Beloved by adults and children alike, The Owl House is one of Disney's most popular animated TV shows for its diverse characters, fantasy world-building, and LGBT+ representation. While Disney's first non-binary character Raine Whispers is cause enough for celebration, The Owl House's main protagonist Luz Noceda is also Disney's first bisexual main character who is also a proud Latina.
After stumbling on a portal to another world, Luz decides to stay in the Boiling Isles and train to be a witch rather than go to Reality Check camp for summer. In this dangerous fantasy world, Luz creates a found family and even develops a romantic relationship with "cotton-candy-haired goddess" Amity Blight.
"It's Going To Be The Most Mundane, Slice-Of-Life Date"
Season 2, Episode 20 - 'Clouds On The Horizon'
After learning the truth about Emperor Belos and his plans for the Day of Unity, Amity and Luz try to stop it at all costs. While Luz is scheming with the Covens Against the Throne, Amity is trying to stop her parents from supplying Belos with weapons landing her grounded in her room.
Fortunately Luz is there to rescue Amity and hears her Amity imagining what "dorky but also sweet" things Luz would say to comfort her. Reunited, Luz promises to take Amity out for an "awesome" date showing just how resilient and optimistic she is and resulting in a groundbreaking LGBT+ kiss for children's animation.
"Us Weirdos Should Stick Together"
Season 1, Episode 1 - 'A Lying Witch And A Warden'
The Owl House immediately sets up its lead character as a unique girl who doesn't fit in. With an overactive imagination and a tendency to involve live snakes in book reports at school, Luz's mother Camille sends her to Reality Check Camp. However, Luz finds a portal belonging to fellow outsider Eda 'The Owl Lady' Clawthorne who collects junk from the human world to sell to people of The Boiling Isles.
This fantasy world full of demons and witches is not perfect as it is ruled by a tyrannical dictator who enforces citizens to conform to covens leaving wild witches like Eda to run from the law. Luz was destined to become a part of this weird world and the family she finds who encourages her to be herself.
"Truce. Too Slow."
Season 2, Episode 6 - 'Hunting Palismen'
Introduced properly in season 2 is Emperor Belos' second-in-command and nephew, the Golden Guard, who is revealed to be a teenager like Luz. Hunter, whose name foreshadows a season 2 twist, is eager to please his uncle and so steals Palismen from Hexside for Belos to consume - not knowing Luz is watching.
In order to stop a disgruntled servant of Belos from killing them both, they agree to a truce. But in classic Luz fashion when Hunter's about to shake on it, she moves her hand and goes "too slow" proving what a lovable goofball she really is.
"This Mama Is Ready For Trauma."
Season 1, Episode 14 - 'Really Small Problems'
Though Luz quickly understood that when she stumbled onto a portal to Boiling Isles that it was not the "PG fantasy world" she had "dreamed about." Instead, it's full of deadly battles, tyrannical regimes and horrifying creatures to which Luz eventually acclimates.
This quotation is a declaration that she's ready for emotional and psychological trauma when Luz agrees to go on a Ferris wheel that gives long-lasting nightmares with Gus and Willow. Unfortunately, Luz is not as prepared for the cornucopia of trauma she endures during her stay. Luz often uses her quick-thinking to save her from encounters with the Emperor Belos/Philip Wittebane, which have likely traumatized her.
"After Everything You've Done, You're Barely Human"
Season 2, Episode 21 - 'King's Tide'
As the only known human in the Boiling Isles, Luz is right to feel different and even scared of the fascinating but deadly beasts that roam the Titan. While Luz was eager to embrace Bonesborough's weirdness, others like Philip Wittebane feared this world's power and felt the need to protect humans from the witches and demons of this realm.
Belos' story vilification story that leads to attempted mass genocide is an incredibly sophisticated story and is a reason why all ages enjoy this complex animated television program. While Luz is the good that can be found in humanity, Wittebane/Belos embodies hatred and prejudice symbolized in his monstrous transformation that leaves him "barely human".
"Don't You Dare Insult Shipping In My Presence."
Season 1, Episode 11 - 'Sense And Insensitivity'
As a quirky girl who loves YA and fantasy books, Luz is the embodiment of "fangirl." When King and Luz decide to write a book together, Luz wants adventure and romance while King just wants bloody carnage as "there's more to life than shipping."
Though it's no surprise that she adores shipping, this quote almost feels like it's breaking the fourth wall as Luz was already being shipped with Amity as early as their first interaction in the third episode. It also makes her an incredibly relatable character to the fanatic viewers falling in love with this proud nerd.
"This Year I'm Not With Her, And I Don't Have Any Flowers"
Season 2, Episode 14 - 'Reaching Out'
While Amity wants to compete in the Bonesborough Brawl to share something with her father who also won it as a teenager, Luz is looking for a distraction and is overly-eager to help. Amity notices Luz's strange behavior, and after she messes with her dad's Abomaton Luz has no other choice than telling her girlfriend the truth.
Luz reveals it's the anniversary of her dad's passing which she normally spends with her mom. They buy flowers for each other continuing the tradition her dad started for their birthdays. It's a tragic quote after a deeply emotional twist that also shows how far Amity has come after promising they'll pick flowers together in one of Lumity's best quotes.
"I Want Them To Have That Option Too."
Season 2, Episode 20 - 'Clouds On The Horizon'
In this fantasy world, witches are paired with palismen such as Owlbert, Eda's palisman, who was secretly revealed to be nearly killed in season 1. When Luz's friends re-home palismen, Luz does not match with one but is gifted palistrom wood by Eda which she can use to make her own familiar. Wanting "some time to think" Luz waits until the last few episodes of season 2 to carve her palisman.
While Eda thought she'd "choose something cute like a tarantula", Luz carves an egg to give the palisman a choice in what they become as she "got to decide what [her] future looked like" with her decision to become a witch. It is a beautiful quote that is deeply meaningful in a world where the future is uncertain and the freedom to choose is being revoked.
"Hey, Mom. I'm back."
Season 2, Episode 21 - 'King's Tide'
After Luz destroys Eda's portal to the human realm, it becomes Luz's next quest to find another way home. Worrying about her mother and missing the anniversary of her father's death, Luz is conflicted about leaving the Boiling Isles and the family she's made there.
Unfortunately, the choice is made for her when King forces her into Philip Wittebane's portal during a battle with the new villain, The Collector. While The Collector will be the focus of season 3, the three hour-long episode-season will likely waste The Owl House's best villain story. Beaten and bruised with her fantasy friends in tow, Luz returns home and another adventure begins.
"Deja Una Luz Puesta Para Mi. Te Quiero."
Season 1, Episode 19 - 'Young Blood, Old Souls'
Meaning "Leave A Light On For Me. I Love You," Luz Noceda's Dominican roots was inspired by creator Dana Terrace's roommate and story artist for The Owl House: Luz Batista. Luz frequently speaks Spanish in the show, especially when quoting her wise mother who she is forced to abandon in the season 1 finale when she destroys the portal to the human world.
In videos for Camille, Luz promises to come home in this beautiful quote that reflects Luz's first power and is incredibly heartfelt as it's said in her mother's native language. As Disney's first confirmed bisexual afro-latina character, Luz has broken barriers for inclusive representation in children's animation and has also been confirmed as neurodivergent by Terrace in a YouTube interview.