Gus Porter

**Augustus (Gus) Porter** is one of the main protagonist of The Owl House. He is one of Luz's friends

## Background

Gus is a young and precocious witch. He is known for being very enthusiastic and excitable; when Luz gives him his nickname, he flips out in sheer joy. Due to being an illusionist, he tends to have a dramatic flair when making statements and presenting things.

He has a huge interest in researching human culture, also happens to be somewhat of an expert on it, and was the President of the Human Appreciation Society at his school, even though his knowledge on humans is often inaccurate.

In contrast to his usual gleeful attitude towards most activities and interactions, Gus has admitted to being rather insecure in regards to his age. He feels neglected due to being younger than most others and as such tries acting assertively so as not to be left behind. This has also led him to become very welcoming towards newcomers since he can easily understand and empathize with people in the same situation as himself.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Magic:** Gus is studying to become a professional witch. Like all witches, his magic comes from a sac of magic bile attached to his heart.
	+ **Illusion Magic:** Gus specializes in magic that involves manipulating perception. These illusions can interact with physical objects and people.
		- **Glamour:** Gus can change his or a person's appearance similar to a transformation.
		- **Illusion Duplication:** Gus can create tangible copies of himself and others. He can use a copy to take his place when he goes out of class; the copy is independent and sometimes won't do what Gus tells him to do unless Gus uses intimidation.
		- **Illusion Constuct:** Gus is able to use his magic to make the shapes of everyday objects, as seen in "Really Small Problems" when he used his magic to make the shape of a vacuum to scare the animals. Gus is also capable to make floating captions.
		- **Illusionary Terrain:** Gus can cover an area about a hundred feet radius with very convincing phantasms. In that instance, he was able to convince Bria that the cemetery's statuesque headstones had turned into demonic angels weeping bleeding tears, that her hands had turned to dust, and that a statue resembling her own corpse was clawing at her. Additionally, he could mask the constructs of her magic and make her spell circles appear to crumble when she drew them to make it appear as if her magic wasn't working. However, he stated afterward that this sort of illusion is difficult and exhausting to cast and maintain.

## Feats

### Skill

* He is an excellent comedian and orator thus he is good at keeping the crowd entertained.
* He is able to tell apart humans from witches much more than any ordinary witches can.
* He is terrible at riding on a witch's staff, but good at flying on one when he stands on it.

## Weaknesses

* He has anxiety issues
* He doubts himself
* He can easily be tricked
* When under stress, Gus loses control of his illusions, which expand outward from him and express his inner thoughts.

## Fun Facts

Gus is voiced by Issac Ryan Brown. During the production of "Agony of a Witch" and "Young Blood, Old Souls", Brown was going through puberty, so his voice was electronically manipulated to make him sound younger. In "Escaping Expulsion", it was stated that Gus had went through "witch puberty" to explain the change in his voice