Line #156 Characters/TheWizardInTheShadows


1	[[folder:Harry Potter / The Black Wizard / The Wizard in the Shadows / The Lord Moristar Morinhetar (Black Wizard Darkness Slayer), Royal Wizard of Gondor and Arnor]]
2	Harry ends up in Middle Earth after flooing from the Headmasters Office on Dumbledore's advice for a little R&R. Ends up trapped there and with the status of something equivalent to a shadowy avenging angel.
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4	* ActionHero
5	* AntiHero: Type II or III, occasionally drifting into Type IV at bad moments.
6	* BadassAngster: Until the Grey Company turn up.
7	* BadassBoast: Drops one for the entire cast.
8	* BadassLongcoat: Comes with the Ranger gear. Surprisingly considering the [[AuthorAppeal author's fondness for long coat wearing badasses]], [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles particularly wizards]] it's never directly mentioned.
9	** The partially rewritten first chapter does make note of it briefly.
10	* BerserkButton: Hurting [[spoiler:Ginny]] or indeed anyone he cares about is beyond stupid.
11	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Genuinely quite nice.
12	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Emrys notes the dissonance between his FunPersonified CrazyIsCool behaviour and his (well earned) reputation as TheDreaded.
13	* BigBrotherInstinct: To Emrys.
14	* BigBrotherMentor: Has this relationship with Boromir and Aragorn and Theoden, being the little brother. Is the big brother to Emrys.
15	* BreakTheCutie: Most of the breaking happened pre story, but still...
16	* BuffySpeak: Once or twice. Notably: 'Rangery'.
17	* ByronicHero: At first.
18	* CasualDangerDialogue: With [[spoiler:Ginny.]]
19	* ClippedWingAngel: Harry has a Willow vs. Glory moment with the Witch King. Since the Author is a serious [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]] fan, the ShoutOut is almost certainly intentional. Especially since the primary attack is ShockAndAwe.
20	* CloudCuckoolander: He has his moments.
21	* CryIntoChest: to Boromir after Gandalf dies. This one doubles as a CooldownHug because Harry has just destroyed a very large amount of things, including the east gate of Moria.
22	* CuddleBug: As he loosens up.
23	* CulturedBadass: Mostly a PopCulturedBadass, but he does quote Hamlet, or rather, paraphrase it. Also speaks Rohirric fairly fluently and understands a few words of Sindarin.
24	* DarkAndTroubledPast: All the crap he gets in the books plus four years of heavy duty fighting in the North of Middle Earth with no prospect of return to his own world.
25	* DarkIsNotEvil: He dresses in black. He's known as the Wizard in the Shadows and the Black Wizard.
26	* DeadpanSnarker: The Arch Snarker in a WorldOfSnark.
27	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Harry vs Saruman round two. Harry vs the Witch King, though it's a SubvertedTrope with the second. He does do one hell of a lot of damage, but he gets punched out himself.
28	* TheDreaded: Everything evil is (and most Dunlendings are) absolutely terrified of him, elevating to semi deity level status. Most other people are a little scared of him too.
29	* DualWielding: Wand and knife/sword.
30	* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome]]
31	* {{Expy}}: His characterisation owes something to the [[Series/DoctorWho Tenth and Eleventh Doctors]].
32	** Black clothes, a longcoat, endures much suffering and a reputation as TheDreaded? Hello [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]]!
33	* FunPersonified: See {{Expy}}.
34	* FlyingFirepower: When he whips out his broomstick.
35	* HeroicBSOD: When Gandalf dies, and when [[spoiler:Ginny]] is poisoned at the Pelennor Fields.
36	* HeroicLineage: To a truly ridiculous degree. He is descended from, among others, [[spoiler:Godric Gryffindor, [[Literature/TheSilmarillion Maedhros Fëanorion]], King Arthur Pendragon]], and Ignotus Peverell.
37	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Aragorn and Boromir.
38	* IHaveManyNames: Not quite so many as Aragorn.
39	* IncendiaryExponent: Prone to this.
40	* KillItWithFire: his standard tactic.
41	* KnightInShiningArmour: Genuinely chivalrous, kind and protective of innocents. Unfortunately, he's also slightly mad and in perpetual danger of falling off the edge of sanity and in some cases, the MoralEventHorizon.
42	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Absently notes - when Gandalf is tearing Denethor a new one - that 'The Return of the King' would make a good title for a book or film.
43	* LightningBruiser: Moves very fast and does one hell of a lot damage.
44	* LimitedWardrobe: Generally dresses either in black ranger gear or light armour with a surcoat.
45	* ManlyTears: Happens on several occasions. A JustifiedTrope because for all his Badassery, he is extremely emotionally unstable and suffering from many years of constant war.
46	* MasterSwordsman: Becomes this, though nowhere near Aragorn or Boromir's level of skill.
47	* MotorMouth: Never, ever, ''ever'' shuts up.
48	* PapaWolf: doesn't actually have children [[spoiler: yet]], but is very protective towards those he cares about, and shows slight fatherly/elder brotherly protective instincts towards Emrys.
49	* PersonOfMassDestruction: Occasionally described as a force of nature for a ''very'' good reason.
50	* PopCulturedBadass: Almost all the [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]].
51	* RealityWarper: Routinely disregards one of the fundamental laws of magic, by transfiguring random objects into snacks.
52	* SadClown: His hat.
53	-->'''Harry:''' You know what they say. Sometimes you have to laugh or you'll cry.
54	* ShellShockedVeteran
55	* ShipperOnDeck
56	* ShoutOut: Shares a reputation with Batman. This is lampshaded by [[spoiler:Ron.]]
57	** And his characterisation has some elements Tenth and Eleventh Doctors. The author is an avowed Series/DoctorWho geek, so it's probably intentional.
58	** And Harry Dresden.
59	* SirSwearsALot: Swears rather more than in canon. Considering the TraumaCongaLine he's been through, this is justified.
60	* StepfordSmiler: Like Maglor, a mix of Type A and C before [[spoiler: Ginny]] turns up.
61	* StepfordSnarker: Along with SadClown.
62	* TallDarkAndHandsome
63	* TheQuietOne: At first. It's implied that after he found that he was stuck in Middle Earth, he clammed up and closed off. As he loosens up, he turns into a prime example of MotorMouth.
64	* ThouShaltNotKill: Abandoned this a very long time ago. Doesn't kill innocents, but takes a Punisher style attitude to those who do. The name of mercy is not Harry.
65	* TranquilFury: When Boromir is shot.
66	[[/folder]]
67	[[folder:Aragorn]]
68	* BackToBackBadasses: With both Harry and Boromir at different points.
69	* BigBrotherInstinct: Usually treats Harry like his little brother.
70	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Harry.
71	* TheStraightMan: To Harry, usually.
72	* SwordAndSorcerer: The sword to Harry's sorcerer.
73	[[/folder]]
74	[[folder:Merlin]]
75	A half Maia immortal time travelling wizard. Immensely powerful. Very mysterious. By ''From Out of the Shadows'', he's making his presence obvious. [[spoiler:Grandfather to Emrys and Eirian.]]
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77	* TheChessmaster
78	* CoolOldGuy
79	* EarlyBirdCameo: WordOfGod says he has had one or two, dropping numerous hints as to where.
80	* ForTheLulz: Apparently created ''Series/DoctorWho'' for a laugh.
81	* Really700YearsOld
82	* TheFaceless: No one has actually seen him yet. Or have they...
83	* {{Troll}}: See ForTheLulz. He's probably behind ''Series/{{Merlin\|2008}}'' as well.
84	* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He only looks middle aged and respectable because it suits him.
85	[[/folder]]
86	[[folder:Emrys Ap Derfel [[spoiler:Ap Merlin]] / Sir Emrys the Valiant / the Avenger]]
87	Half Dunlending, Half Rohirric. Saves [[spoiler:Theodred's]] life, because of HonorBeforeReason. [[TookALevelInBadass Takes several truly spectacular levels in badass.]]
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89	* AntiHero: Shows shades of Type III.
90	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: shows hints of this in ''From Out of the Shadows''.
91	* AuthorAvatar: started out as this, apparently unconsciously.
92	* BadassNormal: At first. Takes out a full grown Uruk with a rusty sword despite being a rather malnourished fifteen year old. Then takes out a troll with two swords.
93	* [[spoiler:BattleAura]]
94	* BerserkButton: As pointed out below, hurting his sister is a terrible idea.
95	* BigBrotherInstinct: He's the little brother, but god help you if you've hurt his big sister. When it turns out that Wormtongue [[spoiler:[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his sister]]]], he beats the shit out of him, then tries to drown him. When he's about sixteen. He also requests - and gets, until Eirian unleashes her [[FateWorseThanDeath revenge]] - executioner duties for Wormtongue.
96	* CoolShades: seeks to acquire these.
97	* CurbstompBattle: receives one of these whilst training with Harry, then [[TookALevelInBadass starts handing them out like sweets on Halloween]].
98	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Lets see... lost his mother, then his father, to Rohirric raiders, then his sister, the only person left who cared for him as part of the [[DealWithTheDevil pact the Dunlending Chiefs made with Saruman to create his army of Uruk-hai]]. His childhood nicknames were 'son of a bitch' and 'half-breed', and people routinely beat him up, sometimes trying to kill him while he fended for himself. He went looking for his sister by joining Saruman's forces and is implied to have killed his first man somewhere between the ages of 13 and 15, certainly by 15, then nearly died due to poisoning, [[spoiler:then found his sister alive but having spent the last few years being raped by Wormtongue.]] Really, it's a wonder the poor boy's sane.
99	* DeadpanSnarker: Like most of the cast.
100	* DefeatMeansFriendship: Theodred, the guy who captured him, is just about the only person he takes orders from.
101	* DualWielding: Becomes his signature style.
102	* ExactWords: Worryingly good at it.
103	* FireForgedFriends: With Harry and the rest of the main cast.
104	* [[spoiler:HealingFactor: In line with other superpowers]].
105	* [[spoiler:HalfHumanHybrid]]
106	* [[spoiler:HeroicLineage]]
107	* HeelFaceTurn: Not actually evil. Just looking for his sister.
108	* [[spoiler:HeroicLineage: Grandson of Merlin and Nimue.]]
109	* HonorBeforeReason
110	* [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe I Can't Believe A Girl Like You Would Notice Me]]: To Miriel.
111	* ImplausibleFencingPowers: See InstantExpert
112	* InsecureLoveInterest: again, to Miriel.
113	* InstantExpert: Harry gives him some swordsmanship lessons on top of what he already knew. Also a JustifiedTrope due to [[spoiler:his Maia heritage.]]
114	* OneManArmy
115	* OnlySaneMan: Like Boromir, regards most of the Fellowship and associated persons as completely insane. But thinks they're rather fun to be around.
116	* [[spoiler:PersonOfMassDestruction: Implied to be potentially this on a truly vast scale.]]
117	* PunchClockVillain: when working for Saruman. If he were higher up, he'd have been a DragonWithAnAgenda.
118	* RelativeButton: For the love of all that is holy, if you value your life do not even ''think'' about hurting his sister.
119	** Anything that reminds him of what happened to her equally sets him off.
120	* {{Revenge}}: Clearly a fondness for this runs in the family.
121	* SlapSlapKiss: Seems to have this dynamic with Miriel.
122	* [[spoiler:SpeedBlitz]]: He seems to be quite fond of this.
123	* TookALevelInBadass: Several, even.
124	* UnfazedEveryman: Deals remarkably well with the sheer weirdness that follows the main cast.
125	* UnstoppableRage: cough Wormtongue cough
126	* UsedToBeASweetKid: Not a textbook example in that he isn't evil, but he had to grow up very fast indeed.
127	[[/folder]]
128	[[folder:Eirian Ap Derfel / The Doom Singer]]
129	Emrys' sister. It takes a little bit of time, but she's just as badass as her little brother. And like him is [[spoiler:Part Maia]] and eventually a phenomenally powerful witch.
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131	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Very, very much so. Ask Wormtongue and his FateWorseThanDeath.
132	** When [[SeenItAll Harry]] [[TheDreaded Potter]] is awed/scared by you, you're doing something right.
133	* CoolBigSis
134	* DarkAndTroubledPast: See that of Emrys, but at the age of around 14, became the only parental figure to her 8 year old brother, then was taken to Isengard to be used as a breeder for Saruman's army. She was then singled out by Wormtongue as his 'personal whore' and raped several times a week for four years.
135	* MagicMusic: Her primary spell casting method.
136	* NonActionGuy: For now. And no less scary for it.
137	* PromotionToParent: Implied after her father's death.
138	* TookALevelInBadass: big time. When first seen, she's an emotional wreck, for obvious reasons. Then, she grants [[spoiler:Wormtongue]] a FateWorseThanDeath. By ''From Out of the Shadows'', she's a confident young woman with magical powers including limited target telepathy.
139	* [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry You Wouldn't Like Her When She's Angry]]
140	[[/folder]]
141	[[folder:Maglor Fëanorion]]
142	* TheAtoner
143	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Sure, he seems mildly crazy and harmless, but you have to remember that he is one of the oldest elves alive, and that he has had thousands of years of experience as a statesman and a soldier.
144	* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler:Genuinely loved his little brothers and is utterly furious with Fëanor for what he did to them.]]
145	* BrokenAce
146	* TheCasanova
147	* CulturedBadass
148	* DaddyIssues: Oh, so very much.
149	** He utterly despises Fëanor, to the point of doing mocking impersonations of him and designing the attack lawnmower with him in mind.
150	** And called up Fëanor with the Resurrection Stone for a round of CallingTheOldManOut.
151	* HeartbrokenBadass: Misses his mortal wife something fierce. And his mother. And his brothers. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking But not his father. At all.]]
152	* MasterSwordsman
153	* ObfuscatingInsanity / ObfuscatingStupidity: Nowhere near as daft or harmless as he pretends to be.
154	** A lot smarter than he pretends to be.
155	* ThePornomancer
156	* ReallyGetsAround
157	* RuleOfFunny: The author has admitted that this is the reason for Maglor's ReallyGetsAround tendencies.
158	* ShellShockedVeteran: Goes some way to explaining his crazy tendencies.
159	* SherlockScan: The entire last chapter is written from his point of view, and has him pull this on the cast.
160	* StepfordSmiler: To an extent, a blend of types A and C.
161	* StepfordSnarker
162	* TallDarkAndHandsome
163	* TroubledButCute
164	* WarriorPoet
165	* WarriorPrince
166	[[/folder]]

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