#vexicons

I make no secret that I don't like the Vexicons. So, I though that today, I'd discuss how I could make them better.

First, Eartha. I don't like the fact that she turned good, where the other Mysticons didn't. After all, they were supposed to be the evil counterparts to the Mysticons, so only having one turn good is silly. I think it would be better to have either all of them turn good or none of them turn good. On a related note, Eartha doesn't seem evil, unlike the other Vexicons. I would change her to be a mad scientist, and would have "Heart of Stone" end without Eartha saving Halite and Ferris (one of the Mysticons can) and not showing signs of her turning good at the end. I do like her being a golem though, as it's a counterpart to Em being a dwarf.

I think the other Vexicons' personalities suit them well, and I like how Kasha and Willa are always at each other's throats, as it suits Zarya and Piper having a good sibling relationship. However, I think they were underutilized. As I mentioned earlier, they could have been foils for the Mysticons' flaws. For example, Mallory could make Arkayna realize how bossy she is, Kasha could make Zarya realize she should be kinder to others, Willa could help Piper realize that jokes can go too far, and Eartha (remember, in this version, she's a mad scientist) could either encourage Em to accept mistakes (perhaps the episode is another mech competition, where she struggles after remembering what happened last competition).

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins recap Episode 39 of Mysticons, “Fear the Spectral Hand”.

I know there was a bit of debate if Proxima summoned the Vexicons or made them. I think that she created them, due to how similar they are to the Mysticons, including both teams having a pet. Because of this, I think that we can learn more about what Proxima was thinking from observing what she says.

Eartha is the least evil of the Vexicons, which suggests that Proxima feels like Em isn't completely evil. While Em was the one who gave the scar, perhaps Proxima realizes that Em felt bad about it, and perhaps wonders if the other Mysticons forced Em to work against the Astromancers. They are both intelligent, so perhaps she relates to Em better than the other Mysticons.

Willa is an interesting case. She represents Piper, who is not part of the Royal Twins, and therefore had nothing to do with the whole twin situation. However, while Proxima is very responsible and organized, Piper is very energetic. Proxima could see Piper as a very chaotic person, which she may not like. Piper is also very close to Zarya, and perhaps Proxima sees it and sees Piper as an enemy to. This is further suggested by Kasha and Willa frequently interacting with each other.

Kasha makes sense to be evil. Being Zarya's counterpart, she represents the person who was actually the twin, taking away Proxima's supposed place in the family. Kasha also doesn't seem to worry about what others think, as shown by how she came clean about them leaving Eartha behind. This suggests that she sees Zarya as someone who doesn't care about how others feel about her actions, as Kasha seemed to not regret leaving Eartha, and she was made to represent Zarya.