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Chandra is the main antagonist of the 2020 Disney Channel original film Upside-Down Magic.
She is an evil shadow creature in the guise of a Flare student of the Sage Academy for Magical Studies. Due to an incident years before the film, it was believed Shadow Magic preys on Upside-Down Magic users, so Sage Academy began forcing them to lose their magic powers believing it was for the good of humanity. In reality, Shadow Magic preys on powerful but insecure students and forces them to let it inside so Chandra can possess them and create havoc. She is Reina Carvajal and Nory Horace's archenemy.
She was portrayed by Yasmeen Fletcher.
Biography[]
Early Life:[]
Many years prior to the film, Chandra possessed a Flare student of Sage Academy named Reginald Roberts. Reginald was an Upside-Down Magic user and could only summon flames by farting. Despite being powerful, Reginald was also very insecure. This made him easy prey for Chandra to possess and control him. The students and facility were about to stop the monster Reginald turned into, but just barely. After the incident, it was believed Reginald's Upside-Down Magic was the cause of his possession. The school then began a program for UDM students where they are placed in a bunker and forced to not do magic until it eventually died. Afterwards, they would be forced to have normal lives.
Upside-Down Magic:[]
Chandra was first introduced as a teenaged student who was shown watching the Flare honors class at the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, and it was later in the film that she introduced herself to Reina Carvajal, a Flare in training and the best friend of main protagonist Nory Boxwood Horace. Upon seeing Reina's struggles, Chandra informed Reina that she was the best in the class and offered to help her defeat top student Phillip in a class competition. Using a book Reina found in the library called "A Primer of Shadowe Magicks", Chandra's assistance led to Reina excelling over Phillip, though she had to later use her power to save Nory after her attempt to show her Flux talents led to chaos.
Nory was sent to a class for students with "Upside-Down Magic," or UDM for short, due to her wonky magic, with headmistress Linda Knightslinger isolating them due to her belief that UDMs were the most vulnerable to shadow magic. Her attempt was to show that she could improve her magic, and regarding Reina, her attempt to save Nory was successful, but put her in danger. Reina confronted Chandra, who stated that her help and the use of her magic book allowed Reina to tap into her power, smirking when Reina voiced concern.
Reina ejected Chandra and demanded that she take the book with her, only for the book to resurface after Chandra left. Later on, Reina's confrontation with Chandra was overheard by other students, who revealed that they didn't see Chandra. At that moment, Chandra revealed that only Reina could see her, and she also revealed herself as an evil embodiment of shadow magic, adding that she corrupted a past student, Reginald Roberts--a UDM student--some time prior to the events. The villainess stated that Reginald was insecure and powerful, and that Reina was more insecure and even more powerful, while manipulating Reina into allowing Chandra to control her.
Nory encountered Chandra while she was in control of Reina, revealing UDM's weren't the sole target at all, and reveals that she had bigger plans for the school, and tries to eliminate Nory. Promising to save Reina, Nory escapes Chandra and tells Skriff and her friends what was going on. They then realizing Chandra was going to attack the Founder's Day celebration the next day. During the celebration, Reina was asked to display her powers, but afterwards, Chandra took over and revealed her true form to the staff and students, after which she attempted to destroy the school. While Knightslinger and the others are shocked that their beliefs in Shadow Magic were wrong, they all try to stop the shadow only to fail. The Flares fireball is easily extinguished, the Fuzzies bird allies are quickly scared away, the Fliers are forced back down to Earth by the Shadow's power, the Fluxers can only turn into harmless barn animals and house cats that can't do anything useful, and the Flickers attempt to pull it apart only cause it to split into more monsters.
At that moment, Nory and the rest of the UDM class, including instructor Budd Skriff, arrived and used their powers to stop Chandra, after which Nora shifted into a "Dritten" (a dragon/kitten hybrid) and flew around the shadowy figure, causing her to become exhausted. Despite Knightslinger's pleas to destroy Chandra, Nora keeps the students, faculty, and alumni away and attempted to convince Reina to fight the monster from inside, with Reina doing so by unleashing a sparkle fireball, seemingly killing Chandra.
After Chandra's defeat, the students and facility of Sage Academy learn the truth about Shadow Magic, and likely what really happened to Reginald as well. As a result, the UDM Program was discontinued, and Nory and the others are placed in their respective classes while Skriff is made an official Fuzzy professor, and students are allowed to interact with each other rather than their respective classmates. However, before the credits play, a scene in the library shows the same book Reina found falling on the floor and revealing a page. This hints Chandra and her magic aren't fully destroyed and will one day come back for revenge.
Trivia[]
- Despite believing UDM's are the sole target of Shadow Magic, it was later proven to be false as Reina was easily manipulated and possessed by Chandra. In reality, it was Reginald and Reina's insecurities that allowed them to be possessed. This means the UDM Program accomplished absolutely nothing but forced a bunch of students to lose their magical powers forever, and the same would have happened to Nory and her friends with Chandra hadn't possessed Reina.
- Ironically, Chandra's possession of Reginald is what started the program in the first place. If she hadn't possessed Reina, it most likely would have continued, and Nory and her friends would have lost their magic forever.