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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 — 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 — 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.

"For Mina in Star vs. the Forces of Evil, I wonder how long it would have taken to find other armor without Moon's help, since it can be recovered."

Analysis using canon from the Star vs. the Forces of Evil wiki and show details:

In Star vs. the Forces of Evil (SVTFOE), Mina Loveberry is an ancient Solarian Warrior, originally transformed by Queen Solaria Butterfly centuries ago using the Solarian Metamorphosis spell. This gives her superhuman strength, durability, and a "hulked-out" super-soldier form even without external gear.

The "armor" refers to the gigantic magical suits used by Solarian Warriors — massive, building-sized mechs with powerful energy swords that negate magic and cause lingering fatal wounds.

Canon evidence:

After Eclipsa's rise to power, Mina independently begins rebuilding the Solarian army. She collects remnants/scattered pieces of the old gigantic suits of armor from around Mewni (as stated directly on the Solarian Warriors page of the SVTFOE Fandom wiki).

She recruits dissatisfied Mewman peasants and has her crow Sebastian assemble/rebuild these suits.

Mina is shown actively gathering and scavenging these remnants on her own before approaching Moon.

Moon's help comes later: Moon performs (or assists with) the Solarian Metamorphosis spell to empower the new recruits into full Solarian Warriors and activates/enhances their powers and armor.

Without Moon's help (i.e., no new spell to empower additional warriors):

Mina could still recover and reuse the existing remnant armors herself, as she was already doing.

She would likely have a smaller force (perhaps just herself in a rebuilt suit, plus any old remnants she could salvage for limited use).

Time estimate: Canon shows Mina progressing quickly on her own (scavenging across Mewni). It might have taken her weeks to months to fully recover and assemble enough for a personal super-powered suit or a very small group, rather than the rapid large-scale army she builds with Moon's magical boost.

The armors are explicitly recoverable/reusable remnants from the ancient war, not destroyed permanently unless actively demolished in battle (e.g., by powerful spells like Eclipsa's).

Analysis using canon from the Star vs. the Forces of Evil wiki and show details:

Doug-Doug is the name of the Solarian Warrior who piloted the first gigantic armored suit to attack the Monster Temple (in the episodes "Ready, Aim, Fire!" and "The Right Way"). He severely wounded Globgor with his energy sword before Eclipsa defeated the armor using the devastating "Spell with No Name" (a black inky blast that pierced the suit's chest).

Canon evidence from the show (Season 4, episodes "Here to Help" and related recaps):

Solarian Warriors pilot their massive mechs from inside the helmet, which serves as the control cockpit. In Doug-Doug's case, the helmet remained completely undamaged after Eclipsa's attack—the destruction was focused on the body of the suit.

When Mina and her army arrive at the wreckage, Doug-Doug shows no signs of life: he doesn't move, attempt to exit the helmet, or respond to Mina calling his name.

One of Mina's subordinate Solarian Warriors jokes about Doug-Doug being dead.

Mina, showing genuine concern (as she acts somewhat maternal toward her troops), punches the joker and orders them to check his helmet for signs of life.

The scene cuts away immediately after this command—we never see the result of the check or learn Doug-Doug's explicit fate.

From the SVTFOE Fandom wiki and episode transcripts:

The wiki pages for Solarian Warriors, Mina Loveberry, and relevant episodes (e.g., "Here to Help") do not specify Doug-Doug's survival or death, listing only a few named warriors (like Mina, Sebastian, Manfred, Maude) with confirmed post-war fates.

No later episodes revisit Doug-Doug or confirm any casualties among the new Solarian army beyond the general depowering in "Cleaved" (when magic is destroyed, stripping all Solarians of their enhancements).

Regarding Mina Loveberry from Star vs. the Forces of Evil, I wonder how long it would have taken her to find or reconstruct her Solarian armor without Queen Moon’s assistance, given that these artifacts can be recovered from Mewni’s history.