Hollow (Charmed)

Infobox Charmed Character


Title=The Hollow
First=Charmed and Dangerous
Last=Forever Charmed
Creator=Brad Kern
Name=The Hollow
Kind=The "Ultimate Power"/Invincible Force/Vacuum
Affiliation=Neutral
Family=None
Powers= As the most powerful force in magic, the Hollow can:
* Materialize in vapor form
* Possess any being, good or evil
* Absorb any form of magic/essence
* Manifest in several corporeal bodies simultaneously
* Use magnified powers
* Corrupts whoever it possesses

The Hollow is a fictional entity created by Brad Kern for the American television series, "Charmed". It first appears in the fourth season of the supernatural drama and is used again in the last two episodes of the series in its eighth season. It is an essence that can possess any living being, and when it is allowed to take on a corporeal form, it was portrayed by Peter Woodward, Julian McMahon, Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Kaley Cuoco, Marnette Patterson, Lawrence Smilgys, and Robert Madrid.

Characteristics

Description

The Hollow is an ancient vapor and the most powerful force of unknown origin which absorbs all forms of magic it comes in contact with, whether it be good or evil. It appears in a swarm of vapor-like particles floating in mid-air that constitutes a power similar to a black hole, and it can also reside inside a magical living being, thus possessing their corporeal form. It cannot be destroyed by any known means, rather it can only be contained when powerful representatives from both sides of good and evil join forces.cite episode|episodelink=Charmed and Dangerous|title=Charmed and Dangerous|series=Charmed|serieslink=Charmed|airdate=2002-02-07|network=The WB Television Network|The WB] It actually possesses no mind or personality but rather acts like a virus in a vacuum, mindlessly consuming all magic it touches, thus is always referred to as the "void" by the Seer and the Avatars. It is kept in an ancient burial ground as a pact agreed upon by both sides and is heavily guarded by powerful beings. It has been said that this is the "ultimate power" that will be the end of good and evil, therefore creating a void as a reality. The Hollow's only desire is to absorb power. If a demon or witch is possessed by the Hollow they will only be able to control it for a short time after which they fall victim to its insatiable hunger for more power, thus doing what ever it takes to attain more power, and in return take the powers of every magical creature in the magical community, both good and evil, and eventually destroy the world. The hollow's presence also appears to be beyond the normal flow of time as every time it's released it changes the future. The first time it was realised the seer foresaw that the hollow had destroyed everything in the not too distant future and the second time had been after Christy and Billy had used it to absorb Wyatt's powers, Wyatt's future self lost his powers while battling demons in his own time.

Storylines

Background

Some eons (3,500 years) ago, the most powerful representatives from the sides of both good and evil took the responsibility of guarding The Hollow by composing an incantation to be recited together by good and evil. The spell was made to contain the essence in an enchanted box and kept it in the Ancient Burial Ground which exists in infinity, outside of space and time. It was done to avoid destruction of all beings, which The Hollow could decimate altogether. The brief history of the Hollow and its guardians appears in the Halliwell's Book of Shadows.

eason four

In the fourth season of "Charmed", The Source breaks the agreement between good and evil when he steals the Hollow to use against the Charmed Ones. The Seer advises him against doing that as it would exterminate all beings from both sides, and forewarned that the future will become a void if the Source continues his madness. The Source insists, and he kills the Angel of Light guarding the Hollow, and uses the Angel of Darkness to absorb Piper Halliwell's powers. The Seer, knowing that the Source has gone mad and after she herself plans to establish a future of a new evil order, tricks Cole Turner into taking in the Hollow to help the Charmed Ones vanquish the Source while the Source's power goes into Cole's inner void previously occupied by his demon-half. After the Source is vanquished, the Hollow is returned to its box with the Seer and Phoebe Halliwell reading a spell. All the powers of the Charmed Ones which were absorbed by the Hollow are returned, and the other powers assimilated by the Hollow go into Cole, making him the embodiment of the vanquished Source of All Evil.

eason eight

In season eight, the Charmed Ones are trapped in the Underworld and plan to use The Hollow to defeat another set of powerful sister witches, Billie and Christy Jenkins.cite episode|episodelink=Kill Billie Vol. 2|title=Kill Billie Vol. 2|series=Charmed|serieslink=Charmed|airdate=2006-05-14|network=The WB Television Network|The WB] The Charmed Ones have the "Power of Three" to summon the Hollow, but the Jenkins' have to borrow Wyatt Halliwell's Charmed powers in order to use the Hollow, which they then absorb. Both sets of sisters summon the Hollow at the same time, and it splits into two vapors and goes into all five girls, thus making them equally-matched and results in the Manor being destroyed into pieces and the deaths of Phoebe, Paige and Christy. Piper goes back in time to fix the present, and seeks the help of her mother, Patty and her grandmother, Penny, both summoned from the past, to re-create the "Power of Three" and extract the Hollow from the sisters thus sending it back to the ancient burial ground.cite episode|episodelink=Forever Charmed|title=Forever Charmed|series=Charmed|serieslink=Charmed|airdate=2006-05-21|network=The WB Television Network|The WB]

The Guardians of the Hollow

The Guardians of The Hollow are two high-ranking, powerful beings from both sides, the Angel of Light and the Angel of Darkness, who are tasked to watch over the Hollow which is eternally kept in its enchanted box in the Ancient Burial Ground. They appear to be thousands of years old as they were chosen to guard The Hollow as early as 3,500 years ago, as it has been agreed by both sides that it is forbidden for anyone to even visit the burial ground of The Hollow.

Powers and abilities

Both Guardians were gifted with telekinesis, lightning generation, sensing, telekinetic orbing (in light orbs and dark orbs respectively), and regeneration.

Spells

;To Contain The Hollow::Aboleo exitum cavium du eternias

;To Summon the Hollow::Nos Dico Super:In Concesses Vox:Bonus Quod Malum:Ultirisque A Profugus :Addo Is Hic:Addo Is Iam

;Summoning Spell "(from Halliwell Book of Shadows)"::Ultirusque A Profugus:Addo Is Hic, Addo Is Iam:Nos Dico Super In Concesses Vox:Bonus Quod Malum

;To Extract the Hollow from a Possessed Being::Iam et ago, :hic et ago :Malus et bonus, :Mos inconsessus, :Superdico nos

ee also

* The Source of All Evil
* The similar character Ungoliant from "The Silmarillion" by JRR Tolkien.

References