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I just finished re-watching all of Tales of Arcadia and I'm a mess. These memes and fanfiction are the only things helping me rn. And cake, lots of cake.
I was prepared for Steve and Aja, and got bodyslammed by Varvatos Vex falling in love at first sight with Toby's grandma.
3 Below Season 2 Review (Spoilers)
3 below season 2 was an enjoyable ride. It took all the setup present in season 1 and managed to payoff the plot points and character growth. 3 below may have had three main characters but it was really Aja’s story. It followed her growth from free spirit that shunned her responsibility into a leader and warrior ready to take the throne of Akaridion 5. I can say that by the end I was sad to see the show go and wanted longer to follow the trio’s story for longer.
Characters:
I mentioned that this was clearly the story of Aja Tarron and both seasons had a heavy focus on her. She has had the most character growth and development of all the core three and she has become my third favorite tales of arcadia character behind only Jim and Strickler. Her growth was gradual and took two full seasons to realize. This being Aja’s story is emphasized by coming back to Aja being the one to tell their story to Arcadia in the end. Aja’s arc was setup from the beginning with having her being the one most opposed to taking the throne and yet being the one most prone to action between her and her brother. Having her acknowledge her parents shortcomings and resolve to learn from their mistakes was a huge step forward for her character. She also learned to be diplomatic and compromise which was shown with the electro-thermal bounty hunter. I was honestly really excited when she went home to take the throne because it felt earned.
Varvatos Vex is probably the character with the second most development and his final stand against Morando felt very fitting as well as Aja’s final request of him to stop seeking a glorious death and instead a gloriously long life. This realization feels fitting for his character because he had always sought after death so having him end the series realizing that instead of dying for the king and queen in waiting living for them is what would be best.
Krel was given the least development but he did complete his arc for this series. He grew to open up to things outside of technology, math, and physics. His ending of choosing to stay on earth and let Aja take the throne was clearly setup for wizards so that he could take a role in the conflict to happen in that series. I really liked the expansion of his desires to protect those he cares about. He also managed to outgrow his lack of action in this season and put his engineering to use protecting what he cares about.
Morando wasn’t really developed in this season but I was fine with that. They seemed to go for an enemy that would force the heroes to grow and sacrifice. I thought that was done well which lead to me not being disappointed with Morando’s lack of development. He was fun and provided necessary growth for our heroes.
Story:
This season ratcheted up the stakes and intensity of the conflict of the series. The first season was mainly setup. It set up the conflict, characters, relationships, and basic lore before the second season took all that setup and paid it off in a big way. Akaridion history was expanded upon and connected to troll history. The conflict with Morando finally came to a head and Aja and Varvatos’s character arcs were completed. This season was intense and filled with emotional beats that landed. Even the episodes that seem like filler contain setup for future episodes and provide forward momentum for the story. Overall I think this was a well paced and written story that builds perfectly into wizards.
Animation:
3 below, like with all of the tales of arcadia, has great 3D animation. I found myself breathless during many scenes. I continue to be amazed with what dreamworks is able to do with the animation medium. There isn’t a single frame that I found to be even just average and at its best it is absolutely stunning. I want to give it the accolades it deserves.
Conclusion:
This was a blast to watch and has me really excited for wizards. Dreamworks has once again hit it out of the park with the tales of arcadia. I look forward to possibly seeing more of Aja, Varvatos Vex, and Krel in the future. I believe that this conclusion to 3 below was an excellent season of television.
Will there be anything after the Rise of the titans movie? Cause I know the creators said that the movie was like the last thing to end the whole trilogy but I am hearing rumors of spinoff shows.
Also when Jim went back in time did he reset his timeline or create a new one, cause some are saying he created a new timeline and that the one he left is still continuing just without him.
This would mean that in the original timeline Jim is gone, eli Jr. exists and that stickler, Toby and Nomura are dead along with nari.
Ugh I kind don't want it to continue cause I like the movie's ending since it allows for the fans to write what happens next, but at the same time I do wanna see what will actually happen and also it would be really funny seeing toby train with draal. Ugh this is too unnecessarily complicated 😑.
Tales of Arcadia BNHA AU(Quirk Headcanon)
Jim- Light manipulation:He can control light and shape it in any way. It can also be used for attacking.
Claire-Teleportation:She can teleport anywhere she can as long she knows what the place looks like.
Toby-Radar sense:With his radar sense he can predict where a person or object is many miles away.
Krel-Tecnology manipulation:Krel can control any form of technology and mashine.
Aja-Force filed:She can make force field any shape she wants and the density of it.
Douxie-Shapeshifter:He can turn into any person or animal,he can also change any part of his body, and can mimic any voice.
Mary-Thorns:She can cover herself with thorns, and can turn her arms into thorn vines that can stretch up to 100 feet, she can also control the density of the thorns.
Darci-Sound: She can create sound waves that are powerful enough to bring a building down, her scream is the most powerful.
Eli-Chemical manipulation:He can create any chemical he wants and control it within the three states of matter.
Steve-Metal fists:He can turn his hands into strong metal that can punch through anything.
(Pro Hero)Strickler-Bat wings:With his bat wings, Strickler can fly any height.
(Pro Hero)Blinky-Super sight:He can see very far away and up close.
(Pro Hero)Argh-Stone skin:He can turn his skin iron stone that is unbreakable.
(Pro Hero)Vex-Super strength: Can lift any heavy object.
(Pro Hero)Merlin:Illusion:He can make any kind of illusion, and it’s good for combat.
(Villain)Morgana-Shadow manipulation:She can control shadows as well as turn into one and can use them for attacking.
(Villain)Angor Rot- Rotting:He can rot anything he touches or looks at.
(Villain)Gunmar-Mindcontrol: He can control any person and is impossible to break free
