Encanto: Every Character’s Gift Explained (And Why They Have Them)
Warning: Contains spoilers forEncanto.
In Encanto, Abuela Alma's descendants are blessed with supernatural gifts once they turned five years old, with each gift reflecting something about each character. The Madrigals' special abilities elevated the family while also enabling them to better support their community. However, such high expectations also had profound downsides on each of them.
After suffering great loss fleeing from danger with her three children, Alma was saved by a magical house and ever-burning candle, which granted each of her descendants their own special power. The Madrigals believed that their powers were what made them special, and so it was especially devastating when Mirabel did not receive one on her fifth birthday. Mirabel was determined to prove her worth despite lacking a gift, which drove her to seek a way to save the magic the Disney musical when their house started falling apart.
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As amazing as the Madrigals' abilities were, they also came with burdens that each character had to overcome. Their powers reflected aspects of their personalities, revealing something about each of them that they might have never shared otherwise. Here's every character's gift in Encanto and why they had them.
The Madrigal matriarch, Alma, technically didn't have a power of her own, but without her, no one else would either. Alma was given the magical Encanto to raise her triplets and honor her late husband's sacrifice to give them a better life. As the keeper of the candle that never burned out, which bestowed supernatural gifts on her descendants, Alma had the important role of protecting its flame and ensuring that the magic continued. Because of her,
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