#this is what happens when you rewarch The Other Bin Of Scrooge McDuck

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Parallels between the 79 A.D. eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, and Lena.

(includes speculation on the connection between her personal magic, the diamond bladed dagger, and the volcano she was born on)

In Regards To How Lena’s Life Happens To Resemble An Exploding Volcano-

In order to get the number one dime, Lena “forges” a Vesuvian diamond dagger, as stated by Magica.

(NOTE) The dagger’s blade is pale blue and bright.

Vesuvian refers to Mt. Vesuvius, the volcano.

Mount Vesuvius is where Magica attempted to trap Scrooge in his number one dime during a lunar eclipse, but was trapped herself instead, except for her shadow.

Magica then “cast a spy from her shadow” which became Lena.

Lena was created on Mt. Vesuvius.

Lena is described as a “shadow creature” or “shadow” by Magica.

Magica’s signature magic skill is the control and manipulation of shadows.

Despite being a shadow, created to do Magica's bidding, Lena forms her own personality and goals.

Her personal goal becomes freeing herself from Magica.

To do this, Magica tells her to steal the number one dime of Scrooge McDuck.

Lena also turns out to be a sorceress.

(NOTE) Lena’s personal magic, as a sorceress, is pale blue and bright.

She first activates her magic with Webby during the episode JAW$.

The JAW$ episode is when Lena and Magica find out that Scrooge keeps his number one dime worn around his neck.

The next episode to feature Lena is The Other Bin Of Scrooge McDuck.

The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck opens with Lena, already having forged the Vesuvian diamond dagger on Magica’s orders, using it to saw through the uncuttable, enchanted quadraimond filament tying Scrooges dime to him while he sleeps.

(NOTE) Scrooge becomes suspicious when he discovers the filament to be damaged because anything that could do that “would have to be supernatural”.

(NOTE) Since the dagger was used specifically for cutting free the dime, Lena presumably “forged” it after the episode JAW$.

(NOTE) (LAST ONE I PROMISE)  If Lena forged the dagger after JAW$, she would have already had her own personal magic while doing so, even if she was unaware of it.

The fraying of the quadraimond filament prompts Scrooge to store his dime in the other bin.

At Magica's insistence, Lena convinces Webby to go to the other bin and look for the dime.

While there, Lena encounters an enchanted dream catcher that forces her to live her worst nightmare, namely, being outed for her deception to Webby and then watching Webby die.

Waking up from this, Lena decides to leave the other bin without the dime.

When Magica insists they continue with the plan to get the dime, Lena refuses, choosing to give up her clearest chance of freedom by trying to inform Scrooge of Magica presence, despite the danger that would pose to Lena herself.

However, the closeness of the eclipse allows Magica to forcibly take over Lena's body instead.

(NOTE) (IM SORRY I LIED) None of this would have happened if Lena had not made the Vesuvian dagger and damaged the quadiamond filament with it.

Magica uses the term “forge” for Lena’s creation of the Vesuvian diamond dagger, instead of “create” or “craft”, despite the dagger having a crystal blade that would likely not normally be created by traditional smithing means.

Lena’s own skill set runs more towards deception and cunning, and yet she did not “find” or “steal” the dagger either.

However, if magic relies on connections between things to draw its power (a shadow sorceress being her most strong one a night when the last remaining large source of light, the moon, is shadowed by an eclipse), then “forging” a Vesuvian diamond dagger would also make logical sense.   

Old records of Mount Vesuvius’ most famous eruption, which destroyed (among other things) the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii, claimed (possibly for dramatic irony) that the disaster began on the 24th of August, the day after the festival of Vulcanalia.

Vulcanalia was a day to celebrate and sacrifice to the Roman god Vulcan.

Vulcan, in common Roman mythology, was the god of fire, including the fires of volcanos and forges.

While Vulcan was commonly depicted with a smith’s hammer, worship of him was often more focused on the destructive powers of fire, and appealing to Vulcan for protection from those dangers.

Conclusion:

In much the same way the people of doomed Herculaneum and Pompeii are said to have sacrificed to Vulcan the day before they were buried in the fires of Mount Vesuvius, Lena forges the Vesuvian dagger hoping it will lead to her being freed from her aunt, only for its use to start a chain reaction that led to Lena’s very body being taken over and possessed by the shadow of Magica De Spell.

Which, I would say, certainly fulfills the criteria for both irony and drama.  

In Regards To Lena’s Magic, The Dagger, And Mount Vesuvius

As previously noted, both the Vesuvian diamond dagger and Lena’s personal sorceress magic share the same basic color and appearance (bright, pale blue).

This despite Magica being the one who “cast” Lena “from her shadow”, and Magica’s own magical color being purple.

Lena and the dagger were also either created on, or possibly with, materials from Mount Vesuvius.    

Speculation:

Either Lena and the Vesuvian diamond dagger both get their supernatural powers from Mount Vesuvius

or

The Vesuvian diamond dagger was imbued with Lena’s personal magic before she even knew she had magic to imbue it with.

Questions That Remain!

1.) If both the Vesuvian dagger and Lena’s magic come from Mt. Vesuvius, then what (if any) is the connection between Mt. Vesuvius (and or Vulcan) and the color pale blue?

2.) If Lena’s magic and the dagger don’t get their power from Mt. Vesuvius, then why IS Lena’s magic blue, instead of some shade of purple like Magica’s?

3.) Is it coincidence that Lena’s name is often a short form of Helena, and through it, has the possible meaning of “Bright” “Shining” or “Torch”?

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Lena: Nope. I picked it just to annoyed Magica.

Webby: Ooooh!

Violet: That does seem perfectly in keeping with your sardonic natural.

Webby: I think it’s sweet!

Lena: I’m a shadow named “light”. It’s soooo dumb. But like, it was the first thing that was mine, you know? Sentimental value and whatever. Rebel, resist, blah blah blah.

Webby: You’re an utterly beautiful rebel, Lena.  

Violet: And on that note, perhaps this presentation should come to an end, before Webbigail strays onto the topic of-

Webby: OH OH I HAVE A SLIDE SHOW OF YOU BEING BEAUTIFUL AND REBELLIOUS!!!!

Lena: A slide show? Of me?

Violet: Alas.

Lena: Webby wait, when you say slide show, do mean like hand-drawn stuff not admissible in court or actual-

Webby: I HAVE ACTUAL PICTURES!

Lena: Of me-

Webby: Breaking and entering, petty theft, trespassing, defacing public and private property, also that one time with the soda pop machine-

Lena: You kept evidence of that stuff?!

Webby: And mementos!

Lena: You kept physical evidence linking me to that stuff!?!

Violet: I am ending this now, before my sister further incriminates herself.

Webby: WAIT

WAIT WAIT WAIT !!!

IF LENA’S NAME WAS THE FIRST THING SHE HAD THAT WAS COMPLETELY HERS-

AND HER NAME MEANS “SHINING”

AND SHE ONLY DISCOVERED HER MAGIC BY EXPLORING WHO SHE IS OUTSIDE OF MAGICA’S INFLUENCE-

THEN MAYBE THAT’S WHY HER MAGIC IS “BRIGHT”!!!

Violet: Self-actualization beyond her enforced identity solely as a shadow as a source of supernatural powers capable of allowing her to exist outside of the Shadow Realm, which then manifested in a way that symbolizes her first foray into independence from the constraints placed upon her?

Lena: What.

Webby: YES!

Violet: Brilliant.

Webby: I LIKE THE WORD “BRIGHT” BETTER BUT “BRILLIANT” WORKS TOO I GUESS!!!

Lena: She means you, Webby.

Webby: OH.

#Ducktales (2017) #Lena #Webby Vanderquack #Violet Sabrewing #speculation #headcanon - lena named herself just to piss off magica #this is what happens when you rewarch The Other Bin Of Scrooge McDuck #while listening to daisy dunn's book the shadow of vesuvius