Solus in Owlboy: Character and Role Guide
Who Solus is in Owlboy, his place in the story, and how he relates to the owl mentor Asio and the sky pirate conflict.
Who is Solus in Owlboy?
Solus is a young owl from Advent, a student of Strix, and one of the major characters and antagonists in Owlboy. He is described as a nervous and smart owl apprentice who, by the end of the story, acts as a foil to Otus. He is also the mysterious cloaked figure who recounts the history of the owls to Otus and Geddy.
What do we know about Solus as a student?
Solus studies under Strix alongside his classmates Fib and Bonacci, and he is often bullied by them for being cowardly. He tends to carry various scrolls, which he drops whenever he trips. According to the community wiki, Solus and Otus are about the same age and met in passing, but were never properly introduced.
How does Solus connect to the pirates and the relics?
Solus steals the owl relics from the pirates and retreats to the library in the final arc of the game. According to the community wiki, he was able to deceive and, to a small extent, control the whole pirate army from the shadows, and his treachery led to the destruction of Advent. After Advent is destroyed, he isolates himself from society and runs off with the Relics.
What does Solus reveal about the Anti-Hex?
Solus reveals that the relics are not tools of destruction but energy storage devices meant to power the Anti-Hex, a machine built to counter the rising of the islands. He nearly completed the Anti-Hex himself but was interrupted by Otus and his party, and then by Molstrom. Before Molstrom could take them, Solus gave the Relics to Otus, and he transfers the power of the relics into Otus's body.
Is Solus a boss in Owlboy?
Yes, Solus appears as a final boss, and in that fight he is capable of creating tornadoes and flames. He is described as physically weak, with little to no magical talent. The same character who flees with the Relics is also the one who hides behind the pirates and later hands the relics over to Otus.
Owlboy is a story-driven action adventure from D-Pad Studio, released on November 1, 2016, and you can find it on Steam. If you want the studio's own framing of the story, the game's description introduces Otus as a mute owl struggling to live up to the expectations of owl-hood as sky pirates appear.
Why does Solus matter to Otus's story?
Solus is the mirror Otus never gets a proper conversation with. Both are young owls from Advent, both are underestimated, and both end up carrying the fate of the relics. Solus chooses deceit and isolation, while Otus ends up carrying the relics' power in his own body. Because he acts as a foil to Otus several times near the end of the story, his choices make the final act about what Otus refuses to become.
Note that details of Solus's personality and backstory above come from community and archive wiki pages, not from official material, so treat them as fan-written summaries. Official patch notes do not document story details like these, and anything not covered here is not officially confirmed.
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