Transformers: Red Magic is an exciting new concept that merges the popular Transformers franchise with the world of magic. In this new storyline, the Transformers, who are giant robots from the planet Cybertron, discover a powerful artifact known as the Red Magic. The Red Magic is a source of unlimited power and possesses the ability to grant its wielder incredible magical abilities. This artifact becomes the focus of the Transformers' attention as they realize the potential it holds. Both the Autobots and Decepticons seek to claim the Red Magic for their own purposes. However, the Red Magic is not easily controlled.
However, the Red Magic is not easily controlled. Its power is unstable and unpredictable. With the ability to transform robots into powerful mage-like beings, the Red Magic blurs the lines between technology and sorcery.
Why Are Old Women Often The Face Of Evil In Fairy Tales And Folklore?
Disney's Snow White has a scene in which the beautiful queen/stepmother turns into an old hag. Scholar Maria Tatar says it's "probably more frightening for adults than children because it compresses the aging process into about 20 seconds." Disney hide caption
toggle caption DisneyDisney's Snow White has a scene in which the beautiful queen/stepmother turns into an old hag. Scholar Maria Tatar says it's "probably more frightening for adults than children because it compresses the aging process into about 20 seconds."
Fear old women in fairy tales. For as long as people have been telling stories, crones have been scaring the wits out of children. But why does the face of evil so often belong to an old woman?
Typecasting is one explanation. "What do we have? Nags, witches, evil stepmothers, cannibals, ogres. It's quite dreadful," says Maria Tatar, who teaches a course on folklore and mythology at Harvard. Still, Tatar is quick to point out that old women are also powerful — they're often the ones who can work magic.
"I always look to the Disney film Snow White and that charismatic, wicked queen who is down in the cellar with her chemistry set. There's a sequence in which she turns from a beautiful, charismatic, wicked queen into an old hag," Tatar says. "I think that's a scene that is probably more frightening for adults than children because it compresses the aging process into about 20 seconds."
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The queen poisons Snow White so she'll sleep forever, and other characters are just as wretched. The old lady in Hansel and Gretel wants to roast children in her oven and the witch in The Little Mermaid cuts out Ariel's tongue.
Tatar says old women villains are especially scary because, historically, the most powerful person in a child's life was the mother. "Children do have a way of splitting the mother figure into . the evil mother — who's always making rules and regulations, policing your behavior, getting angry at you — and then the benevolent nurturer — the one who is giving and protects you, makes sure that you survive."
Veronique Tadjo, a writer who grew up in the Ivory Coast, thinks there's a fear of female power in general. She says a common figure in African folk tales is the old witch who destroys people's souls. As Tadjo explains, "She's usually a solitary woman. She's already marginal. She's angry at something — at life, or whatever — and she will 'eat' — that's the expression — people's souls, in the sense that she's going to possess people and then they die a terrible death. And everybody knows it's the witch; it's the old woman."
Still, they're not all bitter and malicious hags. Old Mother Hubbard might not be the brightest bulb, but she does try very hard to please her dog. Elderly women in folk tales often use their knowledge and experience of the world to guide the troubled protagonist. Tadjo points to the Kenyan story "Marwe In The Underworld" about a girl who commits suicide by drowning herself because she feels she has failed her parents. Marwe enters the Land of the Dead where she meets an old woman.
Russia's Baba Yaga has been giving Eastern European children insomnia for centuries. Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin via Wikimedia Commons hide caption
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"That old woman teaches her quite a lot of things," Tadjo says. "And also, when Marwe starts longing for the world of the living, she helps her go back to the surface, if you want, with a lot of riches. And we understand that Marwe has been rewarded for her goodness." In other words: Do your chores and you'll be rewarded. The point of these ancient tales, no matter what continent they come from, may have been to scare children into behaving.
Perhaps the scariest old woman character — the monstrous Baba Yaga — comes from Russia. She's bony with a hooked nose and long, iron teeth. Her hut stands on chicken legs and she kidnaps children and eats them. Safe to say Baba Yaga has been giving Eastern European children insomnia for centuries.
In one interpretation, a mean stepmother sends the young girl Vasilisa to Baba Yaga's hut in the woods to get a candle. The girl is sure she's being sent to her death. Baba Yaga forces her to cook and clean, and Vasilisa does everything she's told. In the end, the old crone gives her what she needs and sends her home. "You see this kind of dual face of the hag," Maria Tatar says. "On the one hand: cannibalistic, aggressive, threatening. And on the other hand: sometimes intervening to make sure that there is a happily ever after." There's that power again.
In Japanese folklore, the Yama Uba is an equally ambiguous old woman. She's a mountain witch who, like Baba Yaga, lures people into her hut and eats them. But she'll also help a lost traveler. Noriko Reider is a professor at Miami University of Ohio who's done extensive research on Yama Uba stories. "She brings fortune and happiness," Reider says. "She can also bring death and destruction for those who are not very good."
There's a theory that the Yama Uba — or Yamauba as she's sometimes called — was inspired by a terrible famine in Japan. Elderly parents were taken into the mountains to die so that others in the family would have more to eat. The Yama Uba is the hungry demon born from this practice.
In The Happy Man's Tunic, an old woman (with a white parrot) helps save a caliph's son after he becomes seriously ill. Reprinted with the permission of Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division from "Tales Our Abuelitas Told" by F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada. Illustration copyright 2006 by Viví Escrivá. hide caption
toggle captionReprinted with the permission of Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division from "Tales Our Abuelitas Told" by F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada. Illustration copyright 2006 by Viví Escrivá.
In The Happy Man's Tunic, an old woman (with a white parrot) helps save a caliph's son after he becomes seriously ill.
Reprinted with the permission of Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division from "Tales Our Abuelitas Told" by F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada. Illustration copyright 2006 by Viví Escrivá.
According to Cuban-American writer Alma Flor Ada, that would never happen to the kind abuela. "In our culture, grandmothers are very important." Ada is co-author of Tales Our Abuelitas Told, which includes a story about a caliph's son who becomes seriously ill. After "all of the best physicians in the land" fail to cure him, the caliph sends his messengers searching for help. Then one morning, an old woman arrives with this advice: To get well, the prince must wear the tunic of a man who is truly happy. And of course it works.
Ada says that in Hispanic culture old women are multitalented. "They tend to be the ones who keep the family together, who pass on the traditions, who know the remedies that would cure the different illnesses. So it's not surprising that she would appear in the popular tales."
In other words, old women in fairy tales and folklore practically keep civilization together. They judge, reward, harm and heal; and they're often the most intriguing characters in the story.
Typecasting is one explanation. "What do we have? Nags, witches, evil stepmothers, cannibals, ogres. It's quite dreadful," says Maria Tatar, who teaches a course on folklore and mythology at Harvard. Still, Tatar is quick to point out that old women are also powerful — they're often the ones who can work magic.
As the story progresses, the Transformers find themselves battling not only each other but also various magical creatures and beings. They must learn to wield the Red Magic responsibly and master their newfound abilities. The introduction of magic into the Transformers universe adds a whole new dimension to the franchise. It allows for unique storytelling opportunities, as well as exciting and visually stunning battles. It also opens the door for new characters and dynamics to be explored within the Transformers universe. Transformers: Red Magic combines the beloved elements of the original Transformers series with the mystique of magic, creating a captivating and thrilling narrative for fans to enjoy. It showcases the resilience and adaptability of the Transformers as they navigate this unfamiliar and volatile terrain. In conclusion, Transformers: Red Magic introduces a new and compelling concept to the Transformers universe by merging the iconic robots with the world of magic. The Red Magic artifact becomes the centerpiece of the story, driving the actions of the Transformers as they battle for control of its immense power. The inclusion of magic adds a fresh and exciting element to the franchise, presenting fans with a captivating storyline filled with thrilling battles and new possibilities..
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