EDIT : I added a Dropbox link in the description so you can download the audio files separated if you want to do a dub in a different language :) FAQ and LINKS : www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheEmperorsCoven ko-fi.com/magpievraven Can I use your animations for edits/tik toks ? Yes ! Just please don’t re upload the whole video unedited. I’m also ok with fan dubs as long as you credit me and link to the original 🙂 For edits credits would be nice too but I’ve seen my stuff reposted so much I don’t really care as much lol, just don’t claim you made the original and we’re cool Was the frog rock a Grimwalker metaphor ? Yes 🙂 I like doing a bit of foreshadowing hehe I also wanted to create some of my own stuff to add to the canon story, and considering Philip canonically kept Caleb’s coat (and his childhood mask, he wears it in one of the portraits as an adult in the Boiling Isles), I think he would keep trinkets like that, he’s definitely the kind to get really attached to objects he gives meaning to. Are you still animating the portraits ? Yes ! The next video will have some of the portrait scenes featured 🙂 I wanted to do this one first to introduce a bit of lore I want to re use later. The next episode will be about the day Caleb left. When is the next video coming out ? I have no idea, it’ll take me a minimum of 6-7 months to complete it because I’m just one guy animating, that’s if nothing bad happens in my life to delay the process 🤞 What softwares do you use ? Clip Studio Paint for backgrounds, Toon Boom Harmony for animation (tablet is Intuos pro large) Did you work on TOH ? No 🙂 I’m just a very passionate fan 😂

The idea that Phillip was also a weirdo but in an environment that’s far more hostile to people being different.

NO BECAUSE CALEB TAUGHT HIM THAT WHEN MR FROG DIED HE COULD BE REPLACES : (

A tragedy Disney never gave us the full backstory on Phillip and his brother! I love to see more episodes

OMG The detail of philip changing the hand which he's drawing with! I love it

what a wholesome first episode. i sure hope nothing horrible comes between those brothers, fracturing their relationship and corrupting the mind of the younger one :)

What makes Philip such a great villain for me is, that his backstory could actually be real

3:06 CALEB USING A RED FEATHER STOP ILL CRY

I like the thought that he'd be perfectly fine with amphibia just not the boiling isles

I love how Philip couldn’t write with his left hand (long ago, people with a dominant left hand would be seemed as witches)

It’s disturbing to think that such an innocent kid would grow up to be a monster, and one of the worst brothers in history

This explains so much, like how Belos voice actor considered him to be misunderstood

Man, Philip/Belos seemed such a cute kid, it's crazy to think what he will become

0:03 Mr Frog :"I'm Mr. Frog. This is my show. I eat the bug. *EATS BUG* I ate the bug. This is the end. I love you."

I love that he started of writing with his right hand but as he got more relaxed he tarted righting with his left again

I felt cheated that Disney didn't let Dana Tarrance and her team have more episodes that would have let us know more about Caleb and Philip's story. Thank you for filling in the gaps for us.

Magpie does such a good job making young Phillip a sympathetic character. Almost makes me forget the terrible monster he grows up to be...almost.

3:20 wtf i actually empathize with belos for once? IMPOSSIBLE

Seeing the ending shot with Belos still keeping the Mr. Frog stone after all these centuries. Makes you wonder if there was ever a time that for a brief moment, he wishes he could go back to that time, when everything was simpler. It reminds me of Avatar in the episode where Aang sees Roku’s past with Sozin, and Sozin’s testament first mentions a time when things were not so twisted. Both Sozin and Belos have done terrible things, but there was a time that each of them were still good people, and it makes you wonder if they’ve ever looked back and wished they could return to that happy time. Love the first episode, it makes you see Phillip as a human but also subtly hints at what he will become. Looking forward to the next one!

This animation turned out so beautiful, it's honestly like it could have come from the show itself. It was an honour to do the music for this!

I love the differences in how the brothers react to death around them. His parents death probably made Caleb start doubting if there was a God, and if there was, why he would take his parents away. That is likely what enabled him to be more open-minded to Evelyn, the demon realm, and magic. Philip on the other hand seems to represent a lot of typical Puritan attitudes. God punished those who did not follow his word. His parents' deaths were the consequence of not being good people, and Mr. Frog's death was the result of Philip himself not writing with his right hand (I really appreciate how you incorporate a lot of actual history into this, showing how the messed up Puritan ideology plays a lot into how Belos was formed) Some of my headcanons for Belos include that he gave some of the Grimwalkers very Puritan names like "Fear God", Sorry for Sin", etc. to remind himself he was doing God's work.

I love how this went into Phillip/Belos's backstory! Him having a frog friend is so innocent and sweet... VERY unlike later in his life!! I can't wait to see more of Caleb and Evelyn! 😄 AMAZING job!!!

Can't believe they managed to make Belos cute. Great voice acting and animation! Looks professional, seriously!

When Disney doesn't do an Owl House spin-off, of course the community goes ahead! Loved this SO MUCH! ♥

Is this gonna be like a whole mini series👁️👄👁️ This is just incredible, and you can bet I’ll be watching every episode. This is now the unofficial official prequel to The Owl House

Tiny Philip/Belos is so outrageously cute and adorable ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I wanna see Caleb take care of his little brother when Philip gets sick it be so outrageously cute and adorable

I swear I never get tired of seeing fan content exploring Philip/Belos' point of view on the story. Too bad we'll never see an official exploration of this. Also excellent work on the animation. Simply excellent, the attention to detail and foreshadowing were fabulous.

This series is what the fandom needs more than anything. Your talent is out of this world! Can't wait to see more of what you're doing bud!

Props to Magpie! We never got to see Phillip/Belos' backstory in the official show, but THIS...THIS IS PHENOMENAL. The animation is so similar to the show- spot on, in fact- and the writing... I'd always thought of Belos as an irredeemable bigot of a villain (and he ABSOLUTELY still is), but this shows another side of him. He started off as a lovable, innocent boy slowly broken down by years of hurt as he was raised to adulthood in a society that punished anyone who deviated from the norm. Eventually, these toxic teachings became so ingrained in his heart that he went on to shape a dysfunctional society in the image of the one that he had grown up in. My favorite detail in this animation is how when Phillip became Belos, he kept the stone Mr. Frog. It could be a reminder of his brother, but I think it's more likely that it's a reminder of the false belief he has that "those who are different will inevitably be punished for it", adding a bit of continuity to his arc and giving commentary on real-world issues. Villains like Belos are a warning to all of us who are watching. Because when we hurt others for being different than we are and teach others to do the same, we perpetuate the same cycle of hate and abuse exemplified in Phil/Belos' story. And even though he's a fictional character, I wish I could tell little Phillip he was fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of a forgiving, loving God, a being who is nothing like the one the people of his town follow. One that doesn't punish people for being different, because He made so many people with different personalities and passions and yes, different dominant hands. I wish I could tell Phil he was loved for who he is. I wish I could take him away from that place and help him heal and grow into the person he was meant to be, instead of taking the dark path he did. And for the person reading this, I don't know if you believe in a God, but I hope you know that you are, and always have been, loved. Pass that message on, so we can make our world, and our stories, filled with far less horror and tragedy than Belos'. gosh that was long...and sappy, towards the end... but I had to get that off my chest. Cheers!

Don’t think it’s getting enough attention, but Philip’s intellect! Not only writing down all sorts of mathematical equations in his little book, but also reasoning them out and pondering their concepts! Not to mention reading books that lead him to see 10 x 100 was 1000! Definitely love this little detail, because it not only shows he was a brilliant mind from the start, but also a precursor to the insane mathematical genius it took for him to build that portal and actually get it to function properly! Honestly, could possibly say he even went into the theory of relativity a bit with the portal, which can be correlated to a wormhole and the whole bending of space-time. 👀

The wait for this animation was absolutely worth it. The animation, voice acting, and music was absolutely perfect. I love all the detials of Philip's past and the additions that has been made to his backstory; like how it seems like Philip would repeat the cycle of abusive uncles in the Wittebane family (Philip would be abusive to Hunter, who he called his "Nephew"). Based on the uncle's happy reaction while looking at the Wittebane house in the 5th drawing, I'm guessing the reason the uncle had them killed was because he wanted their property. Maybe, like Philip, he was the younger sibling and thus didn't get a lot of his parent's inhertence. I also like the detail of Philip's nose looking like his father's and Caleb/Hunter's nose being more similar to his uncle's. Belos is by far my favorite character in The Owl House (if one couldn't already tell from my profile picture) and I remember his design is what convinced me to watch The Owl House in the first place back in 2020 after Season 1 had finished. I remember being sad that we didn't get to see much of his story directly in the main show. But considering that you're mini-series is going almost exclusevely focus on Belos, I am so happy that we'll be able to get more detail on his backstory than we ever could have possibly gotten from the main show. Thank you so much for making this.

2:04 why does this line hit so hard??

Me before watching this: Oh boy! Another Philip video! Sure hope I don’t get crushed by the signs of who he’ll become! Me at the end: *sigh* god damn it

THIS IS A FAN ANIMATION ⁉️ HOLY MOLY IT LOOKS LIKE ITS FROM THE ACTUAL SHOW!!!🤯 THIS IS PERFECT!

That drawing animation at 2:55 was incredible!! I was always curious on how to make a drawing look charcoal/ink-like and this serves as a beautiful example!

1. this is great 2. i have a feeling belos/philip’s behavior stems from an extreme fear of abandonment (which probably stems from his upbringing/backstory)… it’s quite tragic imo.

I am disappointed we never got this in the original series but thankfully you're fixing this problem with your own animation's

This is absolutely STUNNING. The animation is amazing, the voices honestly match the characters, the story is heartbreaking yet so good, everything about this is PERFECT. Excellent work!

Umm...WOW?! Dana really could've used her on the Owl House Production Team. Holy crap, this was a pleasure to watch. Belos and freaking Vitimir were always the two characters that I wish we got to see fleshed out. Great work!

I can’t with Mr. Frog’s pose when he died 😭

About to blind react to this I’m terrified

This is gonna be awsome im sad we didnt get more backstory on Belos (f**k you disney!)

3:32 OH MY GOSH WAIT THATS SO CUTE HOLD ON

Анимация стала такой плавной, а ещё я так рада, что хороший контент по Дому Совы всё ещё выходит и будет выходить ещё долго

4:22 TOMOTA FLEXING AS HARD AS HE CAN- AND WITH A BRITISH ACCENT NO LESS!!

You can't just hit me with an adorable little philip like that I can't take this

4:28 bro your writing the show Disney didn’t dare to- that’s awesome

This is so stunning, thank you so much for letting me be part of it!! ❤

so philip was a quirky kid like luz than he became this.. Monster everyone hates , 2:22 very very long time i cried hearing that scene

The idea of Belos having that rock still is both hilarious and adorable

Don’t matter the reason or backstory. Belos will always be Disneys most vile villain no exceptions in my book.

This is so AWESOME!! I would KILL to have a miniseries dedicated to the story of Phillip and Caleb!! 💕💕

THE QUALITY IS INSANE HOLY COW????????? AMAZING JOB TO EVERYONE INVOLVED👏👏👏

0:21 MOOOD! I type this comment with left, but as a child my parents put me to wrote with right to not become a Belos probably. _xD_

God such a good characterization of Phillip. The denial of death/loss, his first reaction being "but it's not my fault though/must have been an accident". Even though in this scenario it really is not his fault and he's just a child... this behavior model followed him to his adulthood and this whole situation kinda reminds me of... another death Philipp will have to witness and deny.

Now that´s a spin-off i´d watch, your work is awesome Magpie 😁😊 Such a backstory for a villain that evil, "Did God punish me because i used my bad hand?", poor child, he succumbed to the doctrine after all.

Villains have a sad past in your backstory: Belos, 😢 MY FROG NOOOOOOO Also I really like how Evelyn have hair color more brown/orange and blue eyes, remember me Eda’s mom and eyes of Lilith

My head is in my hands this is so TRAGIC. THIS IS INCREDIBLE. Actually screaming in my mind.

NO I CANNOT FEEL SYMPATHY FOR BELOS!

ARGSIDJSJS THE GOAT OF TOH ANIMATIONS IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER I LOVE THIS SO MUCHHH

0:33 Wait... where their parents accused of being witches and killed?! How can you subtly drop that info in such a sweet little scene!?

It’s so awesome how this community is still creating content for this amazing show! Even though toh is over, it will continue living in our hearts thanks to the talent of the community!

Up to 2:29 Caleb seems way nicer less off than show shows at first thought reversed. But yah Pip seems quite different

THE LEGEND HAS RETURNED

Dude I’m so glad people like you and Tomota are keeping this show alive. Especially with your backstory on Caleb and Philip! Makes me excited to see more in the future! Keep it up Mag!🫶🏽

I love seeing this side of Philip. I wish we got to see more of his and Caleb's relationship in the show.

2:17 ….uhhhhh-

THIS IS SO GOOD!! No matter how many views this gets it will remain underrated

It was amazing, it's definitely an amazing job. My congratulations to all the effort behind it, they delivered a beautiful piece. ✨🐸

Okay those final few frames had no right to hit that hard, and that's not even getting into the animatic at the end. Magpie you beautiful critter

Ouh, the detail of Philip using drawing to process the trauma he went through, something that is incredibly common for young children to do. If I got this right, the Wittebane parents were rich and prosperous, doing well for themselves and providing for Caleb and Philip, but their uncle in his greed accused them of witchcraft. Thus, when they were hanged for their "crimes", he inherited their land and money. Probably got guardianship over the two children, and put them immediately to work and probably treated them cruelly. Very ironic that with this scenario, later on Philip would become the monsterous uncle to Hunter, just as his own was to him.

absolutely STELLAR!

I've been waiting for this to realese! Been seeing the progress on Tumblr. I know it'll be great as usual

OMG, the animation for this video is *BEAUTIFUL,* it’s incredible how it’s so smooth! 😅 Loving the direction it’s taking so far. Keep up the good work, dude! 🎉❤

Dang this looks beautiful and practically identical to the show. Great job man

This just showed up on my recommendations and I just have to say that I LOVE IT!!! It looks so professional and the movements are so smooth just A++ work all around. I don't frequently watch the Owl House but I can see this lil animation being a cool lil fan prequel series. Overall, great work!

THIS IS ACTUALLY SO GOOD AND FEELS SO OFFICIAL 😭

Absolutely amazing!!! Hitting me in the feels with frieght train, and the foreshadowing, and just everything!

I love anything owl house but knowing what happens to these two might make my cry and I might even fear this series because of it

AHHH I LOVE THIS we were robbed of a full whittebane backstory and I’m so glad you put in the work to make it happen. The backgrounds are also gorgeous asf.

This looks so good! It NEEDS more attention!!

1:52 Face caleb he know

Ok holy cow! This. Is. Amazing and a work of art! I love that someone is interested in Philip and Caleb's past. I think it's actually one of Disney's most underrated backstory or characters. And it looks like it's literally a clip from the show. Just amazing and super talented❤

Damn ever was a fan of this show but it’s super clear that their so much love in this fan community

HOLY COW IM GONNA ADORE WATCHING THIS !!

IT´S HEEEEEERE!!! AAAAAAAAHHH!! IT´SO GOOOOD!!

"you can keep it as a memory, and that one will never die".... 😟 amazing job btw!!

You provide the TOH fandom with the stories Disney denied us

1:46 bro did the family guy

I AM ACTUALLY CRYING TIGHT NOW

Philip's bruise from the left hand punishment being in the exact location of coven sigils. Even down to it being the left hand too.

The animation on this is amazing

Omg this is amazing! I've been waiting for long :D his accent is so cute!❤

ok then how do I stop the tears

The sheer quality of this is just.... wow.

This is so good oh my godd. It looks so official. Incredible work

I LOVE THIS BUT THE RUN??? 0:52 *HELP.*

OMGGG I'M IN AN ABSOLUTE SHOCK

Oh my GOD what the hell this is the most amazing animation I've seen in a LONG freaken time. Like I can't even imagine how LONG this took. You like need a patreon or something you're INCREDIBLY skilled and should be paid for your work.

after no Owl House content for a year, this really lightened up my day ngl