History Characters / TheSecretofKells

* KnightOfCerebus: Subverted. He ''seems'' like he's going to play a major threat, what with all the build up he's been getting from both Cellach and Aisling. But Brendan kills Crom in under a ''minute''. With ''chalk''.

* WeaksauceWeakness: For a demon who has ''killed and eaten Aisling's entire people'' of magical warrior gods, he sure does get easily beaten by a boy with a chalk.

* CatchPhrase: [[{{Greed}} '''''GOLD.''''']]

* CatchPhrase: '''''GOLD.'''''

* LackOfEmpathy: When the leader reads the Book of Iona (a.k.a the Book of Kells), the book that has touched everyone who's read it (even [[ControlFreak Cellach]]), his response was to tear out the pages, throw said pages in Aidan's and Brendan's faces and walk off with the gold cover. [[LanguageBarrier While it is possible that this was simply because he could not read Latin,]] the fact that he regularly leads [[RapePillageAndBurn destructive raids of abbeys and monasteries]] without any hint of remorse doesn’t give the impression of a compassionate individual.

* LackOfEmpathy: When the leader reads the Book of Iona (a.k.a the Book of Kells), the book that has touched everyone who's read it (even [[ControlFreak Cellach]]), his response was to tear out the pages, throw said pages in Aidan's and Brendan's faces and walk off with the gold cover. [[LanguageBarrier While it is possible that this was because he simply couldn’t read Latin,]] the fact that he regularly leads [[RapePillageAndBurn destructive raids of abbeys and monasteries]] without any hint of remorse doesn’t give the impression of a compassionate individual.

* LackOfEmpathy: When the leader reads the Book of Iona (a.k.a the Book of Kells), the book that has touched everyone who's read it (even [[ControlFreak Cellach]]), his response was to tear out the pages, throw said pages in Aidan's and Brendan's faces and walk off with the gold cover. [[LanguageBarrier However, another possibility is that he just couldn’t read Latin.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: When the leader reads the Book of Iona (a.k.a the Book of Kells), the book that has touched everyone who's read it (even [[ControlFreak Cellach]]), his response was to tear out the pages, throw said pages in Aidan's and Brendan's faces and walk off with the gold cover. [[LanguageBarrier However, another possibility is that he just didn't understand Latin.]]

* {{Autocannibalism}}: After Brendan puts out its eye, it blindly [[{{Ouroboros}} bites down on its own tail and begins to devour itself]] consuming itself into nothingness.

* {{Autocannibalism}}: After Brendan puts out its eye, it blindly bites down on its own tail and begins to devour itself, consuming itself into nothingness.

* IdiotBall: Holds one briefly when Aisling tries to warn him of Crom Cruach. If he doesn't believe in Crom because he's "[[ArbitrarySkepticism Pagan nonsense]]". Then what's Aisling?

* CantTakeCriticism: He has this mentality whenever someone questions or doubts him regarding building the wall to protect Kells. He either shuts up his dissenters and even throws his nephew to the brig for outwardly doubting him. He soon regrets and sees that his naysayers were right when his single-minded focus on building his wall actually led to Kells and some of the citizens being destroyed.

* LastOfTheirKind: She's the last of the Tuatha De Danaan. She reveals to Brendan that Crom Cruach was responsible for the destruction of her people, and the tie-in comic centered on her confirms outright that she's the last of them.

A master illuminator, responsible for writing the book of Kells. However, given his advanced aged, he's no longer than man he used to be, and turns to Brendan to help him finish what he started.

* CatsAreSnarkers: Of the SilentSnarker variety; while she can't speak, her confused or exasperated expressions more than make up for it.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: No, really: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangur_B%C3%A1n

* MeaningfulName: Pangur-Ban is named after the oldest known poem written in the Irish language... which is about a cat with the same name.

* RapunzelHair: That reaches all the way to her ankles.

* BadassPreacher: BaldOfAwesome, and an abbot.
* BaldOfAwesome: In the comic prologue, he overpowers and kills a trio of vikings to save Brendan.

* TheBadGuyWins: While a small squadron of them were mauled to death by Aisling's wolves (one of whom appears to be the leader of the horde), it's implied that, not only is their ravaging of Ireland still going, but they get away ''[[KarmaHoudini scot free]]''.

* BlackSpeech: The only thing they do say aside from this is "Gold".
* BloodKnight: Considering the fact that they're vikings, this should be obvious.

* TheDreaded: Apparently, word of the horrors they've committed travels far.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Their voices sound deep and guttural.
* HornyVikings: Naturally. Combined with their BlackSpeech and shadowy appearance, their horns make them look more like demons than human beings.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How one of them tries to finish off Cellach.

* KickTheDog:
** Aside from their constant raid and pillaging of Ireland, the leader has a quite literal example. When Pangur-Ban lunges herself at the leader he slaps her away.
** When a wounded and unarmed Cellach trundles [[spoiler:to the scriptorium, to free Brendan before it burns down, the Vikings attack him.]]
** Also, the Vikings [[spoiler:tear up the book of Kells that took months if not years to illuminate.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: When the leader reads the Book of Iona (a.k.a the Book of Kells), the book that has touched everyone who's read it (even [[ControlFreak Cellach]]), his response was to tear out the pages, throw said pages in Aidan's and Brendan's faces and walk off with the gold cover. [[LanguageBarrier Though, another possibility is that he just didn't understand Latin.]]

* NoKillLikeOverkill: The Vikings make it a strong point to wipe out everyone in Iona except Aidan who escaped, and [[spoiler:do the same to most of the residents at Kells, even when it wouldn't benefit them.]]
* RapePillageAndBurn: They aren't shown to do any raping, but they ''sure'' do love their pillaging and burning.

* WouldHurtAChild: They openly try to kill Brendan. And it wasn't the first time they've tried to kill him.

-->'''Cellach''': "The scriptorium will be arranged according to my instructions."
-->'''Aidan''': "But it's not a good--"
-->'''Cellach''': ''"It will be as I say."''
* CoolUncle: {{Averted}}. The Abbott isn't a horrible person, but not exactly "Mr. Warm" even to his own nephew.

* TheExtremistWasRight: Averted ''horrifically''. See HoistByHisOwnPetard below.

-->'''Cellach''': (lying on the ground, staring at the destroyed scriptorium) I'm so tired... Tang, leave me be... Please... ''Leave me be.''

** ArtisticLicenceHistory: The real Cellach [[spoiler:died only 8 years after founding the Abbey]], but the movie character [[spoiler:is alive when the adult Brendan returns at the end]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Non-villainous example. His wall was intended to keep the Northmen out, but it ended up trapping everybody in. Additionally his focus ''only'' on the wall and not on the scaffolding meant that when the scaffolding broke -- due to so many people trying to escape -- there were more people dead than alive.
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:Blames himself for the death of numerous villagers in Kells and the (presumed) death of Brother Aidan and Brendan.]]

* MentorOccupationalHazard: Surprisingly averted. [[spoiler: When he and Brendan are confronted by Northmen, Aidan manages to survive the encounter thanks to Aisling scaring them away, and gets to teach Brendan the ways of being an illuminator till the day he dies.]]

* ScaryBlackMan: Averted. Brother Assoua, who hails from Africa, towers over the rest of the illuminators, but is an incredibly NiceGuy.