History Characters / Stardust

* AdaptationNameChange: Originally Trist'''r'''an in the novel, but changed to the more conventional sounding Tristan for the film.
* AlliterativeName: Both his first and last name begin with a "t". '''T'''ristan '''T'''horne.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Yvaine, before they confess their love three quarters into the film.
* ChangelingFantasy: Quite literally - he's his father's son, but his mother is from another world that, especially in the book, is coded quite heavily as Faerie. He's also thoroughly out of place, and clumsy, in Wall, but once he spends some time in Stormhold and gets his feet under him, he's much more confident - and coordinated.
* CuteClumsyGuy: For much of the film. He's adorable, sweet, and not the most coordinated person in the world, a symptom of not fitting in back in England - and implied to be related to the fact that he's half Changeling.

* EpicFail: His every attempt at being an ActionHero prior to being taught by Captain Shakespeare. It's implied that being in Stormhold helped a lot with his coordination.
* TheEveryman: While he has a magical/royal heritage, he is completely unaware of it and for most of the film is a clumsy country boy who is entirely out of his depth in Stormhold and very, very confused by everything that's going on. This changes over the course of the film, largely thanks to CharacterDevelopment and the mentorship of Captain Shakespeare.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Shakespeare gives his hair extensions when he starts his training with the pirates and he [[TookALevelinBadass takes a level in badass]].
* InstantExpert: He masters swordsmanship incredibly quickly under Captain Shakespeare's tutelage. However, it's mentioned that he was taught at school (though he was incredibly bad at it), so he knew the basics, and it's implied that being half from Stormhold, he needed to spend time there to flourish.
* MasterSwordsman: Towards the end of the film, though mostly
* TheNavigator: In the novel, Tristran/Tristan can locate any place in Faerie he seeks due to his heritage. This skill is downplayed in the film, but implied in his inherent sense that he's going the right way (which he wrongly attributes to his love of Victoria).

* NotStayingForBreakfast: [[spoiler:Wakes up before Yvaine so he can give a lock of her hair to Victoria (as per their agreement) and then tell her he's no longer interested, intending to get back before she wakes up, leaving a message to this effect with the sleep night porter. Sadly, Yvaine wakes up before he gets back, gets a garbled version of his message, and interprets his actions differently...]]
* OutOfCharacterMoment: And a pretty jarring one, too. The otherwise sweet, romantic, considerate Tristan's first reaction on seeing an injured woman on the ground is to force her to walk on her injured leg for a several-day journey to his village, just so he can present her as a gift to his crush. It's probable that WhatMeasureIsANonHuman is in play, and he had originally intended to use the Babylon Candle to get back, then opted not to use it so he could give it to her to get home afterwards, but that's still pretty callous. He comes round pretty quickly, however, once he stops focusing solely on Victoria (and probably once he's confronted with the reality of both what's going on and Yvaine's personhood).

* ScarsAreForever: Quite uncommonly for a fairy tale, he never heals his burnt hand. Either there is no cure available ([[ReedRichardsIsUseless which is quite difficult to believe, given that he became a king in a world full of magic]]), or both he and Yvaine just eventually decided [[KeepingTheHandicap to keep their handicaps]].

* SparedByTheAdaptation: he book opts for a BittersweetEnding by [[spoiler:having him die of old age, leaving Yvaine to rule in his stead. The movie avoids this with a ProphecyTwist: thanks to their love, he metaphorically possesses Yvaine's heart, and therefore benefits from the immortality it confers. The two use a Babylon Candle to join the stars once their children are old enough to rule.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: Halfway through the movie when he gets a TrainingMontage from Captain Shakespeare and his crew.
* UnexpectedSuccessor: [[spoiler:His uncles all end up dying and have resigned themselves to being stuck as ghosts together for the rest of eternity, as they can only pass on when a new king is crowned, and all the known potential male heirs are dead. Then Tristan picks up and accidentally restores the ruby. Said uncles then learn that the young man accompanying the star that two of their brothers have encountered is actually the bastard son of their long-lost sister, and thus their nephew, making him the sole remaining male heir to the Stormhold bloodline]].
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: One can only assume the otherwise sweet and considerate Tristan forces injured Yvaine to walk on her bad leg just so he can give her as a present to his crush because she's a star, therefor not worthy of the same kindness as he gives other human beings. Either way, [[TookALevelInKindness he sees the error of his ways.]] Even before, it is worth noting that he does intend to give her the remains of the Babylon candle to get home, which only has one use left, rather than just using it to zap them back to Wall and leave her to swing in the wind.

* AbledInTheAdaptation: Crashing to Earth injured her leg and gave her a limp in both the book and movie. In the movie, however, Lamia heals her leg with magic while in the book her limp was permanent.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Tristan and ''plenty of it''. Even when she confesses to Tristan, she openly states that love can easily be mistaken for hatred. And a lot of her early conversations with Tristan are filled with disdain and snark.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:When she thinks Tristan left her for Victoria the morning after they slept together.]]

* DefrostingIceQueen: Initially is very cold and rude to Tristan -- considering they met when he chained her up and forced her to walk a good number of miles on her injured leg just so he could present her to his crush, it's kind of hard to blame her for not liking him at first -- but eventually warms up to him [[spoiler: and even falls in love with him]].
* EternalLove: [[spoiler: In the film with Tristan]].
* FishOutOfWater: She is quite naïve and not exactly well-versed in human behaviour; for example she has no idea what a massage is. {{Justified}} in that stars can only watch from a distance; they can't hear or interact with earthlings.
* FountainOfYouth: Anyone who consumes the heart of a star is restored to their youth along with everlasting life. The happier the star when killed, the more years added. [[spoiler: In the film, it turns out that metaphorically possessing the heart, i.e. the love, of a star has the same effect - and it never runs out.]]
* MacGuffinSuperPerson: Yvaine is this for being a fallen star who can glow with happiness or to vaporize evildoers and [[FountainOfYouth whose heart grants everlasting life and restored youth.]]
* MeaningfulName: Yvaine's name originates from Scotland meaning "Evening star" or "First star of the night". Tristan lampshades this when he realizes that Yvaine is '''literally the Evening Star'''.

''Tristan''' (smiling in amazement and disbelief): Wait, that... [[MacGuffinTurnedHuman that was you! Really?]]

* PowerGlows: Her ability to shine happens when she's happy. However, it's more than aesthetic, [[spoiler:as Yvaine completely vaporizes Lamia when she really shines]].
%%* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler: What allows her to defeat Lamia.]]
* RoadTripRomance: Falls for Tristan on their way back to his village.
* ScarsAreForever: Not in the film, where she's healed by Lamia (to put her at her ease and make her heart brighter). But in the book, quite uncommonly for a fairy tale, she never heals her leg, and retains a lifelong limp. Either there is no cure available ([[ReedRichardsIsUseless which is quite difficult to believe, given that she became a queen in a world full of magic]]), or both she and Tristran just eventually decided [[KeepingTheHandicap to keep their handicaps]].

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Well, fluent unicorn at least. This trope is hinted at when Yvaine is riding atop the unicorn [[spoiler: that freed her from the magic chain Tristan was leading her around on]] and telling him/her all about her grievances (mainly with Tristan). Whether or not the unicorn can fully understand her and is asking Yvaine to tell him/her more or if she's just venting isn't confirmed yet not denied.
* StarsAreSouls: And in this case people, when they fall to Earth.

* UnknowinglyInLove: Lampshades this when confessing her love for Tristan (after AMatchMadeInStockholm and most of the film spent in squabbles), she admits love is "strangely easy to mistake for loathing".
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Finds herself on the receiving end of this quite a bit. Otherwise kind and gallant Tristan thinks nothing of forcing her, an injured woman, to walk a few days' journey to ''give as a present'' to his crush just because she's a star rather than a human. [[TookALevelInKindness Fortunately, Tristan drops this behavior relatively quickly, being confronted with the reality of her as a person]]. Unfortunately, several other characters think nothing of wanting to butcher her and eat her heart just to restore their own youth.

An evil witch that desires Yvaine's heart to remain young and beautiful.

* AdaptationalVillainy: While her goal is still essentially the same in both versions, she's a lot nastier in the movie. In the book, she's a GracefulLoser once she realizes she's lost Yvaine's heart for good, and there's no hint that she'd ever betray her sisters. The movie plays up her vanity and selfishness much more, to the point where [[spoiler: she rejoices when her sisters die because it means she won't have to share Yvaine's heart]]. Of course, her actions towards everyone else up until the climax are the same in the book and the movie, so she was never ''nice''.
* BigBad: Plays this role, despite the attempts of Septimus to usurp her, and her sisters.

* EvilBrit: Played as such by Michelle Pfeiffer.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Despite cursing or killing them, Lamia will always be professional and amiable when dealing with others. This doubles for Yvaine whom she's not only '''dead-set''' on gruesomely killing, but even telling Yvaine so, while always pleasantly addressing her as [[TermsOfEndangerment "my love" or "my dear"]].
--->'''Lamia''' (opens the carriage door revealing herself to Yvaine): "Planning to enter Wall, were you?"\\
'''Yvaine''' looks at Lamia, shocked and somewhat fearful.\\

* TheHecateSisters: Takes the role of the Maiden, as she is the most active and outwardly youthful of her sisters.

* LadyOfBlackMagic: Specializes in offensive enchantments, and dresses to the nines as soon as she restores her youth.

* PetTheDog: Lamia has two semi-moments of this: [[spoiler: One is when she runs into a fellow witch Ditchwater Sal and politely requests to share a meal with her, though this is ruined when Sal puts [[TruthSerums Limbus Grass]] in her food to find out why Lamia was traveling]] the other is [[spoiler: after magicking up an inn to lure the injured and soaked Yvaine to her]], when Lamia heals Yvaine's twisted ankle. Though granted this is just so Yvaine will glow with happiness making the star power greater for when Lamia would cut out her heart, the fact that [[spoiler: Yvaine and Tristan make it out OK]] and now that Yvaine can walk and dance without pain make it a nice gesture upon second viewing and in the long run in-universe.
* ShowingOffTheNewBody: When she becomes young again, [[DressHitsFloor she drops her robe]] and [[ShouldersUpNudity looks at herself naked]] in the mirror. But not without giving the audience a sexy look as she does so.
* SkywardScream: Indulges in this in the BigNO! variety [[spoiler: after failing to stab Yvaine after her and Tristan use a Babylon Candle to teleport their way to safety]].
* SolitarySorceress: Lives in a crumbling manor/castle in the middle of a wasteland with her two sisters.
* TechnicolorFire: Her magic manifests as a green flame.

%%* WickedWitch: Duh.

* UnknowinglyInLove: Lampshaded by Yvaine in ''Film/{{Stardust}}'': when confessing her love for Tristan (after AMatchMadeInStockholm and most of the film spent in squabbles), she admits love is "strangely easy to mistake for loathing".

* OutnumberedSibling: [[spoiler:She has seven brothers, and is the only princess of the Stormhold Royal Family.]].

* JacobMarleyApparel: As ghosts their appearances are stuck how they looked at the moment of death. Quintus has an axe embedded in his head while Quintus appears to be covered in ice.

%%* ActionHero: In the climax.

* DeadpanSnarker: He has his moments.

* NotStayingForBreakfast: [[spoiler:Wakes up before Yvaine so he can give a lock of her hair to Victoria (as per their agreement) and then tell her he's no longer interested, intending to get back before she wakes up. Sadly, Yvaine wakes up before he gets back and interprets his actions differently...]]
* OutOfCharacterMoment: And a pretty jarring one, too. The otherwise sweet, romantic, considerate Tristan's first reaction on seeing an injured woman on the ground is to force her to walk on her injured leg for a several-day journey to his village, just so he can present her as a gift to his crush. Granted, he had originally intended to use the Babylon Candle to get back, then opted not to use it so he could give it to her to get home afterwards, but that's still pretty callous. He comes round pretty quickly, however, once he stops focusing solely on Victoria.
* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Tristran is the son of [[spoiler:Princess Una, and thus in line for the throne of Stormhold. This comes to light after his seven uncles have all been killed, making him the remaining heir.]]

%%* SnarkToSnarkCombat: With Yvaine.

* {{Stellification}}: In the ending, after ruling Stormhold for eighty years, he goes to the sky to live forever as a star alongside Yvaine.

* UnexpectedSuccessor: [[spoiler:His uncles all end up dying and have consigned themselves to being stuck as ghosts together for the rest of eternity, as they can only pass on when a new king is crowned, and all the known potential male heirs are dead. Then Tristan picks up and accidentally restores the ruby. Said uncles then learn that the young man accompanying the star that two of their brothers have encountered is actually the bastard son of their long-lost sister, and thus their nephew, making him the sole remaining male heir to the Stormhold bloodline]].
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: One can only assume the otherwise sweet and considerate Tristan forces injured Yvaine to walk on her bad leg just so he can give her as a present to his crush because she's a star, therefor not worthy of the same kindness as he gives other human beings. Either way, [[TookALevelInKindness he sees the error of his ways (and does intend to give her the remains of the Babylon candle to get home, which only has one use left, rather than just using it to zap them back to Wall and leave her to swing in the wind).]]

* ClingyJealousGirl: When Tristan dazzlingly mistakes Yvaine for Victoria, Yvaine is annoyed and replies, "I think I preferred mother."

* FountainOfYouth: Anyone who consumes the heart of a star is restored to their youth along with everlasting life. The happier the star when killed, the more years added.

* ScarsAreForever: Quite uncommonly for a fairy tale, she never heals her leg, and retains a lifelong limp. Either there is no cure available ([[ReedRichardsIsUseless which is quite difficult to believe, given that she became a queen in a world full of magic]]), or both she and Tristran just eventually decided [[KeepingTheHandicap to keep their handicaps]].

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Finds herself on the receiving end of this quite a bit. Otherwise kind and gallant Tristan thinks nothing of forcing her, an injured woman, to walk a few days' journey to ''give as a present'' to his crush just because she's a star rather than a human.[[TookALevelInKindness Fortunately,Tristan drops this behavior over the course of the film]]. Unfortunately, several other characters think nothing of wanting to butcher her and eat her heart just to restore their own youth.

%%* BadassBeard

The heir of the crown of Stormhold searching for the royal crown that Yvaine wields.

* PowerPerversionPotential: One of the brothers spy on Tristan and Yvaine when [[spoiler:they have sex during their night at the inn]].

%%* WholesomeCrossdresser

* AdaptationalWimp: He was a lot more cunning in the book. He was always highly suspicious of Septimus, and in the book Tertius was killed by poison at a later stage in the story, while Primus always made sure to carry his own prepared drink. In the film Primus only survives the poisoning through sheer luck (though by the time her gets to Lamia's inn, he's wise to it, and makes sure not to drink anything but his own drinks). Other scenes, like when he outwits Septimus at the harbour, were omitted.

* MoralityPet: [[spoiler: Is apparently this to her whole family, her father who laughs when her brothers are killed still calls out for her as he dies and when she is revealed in the end all her brother call out happily. Even Septimus seems somewhat happy to see her.]]

-> '''Played by''': Creator/MarkHeap (Tertius), Creator/DavidWalliams (Sextus), Creator/JulianRhindTutt (Quartus) & Creator/AdamBuxton (Quintus

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Upon noticing Yvaine leaving for the Town Of Wall, [[spoiler:Una]] hijacks Ditchwater Sal's cart (at the risk of severe punishment from her mistress) and races to the wall to stop Yvaine from crossing the gap or Yvaine will be reduced to '''literal stardust''' and stands up to Lamia for Yvaine out of no motive than to save an innocent girl's life. In fact, this is [[spoiler: Una]] and Yvaine's first time meeting each other. [[spoiler:Una]] gets repaid by being magically enslaved '''again,''' but this time by Lamia. Fortunately,[[spoiler: Lamia gets vaporized by Yvaine's PowerGlow]] and Una is freed from slavery for good.

* AlliterativeName: Both his first and last name begin with a "t" '''T'''ristan '''T'''horne.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: One can only assume the otherwise sweet and considerate Tristan forces injured Yvaine to walk on her bad leg just so he can give her as a present to his crush because she's a star, therefor not worthy of the same kindness as he gives other human beings. Either way, he sees the error of his ways (and does intend to give her the remains of the Babylon candle to get home, which only has one use left, rather than just using it to zap them back to Wall and leave her to swing in the wind).

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:When she thinks Tristain left her for Victoria the morning after they slept together.]]

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Finds herself on the receiving end of this quite a bit. Otherwise kind and gallant Tristan thinks nothing of forcing her, an injured woman, to walk a few days' journey to ''give as a present'' to his crush just because she's a star rather than a human.[[TookALevelInKindness Thankfully,Tristan drops this behavior over the course of the film]]. Unfortunately, several other characters think nothing of wanting to butcher her and eat her heart just to restore their own youth.

* SpoiledBrat: In the original book, she was actually sweet whereas here her only sweetness is that she's nice to Tristan out of pity, and stops being nice the minute she actually expects something of him. Otherwise, she only thinks of herself.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Upon noticing Yvaine leaving for the Town Of Wall, [[spoiler:Una]] hijacks Ditchwater Sal's cart (at the risk of severe punishment from her mistress) and races to the wall to stop Yvaine from crossing the gap or Yvaine will be reduced to '''literal stardust''' and stands up to Lamia for Yvaine out of no motive than to save an innocent girl's life, this is actually [[spoiler: Una]] and Yvaine's first time meeting each other. [[spoiler:Una]] gets repaid by being magically enslaved '''again,''' but this time by Lamia. Fortunately,[[spoiler: Lamia gets vaporized by Yvaine's PowerGlow]] and Una is freed from slavery for good.

* MamaBear: In a non-biological way towards Yvaine. [[spoiler:Una]] has a subtle Mama-Bear moment [[spoiler: when Lamia followed Yvaine and "The Slave Woman" down to Wall to capture her]]. This is a downplayed example in that [[spoiler:Una]] doesn't lose her temper, threaten or throw a punch like the usual example of this trope would. Instead she stands tall against Lamia and body-shields Yvaine from her and says Yvaine's not going with her in '''no uncertain terms''' as a realistic mother would do to protect their child from a stranger. She also comforts her in a maternal fashion as they ride in Lamia's carriage as well.

* ActionHero: In the climax.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:The book opts for a BittersweetEnding by having him die of old age, leaving Yvaine to rule in his stead. The movie avoids this with a ProphecyTwist: thanks to their love, he metaphorically possesses Yvaine's heart, and therefore benefits from the immortality it confers. The two use a Babylon Candle to join the stars once their children are old enough to rule.]]

[[folder:Tristan Thorn]]
!! Tristan Thorne

* SnarkToSnarkCombat: With Yvaine.

!! Yvaine

* DefrostingIceQueen: Initially is very cold and rude to Tristan --considering they met when he chained her up and forced her to walk a good number of miles on her injured leg just so he could present her to his crush, it's kind of hard to blame her for not liking him at first--, but eventually warms up to him [[spoiler: and even falls in love with him]].

---> '''Tristan''' (looks up in the sky): The Wall's north. And if you look up in the sky, even during the day, you can see...(realization kicks in) the evening star. That's so weird.
---> '''Yvaine''' (limps over to a tree): [[SarcasmMode Hilarious, my sides are splitting.]]
---> '''Tristan''' (smiling in amazement and disbelief): Wait, that... [[MacGuffinTurnedHuman that was you! Really?]]

* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler: What allows her to defeat Lamia.]]

!! Lamia

---> '''Lamia''' (opens the carriage door revealing herself to Yvaine): "Planning to enter Wall, were you?"
---> '''Yvaine''' looks at Lamia, shocked and somewhat fearful.
---> '''Lamia''' (walking over to Yvaine with a slightly evil smile): "If '''death''' is what you wish for, my dear, I'd be '''more than happy''' to assist you".

!! Septimus

!! Captain Shakespeare

[[folder:Victoria]]
!! Victoria Forester

!! Primus

!! The Slave Girl / [[spoiler:Princess Una]]
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/KateMagowan

!! Ditchwater Sal

!! Ferdy the Fence

!! Humphrey

!! Empusa and Mormo

!! The Wall Guard

* FauxAffablyEvil: Even when she'll either hex or kill them if they don't (or even if they '''do''') comply to her, Lamia will always be professional and amiable when dealing with others. This doubles for Yvaine whom she's not only '''dead-set''' on gruesomely killing, but even telling Yvaine so, while always pleasantly addressing her as [[TermsOfEndangerment "my love" or "my dear"]].

* MamaBear: In a non-biological way towards Yvaine. [[spoiler:Una]] has a subtle Mama-Bear moment [[spoiler: when Lamia followed Yvaine and "The Slave Woman" down to Wall to capture her]]. This is a downplayed example in that [[spoiler:Una]] doesn't lose her temper, threaten or throw a punch like the usual example of this trope would. But instead she stands tall against Lamia and body-shields Yvaine from her and says Yvaine's not going with her as a realistic mother would do to protect their child from a stranger. She also comforts her in a maternal fashion as they ride in Lamia's carriage as well.

* MamaBear: In a non-biological way towards Yvaine. [[spoiler:Una]] has a subtle Mama-Bear moment [[spoiler: when Lamia followed Yvaine and "The Slave Woman" down to Wall to capture her]]. This is a downplayed example in that [[spoiler:Una]] doesn't lose her temper, threaten or throw a punch like the usual example of this trope would. But instead she stands tall against Lamia and body-shields Yvaine from her as a realistic mother would do to protect their child from a stranger. She also comforts her in a maternal fashion as they ride in Lamia's carriage as well.

---> '''Lamia''' (opens the carriage door to reveal herself to Yvaine): "Planning to enter Wall, were you?"

* FauxAffablyEvil: Even when she knows she'll either hex or kill them if they don't (or even if they '''do''') give her what she needs, Lamia will always be professional and amiable when dealing with others. This doubles for Yvaine whom she's not only '''dead-set''' on gruesomely killing, but even telling Yvaine so, while always pleasantly addressing her as [[TermsOfEndangerment "my love" or "my dear"]].

---> '''Lamia'''(Walking over to Yvaine with a slightly evil smile): "If '''death''' is what you wish for, my dear, I'd be '''more than happy''' to assist you".

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Well, fluent unicorn at least. This trope is hinted at when Yvaine is riding atop the unicorn [[spoiler: that freed her from the magic chain Tristan was leading her around on]] and telling him all about her greivances with mainly Tristan. Whether or not the unicorn can fully understand her and is asking her to tell him more or if she's just venting isn't confirmed though not denied.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Finds herself on the receiving end of this quite a bit. Otherwise kind and gallant Tristan thinks nothing of forcing her, an injured woman, to walk a few days' journey to ''give as a present'' to his crush just because she's a star rather than a human.[[TookALevelInKindness Thankfully, Tristan drops this behavior over the course of the film]]. Unfortunately, several other characters think nothing of wanting to butcher her and eat her heart just to restore their own youth.

* BelligerentSexualTension: With Tristan and ''plenty''. Even when she confesses to Tristan, she openly states that love can easily be mistaken for hatred. And a lot of her early conversations with Tristan are filled with disdain and snark.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Well, fluent unicorn at least. This trope is hinted at when Yvaine is riding atop the unicorn [[spoiler: that freed her from the magic chain Tristan was leading her around on]] and telling him all about her greivances with mainly Tristan. Whether or not the unicorn can fully understand her and is asking her to tell him more or if she's just venting is neither confirmed though not denied.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Finds herself on the receiving end of this quite a bit. Otherwise kind and gallant Tristan thinks nothing of forcing her, an injured woman, to walk a few days' journey to ''give as a present'' to his crush just because she's a star rather than a human, and several other characters think nothing of wanting to butcher her and eat her heart just to restore their own youth.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Even when she knows she'll either hex or kill them if they don't (or even if they '''do''') give her what she needs, Lamia will always be professional and amiable when dealing with others. This doubles for Yvaine whom she's not only '''dead-set''' on gruesomely killing, but even telling Yvaine so, while almost always pleasantly addressing her as [[TermsOfEndangerment "my love" or "my dear"]].

* MamaBear: In a non-biological way towards Yvaine. "The Slave Woman" has a subtle Mama-Bear moment [[spoiler: when Lamia followed Yvaine and "The Slave Woman" down to Wall to capture her]]. This is a downplayed example in that "The Slave Woman" doesn't lose her temper, threaten or throw a punch like the usual example of this trope would. But instead she stands tall against Lamia and body-shields Yvaine from her as a realistic mother would do to protect their child from a stranger. She comforts her in a maternal fashion as they ride in Lamia's carriage as well.

* EvilOldFolks: He doesn't mind having his sons murdered by their own brothers to be the heir of the crown. After all, he did the same thing in his youth. Though, he considered an ancient alternative by finding the royal jewel.

* AdaptationalWimp: He was a lot more cunning in the book. He was always highly suspicious of Septimus, and in the book Tertius was killed by poison at a later stage, while Primus always made sure to carry his own prepared drink. In the film Primus only survives the poisoning through sheer luck (though by Lamia's inn, he's wise to it, and makes sure not to drink anything but his own drinks). Other scenes, like when he outwits Septimus at the harbour, were omitted.

* MoralityPet: It is implied his lost daughter Una is this for him, he doesn't seem to mind his sons dying but is still calling out for Una as he dies decades after she vanished.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His decision of retrieving the royal jewel is what sets the whole plot.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: In a manner of speaking. Introduced early in the movie, and swiftly killed by Septimus. In the book he was dead before the story started.
* TooDumbToLive: Right after the King of Stormhold talks about killing all of his brothers to become king...he tells Secundus to look out of the window, which happens to be ''right'' next to an immense drop. Secundus sees nothing suspicious about this, and is promptly killed by Septimus.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the books, his preferred weapon was poison, and he dies quite easily against the Witch. In the film he's a blade-wielding badass, that ends up killing one of the witches before being defeated.

* AdaptationalWimp: He was a lot more cunning in the book. He was always highly suspicious of Septimus, and in the book, Tertius was killed by poison, while Primus always made sure to carry his own prepared drink. In the film, Primus only survives the poisoning through sheer luck (though by Lamia's inn, he's wise to it, and makes sure not to drink anything but his own drinks). Other scenes, like when he outwits Septimus at the harbour, were omitted.

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: [[spoiler:He dies in the bath at the hands of Lamia and when he reappears as a ghost, he wears nothing but a ModestyTowel]].