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* ItsAllAboutMe: Downplayed. While he's not a narcissistic egomaniac like Thomisus, one of his defining character trait other than being a chemistry/alchemy-themed MadScientist EvilOverlord is that he's a 'Randian Villain', believing that benefiting the world with his inventions is a waste of time and effort as even the most benevolent creations can be perverted for malevolent use and those they benefited would ungratefully turn on their benefactors at a heartbeat.
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* RandianHero: Inverted. His defining character trait is that he's a Randian VILLAIN, believing that benefiting the world with his inventions is a waste of time and effort as even the most benevolent creations can be perverted for malevolent use and those they benefited would ungratefully turn on their benefactors at a heartbeat.
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When his Changeling traits manifested, he combined the gifts from both his Changeling and Deer heritages to learn how to alter the beasts that he had learnt to tame, becoming obsessed with making them stronger and better as a means to an end and an end in itself, becoming a master biomancer with his twisted genius. And when he met his True Parent Emperor Blackthorn and embraced his True Nature as a Changeling King, he would find himself fitting right into the Changeling Summer Court, delighted to be among fellow 'Apex Predators' who despises weakness and seek to be stronger, better and dominant over their rivals within its internecine meritocracy. In time, his Hive would become dedicated to the law of the jungle and to mastery over biology as their liege had.\\\
As far as Brachion is concerned, he has finally come home.
As far as Brachion is concerned, he has finally come home.
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When his Changeling traits manifested, he combined the gifts from both his Changeling and Deer heritages to learn how to alter the beasts that he had learnt to tame, becoming obsessed with making them stronger and better as a means to an end and an end in itself, becoming a master biomancer with his twisted genius. And when When he met his True Parent Emperor Blackthorn and embraced his True Nature as a Changeling King, he would find himself fitting right into the Changeling Summer Court, delighted to be among fellow 'Apex Predators' who despises weakness and seek to be stronger, better and dominant over their rivals within its internecine meritocracy. In time, his Hive would become dedicated to the law of the jungle and to mastery over biology as their liege had.\\\
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Brachion would see to it that the Alvslog Deer Realm of his birth is razed to the ground, allowing him to claim his revenge and establish his Hive in its place. With that final act, so fully went the young, innocent Deer Prince he once was. But Brachion cares not: As far asBrachion the Changeling King is concerned, he has finally come home. home.
Brachion would see to it that the Alvslog Deer Realm of his birth is razed to the ground, allowing him to claim his revenge and establish his Hive in its place. With that final act, so fully went the young, innocent Deer Prince he once was. But Brachion cares not: As far as
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* WhereHeWasBornAndRazed: Returned to the forest of his birth after becoming a Changeling King to raze his surrogate family's forest realm to the ground, both to claim as his own to establish his Hive and in revenge for casting him out to die. It is implied that was what his father Emperor Blackthorn [[TheChessmaster intended all along]], since it allows the Changeling Summer Court access to the Alvslog Deers' valuable druidic lore on manipulating nature, which his son Brachion would put to good use on his behalf.
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* WhereHeWasBornAndRazed: WhereIWasBornAndRazed: Returned to the forest of his birth after becoming a Changeling King to raze his surrogate family's forest realm to the ground, both to claim as his own to establish his Hive and in revenge for casting him out to die. It is implied that was what his father Emperor Blackthorn [[TheChessmaster intended all along]], since it allows the Changeling Summer Court access to the Alvslog Deers' valuable druidic lore on manipulating nature, which his son Brachion would put to good use on his behalf.
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Of all the members of the Summer Court, none embraced the court's 'Survival of the Fittest' mentality than the ruler of Hive Erlking, King Brachion Lyonesse. Born the prince of a Alvslog Deer Forest Realm, he was cast out into the dark depths of the forests by his own family and people when his dormant Changeling nature was discovered. Forced to survive for many years on his own against the elements and predators, the once innocent Deer prince was traumatized and warped by his ordeal into developing a twisted fascination with the dark side of nature and the beasts that follow the laws of the jungle of natural selection, the strong crushing the weak, and in time wholeheartedly embracing it.///
When his Changeling traits manifested, he combined the gifts from both his Changeling and Deer heritages to learn how to alter the beasts that he had learnt to tame, becoming obsessed with making them stronger and better as a means to an end and an end in itself, becoming a master biomancer with his twisted genius. And when he met his True Parent Emperor Blackthorn and embraced his True Nature as a Changeling King, he would find himself fitting right into the Changeling Summer Court, filled with fellow Apex Predators as he seek to become, and in time his Hive would become dedicated to the law of the jungle and to mastery over biology as their liege had. As far as it matters to him, King Brachion had finally come home.
When his Changeling traits manifested, he combined the gifts from both his Changeling and Deer heritages to learn how to alter the beasts that he had learnt to tame, becoming obsessed with making them stronger and better as a means to an end and an end in itself, becoming a master biomancer with his twisted genius. And when he met his True Parent Emperor Blackthorn and embraced his True Nature as a Changeling King, he would find himself fitting right into the Changeling Summer Court, filled with fellow Apex Predators as he seek to become, and in time his Hive would become dedicated to the law of the jungle and to mastery over biology as their liege had. As far as it matters to him, King Brachion had finally come home.
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Of all the members of the Summer Court, none embraced the court's 'Survival of the Fittest' mentality than the ruler of Hive Erlking, King Brachion Lyonesse. Born the prince of a Alvslog Deer Forest Realm, he was cast out into the dark depths of the forests by his own family and people when his dormant Changeling nature was discovered. Forced to survive for many years on his own against the elements and predators, the once innocent Deer prince was traumatized and warped by his ordeal into developing a twisted fascination with the dark side of nature and the beasts that follow the laws of the jungle of natural selection, the strong crushing the weak, and in time wholeheartedly embracing it.///
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When his Changeling traits manifested, he combined the gifts from both his Changeling and Deer heritages to learn how to alter the beasts that he had learnt to tame, becoming obsessed with making them stronger and better as a means to an end and an end in itself, becoming a master biomancer with his twisted genius. And when he met his True Parent Emperor Blackthorn and embraced his True Nature as a Changeling King, he would find himself fitting right into the Changeling Summer Court,filled with delighted to be among fellow Apex Predators as he 'Apex Predators' who despises weakness and seek to become, be stronger, better and in time dominant over their rivals within its internecine meritocracy. In time, his Hive would become dedicated to the law of the jungle and to mastery over biology as their liege had. had.\\\
As far asit matters to him, King Brachion had is concerned, he has finally come home.
When his Changeling traits manifested, he combined the gifts from both his Changeling and Deer heritages to learn how to alter the beasts that he had learnt to tame, becoming obsessed with making them stronger and better as a means to an end and an end in itself, becoming a master biomancer with his twisted genius. And when he met his True Parent Emperor Blackthorn and embraced his True Nature as a Changeling King, he would find himself fitting right into the Changeling Summer Court,
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* AllTheOtherReindeer: In his youth, he was ostracized and alienated by his fellow does and bucks, including his siblings, because he seemingly lacked the same affinity to 'connect' with nature as other Alvslog Forest Deer could from birth. One wonders how much this influenced his decision to return home with an army of Changeling warriors and bio-crafted monsters to slaughter everyone in revenge for casting him out.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Averted. The fact that he was born seemingly without the Alvslog Deers' intrinsic ability to 'connect' with nature around him as well as the other does and bucks was the first sign cluing in to his fellow Deers and readers that he is not what he seemed.
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* WhereHeWasBornAndRazed: Returned to the forest of his birth after becoming a Changeling King to raze his surrogate family's forest realm to the ground, both to claim as his own to establish his Hive and in revenge for casting him out to die. It is implied that was what his father Emperor Blackthorn [[TheChessmaster intended all along]], since it allows the Changeling Summer Court access to the Alvslog Deers' valuable druidic lore on manipulating nature, which his son Brachion would put to good use on his behalf.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once, in retaliation of Dragonkind burning down the Changeling homeland and nearly pushing them to extinction, the Summer Court launched a campaign of genocide to return the favor aeons later. The fact that they nearly brought low ''all of dragonkind'', one of the mightiest races on Equus and in most other settings; where most people and nations could only hope to challenge even ''one'' on most occasions - and they ''nearly did the job''. This demonstrates just how dangerous the Summer Court is.
** Was on the receiving end of this when 5,000 years later, 'Time Of Broken Scales' survivor Dr. Toxikon snaps and [[LaserGuidedKarma nearly returns the favor]].
** Was on the receiving end of this when 5,000 years later, 'Time Of Broken Scales' survivor Dr. Toxikon snaps and [[LaserGuidedKarma nearly returns the favor]].
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once, in retaliation of Dragonkind burning down the Changeling homeland and nearly pushing them to extinction, the Summer Court launched a campaign of genocide to return the favor aeons later. The fact that they nearly brought low ''all of dragonkind'', one of the mightiest races on Equus and in most other settings; settings - where most people and nations could only hope to challenge even ''one'' on most occasions - and they ''nearly did the job''. This job'', demonstrates just how dangerous the Summer Court is.
**Was Although they themselves ended up being on the receiving end of this when 5,000 years later, 'Time Of Broken Scales' survivor Dr. Toxikon snaps and [[LaserGuidedKarma nearly returns the favor]].
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Of all the members of the Summer Court, none embraced the court's 'Survival of the Fittest' mentality than the ruler of Hive Erlking, King Brachion Lyonesse. Born the prince of a Alvslog Deer Forest Realm, he was cast out into the dark depths of the forests when his dormant Changeling nature was discovered, where he was forced to survive for many years on his own. [WIP]
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Of all the members of the Summer Court, none embraced the court's 'Survival of the Fittest' mentality than the ruler of Hive Erlking, King Brachion Lyonesse. Born the prince of a Alvslog Deer Forest Realm, he was cast out into the dark depths of the forests by his own family and people when his dormant Changeling nature was discovered, where he was forced discovered. Forced to survive for many years on his own. [WIP]own against the elements and predators, the once innocent Deer prince was traumatized and warped by his ordeal into developing a twisted fascination with the dark side of nature and the beasts that follow the laws of the jungle of natural selection, the strong crushing the weak, and in time wholeheartedly embracing it.///
When his Changeling traits manifested, he combined the gifts from both his Changeling and Deer heritages to learn how to alter the beasts that he had learnt to tame, becoming obsessed with making them stronger and better as a means to an end and an end in itself, becoming a master biomancer with his twisted genius. And when he met his True Parent Emperor Blackthorn and embraced his True Nature as a Changeling King, he would find himself fitting right into the Changeling Summer Court, filled with fellow Apex Predators as he seek to become, and in time his Hive would become dedicated to the law of the jungle and to mastery over biology as their liege had. As far as it matters to him, King Brachion had finally come home.
When his Changeling traits manifested, he combined the gifts from both his Changeling and Deer heritages to learn how to alter the beasts that he had learnt to tame, becoming obsessed with making them stronger and better as a means to an end and an end in itself, becoming a master biomancer with his twisted genius. And when he met his True Parent Emperor Blackthorn and embraced his True Nature as a Changeling King, he would find himself fitting right into the Changeling Summer Court, filled with fellow Apex Predators as he seek to become, and in time his Hive would become dedicated to the law of the jungle and to mastery over biology as their liege had. As far as it matters to him, King Brachion had finally come home.
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!!Hive Metamorphosis
The Hive of King Metamorphosis, Emperor Blackthorn's current favourite and one of the four Hives composing the Tetrarchy Compact.
The Hive of King Metamorphosis, Emperor Blackthorn's current favourite and one of the four Hives composing the Tetrarchy Compact.
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[[folder:King Metamorphosis Lyonesse]]
-> ''"I only do what is necessary, and no more than that."''
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Known for his ability to analyze problems and information and develop effective solutions to resolve situations or deduce critical details. He managed to figure out or helped figuring out what Toxikon was planning several times during the 'Crucible Crisis'.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Hive Metamorphosis is known to be incredibly loyal to their liege even by most Royal Changelings' standards, precisely because King Metamorphosis is both a benevolent and effective ruler.
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[[folder:King Metamorphosis Lyonesse]]
-> ''"I only do what is necessary, and no more than that."''
Among the Summer Court, Metamorphosis is considered unusual in that, in contrast to many of his tyrannical and insidious brothers, King Metamorphosis is one of the few truly noble, benevolent Changeling Kings, and one of the most capable. Despite his relative youth, he has recently become his father's current favourite and entrusted with executing many of his father's most important tasks. Also first among equals of Tetrarchy Compact, an alliance of four Changeling Kings including him which is the first of its kind and overhauled the Summer Court's political system.
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* TheAce: Has a growing reputation for this despite his relative youth. He's an able administrator with a rapidly prospering hive, a capable fighter and strategist who could hold his own against his older brothers like Mantid, known for solving problems and completing his fathers' tasks effectively, served as a role model for younger Kings, and managed all this while maintaining his morality and conscience despite being a member of the cutthroat Summer Court. All this contributed to him becoming his father's current favourite.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Known for his ability to analyze problems and information and develop effective solutions to resolve situations or deduce critical details. He managed to figure out or helped figuring out what Toxikon was planning several times during the 'Crucible Crisis'.
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[[folder:King Metamorphosis Lyonesse]]
-> ''"I only do what is necessary, and no more than that."''
Among the Summer Court, Metamorphosis is considered unusual in that, in contrast to many of his tyrannical and insidious brothers, King Metamorphosis is one of the few truly noble, benevolent Changeling Kings, and one of the most capable. Despite his relative youth, he has recently become his father's current favourite and entrusted with executing many of his father's most important tasks. Also first among equals of Tetrarchy Compact, an alliance of four Changeling Kings including him which is the first of its kind and overhauled the Summer Court's political system.
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* TheAce: Has a growing reputation for this despite his relative youth. He's an able administrator with a rapidly prospering hive, a capable fighter and strategist who could hold his own against his older brothers like Mantid, known for solving problems and completing his fathers' tasks effectively, served as a role model for younger Kings, and managed all this while maintaining his morality and conscience despite being a member of the cutthroat Summer Court. All this contributed to him becoming his father's current favourite.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Known for his ability to analyze problems and information and develop effective solutions to resolve situations or deduce critical details. He managed to figure out or helped figuring out what Toxikon was planning several times during the 'Crucible Crisis'.
* * UndyingLoyalty: Hive Metamorphosis is known to be incredibly loyal to their liege even by most Royal Changelings' standards, precisely because King Metamorphosis is both a benevolent and effective ruler.
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Of all the members of the Summer Court, none embraced the court's 'Survival of the Fittest' mentality than the ruler of Hive Erlking, King Brachion Lyonesse. Born the prince of a Alvslog Deer Forest Realm, he was cast out into the dark depths of the forests when his dormant Changeling nature was discovered, where he was forced to survive for many years on his own. [WIP]
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* LogicalWeakness: The Changeling Kings of the Summer Court are infamous for being meticulous schemers who [[XanatosGambit can predict every possible outcome and plan accordingly]]... but that requires those they fight or manipulate to [[BatmanGambit behave like any logical, reasonable opponent/pawn]], and events to occur naturally like [[ThisIsReality any sane reality]] when set in motion. This is the main reason why even Emperor Blackthorn and his Scions had yet to defeat the likes of Discord and Crazy Ant and worried about the likes of Queen Mab the Preeminent; their chaotic/crazy nature and abilities makes them too unpredictable to properly plan against.
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* BigEater: As standard of many Giant races and individuals, he's this. And as a Changeling, he needs Love in his diet on top of everything else, meaning that he has even more reasons compare to other Giants to eat Tinies, since his body harvests Love from them as they are slowly digested.
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* BigEater: As standard of many Giant races and individuals, he's this. And as a Changeling, he and his Hive needs Love in his their diet on top of everything else, meaning that he has even more reasons compare to other Giants to eat Tinies, since his body harvests Love from them as they are slowly digested.digested.
* BigFootOfStomping: Or rather, sabaton-clad hoof, like all Giants/Jotunns. And given his size, he can crush whole armies.
* BigFootOfStomping: Or rather, sabaton-clad hoof, like all Giants/Jotunns. And given his size, he can crush whole armies.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He is disgusted by the fratricidal conflicts between his brothers and generally stays out of it, having been brought up to value family and kinship under Jotunn culture. Those mad, arrogant or foolish enough to try him on are usually the only ones he chomps/eats, and his paybacks are often extra-vicious as he has no tolerance for kinslayers.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He is disgusted by the fratricidal conflicts between his brothers and generally stays out of it, having been brought up to value family and kinship under Jotunn culture. Those mad, arrogant or foolish enough to try him on are usually the only ones he chomps/eats, stomps/eats, and his paybacks are often extra-vicious as he has no tolerance for kinslayers.
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* LogicalWeakness: They're big, they're strong, they're virtually indestructible to anything but heavy weaponry among the Tinies and enemies of similar sizes, and they can shape-shift. But Hive Macrodontia are few in number and rarely appear outside of Giant Lands because all that size and strength requires lots of magic and Love energy, making the logistics needed to sustain them difficult.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: Was born a Jotunn Prince, a royal among one of if not the biggest Giant race of Equus, and he, his Hive and fellow brothers in the Colossi Compact serve as the Summer Court's primary means to infiltrate and manipulate Giantkinds of Equus for their schemes.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: Was born a Jotunn Prince, a royal among one of if not the biggest Giant race of Equus, and he, his Hive and fellow brothers in the Colossi Compact serve as the Summer Court's primary means to infiltrate and manipulate Giantkinds of Equus for their schemes.
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King Macrodontia is the gigantic Queen Supia's counterpart in the Summer Court, succeeding where his older half-brother King Diversus failed to be. Born the prince of a Jotunn clan-kingdom, King Macrodontia is massive and mighty even compared to other Jotunns, a status which he reveled over Tinies and even his fellow Jotunns, embracing many of the worst traits among Giantkind in lording over his size and status over those smaller and weaker than he is.\\\
Unfortunately, this excessive cruelty and arrogance alienated his subjects, peers and even family, such that when the time came to choose a successor to the throne, his surrogate 'father' the King judged him unworthy and gave it to his younger brother instead. This enraged Macrodontia, who launched a coup in an attempt to take what he believed to be rightfully his by force. Unfortunate for him, despite holding all the advantages, karma would bite him in his colossal rear as those he had held in contempt, the ill-treated Tinies and lowly Jotunn subjects, helped turned the tide and defeated him and his forces.\\\
Macrodontia would had been executed, but for all his faults, he had contributed greatly to his 'father''s realm and was respectful of his kin (attempted coup notwithstanding). At the behest of his uncle, he was banished instead, taking his followers with him and swearing to one day return. He would eventually become a King, but not one of the Jotunn - for his true father was Emperor Blackthorn of the Changeling Summer Court, and from his Errance he would become a Changeling King, more powerful than ever.\\\
Even so, the lesson he had learnt from his painful defeat and exile would remain with him, making him never again underestimate his foes or indulge too much in the worst traits of Giantkind. And that, as many find to their misfortune, would serve to make him even more dangerous...
Unfortunately, this excessive cruelty and arrogance alienated his subjects, peers and even family, such that when the time came to choose a successor to the throne, his surrogate 'father' the King judged him unworthy and gave it to his younger brother instead. This enraged Macrodontia, who launched a coup in an attempt to take what he believed to be rightfully his by force. Unfortunate for him, despite holding all the advantages, karma would bite him in his colossal rear as those he had held in contempt, the ill-treated Tinies and lowly Jotunn subjects, helped turned the tide and defeated him and his forces.\\\
Macrodontia would had been executed, but for all his faults, he had contributed greatly to his 'father''s realm and was respectful of his kin (attempted coup notwithstanding). At the behest of his uncle, he was banished instead, taking his followers with him and swearing to one day return. He would eventually become a King, but not one of the Jotunn - for his true father was Emperor Blackthorn of the Changeling Summer Court, and from his Errance he would become a Changeling King, more powerful than ever.\\\
Even so, the lesson he had learnt from his painful defeat and exile would remain with him, making him never again underestimate his foes or indulge too much in the worst traits of Giantkind. And that, as many find to their misfortune, would serve to make him even more dangerous...
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* HalfHumanHybrid: Half Changeling, half Jotunn, thanks to Blackthorn having a fling with a Jotunn mare.
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* AndIMustScream: Loves inflicting this through his inherited Jotunn's BigEater tendencies. He tends to eats his Tinies victims alive, and rather than just straight up melting them down afterwards, he keeps them trapped inside his belly and digests them slowly so his body could harvest as much Love from them as it can before they finally expire. And since some of his victims are brothers who crossed him, they could spend ''centuries'' squirming in his bowels before they finally die off - and Macrodontia will enjoy every moment of it.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: This guys is size of a skyscraper, as expected of a Changeling King born to Jotunn royals. Whether he or Supia is bigger is one of the most popular debates among Changelingkind regarding Royal Changelings, the other being who would win in a fight.
** His hive is noted to be one of the smallest in existence, numbering only a few thousands. But what made it so dangerous is that a vast majority of its members are Giant- or Jotunn-sized.
* BigEater: As standard of many Giant races and individuals, he's this. And as a Changeling, he needs Love in his diet on top of everything else, meaning that he has even more reasons compare to other Giants to eat Tinies, since his body harvests Love from them as they are slowly digested.
* BreakTheHaughty: Suffered this while he was still a Jotunn Prince, when his coup failed and he was defeated despite his strength and advantages, foiled by those he had tormented and believed were too small and weak in size and status to be a threat to him. This serve to teach him never to underestimate anyone, no matter how small or weak they are compared to him, and not let his own size, strength and status cloud his judgement.
* BladeOnAStick: Fights with with a traditional Jotunn/Deer pole-arm against enemies whose size rivals his. And trains frequently with it as he had learnt that depending too much on his natural size and strength alone to win the day is a potential weakness in itself.
* {{Cannibal}}: Developed a taste for his own kind, both Common and Royal Changeling. And owing to his size and that of his hive he can literally eat whole hives of his brothers' subjects, on top of eating his own brothers. Though that usually only happens if his brothers crosses him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He is disgusted by the fratricidal conflicts between his brothers and generally stays out of it, having been brought up to value family and kinship under Jotunn culture. Those mad, arrogant or foolish enough to try him on are usually the only ones he chomps/eats, and his paybacks are often extra-vicious as he has no tolerance for kinslayers.
* GenreSavvy: He is known to be much more genre savvy than the average Jotunn or Giants in general, having learnt to never underestimate ''anyone'' no matter how small or weak. This serve to make him even more dangerous as a Giant AND a Changeling King.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Half Changeling, half Jotunn, thanks to Blackthorn having a fling with a Jotunnmare.Doe.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: This guys is size of a skyscraper, as expected of a Changeling King born to Jotunn royals. Whether he or Supia is bigger is one of the most popular debates among Changelingkind regarding Royal Changelings, the other being who would win in a fight.
** His hive is noted to be one of the smallest in existence, numbering only a few thousands. But what made it so dangerous is that a vast majority of its members are Giant- or Jotunn-sized.
* BigEater: As standard of many Giant races and individuals, he's this. And as a Changeling, he needs Love in his diet on top of everything else, meaning that he has even more reasons compare to other Giants to eat Tinies, since his body harvests Love from them as they are slowly digested.
* BreakTheHaughty: Suffered this while he was still a Jotunn Prince, when his coup failed and he was defeated despite his strength and advantages, foiled by those he had tormented and believed were too small and weak in size and status to be a threat to him. This serve to teach him never to underestimate anyone, no matter how small or weak they are compared to him, and not let his own size, strength and status cloud his judgement.
* BladeOnAStick: Fights with with a traditional Jotunn/Deer pole-arm against enemies whose size rivals his. And trains frequently with it as he had learnt that depending too much on his natural size and strength alone to win the day is a potential weakness in itself.
* {{Cannibal}}: Developed a taste for his own kind, both Common and Royal Changeling. And owing to his size and that of his hive he can literally eat whole hives of his brothers' subjects, on top of eating his own brothers. Though that usually only happens if his brothers crosses him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He is disgusted by the fratricidal conflicts between his brothers and generally stays out of it, having been brought up to value family and kinship under Jotunn culture. Those mad, arrogant or foolish enough to try him on are usually the only ones he chomps/eats, and his paybacks are often extra-vicious as he has no tolerance for kinslayers.
* GenreSavvy: He is known to be much more genre savvy than the average Jotunn or Giants in general, having learnt to never underestimate ''anyone'' no matter how small or weak. This serve to make him even more dangerous as a Giant AND a Changeling King.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Half Changeling, half Jotunn, thanks to Blackthorn having a fling with a Jotunn
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* {{Kaiju}}: While not known to be officially classified as one like Supia, he and his hive frequently disguises themselves as one via shape-shifting to cover his tracks or whenever his father needs an 'inconvenient monster attack' for his schemes.
* MarvellousDeer: Or rather Jotunn, a race of Cervine Giants and one of if not ''the'' biggest among Giant races of Equus. His name is derived from ''Macrodontia cervicornis'' - the Sabertooth Longhorn Beetle, one of the biggest 'Deer Antler' horned beetles in RealLife.
* NotSoAboveItAll: You would think that he and Supia would be mature enough to not bicker like children over things like who's bigger, but they do every time they meet, much to their Parents' annoyance.
* PragmaticEvil: Part of his GenreSavvy character; having those subjects he used to treat with contempt turning on him and contributing to his coup's defeat while a Jotunn Prince. He now treats his subjects with more respect and dignity and generally curb down his vicious, domineering side, if only to avoid making too many enemies, even among the Tinies.
* ThickerThanWater: His upbringing among Jotunns ingrained upon him the value of family and kinship, and despite being a vicious bastard in general, he is notable for never participating in fratricidal conflicts his brothers indulges in, finding it and them abhorrent for it.
** Even when he was throwing his coup as a Jotunn prince, he didn't actually plan to kill his father or family, only intending to win the throne by trial in combat against his father and replacing his father's court with his supporters. This saved his flank when he was defeated, as they exiled him instead of executing him for attempted usurption for it.
* TheRival: To Changeling Queen Supia of the Spring Court. They don't get along and bicker like school children over many things (Attributed to Giants' instinctive Domineering nature), though they have yet to actually fight it out or even spar (it is commonly believe however Supia would win in a fight by virtue of her greater seniority and experience). They did form a grudging EnemyMine during the Crucible Crisis to defeat one of Dr Toxikon's generals.
* WaveMotionGun: Capable of performing one with his magic. What he lacked the finasse compare to his more magically-proficient half-brothers, he gained with sheer raw power, especially when he use a trick where he would shrink down to half his size temporarily: which, while reducing his strength and stature, freed up enormous reserves of magic no longer tied up holding up his enormity against the laws of physics, which he can use to fire a beam from his antlers that could melt a hill or stronghold to slag.
* MarvellousDeer: Or rather Jotunn, a race of Cervine Giants and one of if not ''the'' biggest among Giant races of Equus. His name is derived from ''Macrodontia cervicornis'' - the Sabertooth Longhorn Beetle, one of the biggest 'Deer Antler' horned beetles in RealLife.
* NotSoAboveItAll: You would think that he and Supia would be mature enough to not bicker like children over things like who's bigger, but they do every time they meet, much to their Parents' annoyance.
* PragmaticEvil: Part of his GenreSavvy character; having those subjects he used to treat with contempt turning on him and contributing to his coup's defeat while a Jotunn Prince. He now treats his subjects with more respect and dignity and generally curb down his vicious, domineering side, if only to avoid making too many enemies, even among the Tinies.
* ThickerThanWater: His upbringing among Jotunns ingrained upon him the value of family and kinship, and despite being a vicious bastard in general, he is notable for never participating in fratricidal conflicts his brothers indulges in, finding it and them abhorrent for it.
** Even when he was throwing his coup as a Jotunn prince, he didn't actually plan to kill his father or family, only intending to win the throne by trial in combat against his father and replacing his father's court with his supporters. This saved his flank when he was defeated, as they exiled him instead of executing him for attempted usurption for it.
* TheRival: To Changeling Queen Supia of the Spring Court. They don't get along and bicker like school children over many things (Attributed to Giants' instinctive Domineering nature), though they have yet to actually fight it out or even spar (it is commonly believe however Supia would win in a fight by virtue of her greater seniority and experience). They did form a grudging EnemyMine during the Crucible Crisis to defeat one of Dr Toxikon's generals.
* WaveMotionGun: Capable of performing one with his magic. What he lacked the finasse compare to his more magically-proficient half-brothers, he gained with sheer raw power, especially when he use a trick where he would shrink down to half his size temporarily: which, while reducing his strength and stature, freed up enormous reserves of magic no longer tied up holding up his enormity against the laws of physics, which he can use to fire a beam from his antlers that could melt a hill or stronghold to slag.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once, in retaliation of Dragonkind burning down the Changeling homeland and nearly pushing them to extinction, the Summer Court launched a campaign of genocide to return the favor aeons later. The fact that they nearly brought low ''all of dragonkind'', one of the mightiest races on Equus and in most other settings; where most people and nations could only hope to challenge even ''one'' on most occasions - and they ''nearly did the job''. This demonstrates just how dangerous the Summer Court is. Dr. Toxikon nearly returns the favor.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once, in retaliation of Dragonkind burning down the Changeling homeland and nearly pushing them to extinction, the Summer Court launched a campaign of genocide to return the favor aeons later. The fact that they nearly brought low ''all of dragonkind'', one of the mightiest races on Equus and in most other settings; where most people and nations could only hope to challenge even ''one'' on most occasions - and they ''nearly did the job''. This demonstrates just how dangerous the Summer Court is.
** Was on the receiving end of this when 5,000 years later, 'Time Of Broken Scales' survivor Dr. Toxikon snaps and [[LaserGuidedKarma nearly returns thefavor.favor]].
** Was on the receiving end of this when 5,000 years later, 'Time Of Broken Scales' survivor Dr. Toxikon snaps and [[LaserGuidedKarma nearly returns the
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once, in retaliation of Dragonkind burning down the Changeling homeland and nearly pushing them to extinction, the Summer Court launched a campaign of genocide to return the favor aeons later. The fact that they nearly brought low ''all of dragonkind'', one of the mightiest races on Equus and in most other settings; where most people and nations could only hope to challenge even ''one'' on most occasions - and they ''nearly did the job''. This demonstrates just how dangerous the Summer Court is.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once, in retaliation of Dragonkind burning down the Changeling homeland and nearly pushing them to extinction, the Summer Court launched a campaign of genocide to return the favor aeons later. The fact that they nearly brought low ''all of dragonkind'', one of the mightiest races on Equus and in most other settings; where most people and nations could only hope to challenge even ''one'' on most occasions - and they ''nearly did the job''. This demonstrates just how dangerous the Summer Court is. Dr. Toxikon nearly returns the favor.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Dr. Toxikon inflicts a lot of this on them, attempting and nearly succeeding in returning the favor for the Time of Broken Scales. Notably, he used many of their infamous dragon killing methods back against them. Even though he failed, he managed to seriously damage the Court by killing off a number of Changeling Kings and their hives, which is more notable due than it'd have been to the Spring Court due to their lower numbers to begin with.
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* NotAsPlanned: RARELY happens to him, giving his forte, though it does happen. Notably where it involves deliberate action, it's by those who can match him enough to decisively foil him (Like [[WorthyOpponent Dragon King Bahumet]]), or those whose nature are so unpredictable it's nigh-impossible to adequately plan for (Crazy Ant of Machina, and by implication [[ArchEnemy Discord, the Spirit of Chaos]]).
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* NotAsPlanned: RARELY happens to him, giving his forte, though it does happen. Notably where it involves deliberate action, it's by those who can match him enough to decisively foil him (Like [[WorthyOpponent Dragon King Bahumet]]), or those whose nature are so unpredictable it's nigh-impossible to adequately plan for (Crazy Ant of Machina, Queen Mab the First, and by implication [[ArchEnemy Discord, the Spirit of Chaos]]).
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Actually, he plays [[TabletopGame/Go Go]], usually with those who could match him wit for wit, like [[WorthyOpponent Dragon King Bahumet]]. Highlights his intelligence considering Go is considered by many to be more complex than chess.
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Actually, he this consummate [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] plays [[TabletopGame/Go Go]], {{TabletopGame/Go}}, usually with those who could match him wit for wit, wit like [[WorthyOpponent Dragon King Bahumet]]. Highlights This highlights his intelligence considering as Go is considered by many to be more complex than chess.
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Actually, he plays [[TabletopGame/Go Go]], usually with those who could match him wit for wit, like [[WorthyOpponent Dragon King Bahumet]]. Highlights his intelligence considering Go is considered by many to be more complex than chess.
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* JustAsPlanned: Famous for this as part of his [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] forte. Barring the most unforeseeable or unlikely event or outcome, if something happens that has his involvement in it, he likely had planned for it or even intended it as part of grand designs, however it appears to be detrimental to his interests at first. Part of it comes from the fact that he has an uncanny ability to [[XanatoSpeedChess take advantage of any outcome]], his engimatic nature and reputation making it nearly-impossible to determine when it has gone JustAsPlanned, or when it has truly gone NotAsPlanned.
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* JustAsPlanned: Famous for this as part of his [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] forte. Barring the most unforeseeable or unlikely event or outcome, if something happens that has his involvement in it, he likely had planned for it or even intended it as part of grand designs, however it appears to be detrimental to his interests at first. Part of it comes from the fact that he has an his uncanny ability to [[XanatoSpeedChess [[XanatosSpeedChess take advantage of any outcome]], his generally engimatic nature and reputation his reputation, all making it nearly-impossible to determine when whether it has gone JustAsPlanned, JustAsPlanned or when it has truly gone NotAsPlanned.NotAsPlanned for him.
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* NotAsPlanned: RARELY happens to him, giving his forte, though it does happen. Notably where it involves deliberate action, it's by those who can match him enough to decisively foil him (Like [[WorthyOpponent Dragon King Bahumet]]), or those whose nature are so unpredictable it's nigh-impossible to adequately plan for (Crazy Ant of Machina, and by implication [[ArchEnemy Discord, the Spirit of Chaos]]).
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-> ''"Think what you will. While you try to discern truth from lies, all my plans will unfold in perfection."''
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* JustAsPlanned: Famous for this as part of his [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] forte. Barring the most unforeseeable or unlikely event or outcome, if something happens that has his involvement in it, he likely had planned for it or even intended it as part of grand designs, however it appears to be detrimental to his interests at first. Part of it comes from the fact that he has an uncanny ability to [[XanatoSpeedChess take advantage of any outcome]], his engimatic nature and reputation making it nearly-impossible to determine when it has gone JustAsPlanned, or when it has truly gone NotAsPlanned.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once, in retaliation of Dragonkind burning down the Changeling homeland and nearly pushing them to extinction, the Summer Court launched a campaign of genocide to return the favor aeons later, and ''nearly did the job''. The fact that they nearly brought low ''all of dragonkind'', one of the mightiest races on Equus and in most other settings; where most people and nations could only hope to challenge even ''one'' on most occasions - and they nearly wiped them out. This demonstrates just how dangerous the Summer Court is.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once, in retaliation of Dragonkind burning down the Changeling homeland and nearly pushing them to extinction, the Summer Court launched a campaign of genocide to return the favor aeons later, and ''nearly did the job''. later. The fact that they nearly brought low ''all of dragonkind'', one of the mightiest races on Equus and in most other settings; where most people and nations could only hope to challenge even ''one'' on most occasions - and they nearly wiped them out.''nearly did the job''. This demonstrates just how dangerous the Summer Court is.
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** It is mentioned their attempted genocide of Dragonkind during the "Time of Broken Scales" involved methods that utterly ''horrified'' even the most intractable Dragon-hating racists. Whether if this is just standard-practice or if they just hated Dragonkind that much is left unanswered.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: Compared to the Royal Changelings of the Spring Court, the Royal Changelings of the Summer Court are far less adjusted as a family, with plots and ambitions galore. Most of it seems to stem from Emperor Blackthorn, who neglects his children at best, kills them when they fail him at worst, and favors those who prove exceptionally useful to him and his grand plans.
* BreakTheHaughty: Suffered one from Amareros, the Love Primeval, one of the oldest and most powerful deities on Equus, after some Changeling Kings [[TooDumbToLive attempted to subdue Amareros for their own ends]] and the Summer Court caught Amareros' ire for how they abused Love for their own ends. No one knows exactly ''what'' Amareros did, and the Changelings ''will not'' discuss it, but it was known that the Summer Court was brought to its knees ''overnight'' and [[AintTooProudToBeg Blackthorn was forced to bargain for his and his Scions' survival]]. Afterwards, Blackthorn and the Summer Court are wary of provoking Amareros and his fellow Grand Primevals under any circumstances.
* BreakTheHaughty: Suffered one from Amareros, the Love Primeval, one of the oldest and most powerful deities on Equus, after some Changeling Kings [[TooDumbToLive attempted to subdue Amareros for their own ends]] and the Summer Court caught Amareros' ire for how they abused Love for their own ends. No one knows exactly ''what'' Amareros did, and the Changelings ''will not'' discuss it, but it was known that the Summer Court was brought to its knees ''overnight'' and [[AintTooProudToBeg Blackthorn was forced to bargain for his and his Scions' survival]]. Afterwards, Blackthorn and the Summer Court are wary of provoking Amareros and his fellow Grand Primevals under any circumstances.
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* AmazonBrigade: The Summer Court has the "Black Maidens", an all-female group of extremely powerful and deadly Changelings who serve both Blackthorn and the Crone as warriors, spies, and assassins.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Compared to the Royal Changelings of the Spring Court, which consists of benevolent queens with a few bad apples, the Royal Changelings of the Summer Court are far less adjusted as a family, with plots and ambitions galore. Most of it seems to stem from Emperor Blackthorn, who neglects his children at best, kills them when they fail him at worst, and favors those who prove exceptionally useful to him and his grand plans.
* BreakTheHaughty:Suffered Collectively suffered one from Amareros, the Love Primeval, one of the oldest and most powerful deities on Equus, after some Changeling Kings [[TooDumbToLive attempted to subdue Amareros for their own ends]] and the Summer Court caught Amareros' ire for how they abused Love for their own ends. No one knows exactly ''what'' Amareros did, and the Changelings ''will not'' discuss it, but it was known that the Summer Court was brought to its knees ''overnight'' and [[AintTooProudToBeg Blackthorn was forced to bargain for his and his Scions' survival]]. Afterwards, Blackthorn and the Summer Court are wary of provoking Amareros and his fellow Grand Primevals under any circumstances.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Compared to the Royal Changelings of the Spring Court, which consists of benevolent queens with a few bad apples, the Royal Changelings of the Summer Court are far less adjusted as a family, with plots and ambitions galore. Most of it seems to stem from Emperor Blackthorn, who neglects his children at best, kills them when they fail him at worst, and favors those who prove exceptionally useful to him and his grand plans.
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* DivineRightOfKings: Much like Blackrose and her daughters, Blackthorn's sons are half-divine via their father having children with members of different races, making them demigods. And much like Blackrose's daughters, their biologically divine relations also gives them a sense of superiority and entitlement, believing that as children of a Changeling god, only they have the right to rule and their subjects must fall in line, or else. This makes them target Autumn Changeling hives because their mere presence threatens their royal legitimacy.
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** They also hate Chrysalis and her ilk, which also says something about how evil she is. It got to the point where Emperor Blackthorn secretly placed several agents in Thorax's hive of purified Changelings so he could root out hidden Chrysalis-loyalists.
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** They also hate Chrysalis and her ilk, and generally see her as a "failure of a queen", which also says something about how evil she is. It got to the point where Emperor Blackthorn secretly placed several agents in Thorax's hive of purified Changelings so he could root out hidden Chrysalis-loyalists. However, it's implied that much of their hatred of Chrysalis stems from her gradual decline in competence rather than being genuinely evil, as Blackthorn scoffed at her idea of making magical copies of the Mane Six just to control the Elements of Harmony.
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* ExactWords: More so than the Seelie Courts, owing to their nature. One notable example includes King Lepid the Silver-Tongued, who once got away with betraying another despite giving his Word not to do so covering all possible bases, a great taboo among Changelingkind by arguing that he never promised he wouldn't ''[[ILied lie]]'' to him from the start about it, up to and including giving his Word. Heterometrus also pulled this on Toxikon when, after promising to leave in peace, he returned with other Summer Court Changelings to [[spoiler:slaughter Toxikon's clan]] during the [[FinalSolution 'Time of Broken Scales']].
--> '''King Heterometrus''': "We never said anything about ''returning'' in peace afterwards."
* TheFairFolk: Fits the 'nightmarishly horrible' variety of legends, though the Winter Court is [[UpToEleven actually even worse]].
--> '''King Heterometrus''': "We never said anything about ''returning'' in peace afterwards."
* TheFairFolk: Fits the 'nightmarishly horrible' variety of legends, though the Winter Court is [[UpToEleven actually even worse]].
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** They've fought Dr. Toxikon because the dragon wants to wipe out both them in revenge for their attempted genocide, and other dragons who refuse to let go of their own superiority and racism.
* ExactWords: More so than the Seelie Courts, owing to theirnature. nature as treacherous schemers.
** One notable example includes King Lepid the Silver-Tongued, who once got away with betraying another despite giving his Word not to do so covering all possible bases, a great taboo among Changelingkind by arguing that he never promised he wouldn't ''[[ILied lie]]'' to him from the start about it, up to and including giving hisWord. Word.
** Heterometrus also pulled this on Toxikon when, after promising to leave in peace, he returned with other Summer Court Changelings to [[spoiler:slaughter Toxikon's clan]] during the [[FinalSolution 'Time of Broken Scales']].
--> ---> '''King Heterometrus''': "We never said anything about ''returning'' in peace afterwards."
* TheFairFolk: Fits the 'nightmarishly horrible' variety of legends, though the Winter Court is [[UpToEleven actually evenworse]]. worse]].
* FantasticRacism: Much like the Spring Court, the Summer Court ''hates'' dragons, heavily implied to have originated from "The Burning of Amorea" in which dragons burned and plundered their kingdoms to steal their riches.
* ExactWords: More so than the Seelie Courts, owing to their
** One notable example includes King Lepid the Silver-Tongued, who once got away with betraying another despite giving his Word not to do so covering all possible bases, a great taboo among Changelingkind by arguing that he never promised he wouldn't ''[[ILied lie]]'' to him from the start about it, up to and including giving his
** Heterometrus also pulled this on Toxikon when, after promising to leave in peace, he returned with other Summer Court Changelings to [[spoiler:slaughter Toxikon's clan]] during the [[FinalSolution 'Time of Broken Scales']].
* TheFairFolk: Fits the 'nightmarishly horrible' variety of legends, though the Winter Court is [[UpToEleven actually even
* FantasticRacism: Much like the Spring Court, the Summer Court ''hates'' dragons, heavily implied to have originated from "The Burning of Amorea" in which dragons burned and plundered their kingdoms to steal their riches.
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* PragmaticVillain: Another reason they are so successful. Ironically, this also makes them slightly less evil than [[EvenEvilHasStandards the Winter Court]].
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* PragmaticVillain: PragmaticVillainy: Another reason they are so successful. Ironically, this also makes them slightly less evil than [[EvenEvilHasStandards the Winter Court]].
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* TheSocialDarwinist: Most had this worldview, including their patriarch. The Changeling Kings will pounce on their rivals and enemies at any moment of weakness, and will show little remorse or mercy. Cunning and strength is valued highly among their ranks and the measure of all things. King Brachion embodies this trope the most; having spent most of his childhood fending for himself in a dangerous forest after his royal Deer family cast him out, Brachion has developed a dark fascination with Equus's predatory wildlife, which led to him becoming a sadistic MadScientist that experiments on people in order to create dangerous beasts.
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* TheSocialDarwinist: Most had have this worldview, including their patriarch. The Changeling Kings will pounce on their rivals and enemies at any moment of weakness, including their own brothers, and will show little remorse or mercy. Cunning and strength is valued highly among their ranks and the measure of all things. While this makes their numbers smaller than the Spring Court, it also has the benefit of churning out Changeling Kings who are not only physically powerful, but competent warriors in hoof-to-hoof combat. King Brachion embodies this trope the most; having spent most of his childhood fending for himself in a dangerous forest after his royal Deer family cast him out, Brachion has developed a dark fascination with Equus's predatory wildlife, which led to him becoming a sadistic MadScientist that experiments on people in order to create dangerous beasts.
* TheDreaded: Shares this with her liege, being his closest and most loyal servant. When she speaks, even Blackthorn's sons listen as if she is speaking with the Changeling Emperor's authority herself - and most likely, she does.
* OnlySaneMan: Unlike Blackthorn and his Scions, who are generally consummate schemers and backstabbing tyrants, the Crone is a very wise and (seemingly) elderly Changeling who serves as the voice of reason in the Summer Court, just as Puck serves as the voice of reason in the Spring Court. She's one of few people Blackthorn himself genuinely respects and trusts, and thus lets her get away with things that would've gotten a Changeling King punished for insolence, such as calling Blackthorn "young master".
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* TheDreaded: Shares this with her liege, being his closest and most loyal servant. When she speaks, even Blackthorn's sons listen as if she is speaking with the Changeling Emperor's authority herself - and most likely, she does.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Half-Changeling, half-pony.
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* SelfMadeOrphan: During the welcoming party he threw for a visiting Blackthorn, Lasius assassinated almost his entire family either with poison-laced food, or by picking them off himself. Golden Bell turned a blind eye to this for she had the same idea, but he beat her to it.
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* SelfMadeOrphan: During the welcoming party he threw for a visiting Blackthorn, Lasius assassinated almost his entire family either with poison-laced food, or by picking them off himself. Golden Bell turned a blind eye to this this, for she had the same idea, but he beat her to it.
* WhiteSheep: He's one of two members of his foster family who wasn't a lazy, incompetent, and greedy asshole who used their wealth to benefit themselves while letting their subjects suffer. The other one would be his half-sister, Golden Bell.
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Taken UpToEleven, as more or less every person to ever associate with him ends up stabbed in the back and he actively prides himself in his skill at betrayal. Blackthorn uses him to weed out subpar Kings by teaming them with him knowing if they're below his standards, Heterometrus will betray and kill them. He bears no ill will to anyone who betrays him, as he views it as the nature of the entire Court and fully expects it. This is eventually deconstructed when he executed a particularly cruel betrayal against the dragon that saved his life by allowing his entire family to be killed by Summer Changelings, leading to the birth of Dr. Toxikon.
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Taken UpToEleven, as more or less every person to ever associate with him ends up stabbed in the back and he actively prides himself in his skill at betrayal. Blackthorn uses him to weed out subpar Kings by teaming them with him knowing if they're below his standards, Heterometrus will betray and kill them. He bears no ill will to anyone who betrays him, as he views it as the nature of the entire Court and fully expects it. This is eventually deconstructed when he executed a particularly cruel betrayal against the dragon that saved his life by allowing his entire family to be killed by Summer Changelings, leading [[spoiler:leading to the birth of Dr. Toxikon.Toxikon]].
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* TheStoic: Overt emotions is considered a sign of weakness in the Summer Court. Most Changeling Kings thus emulate their patriarch in hiding their true feelings and intents behind composed, inscrutible masks. Needless to say, the best way to tell if something shocking or [[NotAsPlanned had gone wrong]] for a Summer Court Royal Changeling is when they [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness lose their composure]].
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* TheStoic: Overt emotions is considered a sign of weakness in the Summer Court. Most Changeling Kings thus emulate their patriarch in hiding their true feelings and intents behind composed, inscrutible inscrutable masks. Needless to say, the best way to tell if something shocking or [[NotAsPlanned had gone wrong]] for a Summer Court Royal Changeling is when they [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness lose their composure]].
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Not ''all'' of the Summer Court are evil: a few of them are genuinely benevolent, or are at least honorable or reasonable. One of them is even the current favorite of the Changeling Emperor.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Not ''all'' of In contrast to the Spring Court, which has ([[NobleBigot mostly]]) benevolent Changeling Queens and a few "[[BlackSheep bad apples]]", the Summer Court are evil: a few of them are hold being consummate schemers and backstabbers as the norm with the exceptions being genuinely benevolent, or are at least honorable or and/or reasonable. One of them is even Despite encouraging treachery on a regular basis, Blackthorn ironically favors the current favorite of latter group since they are (presumably) much more useful to him if the Changeling Emperor.Summer Court's needs are taken into account.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: It's heavily implied that he encourages his sons' tyrannical and scheming behavior so he could see which of them prove exceptional to the norm. Anyone who succeeds earns his respect and become his favorite(s). Anyone who fails, he usually won't hesitate to let his other sons tear the offender apart.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Once tried to make Soulfre see his worldview (Elaborated below) by recreating the circumstances of his (possible) origin story on him, taking one of Soulfre's chemical inventions and modified it into terrible chemical weapon, then unleashing it while making sure everyone knows who (Soulfre) originally invented it. However, Soulfre not only [[ShutUpHannibal continued to accept the 'futility' of altruism]], but declare to his face that one of Metriini's assertion - namely something created for good would inevitably be twisted for evil purposes - can also happen in reverse as well, and got even by taking one of Metriini's chemical weapons and modified it into a beneficial creation: a cure for the toxins Metriini had turned his invetnion into. This according to Soulfre's entry marked one of the few times Metriini was [[DidntSeeThatComing taken off-guard]].
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Once tried to make Soulfre see his worldview (Elaborated below) by recreating the circumstances of his (possible) origin story on him, taking one of Soulfre's chemical inventions and modified it into terrible chemical weapon, then unleashing it while making sure everyone knows who (Soulfre) originally invented it. However, Soulfre not only [[ShutUpHannibal continued refused to accept the 'futility' of altruism]], but declare to his face that one of Metriini's assertion - namely something created for good would inevitably be twisted for evil purposes - can also happen in reverse as well, and got even by taking one of Metriini's chemical weapons and modified it into a beneficial creation: a cure for the toxins Metriini had turned his invetnion invention into. This according According to Soulfre's entry entry, this marked one of the few times Metriini was [[DidntSeeThatComing taken off-guard]].
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Not much is known about his past, although one popular story that even he seems to speak of tells of how his surrogate 'father' was a potioneer who wanted to benefit the world with his potions and brews - but his work attracted the attention of his kingdom's tyrannical ruler, who forced him to create weapons and poisons for war, assassinations and oppression. This ruined his good name and resulted in him dying in disgrace - which his 'son' bitterly remembers well after his True Nature revealed itself and returned from his Errance a Changeling King.\\\
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Not much is known about his past, although one popular story that even he seems to speak of tells of how his surrogate 'father' was a potioneer an alchemist who wanted to benefit the world with his potions and brews - but his work attracted the attention of his kingdom's tyrannical ruler, who forced him to create weapons and poisons for war, assassinations and oppression. This ruined his good name and resulted in him dying in disgrace - which his 'son' bitterly remembers well after his True Nature revealed itself and returned from his Errance a Changeling King.\\\
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** If the origin story he himself prefers is true, he inflicted this [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed on his own homeland]] by supplying it and the kingdom it was at war with some of his chemical weapons and [[LetsYouAndHimFight let them sort themselves out]]. Done partly in revenge for how they treated his disgraced surrogate father and partly to [[MadScientist field test his inventions]].
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** If the origin story he himself prefers is true, he inflicted this [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed on his own homeland]] by supplying it and the kingdom it was at war with some of his chemical weapons in secret and [[LetsYouAndHimFight let them sort themselves out]]. Done partly in revenge for how they treated his disgraced surrogate father and partly to [[MadScientist field test his inventions]].
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Once tried to make Soulfre see his worldview (Elaborated below) by recreating the circumstances of his (possible) origin story on him, taking one of Soulfre's chemical inventions and modified it into terrible chemical weapon, then unleashing it while making sure everyone knows who (Soulfre) originally invented it. However, Soulfre not only [[ShutUpHannibal continued to reject this]], but declare to his face that the opposite of Metriini's assertion - namely something created for evil can also be used for good - can also happen as well, and got even by taking one of Metriini's chemical weapons and modified it into a beneficial creation: a cure for the toxins Metriini had unleashed. This according to Soulfre's entry marked one of the few times Metriini was [[DidntSeeThatComing taken completely by surprise]].
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Once tried to make Soulfre see his worldview (Elaborated below) by recreating the circumstances of his (possible) origin story on him, taking one of Soulfre's chemical inventions and modified it into terrible chemical weapon, then unleashing it while making sure everyone knows who (Soulfre) originally invented it. However, Soulfre not only [[ShutUpHannibal continued to reject this]], accept the 'futility' of altruism]], but declare to his face that the opposite one of Metriini's assertion - namely something created for good would inevitably be twisted for evil can also be used for good purposes - can also happen in reverse as well, and got even by taking one of Metriini's chemical weapons and modified it into a beneficial creation: a cure for the toxins Metriini had unleashed. turned his invetnion into. This according to Soulfre's entry marked one of the few times Metriini was [[DidntSeeThatComing taken completely by surprise]].off-guard]].
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* FreudianExcuse: [[UnreliableNarrator Assuming he's not making it up]], his worldview stems from bitter experience of seeing his potioneer surrogate father's work being perverted for malicious use and his life tarnished by disgrace, those he helped forgetting all the good he's done and cursing his name until his death despite him never wanting to do harm. As far as Metriini is concerned, all this proved HobbesWasRight, altruism is doomed to fail and one's talents are better used for one's own benefit before anything else.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: If [[UnreliableNarrator his backstory is accurate]], he does love and respect his surrogate father. His stint as a ruthless MadScientist Changeling King is motivated by bitterness of seeing his father's life and work was ruined by vile exploitation and ingratitude. {{Revenge}} was part of his reason for razing his homeland with chemical weapons, besides [[ForScience field-testing]] his work.
* ForScience: Frequently deployed his chemical creation in his conquests or schemes, causing death and misery, partly to field-test their efficacy.
* FreudianExcuse: [[UnreliableNarrator Assuming he's not making it up]], his worldview stems from bitter experience of seeing hispotioneer alchemist surrogate father's work being perverted for malicious use and his life tarnished by disgrace, those he helped forgetting all the good he's done and cursing his name until his death despite him never wanting to do harm. As far as Metriini is concerned, all this proved HobbesWasRight, altruism is doomed to fail and one's talents are better used for one's own benefit before anything else.
* ForScience: Frequently deployed his chemical creation in his conquests or schemes, causing death and misery, partly to field-test their efficacy.
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* HumansAreBastards: Or rather, Sapients Are Bastards in general. After seeing what happened to his surrogate father, he does not have faith in the goodness of others and sees any cause for 'the greater good' as futile and pointless. Leads to him becoming a ruthlessly self-interested MadScientist EvilOverlord.
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* NotSoDifferent: While this hasn't been pointed out to him yet, what he's doing now is not so different from what the tyrannical king who coerced and ruined his father's work and life is doing. The only difference is that he doesn't need a ReluctantMadScientist to do the work for him, since he IS the MadScientist now.
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* UngratefulBastard: Sees people as this by default, owing to his assumed pre-Errance experiences. Tying to his lack of faith in the goodness of others Metriini believe that altruism for their sake are ultimately pointless as they would forget all the good you have done and turn on you at a heart-beat.
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* FreudianExcuse: Assuming he's not making it up, his worldview stems from bitter experience of seeing his potioneer surrogate father's work being perverted for malicious use and his life tarnished by disgrace, those he helped forgetting all the good he's done and cursing his name until his death despite him never wanting to do harm. As far as Metriini is concerned, all this proved HobbesWasRight, altruism is doomed to fail and one's talents are better used for one's own benefit before anything else.
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* FreudianExcuse: [[UnreliableNarrator Assuming he's not making it up, up]], his worldview stems from bitter experience of seeing his potioneer surrogate father's work being perverted for malicious use and his life tarnished by disgrace, those he helped forgetting all the good he's done and cursing his name until his death despite him never wanting to do harm. As far as Metriini is concerned, all this proved HobbesWasRight, altruism is doomed to fail and one's talents are better used for one's own benefit before anything else.
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* MysteriousPast: Like many of his brothers not much is known about his pre-Errance times, considering how close the '[[ConsummateLiar Tyrants of Deceit]]' hold their secrets to their chests lest it be used against them. He has personally retold one of the most commonly believed accounts to Thorax in private, but knowing his [[ManipulativeBastard ilk]] even its reliability is called into question.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Has multiple contradictory origin story, and personally related the most commonly retold one to Thorax which gave insight to his 'Randian Villain' motivations. It should be reminded that he's a [[ManipulativeBastard Changeling King]] of the [[TheChessmaster Summer Court]] who are not exactly known for their [[ConsummateLiar honesty]], but it's still better than nothing.
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* {{Archenemy}}: Has one in Professor Soulfre, a heroic Great Skunk master chemist whose genius rivals his and is one of the few mortals capable of matching Royal Changelings through sheer brilliance, and to top it all of also has a diametrically opposed worldview to his. Their enmity for each other is mutual and very personal (especially from Soulfre's end).
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* {{Archenemy}}: Has one in Professor Soulfre, the Grand Chemist of Mephitia, a heroic Great Skunk master chemist scientist whose genius rivals his and is one of the few mortals capable of matching Royal Changelings through sheer intelligence and brilliance, and to top it all of also has a diametrically opposed worldview to his. Their enmity for each other is mutual and very personal (especially from Soulfre's end).
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Once tried to make Soulfre see his worldview (Elaborated below) by taking one of Soulfre's chemical inventions, modified it and unleashed it as a terrible chemical weapon, while making sure everyone knows who it was (Soulfre) invented it. However, Soulfre not only [[ShutUpHannibal disagreed]], but got even by taking one of Metriini's chemical weapons and modified it into a cure for said toxins, which according to Soulfre's entry is one of the few occasions Metriini was ever [[DidNotSeeThisComing taken completely by surprise]].
* EvilGenius: Again, this Changeling King pioneered chemical warfare for the Summer Court. That should tell you everything you need to know about what sort of person he is.
* EvilGenius: Again, this Changeling King pioneered chemical warfare for the Summer Court. That should tell you everything you need to know about what sort of person he is.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Once tried to make Soulfre see his worldview (Elaborated below) by recreating the circumstances of his (possible) origin story on him, taking one of Soulfre's chemical inventions, inventions and modified it and unleashed it as a into terrible chemical weapon, then unleashing it while making sure everyone knows who it was (Soulfre) originally invented it. However, Soulfre not only [[ShutUpHannibal disagreed]], continued to reject this]], but declare to his face that the opposite of Metriini's assertion - namely something created for evil can also be used for good - can also happen as well, and got even by taking one of Metriini's chemical weapons and modified it into a beneficial creation: a cure for said toxins, which the toxins Metriini had unleashed. This according to Soulfre's entry is marked one of the few occasions times Metriini was ever [[DidNotSeeThisComing [[DidntSeeThatComing taken completely by surprise]].
* EvilGenius: Again, this is the Changeling King who pioneered chemical warfare for the Summer Court. That should tell you everything you need to know about what sort of person he is.
* EvilGenius: Again, this is the Changeling King who pioneered chemical warfare for the Summer Court. That should tell you everything you need to know about what sort of person he is.
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Not much is known about his past, although one popular story that even he seems to speak of tells of how his surrogate 'father' was a potioneer who wanted to benefit the world with his potions and brews - but his work attracted the attention of his kingdom's tyrannical ruler, who forced him to create weapons and poisons for war, assassinations and oppression. This ruined his good name and resulted in him dying in disgrace - which his son, bitterly remembers well after his True Nature revealed itself and returned from his Errance a Changeling King.\\\
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Not much is known about his past, although one popular story that even he seems to speak of tells of how his surrogate 'father' was a potioneer who wanted to benefit the world with his potions and brews - but his work attracted the attention of his kingdom's tyrannical ruler, who forced him to create weapons and poisons for war, assassinations and oppression. This ruined his good name and resulted in him dying in disgrace - which his son, 'son' bitterly remembers well after his True Nature revealed itself and returned from his Errance a Changeling King.\\\
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* FreudianExcuse: Assuming he's not making it up, his worldview stems from bitter experience of seeing his potioneer surrogate father's work being perverted for malicious use and his life ruined by disgrace, despite being forced to become a ReluctantMadScientist and never wanting to do harm. As far as he cared about, altruism is doomed to fail and one's talents are better used for one's own benefit before anything else.
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* FreudianExcuse: Assuming he's not making it up, his worldview stems from bitter experience of seeing his potioneer surrogate father's work being perverted for malicious use and his life ruined tarnished by disgrace, those he helped forgetting all the good he's done and cursing his name until his death despite being forced to become a ReluctantMadScientist and him never wanting to do harm. As far as he cared about, Metriini is concerned, all this proved HobbesWasRight, altruism is doomed to fail and one's talents are better used for one's own benefit before anything else.
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* {{Archenemy}}: Has one in Professor Soulfre, a Great Skunk master chemist whose genius rivals his and is one of the few mortals capable of matching a Royal Changeling through sheer brilliance. Their enmity for each other is mutual and very personal (especially from Soulfre's end).
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* {{Archenemy}}: Has one in Professor Soulfre, a heroic Great Skunk master chemist whose genius rivals his and is one of the few mortals capable of matching a Royal Changeling Changelings through sheer brilliance.brilliance, and to top it all of also has a diametrically opposed worldview to his. Their enmity for each other is mutual and very personal (especially from Soulfre's end).
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* DeadlyGas: Pioneered chemical warfare for the Summer Court. See entries relating to the Despoiler Toxin for just how evil and diabolical his inventions can get.
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* DeadlyGas: Pioneered chemical warfare for the Summer Court. See entries relating to the Despoiler Toxin for just how evil and diabolical his inventions can get. Even those that are not Despoiler Toxins are pure nightmare fuel in terms of effects.
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* {{Ubermensch}}: Described as 'His own absolute principle', seeing himself above conventional morality and is beholden to others ''only'' on his own terms (except if said other happens to be Blackrose).
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[[folder:King Lasius Lyonesse]]
-> ''"Why merely conquer and destroy when you can do better things with your talents?"''
Like his brother, King Metamorphosis, King Lasius is quite the intelligent and capable Royal Changeling, with astounding morals and a progressive attitude... which, unfortunately for him, didn't come from having loving parents. Lasius was born into a noble House that was known for being extremely incompetent and lazy; all the wealth his foster family had was spent on themselves and their luxurious lifestyles, while their subjects lived in dire poverty. The emergence of Lasius's intelligence and his voracious desire for knowledge proved to be a problem in itself, since there was almost nothing that could stimulate him.\\\
At first, he joined his half-sister Golden Bell in Robin Hood-like shenanigans, stealing from their own family and giving the stolen riches to the poor. At one point, he aided his brother Polistes in a heist, though he didn't know who he was at the time. Eventually, Lasius's frustration and boredom reached the point where he and Golden Bell conspired to take care of their decadent, useless family... permanently.\\\
When he sensed the approaching Blackthorn (who was disguised as an unknown visitor), Lasius threw a massive party in order to make a good impression. Everyone who attended included his foster family, the kingdom's royal family, and the kingdom's top elites in general. Once the party started, he secretly assassinated his most troublesome relatives, then killed off the rest by lacing their food with a tasteless, slow-killing poison. By the time Blackthorn arrived, everyone was dead, except for Lasius and Golden Bell. Pleased with how his son exceeded his expectations, Blackthorn declared him a King right then and there, allowing Lasius to fully embrace his Royal Changeling heritage.\\\
Lasius cemented his reputation as a benevolent ruler by using his foster family's statues and palaces to repair the roads of his foster kingdom, firmly ensuring that the memory of his predecessors would not be missed. His high standards of living also applied to his hive, causing his Changeling subjects to experience a higher quality of living. Despite earning resentment from his more tyrannical brothers for gaining his father's favor, Lasius doesn't care, as he is dedicated to improving the Summer Court and, by extension, its standing with the Spring Court.
[[folder:King Lasius Lyonesse]]
-> ''"Why merely conquer and destroy when you can do better things with your talents?"''
Like his brother, King Metamorphosis, King Lasius is quite the intelligent and capable Royal Changeling, with astounding morals and a progressive attitude... which, unfortunately for him, didn't come from having loving parents. Lasius was born into a noble House that was known for being extremely incompetent and lazy; all the wealth his foster family had was spent on themselves and their luxurious lifestyles, while their subjects lived in dire poverty. The emergence of Lasius's intelligence and his voracious desire for knowledge proved to be a problem in itself, since there was almost nothing that could stimulate him.\\\
At first, he joined his half-sister Golden Bell in Robin Hood-like shenanigans, stealing from their own family and giving the stolen riches to the poor. At one point, he aided his brother Polistes in a heist, though he didn't know who he was at the time. Eventually, Lasius's frustration and boredom reached the point where he and Golden Bell conspired to take care of their decadent, useless family... permanently.\\\
When he sensed the approaching Blackthorn (who was disguised as an unknown visitor), Lasius threw a massive party in order to make a good impression. Everyone who attended included his foster family, the kingdom's royal family, and the kingdom's top elites in general. Once the party started, he secretly assassinated his most troublesome relatives, then killed off the rest by lacing their food with a tasteless, slow-killing poison. By the time Blackthorn arrived, everyone was dead, except for Lasius and Golden Bell. Pleased with how his son exceeded his expectations, Blackthorn declared him a King right then and there, allowing Lasius to fully embrace his Royal Changeling heritage.\\\
Lasius cemented his reputation as a benevolent ruler by using his foster family's statues and palaces to repair the roads of his foster kingdom, firmly ensuring that the memory of his predecessors would not be missed. His high standards of living also applied to his hive, causing his Changeling subjects to experience a higher quality of living. Despite earning resentment from his more tyrannical brothers for gaining his father's favor, Lasius doesn't care, as he is dedicated to improving the Summer Court and, by extension, its standing with the Spring Court.
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* {{Archenemy}}: Has one in Professor Soulfre, a Great Skunk master chemist whose genius rivals his and is one of the few mortals capable of matching a Royal Changeling through sheer brilliance. Their enmity for each other is mutual and very personal (especially from Soulfre's end).
* ApocalypseHow: Class 0. His chemical weapons are capable of laying waste to entire regions and lands, and his masterpiece the Despoiler Toxin is considered so potent that his father personally forbid him from refining it any further in case it results in even worse outcomes than Class 0.
** If the origin story he himself prefers is true, he inflicted this [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed on his own homeland]] by supplying it and the kingdom it was at war with some of his chemical weapons and [[LetsYouAndHimFight let them sort themselves out]]. Done partly in revenge for how they treated his disgraced surrogate father and partly to [[MadScientist field test his inventions]].
* ChemistryCanDoAnything: His forte is this, and thanks to his genius and magic, his chemical inventions really comes off with this vibe. His entire Hive and sub-hive is also devoted to inventing and manufacturing his chemical inventions for his and the Summer Court's use.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has his moments. See above quote.
* DeadlyGas: Pioneered chemical warfare for the Summer Court. See entries relating to the Despoiler Toxin for just how evil and diabolical his inventions can get.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Once tried to make Soulfre see his worldview (Elaborated below) by taking one of Soulfre's chemical inventions, modified it and unleashed it as a terrible chemical weapon, while making sure everyone knows who it was (Soulfre) invented it. However, Soulfre not only [[ShutUpHannibal disagreed]], but got even by taking one of Metriini's chemical weapons and modified it into a cure for said toxins, which according to Soulfre's entry is one of the few occasions Metriini was ever [[DidNotSeeThisComing taken completely by surprise]].
* EvilGenius: Again, this Changeling King pioneered chemical warfare for the Summer Court. That should tell you everything you need to know about what sort of person he is.
* EvilOverlord: Like many of his Changeling King brothers, he's this.
* FreudianExcuse: Assuming he's not making it up, his worldview stems from bitter experience of seeing his potioneer surrogate father's work being perverted for malicious use and his life ruined by disgrace, despite being forced to become a ReluctantMadScientist and never wanting to do harm. As far as he cared about, altruism is doomed to fail and one's talents are better used for one's own benefit before anything else.
* GasMaskMook: His Changeling minions and warriors are this due to their forte, and he himself wears a master-craft custom 'Hazard Armour' that also doubles as a mobile chem lab.
* GaiasLament: His hive and sub-hive is one massive chemical research complex/factory dedicated to inventing and synthesizing his chemical products, and is contaminated wasteland surrounded by a toxic smog that mandates NBC gear for all Hive Metriini Changelings to survive in.
* MadScientist: Specializing in chemistry/alchemistry.
* MundaneUtility: Also invents and manufactures various enhancement drugs and construction materials on top of chemical weapons for his and the Summer Court's own use.
* RandianHero: Inverted. His defining character trait is that he's a Randian VILLAIN, believing that benefiting the world with his inventions is a waste of time and effort as even the most benevolent creations can be perverted for malevolent use and those they benefited would ungratefully turn on their benefactors at a heartbeat.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Firmly believes this and cynically advised High Prince Thorax to ditch his.
* SuperIntelligence: Is intelligent and knowledgeable even among Royal Changelings, who has this as a stock trait, which contributed to his brilliance in his field of chemistry.
* WeaponOfMassDestruction: His Despoiler Toxin is one of the most destructive and frankly nightmarish weapons available to the dreaded Summer Court Changelings, next to whatever SyntheticPlagues King Brachion can unleash and whatever secretive arts and magic the Summer Court possess.
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[[folder:King Lasius Lyonesse]]
-> ''"Why merely conquer and destroy when you can do better things with your talents?"''
Like his brother, King Metamorphosis, King Lasius is quite the intelligent and capable Royal Changeling, with astounding morals and a progressive attitude... which, unfortunately for him, didn't come from having loving parents. Lasius was born into a noble House that was known for being extremely incompetent and lazy; all the wealth his foster family had was spent on themselves and their luxurious lifestyles, while their subjects lived in dire poverty. The emergence of Lasius's intelligence and his voracious desire for knowledge proved to be a problem in itself, since there was almost nothing that could stimulate him.\\\
At first, he joined his half-sister Golden Bell in Robin Hood-like shenanigans, stealing from their own family and giving the stolen riches to the poor. At one point, he aided his brother Polistes in a heist, though he didn't know who he was at the time. Eventually, Lasius's frustration and boredom reached the point where he and Golden Bell conspired to take care of their decadent, useless family... permanently.\\\
When he sensed the approaching Blackthorn (who was disguised as an unknown visitor), Lasius threw a massive party in order to make a good impression. Everyone who attended included his foster family, the kingdom's royal family, and the kingdom's top elites in general. Once the party started, he secretly assassinated his most troublesome relatives, then killed off the rest by lacing their food with a tasteless, slow-killing poison. By the time Blackthorn arrived, everyone was dead, except for Lasius and Golden Bell. Pleased with how his son exceeded his expectations, Blackthorn declared him a King right then and there, allowing Lasius to fully embrace his Royal Changeling heritage.\\\
Lasius cemented his reputation as a benevolent ruler by using his foster family's statues and palaces to repair the roads of his foster kingdom, firmly ensuring that the memory of his predecessors would not be missed. His high standards of living also applied to his hive, causing his Changeling subjects to experience a higher quality of living. Despite earning resentment from his more tyrannical brothers for gaining his father's favor, Lasius doesn't care, as he is dedicated to improving the Summer Court and, by extension, its standing with the Spring Court.
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* ApocalypseHow: Class 0. His chemical weapons are capable of laying waste to entire regions and lands, and his masterpiece the Despoiler Toxin is considered so potent that his father personally forbid him from refining it any further in case it results in even worse outcomes than Class 0.
** If the origin story he himself prefers is true, he inflicted this [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed on his own homeland]] by supplying it and the kingdom it was at war with some of his chemical weapons and [[LetsYouAndHimFight let them sort themselves out]]. Done partly in revenge for how they treated his disgraced surrogate father and partly to [[MadScientist field test his inventions]].
* ChemistryCanDoAnything: His forte is this, and thanks to his genius and magic, his chemical inventions really comes off with this vibe. His entire Hive and sub-hive is also devoted to inventing and manufacturing his chemical inventions for his and the Summer Court's use.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has his moments. See above quote.
* DeadlyGas: Pioneered chemical warfare for the Summer Court. See entries relating to the Despoiler Toxin for just how evil and diabolical his inventions can get.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Once tried to make Soulfre see his worldview (Elaborated below) by taking one of Soulfre's chemical inventions, modified it and unleashed it as a terrible chemical weapon, while making sure everyone knows who it was (Soulfre) invented it. However, Soulfre not only [[ShutUpHannibal disagreed]], but got even by taking one of Metriini's chemical weapons and modified it into a cure for said toxins, which according to Soulfre's entry is one of the few occasions Metriini was ever [[DidNotSeeThisComing taken completely by surprise]].
* EvilGenius: Again, this Changeling King pioneered chemical warfare for the Summer Court. That should tell you everything you need to know about what sort of person he is.
* EvilOverlord: Like many of his Changeling King brothers, he's this.
* FreudianExcuse: Assuming he's not making it up, his worldview stems from bitter experience of seeing his potioneer surrogate father's work being perverted for malicious use and his life ruined by disgrace, despite being forced to become a ReluctantMadScientist and never wanting to do harm. As far as he cared about, altruism is doomed to fail and one's talents are better used for one's own benefit before anything else.
* GasMaskMook: His Changeling minions and warriors are this due to their forte, and he himself wears a master-craft custom 'Hazard Armour' that also doubles as a mobile chem lab.
* GaiasLament: His hive and sub-hive is one massive chemical research complex/factory dedicated to inventing and synthesizing his chemical products, and is contaminated wasteland surrounded by a toxic smog that mandates NBC gear for all Hive Metriini Changelings to survive in.
* MadScientist: Specializing in chemistry/alchemistry.
* MundaneUtility: Also invents and manufactures various enhancement drugs and construction materials on top of chemical weapons for his and the Summer Court's own use.
* RandianHero: Inverted. His defining character trait is that he's a Randian VILLAIN, believing that benefiting the world with his inventions is a waste of time and effort as even the most benevolent creations can be perverted for malevolent use and those they benefited would ungratefully turn on their benefactors at a heartbeat.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Firmly believes this and cynically advised High Prince Thorax to ditch his.
* SuperIntelligence: Is intelligent and knowledgeable even among Royal Changelings, who has this as a stock trait, which contributed to his brilliance in his field of chemistry.
* WeaponOfMassDestruction: His Despoiler Toxin is one of the most destructive and frankly nightmarish weapons available to the dreaded Summer Court Changelings, next to whatever SyntheticPlagues King Brachion can unleash and whatever secretive arts and magic the Summer Court possess.
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[[folder:King Lasius Lyonesse]]
-> ''"Why merely conquer and destroy when you can do better things with your talents?"''
Like his brother, King Metamorphosis, King Lasius is quite the intelligent and capable Royal Changeling, with astounding morals and a progressive attitude... which, unfortunately for him, didn't come from having loving parents. Lasius was born into a noble House that was known for being extremely incompetent and lazy; all the wealth his foster family had was spent on themselves and their luxurious lifestyles, while their subjects lived in dire poverty. The emergence of Lasius's intelligence and his voracious desire for knowledge proved to be a problem in itself, since there was almost nothing that could stimulate him.\\\
At first, he joined his half-sister Golden Bell in Robin Hood-like shenanigans, stealing from their own family and giving the stolen riches to the poor. At one point, he aided his brother Polistes in a heist, though he didn't know who he was at the time. Eventually, Lasius's frustration and boredom reached the point where he and Golden Bell conspired to take care of their decadent, useless family... permanently.\\\
When he sensed the approaching Blackthorn (who was disguised as an unknown visitor), Lasius threw a massive party in order to make a good impression. Everyone who attended included his foster family, the kingdom's royal family, and the kingdom's top elites in general. Once the party started, he secretly assassinated his most troublesome relatives, then killed off the rest by lacing their food with a tasteless, slow-killing poison. By the time Blackthorn arrived, everyone was dead, except for Lasius and Golden Bell. Pleased with how his son exceeded his expectations, Blackthorn declared him a King right then and there, allowing Lasius to fully embrace his Royal Changeling heritage.\\\
Lasius cemented his reputation as a benevolent ruler by using his foster family's statues and palaces to repair the roads of his foster kingdom, firmly ensuring that the memory of his predecessors would not be missed. His high standards of living also applied to his hive, causing his Changeling subjects to experience a higher quality of living. Despite earning resentment from his more tyrannical brothers for gaining his father's favor, Lasius doesn't care, as he is dedicated to improving the Summer Court and, by extension, its standing with the Spring Court.
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!The Changeling Summer Court
Also known as the "Court of Thorns", the Summer Court is the other 'official' Court of the Changelings and the second largest in general. The Summer Court is the shadow of Changelingkind to the light of the Spring Court, a dark and twisted reflection. Ruled by the male counterparts of the Royal Changelings, most - though not all - Changeling Kings are as ruthless, ambitious and calculating as their patriarch, the Changeling Emperor, ever seeking to advance their power, whether by subversion or conquest of other lands and races, or undermining and destroying their rivals among their ranks. Yet even in this den of vipers and scorpions, there are a few exceptions who don't share their siblings' unfettered ambitions...
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[[folder:General]]
* ArchEnemy: Several Kings have one in a hero competent and intelligent enough to take them head on. Dr. Toxikon managed to become this to the ''entire Court''.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Compared to the Royal Changelings of the Spring Court, the Royal Changelings of the Summer Court are far less adjusted as a family, with plots and ambitions galore. Most of it seems to stem from Emperor Blackthorn, who neglects his children at best, kills them when they fail him at worst, and favors those who prove exceptionally useful to him and his grand plans.
* BreakTheHaughty: Suffered one from Amareros, the Love Primeval, one of the oldest and most powerful deities on Equus, after some Changeling Kings [[TooDumbToLive attempted to subdue Amareros for their own ends]] and the Summer Court caught Amareros' ire for how they abused Love for their own ends. No one knows exactly ''what'' Amareros did, and the Changelings ''will not'' discuss it, but it was known that the Summer Court was brought to its knees ''overnight'' and [[AintTooProudToBeg Blackthorn was forced to bargain for his and his Scions' survival]]. Afterwards, Blackthorn and the Summer Court are wary of provoking Amareros and his fellow Grand Primevals under any circumstances.
* TheChessmaster: A whole clan of them. They had move nations like pieces on a chessboard and made pawns out of other ''gods'', with their patriarch being the greatest one among them.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: If the Summer Court has one weakness, it's that they for the most part view one another primarily as rivals for their father's attention rather than family, and as such will stab each other in the back the moment it suits them. They try their best to hide this from the world, as with all their weaknesses, but Toxikon managed to find out about it and exploited it relentlessly. Some like Heterometrus takes this UpToEleven.
* CivilWar: Has a relatively low-level and simmering one going on since the time of the First-Spawns known as 'The Fratricide', started by one of his 'First-Spawn' sons (if not ''the'' first) which saw the then-bloodless intracourt rivalry escalate to full-blown fratricidal conflicts. The Changeling Emperor let it continue, either as collective punishment for their stupidity, didn't care at all, or even engineered it as a means to weed out the unworthy from his Court's ranks.
* ConsummateLiar: There's a reason why the Royal Changelings of the Summer Court called the 'Tyrants of Deceit'; like father, like son, they are masters at deceiving others into doing their will or exposing their weaknesses. They are also very difficult to be deceived themselves; it took [[spoiler:Ahuizotl]] every trick he knew just to get King Brachion to unwittingly release the Dyvaos, for example.
* DeadlyDecadentCourt: Decadence varies between individual Kings and Hives, but they are certainly deadly as a whole, to each other and any who get in their way.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once, in retaliation of Dragonkind burning down the Changeling homeland and nearly pushing them to extinction, the Summer Court launched a campaign of genocide to return the favor aeons later, and ''nearly did the job''. The fact that they nearly brought low ''all of dragonkind'', one of the mightiest races on Equus and in most other settings; where most people and nations could only hope to challenge even ''one'' on most occasions - and they nearly wiped them out. This demonstrates just how dangerous the Summer Court is.
* TheDreaded: As one of the two main groups of Unseelie Changelings, they are this even among their own kind. Expect a horrible death if you ever find yourself getting in their way.
* EnragedByIdiocy: Generally in the Summer Court, if someone's plan somehow turns into an EpicFail, then their life is forfeit, as Blackthorn doesn't tolerate idiocy, and his more ruthless sons will see it as a weakness to exploit.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Surprisingly enough, even they find the Winter Court in general abhorrent, which is saying something about the latter. It's rather common for Changeling Kings to threaten their rivals with the fate of being Condemned so they would remove threats to their power.
** They also hate Chrysalis and her ilk, which also says something about how evil she is. It got to the point where Emperor Blackthorn secretly placed several agents in Thorax's hive of purified Changelings so he could root out hidden Chrysalis-loyalists.
* EvilOverlord: An ''entire clan/civilization'' of them, and noted to be more successful than many of their non-Changeling peers.
* EvilVsEvil: On many occasions the Changeling Kings had schemed and fought against each other for their father's favour, while the Court as a whole had clashed with other forces of evil whom compete against them for dominion over the world.
** Mentioned to have fought against the Storm King and his Empire during the 'Storm King Crisis'.
* ExactWords: More so than the Seelie Courts, owing to their nature. One notable example includes King Lepid the Silver-Tongued, who once got away with betraying another despite giving his Word not to do so covering all possible bases, a great taboo among Changelingkind by arguing that he never promised he wouldn't ''[[ILied lie]]'' to him from the start about it, up to and including giving his Word. Heterometrus also pulled this on Toxikon when, after promising to leave in peace, he returned with other Summer Court Changelings to [[spoiler:slaughter Toxikon's clan]] during the [[FinalSolution 'Time of Broken Scales']].
--> '''King Heterometrus''': "We never said anything about ''returning'' in peace afterwards."
* TheFairFolk: Fits the 'nightmarishly horrible' variety of legends, though the Winter Court is [[UpToEleven actually even worse]].
* FinalSolution: Attempted one against Dragonkind in revenge for the 'Burning of Amorea', known as the 'Time of Broken Scales', and nearly succeeded. Going by the entries, some of the methods in achieving such results horrified even those who hated Dragons. Of course, this eventually came back to bite them 5,000 years later, when Dr Toxikon, a survivor of the attempted genocide, [[CycleOfRevenge tried to return the favour]].
* FlowerMotifs: Like the Spring Court, the Summer Court has roses as their motif, except it is represented by the rose's thorns, showing that the Summer Court is a dark, perverted shadow of the benevolent, blooming Spring Court. This is where it got its moniker, "The Court of Thorns".
* KarmaHoudini:
** The Summer Court had committed many atrocities over the ages in their ruthless pursuit of power and domination from the shadows, and gotten away with many of them due to the then-active Masquerade, and Blackthorn and his children making sure to cover up their tracks.
** The Summer Court was mentioned to have committed a lot of war crimes during the 'Storm King Crisis', ravaging the territories of the Storm Empire. Since they were on the side of the victorious international coalition and were too powerful as a whole to be held accountable, they got away with them largely scot-free.
** Subverted with the 'Time of Broken Scales', their attempted genocide on Dragonkind in revenge for the 'Burning of Amorea': it took 5,000 years, but the survivor Toxikon would snap and eventually return the favour, causing considerable damage to the Summer Court.
* PragmaticVillain: Another reason they are so successful. Ironically, this also makes them slightly less evil than [[EvenEvilHasStandards the Winter Court]].
* RedBaron: Collectively, they're known as the "Black Court". Blackthorn and his sons are known as the "Tyrants of Deceit".
* ShockingDefeatLegacy: Due to their incredible competence and power, ''any'' major defeat suffered by any king tends to be this. While a hard-fought loss to an {{Archenemy}} can be overlooked, more major losses can potentially lose Blackthorn's favor, especially if it's the result of incompetence, and make one a prime target for their brothers. As such, it's not unheard of for one King to manipulate another into having one of these to severely hurt their standing.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Most had this worldview, including their patriarch. The Changeling Kings will pounce on their rivals and enemies at any moment of weakness, and will show little remorse or mercy. Cunning and strength is valued highly among their ranks and the measure of all things. King Brachion embodies this trope the most; having spent most of his childhood fending for himself in a dangerous forest after his royal Deer family cast him out, Brachion has developed a dark fascination with Equus's predatory wildlife, which led to him becoming a sadistic MadScientist that experiments on people in order to create dangerous beasts.
* TheStoic: Overt emotions is considered a sign of weakness in the Summer Court. Most Changeling Kings thus emulate their patriarch in hiding their true feelings and intents behind composed, inscrutible masks. Needless to say, the best way to tell if something shocking or [[NotAsPlanned had gone wrong]] for a Summer Court Royal Changeling is when they [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness lose their composure]].
* TokenEvilTeammate:
** Of Changelingkind and Faekind in general, especially in times of crises where [[EnemyMine they would work with the Spring and Autumn Courts to resolve them]].
** They are also this to the Equestrians by implication: Like the Spring Court, they are allied with Thorax and his Purified Changelings due to them being key to breaking their racial curse - and since Thorax is also allied with the Equestrians, that means the Summer Court is also allied with the Equestrians by proxy. Needless to say, neither of them are likely happy with this arrangement, due to the general duplicitous temperament of Blackthorn and his sons.
** Mentioned to have allied themselves with the grand coalition of World Powers along with the Spring Court to fight the Storm Empire during the 'Storm King Crisis'.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Not ''all'' of the Summer Court are evil: a few of them are genuinely benevolent, or are at least honorable or reasonable. One of them is even the current favorite of the Changeling Emperor.
* VirtueIsWeakness: Played with; given how most Kings of the Summer Court are willing to exploit their rivals' weaknesses, it's a general rule that things such as trust and compassion would make one an easier target. However, Blackthorn has been known to favor more benevolent sons like Metamorphosis, Lasius, and Pholcidae, as they tend to put the needs of the Summer Court first. The only reasons why they weren't killed yet is because they're all quite capable of defending themselves, and killing the more "useful" members of the Court would also potentially incur Blackthorn's wrath.
* WickedCultured: The Summer Court is this to the CulturedBadass of the Spring Court. Some of the Changeling Kings are very flamboyant and sophisticated like the Kings Lepid and Thomisus. Others are intensely interested in preservation of cultural legacies like King Pholcidae. All of this is encouraged by their father/patriarch.
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[[folder:Blackthorn, the Changeling Emperor]]
The Patriarch of the Summer Court and the Father of ''all'' Changelings, if Empress Blackrose is the most beloved and known figure among the Changeling Courts, Emperor Blackthorn is the most feared and mysterious. Ruthless, calculating and ambitious, the Changeling Emperor endlessly schemes from the shadows to advance his inscrutable agendas even as his Scions gradually expand their influence across Equus, making pawns out of the greatest heroes and villains and manipulating mortals and gods alike, held in check only by those who could match him wit for wit. Yet the deceitful and amoral divine schemer is not without hints of HiddenDepths, showing among other things a complicated past and a relationship with his 'Beloved', Empress Blackrose, that he desired to be reciprocated...
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Seems to see morality as illusions and considers himself to be above them. To him, power and the pursuit of it is the measure of all things, even if not all that matters.
* AbusiveParent: He's a ''terrible'' father by any metric, seemingly caring little for his sons other than as means to advance his agendas, and has little hesitation in exiling and offing them if they fail or cross him. Yet he still respects most of them, especially if they had proven themselves worthy, and is generally careful enough to retain most of their loyalty (mostly by letting them do whatever they want so long as they help him run errands, and avoid doing anything to make them resentful).
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In-universe; because of his stoicism, and his great talent and experience in scheming and manipulating others, many creatures (including other Changelings and even his own sons) try to correctly guess the meaning of his actions. His more altruistic moments especially come under scrutiny - does he really mean what he says/does/feels, or is he a BitchInSheepsClothing who acts the way he does purely out of [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]]?
* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's definitely sinister for the most part, as he had done a lot of villainous things over the eons, but is frequently described as, at most, "amoral" and his motives are ambiguous enough to keep everybody guessing. He's also willing to work and bargain with the Spring Court and other forces of the good and righteous to advance his or mutual interests, like with Queen Dazzleglow. He also backed heroes as much as villains in the past for his own agendas.
* ArchEnemy: Shares one with Empress Blackrose in Discord, and unlike Blackrose had not let Discord's reformation get in the way of his revenge. Also a rivalry with Dragon King Bahumet, Father of all Dragons and one of the few capable of matching his wits consistently and foil his schemes.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: His full name is Blackthorn Oberon Lyonesse. Like Blackrose, his true name is a long-lost secret that only he and his counterpart knew...
* ByronicHero: While "hero" is a bit of a misnomer, he's described as 'his own absolute principle' - highly intelligent and capable but very self-centered? Check. Possess charisma and magnetism which retained him admiration and loyalty of his Scions and those he sires them with? Check. Intensely introspective due to being intellectually-minded, yet also obsessive with his goals and grudges (Blackrose and Discord)? Check. Cynical and experienced with the hints regarding a troubled and complicated past, again with Blackrose and Discord as well as his role at the Dawn of Changelingkind? Check. Adheres strongly to his own code and standards and is rather contemptuous of those who fail his standards, while respecting those who does like the worthy members of his Scions, his rivals and mortals in general? Check. Ambitious and power-hungry, intensely determined to fulfill his desires regardless of what stands in his way? ''Check''. Yep, he fits.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Like Blackrose, is ''heavily'' implied to be the Hearts And Hooves Day Prince, but like Blackrose remains unconfirmed]].
* {{Catchphrase}}: ''"Think what you will."''
* TheChessmaster: Has a reputation for this, on truly epic scales, and is considered one of THE best at it to the point that no one is ever sure just how much of anything is merely him taking advantage of the situation or how much was planned all along. All his sons are chips off the old block.
* ConsummateLiar: Has a reputation for this, as shown in his nickname 'The Prince of Deceit', and he's quite proud of it.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has a tendency to do this, owing to his personality, usually in the form of LampshadeHanging. Note for example Xestobium's accusation that the Summer Court is NotSoDifferent from the Dragons.
--> '''Emperor Blackthorn''': No one likes being compared to their antithesis, my son.
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: He's classified as an Ascendant deity, so he might have been mortal at one point. [[spoiler:It's implied that he's the Prince from the Hearts and Hooves Day story]].
* TheDreaded: Described as the most feared figure among Changelingkind where his counterpart Blackrose is the most beloved, on top of being among the most mysterious. Even his sons, who normally evoke this among their subjects and Non-Changelings, are absolutely terrified of him and his disapproval. He actively cultivates this as part of his manipulative nature as a means of intimidating those he meets to his advantage.
** Of course, there are other beings who are this to even him; Queen Mab the Preeminent is said to be one of few beings who can make him feel [[NotSoStoic legitimate concern]]. And then there's [[TheOldGods Amareros]], whom Blackthorn and his Scions does everything possible to avoid provoking him after he nearly brought the Summer Court to its knees literally overnight.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Being a consummate schemer and ManipulativeBastard with aeons of experience and a master of [[XanatosGambit Xanatos Gambits]], usually only the most unthinkable developments can legitimately take him off-guard - like Thorax's Purification, or Dragon Lord Ember forgiving him and Changelingkind for their actions against Dragonkind. Downplayed in that given his deceitful nature, he's very good at hiding it and few can ever tell how much of that is genuine and how much is an act. And he has an uncanny ability to [[XanatosSpeedChess quickly take advantage of any sudden unforeseen variables]].
* EnragedByIdiocy: Emperor Blackthorn will ''not'' suffer fools in his presence, even if they are his sons. He cared little the morality and motives of his Scions, but those who [[EpicFail spectacularly fail his standards or display gross incompetence]] ''will'' be condemned to the Winter Court, which is considered to be a horrible fate considering how much the Summer Court loathes them. His sons frequently use that as an excuse to off their rivals on the grounds that their negligence threaten the survival/interests of the Summer Court as a whole. Two of the theories behind his allowance of 'The Fratricide' between his sons were that either he could punish the less capable of their incompetence, or to [[TheSocialDarwinist weed out and eliminate the weakest of his court]].
--> '''Emperor Blackthorn''': "We expect our sons to indulge in deceit and treachery... but we will not tolerate INCOMPETENT deceit and treachery."
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: It's implied that Blackthorn still deeply loves Blackrose, even though the latter can't stand him at all; the only time they're able to work together is during [[EnemyMine Court-threatening situations]], and even then Blackrose is extremely reluctant to work with him. In the story of Final Epoch, Blackthorn thanked the Equestrian Princesses for saving Blackrose from one timeline (apparently she met a horrible fate there), and if the Toxikon incident was of any indication, Blackthorn may have been plotting anything that would get her to work by his side again.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Has banished his sons to the Winter Court in the past for reasons other than incompetence on these grounds.
** According to King Serfyr, even Blackthorn thinks Queen Mab I was a 'right lunatic,' and he assisted in sealing her away. Given the character of some of his sons, that is saying something.
** Even he considers using Count Perpetual Annoyance as an instrument of torture too cruel and has forbid the Summer Court from doing so.
* EvilMentor: He's actually closer to "Amoral" mentor, but otherwise served as this to Propagare (to no one's surprise). Both of them knew he's mostly doing this to serve his own ends.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: When interacting with his sons and/or non-Changelings, he takes the form of a Royal Changeling with a charcoal-blue carapace and tattered moth wings. His true form is implied to be an Eldritch abomination made of shadows and bluish-green flames.
* GodEmperor: A straightforward example; much like Blackrose, who is regarded as the Mother Deity of Changelingkind and the Matriarch of the Spring Court, Blackthorn is known for being the Father Deity of Changelingkind and the Patriarch of the Summer Court.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: In a testament to his genius and that of Dr Toxikon, he was able to deduce that Toxikon's seemingly unwitting premature reveal of his plans to his sons is likely another ploy, so that he could restrict their response to the way he ''wanted'' them to respond, [[WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged planning around the plans they're planning around his plans]].
* ItsPersonal: Like Blackrose, he has a ''massive'' grudge against Discord, and has not let anything stop him from getting his revenge, though so far he has yet succeeded.
* LackOfEmpathy: Owing to his personality and worldviews, he seemed indifferent to the suffering or feelings of others. The only person who brings out a shred of genuine empathy/love is Blackrose [[spoiler:who is hinted to be the Hearts and Hooves Day Princess he fell in love with pre-Curse]].
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Implied to do this on occasion, as part of his manipulative nature. Best exemplified by how he handled Demon King Dynastinae; when his gigantic son issued a challenge to him for the leadership of the Summer Court, believing he now has the power to overcome his father so after absorbing Sixth Demon King's essence, Blackthorn merely laughed and told him he couldn't take this challenge seriously when Dynastinae couldn't even defeat a mere Queen - knowing full well that would set him off on a warpath towards Queen Supia for a rematch. It worked, and Dynastine died in the battle.
* MacabreMothMotif: Whenever he appears as a Royal Changeling, he's depicted as having tattered moth wings. Moths are often depicted as symbols of death, mystery, and transformation. While he isn't outright evil and in fact sees himself as above evil, he's still a highly amoral Changeling deity
* TheManBehindTheMan: He has dealings with the young god of Propaganda, Propagare, and had taught him many ways of deception and manipulation, with full intention of using him as a pawn for his own plans, even as Propagare and his pantheon pursues theirs. To be fair, it was acknowledged that Propagare would do the same in his position and neither of them will hesitate to stab each other in the back. And both of them knows this. Also likely not the first time he's done it...
* ManipulativeBastard: Has a reputation for this, having made pawns out of mortals and immortals, nations and pantheons alike.
* MysteriousPast: He is a walking enigma, and even less is known about him than his female counterpart, Blackrose. All which is known by the world thus far is that he is the co-creator of Changelingkind, [[DeityOfHumanOrigin was once mortal]], and has a complicated history and relationship with Blackrose and Discord...
* OffingTheOffspring: Won't hesitate to eliminate his own Scions if they step out of line or failed so spectacularly, and he judges them a threat to the continued existence of the Summer Court.
* ParentalFavoritism: He tends to favor those who had proven exceptional by themselves and also being very useful to him, which caused many of his sons to kick-start convoluted plots so they could gain his attention. Currently, his favorite is King Metamorphosis, who despite his young age had enough of a moral compass to put the needs of the Summer Court above his own and his father's.
* PetTheDog:
** Blackthorn's great interest in Thorax's ascension and purification of his racial Curse led to him offering advice on how to rule his new hive. It's also implied that he planted hidden Summer Court agents into Thorax hive to protect them from Chrysalis-loyalists and ensure that it prospers. Whoever they find, they're given to King Brachion to be studied.
** While he does encourage treachery and scheming in his children, Blackthorn does support his more benevolent sons, since he appreciates those who put the Summer Court's needs first.
* RedBaron: Two nicknames are mentioned: The [[ManipulativeBastard 'Prince Of Deceit']] and the [[TheChessmaster 'Sovereign of Schemes']], which sums up what sort of being he is.
* RoyalWe: Usually, Blackthorn refers to himself in plural even though he rules alone, which implies that [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes he still may love Blackrose despite their separation]]. However, he does say "my son(s)" when talking directly to his children.
* SuperIntelligence: Even among Royal Changelings and Gods, he's ''incredibly'' intelligent, which also made him a supremely capable [[TheChessmaster schemer]] and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulator]].
* SocialDarwinist: Shares this with the rest of the Summer Court and likely its originator. In his eyes, those who do not have the strength and skills to attain and retain their power and position is undeserving of either. He doesn't mind if they try to off him and succeeds, but he does mind if they screw up and prove themselves incapable and incompetent. It's also implied that he engineered 'the Fratricide' to come about in order to weed out his more incompetent sons for precisely this reason.
** Almost seemed to find it regrettable that his most treacherous son King Heterometrus [[spoiler:got killed by Toxikon before he manages to pull off his ultimate betrayal against him near the tail-end of the Crucible Crisis]], given it might had been the best chance he will ever have to pull one off against his father.
* SoProudOfYou: Seems to genuinely respect those of his sons who had proven their worth, whether in both deeds or character, caring little of their motivations. He was greatly impressed by Xestobium's cleverness and competence, for example, as was Polistes, even though neither of them are exactly fond of him or their brothers.
* TheStoic: remains calm and composed even in the most intense situations. All descriptions point to him being so cold, indifferent and experienced personality-wise that almost nothing fazes him, barring the most unthinkable developments like Thorax’s Ascension/Purification of the Curse, and what Ember did at the end of the Crucible Crisis. Usually, the most you can get out of him is his signature 'disconcerting smile' and a snide comment.
** As noted under ItsPersonal, he does seem capable of harboring intense emotions. It's just that he kept it so well under control no one could really notice it. His enmity for Discord, for example, is said to be enough to [[NotSoStoic 'level mountains if unleashed']], making Discord likely the only being capable of making him truly lose his cool.
* {{Touche}}: Had this reaction to Crazy Ant's blackmailing of both Official Courts to leave his Free Hive alone.
* WorthyOpponent:
** Has a relationship of mutual respect with Dragon King Bahumet, one of the few gods wise and experienced enough to match wits with him and had consistently been able to foil his schemes. They play games of Go from time to time, mirroring the legendary games of intrigue that they had embarked against each other through the ages.
** Respects Dr Toxikon for being able to challenge him and the entire Summer Court during the ‘Crucible Crisis’, remarking that there are 'no bounds to brilliance' in his comments on Toxikon's strategies.
** Acknowledged the insane genius of Crazy Ant, Grand High Engineer of Machina, after he was able to outwit his own sons and blackmail both Official Courts into leaving Machina alone.
* XanatosGambit: Has a reputation for these, owing to being the [[TheChessmaster Sovereign of Schemes]], to the point that in-universe his sons called it a 'Blackthorn Gambit'. Whatever happens, he will have planned for it to benefit him in some way.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Played this along with the rest of his Summer Court during the ''entirety'' of their confrontation with Dr. Toxikon, due to all sides being incredibly intelligent and rapidly adjusting their plans.
* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: As with most Gods of the Codexverse, his true form is actually something much more eldritch and inequine, though apparently not to the same degree as Blackrose's 'Discord-Killer'. At the climatic battle of the Crucible Crisis, some observers caught glimpses of it as 'curtains of shadowy mists' and 'tendrils of bluish-green flames'.
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[[folder:'The Crone']]
A mysterious figure in the Summer Court (And Changelingkind), 'The Crone' as she is known is Blackthorn's loyal servant since time immemorial, acting as her master's caretaker, personal maid, confidant, adviser and emissary among his Scions and subjects. Despite her seemingly quaint exterior, few underestimate her for like all things Changeling, her appearance could be deceiving...
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* AlmightyJanitor: Served as this for Emperor Blackthorn. On top of usual caretaker duties expected of a maid and estate manager, she's also rumoured to be the Spymaster of Blackthorn's own intelligence network and responsible for his dreaded praetorian guards, the Black Maidens.
* CoolOldLady: Has the appearance of such, looking like a tall, elderly Changeling mare under a simple grey cloak. The entries repeatedly reminds us that she's far more than she seems; the Changeling Emperor seems to trust her, while the Changeling Kings respects her.
* {{Foil}}: To Puck Avalon of the Spring Court, being essentially his counterpart in the Summer Court and serving roughly the same roles. Contrasts include being elderly to Puck's seeming youth, her solemn and soft-spoken demeanour to Puck's humorous and carefree attitude. Like Puck, she is not one to be trifled with.
* SecretKeeper: Is a confidant of the Changeling Emperor and his personal spymaster, meaning she knows A LOT about what's going on around the Summer Court and Changelingkind.
* TheDreaded: Shares this with her liege, being his closest and most loyal servant. When she speaks, even Blackthorn's sons listen as if she is speaking with the Changeling Emperor's authority herself - and most likely, she does.
* TheSpymaster: Rumoured to run Blackthorn's own spies and assassins. If the Changeling Emperor wants some secret known or some affair dealt with personally, she's likely the one responsible for carrying it out.
* TimeAbyss: Had been around since the Dawn of the Changelings, making her likely aeons old. Given her habit of calling Emperor Blackthorn 'young master' - and ''get away with it'' - there are hints that she might be older than that.
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!!Hive Metamorphosis
The Hive of King Metamorphosis, Emperor Blackthorn's current favourite and one of the four Hives composing the Tetrarchy Compact.
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[[folder:General]]
* TheAlliance: Part of the Tetrarchy Compact, among the first of such blocs to emerge in the Summer Court and brought considerable stability to its then fickle and unpredictable political environment.
* BoringButPractical: Hive Metamorphosis handles logistics for joint-efforts of the Tetrarchy Compact. While that doesn't sound like much, the implication is that where King Metamorphosis and the other Kings and Hives do the planning together, Hive Metamorphosis do most of the heavy-lifting necessary for making their plans operational.
* UndyingLoyalty: Hive Metamorphosis is known to be incredibly loyal to their liege even by most Royal Changelings' standards, precisely because King Metamorphosis is both a benevolent and effective ruler.
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[[folder:King Metamorphosis Lyonesse]]
-> ''"I only do what is necessary, and no more than that."''
Among the Summer Court, Metamorphosis is considered unusual in that, in contrast to many of his tyrannical and insidious brothers, King Metamorphosis is one of the few truly noble, benevolent Changeling Kings, and one of the most capable. Despite his relative youth, he has recently become his father's current favourite and entrusted with executing many of his father's most important tasks. Also first among equals of Tetrarchy Compact, an alliance of four Changeling Kings including him which is the first of its kind and overhauled the Summer Court's political system.
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* TheAce: Has a growing reputation for this despite his relative youth. He's an able administrator with a rapidly prospering hive, a capable fighter and strategist who could hold his own against his older brothers like Mantid, known for solving problems and completing his fathers' tasks effectively, served as a role model for younger Kings, and managed all this while maintaining his morality and conscience despite being a member of the cutthroat Summer Court. All this contributed to him becoming his father's current favourite.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Known for his ability to analyze problems and information and develop effective solutions to resolve situations or deduce critical details. He managed to figure out or helped figuring out what Toxikon was planning several times during the 'Crucible Crisis'.
* CanonImmigrant: Appeared initially in Alex Warlorn's "Ponies And Dragons" round-robin along with the Summer Court (All of which had since been PutOnABus over there after a nasty spat between the authors), where most of his character is originally developed.
* {{Cincinnatus}}: Has no real ambition beyond the prosperity of his Hive and more amiable relationships with non-Changelings. Cited as a reason why Blackthorn made him his current favourite, as he can be trusted not to put his own ego and self-interest ahead of his father's and the Summer Court's.
* CoolBigBro: Acted as this for both Polistes and Pholcidae. Ironic considering he isn't that much older than they are, especially compared with the centuries/millennia-older brothers they all have.
* TheConscience: Like Puck and Blackrose of the Spring Court, he's considered to be this for the Summer Court at this time, with growing influence within the Court and on Blackthorn despite his young age.
* GoodParents: He recalled her mother being a 'remarkable mare', who raised him with love and kindness. It is speculated to be the reason why he arose to be such a benevolent figure even within the Summer Court.
* MysteriousPast: Very little is revealed about his origins, as like many Kings he kept it close to his chest lest it be used against him by his rivals. The most he had revealed was that he was born 'roughly two centuries ago' in a village 'long since abandoned and left to ruin'. His Errance - the journey that ultimately led to him discovering the truth of himself - is said to be 'quite a story' by itself.
* NecessaryEvil: The only evil he is known to do. He won't like doing it, but if he can't find a better option to resolve a problem short of committing one of these, he won't hesitate to do what needs to be done. This was stated as one of the reasons why Blackthorn is impressed with him.
* NiceGuy: Benevolent and diplomatic, he would rather his brothers stop killing each other and focus on engaging the world in more positive ways, which earned him his nickname as "Summer's Conscience" among the Seelie Fae.
* ParentalFavoritism: The youngest known Changeling King to hold the unofficial position of his father Emperor Blackthorn's 'favourite', entrusted with some of the most important tasks his father has for his Scions, much to most of his older brothers' jealousy and consternation.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Goes without saying, he's this, and his subjects LOVED him for it. He's also rather sane and stable compared to many of his brothers, which may be a reason for his effectiveness, owing to the fact SanityHasAdvantages.
* RedBaron: Called 'Summer's Conscience', due to his benevolence and reasonableness. Given the character of the Summer Court, that's quite an achievement.
* TakeAThirdOption: Known to do this when running errands for his father. He will always try to find a better alternative method to complete his objectives more effectively and with minimal harm to innocents. What really impressed his father was the fact that he was ''always'' able to rationally justify his decisions with reasoning beyond that it was simply the right things to do.
* TheUnfavorite: Played with; it's easy to think that his compassion and noble behavior would've marked him as useless in the scheming Summer Court, but it's ''because'' of those traits that Blackthorn made him his current favorite, because he could always be counted on to do the right thing for his Court overall. Once TheMasquerade was broken, he was important enough to be made his father's diplomat in the outside world. However, he's resented by many of his brothers (outside notable exceptions like the Tetrarchy Compact and many younger Changeling Kings), being considered an 'upstart' who had stolen attention and respect from their father that they believe themselves more deserving. So far they haven't succeeded in offing or undermining him, however, due to his power and ingenuity.
* TokenGoodTeammate: What ''really'' made him stand out - one of the few benevolent Changeling Kings where most are ruthless, scheming and calculating tyrants, and a very young and successful one, to boot. At least a few younger kings have become this directly because of him, or seek him out because they desire to be this trope. Pholcidae is an example of this.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's actually one of the younger Kings, being around only two centuries old. Many of his ageless brothers has lifespans measuring in multiple millennia. This makes his achievements so far even more impressive.
* YoungestChildWins: He's described as one of the youngest Changeling Kings (it's implied that King Lasius is not too far off in age), and he became Emperor Blackthorn's current favored son by prioritizing the needs of the Summer Court and continuing to stick to good morals in the process. Those who try to off him out of jealousy often find themselves outmaneuvered by one they consider an "upstart".
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!!Hive Mantid
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[[folder:King Mantid Lyonesse]]
A large, militant Changeling King. Despite being mistaken as a warmongering brute, Mantid is a deceptively intelligent strategist, and has the reputation of birthing one of the strongest hives of the Summer Court. Currently a member of the Tetrarchy, after his younger brother, Metamorphosis, managed to gain his grudging respect with his military skills.
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* GeniusBruiser: As mentioned above, he's usually mistaken as TheBrute because of his talent in fighting, and not much else. However, he's deceptively intelligent, which presumably works in his favor against those who underestimate him.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Often on the receiving end of this. Due to his large size and talent in military matters, he's often seen as a dimwitted, bloodthirsty fighter. [[GeniusBruiser He's actually a lot more than that]].
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!!Hive Erlking
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[[folder:King Brachion Lyonesse]]
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* ArchEnemy: Has one in the form of Kickhopper, who was once a member of his hive, but disagreed on his philosophy and his hive's atrocities and was caught sabotaging his projects. Yet when Brachion attempted to inflict a cruel and ironic punishment on Kickhopper by turning him into a living weapon, he escaped and used his newfound powers to oppose him wherever he could. Brachion considers him a WorthyOpponent, but had continued to try and kill Kickhopper to this day.
* BoomerangBigot: Hated Deerkind with a passion despite being a former Alvslog Deer Prince. Justified in that his family threw him out when they discovered him to be a yet-manifest Changeling, leading to him to flee into the [[TheLostWoods the dark depths of the forest]], struggling desperately to survive for ''years'' against its harsh conditions and vicious predators, which traumatized him and led him to become [[TheSocialDarwinist who he]] [[EvilutionaryBiologist is now]].
* BestServedCold: When he returned a Changeling King, he led an army of Changeling Warriors and his own bio-engineered beasts to raze his birth kingdom to the ground in revenge for casting him out into the forest to die, all because he was discovered to be a dormant Changeling. The rumoured things he did to his family were the stuff of nightmares, from subjecting his surrogate parents to horrific experiments to hunting, ravishing and ''eating'' his own surrogate siblings in forms of predatory beasts.
* EvilutionaryBiologist: What he and his hive specializes in, after his experiences exiled in the dark depths of the forest resulted in him developing a twisted fascination with the dark side of nature and embraced it. Once he Awakened to his power and intellect as a Royal Changeling, he went on to try and 'improve' the vicious predators and organisms even more with science and sorcery.
* FreudianExcuse: The reason why he's so fascinated with the dark, Darwinist side of nature is because when he was young, his royal foster Deer family cast him out and left him in the harsh forests to die. This experience traumatized him so much that he was bent on survival, turning him into a King that is bent on becoming the apex predator that dominates his foes.
* HalfHumanHybrid: A Changeling-Deer hybrid, thanks to Blackthorn having a fling with a royal doe from the Alveslog Forest. This mixed heritage was what led to his maternal family casting him out once his still-dormant Changeling heritage was discovered; something which he [[ItsPersonal held against Deerkind for]] to this day.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: While Brachion is infamous for conducting extremely unethical experiments, one of his victims was a traitorous Changeling of Thorax's hive, who pretended to side with the ascendant Royal Changeling by purifying himself of his racial Curse, and then frame his leader for the murder of unpurified Changeling children so he could garner Chrysalis's favor. The Summer Court was not pleased, and Brachion made him his test subject after their secret agents caught and hoofed him over for dissection and experimentation.
* MadScientist: Of the EvilutionaryBiologist variety, with an unhealthy obsession with predators and the dark side of nature in general. He even has the obligatory laboratory/stronghold, located in the forest of his birth - populated and twisted into a primeval nightmare by his creations - where he ever experiments to craft new biological horrors, both as means to an end and ends in themselves.
* MouthStitchedShut: After a purified Chrysalis-loyalist was caught trying to frame Thorax and brought to his labs, Brachion had the Changeling traitor's mouth stitched shut so he wouldn't scream during the experiments.
* OddFriendship: Strangely, despite being TheSocialDarwinist, he managed to strike up a friendly rapport with the meek ''Fluttershy''. Of course, Fluttershy doesn't know who he really is beneath his disguise...
* PayEvilUntoEvil: He eventually got revenge on his foster Deer family for casting him out for bearing a heritage he was not yet aware of and forcing him to survive alone in a hostile environment by driving its king into mad tyranny, siccing his soldiers and biologically-altered monsters on some, and kidnapping the rest to use for his personal experiments.
* PetTheDog: Despite their differing views on nature and their acceptance of its vicious side, Brachion respects Fluttershy for retaining her compassion in the face of learning of nature's horrors, and her steadfast determination to rise above and change nature itself. When Fluttershy wrote him a letter of thanks for (secretly) donating half a million bits for her new animal sanctuary, Brachion made that letter a treasured keepsake (as well as one of his many well-kept secrets).
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: One of his victims was a purified Chrysalis-loyalist who attempted to frame Thorax for the murder of unpurified Changeling children. Brachion turned him into a test subject as soon as the traitor was caught.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Embraced this philosophy more so than many of his Royal Changeling brothers and nephews, owing to his embrace of the dark side of nature, despising weakness and adheres to 'Survival of the Fittest' in both letter and spirit on all things.
--> '''King Brachion:''' "The Law of the World is the Law of the Jungle."
* {{Sadist}}: He greatly enjoys taking apart his test subjects ForScience and inflicting cruel fates upon those he perceives weak and unworthy.
* WorthyOpponent: Considers Kickhopper this, being a EmpoweredBadassNormal (By his own indirect hooves) who became a superheroic figure dedicated to stopping him and his schemes wherever he could. As far as he is concerned, Kickhopper has shown himself to be a strong, cunning and worthy survivor and foe, always quietly relishing his fights and attempts to kill him.
* TheWorfEffect: Is considered one of the Changeling Emperor's strongest Scions, ruler of one of the strongest Hives, but both ended up on the receiving end of beat-down from [[spoiler:a [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien 'Visitor']] after Brachion captured and tried to dissect its apparent child]]. Needless to say, this demonstrates just how advanced [[spoiler:the 'Visitors']] are that they could all-but-casually walk into his hive, pass all his vaunted monsters and warriors, and hold even him - a ''demigod'' - off long enough to get back someone they took.
* VillainousValour: He respects Fluttershy for still keeping her convictions despite learning the horrors of nature, and actually making him ''question'' his Darwinist beliefs. He also, on some level, respects his mortal archenemy Kickhopper for being a survivor willing to stand against him. Does not extend to [[spoiler:the 'Visitor' who invaded his hive, took something from him and humiliated him in his father's eyes]], quietly vowing revenge no matter what he is and how long it takes.
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!!Other Summer Court members
[[folder:King Metriini Lyonesse]]
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[[folder:King Lasius Lyonesse]]
-> ''"Why merely conquer and destroy when you can do better things with your talents?"''
Like his brother, King Metamorphosis, King Lasius is quite the intelligent and capable Royal Changeling, with astounding morals and a progressive attitude... which, unfortunately for him, didn't come from having loving parents. Lasius was born into a noble House that was known for being extremely incompetent and lazy; all the wealth his foster family had was spent on themselves and their luxurious lifestyles, while their subjects lived in dire poverty. The emergence of Lasius's intelligence and his voracious desire for knowledge proved to be a problem in itself, since there was almost nothing that could stimulate him.\\\
At first, he joined his half-sister Golden Bell in Robin Hood-like shenanigans, stealing from their own family and giving the stolen riches to the poor. At one point, he aided his brother Polistes in a heist, though he didn't know who he was at the time. Eventually, Lasius's frustration and boredom reached the point where he and Golden Bell conspired to take care of their decadent, useless family... permanently.\\\
When he sensed the approaching Blackthorn (who was disguised as an unknown visitor), Lasius threw a massive party in order to make a good impression. Everyone who attended included his foster family, the kingdom's royal family, and the kingdom's top elites in general. Once the party started, he secretly assassinated his most troublesome relatives, then killed off the rest by lacing their food with a tasteless, slow-killing poison. By the time Blackthorn arrived, everyone was dead, except for Lasius and Golden Bell. Pleased with how his son exceeded his expectations, Blackthorn declared him a King right then and there, allowing Lasius to fully embrace his Royal Changeling heritage.\\\
Lasius cemented his reputation as a benevolent ruler by using his foster family's statues and palaces to repair the roads of his foster kingdom, firmly ensuring that the memory of his predecessors would not be missed. His high standards of living also applied to his hive, causing his Changeling subjects to experience a higher quality of living. Despite earning resentment from his more tyrannical brothers for gaining his father's favor, Lasius doesn't care, as he is dedicated to improving the Summer Court and, by extension, its standing with the Spring Court.
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* BenevolentBoss: Both in his hive, and in the kingdom he grew up in. His Changeling subjects live a high-quality life and are fiercely loyal to him. When the Changelings' masquerade was broken, the people in his childhood kingdom didn't really care since he was such a huge improvement compared to his incompetent predecessors.
* BerserkButton: Will not tolerate laziness or incompetence of any kind, due to growing up with people who refused to change their lazy, incompetent ways.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Despite being half-siblings, Lasius loves Golden Bell dearly and would do anything for her. When one of his brothers tried [[RevengeByProxy hurting him by sending an assassin after Golden Bell]], Lasius built a table lamp out of the assassin's exoskeleton, while also turning it into a bomb that emitted the odor of a molting dragon. The Changeling King who received the lamp found himself surrounded by a flock of predators such as Rocs and Hydras.
* BrotherSisterTeam: Before he became a Changeling King, Lasius and his half-sister, Golden Bell, often collaborated on a lot of things, since Golden Bell was the only noble in his foster family who wasn't fantastically stupid, lazy, or incompetent.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He didn't participate in his foster family's lavish lifestyle, seeing them as incredibly boring. And when they refused to change their ways, [[SelfMadeOrphan he killed them]]. It's mentioned that his half-sister, Golden Bell, was also disgusted by her relatives, but the only reason she didn't kill them herself was because Lasius beat her to it.
* DramaticIrony: In-universe; Lasius wasn't aware that he and Polistes were brothers, and only helped him at the time because he wanted some excitement to stimulate his incredibly bored mind. Once he became a Royal Changeling, however, he gave Polistes a call and they stayed on decent terms.
* EnragedByIdiocy: He shares this trait with his True Parent, considering his incompetent, selfish foster family useless and unworthy of life.
* GoodIsBoring: ''Inverted''. He discovered that his brothers have been conquering tyrants for ''aeons'', and thus considers that done to death and ''boring''. As a result, he considers being TheGoodKing, an extreme rarity among the Summer Court (and his birth family), far more interesting, exciting, and fun. The fact his sister approves is decidedly a bonus.
* TheGoodKing: He considers being the best he possibly can a ''hobby''.
* InsufferableGenius: Implied. He's described as having a high opinion of himself, but he backs it up with a good work ethic.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Lasius suffered this a good deal while growing up, as both his aristocratic foster family and his instructors were incredibly dull-minded, lazy, and incompetent by a huge comparison. The only friend he had was his half-sister, Golden Bell. At first, he helped Golden Bell participate in thievery against his own family a la Robin Hood, hoping it would stimulate his genius mind. But when it became clear that his foster family refused to change their ways, Lasius decided to assassinate them himself.
* IronicName: His name is the scientific term for moisture ants, who make their nests within moist, rotting wood. One of Lasius's homes is located in a kingdom that once languished under the rule of incompetent, lazy nobility and royalty. Once he took the throne there, the kingdom ''flourished''.
* KlingonPromotion: He inherited the throne in the kingdom he grew up in, by killing off the entire nobility and royalty for their lazy incompetence. Fortunately for the people, he turned out to be TheGoodKing who introduced to them a higher quality of living.
* MeaningfulName: He's named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasius moisture ants]]. Also counts as an IronicName due to his namesake insect species nesting in moist, rotting places.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Slaughtered his entire foster family, as well as the royal family and other elites, except his sister Golden Bell... but they were all lazy, incompetent tyrants who let their subjects suffer just to line their own pockets and continue living high. To note: Golden Bell inevitably would've done it herself to free their people and helped him. He also left one of his (evil) true brothers to rot in an inescapable death trap with the only key being in Blackthorn's possession and got another (who tried to murder Golden Bell) attacked by hordes of predatory monsters.
* RoyalBlood: While he was born into a [[BlueBlood noble House]], some of his relatives were royalty, making him royalty by default thanks to Blackthorn's secret fling with one of the mares there. While he proved himself to be capable and progressive, his family... [[AristocratsAreEvil wasn't]].
* SelfMadeOrphan: During the welcoming party he threw for a visiting Blackthorn, Lasius assassinated almost his entire family either with poison-laced food, or by picking them off himself. Golden Bell turned a blind eye to this for she had the same idea, but he beat her to it.
* SinsOfOurFathers: The problems both his foster noble family and the royal family caused in his childhood kingdom were inherited by him once he killed them all. In an opposite example, Lasius proved himself to be a SuperiorSuccessor by using his foster family's statues and palaces to pave the roads, and improved the kingdom in general to the point where his family's subjects were able to experience a high quality life for the first time in years. This resulted in said subjects praising him, and when he was revealed to be a Changeling, they simply didn't care as he did so much for them.
* SuperiorSuccessor: Once Lasius killed off the nobility and royalty, and inherited the throne to his childhood kingdom, he quickly proved to be TheGoodKing who looked out for the well-being of his subjects. He brought them out of their poverty and used his family wealth to improve their living conditions, to the point where said subjects simply didn't care when he was revealed to be a Changeling.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Growing up surrounded by lazy and incompetent aristocrats left the intelligent Lasius incredibly lonely and frustrated, to the point where he eventually murdered all of his foster relatives except for Golden Bell, his half-sister. When he became a Changeling King and founded his own hive, one of the things he will not tolerate is if his subjects started becoming lazy.
* TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few good Changeling Kings in the Summer Court, and one of the most hardworking and progressive. In his foster family, however, he was the WhiteSheep who wanted to make his impoverished people's lives better. While he does have selfish motivations to a degree, he notably considers ''every'' citizen of his kingdom as being a better pony than his foster family ever was.
* ToppledStatue: Invoked; after murdering both his foster noble family and the royal family, his first act as king was to use every statue that depicted his dead relatives, including the founder's, to pave the roads. When that ran out, he used their ''palaces''.
* {{Unperson}}: He ensured that the memory of his childhood kingdom's incompetent nobility and royalty, including his foster family, would be completely forgotten by using their statues and palaces to pave the roads. It shows what kind of bastards he grew up with.
* UpperClassTwit: Lasius's ''entire foster family'', royalty included, was this. He eventually got fed up and killed almost every single one, except Golden Bell, who felt the same way as he did.
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[[folder:King Macrodontia Lyonesse]]
-> ''"Size, strength and standing means nothing without the will to use them well."''
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* HalfHumanHybrid: Half Changeling, half Jotunn, thanks to Blackthorn having a fling with a Jotunn mare.
* HeightAngst: Implied. While Macrodontia is estimated to be as tall as Changeling Queen Supia, they often argue on who's taller, and the thought of being proven inferior to the Changeling Queen gets him rather testy. As such, no one wants to get close to him lest they risk being stomped on or eaten.
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[[folder:King Heterometrus Lyonesse]]
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Taken UpToEleven, as more or less every person to ever associate with him ends up stabbed in the back and he actively prides himself in his skill at betrayal. Blackthorn uses him to weed out subpar Kings by teaming them with him knowing if they're below his standards, Heterometrus will betray and kill them. He bears no ill will to anyone who betrays him, as he views it as the nature of the entire Court and fully expects it. This is eventually deconstructed when he executed a particularly cruel betrayal against the dragon that saved his life by allowing his entire family to be killed by Summer Changelings, leading to the birth of Dr. Toxikon.
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!The Changeling Summer Court
Also known as the "Court of Thorns", the Summer Court is the other 'official' Court of the Changelings and the second largest in general. The Summer Court is the shadow of Changelingkind to the light of the Spring Court, a dark and twisted reflection. Ruled by the male counterparts of the Royal Changelings, most - though not all - Changeling Kings are as ruthless, ambitious and calculating as their patriarch, the Changeling Emperor, ever seeking to advance their power, whether by subversion or conquest of other lands and races, or undermining and destroying their rivals among their ranks. Yet even in this den of vipers and scorpions, there are a few exceptions who don't share their siblings' unfettered ambitions...
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* ArchEnemy: Several Kings have one in a hero competent and intelligent enough to take them head on. Dr. Toxikon managed to become this to the ''entire Court''.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Compared to the Royal Changelings of the Spring Court, the Royal Changelings of the Summer Court are far less adjusted as a family, with plots and ambitions galore. Most of it seems to stem from Emperor Blackthorn, who neglects his children at best, kills them when they fail him at worst, and favors those who prove exceptionally useful to him and his grand plans.
* BreakTheHaughty: Suffered one from Amareros, the Love Primeval, one of the oldest and most powerful deities on Equus, after some Changeling Kings [[TooDumbToLive attempted to subdue Amareros for their own ends]] and the Summer Court caught Amareros' ire for how they abused Love for their own ends. No one knows exactly ''what'' Amareros did, and the Changelings ''will not'' discuss it, but it was known that the Summer Court was brought to its knees ''overnight'' and [[AintTooProudToBeg Blackthorn was forced to bargain for his and his Scions' survival]]. Afterwards, Blackthorn and the Summer Court are wary of provoking Amareros and his fellow Grand Primevals under any circumstances.
* TheChessmaster: A whole clan of them. They had move nations like pieces on a chessboard and made pawns out of other ''gods'', with their patriarch being the greatest one among them.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: If the Summer Court has one weakness, it's that they for the most part view one another primarily as rivals for their father's attention rather than family, and as such will stab each other in the back the moment it suits them. They try their best to hide this from the world, as with all their weaknesses, but Toxikon managed to find out about it and exploited it relentlessly. Some like Heterometrus takes this UpToEleven.
* CivilWar: Has a relatively low-level and simmering one going on since the time of the First-Spawns known as 'The Fratricide', started by one of his 'First-Spawn' sons (if not ''the'' first) which saw the then-bloodless intracourt rivalry escalate to full-blown fratricidal conflicts. The Changeling Emperor let it continue, either as collective punishment for their stupidity, didn't care at all, or even engineered it as a means to weed out the unworthy from his Court's ranks.
* ConsummateLiar: There's a reason why the Royal Changelings of the Summer Court called the 'Tyrants of Deceit'; like father, like son, they are masters at deceiving others into doing their will or exposing their weaknesses. They are also very difficult to be deceived themselves; it took [[spoiler:Ahuizotl]] every trick he knew just to get King Brachion to unwittingly release the Dyvaos, for example.
* DeadlyDecadentCourt: Decadence varies between individual Kings and Hives, but they are certainly deadly as a whole, to each other and any who get in their way.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once, in retaliation of Dragonkind burning down the Changeling homeland and nearly pushing them to extinction, the Summer Court launched a campaign of genocide to return the favor aeons later, and ''nearly did the job''. The fact that they nearly brought low ''all of dragonkind'', one of the mightiest races on Equus and in most other settings; where most people and nations could only hope to challenge even ''one'' on most occasions - and they nearly wiped them out. This demonstrates just how dangerous the Summer Court is.
* TheDreaded: As one of the two main groups of Unseelie Changelings, they are this even among their own kind. Expect a horrible death if you ever find yourself getting in their way.
* EnragedByIdiocy: Generally in the Summer Court, if someone's plan somehow turns into an EpicFail, then their life is forfeit, as Blackthorn doesn't tolerate idiocy, and his more ruthless sons will see it as a weakness to exploit.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Surprisingly enough, even they find the Winter Court in general abhorrent, which is saying something about the latter. It's rather common for Changeling Kings to threaten their rivals with the fate of being Condemned so they would remove threats to their power.
** They also hate Chrysalis and her ilk, which also says something about how evil she is. It got to the point where Emperor Blackthorn secretly placed several agents in Thorax's hive of purified Changelings so he could root out hidden Chrysalis-loyalists.
* EvilOverlord: An ''entire clan/civilization'' of them, and noted to be more successful than many of their non-Changeling peers.
* EvilVsEvil: On many occasions the Changeling Kings had schemed and fought against each other for their father's favour, while the Court as a whole had clashed with other forces of evil whom compete against them for dominion over the world.
** Mentioned to have fought against the Storm King and his Empire during the 'Storm King Crisis'.
* ExactWords: More so than the Seelie Courts, owing to their nature. One notable example includes King Lepid the Silver-Tongued, who once got away with betraying another despite giving his Word not to do so covering all possible bases, a great taboo among Changelingkind by arguing that he never promised he wouldn't ''[[ILied lie]]'' to him from the start about it, up to and including giving his Word. Heterometrus also pulled this on Toxikon when, after promising to leave in peace, he returned with other Summer Court Changelings to [[spoiler:slaughter Toxikon's clan]] during the [[FinalSolution 'Time of Broken Scales']].
--> '''King Heterometrus''': "We never said anything about ''returning'' in peace afterwards."
* TheFairFolk: Fits the 'nightmarishly horrible' variety of legends, though the Winter Court is [[UpToEleven actually even worse]].
* FinalSolution: Attempted one against Dragonkind in revenge for the 'Burning of Amorea', known as the 'Time of Broken Scales', and nearly succeeded. Going by the entries, some of the methods in achieving such results horrified even those who hated Dragons. Of course, this eventually came back to bite them 5,000 years later, when Dr Toxikon, a survivor of the attempted genocide, [[CycleOfRevenge tried to return the favour]].
* FlowerMotifs: Like the Spring Court, the Summer Court has roses as their motif, except it is represented by the rose's thorns, showing that the Summer Court is a dark, perverted shadow of the benevolent, blooming Spring Court. This is where it got its moniker, "The Court of Thorns".
* KarmaHoudini:
** The Summer Court had committed many atrocities over the ages in their ruthless pursuit of power and domination from the shadows, and gotten away with many of them due to the then-active Masquerade, and Blackthorn and his children making sure to cover up their tracks.
** The Summer Court was mentioned to have committed a lot of war crimes during the 'Storm King Crisis', ravaging the territories of the Storm Empire. Since they were on the side of the victorious international coalition and were too powerful as a whole to be held accountable, they got away with them largely scot-free.
** Subverted with the 'Time of Broken Scales', their attempted genocide on Dragonkind in revenge for the 'Burning of Amorea': it took 5,000 years, but the survivor Toxikon would snap and eventually return the favour, causing considerable damage to the Summer Court.
* PragmaticVillain: Another reason they are so successful. Ironically, this also makes them slightly less evil than [[EvenEvilHasStandards the Winter Court]].
* RedBaron: Collectively, they're known as the "Black Court". Blackthorn and his sons are known as the "Tyrants of Deceit".
* ShockingDefeatLegacy: Due to their incredible competence and power, ''any'' major defeat suffered by any king tends to be this. While a hard-fought loss to an {{Archenemy}} can be overlooked, more major losses can potentially lose Blackthorn's favor, especially if it's the result of incompetence, and make one a prime target for their brothers. As such, it's not unheard of for one King to manipulate another into having one of these to severely hurt their standing.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Most had this worldview, including their patriarch. The Changeling Kings will pounce on their rivals and enemies at any moment of weakness, and will show little remorse or mercy. Cunning and strength is valued highly among their ranks and the measure of all things. King Brachion embodies this trope the most; having spent most of his childhood fending for himself in a dangerous forest after his royal Deer family cast him out, Brachion has developed a dark fascination with Equus's predatory wildlife, which led to him becoming a sadistic MadScientist that experiments on people in order to create dangerous beasts.
* TheStoic: Overt emotions is considered a sign of weakness in the Summer Court. Most Changeling Kings thus emulate their patriarch in hiding their true feelings and intents behind composed, inscrutible masks. Needless to say, the best way to tell if something shocking or [[NotAsPlanned had gone wrong]] for a Summer Court Royal Changeling is when they [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness lose their composure]].
* TokenEvilTeammate:
** Of Changelingkind and Faekind in general, especially in times of crises where [[EnemyMine they would work with the Spring and Autumn Courts to resolve them]].
** They are also this to the Equestrians by implication: Like the Spring Court, they are allied with Thorax and his Purified Changelings due to them being key to breaking their racial curse - and since Thorax is also allied with the Equestrians, that means the Summer Court is also allied with the Equestrians by proxy. Needless to say, neither of them are likely happy with this arrangement, due to the general duplicitous temperament of Blackthorn and his sons.
** Mentioned to have allied themselves with the grand coalition of World Powers along with the Spring Court to fight the Storm Empire during the 'Storm King Crisis'.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Not ''all'' of the Summer Court are evil: a few of them are genuinely benevolent, or are at least honorable or reasonable. One of them is even the current favorite of the Changeling Emperor.
* VirtueIsWeakness: Played with; given how most Kings of the Summer Court are willing to exploit their rivals' weaknesses, it's a general rule that things such as trust and compassion would make one an easier target. However, Blackthorn has been known to favor more benevolent sons like Metamorphosis, Lasius, and Pholcidae, as they tend to put the needs of the Summer Court first. The only reasons why they weren't killed yet is because they're all quite capable of defending themselves, and killing the more "useful" members of the Court would also potentially incur Blackthorn's wrath.
* WickedCultured: The Summer Court is this to the CulturedBadass of the Spring Court. Some of the Changeling Kings are very flamboyant and sophisticated like the Kings Lepid and Thomisus. Others are intensely interested in preservation of cultural legacies like King Pholcidae. All of this is encouraged by their father/patriarch.
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[[folder:Blackthorn, the Changeling Emperor]]
The Patriarch of the Summer Court and the Father of ''all'' Changelings, if Empress Blackrose is the most beloved and known figure among the Changeling Courts, Emperor Blackthorn is the most feared and mysterious. Ruthless, calculating and ambitious, the Changeling Emperor endlessly schemes from the shadows to advance his inscrutable agendas even as his Scions gradually expand their influence across Equus, making pawns out of the greatest heroes and villains and manipulating mortals and gods alike, held in check only by those who could match him wit for wit. Yet the deceitful and amoral divine schemer is not without hints of HiddenDepths, showing among other things a complicated past and a relationship with his 'Beloved', Empress Blackrose, that he desired to be reciprocated...
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Seems to see morality as illusions and considers himself to be above them. To him, power and the pursuit of it is the measure of all things, even if not all that matters.
* AbusiveParent: He's a ''terrible'' father by any metric, seemingly caring little for his sons other than as means to advance his agendas, and has little hesitation in exiling and offing them if they fail or cross him. Yet he still respects most of them, especially if they had proven themselves worthy, and is generally careful enough to retain most of their loyalty (mostly by letting them do whatever they want so long as they help him run errands, and avoid doing anything to make them resentful).
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In-universe; because of his stoicism, and his great talent and experience in scheming and manipulating others, many creatures (including other Changelings and even his own sons) try to correctly guess the meaning of his actions. His more altruistic moments especially come under scrutiny - does he really mean what he says/does/feels, or is he a BitchInSheepsClothing who acts the way he does purely out of [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]]?
* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's definitely sinister for the most part, as he had done a lot of villainous things over the eons, but is frequently described as, at most, "amoral" and his motives are ambiguous enough to keep everybody guessing. He's also willing to work and bargain with the Spring Court and other forces of the good and righteous to advance his or mutual interests, like with Queen Dazzleglow. He also backed heroes as much as villains in the past for his own agendas.
* ArchEnemy: Shares one with Empress Blackrose in Discord, and unlike Blackrose had not let Discord's reformation get in the way of his revenge. Also a rivalry with Dragon King Bahumet, Father of all Dragons and one of the few capable of matching his wits consistently and foil his schemes.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: His full name is Blackthorn Oberon Lyonesse. Like Blackrose, his true name is a long-lost secret that only he and his counterpart knew...
* ByronicHero: While "hero" is a bit of a misnomer, he's described as 'his own absolute principle' - highly intelligent and capable but very self-centered? Check. Possess charisma and magnetism which retained him admiration and loyalty of his Scions and those he sires them with? Check. Intensely introspective due to being intellectually-minded, yet also obsessive with his goals and grudges (Blackrose and Discord)? Check. Cynical and experienced with the hints regarding a troubled and complicated past, again with Blackrose and Discord as well as his role at the Dawn of Changelingkind? Check. Adheres strongly to his own code and standards and is rather contemptuous of those who fail his standards, while respecting those who does like the worthy members of his Scions, his rivals and mortals in general? Check. Ambitious and power-hungry, intensely determined to fulfill his desires regardless of what stands in his way? ''Check''. Yep, he fits.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Like Blackrose, is ''heavily'' implied to be the Hearts And Hooves Day Prince, but like Blackrose remains unconfirmed]].
* {{Catchphrase}}: ''"Think what you will."''
* TheChessmaster: Has a reputation for this, on truly epic scales, and is considered one of THE best at it to the point that no one is ever sure just how much of anything is merely him taking advantage of the situation or how much was planned all along. All his sons are chips off the old block.
* ConsummateLiar: Has a reputation for this, as shown in his nickname 'The Prince of Deceit', and he's quite proud of it.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has a tendency to do this, owing to his personality, usually in the form of LampshadeHanging. Note for example Xestobium's accusation that the Summer Court is NotSoDifferent from the Dragons.
--> '''Emperor Blackthorn''': No one likes being compared to their antithesis, my son.
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: He's classified as an Ascendant deity, so he might have been mortal at one point. [[spoiler:It's implied that he's the Prince from the Hearts and Hooves Day story]].
* TheDreaded: Described as the most feared figure among Changelingkind where his counterpart Blackrose is the most beloved, on top of being among the most mysterious. Even his sons, who normally evoke this among their subjects and Non-Changelings, are absolutely terrified of him and his disapproval. He actively cultivates this as part of his manipulative nature as a means of intimidating those he meets to his advantage.
** Of course, there are other beings who are this to even him; Queen Mab the Preeminent is said to be one of few beings who can make him feel [[NotSoStoic legitimate concern]]. And then there's [[TheOldGods Amareros]], whom Blackthorn and his Scions does everything possible to avoid provoking him after he nearly brought the Summer Court to its knees literally overnight.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Being a consummate schemer and ManipulativeBastard with aeons of experience and a master of [[XanatosGambit Xanatos Gambits]], usually only the most unthinkable developments can legitimately take him off-guard - like Thorax's Purification, or Dragon Lord Ember forgiving him and Changelingkind for their actions against Dragonkind. Downplayed in that given his deceitful nature, he's very good at hiding it and few can ever tell how much of that is genuine and how much is an act. And he has an uncanny ability to [[XanatosSpeedChess quickly take advantage of any sudden unforeseen variables]].
* EnragedByIdiocy: Emperor Blackthorn will ''not'' suffer fools in his presence, even if they are his sons. He cared little the morality and motives of his Scions, but those who [[EpicFail spectacularly fail his standards or display gross incompetence]] ''will'' be condemned to the Winter Court, which is considered to be a horrible fate considering how much the Summer Court loathes them. His sons frequently use that as an excuse to off their rivals on the grounds that their negligence threaten the survival/interests of the Summer Court as a whole. Two of the theories behind his allowance of 'The Fratricide' between his sons were that either he could punish the less capable of their incompetence, or to [[TheSocialDarwinist weed out and eliminate the weakest of his court]].
--> '''Emperor Blackthorn''': "We expect our sons to indulge in deceit and treachery... but we will not tolerate INCOMPETENT deceit and treachery."
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: It's implied that Blackthorn still deeply loves Blackrose, even though the latter can't stand him at all; the only time they're able to work together is during [[EnemyMine Court-threatening situations]], and even then Blackrose is extremely reluctant to work with him. In the story of Final Epoch, Blackthorn thanked the Equestrian Princesses for saving Blackrose from one timeline (apparently she met a horrible fate there), and if the Toxikon incident was of any indication, Blackthorn may have been plotting anything that would get her to work by his side again.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Has banished his sons to the Winter Court in the past for reasons other than incompetence on these grounds.
** According to King Serfyr, even Blackthorn thinks Queen Mab I was a 'right lunatic,' and he assisted in sealing her away. Given the character of some of his sons, that is saying something.
** Even he considers using Count Perpetual Annoyance as an instrument of torture too cruel and has forbid the Summer Court from doing so.
* EvilMentor: He's actually closer to "Amoral" mentor, but otherwise served as this to Propagare (to no one's surprise). Both of them knew he's mostly doing this to serve his own ends.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: When interacting with his sons and/or non-Changelings, he takes the form of a Royal Changeling with a charcoal-blue carapace and tattered moth wings. His true form is implied to be an Eldritch abomination made of shadows and bluish-green flames.
* GodEmperor: A straightforward example; much like Blackrose, who is regarded as the Mother Deity of Changelingkind and the Matriarch of the Spring Court, Blackthorn is known for being the Father Deity of Changelingkind and the Patriarch of the Summer Court.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: In a testament to his genius and that of Dr Toxikon, he was able to deduce that Toxikon's seemingly unwitting premature reveal of his plans to his sons is likely another ploy, so that he could restrict their response to the way he ''wanted'' them to respond, [[WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged planning around the plans they're planning around his plans]].
* ItsPersonal: Like Blackrose, he has a ''massive'' grudge against Discord, and has not let anything stop him from getting his revenge, though so far he has yet succeeded.
* LackOfEmpathy: Owing to his personality and worldviews, he seemed indifferent to the suffering or feelings of others. The only person who brings out a shred of genuine empathy/love is Blackrose [[spoiler:who is hinted to be the Hearts and Hooves Day Princess he fell in love with pre-Curse]].
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Implied to do this on occasion, as part of his manipulative nature. Best exemplified by how he handled Demon King Dynastinae; when his gigantic son issued a challenge to him for the leadership of the Summer Court, believing he now has the power to overcome his father so after absorbing Sixth Demon King's essence, Blackthorn merely laughed and told him he couldn't take this challenge seriously when Dynastinae couldn't even defeat a mere Queen - knowing full well that would set him off on a warpath towards Queen Supia for a rematch. It worked, and Dynastine died in the battle.
* MacabreMothMotif: Whenever he appears as a Royal Changeling, he's depicted as having tattered moth wings. Moths are often depicted as symbols of death, mystery, and transformation. While he isn't outright evil and in fact sees himself as above evil, he's still a highly amoral Changeling deity
* TheManBehindTheMan: He has dealings with the young god of Propaganda, Propagare, and had taught him many ways of deception and manipulation, with full intention of using him as a pawn for his own plans, even as Propagare and his pantheon pursues theirs. To be fair, it was acknowledged that Propagare would do the same in his position and neither of them will hesitate to stab each other in the back. And both of them knows this. Also likely not the first time he's done it...
* ManipulativeBastard: Has a reputation for this, having made pawns out of mortals and immortals, nations and pantheons alike.
* MysteriousPast: He is a walking enigma, and even less is known about him than his female counterpart, Blackrose. All which is known by the world thus far is that he is the co-creator of Changelingkind, [[DeityOfHumanOrigin was once mortal]], and has a complicated history and relationship with Blackrose and Discord...
* OffingTheOffspring: Won't hesitate to eliminate his own Scions if they step out of line or failed so spectacularly, and he judges them a threat to the continued existence of the Summer Court.
* ParentalFavoritism: He tends to favor those who had proven exceptional by themselves and also being very useful to him, which caused many of his sons to kick-start convoluted plots so they could gain his attention. Currently, his favorite is King Metamorphosis, who despite his young age had enough of a moral compass to put the needs of the Summer Court above his own and his father's.
* PetTheDog:
** Blackthorn's great interest in Thorax's ascension and purification of his racial Curse led to him offering advice on how to rule his new hive. It's also implied that he planted hidden Summer Court agents into Thorax hive to protect them from Chrysalis-loyalists and ensure that it prospers. Whoever they find, they're given to King Brachion to be studied.
** While he does encourage treachery and scheming in his children, Blackthorn does support his more benevolent sons, since he appreciates those who put the Summer Court's needs first.
* RedBaron: Two nicknames are mentioned: The [[ManipulativeBastard 'Prince Of Deceit']] and the [[TheChessmaster 'Sovereign of Schemes']], which sums up what sort of being he is.
* RoyalWe: Usually, Blackthorn refers to himself in plural even though he rules alone, which implies that [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes he still may love Blackrose despite their separation]]. However, he does say "my son(s)" when talking directly to his children.
* SuperIntelligence: Even among Royal Changelings and Gods, he's ''incredibly'' intelligent, which also made him a supremely capable [[TheChessmaster schemer]] and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulator]].
* SocialDarwinist: Shares this with the rest of the Summer Court and likely its originator. In his eyes, those who do not have the strength and skills to attain and retain their power and position is undeserving of either. He doesn't mind if they try to off him and succeeds, but he does mind if they screw up and prove themselves incapable and incompetent. It's also implied that he engineered 'the Fratricide' to come about in order to weed out his more incompetent sons for precisely this reason.
** Almost seemed to find it regrettable that his most treacherous son King Heterometrus [[spoiler:got killed by Toxikon before he manages to pull off his ultimate betrayal against him near the tail-end of the Crucible Crisis]], given it might had been the best chance he will ever have to pull one off against his father.
* SoProudOfYou: Seems to genuinely respect those of his sons who had proven their worth, whether in both deeds or character, caring little of their motivations. He was greatly impressed by Xestobium's cleverness and competence, for example, as was Polistes, even though neither of them are exactly fond of him or their brothers.
* TheStoic: remains calm and composed even in the most intense situations. All descriptions point to him being so cold, indifferent and experienced personality-wise that almost nothing fazes him, barring the most unthinkable developments like Thorax’s Ascension/Purification of the Curse, and what Ember did at the end of the Crucible Crisis. Usually, the most you can get out of him is his signature 'disconcerting smile' and a snide comment.
** As noted under ItsPersonal, he does seem capable of harboring intense emotions. It's just that he kept it so well under control no one could really notice it. His enmity for Discord, for example, is said to be enough to [[NotSoStoic 'level mountains if unleashed']], making Discord likely the only being capable of making him truly lose his cool.
* {{Touche}}: Had this reaction to Crazy Ant's blackmailing of both Official Courts to leave his Free Hive alone.
* WorthyOpponent:
** Has a relationship of mutual respect with Dragon King Bahumet, one of the few gods wise and experienced enough to match wits with him and had consistently been able to foil his schemes. They play games of Go from time to time, mirroring the legendary games of intrigue that they had embarked against each other through the ages.
** Respects Dr Toxikon for being able to challenge him and the entire Summer Court during the ‘Crucible Crisis’, remarking that there are 'no bounds to brilliance' in his comments on Toxikon's strategies.
** Acknowledged the insane genius of Crazy Ant, Grand High Engineer of Machina, after he was able to outwit his own sons and blackmail both Official Courts into leaving Machina alone.
* XanatosGambit: Has a reputation for these, owing to being the [[TheChessmaster Sovereign of Schemes]], to the point that in-universe his sons called it a 'Blackthorn Gambit'. Whatever happens, he will have planned for it to benefit him in some way.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Played this along with the rest of his Summer Court during the ''entirety'' of their confrontation with Dr. Toxikon, due to all sides being incredibly intelligent and rapidly adjusting their plans.
* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: As with most Gods of the Codexverse, his true form is actually something much more eldritch and inequine, though apparently not to the same degree as Blackrose's 'Discord-Killer'. At the climatic battle of the Crucible Crisis, some observers caught glimpses of it as 'curtains of shadowy mists' and 'tendrils of bluish-green flames'.
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[[folder:'The Crone']]
A mysterious figure in the Summer Court (And Changelingkind), 'The Crone' as she is known is Blackthorn's loyal servant since time immemorial, acting as her master's caretaker, personal maid, confidant, adviser and emissary among his Scions and subjects. Despite her seemingly quaint exterior, few underestimate her for like all things Changeling, her appearance could be deceiving...
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* AlmightyJanitor: Served as this for Emperor Blackthorn. On top of usual caretaker duties expected of a maid and estate manager, she's also rumoured to be the Spymaster of Blackthorn's own intelligence network and responsible for his dreaded praetorian guards, the Black Maidens.
* CoolOldLady: Has the appearance of such, looking like a tall, elderly Changeling mare under a simple grey cloak. The entries repeatedly reminds us that she's far more than she seems; the Changeling Emperor seems to trust her, while the Changeling Kings respects her.
* {{Foil}}: To Puck Avalon of the Spring Court, being essentially his counterpart in the Summer Court and serving roughly the same roles. Contrasts include being elderly to Puck's seeming youth, her solemn and soft-spoken demeanour to Puck's humorous and carefree attitude. Like Puck, she is not one to be trifled with.
* SecretKeeper: Is a confidant of the Changeling Emperor and his personal spymaster, meaning she knows A LOT about what's going on around the Summer Court and Changelingkind.
* TheDreaded: Shares this with her liege, being his closest and most loyal servant. When she speaks, even Blackthorn's sons listen as if she is speaking with the Changeling Emperor's authority herself - and most likely, she does.
* TheSpymaster: Rumoured to run Blackthorn's own spies and assassins. If the Changeling Emperor wants some secret known or some affair dealt with personally, she's likely the one responsible for carrying it out.
* TimeAbyss: Had been around since the Dawn of the Changelings, making her likely aeons old. Given her habit of calling Emperor Blackthorn 'young master' - and ''get away with it'' - there are hints that she might be older than that.
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!!Hive Metamorphosis
The Hive of King Metamorphosis, Emperor Blackthorn's current favourite and one of the four Hives composing the Tetrarchy Compact.
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* TheAlliance: Part of the Tetrarchy Compact, among the first of such blocs to emerge in the Summer Court and brought considerable stability to its then fickle and unpredictable political environment.
* BoringButPractical: Hive Metamorphosis handles logistics for joint-efforts of the Tetrarchy Compact. While that doesn't sound like much, the implication is that where King Metamorphosis and the other Kings and Hives do the planning together, Hive Metamorphosis do most of the heavy-lifting necessary for making their plans operational.
* UndyingLoyalty: Hive Metamorphosis is known to be incredibly loyal to their liege even by most Royal Changelings' standards, precisely because King Metamorphosis is both a benevolent and effective ruler.
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[[folder:King Metamorphosis Lyonesse]]
-> ''"I only do what is necessary, and no more than that."''
Among the Summer Court, Metamorphosis is considered unusual in that, in contrast to many of his tyrannical and insidious brothers, King Metamorphosis is one of the few truly noble, benevolent Changeling Kings, and one of the most capable. Despite his relative youth, he has recently become his father's current favourite and entrusted with executing many of his father's most important tasks. Also first among equals of Tetrarchy Compact, an alliance of four Changeling Kings including him which is the first of its kind and overhauled the Summer Court's political system.
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* TheAce: Has a growing reputation for this despite his relative youth. He's an able administrator with a rapidly prospering hive, a capable fighter and strategist who could hold his own against his older brothers like Mantid, known for solving problems and completing his fathers' tasks effectively, served as a role model for younger Kings, and managed all this while maintaining his morality and conscience despite being a member of the cutthroat Summer Court. All this contributed to him becoming his father's current favourite.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Known for his ability to analyze problems and information and develop effective solutions to resolve situations or deduce critical details. He managed to figure out or helped figuring out what Toxikon was planning several times during the 'Crucible Crisis'.
* CanonImmigrant: Appeared initially in Alex Warlorn's "Ponies And Dragons" round-robin along with the Summer Court (All of which had since been PutOnABus over there after a nasty spat between the authors), where most of his character is originally developed.
* {{Cincinnatus}}: Has no real ambition beyond the prosperity of his Hive and more amiable relationships with non-Changelings. Cited as a reason why Blackthorn made him his current favourite, as he can be trusted not to put his own ego and self-interest ahead of his father's and the Summer Court's.
* CoolBigBro: Acted as this for both Polistes and Pholcidae. Ironic considering he isn't that much older than they are, especially compared with the centuries/millennia-older brothers they all have.
* TheConscience: Like Puck and Blackrose of the Spring Court, he's considered to be this for the Summer Court at this time, with growing influence within the Court and on Blackthorn despite his young age.
* GoodParents: He recalled her mother being a 'remarkable mare', who raised him with love and kindness. It is speculated to be the reason why he arose to be such a benevolent figure even within the Summer Court.
* MysteriousPast: Very little is revealed about his origins, as like many Kings he kept it close to his chest lest it be used against him by his rivals. The most he had revealed was that he was born 'roughly two centuries ago' in a village 'long since abandoned and left to ruin'. His Errance - the journey that ultimately led to him discovering the truth of himself - is said to be 'quite a story' by itself.
* NecessaryEvil: The only evil he is known to do. He won't like doing it, but if he can't find a better option to resolve a problem short of committing one of these, he won't hesitate to do what needs to be done. This was stated as one of the reasons why Blackthorn is impressed with him.
* NiceGuy: Benevolent and diplomatic, he would rather his brothers stop killing each other and focus on engaging the world in more positive ways, which earned him his nickname as "Summer's Conscience" among the Seelie Fae.
* ParentalFavoritism: The youngest known Changeling King to hold the unofficial position of his father Emperor Blackthorn's 'favourite', entrusted with some of the most important tasks his father has for his Scions, much to most of his older brothers' jealousy and consternation.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Goes without saying, he's this, and his subjects LOVED him for it. He's also rather sane and stable compared to many of his brothers, which may be a reason for his effectiveness, owing to the fact SanityHasAdvantages.
* RedBaron: Called 'Summer's Conscience', due to his benevolence and reasonableness. Given the character of the Summer Court, that's quite an achievement.
* TakeAThirdOption: Known to do this when running errands for his father. He will always try to find a better alternative method to complete his objectives more effectively and with minimal harm to innocents. What really impressed his father was the fact that he was ''always'' able to rationally justify his decisions with reasoning beyond that it was simply the right things to do.
* TheUnfavorite: Played with; it's easy to think that his compassion and noble behavior would've marked him as useless in the scheming Summer Court, but it's ''because'' of those traits that Blackthorn made him his current favorite, because he could always be counted on to do the right thing for his Court overall. Once TheMasquerade was broken, he was important enough to be made his father's diplomat in the outside world. However, he's resented by many of his brothers (outside notable exceptions like the Tetrarchy Compact and many younger Changeling Kings), being considered an 'upstart' who had stolen attention and respect from their father that they believe themselves more deserving. So far they haven't succeeded in offing or undermining him, however, due to his power and ingenuity.
* TokenGoodTeammate: What ''really'' made him stand out - one of the few benevolent Changeling Kings where most are ruthless, scheming and calculating tyrants, and a very young and successful one, to boot. At least a few younger kings have become this directly because of him, or seek him out because they desire to be this trope. Pholcidae is an example of this.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's actually one of the younger Kings, being around only two centuries old. Many of his ageless brothers has lifespans measuring in multiple millennia. This makes his achievements so far even more impressive.
* YoungestChildWins: He's described as one of the youngest Changeling Kings (it's implied that King Lasius is not too far off in age), and he became Emperor Blackthorn's current favored son by prioritizing the needs of the Summer Court and continuing to stick to good morals in the process. Those who try to off him out of jealousy often find themselves outmaneuvered by one they consider an "upstart".
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!!Hive Mantid
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[[folder:King Mantid Lyonesse]]
A large, militant Changeling King. Despite being mistaken as a warmongering brute, Mantid is a deceptively intelligent strategist, and has the reputation of birthing one of the strongest hives of the Summer Court. Currently a member of the Tetrarchy, after his younger brother, Metamorphosis, managed to gain his grudging respect with his military skills.
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* GeniusBruiser: As mentioned above, he's usually mistaken as TheBrute because of his talent in fighting, and not much else. However, he's deceptively intelligent, which presumably works in his favor against those who underestimate him.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Often on the receiving end of this. Due to his large size and talent in military matters, he's often seen as a dimwitted, bloodthirsty fighter. [[GeniusBruiser He's actually a lot more than that]].
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!!Hive Erlking
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[[folder:King Brachion Lyonesse]]
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* ArchEnemy: Has one in the form of Kickhopper, who was once a member of his hive, but disagreed on his philosophy and his hive's atrocities and was caught sabotaging his projects. Yet when Brachion attempted to inflict a cruel and ironic punishment on Kickhopper by turning him into a living weapon, he escaped and used his newfound powers to oppose him wherever he could. Brachion considers him a WorthyOpponent, but had continued to try and kill Kickhopper to this day.
* BoomerangBigot: Hated Deerkind with a passion despite being a former Alvslog Deer Prince. Justified in that his family threw him out when they discovered him to be a yet-manifest Changeling, leading to him to flee into the [[TheLostWoods the dark depths of the forest]], struggling desperately to survive for ''years'' against its harsh conditions and vicious predators, which traumatized him and led him to become [[TheSocialDarwinist who he]] [[EvilutionaryBiologist is now]].
* BestServedCold: When he returned a Changeling King, he led an army of Changeling Warriors and his own bio-engineered beasts to raze his birth kingdom to the ground in revenge for casting him out into the forest to die, all because he was discovered to be a dormant Changeling. The rumoured things he did to his family were the stuff of nightmares, from subjecting his surrogate parents to horrific experiments to hunting, ravishing and ''eating'' his own surrogate siblings in forms of predatory beasts.
* EvilutionaryBiologist: What he and his hive specializes in, after his experiences exiled in the dark depths of the forest resulted in him developing a twisted fascination with the dark side of nature and embraced it. Once he Awakened to his power and intellect as a Royal Changeling, he went on to try and 'improve' the vicious predators and organisms even more with science and sorcery.
* FreudianExcuse: The reason why he's so fascinated with the dark, Darwinist side of nature is because when he was young, his royal foster Deer family cast him out and left him in the harsh forests to die. This experience traumatized him so much that he was bent on survival, turning him into a King that is bent on becoming the apex predator that dominates his foes.
* HalfHumanHybrid: A Changeling-Deer hybrid, thanks to Blackthorn having a fling with a royal doe from the Alveslog Forest. This mixed heritage was what led to his maternal family casting him out once his still-dormant Changeling heritage was discovered; something which he [[ItsPersonal held against Deerkind for]] to this day.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: While Brachion is infamous for conducting extremely unethical experiments, one of his victims was a traitorous Changeling of Thorax's hive, who pretended to side with the ascendant Royal Changeling by purifying himself of his racial Curse, and then frame his leader for the murder of unpurified Changeling children so he could garner Chrysalis's favor. The Summer Court was not pleased, and Brachion made him his test subject after their secret agents caught and hoofed him over for dissection and experimentation.
* MadScientist: Of the EvilutionaryBiologist variety, with an unhealthy obsession with predators and the dark side of nature in general. He even has the obligatory laboratory/stronghold, located in the forest of his birth - populated and twisted into a primeval nightmare by his creations - where he ever experiments to craft new biological horrors, both as means to an end and ends in themselves.
* MouthStitchedShut: After a purified Chrysalis-loyalist was caught trying to frame Thorax and brought to his labs, Brachion had the Changeling traitor's mouth stitched shut so he wouldn't scream during the experiments.
* OddFriendship: Strangely, despite being TheSocialDarwinist, he managed to strike up a friendly rapport with the meek ''Fluttershy''. Of course, Fluttershy doesn't know who he really is beneath his disguise...
* PayEvilUntoEvil: He eventually got revenge on his foster Deer family for casting him out for bearing a heritage he was not yet aware of and forcing him to survive alone in a hostile environment by driving its king into mad tyranny, siccing his soldiers and biologically-altered monsters on some, and kidnapping the rest to use for his personal experiments.
* PetTheDog: Despite their differing views on nature and their acceptance of its vicious side, Brachion respects Fluttershy for retaining her compassion in the face of learning of nature's horrors, and her steadfast determination to rise above and change nature itself. When Fluttershy wrote him a letter of thanks for (secretly) donating half a million bits for her new animal sanctuary, Brachion made that letter a treasured keepsake (as well as one of his many well-kept secrets).
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: One of his victims was a purified Chrysalis-loyalist who attempted to frame Thorax for the murder of unpurified Changeling children. Brachion turned him into a test subject as soon as the traitor was caught.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Embraced this philosophy more so than many of his Royal Changeling brothers and nephews, owing to his embrace of the dark side of nature, despising weakness and adheres to 'Survival of the Fittest' in both letter and spirit on all things.
--> '''King Brachion:''' "The Law of the World is the Law of the Jungle."
* {{Sadist}}: He greatly enjoys taking apart his test subjects ForScience and inflicting cruel fates upon those he perceives weak and unworthy.
* WorthyOpponent: Considers Kickhopper this, being a EmpoweredBadassNormal (By his own indirect hooves) who became a superheroic figure dedicated to stopping him and his schemes wherever he could. As far as he is concerned, Kickhopper has shown himself to be a strong, cunning and worthy survivor and foe, always quietly relishing his fights and attempts to kill him.
* TheWorfEffect: Is considered one of the Changeling Emperor's strongest Scions, ruler of one of the strongest Hives, but both ended up on the receiving end of beat-down from [[spoiler:a [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien 'Visitor']] after Brachion captured and tried to dissect its apparent child]]. Needless to say, this demonstrates just how advanced [[spoiler:the 'Visitors']] are that they could all-but-casually walk into his hive, pass all his vaunted monsters and warriors, and hold even him - a ''demigod'' - off long enough to get back someone they took.
* VillainousValour: He respects Fluttershy for still keeping her convictions despite learning the horrors of nature, and actually making him ''question'' his Darwinist beliefs. He also, on some level, respects his mortal archenemy Kickhopper for being a survivor willing to stand against him. Does not extend to [[spoiler:the 'Visitor' who invaded his hive, took something from him and humiliated him in his father's eyes]], quietly vowing revenge no matter what he is and how long it takes.
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!!Other Summer Court members
[[folder:King Metriini Lyonesse]]
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[[folder:King Lasius Lyonesse]]
-> ''"Why merely conquer and destroy when you can do better things with your talents?"''
Like his brother, King Metamorphosis, King Lasius is quite the intelligent and capable Royal Changeling, with astounding morals and a progressive attitude... which, unfortunately for him, didn't come from having loving parents. Lasius was born into a noble House that was known for being extremely incompetent and lazy; all the wealth his foster family had was spent on themselves and their luxurious lifestyles, while their subjects lived in dire poverty. The emergence of Lasius's intelligence and his voracious desire for knowledge proved to be a problem in itself, since there was almost nothing that could stimulate him.\\\
At first, he joined his half-sister Golden Bell in Robin Hood-like shenanigans, stealing from their own family and giving the stolen riches to the poor. At one point, he aided his brother Polistes in a heist, though he didn't know who he was at the time. Eventually, Lasius's frustration and boredom reached the point where he and Golden Bell conspired to take care of their decadent, useless family... permanently.\\\
When he sensed the approaching Blackthorn (who was disguised as an unknown visitor), Lasius threw a massive party in order to make a good impression. Everyone who attended included his foster family, the kingdom's royal family, and the kingdom's top elites in general. Once the party started, he secretly assassinated his most troublesome relatives, then killed off the rest by lacing their food with a tasteless, slow-killing poison. By the time Blackthorn arrived, everyone was dead, except for Lasius and Golden Bell. Pleased with how his son exceeded his expectations, Blackthorn declared him a King right then and there, allowing Lasius to fully embrace his Royal Changeling heritage.\\\
Lasius cemented his reputation as a benevolent ruler by using his foster family's statues and palaces to repair the roads of his foster kingdom, firmly ensuring that the memory of his predecessors would not be missed. His high standards of living also applied to his hive, causing his Changeling subjects to experience a higher quality of living. Despite earning resentment from his more tyrannical brothers for gaining his father's favor, Lasius doesn't care, as he is dedicated to improving the Summer Court and, by extension, its standing with the Spring Court.
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* BenevolentBoss: Both in his hive, and in the kingdom he grew up in. His Changeling subjects live a high-quality life and are fiercely loyal to him. When the Changelings' masquerade was broken, the people in his childhood kingdom didn't really care since he was such a huge improvement compared to his incompetent predecessors.
* BerserkButton: Will not tolerate laziness or incompetence of any kind, due to growing up with people who refused to change their lazy, incompetent ways.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Despite being half-siblings, Lasius loves Golden Bell dearly and would do anything for her. When one of his brothers tried [[RevengeByProxy hurting him by sending an assassin after Golden Bell]], Lasius built a table lamp out of the assassin's exoskeleton, while also turning it into a bomb that emitted the odor of a molting dragon. The Changeling King who received the lamp found himself surrounded by a flock of predators such as Rocs and Hydras.
* BrotherSisterTeam: Before he became a Changeling King, Lasius and his half-sister, Golden Bell, often collaborated on a lot of things, since Golden Bell was the only noble in his foster family who wasn't fantastically stupid, lazy, or incompetent.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He didn't participate in his foster family's lavish lifestyle, seeing them as incredibly boring. And when they refused to change their ways, [[SelfMadeOrphan he killed them]]. It's mentioned that his half-sister, Golden Bell, was also disgusted by her relatives, but the only reason she didn't kill them herself was because Lasius beat her to it.
* DramaticIrony: In-universe; Lasius wasn't aware that he and Polistes were brothers, and only helped him at the time because he wanted some excitement to stimulate his incredibly bored mind. Once he became a Royal Changeling, however, he gave Polistes a call and they stayed on decent terms.
* EnragedByIdiocy: He shares this trait with his True Parent, considering his incompetent, selfish foster family useless and unworthy of life.
* GoodIsBoring: ''Inverted''. He discovered that his brothers have been conquering tyrants for ''aeons'', and thus considers that done to death and ''boring''. As a result, he considers being TheGoodKing, an extreme rarity among the Summer Court (and his birth family), far more interesting, exciting, and fun. The fact his sister approves is decidedly a bonus.
* TheGoodKing: He considers being the best he possibly can a ''hobby''.
* InsufferableGenius: Implied. He's described as having a high opinion of himself, but he backs it up with a good work ethic.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Lasius suffered this a good deal while growing up, as both his aristocratic foster family and his instructors were incredibly dull-minded, lazy, and incompetent by a huge comparison. The only friend he had was his half-sister, Golden Bell. At first, he helped Golden Bell participate in thievery against his own family a la Robin Hood, hoping it would stimulate his genius mind. But when it became clear that his foster family refused to change their ways, Lasius decided to assassinate them himself.
* IronicName: His name is the scientific term for moisture ants, who make their nests within moist, rotting wood. One of Lasius's homes is located in a kingdom that once languished under the rule of incompetent, lazy nobility and royalty. Once he took the throne there, the kingdom ''flourished''.
* KlingonPromotion: He inherited the throne in the kingdom he grew up in, by killing off the entire nobility and royalty for their lazy incompetence. Fortunately for the people, he turned out to be TheGoodKing who introduced to them a higher quality of living.
* MeaningfulName: He's named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasius moisture ants]]. Also counts as an IronicName due to his namesake insect species nesting in moist, rotting places.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Slaughtered his entire foster family, as well as the royal family and other elites, except his sister Golden Bell... but they were all lazy, incompetent tyrants who let their subjects suffer just to line their own pockets and continue living high. To note: Golden Bell inevitably would've done it herself to free their people and helped him. He also left one of his (evil) true brothers to rot in an inescapable death trap with the only key being in Blackthorn's possession and got another (who tried to murder Golden Bell) attacked by hordes of predatory monsters.
* RoyalBlood: While he was born into a [[BlueBlood noble House]], some of his relatives were royalty, making him royalty by default thanks to Blackthorn's secret fling with one of the mares there. While he proved himself to be capable and progressive, his family... [[AristocratsAreEvil wasn't]].
* SelfMadeOrphan: During the welcoming party he threw for a visiting Blackthorn, Lasius assassinated almost his entire family either with poison-laced food, or by picking them off himself. Golden Bell turned a blind eye to this for she had the same idea, but he beat her to it.
* SinsOfOurFathers: The problems both his foster noble family and the royal family caused in his childhood kingdom were inherited by him once he killed them all. In an opposite example, Lasius proved himself to be a SuperiorSuccessor by using his foster family's statues and palaces to pave the roads, and improved the kingdom in general to the point where his family's subjects were able to experience a high quality life for the first time in years. This resulted in said subjects praising him, and when he was revealed to be a Changeling, they simply didn't care as he did so much for them.
* SuperiorSuccessor: Once Lasius killed off the nobility and royalty, and inherited the throne to his childhood kingdom, he quickly proved to be TheGoodKing who looked out for the well-being of his subjects. He brought them out of their poverty and used his family wealth to improve their living conditions, to the point where said subjects simply didn't care when he was revealed to be a Changeling.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Growing up surrounded by lazy and incompetent aristocrats left the intelligent Lasius incredibly lonely and frustrated, to the point where he eventually murdered all of his foster relatives except for Golden Bell, his half-sister. When he became a Changeling King and founded his own hive, one of the things he will not tolerate is if his subjects started becoming lazy.
* TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few good Changeling Kings in the Summer Court, and one of the most hardworking and progressive. In his foster family, however, he was the WhiteSheep who wanted to make his impoverished people's lives better. While he does have selfish motivations to a degree, he notably considers ''every'' citizen of his kingdom as being a better pony than his foster family ever was.
* ToppledStatue: Invoked; after murdering both his foster noble family and the royal family, his first act as king was to use every statue that depicted his dead relatives, including the founder's, to pave the roads. When that ran out, he used their ''palaces''.
* {{Unperson}}: He ensured that the memory of his childhood kingdom's incompetent nobility and royalty, including his foster family, would be completely forgotten by using their statues and palaces to pave the roads. It shows what kind of bastards he grew up with.
* UpperClassTwit: Lasius's ''entire foster family'', royalty included, was this. He eventually got fed up and killed almost every single one, except Golden Bell, who felt the same way as he did.
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[[folder:King Macrodontia Lyonesse]]
-> ''"Size, strength and standing means nothing without the will to use them well."''
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* HalfHumanHybrid: Half Changeling, half Jotunn, thanks to Blackthorn having a fling with a Jotunn mare.
* HeightAngst: Implied. While Macrodontia is estimated to be as tall as Changeling Queen Supia, they often argue on who's taller, and the thought of being proven inferior to the Changeling Queen gets him rather testy. As such, no one wants to get close to him lest they risk being stomped on or eaten.
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[[folder:King Heterometrus Lyonesse]]
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Taken UpToEleven, as more or less every person to ever associate with him ends up stabbed in the back and he actively prides himself in his skill at betrayal. Blackthorn uses him to weed out subpar Kings by teaming them with him knowing if they're below his standards, Heterometrus will betray and kill them. He bears no ill will to anyone who betrays him, as he views it as the nature of the entire Court and fully expects it. This is eventually deconstructed when he executed a particularly cruel betrayal against the dragon that saved his life by allowing his entire family to be killed by Summer Changelings, leading to the birth of Dr. Toxikon.
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