In D&D terms: Soren has a higher Wisdom and lower intelligence And Claudia has a high intelligence but lower wisdom.

I feel people dont give Soren enough credit for protecting Ezran. He was willing to kill his own father because he knew he was doing a bad thing. Sure it turned out to be an illusion but Soren didnt know that so he consciencly made the descision to stop his own father by wounding him mortally in order to save Ezran

Everyone totally went from hating Soren to worshipping him in one season

Soren is everything Jaime Lannister wants to be

He maybe not have the tragic backstory like Zuko at least he has the common sense to know is right or wrong

Soren was definitely something of a surprise to me; I honestly thought that he would become a secondary bad guy but now I'm glad that he became a hero. Side not: love the new red hair, Kris!

On the other side, Claudia go from "BAE" to "Hate her" to compensate, I guess.

The conversation he has with Callum, apologising for antagonising the prince and explaining his envy at the relationship between Harrow and Callum that he wanted between himself and Viren is a huge moment for Soren. It feels like the first time he’s said it out loud, and he’s letting go of a massive load. Between that and disowning his own father, very understandable given Viren’s atrocities, Soren is taking his fate into his own hands instead of it being dictated by a validation he’s never going to get. If this is all we’re getting, and I hope it’s not, it’s still a strong character arc and one easily applicable to those thinking their worth is based on how a parent approves of them.

I love how the showrunners designed his armor to look like football pads to subconsciously link him with the "dumb jock" stereotype. It immediately made many of us 80s-90s kids think "bully" or "jerk" when we look at him, and did a lot of the heavy lifting on showing us who Soren 'appears to be' at a glance. So when we slowly learn more about him, that armor slowly shifts from 'dumb jock pads' to the 'Shining Armor of an Honorable Knight' worthy of our respect... and make no mistake, he definitely has our respect now!

And did anyone else notice that the Dragon Soren freed shares most of his color scheme (black and gold).

Sorens my dad is a villain speech was the best

I definitely liked his arc, but anyone who had been paying attention to the characterizations of Soren and Claudia could even at the beginning of Season 1 correctly predict that she would be the one to turn to evil whereas he would be the one to be with the heroes. It was made obvious in the first episode that, although cocky, he was a genuinely nice guy who would do the right thing and help others. On the other hand, it established in that same episode that Claudia doesn't see anything morally wrong at all with taking the lives of innocent creatures if it means gaining power, which is normally what villains do in any story, film, video game, or any other form of media. So I wasn't surprised at all with how his and Claudia's arcs ended in season 3. But it did leave me satisfied to see our Best Bro save some dragons instead of hurting (and then getting hurt by) them.

Soren was a twist; you expected him to stand by his father, and for Claudia to turn on him. But the reverse is true.

Petition to have Soren ride a dragon! Let the boy have that!!! AAAH!

Honestly at the start of the series I thought Soren would just be like the friendly rival to Calum and I found Claudia to be a lot more interesting, funnier and just overall more likeable than him. But seeing Soren’s evolution in the third season from the goofy daft knight who was more brawns than brains than his family, to a morale defender and friend to the main characters who caught on to Viren’s lies and deception while his sister failed to see it was honestly amazing with how he changed and how real it felt, which makes me like Soren more than Claudia now. But who knows maybe Claudia will get a redemption someday like Soren did. You never know.

Soren is a goof with a good heart. I really enjoyed the changes in his role and how he stood for what he felt was right. Looking forward to Dragon Prince Season 4!

Although I’m mad at Claudia for her choices, I also feel bad for her. She already had to choose between her family before and lost her mom. And now that she lost Soren she’s more broken than ever before. And it’s definitely going to get worse now that she sided with Viren (even if he said she wasn’t an asset). I hope she’ll get the redemption arch she needs so she can rebuild the relationship between her and Soren, and possibly be forgiven by Ezran, Callum, and hopefully Rayla.

Soren's obviously already played a huge role in how things have turned out for Ezran & Zym and the others so far (breaking Ezran out of jail and sneaking him out to safety, risking his life to reach the Storm Spire in time to warn everyone of the approaching army, etc.), but I'd really, really love to see Viren's (and I suppose by extension, Aaravos') defeat be at least partially a direct result of Soren's actions. Both Viren and Aaravos don't concern themselves with Soren at all (Viren may not like calling Claudia an asset but he clearly USES her as one) and ultimately, it doesn't seem to matter to them whether he lives or dies, let alone what he does with his life. Aaravos warns Viren about losing Claudia if he tells the truth, but doesn't say a word about losing Soren if he lies. Viren barely even pretends to care that Soren didn't die, and when he does it's probably for the sake of keeping Claudia on his side. I'd love to see their disregard for him and everything he has to offer come back to bite them in the end, even more so than it already has. I never thought I'd love Soren this much in the first two seasons, but boy did season 3 really bring me around. I'm so proud of this sweet boy and how much he's done. Now I just have to hope Claudia can learn to face reality, too, and escape Viren's influence like her brother.

Soren is a good boy and his haikus are great.

I started to like him a lot after his character developed. He is a knight at heart, is what he wanted to be from childhood, you can tell.

Kinda felt this first part was just an origin story for evil Claudia and good Soren, kinda like planting seeds for what’s to come, brother vs sister a sort of tragedy,

Where you touch on that he doesn't compromise who he is, I think thats meant to be the whole point, I wouldnt even call what Soren has been on a true redemption arc. He hasn't really changed at all, rather hes just realized that who he isn't compatible with who his father is and finally found the will to stand on his own two feet and make his own choices. He never really needed to be redeemed, just shown that there was another way.

I'm gonna tell my kids this was Jamie's redemption arc.

Soren and Steve Harrington are absolute *Redemption Bros!* I love it! First knew how much I liked Soren when he started doing poetry in bed after he was paralyzed. That really showed what a good person he truly was, and was ready and willing to accept responsibility for his actions. He talked about not wanting to hurt the kids before, but still tried to... but when shit got real, and faced with life long suffering and immobility, he faced it like a real man and a badass and he accepted the punishment for what he tried to do. Soren is a good dude... and now he has a black and gold dragon pal! Haha

Soren, the jock who isn't a jerk

Soren is one of my favourite characters in Dragon Prince. He's a fool but an honest fool who chooses to do the right thing in the end.

I love how this show (and Soren in particular) subtly tackled some pretty weighty themes like narcissistic parents, gaslighting, and deprogramming. What makes me want to root for Soren is how he WAS able to deprogram despite the gaslighting from Virin, the feeling of being the 'dumb' one, and the lack of support from anyone around him. That sort of situation is a reality for many, and trusting their own experiences and discernment enough to reject their parent's toxicity may be the hardest thing some of them ever have to do. And sadly many never do. To make this digestible for a young audience is exceptional.

Yes!!!!!! I’m so glad you brought up his intelligence! Everyone is like he’s so dumb, but honestly, a lot of that “dumb” persona probably stemmed from his father treating him that way since childhood. Love Soren and his character arc!!

Wtf? I have to wait eleven days from now!?! Whatever, I'm just glad Soren is being featured. He and Claudia are the best.

Soren is a true himbo.

At first Soren only cared for his fathers approval. Eventually he realized that he didn’t need it and switch sides to help the good guys. Zuko vibes anyone?

Calling it soren is the zuko of this show

I may be reading too far into it but I find hugely poetic how in season one Viren tells Soren "you'll know the right thing to do" about letting the princes die. And in season 3 he makes the conscious decision to willingly kill his parent because he knows what he's doing is wrong. In the end he did knew the right thing to do.

Soren is like new Zuko. Claudia is like new Azula. Viren is like new Lord Ozai. Change my mind.

when you rely think about it Soren trend out to be the smart one out of the two.

I honestly think that the introduction of the characters in season 1 is kinda underrated. I mean Soren is introduced with Callum who feels insecure and inadequate because he feels that he can't live up to his father's expectation in the role he is given. And Soren is just like him and the reason for their insecurities is shown right there Callum because he is bad at the big muscly battle prince stuff and Soren because he IS good at the big muscly battle sword fight and whereas Harrow obviously loves and appreciates his step son for who he is Viren often dismisses and looks down on his son because of who he is. They are similar yet a great contrast to one another and oh my god the more I look back on season 1 the more I feel reaffirmed in the sentiment that the writers definitely knew what they were doing with these characters.

I just love how Soren changes his mind and how his character developes.. He was such an interesting character and I never really knew if I should like him or not. Of course at the end he was one of the good guys, but in season 1 and 2 I really didn't knew if he should be trusted. Dammit the writing of this series so soo frickin good at some points °^°

Soren's close call was definitely his own turning point, because he realised how much he fucked up earlier and then kinda realised that just being strong was not going to get him through every situation in life, and I like his change from this brute to a less brutish character who actually is able to reflect and think carefully and for himself, even is he is still not the smartest, he has always been a good one at heart.

Soren became best boy the moment he walked away from his dad

Man Claudia her story is so tragic. She values family above all else because she is traumatized by her family splintering apart during her childhood. That's why she still follows her father. Because she wants to belive so much that he is a good person. It has made her easy to manipulate. But her father does also love her in a twisted way. The question is how long that will last should it ever come to a situation where sacrificing Claudia would be benefical to him. God I love this show so much.

I would literally die for Soren

I am very interested to see in which direction Claudia and Viren will go. If I understand correctly Aaravos will soon manifest as a touchable being and I am wondering if Viren will join him, if Aaravos gets rid of Viren or makes him his minion. And tied to that is the dynamic between Viren and Claudia. Will Claudia accept Aaravos as being higher in the heirarcy or will she try and convince her father, that he is better than just being a subject to Aaravos? Will she become the minion to do it all? Will Viren still treat her like his daughter or will she become an asset? This all ties into Claudia having an redemption arc or being doomed to go insane and become paranoid like Azula did in Atla.

I think of Soren as being dumbly smart

Yo Soren's character development was sexy ngl

During my watchthrough I referred to this guy as "Chad"...... and I'll keep caling him that to the end of time😎

Funny thing, I always thought that it was claudia who will be a hero at the end and turn on her father because she was way closer to the princes than he was and also he wanted to kill them at one point but what do you know it was soren all along he become my favorite character in the show after season 3 ❤

All characters are amazing :)

Hoping for Season 4 to happen. i was happy when Soren walked away from Viren and sad when Claudia did not go with him.

Watching your video has made me want to rewatch all 3 seasons.

Soren reminds me a lot of Tom from Star Vs. When they are first introduced they are annoying stereotypes you are supposed to hate (jock & ex-boyfriend), but over time they get significantly fleshed out into stand out characters from their shows.

Gordon Ramsay : What is this! Soren : It's a Bread Sandwich Gordon Ramsay : Finally! Some good Fu**in food! Me : [Screech of Joy]

Soren went above and beyond in redeeming himself. Even the little thing of his "step-prince" jabs that annoyed me in season 1, I had nearly forgotten about it and then he made the effort to apologise directly for it and I was just so impressed. And his reasons for going along with killing the princes being that he doubted his own beliefs in stead of his father's who he viewed as more intelligent and good, totally makes sense and frames his actions entirely differently.

He is a goofball and i love him. Can't wait for season 4

How can we forget one of Sorens brightest moments by bringing a wheelbarrow full of hay, we all thought was gonna be the escape for ez, only to show us that a bag was hidden in the hay for the disguise

I can't help but remember when Soren realized what Viren meant about the boys... Holy god did anyone see how upset he got?

I think all the charecters on the drangon prince are a mix of tow characters of avatar, an exemple, Soren is a mix of Zuko because of his obcession with empress his father that love his sister more than him and Sokka because of his funny personality.

i found this video only now but i already love this whole analysis. what i have to add to this is that both Soren and Claudia are absolutely positively neurodivergent. however, what is different between them is that while Claudia has her special interest focused on learning, magic, and all kinds of book smarts information loredump topics, Soren's focus lies even remotely close to the battlefield, starting with martial arts and ending with grand scale battle strategy. i bet that if he understood the connection between his physical shape and anatomy, he would learn names of all bones and muscles within a week, if only to be very specific with giving his subordinates precise instructions about how to stretch before their daily training. that zipline he build? it's about terrain and angle and making a constructions of specific size and purpose and it's absolutely not something that any bufoon could just make on a spot. so while he isn't street smart in sense of understanding people and situations, he absolutely has a set of special interests focused around strength and physical dexternity.

He's one of my favorite characters

I agree. I truly loved his character development. In the beginning Claudia was my favorite but book 3 changed that for me. Soren became my favorite through his heart and will to do what's right.

The worst thing I can say about Soren was that he was evil by association. Now his a great hero and part of the main group and we love him.

Did anyone notice how Claudia looks like Claire from Trollhunters?? I mean They both have black-purple hair! They cast a spell ( dark magic ) at the end of the season 2 and some of their hairs becomes white!! They both have a friend who is boy and has crush on them!

I love this breakdown. To me, Soren's redemption started the moment he realized that attacking the dragon was a mistake. He freed Corvus and was prepared to sacrifice himself to buy time for people to escape. It showed how truly thoughtful and caring Soren is, though it's usually overshadowed by his resignation later when his spine is broken.

I adore soren so much, but where do I find the dragon prince narrated by soren?! I can't seem to find it.

I remember seeing the end credits and it shows little claudia on virens lap doing their magic thing or whatever and soren on the side looking left out and not getting the same attention that Claudia gets. At that moment i kinda felt bad soren and that one picture explained so much about his childhood. But anyway I got goldfish memory.

I watched the first three seasons last week and I can't wait for season 4 ! I love the show.

Soren new found Will Power would make him a perfect candidate for the likes of TASKS FORCE 141. What do y'all think, would Soren have the capacity of "Who Dares Wins." ☺

He has got to be one of my favorite characters in the series because of this arc. He may not be book smart and he’s definitely a goofball but he is in no way an idiot. Because he’s willing to think for himself and not make the same mistakes it’s others do

He may not always be the smartest but he knows when something is morally wrong or right he has a sense of good and bad which sets him apart from the rest of his family.

Soren reminds me of Jaime Lannister (not as smart as his sister but is a great solder,he is also the youngest kings guard just like Jamie, he must have been the inspiration for Soren) , but with a good redemption arc.

Yes his arc was extremely satisfying right up there with Zuko and Katra But while being a little more lovable and goofy than either of those two.

I can’t wait until dragon prince get another season so we can find out what happened to the Aavos and If you will still be loyal !

I feel like the Soren in my family. we didn't have a Viren thank goodess but I relate to him. he's also funny as shit.

Can you do a video on his sister.

Why do I feel so similar to Soren?

I love him, he's precious and I love his beard.

Soren is the man!

I can't hear the name Soren without thinking of the Barn Owl from Guardians of Ga'Hoole / Legend of the Guardians.

he may not have zuko tragic backstory but they have the commmon sense the do what right

Soren is best boi

Soren is just pure joy i love watching his character id be his friend

Just got through the whole show, truly is a great show regardless of it being fantasy. Hooked me in everyway

Dragon Knight Soren would be amazing though

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Yeah he really did grow as a character 💯

I love soren he is my fav character he’s just like me he’s goofy kinda stupid and just an over very well developed character he’s cocky but he has a hudge heart and finds out that his dad isn’t that good and understands that maybe his dad isn’t that good of a person I just love him so much and he’s just so sweet and I just loaf him

I think it's interesting, in a show that really cares about diversity, how he's kinda the stereotypical douchy straight white guy. He can be a bit of a jerk, but it's not because he's mean, but because he doesn't know better (partly, because of his privilege). Soren's arc isn't a transition from evil to good, he was never evil. His journey goes from being a person that blindly accepts a status quo that benefits him, to a person that gains awarenes and acts to change the Status Quo that benefitted him.

Soran pulled a Zuko

I love him so much, he’s so cute 😂❤️

Soren: Claudia? are we the baddies?

Rayla is and stays my favorite character

I love Soren he starts as comic relief dumbass but soon you realize he is not dumb but naive and oblivious he can be smart and thanks to his naivity he has pure heart and Viren never bothered to lie to him hence he saw the truth which he accepted since he knows that going with Viren is evil especially after His father turned soldier into gargoyles

This's what Bumi (LOK) could have been

To me I at first shipped Callum and Rayla but then it was laid on too thick, and Callum seems to be a little too sure in the belief that he is the main character Which makes soren and his growth more appealing and actually makes him my favorite character

he's my fave aswell

He's my favorite character in the series.

I bet Soren made the King laugh a lot, since they both like bad puns.

We can all make a great change💓

Soren gives me Zuko vibes

You should do a video on Viren's narcissistic tendencies.

Soren is the Merlin to Ezran's Arthur In a way