Character sheet for characters appearing in Magnates And Wizards.
Main protagonist
Stachu Jones
Stanisław "Stachu" Jones
- Played by: Stachu Jones
- Accidental Misnaming: In one scene, he calls Airgard "Edgar".
- The Ace: He's skilled with different types of Magic, armed combat and hand-to-hand fighting.
- The Alcoholic: It's hard to find a scene without him drinking booze.
- The Archmage: He's arguably the strongest character in the film and he actually does have the title, as revealed by Prince Waldorf.
- Back from the Dead: The Beast pierces him with a sword, killing him. However, in the land of death Stachu murders Death and comes back to life.
- Came Back Strong: The Beast killed him, thinking he was Bogusław. Deceased Stachu killed Death and came back to life even stronger.
- Combat Pragmatist: He'll do anything to win, including piercing his enemy with a magic bolt while being turned their back to him, strangling them when disguised as their ally and even using his own apprentice as a bait.
- Cool Gate: His Portal Magic allows him to open dimensional doors wherever he wants.
- Expy: Of Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars. Both are old masters in brown capes, who trained the story's Big Bad and now train another young man who is meant to be The Chosen One. Heck, he even uses Obi-Wan's mind trick on Waldorf!z
- In the Back: How The Beast kills him the first time. He gets better.
- Necromancer: He can be considered this, give he had killed Death and took his powers to himself. This comes in handy when he kills Warlock and resurrects Sheriff's Group.
- Old Master: He's very old, but still powerful and is able to change Airgard from useless weakling into a badass in one month.
- Playing with Fire: Fire Magic is one of his many powers.
- Politically Incorrect Hero: He calls Prince Waldorf a "pussy".
- Sinister Scythe: After he killed Death, he started to carry his significant weapon.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: It's safe to say he swears as much as he drinks.
- Villain Killer: Three times. First, he kills Wild Boar by piercing him with a magic bolt. Second, he breaks Witch's neck with a fire noose. Third, he snaps Warlock's neck with his bare hands.
Sheriff's Group
In general
The group Sheriff gathered of the last survivors of the village destroyed by The Beast of the North. They serve as the main protagonists of the film.
- Chromatic Arrangement: Black Sheriff, white Airgard, yellow Irina and red Mariella.
- Freudian Trio:
- Vain Irina is id.
- Stoic, but chivalrous, Sheriff is ego.
- Only Sane Woman Mariella is superego.
- Gender-Equal Ensemble: The original group was made of two men and two women.
- Good Counterpart: To Warlock's Group and Prince Waldorf's group.
- Knight, Knave, and Squire: Idealistic Knight Mariella, Pragmatic Knave Sheriff and Inexperienced Squire Irina/Airgard.
- Masculine, Feminine, Androgyne Trio: Masculine Sheriff, femenine Irina and androgyne Mariella.
- Sole Survivor: They are four of five people that survived destruction of their village by The Beast.
- Two Girls and a Guy: After Airgard left them to become Stachu's apprentice, the members left are Sheriff, Irina and Mariella.
Sheriff
Sheriff
- Played by: Rafał Buszko
- Arrow Catch: He destroys Anna's arrow in flight.
Word of God states it's thanks to his magical mustaches. - Back from the Dead: Prince Waldorf killed him in a fight, but Stachu is able to revive him.
- Combat Pragmatist: During his Roaring Rampage of Revenge, he beats Waldorf's Co-Dragons with his sword, fist and trickery.
- Dark Is Not Evil: He wears black clothes, has black hair and tanned skin and is one of the heroes.
- Dies Wide Open: After Waldorf kills him, his body lays on the ground, staring at the sky.
- Good Counterpart: To Prince Waldorf. Both are group leaders looking for Bogusław, skilled in a swordplay and having a woman as their right hand.
- Mr. Fanservice: He's quite brawny, wears revealing clothes and doesn't have a shirt.
- Mysterious Past: His past is known only to him and no one else. It's hinted that he could be a Magnate in his past, but it was never confirmed.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Sheriff is his title and the only name used when talked about him. His real name is unknown.
- Papa Wolf: He deeply loves his daughter Irina. He's furious when Waldorf murders her, which causes him to fight the Prince and (unfortunately) die.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: When Waldorf kills Irina, he's so furious that he immediately defeats Prince's Co-Dragons and gives him an epic fight. Too bad he lost it.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: He wears no shirt, which doesn't seem to bother him in a fight.
- What the Hell, Hero?: When his village had been destroyed, he was peeing in a forest. Mariella can't believe it.
- Would Hit a Girl: During his fight with Anna the Fearless he hits her and throws her on a tree.
Airgard
Airgard, the Chosen One
- Played by: Bartosz Kieczeń
- Blue Is Heroic: His Moon Magic has blue aura.
- The Chosen One: Played for laughs. His title indicates that he's the prophesied hero able to defeat The Beast. Too bad he's pretty much useless.
- Sole Survivor: The only member of Sheriff's group to make it out alive of the quest. Somewhat downplayed with Stachu reviving other members.
- Supporting Protagonist: While Stachu is the main hero of the movie, it's also about Airgard's journey to strenght and development.
- Took a Level in Badass: He starts as a weak, useless peasants. He ends as a skilled Wizard and a fighter able to defeat The Beast of the Nort himself.
Irina
Irina
- Played by: Julita Chylińska
- Baby Of The Bunch: She's likely the youngest member of Sheriff's group.
- Back from the Dead: Waldorf impales her with his sword. However, Stachu revives her.
- Died in Your Arms Tonight: Prince Waldorf embraces her and pierces her with a sword at the same time.
- Dies Wide Open: When she dies, she still has open eyes.
- Dumb Blonde: She and Airgard are the stupidest members of Sheriff's group.
- Gold Digger: Her life goal is to marry a rich man, like a Prince or a Magnate.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: How Waldorf kills her. When she found he's a Prince, she ran to him, claiming she loves him. He embraces her and pierces her with a sword.
- Too Dumb to Live: Running towards a psychopath with a sword wasn't the smartest thing to do it. To be fair, Waldorf didn't directly showed his villainy in that moment and she likely idealisticaly believed he will be a good person.
Mariella
Mariella, the Fire Sorceress
- Played by: Magdalena Sadowska
- Back from the Dead: The Witch kills her by hitting her with a deadly spell. However, Stachu is able to revive her.
- Dies Wide Open: After she's killed by Witch, her eyes are visibly open.
- Expy: Of Melisandre from Game of Thrones. Both are Sorceresses associated with fire, wearing red robes, having black hair and able to locate someone with magic.
- Good Counterpart: To The Witch. Both are Fire Magic users and the right hand to the leaders of their groups. Additionaly, the way Mariella finds Stachu with her Magic is almost identical to The Witch searching for Bogusław.
- The Lancer: To Sheriff, as the only reasonable person in the group.
- Only Sane Woman: She is significantly more reasonable than other members of her group.
- Playing with Fire: Her Magic element is fire.
- Red Is Heroic: She wears red clothes as a sign of her Fire Magic.
- White Magician Girl: The good magic user to The Witch's Black Magician Girl.
The Warlock's Group
In general
The followers of The Warlock of Grodzka Valley who try to find Gender Amulet. They serve as the main antagonists of the film.
- Big Bad Ensemble: Each of three members serve as the main antagonists of the film, along with Prince Waldorf's Group.
- Dark Is Evil: All of them have some dark appearance elements.
- Evil Counterpart: To Sheriff's Group.
- Terrible Trio: Warlock and his two henchpeople make the three main villains.
- Two Guys and a Girl: The group is made of male Warlock and Beast and female Witch.
Warlock of Grodzka Valley
Krzysztof, the Warlock of Grodzka Valley
- Played by: Igor Plis
- A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil: He used to be Stachu's apprentice, until he betrayed him.
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: When Stachu finally defeats him, The Warlock begs him not to kill him. Stachu asks him then where is the Holy Grail. The Warlock doesn't know. So Stachu kills him.
- Arch-Enemy: To Stachu. As his former apprentice, he's also The Archmage's greatest enemy.
- Back from the Dead: His grestest power. According to Stachu, he had been always able to come back to alive every time Stachu killed him.
- Beard of Evil: Quite large, to be honest.
- Big Bad: He serves as the overarching antagonist of the film, though his minions mostly do the dirty work.
- Big Bad Ensemble: With his underlings and Prince Waldorf.
- Dark Is Evil: He wears dark robes covering his whole body.
- Evil Redhead: He has visibly ginger hair.
- Evil Sorcerer: What's left to say?
- Expy:
- Of Darth Vader from Star Wars. A Dark Is Evil sorcerer who used to be the student of Old Master.
- Of Sauron from Lord of the Rings, as a dark Sorcerer with his underlings doing the dirty work and looking for a magical Artifact.
- In the Hood: He wears dark hood covering his whole face.
- Killed Off for Real: In the finale, Stachu kills him by twisting his neck. Normally, it wouldn't be enough, as The Warlock had been always able to return. However, Stachu used his powers of Death to seal his soul for good.
- Neck Snap: How Stachu kills him. For good, this time.
- Non-Action Big Bad: He serves as the main villain of the movie, but it's his minions doing all the dirty work. The one time he is actually shown fighting is in the flashback.
- Out-Gambitted: Stachu tricks him into thinking he got him. In fact, he uses Airgard to steal Gender Amulet from him.
- The Paragon Always Rebels: He used to be Stachu's apprentice. However, for unknown reasons, he betrayed him and became his greatest enemy.
- Take That!: His full name is reference to Anna Grodzka
, transgender former member of polish parliament (Krzysztof was her name before transition). Same with his searching for Gender Amulet able to turn man into a woman. - Tom the Dark Lord: The Warlock is named... Krzysztof (Polish equivalent for "Christopher")
Witch
Conspiring Witch
- Played by: Renata Tuszyńska
- Cool Gate: Her Portal Magic works a similar way to Stachu's spells.
- The Dragon: To The Warlock.
- Dark Is Evil: She wears black clothes and dark hair.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Similarily to the Beast, she has pale skin and black hair.
- Evil Counterpart: To Mariella, as both are Magic users serving as a right hand to the leader of their group.
- Expy: Of Saruman from Lord of the Rings as a wizard in service of a Sorcerer.
- Hero Killer: She kills Mariella in a fight by hitting her with a deadly spell. She's one of two villains to actually kill a protagonist, along with Prince Waldorf.
- Hot Witch: She's far from the traditional old hag image.
- Neck Snap: Stachu twists her neck with a fire noose.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: The Witch is her only name.
- Playing with Fire: In one scene, she is shown using a fireball.
- The Smurfette Principle: She's the only female member of Warlock's group.
Beast from the North
Diego, the Beast from the North
- Played by: Adam Czernuszyc
- All There in the Manual: His name was revealed in ending credits.
- Almighty Janitor: In The Warlock's hierarchy, he's merely a hired pawn, but is still one of the strongest characters in the film.
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: According to the narrator, during his work for Warlock he had been killing peasants, destroying villages and stealing potatoes from the field.
- Blood Knight: He visibly enjoys fighting Airgard and murdering peasants.
- The Brute: He's a violent destroyer of villages, and that's basically his character.
- The Dreaded: He's the most feared person in the whole film universe, even more than his master.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: He has pale skin and dark hair.
- Evil Counterpart: To Airgard. Both are underlings of powerful wizards and a skilled fighters.
- Hero Killer: He kills Stachu in the beginning of the movie. He gest better.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Airgard pierces him with his own katana, finishing him off.
- Karmic Death: Airgard pierces him with his own sword, in a similar way he killed Stachu.
- Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: He killed Stachu, which allowed him to defeat Death and take his powers. Thanks to that, he can seal Warlock's soul.
- Off with His Head!: How he kills a peasant in one village. The blow is so strong that the head flies to the air.
- Only in It for the Money: The only reason he joins The Warlock is his promised money.
- Pre-Mortem One-Liner: Before he pierces Stachu with katana, he says this famous quote:Hello, Prince.
Prince Waldorf's Group
In general
The followers of Prince Waldorf, accompanying him on his mission to find Prince Bogusław (and secretly kill him). They serve as the secondary antagonistic faction of the movie.
- Evil Counterpart: To Sheriff's Group.
- Freudian Trio:
- Arrogant Waldorf is the id.
- Skilled and calm Anna is ego.
- Apathetic Squire is superego.
- Terrible Trio: Similarily to Warlock's group, they are made of Waldorf and his two underlings.
- Two Guys and a Girl: Male Prince Waldorf and Squire to female Anna the Fearless.
- Villain with Good Publicity: Implied. They are in service of respected King Leon, which makes them look like a good people. They're not.
Prince Waldorf
Prince Waldorf, the future ruler of the North
- Played by: Dawid Pokusa
- Ambiguously Gay: There are some hints about his sexuality. His quite effeminate, showing no interest with women and Stachu even calls him "a pussy" at one point.
- Ambition Is Evil: He desires the throne, so he'll do anything to claim it, including murdering his own step-brother.
- Aristocrats Are Evil: He is a prince and second in-line to the throne. He's also one of the main antagonists of the movie.
- Benevolent Boss: One of his few redeeming qualities. He has a good relationship with both of his underlings and respects their skills.
- Big Bad: Of Sheriff's group storyline.
- Big Bad Ensemble: With The Warlock, The Witch and The Beast from the North.
- Blood Knight: He enjoys his fight with Sheriff to the last moment. After he kills Irina, he even licks the blood from his sword.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He looks like a silly, spoiled royal brat at first. In fact, he's a skilled fighter and a psycho.
- Dirty Coward: Subverted when he fights Sheriff by himself. Played straight when The Witch appears and he runs away. It can be somewhat justified, as he was very likely tired from his previous fight and saw how dangerous The Witch can be.
- Evil Counterpart: To Sheriff. Both are group leaders looking for Bogusław, skilled in a swordplay and having a woman as their right hand.
- Expy: Of Joffrey I Baratheon from A Song of Ice and Fire. Both are blonde Psychopathic Manchildren princes, whose fathers are hedonists, and view themselves as The Un Favourite. The differences are: a) Joffrey is much younger, b) Waldorf is much more dangerous in a fight than Joffrey and is actually useful.
- Faux Affably Evil: He is polite when he needs it, but is actually a Blood Knight maniac.
- The Fighting Narcissist: He's a spoiled royal heir, but is very skilled with a sword.
- Hero Killer: Twice. He murders Irina by piercing her with his sword. Then, he kills Sheriff in a duel. This actually makes him the only villain to kill two heroes and one of the villains to actually kill the protagonist, along with The Witch who killed Mariella.
- Karma Houdini: After all the horrible things he did, including killing Irina and Sheriff, he still gets away it.
- Know When to Fold 'Em: He doesn't take any offenses lightly, but even he knows that messing with Archmage Stachu Jones is easy way to get killed.
- Light Is Not Good: He wears white and silver clothes and is one of the evilest characters in the movie.
- Psychopathic Manchild: He sometimes acts like a real child, for example when telling his underlings to be careful, so the cone won't fall into his shoe. Word of God also states that he still has an old plushie of his.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: It may not be obvious because of his schemes, but he had been searching Bogusław himself, with only two bodyguards and gave Sheriff a decent fight.
- The Un Favourite: How he views himself. Prince Bogusław, a bastard, is a throne successor, while Waldorf, the legitimate son, is the second in-line.
- Villain Has a Point: While he would very likely be a terrible king, he's right that drinking and lazy Bogusław wouldn't be much better.
Anna
Anna the Fearless Archer
- Played by: Katarzyna Zalewska
- The Ace: Not only she's a skilled archer, but also a tracker with a knife proficiency.
- All There in the Manual: Her name and title were revealed in the ending credits.
- Co-Dragons: With The Squire to Prince Waldorf.
- The Smurfette Principle: The only female member of Waldorf's group.
- Uncertain Doom: The last time we see her is when Sheriff hits her in a head and knocks her down. It's unknown whether she survived this or not.
Squire
Squire
- Played by: Bartosz Puch
- Co-Dragons: With Anna to Prince Waldorf.
- Dumb Muscle: Not as drastic example like many others, but his mind is just very simple.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Squire is his only name.
- Servile Snarker: His replies for some of idiotic things said by Waldorf can be quite sarcastic.
- Uncertain Doom: Similarily to Anna, the last time we see him is when the Sheriff throws him to the tree and knocks him down. It is unknown whethe he survived or not.
Royal Family
In general
The royal family ruling the land of North.
- The Alcoholic: King Leon and Prince Bogusław are known for their love of alcohol.
- Nice Mean And In Between: Nice Bogusława, mean Waldorf and in-between Bogusław.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Subverted with King Leon (a hedonist), Prince Bogusław (an alcoholic) and Princess Bogusława (a doormat). Played straight with Prince Waldorf, who, unfortunately, is also a homicidal maniac.
King Leon
King Leon
The current King of the North and the father of Prince Bogusław, Prince Waldorf and Princess Bogusława.- The Alcoholic: He absolutely loves booze and passed it to his bastard.
- The Corrupter: He awakened love for alcohol in Bogusław and had been participating in hedonistic parties in his castle. Bogusław was eventually able to free from his father's influence, but instead fell into an ordinary alcoholic role.
- Expy: Of Robert I Baratheron from A Song of Ice and Fire. A hedonistic, drinking king with three blonde children: a naive daughter, a bastard son and a maniac legitimate child.
- The Ghost: He hasn't appeared in the film and is only mentioned in the movie and supplementary materials.
- The Hedonist: He's known for throwing a massive orgies in his castle. It's them that cause Bogusław to leave him.
Prince Bogusław
Prince Bogusław
- Played by: Kajetan Litwinowicz
- The Alcoholic: His primary quality. In two of three scenes where he appears he's bloody drunk. His alcohol abuse and greed are the two things starting the plot.
- Bastard Bastard: While he's not a villain, he's a dumb, alcoholic idiot who sold a powerful magical artifact for vodka.
- Dirty Coward: When Mariella fights the Witch, he immediately hides behind the tree. He was probably to drunk to escape or even think about it.
- The Hedonist: Subverted. Unlike his father, he hates castle orgies and quickly becomes tired with them. This tiredness is what convinced him to leave the castle.
- Manipulative Bastard: He convinced Bogusława to keep his departure in secret, took her amulet to drink it and promised to return to her. What a bastard.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: He convinced his sister to give him an amulet, which turned out to be the artifact Warlock has been looking for. This causes the appearance of the Beast, Witch and Sheriff's party. If Bogusław only had more money to buy booze and didn't take his sister necklace, everything would be fine.
Prince Waldorf
Prince Waldorf, future ruler of the North
- See his entry under Prince Waldorf's Group.
Princess Bogusława
Princess Bogusława
- Played by: Natalia Rutkowska
- Bit Character: She appears only in one scene in the beginning.
- Extreme Doormat: Her naivety and kindness made her an easy pawn to manipulate for Bogusław. He convinced her to keep his departure from the castle in secret and took the artifact from her (to sell it for booze) and promised he will return (he won't). Poor girl.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: As opposed to Bogusław and Waldorf who are also blondes but bastards (literally in Bogusław's case), Bogusława is a kind person. Too bad she's so naive.
- Nice Girl: In contrast to manipulative Bogusław and homicidal Waldorf, she's really kindhearted person, even loving her illegitimate brother.
- Small Role, Big Impact: She gave her necklace to Bogusław, who decided to drink it. It starts the plot of the whole movie.
- The Smurfette Principle: She's the only female member of royal family.
The Boar Clan
In general
The Druid clan who tried to claim Stachu's first. When he stopped them, they blocked the Moon Gate, which he needed to teach Airgard Moon Magic.
- Druid: All of them, though in a very hippie style.
- Mass Teleportation: Their magic cones allow them to teleport. They pull the teleportation twice on Stachu - though it works only once.
- Out-Gambitted: When Stachu confronts them the second time, they try to escape by using magic cones. Unfortunately, Stachu gathered all cones in one place, which means they can't run. The whole group is eradicated in a few minutes.
Wild Boar
Wild Boar
- Played by:
- All There in the Manual: His name was revealed in ending credits.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: When meeting Stachu for the first time, he acts like a greedy idiot and is knocked down with one push. The second time he appears, he is shown to know magic and be very skilled in Kung-Fu.
- Druid: A hippie type.
- Killed Mid-Sentence: During the fight, he defeats Airgard and tries to say Pre-Mortem One-Liner. After one word, Stachu pierces him with a magic bolt from behind.
- Punny Name: In Polish, his name is "Dziki Dzik".
- Small Name, Big Ego: He's a leader of a small druid clan and yet he tries to claim Stachu's forest.
- Too Dumb to Live: When you defeat an enemy, you don't try to pull Pre-Mortem One-Liner on them while you have second enemy behind you.
Other characters
Death
Death
- Played by: Rafał Buszko
- Dark Is Evil: He wears dark robes and is apparently antagonistic towards Stachu.
- The Death of Death: Stachu murders him with a scythe, which allows him to take Death's powers.
- The Grim Reaper: He's the Death of movie's universe.
- In the Hood: His hood covers his whole head.
- Off with His Head!: Stachu beheads him with his own scythe and kicks his head.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: He appears in one scene, and then Stachu kills him.
