WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves!The protagonist bard Edgin continues to see a blue dragonfly throughout Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which symbolizes an important part of his story and personal growth. Chris Pine leads Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ cast as Edgin Darvis, a bard, former Harper, and thief who forms a team to embark on a quest to find a lost relic that can resurrect his long-dead wife Zia. Since she was killed by Red Witches in response to a mistake made during one of Edgin’s robberies, relieving his guilt over Zia’s death serves as Edgin’s primary motivation in Honor Among Thieves, with the bard continually being reminded of her throughout his quest.
Edgin often sees a blue dragonfly throughout the movie, especially during moments that remind him of his guilt over his wife’s death. The dragonfly first appears in the characters' flashback to Zia’s funeral, where the insect was seen by the pyre. It then appeared to Edgin over the course of his journey to rescue his daughter Kira, find the Helmet of Disjunction, and reclaim the Tablet of Reawakening. The Dungeons & Dragons movie then includes another flashback of Zia and Edgin spotting a dragonfly in a window, indicating the origins of its connection to the bard. The insect returns when Edgin uses the resurrection tablet on Holga instead of Zia, which reveals the dragonfly’s real meaning.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' Dragonfly Symbolizes Edgin's Wife Zia
The dragonfly in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is meant to represent Edgin’s wife Zia. It’s unclear whether some sort of Dungeons & Dragons magic is at play to make the same dragonfly appear to Edgin throughout the story, if it appears only in his imagination as a memory of his wife, or whether the dragonfly is, in some way, actually Zia. Edgin has been associating blue dragonflies with Zia and her kindness since the happy moment when the dragonfly flew through their window, with Edgin wanting to capture it while Zia opted to let it fly away and be free. Seeing the insect is primarily a projection of Edgin missing Zia and the power that her memory still holds.
Whether imagined or not, every dragonfly that Chris Pine’s Dungeons & Dragons character sees is a representation of Zia and all the memories, guilt, and love that he associates with her. The dragonfly continuing to appear to Edgin also symbolizes that Zia is still forever with him, as he can always find her in his memories, their daughter Kira, and the objects that remind him of her. Zia may be gone, but her memory and her impact on their lives aren’t, with insects like dragonflies keeping her alive in their hearts and daily lives.
What Edgin Seeing The Dragonfly In D&D: Honor Among Thieves Really Means
Beyond being a reminder of Zia, the dragonfly in Paramount's Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has a deeper meaning connected to Edgin’s guilt over his wife’s death. Edgin’s journey in Honor Among Thieves is based on his desire to resurrect Zia and relieve his guilt, as he perceives himself as responsible for her death. As such, the dragonfly is meant to represent his inability to let go of Zia and move forward, with his obsession over bringing her back even costing him his relationship with his daughter.
Just as Edgin wanted to capture the dragonfly and keep it with him all those years ago, he still wants to do the same with Zia as he refuses to accept her death and move forward. However, Zia’s words back then had already told him that just like the dragonfly, he needs to let her go. From seeing the same blue dragonfly at Zia’s funeral to its reappearance throughout the journey to try to resurrect her, Edgin can’t accept his wife’s guidance to let her go, stop living in the past and drowning in his guilt, and finally move forward with their daughter.
Why Edgin Sees Another Dragonfly Before Resurrecting Holga In Honor Among Thieves' Ending
The dragonfly returns shortly before Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ credits roll when Holga is fatally wounded in the heroes’ battle with the Red Witch Sofina. Edgin sees the dragonfly as he’s reminded of the moment when he returned home to find his wife dead from the Red Witch’s blade, and while he couldn’t save Zia then, he can save Holga this time with the Tablet of Reawakening. Saving Holga also meant that Kira didn't have to go through losing another mother, as Holga was the one who stepped up to raise her after Zia’s tragic death.
After realizing that his dogged pursuit to bring Zia back had cost him time with his daughter and peace in their lives, Edgin looked at the dragonfly and decided to heed his wife’s advice, finally letting her go. By using the resurrection tablet on Holga instead, Edgin was officially ending his mission to bring back Zia. As the dragonfly flies away in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ ending, so does Edgin’s damaging guilt over his wife’s death and inability to move forward.
