The fact that Belos killed his own brother and revived him only as a means to serve him over and over again shows how hypocritical he is when claiming witches are evil when stuff like this is 1000 times worse than anyone could do. His “quest” to defend humanity ultimately cost him his own humanity and left him as a monster
That’s why I see Philip and Belos as two separate beings Philip Wittabane was a man who wanted to be a hero in a world vest left in today’s history books Belos is a monster that embodies all of Philip’s own evil Philip died the very moment Belos killed his only friend, only remaining family, his care taker, his older brother Caleb Wittabane
@@fantasy-artist4425Philip made every choice to fulfill his dream with full knowledge how harmful his choices were. He still made those choices. Belos is like the Picture of Dorian Grey. The part of Philip’s monstrous choices that shows the harm on full display.
Actually I agree because they appear to have the same features as Belos in some images but if clones that would mean he at one point as an villain engaged in some ancient cloning process, but the clones weren’t as evil or as smart as him as an villain…?!??
They almost give me the same vibe about clone troopers from Star Wars. Even after they died, they weren’t mourned greatly by those they protected and served and were only replaced soon after
It's a real shame we never got a full third season. We could have had a bit where Hunter formed a spiritual connection with the previous Golden Guards and Caleb, which could have been very interesting and dove more into their backstories. We could have seen Evelyn and really had some nice character moments.
I think this works better personally. There’s a horror in the unknown of not knowing what happened to any of the prior guards that fits Belos’s theme so well.
@@zxshadowxzI agree I use to think that “we were robbed of more content” but it makes it more freeing and leaves you more intrigue and sticks in your mind longer. I will say a small bit of Hunter seeing Caleb in the other guards with no dialogue used but imply that they were finally laid to rest to past on could’ve been good.
@@fantasy-artist4425 I'm glad you asked you see after one of his most trusted Golden Guards(Grimwalkers) found out the truth about Belos not only did he became disillusioned but also developed a deep sense of hatred against the humans becuase of him seeking to wipe out the humans from their world but wanted recreate it where witches and demons reign supreme. So you could say he wanted the humans to suffer the same fate after what Belos did to demon realm.
Guards 1-3: Absolute Failures; "Honestly, it was a mercy for them to die. Will try again once the formula is fixed" -Philips Wittersbane Guard 7: Missing in Action while exploring the other Titan Islands. Presumed dead. Guards 9 and 10: Twin Creations born of the same batch that normally results in a singular Grimwalker; "10 rebelled while 9 stayed loyal resulting in the termination of both; will not recommend again." -Philips Wittersbane Guard 12: Ambushed and assassinated by the Rebels. Guard 15: Accidentally got faux Selkidomus scales resulting in a bizarre Basilisk/Grimwalker Hybrid; Dispatched via petrification. Guard 16: Galdorstone heart mutated gifting 16 with abnormally herculean strength in exchange for a short lifespan of a mere 5 days. Promising but ultimately not worth investigation. Guard 17: Electrocuted to death. Guard 21: A resounding failure with no ability to channel magic at all. Disposed of promptly. Guards 23-26: A special task force of units 23, 24, and 25 trained for utmost loyalty and fighting prowess in politics, espionage, and assassination. Designated as an elite sleeper unit only to be activated in the event of my unlikely demise. THEY will continue my mission of cleansing this world of those heretical Witches if things go wrong.
@@user-nm1lx8qb3u Guard 26: Designated the "Deep Sleeper" agent. Conditioned so well that the programming WILL activate even after years of genuinely "assimilating" with the Witches for maximum infiltration potential and results. Even if this Grimwalker (Codenamed "The Hunter") were to hypothetically betray me and live with the Witches, he will fill out his mission even against his will.
@@user-nm1lx8qb3u Guard 26. Code named "The Hunter". Learning from past betrayals from past Guards, Belos/Philips made Hunter with a secret "Sleeper Agent" protocol. This program is so extensive and invasive that even if Hunter sides with the Witches, the program will control him to carry out Belo's/ Philip's mission in the event of the latter's death. Even now, Hunter doesn't realize that he has compromised the Palismans that he has painstakingly created and gifted to a good majority of the Witch population to this day. Even in death, Belos/Philips is dedicated to causing the Boiling Isles residents as much suffering as possible.
Im pretty sure he wouldve killed people still. BUT a part of me wanted to see what wouldve happened had he gone back to our world trying to call himself a hero? most normal people wouldve assumed he was weird or delusional. probably? we'll never know but I kinda want to
The fact that there was SO many more golden guards then even all the golden guards in this video and they all died, most of them Hunter's age or perhaps even younger, is absolutely insane. This is great.
This video is weirdly unsettling. (Not a bad thing because I dig it!) For me it's the unsettling ambience combined with the golden guards' somber faces.... Anorher disturbing thing I found were some golden guards' descriptions. For example: "Guard 27: Killed during a failed prisonbreak from the conformatorium" "Guard 13: Drowned." First of all: all descriptions begin with a word tying to death. Like death was their beginning and their end Secondly: it's brutal how some, much like guard 27, have detailed descriptions while someone like guard 13 don't. Thirdly: I love how they're all just called guard __, it gives off the sense that they were all just numbers to belos but also that being the golden guard was all they knew. Fourthly: having Caleb front and centre was a BRILLIANT choice considering that it conveys how he was the source of their beginnings... Yet also their ends... Might I be spewing crap? Yes. But do I love how morbid some details are? YES! The art as well is gorgeous and the editing is brilliant! I'm glad i found this :D
Guard 13 is particular, since the water in the Boiling Isles is boiling, acidic, to "drown" you need a container of normal water, a container filled by someone... perhaps Philip surprised him in the bathtub and kept him under the surface of the water until the bubbles stopped... Now some context! Then guard 6= Belos: "That was an accident! A strange object came from the human world, how could I know that when used it would throw flames!" Guard 22= Belos: "I thought I'd just whip him... but then I thought the next one would be better" Guard 19= Belos: "That time the grimwalker did everything by itself... no one pushed him or anything, it was his conscious choice... weird" Claeb= Belos: "He slipped 37 times on my knife"
I'm curious about the golden guard before Hunter, who was Darius's mentor and friend. Cause Darius held him in high regard of admiration and respect. According to that memory in the fake hall of memories, Darius looked sad at Hunter's promotion as the golden guard, and Hunter wondered why he looked sad.
I like to believe despite them being biologically the same person they're all individually different people with each their own soul and not a soul recycled over and over.
What I think is really interesting is the implication in the show that, while Grimwalkers can age, the others were all made as adults. Hunter is the youngest golden guard ever, so Belos probably made him younger on purpose so he woukd be easier to manipulate
