Black Tezcatlipoca

*"You remember when that black stuff spread and sent everyone to sleep years ago?"*

*"Longest night of my life."*

-Calamity and Bass discussing the Black Tezcatlipoca in episode 29

## Black Tezcatlipoca

### Affiliation

TezcatlipocaCharles (Wielder, No Evil)
Charon (Wielder, Brother Swan)

## Meta

### First Appearance

Fox and the Grapes (No Evil)

The **Black Tezcatlipoca** is one of the four Tezcatlipoca created when Tlaloc broke the Tezcatlipoca Mirror 19 years prior to the events of Little Bunny Foo Foo.

While not a character, it's a driving antagonistic force in the story of No Evil.

The Black Tezcatlipoca represents the virtue of peace.

## History

The Black Tezcatlipoca was originally a part of the Tezcatlipoca Mirror in Hollow. Tlaloc broke the mirror with his tuning fork, birthing the four Tezcatlipoca. While the other Tezcatlipocas took chose a form and virtue upon their creation, in No Evil: Judgement, Xochiquetzal says the Black Tezcatlipoca came out "formless, silent, and strange."

Left unchecked, the Black Tezcatlipoca had spread throughout the land, spreading the sleeping sickness to all and putting all to sleep.

## Role in Canon

### No Evil: Judgement

The Black Tezcatlipoca began to spread throughout Scourosi, driving together the thus far mostly unrelated characters. It drove Kitty and Paula from their home villages, caused Huehuecoyotl and Amaroq to travel with Ichabod and Chalchiutlicue, and caused Xipe Totec and the triplets to make their way to Mama Spider. They banded together and avoided the ick in an attempt to buy time for a solution to be found. While they discovered the Blue Tezcatlipoca, they were unable to find a wielder and were forced to find another way to seal away the Black Tezcatlipoca until they did.

### No Evil

The Black Tezcatlipoca appeared, having spread throughout the land. A young Kitty had to be wary of it as she attempted to gather some grapes that had yet to be affected by it. Unable to reach the vine on such a high branch, Kitty ran away crying, still presumably hungry.

Immediately following Judgement, Xipe Totec alongside Ixtlilton, Xochiquetzal, and Xochipilli each took on the Black Tezcatlipoca as it had spread too far and a wielder for the Blue Tezcatlipoca had yet to surface. Taking matters into their own hands, they had gathered to fight the Black Tezcatlipoca and use their magic to seal it. Although it had seemingly won and began spreading further and faster than it was currently, Xipe Totec had used the power of the Red Tezcatlipoca to complete the ritual. This, however, came at a price, as it cost each of the siblings one of their senses and cost Xipe Totec her life as a spirit.

The threat of Black Tezcatlipoca would remain sealed for years until the day that Vinkle had stumbled into it. As it had put him to sleep, the spirits had to work fast to try and remove the Black Tezcatlipoca from him. Calamity had tried using Tlaloc's fork to remove it as it was what he had used to originally break the Tezcatlipoca mirror, but it had no success. Calamity and Huey then went to Ichabod for help, and he had deduced how to reseal this piece of the Black Tezcatlipoca based on an off-handed comment by Huey. They then went to gather supplies, asking Kitty for a blanket with a specific pattern, which in real life is the design for the Nazca Lines hummingbird geoglyph.

Showing up with little time to spare, having gathered a shaman and tools to perform a miniature version of the original sealing, they performed the ritual and sealed the piece of the Black Tezcatlipoca inside of an egg.

The spirit gang, having heard of more of the Black Tezcatlipoca plaguing a family in McCoy, journeyed there and attempted to help. Though given trouble because of McCoy thinking Huey's involvement makes their intentions a plot of Hatfield, they had succeeded in sealing the Black Tezcatlipoca and returned home.

Ixtlilton's seal was then seen in the hands of Charles and was broken. Xochipilli would also be seen later, his seal still intact. Xochiquetzal would accidentally enter Mictlan Woods, being pursued by Charles, Amaroq, and Angel's Dolls as they attempt to capture her or remove her seal. Proving to be too much for them at the moment, Charles allowed her to escape.

Xochipilli would later explain the reason for sealing the Black Tezcatlipoca, as they were just buying time until a wielder of the Blue Tezcatlipoca would surface. As it had the power to cut through the bonds of magic, it would reason that it could cut through the Black Tezcatlipoca. Calamity and Huey would go on, looking for Ixtlilton, his scent ending near another piece of the Black Tezcatlipoca. Huey would later use Tlaloc's Fork for its finding spell and locate Ixtlilton nearby, encased in a black crystal.

On a later date, Charles would test his power over the Black Tezcatlipoca, proving he can both produce it from his body and have it cover something moving. He would later cover the towns of McCoy and Hatfield with Black Tezcatlipoca, causing the spirit gang to split up in order to help out both towns. Both towns thinking it was a plot of the other, their young would attempt to confront the other town, only to run into each other and have Xochipilli break up any fighting. Charles would then steal Xochipilli's seal off of his ears, absorbing it and dooming Xochipilli to the same fate as his brother. He would then produce more of the Black Tezcatlipoca and cover the young of Hattfield and McCoy, as well as a disguised Wrip, making a clean escape. The remaining spirit gang would later show up to seal this piece of the Black Tezcatlipoca.

After Kitty, Calamity, Ichabod, Paula, and Corn left for Hollow to find Xochiquetzal, Huey, Wrip, and Vinkle would discuss how they can deal with the Black Tezcatlipoca, with Huey mentioning that they kept it at bay by using a moat.

Charles would go on to attack the people of Hollow after Xochiquetzal had shown up at Tlaloc's Fountain. Producing a large quantity of Black Tezcatlipoca, he would cover many of the people nearby, including Ichabod. Xochiquetzal had used her magic to send Charles to his home and she would assist in resealing the Black Tezcatlipoca, however it would not come off of Ichabod, who had been in his human form at the time.

The spirits would split up, with Calamity, Kitty, and Corn going to ensure the safety of the Red Tezcatlipoca while Xochiquetzal and Paula would stay in Hollow. They would place Ichabod's unconscious body in a bathtub to keep the Black Tezcatlipoca from spreading and Clark would offer the assistance of the Vinyard Institute's resources to help remove it.

Meanwhile, on their journey to secure the Red Tezcatlipoca, Calamity, Kitty, and Corn would encounter Sheriff Bass. Informing him of Charles and his ability to control the Black Tezcatlipoca, he would spend the night with them before heading back to Hollow. However, Corn sensed Charles nearby and Calamity encountered him. He attempted to cover her in it, but she had gotten out of the way and beat him up. Calamity wondered if the Black Tezcatlipoca would go away if Charles was killed, but Bass talked her out of it.

Back at the institute, the scientists there would experiment on whatever they could pull off of Ichabod and test various hypotheses on how it would act and react chemically and physically. Seemingly getting nowhere, Clark would ask someone for "extraordinary help," as Charles had shown up in Vinyard unnoticed. He would later spread more of the Black Tezcatlipoca on the traditional people who were hiding in the institute and confront Xochiquetzal.

He had informed her of his role as the wielder of the Black Tezcatlipoca and told her that he would have the power to remove it if he had all of the pieces of it. Trusting him and having few other options, Xochiquetzal surrendered her Black Tezcatlipoca seal willingly. However, Charles seemingly had no intention of honoring their deal, as he only played with the newfound control he had gained over the Black Tezcatlipoca.

One of the spider-creatures would later be seen, following Kitty, Calamity, Corn, and Amaroq. They would come upon Xipe Totec, who had given up her life as a spirit and had the mortal life of a human. She would attempt to test each of them to see if any of them could properly wield the White Tezcatlipoca as insurance against the Red Tezcatlipoca and Black Tezcatlipoca. During Amaroq's test, he had noticed the Black Tezcatlipoca spider that had followed them and quickly threw Kitty into the nearby water, keeping her safe while everyone else in the room had been covered in Black Tezcatlipoca. Charles would go inside to claim the final sealed piece of the Black Tezcatlipoca from the Red Tezcatlipoca, but Kitty had grabbed the Red one at the same time as him. The Red Tezcatlipoca's seal broken, Xipe Totec was encased in crystal and Charles had finally gained all four pieces of the Black Tezcatlipoca.

The Black Tezcatlipoca had spread further, encompassing the outside of the shrine where they were keeping the two Tezcatlipoca. The Red Tezcatlipoca, meanwhile, was spreading fire both over the Black Tezcatlipoca as well as the water that the Black Tezcatlipoca could not cross. Charles, who was covered in Black Tezcatlipoca, was seemingly being harmed by the Red Tezcatlipoca as he was screaming in pain. After Kitty had become the new wielder of the Red Tezcatlipoca and the flames had receded, Charles was still standing, albeit out of breath.

## Seals

The Black Tezcatlipoca had been sealed away by Xipe Totec and the triplets until a wielder of the Blue Tezcatlipoca had been found. The seals took physical form upon the three monkey spirits and within the Red Tezcatlipoca, all at the cost of the triplets' senses and Xipe Totec's life. It is unknown if just anyone can break the seals as Charles was the only one ever shown doing it. Breaking each gave him greater control over the Black Tezcatlipoca.

* Murder's SealGo to Xipe Totec
* Xochipilli's SealGo to Xochipilli
* Xochiquetzal's SealGo to Xochiquetzal
* Ixtlilton's SealGo to Ixtlilton
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* **Ixtlilton's Seal:**Ixtlilton's seal took the form of a mask. This seal cost him his eyesight. It was taken from him some time before Three for a Death and broken at the end of the episode. Breaking it gave Charles three dots underneath his eyes.
* **Xochiquetzal's Seal:** Xochiquetzal's seal took the form of a necklace. This seal cost her the ability to speak, meaning her primary method of communication with others had to be through sign language. This seal was willingly given and broken in Broken Hand. Breaking it gave Charles a black-outline to his lips, making them more cat-like.
* **Xochipilli's Seal:** Xochjpilli's seal took a form that covered his ears. This seal cost him his ability to hear, meaning that the primary method of communicating with him had to be through sign language. This seal was taken and broken in Black Bart. Breaking it gave Charles a black section at the top of his ears, making them end in a point.
* **Xipe Totec's Seal:** Xipe Totec's seal was within the Red Tezcatlipoca. This seal cost her the life she had as a spirit and left her with a mortal life of a human. She had a limited amount of time before she died and the Red Tezcatlipoca would no longer have a wielder. Likewise, should the Red Tezcatlipoca go wild while she was still alive, she might not have the strength to claim it as a wielder now that she was no longer a spirit. This seal was broken in Black, White, and Red All Over. Breaking it turned Charles' hair to a more purple color.

## Powers

* **Sleeping Sickness:** Perhaps its most devastating ability, the Black Tezcatlipoca has the power to put all who come in contact with it into a sleep-like state. Mortals, Spirits, plants, Angel's Dolls, and Shaman are all affected by this, with the only ones able to overpower this being wielders of Tezcatlipoca.
* **Formlessness:** Not having any physical form, the Black Tezcatlipoca exists in a semi-solid state wherein it can spread near endlessly. With a sufficiently powerful wielder, it can even take a solid form made of the same substance as the Black Tezcatlipoca, under the wielder's control. It can also take on the form of a giant panther-esque creature capable of combating Xipe Totec and gaining the upper hand on her, although it was not shown taking this form again after being sealed.

## Weaknesses

* **Sealing:** The Black Tezcatlipoca can be sealed. At the height of its power, it took three shamans and the wielder of the Red Tezcatlipoca to sacrifice their senses and life, respectively, to fully seal it. This can be mitigated by a wielder having the power to generate more of the Black Tezcatlipoca from their body, although this was only shown after having taken the first seal.
	+ **Sealing Ritual:** Using a blanket with a special pattern, a shaman, eggs, a special bowl, and multiple people, the original sealing ritual can be performed in miniature. This may not work on Spirits after a certain amount of time or if they were affected by it in their human forms. It is likely that with all four seals on the Black Tezcatlipoca broken, this is no longer a viable method of removing it.
* **Water:** The Black Tezcatlipoca cannot travel over liquids, although this shouldn't stop a wielder from doing so. Also, if a liquid was in a solid form (such as snow), it doesn't have any trouble traversing on top of it.
* **(Theoretical) Blue Tezcatlipoca:** It is theorized that the wielder of the Liberation Machete, who can cut the bonds of magic, can cut through the Black Tezcatlipoca. However, this has yet to be seen in No Evil, as the current wielder has not yet claimed it in the series.

* **Red Tezcatlipoca:** The sheer power of the Red Tezcatlipoca's flames can apparently harm the Black Tezcatlipoca, which allowed the sealing ritual to be complete. This can be a double-edged sword as it was stated that the Red Tezcatlipoca would be far more devastating than the Black one if left unchecked, as it nearly melted an entire room of people and was seemingly harming Charles after he had absorbed the last piece of the Black Tezcatlipoca.

## Behind the scenes

* When asked if the Black Tezcatlipoca has a seperate effect on spirits, Betsy replied by stating that each Tezcatlipoca has a singular thing that it will do to everything it encounters, and that different beings react to this in different ways .
* When asked what the Black Tezcatlipoca would taste like, Betsy Lee stated that it would taste like "literal nothingness" and described it as probably being like "anti-taste"

## References

1. ↑ Hinted at in episode 25, Left
2. ↑ Mentioned in episode 10, Wrip an' Vinkle
3. ↑ Demonstrated in episode 1, Fox and the Grapes wherein it affected plants
4. ↑ Demonstrated in episode 2, And The Raven Brought Fire wherein its power was able to affect Spirits, Mortals, and even Shamans
5. ↑ Plot of episode 1, Fox and the Grapes
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Plot to episode 2, And The Raven Brought Fire
7. ↑ Shown at the end of episode 9, Brom Bones and in episode 10,
8. ↑ Plot to episode 10, Wrip an' Vinkle
9. ↑ Plot to episode 11, Sick of McCoy
10. ↑ Shown at the end of episode 12, Three for a Death
11. ↑ Shown at the end of episode 15, Soft Child
12. ↑ Plot of episode 16, Welcome to Mictlan
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Mentioned by Xochipilli at the beginning of episode 17, Direction
14. ↑ Plot to episode 17, Direction
15. ↑ Plot to episode 18, Black Bart
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Discussed in episode 19, Worry People
17. ↑ Plot of episode 23, Hollow Victory
18. ↑ Part of the plot of episode 26, Vineyard Institute
19. ↑ Plot of episode 29, Creep in the Night
20. ↑ Shown at the beginning of episode 30, Brain or Brawn
21. ↑ Plot of the non-flashback parts of episode 31, Alien
22. ↑ Plot of episode 32, Broken
23. ↑ Shown throughout episode 35, Black, White, and Red All Over
24. ↑ Demonstrated by Xipe Totec in episode 2, And The Raven Brought Fire, and by Kajortoq in episode 35, Black, White, and Red All Over
25. ↑ Seen at the end of episode 32, Broken Hand
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Plot of episode 2, And The Raven Brought Fire
27. ↑ Seen in episode 2, And The Raven Brought Fire and discussed in episode 10, Wrip an' Vinkle
28. ↑ Originally performed in episode 10, Wrip an' Vinkle
29. ↑ Hinted at in episode 10 Wrip an' Vinkle and shown in episode 23 Hollow Victory
30. ↑ Discussed and shown in episode 35, Black, White, and Red All Over
31. ↑ Tumblr Post from June 2017
32. ↑ Warlord Of Noodles Live Stream October 20, 2016