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The Brotherhood of the Blackfyres
A mysterious group, composed of people with great powers, who are preparing to come out of the shadows and reveal themselves to the world.
- Adaptational Name Change: Their name is altered from "The Brotherhood of Mutants" to "The Brotherhood of the Blackfyres".
- Composite Character: Given some of the author's notes and reveals, the Brotherhood is a composite of the Faceless Men and Young Griff's faction (for a given fan interpretation of Young Griff being a Blackfyre).
- They also need a magical spell involving wildfire to activate their latent mutations, very similar to the Inhumans.
- Our Dragons Are Different: Magneto sacrificing the Bloody Mummers for the ritual that mutates Arya and Gendry also manages to hatch a purple dragon, later named Lockheed after the Valyrian god of the dead.
- True Companions: It's noted that they all view each other as family.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: As Arya observes, while they often try to murder each other only to rally together in order to defend one of them.
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Magneto
Erik Blackfyre, a.k.a. Magneto
Mystique's master, he's first mentioned in the first book, is implied to be raising an army in the shadows for some purpose. Finally makes an appearance in the last third of the second book, having hidden as the Maester of Harrenhal in order to put Arya and Gendry to the test, and finally revealing he’s the son of Daemon Blackfyre, and thus a potential claimant for the Iron Throne.- Actor Allusion: His musing about coming precisely in time and claiming of the title "White Pilgrim" are Shout Outs to Gandalf.
- Affably Evil: He's ruthless and ambitious on a skill akin to Tywin, but he's also smooth and charming, getting genuinely chummy with Pepper of all people, reminiscing on how he knew her relatives.
- The Chessmaster: He's been steadily moving to build support to reclaim the throne. However, unexpected factors like Danaerys becoming Firestar, getting her dragons, and rampaging across Essos are noted to throw him somewhat.
- The Dreaded: Doom is proudly unaffected by the House of the Undying's attempts to show him his greatest fear and desire, but he still freaks out a bit upon seeing he'll be meeting Magneto soon.
- Everyone Has Standards: Despite his ruthlessness, he still believes that people with powers have a certain line they shouldn't cross, and is thus horrified by the Mandarin's Mind Rape of Renly.
- Fantastic Racism: He's very dismissive of mundane people, for the most part.
- The Ghost: Only name-dropped in the first book, but won't be long to appear if Arya's arc progresses. He finally does in the second book, having hidden as the Maester of Harrenhal.
- Happily Married: To Mystique.
- Last of His Kind: Given that the Blackfyres were all but extinct in canon, he might be the last of his family name.
- Magnetism Manipulation: This is the Master of Magnetism we're talking about, so this goes without saying.
- Master of Disguise: Made everyone in Harrenhal believe he was the castle's kind Maester.
- The Mentor: How Syrio presents him.
- Nightmare Fetishist: When he learned of Raven's existence, he insisted to see "the real her", and was obviously unsatisfied when she tried to take the classical Targaryen looks. Only when she finally showed him her blue skin, he calls her perfect.
- Older Than They Look: A side-effect of the activation ritual is to put whoever was exposed to it into their physical prime - a nod to Magneto's canon deaging experiences.
- One-Man Army: He easily slaughtered the Bloody Mummers, who believed he would be a nice kill.
- Related in the Adaptation: As a Blackfyre, he's distant cousins to Daenerys, Mystique, and Jon.
- The Resenter: Is none too pleased that his cousin Daenerys is making waves in Essos, when he considers himself the true heir to the Iron Throne.
- Stealth Mentor: Has been carefully testing both Arya and Gendry in order to see whether they are worthy of gaining powers.
- Story-Breaker Power: Do remember that Dark Age weapons and armor are made of metal. However, it’s downplayed compared to the comics. The smallfolk wear significantly less metal than modern humans (no zippers, while buckles and metallic buttons are primarily for rich people), and several weapons that are common in medieval times are a lot easier to adapt to have no metal on them than guns, meaning that his powers are significantly less useful against, say, some random peasant bandits armed with wooden spears they got by simply sharpening a pole, or even just quarterstaves they got by removing the spearheads from their spears. Or any archer who isn't wearing armor, or is only wearing leather armor, hearing of his powers and deciding to simply remove their arrowheads and either use stone arrowheads or sharpen the arrows shaft instead.
- Ultimate Blacksmith: Thanks to his power making him very attuned to metals, he's quite the blacksmith. Tony even acknowledges that the new armor Magneto helped forge for him is superior to the old Iron Man armor. Despite this, Tony wants to replace it with an armor of his own make as soon as possible. Both because the new armor feels tainted by association and because he thinks Magneto's powers and familiarity with the armor makes it essentially a tracking device on Tony.
Syrio Forel/Mystique
Syrio Forel, a.k.a. Mystique, a.k.a. Ravan Blackfyre née Targaryen
Arya Stark's "dancing" teacher. Supposed to be a mere Braavosi traveler, but reveals himself as much more than meets the eye.- Action Girl: She takes on Meryn Trant and his goons unarmed and wins.
- Adaptational Heroism: This series opts for the Fox X-Men characterization of Mystique as a complex Anti-Hero who cares about her fellow mutants and voluntarily associates with Magneto's Brotherhood, rather than her comic counterpart's unfailingly selfish sociopathy.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Her true appearance is blue-skinned with crimson hair.
- Complexity Addiction: Sabretooth accuses her of this, that Mystique enjoys complex games simply because she's bored and could do far much more without constant scheming.
- Composite Character: "Syrio Forel" is actually one of Mystique's disguises, and she's explicitly replacing Jaqen H'gar as the one who inducts Arya into a shadow organization.
- Chapter 22 of A Crack of Thunder complicates it even more, revealing she’s the daughter of Duncan the Small (Aegon V's firstborn) and Jenny of Oldstones - and that she got her mutation because of the magic her mother was exposed to in the Tragedy at Summerhall.
- Corrupt the Cutie: Subtly grooms Arya to favorably consider the cause.
- The Cynic: Blatantly considers the Iron Man a fool for protecting fickle people who will turn against him the very moment he falters.
- Gender Bender: The male Syrio is just one of many identities the female Mystique has used. She then disguises herself as Jaime Lannister, no less.
- Green-Skinned Space Babe: Arya's first idea when she sees her mentor's real appearance is that Mystique is actually a fairy.
- Happily Married: To Magneto.
- I Did What I Had to Do: When she was younger, before meeting Magneto, she had to do many things she is not proud of, but if she had not then she would have died.
- I Have Many Names: In the first book, she used three names: Syrio Forel, Ravan and Mystique.
- Lost Orphaned Royalty: She’s the daughter of Duncan the Small and Jenny of Oldstones (and, thus, Aegon V's granddaughter), born during the Tragedy at Summerhall, like Rhaegar.
- Master Actor: Very much so.
- She fooled the entire Red Keep for months when she pretended to be a Braavosi swordsman then she plays the distressed commoner to the hilt when she escapes the Stark purge. She even instructs Arya on the behavior she must use to be unnoticed.
- She then successfully manages to fool Tywin Lannister into thinking she's Jaime. Even more impressive since, after hearing about the "impostor" Sansa, Tywin was especially on guard for an impostor.
- Master of Disguise: Being a shapeshifter has its perks.
- The Mentor: Ned Stark enlisted him to teach swordmanship to Arya, but he ends up taking a more prominent role in her education about the wider world.
- Oh, Crap!: Upon realizing she'll have to give Arya The Talk when she realizes Arya is starting to develop an attraction to Gendry, she is extremely put out.
- Related in the Adaptation:
- She's actually the daughter of Duncan the Small, making her Daenerys' first cousin once removed. Also, as Magneto is a Blackfyre, he's a more distant cousin.
- She's the real mother of Margery and Loras Tyrell, this universe's version of the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
- Replacement Goldfish: Rogue believes herself and Arya to be replacements for the twin children that Mystique had to give up, and also thinks that she could abandon them with even greater ease than she did her own flesh and blood. However, Mystique does genuinely care for both her adopted daughters, and in fact has a hard time deciding to let Arya go back to Westeros and the North, since she thinks she'll leave her like Rogue, her children and 'Kurt' did before.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: It's noted that for all that she and Toad bicker, they'd instantly fight to protect each other if necessary.
- You Are in Command Now: As "Jaime", she's left in command of Harrenhal when Tywin goes to ally with the Tyrells.
Toad
Toad
A Brotherhood member introduced in A Shield of Man, who is able to jump around like his namesake.- Big Brother Instinct: He's the first of the Brotherhood members to intercede when Gambit is flirting with Arya.
- Birds of a Feather: Bonds with Tony over their shared craftsman skills.
- Gadgeteer Genius: Is a craftsman skilled enough to impress Tony.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: It's noted that for all that he and Mystique bicker, they'd instantly fight to protect each other if necessary.
Sabertooth
Sabertooth
Another Brotherhood member introduced in A Shield of Man, he's a large beast of a man.- Adaptational Heroism: Due to being based on the Exiles Sabertooth, who was a legitimately heroic character, in comparison to the unrepentantly vicious — and, at his worst, cannibalistic Serial Killer — Sabertooth of Earth-616, this Sabertooth is far less of a murderous monster.
- The Big Guy: Towers over his companions and is the physically strongest of them. Would be The Brute, if not for his Hidden Depths.
- Composite Character: A meta example of merging various incarnations of the character into one — his physical appearance is a mix of the two film versions, while his personality is based on the cartoon and Exiles versions.
- Cutting the Knot: He doesn't believe in complex planning, instead preferring to just charge in and get the job done.
- Hidden Depths: Is a lot smarter than he looks, and kinder towards his comrades than you'd expect. He also knows full well Tony is planning to escape the Brotherhood, and looks forward to the attempt so he can challenge himself against Iron Man.
- Morality Pet: He has a soft spot for Arya, which she notices.
- Mundane Utility: Uses his claws to uncork bottles.
- Real Men Wear Pink: He knits in his free time. Arya's brain almost breaks from the strain of imagining musclebound Sabertooth indulging in a granny's hobby.
Lady Deathstrike
Lady Deathstrike
A Brotherhood member introduced in A Shield of Man, she’s a Yi-Ti noblewoman that can extend her nails into claws.- Adaptation Species Change: In the comics, Lady Deathstrike is a human woman turned Hollywood Cyborg out of her desire for revenge on Wolverine. Here, she's a completely organic mutant with a biological counterpart to her Earth-616 self's cybernetic talons.
- Everyone Has Standards: Regardless of her disdain for Arya, she threatens to disembowel Gambit if he tries to force himself on the girl.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: Not very popular among the Brotherhood for sneering at and insulting her teammates.
- Pet the Dog: When Arya expresses insecurity regarding her new dress, Deathstrike reassures her she's beautiful.
- Upper-Class Twit: She's a YiTish noble and looks down on everyone around her save for Magneto (mostly because she knows he could destroy her in a fight).
- Wolverine Claws: Her nails extend into lethal claws.
Blob
Blob
Blob (also known as Duke) is a Brotherhood member introduced in A Shield of Man, with his flesh being so bouncy that all attacks get repelled.- Acrofatic: He's surprisingly agile and graceful in spite of his girth.
- The Big Guy: Easily the Brotherhood's tallest member at 9 feet, and also the fattest.
- Everyone Has Standards: Shudders at the thought of what meat the bowl o' brown
might actually have. - Morality Pet: Much like Sabertooth, he has a soft spot for Arya.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Calls Arya the biggest troublemaker of the lot, but is not above working with her to do things like stealing Mystique's cookies.
Gambit
Gambit
A Brotherhood member introduced in A Shield of Man, he is the son of a man from the Neck and a Dornish woman with the power to infuse objects with energy that makes them explode.- Audio Erotica: Arya shudders in pleasure (or disgust, she's not sure) when she hears his voice.
- The Charmer: Another quality of his that remains. He claims that it comes out even when unintended.
- Funetik Aksent: He retains the Cajun brogue of his original version.
- Hidden Heart of Gold: When Arya has a Freak Out over starting a fight between the brotherhood and the X-Men, it's Gambit who comes down to comfort her and explain where all that tension comes from.
- Technicolor Eyes: Black eyes with red pupils, like the original.
Avalanche
Avalanche
A Brotherhood member introduced in A Shield of Man, he's a youth from Pentos who can create earthquakes.- Locked Out of the Loop: Having been born and raised in the wastes outside Pentos, he tends not to understand references to Westerosi life and culture.
