Finnegrin

Finnegrin is the tertiary antagonist of the fifth season of . He is an Archmage of the Ocean, a Tidebound Elf, and former Captain of the Sea Legs, the arch-enemy of Domina Profundis as well as one of Callum's rivals/dark reflection. He ruled over Scumport with an iron fist and constantly abused his first mate, Elmer. 
==History==
===Background===
===Season 5===
When Team Zym came to Scumport looking to hire a Captain who could sail them to The Sea of the Outcast, where Aaravos' prison resided, they considered hiring Finnegrin's crew to take them there. However, when Callum and Ezran came to his work place, he only let Ezran in due to his glow toad, Bait. When he learned the Tidebound Elf wanted Bait in exchange for his services, Ezran refused. After discovering that Finnegrin was holding three baby Glow Toads, Ezran and team Zym created a heist and stole the box containing the baby Toads. 
After learning that Ezran had stolen his three baby glow toads he needed for bait, Finnegrin pursued Team Zym, wanting revenge on the young heroes for stealing from him. When the crew of Sea Legs was pursuing the heroes, Finnegrin spotted them getting on board Captain Villads' ship, the Ruthless, with his spy glass. He soon sailed after the young heroes. When Callum used his magic to steal the wind in their sails, the giant hermit crab/ship kept moving. Finnegrin finally caught up to the group when they crashed into a large rock. He imprisoned the group in his brig, freed Nyx when she told him the team was heading for and had Callum brought to his cabin. He tried to coerce Callum into giving him the same spell that killed Avizandum, which Callum's father had done two and a half years ago so Finnegrin could kill Domina Profundis, Finnegrin's greatest rival and the one who prevented him from taking control. When Callum refused, Finnegrin tried to coerce him multiple times, even with torturing him and his loved ones. 
After Callum punched Finnegrin in the face, he threatened to have Callum's girlfriend, Rayla, fed to the Leviathan in order to punish Caldefying him. However, the human teen broke free from his bonds and successfully rescued Rayla when Callum connected to the Ocean arcanum. The boy also stated that Finnegrin was arrogant and called him out on his power hungry and controlling nature. As Finnegrin had Elmer (AKA Deadwood) torture Callum again, Soren, speaking from past experience from his abusive relationship with his father, convinced Elmer he didn't have to be cruel like Finnegrin, or bullied by him. As the Tidebound elf asserted his authority over Team Zym and his crew, Elmer turned against his master and threw him into the Leviathan, bringing an end to the ruthless Finnegrin. 
After his demise, Villads took control of the Sea Legs as its new captain. When Nyx returned, she tried convincing the group that she only bargained with Finnegrin because she was trying to help them reach their destination: Aaravos' prison. However, the experience taught Team Zym to never trust Nyx again. 
== Relationships ==
=== Callum ===
When Team Zym arrived in Scumport to hire a captain who could sail them to the Sea of the Outcast where Aaravos' prison was located, Callum and Ezran refused services from Finnegrin. After learning Ezran stole his glow toads, Finnegrin went after Team Zym and chose to antagonize Callum the most because he was a mage just like him. He later had Callum brought to his cabin and tried to coerce him into giving him the same spell that killed Avizandum, which Callum's father had done two and a half years ago so Finnegrin could kill Domina Profundis, Finnegrin's greatest rival and the one who prevented him from taking control. When Callum refused, Finnegrin tried to coerce him multiple times, even by torturing him and his loved ones. 
He subsequently struck Finnegrin in the face after immobilizing Rayla with his blood freezing ability and nearly offering her as a sacrifice to the Leviathan as a way to punish Callum for opposing him. Nevertheless, the young human managed to break free from his restraints by utilizing Claudia's snake unbinding spell and successfully tapping into the Ocean arcanum. The brief rivalry between Callum and Finnegrin came to an abrupt end when Elmer threw his former boss into the Leviathan.
Callum was the most effected by Finnegrin, as he had submitted to dark magic in order to escape his bonds and save Rayla from being sacrificed. It also caused him to fear that he could be more susceptible to a path of darkness and vulnerable to Aaravos' control.
=== Elmer ===
Due to Finnegrin's dark and greedy nature, he was a terrible boss to his crew, especially treating Elmer like his enforcer and second in command. Despite Elmer's years of service, Finnegrin shows Elmer no respect, even forcing him to call himself "Deadwood" instead of his actual name. Their relationship was very similar to Soren and Viren's. However, Soren drew from his previous encounters with Lord Viren and even persuaded Elmer that he didn't need to emulate Finnegrin's cruelty or be subjected to his bullying. Elmer finally stood up to Finnegrin after years of abuse and sacrificed his former master to the Leviathan, ultimately putting an end to Finnegrin's abuse towards the boss who never appreciated him. 
=== Domina Profundis ===
Finnegrin has sworn vengeance upon Domina Profundis ever since she killed his pet hermit crab Shelley. However, she only engaged in violence with Finnegrin when he started going after creatures of the deep under her protection. She ate Shelly and swore to kill Finnegrin if she ever found him again. However in truth, Finnegrin was obsessed with power and sought to take control of the oceans from Domina. Finnegrin sought to destroy her with the same spell King Harrow and Lord Viren used to kill Avizandum and tried getting the same spell from Harrows son Callum, who had become a powerful mage at the time Finnegrin met him. Before Finnegrin got his revenge on Domina, he was taken out by his own henchman Elmer and fed to the Leviathan. 
==Trivia==
*Finnegrin's blood freezing spell is very similar to Hama's bloodbending from Avatar: The Last Airbender. 
*Along with Viren and Claudia, Finnegrin is meant to be a dark reflection of the series' protagonist, Callum: 
**They are both mages who wield magic and are both connected to the Ocean Arcanum. However, Callum is a primal mage who uses his magic for good while Finnegrin uses his powers for evil. 
**They lost someone to an Archdragon (Callum lost his mother to Avizandam and Finnegrin lost his giant hermit crab Shelly to Domina Profundis). However, while Callum did care about his mother learns to let go of his hatred of Avizandum, Finnegrin never cared about Shelly and never lets go of his hatred toward Domina because he wants control of the ocean.
**They each used magic at one point; however, while Callum knows using dark magic is corruptible and dangerous, Finnegrin continued to use it)
**Additionally while both of them obsess over magic, Finnegrin wants to keep his grip on power so he can control anything and everyone. Callum could have ended up like Finnegrin if he never learned that everything was under his control.
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