Giraffes are a species of beast demon that were formerly native to the Boiling Isles in the Demon Realm, but were banished to Africa in the Human Realm.
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Appearance[]
Giraffes are even-toed ungulates with two hoof-like toes per leg, a quadruped stance, and a pale yellow coat with brown splotches. Their main defining feature is their long necks.
When provoked, a giraffe's mouth can open to reveal multiple smaller mouths, an extra pair of eyes mounted on snail-like stalks, and several mandible-like appendages.
Background[]
Giraffes were once native to the Boiling Isles, but for unknown reasons were banished, with Eda commenting that they were "a bunch of freaks."[1] While they can no longer be found there, the Boiling Isles still have the knowledge and photographic evidence of their existence, with one witch even possessing a palisman modeled after them.[2] In his ambition to become an ambassador to the Human Realm, Gus Porter expresses a desire to reestablish contact with the giraffes.[3] A picture of a giraffe can also be seen on King's demon board, as well as on Hooty's bulletin board among other beast demons.[4][5]
When Luz seeks out more information about Philip Wittebane and his diary by searching on the Bonesborough Library's crystal balls, one of the search results is "How to survive a giraffe...", implying that giraffes are dangerous in some way, possibly a contributing factor in their banishment.[6]
After obtaining a rebus, Amity, Gus, Willow, and Vee explore Gravesfield in order to gather information. One of the residents they consult is a giraffe in the local zoo. The giraffe seems innocuous at first, but when Willow uses flash photography on it, the demon recognizes them as Demon Realm natives and opens its monstrous maw, scaring them away. Gus later notes that he could see why they were banished.[7]
At some point after Belos's defeat, Luz, Vee, and their mother revisit the zoo and take a photo with a pair of giraffes.[8]
Sightings[]
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| The Owl House Main Theme: | Absent | |||||||||||
| The Owl House Credits Theme: | Absent | |||||||||||
| 1. "A Lying Witch and a Warden": | Mentioned | 10. "Escape of the Palisman": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "Witches Before Wizards": | Absent | 11. "Sense and Insensitivity": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "I Was a Teenage Abomination": | Absent | 12. "Adventures in the Elements": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "The Intruder": | Pictured | 13. "The First Day": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "Covention": | Absent | 14. "Really Small Problems": | Absent | |||||||||
| 6. "Hooty's Moving Hassle": | Absent | 15. "Understanding Willow": | Absent | |||||||||
| 7. "Lost in Language": | Absent | 16. "Enchanting Grom Fright": | Absent | |||||||||
| 8. "Once Upon a Swap": | Absent | 17. "Wing It Like Witches": | Absent | |||||||||
| 9. "Something Ventured, Someone Framed": | Absent | 18. "Agony of a Witch": | Absent | |||||||||
| 19. "Young Blood, Old Souls": | Absent | |||||||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| The Owl House Main Theme: | Absent | |||||||||||
| The Owl House Credits Theme: | Absent | |||||||||||
| 1. "Separate Tides": | Absent | 11. "Follies at the Coven Day Parade": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "Escaping Expulsion": | Absent | 12. "Elsewhere and Elsewhen": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Echoes of the Past": | Absent | 13. "Any Sport in a Storm": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Keeping up A-fear-ances": | Absent | 14. "Reaching Out": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "Through the Looking Glass Ruins": | Absent | 15. "Them's the Breaks, Kid": | Absent | |||||||||
| 6. "Hunting Palismen": | Mentioned | 16. "Hollow Mind": | Absent | |||||||||
| 7. "Eda's Requiem": | Absent | 17. "Edge of the World": | Absent | |||||||||
| 8. "Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door": | Pictured | 18. "Labyrinth Runners": | Absent | |||||||||
| 9. "Eclipse Lake": | Absent | 19. "O Titan, Where Art Thou": | Absent | |||||||||
| 10. "Yesterday's Lie": | Absent | 20. "Clouds on the Horizon": | Absent | |||||||||
| 21. "King's Tide": | Absent | |||||||||||
| Season 3 | ||||||||||||
| The Owl House Main Theme: | Absent | |||||||||||
| The Owl House Credits Theme: | Absent | |||||||||||
| 1. "Thanks to Them": | Debut | 2. "For the Future": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Watching and Dreaming": | Pictured | |||||||||||
Trivia[]
- Giraffes are a running gag/easter egg throughout the series, including the first season's intro sequence, in which one of the numerous toys surrounding King is a stuffed giraffe.
- The principal of St. Epiderm has a giraffe as her palisman.[2]
- The giraffes' demonic origins are likely a nod to their real-life perception throughout various cultures as improbable and otherworldly in nature, mostly due to their highly unusual appearance. In addition, numerous cultures have myths stemming from or otherwise pertaining to giraffes, such as the Questing Beast and the Chinese Qilin.[9]
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ Dana Terrace, Rachel Vine (writers) and Stephen Sandoval (director) (January 10, 2020). "A Lying Witch and a Warden". The Owl House. Season 1. Episode 1. Disney Channel.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dana Terrace (writer) and Amelia Lorenz (director) (July 24, 2021). "Eda's Requiem". The Owl House. Season 2. Episode 7. Disney Channel.
- ↑ Dana Terrace (writer) and Bridget Underwood (director) (July 17, 2021). "Hunting Palismen". The Owl House. Season 2. Episode 6. Disney Channel.
- ↑ Dana Terrace, John Bailey Owen, Zach Marcus (writers) and Amelia Lorenz (director) (July 31, 2021). "Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door". The Owl House. Season 2. Episode 8. Disney Channel.
- ↑ Dana Terrace, Rachel Vine, Manuel Jesse Nieto Jr. (writers) and Stu Livingston (director) (January 31, 2020). "The Intruder". The Owl House. Season 1. Episode 4. Disney Channel.
- ↑ Dana Terrace, Molly Ostertag (writers) and Bo Coburn (director) (July 10, 2021). "Through the Looking Glass Ruins". The Owl House. Season 2. Episode 5. Disney Channel.
- ↑ Emmy Cicierega, Mikki Crisostomo, Madeleine Hernandez, Zach Marcus, John Bailey Owen (writers) and Amelia Lorenz, Bosook "Bo" Coburn (directors) (October 15, 2022). "Thanks to Them". The Owl House. Season 3. Episode 1. Disney Channel.
- ↑ Dana Terrace, John Bailey Owen (writers) and Bosook "Bo" Coburn, Bridget Underwood (directors) (April 8, 2023). "Watching and Dreaming". The Owl House. Season 3. Episode 3. Disney Channel.
- ↑ "此"麟"非彼"麟"专家称萨摩麟并非传说中麒麟" (Chinese). China News (May 31, 2004).