Hunter (The Owl House)

Hunter, also known as The Golden Guard, is an former antagonist turn major supporting chracter of The Owl House. He's voiced by Zeno Robinson.
== Canon ==
Hunter's official debut is in the first episode of the second season, Separate Tides. He becomes the Head of the Emperor's Coven after Lilith Clawthorne abdicates her role, and it's later revealed that he cannot perform magic, relying on staff to cast artificial spells. In Lake Eclipse, Eda says Luz calls him "a bad but sad boy". He has a red bird palisman called Flapjack.
== Fandom ==
The fandom seems in general agreement that Hunter deserves better. Tumblr post by daisukekambehateaccount, posted July 17, 2021. thank u for the creation of hunter dana terrace by wiltedrosesys, posted July 22, 2021 (dead link). Many fans are eager to see him hanging at The Owl House with the rest of the gang, be it with him acting as a double-agent or escaping Emperor Belos and his Coven.
Drawing parallels with other fandoms is a common activity in the owl house fandom. Hunter, as a sad, angsty teen on the wrong side of the war, is often compared to Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Tumblr post by hadesisqueer, posted August 7, 2021. Tumblr post by cartoonbun, posted July 23, 2021. Tumblr post by box-dwelling, posted August 7, 2021. Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter, Tumblr post by bisexualnoodle5, posted September 3, 2021 (dead link). or even Adrien Agreste from Miraculous Ladybug. Tumblr post by random-dragon-exe, posted August 11, 2021.
=== Tropes & Genres ===
* Found Family Hunter being adopted by Eda, Raine, or Camila Noceda is a common trope in the fandom. Even more popular is the sibling relationship between him, Luz, and more recently, Vee.
* Hurt/Comfort
* Redemption
* Character Needs a Hug
* Character Needs Therapy
=== Relationships ===
As of February 19, 2022, Hunter & Luz is the character's most popular platonic relationship on AO3 and Edric/Hunter is the romantic one despite two of them not having directly interacted in the series yet. Works with Hunter on AO3 Though less popular than Lumity, Lunter is also a common ship that gets backlash from other fans, some of whom see Lunter as a homophobic attack on a queer canon couple. After their interactions on the second season, Huntlow (Hunter/Wilow) has also gained some popularity.
==Fanworks==
===Fanart===
* He knows... He knows we were in there. by syashko on Twitter
* New member of the Bad Girl Coven by antlerdragon
* Reunion by ivysundews
* determined run 🏃🐦 by sylphee	
* Some simple Hunter fanart <3 by h0neybee_art on Instagram
* 🌟The golden guard🌟 by sagoto-sn on Tumblr
* More Huntric!! 💛💚 by joshleontumtum
* legacy by phoenixgreen
File:Old bones by sandflakedraws.jpg|i'm just wearing old bones from those that came first by sandflakedraws
File:Just gonna leave this here by purplepenguintime.jpg|Just gonna leave this here by purplepenguintime
File:Brotherhood by bish0s.jpg|Brotherhood 🗡 by bish0s
===Fics===
* Love is Stored in the Hunter by angelcloves
* You Want To Smile, You Want To Hurt, You Don't Want To Be by deadwardian_era
===Vids===
* Glitter and Gold by Flatteya
* pov: hunter didn't get therapy by pixiels
* Rise by su_and_gf
===Meta===
* We can love the person he has turned out to be without whitewashing the crappy things he has done by backupblogforjg
== References ==
Category:The Owl House Characters