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The Spellican resembles a large bird in a generic mage's cloak and hat. Its arm-like wings are lined with piano keys, and end in five feathered fingers. The bottom of its body hides it feet (assuming it has feet) and is decorated with bells. It wears a wig-like spellbook underneath its hat, with the pages resembling hair. Underneath its beak, it has a curled, yellow pouch-like part on its neck. It carries a broom with it, which has a purple shaft and a glass-looking sphere on one end. | The Spellican resembles a large bird in a generic mage's cloak and hat. Its arm-like wings are lined with piano keys, and end in five feathered fingers. The bottom of its body hides it feet (assuming it has feet) and is decorated with bells. It wears a wig-like spellbook underneath its hat, with the pages resembling hair. Underneath its beak, it has a curled, yellow pouch-like part on its neck. It carries a broom with it, which has a purple shaft and a glass-looking sphere on one end. | ||
The Dream Eater's name is a portmanteau of "spell" and "{{w|pelican}}". | The Dream Eater's name is a portmanteau of "spell" and "{{w|pelican}}". In Christian culture, the pelican was seen as a symbol of self-sacrifice. The inclusion of the pelican as a dark sorcerer type may be intended to indicate that Sora's problem is self-sacrifice for the wrong reasons or for evil people, such as when Marluxia and Xemnas attempt to use him for their own ends. Indeed in the very game, Xehanort is manipulating Sora to sacrifice himself by going deeper and deeper into dreams and ultimately become his vessel. Sora needed Riku's help to escape the self-sacrificial trap. However, this may indicate that Sora escaped the trap by defeating Spellican, and that Riku's coming to rescue him was somehow inevitable as a consequence. | ||
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