She-Ra Princess of Power: The Great Rebellion
Melendy Britt voices:
Castaspella
First seen in the episode " The Prisoners of Beast Island "

Image taken from the episode " The Eldritch Mist "

Castaspella is the rebel queen of the domain of Mysticor.

Casta, as she is known as to her friends, was trained in the ways of white magic by a sorcerer called Norwyn, who also trained Shadow Weaver. However, whereas the Horde witch succummed to the temptations of evil, Castaspella worked hard for her knowledge and power. [ 47 ] The two, now strong rivals, were good friends before Shadow Weaver betrayed Etheria to Hordak [ 27 ]; so good, in fact, that even now Casta is familiar with the way Shadow Weaver's mind works and the spells she may choose to use to defeat the Rebellion. [ 48 ]

However, Castaspella's origin extends further, making it one of the most detailed to have graced a guest character in the entire series. After she had worked for her power and had supposedly been seen fit to act as ruler of Mysticor, Castaspella's domain was taken over by the evil enchantress Mortella, who also took an amount of Casta's power and changed her appearance to that of a frail old woman. However, Bow and She-Ra, after some hassle, helped to put out the magic fire that gave Mortella her power and thus Castaspella's kingdom returned to it's original form, as did she. [ 19 ]

As well as ruling the kingdom of Mysticor, Castaspella seems to play some part in the running of Blue Stone, a fellow Rebel land. [ 10 ] However, as some monarchs have other palaces within their domains, it is possible that Casta simply has a 'part-time residence' at Blue Stone.

Being a sorceress, Castaspella has a number of magical abilities at her fingertips. Powers of teleportation [ 27 ], manifestation [ 11 ] and transformation [ 19 ] are all part of Castaspella's array of abilities. An early episode, however, showed Casta relying upon a small badge on her forearm to control her power [ 10 ] - this was abandoned by the next time she appeared a single episode later.

A person of such experience is bound to be blessed with wisdom, as Castaspella proves in her astounding knowledge of all things magical. From ancient courage rituals [ 11 ] to treasured artifacts [ 37 , 84 ], Castaspella knows them all.

Finally, if you thought Castaspell'a duties as queen of Mysticor was more than enough, you'd apparently be wrong. She seems to follow in the footsteps of her inspriation, Norwyn, and train youngsters in the ways of magic. [ 37 ] Arielle, the only one of her students we have met, seemed highly ambitious, which led her to trouble. However, the wisdom of She-Ra and Castaspella taught Arielle that inexperienced hands must learn how to use power properly.

She-Ra Princess of Power: The Great Rebellion: Cartoon Appearances
Castaspella

The Prisoners of Beast Island
The Laughing Dragon
Enchanted Castle
Three Courageous Hearts
The Eldritch Mist
The Anxious Apprentice
The Price of Power
Birds of a Feather
Total: 08/65

Season Two

Bow's Magical Gift
Total: 01/28

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