Theorizing Mina's Empowering of Sebastian and Potential to Empower People in Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Sebastian is Mina Loveberry's loyal crow companion introduced in Season 4. He demonstrates unusually high intelligence for an animal: fully understanding complex human speech, executing intricate missions (e.g., infiltrating Butterfly Castle to poison Eclipsa's food in "Here to Help"), scavenging and reassembling ancient Solarian armor remnants across Mewni, and even operating machinery or tools when needed.
Canon evidence on his empowerment:
Mina explicitly states she "empowered" Sebastian with magic at some point in the past (confirmed in dialogue and supported by the SVTFOE wiki).
This empowerment grants him Amplified Animal Aptitude β super-animal intelligence, problem-solving, and mission execution far beyond a normal crow.
It is unclear exactly how Mina empowered him: whether through a modified version of the Solarian spells, a separate ritual, or residual exposure to Solaria's magic (since Mina is an ancient Solarian Warrior saturated with that power).
Theorizing if Mina can empower people the same way:
Likely yes, to some degree: Mina's core power comes from Queen Solaria's three Solarian spells (B.E.A.R., B.O.A.R., R.A.P.T.O.R.), which were originally designed for humanoid Mewmans to become super-soldiers. Moon later uses the same spells on a group of peasant Mewmans to create the new Solarian army. This proves the spells work on regular people, not just ancient warriors like Mina.
Mina, being the original and most experienced Solarian, would logically have full knowledge of (or intuitive access to) these spells. She recruited and prepared the new warriors for Moon to cast the final empowerment, showing she understands the process intimately.
Empowering Sebastian suggests Mina has developed either:
A toned-down or variant spell that works on non-Mewmans/animals (granting intelligence and loyalty without full hulking super-soldier transformation), or
The ability to channel Solarian magic more flexibly than Moon, perhaps due to her centuries of exposure.
Conclusion: If Mina can magically enhance a crow to near-sentient operative levels, it is highly plausible she could empower humanoid beings similarly β either with full Solarian Warrior transformation (like the army) or customized enhancements. The show never depicts her personally casting the spell on new recruits (Moon does that), but nothing in canon contradicts her capability. Her isolationist stance post-finale and lack of remaining allies are why we never see her try.
In short, Sebastian's empowerment strongly implies Mina possesses broader magical enhancement abilities beyond just the standard Solarian program, opening the door to her potentially empowering people if she chose to.
