Collector

* Portrait
* Young

“
Collectors live long, we watch things pass. To preserve, to observe, we must amass what flies, what swims, be it predator, or prey, seal them up so they may never fade.
But should they meddle in our affairs, we'll clean the planet and scorch the air.
”

—A section of the collectors' doctrine, "For the Future"

**Collectors** are a race of god-like beings who watched over the Demon Realm in the ancient past.

## Appearance

Collectors are humanoid figures with glowing orange eyes. Murals in the Archive House suggest that they may be quite colossal in size. They are all shown to wear lengthy robes adorned in celestial imagery. The Archivists in particular are shown to wear short, nightcap-like hats with planetary ornaments tethered to the pointed tips. This design was also seen with the anonymous collector shown in the memories of the Owl Beast, but with a brooch resembling a white moon shape with two opposite-facing orange crescent moons attached on either side.

Younger members of the race, at least with the the Collector, display pale yellow skin with blue parts and various celestial markings, such as stars. Their attire consists of shorter, long-sleeved robes reminiscent of pajamas, with suns and crescent moons on either sleeve, as well as a nightcap-like hat.

## Background

Little is known about collectors, but it appears they are a celestial race connected with magic and space, giving them abilities that allow them to manipulate reality. According to the Collector's book, collectors are a long-lived species whose goal is to observe the passing of the time and all life within, and to collect and seal up members of each species in order to preserve them eternally. If they encounter resistance during their collecting, they have a known policy to, "clean the planet and scorch the air", i.e., planetary annihilation. A specific group of members of this race are referred to as "the Archivists".

They are one of the most powerful known magical beings, with their power only rivaled by the potent magic of another race, titans. Sending the Collector to investigate the titans, upon which they learned that titan magic could cancel out theirs, the collectors developed a rivalry with the race. It is not clear as to how influential collectors and their quarrel with titans was, as there exists trace evidence of collectors in the modern day. However, murals of collectors inside the Archive House depict collectors locked in a battle with titans and donning skulls of fallen titans as they fought. To ensure their purge was successful, the Archivists also wiped out the titans one by one until only two remained, those being the Titan and his unborn egg, which hatched into King.

The outcome of the collector-titan war ultimately resulted in the near-extinction of the titan race, whose strewn bodies became landmasses found across the realm. However, the current status of other collectors remains unclear, as only the young Collector was trapped by the Titan in the In Between Realm. Around the time of this conflict, some ancient witches came to worship this young Collector as the huntsmen of titans (calling him "Grand Huntsman"), and adopted the role of Titan Trappers using titan-based attire inspired by collectors.

In the present, the Collector was freed from the realm by the last remaining titan, King. Instead of continuing the collectors' goal, he bonded with King, and afterward decided to return to the stars to discover more of the universe.

## Powers and abilities

* **Magic:** The collectors possess immense magical power, even though their magic's origin is completely unknown. Despite their caliber, the magic of a collector can be cancelled out by a titan's magic.
	+ **Nigh-omnipotence:** Similarly to titans, collectors possess nigh-omnipotent magical ability. They possess such immense power that only titans are able to counteract them.
	+ **Levitation:** Collectors are capable of levitating in order to move around. They can fly around at very fast speeds, and there is seemingly no limit to how high they can ascend.
	+ **Teleportation:** Collectors are capable of teleporting themselves or other individuals through a puff of smoke, as seen with the younger Collector.
	+ **Star meteorites:** Collectors can create giant multicolored stars that fly around, creating huge colorful explosions on contact.
	+ **Mental Manipulation:** Collectors are capable of creating illusions/dreams in their enemy's minds, as shown by the young Collector. The only way to break the spell is through titan light magic.
	+ **Transmogrification:** Collectors possess the ability to transform their enemies or victims into all kinds of things such as puppets or curse-scrolls. For the former, the only way to break free is through titan light magic.
	+ **Creation magic:** The collectors can create objects and even living beings out of thin air as they wish. As seen with the Collector, they seem to be able to create pocket dimensions.

## Trivia

* In "Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door", a tall, robed collector was shown in the Owl Beast's memories, turning it into a curse. Although the episode's credits name this collector as "*The Collector*", and is also voiced by Fryda Wolff, their appearance differs greatly from the one seen later in the series. Furthermore, their head was entirely shadowed, with the only visible attribute of their face a glowing yellow crescent moon that obscured their identity. It is therefore unclear if it is the same collector or not.
	+ The Archive House's murals in "For the Future" depict the Archivists as having similar appearances to this collector, such as wearing long, celestial patterned robes.
* It is currently unknown how collectors use their magic, although it apparently differs from the magic that titans, witches and demons use (glyphs in titans' cases and spell circles in witches/demons' cases). It is possible that they use a separate form of magic entirely, as implied by the Collector in "Watching and Dreaming".

## Gallery

The Collector, the youngest of his kind.The Collector's depiction of the Archivists.The Archivists; collectors that collect mortal life in order to preserve them.The collectors' symbol on a tower in Titan Trapper Island.The collectors' symbol in Bill's Collector shrine.The collectors' symbol in Bill's merch.The collectors' symbol on a cloth piece over King's head.The Collector playing with baby titans.Collectors observing a planet, with the Collector alongside them.The collectors battling the titans.Collectors disguising themselves as titans alongside an unknown Titan Trapper.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mikki Crisostomo, Madeleine Hernandez, Zach Marcus, John Bailey Owen (writers) and Amelia Lorenz, Bridget Underwood (directors) (January 21, 2023). "For the Future". *The Owl House*. Season 3. Episode 2. Disney Channel.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dana Terrace, John Bailey Owen (writers) and Bosook "Bo" Coburn, Bridget Underwood (directors) (April 8, 2023). "Watching and Dreaming". *The Owl House*. Season 3. Episode 3. Disney Channel.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mikki Crisostomo (writer) and Bridget Underwood (director) (June 26, 2021). "Echoes of the Past". *The Owl House*. Season 2. Episode 3. Disney Channel.
4. ↑ Zach Marcus, Dana Terrace (writers) and Bridget Underwood (director) (May 28, 2022). "King's Tide". *The Owl House*. Season 2. Episode 21. Disney Channel.