Hunter's character growth through season 2 (TOH Spoilers) 

I’m so glad that Hunter was able to slowly break away from the abuse and manipulation he faced from Belos and found people who genuinely cared about him. (also I love the time stamps in the description lmao)

Having Hunter become friends with Willow and Gus with ZERO intervention from Luz was the best thing they could have done.

Can we all agree hunter needs a hot bath, a home cooked meal, a good night's sleep and lots of therapy

“I don’t speak palisman” *continues to speak to palisman*

I truly believe that Willow would have let him walk away if he hadn't used the exact phrase he did, "half a witch." It's an important phrase to her and it showed her the mindset of who she was dealing with, and that he thought so little of himself.

Kid pulled a whole Zuko in one season lol

Damn, his mentality being raised by Belos is so... heartbreaking. Like "everyone has a use, and if you don't... Byebye!". That truly fits Belos, he simply uses people and throws them away when they're no longer useful, and Hunter has that engraved in his head, that he's just there for serving and, if he doesn't, he's out. Also, I think the "literally digging his own grave" is the closest we can get to a suicidal character in these kind of shows, in my opinion, and it suits him.

I love the color of his magic. It changed from the red with the artificial staff to golden with flapjack. Suits him well as red is an aggressive color and yellow is very peaceful. At least in my opinion. Please don’t feed me to the skin eating fairies

This is how you produce good character development. Hunter has always been my favorite and from the first time seeing him, he has shown promise that he would be a character that wants to do right, but his youth and upbringing made him oblivious to the true nature behind Belos' evil. From then on, his connections with Flapjack, Gus, Willow, and Darius taught him to rebel and be surrounded by those who care about him while giving Hunter people to connect with.

hunter's voice actor did SUCH a great job

It’s never easy breaking away from abuse and manipulation, Hunter showed you can and that you can make more meaningful bonds along the way surrounding yourself with people that love you unconditionally

Hunter clearly got his moral standards from Philip Wittebane's brother, Caleb Wittebane. Clearly, Flapjack used to be Caleb Wittebane's palisman before his evil brother Philip Wittebane murdered him for falling in love with a female witch and Flapjack probably received that scar on his left eye from Philip Wittebane. "Any Sport in a Storm" and "Labyrinth Runners" are some of my favorite episodes because they focus on Hunter and his relationship with the secondary characters instead of focusing on the main characters.

Hunter having a bunch of mental breakdowns has mad me nearly cry a million times-

Digging his own grave was honestly kinda funny Ngl, he's a mood

His character development really is amazing, it's hard to believe he's the same sassy antagonist under the golden guard mask we saw in the beginning of season 2. I love him

The thumbnail has the energy of an older sibling getting into trouble caused by the younger sibling as they just smiles smugly.

It's amazing how he's he starts as a bad guy because of Belos but because of the influences of Luz, Amity, Gus and Willow, he becomes a hero, redeeming himself.

Even in the beginning, Hunter and Luz acted like siblings

The “well maybe I’m an idiot!” line shatters me every time

It's ironic that Hunter was able to realize the "Willow Park" he and Gus encountered in the school hallways is actually an imposter hiding behind an illusion because Gus has known Willow Park much longer than Hunter has since Hunter met Willow only once. Severine's uncharacteristic portrayal as Willow by portraying her as a scared little girl is what made Hunter realize the "Willow" he and Gus encountered in the school hallways wasn't the actual Willow Park because Hunter knows that the real Willow Park isn't a scared little girl and that she would never be afraid of Hunter. Hunter pointing that out to Gus is what made Gus realize Hunter's correct about the "Willow" they recently encountered in the school hallways isn't the actual Willow Park and Gus even berated himself for being incapable of telling Willow apart from an illusion when he was being held captive by Adrian Graye Vernworth and two unnamed Coven Scouts in the gymnasium.

I just realized that at 19:12 Hunter reveals that he is disguised as Luz. You can see see Luz dash with Hunters speed thing.

Is it just me or does Hunter sound a lot older in the first episodes than the lasts?

I genuinely wonder if Hunter looks more like Caleb or if that's just something Belos says to ALL the grimwalkers before killing them...

This confident, arrogant guy turned into a traumatised, panicked guy with PTSD

you can really see the budget cuts at 18:47 lmao. i cant unsee how wonky hunter looks there

I honestly forgot that Hunter was the golden guard and that he was on the bad team because of how much he developed and became his own person-

He slowly got more traumatised

Dudes he meant that apology at 18:58, he knows how hard it is to be a guard. He knows about getting beat up just for doing your job as a scout and if you fail at doing your job you'll be replaced or punished or something. He knows about the training that guard went through (mazes with traps and getting put on a mountain to see who comes back alive) just to get shoved aside.

"you should forget Abt this or you'll get hurt" 😭😭 hunter clearly has an interest in history and wild magic but I bet at least one of those scars is from Phillips temper tantrums at the mention of it 😭

12:51 theres no way Hunter didnt imagine the bird being Flapjack.

6:32 Oh look! There’s Sprig! Right under Hunter’s pillow

labrinth runners is a close second on my favorite episodes list (after hunting palismen when we meet hunter) because of the sheer amount of development in his character also his relationship with gus, which has to be one of my favorite relationships in the show.

i miss his golden guard phase and being super badass but also happy he's finally happy

13:34 this part- this part ALWAYS kills me 😭

8:58 Omg this is my fav photo of all time this rlly shows his character dev and he actually seems happy!! ☺️☺️ JUST LOOK AT THAT SMILE.

check out belos's crust lips 13:11 He (hunter) looks kinda cute here tbh 14:40 Look aat how he eats tho so cute 19:25 Hunter gasping 19:57

I’ve never done a video essay before but I’m considering trying to make a video about how important Hunter’s design is to his character. Every time something significant happens in his story, his appearance changes at least a little bit. Literally every time, and they’re all really well thought out changes too

it’s so cute how hunter likes darius more than anyone else he’s like a father to him

Dude I gotta say I think hunter had one of the best character development arks I’ve ever seen

I acually cry when I see hunters panic attacks its so sad :')

notice how his voice gets a tiny bit lighter after flapjack accepts him at the end of eclipse lake

Hunters been my fav character since we met him!! BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

The realism of how he acts as an abuse victim is what gets to me the most

8:57 LOOK AT THAT SMILE. THIS PRECIOUS BABY

Gus and hunter already seem like really good friends

watching this back now, I realized king just could've gotten a paper cut and they could've powered the door *MUCH SOONER*

omg did you see the worry on hunter's face when he saw Darius on the ground? 🥺

It fucks me up so much when they threaten to give him back to the emperor. If you've ever had an abusive person you've escaped, you'd do ANYTHING to stay away from them. Death'd be better than to return to them.

Going from angsty teen to traumatized angsty teen. Glorious.

You know seeing season 3 I kinda miss his redish violet eyes and hair style ... And his personality before but now he changed tho he is awkward it's adorable 😊

"It was a good sandwich."

I like to know of the symbolism of Hunters’ palismen, Flapjack and how it relates to him.

hunter just wants to geek out about wild magic :(

DISNEY ISTG .. I HAVE NEVER EVER IN MY LIFE CRIED FOR SOMEONE ELSE. WHAT THE ACTUALL HELL.

The way he stars to smile more when he meets Willow 😊

One thing I found odd in the episode where they went into the emperors mind was the first golden guard having the same voice actor as Hunter, I just now realized that was entirely on purpose and I’m an idiot💀

When first watching the show, I had first thought Belos was Phillip and I was just waiting for the reveal or more evidence to show because it just seemed like an obvious plot twist to me but with the introduction of Hunter and him addressing Belos as his Uncle and talking about his family, I thought my theory was proven wrong because of the assumed family relationship with Belos and if Belos was a human and Hunter was his nephew, that would mean that Phillip's sibling had to have come into the witch world as well and at the time, it only mentioned Phillip being the only human that has entered before Luz. So I had to be wrong, I thought. I was just absolutely in love with how Hunter through me and probably a lot of people off to have Belos's plottwist of him being Phillip much more interesting because not only was it. "HE'S PHILLIP?!" It was also, "I KNEW IT!!". And, I love how they really used Hunter for the story and gave him his own background, character development and really allowed us to fall in love with him as a character instead of just using him to further show Belos's power and how he can get people to mindlessly follow him and to hide us from the plot twist about Phillip. (Also note: I know Hunter calling Belos, "Uncle" doesn't mean an automatic family relationship because you can call someone Uncle, Aunt, cousin, etc and not have a family relationship with them. When I heard it, I assumed it was a family relationship and wasn't thinking a close bond between people because due to Hunter's position of following Belos.)

TOH isn’t perfect but it has the best character arcs I’ve ever seen in a show

15:51 NOOOOOO! Just not cutting out Hunter's blush 😭

Luz and Hunter is very much sibling energy ✨

7:41 i like how Heunter is kinda jealous to Gus

That can still be arranged

I love the scene at 1:06, HE LOOKS DERPY AND. I LOVE IT

Wait, "take in"? What does Hunter even remember? That "take in" implies he thinks he had a life before working with Belos. Or maybe he was fed up a lie and was made so young that he could have had the whole child amnesia thing and think that'd be the reason he thinks he doesn't remember some parents or early childhood, and Belos would fed him that lie with no problem. But that "take in" has always sounded as if he had a previous life and Belos found him. It's a bit odd, maybe it was made to hide his actual origins from the audience.

He’s honestly one of my favorite character arcs since Zuko in ATLA. He’s an abuse victim who just wanted his father figure to love him or at the very least acknowledge his existence, but Belos is a genuine monster who will never care about Hunter. Despite not getting nearly the same amount of screentime as characters with similar arcs, I genuinely believe he’s changed completely by the end because the narrative is so strong. I love, for example, how he befriends characters like Willow and Gus without anyone else’s intervention. His changes are all from his own choices, and that’s awesome to see. And seeing him go from fighting for something he’ll never have and constantly feeling inadequate to being happy and breaking free from Belos’ influence is so rewarding to watch. I mean, I’m also super biased because I am obsessed with angry pretty boys/ bastards with hearts of gold. I sometimes feel like Dana Terrace did that mind invasion spell on me to make him lol.

Why is he so adorable-

Hunter deserves so much love

💀💀 “Sad but bad boi” have become his new nick name

he looks so happy eating his bread with Gus

1:13 has got to be my favorite scene in that episode lol Hunters face kills me everytime 😭

Hunter is my favourite

Oh my gosh, Willow was crying here 10:21

"Local teen gets harassed by his sister" 💀

1:05 the eyes on hunter in this scene triggers me

BYEEEEEEEEEE!!! -Hunter, one of my favorite characters ever

“The emperor is not a merciful man. BYEEEEEEE” -Hunter

16:30 This made almost cry😢

After watching the first special knowing flapjack is actually Evelyen makes sense why they stook by hunter this entire time 🥰🥰

bunch of recent comments calling him weak or a joke. weird as hell. he's a child (y'all forget he's 16) that's been abused and used his whole life and the whole foundation of everything he's ever known has been shaken all in one season. he thought he was helping for a good cause when in reality he was aiding a tyrant set to destroy their world. I think he's reacting to trauma realistically. it can shut you down completely when facing it head on. I think he's still strong, but he's been meant to believe he's not cause he went against his abuser. and abusers will make you feel weak to the point where you start believing it and showcasing that physically. in hunter's case: being told he has big plans, to feeling like he'd be tossed aside if he didn't bring anything to the table, to literally finding out the things belos has done to the previous golden guards after going against him (the abuser). s2 never ends with hunter actually confronting belos. even in their last moment in king's tide, hunter froze when belos showed his actual face and asked him, "why are you hurting me?" I see a lot of flack for how they handled Hunter in the s3 special, but I think it was realistic. it shows that hunter merely removed himself from the abusive environment, but never dealt with it. (though I'm so glad he had those moments. he finally got to feel like a kid his age, and have INTERESTS that weren't about being a pawn in the emperor's coven.) we knew belos would follow them into the human realm so idk why people were so shocked with what happened. it gave hunter an opportunity to actually stand up to belos and that says a lot. recovery from an abusive relationship (familial, platonic etc) is not linear. you'll take 2 steps forward and maybe 4 steps back. I feel like we still have to give him time. and be a lil more understanding cause of the whole cancellation situation. I bet they're doing their best to crunch as much as they can into these specials. maybe the flapjack thing was pushing it tho, I agree with that cause like poor boy :(.

His eye bags look a little smaller. Maybe they’ll be gone completely in Season 3?

Hunter: “the Emperor is *NOT* a merciful man.“ Also Hunter: “ *BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEE* 😍💅“

This is really useful to recap after the newest episode of season 3

I’ve always loved hunters character and had a feeling he would develop into an amazing character

Thanks for the time stamps! Also “Local teen gets harassed by sister” NAH NAH 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💅💅💅💅💅💅💅💅💅💅

My favourite line from hunter is:BYEEEEEEEEE

5:51 Ultimate anime moment

Hunter is basically a second main character at this rate

I love these chapter titles.

Luz and Hunter are two of my favourite characters along with King.

We better get a call back to current Hunter screaming "BYEeeeEEEEEEE" in the last episode or so help me god Can we talk about how Hunter sassed Amity's dad at 19:18? I thought that was funny lol

This was rly nice

“Byeeeeeee”

That's right, in addition to the fact that the darling has the right to receive a redemption arc on a platter and still almost takes over the main plot of the show, he even overshadows the other main characters on purpose to have the "deserved" prominence just to make clear the scriptwriters' favoritism

Hunter adopted gus as his younger brother. change me mind.

5:49 this fight is so smooth

Is it just me or does hunter’s current outfit look like something that would be from the 1700s

He went from Bully, to traumatized, to ✨bestie with the gang✨

Hunter sure has come a long way since his debut in season 2. Starting off as just the golden guard to later becoming an allie to the hex squard gang, learning his original, getting his own palisman (rip flapjack) and hopefully a possible girlfriend in the form of willow. Kudos to the writers for making his story very interesting and can't wait to see how it ends in the toh finale on April 8th.

So good man , great character

,,Funny lil runaway learns the magic of friendship“😂