Yep.
We’re doing this again.
It’s been a while since my last video on this topic, and my thoughts have changed quite
a bit.
And so I figured, why not redo this video and share my updated thoughts?
Not to mention, I have sins to atone for, like being too mean to Believix, or being
far too nice to Butterflix.
God what was I thinking?
Now without further ado, let the roasting begin.
Some things just never change, and one of those things is the profound awfulness of
Mythix.
It doesn’t even really need to exist.
The excuse that the form is needed to enter the Legendarium World functions on a surface
level, but when you really boil it down, removing it from season 6 wouldn’t change anything.
It’s yet another excuse to have two forms per season to double potential merchandising
sales.
And even though Mythix has a more acceptable excuse than Harmonix, I’d take Harmonix
and Sirenix over it any day.
In terms of powers, Mythix has to have the worst collection of spells.
More of the same generic blasts and shields, and they don’t even have the benefit of
kickass names.
Waterizing Ray is a crime against humanity, as is the fact Musa doesn’t even get any
Mythix spells.
And what was even the point of the wands - besides having toyetic elements - if they weren't
going to play a cool role in the magic?
The song is fine, though naturally I prefer the prototype by Elisa Rosselli.
“Supernatural sensation!
An enchanting transformation!”
The transformation sequences are… the worst.
Just awful.
The pointless spinning is made worse by the ugly character models, and the sequences being
bland and generic seems fitting for these underwhelming designs.
Honestly, the only redeeming quality of the Mythix designs are the wings, specifically
Musa and Aisha’s.
These two really put in the work to make these forms worth it.
God bless Sonic Wave.
Perhaps one of my biggest regrets is being too nice to Butterflix.
Even saying that now I feel like my tongue could fall off.
This transformation is hardly more than a glorified meme.
*“Yu Yu Hakusho” theme* It’s cursed.
Just all-around cursed.
Outfits that are both uniform and tacky, and hideous enough to ruin monarch butterfly themes
for at least a decade.
They’re essentially the issues of the kidified newer seasons manifested in a single form.
The only positives are Musa and Aisha, who somehow manage to make any form look good.
God bless them.
The song is fine.
It’s nothing special, but it's not horrible either.
Alessia’s vocals actually seem stronger here than usual?
In concept, Butterflix has no reason to exist.
We already had a nature-themed transformation in Sophix… and technically Harmonix, if
you subscribe to the Nature’s Key thing.
Though I suppose getting any new form after the one based on the all-powerful Dragon Flame
is bound to feel like a downgrade, but did it have to be a drop to rock bottom?
The spells are incredibly lacking.
“Magical Water Huf!”
And Butterflix in general seems to struggle with offensive capabilities.
It canonically can’t harm any part of nature, which is… everything.
“I could use my Butterflix special power to ask for help from other animals…
BUT I CAN’T SEE ANY!”
The only time the Winx use their environment creatively to circumvent this issue is against
a wild magic plant on Lynphea.
But against Kalshara?
God, they are helpless.
Just overall, Butterflix is a complete waste, and is better left forgotten.
Even though that cursed meme dance is going to haunt us until climate change ends us all.
Continuing the theme of transformations I was far too nice to, thank the lord Tynix
wasn’t in 3D, because it would’ve made Mythix look spectacular.
These outfits are the definition of basic, with the girls looking like they’ve been
bedazzled at gunpoint.
Even Aisha can’t save this look, but at the very least, Musa can.
That awkward moment when the Fairy Animals’ evolved forms look better than any of the
Tynix outfits.
The wings are pretty, at least.
I do like the gem theme of the wings.
More uninspired spells as usual, even with the special spells used alongside the Fairy
Animals.
Honestly, the only thing about Tynix that’s truly great is the song; thank you, Elisa
Rosselli, for your divine vocals.
“Shine, shine, shine, like a diamond in the mini-world!”
I will admit, though, I love the concept behind the transformations with the girls posing
like supermodels.
It’s just in execution, it’s very lacking and underwhelming.
Honestly, part of me is thankful season 8 gave us Enchantix instead of Tynix when the
girls went into a mini-world, because I’d rather see a tacky Enchantix than whatever
the hell season 8 would’ve turned Tynix into.
It’s difficult to try and gauge Dreamix and Onyrix alongside the other forms, not
because they’re exclusive to World of Winx, but more so because they tend to run by different
rules, specifically in the spell department.
But that being said, I actually do like the real-time spells without names, allowing the
Winx to manipulate their elements freely.
I kinda wish we saw more of this alongside more unique named spells in the main show.
The Dreamix designs are solid.
Nothing amazing, but they’re acceptable, which is leagues better than… certain other
forms.
Stella and Aisha’s are actually my favorite out of the bunch.
The Dreamix song is gorgeous and, fittingly, dreamlike.
And the transformations are what the Tynix ones should’ve been.
The reason why Dreamix isn’t any higher is because… well, it ain’t very special.
They don’t do anything interesting with the concept of Dreamix, like giving it special
powers, and as such, it now serves as the baseline of acceptable.
Cosmix, conceptually, is only marginally acceptable.
The Winx have been traveling across the cosmos for… well, the entire show up until this
point, but sure, why not have a star-themed transformation?
There have been tougher sells.
(Faragonda) “Your powers as Believix fairies are great.
But far from land, in the worlds of water, they are less effective.”
(SpongeBob Narrator) “Flashback.”
“I have no idea if my fire attack will work underwater!”
(SpongeBob Narrator) “End of Flashback.”
And the outfits are cute.
But I’d just like to say these Enchantix-inspired redesigns are far superior.
Again, leave it to the fandom to make better content than the main show.
Oh wow, another thing Winx has in common with RWBY!
The song is catchy, but it gets old very fast, especially hearing the chorus over and over…
and over.
I got sick of this song a long while ago.
The spells, likewise, are almost as bad as Mythix, very few in number and incredibly
basic.
The transformations are alright, but they go a bit too fast for my liking, and they
don’t show off the girls' powers or personalities as much as they should.
They try to nod to Sailor Moon transformations, which is interesting given Sailor Moon is
the mother of all Magical Girl properties.
Magical Girl coexistence for life.
But my god, do these Cosmix ones feel underwhelming.
Again, another basic form that’s nothing special.
Onyrix is a lot like Dreamix with the real-time spells, and the lack of depth given to its
concept.
What I will say though is that it’s by far one of the most overrated forms.
While the outfits themselves are too same-y for my tastes, I actually love the color swaps.
Bloom looks awful in pink, but the purplish plums suit her far better.
Stella is rocking the moon-inspired turquoise, Flora looks gorgeous in forest green, Tecna
pulls off the electric green surprisingly well, and Aisha is stunning in purple.
And Musa?
SHE IS FINALLY IN RED.
THANK GOD.
The Onyrix song isn’t as good as Dreamix’s, but it’s still nice to listen to, and the
sequences are also Tynix, but better.
Honestly, Onyrix’s best quality is that it’s proof that sometimes, a good color
swap can be very refreshing, and can look great.
It’s kinda funny seeing how far Bloomix has flown up the list since last time.
Don’t get me wrong, it still has lackluster spells, a mediocre song, and a terrible way
to be earned, but my god, these designs are just so gorgeous I can’t help but adore
them.
The aesthetic of Bloomix is utterly superior, and it’s easy to see how this form could’ve
been the next Enchantix had it been handled properly.
Also, the Bloomix prototype song is leagues better than the final one.
“Magic fire, the Bloomix power!
The Dragon’s Flame energy is rising higher!”
I’m still unsure about the vocal effects, but it’s incredibly kickass, which is fitting
for a mythical warrior aesthetic.
Mythix, eat your goddamn heart out.
As it stands, Bloomix is the best of the Post-Season 5 transformations solely for its design and
potential.
The name still sucks though.
Harmonix has no reason to exist, but thankfully, that’s it’s only problem, and could’ve
been salvaged with the Nature’s Key thing.
Harmonix has beautiful designs.
While they’re still a bit too uniform, the pastel colors are incredibly fitting, the
wings are some of the best, showing that you don’t need wings the size of monster trucks
to evoke the idea of a powerful form, and all the hairstyles are unique and gorgeous.
The transformation sequences could do a better job showing the girls’ personalities and
powers, but they’re so aesthetically pleasing, especially with the vibrant backgrounds, and
the way their dresses flow around the girls like water or mermaid tails, and the wings
start as skirt accessories.
The Harmonix song, likewise, is underrated.
It’s no “Magic of Sirenix,” but Elisa’s vocals with those harmonies are still great.
I do think the production from the prototype was more interesting, given it had more of
an underwater tropical vibe than a straight-up rock vibe.
“And now we’re stronger with the light of Harmonix!”
And by far, Harmonix has the best spells of any transformation.
Even the basic attack spells are individualized to fit each girl, with music notes, code,
etc.
Not to mention amazing spells that deserved to be reused in later forms, like Diapason,
Thirteenth Seal, and Shining Mirror.
Sirenix really bombed when it came to the outfits.
The high ponytails across the board, the same ugly wings reused on all of them, and the
near-identical swimsuit looks?
Neo-Sirenix is a slight upgrade to these outfits that are a massive step-down from Harmonix.
And its spells are very basic, especially compared to Harmonix.
But in the other categories, Sirenix is far superior.
The Sirenix song needs no champion arguing for it.
It’s iconic, fits the aquatic vibe of the transformations, and the lyrics are actually
interesting.
I especially love the line, “Now the Infinite Ocean flows through me like a mystical potion.”
I appreciate the references to things like potions.
The transformation sequences in 3D are great and kickass, and while the 2D ones are far
too energetic with the girls breaking all of the laws of physics… and their own bones,
I appreciate that they at least show off their individual powers.
Why is that so uncommon in these transformations?
Also, Musa coffee grinds.
That’s… that’s amazing, god bless, oh my god, yes.
Not to mention, the curse angle for Sirenix makes it far more interesting in terms of
worldbuilding.
Overall, just throw the Harmonix spells and designs onto Sirenix, and you’ve got a near-perfect
transformation.
Another personal regret of mine: being far too mean to Believix.
Admittedly, I’m still not too keen on it, again because I feel like the idea of a power
based on the belief of magic could’ve had better execution.
But in terms of concept, it’s far better than I gave it credit for.
It feels like a natural evolution from Enchantix, being focused on protecting and serving the
people.
The spells are the same generic energy beams and blasts, but let’s be real: Believix
had the best names.
Double Eclipse, Dragon Heart, Stereo Crash, Morphix Wave, all the seasons spells from
Flora, just all around excellent names that deserved better visuals.
And the special wings are incredibly infuriating, especially in how much time they take up.
Tracix could’ve just been a regular power available to Believix fairies.
And while the Gifts of Destiny are obviously cheap attempts at increasing merch sales,
I will admit the idea of slight variants of a main form are pretty interesting.
Sophix is visually underwhelming - except for Musa and Aisha, god bless - but its song
deserved a proper release for those gorgeous vocals.
*Sophix song* Lovix is more interesting, but my god, the
girls look less covered up despite venturing into the arctic circle.
The wings are cute though.
I know I’m dunking a lot on Believix, but it’s just so iconic.
The outfits have grown on me, looking like regular street fashion you would see on earth.
The transformations are incredible, and the song?
Divine.
God bless Believix.
I excluded the base fairy form last time given how odd it felt alongside the other forms,
but Magic Winx is so iconic it wound up dominating the list.
The song is one of the best, especially the extended Italian version with verses about
each of the Winx and their powers.
“Io sono Stella!
Di luce, di luce splenderò!
Con i poteri i raggi magici farò!”
The outfits are basic, but they work, especially given the fact that since it’s the starting
form, we get to see it individualized for every fairy.
It can be pretty much any style and still look good.
It also arguably has some of the best spells, like Sonic Blast, Solar Wind, and Golden Pollen.
Given it had three whole seasons to shine, this form got lots and lots of cool one-off
spells that I honestly wish got to continue into future forms.
We’re also gonna include Charmix here given it’s a booster.
I love that it’s earned from overcoming a fear, as it feels like the perfect stepping
stone on the way to Enchantix.
I love that they’re actually little charms, and that they’re personalized, like Flora’s
rose handbag, Musa’s CD player, and Tecna’s transmitter.
Just overall, Magic Winx and Charmix are the perfect starters, and ironically outshine
most of the higher-level forms.
Figured I’d give some time to talk about the miscellaneous comic forms… mostly to
make fun of them.
Thankfully, Aquatix is gorgeous.
It’s basically a mermaid version of the Magic WInx forms, and puts Sirenix and arguably
even Harmonix to goddamn shame.
But then we have… the others, and with some of the worst names that even fanfiction would
be ashamed of inventing.
Greenix is… hideous.
And another nature-themed transformation?
Why?
Travelix looks like it should just be a bunch of casual outfits that actually look alright,
though the shameless reuse of the season 6 Zenith wings is unforgivable.
Especially giving Bloom pink wings instead of red.
Shameful.
And Paintix?
This is a war crime.
This somehow looks like a lazier version of Mythix, and I didn’t think that was possible.
Then we get the “Magic Of” transformations, like Magic of Joy.
It looks alright, with Greco-Roman style dresses.
It oddly seems like a fusion of Harmonix and Butterflix, which honestly, sounds like a
nightmare and an insult to Harmonix.
Magic of Sport…
no.
Just no.
And the Magic of Rock is likewise hideous.
Just put wings on their Winx in Concert outfits and call it a day please.
But perhaps most unforgivable, and most memeable, is… the Magic of Food.
My god, how is this real?
How is this real?
Like… transformations based on different food groups.
What even?
Each Winx gets a food group: Bloom gets Legumes (I don’t know), Stella has Rice and Pasta,
Flora has Fruits and Vegetables (at least that makes sense), Musa has Eggs and Meat,
Tecna has Milk and Cheese (I pray Tecna’s not lactose intolerant), and Aisha has Fish
and Water.
I just… you cannot make this up.
At the very least, the outfits aren’t hideous?
I actually really like the hair styles.
If you took these designs and used them for something that isn’t a form called the Magic
of Food, they’d actually look alright.
But this is still better than Butterflix.
No one is surprised.
For all eternity, Enchantix shall reign supreme.
It’s just how it goes.
Gorgeous designs that are cohesive, but still individualized, spells that feel like a natural
evolution of the Magic Winx catalog, and great transformations and songs.
That full version by Lucia?
It’s everything.
“Una stella è spenta in cielo, e il nostro segno l’accenderà!”
Even season 8 cannot kill Enchantix.
Yes, it’s tacky, but it’s still better than any other form that was in that season.
The introduction of the Fairy Dust to break dark spells and miniaturize was iconic, and
who could forget how each Winx earned her Enchantix?
Throwing herself into danger to prove herself worthy of the title of Guardian Fairy?
It’s just perfect.
Need I say more?
Enchantix is perfection.
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