Belos' Fatal Flaw | A Character Study 

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He Also used very similar spell like rituals to determine if someone was a witch. But of course he justified it by that it was a godly spell.

i've read a hypothisis in TV tropes that Belos could have been in-universe inspired by Hopkins

i didn't get any hints that Jacob is hinted to be a descendent of the Wittebane family

Great video 👌

You just described the show in the most perfect way possible.

that reminds me of a fan made owl house comic

Yo that’s deep asf

@@incertnamehere I know right

@@arandomthingintheabyss2062 I think I know what comic you’re talking about

More villains should have "couldn't get a date" as the catalyst for being evil.

@@oscarwind4266 Plot twist, Belos’s older brother, Caleb resurrects, and becomes a straw political villain due to this.

Caleb gets GF, Philip did not LOL

@@Hexsmasher2099 phillip has no bitches.

Belos is single and got mad about it

It's such a horrifying thing.

Even today im sure he would have had support. The series takes place in the U.S which has a lot of abrahamic extremists who still believe those things

@ocelot madness, to be fair in the US it’s mainly Christians and less the other abrahamic religions.

@@ocelotmadness6287 Yeah, if the draining spell was sucesful, and he was able to go back, I'm sure a cult like religion would form around him, expanding his reign of terror over even more magic realms (if they exist)

The question there "Was his target Caleb...or the witch?" If he targeted the witch, then the escalation is that he ended up killing his brother instead, who tried to protect her.

@@evanbao93 Very true. And planning to kill your bother's pregnant wife would be even more insidious, honestly.

@@evanbao93 given how s3 ep 1 goes, it sounds like he was trying to target Evelyn....but caleb got hurt instead.

@@evanbao93 he was targeting Evelyn, since he is not facing Caleb in the portrait were he seems infuriated Probably Caleb got in the way and Philip ended up killing him instead

This is so interesting. I agree. It also seems like Belos is creating some sort of man-made reincarnation system, where he’s trying to make Caleb “learn a lesson” until he gets it right.

Yeah this, this checks out...

The thing about people with complex’s like Belos have the ability to hate and love the same person with no inner conflict, they can hurt people close to them and still genuinely love them. Belos says constantly things to the effect of “I’m doing this to save people” and he genuinely means it while simultaneously hurting the same people he claims to care about. Because at the end of the day “this is for your own good” Phillip loves Caleb, he killed him because he loved him, cloned him because he loved him and repeats that cycle over and over because he loves him. He wants to have his Brother redeem himself and defeat the witches, he kills each one that goes against that because they’ve been “corrupted”

This is basically what I wanted to say in my comment but explained 908 times better, I think belos is blinded by his complex feelings towards his brother so that’s why he continues making grin walkers

This is an amazing interpretation that makes the theory of "The Collector is a foil to Luz in that he represents uncontrolled unrestrained creativity and it being dangerous" make even more sense

I agree so much! What I also think is great is that while belos doubled down on it and never questioned his beliefs, luz does the opposite and begins to realize the boiling isles is more than some fantasy escapist route. She confronts her fantasies and faces reality. It shows what happens when different paths based on the same premise are taken. They really are narrative foils!

I love Belos as a twisted parody of Luz. Same powers, same place of origin, both were outcasts who entered the Boiling Isles, one who sided with conformity, the other who sided with individuality.

I mean considering that Philip was raised during the time period where abuse was essentially attached to the parenting 101 guide book, he most likely was abused for “bad behavior”

And that's how you write an Antagonist

That's really funny but I'm very curious. Which region of Catholicism if Luz is from a Catholic family? And I think Christianity was the prominent religion of America in HIS time. Though one is dirived from from the other they are quite different religions.

@@HestiaVesta Catholicism is a sub-set of Christianity, Christianity isn't just a word for offshoots of Catholicism. But also my analysis of her being culturally Catholic is born from my European point of view. She is from a Spanish descended family whereas he seems to be from an English descended family. As an Irishman I have a lot of historical awareness of the English frowning heavily on Catholics after they randomly decided to stop being Catholic so they could give their Monarch greater dominion over them in life and death.

@@Twilord_ she is from Connecticut btw

@@HestiaVesta keeping in mind from where her mom is, she's probably more of a "sometimes forget she's catholic" type, as she's never show to carry things like rosarios or having expressions linked to Catholics here

@@luca_issan9322 that's a fair response

Help this comment has spawned an absolute BANGER of a dark au in my head

@@peeblekitty5780 an absolute banger of an au that sounds absolutely awesome and has now sprouted in my head too

@@Cj-lk6jp im just thinkin like,, if the day of unity didnt work or happened later or something. luz grimwalker growing up alongside the next caleb grimwalker after hunter, serving Belos together and facing the same realizations that the previous grimwalkers did together. then i imagined the absolute angst of if they and the current cast (now older) met. how DEVASTATING would that be to like,, gus and willow, amity, eda, poor camila if she's there, seeing a grimwalker of Luz who meant so much to them? Hunter, meeting his replacement face-to-face, seeing this abused and completely indoctrinated boy that he once was? it's pain all the way down !!

:00000 holy cow you have this really well thought out and it sounds s o COOOOOL! oh the angst opportunities, this would be SO FUN to read!!! and also heartbreaking, but that’s kinda the point lol. …do you have an ao3, by any chance?

@@Cj-lk6jp pff i do! haven't written anything TOH on there yet tho, idk if i'd be able to do these scenes justice

I ended up not mentioning it in the video, but the original concept for toh was actually to have it set place in hell which i think is cool

@@skulltrot It's in the "Demon Realm" if that doesn't sound like Hell or Hellish then I don't know what else to say.

Would also explain why it's said that "holy water" hurts demons. Like no, they just can't enter the water because it's literally boiling

@@shawnwarrynn8609 the question for that is “who gave the demon realm its name?” My guess is Phillip.

@@skulltrot What you said at 26:13 pretty much sums up his motivation, IMO: "If he ever became aware of how wrong he is, he would then have to face the reality that he murdered his beloved brother over a deleterious aspiration." I think everything he does is because of murdering his brother. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to murder Evelyn but accidentally stabbed Caleb instead when he jumped in between. I wouldn't be surprised if we get this reveal in the final episode. Basically, he stabbed his brother (accidentally or on purpose), and he regretted it so badly, was so shocked, traumatized and heartbroken over it, that the only way to move forward was to double down on his bigotry and delusions. Acknowledging that he was wrong wouldn't bring his brother back, it would only bring Philip unbearable pain and anguish. So he deluded himself, he doubled down and fully became the witch hunter hidden behind a mask. Even witnessing the kindness of real witches first hand would never convince him to change his ways. The pain of having killed his own brother is so strong that nothing in the world could ever make him change his mind because he really did love Caleb that much. The Grimwalkers are an emotionally complex attempt at coping with his grief and denial. He is trying to live out a fantasy of him and Caleb being witch hunting brothers. And every dark action he takes, every murder, lie and scheme only makes it worse, only makes the idea of acknowledging that he was wrong about witches that much more impossible. He had literally backed himself into a corner and the only way forward was to enact the Day of Unity and kill all witches. When he returns to the Demon Realm in Thanks to Them, it is because 1. he saw the modern human realm and it is his worst fear come true: humanity has moved on from this bigotry and Belos' dreams of returning as a hero were shattered. The only thing he has left is to finish his mission, and Luz is the only one who knows of his deeds. He wants to prove her and the rest of the human world wrong about witches, and to finish his mission. In For the Future, he is haunted by visions of Caleb because he knows he was wrong all along but can never bring himself to admit it. Maybe in the last episode we will get a scene where the ghost of Caleb tells Philip that he would have forgiven him for killing him if he had just changed his ways, and we see that it was an accidental stabbing. Something that really shows why Philip/Belos did what he did, and truly breaks him. It would be a fitting end for his character, to crumble as he faces the pain he has been avoiding for so long, at the expense of everyone else, and it would present a message that actually explains his motivations directly beyond bigotry and delusion and fanaticism.

I'm not sure how much that would fit Philip. Sense the 'monsters' in question were not evil

@@erickamakeeaina1649 It *arguably* works, since Belos *thinks* they're evil and that might be enough to set that mindset in motion. Basically a moral placebo if you will.

Plus, the Clawthron sisters' dad's palisman looks almost identical to flapjack

Never thought of that!

Honestly with the release of the first special, and how I could see the second and/or third special going, I think this is the case. While there is debate on Luz's palisman, I think a happy medium is a winged serpent. Not only does it have fascinating implications for Luz given winged serpent imagery in Meso-american as well as Greco-roman cultures, it showcases Luz being a part of two worlds and two families. There is also the (understandable) theories the other kids are having a hard time adapting to food in the human realm, much like Luz was to food in the demon realm. The reason why Eda (and perhaps other Clawthornes) are able to stomach both is because some unique blend of human and demon digestive system they have. Given how....diverse?...demons are, maybe they have some unique quality where they can interbred with any other sapient life. Plus succubi/incubi/cambions are a thing and gained traction in the 1500s, possibly what made Phillip go off the deep end was his ex-Witch Hunter brother having a half-blood child with a Witch. Particularly the very witch that got them trapped in the demon realm in the first place.

Definitely, a small detail we can see in the portraits is that Caleb was a talented carver, he carved Philip's mask. I think this definitely alludes to the fact that him and Evelyn had started a palisman carving business before he was killed, and she kept it going afterwards

I actually think it is actually the opposite. So same take on inherent traits, but from my point of view Belos would have misunderstood this as humans are all inherently good. For him the only thing that could have "corrupted" a human would have been a witch/witchcraft. Therefore he firstly just wanted his brother back, he wants his brother to be the way he was before they met the witch, and he wants to prove that witches can "corrupt" human nature. He would want to prove it to himself that witches are indeed the reason his brother changed and that if Belos had been the one to lead the duo that he could prove that eventually he would have one grimwalker that will not be "corrupted". This reasoning simply comes from Belos natural attraction to studying everything and believeing he is always right. Him bringing back such a big risk of a grimwalker would imply he is flexing on his ability to have "conquered death" as well as proving that his brother would not have been "corrupted" if they did not meet the "wild witches". I say "wild witches" because that is the group of people that he is currently trying to teach Hunter to hate, rather than just witches in general. I say this mostly because he needed to gather followers and going against everyone the first moment he got there would be a bad idea, so focusing on one group and suggesting a "solution" to get people to join his cult was a lot simpler method of recruitment.

@@numbernumber25 that's an interesting reading of it too

@@perro692 Yup, either way I am really just hoping that the third season or the lengthy episodes of the third season will explain to us or show us why Belos did it. Like this is the only thing I am really wondering aside from the mystery on the author of the books Luz and Amity are so into, Luz's palismen, the story of Phillip and Caleb, as well as who made the first portal that traveled between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm.

@@numbernumber25 sadly, i think with the limited time they're gonna focus on wraping up the arcs of the core cast rather than give more to Belos or any other side character, i could see maybe getting some more on him as long as it serves Hunter's arc. It sucks but it is what it is you know, they gotta use their time wisely

@@perro692 That is fair, I guess the most of the story we could get in this final season behind Belos would be from Hunter finding out who Caleb was and why he was made. Hunter would probably go to the museum, visit some historic sites, and piece together about where he came from and what he will do. I mean he basically already figured out that he wants to just live a normal life of a kid growing up, but the last two parts of him that would probably be developed are learning more social cues and finding out his origins.

That smile is terrifying

Even more noticeable is that Witch Hunter General is such a lowly title compared to more grandiose Emperor of the Witch Hunters. Like Belos lacks the imagination in his bid for recognition.

@@evanbao93 Agreed. I don't know why but I like it when villains crack like that.

@@ejsmith7626 Speaking of cracking, there is a more serious moment where Belos's inhuman aura falters for a bit. When Gus subjects Belos to relive his memory of murdering Caleb, Belos doesn't act like a sociopath there. He doesn't enjoy that memory, in fact he hates that memory to the point it causes him pain. And then you notice how Belos always avoids responsibility of killing his brother or just talking about his brother. It's as if that his one true guilt and he's been burying it in his subconscious to not feel the pain of being responsible of killing his only family. I think his downfall would be that memory coming back to haunt him. He's a sociopathic to everything except that one incident. As skulltrot has stated, if he were to ever admit that he was wrong, he would then be forced to confront with the fact that he murdered his brother for petty reasons and thus for nothing. And that might actually kill him.

Learning he was a poor homeless orphan before coming to Gravesfield explains so much about his insecurities and desire for status.

Wow, this is a fantastic theory. It really cleverly ties into the beliefs of Puritan witch hunting, as well as the general implication that Philip/Belos is a dark reflection of Luz. If he too was ostracized and seen, in a sense, as a “weirdo,” that would be some damn good writing, and would more fully explain his desire to prove himself to people who he must know are dead by now. Just like Luz escaped from reality when she ventured to the Boiling Isles by imagining herself a heroic witch like Azura, so too did Philip Wittebane, only he aimed to be a heroic witch *hunter* and never grew beyond those fantasies. It also fleshes out his bond with Caleb, and why his “betrayal” hurt so much.

I think in belos’s mind he was stopping his brother from being corrupted

@@CleverFrenchName Yep, that’s how he saw stabbing his brother. And trying to do the magical equivalent of drowning Luz in formaldehyde.

Honestly, I feel the same way. I found myself wanting to see the good in Belos because of his perceived sympathy, and because I may see extremes of some of my own flaws in him- it’s kinda scary to think about how easily most of us could grow to be like him

Really? Oh...well... I just wanted to break his other leg

Yeah, one component of Belos' character that I appreciate is just how realistic he is. He's charismatic, manipulative, confident, and comes off as a wise elder figure - someone people who are lost and insecure might seek out. His advice is even what compelled Lilith to curse Eda through his quote "to be great, you have to make sacrifices." On a side note, Lilith's subservience to Belos may be a result of her being neglected by her parents in favor of Eda, and her trying to seek validation through her idol. And for those who remain skeptical of his beliefs, he can coerce by using explosives to simulate wild magic or by scapegoating their problems on wild magic. And to ensure that future generations remail subdued, he can rewrite history and sugarcoat his true motives. These are all tactics and characteristics that are seen in popular figures throughout history, and in present day.

I never saw Belos as being likeable in any way. He always just seemed like a maniac to me even when he was Philip. His charisma just seems like a deliberate effort to mislead others. He's literally hiding behind a mask. However, I also find him to be interesting food for thought, because of how human he really is. The immorality of his specific actions themselves pile up to the sky beyond anything I am capable of doing, and even so, his flaws in general and certain patterns of reasoning out his choices are things that I also have perceived in myself. I guess what I am saying is the scariest thing about Belos is not his power or his lunacy, but that there is a tiny Belos in all of is.

There is something I heard about how psychopaths talk. It is known that most of them are highly charismatic and use this to twist people's perception of them. What I heard was I think in an interview of sorts with someone who deals with psychopaths and other people who deal with psychopaths regularly, and what he said was that at some point in the conversation, the conversation changes. You don't realise it in the moment. It is only when you look back on the recording or the memory that you think "hold on, that's insane. Why did I not question that, how did I not see it?" And it is because of how charismatic and skilled in terms of manipulation they are. And cult leaders are known for also known for being highly charismatic.

you know, this made me think. What if all the witches on the Boiling Isles are just descendants from humans? It's made pretty clear by the fact that Caleb's partner was pregnant that witches and humans can reproduce with eachother. That shouldn't be possible for two species that evolved completely seperate. It's also made pretty clear that the portal Eda had isn't the only portal between the two realms, as Eclipse Lake existed, and there were implied to be more places. Here's my theory: Originally in the world of the Boiling Isles, it was mainly titans that would roam the lands. As implied in (I think) Eclipse Lake, when titan's blood mixed with the lakes, it would create portals between the human realm and the other world. The first humans to end up there eventually settled down and became titan hunters. Because of that, more and more titans would die, creating more and more portals. This then resulted in the stories of what hell supposedly looks like, and the many other myths and stories passed down through the ages. Like King explained in an early season 1 episode, demons were created from the rotting corpse of the titan. We don't know exactly how long ago the Boiling Isles' titan died, but given the fact that the skull was implied to be completely visible even in Philip's time, it's probably been dead for well over a millennium, and I'd honestly be willing to bet that it's been dead for around two. In that time, humans would come to the Boiling isles every so often, and while some managed to find their way back home, many decided to stay. They evolved while living there, gaining pointy ears, bile sacs, and developing the ability to use magic. Eda and Hunter both implied that Glyph Magic was widely used in the 'savage ages', to quote Hunter. This implies that bile sacs were evolved as an easier way to use magic, not the only way. Hunter could definitely use magic without the help of his staff if he used glyphs, just like how Luz could learn despite not having a bile sac and how Eda and Lilith could learn when the curse took their magic from them. There's a couple species on earth that can interbreed, but most of them can't produce fertile offspring. Examples are horses/donkeys/zebras, lions/tigers/panthers, and I'm sure there's more. Since we'd need Caleb and Mystery Witch's child to be fertile if we want them to be able to be a Clawthorne ancestor, we can assume that witches and humans are a little bit closer than that. At that point a decent middleground-example would be rabbits. There are three types of rabbit that are relevant to this explanation. Domestic rabbits, the European wild rabbit, and the North-American wild rabbit. You see, domestic rabbits have an odd relationship with their wild relatives. Domestic rabbits cannot reproduce with their North-American relatives, but they can with the European ones. They're different types of rabbit, but they're similar enough that reproduction is possible. However, in this case, I think dogs would be the best example. You see, dogs are still closely enough related to wolves that most breeds can reproduce with them, creating wolfdogs ('most' because obviously a Chihuahua can't mount a wolf, and usually when mixing breeds of different sizes the bigger breed will be the mother, to prevent pregnancy complications). Wolfdogs are, in fact, fertile. It's very much possible that say, the Titan Hunters, would not be able to reproduce with modern humans because they're too different, but it's also possible that they would be able to. The species now has a different name, but it's still similar enough that cross-reproduction is possible. Caleb and Mystery Witch are proof that at the very least, humans and witches are related to around the same extent as dogs and wolves are. Well this turned out a lot longer than expected xD

@@irishuisman1450 loved every word, it makes so much sense as worldbuilding that, even if some of then don't end being true, it's so interesting 😊

@@violetaconcha2175 thank you :3

An interesting inspiration for the Collector and Titan(s) story could be Majora's/Skull Kid's from Majora's Mask (depending on how you interpret the past with the Giant and their impish friend).

If we’re applying the Cain and Abel allegory to this, one can see Caleb’s (relatively) happy life in the Isles as the Titan smiling kindly upon him, and Belos’s continued frustration (“Almost like the Titan didn’t want me to have that knowledge,” S2 E21) as the Titan condemning him (a la Genesis 4:11).

I think it's that and also a manipulation tactic. He became more vulnerable with them to show his trust in them was mutual to the trust they put into him and his preachings. Kind of as a way to solidify their loyalty. Ofc with the double meaning sinister twist also.

@@skulltrot Yeah most likely!

I think the main reason why he said 'Thank you' is because he was thanking them for the parade that they made to celebrate him - It would be weird if he didnt say anything. What was definitely a manipulation tactic though was showing his face, he didnt have to do that but he wanted to cement their trust so he pretended to be vulnerable. Disturbing but very interesting ))

I think it’s also because he was using his own face as evidence for the fact that wild magic was dangerous. Like “In case you weren’t convinced already, see these horrible scars stretching across my face? We better eradicate that wild magic or else this could happen to you to!”

He was making a push at that point to get people to induct their kids into covens younger than they ever did before. He didn't hide his face as a matter of secrecy or modesty; he did it to hide the fact he got all those witches killed as Phillip. Using that sense of false vulnerability secured his relationship with the isles and made one last revolt less likely. Also watching the show I believe that Belos was doing less to gain support by the younger generations. He new they'd all be dead before adulthood. This was just some extra security.

I think this is the reason why Dana took away Belos' human form and reduced him to slime when he makes it back to the Human Realm. While Jacob Hopkins would listen to an old man who claims to be from the 17th century and found a world of witches and demons, I don't think he would listen to a sludge monster that mocks the human shape. He'll just see Belos as a demon that he could hunt down and put him on display as proof that he is correct. That's an extra layer of tragic irony. The things that the remain the same are the things that now would target him as a witch/demon/monster to be exterminated. The witch hunter becomes the hunted. Belos would be horrified that after all he has "done" for Human Realm, he is rewarded to be the next witch hunt in question. He'll try to prove that he's human and not monster... but maybe he can't assume human form. Maybe he's stuck as a sludge monster. And Belos would screaming why the whole universe had turned against him after four centuries of "saving" humanity from witches.

@@evanbao93 Or maybe, he sees himself as a he who fights monsters trope, and thus deserves it. While he may half heartedly curse the world he’d just right after probably will embrace his witch identity and will attempt to manipulate people to kill more witches.

In fact, building on that, Belos in his cursed form DOES kind of resemble a mythical creature that already exists in folklore. Any ever heard of the wendigo? Belos kind of looks like one himself, so the connection isn't too far out there.

@@onionwielder9728 The folklore mention that the Wendigo's weakness is fire. And what is the popular form of executing witches in pop culture?

@@evanbao93 😯 That's right! Wow that works so well!

This is why I hope he’s not dead in Season 3, or reduced to some kind of brainless slime monster attacking Gravesfield- there’s still a lot about him we don’t know, and so much more of his story to be told. The show won’t feel as satisfying by the end if we don’t learn in detail what went down between Philip and Caleb, what their personalities were, and how Caleb grew more compassionate while Philip felt betrayed enough to commit murder. I’m still hoping for a flashback. …or should I say a “Flapjack?” Hahaha I’m sorry

YOU SHOULD it's my favorite show currently

watch it rn

@@lemqnshark do it man, that is a threat

@@skulltrot where can i watch it other then disney plus?

Pensuke: oof

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that's a really cool concept

I think your perspective is interesting, because by this logic, his motives for bringing back Caleb this many times would have gradually shifted as it went on. It seems a bit more believeable this way because not very often do people keep doing the same thing for exactly the same reason. People's perceptions change as they encounter new information. At first he may have brought Caleb back out of sentiment, perhaps the next few times out of wanting to fix him. And them after that, who knows? By then he was learning more about being a master manipulator, and changing into a worse person than before. It's likely his motives were shifting to darker paths by then. He very well may have in this process found a new reason to clone Caleb.

@@aiiiia9971 thank you. I thought about it for a wile to unify his motives and explain his strengths but that’s just my interpretation. I’m glad you liked it:)

It's not enough to conquer, he has to be right. He's like Gul Dukat in that way.

I'm sure they'll show it near the ending. I mean, the last 3 episodes are gonna be around 40 minutes long each, I'm sure they'll try to jam alot of important lore in there somehow. It makes sense to me at least 🤷

@@17CatsInATrenchcoat yeah but i just want more owl house content (f^ck disney man)

we might in season 3 45 min 3 eps you try to tell me it'z not a chance of it

I definitely wouldn't say that yours it worse. I've watched it and it was a really good break down of how toh handles themes of manipulation through Belos. But thank you so much!!

Considering that the monster is what Belos really looks like, it seems to be foreshadowing of what his fate will be. And yeah, it makes more sense for his guilt to be lamenting on what he has become. Luz and Hunter didn't know that Belos was human and thus a human child would be something that Belos would be proud of, not ashamed of.

I never thought of that, great idea!

Great video. I do love in depth analysis. I couldn’t help but notice you used Little nightmares ost for the some of the background music. LN1 and and LN2 are my favorite games, I don’t know if you do requests but I would love it if you did an analysis on the game series if you are actually familiar with it. I don’t feel like there’s a lot of in depth analysis on the characters of that game.

You can even see it in the episode where Lillith and Luz go back to the past: complimenting the people he meets & saying what they want to hear, as well as overplaying his supposed timidness to garner others' sympathies, in order to bait them into making themselves vulnerable, his apathy towards putting others in potentially lethal situations and believing such actions are somehow justified. Worse, if you look at his satchel in the scene where Luz realizes his ill intentions, you can see a blue fang, of the character of the same name whose brothers earlier in the episode were asking what happened to him. Phillip keeps trophies of his victims. And this is four episodes before Hollow Mind! It's chilling to realize, in retrospect, that Luz was talking to someone who was essentially a mass murderer by that point.

i have to disagree here, dude didnt care about hunter or any other if the grimwalkers, he knew hunter would betray him it had happened over and over again with countless grimwalkers. Belos only saw the grimwalkers as this ‘elite’ soldier that was easy manipulated and molded to belos’ beliefs, so no i dont think that under any chance he would have saved hunter, not mattering how loyal he was

@@fishisfishing even if Hunter didn't betray him? Bellos is used to expecting betrayal from them but the fact that he keeps making them betrays the hope that even just 1 won't betray him. True we don't see many of them but the events that caused Caleb and Hunter to be executed were due to factors executive to the Boiling Isles IE falling in love with a witch and accidentally being spirited away into Belos's mind. The fact that he chose to make Hunter younger then the others may indicate they might have also fallen in love with witches. But with no more magic or witches around there's literally no concerns for betrayal in the other realm.

I was wondering about this. If Belos could remove sigils, then wouldn't he just remove the sigil Luz managed to stick on him?

Also, 21:58 Spot on.

Sounds about right

I’ve heard people say that it was a way of not giving Belos any kind of satisfaction as he would’ve wanted to go out in a big and dramatic way

Yup, once he gets hunted down, almost successfully, he would likely see himself as no longer necessary and then he’d try to kill himself. Meanwhile, the witches would probably like to make him suffer, but they would have conflicting views on HOW to make him suffer.