Enchantix

The Enchantix is a form for fully-fledged fairies on the animated TV series, Winx Club. Once a fairy earns this status, she is considered a full fairy and it is the last 'required' transformation to graduate her formal education, like a university degree, although there are higher forms to be archived. Power greatly increaces, and the whole fairy form is different. It is noted that witches who convert from Darkness to Light can earn this status, an example being Mirta.
Earning Enchantix
In order for a fairy to earn Enchantix status, she has to save someone from her home realm and show great sacrifice in doing so. The sacrifice can be as simple as being blind for all eternity-as Layla did- or as great as nearly dying in a battle to save another-Stella, Flora and Tecna all took this path. Also, not leaving someone behind despite many risks counts as a sacrifice-Musa was able to earn her Enchantix through this. Bloom and Tecna are the only known exceptions to the rule of saving someone from their realm. By believing in her power to defeat evil (after meditating with the sorceress Maia on Pyros), Bloom was able to will herself into Enchantix. Tecna did not save anyone from her own realm, rather, she saved Andros (Tides in the 4kids dub) by forcing her way through the portal to the Omega Dimension and thus shutting the portal. However, by closing the Omega Portal, Tecna not only saved Layla's home planet, but also saved the entire magical dimension, thus including Zenith, her home planet and all who lived there. Also, it's very possible that someone from Zenith might live in Andros, meaning if she saved Andros, she saved that person too, which is why she was able to complete her Enchantix, unlike Bloom. Bloom was able to complete her Enchantix in the movie, as she revived her entire home planet of Domino (Sparx in 4kids). The fairy does not have to be on her home planet to be able to earn Enchantix when saving someone from there-Musa was at Alfea when she saved Galatea, the princess of Melody.
Upgraded attacks and abilities
When in her Enchantix stage, the fairy's attacks are much stronger. She is able to do her original attacks at a stronger level than before. She also has access to new Enchantix attacks that will be her strongest attacks. Enchantix also comes with a new feature involving fairy dust which is carried in a bottle around the fairies neck. With fairy dust, the fairy can shrink down to a range of small sizes(called "Mini Winx" in the original RAI version). These sizes include the size of pixies as well as near microscopic size. The fairy dust can also help undo dark magic inflicted upon themselves and others. To do this, the fairy dust is usually blown towards the being or sprinkled over them. This is one of the most powerful substances in the Magical Dimension, as it is normally used against elements of pure darkness and evil (dark magic, dark forces, etc), as the darker the opponent, the more effective it is in opposition. Fairy dust can also be gathered by beating the fairies wings though this was only done once by Layla to cure her blindness. Enchantix is also equipped with more powerful wings, allowing them to fly faster as well as higher up in the sky.
Enchantix appearance
Besides gaining new powers, fairies also gain new outfits and wings. Wings become larger and more elaborate, giving them the allowance of faster flight. Hair grows much longer and is usually tied in elaborate bunches with accessories and streaks. Their outifts become more delicate and include a wider range of colors. Translucent gloves and barefoot sandals also appear and vials are tied around their necks for storing fairy dust. Makeup also becomes more elaborate.
Notes about Fairy Dust
Despite its healing properties, fairy dust has a few unwanted side effects. When it is used on a person, it can unintentionally cause pain and suffering. This can be noted in the episode The Heart and the Sword, where Sky was seen screaming in pain when Stella used her fairy dust on him. This may be because stopping extremely powerful spells takes a lot of energy and thus, inflicts a lot of pain on the person. Also, unlike Bloom's healing powers, fairy dust is unable to stop a person from dying or bring a dead person back to life (which is somewhat ironic). It cannot be used to turn a bad person good as mentioned by Valtor in the episode Wizard's Anger. Thus, fairy dust does have its limitations.
Incomplete Enchantix
Bloom's Enchantix, unlike the others, did not come from sacrifice, but from self-will. Thus, it was a dangerously incomplete one, as stated by Faragonda. A fairy with an incomplete Enchantix will have many problems, as shown by Bloom. She will not be able to miniaturize at all, but she will be able to heal with fairy dust. Her powers will be weaker than those of other Enchantix fairies and she will have to use more energy to defeat an opponent, weakening her greatly. Her powers may sometimes not work fully as well and she may have a hard time controlling them occasionally. Her powers will not be at Enchantix level yet and when she fights, she may faint from using too much power, as seen in the episode Valtor's Box. She will only be able to have a proper Enchantix when she has saved someone from her realm. And yet she was still able to defeat all of the Winx members, who had full enchantix at once, clearly because she has the strongest energy source in the universe.
Fairies With Enchantix
So far, only six Enchantix fairies are known: Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna and Layla. No other members of the girls' year have obtained Enchantix as the Winx were the only one who graduated in the movie. This may be because obtaining Enchantix is very difficult. Though it is popular belief that other fairies-such as Mirta and Galatea-have obtained Enchantix, this has never been stated in the series.
Other facts about Enchantix
Passion for another's life could be a key factor in triggering a fairy's Enchantix status. i.e. When Galatea volunteered to perish in the Alfea library fire to give Musa a chance to escape, Musa refused to leave her friend. Her love for her friend was so strong that it was enough to earn her Enchantix.
There are similar but different battle cries between the original Italian and the 4Kids Versions. In the 4Kids version, after they've earned their Enchantix powers, the Winx girls shout, "Let's go, Enchantix!" or, on odd occasions, just, "Go Enchantix!" In the original Italian version, they summon their powers by shouting, "Winx Enchantix!"
In the original Italian version, there was a song that was sung when the Winx Club would transform into their Enchantix form. But when the series was revised by 4Kids Entertainment, the song was replaced by a score.
Evil Version of Enchantix
It should also be noted that there is a dark version of Enchantix for witches, known as Disenchantix. Disenchantix is a negative version of Enchantix and causes pain and sorrow rather than happiness. This form has the same power level as Enchantix. It is obtained by witches if another evil being gives them the power. The Trix were given this power in the episode Witches' Revelation and it was shown to be extremely difficult to defeat them.
Other translations
In the Latin Spanish dub, Enchantix is called Encantrix, while in the Hebrew dub, Enchantix is named mehushafot.

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