History Characters / ElCid2020TaifaOfZaragoza

* TheSkeptic: Towards Ruy’s ''Baraka''. He explains in Season 2 that, as a Jew, he doesn't believe in the concept. Later he outright calls it a curse.

* BadassArmy: Despite being few in number, Zaragoza's warriors are apparently skilled enough that their fame precedes them in the Christian kingdoms. So much so that, in Season 2, Sancho has Ruy request the aid of Prince Mundir and his Syrian Vanguard in his war [[spoiler: against his brother Alfonso and the kingdom of León]].

* BadassArmy: Despite being few in number, Zaragoza's warriors are apparently skilled enough that their fame precedes them in the Christian kingdoms. So much so that, in Season 2, Sancho has Ruy request the aid of Prince Mundir and his Syrian Vanguard in his war against his brother Alfonso and the kingdom of León.

* {{Astrologer}}: As well as being al-Muqtadir’s physician, he’s also an astrologer. It’s he who discovers Ruy’s unusually strong ''Baraka'', and is adamant that he not be harmed, as he believes that not only is the young man destined to do great things, and that by doing so he will help Zaragoza.

** In Season 2, they deliberately fan the flames of conflict between the three kingdoms of Castile, León and Galicia, with the end result that Sancho ends up gaining dominion over all three kingdoms after a war that leaves his combined armies weakened than they were separate, ensuring he can’t pose an immediate threat to Zaragoza. At the end they get a tribute exemption of one year for helping Sancho in one battle that Sancho ''loses'', and even end (if by sheer accident) steering Sancho to war against their rival Toledo and away from themselves.

* ExoticExtendedMarriage: Is in one with al-Muqtadir. She’s his wife, and Naadira is his concubine. Both have given him sons.

* TheRival: To Naadira. The two are seen arguing over the hereditary rights of their sons in Season 1, and she and Mundir both look satisfied when [[spoiler: al-Muqtadir orders Amina to be locked up for her affair with Ruy]]. Fittingly, when both are in the presence of the Emir, they tend to be on opposite sides.
* TopWife: She’s al-Muqtadir’s wife, which would lead one to think she’s this. However, it’s implied that Naadira is the one who is favoured, as she gave birth to Yusuf, the first-born son and heir to the ''Taifa''.

* ExoticExtendedMarriage: In one with al-Muqtadir. She’s his concubine, while Farah is his wife. Both have given him sons.
* GoodParents: She and al-Muqtadir apparently brought Amina up to be a free spirit, showing a surprisingly progressive mindset for their time period. She also backs her son up in calling out [[spoiler: Mundir over his attempted assassination of Ruy. She also tries to defend Amina from being locked up over her affair, and when that doesn’t work, goes directly to Ruy to have him secure her release, preferring she live as a hostage than die slowly as a prisoner in her own home]].

* TheRival: To Farah. The two are seen arguing over the hereditary rights of their sons in Season 1, and both she and Yusuf try to intercede on Amina’s behalf [[spoiler: when al-Muqtadir orders her to be locked up for her affair with Ruy]]. Fittingly, when both are in the presence of the Emir, they tend to be on opposite sides.

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: Despite his FairForItsDay Far For His Time parenting, when he learns that Amina slept with Ruy, he has her [[GildedCage locked up in her rooms]]. It’s implied that, had Ruy not demanded her as a hostage, she would have remained locked up for a ''long'' time]].

* DualWielding: In Season 2, he wields a Moorish ''Jineta'' sword in one hand a dagger in the other [[spoiler: when he attacks Ruy]].

* TokenMinority: Only non-white character in the show.

* CompositeCharacter: After filling for Sadaro in Season 1, he seemingly replaces Faris, "the Moor of Medinaceli" in Season 2, whom [[spoiler:El Cid]] fought in single combat in the mid-late 1060s. [[spoiler:Though unlike Sádaba, El Cid killed him.]]

* CompositeCharacter: After filling for Sadaro in Season 1, he ([[GeniusBonus possibly]]) replaces Faris, "the Moor of Medinaceli" in Season 2, whom [[spoiler:El Cid]] fought in single combat in the mid-late 1060s. [[spoiler:But unlike Sádaba, El Cid killed him.]]

** In Season 2, they deliberately fan the flames of conflict between the three kingdoms of Castile, León and Galicia, with the end result that Sancho ends up gaining dominion over all three kingdoms after a war that leaves his combined armies weakened than they were separate, ensuring he can’t pose an immediate threat to Zaragoza. At the end they get a tribute exemption of one year for helping Sancho in one battle that Sancho ''loses'', and even end (if by sheer accident) steering Sancho to war against their rival Toledo and away from them.