#winx codatorta

What’s your take of the specialists body-types in the cursed triplets au? I personally liked their more robust looks in the original seasons, but maybe they could have that and still have more varied body-types (best of both worlds basically). Like, Timmy's not a front-line fighter but he could have a swimmer build and it helps handling the recoil from his laser gun or something. And Helia could have a gymnast kind of build ? It just feels like it would fit his whole “Graceful but Strong” sorta vibe !! And yeah Sky, Brandon and Riven would probably all be at least some level of gym-rat since they’re front-line fighters and stuff.

I actually had quite a bit of fun with this next concept !! Like, Sky wields a shield and a sword while Brandon uses a two-handed long-sword, which does fit with their initial roles of squire and prince. Since a shield is meant more for defense and support along with the sword (a squire role) and the long-sword it’s more impressive/heroic, kingly if you will. 

But you know the switcheroo , and I just think it’s so funny (but also cool) how being themselves helps with the whole charade of Brandon and Sky trading places (it makes things even more poetic). Plus, it would be cool/interesting if Brandon had more pronounced muscle definition and was fitter than sky (again, more classic heroic/princely build) but Sky was overall more bulky/robust and also the physically strongest of the group (which could be a nice parallel with Bloom with the dragon flame within the winx club and all that).Maybe those things could grow more pronounced the longer they keep the charade?

Also, for clarification it’s not that I don't imagine sky having a strong core, it's just that I picture him liking food more than brandon, the blonde looks like he would melt a home-cooked meal >;D !!

And that aside, I kinda have some food for thought if you don’t mind.

Like, I love the fact that you made dragons cooler and more important (alongside their roles in specialist training). Like, it feels specialists and red-fountain as whole feel way cooler and more important than it was in cannon (Like there was Alfea, Cloud Tower ……… and then red fountain for specialists/people who wanted to be cool without magic but still not quite as cool as fairies & witches). But do you think that specialists could or would have stuff like magic resistant armor ? Or even grow to have some resistance to magic themselves after some kind of special training (or just their specialist training in general?).

Or like Codatorta !!! Dude once hugged/squezzed a shadow-haunt monster till he popped …. and sure he had help with Griffin & Faragonda magically boosting him, but it was also quite bigger than the average monster and I would like to believe that squeezing a monster to death with just his raw strength is something the teacher would be able to do some of the mobs. Heck !! He did win against Knut at arm-wrestling without any magic boost, which’s insane and kind of shifts my perspective a bit when it comes to specialists ? At first I thought of them kind of like hawkeye => capable and trained person with a cool weapon, but otherwise normal person without powers.

But considering the stuff Codatorta did ….. maybe they could be more like captain america in a way? Like sure, dude’s no way as strong or as durable as the hulk, but still kicks plenty of villain-ass !! I don’t know maybe when humans in the magic dimension train a lot (within a magically rich environment) they gain some enhanced physical attributes 

Also I just think it would be funny that in the unlikely scenario Erendor got the opportunity to try and physically drag his son back to Eraklyon …… he wouldnt even be able to make Sky budge because dude’s 3 times his father size now, also kind of physical metaphor on how the former heir outgrew the mold he was pushed into AND how people can flourish once they’re in a healthier environment.

Sorry, At first I just wanted to ask your opinion about something, but it kinda spiraled from there.

So for body types for the main boys I’d say it’s a bit harder to tell Sky and Brandon apart until they’re solidly adults but once they’re grown there’s a lot more divergence.

Sky and Brandon as teenagers and young men are both very muscular, but not sculpted. They look like actual strong men rather than body builders, so they have enough fat built up on them to help protect their muscles rather than being nothing but muscle. So you don’t have that very defined T shape to them, they just kinda fill a doorway. Sky has always been less muscular than Brandon because Brandon began building his up around seven years old when he began working in the mines. Sky’s athletic development began with just sparring with his mother and playing outside, not from hard labor as a child. Brandon’s always been the stronger one, which is why he favors heavy, two handed weapons like broadswords, battle axes, and war hammers. Sky’s training began more as a hobby and he very quickly specialized in one handed swords and later shields.

Fun fact: Sky gets his combat prowess from Samara! Samara was one of the best ninjas the Yoshinoya Family ever produced. She was extremely successful in both espionage and combat when she was young but when she prevented an assassination attempt on Erendor before their relationship began it permanently weakened her. She’s still very formidable though and collects weapons as a hobby. She also took a very hands on approach to training the boys when they were young because she genuinely knew her shit. Erendor can defend himself but he was never athletic. Even in his youth he was a pudgy, short dude who would easily get his ass handed to him if forced to fight someone with real skill. He learned to sword fight when he was young, didn’t enjoy it, wasn’t good at it, mainly just sparred with Oritel to keep up the skill and Samara because he liked seeing her strength up close. So you can thank Samara for Sky’s combat prowess lol

I kinda did a similar thing but with their personalities over body type. If Sky sounds coherent in an interview or speech - that’s not Sky, it’s Brandon. Sky is a horrible public speaker, absolutely terrified of having to talk in front of people and will word vomit or actually vomit all over the stage. Which is how you end up with gems like Sky blurting out that he’s lowkey scared of his parents and cries himself to sleep when asked for comments of stuff. Brandon handles the press when they’re younger for a reason, he’s a lot better at talking in front of people and seeming princely than Sky is. Sky’s strengths are strategy and his immense empathy. If he’s just talking to another person one on one he’s golden. Put him on a stage and you’ll be lucky not get whatever invasive thoughts enter his brain at the moment.

When they’re older, like in next gen time frame, Sky has a much harder time keeping off extra weight than Brandon does. Unfortunately he did get a sluggish metabolism from his father that he has to actually stay on top of. But he stays active so he’s never really obese or anything. Brandon is just kinda blessed by starving peasant genes that allow him to eat squirrels fried in lard however often he wants and still make it to 90 with minimal issues. Sidenote Brandon never really stops hunting and trying to be self sufficient even when he’s married to Stella. The palace chefs are used to him just slamming random stuff he caught onto the counter and asking them to do something with it. Or him just volunteering to work with them because he or Stella want a specific thing he makes well. Stella can’t prepare her own snacks, late night snack duty is always Brandon’s department. Brandon’s less athletically active than Sky in older age because he’s a stay at home dad, so most of his activity comes from wrangling the kids, playing sports with them, and giving himself construction projects when he’s bored. Sky on the other hand always keeps up his training because he wanted to be a specialist and even though his career effectively ended when he chose to stay by Bloom’s side and help stabilize Domino, it’s what he loves. He also goes skateboarding with his son a lot, that’s their hobby they have together.

Riven on the other hand is going for that hyper sculpted look which is actually physically weaker but looks more intense. I think he works out to cope with things, which given his other coping mechanisms have been hoarding, fighting, and stealing things, is not a bad thing. He could stand to focus more on strength over pure physique though. Riven is the biggest gym rat of the group because the gay thoughts and evil grandma trauma can’t get him if he keeps moving. I think he slows his roll when he gets older and starts actually addressing his shitty mental health. Riven has a really good support system, he’s very blessed to have his dads, Timmy, Musa, and Helia. I think without them he would’ve ended up dead or back in prison very young. And if not that alone in a hoarded house that he’d eventually either die in or get thrown out of by the health department. Never underestimate the power of having people who care enough to set you straight, y’all. No pun intended because he’s definitely not straight but I digress.

Helia and Timmy are a lot smaller. Helia is tall and kinda willowy looking compared to the others. But he’s got a lot of compact muscle. Helia’s not a combat specialist, his specialty is search and rescue. So he can easily pick people up and move debris but he’s not built for a one on one battle of brawn. Timmy is shorter and scrawnier. He’s easily the least athletic. Timmy’s solidly specializing in being a pilot and engineering. He can pick someone up for a brief period if shit hits the fan but they better be light. Timmy’s the shortest of the boys and really is not trained or built for one on one combat. Which is why when Sky got zeroed by the Trix in season 2 he didn’t try to fight them, because then they’d both be dead and he felt it was more strategically sound to try to help the injured.

Also thank you! The specialists do interact with magic, but in a different way. Their equipment is powered mostly by phanto crystals, which have an extremely powerful arcane resonance that makes them versatile in many industries. They can use some armor that absorbs magic shock but it’s usually best when made to defend against specific kinds of magic attacks. There’s actually a lot of cross training between schools due to a good neighbor policy, so a lot of specialists take classes at Cloud Tower and Alfea to diversify their tool kit and vice versa, lots of witches and fairies learn specialist skills at Red Fountain. Notably Diaspro and Bloom learned dragon studies and tactics there. Flora has taken multiple alchemy and botany classes at Cloud Tower. Some skills are just applicable to everyone regardless of whether you’re genetically a fairy, witch, or don’t have strong enough magic for it to matter much. I do have an idea for why there’s a bit of a gender disparity (though anyone can be anything) and it’s that there could be genes on the Y chromosome that muffles arcane resonance and dampens magic ability in some males. And that this gene is prominent enough to lead to a smaller amount of male fairies and witches. Though I’m not totally married to the idea.

Codatorta is a total badass, man, I could totally see him being a Captain America type. Man is just, perfect for his job. You’re not going to find someone as physically capable and mentally patient enough to deal with the students he has to wrangle all the time. It’s not unusual for some dumbass kid to challenge him and swiftly get restrained and sent back to their station with a bruised ego. I think his job takes a lot of patience because he’s handling a lot of teenagers (mostly boys) who are very physically capable, overconfident, and depending on circumstances, traumatized. Some come to him traumatized, some have training missions go wrong early on. He has to balance being teacher, commander, and father figure a lot. Codatorta is well compensated for a very good reason, I think his primary equivalent would be Griselda who also has a tough job. They’re two of my favorite adults to write. I think one of my favorite scenes I have planned out with Griselda is her attending Stella’s false funeral and genuinely being torn up over it. When she found out Stella was alive she genuinely just hugged her and told her she was happy to see her. For Codatorta it’s a toss up between him proposing to Monica with a massive house and that going over Monica’s head so she lectures him about spending that much money on that much space for two people (Codatorta and Ortensia) when he doesn’t even like hosting and the economy is in the shitter. Or him giving Sky and Brandon a big hug and telling them they did a good job but it’s time to stand back and let the doctors work when they rescued Diaspro in season 2. They’re layered. Like an ogre or an onion.

Genuinely, I think Erendor realized pretty quickly Sky was not going to be able to be physically contained. Erendor goes for the emotional damage and sense of duty for a reason. He can’t overpower Sky, hasn’t been able to since Sky was around 14. But he can definitely tear him down mentally and make him comply by appealing to Sky’s sense of duty to other people and need for affection. But Sky’s gone against his dad on a few occasions where he just kinda snapped even before the events of the main story. Most notably Sky attacked Diaspro’s father because he had suggested Sky begin beating her with a cane every morning until she stops interrupting him among some other really fucked up suggestions on how to abuse her and break her strong personality. Another time Sky flipped a table, told Erendor he was disgusting, and nearly broke down a doorway trying to get out of the room. That one was because Erendor had pulled Sky aside and told him that if he’s gay that’s fine, but they still need Diaspro for heirs so just suck it up until there’s a few kids and then he can have all the men he wants. He then basically offered up Brandon, Brandon’s younger brothers, and any kids they’d have in the future as a “endless supply of good looking young men because the poor breed like rabbits”. Brandon was in the room pouring them tea when this conversation happened by the way. Sky lost his shit and probably would’ve hit Erendor if his initial response wasn’t just to grab Brandon and escape the room.

Usually Erendor can shame Sky into general compliance because framing anything as an issue of letting innocent people down or letting them be harmed will get him to comply.

Professor Wizgiz 🍀📗

Codatorta ⚔🥊

•takes place during the last battle with Valtor•

The battlefield was quiet, the silence more oppressive than the clash of magic that had raged moments before. Smoke rose in curling tendrils from the shattered earth, the acrid smell of burnt foliage thick in the air.

Helia stumbled over uneven ground, his chest heaving with every breath. Around him, the remnants of the battle were devastating: uprooted trees, scorched grass, and crumbled stone from the ancient ruins where the Winx had fought.

But Helia’s thoughts were on one person.

“Flora,” he murmured, scanning the chaos with a growing sense of dread. She had been at the heart of the fight, using her magic to protect her friends and the land she loved so fiercely. But when Valtor unleashed his final attack, the group had been scattered. Helia hadn’t seen her since.

“Flora!” he called, his voice raw as he pushed through the wreckage, ignoring the ache in his muscles.

A faint, pained groan reached his ears. His heart leapt, and he sprinted toward the sound.

He found her slumped against a fallen tree, her delicate frame battered and bloodied. Her arms were scratched and bruised, her normally vibrant pink and green outfit torn and singed. Her face, pale and streaked with dirt, was turned slightly toward him, her eyes fluttering weakly as if struggling to stay open.

“Flora,” Helia breathed, dropping to his knees beside her. His hands hovered uncertainly over her injuries, afraid to touch her and cause more pain.

Her lips moved, but no sound came out at first. Finally, she managed a whisper, her voice barely audible. “Helia…”

“I’m here,” he said quickly, his tone trembling with both relief and fear. “You’re going to be okay. I’ve got you.”

Flora tried to smile, but it turned into a wince. “I… tried to stop him…”

“You did, you did great,” Helia reassured her, brushing a strand of her hair away from her face. His hand came away stained with blood, and his stomach twisted. “you’re hurt, lets get out of here.”

“The others… are they safe?”

“They are“ he lied.

Flora closed her eyes, tears slipping down her cheeks.

Helia’s jaw tightened. “are you okay? Does something hurt?.”

“Im tired Helia, Im so tired.“

“I know, but its over now.“

Her only response was a faint sigh, her breathing shallow. Panic surged through Helia, but he forced himself to stay calm.

“lets try to stop the bleeding,” he muttered to himself, tearing a strip from his cloak to bandage a deep gash on her arm. His hands shook as he worked, every groan of pain from Flora making him flinch.

“Its alright Flora,” he whispered as he wrapped the makeshift bandage tightly. “I need you to stay awake, okay?”

Her eyes fluttered open briefly, the green in them duller than he’d ever seen. “Helia…”

“I’m here,”

As he worked on her injuries, Helia’s mind raced. He didn’t have the medical supplies he needed, and she was losing strength fast. If he didn’t get her to safety soon, he didn’t want to think about what might happen.

Gathering her carefully into his arms, he stood, wincing as her weight shifted against his own battered body. “Hold on, Flora. Just a little longer.”

The journey back to the ship felt endless. Every step was a battle against exhaustion, every jolt threatening to pull Flora further from consciousness. Helia spoke to her the entire time, his voice soft but urgent.

“Remember that time we went to the spring near Alfea? You told me about all the plants there, even the tiniest ones. You said they all had a purpose.“

Her head rested limply against his shoulder, but her fingers twitched faintly against his chest as if she was trying to respond.

When he finally reached the ship, the others were there, their faces etched with worry. Tecna quickly cleared a space on a bench, and Helia laid Flora down as gently as he could.

“She needs help,” he said, his voice hoarse. “Now.”

Bloom knelt beside Flora, placing her glowing hands over her injuries. “I’ll do what I can,” she said, her own exhaustion evident.

As Bloom worked, Helia knelt beside Flora, clutching her hand tightly. He didn’t care who saw the tears in his eyes.

“Flora,” he whispered, his voice breaking.

Slowly, her breathing steadied, and a faint blush returned to her cheeks. Bloom leaned back, her magic fading, and gave Helia a tired smile. “She’ll be okay. She just needs time to heal.”

Relief crashed over Helia, leaving him trembling. He pressed a kiss to Flora’s hand, his tears falling freely now. “Thank you,” he whispered, though he wasn’t sure if he was speaking to Bloom, to Flora, or to the universe itself.

Later, when Flora woke in the quiet of Alfea’s infirmary, the first thing she saw was Helia sitting beside her, his head resting on the edge of her bed, fast asleep.

She reached out weakly, brushing her fingers against his cheek. His eyes snapped open, and he sat up quickly, his expression shifting from surprise to overwhelming relief.

“Flora,” he breathed, taking her hand in both of his. “You’re awake.”

She smiled faintly, her voice still weak but steady. “You stayed.”

A small drabble I wrote about Helia arriving at Red Fountain after the end of Season 1 with a Codatorta cameo

Helia was home.

With a hurriedly packed backpack thrown over his shoulder, he stood in front of the wreckage that once used to be a magnificent castle. The Specialists passing him by didn’t really notice him, they probably thought he was a curious visitor from Magix City that came to ogle at the destruction while the students worked day and night to help rebuild their beloved school.

Little did they know, his old uniform and gloves were the first thing he grabbed on his way out of his humble apartment on Harmony when he heard the news. Even if he was already too late.

“Red Fountain has fallen.”

Helia was sure those words would haunt him for years, every time he thought back to his decision to leave this life behind. Now as he contemplated on whether or not he should have even bothered showing up after everything was already over, he felt the weight of it settle over his shoulders.

For dragon’s sake, he had been sleeping while Red Fountain fought against an army of decaying monsters. Not like he could have done anything about it, considering the entire realm had been enveloped with thick, gloomy clouds that were spelled to make sure nothing entered or left the realm.

Then to hear about it on the news while he was grabbing lunch from a deli down his block…

Helia only waited long enough to find out if the headmaster, teachers and students had made it out alive before he ran out of there. Though that proved to be unnecessary since all portals were blocked and no ship could enter the realm.

After two days of restless pacing and anxiety twisting his stomach, it was declared that the siege on Magix was over and Helia finally found himself back where he needed to be. 

That is, if they wanted him back…

The Specialists assigned to guard the entrance were starting to regard him suspiciously. He didn’t fault them for it considering he had been standing there without moving for at least fifteen minutes. Just as they started to approach him, a towering, burly man dressed in the signature colours of Red Fountain appeared between the damaged doors. When he spotted Helia, his brown eyes narrowed dangerously.

“Are you waiting for an invitation?” Codatorta’s booming voice mocked him without humour. 

The guards exchanged confused glances and some of the Specialists wandering around them paused to watch the stern Professor chew out his latest victim. 

“No, sir.” Helia replied, his spine snapping straight instantly. 

“Then get in there and get to work.” 

“Yes, sir.”

Codatorta stood planted to ground as Helia pulled himself together and made his way inside. The former Knight kept his steely gaze on the young man but when Helia brushed past him, he whispered only for him to hear. 

set pre-show, possibly continues until the end of season 3

After a fight almost went south, Clockwork offered to send Danny to a school where he could learn how to become a good warrior. Cashing in his favor with Headmaster Saladin, Danny was sent to attend Red Fountain. A cast out once more, Danny tried to focus on his studies so he could better protect those he cared for. Well, that was until a certain group of 4 boys took an interest in him.

idea created: september 20 2024

status: loose scenes and some vibes, needs more plotting and a ton of spoons

Finally we get a trailer for Red Fountain! Took them long enough. And that means: So much new stuff to talk about!

I really like the general design of Red Fountain in the reboot, exterior as well as interior, from what we can see (mostly the arena area in the middle, it seems). It seems to be a mixture of the S1 and S2+ designs, leaning more into the S1 design but with some visible futuristic additions like the roof and this strange floating ring. I wonder if Red Fountain is going to get destroyed again, like in the original. I'd honestly prefer if it wasn't, they already have Cloud Tower to rebuild and it'd just be strange if that is left alone for 16+ years and Red Fountain gets destroyed and rebuilt in less than a year. I think this design is futuristic enough to sell their strength with technical gadgets but also have this traditional warrior academy like feeling. I admit I've always had a soft spot for the S1 Red Fountain design (though I do love the rebuilt one) and I wouldn't mind to see this one a bit longer this time. Yeah, I like it!

I'm not sure why they put it in the middle of a desert this time around though? It was pretty close to Alfea and among a beautiful forest in the original. I guess they wanted to make the distances greater and to be able to show more different environments? Not necessarily a bad idea though I do prefer the look of the forest, just in general. I wonder how big the distance is now between Alfea and Red Fountain (and the destroyed Cloud Tower) and the distances in Magix in general, how many different environments are there?

I quite like the design of the background specialists we see in several of these shots! There are even a few more female specialists among them which is cool. Robin is probably the main one that's relevant but she's definitely not the only one that's there. I hope we see the others fight somewhere in the background as well occasionally. Maybe the only "complaint" I have there is that they could've been a bit more creative with the colours among them. We can already see several who seem to have the exact same colours as our main specialists have. Not the best idea imo, they should stand out more. The original did that really well by giving everyone signature weapons but they also had different shades of blue, orange, purple etc as their colours. The reboot increases the range of weapons everyone uses which isn't a bad thing but then I would've hoped to see a higher variety in colours as well to still make them stand out among each other. Not just everyone having the same four main colours because these are the ones they made all the models with already.

Hover bikes! We have an official mention of the specialists' hover bikes! We don't get any shots of them in this trailer but hopefully in future ones, I'm excited to see what they look like. I assume the hover boards we've already seen them with are used for fighting primarily while the hover bikes will be used more for short distance transport or something? I hope we'll get to see them in action a few times in the series proper!

(I love this little shot of Sky with the towel though I would've preferred if it was Riven or Brandon. Of course they were too coward to make him shirtless though...)

Finally we also get the reveal of what Saladin and Codatorta look like, yay! (Red Fountain still only has two teachers it seems :D)

Saladin... looks pretty much exactly the way his original counterpart looked. I'm honestly amazed. He looks great! Call me blinded by nostalgia, I don't care, but I honestly would've loved if they approached every design in the reboot this way. Change as little as possible just to translate it well into 3D. I don't mind most of the new designs but I definitely love the parts the most that are the closest to their original counterparts. (Saladin doesn't have his staff in these shots but that doesn't necessarily have to mean he doesn't have it at all.) I'm also intrigued by Saladin's description, a focus on his "strategic mind" rather than his magical ability and his history apparently being so grand that it's written into the academy's walls. He sounds like an epic war hero and I love it! It probably references his part in the Company of Light and I can't wait to get some more details on that as they seem to introduce this connection a lot earlier than in the og.

Codatorta underwent significantly more changes compared to his original design than Saladin did. (And I'm a lot more critical with him because I absolutely love Codatorta.) I love that they kept his bulky and muscular build. It's not quite as extreme as in the original though that might also just appear that way because his arms are covered now. (Which is a massive shame btw!) Other than that I do like his outfit, it fits him and I like the colour palette and his gloves. I only really have an issue with his hair. The style and his beard is fine but he can join Griselda in the "unnecessarily having lighter hair for no reason" club. His even seems to be grey which makes him look a lot older! Not a fan. I also miss the scar he had on the side of his arm though it's possible that he still has it and it's just covered (which doesn't help much when we never see it).

I love the few shots we get of Codatorta in this trailer, especially these ones where he interacts with Brandon when they train on these weightlifting things. (Great idea!) Not sure if they had some sort of competition here or if Brandon was just performing really well in general - love that it's Brandon being showcased in this way here and not Sky - but the way Codatorta celebrates him is so precious! (Love Brandon's expression in that last one when Codatorta holds up his arm like that.) Of course this is only a snippet but Codatorta seems to have kept his wonderful combination of being really strict and demanding but also extremely passionate and caring about everything and above all his students! A very good sign.