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(Updated January 14, 2025)

Hi! I'm Ren Basel. My pronouns are they/them and I'm in my 30s. I I post a lot of things related to art, media studies, animation, and union organizing. I'm married to @natalieironside and @kryptidkhaos, and @dovesndecay is my drift-compatible right-hand queerplatonic lifemate. If you follow one of us, you'll see the other three.

I write essays about media and pop culture, I wrote a short fantasy story called The Queen of Cups, and I'm currently working on both the first chapter of a graphic novel project and a video essay script for a queer analysis of the show BoJack Horseman. The best way to keep up with & support my projects is Patreon--I post free updates as well as subscriber-only.

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One of the most important things about the finale of season 7 is that Aaravos forgets about family. Despite spending thousands of years fighting against the Cosmic Order for Leola he doesn't recognize the very relationships that would undo him.

The only people he doesn't anticipate at the final battle are, in order of least to most anticipated,

1. Sir Sparklepuff

2. Runaan

3. Zym

He isn't surprised by Ezran bringing Zym. He, however, doesn't realize Thunder's unfinished business is his son, despite him demonstrating to Terry that it's the easiest way to tether someone to the In-Between. Thus, he doesn't expect for Thunder to break free and fight him.

It's unclear if he knows that Runaan is Rayla's dad or just her troop leader so to speak, but he likely thought either way that Runaan would go home to his husband. When Runaan steps out dramatically with his bow trained on Callum, Aaravos actually hesitates because he knows Runaan IS a killer and would follow through when Rayla can't.

Lastly, his LITERAL son, his own creation, shows up and surprises him because he didn't believe Sir Sparklepuff had a soul. Aaravos gave him one purpose: lead Viren and Claudia to his prison, aka him. It shouldn't be surprising that he is still seeking out his "dad" because he died before he met Aaravos. Yet, it's the final nail in his coffin because he forgets about family. For all he playacts with Viren about "our son", he never believed Sir Sparklepuff had a real consciousness.

In fact, Sir Sparklepuff's appearance most likely caused Aaravos to lose focus for just long enough that he lost control of Thunder. It's the last in the rule of threes, being closest to Aaravos personally. Sir Sparklepuff literally lands on Aaravos' nose to show him what he's been missing this entire time.

Aaravos' true undoing is exactly how Terry describes in season 6: what was originally a story of love has become a story of revenge. His original motivation, the love between father and child, has become so twisted that he no longer recognizes it.

#the dragon prince