How Hunter’s Name Foreshadowed The Owl House’s Best Twist
Hunter’s name was a subtle clue to one of The Owl House’s most successful plot twists. While The Owl House is filled with well-plotted surprises, the reveal that Hunter, also called the Golden Guard, was actually an artificial being known as a Grimwalker was immensely satisfying due to the show’s strong foreshadowing. This foreshadowing included two clear pieces of evidence viewers could use to put the answer together themselves—a glimpse at a book on Grimwalkers that Emperor Belos was reading and Hunter’s inability to use magic—and a third, less obvious piece of the puzzle in the form of Hunter’s name.
The recently canceledOwl House tends to give its characters meaningful names that relate to their powers, character arcs, origins, or physical appearance. Luz’s name means “light,” and the first spell she learned to cast was a light spell. Willow’s name shows her connection to plant magic, Amity’s reflects her shift from bully to friend to Luz’s girlfriend, and King’s foreshadows his identity as a god-like Titan. Even minor or side characters have clever names. The Plant Coven head Terra Snapdragon, for example, is named after both a flower and the soil plants need to grow.
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Hunter’s name is equally meaningful in that it reflects his relationship with The Owl House’s villain, Emperor Belos. While Hunter was led to believe he was Belos’ nephew, the episode “Hollow Mind” revealed that he was, in fact, the latest in a long line of Grimwalkers that Belos had created to serve him. The name “Hunter” describes not only an occupation but an occupation that Hunter was often seen performing for Belos. Because of the close correspondence between Hunter’s name and the tasks he undertook as the
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