Luz Noceda/Trivia




 * Luz is the second human to arrive in the Boiling Isles, preceded by Philip over three hundred years prior.
 * Luz's hoodie has attached cat ears that connect to her hood, meaning she may like cats, just like a witch.
 * Luz is pronounced "loose".
 * Interestingly, some media outlets erroneously misspelled Luz's name as "Luce" prior to the show's premiere.
 * Luz has similar traits to Atsuko "Akko" Kagari from the anime series Little Witch Academia. Both desire to become witches despite having non-magical backgrounds, and like Akko, who is a fan of a witch named Shiny Chariot, Luz is a fan of a witch character named Azura. The Exception being Ursula (Shiny Chariot) is a real person in that anime.
 * Luz is the first student to study under every track of the Hexside School of Magic and Demonics, and the first human to be enrolled in Hexside.
 * Luz may be a tomboy, implied physically by her short hair and some clothing choices.
 * In "Hooty's Moving Hassle", Luz shows interest in action figures, which is most common for boys.
 * In "Enchanting Grom Fright", Luz calls herself a bad boy.
 * It is noted that in some episodes, Luz's voice changes briefly.
 * Luz's bag has a sticker featuring three hearts, with one half-full. This is a common depiction of a Health or HP Bar featured in numerous video games, most notably and . Similar stickers exist in real life. This detail would suggest Luz be at least somewhat of an avid gamer.
 * In the episode, "Sense and Insensitivity", Luz admits that she wants to be a writer, as being a witch is not a career option on Earth. She has also stated that she enjoys book fairs, because that's "where books come to life".
 * Dana Terrace confirmed in a Reddit AMA that Luz is bisexual.
 * This was teased by her interactions with Nevareth and her reaction to Emira calling her a cutie.
 * Luz can flip her eyelids inside out with ease.
 * In the episode "Enchanting Grom Fright", it was mentioned and shown that Luz is lactose intolerant.
 * Luz is shown to be ambidextrous in various episodes such as "The Intruder" and "Adventures in the Elements"; she can draw (and presumably write) with both hands.
 * Dana Terrace and Luz Batista confirmed in a charity Twitch stream that Luz is an Afro-Latina, similar to how her namesake Luz Batista is as well.
 * As was shown in "I Was a Teenage Abomination", Luz can move her ears.
 * When asked during a now-deleted Tumblr AMA if Luz has ADHD, Dana Terrace stated that she didn't write Luz specifically with ADHD in mind, but based her on the observations Terrace made of her friends and herself from high school. Later on, in an interview with YouTuber Rebecca Bozza, Terrace replied that on that she did think of Luz as neurodivergent when first writing her character in 2016, and further replied that anyone can see her with ADHD to those who see themselves in her.
 * In "Hunting Palismen", it is revealed that in the Human Realm, Luz lived in.
 * Connecticut is Dana Terrace's birthplace.


 * Luz is of Hispanic descent.
 * Her name means "light" in both Spanish and Portuguese.
 * It is also pronounced as "/luːz/ LOOZ".
 * "Noceda" sounds like "no ceda (pronounced /ˈnəʊsɛɪdə/ NOH-say-də)" or "no cede (pronounced /ˈnəʊseɪdɛ/ NOH-say-deh)", which is Spanish for "doesn't give in", which describes her feisty, determined spirit.
 * Together her name could simplistically mean "a light that does not go out".
 * Luz is named after Dana Terrace's friend, Luz Batista, who works as a story artist and consultant for the show.
 * In "A Lying Witch and a Warden", Luz states that she likes to edit anime clips to music. This implies that she is an, a person who is obsessed with Japanese culture, particularly anime.
 * Luz is fluent in both English and Spanish.
 * Dana Terrace has confirmed on Reddit that Luz is bisexual.
 * Luz is the first Disney LGBT protagonist, with previous Disney LGBT characters being side characters.
 * If the show is set in the year it premiered (2020), and Luz is 14, it would place her being born in 2006, possibly even 2005.
 * Much of Luz's character and backstory is kind of based off of her creator, Dana Terrace. Both Luz and Dana are bisexual, and both their fathers passed away when they were very young.
 * Dana Terrace has also mentioned that she likes to tell her own story through Luz.
 * When asked during a Tumblr AMA if Luz has ADHD, Dana Terrace stated that she didn't write Luz specifically with ADHD in mind, but based her off of the observations Terrace made of her friends and herself from high school. Later on in an interview with YouTuber Rebecca Rose, Terrace added on that she did think of Luz as neurodivergent when first writing her character and canonized her as having ADHD.

To Non-Disney characters

 * Luz shares similarities to Luna Loud and Ronnie Anne Santiago
 * All characters wear purple.
 * Luz and Luna have short hair and are LGBT characters.
 * Luz and Ronnie Anne wear either a jacket or hoodie.
 * Luz and Ronnie Anne are Hispanic.