#the emperor's castle

[drachenfalter]

The Emperor's Castle & other places

Just comparing a few things to try and figure out if Darius and/or Raine were living at the castle in Season 2.

So, those are all shots of the Emperor's Castle. The design stays consistent between season 1 and 2, with big triangular battlements and tall windows. Also, those windows have a diamond pattern up close. We can also see where Hunter's room is.

Here, we see what is presumably Darius's home. And while the gold aesthetic fits with the castle, the details don't. The window looks completely different and the walls are smooth, while all the walls in the castle are blank stone.

If this is in the castle, Darius must have done some remodelling (which I'm not sure Belos would allow).

-> Darius probably doesn't live in the castle.

In the following scene Terra says goodnight to Raine, implying they are probably staying for the night. Let's see if we can figure out anything.

This one is a lot trickier. Everything her looks very reminiscent of the Emperor's Castle, but all the details are wrong. The battlements have big gaps, and the tower is missing the gold decorations.

But I can't be sure that those aren't just mistakes/revisions, because the battlements on Belos's castle would make that scene impossible, and the missing gold trim might just be something that was overlooked.

So, let's see where that scene would be on the castle

So, it's clearly not the front of the castle, nor could it be the back of the castle. Where we have natural cliffs in Raine's scene, we have walls in Agony of a Witch. Tbh, this view shouldn't exist at all in the castle.

Additionally, the Skull in TTBK is seen head on, while the Skull in AoaW is at an angle.

So, unless all of those are mistakes, Raine is staying at a different castle in TTBK, somewhere west of (and likely further south than) the Emperor's castle.

-> Raine Whispers probably doesn't live at the castle.

(But it's entirely possible that those are just mistakes.)

#the owl house #toh meta #toh worldbuilding #the emperor's castle #toh season 2 #toh analysis #darius deamonne #raine whispers

[han-solo-cant-dance]

Making you guys pick the movies I see most talked about on here. I just want to know what everyone else likes the most. I only just realized they're all animated 🤷‍♀️

#shrek 2 #Shrek #megamind #lorax #the lorax #spirit horse #spirit stallion of the cimarron #studio ghibli #spirited away #howls moving castle #prince of egypt #emperors new groove #barbie princess and the pauper #barbie #poll #polls #movie poll #fun poll

[redbean-nom]

palpatine: help me budget this my empire is dying

#star wars #tbb #tbb s3 #<- inspired by that episode with hemlock and tarkin arguing about money over space zoom #tbb hemlock #dr hemlock #royce hemlock #idk what his tag is #governor tarkin #<- bc he's not a grand moff yet iirc? #wilhuff tarkin #emperor palpatine #palpatine #darth vader #vader did not realize his shirt is in frame #and yes that's a blurry custom zoom background of his castle #yeah palpatine maybe having three blank check projects all running at once is not the brightest idea exactly #no wonder he cheaped out on stormtroopers #those three spend like 90% of the empires gdp

[paskuda-lynx]

Now this is the weird cartoon I'd watch.

There would be some very questionable humor, screaming (and i kinda really miss Hunter's screeches from the second season. He was GREAT while raising his voice, no matter what anybody can say about it being annoying), grotesque episode scenarios, cool uniforms and much else!

#invader zim #the owl house #emperor's coven #emperor belos #hunter the owl house #golden guard #the main thing in this is the change of genre regarding the visualization of the Golden Guard's castle life: #from heavy angst towards (sometimes inappropriately) dark comedy #i wonder if i sould make a tag for this idea given that i maybe will make a couple of other sketches abt it... okay how's this #emperor's coven cartoon #although i am very sad about the fact that i am no match for jonan vasquez's levels of grotesque. #i guess i don't have the guts to torture characters and make gross perspective angles in Really Vasquezy Manner #i am too soft . #or maybe it's a good thing given that this fandom probably won't react pretty at making absurd satire from trauma material

[smalltownfae]

#the goblin emperor #booklr #piranesi #black water sister #lonely castle in the mirror #sistersong #spinning silver #the seventh bride #the last unicorn #the house in the cerulean sea #the forgotten beasts of eld #it was hard to pick a mckillip and a kingfisher book #I decided on one book per author so... #my polls #best standalone fantasy #making this post I am now wondering if women are more likely to write fantasy standalones than men #either that or is just because I read more books by women in general #and yeah there is no neil gaiman book here oops #I haven't reread the ones I liked in a while so I am not sure if those would top my other 2 four stars in here

[nevesmose]

Somehow the idea of Curze whispering poison in his sister's ear repulsed Perturabo most of all.

#I told you about Curziphone. I warned you #the sad thing is Konrad probably thinks it went really well. he'll be bouncing up to Fulgrim wanting his “I Didn't Kill Anyone” sticker #it's got a cartoon bat giving a big thumbs up #did you think I'd write a Pert centred story and not have him Sparta kick someone? #I think Pert does care deeply for Calliphone but he has permanently categorised her as My Tiny Sister Who Must Be Protected #no matter that she's a skilled politician and I imagine about outwardly mid-40s at this point #Milfiphone #fulgrim “he adverbed elegantly down the stairs” vs pert “local man too angry to understand social cues” #I wanted to give Konrad something nice to wear 😥 #first version of this also included Ferrus but he didn't really add any value so i got rid of him #Sorry Fulgrim! Your service top is in another castle! #wh40k #warhammer 40k #warhammer 40000 #fanfic #fanfiction #perturabo #fulgrim #konrad curze #calliphone #iron warriors #emperor's children #neves writes

[qcoded]

So DOES Collector call Belos Papa in the baby AU? (if so, canon chars reacting to that would be hilarious)

Oh DEFINITELY xd

The Collector to some extent does have a concept of what parents are, so it was kinda natural for them to start calling Belos papa.

Ofc, Belos denied it at first but slowly it just kinda stuck (and let me tell you, Hexsquad did find out about it through Hunter snd they lost their shit 💀)

#the owl house #toh #the collector #collector toh #collector fanart #emperor belos #belos toh #belos fanart #philip wittebane #philip toh #toh fanart #toh au #baby collector au #whos to say Belos doesn't unironically like being called that lol #i feel like deep down he maybe had some desire to be a parent #well in the future atleast so #not like he minds being the collectors father figure #and going back to canon chars #Eda knows about it through Lilith since like #its kinda an internal piece of info in the castle that collector exists #so you know she was laughing about it super hard xd

[letsgetreadytotumble]

2023 TUMBLR'S LITTEST MEOW MEOW COMPETITION ROUND 2: DVD DIVA

IS ALL THAT GLITTERS GOLD? BECAUSE THESE TWO HAD THE MIDAS TOUCH! ON VHS, DVD, BLUE-RAY AND GOD KNOWS STRAMING WHERE THESE CULT CLASSIC KINGS AR EHERE TO STRUT THEIR STUFF AND HAVE THEIR EYES ON THE PRIZE. DRAMATIC, DARLING, AND DARING, ONLY ONE OF THESE TWO ICONS CAN GO TO ROUND 3 OF THE TUMBLR LITTLEST MEOW MEOW COMPETITION

#Emperor kuzco #howl #howl's moving castle #howl jenkins pendragon #poll #polls #emperor's new groove #littlest meow meow #littlest meow meow round 2 #little meow meow

[magpieddd]

Abel my sweet boy Abel

Anyway if you don't remember him he's Gatherer's predecessor and the grimwalker Belos is currently possessing.

He's also my emotional parentification self insert but let's skip that part, he does literally nothing in the coven, he was created to (1) be eventually possessed and (2) be Belos' emotional support animal in the meantime, that's it.

#I've been drawing him more lately he's a lovely punching bag #anyway belos definitely feels weirdly entitled to the body of *his* grimwalkers #he has to constantly be by his side and he's not allowed to leave the castle under any circumstance #backup au #toh oc #emperor belos #abel #grimm's art

[iloveundertaesooomuch]

Humans have to stick together, right?

Luz Stays In The Castle AU by @talisman975

Luz is brought to the castle by the guards and Belos live reaction being "THE CRAB MAIDEN?" /hj

I like this AU a lot! Especially the family bonds of Luz with Hunter and Belos with Hunter. I do hope that I will be able to illustrate this good moments sooner or later. Especially when Belos funally desides to change his attitude towards his nephew and deliberately tries to be a better uncle for him.

Luz was one big good influence on this Wittebane family. And they were good influence on her. (Thank God for things not going south. They could have gone bad PRETTY FAST.)

Btw

I feel like I need to say this.. It is not an AU where everyone pity Belos. I just chose those moments because I felt like it (and because I needed to warm up and this static-poses were easier to draw traditionally.)

#ShuraBibertush #Bibertush_TOH #the owl house #toh #the owl house fanart #toh fan art #toh fanart #TOH #the owl house au #toh au #Luz Taken To Castle #Luz Taken To Castle AU #owl house au #toh emperor belos #emperor belos #toh belos #belos toh #belos #the owl house belos #kid belos #baby belos #belos wittebane #phillip wittebane #toh phillip wittebane #philip wittebane #phillip wittebane toh #phillip toh #toh philip #the owl house luz #owl house luz

[noona96n]

Hi....If you don't mind, can I ask, what are your top 10 (or top 7) favorite media (can be books/ manga/ anime/movies/tv series)? Why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before......Thanks....

no worries, im happy to answer. and, if i happened to already answer sth, I'll link u to it.

so, fav medias... hmm...

book(s): the radiant emperor duology

ik it just came out and was only recently finished (like, finished Sept 2023 lol) so this is probably bias speaking but i am extremely taken by She Who Became the Sun and He Who Drowned the World, these books are fckn phenomenal. the gender-fuckery, the exploration of gender and sexual performances, the hidden message of embracing ourselves in all our ugliness and 'deficiency' and making a place for ourselves and ppl like us when others shun us. these books are just!!!

documentaries: immortal egypt (Joanne Fletcher)

i really really love documentaries and this mini series hold a special place in my heart bcs i love history and I've always been fascinated by egypt and Joanne's enthusiasm is just so joyous and infectious, i love it. i put this on repeat in the background when i was doing my graduation project in 2018 lol yea, just me listening to egyptian docu while working my ass off on AutoCAD lol

anime: sarusuberi/miss hokusai

idk how to explain but there's just a quality to this animated film that got me going... like, i adore howl's moving castle but miss hokusai is sth else. it's so peaceful but also deeply profound and visceral somehow.

tv series: aircrash investigation

i love planes, i love the Concorde in particular, but it has nth to do with how cool planes are but with how child-me saw riding planes as a thing that only ppl with money could do. it evolved from there.

i also love mysteries and aircrash investigation is both lol

i remember watching it on tv when i was an adolescent and i was fascinated with the mystery and problem-solving of it all ever since.

movie: the prince of egypt

it's a story about love; love that forgives, love that creates hate, love that divides.

drama: nirvana in fire (c-drama), beyond evil (k-drama), kluen cheewit (thai soap opera)

bl-specific: old fashion cupcake (anime AND manga)

the plot of these dramas is impeccable (tho kluen cheewit is extremely dramatic so pls beware lol), the character developments are fckn amazing, and what's even more important is the platonic relationships between the characters!!!

also, special shout-out to thai bl soap opera khun chai/to sir (with love) as well! the drama is off the charts, the characters are flawed & human & infinitely relatable & Tian & Yang's brotherhood is EVERYTHING

just one of the best bls out there and I've consumed A LOT of BLs/yaois... ALL SORT of em lol

the story is really grounded in reality, the plot is so mundane and relatable, the characters are mature but extremely flawed, and the art (in the case of manga) and the acting (in the case of the series) are amazing.

song: queen bee by vannda (contemporary music from my country)

i DO NOT agree with the lyrics AT ALL but i adore the melody. i absolutely love, love, LOVE how he blends traditional khmer music with the modern one. it's not a necessarily modern take but it's sth different. this artist is very good at blending the old w/ the new and i applaud him for that. his music is so pleasing the ear but the fkcn lyrics... urGH

well, a song of his with message that i completely agree with is time to rise with master Kong Nay... though the mixture is too in my face lol which is why i prefer queen bee

#the radiant emperor #she who became the sun #he who drowned the world #shelley parker chan #miss hokusai #howls moving castle #howl's moving castle #ghibli #studio ghibli #the prince of egypt #nirvana in fire #beyond evil #kleun cheewit #old fashion cupcake #noona96n

[everyfandomeverywhereallatonce]

#howl’s moving castle #the emperor’s new groove

[favoriteanimatedtheatricalfilm]

Clicking Here will take you to a post that’s explains about the Rules and Contenders

Please see here why Studio Ghibli is included in this poll

#Disney polls #emperors new groove #the emperor’s new groove #emperor’s new groove #the emperors new groove #Atlantis #atlantis: the lost empire #finding nemo #the incredibles #incredibles #howl’s moving castle #nightmare before xmas #the nightmare before christmas #nightmare before christmas #the nightmare before xmas #ratatouille #walle #wall•e #wall e #studio ghibli #lilo & stitch #lilo and stitch #the princess and the frog #princess and the frog #Tiana #princess Tiana #tpatf #patf #THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG WON BY ONE VOTE I DID THE MATH WOOO #I personally was rooting for it :D

[wolframpant]

I, Claudius Episode 5 Poison Is Queen

 I'm sick of it! The gods know I've done my best! He never liked me. Never! Thirty years I've run his errands for him! I've fought on his bloody frontiers, collected his taxes! He's never once put his hand on my arm and said, "Thank you. What would I have done without you?" Now he sends me off to Illyricum and he doesn't even plan a farewell dinner. Not even a goodbye. Just get on your horse and ride! Well, damn him! I retired before and I can retire again! Let his precious grandson run his empire for him. I'm sick to death of it!

#bbc i claudius #i claudius #germanicus #david robb #claudius #derek jacobi #emperor claudius #augustus #emperor augustus #brian blessed #livia #livia drusilla #sian phillips #agrippa postumus #john castle #livilla #i've once seen an actor interview from i claudius #and george baker points out that tiberius always talks how he doesn't want power #but when it comes to it he never asks livia to stop pushing him to the throne

[thousand-winters]

Do you think anyone in the castle actually knew Hunter’s name or did they all just call him the golden guard? It must have been isolating if Belos was the only one to use his name

That is... an excellent question.

Strictly, we never hear anyone inside the castle ever refer to Hunter by name other than Belos, but since we don't see a lot of his interactions with people, it's hard to tell. I think Kikimora definitely knew at least, if only because she's terribly nosy and knew Belos' whole business, but then she obviously wasn't going to call him by his name, in part due to feigned respect and in part because other than that she just called him things like "brat" and "little snake" 😭 Considering she also knew about the Golden Guard's graveyard/pit, she might have thought it wasn't important anyway because he was eventually going to be killed.

I truly think it could go both ways, because the Coven Heads at least knew that Hunter was Belos' nephew, so I could see him presenting him all "this is my nephew Hunter, who's going to be the next Golden Guard" so that would generate some hostility against Hunter at the perceived special attention he was getting without earning it. But then again, he could have done the same thing without mentioning his name and it would have the same effect.

I'm going to bet on they didn't know his name, because I think it would make sense with how possessive Belos is of his grimwalkers, and while he has that whole pun with "witch hunter" and Hunter's name, I think even that he would keep to himself even if it would be amusing to him in a twisted way that the witches would never connect the dots there. Plus, exactly as you say, it would heighten the feeling of isolation and Hunter's dependance on Belos, because then Belos would feel like the only one who sees him at a personal level, so the only one who cares about him.

I figure he never made it a rule though, to not tell his name to anyone, it was simply that Hunter had such an antagonistic relationship with everyone else at the castle, or one of superior-subordinate, that simply didn't allow him to get close enough to anyone to share that.

#of course if that's the case i think it was also a bit of a big moment for him to share his name with darius #for once someone at the castle would be showing positive interest in him instead of mocking him #hunter deamonne #emperor belos #the owl house #toh

[miek-unofficial]

howl as the emperor (reversed intended)

#my art #mine #howl #howls moving castle #the emperor #tarot