#winx codatorta

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Riven running ahead as bait so sniper can expose his position so Timmy can shoot him down That's it that's the post And yes Codatorta definitely had a heart attack over it because that's NOT an approved tactic of getting rid of a sniper.

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Professor Wizgiz 🍀📗

Codatorta ⚔🥊

Princess Amentia 👽🗻

[thewriteroflucifenia]

Not sure if this has been asked(I love this idea and just need more content of it lol) but what does each couples parents/siblings/family thing of their S.O.s and vice versa(The S.Os thoughts on their partners parents/siblings/family). For some reason I can see Bloom and Brandon having Sky and Diaspro's bio parents on a hit list.

Bloom/Sky -

Mike and Vanessa really like Sky; they think he's a nice person, he tries to be helpful whenever he's at their house, and he treats Bloom well. They live with them for a few years - they claimed it was to save money, but really I think Bloom just wasn't ready to leave home and Sky really likes her parents. Vanessa is pretty certain Sky needs medicated but he vehemently denies that his anxiety is that bad. It is, he's just being stubborn, but to each their own. As I've said, Sky really likes them. Mike actually becomes one of the most important male role models/father figures in Sky's life. They spend a lot of time together and talk a lot. They don't watch tv together though; Sky thinks Mike's programs are too raunchy and Mike thinks he's way too sensitive about what's in shows. It was Game of Thrones, Sky didn't want to watch Game of Thrones with him.

Oritel and Marion like Sky but they always feel sad when talking with him. Oritel especially. Erendor and Oritel were about as close as they could be, they were like brothers. Finding out just how off the rails his best friend went and how much it affected his son really hurt. Marion doesn't blame Sky for this, but he is a reminder of how her friend, Sachiko, was utterly betrayed by Erendor and Samara. Oritel really wants to be a father figure for Sky but Sky just doesn't really click with him when's doing that because he reminds him too much of Erendor. But he does respect Oritel and Marion and he's sacrificed his normal life he was enjoying to help rebuild Domino.

Samara really hates Bloom but that's just... Kinda her MO. Samara is an overly attached boy-mom, she hated Diaspro and SHE PICKED HER. She blames Bloom partially for Sky cutting her off because it's easier to point the blame at Bloom, Brandon, Diaspro, the school, and Monica than to admit she fucked up. Erendor is very fond of Bloom, but more the concept of Bloom than the reality of Bloom. He cares about Bloom as an extension of Oritel, because she's her dad's daughter and Daphne's little sister. He would like a relationship with Bloom but most of the time things are just... really really awkward. Bloom is cordial. She doesn't really like him or Samara.

Monica really cares about Bloom and comes to love her as her own. Codatorta also is fond of her, total softie who will let Sky get out of responsibilities to hang out with her when they're still in school. Monica appreciates that Bloom is actually capable of being helpful whenever she's in her house because Monica is the kind of parent who puts her kids' friends to work and makes sure they do their homework if they're at her house.

Brandon likes Bloom, they're friends. He finds it kinda weird luck that he and Sky are dating girls who are best friends with each other. Diaspro and Bloom have a tense but genuine friendship. Their convergence spells are really strong because it turns out that minerals+heat goes well together. But they both tend to butt heads a lot. Because Brandon, Sky, and Diaspro are basically joined at the hip and move through the world in a three person blob, that can make getting personal time really taxing. Brandon takes the hint way better because he would also like to be alone with Stella. Diaspro spends a lot of the early seasons single or in a not very serious relationship, so she just invites herself out with her brothers and their girlfriends because "we always do stuff together". So Bloom is sick and tired of Diaspro third wheeling all the time and Diaspro is sick and tired of Bloom acting like she can pull rank over her because "I'm his sister, I was here first". They aren't enemies though. It's actually them working together that saves Sky from Valtor's mark, Bloom went to help save Diaspro from Yoshinoya (albeit it didn't help much but she tried), and Diaspro reinjured herself joining the fight to save Bloom from Darkar.

For the other adopted siblings - Ortensia got her enchantix saving Bloom's life. She sees her as a little sister figure and cares a lot about her. Bloom really appreciates Ortensia helping her connect to her Dominese heritage without mythologizing her powers and family. Mara is indifferent to Bloom. Leon likes Bloom ok but she has no real bearing on his life. Orion adores Bloom because she will draw with him and listen to him talk.

Brandon/Stella -

Radius is actually very fond of Brandon. He appreciates how Brandon treats Stella as well as the palace staff. Though it concerns him that when Brandon visits he immediately puts himself to work with the staff, because then Radius feels bad and has to put him on payroll temporarily. Cassandra hated his guts because when he saw her slap Stella he grabbed her arm and told her if he ever caught her hitting Stella again he was gonna kick her ass.

Chimera didn't like Brandon at first because his family's poor and he's Eraklyonite. So she saw him as a backwoods redneck who probably had unrefined, archaic beliefs that would clash with Solarian society. During season 3 they bonded when Chimera believed she had gotten Stella killed. When she was crying, he comforted her. When he found her wandering around Magix drunk off her ass and risking putting herself in danger, he immediately stepped in to help her get to the Solarian embassy. They're friends season 3 forward.

Luna likes Brandon, but she was suspicious of him at first. She thinks he's a good match for Stella upon further observation.

Monica does get annoyed by Stella, but she also loves her to bits. Stella is always at her house. She's always pushing the boundaries of house rules. She's always being loud in her house. So in a way, Stella's just one of the kids. Monica becomes a consistent maternal figure in Stella's life since Luna just checked out when she was a kid. Stella adores Monica and even though she's always kinda pushing at her rules, she respects her. Stella likes Codatorta too and wishes Brandon would try to be closer with him, though Brandon argues that while he likes Codatorta, he doesn't need Codatorta to be his dad because he already had a dad. Stella never met Brandon's father, Tomas, because he died when Brandon was nine. Monica is pretty certain Tomas would've liked Stella though, it took a lot to get Tomas to dislike people.

Sky and Stella are friends. Diaspro is kinda like a cat that got adopted against her will; she acts like she's annoyed but she actually really likes Stella. Part of why she's snobby towards her is because she's jealous of Stella and Stella's just, entire vibe, is so foreign and intimidating. They don't tend to fight the way Diaspro and Bloom do because Stella doesn't really care about Diaspro tagging along for her and Brandon's dates. It will change nothing about Stella's behavior and she knows if she's mushy and touchy enough Diaspro will just take Brandon's debit card and go find something else to do wherever they are until it's time to go home. Stella likes Diaspro and is trying to get her to break out of her stuffy noble persona.

Ortensia likes Stella but finds her tiring; Stella thinks Ortensia is nice but way too reserved. Mara is frequently annoyed with Stella and wants her to stop eating all the all the chips whenever she's over. Stella thinks Mara is pretty cool but could stand to do literally anything with her appearance. Stella thinks Leon is really cute trying to do his baby lady's man bit, but good god, he's got a mullet and he's fat so it's going to go very sideways for him. Leon thinks he has a chance to swipe Stella from Brandon (who is completely unconcerned, obviously). Orion likes Stella because she brings over fun snacks for the house a lot and bought him a big playset for his action figures for his birthday. Stella thinks Orion is a cute little kid.

Diaspro/Flora -

Rhodos and Alyssa are a little perplexed by Diaspro, or more so why Flora wants to be with her. Diaspro struggles to adapt to rural Lymphea when she visits, but is always respectful, so they have no major complaints. It's just hard to understand to them why Flora would pick someone who would be so completely helpless in their culture. They do think they're a good match when it comes to academic passion though.

Flora's abuela kinda enjoys giving Diaspro tasks that she knows she'll do horribly at because it pleases her to see Diaspro try to impress them. Flora keeps begging Abuela to go easy on her, she's a pampered city slicker.

Miele likes Diaspro but finds her pathetically helpless based on Lymphean standards. But Diaspro always gives her cool crystals and fossils when they see each other so she'll tolerate Flora dating her. Miele resents that Flora chooses to stay in Magix instead of moving to Lymphea and wonders if Diaspro is at fault for that sometimes.

Monica likes Flora. Flora is sensible, kind, and academically motivated. She's always been respectful of the family and was patient with Diaspro after the trauma she endured in season 2. She is genuinely happy they began dating more seriously again in season 4, because she knew they're break/keeping things casual dynamic from mid season 2 to mid season 4 was solely due to trauma. Flora likes Monica a lot and respects her tenacity for taking on two more kids when she was already a poor widow with four children. Codatorta and Flora both like each other but Codatorta was of the opinion that Flora and Diaspro shouldn't have gotten back together so soon.

Brandon and Sky like Flora. She's their friend. However, they're really protective of their sister so they're in Flora's business constantly. It's a cultural thing. They were brought up with the notion that their little sister is their responsibility until she's married, possibly for the rest of her life given that she's gay and Sky in particular is skeptical that Diaspro would be fully taken care of without him around. They were both a bit upset that Diaspro decided to just disappear when she visited Earth in season 4. Her and Flora were just gone for like a week and they were PANICKING. But they were deeply traumatized by Diaspro having been kidnapped and injured in season 2. So Flora cuts the boys some slack even though she would like them to please get out of their business. Diaspro kinda gets a taste of her own medicine because her brothers won't leave her and Flora alone, which is karma.

Ortensia likes Flora, they're grad students together and friends. Mara is indifferent to Flora. Leon is disappointed Flora is into women because "surely, I'd have a shot, right?". No, Leon, you're like fourteen, sit down. Orion loves Flora but he's a little conflicted because Diaspro was mentally and physically fragile for like a year so he's worried. Flora is such a warm person that Orion trusts her. Flora likes the younger siblings, she instantly goes into big sister mode.

Musa/Aisha -

Ho-Boe was suspicious of Aisha and her family since they're royalty, and let's be real, royalty don't have the best track record in my AU. But he quickly comes around and really likes Aisha since she's a polite, responsible young lady who full heartedly supports Musa. He also was glad Musa and Riven broke up but was surprised it was because Riven was gay. Aisha likes Ho-Boe, but finds him really strict like her parents. Still, she understands why he's so protective. She actually extends an invitation to him to live in the palace when she and Musa get married. Ho-Boe accepts so he can be close to his daughter and future grandchildren.

Niobe and Teredor like Musa a lot but are a little troubled by her rebellious attitude. But they also have to concede it makes her and Aisha a really good match. They have similar values and attitude towards life. They work well together as partners and creatives. Musa is also able to give Aisha perspective from a commoner's view, something that Aisha's not had but would benefit greatly from as queen. So they welcome Musa into their family and fuss over her the same as they do for Aisha. Musa thinks they're a bit too uptight but she knows they love their daughter and are genuinely doing their best to navigate a situation that's honestly pretty foreign to them. And she respects them being willing to let go of some of their more conservative convictions for their daughter's happiness.

Ligea and Tressa, who are honestly the only extended family left standing when they get together, both like Musa. Musa likes to hang out with Tressa sometimes.

Tecna/Timmy -

Timmy's dads both like Tecna. The think she could stand to be a bit less uptight but that she's smart and clearly makes their son happy. James also likes to have another engineering minded person in the family. Paul thinks Tecna's wealthy upbringing has made her bad with money but trusts Timmy to compensate for that. Tecna likes both of them.

Rebekah is Timmy's bio mom who's still in his life. She likes Tecna, thinks she's a sweet girl, albeit a little unapproachable at a glance. Tecna likes Rebekah and is grateful to her for being willing to stay in Timmy's life even though she had to give him up.

Riven likes Tecna, they're friends. Not particularly close, but he'd be there for her whenever she needs it and was the one who supported Timmy the most on his mission to save her from Omega. Tecna appreciates Riven for that.

Electronio and Magnethia are kinda hesitant to accept Tecna being with anyone, especially while she's still in school. They want her to have earned to doctorate before she begins dating. Fortunately for them, and for Tecna's sanity, Timmy is also pursuing a doctorate so they're equally occupied with school at all times. Electronio tries harder to befriend Timmy than Magnethia because she's doesn't like Timmy's political leanings. Timmy thinks the way Tecna's parents conduct their business needs to be adjusted but that they are good parents to their daughter. He gets uncomfortable with the excess that billionaires are accustomed to but is polite to them. He does appreciate that Electronio liked his model kit collection. They both build model kits.

Riven/Helia -

James and Paul were just glad Riven finally got out of the closet. No shade to Musa, she's a nice girl, but he was so clearly not into her it was kinda painful to watch. They both like Helia, Helia evens Riven out. They noticed he's way less tempermental when he's around Helia and frankly, it's nice to see him much more relaxed and happy. Helia likes Riven's dads, really respects all the effort they've put into giving Riven a safe family after all the trauma he went through with his bio family. James and Paul fought tooth and nail to adopt Riven and it doesn't take a genius to know that's some serious love.

Timmy is friend's with Helia and is glad he doesn't have to hear about how Helia's got the most silky hair and is such a beautiful beautiful man, but not in a gay way of course, why would you think that? It was getting tiring.

Saladin was honestly annoyed by how long it took for them to get together. He was expecting it to be way earlier but Riven was chilling out in Narnia. Helia liked him back but was refusing to pry Riven out of the closet, Riven needed to put his big boy britches on and come to him first, so Helia had other boyfriends basically the entire time until Riven finally told him that he liked him. Saladin thinks Helia probably should've given him a nudge to save everyone time but isn't gonna involve himself. They're happy now, Riven treats Helia well and was a good friend to him long before Helia had any other friends at school so he likes him, even if he could be a troublemaker.

Robin likes how Riven is good for her cousin, but she still has issues with Riven because of what a pain in the ass he was in her classes when she was a TA. Riven regrets nothing, he'd do it all again because her class was boring.

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The Storm: A Flora Helia Fic ♡︎♡︎♡︎

•takes place during the last battle with Valtor•

The battlefield was quiet, the silence more oppressive than the clash of magic that had raged moments before. Smoke rose in curling tendrils from the shattered earth, the acrid smell of burnt foliage thick in the air.

Helia stumbled over uneven ground, his chest heaving with every breath. Around him, the remnants of the battle were devastating: uprooted trees, scorched grass, and crumbled stone from the ancient ruins where the Winx had fought.

But Helia’s thoughts were on one person.

“Flora,” he murmured, scanning the chaos with a growing sense of dread. She had been at the heart of the fight, using her magic to protect her friends and the land she loved so fiercely. But when Valtor unleashed his final attack, the group had been scattered. Helia hadn’t seen her since.

“Flora!” he called, his voice raw as he pushed through the wreckage, ignoring the ache in his muscles.

A faint, pained groan reached his ears. His heart leapt, and he sprinted toward the sound.

He found her slumped against a fallen tree, her delicate frame battered and bloodied. Her arms were scratched and bruised, her normally vibrant pink and green outfit torn and singed. Her face, pale and streaked with dirt, was turned slightly toward him, her eyes fluttering weakly as if struggling to stay open.

“Flora,” Helia breathed, dropping to his knees beside her. His hands hovered uncertainly over her injuries, afraid to touch her and cause more pain.

Her lips moved, but no sound came out at first. Finally, she managed a whisper, her voice barely audible. “Helia…”

“I’m here,” he said quickly, his tone trembling with both relief and fear. “You’re going to be okay. I’ve got you.”

Flora tried to smile, but it turned into a wince. “I… tried to stop him…”

“You did, you did great,” Helia reassured her, brushing a strand of her hair away from her face. His hand came away stained with blood, and his stomach twisted. “you’re hurt, lets get out of here.”

“The others… are they safe?”

“They are“ he lied.

Flora closed her eyes, tears slipping down her cheeks.

Helia’s jaw tightened. “are you okay? Does something hurt?.”

“Im tired Helia, Im so tired.“

“I know, but its over now.“

Her only response was a faint sigh, her breathing shallow. Panic surged through Helia, but he forced himself to stay calm.

“lets try to stop the bleeding,” he muttered to himself, tearing a strip from his cloak to bandage a deep gash on her arm. His hands shook as he worked, every groan of pain from Flora making him flinch.

“Its alright Flora,” he whispered as he wrapped the makeshift bandage tightly. “I need you to stay awake, okay?”

Her eyes fluttered open briefly, the green in them duller than he’d ever seen. “Helia…”

“I’m here,”

As he worked on her injuries, Helia’s mind raced. He didn’t have the medical supplies he needed, and she was losing strength fast. If he didn’t get her to safety soon, he didn’t want to think about what might happen.

Gathering her carefully into his arms, he stood, wincing as her weight shifted against his own battered body. “Hold on, Flora. Just a little longer.”

The journey back to the ship felt endless. Every step was a battle against exhaustion, every jolt threatening to pull Flora further from consciousness. Helia spoke to her the entire time, his voice soft but urgent.

“Remember that time we went to the spring near Alfea? You told me about all the plants there, even the tiniest ones. You said they all had a purpose.“

Her head rested limply against his shoulder, but her fingers twitched faintly against his chest as if she was trying to respond.

When he finally reached the ship, the others were there, their faces etched with worry. Tecna quickly cleared a space on a bench, and Helia laid Flora down as gently as he could.

“She needs help,” he said, his voice hoarse. “Now.”

Bloom knelt beside Flora, placing her glowing hands over her injuries. “I’ll do what I can,” she said, her own exhaustion evident.

As Bloom worked, Helia knelt beside Flora, clutching her hand tightly. He didn’t care who saw the tears in his eyes.

“Flora,” he whispered, his voice breaking.

Slowly, her breathing steadied, and a faint blush returned to her cheeks. Bloom leaned back, her magic fading, and gave Helia a tired smile. “She’ll be okay. She just needs time to heal.”

Relief crashed over Helia, leaving him trembling. He pressed a kiss to Flora’s hand, his tears falling freely now. “Thank you,” he whispered, though he wasn’t sure if he was speaking to Bloom, to Flora, or to the universe itself.

Later, when Flora woke in the quiet of Alfea’s infirmary, the first thing she saw was Helia sitting beside her, his head resting on the edge of her bed, fast asleep.

She reached out weakly, brushing her fingers against his cheek. His eyes snapped open, and he sat up quickly, his expression shifting from surprise to overwhelming relief.

“Flora,” he breathed, taking her hand in both of his. “You’re awake.”

She smiled faintly, her voice still weak but steady. “You stayed.”

“Of course I stayed,” he said, his tone fierce. “I’ll always stay.”

[florelia12]

Helia's Homecoming

A small drabble I wrote about Helia arriving at Red Fountain after the end of Season 1 with a Codatorta cameo

Helia was home.

With a hurriedly packed backpack thrown over his shoulder, he stood in front of the wreckage that once used to be a magnificent castle. The Specialists passing him by didn’t really notice him, they probably thought he was a curious visitor from Magix City that came to ogle at the destruction while the students worked day and night to help rebuild their beloved school.

Little did they know, his old uniform and gloves were the first thing he grabbed on his way out of his humble apartment on Harmony when he heard the news. Even if he was already too late.

“Red Fountain has fallen.”

Helia was sure those words would haunt him for years, every time he thought back to his decision to leave this life behind. Now as he contemplated on whether or not he should have even bothered showing up after everything was already over, he felt the weight of it settle over his shoulders.

For dragon’s sake, he had been sleeping while Red Fountain fought against an army of decaying monsters. Not like he could have done anything about it, considering the entire realm had been enveloped with thick, gloomy clouds that were spelled to make sure nothing entered or left the realm.

Then to hear about it on the news while he was grabbing lunch from a deli down his block…

Helia only waited long enough to find out if the headmaster, teachers and students had made it out alive before he ran out of there. Though that proved to be unnecessary since all portals were blocked and no ship could enter the realm.

After two days of restless pacing and anxiety twisting his stomach, it was declared that the siege on Magix was over and Helia finally found himself back where he needed to be. 

That is, if they wanted him back…

The Specialists assigned to guard the entrance were starting to regard him suspiciously. He didn’t fault them for it considering he had been standing there without moving for at least fifteen minutes. Just as they started to approach him, a towering, burly man dressed in the signature colours of Red Fountain appeared between the damaged doors. When he spotted Helia, his brown eyes narrowed dangerously.

“Are you waiting for an invitation?” Codatorta’s booming voice mocked him without humour. 

The guards exchanged confused glances and some of the Specialists wandering around them paused to watch the stern Professor chew out his latest victim. 

“No, sir.” Helia replied, his spine snapping straight instantly. 

“Then get in there and get to work.” 

“Yes, sir.”

Codatorta stood planted to ground as Helia pulled himself together and made his way inside. The former Knight kept his steely gaze on the young man but when Helia brushed past him, he whispered only for him to hear. 

“Welcome home, son.”

[existentialcrisis-24-7]

Bringing back the Riven/Helia brotherly friendship, featuring (I think the first proper look at) Codatorta doing his best to mind two reckless kids

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Spectral Specialist

set pre-show, possibly continues until the end of season 3

After a fight almost went south, Clockwork offered to send Danny to a school where he could learn how to become a good warrior. Cashing in his favor with Headmaster Saladin, Danny was sent to attend Red Fountain. A cast out once more, Danny tried to focus on his studies so he could better protect those he cared for. Well, that was until a certain group of 4 boys took an interest in him.

idea created: september 20 2024

status: loose scenes and some vibes, needs more plotting and a ton of spoons

master post

[fraeuleintaka]

Welcome to Red Fountain!

Welcome to Red Fountain, the School of Specialists! ⚔ A place where talent and courage come together, and young heroes discover their true potential. Are you ready to join the adventure? Winx Club: The Magic is Back is coming on @netflix, October 2! #winx #winxclub #winxclubofficial #winxclubthemagicisback #themagicisback #davedere

Finally we get a trailer for Red Fountain! Took them long enough. And that means: So much new stuff to talk about!

I really like the general design of Red Fountain in the reboot, exterior as well as interior, from what we can see (mostly the arena area in the middle, it seems). It seems to be a mixture of the S1 and S2+ designs, leaning more into the S1 design but with some visible futuristic additions like the roof and this strange floating ring. I wonder if Red Fountain is going to get destroyed again, like in the original. I'd honestly prefer if it wasn't, they already have Cloud Tower to rebuild and it'd just be strange if that is left alone for 16+ years and Red Fountain gets destroyed and rebuilt in less than a year. I think this design is futuristic enough to sell their strength with technical gadgets but also have this traditional warrior academy like feeling. I admit I've always had a soft spot for the S1 Red Fountain design (though I do love the rebuilt one) and I wouldn't mind to see this one a bit longer this time. Yeah, I like it!

I'm not sure why they put it in the middle of a desert this time around though? It was pretty close to Alfea and among a beautiful forest in the original. I guess they wanted to make the distances greater and to be able to show more different environments? Not necessarily a bad idea though I do prefer the look of the forest, just in general. I wonder how big the distance is now between Alfea and Red Fountain (and the destroyed Cloud Tower) and the distances in Magix in general, how many different environments are there?

I quite like the design of the background specialists we see in several of these shots! There are even a few more female specialists among them which is cool. Robin is probably the main one that's relevant but she's definitely not the only one that's there. I hope we see the others fight somewhere in the background as well occasionally. Maybe the only "complaint" I have there is that they could've been a bit more creative with the colours among them. We can already see several who seem to have the exact same colours as our main specialists have. Not the best idea imo, they should stand out more. The original did that really well by giving everyone signature weapons but they also had different shades of blue, orange, purple etc as their colours. The reboot increases the range of weapons everyone uses which isn't a bad thing but then I would've hoped to see a higher variety in colours as well to still make them stand out among each other. Not just everyone having the same four main colours because these are the ones they made all the models with already.

Hover bikes! We have an official mention of the specialists' hover bikes! We don't get any shots of them in this trailer but hopefully in future ones, I'm excited to see what they look like. I assume the hover boards we've already seen them with are used for fighting primarily while the hover bikes will be used more for short distance transport or something? I hope we'll get to see them in action a few times in the series proper!

(I love this little shot of Sky with the towel though I would've preferred if it was Riven or Brandon. Of course they were too coward to make him shirtless though...)

Finally we also get the reveal of what Saladin and Codatorta look like, yay! (Red Fountain still only has two teachers it seems :D)

Saladin... looks pretty much exactly the way his original counterpart looked. I'm honestly amazed. He looks great! Call me blinded by nostalgia, I don't care, but I honestly would've loved if they approached every design in the reboot this way. Change as little as possible just to translate it well into 3D. I don't mind most of the new designs but I definitely love the parts the most that are the closest to their original counterparts. (Saladin doesn't have his staff in these shots but that doesn't necessarily have to mean he doesn't have it at all.) I'm also intrigued by Saladin's description, a focus on his "strategic mind" rather than his magical ability and his history apparently being so grand that it's written into the academy's walls. He sounds like an epic war hero and I love it! It probably references his part in the Company of Light and I can't wait to get some more details on that as they seem to introduce this connection a lot earlier than in the og.

Codatorta underwent significantly more changes compared to his original design than Saladin did. (And I'm a lot more critical with him because I absolutely love Codatorta.) I love that they kept his bulky and muscular build. It's not quite as extreme as in the original though that might also just appear that way because his arms are covered now. (Which is a massive shame btw!) Other than that I do like his outfit, it fits him and I like the colour palette and his gloves. I only really have an issue with his hair. The style and his beard is fine but he can join Griselda in the "unnecessarily having lighter hair for no reason" club. His even seems to be grey which makes him look a lot older! Not a fan. I also miss the scar he had on the side of his arm though it's possible that he still has it and it's just covered (which doesn't help much when we never see it).

I love the few shots we get of Codatorta in this trailer, especially these ones where he interacts with Brandon when they train on these weightlifting things. (Great idea!) Not sure if they had some sort of competition here or if Brandon was just performing really well in general - love that it's Brandon being showcased in this way here and not Sky - but the way Codatorta celebrates him is so precious! (Love Brandon's expression in that last one when Codatorta holds up his arm like that.) Of course this is only a snippet but Codatorta seems to have kept his wonderful combination of being really strict and demanding but also extremely passionate and caring about everything and above all his students! A very good sign.

Yeah, I'm pretty happy with Red Fountain so far. Now here's hoping that we actually get to see it a decent amount of time.