History Characters / FablesOtherFablesAndMundanes

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Given one by a group of wooden soldiers infiltrating Fabletown. [[KickTheSonOfABitch It's rather satisfying.]]

* ArcherArchetype: Is absolutely deadly with the bow and arrow.

[[folder: Jack Horner]]
-> ''"We're the legendary people you've read about in your storybooks. Including '''me''', the best of the best- the most famous and powerful Fable of all: Jack of the Tales. So one of you insignificant Mundys show me a little respect and pull over!"'' - Jack Horner

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[[caption-width-right:299:''"I am the coolest I am the bravest. And I am absolutely the one you most want to have around when the chips are down-- provided I ''like'' you."'']]
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[[caption-width-right:310: As "Jack Frost I"]]
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[[caption-width-right:310:As a dragon]]

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Jack Frost [[spoiler: stabs him through the chest with Excalibur during their climactic battle]].
* {{Irony}}: The first Fables storyarc ends with Jack actually winning the lottery to be named lord of Prince Charming's Homeland kingdom. But as part of his sentencing for attempting to scam Bluebeard, he is forced to sell the lands back to their former owner. As it turns out much later in the series, [[spoiler: Charming is Jack's father, so he would have been directly in line to ''inherit'' Charming's royal title and lands anyway]].

* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: Jack Horner sometimes falls under this category though very rarely. Most of the time he is a selfish, narcissistic sociopath, and can be downright murderous at times like when he became Jack Frost and a cowboy gunslinger. But he has shown some examples of his more human side, like admitting to liking and caring for his friend Gary, mourning his wife's death and [[spoiler: Gary when he kicked the dust]], sometimes risking his life to save one of the Page sisters when they fell over a cliff, and generally helping out Fabletown and the Literals when needed. As seen in ''Jack of Fables #9'', he's just not that good showing it to others that he does care about them.

* LikeFatherLikeSon: A smooth-talking, womanizing manipulator, just like his dad, [[spoiler: Prince Charming]].

--> ''"ASSHOLE!!"''

[[folder: Mister Dark]]
-> ''"Who am I? I'm the thing barely seen in the shadows. The dark one just out of the corner of your eye. I'm the creature lurking under your child's bed and hiding in his closet. Even when they had me boxed up and tucked safely away, my shadow touched every world, every man's '''soul'''."'' - Mr. Dark
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[[caption-width-right:329:''"'Inhuman'? Dear boy, who ever said I was '''human'''?"'']]

[[folder: Jack Frost]]
-> ''"What kind of heroes would we be if we retired having never slain an actual dragon?"'' - Jack Frost
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm starting to realize that '''heroes''' are less common than I'd hoped."'']]

* MutualKill: [[spoiler: He and his father Jack slay each other in their ultimate confrontation, with their respective last ditch attacks.]]

* OffWithHisHead: Jack the Dragon [[spoiler: decapitates him with a massive claw strike during their battle]], at the same instant Jack Frost [[spoiler: slays him with Excalibur]].
* {{Patricide}}: Unknowingly commits this when he [[spoiler: kills his father Jack Horner in the form of a dragon]].
* {{Retirony}}: Was just about to quit the hero biz before he got word of a fire breathing dragon causing havoc. Refused to retire before ridding the world of said menace. [[spoiler: It costs him his life.]]

[[folder: Mowgli]]
-> '''Baloo:''' Do you still practice the hunter's discipline out in the world of man, Little Frog?
-> '''Mowgli:''' I sure do, old Baloo. Feet that make no noise. Eyes that see in the dark. Ears that can hear the winds in their lairs. And sharp, white teeth.

The hero of Creator/RudyardKipling's Literature/TheJungleBook, he's all grown up and serves as one of Fabletown's "Tourists", deep cover agents who perform clandestine operations out in the greater Mundane world. He is instrumental in getting Bigby to return to Fabletown.
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[[caption-width-right:320:''"I am the strong hunter, the swift runner, subtle tracker. And deadly killer-- '''if''' need be."'']]

[[folder: Sinbad]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Come with me and see what marvels await."'']]

* FaceHeelTurn: "The Last Sinbad Story" shows that [[spoiler: he later aspires to become a world-conquering oppressor, much like the Adversary he helped depose]].

* ForeShadowing: After the Glory of Bagdad wipes out a veritable ''sky'' full of dragons, the crew cheers that the ship is invincible, and that "they could conquer worlds with a fleet of such vessels". [[spoiler: This is exactly what Captain Sinbad and his men much later set out to do, as related in "The Last Sinbad Story".]]

[[folder: PrinceBrandish ("Werian Holt")]]
-> ''"He's a '''villain''', through and through. Has been all his life. A leopard can't change his spots. His reptile nature is dug in too deep. '''No one''' can change his basic character."'' - Snow White
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[[caption-width-right:332:''"My true self is none other than Prince Brandish of Castle Lancedore, protector of the golden realm, marshall of the west-- and the first and one '''true''' husband to Snow White."'']]

* TheDogBitesBack: After months of abuse, Brandish [[spoiler: pummels his overseer, Weyland Smith, to death with a crowbar]].

* HatedByAll: Murdering his own mother, kidnapping Snow and holding her captive along with killing Bigby (resurrected later), and attempting to murder all of Bigby`s kids then yeah, no one was mourning when Flycatcher killed him for his disgusting crimes.
* HeroKiller: Has a body count of noteworthy Fables that outstrips even the Adversary and his forces. [[spoiler: Weyland Smith, Sir Lancelot]], and even [[spoiler: '''Bigby Wolf''']] have died through his efforts.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: If he had killed Grimble after turning him into a bird (as was his first instinct), he wouldn't have later [[spoiler: died at Grimble's hands]].

* MasterSwordsman: Fantastically skilled with a blade; only Prince Charming [[spoiler: and Snow White]] can match or surpass his talents.

* {{Narcissist}}: Only cares for himself and his own ways. He disregards Snow`s feelings for Bigby and attempts to murder all her kids and rape her to birth him heirs for his own benefit, he even murdered his own mother just for having sex with his father.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Snow White]] stabs him right through the chest during their duel- a usually fatal blow. But it turns out that as Brandish's heart has been magically removed from his chest cavity, he does not die.

* {{Sadist}}: Breaks Snow`s arm with no remorse, attempts to murder all her kids, and killing Bigby with no remorse and glee on his face, saying that he`s a little sadistic I an understatement.
* UnholyMatrimony: How else would you classify the intentions of someone who kidnaps his intended, [[spoiler: murders her lawful husband and others]], and threatens to butcher her beloved children, all on the basis of a flimsy "betrothal" from centuries ago?

[[folder: Max, The Pied Piper]]
-> ''"To be sure, they got some of the details wrong, but look how much they got right! My legend seeped through along with some of Fire's magic. I wonder if there were other versions of Hamelin, in other unknown worlds, and if each one of them lost their precious little darlings on the same night? Do you think so? How many children did I end up taking, all told?"'' - Max Piper

* AttackOnTheHeart: Peter [[spoiler: kills him by driving the super sharp mouthpiece of Frost deep into his heart.]]

* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Max's all-encompassing obsession to gain Frost enables his brother Peter to [[spoiler: totally bypass Max's magical shielding and drive the extra sharp edge of the flute directly into his heart, killing him.]]

* WouldHurtAChild: His whole M.O. Besides his most infamous atrocity,he later weaves a spell that not only awakens and strengthens the Spanish Influenza (killing thousands of children, as well as adults), but also affects Fables so that none of them can ever give birth to future babies.

[[folder: Old Sam]]
-> ''"I know he's not much to look at, but he's '''incredibly''' spry for a guy his age."'' - Robin Page
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm a touch more '''spry''' than I look- when I need to be."'']]

* FateWorseThanDeath: When Kevin Thorn realizes that Sam tried to dispose of his magic pen before Thorn could wipe away reality, he basically "uncreates" Sam, by rendering him unable to be perceived by humanity, basically making him a ghost. Thankfully, [[spoiler: this proves temporary, as this condition fades upon Thorne's defeat.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: Has a very brief one with Robin Page, that [[spoiler: results in a child]].

[[folder: The Blue Fairy]]
-> ''"The fairy folk are of an alien nature and I'd guessed correctly that her morals would be different from ours."'' - Geppetto
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[[caption-width-right:320:''"Put away your ancient grievances or I'll write a '''permanent''' end to them. '''Mark''' me on that."'']]

* CloudCuckooLander: Purported to be this by Geppetto. Supported by her LiteralGenie granting of her beloved son Pinocchio's wish to be a "real boy".

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Slain by Goldilocks, using the powerful magical Sword of Regret]].

* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: Goldilocks decapitates her with the Sword of Regret]]. Strangely, this doesn't stop her from babbling...

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: It is [[spoiler: Geppetto's]] capture of the Blue Fairy and subsequent tapping of her magic that enables [[spoiler: Geppetto]] to expand his power base by replacing more local rulers, enabling him to establish and build his empire.

[[folder: Nalayani]]
-> ''"The gods left this world a '''long''' time ago."''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You can either ride with me or try to keep up. It's up to you."'']]

* LadyOfWar: Becomes this later when she [[spoiler: joins Prince Charming in his campaign against Sinbad's excursions in the Homelands.]]
* LoveInterests: Prince Charming, TheCasanova extraordinaire, immediately becomes enthralled with her, but as Nalayani is the only woman who has proven immune to his Charm Power, they actually don't get together during the course of their initial storyline together. [[spoiler: They do get married later on.]]

[[folder: Dorothy Gale ("Silverslipper")]]
-> ''"How does a homespun innocent FarmGirl end up a killer for hire, with '''blood''' all over her hands?"'' - Cinderella
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"My Auntie Em always said you should find something you love to do and then '''do''' it, so I figured..."'']]
The heroine of Literature/TheWizardOfOz, the former simple farm girl has since become a feared assassin for hire, and has developed a profound and long-running enmity with Cinderella, Fabletown's number one spy.

[[folder: The Fairy Godmother]]
-> ''"Once upon a time, an old woman with the best of intentions tried to sow the seeds of love in others ... with varying results. That old woman was ME ... and it's well past time I cleaned up my mess."'''- The Fairy Godmother
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Still, you can't get to the ball without breaking a few pumpkins, I always say"'']]

[[folder: Ali Baba]]
-> ''"But he was melancholy in his unearned wealth. The palaces it bought were lonely. The wines from forty nations tasted bitter on his tongue. The women of his seven seraglios held no '''allure''' for him, for their hearts were not fairly won. It wasn't until Ali Baba turned to thieving himself that he '''truly''' came alive. He had a natural '''gift''' for it, confounding merchant princes and the sultan's guards at every turn."''' - Jonah Panghammer
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Huzzah! A greater find than I could have hoped for in all my '''wildest''' dreams of grand, lovely, splendid avarice!"'']]
The anti-hero from Literature/ArabianNights, he is now known as the Prince of Thieves.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Goldilocks is compelled by the Sword of Regret to murder him in the course of killing his lover, The Snow Queen]].

[[folder: Lauda]]
-> ''"Once upon a time, in a garden, there were two rose vines, one bearing white roses, and the other red. The garden belonged to a poor widow, who lived in a small cottage in a clearing within a great and magical forest. She had two daughters, who were just like the two roses."''
Snow and Rose's mother, whose actions and lineage are the driving force behind much of the conflict between her daughters. She never appears in the story proper, only in flashbacks.
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[[folder: Molly Greenbaum]]
-> ''"I don't know what '''"riposte"''' means, but don't you '''dare''' withdraw yet!"'' - Molly Greenbaum, to Prince Charming
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"So, will there be anything else, sir?"'']]

[[folder: Tommy Sharp]]
-> ''"Welcome to the world you '''made''', you pathetic little media fuck."'' - Bigby Wolf
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[[caption-width-right:239:''"I only wanted a big story. I didn't '''mean''' anything."'']]

[[folder: Arthur Harp]]
-> ''"Finally there was the mysterious Sergeant Harp, the only one of us not from Dog Company.Not even from the 101st Airborne. But he knew how to jump. Something about him scared the frothy Irish piss out of me- the way he could move through the thick, dark undergrowth like it was a wide, empty boulevard in the brightest daylight."'' - Pvt. Shawn Duffy
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[[caption-width-right:225:''"I have to allow certain things that '''I''' may not personally approve of, in order to maintain good order and discipline."'']]
Sergeant in the OSS during World War II, he often collaborated in dangerous secret missions with Bigby Wolf, usually deep inside enemy territory. He later [[spoiler: becomes infected with a version of lycanthropy, making him a "wolf-man" like his old friend.]]

* DatingCatwoman: Marries [[spoiler: Sieglinde, the Nazi doctor]], basically because they had both become [[spoiler: werewolves]], thereby making them unique and outcast from the rest of humanity.

* IOweYouMyLife: Bigby saved Harp's life many times during WW II, which is why Harp [[spoiler: years later, cannot bring himself to shoot his old friend with a silver bullet.]]
* NotQuiteDead: Was shot, then caught in the explosion of the Nazi tower. He nevertheless [[spoiler: survives, due to being infected with Bigby's "werewolf" blood]].
* OffWithHisHead: The "Werewolves of the Heartland" graphic novel ends with Bigby [[spoiler: decapitating Harp]] for being a weak leader.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Looks to be maybe in his early to mid thirties, [[spoiler: even several decades after the end of WW II, due to being infected with the lycanthropy virus]].

* WouldHitAGirl: Has no problem shooting Dr. Sieglinde von Abensberg und Traun in the midst of a heated firefight, despite her being a woman and non-combatant. [[spoiler: It turns out she survived as a werewolf]].

[[folder: Moss Waterhouse]]
-> ''"As much as anyone, Nimble pictures '''owned''' this town. And I was a prince of the city."'' - Moss Waterhouse
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[[caption-width-right:320:''"From the highest studio tai pans to the lowliest junior assistant agents, there's not a warm body in town that can '''risk''' not taking '''my''' call."'']]

--> ''"I'm a gay, Jewish black liberal."''

[[folder: Sarah Tanaraq]]
--> ''"And I always assumed when someone finally came to take Bigby away from me, it would be the '''woman''' he's trying so hard to forget."'' - Sarah Tanaraq
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"That's the nature of rebound relationships, right?"'']]

[[folder: Meghan]]
-> ''"So, to whom do '''I''' pray for my handsome prince? Where's '''my''' 'happy ever after'?"'' - Meghan
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[[caption-width-right:320:''"The truth is, I don't want to hear any more '''fairy tales'''"''.]]

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Meghan jumps to this conclusion when she reads a newspaper article revealing that her family's farm has burned down. [[spoiler: It turns out she's wrong.]]

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* BatmanGambit: After being trapped by the Boxing League (an elite army of Imperial sorcerers), he allowed his "nightmare sack" (which the Empire had put to their own use, enabling Dark to influence events from within the box) to fall into the possession of the refugees who would later become the leaders of the Fabletown community, who would centuries later destroy the Empire, with the Dark Man's sack (now in the form of the "Witching Cloak"), being a huge factor in their success. As anticipated by Dark, the collapse of the Empire caused sufficient chaos in the form of looting that he would eventually be freed.

* NightOfTheLivingMooks: His ability to kill people (Fables and mundanes alike) instantly by rotting them with a touch, then resurrecting them as "witherlings" (zombielike creatures), totally obedient to his hill, affords him a potentially unlimited source of mindless minions.

* LivingBattery [[spoiler: Geppetto]] takes her unaware, captures her and locks her up, and hooks her up to an insidious machine that drains her magical nature. This enables him to create more slaves and lay the foundation of his ever-expanding empire.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Can't wait to strip down to nearly nude once he gets out into the wilderness.

* TooDumbToLive: Seriously, who discovers an ancient community of (supposed) vampires, decides to out them against their will, and ''warns them in advance''?
** Someone who, out of a sense of journalistic integrity, wanted to give them a chance to tell their side of the story before he blew the proverbial whistle. Needless to say it was the last mistake he ever made.

* BigBad: After the Adversary.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Slain by Goldliocks, using the powerfully magical Sword of Regret]].

* LivingBattery [[spoiler: Geppetto]] takes her unawares, captures her and locks her up, and hooks her up to an insidious machine that drains her magical nature. This enables him to create more slaves and lay the foundation of his ever-expanding Empire.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: It is [[spoiler: Geppetto's]] capture of the Blue Fairy and subsequent tapping of her magic that enables [[spoiler: Geppetto:]] to expand his power base by replacing more local rulers, enabling him to establish and build his empire.