The Owl House's Collector Is Already The Perfect Villain
It’s hard to make a villain feel truly terrifying, to construct a figure who exceeds all expectations and presents themselves as a source of power that cannot be stopped. The Owl House has done just that with The Collector, a cosmic entity who has existed on the periphery for centuries as he does battle with titans and collects magic to become some form of higher, almost celestial being compared to those beneath him. Don’t let his cutesy aesthetic fool you, this devious looking iPad kid is not to be trifled with.
He’s been locked away for the majority of season two, working alongside Emperor Belos as they piece together the Day of Unity and prepare to rid The Boiling Isles of all wild magic. While he might appear as an oblivious child in personality and stature, I feel The Collector is far more aware than we think, and is hatching his own mysterious scheme that we will only see come to fruition in the trio of upcoming specials.
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Before we get started, kudos to Cartoon Universe for their lore video that provided a bunch of handy background information for me to dig into as part of this article. The Collector first appeared in ‘Knock, Knock, Knocking On Hooty’s Door’ with an incomplete character design, being little more than a hooded figure decorated with all manner of stars and crescents. Popping up in a dream sequence/flashback experienced by Eda, he appeared to be hunting The Owl Beast as the corpse of an unknown titan lingered in the background. Not one we’ve seen before, hinting that perhaps his own existence predates the continent itself.
His purpose here isn’t abundantly clear, but we do know he wants to hunt the beast and perhaps use its
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