Pilin

Pilin the piglin

## Personality Description

### Personality

Soft-spoken, shy, anxious, moody, wise, decisive, kind, caring, intelligent, sharp-witted, quick-witted, devoted, cruel (formerly), insightful, sensitive, emotional, sentimental, unconfident (formerly), confident

## Relations

### Foes

Dabsar (briefly)
Chappal (briefly)
Zian (briefly)
Ezen (briefly)
Mmea (briefly)
Cutie (briefly)
Sven (formerly)
Guard (formerly)
Zoe (briefly) †
Nadu †
Zovan †
Magma Queen
Pozan †
The Deathmaster †
Azen
Leethos
Skinscraper †
Baibee
Vogana

### Friends

Dabsar
Chappal
Zian
Ezen
Mmea
Cutie
Coo Coo
Sven
Guard
Zoe †
Feza
Komodi
Magma Queen (formerly)
Pozan (formerly) †
Azen (formerly) †
Leethos (formerly)
Skinscraper (formerly) †
Baibee (formerly)
Vogana (formerly)

### Relatives

Pozan (adoptive father, disowned) †
Ezen (boyfriend)

## Appearances

### Finale

Lijos II (physical)
Credits II (mentioned)

Pilin is a piglin who originally resided in the Order of Magma and eventually left after seeing the cruelty the Magma Queen and his own father Pozan demonstrated against both to the world and to him. He temporarily served as a spy to capture Ezen.

However, during Ezen's time as a prison, he and Pilin ended up bonding over their similar backgrounds of their abusive families, the difference between them being that Ezen was willing to leave, while Pilin still had difficulty. Eventually however Pilin makes the choice to leave the Order of Magma and join Ezen in the Legion of Life to help stop the Order of Magma and Void Empire.

He's one of the main characters of the series, being a background character of Ancient Wizarding World and the deuteragonist of The Tree of Life, specifically the overarching antagonist of Book 1, the central antagonist of Book 2 and the deuteragonist of Book 3.

## Biography

### Past

At some point during the Order of Magma War, the Order of Magma invaded the Heart of Fjall in order to create their base. Their commander, Pozan, found a family hiding there. As he aimed to kill them, they begged him to spare them, and offered their son, begging Pozan to spare him if he were to kill them. Pozan does so, and takes the child, who would grow up to be Pilin, living under complete and total fear of his father.

Nothing hugely significant happens after that until later, where Pilin was playing with his friends, until Vogana revealed a cloaking spell she had so that they could spy on their parents, who were having a meeting. During this time, Pozan announces a plan to murder a bunch of civilians by invading the City of Life and leaving no survivors. Pilin objects to this plan, and openly scolds his father for doing so, which gains the attention of the Magma Queen. While she aims to have him executed for this supposed share of "weakness", Pilin's friends advocate for him, and the Magma Queen instead makes him a spy in order to execute their plan.

The plan consists of Pilin getting "captured" by Coo Coo, a demon who was allied with the Order of Magma at this time, so he is, and after that, he begins to make regular appearances in the series.

### The Tree of Life, Book 1

#### The Animals

While Pilin is captured by Coo Coo, she eventually catches Ezen too. Once Dabsar, Chappal and Zian come to rescue them, Pilin and Ezen are both released. Pilin timidly introduces himself, while the others introduce themselves, and invite Pilin to join them in the Land of Xora, unaware of his role as a spy. When Pilin reaches, he is introduced to Zoe, Mmea and Cutie, who welcome him to the Land of Xora. After this, he goes with his new friends to find Tree of Life pieces.

### The Tree of Life, Book 2

#### The Beyond

It proves to be tricky, as going through the Ice Kingdom is difficult for him due to being used to warm climates, so he chooses to stay behind. Later, he chooses to go with Ezen as he teleports them across the Ocean of Secara as water is fatal to him.

#### The Life

When they finally arrive at the Village of Life, their next destination, Pilin is congratulated for his efforts among his new friends by Cutie, Mmea and Zoe who've all appeared at the Village of Life. He then goes with Ezen and Zoe to spy on some animals.

Eventually, however, Pilin kidnaps Ezen while Zoe isn't around and takes him to the Order of Magma, surrendering him to his father, Pozan. He is shown later alongside his father when Dabsar, Chappal and Zian arrive at the Order of Magma airship to save Ezen, only to find Pilin, who Pozan promptly reveals was spy, which shocks Dabsar, Chappal and Zian. While Pilin attempts to explain himself, they are furious with him.

Eventually, there is a huge fight between them that is halted by Ezen, who disables Pozan's strength, which prevents him from fighting. He and his friends reunite, and Pilin concludes that they should escape, which Pozan reluctantly agrees to. The two leave the airship by leaping down, and there is no sign of where they went afterwards. However, they survived, as it would only be a matter of time before they returned to the Order of Magma to form a new plan.

#### The Monsters

Pozan and Pilin eventually reach an Order of Magma base where the Magma Queen communicates with them. At first, she is snippy with them for failing to conquer the Village of Life. Pozan counters this by saying that Nadu had been killed (which the Magma Queen likely knew, considering she was the one who killed her). The Magma Queen decides to keep Pozan in his position of power as of now. She frowns when she sees Pilin however, and questions whether he will show weakness away, which Pozan promises he won't. After she leaves, Pilin is questioned on what the Bringers of Life were like, and that unfortunately, they had nothing to do with the Legion of Life. In spite of this, however, Pozan realizes that there was an enderman with them, and sees this as an opportunity to summon The Void.

#### The Death

Pilin isn't seen until later, where he watches while Pozan and Skinscraper orchestrate the long-awaited scheme of conquering the City of Life. Pilin tries to convince Pozan to not leave behind their soldiers and that they're bravely fighting for them and deserve support, but Pozan threatens Pilin to not show any signs of weakness, and Pilin quickly leaves in submission. A little bit later, Pilin joins Pozan and Skinscraper in confronting Ezen (who isn't too pleased to see the traitor). He plays little role in this, only uttering how they're leaving all their troops behind, and doesn't seem to be happy with the way Pozan is treating Ezen.

A while later, after Ezen is captured, Pilin and Pozan return to the Outskirts of Myrkur, where the Magma Queen congratulates them from capturing Ezen. Pilin is then greeted by some old "friends", including Leethos, Azen, Baibee and Vogana. Quite instantly, Leethos and Azen begin teasing Pilin, calling him "piggy pig", until Pilin points out that Azen's brother was the one who they had captured right now, which angers Azen, as she warns him that she could destroy him before she blinks. Baibee and Vogana arrive and add to the drama, ultimately escalating to the point where Leethos makes fun of Pilin for the fact that he doesn't have a mother, which angers Pilin hugely and he strikes Leethos backwards before leaving, which stuns his friends.

Pilin is seen later once more with Pozan, Azen, Vogana, Leethos and Baibee as they confront the Bringers of Life, with Azen having cast a spell to stick them to the ground and keep them from escaping. Pilin very briefly speaks by saying "hello old friends" in a mocking tone. However, later, Pilin tries to advocate for them to be spared, which earns him glares and suspicion from the Order of Magma. It isn't until later that Pozan agrees to it, and leaves them rotting to the ground, before taking away Ezen and leaving to Myrkur, leaving behind the Bringers of Life, who'd come to rescue Ezen.

### The Tree of Life, Book 3

#### The Darkness

In spite of his seemingly fixed loyalty to the Order of Magma, Pilin remains curious why Ezen left his family (as he is considering doing the same). He tries to get Ezen to speak, and although it doesn't work at first, he manages to convince Ezen by telling him that he knows Ezen deep down wants to express himself and his frustration, he's just afraid to show it. Ezen grudgingly tells him of his story (how his father planned to join the Order of Magma after his mother's death and that in spite of his protests his sister refused to join him and leave), which leaves Pilin stunned. Ezen bitterly demands why Pilin feels stunned as he was a part of the Order of Magma. Pilin simply answers that he's been through similar experiences and leaves.

Pilin comes back later, and he and Ezen begin talking again, with Ezen asking to know of his backstory, and how he'd ended up where he was (as a spy of the Order of Magma). Pilin explains what happened on the fateful day where he dared oppose his father's authority and thus get punished by the Magma Queen and be declared a spy, as that was the only way to avoid execution. Ezen is stunned by the Magma Queen's cruelty, and Pilin wonders whether he's truly weak. Ezen responds that he isn't and tells Pilin about all the great things friendship can contain. Though it takes a while, Pilin eventually responds to this and asks if he and Ezen are friends. Ezen doesn't deny or confirm.

Eventually, Pilin is called to an Order of Magma meeting with the Magma Queen. She announces that she has a true plan to conquer Lijos now, and that she plans to use Ezen to bring back The Void to completely decimate Lijos. This horrifies Pilin, and he is completely unmoved by the Magma Queen commanding respect for him, as at this point, Pilin no longer cares for the Order of Magma, and wishes to help save the world, finally making a decision about where his stance will be.

#### The End

Not long after, Pilin once again goes to Ezen's prison. The guard expresses his distrust, but before he can do anything, Pilin attacks him and takes the keys, and frees Ezen. Ezen is incredibly confused by this, and asks what he's done. Pilin tells him that he's getting him out of here, and tells him that he can get magic and manage to escape. They go to a room of magic, and Pilin gives him enough power to teleport now. As Pilin prepares to leave, Ezen asks Pilin to come with him, saying that he shouldn't be letting Pozan treat him the way that he is. Pilin disagrees, saying that he has things to do. As he continues to refuse, Ezen eventually loses his patience and demands why Pilin is even helping him in the first place. Pilin explains the Order of Magma's plan to completely destroy Lijos using Ezen to bring back The Void and kill millions of innocent humans, animals and even fellow monsters alike. Ezen is horrified by this. He asks why Pilin won't come with him, and Pilin explains he wants to tell his father, face to face, what a horrible person he is, which Ezen suggested he do a while ago. Ezen discourages this, saying that Pozan could kill him. Pilin simply responds by saying "so be it".

Pilin arrives in the Magma Queen's throne room. He demands to speak to Pozan alone. Reluctantly, the Magma Queen agrees, and leaves. Pozan mutters his interest in the fact that Pilin had a sword in his hand, and asked to speak to him alone, noting that it would be interesting, especially considering he didn't request an audience, but instead demanded it. Pilin begins by saying that he won't be going through with the Order of Magma's plan. Pozan simply scoffs, telling him that the Order of Magma already has their plan in motion, and that there's nothing he can do to stop them. Pilin grins, telling him that he set Ezen free. Pozan orders Pilin to return to his room, but Pilin refuses and demands that Pozan listen. He goes on a rant about how the Order of Magma isn't a cult for justice, but for revenge, and that Pozan never cared for Pilin at all. He, essentially, did exactly what he said he would do: tell Pozan face-to-face what a horrible person he is. Pilin then finishes by saying he's done with the Order of Magma for good and that he plans to leave.

Pozan scoffs after he's done, saying that he took after his mother, or both his parents. Pilin responds by saying that he's nothing like Pozan. Pozan goes on to explain that he's not Pilin's real father, which horrifies Pilin. He explains that in order to conquer the Order of Magma Base, they had to invade part of the Heart of Fjall. In this, Pozan encountered a family of piglins. He was about to kill them, but they begged him to spare their son. Pozan at first had no reason to, but then realized that he needed someone to carry on his legacy, as he had no children (and presumably didn't want to have affairs with anyone). He then trained that child to be his weapon, his slave, and his son, Pilin. Pilin is disgusted with his father, and gets ready to leave, but Pozan reveals that he has Coo Coo's chaos magic, and is ready to kill Pilin with it. Pilin confronts his fate, willing to die, so long as Pozan knew that he was in the wrong, not Pilin. However, as Pozan aimed to kill Pilin, Ezen intervened, teleporting Pilin and him away, getting them both to safety. Pozan is furious at this. Azen enters the room and questions what's happening. Pozan replies simply by saying that they have a prisoner and a traitor to catch.

Shortly afterwards, Ezen and Pilin find Dabsar, Chappal, Zian, Zoe, Coo Coo, Sven and Guard in Myrkur. They are happy to see Ezen but suspicious upon seeing Pilin. Pilin explains himself and promises that he's done with the Order of Magma. Though everyone is skeptical, Ezen is able to eventually convince everyone to give him a chance, and Zian and Dabsar agree with him. Sven hesitantly lets Pilin join, stating that while Nadu didn't give many second chances, he didn't need to be her. Pilin is then part of the group (which Coo Coo is quite happy about).

Pilin joins his new friends on their quest to look for Tree of Life pieces once more, this time with genuine intentions. The group splits off in the Void eventually (specifically in Mount Etheral). Pilin goes with Sven, Guard and Zoe to locate the final piece, and they succeed in finding it. However, Zoe realizes there that this in fact isn't the final piece, as there are currently only 26 of them, and that there is still 1 left. While this confuses everyone, Komodi arrives and informs them that Ezen has been possessed by The Deathmaster. She tells them that to free him, one of them must die, which concerns them.

They go to see just what is happening, and then see that The Deathmaster is using Ezen to dangle Dabsar, Chappal, Ezen and Coo Coo above the Void pit, where if they're dropped in, they'll be killed. Pilin tries to explain that he must be the one to do the sacrifice, even stating that monsters' lives just aren't fair, and that Pilin's aren't any different. However, Zoe asks if Pilin wants to die, and Pilin quite openly states that he doesn't, and that he wishes he could live full lives with his new friends, but that it doesn't matter now. Zoe tells him that she's the one that doesn't matter, and that he matters to Ezen and his friends, and that she should be the one to make a sacrifice.

Before they make a full decision however, Zovan successfully combines his magic with Ezen's and they release The Void. Zovan then leaves with The Void. As The Deathmaster prepares to have Ezen drop Dabsar, Chappal, Zian and Coo Coo into the Void, Sven, Zoe, Guard and Pilin interfere, and Dabsar, Chappal, Zian and Coo Coo are transported back to the caverns of the mountain, as Guard fights The Deathmaster. Ezen tries to fight them, but Pilin comes in and tosses Ezen a note that belonged to his father, revealing that his father felt remorse for leaving behind his children and for what he had become — and that he hoped his children would never become like him. Pilin convinces Ezen to fulfill his wish.

The Deathmaster breaks out of the fight he's having with Guard and tosses him over the edge alongside everyone except Zoe and Ezen, including Pilin. As he orders Ezen to toss them over, Ezen is hesitant based on what Pilin told him. The Deathmaster attempts to order him to do it anyway, but Zoe reveals herself. The Deathmaster attempts to catch her, but she moves too quickly and moves right to The Deathmaster, and blasts her with all the undead energy she had by killing The Deathmaster. Unfortunately, this takes away all her energy too, and she is killed. Pilin watches while this happens, and thanks to that, The Deathmaster's curse is lifted and Ezen transports everyone back onto land. They are all saddened by Zoe's demise. Their grieving is cut short however by Komodi who informs them that the worst is not yet over, as Zovan has taken The Void and is ready to destroy Lijos with them. She informs them that she has a fast transport, and they decide to use it. They all vow to head to Lijos and stop the Order of Magma and Zovan once and for all.

Using the transport, Pilin lands in Lijos with his friends. The lands have been completely destroyed by the Order of Magma, with massive fires and warfare in every direction. The group realizes that the Magma Queen has split off from the rest of her group, as have Pozan and Azen. They decide to split up, with Pilin going with Ezen and Zian to fight Pozan and Azen.

Once they confront them, Pilin chooses to fight Pozan alone, asking Zian to stay away unless absolutely necessary. While he is hesitant, Zian respects Pilin's wish, and watches from afar as Pilin combats his enemy. However, as Pozan has absorbed Coo Coo's magic, he is infinitely stronger than Pilin, and he completely and utterly destroys him, blasting him backwards, firing lightning bolts at him, and overall proving just how small Pilin is compared to Pozan's magic. During this fight, Pozan continuously mocks Pilin for his weakness, and this escalates to the point where Zian tries to interfere, but Pozan simply blasts him backwards, and he sets his gaze on Pilin, ready to finish him off, ending with "pathetic... alone... weak."

However, with these words, a new phase of encouragement washes over Pilin, and he gets up, using his wits and agility to dodge and manipulate Pozan's magic. He eventually causes Pozan to strike himself, and ends with stating that he is strong, while Pozan is the weak one, saying that Pozan could have chosen to leave the Order of Magma and his abusive father like Pilin did, but he chose not to, thus allowing corruption to remain the same, choosing to do nothing, and causing more suffering, while Pilin took a stand for what he saw as right, and didn't let his own past consume him, and instead pursued a brighter future with true friends. Pozan lies in defeat, while Pilin watches in triumph.

Ezen, after defeating Azen, comes, and congratulates Pilin for what he does. Pilin tries to talk to Ezen, but before that, Zovan suddenly arrives, this time ready to destroy the world. As Zian and Ezen prepare to fight him, Ezen suddenly collapses, unable to move. Pilin tells Zian to go confront Zovan and do everything he can to stop him, while Pilin stays behind to help Ezen. Pilin asks Ezen what has happened, and Ezen replies that he used up too much magic fighting Azen, and that now, he was going to evaporate. Pilin cries in defeat and sorrow, desperately trying to help Ezen, but his eyes simply close.

However, Pilin doesn't give in, and continues clutching Ezen's limp body, hoping that he would wake up. Ezen asks why he means so much to Pilin, and Pilin answers that he's the first true friend Pilin ever had, and he doesn't want to lose him. Unknown to him, Pozan approaches from behind, ready to kill him and Ezen once and for all, but he is stopped by Azen, who fights Pozan until the Void shows up and kills him. This causes a tense moment where **Pilin** and Ezen have to get Azen out of her trance. They ultimately succeed, and she defeats the proxy form of the Void, but leaves directly afterwards, much to the dismay of both Pilin and Ezen, but not before Azen returns Ezen's magic, giving him back his original orb. The two are saddened by the departure of their supposed "family members", although they acknowledge that they've both caused more harm than good. Pilin then thanks Ezen. Ezen is confused as to what Pilin is thanking him for as Azen saved Ezen, while Ezen did barely any saving of Pilin. Pilin replies that Ezen managed to inspire him to stand up to his father, to fight against the Order of Magma, and the oppression that he suffered. Ezen is clearly flattered by this, and he pats Pilin on the head to show his gratitude. It is clear from this that the two have feelings for each other. Suddenly, Ezen's orb begins glowing, and Pilin realizes what that means — Ezen's orb is the true final Tree of Life piece.

Upon realizing this, Ezen uses his newfound power to kill Zovan and place The Void back in their dimension of emptiness. After this, Ezen resets the world to its state before the Order of Magma invaded, recreating its lush green environment, as well as restoring the City of Life. Pilin meets Ezen at the peek of the Land of Xora, where Pilin thanks Ezen once again for all that he's helped him with. Ezen replies that he's done very little, as he just happened to have the final tree of life piece, where as Pilin managed to forge his own destiny, his own fate, without the influence of others. Pilin is then invited to stay in the Land of Xora, with Ezen, which Pilin graciously accepts, as he wishes to be among his newfound friends, as he gazes upon Dabsar, Chappal, Zian, Coo Coo, Mmea and Cutie. As they discuss what they could do next, Dabsar suggests visiting the Legion of Life to help rebuild the world, which Pilin agrees to, and he joins Ezen, hand-in-hand, as the Ezen promises them that they'll be together, just like they've always been.

## Physical Appearance

As a piglin, Pilin has pink/peach skin, white eyes with black pupils inside, a brown shirt with a yellow belt and brown pants. He also has black pants and long ears, and typically wields a diamond sword and a golden helmet. He is relatively short in comparison to most other piglins.

## Personality

When he first appears, Pilin is shown to be shy, soft-spoken and fairly anxious. He often stutters when speaking and is nervous when around the players or Ezen. Regardless, he travels with them, to the Land of Xora and offers to help them find Tree of Life pieces. Pilin ultimately forms somewhat of a bond with Ezen, often relying on him to help him get out of hazardous situations, for instance the fact that water is fatal to piglins and endermen. Pilin also seems to have a soft spot for animals, like both Ezen and Zoe.

When revealing that he is a traitor for the Order of Magma, most of Pilin's personality isn't a façade at all, he still holds many of the qualities he had formerly did; shy, soft-spoken and stuttering when talking. He also is slightly remorseful of his actions, and even considers abandoning the Order of Magma. However, he ultimately chooses his father Pozan over his friends, which leads to the players and Ezen resenting Pilin.

After his battle with the players, Pilin feels unhappy in the Order of Magma, as he is consistently bullied by the people he once called his friends and is still abused by Pozan. The one thing that brings him comfort is talking to Ezen (who is now their prisoner) because the two of them learn that they have relatively similar backgrounds, both being brought up by an abusive father.

Despite being part of the Order of Magma, Pilin has a very strong moral compass which embodies that of Ezen. He openly spoke against Pozan's idea to kill everyone in the City of Life as they were all merely civilians (only to be punished by the Magma Queen). He tried speaking against Pozan multiple times once he rejoins the Order of Magma, but is threatened each time. He also finally makes the decision to betray the Order of Magma once he hears that the Magma Queen is planning to ally with The Void.

Pilin has a very low self-esteem throughout most of the story. He starts out believing he isn't worth the help of Ezen, and continues to constantly thank him. He also is shown to be very insecure and sensitive about his background, such as when Leethos made fun of Pilin for not having a parent, Pilin beat up Leethos and stormed out of the room. Due to this insecurity, the Order of Magma, and to an even greater extent, Pozan, had no trouble getting Pilin to see himself as weak, and unworthy to have happiness. Because of this, he constantly allowed Pozan to mistreat him and see him as less of a person.

However, after seeing Pozan and the Magma Queen's willingness to destroy the world, Pilin takes a turn for the better, releasing Ezen and giving him magic to help him find his friends so that he won't be used to destroy the world. After, Pilin talks face-to-face with Pozan expressing that he's done with Pozan's mistreatment of him. He is also willing to die, so long as Pozan knows that he failed. However, Ezen saves Pilin and after this, the two ally to find Ezen's friends. After this, Pilin begins to go on a path for the better.

When Pilin is confronted by the Legion of Life, he apologizes for his betrayal and offers his help to defeat the Order of Magma and save Lijos. They are hesitant to trust him, but Ezen and Zian stand up for him. After a bit of debating, Pilin offers that he doesn't need to be forgiven, only that he needs to be trusted so that he can help them. Though the Legion of Life is still wary, Sven allows Pilin to join.

During his time as an ally, Pilin becomes more sincere and honest, offering his life to help save Dabsar, Chappal, Zian and Coo Coo from Ezen and free him from being possessed by The Deathmaster. He still shows bitterness for his past, retorting to Sven's question of whether it was fair for him to die "Like I said, life isn't too fair on us monsters, is it?" During his fight with possessed Ezen, Pilin gives Ezen an object that his father Ozen had, and talks about how Ozen genuinely felt remorse for his actions. This reflects Pilin's wish for his own father to feel remorseful for his abuse, but was also an effort to help save Ezen which did indeed work.

Despite taking a turn for the better and turning his back on Pozan, Pilin still sees himself as weak and less of a person than Pozan. During their final fight, Pozan takes advantage of this, mocking Pilin's inability to fight for himself, and his need to have others for help. After Pozan calls Pilin weak however, a wave of confidence rushes over him, and Pilin fights back against Pozan and, using his wits and his intelligence, he is able to defeat Pozan despite him having Coo Coo's chaos magic. He then tells Pozan that he's the weak one, that Pozan could have chosen to leave his abusive home as a child and chosen to not side with the Order of Magma and that it was strong to make a choice of your own and weak to let the world remain corrupt around you.

## Abilities

### Skills

* **Combat skills:** Pilin is an excellent combatant, being able to easily hold of all three players and go toe-to-toe with Pozan, even when he had Coo Coo's chaos magic.
* **Intelligence:** Pilin is quite intelligent and able to quickly notice changes in his surroundings, and uses this to defeat Pozan for good. He also knows when he can't fight, such as the Magma Queen who was far too powerful for him.
* **Compassion:** Though not seen much at first, Pilin is truly a deeply compassionate person, as he quickly spoke against Pozan's idea to kill thousands of civilians, as they did nothing to interfere with the war, and the fact that there were hundreds of children there too
* **Bravery:** Pilin is extremely brave, as although he didn't stand up for Skinscraper or Ezen at first, Pilin stood up to his father on multiple occasions, and was willing to fight the Magma Queen as well.
* **Agility:** Pilin is agile, as seen in his battle with Pozan where he dodged multiple of his attacks

### Powers

* **The Tree of Life:** After completing 26/27 of the Tree of Life pieces, Dabsar gains several knew abilities, including enhanced strength, speed and resistance.

### Weaknesses

* **Magic:** Pilin does not have access to magic, as such when fighting magical opponents, Pilin is significantly weaker, for instance at first in his final battle with Pozan, he was hopelessly outmatched. He also refused to fight the Magma Queen and Azen, knowing the grand power they possessed that could kill him before they blink.
* **Need for approval:** Pilin demonstrates a constant need for approval from his superiors, which is why he sided with Pozan for majority of The Tree of Life. It was only when Pozan and the Magma Queen plotted to completely destroy Lijos that Pilin finally decided to leave them.
* **Low self-esteem:** One of Pilin's biggest flaws is lack of self-esteem; he is willing to let himself get hurt by Pozan believing himself to be less of a person than his father. Despite his turnaround for the better, Pilin wished to die as he didn't see himself siding with Ezen, claiming "life isn't too fair on us monsters, is it?" However, this lack of self esteem vanishes during his final fight with Pozan, when he realizes that Pozan is the weak one for choosing to go along with all the Magma Queen's schemes and not leave his abusive father, while Pilin was strong as he was able to take a stand for what he saw to be right, and forge a better path for himself and for others.

## Relationships

### Dabsar

Dabsar was a former enemy of Pilin, eventually becoming a good friend.

Dabsar and Pilin have a complicated relationship. Between Pilin and the three humans in the Bringers of Life group, Dabsar seems to be the most indifferent to him. He welcomes Pilin to their group when he pretends to be an innocent monster even though he's secretly a spy, and Pilin, in turn, seems to value Dabsar's life and be grateful. However, when Pilin betrays them, he doesn't at all seem to take sadistic delight in the reveal, and instead feels remorseful. Dabsar is hopeful that Pilin will decide to turn against Pozan and the Order of Magma, but it doesn't happen. Since then, Dabsar resents Pilin.

Once Pilin rescues Ezen, however, and surrenders himself to them, Dabsar doesn't seem to hold much of a grudge against him, at least not as much as Chappal, Sven and Guard. He somewhat agrees with Zian that Pilin hasn't done much to have a grudge against, far less than Skinscraper, Pozan or the Magma Queen did, at least. After this, Dabsar is generally good friends with Pilin, though the two don't share many interactions.

### Chappal

Chappal was a former enemy of Pilin, eventually becoming a good friend.

When Pilin is a spy and pretends to not be a spy for the Order of Magma, Chappal seems to easily fall for it, and believe that he is a victim of fate. Pilin, in turn, is concerned for her safety and is friendly to her. However, eventually, the bomb is dropped that Pilin is in fact a spy. Chappal is immensely resentful of Pilin for this, and openly berates him, telling him that his friendship with Ezen and with them was fate, which hurts Pilin. Chappal holds out hope that Pilin will betray Pozan to help them, but it turns out to be false.

After this, Chappal voices her intense grudge on Pilin, saying that she hopes she'd never see his "ugly face" again. When she sees him again in the Outskirts of Myrkur, Chappal is furious and threatens to kill him and the other Order of Magma soldiers for holding Ezen captive. Pilin is fairly passive-aggressive to her in those times, simply referring collectively to her and her friends as his "old friends".

When Pilin turns on the Order of Magma, Chappal refuses to forgive him, and says that even if they decide to let him join, she'll hold a grudge. Despite this, after Pilin joins them for longer, Chappal seems to have gotten over her grudge. Pilin also sees Chappal as one of his closest friends, calling her a real friend in comparison to his old friends in the Order of Magma.

### Zian

Zian was a former enemy of Pilin, eventually becoming a close friend.

Zian and Pilin have a fairly good relationship by the end of the series, but it did not start that way. At the beginning, when Pilin was a spy, Zian was friendly with Pilin, but didn't seem to have an incredibly deep friendship with him. However, he was pleased to see him and Ezen getting along. Once Pilin reveals he was a traitor, however, all of Zian's positive feelings about Pilin are turned down, and Zian is irritated and holds a grudge against Pilin. The two meet again on occasion after that, but Zian doesn't really interact with him; however, it is clear Zian is sad that Pilin betrayed them, and also angry.

Later on, however, when Pilin rescues Ezen and tries to ask to join the Legion of Life and everyone is doubtful, Zian is the first (apart from Ezen) to advocate for Pilin, saying that what he wanted was quite understandable, and even with his betrayal, what he did outside of that wasn't that much, at least far less than Pozan, Skinscraper or the Magma Queen. Zian seems to generally trust Pilin more than his cousin and sister do after this; in fact, Zian's great trust for Pilin is revealed in the penultimate episode of the series, when Ezen is dying, and Pilin demands that Zian go fight Zovan before he destroys the world, and promises that he'll keep Ezen safe. While Zian hesitates, he puts his trust in Pilin to protect his friend, and leaves. By the end, Zian views Pilin as a good friend.

### Ezen

Ezen was a former enemy of Pilin, eventually becoming a close friend and potential love interest.

Pilin and Ezen can be described at first to have a good friendship. When the two first meet, Ezen is unaware that Pilin is a spy, so the two become friends. Despite Pilin's role as a spy, he genuinely grew to care about Ezen and see him as a friend (and it is eventually hinted that Pilin has a crush on him). The two also share a love for animals, as well as a hatred of water, which the two seemed to have bonded over.

Later, however, when it is revealed Pilin is a spy, Ezen is bitter towards Pilin. Though his dominant emotion appears to be sadness, he's also angry with Pilin. Despite him covering it up with just a "betrayal", it is seen that Ezen genuinely cared for Pilin, and it somewhat traumatized him to be betrayed so harshly (which gives the implication that Ezen returned Pilin's crush on him).

When Ezen is captured, to his surprise, Pilin ends up wanting to know why Ezen left his family (as he's thinking of doing the same). At first, Ezen simply dismisses Pilin and says that he could have easily just left the Order of Magma, or even told his father what a horrible person he was, though Pilin denies this. Once Ezen tells his story, Pilin apologizes that he goes through those experiences, while Ezen spitefully asks how he could sympathize with him, and Pilin replies that he's been through similar experiences. He later comes back and, Ezen asks Pilin to tell his story. While Pilin hesitates at first, he finally agrees, and Ezen and Pilin are able to understand each other better, with Ezen even suggesting that perhaps they could still be friends (though it's hard to really tell with Ezen inside his cell).

Ezen's words to Pilin ultimately impact him greatly, and after the Magma Queen reveals she plans to completely destroy Lijos by using Ezen to resurrect The Void, Pilin frees Ezen. While Ezen questions this at first, he eventually asks Pilin to come with him, revealing that he's grown to care for Pilin enough to ask Pilin to come with him, and even risk the Order of Magma follow him. In spite of this, Pilin refuses, as he wishes to talk to his father first, and tell him what a horrible person he is, as Ezen had sarcastically told him to do so. Though Ezen tries to explain he didn't mean it, Pilin refuses, willing to risk death. After he does so however, and Pozan is ready to kill him, Ezen arrives just in the nick of time and teleports Pilin away, safely.

After this, Ezen and Pilin find Dabsar, Chappal and Zian, Ezen's friends, who are looking for more Tree of Life pieces, the one weapon that can help defeat The Void and the Order of Magma, and Pilin asks to join them, as well as Sven, Guard, Zoe and Coo Coo. While they all hesitate and question Pilin as to whether he's lying, Ezen advocates for him, saying that Pilin was willing to die simply to tell his father what a horrible person he was, with Zian agreeing that Pilin wasn't incredibly heinous. Ultimately, they agree to. In this time, Pilin and Ezen become closer.

Despite Ezen's closeness and advocating for Pilin, it is when Ezen gets possessed by The Deathmaster that Pilin reveals just how much he cares for Ezen; he's willing to let himself die (despite not at all wanting to) in order to save him. In the battles that follow, Pilin shows more devotion to Ezen, staying with him while he was dying, as well as doing everything possible to keep him safe. By the end, Pilin thanks Ezen. While Ezen is confused at first given that he never saved Pilin, Pilin replies that Ezen was the one who inspired him to leave the Order of Magma in order to find a better life to call his own, and to seek his own path outside of his father. Ezen ultimately lets Pilin stay in the Land of Xora with him, and Pilin accepts, wanting to be with his real friends, gesturing to Ezen, Dabsar, Chappal and Zian.

There are subtle hints throughout the series that the two may have feelings for each other, including Pilin's slight shyness and blushing around Ezen, the way Ezen is shattered by his betrayal, how Pilin clutched and cried to his limp body and seemed to want to tell him something, how Ezen awkwardly pats Pilin on the head, and how openly Ezen calls Pilin one of the best friends he's ever had, and possibly more. It is confirmed the two have feelings for each other and start a relationship after the events of the series.

### Coo Coo

Coo Coo is an ally of Pilin.

Both being former enemies of the Bringers of Life, they were allied at first, with Coo Coo part of the elaborate plan to have Pilin as a spy. Since their redemptions were both nearly at the same time, when they joined sides again but on the side of the Bringers of Life, they don't mind each other at all, with Coo Coo even respecting Pilin and his wish to not be called "piggy pig". Pilin considers Coo Coo one of his closest friends by the end of the series, mostly due to being his first.

### Sven

Sven was a former enemy of Pilin, eventually becoming a friend.

Pilin and Sven don't interact before Pilin is revealed to be a traitor, so the two don't have much time to have any respect for each other, and right off the bat, Sven resents him (and perhaps blames him for Nadu's death).

When Pilin tries to join the Legion of Life after rescuing Ezen, Sven is very hesitant to trust him, and isn't sure whether Ezen is right about him. He admits that giving second chances to those who've betrayed the legion. In spite of this, after reasoning from Ezen and Zian (and a bit from Dabsar and Coo Coo), Sven lets Pilin join, and from there, their relationship gets slightly better.

Sven trusts Pilin enough as they go to the Void, the most dangerous place in the world, to join him, Guard and Zoe in looking for Tree of Life pieces. Once Komodi breaks the news to them that to remove Ezen from his possession at the hands of The Deathmaster there would have to be a sacrifice, Pilin is quick to offer himself, but Sven openly protests against it. Sven tries to argue that it isn't fair, while Pilin simply retorts that life isn't fair on monsters. Ultimately, Sven and Pilin work together to keep The Deathmaster at bay to free him, but it ends up being for naught, and Zoe ends up doing the sacrifice to kill The Deathmaster and save Ezen. Pilin and Sven both grieve Zoe's death. They do not interact in the series finale where the group splits up.

By the end, it appears the two openly trust each other, and Sven no longer holds a grudge against Pilin for Nadu's death or for his betrayal to the Legion of Life.

### Guard

Guard was a former enemy of Pilin, eventually becoming a friend.

Pilin and Guard did not interact until Pilin's "redemption", where he offered himself to the Legion of Life. Given what he heard about Pilin, Guard was hesitant to trust him, and said that Pilin could easily be a triple-agent now, as well as that it felt wrong to invite him in after all he'd done. Sven lets him in anyway however, and in the end, neither regret it, and Guard openly admits he was wrong about Pilin, and that he's loyal. Pilin seems to also trust Guard.

### Zoe

Zoe was a former enemy of Pilin, eventually becoming a close friend.

Zoe didn't have many interactions with Pilin before his betrayal. Before that, however, the two appeared to get along. Zoe welcomed him to the Land of Xora openly and warmly, and he, in turn, seemed to appreciate it. The two also appreciated animals, alongside Ezen, and openly went to visit them. When Pilin and Ezen vanish, Zoe is concerned for them, and gets help to rescue them. She seems to be genuinely shocked when it is revealed Pilin was a traitor.

In spite of his betrayal, Zoe didn't have much difficulty accepting him back, and said very little when he asked to join once again when he saved Ezen, and mostly stayed silent. It isn't clear at first whether Zoe truly accepts Pilin until the next episode, Void, where Pilin decides to make the sacrifice to save Ezen from The Deathmaster. Zoe discourages him from doing so, telling him that he has great potential in life, being friends with Ezen, Dabsar, Chappal and Zian, while Zoe, herself, didn't. She ultimately is the one who makes the sacrifice, and Pilin clearly feels immensely remorseful of this, feeling as though he should have been the one to do it. He views himself as inferior to her, while Zoe views herself as inferior.

### Magma Queen

Pilin was a servant of the Magma Queen, eventually becoming an enemy.

At first, the Magma Queen saw Pilin as she saw all her servants; expendable, constantly needing to prove himself, and inferior to his elders. However, she eventually grew to immensely resent him as being incredibly weak and disrespectful, as he openly called out Pozan for trying to murder innocent civilians, which earned the Magma Queen's attention. She punished him, at first considering execution, but eventually deciding to make him a spy, perhaps the most dangerous job any Order of Magma citizen could have. Despite Pilin's obvious fear of the Magma Queen, he openly says he was more disappointed with his father that day than her.

Later, the Magma Queen is largely dismissive of Pilin when he "proves himself", and she keeps him under constant stress of not showing any more signs of weakness, or else he would be executed. She orders for him to be respected among the Order of Magma soldiers, but she doesn't truly care about him, and directly says that she would leave Pilin behind and sabotage a long-awaited plan if needed. The two don't interact after Pilin's betrayal, and it isn't known if the Magma Queen is even aware of it. Despite this, it is clear she has a low opinion of him, and the feelings are shared by Pilin, who has no respect for his old queen, and was perfectly satisfied with her demise.

### Pozan

Pozan was the adoptive father and mentor figure to Pilin, eventually becoming his archenemy.

Pozan and Pilin, right off the bat, didn't have a good relationship, as Pozan's very intention with him was to craft him into his weapon and means to a legacy. Pozan took Pilin from two of his piglin parents before killing them, and then raised him to be independent and strong, using methods like fear, slapping, and even threatening him by law due to his high position to keep him under his control. Pilin, however, didn't seem to heed all this, and never truly respected Pozan. He openly called out his father for trying to murder civilians, and didn't show any remorse for it, and claims to still resent him for not doing anything when the Magma Queen punished him for it.

However, despite Pilin's disrespect for his father, he also fears him greatly, as he quickly submits to any threats his father gives him, and doesn't try to fight back against the mistreatment he gives, only the mistreatment he gives others. Pozan uses this to his advantage, often claiming to care for Pilin and doing everything to make sure his weapon remains under his control, whether that be through threats or false impressions of fatherhood.

Although at first it appears Pozan is at least somewhat proud of his son for fighting with him, Pozan doesn't actually care at all about him, and is truly disgusted with how much he cares about others, calling him "weak" when he's out of his earshot. Pozan admits the only reason Pilin is still alive is because he needs him for his legacy, and he's willing to kill him if that legacy is every threatened. When near Pilin's earshot, Pozan keeps a more playful, yet still controlling and abusive tone so that Pilin fears him, but enough to leave, and cares enough so that he remains under Pozan's complete control.

Pilin, however, completely sees through this, and out of Pozan's earshot, criticizes his father. Though he seeks approval, he seems to deep down know he'll never get it, as when Azen tells him that not even his own father wants him, Pilin lashes out at her. Another example is when Ezen told Pilin that he should have confronted his father, Pilin avoided the question and clearly was angry, despite knowing deep down it's true. Finally, this all comes to a head, and Pilin makes the decision to do what Ezen suggests after freeing him. He confronts his father alone and, in a frustrated manner, calls him out for how he treated Pilin, telling him that he should never have been a father. He also decides to leave the Order of Magma, no longer wanting any part of it. When Pozan accuses him of treason, Pilin simply says that he's betraying the Order of Magma, not monsters, because it is doing more harm to his kind than good. Pozan reveals how he adopted Pilin, and then tries to kill him, but Ezen says this.

Pilin and Pozan meet once again in the finale, with the two quite ready to kill each other. However, during the fight, Pilin keeps being destroyed easily by Pozan, being blasted backwards and by lightning bolts because of Pozan's absorption of Coo Coo's magic. However, once Pozan calls him "pathetic... alone... weak", Pilin gets a wave of encouragement and fights against Pozan, telling him that he's the weak one for choosing to do nothing while the world suffered or while he suffered. Meanwhile, Pilin tells him that he was the one who left and managed to forge a better path for himself, while Pozan chose to remain in the dark, stating that he's the weak one, not Pilin. Despite all this, however, when Pozan is killed, Pilin is remorseful because he's the closest thing to a parental figure he ever had. However, Pilin isn't as devastated as Ezen was with Azen, and admits Pozan's death would lead to more good things than bad.

## Appearances

* Plains
* Lands Beyond
* Ice Kingdom
* Ocean of Secara
* Village of Life
* Battlefield of Life
* Heart of Fjall
* Ezen's Kidnapping
* Outskirts of Myrkur
* Frozen Land
* Cloud Castle
* Order of Magma Plotting
* Pilin's Decision
* Myrkur
* Void
* Lijos II

## Trivia

* Pilin was originally going to be one of the main antagonists rather than a protagonist, with the intended role ultimately given to Azen and Pozan, except he had numerous boss battles, not just one. However, Pilin ultimately became the protagonist he was when the writer started noticing some chemistry between him and Ezen, and wrote him to have a redemption arc instead.
* Pilin was originally going to be in a romance with Ezen, but with the way the story was written, there was no time, and it felt rushed, so it was scrapped, and a crush between the two is only implied in the story, but confirmed by the creator.
* Pilin is the only piglin character in the series, as his father is a piglin brute.
* Pilin was originally intended to die in the place of Zoe, but that was scrapped and he was given a climax against Pozan instead before a true friendship with Ezen, Dabsar, Chappal and Zian.