Helia

Personality Profile and Abilities
Helia is the most mature of all the specialists. He loves writing poems and drawing. Brandon once referred to him as a pacifist. Helia is not afraid of making important decisions and doing what is right, even if his friends disagree with him. He is very daring at times like outright kissing Flora in Shadowhaunt. He is also not afraid to voice his thoughts, as shown in season three when he acts as a medium, like Nabu, between Sky and Bloom or Musa and Riven.

His uncle (or grandfather in the 4kids version) is Saladin, the headmaster of Redfountain. He was the best student at Redfountain before he dropped out to go to art school. He rejoined in Redfountian in the other boys' second year and joined Sky's team. He would have been in his third year in season two had he not dropped out after the first year (in the school year before season one). He becomes Flora boyfriend at the end of season two.

Also, it is very possible that Helia has a certain amount of superstrength as he is able to literally single-handedly (with one arm) hold off a Leodragerus completely still and at bay as it was about to attack Flora. Further evidence is shown when he struggles to pull Sky's damaged fightercraft Red Wing into the hangar of the flying ship without being held down to anything.

In the Shaab Stone arc in the monthly magazines, Helia is shown as a proficient double agent, capable of instigating real fights to fake an alibi, faking an expulsion from Redfountain and lying to everyone, especially Flora, to break into Alfea's administration to steal documents to trick a crime boss into opening the vault holding the Shaab Stone from which he can steal. He lies with a heavy heart though and reveals all the deceptions, hoping that he can start anew with her. He is skilled in martial arts and espionage.

Unlike in the cartoon where Helia is never shown riding a levabike, he can actually ride one. Some would say that he is shy but that is only due to his lack of major speaking parts or involvement to the plot in seasons two and three.

It should be noted that the name 'Helia' is a feminine name in Greek. To put it in masculine form, it would be 'Helios/Helio,' all of which have the same meaning: 'sun.' 'Helio' is used as he name in one of the South American dubs where the use of Romance Languages is dominant and the feminine/masculine role plays a large part in language.

Appearance
His appearance is different than the other Specialists, namely his long black hair. He has blue eyes.

Civilian
It seems he prefers looser clothing. In season two and three, he wore a light green poet's shirt with beige khakis. In season three, he changes to khaki shorts, a light blue shirt and sneakers. He wears his long, black hair in a loose side-ponytail, but in the fourth season he cuts them into short, spiky fringes.

He also wears the standard Redfountain uniform for combat.

Season 2
He first appears in season 2 episode 10 where he is introduced to the Winx Club. Brandon notes that he is a pacifist and used to be one of the top students at Redfountain until he dropped out to pursue the arts. Later on in the episode, Lord Darkar sends a huge winged monster about the size of the stadium in which the Winx Club and a significant amount of specialists in the school fight. When Flora is blindsided by the monster and about to attack her, the monster is subdued from behind with large gold strings from Helia's glove, effectively hold the monster at bay with one arm smiling. When Flora recovers, he releases the monster and leaves the stadium. At the end, the Winx Club suspect dirty motives and that maybe it was him who had summoned the monster.

At the end of the season, he boldly kisses her before going off to fight the final battle with Darkar.