I've been thinking about this a lot (also because of theory reading again at night)
The villain of the 3rd Season is one that encourages your strengths to the max until it exploits.
And that honestly just make sense when it is about... A toxic friendship.
I'm only saying this for some personal experience. I had a toxic friendship in my life that made me feel proud of me for a while, until I basically got stumped by my friend.
And when I stood up for myself, she decided to be really a toxic person, even worse than before.
It came to the point that I was feeling sad and even ashamed about what before was making me feel proud, because I was making harm on my friend.
So... the only way I can see this villain get him (especially since it was supposed to be Wander the most affected one since the arc was on him) is by... making him feel guilty for something he's proud of.
Like in the beginning the villain looks like a nice guy, encouraging every thing he did, and to do more, being a super friend.
Until the time comes, and manipulates him. And since the creature is a friend, Wander (by being a pacifist) is not gonna stand up for a while until he thinks that is enough, maybe by some action that he thinks that is way too far or that he feels way to uncomfortable with it.
Or maybe he damaged somome and there's where he realizes.
And probably when that happens, he would be convinced later by the villain that he damaged everyone he loves and cares by the actions, blaming him and his good deeds.
And probably the villain would use Sylvia as a major target since the friendship of them both, making him feel thay she won't trust him anymore or something.
That can drive him into a bad emotional state, from a mental breakdown to even a stage of depression.
And by That, no more happy-go-lucky helpful guy.
He would be a worthless helpless guy (or at least that's how he said/shown at some point) he would have those feelings of guilt... And he would not be himself.
And it can be all up to the other main characters to... make him recover? To make him come back to his feeling.
Obviously (by experience) is not easy. You don't trust even to yourself. That would have to be a task from everyone.
I feel that the lesson that he would have to get there... is that there's creatures that are not like him... And some are going to use him as bait.
And it's not easy to get out of a toxic friendship. But it can be done.
You can rely on the real ones, the ones that were and are with you... because they know the real you.
And it will be hard to trust again after all it because guilt feelings and all that. But with baby steps, it can be done.
Honestly it is a concept that I would love to see... because it can be shown in a way that people can relate a lot. And it can show ways to cope it.
THIS IS one heck of a thought in the night.
But I have that feeling and it can be a thing. And Honestly, this is mainly one of the reasons I will fight for the renew of the Season.
Because j may be wrong and it's a completely different plot. But it would be nice to see how that can go and how the friendships there can be tested.
Ok that. I'm gonna go to bed.
Thanks to the person who read until here 💕