She-Ra Princess of Power: The Great Rebellion
Melendy
Britt voices:
Castaspella
First seen
in the episode "The Prisoners of Beast Island"
Image taken from the episode "The Eldritch Mist"
Castaspella is the rebel queen of the domain of Mysticor.
Casta,
as she is known as to her friends, was trained in the ways of
white magic by a sorcerer
called Norwyn, who also trained Shadow Weaver. However, whereas
the Horde witch succummed
to the temptations of evil, Castaspella worked hard for her
knowledge and power. [47] The two,
now strong rivals, were good friends before Shadow Weaver
betrayed Etheria to Hordak [27]; so
good, in fact, that even now Casta is familiar with the way
Shadow Weaver's mind works and the
spells she may chose to use to defeat the Rebellion. [48]
However,
Castaspella's origin extends further, making it one of the most
detailed to have graced
a guest character in the entire series. After she had worked for
her power and had supposedly
been seen fit to act as ruler of Mysticor, Castaspella's domain
was taken over by the evil
enchantress Mortella, who also took an amount of Casta's power
and changed her appearance to
that of a frail old woman. However, Bow and She-Ra, after some
hassle, helped to put out the
magic fire that gave Mortella her power and thus Castaspella's
kingdom returned to it's original
form, as did she. [19]
As well
as ruling the kingdom of Mysticor, Castaspella seems to play some
part in the running of
Blue Stone, a fellow Rebel land. [10] However, as some monarchs have other palaces
within
their domains, it is possible that Casta simply has a 'part-time
residence' at Blue Stone.
Being a
sorceress, Castaspella has a number of magical abilities at her
fingertips. Powers of
teleportation [27], manifestation [11] and transformation [19] are all part of Castaspella's array of
abilities. An early episode, however, showed Casta relying upon a
small badge on her forearm
to control her power [10] - this was abandoned by the
next time she appeared a single episode
later.
A person
of such experience is bound to be blessed with wisdom, as
Castaspella proves in her
astounding knowledge of all things magical. From ancient courage
rituals [11] to treasured
artifacts [37, 84], Castaspella knows them all.
Finally,
if you thought Castaspell'a duties as queen of Mysticor was more
than enough, you'd
apparently be wrong. She seems to follow in the footsteps of her
inspriation, Norwyn, and train
youngsters in the ways of magic. [37] Arielle, the only one of her students we have
met, seemed
highly ambitious, which led her to trouble. However, the wisdom
of She-Ra and Castaspella
tought Arielle that inexperienced hands must learn how to use
power properly.
She-Ra Princess of Power: The Great Rebellion:
Cartoon Appearances
Castaspella
The
Prisoners of Beast Island
The Laughing Dragon
Enchanted Castle
Three Courageous Hearts
The Eldritch Mist
The Anxious Apprentice
The Price of Power
Birds of a Feather
Total:
08/65
Season Two
Bow's
Magical Gift
Total:
01/28
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