D82 wrote:Regarding Raya wearing the flower in some way, after seeing there's also a bracelet featuring it included in the
Jewelry Chest, I now think it's possible she could be wearing it in the film at some point. Maybe at the end with the second outfit that was included in Hasbro's
Raya's Adventure Styles doll. Also,
young Raya doll's shoes have a flower on them too, so it seems it's a popular motif in her clan as well as dragons.
While I do think Raya will be connected to the Kumandra flower in some way, she is shown to be holding it in the doll set after all, I highly doubt she'll be wearing it as necklace or a bracelet. I hope I'm wrong though, not only because I think that flower-shaped accessories are cute, but also because I like the idea of Raya having something symbolizing her softer, feminine side among all those blades and sticks.
D82 wrote:The first Druun attack was 500 years before the second, so in present times probably most people in Kumandra believe the story of dragons saving the land is just a fairy tale. I think the second Druun attack takes place when Raya is a girl (which is when her father is killed) and the Druun have been ruling the land since then. If this is true, Raya and her father being the guardians of the dragon gem would also make sense; they'd be the only ones to believe it still has a purpose and to care about protecting it.
That makes sense. However, if the Druun having been ruling since Raya was little then why has it suddenly become important to locate the dragon gem and the last dragon? What event in present day has caused this urgency?
D82 wrote:It would fit with the theme of unity between the clans if they not only needed the dragon gem but a magical item that represents each clan to save the day. I wonder if Raya will have to find a flower in each of the five lands in addition to the fragments of the gem.
Maybe the fragments of the dragon gem will reside inside five special Kumandra flowers. I think that would be cool.
D82 wrote:You're right, it would be weird if there wasn't an end credits song. And I think it's very likely it's told from her perspective, since she's the protagonist. I wonder who they'll choose to perform it. Is there any well-known singer from Southeast Asia?
I can't think of any at the top of my head. But I don't think Disney will require a Southeast Asian performer. They didn't seem to limit themselves before in this regard. They got Alessia Cara for Moana and she isn't Polynesian. They'll probably get a singer of color though to avoid any potential scrutiny.
D82 wrote:Well, if as you speculated, Raya first meets Sisu and then finds each misfit at a different location while they're looking for the pieces of the gem, then they won't be all together from the beginning. Namaari could just be the last one to join the group. Plus, perhaps her "redemption" is not at the very end, but a bit earlier, like for example, at the end of the second act.
That's what will probably happen since Namaari turned out to be the representative of the fifth clan as you theorized.
D82 wrote:I think both items you mention are the same. The gem probably just looks greenish sometimes because of the light.
I think so too. Having yet another special item featured in the film aside from the dragon gem and the Kumandra flower would be excessive.
D82 wrote:I think the flower on the packaging is probably not the same as the Kumandra one. They look too different from each other, plus there are lots of them on the doll box. I think the Kumandra flower wouldn't be so abundant, so that kind of flower is likely just a "regular" one from this fantastical land.
You're probably right. It makes sense that the Kumandra flower wouldn't grow in such large numbers otherwise it wouldn't be special.
unprincess wrote:I think this one's been posted before but its a better picture. It is much prettier looking but the clothes still look cheap.
Yes, the clothing looks very cheap. The top half of her outfit is painted on for Pete's sake.
unprincess wrote:Somehow I doubt tough warrior Raya's gonna stop mid story to let the monkeys braid her hair the way Pocahontas did in her movie.
She might allow them to braid her hair begrudgingly in exchange for something. They are skilled thieves after all and she may find herself in need of their skills.
D82 wrote:More images of the "Journey Through Kumandra Figurine Set" have been added on
Walmart's website. They confirm who the characters that represent each clan are, and thanks to the symbols on the base under each figurine; which one belongs to each of them. Raya is from the clan of the dragon symbol, Namaari from the white clan (as we already knew), Boun (the boy) from the yellow/orange clan, Tong (the giant) from the green clan and Noi (the toddler) from the pink/purple clan.
So which color represents Raya's clan? It can't be green like the color of the outfits she and her father wore when addressing the rest of the clans since that's already taken. Is it blue like the color of the clothing she wore during training as a kid? It's got to be something otherwise it would be inconsistent.
D82 wrote:The bases of the figurines can be assembled together and they form a circle around the dragon gem. Seen from above, it's the same design that appears on some of the book covers. On the back of the package it says: "Raya, Sisu and crew must learn to trust each other as they journey to save their world from an evil darkness."
It seems that the representatives of the five clans (and possibly their Kumandra flowers) will be needed to activate the full powers of the dragon gem.
D82 wrote:Is it just the pictures that are better or has it been redesigned?
I think it's just the angle and the quality of the photos that makes it look a bit different.
