Witch Wars (episode)

Witch Wars is the 21st episode of the sixth season and the 132nd overall episode of Charmed.

Characters
Characters in bold appear for the first time in the series.

Brute Demons

 * Upper-level demons with overwhelming physical strength.
 * They work alone, generally crushing the skulls of their victims.
 * Explosive potions have proven effective in vanquishing them but
 * caution is recommended as Brutes are often fond of camouflage
 * before attacking.

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 * The unique design of the
 * Athame pictured above is used
 * as a power absorbing channel
 * from its victim. Any magical
 * individual killed by this weapon
 * has their powers transferred and
 * stored within the blade.

Potions

 * Paige used a vanquishing potion on the Demon she was torturing in the attic.
 * She later used another vanquishing potion on the Warlock who was attacking Tali.
 * She also used a vanquishing potion to vanquish the Brute Demon.
 * She later tried to attack Corr with potions, but he was immune to them.

Powers

 * Shimmering: Type of Teleportation used by Corr, the Upper-level Demon who was interested in the game show, the Brute Demon, the Shapeshifter and Phoebe (after absorping the Demonic Powers).
 * Telekinesis: Used by Gideon to close the door of his office at Magic School and the let the Scrying Crystal drop. He also made the surveying Ronyx Crystals flying and closed the Magic School doors. Corr used it to fling the box Chris threw at him. Gideon used it to grasp Sigmund.
 * Orbing: Type of Teleportation used by Leo, Paige, Gideon and Chris.
 * Invisibility: Used by Gideon to be invisible while talking to Corr and Clea.
 * Fire Balls: Used by Corr to create a Fire Ball and to attack Chris and Paige. A demon at the café used it to vanquish another.
 * Apportation: Used by Gideon to get the box with cameras into his hands.
 * Projection: Used by Gideon to get the surveying Ronyx Crystals in the walls in the Manor.
 * Shapeshifting: Used by the Shapeshifter to shapeshift into a matras and Kyle Donie.
 * Camouflage: Used by the Brute Demon to change his appearance, matching his surroundings.
 * Hologram: The Projecting Ronyx Crystals shows what is in line of sight of the Surveying ones.
 * Light Darts: Used by a Demon to play darts.
 * Black Orbing: Type of Teleportation used by a Darklighter.
 * Healing: Used by Leo to heal Chris and Phoebe, after being stabbed with the Power-Sucking Athame (not seen).
 * Divination: Used by Gideon and Sigmund to spy on the Charmed Ones, Leo and Chris.
 * Transformation: Used by Gideon to change two pages in a book into an entry on Ronyx Crystals.
 * Energy Balls: Used by Clea, trying to attack Phoebe and Leo, but she got stabbed before she could. Phoebe used this power to vanquish Corr and several Demons in the café.
 * Power Absorption: Phoebe absorped the powers from the Power-Sucking Athame.
 * Molecular Dispersion: Used by Gideon to kill Sigmund.

Artifacts

 * Crystals - Used by Paige to torture a Demon.
 * Scrying Crystal - A magical pendant used for scrying. Paige used it to scry for witches under attack and later used Tali's grandmother's ring to scry for Tali's amulet.
 * Power-Sucking Athame - An athame that absorbs the power of the one who is stabbed or killed with it. The participants of Witch Wars each got a Power-Sucking Athame while going after Tali.

Notes and Trivia
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 * The title is a reference to the epic film series "Star Wars", created by George Lucas.
 * In the real world, the term 'witch war' is used by the Wiccan community to describe a heated debate about an issue in their way of life.
 * The WB used the promo title "Reality Check" for this episode.
 * This is the fourteenth episode to have the word 'witch' in the title.
 * Chris says, speaking about Witch Wars "Kind of like Survivor, only for demons". "Survivor" is a reality-based game show in which people stay on an island and compete to stay to win the prize money. Once you're voted off by other contestants you lose. "Survivor" will be mentioned again by Piper in Kill Billie Vol. 2 as she makes fun of the situation she and her sisters are in ("Survivor Underworld").
 * The gamemaster says "Donald Trump has his own show". Is a reference to the highly rating reality television show "The Apprentice", in which a goup of young entrepeneurs compete to become Donald Trump's assistant.
 * It's ironic that this episode parodiess and pokes fun at the excessive and ever-growing Reality TV spectrum on television, while this episode was beaten by the Survivor finale, resulting in one of the lowest rated Charmed episodes of the series.
 * This episode features the most demons vanquished in the series.
 * This is the fourth time (and sixth episode) Phoebe possesses demonic powers - first was in the season 1 episode Is There A Woogy In The House?, second was season 3's Bride and Gloom, and third was in the season 4 episodes We're Off To See The Wizard, Long Live The Queen, and Womb Raider.
 * This is the last episode of Charmed to feature a warlock (other than in flashbacks of Generation Hex).
 * While Paige and Chris are scrying for witches under attack, Gideon moves the crystal, Paige says "ooh", but the closed-caption calls her Piper.
 * On a few occasions where demons are vanquished in this episode, the fiery vanquish effect is slightly different. Rather than the demon being engulfed in flames and exploding, we see them engulfed in flames, turning into skeletons and then exploding.

Glitches

 * During the scene were Gideon checks out the demonic cameras, the stage ceiling can be seen on the screen behind him.
 * Piper can be seen drinking champagne at the end of the episode, but she's pregnant, so she shouldn't have been drinking alcohol. Although, a small amount (such as one glass) is said to be allowed when pregnant. It could also just be sparkling cider as Paige always stays away from alcohol.
 * The camera angles in the Underworld seem to change even without someone behind the control panel.

International Titles

 * French: Jeux Dangereux (Dangerous Game)
 * Czech: Čaroklání
 * Spanish (Spain): Las guerras de las brujas
 * Spanish (Latin America): Guerra entre brujos
 * Serbian: Vesticji ratovi
 * German: Witch Wars