Faeries, Witches and Maenads From True Blood | TV Series

hello everyone and welcome back to another  video this is the third and final video   about the different species of true blood  in this video we're going to be looking at   the fairies maenads and witches including  the brujo we're not going to be going over   the plot but looking at their origins abilities  weaknesses and more i always forget to say this   but just a warning there is some spoilers for  the show but i do try to keep them to a minimum   if i can if you like true blood and vampire lore  be sure to check out my other two videos about   the vampires and the werewolves of true blood  also don't forget to leave any suggestions for   a show or movie you'd like me to cover the  first species i want to look at is fairies fairies sometimes referred to as fae are one  of the most powerful species of supernaturals   they used to live on earth but it was too  dangerous now they live on the alternate   dimension of fairy but they do still interact  with humans sometimes to get to the dimension   of fairy you can use a portal created by a fae or  if you're a fairy yourself they seem to be able   to slip in and out of the dimension at will if  they are powerful enough less powerful fae such   as half fairies require a portal usually created  by another fairy when sookie was asleep she was   able to enter some kind of dreamscape where other  fairies could also enter through a magical pool   that must have been some kind of portal the  vampire bill compton consumed a large amount   of sookie's half-fairy blood and he was also  able to enter the dreamscape-like area after   bill sees a fairy while there and she is shocked  and confused how he got there so fairy blood   itself is like a key that allows you to enter this  dimension you can tell by the fairy's shock that   no other being should be allowed in here and even  she didn't know exactly how he managed to get in   in the show there seem to be two different  factions of fairies one of the groups wants   to live in peace and have minimal communication  with humans but still some communication the   other group wants to seal off the dimensional  plane of fairy from earth so that they will   be with their own people forever each fairy has  fairy godparents that act as guides to help them   a fairy godparent can also sense when their  child is in danger and can teleport to them   whenever they need them sucky travels to the fairy  dimension led by her fairy godmother claudine   while there sookie is surprised to see her  grandfather she thought was dead he says that he's   only been there for a few hours but sookie informs  him that he's been gone for almost 20 years   sookie only spends around 15 to 20 minutes in  the dimension and when she returned a whole   year had passed time in the ferry dimension must  pass a lot slower in relation to time on earth   when sookie first arrives everyone is eating a  special fruit the fairies call a lumiere fruit   she soon finds out that if you eat one of these  fruit you can no longer leave the fairy dimension   without dying so it's a way to trap people there  Sookie and her grandfather leave the dimension   through a portal that looks like a black hole once  they get back to earth Sookie is okay because she   didn't eat a lumiere fruit but her grandfather  head and he dies not long after arriving back   on earth the fae must be using this fruit to trap  unknowing fairies in their dimension they could be   doing this because they fear they will go extinct  due to vampires the blood of fairies is extremely   alluring for vampires any vampire that has tasted  it says it's the best they have ever had to them   it tastes amazing smells amazing and can allow  them to walk in the sun for a short period of time   it is said that royal fairy blood is even better  for these reasons vampires almost hunted the fae   to extinction which is why they live primarily on  their own dimension now to be safe until certain   events that happen in the show all vampires did in  fact think that fairies were extinct fairies have   the ability to change their appearance depending  on what the dominant species is where they are   when around humans they appear almost identical  but their true form more closely resembles a   goblin or an evil looking elf their skin is a  gray color and they have sharp teeth as well   as bright blue eyes and pointed ears when Claudine  is killed she appeared human but you can see after   she dies she looks more like her true appearance  fairies don't shapeshift like werewolves or   other shapeshifters do they change their form by  creating an illusion through their magic after a   fairy is killed their body will shrivel and then  turn to dust fairies have their own language and   writings sookie finds a page with strange writing  on it and it turns out to be an old fairy language   and after a fairy recognizes it she was able to  use a special kind of magic to reveal the true   message the fairy says that this kind of writing  and magic is a lost art so it must be quite old   considering how long fairies live fairies are not  immortal but they do age much slower than humans   a pretty young looking fae says that he's only  a hundred and thirty and another says that 500   is halfway to being an elder fairies that are  part of the royal family can live even longer   a royal fairy named niall is over 5500 years  old the average fairy probably lives around one   to three thousand years old half fairies  like sookie age the exact same as humans   half fairies or halflings have most of the same  abilities as full fairies but the most important   difference is that a full fae has unlimited magic  but a half fairy has a finite amount of magic and   can lose it all together if it's used too often  another fairy describes this as losing your light   so it's important for half fairies to only use  their powers when they absolutely need to if a   half-fae loses their power they would just be an  ordinary human not all halflings inherit the fae's   magical abilities Sookie and Jason are brother  and sister but Sookie has magical fey abilities   like light powers and telepathy and Jason has none  well he does still have one fey ability and that   is attraction and seduction fairies are extremely  attractive to other humans and other supernaturals   they have some kind of magical allure they are  known for their promiscuous nature and laying   with humans sometimes even against their will  this is why Jason is known as such a ladies man   and his friends joke that he has slept with every  girl in town it's because he's part fae so women   and even some male vampires find him extremely  attractive this could also be why sometimes while   talking to girls they seem to become entranced  by him i honestly never put this together while   watching the show but it seems extremely obvious  now these are the magical abilities of fairies   have a multitude of strong abilities and like a  vampire they grow stronger with age telepathy may   be the ability they use most they can hear the  thoughts of anyone around them including other   supernaturals except vampires because vampires  are dead they have no brain waves or electrical   impulses so their minds can't be read which kind  of implies somehow fairies can read brain waves   weird sometimes sookie becomes overwhelmed by  voices and has to concentrate to block them out   as well as hearing people's thoughts they can also  enter people's dreams this is how sookie's fairy   godmother first came to her fairies can perform  general magic that any human witch could perform   but it's stronger when a fairy does it  because magic flows through them easier   they have also been seen reversing spells that  have been cast on people a witch cast a spell   on someone but sookie was able to easily break the  spell with no incantation like a human witch uses   fairies also have the power of light and  electricity they're able to produce beams   of light from their hands and can send people  flying and render them unconscious this power is   especially useful on vampires some fairies are  seen being able to produce a kind of lightning   their light abilities are described as being  nature itself and depending on the time of day   the light will be a different color usually  more blue at night another offensive ability   involving light is their ability to throw these  kind of light bombs that explode like grenades   the next ability is psychometry basically it's  the ability to touch an object or place and then   know the history fairies are able to access the  past by tapping into the energy of the universe   with an object they can even read the  minds of anyone who is present at the time   sookie wanted to know how her parents died and  they were able to go to the place and see what   actually happened like a flashback full-blooded  fairies can teleport anywhere at will including   other dimensions and not just the fairy dimension  sookie's fairy godmother was able to appear at   will whenever she wanted as well as being able  to teleport sookie to another dimension with her   full fairies can teleport other fairies or humans  to other dimensions and can even banish them there   but halflings are not capable of teleportation  it's also not clear how many of these dimensions   exist fairies are capable of making a magical  vow or promise after making the vow or promise   the fairies or fairy and human touch fingers and  their fingers will glow if the promise is broken   it's seen as a great dishonor to that group of  fairies and can even be seen as an act of war   fairies can also make special contracts signed in  their blood and is considered the most sacred of   contracts it's called blood on vellum like i said  before fairies have the ability to change their   appearance by creating an illusion with magic  we know their real appearance looks more like a   goblin but they seem to remain looking like humans  most of the time this ability to create illusions   is probably the same ability they use to make the  fairy realm look more appealing to Sookie in the   other half fairies fairies are also able to create  their own small alternate dimensions we see this   with the special fairy nightclub called hot wings  it is an invite only nightclub that some humans   are invited to such as the mayor of Bon Temps but  these humans don't know that they are fairies and   they're always brought to the club with blindfolds  on so they don't know where it's located   the club also serves as a safe house for fairies  and halflings trying to escape vampires the club   is located in the middle of a field in louisiana  the club is completely invisible to humans and   other supernaturals it can only be seen by fairies  or those with fairy blood only a very strong fairy   can create these miniature alternate dimensions in  fact it probably takes multiple fairies to do this   there is another special fairy ability that's  called supernova this special ability is unique   to the stack house bloodline it allows them to  channel their light into a giant ball like a   supernova and when it explodes it will kill any  nearby vampire so it's kind of like a spirit   bomb from dragon ball z fairies don't have any  specific weaknesses they age much slower and   might have slightly increased resilience but they  can be killed the same way that any human could now i want to talk about some of the things  that happen to a vampire when they consume   fairy blood fairy blood smells extremely  attractive to all supernaturals especially   vampires jessica described the blood of a fairy  smelling like cotton candy and other sweets   because their blood has magical properties meant  to attract people it's possible that their blood   could smell different to everyone when a vampire  consumes the blood of a fairy they're able to   walk in the sun for a short time the purity of  the fairy blood determines its effectiveness   a half fairy allowed a vampire to walk in the sun  for only a few minutes but it did stop the vampire   from being completely burned up a full fairy's  blood allowed a vampire to walk in the sun for   a few hours and finally the blood of a fairy  vampire hybrid will allow another vampire to   walk in the sun forever however if that fairy dies  the vampire will not be able to walk in the sun   anymore a vampire that consumes enough fae blood  or the blood of a powerful fey will be immune to   fairy magic for a while after a vampire consumed  the blood of a fairy elder he was not affected by   their light powers anymore he described their  powers as feeling like a tingling sensation   remember those pocket dimensions that fairies can  create well after a vampire consumed fairy blood   he was able to perceive the dimension just like  a fairy would be able to fairy blood can even   temporarily keep a vampire alive after being  staked but vampires must be careful because if   they consume too much fairy blood it will cause  them to become intoxicated and act like they are   drunk here are some other interesting facts about  fairies full fairies and halflings do not have   a blood type sookie is a half fairy and when  she's injured they brought her to the hospital   but the doctors said they could not establish a  blood type it's possible fairies have their own   special blood type their blood is said to contain  mercury neon titanium and francium it is implied   by a fairy that the gestation period of a fae  baby is only a few weeks we see a fairy that is   almost due but she's only been pregnant for two to  three weeks as long as the mother is fae the baby   will mature very fast a half-fae will also mature  faster than a human but only if the mother is fae   if the mother is human like in sookie's  case the human will develop as normal   one other interesting fact about fey babies is  that full fae or halfway born from a fairy mother   won't have an umbilical cord and fairy mothers  experience pleasure instead of pain while giving   birth which could explain why this fae has 17  sisters fairy mothers consume salt while they are   pregnant because they say it causes their light  to break and it will begin the birthing process   fairies can be turned into vampires but as far  as anyone knows this has only been done once   warlow is the only known fairy vampire and he was  turned by lilith herself the first ever vampire   rumored to be created by god fairy vampire hybrids  are possibly the strongest of any supernatural   species the combination gives them almost all  the positives of both races with little drawbacks   fairy vampire hybrids are not technically dead  like other vampires which means their body is warm   to the touch and they can still eat normal food if  they want they can walk in the sun and are immune   to silver fairies lived for an extraordinary long  time but fae vampires are truly immortal just like   regular vampires a royal fairy named Niall is  over 5500 years old and appears to be an old man   but warlow is the same age and appears much  younger fairy vampire hybrids have all the   increased strength and speed of a vampire  but can also use all the magical abilities   of a fairy well that's it for the fairies now we  can talk about the witches including the brujo   witches are men or women that practice magic  yes men are also witches in this show the word   warlock or wizard is never used anyone can  practice magic but it seems that some have   a greater natural ability to channel magic than  others there are many different types of magic in   true blood astrology divination spell casting and  spirit communication like being a spirit medium   some forms of magic like the brujo magic is passed  down through a bloodline we'll talk more about the   brujo soon though depending on the witch they may  practice their abilities through a belief system   shamanism voodoo wiccan and many more most  witches use their abilities for healing and   protection spells but there are those who use  magic for evil depending on how much skill a witch   has they can complete much more difficult spells  witches can also join together to cast much more   powerful spells according to a vampire named bill  compton there has been witches that had become   so highly skilled and powerful that they  could defeat even the oldest of vampires   the limitations of a witch's power is unknown it's  also unknown if one witch could be stronger than   another or have given enough time in practice  any which could become as powerful as the next   regardless witches are some of the most powerful  creatures in existence the origin of witches is   unknown but they have existed for thousands of  years each generation passing their knowledge onto   the next some witches channel their power from  demons or dark places but other witches including   wiccans channel their magic from nature according  to a witch named marnie witchcraft is older than   vampires and they have tried to suppress powerful  magic possibly because vampires cannot perform   magic there has never been a vampire able to  produce magic so maybe only living creatures   can perform it vampires are especially  afraid of a form of magic called necromancy   necromancy is a form of magic that involves  raising the dead as well as controlling them   and because vampires are technically dead  they are susceptible to this form of magic   the spanish inquisition was mostly led by  vampires under false pretenses they condemned   people for witchcraft but in reality they just  needed people to feed on unfortunately for the   vampires one of the women they had procured to  feed on was a practitioner of necromancy but   while on the stake she used her magic with some  others joining in and forced all vampires within   20 miles to walk into the sun killing them this  is known as one of the worst events to happen to   vampires and it's why vampires fear necromancy so  much the witch who casted the spell named antonia   said that she was a healer and she only turned to  the dark art of necromancy to save the people in   her village from dying and sickness these are  some of the spells and abilities that witches   through spell casting they can perform telekinesis  lifting objects with an unseen force elemental   magic able to control air earth fire and water  mind control able to manipulate and control other   humans and vampires when they use necromancy the  power to take away memories and even place false   ones they can astral project able to separate from  their physical body and appear in another location   they also have the ability to call on spirits and  have them appear this is called spirit summoning   they have a lot of wards and protection spells  this is the ability to create force fields that   cannot be entered they can place protection spells  on locations or specific people necromancy can be   used to bring back animals and humans from the  dead it can also be used to kill and completely   control vampires some people that practice magic  can channel magic from deities like how Maenads   channel their magic from Dionysus the son of  Zeus and the god of ritual madness and ecstasy   witches have the ability to brew potions these  are elixirs with supernatural properties made from   herbs and other ingredients witches are mediums  such as lafayette have the ability of divination   he is seen reading tarot cards and everything  that he says is true he can also be possessed   by a spirit that spirit will take over his body  until he makes it leave or it leaves on its own   sometimes he allows it to happen so a spear can  pass on a message but another time a vengeful   spirit took over his body to exact revenge so it's  not always a good thing another form of divination   witches can perform is reading runes which are  stones with magical markings they can also perform   a magic known as scrying the most common form of  this would be looking into a crystal ball it's   being able to see future events through reflective  surfaces depending on the kind of surface used you   can see different things water is best for visions  of everyday events metal or glass reveals things   surrounding wealth and money and finally blood  can be used to see things about life and death   such as when marnie used a pool of blood and could  see herself being shot witches often use magical   objects to enhance their power amulets are used  to protect someone from different kinds of harm   possibly magic or physical sometimes they use a  double-edged ceremonial dagger known as an athame   this dagger usually has a black handle and is used  to direct energy it's often used in ceremonial   magic by wiccans and these exist for real candles  are also often used by witches to help amplify   their spells and of course witches keep grimoires  these are books containing spells rituals   incantations magical recipes and more witches  don't have any specific weaknesses but they are   just human so they can be killed quite easily they  are susceptible to other magic and fairy magic   seems to be stronger than the magic of a witch  sookie barely knew what she was doing but she   was able to break a spell cast on eric by a fairly  powerful witch now we can take a look at the brujo it's a latin thing a special kind of which seen in  the show is a brujo they are spanish witches that   receive their power from demons as jesus says it's  a dark magic jesus is a brujo and so is his father   his father says that this gift runs in their blood  jesus uses his special brujo magic to break a   spell that was cast by marnie to summon the brujo  he had to cut his arm and draw blood as a kind of   offering jesus tells lafayette not to take offense  to anything that he says while he's transformed   he implies that once the transformation  happens it can be difficult to control himself   marnie dies and comes back as a spirit and  possesses lafayette's body marnie is jealous   of how strong the brujo is and attempts to steal  his magic and succeeds jesus says you can't   trade magic like pokemon cards but after marnie  threatens lafayette's life he changes his mind   marnie stabs him with a ritual dagger  and a Zeus seems to do something as well   and then a moment later Marnie who is in love by  its body becomes a Brujo so it is in fact possible   to pass the gift of being a brujo to someone  else but i don't think you would be able to   do this with all forms of magic now we can talk  about the final species the main ads are a very   rare supernatural species only one is seen in the  entire show and her name is Maryann Maenads are   the immortal female followers of Dionysus the son  of Zeus and the god of ritual madness and ecstasy   not much is known about the origins of Maenads a  shapeshifter named Daphne was friends with Maryann   and claimed that she has been alive as long as  there has been an earth to walk on she has been   known as Gaia a Greek goddess of earth and the  Egyptian goddess Isis she seems to travel place   to place living as a nomad finding new people to  entrance with her magic Maenads are apparently   attracted by energy a character named Tara has a  kind of ritual performed on her by a fake witch   but because Tara thought the magic was real  it actually gave the spell enough power for   Maryann to detect it during the ritual Tara sees  a younger version of herself but with black eyes   this is actually Maryann appearing to Tara through  some kind of telepathy Maenads are inspired by   their god Dionysus to enter a state of madness  and frenzy through dancing and intoxication   they lose all control shouting and taking their  clothes off sometimes they perform a ritual where   they hunt down animals and sometimes humans and  eat their raw flesh a vampire states that Maenads   power and immortality comes from their belief in  Dionysus because they believe they are immortal   they are if somehow you were able to shake their  faith and make them stop believing the Dionysus   they would be mortal again main heads  appear identical to humans most of the time   the only physical difference is that they  can transform their hands into a three talon   claw main eggs are sometimes seen with snakes and  often dress in animal skins and wear ivy wreaths   with flowers around their head they usually  dress like this during rituals they are known   as a type of nymph a goddess of nature these are  the supernatural abilities that a main ad they do   not age and cannot die as long as their magical  defenses are up like i said earlier according to   a vampire queen Sophie Anne maenads are immortal  because they believe they are their beliefs alone   gives their magic enough strength to make them  virtually immortal Maryann was only killed because   Sam turned into a bull which is the symbol of  Dionysus and he tricked her into thinking she had   to sacrifice herself therefore she let her magical  defenses down and allowed herself to be killed   Maryann often has raving parties in the woods and  sacrifices different animals and sometimes people   to Dionysus maenads have great durability and  healing abilities Sookie used her fey magic on   Maryann and it had little to no effect when even  a vampire as strong as Russell Edgington who is   almost 3 000 years old is sent flying across the  room Maryann was also able to deflect a bullet   with her bare hand a vampire bites Maryann and  she laughs while it's happening and is fully   healed only a moment later vampires cannot feed on  main ads because their blood is a black poisonous   liquid when a vampire drinks their black blood  it causes them to gag and choke on it main heads   also have increased strength Maryann was able to  easily pick Sookie up off the ground with one arm   it's not exactly clear if main ends are physically  weaker or stronger than vampires though they can   however move with super speed Maryann was  able to move so fast that even a vampire   could not follow her with his eyes vampires  can move extremely fast and have extremely fast   reflexes to perceive other vampires so the fact  that a main ad moved faster than he could see   means that maenads could be even faster than  vampires or equivalent to a very strong vampire   maintenance have the ability to channel magic  maintenance can channel magic from humans and   other supernaturals when she uses this ability she  seems to start phasing or vibrating causing her to   look like she's glitching she usually stands  still and closes her eyes while doing this   so it requires some concentration possibly similar  to meditation maintenance can channel others magic   and they are also attracted by powerful energy  like how the ritual terra went through attracted   Maryann to Bon Temps maenads are able to influence  and control the thoughts and behaviors of humans   all humans around Maryann stark to act crazy and  euphoric when she affects them with her magic   sometimes she does this by doing her meditative  state and other times she can do it by dancing   and interacting with the humans while under the  effects of a main ad people are shown having   solid black eyes when people are in this state and  have black eyes they are under Maryann's control   she is able to control them and make them feel  extreme pain if they disobey her in any way   after this trance-like state ends people don't  remember what they did while under the effects   maintenance cannot affect other supernaturals with  this magic Sookie who is a halfling and Sam who is   a shape-shifter are not affected by magic maryann  uses to make everyone else act crazy however   maenad can channel shapeshifters and most likely  other wares and force them to shift into their   animal form it's not clear how long a shifter is  stuck in animal form after a maenad forces them   to shift also when Maryann forces Sam to shift he  takes the form of his go-to shift which is a dog   but i wonder if it would be possible for a maenad  to force a shapeshifter to turn into a bug and   then step on it maybe in the books maenads have  limited control over vampires but they are able   to afflict him with something called the madness  infection this makes a vampire basically go insane   and act like a beast killing and attacking  uncontrollably there is no cure for the   madness infection and the vampire must be staked  maynards have the ability to change their hands   into powerful three talon claws these claws can  be used to cause a lot of damage but not only that   they are also poisonous according to the doctor in  the show to help sookie after she is attacked the   poison of a main ad works similar to the poison of  a komodo dragon but more effective proper medical   treatment must be used because not even vampire  blood can heal someone wounded by a main ad   vampire blood has extremely powerful healing  abilities able to bring people back from the   brink of death but cannot save someone from  maenad poison in fact when bill tries to give   Sookie some of his blood to help it causes her  to have a seizure real komodo dragons actually   do not have poison they have venom but the effects  are still probably similar to that of a main ad   the effects are inhibition of blood clotting  lowering of blood pressure muscle paralysis   and hypothermia maintenance might also have the  ability of aero kinesis while mind controlling a   group of people unexpected gusts of wind are seen  all around it's possible due to their connection   with nature that they could also have some  control over elements just like regular witches do   but it's also possible that this was just a random  byproduct of using her magic main heads don't   really have any weaknesses but I guess you could  say that their biggest weakness is also their   biggest strength their belief as long as they  believe in Dionysus and that they are immortal   they will be but if their faith wavers at all or  they're tricked they can be killed well that's   it for my video on the fairies witches and main  ads and that's also it for my trilogy of videos   on the species of true blood before making the  first video on this show I'd never seen it before   so i had a lot of fun exploring the supernaturals  there are some really interesting creatures and   magical abilities true blood has to have the most  lore of any vampire show I've seen having all the   books to back up to seven seasons adds a lot  of material to look at fairy vampire hybrid is   probably my favorite species from the show too bad  there was only one of them if there's any other   shows or movies you'd like me to cover then please  let me know in the comments i know I'm going to be   covering buffy sometime soon because you guys have  requested it like crazy and I've never seen it so   I'm kind of excited to check it out leave a like  if you enjoyed and don't forget to subscribe if   you haven't i really appreciate it thanks so much  for watching and I'll see you in the next video you

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Length: 29min 24sec (1764 seconds)

Published: Fri Feb 18 2022