells him about Leola. As things stands now, Viren is the only logical character to be the narrative tool in which Aaravos shares his side of the story. They're the one that have the most intimacy for him to be "vulnerable", and perhaps their final departure will come from Viren trying to talk Aaravos out of his path of revenge, to share the realizations he had with his nightmares, ohhh my god, can you imagine, Aaravos finally is vulnerable, finally shares about Leola, shares his grief, to the one he thought might understand, because they're similar, but Viren is too far into his search for personal redemption, and belittlethe bitterness Aaravos held in for so long. Super ultra gay divorce is coming (in my delusions).

#the dragon prince #tdp theory #tdp spoilers #Aaravos #Viren #Headcanon? #S6 prediction #sir sparklepuff #Leola #I'll have to draw this now #ripples #sea of the castout

[redr0sewrites]

so yall really werent gonna tell me ab this...

i am going to commit atrocities. why is he crying.

ANYWAYS THE OTHER ELF MIGHT BE HIS LOVE INTEREST SO THATS COOL!!!! IM CURRENTLY TRYING TO BEAT OFF THE LITTLE VOICE IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD SCREAMING THAT SHOULD BE ME WITH A STICK 😇

#hey guys #haha #im so sorry to anyone who followed me for acotar or hsr content #ur ab to watch a five hour soap opera #of me losing my mind #the dragon prince #tdp #aaravos #aaravos tdp #tdp aaravos #tdp theories #tdp theory #dragon prince #pls im losing my mind #tdp angst #aaravos angst #the dragon prince angst

[imminent-danger-came]

Hmmm...perhaps both the staff and the nova blade are made of ivory from dragons?

#Rex Igneous has tusks. It's plausible #Very curious #tdp #the dragon prince #tdp theory #tdp s4 #tdp s5

[alterialfrey]

Aaravos will come out in Season 6 and he will be a big boy - Theory

So I just finished watching Reel James' interview with Aaron Ehasz and there was an interesting part regarding Aaravos (38:30). So Ehasz mentioned how a part of the finale was overlooked by the fandom. I personally noticed it on my first watch but I didn't know what to think of it. Here is the shot he was talking about:

James' theory is that this skeleton is some kind of sea creature that has to do with "swallowing" and to that, Ehasz says he is on the right track. If you go back to the episode however, 2 minutes after this skeleton is shown, we get Aaravos saying this:

Well with this information I came to the conclusion that this is Aaravos' skeleton! Hear me out.

First of all the pearl is positioned on where the heart/chest should be. Is it a little hard to tell so it is either the heart or the star that we see missing on his chest:

Then again, we have the intros:

Being a Star-touched elf, it would make sense for him to be of this size, which would also allow him to "swallow" people (I am holding myself from making Virravos jokes *hem *hem). That makes him a literal dark hole doesn't it?

Oh and by the way, Ehasz says we will find out about the skeleton next season so if my theory is right, Aaravos is coming out in Season 6. I mean he better... we only got 2 seasons left!

P.S. It is the second time Ehasz makes a joke about the gang playing bowling with the pearl in the beginning of Season 6 (Twitter + Interview). He likes that joke too much for it to be far from reality.

Get ready for our big boy to come out soon!

#the dragon prince #tdp #aaravos #tdp theory #tdp season 6 #virravos #tdp speculation