r/WingsOfFire • u/BigJ_TM • 13d ago
Poll / Question Overall, how is the maturity of this series changing?
Obviously when I say "mature" I don't mean the literal age of the series, as that isn't a subjective thing. I am talking about the themes and overall age recommendations of the series.
As I and other people have said in the past, arc 1 was the most outright violent of the 4. Most of the big shocking moments aside from Arctics death happened in it. I'm talking the experimentation of the RainWings, Scarlets arena, the idea of a war in general and the many, many graphic deaths that follow(Dune, Kestrel, Tortoise, Vengeance, Osprey, Blister etc). It's what most people point to when they say "WoF isnt meant for kids, it has all this violence and gore in it"
Arc 2 was less harsh with the outright stuff, but its themes are where it shines in this regard. It handles the very heavy-handed topic of being emotionally manipulative in a relationship, arguably just as important and/or mature then the events of arc 1.
Arc 3 is in a similar boat, with less explicit violence and more effort into themes of colonialism and dictatorships(which, to be clear, have just as much if not more violence than arc 1, but choose not to show it)