#will y'all please stop mischaracterizing my blorbo 😭

[floralovebot]

I honestly don't think show!Helia and comics!Helia were all that different from each other. It might feel like two different characters, especially if you don't like him/feel neutral, but as a certified Helia Lunatic, I can say with ease that they're very similar.

I've always felt like the earlier comics were more of a reflection on what Rainbow couldn't fit into the show. So it does have a different canon (Tecna being a princess, Bloom's pet dragon, etc) but the scenarios are really more to outline the aspects of the characters that Rainbow couldn't fit into the main show, while still making it interesting and new for anyone who reads them.

In regard to Helia specifically, they handled his introduction badly, to say the least. It felt more like they were just trying to add him as quickly as possible while also keeping him away because he's not Part Of The Group yet so you get this weird mix of him Being There but also Not. And I think that's the biggest reason why his characterization in the comics can feel so out of place. At this point in the show's canon, we don't know much about Helia himself, almost nothing from his inner dialogue. We get bits and pieces from other characters that are often proven wrong (Brandon's pacifist comment for example) and the occasional scene of Florelia and that's pretty much it. His relationship with the other characters, especially the specialists, is left largely off screen and up to interpretation (like yeah Rivelia are chill by the end of s2 but like,,, howmst did that happen).

ANYWAY with everything we do know about Helia from just the show, none of it actually goes against comics!Helia. From the show's introduction, we know he was a good specialist (one of the best according to Timmy) who left to join art school and then eventually came back. He likes art and writes poems and he seems pretty quiet, maybe even mysterious, especially when interacting with other characters.

But like... literally none of this goes against what was shown in the comics. Comic!Helia is still a good specialist who left to join art school, who likes art and other creative endeavors, and can be pretty quiet and sometimes mysterious. The only thing the comics did differently was expand on his characterization and personality. Instead of his reasoning for leaving Red Fountain and going to art school being left up to interpretation, it's stated that he enjoys being a specialist but loves art more and wants to prove himself in that field. Instead of his reasoning for coming back being left up to interpretation, it's largely implied that he wanted to help protect the school and had a rough time choosing between RF and art. Instead of him being Just Quiet and Maybe Shy, it's shown that he's quiet with people he's not close to and doesn't feel the need to be Out There with people he is. Instead of Brandon's pacifist comment being extremely confusing because What's The Truth, it's shown that he's perfectly fine with violence but just prefers to not be.

The comics just expanded on what was already there. It explained everything that hadn't been explained. His relationship with the specialists is no longer completely random and out of left field; now it's shown how they interacted, who trusted him first, how he got closer to them, etc. It's the same thing for Florelia as well. Instead of it being Flora Has Crush And Oop Now They're Kissing, the comics actually take us through their first interactions, how they got to know each other, issues they had prior to and after getting into a relationship, etc.

I honestly don't fully understand why people think show!Helia and comics!Helia are different characters? I feel like for some fans it could be his characterization in the newer seasons but that can be said for any of them (Stella being a prime example). But for fans who haven't watched past s4 or don't like to view the newer seasons as canon, I don't get it. I feel like it's primarily due to fanon!Helia and how badly that affected fans' perception of canon!Helia. People got so used to fanon!Helia (who is a completely different character), it got to a point where they started thinking canon!Helia is ooc. But like... if you think every single thing a character does is ooc, maybe you just don't understand that character? And I'm not saying that in a nasty mean way, I mean it genuinely. If you don't pay attention to a character, I don't expect you to understand them in the same way you would a character you do like. It's the same thing with Helia.

#another day of me hating the fandoms perception of helia #when will the pain end #you guys think every single thing he does is ooc. HOW #its not even the later seasons some of you are pointing at the older ones too 😭 #anyway if you dont like helia dont speak about him!! (joke) (or is.....) #akjdhgjkladhgl #im crying #will y'all please stop mischaracterizing my blorbo 😭 #long post #winx helia #oh no... not the wi.nx meta..... please free me