The TRUE Dragon Prince- The Dragon Prince Theory

[@CartoonUniverse]

I for one think Dragon Callum would be awesome... but that's just because I love dragons :3 What are your thoughts on this theory? Do you think Callum's father was just a normal human, or something much greater than that? Let us know!

[@Horrorcrusher8312]

If Ezran's powers aren't magic then how did he telepathize with Zym? You know in the second season finale?

[@Horrorcrusher8312]

Btw I agree that demidragon Callum would be amazing!

[@kelapearse4132]

Cartoon Universe Here's something interesting. You know when you were talking about Aavaros, well here's what I thought. The whole concept of Aavaros being in the mirror and is potentially a threat (maybe I'd) There is something I found that was interesting when I saw this. The Scrying Mirror A black obsidian mirror that people use for witchcraft and magic, also known to help communicate with spirits and other worldly entities and help see the past and future. But as much as these mirrors can be useful but can also be dangerous, for that it can also have evil spirits and entities so you have to be very careful who you speak to. The scrying mirror also can be more effective in the dark, since they are black obsidian, what you are hoping to see will be more see able in the dark with one or two candles. As far as Aavaros is concerned, when I saw how this situation with Viren was going, I had a thought What if Aavaros is their version of the Morning star Lucifer... Hear me out!! Aavaros is a unique kind of elf (beautiful and charming you know) and the fact that he is trapped in an unknown place for some reason, so here is what I think, Aavaros is the Midnight star who thought humans how to use dark magic and that results in every last human to be kicked out of Xadia (like how lucifer tricked eve to eat that Apple resulting in Adam and Eve getting kicked out of Eden) and Aavaros obviously wants to have FULL control of everything (like how lucifer wanted to be a higher level than God) and this probably started a conflict between the elves and Aavaros and MAYBE someone was able to stop him and trapped him wherever he is now (maybe like an Archangel Michael character) and now Viren is connected to Aavaros and is going to "help viren" I think this was a "deal with the devil" kind of situation. And Aavaros is an "Arch Mage" (Archangel Mage to my perspective). Think about it!!! This is so cool and I think that is what these guys where going with when it comes to this character What do you think Do you think this might be something Or is this a little silly? 🌙🌙🌙🌙

[@iliautiaganov5300]

Cartoon Universe I think it will be cheap move and main reason why it terrible idea is fact that will diminish Callum learning magic. He is from human race which is believed that they couldn’t wield magic but he broke this believe as known to us, first in human history, and if he happen to be half someone from magic race then this action will faded away and people could claim, it because you are half elf(or something) so better will be if his farther was human

[@damienstewart1454]

The dragon Callum theory is interesting and it would be awesome, it would also give us a reason as to why in the very first scene he was shown drawing a dragon, especially in such great detail suggesting that he’d drawn them before, he felt some sort of connection to them, or he just thought they looked cool, but he had to have found a drawing of a dragon in a book in order to have something to base the drawings off of, as he likely never saw a dragon in person (that allowed him to draw them) and there are no cameras or anything near to cameras shown in the series.

[@cazer969]

I personally like the whole Callum learned magic due to hard work and determination because that would mean any human could learn magic, which could act as a way for humans to connect more with the spiritual aspects of the world, which could help bridge the gap between the elves and humans and help bring peace.

[@mercurialsilver5688]

Cazer 96 Also give them an alternative source of magic than living beings.

[@MasterLoki1991]

perhaps it's a mix? maybe humans are able to attune to all elements but it is harder for them as they are born with none, unlike magical creatures. being next to a source of that magic both the dragon and the orb for so long while trying to unlock made it easier for him to make that connection. it could just be that hard that unless a human is exposed to enough force of that element while learning to understand it that it would be impossible otherwise.

[@asidkhan4114]

I agree with that although Callum being a hybrid either being an elf or dragon would be cool the show will then just be following the cliches of characters being able to do cool stuff because they are part human and something else

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

@@asidkhan4114 I agree but cliches are neasaly a bad thing

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

@David Blom Kinda like Yuno from Black Clover he has natural talent but he works hard

[@Nunu_]

Before I knew anything about The dragon prince, I honestly thought callum being part dragon was the whole idea of show, that he was the dragon prince.

[@thusharasajjad8188]

Zing (The baby dragon) was also the son of the king of the dragons so basically he's prince too

[@aishi9930]

Andrew Parra crazy!!! i thought the exact same thing.

[@Bka098]

Maybe there brothers!?

[@elsazeleke5131]

Me too

[@polarfirefox7528]

Same

[@FaeriePrince]

I prefer thinking that Calum can do magic just because he understood the arcanum because, that point would deface the point of dark magic, the point of dark magic is magic humans can do, but if Calum can do magic just by understanding an arcanum, he undermines the sliver of morality dark magic haves left.

[@jlinus7251]

I mean if crushing bugs gave me magic abilities I would do it without much thought. It's not exactly wrong to kill animals. We do it all the time

[@Raximus3000]

@@jlinus7251 Animal lovers aside. Most have no issue with that and the only moral would be the life of a bug or nothing. If there is another choice one that involves hard work and patience then there is a moral dilema without it is pretty cut and dry, though the makers have shown a biased morality on the subject.

[@ElzariusUnity]

It is known that before the separation human would study under prominent Elf mages to learn the secret of Arcanum. Callum is the first human? to learn magic after the exile of humanity, but he is hardly the first human to ever learn magic.

[@isaiahmunden1948]

I prefer the full human stance because then it would allow for a reason to stop dark magic and would allow a unification of magical creatures and humans because then they could feel like they could defend themselves with magic plus it would stop the killing of magical creatures. But as we know some people prefer dark magic as a easier root

[@Sone01TheFirst]

Killing one creature to save 50,000 people seems like a good deal in comparison to 50,000 for 50,000 plus the resulting rebellion that would come from such an action.

[@bread1958]

@@Sone01TheFirst ikr, we eat meat all the time I don't see why killing beasts for the betterment of society would be seen as the epitome of evil. It's all propaganda from those vegan elves I tell you!

[@Sone01TheFirst]

@@bread1958 Not my exactly my point. I specifically meant that dark magic is hard not that bad, heck I reckon the lifes saved to killed ratio for dark magic when used is likely better than all or at least some of the other primal magics (assuming elves arn't the perfect can't do nothing wrong kind of elves)

[@bread1958]

@@Sone01TheFirst I wasn't making a point I was making a joke out of a comedic observation. Hopefully the logical hole noticed will fill as we come to understand the elves and dark magic more in later seasons. Maybe it isn't inherently evil and the elves are just as wrong in some ways as the humans or maybe there are evil forces behind dark magic we are yet to fully understand. Or maybe a bit of both or something completely unforeseen.

[@thomasjenkins5727]

I do too, and for much the same reason. It also makes his achievement that much more significant. I like the idea of Callum being something new.. or something old and forgotten (human mage).

[@Cernunnnos]

If he's anything other than human it really devalues the whole learning magic story arc.

[@splashyatom22]

Ya that's kinda true

[@varangiangaming7178]

Yeah same here it would kinda cheapen his whole arc as a character

[@Isaac-dk8id]

I totally agree

[@billymccauley222]

I don’t think so, they haven’t really made a wider point about humans and magic, Callum just seems to be the one and only human mage for no apparent reason. They’ll probably do something with it in season 4, and at that point I would completely agree, but right now Callum just hasn’t attempted to pass on his findings to any other humans, and he’s always been able to pick up an ability when deus ex machina is needed.

[@Cernunnnos]

@@billymccauley222 the point is that if Callum isn't human. Him learning to access natural magic, which is something that humans aren't normally able to do without a powerful artifact like the primal stones, means nothing. It has been addressed in that he learnt to view the world at large as a primal stone. A source of magic that he is just a conduit for. This is explicitly different than an elf or any magical being, being born connected to a primal source. Which is how all the elves that have discussed magic have explained their abilities. If it turns out that Callum isn't human, then him learning to access magic through a connection he forged to the primal source of the sky is both meaningless and counter to the lore that's been established.

[@rolay7730]

I call bull on that "empathy" thing. I mean if he just knew the types of noises spiders make then that one episode could make sense. Plus A fair amount of his interaction with Zim could just be an emotional connection but he was able to SEE through zim's eyes at the end of season two that is way too far to just be empathy.

[@deepcut7788]

Haha I keep saying the same thing

[@madcap830]

not to mention he could actually speak to Zym

[@alexiswelsh5821]

In Merlin, not all wizards are dragon lords, just Merlin, his father’s side of the family, and a few others that Uther killed/forced into hiding.

[@Ni.61]

@LunaGacha4468 that is correct

[@alexfryer3896]

i think callum's dad just being human makes callum a more impressive character. like he's special cause he worked for it not because he was born different

[@reedsylvier5250]

"old show" how dare. seriously though Merlin is amazing and i agree that there are character inspirations but i think that's probably where the similarities end, tho i had forgotten about the little white dragon and Merlin's father.. i personally would prefer that Callum is not half magical creature, elf, dragon or otherwise. i think what would be most powerful is if he came into magic by his own power, or at least his father was also a normal human who could do arcanum magic. I feel like what would should dig deeper in is the fact that history has been manipulated by Aaravos, i think he manipulated humans into discovery dark magic as the only alternative to them believing that humans can't do magic, because elves believe it. He's the type to want chaos from both sides, the best way to cause conflict would be to take the nature and magic loving connected beings of magic, the elves and other magical beings, cause a war. and the humans, believing themselves to have no connection or potential at all, would steal what they believe should rightly be theres, the only way they've been shown to, by the rebel elf who told the history, in the books, and in the intro

[@CartoonUniverse]

hahah you're right Merlin isn't a very old show. I love your thoughts about Callum!

[@reedsylvier5250]

@@CartoonUniverse well I suppose it depends, I kind of grew up with it in my teen years :) but it's still from I think 2007? So middling. Thank you! Instantly after watching season 2 of dragon prince I came up with a lot of theories on Aaravos' manipulations, I think humans can use magic, it might be harder for them but not impossible xx

[@missussmith]

If Aaravos wanted conflict, what if he killed Thunder, or made humans kill Thunder, and then contacted the high mage Viren to tell him to keep the egg and fake it's destruction, then wiped Viren's memory of Aaravos? I know it's a bit confusing but it kind of fits in with Aaravos causing chaos and conflict.

[@tonkhk]

WHY IS EVERY COMMENT SO LONG

[@mofthemoth5755]

PLOT TWIST: AARAVOS IS THE FATHER

[@devan6935]

*votes yes*

[@Bka098]

That would be cool

[@m.ivyluna4632]

MOF 137925 aaravos is daddy 😂😂😂

[@grandadmiral8173]

😲😲😲😲😲

[@hobbyistfairy1712]

MOF 137925 i also vote yes

[@Catpuff818]

As much as I love the idea of having a character be half magical half human, I don't like the idea of further bolstering the idea you have to be born special in order to be special or accomplish great things. I'd rather have Calem be purely human if it means he actually did learn magic through his own force of will and dedication.

[@CartoonUniverse]

That's definitely true! I did not think of that angle tbh.

[@Catpuff818]

@@CartoonUniverse I can identify with Calem alot, tbh when I was a kid I loved to draw and was good at it and I thought it made me special. Then I grew up went to college and realized so were a lot people. It was a sort of sobering experience realizing that because of my high school didn't really do much for its students entering college was like running a marathon where several people got a head start. And I had to work hard, fail and try again to just keep up. Even now I'm still working hard but that's ok because even those students who got to do life drawing in high school while my school was eliminating art classes, they still had to work hard to pass our college courses. It's tough but it's worth the effort. Talent alone isn't enough to make a career and I think that's a lesson worth showing and teaching our kids today, especially because our society has become so intensely competitive.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

he would have to be special in some way tho, as your telling me that thousands of years of history and he is the first human to naturally use sky magic? argueably it could be a post-birth event, but the point is its not going to be his hard work that gave him the magic either way (without making it contradict the lore in some way, unless they make it that humans can actually use elemental magic, and its been hidden away and everyone has been lied too, etc etc)

[@Catpuff818]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 sure, I'm more concerned with the themes and message of the show than the logic.

[@dancing.panda.studios]

I so want him to be half magic! For he had to work hard to reconnect with his true self and ancestry... awesome!

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

if Callum is a half-dragon I'm imagining Callum having a badass trasfromashin a his reactcon to it

[@iliasbounja4249]

transformation*

[@iliasbounja4249]

reaction*

[@cefirodewinter9086]

I DON'T WANT CALLUM TO BE HALF ELF, it would undermine the effort he went through to understand the Sky Arcanum

[@rais7681]

A theory I've had is that the king's soul got transferred into his bird's body

[@petitpingouin5550]

Yeah, I think so too.

[@saauuzza]

Same

[@michelleng472]

Imagine Ezran calling Pip dad

[@redlynxy]

Don't we all

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

I do think the king is the bird, and it'll be revealed by Ezran who can talk to animals. It's Chekhov's Gun. You don't introduce a gun (or the Abilty to speak to animals) and not have it go off (revealing the king is the bird)

[@Ether101_Prime]

What if there's a group or person known as the Dragon or some other related name for the creators like Drago or Ryu and Callum has a connection to them thus making him the Dragon Prince that way?

[@robinwang6399]

I think having callum being anything other than a human, defeat the purpose of their adventures, as the whole point is to have humanity return what they’ve stolen and fix their mistakes. Callum is just there to show that it is possible.

[@slavicandroid1999]

Finally somebody mentioned Merlin in a youtube video, such a underrated show

[@yiklongtay6029]

Part elf or part dragon is the worst possible route to take imo. It invalidates the idea that Callum worked hard for his ability. It shifts him from an accomplished human to an elf with delayed magical development

[@GraceGam]

I’ve been on the Callum half skywing elf since the day the show came out, I even remember texting my friends this theory and geeking out about it that day. But know with this new information, i think you might be on to something. I can’t wait for s3 though!

[@Raximus3000]

Well we will see elf-Callum though it more than likely be another human-Rayla thing. Basicaly a disguise.

[@chime8286]

callum should not be part anything because it makes humans not special

[@Raximus3000]

@@chime8286 And it makes dark magic all the 'NOT THE EASY WAY' BUT THE ONLY WAY!!!!!

[@e.f.sefiane3872]

When the creators say Callum is biracial, I'm pretty sure they're referring to the fact that he's half Asian (Sarai and Amaya are Asian-coded).

[@Zeno11Salazar]

Honestly when they say that Callum is bi-racial, I would just assume two different races of human. I doubt he's part elf or dragon, and that would weaken the whole point of him forming an arcanum.

[@karolinakuc4783]

I do not think that Harrow would tolerate Viren being racist over his children. You can also see that he treats Ezran better.

[@Zeno11Salazar]

@@karolinakuc4783 That too, thank you.

[@Armando.vantes8561]

When I first saw the title on Netflix I had at first thought that callum was the dragon prince ( I saw the other comment first and that reminded me of what I thought the show was going to be) idk how but that was just my thought process that one of his parents was a dragon and one human and that he was lost as a baby and then the royal family found him and then that the elves were going to collect him. And I thought that until the whole explanation about the land getting split in half and the egg was destroyed but I kept thinking maybe the egg was never shattered and it just gave a human looking dragon but then they found the real egg and everything made more sense also I wouldn't call callum learning sky magic easy he was what I guess a lot of pain because of the dark magic.

[@magical_lad1352]

I thought that Reyla was the dragon prince

[@nixlil4272]

My theory is all humans can do magic. Callum is special because he found how to embrace magic so he can use it. All humans are "avatars" they are meant to connect the other races and elements.

[@thedarkknight727]

There's some fanart about Callum having a Dragon like Devil Trigger, I thought that could be interesting.

[@bgcvetan]

Father mage seems most realistic. But what i suspect is that he is actually still alive.

[@reddragon8987]

I wish Callum is a human because it will be more fun to see human using magic than a half breed.

[@ithuhalinqua1026]

I don't understand why Callum has to be some sort of special being. The idea that humans in that world are not innately connected to magic, but has the potential to connect to any (or even every) kind of magic is way more interesting to me. It would be an extension of how the early humans learned to use dark magic as a resource for survival - now it is shown that humans have the potential to learn wisdom as well as knowledge. Callum had the choice between the easy way to do magic and the true way to do magic, and he chose to do it the hard way. The only way he could do it without hurting or killing other beings in the process.

[@flameflamedramonva]

What if Callum's father was a very lost Dwarf

[@krazypipe]

I'm with the Callum needs to be a human argument. Otherwise, the key lesson of his progress in magic is lost. Humans do not need dark magic. Avanos would not be a villian, tricking humans into using dark magic when they didn't need to. Of course...sympathetic villians are in the vein of Avatar... though the chief baddies in that universe were just bad, no holds barred. Like I think Avanos is. Also, at the beginning of season three we see Sol Regem (the king fire dragon, now blind) tell the first dark wizard that humans ARE lesser creatures. If Callum can learn magic, and possibly the entire arcanum, then humans are actually superior. Not bound to one type of magic, though they have to learn. As someone who noticed that Sol Regem was threatening genocide if they humans didn't give up dark magic... gosh, wouldn't that be sweet.

[@axelrose3941]

This theory might not be so far fetched anymore based on season 3. I mean he did learn the sky wing magic.

[@johnsmithfakename8422]

I like the theory that Callum is part dragon, yet I do not want him to be a Sky dragon because it could imply that Callum could learn all the forms of magic but he wants to be a Sky mage. There are implications and theories that human mages forged their own primal source in the past but because it was very difficult and took a lot of time some turned to dark magic. Callum forged his own primal source without any aid and did it in what could be described as a few weeks.

[@themiamiman1393]

I prefer the idea that Callum is just a normal human who worked hard to understand how to use magic. He wasn’t born with any special abilities he wasn’t even born as a prince. He LEARNED how to use magic it wasn’t something given to him

[@Stormtheartist1]

This would mean when Rayla said “ the dragon prince lives! And he’s very cute!” Would be saying Rayla called Callum cute

[@Nate-pq4qg]

I think that he’s just gonna be a straight up human but be the chosen one or something to bring balance to the world

[@Thoughtspresso]

I think someone else made a video about how the dark mages lied to the humans by telling them that dark magic is the only magic a human can learn. Which isnt true because human mages can learn magic under the tutelage of an elf mage. Circling back to D&D, a Sorcerer has innate magic. Whereas Wizards are those who have unlocked magic by rigorous learning. When Lujanne tried to explain to Callum that the way that she knows magic is different from a human (that she has a natural connection to magic that humans just dont) that's what I thought about-the difference between sorcerers and wizards in D&D. So I don't really think Callum's father matters. I just think Callum was the first human to try to learn.

[@dasnuesschen7573]

I loved the references to Merlin. They fit so well. How didn't I think of that?!

[@wayne485]

I like the idea of Callum would be part dragon but i think it would be more likely he may be a child of the star elf behind the mirror. Callum seems able to learn more than 1 magics.

[@GabrielaLimaRodrigues]

Just a thought what is Aravos is actually Callum’s father I don’t think that that is true... but what if......

[@UltimosGabriel]

I kind feel like being not "pure" human misses the point of him learning different ways of doing magic.

[@rinyaskyline]

I like the theory of Callum is half elf. But half Dragon seems pretty cool.

[@queenofmeme6068]

Okay so thinking on this... what if callum's father was the skydragon himself?

[@L-S]

Is not. Couse the skydragon kill her mom.

[@wjiwhjehwhah7599]

I didn’t think too much about his dad but wow :o

[@3mb3r93]

Gotta say, this was a crazy curveball....and I love it!

[@scarjaisero4716]

Here is a crazy thought, if Callum ends up learning other magic that is not sky magic he could possibly be a decent of Aaravos who can use all forms of magic.

[@loganmcmillan8518]

When you realize the solemn promise was just a reference to callum’s disguise lmao

[@thegamingpharaoh6996]

The real dragon prince was inside us all along

[@lokiizplayz3215]

Try reading the book through the moon, it has a bit more information. More than the season 3

[@lunaamore2713]

After using the dark element he fell unconscious.. During this time he was soul-searching looking deep within himself In This Moment he creating a spark something no human has ever done before. He found a natural way to connect with Sky Magic. Very unique.

[@Vocalief]

As cool as it would be for him to be part elf or dragon I want him to be an example that any human can do possible learn on their own

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

Callum's father may have been the last human who learned magic from the Elvrs;

[@Jay.T4NA]

LOL he can speak to animals from his deep sense of empathy? nah the creators are curveballing. that boi has earth magic

[@warprince2099]

I’m thinking it could be a possibility of both, He could be of dragon blood and his hard work is what helped him unlock the sky Arcanum, After all if you don’t work hard at it you won’t be any good even if you’re naturally talented

[@albinocyclopse9952]

I hope it's not true. I'd love to see a final episode at the end of the last season with Ezran as kind and Callum is the new high mage. They'd be like a reflection of Harrow and Viren.

[@semiloreayoa7929]

I just got a theory what if Callum's mother got a bargain with two Dragons while married to Arravos so she had two children one with Arravos and another with Ezran's father making Callum part elf which is why he can do the Sky Arcanum and Ezran is quarter elf and has a deep connection with animals because he can do the earth acarnum and Arravos wants his son (Callum) to master all the arcanums so that he can release him from his prison

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

What we do know is that his kids will be half-elf Yes, I am shipping them.

[@oCMSo]

from the 1st episode, i expected him to be dragonkin and that hasn't changed yet

[@SCahn-fo9go]

I thought what was awesome about him being able to do magic was the fact that humans aren't supposed to be able to unlock the Arcanums and he proved otherwise. If he has some sort of reason that he was born with magic then that takes away the huge statement he previously made, which I personally loved! I really hope that this is the case, even if these kinds of theories are fun

[@kay7333]

What, if Calum becomes the dragon prince by making a pact with a dragon to become its son/spiritual bond XD and that dragon, would probably be the dragon king (the one that took over after the original). Maybe the dragon prince (Zym) that will become the king one day so, therefore, making Calum the dragon prince. (kind of like an overarching story they make you believe they're talking about Zym but its a story about Calum which makes sense since he's the main Protagonist) ;) lol that's kind of confusing but I think it could be possible. Lol, also #Calum is half-elf :) . I was thinking he was the son or descendant of the mage who mastered all the magic it would make sense because king Harrow mentioned him in his letter to Calum almost as to say this is what you're supposed to be doing with your life.

[@bread1958]

Like much of fantasy I don't doubt the dragon prince takes inspiration from D&D, but I don't think it's nearly to the extent that D&D lore is good evidence for anything in the show. The dragon prince has so far had no shape shifting dragons or dragon blooded sorcerers, these things are as likely to be or not be as any other fantasy element that hasn't been used in the show. I don't know anything about merlin but the same principle of inspiration being very limited evidence applies, especially in this case since it seems it was only the character designer taking inspiration direct from merlin. A dragon being his literal father doesn't make much sense to me, humans and dragons are very different species. That said, dragons being involved with both Callums abilities and lineage seems very plausible, about as much as elves being involved. IMO 25/75 odds, ingenuity and luck/natural magic, odds in favor of natural magic.

[@Syenthros]

Me: Never even heard of The Dragon Prince KZbin: WANNA WATCH A THEORY ABOUT THE DRAGON PRINCE?

[@tr0y644]

you should

[@voluspa4448]

Now you are obligated by a higher power to watch The Dragon Prince

[@saauuzza]

WATCH IT ITS AMAZIN!!

[@haveagoodmourning]

If you haven't watched it yet, you really should, it's very good. Made by some of the same people who made Avatar

[@miathebrave4195]

Not gonna lie when I saw callum outfit I definitely thought the creators took inspiration of Merlin. Callum just really reminded me of Merlin in fact.

[@finvodahmindovahkiin1875]

My theory is that Callum is a person who figured out how to do magic.

[@penneyburgess5431]

If older dragons transform into humans, I think Sarai and her sister are both dragons. If as a dragon she loved a human and transformed into human form to be with him and bare his child it would make sense. At his death her sister could have transformed herself too early, and cannot speak because of it. Callum’s father could still be a mage as well. The sisters could be with Callum and raise him in a time precarious to dragons. It would be interesting as well as to why they chose the human side of the war. Are the elves guilty of something, or maybe the one elf behind the mirror? The magic cube does originally belong to him. How did it become a childhood toy of Callum’s? Their mother being a dragon would also explain why both boys have magical abilities. I also believe that she could have been saved, but was murdered because her dragon abilities came forth when she was injured fighting the other dragon.

[@euroclydonftw9676]

Callum was able to do magic because of his strong desire for it. Remember, that he was feeling empty because humans are not born with those abilities. And by absorbing sky magic, he was able to fill himself. This could mean that humans have the ability to learn all magics.

[@courtdryere]

I never thought of this before and i love it

[@Selvokaz]

"relatively easily" .... Callum nearly dies.. *facepalm*

[@LittleImpaler]

I think Callium's father is one who control all 6 elements.

[@edua172]

I think that humans can do magic but they need to create a connection to the source of magic, magical creatures have this instinct tha forge the connection to the source of magic that the reason the can't explain it, it's a kind to a feeling. Humans do not have this feeling, they are blank slates, but by knowledge and understanding you can make the connection to the source of magic, show in callum dream, following this idea make humans harder to master magic but more flexible when they get the connection to magic because they are not fixed by instinct they are creating through knowledge.

[@Cachalyce]

I would also add in the scene where both Callum and Zim get the "call" from the lightning - Zim because he is a sky dragon, and Callum because he used the sky-primalstone and therefore knew how this connection feels like. He basically had made this connection already back then, but still needed to realise that it wasn't the connection to the primalstone he made but to the sky itself - which he finally did in the dream. So, I think understanding the arcanum is understanding that you are connectet to this primal source. Like Callum phrased it: the whole World is a primal stone.

[@Sarriuz]

It would be cool if Callum was an elf it would be cool but it would undermine the fact that he's the first human magician who doesn't need primal stones. Because of that I hope they keep him full human ... If not then having him be part dragon would be a bit odd because he learned sky magic first which mean his father should be a sky dragon which, given that the only one we know is the dragon king, would be a bit of a plot device, kind of an ex-machina ... not that the wings weren't but that's different ... because umm well it made some sense and pushed the plot forward.

[@archangel593]

I still think Callum's father is an elves. Though Callum learning magic the hard way show he's different from the other people. Also, we haven't seen any dragon shift-shaping into a human?

[@francescocappelli9424]

Me too

[@archangel593]

Glad someone agrees with me

[@romanpackham8471]

we can all agree that the "callum can use magic because he is a hybrid" theory would just tank this show

[@Gruntvc]

I get the sense that the dragons in The Dragon Prince are gonna be similar to the Warcraft ones. And yes, those dragons can shape shift into human/humanoid forms too. Dragons being able to do that is not often done in tv ,movies, and animation.

[@lolablake9196]

I think he will be full human and he is meant to be a symbol about determination etc however it would be damm cool if he was part dragon.

[@lordofthegays1900]

I’m just here waiting for the next season

[@YodaOnABender]

So happy to know that Merlin still has a decent fan base outside the UK

[@ragnardragonborn9393]

I'm kind of torn between Callum being part elf and him being part dragon. Or this is just an idea that popped into my head, Callum could be both part elf and dragon.

[@blitzwolfer4154]

I support this theory in every shape way and form.

[@gelusvenn5063]

I like the idea that he learned his magic by hard work, it's the difference between a Wizard and a Sorceror, someone who worked for what they know rather than someone who is effectively just gifted it by chance or circumstance. Dark Magic comes off strongly like Warlock magic or Necromantically endowed magic, rather than Wizardry. Also, semi-related, the way that he learned magic reminds me of "Cultivation" the primary style of mystical power garnering in many Chinese stories, wherein one gains power over an element or aspect of existance by experiencing it, interacting with it, or understanding it. Many Cultivators are single-element or concept based, while others with more talents can have more than one.

[@OddishSupremacy]

Plot twist, callom wasnt adopted and the king just wanted him to be sad Calm down just kidding

[@hannahy.1129]

I could go either way. If callum is human? good job hard work.If callum is quarter elf? glorious. If callum ends up being the dragon prince instead? cool. I'm here for aaravos.

[@Endless20162]

He is the Avatar. The master of all elements.

[@alukash2714]

The dungeons and dragons aspect is spot on, I started on 1st ed when I was 8 and still play to this day, and I had similar thoughts to what he mentioned but figured there was no way a writer would include it... now this gives me hope!

[@qrangejuice8225]

Eh, I think this detracts from what makes him special - a human with enough of a connection to magic to actually understand (at least one of the) Arcana is immeasurably more interesting than a *seeecreeet draagoooon*

[@joaocisne556]

A Brazilian channel Named Mundo Avatar have the same theory, I think they did some videos about this, but no english subtitles yet

[@halloweeneve7227]

I love the incluasion of Callum being biracial! Really helps show the variety in appearances of us mixed people and that what you see isnt always all there is to a person

[@alvinrodriguez8214]

What if calum father was a dragon that can turn into a human

[@fithfire]

I hope Callum is pure human, part of this is the fact that Callum learnt magic as a human, if it turns out he has some sort of magical connection in his background it would completely remove the accomplishment of him learning magic without using dark magic

[@nathanielstacy4488]

It is possible that The dead mom of both brothers is a half elf witch would explain why both the half brother's can use magic. The younger basically instinktivly useing beast toubge (a wood elf ability from elder scrolls) on a regular basis.

[@MoMo-kg2gx]

Omg thank you. I believe in s1 ep1 that the scroll he got would say he is dragon

[@richardlevy1459]

I much prefer the idea that Callum is human and yet can still do magic.

[@StrangeLittleGarden]

When is the release date for season 3? Did I miss it

[@tonkhk]

Callum:I am a magician TFS Callum:I AM THE DRAGON PRINCE

[@fini5294]

Callum somehow being the most special human ever by learning how to do magic on his own also kinda devalues the story imo. I’d love there to be an outside explanation why he can do magic though it doesn’t have to be another species. They could go deeper into why humans don’t have arcanums and maybe they were excluded from that for misusing it. Maybe callums Dad came from a country far away where humans still have arcanums and that’s why it’s easier for him to acces his own. Callum could be a bridge to lead humans back to having magic idk that would be cool.

[@usagiaoiropop5400]

The part dragon theory would be a huge woah, but I do like that fact that a human, thought to never be able to unlock magic except for dark magic, could do real magic is a huge revolution for the humans in the story. It would show hat he too can evolve to help make changes for the better between humans and magical creatures since they would be considered magical

[@PlagusTheImposter]

Nobody: Rayla the entire series: OH NO, OH NO, OH NO, OH NO, OH NO , OH NO, OH NO

[@Akarui427]

5:38 Me : *Seeing the M&C not knowing what it stands for* Me Again : MAC & CHEESE!!!!!!

[@katemarshall3124]

The bird that callum’s step father (the king) was close to was forced to switch souls with the king.

[@dragongaming-roblox962]

2 of my favorite shows, the dragon prince and talk about Merlin great shows btw so watch them!

[@ruby_dragon4034]

when i very first started i originally thought callum was the dragon prince... because of series that i have previously read.. but...