Eclipsa is a far better Queen than what everyone thinks.
I know this might sound like another one of those “Eclipsa’s not evil!” essays written by hardcore Eclipsa stans, and I will not lie, I’ve believed in Eclipsa since the first time she appeared.
That, however, is not what I want to discuss.
Mewmans have always said Eclipsa only ever thinks about herself and her family, that she’s some sort of unhinged dark queen, but the thing is, Eclipsa’s probably one of the wisest queens out there.
It’s undeniable that she has been rather impulsive when it comes to her family, take “Tough love” and “The monster and the queen” as examples. Even so, when it’s time for Eclipsa to think about her kingdom, she does not beat around the bush.
From the very beginning, she understood that the best way to unify monsters was through gaining the monsters’ trust. Of course, that caused her to be very… controversial with other Mewmans. Should she care? No. At least not before solving certain things.
Just like the dungeon guy and the Spiderbites implied in “Butterfly follies” & “Surviving the Spiderbites”, Mewni already distrusts Eclipsa merely because of her past. They were not willing to easily give her a second chance. Now, monsters… Eclipsa needed them the most because they have always been the one who needed help the most!
This is something she knew back in her time and, most importantly, is the reason why everyone had suffered for so long. I, myself, think Eclipsa decided to take that course of action because, in the long run, it had been that hatred towards monsters what previously led Meteora to become a vengeful psycho (Marco does not count since she originally only intended to make HIM alone pay, not all of Mewni). Mewman prejudices took everything from her and her family, just like they had taken everything from so many monsters before and after them. And it was time to stop that.
And hence, she gave monsters what had previously been theirs back, allowed them near any other Mewman citizens, made them an important part of her court (Reginald as her closest butler, her knights, her other servants…) and tried to make her kingdom a better place for everyone.
Now, when it comes to her magic, the magic book of spells showed that Eclipsa has indeed gone against tradition by creating spells for herself. But she never used those spells for pure selfish reasons. Except for when she read Shastacan’s mind, but just like she explained in the book and “Butterfly trap”, she never wrote down tons of darker spells. Probably because she knew they were truly dangerous in the wrong hands.
And as for her darkest spell… This is where I’m convinced she knew she had to be extra careful for the sake of others. Look:
1) These pages are in Low-mewman, an almost extinct language only female members of the Royal family can learn.
2) When Moon asked for her spell she a) asked her if she was sure she wanted to unleash such power, b) explained it required a magical contract. Something I wholeheartedly believe Eclipsa did as a way to keep everyone safe from her spell since not everybody would be willing to negotiate with her.
3) After today’s episodes, I’m starting to think either Eclipsa didn’t actually gave Moon her darkest spell or she somehow, for a lack of a better term, “baby proofed” it. Think about it:
The incantation is completely different:
Moon’s: “I call the darkness onto me, from deepest depths of earth and sea. From ancient evils unawoken, break the one that can’t be broken. To blackest night I pledge my soul and crush my heart to burning coal. To summon forth a deathly power, to see my hated foe devoured!”
Eclipsa’s: “I call the spell which has no name, my mother’s gift with which she reigned. Eclipse my heart with rightful power, stand before the Queen and cower!”
See? There’s an entire abyss of difference between the power used in both incantations! Not to mention, Moon’s only destroyed Toffee’s finger and caused an explosion, Eclipsa’s destroyed everything it had in its path!
“Here to help” and “Pizza Party” have also proved that everyone can become what they say Eclipsa is: selfish. Once again, many a man have stated Eclipsa only cares about herself and her family. But what did Moon do? She betrayed her own daughter because she held a grudge over being “sent” to the Magic Realm. When Eclipsa had been chased, chrystallised for hundreds of years with her husband imprisoned as well and a daughter who was cast aside in favor of a Pie folk orphan based solely on her monster heritage. And yet, she faced her family in times of crisis and put the kingdom first.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I stan my Queen.
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