Is Thorn a Bad Queen? Wings of Fire Analysis

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0:00 Intro
0:50 The Outclaws
2:24 Crime Connections
5:26 Kindness Towards Others
6:36 Violent Outbursts
7:32 Child Advisor
9:32 Summary + Outro
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[pyronuke]

I like Thorn, I think she's one of the nicer mothers in a series filled to the brim with parental issues.

[MegatronEnthusiast]

I think Thorn is in need of a solo/focus book during the current time frame we’re following. A book about showing her change from solving problems with violence to solving problems with peace and making her even more likable would be amazing. It also gives us a more in-depth look at a Queen’s view on her respective kingdom.

[amazingdragonboy]

Its debatable whether trying to find your kidnapped baby is selfish

[thewolfwarriors]

She is better than all the other possible Queens.

But I feel like she was bathed in too much of a good light. Thorn was shown to be prone to violence when she gets angry. As demonstrated when she killed Preyhunter for literally no reason. Yet every other dragons that kills another is seen as a murderer, besides Deathbringer. Of course, Thorn gets a pass...

She also doesn't even bother to visit Stonemover. Her highly depressed ex.

I'm not trying to justify Stonemovers' inaction. But she doesn't even give him the time of day. Sunny judges her father for this, too, when he is clearly isolated and needs help.

It just kinda threw me off how the book portrayed her as this perfect Queen. When she's not. I feel like if the book called this out and made it clear that she isn't perfect, but a better option that is learning, then i'd be less annoyed.

But everything is just too perfect at the end. It feels artificial.

Also, it pisses me off that all the female DOD are royalty... Sunny gets the best of it, of course...

[BananaSoupOSC]

I haven't watched the vid yet but I'll say- she isn't perfect but she is still quite good especially better than blister blaze or burn

[grimmcorvid]

Id like to point out. The dragons Cobra was tasked to look for were most likely Dune, Morrowseer and Stonemover.

[lk_]

While she is among the better queens and mothers, the fandom overpraises her character a lot. When she has plenty of issues.

[KingDarkstalker]

How dare you i’m fine with thorn she’s OK

[Ivytheleafwing]

Thorn gurl
its still wrong to buy dragons good intentions or not

[amazingdragonboy]

4rcane you think you could do a video on snowfall at some point in the future?

[bayzul]

Preyhunter with Thorn serves as a relic to life of Scorpion Den. Life-death even for Qibil may be a common upbringing of sandwings there. Killing was extreme, but was a reality for many if making a mistake

[TherandomguyhiAlastar]

Half the issue is about if the character is directly related to the main character or not. Tui has had a habit of writing characters to be this mighty hero in their arc, and then making them the exact opposite when they are not related to the arc anymore. She has written Thorn as this dragon that isn't afraid to kill and will kill, but in arc 2 we don't really see another book 5 incident again.
(Just my opinion)

[NEWSFLASHRavenIsAFurry]

I honestly think she’s a good queen especially out of burn, blister, and blaze
I kinda want her to get her own book lol

[MahsaKaerra]

We are never told how many dragons were hurt or killed in Vulture's bombing attacks, the ones meant to make it look like the Mudwings are getting ready for a war. All in an attempt to frame Thorn as weak and negligent and to give Onyx more public support when challenging her for the throne.

I suspect there are a lot of other Sandwings out there who still want to see Blaze on the throne, even if they supported one of the other sisters during the war, because they believe the position of Queen should stay within the same bloodline. Thorn is probably aware of this and chooses to be around ex-prince Smolder a lot more than she would like to in order to appease those discontented dragons.

[ungial_bungial]

I dont not why, but even with how insignificant his character was for some reason, his death is the main reason i dont like thorn. Im sure she is a great queen, but she just killed a not very innocent dragon for basically telling the truth (to be fair, preyhunter did attack her or defended himself, i dont know)

[Reptile]

Thorn is kind of a Mary Sue if I gotta be honest.

[BOXTEN.MUSICBOX]

Stupid critique: the neck is like, supah long in the thumbnail

[AaronKnight-fevm]

It always a good idea to have the help of others qibli is very good dragon but wisdom come from many different ways as long as it the right ones😊