Viren, restored to power, leads the human armies against Xadia, amassing even more dark magic with the help of Aaravos. In the third season, Ezran is manipulated into abdicating the throne amid pressure for war and rejoins Callum and Rayla to return Zym to his dying mother at her home, the Storm Spire. Ezran learns of his father's death and returns to Katolis to claim the throne. By the end of Season 2, Viren is imprisoned for treason for having illicitly used Harrow's seal, and for abusing his powers of dark magic. Meanwhile, Callum becomes the first human to directly access primal magic, connecting with the Sky Arcanum. In the second season, Viren attempts to rally the other human kingdoms to war against Xadia he also makes a secret alliance with the mysterious, imprisoned elf mage Aaravos, with whom he communicates through a magic mirror and a caterpillar-like creature. At the end of the first season, the egg hatches into the Dragon Prince, Azymondias, nicknamed Zym. Viren seizes power after Harrow's assassination and sends his children Claudia and Soren to kill the princes and recover the egg. Ezran, his half-brother Callum, and the young elf assassin Rayla discover that the egg was not destroyed they undertake a dangerous mission to return the egg to Xadia. In retaliation, elf assassins attempt to kill Harrow and his son, Ezran. As a consequence, they were driven away to the west, and the continent was split in two by a massive river of lava.ġ,000 years later, the human King Harrow of Katolis and his advisor, the dark mage Viren, have killed the dragon king, Avizandum, and supposedly destroyed his heir's egg. However, the humans, being unable to utilize magic naturally, began to use dark magic, which is fueled by the life essence of magical creatures.
Centuries ago, the dragons, elves, and humans of Xadia lived in peace.
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The series is set in a fantasy world on the continent of Xadia, which is rich in magic derived from six primal sources: the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, the Earth, the Sky, and the Ocean. A video game set in the same world as the series is in development. The series has been renewed for four additional seasons, each with nine episodes. Season 2 followed in February 15, 2019, and Season 3 in November 22, 2019. The first season premiered on September 14, 2018. The series has earned critical acclaim for its story, themes, vocal performances, animation, and humor. The series follows the story of the prince half-brothers Callum and Ezran and the elf Rayla, who, as they take care of the infant dragon prince Azymondias, must end the thousand-year-old conflict between the human kingdoms and the magical creatures of the land of Xadia. 15.The Dragon Prince is an American fantasy computer-animated streaming television series created for Netflix by Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond, produced by Wonderstorm and animated by Bardel Entertainment. Season 2 of The Dragon Prince premieres on Netflix on Feb. I think we took some of the notes to heart and said we can fix some of the things that people may not have liked as much.” We really tried in season 2 to make the show look as good as it possibly could. “Every time we get the ability to do more of this stuff, we’re always trying to make the process better. “We’re really proud of what we did with season 1, but I think we always try to do better,” Richmond told Polygon. Moving forward with the style, as a response to fan feedback, is something that Richmond and Ehasz want to continue doing. The Dragon Prince creators confirmed for Polygon that the second season animation adjusts the controversial frame rate to provide a sleeker and more traditional look to the show. “We just heard a ton of feedback on and the guys take it really seriously.” It’s really fine-tuned for season 2,” Harrod told Polygon in a phone interview. “I think that the animation is the big thing. In September 2018, head writers Justin Richmond and Aaron Ehasz told Polygon that fan input was essential to the series, and they seem to have stuck to their word. While the visuals themselves were stunning, the choice to give the 2D animation a stop-motion feel came off as rigid.Īs head of community management for The Dragon Prince, Danika Harrod noticed that a vocal contingent on Twitter, Tumblr and other social platforms (where the series earned a reputation for engaging with fans) couldn’t look past the animation style in season 1. But one issue even diehard fans of the series had was the animation frame rate. The fantasy series drew high praise for its world-building details, diverse and engaging cast of characters, and exciting plot worthy of its Avatar pedigree. The Dragon Prince season 2 premieres in February with one major change: a smoothed-out animation style.