Collector

Collector is a major antagonist in The Owl House and the main antagonist of Descendants: Upon a Star. A mysterious, god-like entity, he was originally trapped inside the In Between Realm where he spent centuries awaiting his release. When assistance arrived in the form of Emperor Belos, The Collector helped the emperor with the Day of Unity in exchange for his freedom. Once the event proceeded as planned, Belos went back on his word and abandoned The Collector in his prison, only to be freed from it later by King. Upon his release, The Collector took over the Boiling Isles and turned it into his personal playground with King as his bound companion.
== Backround ==
=== Personality ===
==== The Owl House ====
The Collector is depicted as a childish and mercurial entity. He is motivated by simple desires, wanting to have fun and play games with others, which he shows in his interactions with Belos, but much like a child, he gets quite emotional and impatient when his wants are not met. He partakes in theatrics often, speaking riddles and rhymes, although he will quickly give up on harder words. Despite his childlike attitude, The Collector has proven to be cruel and heartless when crossed. With a temperamental nature and great power at his fingertips, The Collector is a dangerous and unpredictable force that will not hesitate to punish those who upset him and terrifying others into obeying his demands.
The Collector is nonchalant about the world around him, as he uses his powers freely to manipulate reality in suiting his needs. This casual indifference causes him to see others as toys for his amusement, such as viewing the catastrophic events the Day of Unity would unfold as a fun activity or casually killing Belos by likening his payback for Belos's double-cross as a game of tag. The Collector fails to grasp that his warped perception of fun has dire consequences and thinks little of the lives of others. When King tried to show to him how harmful turning people into puppets was at one point, The Collector innocently reasoned everything was still a game of pretend, and the people are little more than a part of his game. However, due to his childlike nature, he is quite naïve to the point he will take someone's word that they are telling the truth, a trait that has been exploited by others in getting The Collector to help them. As a result of being taken advantage of, The Collector loathes deception, especially when the person turns back on their promise.
Despite all his flaws, The Collector has an honorable side, as he kept his word and stopped the Draining Spell after King freed him from his prison. The Collector also values what King has to say, and King seems to be the only being he listens to. He has also displays some affability with Odalia Blight, whom he sees as a maternal figure, in spite of making her his servant to his whims.
For all his callousness, The Collector is, at heart, a child who only wishes to make friends. However, having spent a long time imprisoned to be sought after for his magical power, The Collector fears being alone, and is wary that people will use him and leave him. A passage in the Collector's storybook further implies that, due The Collector wanting to use his powers for his amusement, he viewed his race's observance and vindictive ways with disinterest. Coupled with his wish to be friends with King and make him happy, it is indicated that The Collector yearns to have a companion like him who understands him. However, in this desire for companionship, The Collector becomes bitter and resentful when those he befriends express strong attachments with other people. This is displayed by his feeling envious of King's friendship with Luz, and despite initial belief that King was his friend and would never turn against him, but after coming to believe King was planning to stop him, he became vengeful of King's double-cross and decided to take matters into his own hands.
==== Descendants: Upon a Star ====
Collector's personality drastically changed since the events of The Owl House. When the Boiling Isles came together with Auradon and united shortly after Belos was defeated, Collector was treated like a monster and like every other villian was thrown on the isle while the heroes got their "happy endings". Collector was heartbroken and furious at everyone in Auradon, especially Mal for allowing him to suffer more by letting the Isle still stay up to keep the villians trapped. In retailation to get back at her and King and everyone else who has wronged him, Collector broke out of the Isle and through a puppet that he pretended was his "son" got the wand and cast a spell that took all the heroes happy endings and made a idle world where he was the one in power.
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