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Hunter is related to the Clawthorne family theory

Same catchphrase:

Hunter and Eda both have the same catchphrase. The iconic “Byeee!” catchphrase. Both have said it more then once.

Same fighting style:

Eda and Hunter have the same fighting style. They both attack their opponent from behind!

Birds are generally a Clawthorne thing:

According to Dana, birds are generally a Clawthorne thing. This is shown by how only members of the Clawthorne family have bird themed Palismans. Hunter has a bird themed palisman.

Hunter’s owl mask:

Like a just said, according to Dana, only birds are associated with the Clawthorne family. Hunter not only has a bird themed palisman, he also has a bird themed mask. He wears an owl mask when he’s the golden guard, and owls are birds. Owls are Eda’s thing, even her curse is an owl. Hunter’s owl mask could hint that he has a connection to the Clawthorne Family.

The portal door:

The portal door of Philip/Belos was buried closely at the Clawthorne family home. Could the brother of philip/Belos have buried it there later on, after he married into the Clawthorne family? Its not a coincidence that it was buried so closely to the Clawthorne family home.

Gwendolyn’s great-grandmother:

Gwendolyn’s great-grandmother had once known about a human living in the demon realm. If she had known him personally, is unknown. I believe the human Gwendolyn was talking about is Philip’s brother, and not Philip himself. Perhaps Gwendolyn thought that the diary belonged to the brother, and not Philip. Miss information could have been spread throughout the years. But this could potentially hint that Philip’s brother married into the Clawthorne family. Why are the Clawthornes not aware of a human who married into their family? Perhaps this got forgotten over time, nobody knows their ancestors names nor lives. Neither do I!

Potion track:

Both Hunter, Lilith and Eda were in the potion track at Hexside!

The cardinal palismans:

What strikes me the most, is that both Hunter and Dell have a cardinal as their Palisman. With Dell and Hunter having the same Palisman, could that mean that Hunter is not only a Clawthorne, but that he’s going to be Dell’s next successor in line to carve palismans? Is Hunter going to take over the Clawthorne trait of making Palismans? Palismans are also made of wild magic.

Think about it, Hunter is such a nerd when it comes down to wild magic. This kid knows everything about it! Wild magic is what he’s interested in. And Hunter said so himself that he feels like he doesn’t have a purpose, because he can’t do magic. So carving palismans is going to give him a purpose because he loves wild magic. And what better way for a redemption arc is to repair, and bring back everything your uncle has destroyed throughout the decades?

May I also add that Flapjack and Hunter has a scar on their eye just like Dell?

My personal thoughts:

Okay, but how can Hunter be a Clawthorne descended? Well, what if Hunter’s father, the brother of Philip/Belos married into the Clawthorne family? Let’s call him William, because that’s how the fandom addresses him.

Philip has such a huge bigotry towards witches, as shown in “Elsewhere and Elsewhen”. So it seems highly unlikely to me for him to marry a witch and settle down. But what if his brother did? What if William, after arriving in the demon realm, simply couldn’t hold on any longer to his Puritan faith. And unlike Philip, began to see witches as equal. He began to appreciate the Demon Realm, and wild magic. In fact, he may have been such a nerd about wild magic as much as Hunter is. Judging by the wish Flapjack was carved, William may have been a free spirited person. I imagine him to be a lot like Hunter. I can see that this all could have caused a potential rift between the two Wittebane brothers after arriving into the Demon Realm.

So this is how I believe it went down. William fell in love and settled down with a Clawthorne witch. William later carved Flapjack, and named him after his most favorite food because he is such a dork. We know that in Hollow Mind, we’ll meet child Philip and be wears a mask carved out of wood. I won’t be surprised if William was the one who made the mask for his brother. Children in the New World had to do a lot of hard labor. William most likely had worked a lot with wood, like carving furniture or chopping trees while growing up. This, and him carving Philip’s wooden mask is probably the reason why he was able to carve Flapjack, and why it’s such a peace of cake for him. Most witches and demons don’t possess the knowledge and the skill to carve Palismans.

This makes me wonder, was William the one who started the Clawthorne tradition of making Palismans, which later got passed down through generations? If that’s the case, then Hunter taking over the tradition makes even more sense now. Like I said before, How amazing would it be if he continues the tradition his father has started? And fix everything his Uncle has destroyed? William made Palismans, Philip destroyed it. And Hunter rebuilds it.

Moving on, William starts the Clawthorne tradition of carving palismans, and teaches it to his parents in law or potential brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews in law etc. He was a great palisman maker like Dell was, and lots people will come to him for a Palisman.

William later gets a child of his own with said Clawthorne descended, and that child is Hunter. Why I believe that? Well, lots of people think that Hunter is the Grimwalker of Philips’s brother. Even though Hunter doesn’t have the ability to do magic (like his dad), what he does have is witches ears. If Hunter were to be a Grimwalker of Philip’s brother, wouldn’t he have had human ears instead of witches ears?

I like to imagine William was a brunette, just like Philip. With Hunter having most of the facial features of his dad, like the nose etc and the lack of magic. And the blonde hair, eye colour and witches ears of the Clawthorne descended. But then something happened to the family, William and Clawthorne descended died, but so does Hunter. An incident with wild magic like Belos said? But Belos later on managed to make a Grimwalker out of the bones of his dead nephew, and took Hunter in to raise him as his own?

If that’s true, then Hunter calling Belos his uncle makes so much sense if he really is cloned after William’s son. Not just that, but Belos saying he took Hunter in after an incident involving wild magic that took the life of their family is true, and he was not lying except for the Grimwalker part. William could even be the Owl Beast himself. Belos seemed to have a connection to the Collecter, who turned the Owl Beast into a curse. Not forget to mention the secret code message in season 1, which mentions about a curse of mud and feathers and a betrayal by blood. Maybe William, as the Owl Beast accidentally killed his wife and son. Maybe I will make a theory about this someday?

If Hunter is cloned after William’s son and brought back to live, why would Belos make a Grimwalker of his dead nephew? Well, Hunter both has witches dna (Clawthorne) and human dna (Wittebane). He is the link between the human realm, and the demon realm. So perhaps that’s why he is needed for the day of Unity?

And yes, I could be wrong, and maybe Hunter is the Grimwalker of William, and not of William’s son. Technically, he still is William’s son if he is cloned after him. But it won’t make him exactly a Clawthorne, because he has no Clawthorne dna inside of him. But of course, it will make him a Clawthorne if he gets adopted later on. And Perhaps, there could be a reason for Hunter to have witches ears, we don’t know exactly what a grimwalker is and how it is made. I mean, who knows. But it’s still odd to me that Hunter has witches ears if he’s the clone of William, and not human ears. So Hunter being cloned after William’s son makes more sense to me I think? And that he’s Eda and Lilith’s distant cousin or something?

Anyways, I’m going to pray that Hunter will become Dell’s next successor and learn the palisman making trait. I need some Hunter and Dell bonding time for my soul.

So because of Flapjack, can we all agree we’re gonna call Philip’s brother “Caleb” from now on, right? Because I know I will.

Dana also likes to give her characters a name with a meaning behind it. For example, Luz means light. Light was the first spell Luz learned.

Interestingly, Caleb was a populair name among the puritans in the 17th century, and was brought by them as a personal name to America. So yeah, this is not a coincidence, I strongly believe Caleb is the name of Philip’s brother.

Caleb means “faithful, whole-hearted, bold or brave. If Philip brother’s real name is indeed “Caleb” , then it looks like he might have been a nice guy.

This also means that he was likely very understanding, and not afraid of the demon realm and witches due to his fearlessness.

Despite Philip’s brother having a biblical name, I don’t think he held strong puritan beliefs, because he carved his own palisman. Perhaps he did held strong puritan beliefs, but lost his faith when he was in the demon realm, unlike Philip? He also seemed to be a dork too like Hunter, I mean who names their palisman Flapjack? So I think he’s good guy. Plus, Hunter deserves to have a good dad, even though he isn’t there.

Somehow I have strongly the feeling that as from “Any Sport in a Storm”, Hunter is going question his heritage. Setting us up for “Hollow Mind”.