Lena De Spell’s Backstory: Shadow To Sorceress | DuckTales Explained

Today I’m ecstatic to say we are finally at a place in Lena De Spell’s journey to be able to examine where she came from, how she became independent, and what she has become now that she is no longer a slave for Magica De Spell. I’m so happy because today we are finally going to discuss Lena’s backstory and how “The Phantom and the Sorceress” is the culmination of her story thus far! We are exploring how Lena went from shadow to sorceress!
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[@lucidfangirl1030]

The "supposed to be a monster"-type characters are my favorite cuz it's so interesting to see how they rebel against that fate.

[@okumurax8839]

It's great that you say that because I have a character like that so in the future when I start writing my story I hope that you will love him

[@lucidfangirl1030]

@@okumurax8839 I hope I get to read it someday, then! :) And cute profile

[@Coocoocrazytoysreviews]

Ya

[@FilmmakeroftheFuture]

It shows destinies don’t have to be set in stone.

[@bottlecappencel4826]

i want more villain-turned-hero and hero-turned-villian tROPES PLE A SE

[@antonissa8345]

Season 1 villain: Magica de spell Season 2 villain: Lunaris Season 3 Villain: F.O.W.L

[@stefanloncar6868]

Season 4 villain:Merlock

[@antonissa8345]

Stefan Loncar I don’t even know who that is

[@stefanloncar6868]

Anton Issa he’s from Treasure of Lost Lamp movie

[@bonnie_moondust7862]

Madoka Magica hehe

[@Coocoocrazytoysreviews]

Ya

[@Rymar101]

Lena has been through a lot and she's come a long way. Now that she has her own magic, she can protect her friends even more. It would have been nice if Magica tried to go after Lena at the manor and Lena should say while in a showdown "You may have created me, but you never cared about me" and before blasting Magica out hard she should say "They are my family, this is my home, and you are not welcome here"

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Ryan Lee Apparently Lena sitting with Violet’s dads was a reference to them adopting or fostering her, which good for them ~~but I’d like to see that actually confirmed in canon on screen?~~ But, Webby’s Friends are kinda more or less accepted as Extended Family by the McDuck Clan

[@Avatarbee]

Magica doesn't really have a reason to go after Lena anymore. Unless it is revenge. And we all know how much she loves REVENGE.

[@morningglorymoth]

Nice teen titans reference

[@JoeMama-kj7bq]

@@Avatarbee Which is why she turned Bradford into an actual Buzzard.

[@raven3067]

Lena is clearly one of the best developed characters in this entire series.

[@ayano6216]

And she got a friend at the end ;_; 10/10

[@Iwontusethis255]

Cough louie cough

[@raven3067]

@@Iwontusethis255 hmmmm maybe Louie is the second best

[@pigglesgoomshby7249]

I Won't Use This Louie went from Con Artist, to Somewhat Crooked Businessman, to a Clever but Caring Kid

[@LXW-Arts]

Way more developed than lapis from Steven Universe

[@EChacon]

Lena sure had quite the Journey from her first appearance in Season 1 of DuckTales to now. Come to think of it, I can't believe it's been 3 years since the show began.

[@IsaacCarlson]

I know! I realized my original video about her was in 2018!

[@stevethecat9934]

Magica is pretty much the same villain as zantari

[@allannamorning7718]

@@stevethecat9934 Im sorry but who is zantari? .... ooooh I get it now u meant the demon in tangled who took advantage of cass who used to be a power hungry lady I think I get it now sorry btw it took a min for it to click

[@shantilalla1014]

@@allannamorning7718 *I have words but..*

[@thecraftycreeper3167]

has it really been that long? wow! time flies doesn't it!

[@tombsofak]

Lena is such an interesting character! I love her growth throughout the show. Lena's story is so important for kids living in bad situations and proof that you can grow and change.

[@melissasawicki8989]

You actually can't, Family is a lie, parents don't care about us. They only take care of us because it's one of their dutys in life and once they have completed that task they will abandon you to fend foryourself when your 12 years old. I've learned the hard way that parents don't at all love us, we are just toys for them to manipulate us and to entertain themselves and like all toys they'll just throw us away and never love us again 💔

[@nolanhokanson8203]

@@melissasawicki8989 I am so sorry that happened to you. I don't know what to say, except your parents sound like terrible people (understatement of the century). But you, like Lena, can still have a happy ending. I am sorry for your past, and good luck with your future. :)

[@tropicalsbigdaddyr53577]

@@melissasawicki8989 A lot of parents do love their children! I know mine love me, some people just aren’t as lucky and get shitty parents, sorry that happened to you.

[@phenomenalqueen472]

I love Lena's character development. In a typical situation, this would have brought her down and turned her into a villain, you know the 'i'm a villain because of my miserable backstory' cliché but no she perserved through all the pain and problems and learnt from them and met people who truly cared about her. She became stronger and not weaker and more miserable. Though her powers were originally meant for evil, she channeled them into positivity, freedom and friendship. That's a really empowering message, depending on your mindset, your challenges either kill you or make you stronger. Keep on going though the road to success seems bumpy and uneasy, because there's a great prize at the end. Can't wait for the next ducktales episode 😄

[@pigglesgoomshby7249]

I am an extremely HUGE DuckTales fan! A reason why is their amazing ability to tell complex stories about a lot of characters, such as Lena

[@stevethecat9934]

Magica is pretty much the same villain as Zantari

[@SunkistBlast]

@@stevethecat9934 wasn't magica revealed first though? Plus magica was invented waaaaaay before the ducktales reboot was a thing. and what's the point in commenting the same thing over and over again?

[@John52_09]

I’m a REALLY big fan of ducktales sooooooooooooooooo I’m definitely watching this and I am very happy

[@stevethecat9934]

Magica sent m pretty much the same character as Zantari

[@TheCommenterDragon]

Lena is one of my all time favorite characters in the DuckTales reboot, i reall enjoyed yesterday's episode it was good that Lena finally learned to control her powers as well as discover that she has her own magic!!!

[@kayo4344]

It seriously brings me to tears 😢 knowing how far Lena rose from her slavery that she is my all around favorite character 💖 She gets to keep her friends, create a family who love her, embraced her power, finally got the freedom she desires I just really hope that this isn't the end and we won't be seeing how her sorceress arc will be throughout the season. Edit: WOW I was not expecting this many likes

[@BuizelCream]

This is literally the beginning of her new arc! I'm now expecting to see more of her in action as a sorceress =D

[@lusmiipangya-6013]

i want to cry over a teenage anthropomorphic duck

[@Logmankixass12]

I kinda hope Lena goes back to being her goth self and not becoming this blue haired super witch character. I love that her magic is under control but please don't change the character too much.

[@BuizelCream]

@@Logmankixass12 Yeah, I'm gonna miss the goth Lena too . . . it's gonna take quite a while to get used to those blue eyes. But I suspect her blue form is primarily a look when she transforms. She goes back to her non-magical form in everyday life. =)

[@Logmankixass12]

I love Lena too

[@NolanTheTugboat]

Lena is undoubtably my personal favorite character. I wished she and Della could have had an episode together before the series finale.

[@UmmYeahOk]

“Friendship is magic” 🐴

[@satansniece3322]

*insert my little pony theme song*

[@alexiswagner5388]

@random idiot ahhhh ahh ahhhhh

[@badboyhalo_--fan5193]

@@alexiswagner5388 my little poney

[@excelll3332]

I USED TO WONDER WHAT FRIENDSHIP COULD BE

[@badboyhalo_--fan5193]

@@excelll3332 my little poney

[@shakespeareaddict1165]

I absolutely loved this! Lena’s my favorite character and you did her justice. Also her name is Lena Sabrewing now since Violet’s dads, Ty and Indy, adopted her.

[@samanthatorres6749]

Lena is one of the best characters in Ducktales.

[@mollymcmurtrie8037]

I agree Lena is so interesting she's my favorite character she's a mix of Raven and Zuko

[@zeesabreclaw466]

The Ducktales Crew Confirmed that shes one of the best characters who has a big development😉😙😆

[@sentaiSOB]

Facts

[@bullwinkle524]

Lena’s arc was a great example of childhood trauma

[@moonlover594]

I really liked the settle nod to Gladstone and Magica's relationship.

[@grfrjiglstan]

The Lena storyline is by far the best in the entire series. There's some seriously dark themes going on with familial abuse, and even as a kids' show it's not afraid to go dark in the middle if it means a better payoff later. Every episode feels like a completely natural progression, and it's satisfying every step of the way.

[@CinematicInsanity]

Well that thumbnail was quite freaky. Disney really enjoys these nightmarish black eyed possessions.

[@bellarose1562]

Cause their cool ( not irl of course)

[@crystalhufflepufftheluckyt2758]

When Lena made her debut in her first episode i wasn’t that sure about her. But now she is one of my favorite characters

[@thecocoaquill2684]

The first episode of DuckTales that I ever watched was The Shadow War, and afterwards, I went on a search for any episode that involved Lena

[@mollymcmurtrie8037]

I know I love Lena de spell from DuckTales she's my favorite character every time I'm watching a show I just I love this character she's amazing

[@zeesabreclaw466]

Texhnically shes the other reason why I watch ducktales I just love her Tragic Storylines

[@anira9245]

Although The Power of Friendship is considered to be cliche now it never gets old or boring when done correctly .

[@kayo4344]

TRUE 👍🏾

[@joshuagonzalez4183]

Anira True, Still An Better Use Of "Friendship" Magic Than Mlp.. smh

[@anira9245]

@@joshuagonzalez4183 Omg I love "My little pony" 💜 it's my childhood. And I'm so emotional right now because the series has ended.... 😭😭😭

[@cakee3468]

@@joshuagonzalez4183 you should rethink that. You should watch the final battle of MLP. There are different types of friendship and magic btw

[@joshuagonzalez4183]

@@cakee3468 well I mean… its just an old & outdated opinion btw…

[@rubybella1219]

Lena is my favorite character she is so fun and has a amazing personality and backstory

[@tempestshadowheart2073]

If you're going to do something for October can do something on Tim Burton's corpse Bride

[@LXW-Arts]

That's too much for him

[@itzprecious8634]

I feel like Lena is destined to destroy the source of dark magic once and for all.....

[@Caelan-en2yq]

Lena is my favourite character in this series reboot.

[@lynksdisease8795]

I was wondering how well Lena’s new power fit into the shows universe really at first, but it does check out if you have any thought of it being over the top or anything, it’s not unlike Morgana Macawber from Darkwing Duck even. I love Lena’s arc so much.

[@khalidhenry3857]

Finally, cause I'm REALLY confused about this character

[@IsaacCarlson]

I was too even though I wanted to know about her!

[@raven3067]

I never clicked so fast in my entire life!

[@IsaacCarlson]

Thanks Raven! Means a lot!

[@raven3067]

@@IsaacCarlson your very welcome. Keep doing what you do. I love your topic videos.

[@lacyduckwitz306]

Same here

[@OnlyAboutTayy]

Lol right!

[@OnlyAboutTayy]

As soon as I got the notification, I clicked so darn fast! I love these videos! They help keep me sane, and also remind me of my Dad. We used to watch cartoons together, and Duck Tales was one of our favorites!

[@barelyhere7200]

Lena is easily one of the best parts of the show especially in the first season. She’s a fun character in her story was really compelling and I do think it’s kind of annoying that the future seasons didn’t give her as much attention

[@TheZamaron]

I love this story, and that's a great play on the old phrase Lena LITERALLY eventually cam out of Magica's shadow with power of her own.

[@rndmpinkiepie64]

"She was more edgy and dark that I typically am" Me: *REALLY?*

[@BrickByBrickMocs]

I saw this video and clicked it so hard, that I almost broke my finger.

[@stevethecat9934]

Magica is pretty much the same villain as Zantari

[@BrickByBrickMocs]

Steve the Cat idk who Zantari is but ok

[@stevethecat9934]

@@BrickByBrickMocs tangled the series

[@BrickByBrickMocs]

Steve the Cat oh, oh I remember, yeah she technically is

[@veronicapiccinini1981]

How Ironic. A living shadow with a super form made of light

[@RM2011ish]

This show REALLY excels at Character development. Both Lena and Della had some of the best arcs in the entire series. Hell, I LOVE that Donald (who only made sporadic cameos on the original) gets a much bigger focus. This reboot is quickly becoming one of my favorite cartoons of all time and I was already a fan of the original.

[@vincentfranklin17]

I'm glad Lena has powers now. I ALMOST FELT SORRY FOR GLADSTONE GANDER... and I HATE Gladstone!

[@sweetieheartmlp655]

Why you hate Gladstone?

[@vincentfranklin17]

@@sweetieheartmlp655 He's really smug and arrogant. Plus he's constantly lucky.

[@kilenacoste5953]

Lena is probably the most powerful sorceress of them all

[@AP-ex6qz]

Thank you for this. I was searching for a concise backstory video of hers

[@hannahcrossett3415]

Lena is proof that friendship is more magical in DuckTales than in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and that is without repeatedly claiming "magic of friendship" and variations thereof.

[@UmmYeahOk]

I still can’t believe Disney destroyed my childhood! ...and made it so much better!!!

[@olamideakinola7297]

Huey, Dewey, Louie, Webby and Violet helped Lena to become a better stronger person and positive role model 🙂

[@florence5500]

Now that it was revealed why Magica hates scrooge pleeease make a video about her!

[@sergioandrescontreras5251]

I guess you could say that Lena defeated Phantom Blot thanks to the wonderful magic of friendship. And yes that’s a My little pony friendship is magic reference. If you haven’t seen that show, you should it’s really great.🦄✖️🦆🤩

[@rynocerator9371]

The Friendship between Webby and Lena on the road to her redemption reminds me of Aladdin and Genie. Meanwhile, Lena discovering her true powers reminds me of how Tommy Oliver became the White Power Ranger.

[@prinespia3558]

This gave me chills.

[@kyrabrockberg5820]

I love Lena’s new look in the newest episode

[@trompentertainment5927]

Catherine Tate voices magica in the new ducktales tv show it’s the second time David tennant (Scrooge mcduck) and Catherine Tate (magica de spell) have worked together since dr who

[@Coocoocrazytoysreviews]

Lena is my fav character

[@karenmcguinness2675]

I love the new ducktales so much thank you so much for this video

[@theunitedcommonwealth715]

Excellent video dude keep them up.

[@eeveefennecfox]

I haven't seen the new episodes yet,but I ADORE HER NEW DESIGN IT'S SO CUTE

[@a.t.m873]

Your videos always give me s new perspective on these shows and movies

[@stevethecat9934]

Magic and Zantari are pretty much the Same villain

[@a.t.m873]

Steve the Cat yeah

[@Shearper2]

Lena's story just shows just how powerful the magic of friendship is. and I don't care if that is from another show. the Magic of Friendship is multi-universal

[@comet7522]

I don’t know a lot about Duck Tales but it is still cool to listen to this

[@IsaacCarlson]

I hope you enjoyed it! The show is a ton of fun!

[@comet7522]

Wotso Videos of course I did all your videos are AMAZING! 🤩 ! Thank you for brightening my day every time you post.

[@keiroty7187]

Leana diserved her own destiny to rise

[@hunneylipps]

Love the video 😁 keep up the good work 😄

[@emerald773sstudio2]

I really wanted to learn this. Thanks!

[@zabers5818]

Lena is a good sorceress and her having magic is a good addition to the show but I am seriously so much more excited that Magica has her powers back. The show needs a good villain for future episodes and her getting her magic back makes for so much more troubles in the future.

[@bradydefelice2944]

I was over the moon that Ducktales finally returned

[@hannahcrossett3415]

great summary of such an epic character!

[@cristyflaherty4902]

I like the just Lena, Violet, and Webby episodes.Although I hope we get more just Webby and Lena moments maybe bring back their inside joke.

[@karencarter18042]

Isaac I think you may have talk about we learned about Gladstone in this episode and why he was turned into looking like Donald . Also I hope we learn more about the Phantom, but then he might be a 3rd season villain..

[@beaufonville4454]

GREAT "BACKSTORY VIDEO" WOTSO!😉

[@kenyagrant5616]

i enjoy all your vids and hope you never stop

[@IsaacCarlson]

I don't want to Kenya! I want to keep going!

[@stevethecat9934]

@@IsaacCarlson msgica is pretty much the same villain as Zantari

[@musingsofahomeschooler5332]

I think the latest episode should have been called Friendship Still Hates Magic.

[@muigogitoultrasonic3947]

Although sadly the show cannot make it to season 4 as it was canceled after 3 seasons, it is still a great reboot. In the show, the developers developed a lot of greats. 1. A redemption arc for scrooge on Christmas , the relationship with his dad and his children 2. The journey of Della duck, how it began and how it ends 3. The journey for Lena from just a shadow and under magica's spell, to a sorcerer herself and have the thing she always wanted: a family and freedom 4. Donald meet goofy, and talked about "normal" family issues 5. How family can really do in adventures 6. Webby great combat skills 7. The journey for kid Donald and kid Della 8. Wealth cannot buy everything 9. How to adapt your surroundings to do the best favour for yourself

[@RandomMimikyu]

Good thing I saw this show when there was only 1 season and when the rest of the seasons came i obviously watched the other seasons

[@allanribergaard5927]

Thanks for the story!

[@Dragonlove3]

Great job 👌

[@maryhamm2075]

I’m surprised you haven’t done any videos on The Legend of the Three Caballelos since it’s got Donald front and center and worth the watch to anyone who loves the new ducktales. Tons of theories that could be done about it too.

[@tantrisbehm8806]

Great video, now , I really wanna watch the new ducktales cartoon, it looks wonderful😁

[@raven3067]

So are you implying that friendship is ma... Oh right that show is dead.

[@lbspartyhouse8265]

Raven noooooo

[@hopelightninstrikem8167]

😭

[@kabsageigj8941]

I just watched the episode today and no joke during the point where Lena was finally using her magic and they were explaining how she was able to control it, I shouted at the screen "say it say it! I dare you" 😂

[@briancheuy7703]

Loved the video

[@BrickByBrickMocs]

Great video, your the best😀😀👍👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@captaindc3889]

I used to not like Lena until I started to RELATE to her

[@sweetieheartmlp655]

I dunno why but when I first saw Lena, I really liked her, how much she cares about Webby and her friends, wanted Scrooge's family, going against Magica. I find this character pretty interesting. UwU

[@cassandraelixia]

Just finished season 3! I can’t believe there is no season 4, I want to know what’s happening with F.O.W.L

[@samuellawrencesbookclub8250]

There are going to be more S3 episodes in 2021

[@anthonystorey1052]

Phantom blot ... that’s a name that I haven’t heard since 2010

[@thaveesh]

always wanted to know wat happened to her after the whole magica thing this helped me understand it better, thnx isaac

[@saturniceclipse]

Lena and Louie are the best developed characters.

[@Nokyyyyy]

I already miss Lena's first design

[@lidhere7294]

I love Lena. Also I'm actually early!!

[@MegaChickenfish]

It definitely reminds me of the moment where Raven rebelled against her father and got the white version of the outfit, _but kind of like that one, not sure on the new outfit._ Can a show go too anime?

[@Doctor_Odin]

Did anyone stop to think that the part of Magica That gave Lena her independence was most likely remnants of the turning point of her life. The old shadow of the former self meaning that lena is essentially Magica’s remaining innocence given sentient form. And the reason why she has light powers is because she embraced a positivity out look.

[@tonykhang1984]

its funny how when she does the un-rebelious thing, is when she actualy rebels

[@Mr_Beeble_boose]

I just realized Cassandra, Anne Boonchuy & Lena all have blue hair and powers!

[@FROSTYYYY-zx5yk]

bro i literally cried when i found out duktales was ending

[@Ghostface1998]

Magica is still my favorite villain and if u ask why “It’s just magic okay”😂

[@ryliejones519]

When did that episode even come out??? That would look sooooooooooooo good!

[@wizardfoxangel5300]

Honestly i was really hoping for Gladstone to have character development But Lena? Heck Yeah that was great>

[@brayden5453]

I wish we got a show about lena

[@RavenclawNimbus]

Man, her weird blue friendship power outfit is SO AWESOME.

[@roriestill6231]

Excellent analysis video. The have a coven!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Honestly, I wish I lived in Duckburg

[@96montecarlo1]

I honestly hope Lena returns in some way, she was practically my fav Character in the 2017 Reboot

[@joseluissifuentes8639]

You know, I had a dream that Lena was a symbiote host and the symbiote was Magica de Spell, the witch Queen symbiote and he needed Scrooge’s dime to regain her physical form. And Lena, like in the show, she followed every order until she felt more and more human and came very good friends with both Webby and Dewey. But one day. Magica decided that enough was enough and used Lena’s body as a vessel to complete her plan but an accident caused her to separate from Lena and had to bond with Dewey gaining his symbiote suit. Then Dewey’s attitude against Scrooge’s rivals goes off the charts as he beats up Mark Beaks in a Moon Knight styled fashion. Then Lena bonds with Magica and in the events of the shadow war (or symbiote war since I had that weird dream) Magica obtains her physical form and executes Lena in a horrifying way. And in the final battle, Dewey and Webby beat up Magica for taking control of duckburg and killing Lena, saying: “SHE WAS MY FRIEND. AND YOU TOOK HER AWAY FROM US!!!” And then it’s revealed that Lena survived because she’s now half symbiote, destroying Magica’s magic and symbiote powers. But she’s now unsure what to do with her life now that Magica is out of the picture

[@endamcnabola]

I hope Poe shows up and that he's good. Then Lena can learn that not all De Spells are evil.

[@paolotorres8537]

Poe is gone.

[@endamcnabola]

@@paolotorres8537 I know. This did not age well.

[@azaleachavaardianto5136]

Love it❤❤❤❤

[@IsaacCarlson]

Thank you so much!!

[@vinokai]

"Centuries old blood feud with Scrooge McDuck-" ....how old is Scrooge?!

[@kanebarton6212]

Well he was in the old west so pretty old

[@vinokai]

Kane Barton hmmm, weird. I searched on Google, said he was in his 70s... though wasn't he frozen in ice with Goldie for sometime? Could've sworn Scrooge said he was frozen for 40 years..

[@kanebarton6212]

That’s possible I confess I’m also basing the age on the ducktales comics

[@kanebarton6212]

Edit just looked up his age he’s 153 years old