History Characters / ChildOfTheStormAvengersAndAssociates

* DotingParent: When they finally meet, is very happy to mother Harry into oblivion.

* ItsNotYouItsMe: When a shocked Steve semi-rejects Carol following TheReveal that she's his great-granddaughter, he gives her a non-romantic version of this. He comes around in time.

* ArcherArchetype: But of course.

The living legend who, frankly, kind of lives up to the legend. Unbeknownst to him, and almost everyone else until chapter 75, he's also the patriarch of a small clan via one night with Peggy Carter, a clan that includes Alison Carter a.k.a. the first Agent 13 and former Deputy Director of SHIELD, Brigadier Jack O'Neill, Sharon Carter a.k.a. the latest Agent 13 and Carol Danvers.

* BadassFamily: His descendants via Peggy include the first Agent 13, Brigadier Jack O'Neill, [[{{ComicBook/Agent13}} Sharon Carter]] and Carol Danvers. That is a ''lot'' of badass.

* BoyfriendBlockingDad: Downplayed to Carol in ''Ghosts'' as her paternal substitute. When Gambit teases her, Steve's eyes narrow, and when he catches her somewhat ''in flagrante'' with [[spoiler:Harry]] via LoopholeAbuse on the whole 'one layer rule' (they had 'a shirt, a pair of shorts, and two-thirds of the expected underwear') he lectured her. And got it back, with interest, about "old-fashioned Catholic hypocrisy".

* ConnectedAllAlong: It turns out that he, Peggy and the Commandos worked with Dumbledore during the War and operated out of Hogwarts for a while. This led to Bucky and Minerva's fling, which eventually resulted in Clint's mother.

* DorkKnight: Sweet, kind, heroic and about as edgy as cookie dough. Also, as of the end ''Child of the Storm'', an actual knight.

* TheGoodCaptain: Goodhearted, noble and does indeed hold rank.

* HealingFactor: A limited but effective one. Steve himself notes that unless he's sparring against an Asgardian, one of Tony's armours or he's been taking a consistent pasting, bruises are a thing of the past.

* HeroicLineage: A source of this, with Peggy. He's related to Alison Carter (he's her father), Carol Danvers and her brothers, their mother Marie, Jack O Neill, and Sharon Carter as their father, grandfather, or great-grandfather.

* KnightInShiningArmour: A genuinely noble, righteous and kind man, whose gear is the modern equivalent of armour and wields a shield. To underline this, in the finale of Book I he's depicted fighting alongside several other examples of this trope, the Knights of the Cross and Sir Dane Whitman. In the epilogue, it's noticed that he is technically eligible for British citizenship - owing to his being born to Irish parents prior to the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 - and he is therefore knighted for his role in events. Tony finds this hilarious. According to WordOfGod, he's [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever a member of the Order of the Garter]], because of course he is.

** Also patiently endures an enraged Jean Grey [[CuteButCacophonic screaming in his face loudly enough to set his ears ringing]] in ''Ghosts.''

* ParentalSubstitute: Serves as this to the younger cast, despite the fact that he's barely over twice their age in most cases, owing to his TeamDad nature. In Book II, he becomes this to Carol in particular, given the fact that she's actually his great-granddaughter and has a severe shortage of positive male role models in her life (the sole real example, her CoolUncle Jack O'Neill is rarely around due to his job). In chapter 60, Pepper notes that he's been "acting the part" and now he needs to step up, after [[spoiler:the full extent [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil of what Belova did to Harry]] is revealed, and Carol, due to her passing resemblance to Belova, is more or less totally unable to help Harry deal]].
* ParentsAsPeople: Depicted as this due to his understandable issues with the idea of being not just a father, but a grandfather and great-grandfather at the physical and mental age of around 29, during the end of Book I and start of Book II. While this isn't too much of a problem in most respects (his daughter and grandchildren are grown adults, as is his oldest great-grandchild), his distant behaviour with Carol, effectively rejecting her, is. Tony, of all people, is the most vocal in calling Steve out on it (thanks to his own issues with a distant male relative - his father). Chapters 2 and 6 of ''Ghosts of the Past'' have him acknowledge that he was an idiot and be determined to make up for lost time - thereafter, his relationship with Carol rapidly improves. In chapter 60, he [[spoiler: accepts that he's effectively her dad]].

* WhatTheHellHero: On the receiving end of a speech along these lines from Tony about him running away from his responsibilities to Carol, his great-granddaughter, which comes complete with a remark that he [Tony] can't believe that it's him giving a speech along these lines to Steve instead of the other way around.

* TheArchmage: She's Strange's heir apparent [[spoiler: (and from chapter 29 of ''Ghosts'', his successor]] as Sorcerer Supreme and has, at his urging, taken on an apprentice of her own. In raw power terms, she's second only to Merlin and Loki for magical power.

* BigSisterInstinct: She comforts Lorna, after the latter's experiences with the Red Room and finding out that she'd been made an {{unperson}}, once she found out that Lorna was her much younger half-sister (and got over the shock). She's also mentioned as taking their father aside and delivering a hissed lecture along the lines of "be gentle with her or I ''will'' make you sorry" - and to his credit, Magneto is later noted to be acting as a model father.

* MamaBear: Threatening her godson (or her daughter) is a very good way to end up on the wrong end of an [[ColonyDrop orbital bombardment]]. If you're ''lucky.'' When she says that she intends to render [[spoiler:Essex]] down to "traumatised, screaming molecules", [[NotHyperbole she is no way exaggerating]].
-->'''Wanda''': Actually, no. You're right. I ''am'' like my father. I ''am'' his daughter. And do you know why? Because I am going to fulfil that promise I made, a promise to render you down to traumatised, screaming atoms if you ever went near my godson again. And while I'm not going to have the time to make it last, I am going to ''enjoy it.'' So scream, you bastard, ''scream!''

* PrecisionFStrike: Scores a perfect one in ''Ghosts'' with an irate variation on one of her teacher's catch phrases.

* StrongerWithAge: During the Wizarding War, she just about managed to take Lucius and Bellatrix at once, and survive a duel with Voldemort. Impressive, but not world shaking. A decade or so later, she's single-handedly changing the course of battles, capable of making an amped up and fresh Voldemort run for his life just by turning up, an accomplished Mistress of the ColonyDrop and possessor of a serious and ''very'' well earned reputation.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: Fully capable of apparating, despite it usually being a wanded trick.

* WellDoneSonGuy: As noted below, she has quite a few issues with both her adoptive and biological fathers.
* WhatTheHellHero: Like Tony, expresses great displeasure towards Strange during the FinalBattle. It's indicated that this is part of a larger set of issues she has with Strange; while he did take her in, raise her, and train her, genuinely caring for her in the process, it's also indicated that she has ''many'' bones to pick over his manipulative habits, more than most of the cast (which makes sense, since she's known him for far longer).

* NiceGirl: She is consistently kind, warm-hearted and sweet.

* HeroicLineage: A source of this, with Peggy. He's related to Alison Carter (he's her father), Carol Danvers and her brothers, their mother, Jack O Neill, and Sharon Carter as their father, grandfather, or great-grandfather.

* ParentalSubstitute: Serves as this to the younger cast, despite the fact that he's barely over twice their age in most cases, owing to his TeamDad nature. In Book II, he becomes this to Carol in particular, given the fact that she's actually his great-granddaughter and has a severe shortage of positive male role models in her life (the sole real example, her CoolUncle Jack O'Neill is rarely around due to his job). In chapter 60, Pepper notes that he's been "acting the part" and now he needs to step up, after [[spoiler:the full extent [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil of what Belova did to Harry]] is revealed, and Carol, due to her passing resemblance to Belova, is more or less totally unable to help him deal]].

* MamaBear: Downplayed, but she tells Ivan in no uncertain terms that if the Red Room wants Harry, they will have to go through her. While she doesn't quite succeed in this, she twice kicks the crap out one of the Red Room's leading agents, Yelena Belova, the second time much more comprehensively than the first, being in a state of TranquilFury after Belova gleefully [[spoiler: molested Red Son!Harry right in front of Natasha]].

Genius astrophysicist and Thor's girlfriend - though it is hinted that he is thinking of proposing, some time in the not too distant future. She gets less focus than most of the supporting cast, but has a very important role to play in the finale of Book I, using her expertise with dimensional physics, a lot of tech and geniuses from Pepper to force HYDRA's base out of its pocket dimension hiding place and leave them there for the taking.

* AbsentMindedProfessor: Occasionally comes off as this, being a [[GenderInvertedTrope Rare Female Example]].

* AdoptivePeerParent: A key source of awkwardness between her and Harry, since she's barely twice his age and not ready to be a parent yet, let alone parent to a teenager. Once they hash things out, she shifts to a mixture of BigSisterInstinct and CoolAunt.
* BadassBookworm: Once Thor is put in a coma, she and the scientists she organises to help her find HYDRA's base in a matter of days and promptly force it back into reality by means of jury-rigged equipment.
** Dresden also notices that despite lacking even the physical skills of a BadassNormal, let alone superpowers, when [[PhysicalGod Mab]] turns up, she instinctively puts herself between Mab and Pepper, who's carrying baby Ada. Dresden, one well-placed to recognise and admire stubborn courage, is deeply impressed.

* BigSisterInstinct: See MamaBear. Possibly also to her occasionally mentioned step-brother who is implied to be Matt Murdock a.k.a. Daredevil.

* MacGyvering: How she made most of her tech and, though she had SI[=/=]SHIELD support for the 'New Bifrost' project, she essentially [[MacGyvering MacGyvered]] ''interdimensional travel''.

* MamaBear: Crossing over with BigSisterInstinct in relation to Harry, once they get past the weirdness, who refers to her as something like a younger aunt.
** She remarks in ''Ghosts'' that if 'literal hell' is required (to be unleashed upon anyone who hurts Harry), then - thanks to her New Bifrost tech - she can and will arrange it.

* SmartGirl: Freaking genius girl, more like. Three degrees and possibly the leading mind in astrophysics before the age of thirty.

* ParentalSubstitute: Of a kind to Harry early in ''Child of the Storm'', which leads to some considerable signal confusion because [[CurvesInAllTheRightPlaces Natasha]] [[MostCommonSuperpower is]] [[SensualSlavs Natasha]] and he's a heterosexual [[HormoneAddledTeenager teenage]] boy. This aspect is largely dropped following Wanda's addition to the cast, but it gets an important CallBack in ''Ghosts of the Past'' during ''Forever Red'', when Yelena Belova mockingly speculates that she was using it as a route into Thor's bed, or practising a gender inverted case of WifeHusbandry.

** Essex is one, after all he put her godson through. The fact he looks surprised at her rage is another one. [[spoiler So, she melts him.]]

* MamaBear: Threatening her godson (or her daughter) is a very good way to end up on the wrong end of an [[ColonyDrop orbital bombardment]]. If you're ''lucky.'' When she says that she intends to render Essex down to "traumatised, screaming molecules", [[NotHyperbole she is no way exaggerating]].

* EntropyAndChaosMagic: Her chief weapon, tying in with her mutation, something that is very heavily implied to have been the result of Chthon's meddling. She's exceptionally effective with it in combat, and can use it to absolutely horrifying effect, as [[spoiler: Sinister]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch finds out]] in chapter 10 of ''Ghosts of the Past''.

* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: He observes that this normally doesn't apply to him, and that there is a special place in hell for those who enjoy the suffering of their fellow creatures. When he slices off Gravemoss' hand, however, and cauterises it, drawing a horrified scream from the {{Necromancer}}, he feels a certain satisfaction. [[KickTheSonOfABitch Considering that this is Gravemoss]], no one can blame him.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Is in her mid forties. Looks about thirty, if that.

* SlasherSmile: Shows off a terrifying one in ''Ghosts'' when about to unleash hell on Essex, one the narration says was ' one befitting the eldest child of mutantkind's DarkMessiah'.

* ParentsAsPeople: Depicted as this due to his understandable issues with the idea of being not just a father, but a grandfather and great-grandfather at the physical and mental age of around 29, during the end of Book I and start of Book II. While this isn't too much of a problem in most respects (his daughter and grandchildren are grown adults, as is his oldest great-grandchild), his distant behaviour with Carol, effectively rejecting her, is. Tony, of all people, is the most vocal in calling him out on it (thanks to his own issues with a distant male relative - his father). Chapters 2 and 6 of ''Ghosts of the Past'' have him acknowledge that he was an idiot and be determined to make up for lost time - thereafter, his relationship with Carol rapidly improves. In chapter 60, he [[spoiler: accepts that he's effectively her dad]].

* AntagonisticOffspring: Opposed her father in the past and is initially very sceptical of his HeelFaceTurn.

** Essex is one, after all he put her godson through. The fact he looks surprised at her rage is another one. So, she melts him.

* [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou God-Mummy Had A Good Reason For Abandoning You]]: She did. Doesn't stop her feeling guilty as hell about it.
* DayInTheLimelight: Normally a supporting part of Harry's cast herd, ''Chaos Reigns'' and Chapters 32 and 33 of ''Ghosts'' are, to varying extents, examples of this, as they put her at the forefront and give her a chance to show off her combat related chops.

* GlorifiedSpermDonor: Seems to see John Constantine this way, regarding their daughter, Hermione. He doesn't know about her, and [[MoralEventHorizon considering what he did,]] you can't blame her for not telling him.

* HotWitch: Absolutely drop dead gorgeous, something noted by most of the men - and some of the women - around her.

* ParentalSubstitute: To Harry, specifically stating that she's there to do what his mother, being dead (mostly), can't. As with Natasha and [[BigSisterInstinct Jean]], he has a similar [[HormoneAddledTeenager signal clash,]] though it seems to have faded by ''Ghosts.''

** This comes back to bite her, ''hard,'' after [[spoiler: Hermione figures out that she's Wanda's daughter, and is very much ''not'' happy that Wanda essentially abandoned her, lied to her for months when they met again, and only started interacting with her when she had her arm twisted by Strange.]]

* UnstoppableRage: When HYDRA remotely detonate the Griffin after losing control of it/Rhodey talking it down. Rhodey promptly slaughtered every HYDRA Agent in reach in less than fifteen seconds.

* TheAtoner: For what she sees as her failure to protect Harry from what he suffered at the Dursleys and her putting her own daughter, Hermione, up for adoption for much the same reasons, though in the latter case she made sure that Hermione was going to be HappilyAdopted. While in both cases they were pretty impossible situations, and both Harry and Thor have forgiven her - it took the former a little time, though - she hasn't forgiven herself.

* NoodleIncident: Is heavily implied to have met Yeshua previously.

* ParentsAsPeople: Lives and breathes this trope. She loves her godson and her daughter to bits, but hasn't always been there for the simple reason that she couldn't be, even though she desperately wanted to. However, she does try to make up for it in Harry's case, becoming a ParentalSubstitute, and teaching Hermione how to use her powers (granted, after being manipulated into it by Strange).
** This comes back to bite her, ''hard,'' after [[spoiler: Hermione figures out that she's Wanda's daughter, and is very much ''not'' happy that Wanda essentially abandoned her, and only started interacting with her when she had her arm twisted by Strange.]]

* DropTheHammer: Most of the time, though he demonstrates that he's not in the least impeded when he's separated from Mjolnir.