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Sophie is one of the mundane servants working for the shadowhunters at the Institute in London. [[spoiler: She later becomes a shadowhunter herself and marries Gideon.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Oh, so much. Especially to Will.
%% * GirlFriday: To Tessa.
* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler: The reason for her scar - the son of her previous employer wanted her and when she refused his advances, took a knife to her face so that nobody could have her beauty.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: With Gideon.
* ISeeThemToo: She has a touch of the Sight, which is how Charlotte let her work for them.
%% * {{Meido}}
* ObliviousToLove: Likewise, she had no idea that Thomas was sweet on ''her''.
* ScarsAreForever: She has a huge one running down the left side of her face that distorts her beauty. She seems to be more or less okay with it, though, saying that whoever would love her now wouldn't love her just for her looks.
* SlidingScaleOfBeauty: She is an Imperfect beauty example. She used to be beautiful and still is, but has a scar stretching across her face.
* StarcrossedLovers: [[spoiler: With Gideon.]]
* WhenSheSmiles: According to Tessa, Sophie has a downright ''amazing'' smile that makes her beautiful despite her scar.
Sophie is one of the mundane servants working for the shadowhunters at the Institute in London. [[spoiler: She later becomes a shadowhunter herself and marries Gideon.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Oh, so much. Especially to Will.
%% * GirlFriday: To Tessa.
* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler: The reason for her scar - the son of her previous employer wanted her and when she refused his advances, took a knife to her face so that nobody could have her beauty.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: With Gideon.
* ISeeThemToo: She has a touch of the Sight, which is how Charlotte let her work for them.
%% * {{Meido}}
* ObliviousToLove: Likewise, she had no idea that Thomas was sweet on ''her''.
* ScarsAreForever: She has a huge one running down the left side of her face that distorts her beauty. She seems to be more or less okay with it, though, saying that whoever would love her now wouldn't love her just for her looks.
* SlidingScaleOfBeauty: She is an Imperfect beauty example. She used to be beautiful and still is, but has a scar stretching across her face.
* StarcrossedLovers: [[spoiler: With Gideon.]]
* WhenSheSmiles: According to Tessa, Sophie has a downright ''amazing'' smile that makes her beautiful despite her scar.
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[[folder:Gideon Lightwood]]
Gabriel's older brother, who returns from Spain in the second book.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards his younger brother, Gabriel.
* DeadpanSnarker
* GratuitousSpanish: {{Justified}} given that he did spend time in Spain, so he probably picked up some of the language.
* [[GrayEyes Gray]]-Green Eyes: Gray for his calmness, Green for his Shadowhunter powers.
* InformedFlaw: Is supposedly an even bigger {{Jerkass}} than his little brother, although he's shown himself to be nicer than Gabriel. Considering that was Will speaking, it's no wonder[[note]][[CharacterDevelopment He ''was'' possibly a bigger asshole than Gabriel, but he shaped up during his time in Spain]][[/note]].
* InterspeciesRomance: With Sophie. [[spoiler: At least until she ascends and becomes a shadowhunter herself.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: It's possible that he used to be this, but in ''The Clockwork Prince'', it appears he got better while he was in Spain.
* SiblingYinYang: With Gabriel.
* StarcrossedLovers: [[spoiler: Him and Sophie.]]
* TheStoic: He is a lot calmer than his brother Gabriel.
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[[folder:Gabriel Lightwood]]
Benedict's younger son and Will's apparent rival.
%% * ArrogantKungFuGuy
* BigBrotherInstinct: Will says the reason Gabriel hates him so much is because he compromised the latter's sister's virtue. But then again, it's [[ConsummateLiar Will]], so we don't know if that's true or not. As of the second book, it's apparently because Will rejected his little sister's advances (in his defense, she was a lovesick twelve-year-old) and broke Gabriel's arm in public.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:He stops supporting his father after his father is turned into a demon by the demon pox.]]
* HotBlooded: In direct contrast to his brother, Gideon, who is TheStoic.
* JerkAss: Quite blatantly.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's surprisingly patient with Tessa while training her. Of course his {{Jerkass}} side comes out when he's frustrated and he is prone to taking out his anger on other people. He becomes much nicer in ''The Clockwork Princess'' when [[spoiler:his father is turned into a demon as a result of demon pox and he is forced to stay at the Institite.]]
* TheRival: Presumably to Will. [[spoiler: They gradually learn to respect each other in ''The Clockwork Princess''. Will doesn't have much of a choice, his younger sister ends up marrying Gabriel.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Gideon.
* SitcomArchnemesis: From what we've seen, he is this to Will.
* ThickerThanWater: Gabriel puts strong emphasis on staying loyal to family. [[spoiler: At the end of ''The Clockwork Prince'', Gabriel chooses to stay with his father while his older brother Gideon deserts him for the Institute.]] [[spoiler: In ''The Clockwork Princess'', he finally understands that he was wrong to trust his father so much.]]
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Gabriel's older brother, who returns from Spain in the second book.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards his younger brother, Gabriel.
* DeadpanSnarker
* GratuitousSpanish: {{Justified}} given that he did spend time in Spain, so he probably picked up some of the language.
* [[GrayEyes Gray]]-Green Eyes: Gray for his calmness, Green for his Shadowhunter powers.
* InformedFlaw: Is supposedly an even bigger {{Jerkass}} than his little brother, although he's shown himself to be nicer than Gabriel. Considering that was Will speaking, it's no wonder[[note]][[CharacterDevelopment He ''was'' possibly a bigger asshole than Gabriel, but he shaped up during his time in Spain]][[/note]].
* InterspeciesRomance: With Sophie. [[spoiler: At least until she ascends and becomes a shadowhunter herself.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: It's possible that he used to be this, but in ''The Clockwork Prince'', it appears he got better while he was in Spain.
* SiblingYinYang: With Gabriel.
* StarcrossedLovers: [[spoiler: Him and Sophie.]]
* TheStoic: He is a lot calmer than his brother Gabriel.
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[[folder:Gabriel Lightwood]]
Benedict's younger son and Will's apparent rival.
%% * ArrogantKungFuGuy
* BigBrotherInstinct: Will says the reason Gabriel hates him so much is because he compromised the latter's sister's virtue. But then again, it's [[ConsummateLiar Will]], so we don't know if that's true or not. As of the second book, it's apparently because Will rejected his little sister's advances (in his defense, she was a lovesick twelve-year-old) and broke Gabriel's arm in public.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:He stops supporting his father after his father is turned into a demon by the demon pox.]]
* HotBlooded: In direct contrast to his brother, Gideon, who is TheStoic.
* JerkAss: Quite blatantly.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's surprisingly patient with Tessa while training her. Of course his {{Jerkass}} side comes out when he's frustrated and he is prone to taking out his anger on other people. He becomes much nicer in ''The Clockwork Princess'' when [[spoiler:his father is turned into a demon as a result of demon pox and he is forced to stay at the Institite.]]
* TheRival: Presumably to Will. [[spoiler: They gradually learn to respect each other in ''The Clockwork Princess''. Will doesn't have much of a choice, his younger sister ends up marrying Gabriel.]]
* SiblingYinYang: With Gideon.
* SitcomArchnemesis: From what we've seen, he is this to Will.
* ThickerThanWater: Gabriel puts strong emphasis on staying loyal to family. [[spoiler: At the end of ''The Clockwork Prince'', Gabriel chooses to stay with his father while his older brother Gideon deserts him for the Institute.]] [[spoiler: In ''The Clockwork Princess'', he finally understands that he was wrong to trust his father so much.]]
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[[folder:Cecily Lightwood (née Herondale)]]
William's younger sister who [[spoiler: arrives at the Institute at the end of Clockwork Prince.]]
* ActionGirl: [[spoiler: She assists in killing the demon Benedict Lightwood turned into]].
* AffectionateNickname: She is called "Cecy" by Will and later [[spoiler:Gabriel Lightwood.]]
* BloodKnight: A milder example of this. Gabriel Lightwood notes that Cecily seems to enjoy fighting.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just like her brother.
* HotBlooded: Will describes her as being stubborn
%% * PluckyGirl
%% * RavenHairIvorySkin
* StrongFamilyResemblance: With her brother Will and their mother.
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Has dark blue eyes like her brother.
William's younger sister who [[spoiler: arrives at the Institute at the end of Clockwork Prince.]]
* ActionGirl: [[spoiler: She assists in killing the demon Benedict Lightwood turned into]].
* AffectionateNickname: She is called "Cecy" by Will and later [[spoiler:Gabriel Lightwood.]]
* BloodKnight: A milder example of this. Gabriel Lightwood notes that Cecily seems to enjoy fighting.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just like her brother.
* HotBlooded: Will describes her as being stubborn
%% * PluckyGirl
%% * RavenHairIvorySkin
* StrongFamilyResemblance: With her brother Will and their mother.
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Has dark blue eyes like her brother.
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[[folder:Benedict Lightwood]]
One of the older members of London's Enclave and Gabriel's father. Benedict questions Charlotte's ability to run the Institute.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:In ''The Clockwork Princess'', he is gradually driven mad and finally turned into a gigantic serpent-like demon as a result of the demon pox.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [[spoiler: Demon pox is the Shadowhunter version of HIV or syphilis.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: He withdraws his challenge to Charlotte's leadership, so she won't reveal to the Clave that he has demon pox.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:With an unknown number of Demonesses]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He knowingly infected his wife with demon pox.
* StayInTheKitchen: One of his claims against Charlotte's leadership is that women are incapable of running the Institute.
* TragicMonster:[[spoiler: Well, YMMV on this, but his sons were forced to kill him after he turned into a giant serpent.]]
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One of the older members of London's Enclave and Gabriel's father. Benedict questions Charlotte's ability to run the Institute.
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:In ''The Clockwork Princess'', he is gradually driven mad and finally turned into a gigantic serpent-like demon as a result of the demon pox.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [[spoiler: Demon pox is the Shadowhunter version of HIV or syphilis.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: He withdraws his challenge to Charlotte's leadership, so she won't reveal to the Clave that he has demon pox.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:With an unknown number of Demonesses]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He knowingly infected his wife with demon pox.
* StayInTheKitchen: One of his claims against Charlotte's leadership is that women are incapable of running the Institute.
* TragicMonster:[[spoiler: Well, YMMV on this, but his sons were forced to kill him after he turned into a giant serpent.]]
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[[folder:Henry Branwell]]
Absent-minded and brilliant, Henry spends his waking hours in the crypt of the Institute, [[GadgeteerGenius inventing fabulous machines and weapons out of cogs cams and gears]]. Unfortunately just as many of Henry's inventions don't work as the ones that do, and Henry is as [[GeniusDitz likely to set himself on fire as he is to invent something new and amazing]]. When Tessa finds herself followed by a silent band of assassins who turn out to be automata—[[ClockworkCreature human beings made from clockwork parts]]—it is Henry who must decipher how they work in order to find the demonic mechanical genius at the heart of the most evil plan London's supernatural world has ever seen.
* AbsentMindedProfessor: While not really being a professor in the first place. But he's a brilliant inventor who just happens to forget things.
%% * TheBigGuy
%% * BunglingInventor
%% * BunnyEarsLawyer
* GadgeteerGenius: His defining character trait.
* GeniusDitz: ''Big time'' - Henry is as absentminded as they come, but when it comes to mechanical stuff, he's your guy.
%% * HappilyMarried: To Charlotte, more or less.
%% * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Huge guy to Charlotte's tiny girl.
* PhlebotinumBreakdown: What most of his inventions end up doing.
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[[folder:Charlotte Branwell (née Fairchild)]]
[[ImprobableAge Twenty-three-year-old]] Charlotte runs the entire Institute with a capable hand. [[TeamMom Kind and loving, she does her best to care for the orphaned Shadowhunters who live under her roof]] while hiding her loneliness from the absent-minded husband she loves. It seems as if there's nothing Charlotte can't manage—until Tessa's search for her missing brother begins to uncover a web of corruption and deceit in London's Downworld that threatens to tear London's Conclave of Shadowhunters apart.
%% * ActionGirl
* BrainyBrunette: Charlotte is ''very'' intelligent.
%% * TheChick
* DeadlyDisc: Uses two on the battle after Blackfriar Bridge.
%% * HappilyMarried: With Henry, more or less, despite his awkward GeniusDitz-ness.
%% * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Tiny girl to Henry's huge guy.
* InTheBlood: It's mentioned in passing that her father was the previous caretaker of the Institute.
* LikeASonToMe: It's almost as if Will, Jem, and Jessamine were her own children, except, according to her, [[TheWoobie for the part where they were required to love her]].
* ParentalSubstitute: Raised Will, Jem, and Jessie since they came to the institute. Will says that she would have been called a governess had she not been so intelligent and if she didn't have the ability to chop one into pieces.
* PregnantBadass: [[spoiler:As of the end of ''The Clockwork Prince''.]]
* TeamMom: Her main function is basically making sure everybody doesn't kill everybody.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Charlotte's small size is countered by the air of competence she exudes, and Tessa says she had assumed her to be ''much'' older than twenty-three.
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[[folder:Henry Branwell]]
Absent-minded and brilliant, Henry spends his waking hours in the crypt of the Institute, [[GadgeteerGenius inventing fabulous machines and weapons out of cogs cams and gears]]. Unfortunately just as many of Henry's inventions don't work as the ones that do, and Henry is as [[GeniusDitz likely to set himself on fire as he is to invent something new and amazing]]. When Tessa finds herself followed by a silent band of assassins who turn out to be automata—[[ClockworkCreature human beings made from clockwork parts]]—it is Henry who must decipher how they work in order to find the demonic mechanical genius at the heart of the most evil plan London's supernatural world has ever seen.
* AbsentMindedProfessor: While not really being a professor in the first place. But he's a brilliant inventor who just happens to forget things.
%% * TheBigGuy
%% * BunglingInventor
%% * BunnyEarsLawyer
* GadgeteerGenius: His defining character trait.
* GeniusDitz: ''Big time'' - Henry is as absentminded as they come, but when it comes to mechanical stuff, he's your guy.
%% * HappilyMarried: To Charlotte, more or less.
%% * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Huge guy to Charlotte's tiny girl.
* PhlebotinumBreakdown: What most of his inventions end up doing.
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[[folder:Charlotte Branwell (née Fairchild)]]
[[ImprobableAge Twenty-three-year-old]] Charlotte runs the entire Institute with a capable hand. [[TeamMom Kind and loving, she does her best to care for the orphaned Shadowhunters who live under her roof]] while hiding her loneliness from the absent-minded husband she loves. It seems as if there's nothing Charlotte can't manage—until Tessa's search for her missing brother begins to uncover a web of corruption and deceit in London's Downworld that threatens to tear London's Conclave of Shadowhunters apart.
%% * ActionGirl
* BrainyBrunette: Charlotte is ''very'' intelligent.
%% * TheChick
* DeadlyDisc: Uses two on the battle after Blackfriar Bridge.
%% * HappilyMarried: With Henry, more or less, despite his awkward GeniusDitz-ness.
%% * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Tiny girl to Henry's huge guy.
* InTheBlood: It's mentioned in passing that her father was the previous caretaker of the Institute.
* LikeASonToMe: It's almost as if Will, Jem, and Jessamine were her own children, except, according to her, [[TheWoobie for the part where they were required to love her]].
* ParentalSubstitute: Raised Will, Jem, and Jessie since they came to the institute. Will says that she would have been called a governess had she not been so intelligent and if she didn't have the ability to chop one into pieces.
* PregnantBadass: [[spoiler:As of the end of ''The Clockwork Prince''.]]
* TeamMom: Her main function is basically making sure everybody doesn't kill everybody.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Charlotte's small size is countered by the air of competence she exudes, and Tessa says she had assumed her to be ''much'' older than twenty-three.
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[[folder:Jessamine Lovelace]]
Jessamine's parents, like Will's were Shadowhunters who left the Clave. [[ParentalAbandonment Their deaths in a fire orphaned her]], leaving her to be brought up in the Institute by Charlotte and Henry. Jessamine hates everything about being a Shadowhunter, from the training to the danger to the existence of demons, which she sees as "smelly and disgusting." Armed with a [[ParasolOfPain razor-edged parasol]] and an [[DeadpanSnarker equally sharp tongue]], Jessamine can be dangerous if she wants to be—to herself as much as to the supernatural creatures she's sometimes forced to encounter.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler:Despite trying all she can to be TheLoad, she can't deny her Shadowhunter heritage.]]
%% * DeadpanSnarker
%% * DeceasedParentsAreTheBest
* DontYouDarePityMe: In ''Clockwork Prince''.
* DumbBlonde: Subverted. While flouncy and just a tad spoiled, Jessamine is a perfectly capable Shadowhunter in her own right.
* EnglishRose: Tessa Gray is a New Yorker who travels to VictorianLondon, and she describes Jessamine as one. She strives to be a Proper Lady and has many lady-like attributes (like her ParasolOfPrettiness), but ultimately she fails to be a straight example because she's something of a SpoiledBrat.
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:She betrays the Institute for Nate.]]
* TheFashionista: Jessamine is ''very'' concerned about how she looks, and it's she who takes Tessa out to buy new dresses.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Implied to be her motivations for her actions in ''The Clockwork Prince''.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: She uses a ''parasol'' Henry made for her. The fabric is edged with electrum, though.
* InterspeciesRomance: She develops feelings for Tessa's brother, Nate, though this may just be out of her desire to be a Mundane.
* TheLoad: Played with. [[spoiler: She ''actively tries'' to be this due to her hatred of being a Shadowhunter, but she also demonstrates that she's a very capable fighter.]]
* LoveFreak / InLoveWithLove: She wants someone to take her away from the Institute.
* LoveMartyr: [[spoiler:For Nate - she continues to feed him information despite Tessa's repeated insistence that he loves no one but himself.]]
%% * TheMole: [[spoiler:In ''The Clockwork Prince''.]]
* ParasolOfPrettiness: Aw, look at Jessamine's parasol! It's so pretty and pink and it even has flowers on it...
** ParasolOfPain: ...and the edges are laced with electrum. ''Ouch''.
* ProperLady: Strives to be this. She fails because of her attitude.
* RazorFloss: Edges her parasol, turning it into an effective weapon.
* ReluctantWarrior: Although she's no ActualPacifist. She just really, ''really'' hates the Shadowhunter world.
* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:With Nate in ''Clockwork Prince''.]]
%% * TheSixthRanger: Due to her dislike of the Shadowhunter world.
%% * SixthRangerTraitor: [[spoiler:She betrays the Institute because of her love for Nate.]]
%% * SpoiledBrat: More or less.
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[[folder:Jessamine Lovelace]]
Jessamine's parents, like Will's were Shadowhunters who left the Clave. [[ParentalAbandonment Their deaths in a fire orphaned her]], leaving her to be brought up in the Institute by Charlotte and Henry. Jessamine hates everything about being a Shadowhunter, from the training to the danger to the existence of demons, which she sees as "smelly and disgusting." Armed with a [[ParasolOfPain razor-edged parasol]] and an [[DeadpanSnarker equally sharp tongue]], Jessamine can be dangerous if she wants to be—to herself as much as to the supernatural creatures she's sometimes forced to encounter.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler:Despite trying all she can to be TheLoad, she can't deny her Shadowhunter heritage.]]
%% * DeadpanSnarker
%% * DeceasedParentsAreTheBest
* DontYouDarePityMe: In ''Clockwork Prince''.
* DumbBlonde: Subverted. While flouncy and just a tad spoiled, Jessamine is a perfectly capable Shadowhunter in her own right.
* EnglishRose: Tessa Gray is a New Yorker who travels to VictorianLondon, and she describes Jessamine as one. She strives to be a Proper Lady and has many lady-like attributes (like her ParasolOfPrettiness), but ultimately she fails to be a straight example because she's something of a SpoiledBrat.
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:She betrays the Institute for Nate.]]
* TheFashionista: Jessamine is ''very'' concerned about how she looks, and it's she who takes Tessa out to buy new dresses.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Implied to be her motivations for her actions in ''The Clockwork Prince''.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: She uses a ''parasol'' Henry made for her. The fabric is edged with electrum, though.
* InterspeciesRomance: She develops feelings for Tessa's brother, Nate, though this may just be out of her desire to be a Mundane.
* TheLoad: Played with. [[spoiler: She ''actively tries'' to be this due to her hatred of being a Shadowhunter, but she also demonstrates that she's a very capable fighter.]]
* LoveFreak / InLoveWithLove: She wants someone to take her away from the Institute.
* LoveMartyr: [[spoiler:For Nate - she continues to feed him information despite Tessa's repeated insistence that he loves no one but himself.]]
%% * TheMole: [[spoiler:In ''The Clockwork Prince''.]]
* ParasolOfPrettiness: Aw, look at Jessamine's parasol! It's so pretty and pink and it even has flowers on it...
** ParasolOfPain: ...and the edges are laced with electrum. ''Ouch''.
* ProperLady: Strives to be this. She fails because of her attitude.
* RazorFloss: Edges her parasol, turning it into an effective weapon.
* ReluctantWarrior: Although she's no ActualPacifist. She just really, ''really'' hates the Shadowhunter world.
* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:With Nate in ''Clockwork Prince''.]]
%% * TheSixthRanger: Due to her dislike of the Shadowhunter world.
%% * SixthRangerTraitor: [[spoiler:She betrays the Institute because of her love for Nate.]]
%% * SpoiledBrat: More or less.
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[[folder:James "Jem" Carstairs]]
Brought up in the [[ButNotTooForeign Institute in Shanghai]], Jem's parents were [[spoiler: [[DarkAndTroubledPast killed by a demon who allowed Jem to live]]]]—but with [[SoapOperaDisease a terrible price to be paid]]. [[IllBoy Frail]] and silver-haired, Jem seems an unlikely demon-killer, but his skills and swift intelligence make him a formidable foe. He finds a kindred spirit in Tessa as both of them feel they are torn between two worlds, neither belonging completely to one or to the other. As Jem's affection for her grows, will Will have to hurt the only person in his life he's ever seemed to care about?
%% * BewareTheNiceOnes
* BloodFromTheMouth: Due to his 'illness', he coughs up blood when weak.
* ButNotTooBlack: According to Creator/CassandraClare, an early cover for one of the ''The Clockwork Prince'' him pulling his hat over his face. The cover was changed when Clare protested.
* ButNotTooForeign: He's half English and half Chinese[[note]]which was unusual for the time period given the state of relations between Britain and China[[/note]]. His actual name is Jian, but this is only brought up once or twice in passing and for some reason he seems to prefer to be called by his "British" name.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: According to Jessamine. Not as much as Will, though.
%% * ConvenientlyAnOrphan
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: A demon who had a grudge against his mother tortured him in front of his parents, injecting him over and over with a drug that made him hallucinate vividly. See SoapOperaDisease.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: His snarkiness comes mostly from saying something, then adding "Not really" with something humorous. He can play the trope completely straight, though.
* DefinitelyJustACold: To Tessa when she asks about his health.
* DiseaseBleach: [[spoiler:Turns out it's because of a demonic halluginogenic drug originally used to torture him as a child.]] Same goes for his eyes.
* ElegantClassicalMusician: He can play the violin, and quite well, too.
* {{Expy}}: Of the Fanfic/DracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter]].
%% * {{Foil}}: To Will.
* FullNameUltimatum: A partial version of this trope; Will is the only one to call him, "James", although it is a mark of affection more than anything.
%% * GentlemanSnarker
* [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe I Can't Believe A Girl Like You Would Notice Me!]]: To Tessa, [[spoiler: after she accepts his proposal.]]
* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]: He has to take a drug to battle a disease he got from being tortured as a child and coughs up blood if he goes too long without it.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: His illness that causes him to cough up blood. No cure has been found. [[spoiler:That is until the epilogue of ''The Clockwork Princess'', where a cure was finally found.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: With Tessa.
* JadeColoredGlasses: Subverted. [[spoiler: He had a very traumatic experience but seems to function perfectly normally outside his "illness".]]
* KindheartedCatLover: When he adopts Church.
* MementoMacGuffin: His mother's family ring, which [[spoiler: he uses to propose to Tessa.]]
* MoralityPet: For Will.
%% * NiceGuy
%% * [[spoiler: NiceGuysFinishLast: Subverted/Averted/Inverted? Depends on how literal you take the name.]]
%% * TheNotLoveInterest: For Will.
* ObliviousToLove: Probably can't tell that Sophie's sweet on him.
* OddFriendship: With Will - Jem is a kindhearted nice guy and Will is a rude asshole. They even ''look'' absolutely different: Jem is all white and silver and Will is all dark colors.
* SecretlyDying: As of ''The Clockwork Prince'', [[spoiler:he is still hiding his SoapOperaDisease from everyone except Will and Tessa.]]
%% * TheSmartGuy of the FiveManBand
%% * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Will's Manly Man, Will's tendencies often making him look near-saintlike in comparison.
* SoapOperaDisease: [[spoiler: It was caused by a demon drug that was used to torture him and his parents when he was younger. There is no known cure for it, and he has to keep taking a specific drug to keep on fighting - as Brother Enoch says, taking the drug means a slow death, but keeping him off the drug would mean a quick one.]]
%% * StockForeignName
* SwordCane: His WeaponOfChoice is a jade-tipped one.
* TechnicolorEyes / GrayEyes: Jem's eyes, [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow like his hair]], are silver.
* TokenMinority: He's part Asian.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is described as silver.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: He is [[spoiler: addicted to a drug (yin fen) that is slowly killing him. However, to stop taking the drug will also kill him.]]
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[[folder:James "Jem" Carstairs]]
Brought up in the [[ButNotTooForeign Institute in Shanghai]], Jem's parents were [[spoiler: [[DarkAndTroubledPast killed by a demon who allowed Jem to live]]]]—but with [[SoapOperaDisease a terrible price to be paid]]. [[IllBoy Frail]] and silver-haired, Jem seems an unlikely demon-killer, but his skills and swift intelligence make him a formidable foe. He finds a kindred spirit in Tessa as both of them feel they are torn between two worlds, neither belonging completely to one or to the other. As Jem's affection for her grows, will Will have to hurt the only person in his life he's ever seemed to care about?
%% * BewareTheNiceOnes
* BloodFromTheMouth: Due to his 'illness', he coughs up blood when weak.
* ButNotTooBlack: According to Creator/CassandraClare, an early cover for one of the ''The Clockwork Prince'' him pulling his hat over his face. The cover was changed when Clare protested.
* ButNotTooForeign: He's half English and half Chinese[[note]]which was unusual for the time period given the state of relations between Britain and China[[/note]]. His actual name is Jian, but this is only brought up once or twice in passing and for some reason he seems to prefer to be called by his "British" name.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: According to Jessamine. Not as much as Will, though.
%% * ConvenientlyAnOrphan
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: A demon who had a grudge against his mother tortured him in front of his parents, injecting him over and over with a drug that made him hallucinate vividly. See SoapOperaDisease.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: His snarkiness comes mostly from saying something, then adding "Not really" with something humorous. He can play the trope completely straight, though.
* DefinitelyJustACold: To Tessa when she asks about his health.
* DiseaseBleach: [[spoiler:Turns out it's because of a demonic halluginogenic drug originally used to torture him as a child.]] Same goes for his eyes.
* ElegantClassicalMusician: He can play the violin, and quite well, too.
* {{Expy}}: Of the Fanfic/DracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter]].
%% * {{Foil}}: To Will.
* FullNameUltimatum: A partial version of this trope; Will is the only one to call him, "James", although it is a mark of affection more than anything.
%% * GentlemanSnarker
* [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe I Can't Believe A Girl Like You Would Notice Me!]]: To Tessa, [[spoiler: after she accepts his proposal.]]
* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]: He has to take a drug to battle a disease he got from being tortured as a child and coughs up blood if he goes too long without it.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: His illness that causes him to cough up blood. No cure has been found. [[spoiler:That is until the epilogue of ''The Clockwork Princess'', where a cure was finally found.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: With Tessa.
* JadeColoredGlasses: Subverted. [[spoiler: He had a very traumatic experience but seems to function perfectly normally outside his "illness".]]
* KindheartedCatLover: When he adopts Church.
* MementoMacGuffin: His mother's family ring, which [[spoiler: he uses to propose to Tessa.]]
* MoralityPet: For Will.
%% * NiceGuy
%% * [[spoiler: NiceGuysFinishLast: Subverted/Averted/Inverted? Depends on how literal you take the name.]]
%% * TheNotLoveInterest: For Will.
* ObliviousToLove: Probably can't tell that Sophie's sweet on him.
* OddFriendship: With Will - Jem is a kindhearted nice guy and Will is a rude asshole. They even ''look'' absolutely different: Jem is all white and silver and Will is all dark colors.
* SecretlyDying: As of ''The Clockwork Prince'', [[spoiler:he is still hiding his SoapOperaDisease from everyone except Will and Tessa.]]
%% * TheSmartGuy of the FiveManBand
%% * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Will's Manly Man, Will's tendencies often making him look near-saintlike in comparison.
* SoapOperaDisease: [[spoiler: It was caused by a demon drug that was used to torture him and his parents when he was younger. There is no known cure for it, and he has to keep taking a specific drug to keep on fighting - as Brother Enoch says, taking the drug means a slow death, but keeping him off the drug would mean a quick one.]]
%% * StockForeignName
* SwordCane: His WeaponOfChoice is a jade-tipped one.
* TechnicolorEyes / GrayEyes: Jem's eyes, [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow like his hair]], are silver.
* TokenMinority: He's part Asian.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is described as silver.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: He is [[spoiler: addicted to a drug (yin fen) that is slowly killing him. However, to stop taking the drug will also kill him.]]
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Seventeen-year-old Will is the sort of young man [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys nice Victorian girls were warned against]]. He drinks, gambles, and enjoys the company of ladies of questionable virtue—at least, as much as he enjoys anything. Will hates everyone and everything, with the possible exception of Jem, and even that's in some doubt. Charlotte despairs of keeping him alive past the age of nineteen. When he finds himself oddly drawn to Tessa, his friends begin to hope that the Downworlder girl will prove Will's unlikely salvation—but as Tessa grows closer to the bleak secret that makes his life a prison, danger threatens to destroy them both if she ever finds out the truth.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Will constantly says he's always out drinking and gambling, and that there are a dozen girls who've claimed that he'd compromised their virtue. [[spoiler:Jem, however, thinks he's lying to make himself look bad.]]
* ButNotTooForeign: He's half English and half Welsh. His actual name is Gwilym, but this is only brought up once or twice in passing and for some reason he seems to prefer to be called by his "British" names.
%% * ByronicHero
* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler: A variation that just doesn't cover {{Love Interest}}s. When he was younger, Will opened a Pyxis and ended up being cursed such that anybody who cares for him will die. Or at least, [[BlatantLies that's what the demon]] [[SubvertedTrope told him.]]]]
%% * CassandraTruth: [[spoiler: The existence of demon pox.]]
%% * TheCharmer
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: According to Jessamine, Will thinks he's [[KingArthur Galahad]]. And it's true.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Or at least, he alludes to one quite often.
* DeadpanSnarker: Oh, ''Will.''
--> '''Gabriel''': You know, there was a time when I thought we could be friends.
--> '''Will''': There was a time when I thought I was a ferret, but that turned out to be the [[OpiumDen opium haze]]. Did you know it had that effect? 'Cause I didn't.
** And there's this scene from ''The Clockwork Prince'':
--> “They’re not hideous,” said Tessa.
--> Will blinked at her. “What?”
--> “Gideon and Gabriel,” said Tessa. “They’re really quite good-looking, not hideous at all.”
--> “I spoke,” said Will, in sepulchral tones, “of the pitch-black inner depths of their souls.”
--> Tessa snorted. “And what color do you suppose the inner depths of your soul are, Will Herondale?”
--> “Mauve,” said Will.
* EmoTeen: According to fans. He even lampshades it himself at times.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: De Quincy and Magnus Bane both hint at this about him.
* {{Expy}}: Of the Fanfic/DracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Draco Malfoy]] .
%% * {{Foil}}: To Jem.
%% * TheGamblingAddict
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jem. So much that even though both boys love Tessa, they are willing to let the other one have her and even if Jem died after marrying Tessa, Will would never pursue Tessa as he feels it would be a betrayal to his friend.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: It's to stop people from caring about him too much - because of his curse, they'll wind up dead eventually. After he finds out that there is no curse, he mellows down.]]
* HollywoodAtheist: [[GratuitousLatin Pulvis et umbra sumus.]] For those who don't read Horace, that means "we are dust and shadows," pretty much said by Will to be what he believes in.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:Pulls this for ''both'' Tessa and Jem when they announce their engagement.]]
* ISeeDeadPeople: Confirmed in the first chapter of ''The Clockwork Prince'' to be one of the few Shadowhunters that can.
* InterspeciesRomance: With Tessa.
%% * InsecureLoveInterest
* JadeColoredGlasses: He alludes to a traumatic childhood quite often.
* JerkAss: He very occasionally strays into JerkWithAHeartOfGold territory, but he really isn't. However, [[spoiler: he does shift into HiddenHeartOfGold territory after the discovery that he ''literally'' kills everyone he loves. Until it turns out that he doesn't. He's still distant, though, but that's just his personality.]]
%% * TheLancer
%% * MoodSwinger
* MrFanservice: Big time. Will's good looks are given a lot of attention.
* OddFriendship: With Jem - Will is a rude asshole and Jem is a kindhearted nice guy. They even ''look'' absolutely different: Jem is all white and silver and Will is all dark colors.
* PlayingDrunk: [[spoiler:Jem says it's to make himself look bad. It is revealed in ''The Clockwork Prince'' [[CartwrightCurse why]].]]
%% * RavenHairIvorySkin
%% * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: With Jem. No points for guessing which one he is.
%% * StockForeignName
%% * TroubledButCute
* WhatBeautifulEyes: His dark blue eyes are one of his most striking features.
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Seventeen-year-old Will is the sort of young man [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys nice Victorian girls were warned against]]. He drinks, gambles, and enjoys the company of ladies of questionable virtue—at least, as much as he enjoys anything. Will hates everyone and everything, with the possible exception of Jem, and even that's in some doubt. Charlotte despairs of keeping him alive past the age of nineteen. When he finds himself oddly drawn to Tessa, his friends begin to hope that the Downworlder girl will prove Will's unlikely salvation—but as Tessa grows closer to the bleak secret that makes his life a prison, danger threatens to destroy them both if she ever finds out the truth.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Will constantly says he's always out drinking and gambling, and that there are a dozen girls who've claimed that he'd compromised their virtue. [[spoiler:Jem, however, thinks he's lying to make himself look bad.]]
* ButNotTooForeign: He's half English and half Welsh. His actual name is Gwilym, but this is only brought up once or twice in passing and for some reason he seems to prefer to be called by his "British" names.
%% * ByronicHero
* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler: A variation that just doesn't cover {{Love Interest}}s. When he was younger, Will opened a Pyxis and ended up being cursed such that anybody who cares for him will die. Or at least, [[BlatantLies that's what the demon]] [[SubvertedTrope told him.]]]]
%% * CassandraTruth: [[spoiler: The existence of demon pox.]]
%% * TheCharmer
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: According to Jessamine, Will thinks he's [[KingArthur Galahad]]. And it's true.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Or at least, he alludes to one quite often.
* DeadpanSnarker: Oh, ''Will.''
--> '''Gabriel''': You know, there was a time when I thought we could be friends.
--> '''Will''': There was a time when I thought I was a ferret, but that turned out to be the [[OpiumDen opium haze]]. Did you know it had that effect? 'Cause I didn't.
** And there's this scene from ''The Clockwork Prince'':
--> “They’re not hideous,” said Tessa.
--> Will blinked at her. “What?”
--> “Gideon and Gabriel,” said Tessa. “They’re really quite good-looking, not hideous at all.”
--> “I spoke,” said Will, in sepulchral tones, “of the pitch-black inner depths of their souls.”
--> Tessa snorted. “And what color do you suppose the inner depths of your soul are, Will Herondale?”
--> “Mauve,” said Will.
* EmoTeen: According to fans. He even lampshades it himself at times.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: De Quincy and Magnus Bane both hint at this about him.
* {{Expy}}: Of the Fanfic/DracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Draco Malfoy]] .
%% * {{Foil}}: To Jem.
%% * TheGamblingAddict
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jem. So much that even though both boys love Tessa, they are willing to let the other one have her and even if Jem died after marrying Tessa, Will would never pursue Tessa as he feels it would be a betrayal to his friend.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: It's to stop people from caring about him too much - because of his curse, they'll wind up dead eventually. After he finds out that there is no curse, he mellows down.]]
* HollywoodAtheist: [[GratuitousLatin Pulvis et umbra sumus.]] For those who don't read Horace, that means "we are dust and shadows," pretty much said by Will to be what he believes in.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:Pulls this for ''both'' Tessa and Jem when they announce their engagement.]]
* ISeeDeadPeople: Confirmed in the first chapter of ''The Clockwork Prince'' to be one of the few Shadowhunters that can.
* InterspeciesRomance: With Tessa.
%% * InsecureLoveInterest
* JadeColoredGlasses: He alludes to a traumatic childhood quite often.
* JerkAss: He very occasionally strays into JerkWithAHeartOfGold territory, but he really isn't. However, [[spoiler: he does shift into HiddenHeartOfGold territory after the discovery that he ''literally'' kills everyone he loves. Until it turns out that he doesn't. He's still distant, though, but that's just his personality.]]
%% * TheLancer
%% * MoodSwinger
* MrFanservice: Big time. Will's good looks are given a lot of attention.
* OddFriendship: With Jem - Will is a rude asshole and Jem is a kindhearted nice guy. They even ''look'' absolutely different: Jem is all white and silver and Will is all dark colors.
* PlayingDrunk: [[spoiler:Jem says it's to make himself look bad. It is revealed in ''The Clockwork Prince'' [[CartwrightCurse why]].]]
%% * RavenHairIvorySkin
%% * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: With Jem. No points for guessing which one he is.
%% * StockForeignName
%% * TroubledButCute
* WhatBeautifulEyes: His dark blue eyes are one of his most striking features.
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The very first Shadowhunter, who formed a pact with Raziel to be able to slay demons. After being given the Mortal Instruments, Jonathan turned his sister Abigail and best friend David into Nephilim as well. The three of them would go on to form the Clave.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Information regarding him is found in ''The Shadowhunter's Codex''.
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: The Jonathan Shadowhunter of the parallel Earth now known as Edom was this. Described as being a "divider", he apparently had some similarities to Valentine, and when the demons invaded his world in force, most of the Downworlders sided with them against that world's Shadowhunters, leading to the demons being victorious and the whole world being laid waste]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With David the Silent, inspired by their [[Literature/TheBible Biblical namesakes]] who were also examples of this trope. They were the very first ''parabatai''.
* ShroudedInMyth: Lived during the Middle Ages and the details of his life have been heavily mythologized in the thousand years since. This is one of the reasons nobody knew what the Mortal Mirror was, because the specifics of how he summoned Raziel (with the help of a warlock) had been buried beneath idealized legends.
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The very first Shadowhunter, who formed a pact with Raziel to be able to slay demons. After being given the Mortal Instruments, Jonathan turned his sister Abigail and best friend David into Nephilim as well. The three of them would go on to form the Clave.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Information regarding him is found in ''The Shadowhunter's Codex''.
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: The Jonathan Shadowhunter of the parallel Earth now known as Edom was this. Described as being a "divider", he apparently had some similarities to Valentine, and when the demons invaded his world in force, most of the Downworlders sided with them against that world's Shadowhunters, leading to the demons being victorious and the whole world being laid waste]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With David the Silent, inspired by their [[Literature/TheBible Biblical namesakes]] who were also examples of this trope. They were the very first ''parabatai''.
* ShroudedInMyth: Lived during the Middle Ages and the details of his life have been heavily mythologized in the thousand years since. This is one of the reasons nobody knew what the Mortal Mirror was, because the specifics of how he summoned Raziel (with the help of a warlock) had been buried beneath idealized legends.
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Stephen Herondale's second wife, a beautiful woman from an abusive family.
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%% * AbusiveParents: Apparently had them, with long-lasting consequences.
%% * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She trusted Valentine because he showed her kindness.
* DrivenToSuicide: She killed herself when she heard about her husband Stephen's death, despite being pregnant at the time. [[spoiler:Valentine cut her son Jace out from her body and raised him as his own]].
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Had blond hair, and according to Jocelyn was sweet, lovely, and made everyone want to protect her.
%% * IJustWantToBeLoved: She went along with Valentine's whims and landed Stephen as a husband because of the trauma caused by her abusive family.
* ImperiledInPregnancy: She committed suicide while pregnant.
* PosthumousCharacter: Her suicide takes place long before the story proper, but her relationships with current characters make her important.
%% * ProneToTears: Described as such by Jocelyn, due to her sweet nature and sad background.
Stephen Herondale's second wife, a beautiful woman from an abusive family.
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%% * AbusiveParents: Apparently had them, with long-lasting consequences.
%% * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She trusted Valentine because he showed her kindness.
* DrivenToSuicide: She killed herself when she heard about her husband Stephen's death, despite being pregnant at the time. [[spoiler:Valentine cut her son Jace out from her body and raised him as his own]].
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Had blond hair, and according to Jocelyn was sweet, lovely, and made everyone want to protect her.
%% * IJustWantToBeLoved: She went along with Valentine's whims and landed Stephen as a husband because of the trauma caused by her abusive family.
* ImperiledInPregnancy: She committed suicide while pregnant.
* PosthumousCharacter: Her suicide takes place long before the story proper, but her relationships with current characters make her important.
%% * ProneToTears: Described as such by Jocelyn, due to her sweet nature and sad background.
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%% * HappilyMarried: He and Amatis were genuinely happy together, until Valentine manipulated him into divorcing her. The letters he sent her showed he never quite got over her, though, and while he loved Celine his love for Amatis was something very different.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Implied to be this to his second wife Celine, to the point of her nearly committing suicide upon hearing of his death.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:''City of Glass'' reveals that he is Jace's actual father]].
* NumberTwo: To Valentine when he was still alive, [[spoiler:after Valentine cast out Luke for becoming a werewolf]].
* PosthumousCharacter: Despite being dead for years at the beginning of the series, we learn a lot about him through recollections and his relationships with other characters.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:Jace really resembles him, except for his eyes.]]
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An ex-Shadowhunter residing in Idris, and Luke's sister. Stephen Herondale's first wife.
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%% * HappilyMarried: He and Amatis were genuinely happy together, until Valentine manipulated him into divorcing her. The letters he sent her showed he never quite got over her, though, and while he loved Celine his love for Amatis was something very different.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Implied to be this to his second wife Celine, to the point of her nearly committing suicide upon hearing of his death.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:''City of Glass'' reveals that he is Jace's actual father]].
* NumberTwo: To Valentine when he was still alive, [[spoiler:after Valentine cast out Luke for becoming a werewolf]].
* PosthumousCharacter: Despite being dead for years at the beginning of the series, we learn a lot about him through recollections and his relationships with other characters.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:Jace really resembles him, except for his eyes.]]
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!!"Jace" Wayland/Herondale
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Sarcastic, cynical, and a ladies' man, Jace seems like the archetypal ByronicHero. But it's not like [[AwesomeEgo that arrogance is unfounded]] - Jace is widely renowned as one of the best - if not ''the'' best - Shadowhunters of his age. He lives with the Lightwoods at the Institute, and is, for some reason, incredibly attracted to Clary.
!!"Jace" Wayland/Herondale
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:In ''City of Lost Souls'', after Sebastian captures her and forces her to drink from the Infernal Cup, turning her into a Dark Shadowhunter]].
%% * DarkActionGirl: [[spoiler:Albeit unwillingly, while under the influence of the Infernal Cup.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:To Sebastian/Jonathan Morgenstern while under the influence of the Infernal Cup]].
* HappilyMarried: To Stephen Herondale, for a few years, until the forced divorce.
* LongLostRelative: To [[spoiler: Luke, more or less, although it's more of the fact that they're estranged siblings and Luke's afraid that she'd blame him for her divorce.]]
* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: Valentine convinced Stephen to divorce her because of her "undesirable family connections" -- [[spoiler: her brother was a werewolf]] -- and convinced him to marry Celine instead.
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!!"Jace" Wayland/Herondale
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Sarcastic, cynical, and a ladies' man, Jace seems like the archetypal ByronicHero. But it's not like [[AwesomeEgo that arrogance is unfounded]] - Jace is widely renowned as one of the best - if not ''the'' best - Shadowhunters of his age. He lives with the Lightwoods at the Institute, and is, for some reason, incredibly attracted to Clary.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:In ''City of Lost Souls'', after Sebastian captures her and forces her to drink from the Infernal Cup, turning her into a Dark Shadowhunter]].
%% * DarkActionGirl: [[spoiler:Albeit unwillingly, while under the influence of the Infernal Cup.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:To Sebastian/Jonathan Morgenstern while under the influence of the Infernal Cup]].
* HappilyMarried: To Stephen Herondale, for a few years, until the forced divorce.
* LongLostRelative: To [[spoiler: Luke, more or less, although it's more of the fact that they're estranged siblings and Luke's afraid that she'd blame him for her divorce.]]
* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: Valentine convinced Stephen to divorce her because of her "undesirable family connections" -- [[spoiler: her brother was a werewolf]] -- and convinced him to marry Celine instead.
%% * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a really good one to Valentine when he attempts to get the Clave to swear loyalty to him in exchange for sparing Idris.
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!!"Jace" Wayland/Herondale
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Sarcastic, cynical, and a ladies' man, Jace seems like the archetypal ByronicHero. But it's not like [[AwesomeEgo that arrogance is unfounded]] - Jace is widely renowned as one of the best - if not ''the'' best - Shadowhunters of his age. He lives with the Lightwoods at the Institute, and is, for some reason, incredibly attracted to Clary.
!!"Jace" Wayland/Herondale
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Sarcastic, cynical, and a ladies' man, Jace seems like the archetypal ByronicHero. But it's not like [[AwesomeEgo that arrogance is unfounded]] - Jace is widely renowned as one of the best - if not ''the'' best - Shadowhunters of his age. He lives with the Lightwoods at the Institute, and is, for some reason, incredibly attracted to Clary.
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Sarcastic, cynical, and a ladies' man, Jace seems like the archetypal ByronicHero. But it's not like [[AwesomeEgo that arrogance is unfounded]] - Jace is widely renowned as one of the best - if not ''the'' best - Shadowhunters
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* BreakTheHaughty: She gets a ''glorious'' one. After being nothing but condescending to Jace merely because he's the son of the BigBad, she finds out that her plan to trade Jace to Valentine for the two Mortal Instruments that he has isn't going to work, because despite what she thought, Valentine doesn't care about Jace, only the instruments. This causes her to have a FreakOut and a bsod until Maryse snaps her out of it.
* CoolOldLady: Her age does ''not'' stop her from being an extremely competent Shadowhunter.
%% * CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler: She was deeply grieved over the loss of Stephen Herondale, which leads to her appointment as Inquisitor.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: Starts out frosty and unapproachable, but suffers several humbling failures and by the end of ''City of Ashes'' she [[spoiler:performs a HeroicSacrifice to save Jace after learning that he was her grandson]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Pulls one to let Jace escape on the ship, knowing that he was Stephen Herondale's son.]]
* MamaBear: Despite her hatred for children, she acknowledges this trope, coming to the conclusion that Valentine would do anything for his son like she would.
* SmugSnake: A [[FantasticRacism racist]] EvilChancellor and ManipulativeBitch with a pathological hatred of children. She thinks she's playing everyone throughout ''City of Ashes'' but her grand plan fails spectacularly and Valentine Morgenstern viciously humiliates her until she breaks down. Unusually for this trope, she is revealed to have a sympathetic side and [[spoiler: ultimately redeems herself by [[RedemptionEqualsDeath sacrificing her life to save Jace]].]]
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!!"Jace" Wayland/Herondale
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Sarcastic, cynical, and a ladies' man, Jace seems like the archetypal ByronicHero. But it's not like [[AwesomeEgo that arrogance is unfounded]] - Jace is widely renowned as one of the best - if not ''the'' best - Shadowhunters of his age. He lives with the Lightwoods at the Institute, and is, for some reason, incredibly attracted to Clary.
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* CoolOldLady: Her age does ''not'' stop her from being an extremely competent Shadowhunter.
%% * CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler: She was deeply grieved over the loss of Stephen Herondale, which leads to her appointment as Inquisitor.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: Starts out frosty and unapproachable, but suffers several humbling failures and by the end of ''City of Ashes'' she [[spoiler:performs a HeroicSacrifice to save Jace after learning that he was her grandson]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Pulls one to let Jace escape on the ship, knowing that he was Stephen Herondale's son.]]
* MamaBear: Despite her hatred for children, she acknowledges this trope, coming to the conclusion that Valentine would do anything for his son like she would.
* SmugSnake: A [[FantasticRacism racist]] EvilChancellor and ManipulativeBitch with a pathological hatred of children. She thinks she's playing everyone throughout ''City of Ashes'' but her grand plan fails spectacularly and Valentine Morgenstern viciously humiliates her until she breaks down. Unusually for this trope, she is revealed to have a sympathetic side and [[spoiler: ultimately redeems herself by [[RedemptionEqualsDeath sacrificing her life to save Jace]].]]
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!!"Jace" Wayland/Herondale
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Sarcastic, cynical, and a ladies' man, Jace seems like the archetypal ByronicHero. But it's not like [[AwesomeEgo that arrogance is unfounded]] - Jace is widely renowned as one of the best - if not ''the'' best - Shadowhunters of his age. He lives with the Lightwoods at the Institute, and is, for some reason, incredibly attracted to Clary.
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[[folder: Helen Blacktorn]]
A half-faerie Shadowhunter who lives in Los Angeles with her siblings.
* ActionGirl: She has demonstrated prowess in both battles she's participated in.
%% * BattleCouple: [[spoiler:She and Aline become this.]]
%% * BiTheWay: Has been revealed to be this via WordOfGod.
%% * BigSisterInstinct: She is very protective of her younger siblings.
%% * BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:The Clave become this for her when they exile her permanently to Wrangel Island to "study the Wards"]].
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:Is on the receiving end of this, when she is exiled permanently to Wrangel Island due to her faerie heritage]].
* PlantHair: When she is first introduced as a background character in ''City of Glass'', her hair is described as being "made of flowers".
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[[folder: Helen Blacktorn]]
A half-faerie Shadowhunter who lives in Los Angeles with her siblings.
* ActionGirl: She has demonstrated prowess in both battles she's participated in.
%% * BattleCouple: [[spoiler:She and Aline become this.]]
%% * BiTheWay: Has been revealed to be this via WordOfGod.
%% * BigSisterInstinct: She is very protective of her younger siblings.
%% * BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:The Clave become this for her when they exile her permanently to Wrangel Island to "study the Wards"]].
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:Is on the receiving end of this, when she is exiled permanently to Wrangel Island due to her faerie heritage]].
* PlantHair: When she is first introduced as a background character in ''City of Glass'', her hair is described as being "made of flowers".
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!The Starkweather family
[[folder:Hodge Starkweather]]
!!!'''Played by''': Jared Harris (''The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones''), Jon Cor (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
The tutor at the Institute, who taught Alec, Jace, and Isabelle everything they needed to know about Shadowhunting.
[[folder:Hodge Starkweather]]
!!!'''Played by''': Jared Harris (''The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones''), Jon Cor (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
The tutor at the Institute, who taught Alec, Jace, and Isabelle everything they needed to know about Shadowhunting.
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!The Starkweather Penhallow family
[[folder:Hodge Starkweather]]
!!!'''Played by''': Jared Harris (''The Mortal Instruments: City[[folder:Aline Penhallow]]
A family friend ofBones''), Jon Cor (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
The tutor atthe Institute, who taught Alec, Jace, and Isabelle everything they needed to know about Shadowhunting.
Lightwoods.
!!!'''Played by''': Jared Harris (''The Mortal Instruments: City
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* AsianAirhead: She isn't the smartest stele, although this comes off more as naivety.
* BattleCouple: [[spoiler:Becomes this with Helen, especially when they fight side by side together in the battle of the Burren]].
* ButNotTooForeign: Is half Chinese[=/=]half Caucasian.
* {{Foil}}: To Isabelle; she's conservative and shy where Isabelle is outspoken and outgoing.
* LipstickLesbian: Heavily implied in ''City of Glass''. [[spoiler:Although she is seen kissing Jace, she tells Clary later it was merely a test to see if any guy was "her type"]]. Confirmed in ''City of Lost Souls'', where [[spoiler:she appears with her girlfriend, Helen Blackthorn, and it's revealed she came out the closet, inspired by seeing Alec do so.]]
* MotorMouth: She talks a lot, and according to Clary is one of those people who says whatever comes to mind.
* NiceGirl: Apart from her rude questions to Simon, which are probably due more to naivety and FantasticRacism than genuine malice, she's fairly polite and even explains to Clary why she kissed Jace.
* NearRapeExperience: Nearly raped [[spoiler:by a demon]]. Fortunately Isabelle saves her.
* RomanticFalseLead: For the Jace/Clary pairing.
* TheProudElite: Her behavior towards Simon is neither actively malicious nor self-consciously snobbish. But the way that she talks to, and about (in his presence), him bears a distinct resemblance to a member of an old-fashioned aristocracy meeting her very first peasant.
* ScreamingWoman: Despite being a Shadowhunter, from a prestigious Shadowhunter family, her reaction to Alicante being besieged by demons is to basically panic, adding her to the roster of people in need of rescuing as opposed to helping with the defense.
* YouAreWorthHell: [[spoiler: She follow Helen into exile on Wrangel Island.]]
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!The Starkweather family
[[folder:Hodge Starkweather]]
!!!'''Played by''': Jared Harris (''The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones''), Jon Cor (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
The tutor at the Institute, who taught Alec, Jace, and Isabelle everything they needed to know about Shadowhunting.
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* BattleCouple: [[spoiler:Becomes this with Helen, especially when they fight side by side together in the battle of the Burren]].
* ButNotTooForeign: Is half Chinese[=/=]half Caucasian.
* {{Foil}}: To Isabelle; she's conservative and shy where Isabelle is outspoken and outgoing.
* LipstickLesbian: Heavily implied in ''City of Glass''. [[spoiler:Although she is seen kissing Jace, she tells Clary later it was merely a test to see if any guy was "her type"]]. Confirmed in ''City of Lost Souls'', where [[spoiler:she appears with her girlfriend, Helen Blackthorn, and it's revealed she came out the closet, inspired by seeing Alec do so.]]
* MotorMouth: She talks a lot, and according to Clary is one of those people who says whatever comes to mind.
* NiceGirl: Apart from her rude questions to Simon, which are probably due more to naivety and FantasticRacism than genuine malice, she's fairly polite and even explains to Clary why she kissed Jace.
* NearRapeExperience: Nearly raped [[spoiler:by a demon]]. Fortunately Isabelle saves her.
* RomanticFalseLead: For the Jace/Clary pairing.
* TheProudElite: Her behavior towards Simon is neither actively malicious nor self-consciously snobbish. But the way that she talks to, and about (in his presence), him bears a distinct resemblance to a member of an old-fashioned aristocracy meeting her very first peasant.
* ScreamingWoman: Despite being a Shadowhunter, from a prestigious Shadowhunter family, her reaction to Alicante being besieged by demons is to basically panic, adding her to the roster of people in need of rescuing as opposed to helping with the defense.
* YouAreWorthHell: [[spoiler: She follow Helen into exile on Wrangel Island.]]
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!The Starkweather family
[[folder:Hodge Starkweather]]
!!!'''Played by''': Jared Harris (''The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones''), Jon Cor (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
The tutor at the Institute, who taught Alec, Jace, and Isabelle everything they needed to know about Shadowhunting.
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%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Peter Pettigrew]].
%% * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: It is shown that he cares about Isabelle, Max, Alec, and Jace. Doesn't stop him from betraying them to Valentine, although he does send a message to Magnus Bane who is able to heal Alec from the demon bite.
%% * EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Was school friends with Clary's, Jace's, and the Lightwood siblings' parents.
%% * TheMole: [[spoiler:Valentine's spy.]]
%% * MrExposition: In the first book.
%% * RedemptionEqualsDeath: Had the beginnings of a HeelFaceTurn by revealing what the mirror was, but [[spoiler: Sebastian/Jonathan Morgenstern kills him first]].
%% * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: It is shown that he cares about Isabelle, Max, Alec, and Jace. Doesn't stop him from betraying them to Valentine, although he does send a message to Magnus Bane who is able to heal Alec from the demon bite.
%% * EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Was school friends with Clary's, Jace's, and the Lightwood siblings' parents.
%% * TheMole: [[spoiler:Valentine's spy.]]
%% * MrExposition: In the first book.
%% * RedemptionEqualsDeath: Had the beginnings of a HeelFaceTurn by revealing what the mirror was, but [[spoiler: Sebastian/Jonathan Morgenstern kills him first]].
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[[folder:Hodge Starkweather]]
!!!'''Played by''': Jared Harris (''The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones''), Jon Cor (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
The tutor at the Institute, who taught Alec, Jace, and Isabelle everything they needed to know about Shadowhunting.
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* AgeLift: In both adaptations. WordOfGod states that Hodge is around 36, but Harris was in his early fifties. On the opposite end, Cor is only 30; this is especially notable since his students, Jace and the Lightwoods, are now older in the series.
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Peter Pettigrew]].
%% * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: It is shown that he cares about Isabelle, Max, Alec, and Jace. Doesn't stop him from betraying them to Valentine, although he does send a message to Magnus Bane who is able to heal Alec from the demon bite.
%% * EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Was school friends with Clary's, Jace's, and the Lightwood siblings' parents.
%% * TheMole: [[spoiler:Valentine's spy.]]
%% * MrExposition: In the first book.
%% * RedemptionEqualsDeath: Had the beginnings of a HeelFaceTurn by revealing what the mirror was, but [[spoiler: Sebastian/Jonathan Morgenstern kills him first]].
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[[folder:Clary Fray]]
!!Clarissa "Clary" Adele Fray
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/LilyCollins and Creator/HopeFleury (young) (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/KatherineMcNamara and Creator/SofiaWells (young) (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Clary was perfectly content with living life with her overprotective mother and {{geek}}y best friend. But her normal life is turned upside down she starts seeing things other people can't. When she comes home one evening to find her apartment sacked, her mother missing, and a demon in the room, she is thrust into the world of the Shadowhunters. Which sucks, considering she was totally unprepared for it. And if that wasn't enough, she might be the only one who can stop the impending war.
!!Clarissa "Clary" Adele Fray
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/LilyCollins and Creator/HopeFleury (young) (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/KatherineMcNamara and Creator/SofiaWells (young) (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Clary was perfectly content with living life with her overprotective mother and {{geek}}y best friend. But her normal life is turned upside down she starts seeing things other people can't. When she comes home one evening to find her apartment sacked, her mother missing, and a demon in the room, she is thrust into the world of the Shadowhunters. Which sucks, considering she was totally unprepared for it. And if that wasn't enough, she might be the only one who can stop the impending war.
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!!Clarissa "Clary" Adele Fray
!!Jocelyn Fray(née Fairchild)
!!!'''Played by''':
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Clary was perfectly content with living life with her
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* ConvenientComa: In ''City of Bones'', she [[spoiler: induces a coma on ''herself'' to avoid anyone squeezing information out of her about the whereabouts of the Mortal Cup. The only person who knew how to revive her aside from the warlock that cast the spell was an old acquaintance, who gets killed early on in ''City of Glass''.]]
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Narcissa Malfoy]].
* HiddenBadass: [[spoiler: Under the [[OverprotectiveDad Overprotective Mom]] stance, Jocelyn was a powerful, talented Shadowhunter who plotted to overthrow her husband during the Uprising. Not to mention she ran away from Valentine to prevent his turning Clary into a "monster" like he did Jonathan.]]
* HookedUpAfterwards: [[spoiler:With Luke. They planned to get married in ''City of Fallen Angels'' but the marriage was postponed indefinitely, with Jace's possession by Lilith and subsequent disappearence.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:With werewolf, Luke Garroway]].
* ItWasAGift: The tarot cards she gave Dorothea [[spoiler: which contained the Mortal Cup.]]
* MysticalPregnancy: Valentine [[GuineaPigFamily experimented on her while she was pregnant]] [[spoiler:both times]], giving her daughter Clary [[spoiler:angel's blood]] and [[spoiler:her son Jonathan Christopher demon's blood]], resulting in supernatural powers.
%% * OverprotectiveMom: Although she does start to accept Clary and Jace's relationship.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: After the Circle uprising, Jocelyn fled Idris with no intention of ever returning.]]
* ThatThingIsNotMyChild: [[spoiler:Valentine injected her with demon blood whilst she was pregnant, causing her to give birth to a demonic child who she was convinced was monstrous and evil. She turns out to be right, since Jonathan grows up to be a sadistic psychopathic murderer]].
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!!Clarissa "Clary" Adele Fray
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/LilyCollins and Creator/HopeFleury (young) (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/KatherineMcNamara and Creator/SofiaWells (young) (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Clary was perfectly content with living life with her overprotective mother and {{geek}}y best friend. But her normal life is turned upside down she starts seeing things other people can't. When she comes home one evening to find her apartment sacked, her mother missing, and a demon in the room, she is thrust into the world of the Shadowhunters. Which sucks, considering she was totally unprepared for it. And if that wasn't enough, she might be the only one who can stop the impending war.
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* ACupAngst: Not as pronounced as some examples, but Clary feels insecure when she compares herself to the more traditionally beautiful, busty/curvy Isabelle.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books she has green eyes. In ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones'', she has brown eyes, also her red hair is darker than described appearing almost brownish.
* ConvenientComa: In ''City of Bones'', she [[spoiler: induces a coma on ''herself'' to avoid anyone squeezing information out of her about the whereabouts of the Mortal Cup. The only person who knew how to revive her aside from the warlock that cast the spell was an old acquaintance, who gets killed early on in ''City of Glass''.]]
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Narcissa Malfoy]].
* HiddenBadass: [[spoiler: Under the [[OverprotectiveDad Overprotective Mom]] stance, Jocelyn was a powerful, talented Shadowhunter who plotted to overthrow her husband during the Uprising. Not to mention she ran away from Valentine to prevent his turning Clary into a "monster" like he did Jonathan.]]
* HookedUpAfterwards: [[spoiler:With Luke. They planned to get married in ''City of Fallen Angels'' but the marriage was postponed indefinitely, with Jace's possession by Lilith and subsequent disappearence.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:With werewolf, Luke Garroway]].
* ItWasAGift: The tarot cards she gave Dorothea [[spoiler: which contained the Mortal Cup.]]
* MysticalPregnancy: Valentine [[GuineaPigFamily experimented on her while she was pregnant]] [[spoiler:both times]], giving her daughter Clary [[spoiler:angel's blood]] and [[spoiler:her son Jonathan Christopher demon's blood]], resulting in supernatural powers.
%% * OverprotectiveMom: Although she does start to accept Clary and Jace's relationship.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: After the Circle uprising, Jocelyn fled Idris with no intention of ever returning.]]
* ThatThingIsNotMyChild: [[spoiler:Valentine injected her with demon blood whilst she was pregnant, causing her to give birth to a demonic child who she was convinced was monstrous and evil. She turns out to be right, since Jonathan grows up to be a sadistic psychopathic murderer]].
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!!Clarissa "Clary" Adele Fray
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/LilyCollins and Creator/HopeFleury (young) (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/KatherineMcNamara and Creator/SofiaWells (young) (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Clary was perfectly content with living life with her overprotective mother and {{geek}}y best friend. But her normal life is turned upside down she starts seeing things other people can't. When she comes home one evening to find her apartment sacked, her mother missing, and a demon in the room, she is thrust into the world of the Shadowhunters. Which sucks, considering she was totally unprepared for it. And if that wasn't enough, she might be the only one who can stop the impending war.
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* ACupAngst: Not as pronounced as some examples, but Clary feels insecure when she compares herself to the more traditionally beautiful, busty/curvy Isabelle.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books she has green eyes. In ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones'', she has brown eyes, also her red hair is darker than described appearing almost brownish.
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!The Morgenstern family
[[folder:Valentine Morgenstern]]
!!Valentine Morgenstern
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JonathanRhysMeyers (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Alan van Sprang (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
The BigBad of the first three books, a powerful and charismatic Shadowhunter who aims to destroy all Downworlders.
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* AbusiveParents: Of the emotionally abusive variety. He also beat [[spoiler: Jace]] on alternate Thursdays.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books he has white-blonde hair and black eyes. In ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones'' he has dark brown hair and blue eyes.
%% * BadassInANiceSuit: He's always dressed to kill.
%% * BeMyValentine: A villainous example.
%% * BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Luke's Betty.
* BigBad: Of the first three books.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: His eyes are described as black. He's also the genocidal BigBad.
* CradlingYourKill: [[spoiler:In ''City of Glass'', he holds his adopted son Jace (who he's just stabbed through the heart) while he dies, whispering, "My son. My boy."]]
%% * DeadpanSnarker: One of the traits he shares with Jace.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler: He killed Michael Wayland and his infant son (using that baby to make Jocelyn believe her son Jonathan was dead) and took over Michael Wayland's identity while raising Jace (who was Stephen Herondale's son, whom he cut out of her dead mother's womb).]] It's complicated.
* DissonantSerenity: He is always calm, even [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]], even when ripping out people's hearts.
* DrivenByEnvy: Despite the fact that the Shadowhunters are effectively the dominant power in the supernatural world, Valentine greatly resents the Downworlders for their unique abilities, such as the vampires' ability to change shape or the magic wielded by the faeries and the warlocks.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He seems to actually care about Jace. [[spoiler:That doesn't stop him from killing Jace. He is sad afterwards and tried to keep Jace from forcing him to, though.]] He also seems to care for [[spoiler:Clary, Jocelyn, Sebastian[=/=]Jonathan]] and Luke in his own twisted way.
%% * {{Expy}}: Is a CompositeCharacter of the TheDracoTrilogy versions of [[Literature/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort and Lucius Malfoy]].
* FantasticRacism: Even by Shadowhunter standards, and that's saying something. He hates Downworlders enough to [[spoiler: ally with demons to eradicate them.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: While posing as Michael Wayland he faked his own death to strengthen Jace.]]
* GuineaPigFamily: [[spoiler:Experimented on his own children ''in the womb'' to create better Shadowhunters. He infused Jonathan/Sebastian with demon blood, which made him horrifically strong but had the unfortunate side-effects of making him soulless and Jocelyn depressed. To make her feel better he gave her angel blood, not knowing she was pregnant with Clary at the time...]]
%% * HannibalLecture: Is irritatingly fond of this.
%% * HappilyMarried: [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Surprisingly]], to [[spoiler: Jocelyn, for a few years before everything starts getting worse.]]
%% * HuntingAccident: [[spoiler: Kind of. He never intended to murder Lucian, just get him bitten by a werewolf. ''Then'' he hands him a dagger and asks him to kill himself.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Expresses hatred and disdain for the mixed-breed Downworlders, and contends that the Shadowhunters must keep the world safe from demons. [[spoiler: But he deliberately taints his own son with demon blood, making him into a strange human/angel/demon hybrid, and even tried using demon blood to change himself with unclear results. He also readily summons and uses large numbers of demons to fight for him, as well as dealing with the powerful Greater Demon Lilith. Raziel calls him out on it]].
* KarmicDeath: In ''City of Ashes'' he arranges the death of teenage warlock whose blood he needs by tricking the kid into summoning a demon that will be able to [[FailsafeFailure bypass]] the [[GeometricMagic magic circle used to contain it]]. [[spoiler: In ''City of Glass'', Valentine has setup his own magic circle to summon the [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Angel Raziel]] to force it to remove the powers of the Shadowhunters that refuse to serve him. His daughter Clary, whom he has effectively bound and gagged nearby, manages to alter the circle, allowing Raziel to [[HolyHandGrenade smite]] him in punishment for his evil deeds, but only after giving him TheReasonYouSuckSpeech]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In ''City of Glass''. Thank you, Raziel]].
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:He is Clary's biological father]].
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He is Clary and Jace's father]]. Though ''City of Glass'' reveals that [[spoiler:Jace's father was actually Stephen Herondale. Valentine adopted him after his mother died, and raised him under the guise of Michael Wayland]].
* LightIsNotGood: White-blond, handsome, talented...and very evil.
* MeaningfulName: "Morgenstern" means "morning star" - signifying, of course, Lucifer.
* NamesToRunAwayFrom: His last name means "Fallen star", referring to the fallen angel, Lucifer. You'd think that an organization as biblically based as the Shadowhunters would have been a little concerned when the guy who's last name essentially meant "Lucifer" began to gain so much power...
* NeverFoundTheBody: In ''City of Ashes'', after his ship is destroyed - which naturally means that he's still up and kicking. That is, until [[spoiler: he gets stabbed by the angel Raziel in ''City of Glass'', is cremated and has a funeral. He is dead for good.]] Unlike his[[spoiler: other son]].
%% * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Valentine gives so many of these during the series. [[spoiler: Ultimately he is on the receiving end of one from the [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Angel Raziel]].]]
%% * SharpDressedMan: He tends to favor tailor suits, when not dressed in gear.
* ShutUpHannibal: In ''City Of Glass'', he avoids this by using a magic rune to keep Clary quiet ''so he can monologue without interruption''. [[spoiler:She eventually gives a rebuttal by writing in the dirt]].
* StrawHypocrite: Was this in his younger days when he formed the Circle. Although the stated goal that he used to woo his followers was to reform the Clave (by taking it over), his real objective was simply to set himself up as their ruler. But he ditched his followers the moment the odds turned against them. Once he reappeared years after the Uprising and his failed coup attempt, he was a good deal more open about his true objectives.
%% * UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Is perfectly willing to wipe out all the Shadowhunters who oppose him and start over.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Unfortunately, his plan to reform the Clave to protect against demonic threats involves raising a massive demon army and slaughtering them all.]]
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: White-blond and, oh, ''aims to wipe out all Downworlders''.
!The Morgenstern family
[[folder:Valentine Morgenstern]]
!!Valentine Morgenstern
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JonathanRhysMeyers (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Alan van Sprang (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
The BigBad of the first three books, a powerful and charismatic Shadowhunter who aims to destroy all Downworlders.
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* AbusiveParents: Of the emotionally abusive variety. He also beat [[spoiler: Jace]] on alternate Thursdays.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books he has white-blonde hair and black eyes. In ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones'' he has dark brown hair and blue eyes.
%% * BadassInANiceSuit: He's always dressed to kill.
%% * BeMyValentine: A villainous example.
%% * BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Luke's Betty.
* BigBad: Of the first three books.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: His eyes are described as black. He's also the genocidal BigBad.
* CradlingYourKill: [[spoiler:In ''City of Glass'', he holds his adopted son Jace (who he's just stabbed through the heart) while he dies, whispering, "My son. My boy."]]
%% * DeadpanSnarker: One of the traits he shares with Jace.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler: He killed Michael Wayland and his infant son (using that baby to make Jocelyn believe her son Jonathan was dead) and took over Michael Wayland's identity while raising Jace (who was Stephen Herondale's son, whom he cut out of her dead mother's womb).]] It's complicated.
* DissonantSerenity: He is always calm, even [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]], even when ripping out people's hearts.
* DrivenByEnvy: Despite the fact that the Shadowhunters are effectively the dominant power in the supernatural world, Valentine greatly resents the Downworlders for their unique abilities, such as the vampires' ability to change shape or the magic wielded by the faeries and the warlocks.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He seems to actually care about Jace. [[spoiler:That doesn't stop him from killing Jace. He is sad afterwards and tried to keep Jace from forcing him to, though.]] He also seems to care for [[spoiler:Clary, Jocelyn, Sebastian[=/=]Jonathan]] and Luke in his own twisted way.
%% * {{Expy}}: Is a CompositeCharacter of the TheDracoTrilogy versions of [[Literature/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort and Lucius Malfoy]].
* FantasticRacism: Even by Shadowhunter standards, and that's saying something. He hates Downworlders enough to [[spoiler: ally with demons to eradicate them.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: While posing as Michael Wayland he faked his own death to strengthen Jace.]]
* GuineaPigFamily: [[spoiler:Experimented on his own children ''in the womb'' to create better Shadowhunters. He infused Jonathan/Sebastian with demon blood, which made him horrifically strong but had the unfortunate side-effects of making him soulless and Jocelyn depressed. To make her feel better he gave her angel blood, not knowing she was pregnant with Clary at the time...]]
%% * HannibalLecture: Is irritatingly fond of this.
%% * HappilyMarried: [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Surprisingly]], to [[spoiler: Jocelyn, for a few years before everything starts getting worse.]]
%% * HuntingAccident: [[spoiler: Kind of. He never intended to murder Lucian, just get him bitten by a werewolf. ''Then'' he hands him a dagger and asks him to kill himself.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Expresses hatred and disdain for the mixed-breed Downworlders, and contends that the Shadowhunters must keep the world safe from demons. [[spoiler: But he deliberately taints his own son with demon blood, making him into a strange human/angel/demon hybrid, and even tried using demon blood to change himself with unclear results. He also readily summons and uses large numbers of demons to fight for him, as well as dealing with the powerful Greater Demon Lilith. Raziel calls him out on it]].
* KarmicDeath: In ''City of Ashes'' he arranges the death of teenage warlock whose blood he needs by tricking the kid into summoning a demon that will be able to [[FailsafeFailure bypass]] the [[GeometricMagic magic circle used to contain it]]. [[spoiler: In ''City of Glass'', Valentine has setup his own magic circle to summon the [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Angel Raziel]] to force it to remove the powers of the Shadowhunters that refuse to serve him. His daughter Clary, whom he has effectively bound and gagged nearby, manages to alter the circle, allowing Raziel to [[HolyHandGrenade smite]] him in punishment for his evil deeds, but only after giving him TheReasonYouSuckSpeech]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In ''City of Glass''. Thank you, Raziel]].
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:He is Clary's biological father]].
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He is Clary and Jace's father]]. Though ''City of Glass'' reveals that [[spoiler:Jace's father was actually Stephen Herondale. Valentine adopted him after his mother died, and raised him under the guise of Michael Wayland]].
* LightIsNotGood: White-blond, handsome, talented...and very evil.
* MeaningfulName: "Morgenstern" means "morning star" - signifying, of course, Lucifer.
* NamesToRunAwayFrom: His last name means "Fallen star", referring to the fallen angel, Lucifer. You'd think that an organization as biblically based as the Shadowhunters would have been a little concerned when the guy who's last name essentially meant "Lucifer" began to gain so much power...
* NeverFoundTheBody: In ''City of Ashes'', after his ship is destroyed - which naturally means that he's still up and kicking. That is, until [[spoiler: he gets stabbed by the angel Raziel in ''City of Glass'', is cremated and has a funeral. He is dead for good.]] Unlike his[[spoiler: other son]].
%% * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Valentine gives so many of these during the series. [[spoiler: Ultimately he is on the receiving end of one from the [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Angel Raziel]].]]
%% * SharpDressedMan: He tends to favor tailor suits, when not dressed in gear.
* ShutUpHannibal: In ''City Of Glass'', he avoids this by using a magic rune to keep Clary quiet ''so he can monologue without interruption''. [[spoiler:She eventually gives a rebuttal by writing in the dirt]].
* StrawHypocrite: Was this in his younger days when he formed the Circle. Although the stated goal that he used to woo his followers was to reform the Clave (by taking it over), his real objective was simply to set himself up as their ruler. But he ditched his followers the moment the odds turned against them. Once he reappeared years after the Uprising and his failed coup attempt, he was a good deal more open about his true objectives.
%% * UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Is perfectly willing to wipe out all the Shadowhunters who oppose him and start over.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Unfortunately, his plan to reform the Clave to protect against demonic threats involves raising a massive demon army and slaughtering them all.]]
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: White-blond and, oh, ''aims to wipe out all Downworlders''.
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!!Isabelle "Izzy" Lightwood
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JemimaWest (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/EmeraudeToubia (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Alec's younger sister, Isabelle is beautiful, confident, and dangerous - she is an accomplished Shadowhunter, after all. Being the middle child, Isabelle is rebellious and attention-seeking. The snobbish, FantasticRacism she seems to hold against non-Shadowhunters, as well as the IceQueen persona she upholds, starts to crumble once she meets Clary and Simon.
!!Isabelle "Izzy" Lightwood
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JemimaWest (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/EmeraudeToubia (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Alec's younger sister, Isabelle is beautiful, confident, and dangerous - she is an accomplished Shadowhunter, after all. Being the middle child, Isabelle is rebellious and attention-seeking. The snobbish, FantasticRacism she seems to hold against non-Shadowhunters, as well as the IceQueen persona she upholds, starts to crumble once she meets Clary and Simon.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: He went from having black hair in the books, to being brunet in ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''.
* AloofBigBrother: Alec confesses that he was one to Max, who was closer to adopted brother Jace, because Alec was mostly concerned with keeping Max out of trouble and safe rather than doing fun and exciting stuff with him.
* {{Ambadassador}}: By the time of the ''Literature/TalesFromTheShadowhunterAcademy'' story "Born To Endless Night", [[spoiler:Alec has become this to the Downworlders of New York City. He is the preferred go-to Shadowhunter for both Lily Chen (leader of the vampires) and Maia Roberts ( leader of the werewolves). Less combative than Jace and a ''lot'' less high-handed than Maryse, the Downworlders look to him for guidance in solving problems. But it is also understood that he will be no less decisive in dealing with problems that they let get out of control]].
-->[[spoiler:'''Lily:''' I stopped Elliott in time. I knew you'd kill him, and then I knew you'd give me your disappointed look]].
* ArcherArchetype: While Alec is also formidable in hand-to-hand combat, he really stands out most when using a bow. [[spoiler: He is even able to knock the knife out of the hand of an Endarkened that was holding it to Consul Jia Penhallow's throat, without hurting Jia]].
%% * ArmoredClosetGay: Clary accuses him of being this in the first book.
%% * AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Courtesy of [[spoiler: Magnus Bane.]]
* BattleCouple: He fights alongside [[spoiler: his boyfriend Magnus Bane in the final battle]].
%% * BetaCouple: [[spoiler: With Magnus; despite dancing around the issue they get together far more smoothly than Jace and Clary.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: He takes his job as the eldest Lightwood sibling very seriously and displays a protectiveness over his friends. He is the oldest of the teenage cast and turns eighteen after the first book, making him legally an 'adult' and increasing his sense of responsibility for the others.
* ComingOutStory: [[spoiler:In ''City of Glass'', he comes out rather awesomely by kissing Magnus in the middle of the entire Clave, including his parents]].
%% * CrazyJealousGuy: Alec can be extremely jealous, especially in the later books.
%% * DeadpanSnarker: Applies mostly to the tv show
%% * DemonSlaying: He's Nephilim. However, it's noted that up until late in the story he's never killed a demon because he's always looking out for Isabelle and Jace, who tend to do most of the dirty work.
* DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm: Occasionally he's seen to be very LiteralMinded.
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter]].
* {{Gayngst}}: He struggles with his sexuality, thanks to the homophobic Shadowhunter society.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jace Wayland. [[spoiler:His sexuality and initial attraction to Jace]] notwithstanding, the two share a "parabatai" bond which is explicitly stated as being a permanent platonic bond of partnership even stronger than that of brothers.
* ImmortalitySeeker: Looks into this when he begins to angst over [[spoiler:the fact that he is mortal and Magnus is immortal]], but [[ImmortalityImmorality flatly rejects the use of dark magic or becoming a vampire as options]].
* IncompatibleOrientation: [[spoiler: He had feelings for Jace, but never said anything because Jace is straight.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:With warlock, Magnus Bane]].
%% * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is actually very loyal and loving under the stern exterior.
* LiteralMinded: He has a tendency to misinterpret sarcasm.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Alec becomes involved with Magnus Bane, who is around 400 years old, when he is only seventeen and enters a relationship with him at eighteen. The fact the Magnus is an immortal warlock while Alec is human becomes a plot point in ''City of Fallen Angels'']].
* NoSenseOfHumor: Possibly because he tries too hard to be the mature one of the group.
* ObliviousToLove: He is a rather... odd example. Despite the fact that he and [[spoiler:Magnus]] were dating, he is caught completely by surprise by [[spoiler:Magnus's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove in ''City of Glass'']]. In his defense, [[spoiler:he was still hung up on [[IncompatibleOrientation Jace]], and his relationship with Magnus was just supposed to be a casual thing. He gets over both Jace and his obliviousness by the end of ''City of Glass'', though.]]
* ProperlyParanoid: After finding out a bit of Magnus's romantic past, he is shocked by how many people and the kinds of people (namely the various species and genders) his boyfriend has been with. Needless to say, he becomes a bit paranoid about it. Later that day, they are at a party with a group of their friends and Magnus mentions to a werewolf boy they had just met that he once knew the werewolf that founded the organization the boy was part of. Alec, who had been quietly sulking until this point coldly asks, "Did you sleep with him, too?". This comes off sounded like an overreaction and paranoia about someone casually mentioned as an icebreaker. [[spoiler:That is, until you read ''[[Literature/TheInfernalDevices Clockwork Prince]]'', where it is revealed that Magnus was indeed involved with him at some point. The author stated that she did this to show that Alec had a right to be paranoid about Magnus's romantic past]].
* TheReliableOne: Alec often seems to be less overtly swashbuckling than Jace or Isabelle. But Magnus observes that Alec instinctively responds to people needing him, and will go to great lengths to help them. As a result, by the time of the ''Literature/TalesFromTheShadowhunterAcademy'' story "Born To Endless Night" [[spoiler:he has become a cohesive force between the Shadowhunters and Downworlders of New York City. To the extent that vampire leader Lily Chen considers him an exception to her personal rule about keeping Shadowhunters out of Downworlder business because she knows he will just help solve problems rather than chastising her about the Law]].
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive guy to Jace's manly man. Alec is shy, reserved and is easily hurt emotionally. Jace is aggressive, forward and often downright antagonistic even in the face of Shadowhunters of much higher rank than him.
* ShippingTorpedo: He isn't a fan of Jace/Clary at first, because Jace keeps putting himself in danger for Clary and [[spoiler: because Alec has feelings for [[EvenTheGuysWanthim Jace]] himself]]. This doesn't last past the first book (partially because Alec and Clary make amends, partially because [[spoiler: Clary and Jace think they are siblings]]). By the time Clary and Jace actually begin dating Alec has grown to like Clary and [[spoiler: fallen in love with Magnus]], so he doesn't become this again.
* SiblingYinYang: With Isabelle. Unlike her, Clary notes that Alec is shyer, easier to guilt, and tries everything he can to downplay the good looks he shares with his sister.
* SingleTargetSexuality: [[spoiler: Towards Jace, or so he thinks anyway. Once he begins dating Magnus Bane he starts coming to terms with the fact that he really is gay. Jace puts the final nail in the coffin by confronting Alec, telling him that he was only infatuated with Jace because it was a "safe", guaranteed unrequited love that he could use as an excuse to avoid other relationships. He proves the point by demanding that Alec kiss him, which Alec cannot bring himself to do]].
%% * StraightGay: He doesn't have any of the stereotypical traits of a gay man.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He shares his mother's good looks and Clary describes him having long limbs like a dancer.
%% * TallDarkAndSnarky: He can be this at times.
* TransparentCloset: [[spoiler: In ''City of Glass'', everyone seems to know that Alec is gay before he tells them. Except his parents, judging by their reaction to him kissing Magnus in the Accords Hall]].
* WhatBeautifulEyes: [[spoiler:Magnus]] is very drawn to Alec's blue eyes.
%% * VitriolicBestBuds: With Clary in the tv show. They grow protective of each other.
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[[folder:Isabelle "Izzy" Lightwood ]]
!!Isabelle "Izzy" Lightwood
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JemimaWest (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/EmeraudeToubia (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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[[caption-width-right:221:[[labelnote: Click here to see Isabelle in the TV adaptation.]][[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iz.jpg]][[/labelnote]]]]
Alec's younger sister, Isabelle is beautiful, confident, and dangerous - she is an accomplished Shadowhunter, after all. Being the middle child, Isabelle is rebellious and attention-seeking. The snobbish, FantasticRacism she seems to hold against non-Shadowhunters, as well as the IceQueen persona she upholds, starts to crumble once she meets Clary and Simon.
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* AloofBigBrother: Alec confesses that he was one to Max, who was closer to adopted brother Jace, because Alec was mostly concerned with keeping Max out of trouble and safe rather than doing fun and exciting stuff with him.
* {{Ambadassador}}: By the time of the ''Literature/TalesFromTheShadowhunterAcademy'' story "Born To Endless Night", [[spoiler:Alec has become this to the Downworlders of New York City. He is the preferred go-to Shadowhunter for both Lily Chen (leader of the vampires) and Maia Roberts ( leader of the werewolves). Less combative than Jace and a ''lot'' less high-handed than Maryse, the Downworlders look to him for guidance in solving problems. But it is also understood that he will be no less decisive in dealing with problems that they let get out of control]].
-->[[spoiler:'''Lily:''' I stopped Elliott in time. I knew you'd kill him, and then I knew you'd give me your disappointed look]].
* ArcherArchetype: While Alec is also formidable in hand-to-hand combat, he really stands out most when using a bow. [[spoiler: He is even able to knock the knife out of the hand of an Endarkened that was holding it to Consul Jia Penhallow's throat, without hurting Jia]].
%% * ArmoredClosetGay: Clary accuses him of being this in the first book.
%% * AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Courtesy of [[spoiler: Magnus Bane.]]
* BattleCouple: He fights alongside [[spoiler: his boyfriend Magnus Bane in the final battle]].
%% * BetaCouple: [[spoiler: With Magnus; despite dancing around the issue they get together far more smoothly than Jace and Clary.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: He takes his job as the eldest Lightwood sibling very seriously and displays a protectiveness over his friends. He is the oldest of the teenage cast and turns eighteen after the first book, making him legally an 'adult' and increasing his sense of responsibility for the others.
* ComingOutStory: [[spoiler:In ''City of Glass'', he comes out rather awesomely by kissing Magnus in the middle of the entire Clave, including his parents]].
%% * CrazyJealousGuy: Alec can be extremely jealous, especially in the later books.
%% * DeadpanSnarker: Applies mostly to the tv show
%% * DemonSlaying: He's Nephilim. However, it's noted that up until late in the story he's never killed a demon because he's always looking out for Isabelle and Jace, who tend to do most of the dirty work.
* DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm: Occasionally he's seen to be very LiteralMinded.
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter]].
* {{Gayngst}}: He struggles with his sexuality, thanks to the homophobic Shadowhunter society.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jace Wayland. [[spoiler:His sexuality and initial attraction to Jace]] notwithstanding, the two share a "parabatai" bond which is explicitly stated as being a permanent platonic bond of partnership even stronger than that of brothers.
* ImmortalitySeeker: Looks into this when he begins to angst over [[spoiler:the fact that he is mortal and Magnus is immortal]], but [[ImmortalityImmorality flatly rejects the use of dark magic or becoming a vampire as options]].
* IncompatibleOrientation: [[spoiler: He had feelings for Jace, but never said anything because Jace is straight.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:With warlock, Magnus Bane]].
%% * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is actually very loyal and loving under the stern exterior.
* LiteralMinded: He has a tendency to misinterpret sarcasm.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Alec becomes involved with Magnus Bane, who is around 400 years old, when he is only seventeen and enters a relationship with him at eighteen. The fact the Magnus is an immortal warlock while Alec is human becomes a plot point in ''City of Fallen Angels'']].
* NoSenseOfHumor: Possibly because he tries too hard to be the mature one of the group.
* ObliviousToLove: He is a rather... odd example. Despite the fact that he and [[spoiler:Magnus]] were dating, he is caught completely by surprise by [[spoiler:Magnus's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove in ''City of Glass'']]. In his defense, [[spoiler:he was still hung up on [[IncompatibleOrientation Jace]], and his relationship with Magnus was just supposed to be a casual thing. He gets over both Jace and his obliviousness by the end of ''City of Glass'', though.]]
* ProperlyParanoid: After finding out a bit of Magnus's romantic past, he is shocked by how many people and the kinds of people (namely the various species and genders) his boyfriend has been with. Needless to say, he becomes a bit paranoid about it. Later that day, they are at a party with a group of their friends and Magnus mentions to a werewolf boy they had just met that he once knew the werewolf that founded the organization the boy was part of. Alec, who had been quietly sulking until this point coldly asks, "Did you sleep with him, too?". This comes off sounded like an overreaction and paranoia about someone casually mentioned as an icebreaker. [[spoiler:That is, until you read ''[[Literature/TheInfernalDevices Clockwork Prince]]'', where it is revealed that Magnus was indeed involved with him at some point. The author stated that she did this to show that Alec had a right to be paranoid about Magnus's romantic past]].
* TheReliableOne: Alec often seems to be less overtly swashbuckling than Jace or Isabelle. But Magnus observes that Alec instinctively responds to people needing him, and will go to great lengths to help them. As a result, by the time of the ''Literature/TalesFromTheShadowhunterAcademy'' story "Born To Endless Night" [[spoiler:he has become a cohesive force between the Shadowhunters and Downworlders of New York City. To the extent that vampire leader Lily Chen considers him an exception to her personal rule about keeping Shadowhunters out of Downworlder business because she knows he will just help solve problems rather than chastising her about the Law]].
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive guy to Jace's manly man. Alec is shy, reserved and is easily hurt emotionally. Jace is aggressive, forward and often downright antagonistic even in the face of Shadowhunters of much higher rank than him.
* ShippingTorpedo: He isn't a fan of Jace/Clary at first, because Jace keeps putting himself in danger for Clary and [[spoiler: because Alec has feelings for [[EvenTheGuysWanthim Jace]] himself]]. This doesn't last past the first book (partially because Alec and Clary make amends, partially because [[spoiler: Clary and Jace think they are siblings]]). By the time Clary and Jace actually begin dating Alec has grown to like Clary and [[spoiler: fallen in love with Magnus]], so he doesn't become this again.
* SiblingYinYang: With Isabelle. Unlike her, Clary notes that Alec is shyer, easier to guilt, and tries everything he can to downplay the good looks he shares with his sister.
* SingleTargetSexuality: [[spoiler: Towards Jace, or so he thinks anyway. Once he begins dating Magnus Bane he starts coming to terms with the fact that he really is gay. Jace puts the final nail in the coffin by confronting Alec, telling him that he was only infatuated with Jace because it was a "safe", guaranteed unrequited love that he could use as an excuse to avoid other relationships. He proves the point by demanding that Alec kiss him, which Alec cannot bring himself to do]].
%% * StraightGay: He doesn't have any of the stereotypical traits of a gay man.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He shares his mother's good looks and Clary describes him having long limbs like a dancer.
%% * TallDarkAndSnarky: He can be this at times.
* TransparentCloset: [[spoiler: In ''City of Glass'', everyone seems to know that Alec is gay before he tells them. Except his parents, judging by their reaction to him kissing Magnus in the Accords Hall]].
* WhatBeautifulEyes: [[spoiler:Magnus]] is very drawn to Alec's blue eyes.
%% * VitriolicBestBuds: With Clary in the tv show. They grow protective of each other.
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!!Isabelle "Izzy" Lightwood
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JemimaWest (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/EmeraudeToubia (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Alec's younger sister, Isabelle is beautiful, confident, and dangerous - she is an accomplished Shadowhunter, after all. Being the middle child, Isabelle is rebellious and attention-seeking. The snobbish, FantasticRacism she seems to hold against non-Shadowhunters, as well as the IceQueen persona she upholds, starts to crumble once she meets Clary and Simon.
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[[folder:Isabelle "Izzy" Lightwood ]]
!!Isabelle "Izzy" Lightwood
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JemimaWest (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/EmeraudeToubia (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Alec's younger sister, Isabelle is beautiful, confident, and dangerous - she is an accomplished Shadowhunter, after all. Being the middle child, Isabelle is rebellious and attention-seeking. The snobbish, FantasticRacism she seems to hold against non-Shadowhunters, as well as the IceQueen persona she upholds, starts to crumble once she meets Clary and Simon.
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%% * ActionGirl: Most definitely. It comes with the DemonSlaying territory. [[spoiler: She even briefly gets the drop on Sebastian.]]
* AdaptationDyeJob: She went from having black hair in the books, to being brunette in ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''. Also her eyes went from dark brown to blue.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Described as a StatuesqueStunner with waist-length dark hair. She's also very proud and distant, as well as an accomplished Shadowhunter.
%% * BigSisterInstinct: Do not mess with her siblings. [[spoiler: Max's death hits her ''hard'' as she was in charge of him at the time.]]
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: She has some shades of this, constantly complaining and lashing out at her parents. [[spoiler: It was implied that this was at least partially a ploy to distract their parents from Alec's homosexuality.]]
* CombatStilettos: Isabelle wears heels constantly and fights in them when she needs to. She has even been known to use them as weapons, slashing and impaling targets with her kicks.
* TheConfidant: She confides in her mother, Maryse about the problems in her parents' marriage.
%% * CoolBigSis: To Max, who really looks up to her.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: She dates anybody but other Shadowhunters, intentionally bringing home boys she knows her parents would disapprove of. Jace says it's to get attention, it works - in the wrong way.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Like her brother, she is not very fond of Clary at first. Later, though, she begins to open up to her.
%% * DemonSlaying: She's Nephilim like the rest of her family.
* DoesNotLikeMen: While she is not averse to dating them, she distrusts men in general (in contrast to Jace and Alec, who wear their hearts on their sleeves) [[spoiler: because she was TheConfidant to her mother, who told her how her marriage to Robert was breaking apart.]]
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Usually goes barefoot indoors.
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Blaise Zabini]].
* {{Foil}}: The seasoned, snobbish, girly Nephilim to Clary's naive idealist tomboy.
%% * HiddenHeartOfGold: She's actually quite lonely underneath her snobbish exterior.
* InterspeciesRomance: In ''City of Ashes'' she is dating a faerie knight and as of ''City of Lost Souls'' [[spoiler:the vampire, Simon Lewis]].
* ItsAllMyFault: Believes [[spoiler: Max's death to be her fault, as she was in charge of him at the time.]]
* LadyOfWar: Isabelle is the daughter of an old, prestigious, Shadowhunter family. She herself is a very talented DemonSlayer and manages to fight quite effectively even while wearing dresses and high heels. Her preferred tactic is to WhipItGood using her weapon of choice, an enchanted whip made of electrum (an alloy of gold and silver). Also noted for BeautyIsNeverTarnished -- she can join her brothers fighting monsters underground without getting dirty even as they are covered in filth. When asked how she manages it, she remarks:
-->'''Isabelle:''' I'm pure at heart. It repels the dirt.
* LethalChef: Although she enjoys cooking, Isabelle isn't good at it and everyone hates her food. Her mother didn't teach her how to cook because she was afraid Isabelle would be told to StayInTheKitchen.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Jace, with whom she has a purely platonic relationship.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: Isabelle is always raring to go into fights, not to mention she consistently dates boys her parents would hate. Jace says she does it to get attention, as she is not only the only girl but also the middle child.
* OutnumberedSibling: She grew up with two brothers and Jace.
* TheProudElite: She has RavenHairIvorySkin, is extremely cold and proud, and actively partakes in Shadowhunters' FantasticRacism. She defrosts rather quickly, though.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Isabelle is very beautiful, with pale, clear skin and long dark hair.
* RazorFloss: Edges her whip. [[spoiler:She uses it to take off Sebastian's hand in ''City of Glass'']].
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: According to Jace, Isabelle is very comfortable with her own body. In the TV series, she usually wears skimpy and revealing clothing, sometimes bordering on the {{stripperiffic}}.
* SiblingYinYang: With Alec. Isabelle is not averse to showing off her beauty, is generally nicer, and like Jace, always rushing headfirst into demon-slaying. [[spoiler: It's implied that Isabelle is the way she is in part because she wants to draw attention from her brother's homosexuality, as she does not want her parents to find out when he wasn't ready.]]
* SillyRabbitRomanceIsForKids: Quite young to be this cynical, but then she is privy to the fact that her parents have a HappyMarriageCharade going on. She openly questions how her brothers can so readily fall in love. But then, they aren't in on the family secret.
* StatuesqueStunner: Isabelle is very tall and beautiful, attracting the attention of many boys. According to Jace, Isabelle hates being taller than most boys her age and would rather be dainty and petite.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Like Clary and her mother, Maryse Lightwood greatly resembles her daughter, except for her blue eyes.
%% * SugarAndIcePersonality: She acts cold to everyone who isn't related to her (and Jace). She warms up to Clary and Simon eventually, though, and they become two of her closest friends.
* TapOnTheHead: [[spoiler:Sebastian renders her unconscious in ''City of Glass'' with a hammer after he finishes with Max.]]
%% * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly girl to Maia (and to a lesser extent Clary)'s tomboy.
* WhipItGood: She uses a silver-gold whip when she fights demons, one which can somehow cut through flesh and bone. It's partially magical, however, which explains its unusual cutting capacity.
!The Lightwood family
[[folder:Isabelle "Izzy" Lightwood ]]
!!Isabelle "Izzy" Lightwood
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JemimaWest (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/EmeraudeToubia (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Alec's younger sister, Isabelle is beautiful, confident, and dangerous - she is an accomplished Shadowhunter, after all. Being the middle child, Isabelle is rebellious and attention-seeking. The snobbish, FantasticRacism she seems to hold against non-Shadowhunters, as well as the IceQueen persona she upholds, starts to crumble once she meets Clary and Simon.
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%% * ActionGirl: Most definitely. It comes with the DemonSlaying territory. [[spoiler: She even briefly gets the drop on Sebastian.]]
* AdaptationDyeJob: She went from having black hair in the books, to being brunette in ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''. Also her eyes went from dark brown to blue.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Described as a StatuesqueStunner with waist-length dark hair. She's also very proud and distant, as well as an accomplished Shadowhunter.
%% * BigSisterInstinct: Do not mess with her siblings. [[spoiler: Max's death hits her ''hard'' as she was in charge of him at the time.]]
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: She has some shades of this, constantly complaining and lashing out at her parents. [[spoiler: It was implied that this was at least partially a ploy to distract their parents from Alec's homosexuality.]]
* CombatStilettos: Isabelle wears heels constantly and fights in them when she needs to. She has even been known to use them as weapons, slashing and impaling targets with her kicks.
* TheConfidant: She confides in her mother, Maryse about the problems in her parents' marriage.
%% * CoolBigSis: To Max, who really looks up to her.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: She dates anybody but other Shadowhunters, intentionally bringing home boys she knows her parents would disapprove of. Jace says it's to get attention, it works - in the wrong way.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Like her brother, she is not very fond of Clary at first. Later, though, she begins to open up to her.
%% * DemonSlaying: She's Nephilim like the rest of her family.
* DoesNotLikeMen: While she is not averse to dating them, she distrusts men in general (in contrast to Jace and Alec, who wear their hearts on their sleeves) [[spoiler: because she was TheConfidant to her mother, who told her how her marriage to Robert was breaking apart.]]
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Usually goes barefoot indoors.
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Blaise Zabini]].
* {{Foil}}: The seasoned, snobbish, girly Nephilim to Clary's naive idealist tomboy.
%% * HiddenHeartOfGold: She's actually quite lonely underneath her snobbish exterior.
* InterspeciesRomance: In ''City of Ashes'' she is dating a faerie knight and as of ''City of Lost Souls'' [[spoiler:the vampire, Simon Lewis]].
* ItsAllMyFault: Believes [[spoiler: Max's death to be her fault, as she was in charge of him at the time.]]
* LadyOfWar: Isabelle is the daughter of an old, prestigious, Shadowhunter family. She herself is a very talented DemonSlayer and manages to fight quite effectively even while wearing dresses and high heels. Her preferred tactic is to WhipItGood using her weapon of choice, an enchanted whip made of electrum (an alloy of gold and silver). Also noted for BeautyIsNeverTarnished -- she can join her brothers fighting monsters underground without getting dirty even as they are covered in filth. When asked how she manages it, she remarks:
-->'''Isabelle:''' I'm pure at heart. It repels the dirt.
* LethalChef: Although she enjoys cooking, Isabelle isn't good at it and everyone hates her food. Her mother didn't teach her how to cook because she was afraid Isabelle would be told to StayInTheKitchen.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Jace, with whom she has a purely platonic relationship.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: Isabelle is always raring to go into fights, not to mention she consistently dates boys her parents would hate. Jace says she does it to get attention, as she is not only the only girl but also the middle child.
* OutnumberedSibling: She grew up with two brothers and Jace.
* TheProudElite: She has RavenHairIvorySkin, is extremely cold and proud, and actively partakes in Shadowhunters' FantasticRacism. She defrosts rather quickly, though.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Isabelle is very beautiful, with pale, clear skin and long dark hair.
* RazorFloss: Edges her whip. [[spoiler:She uses it to take off Sebastian's hand in ''City of Glass'']].
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: According to Jace, Isabelle is very comfortable with her own body. In the TV series, she usually wears skimpy and revealing clothing, sometimes bordering on the {{stripperiffic}}.
* SiblingYinYang: With Alec. Isabelle is not averse to showing off her beauty, is generally nicer, and like Jace, always rushing headfirst into demon-slaying. [[spoiler: It's implied that Isabelle is the way she is in part because she wants to draw attention from her brother's homosexuality, as she does not want her parents to find out when he wasn't ready.]]
* SillyRabbitRomanceIsForKids: Quite young to be this cynical, but then she is privy to the fact that her parents have a HappyMarriageCharade going on. She openly questions how her brothers can so readily fall in love. But then, they aren't in on the family secret.
* StatuesqueStunner: Isabelle is very tall and beautiful, attracting the attention of many boys. According to Jace, Isabelle hates being taller than most boys her age and would rather be dainty and petite.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Like Clary and her mother, Maryse Lightwood greatly resembles her daughter, except for her blue eyes.
%% * SugarAndIcePersonality: She acts cold to everyone who isn't related to her (and Jace). She warms up to Clary and Simon eventually, though, and they become two of her closest friends.
* TapOnTheHead: [[spoiler:Sebastian renders her unconscious in ''City of Glass'' with a hammer after he finishes with Max.]]
%% * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly girl to Maia (and to a lesser extent Clary)'s tomboy.
* WhipItGood: She uses a silver-gold whip when she fights demons, one which can somehow cut through flesh and bone. It's partially magical, however, which explains its unusual cutting capacity.
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!The Herondale family
[[folder:Jace Herondale]]
!!"Jace" Wayland/Herondale
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Sarcastic, cynical, and a ladies' man, Jace seems like the archetypal ByronicHero. But it's not like [[AwesomeEgo that arrogance is unfounded]] - Jace is widely renowned as one of the best - if not ''the'' best - Shadowhunters of his age. He lives with the Lightwoods at the Institute, and is, for some reason, incredibly attracted to Clary.
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Valentine, who was posing as Michael Wayland, physically and emotionally abused him. He would regularly beat Jace and on one occasion killed Jace's pet falcon right in front of him]].
* ActionHero: Jace is very willing to get into fights.
* AdaptationDyeJob: He has golden eyes in the book, but blue eyes in ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''.
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler:The angel's blood that Valentine used to experiment on him with gave him certain characteristics (such as the ability to jump supernaturally high)]].
* BadassBookworm: He is very knowledgeable of classical literature and very talented at killing demons.
%% * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Killed in the third book, but Clary brings him back]].
* BettyAndVeronica: He competes with Simon for Clary's affection. Jace is more mysterious and thrilling, but he can also be a jerk. [[spoiler: The fact that everyone briefly thought Jace was Clary's long-lost brother]] adds a ForbiddenFruit element to him too. Meanwhile, Simon is her casual, {{adorkable}} friend that's she known her whole life.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He tends to be very protective of his adopted siblings.
* BigDamnHeroes: In ''City of Glass'', he saves Clary from being killed by Valentine. [[spoiler:Valentine then proceeds to kill Jace seconds after he gives his WorldOfCardboardSpeech]].
* BioAugmentation: [[spoiler:Valentine added angel's blood to him before he was born, through the naivete of his birth mother Celine Herondale]].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:In ''City of Fallen Angels'', after his rebirth, Jace is left vulnerable to demonic possession; his death erased the protective effects of a magic ritual all newborn Shadowhunters are given to protect them demonic possession. Lilith takes advantage of his new Achilles' heel, sending him nightmares and forcing him to do her bidding. Even after she's defeated, Jace is then forced into a corrupted form of the ''parabatai'' bond, wherein Sebastian imposes his will and beliefs onto Jace]].
* BrotherSisterIncest: In ''City of Bones'', [[spoiler:a fortune teller tells him that he will "Love the wrong person". He falls in love with Clary, who turns out to be his sister. Subverted when they end up not related. He is the son of Stephan Herondale, his supposed father's second second-in-command]].
* ByronicHero: Handsome, brooding, charismatic, aloof, the list goes on. Also a DeathSeeker and drenched in {{Mangst}}. Jace has a very strong personal presence, but he's not exactly a source of much positivity.
%% * CainAndAbel: With Sebastian who, though they're not related, were both raised by the same man, and Sebastian even refers to him as 'little brother'.
%% * CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:A difficult feat for Jace, even after years of having been abandoned by Valentine.]]
* TheCasanova: He is implied to have been involved with lots of girls, and he flirts with Kaelie in ''City of Bones''. However, prior to Clary he was never in a long term relationship.
* CassandraTruth: In ''City of Glass'', his outright dislike and suspicion of Sebastian raises a ''lot'' of eyebrows [[spoiler:despite the fact that he was right all along]].
* CatSmile: Clary often likens his smile to that of a cat, adding that it comes of as mischievous.
%% * ChronicHeroSyndrome: Especially when the end result will end up benefiting Clary.
%% * CrazyJealousGuy: Does have a tendency to lapse into this, especially when it concerns Clary and another guy.
* CunningLinguist: He's fluent in several languages.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Blonde hair and golden eyes.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He saw his father, Michael Wayland, murdered in a pool of his own blood. [[spoiler:That was staged, of course. And Michael Wayland was never his father.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: The snarkiest in a WorldOfSnark. Applies mostly in the books
* DeathSeeker: Can get like this often, much to the frustration of Alec and Isabelle, and later almost everyone else. Sometimes it is just reckless overconfidence, other times it is because of his traumatically confusing family history.
* DemonSlaying: He's a Nephilim, it's a requirement. Although, he is more intensely focused on it, then other people.
%% * DisneyDeath: He gets better the second time.
* DistinguishingMark: The star-shaped mark on his shoulder [[spoiler:which is a birthmark of the Herondale family]].
* DistressedDude: A recurring plot in almost every book is him being held in some form of captivity. This despite the fact that he is one of the most skilled [[DemonSlayer Shadowhunters]] of his generation. Most of it is that he is a bit of a DeathSeeker, and a large amount of effort on the part of his family and friends goes into getting him out of whatever trouble he has gotten into. In ''City of Bones'' his best friend [[BeleagueredAssistant Alec]] had initially never slain a demon, primarily because his main focus was on keeping Jace alive instead.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Usually goes barefoot indoors.
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Draco Malfoy]].
* FearlessFool: In ''City of Ashes'', he gets a Fearless rune put on him by Clary. After a few minutes of fighting TheLegionsOfHell, he notes that the rune might be ''a little bit'' of too much of a good thing. In particular, he notes how blasé he was becoming in regards to injuries.
* FlatEarthAtheist: He considers himself an agnostic even though he belongs to an order founded by angel and has met and killed many a demon himself. He claims it's because he's never personally met an angel or knows anyone who has but he does know that holy water, sacred ground and blessed weapons work because he uses them on a regular basis!
* HappilyAdopted: By the Lightwoods. Granted, Maryse and Robert are not the most emotionally engaged of parents, but they do care for him greatly. His adoptive siblings all love him dearly. Clary lampshades this when he is angsting about his lack of a last name and she points out that he's always been Jace Lightwood.
* HarmfulToMinors: His childhood, basically, the least of which involved his father murdering his pet falcon.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Alec Lightwood. [[spoiler:Alec's sexuality and initial attraction to Jace]] notwithstanding, the two share a "parabatai" bond which is explicitly stated as being a permanent platonic bond of partnership even stronger than that of brothers.
* IdiotBall: Grabs it with a bloody deathgrip when he refuses to tell anyone about the possible [[spoiler:prophetic dreams he's having about murdering Clary until it's almost too late, nearly starves himself to death, doesn't sleep... oh, and ends up getting himself possessed by Sebastian. What an IDIOT.]]
* IHaveManyNames: He doesn't really have a surname. He was Jace Wayland, Jace [[spoiler:Morgenstern]], Jace [[spoiler:Herondale]] and Jace Lightwood.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: While he unquestionably cares for some people, he also considers hurting them emotionally an acceptable outlet for his own {{Mangst}}. Also, can remain prejudiced easily even if the basis of his prejudice towards the target changes. For example, he seamlessly switches from calling Simon "mundane" to [[spoiler:"vampire"]] as if he simply cannot remember the personal names of anyone who is not a Shadowhunter.
* JumpPhysics: He has the ability to jump supernaturally high, thanks to the [[spoiler: angel's blood.]]
%% * LadykillerInLove: With Clary, naturally.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Isabelle, with whom he has a purely platonic relationship.
* LightningBruiser: Jace is very fast, very strong, and very enduring, thanks to [[spoiler:Valentine]]'s training.
* LongLostRelative:
** [[spoiler:Subverted. For a time, Valentine tricks him and Clary into thinking they're lost long siblings. Its turns out that Jace was actually adopted]].
** [[spoiler: Imogen Herondale realizes that Jace is her grandchild -- whom she thought died in the womb -- not long before she dies. Jace himself doesn't learn of their connection until the following book.]]
* LoveMartyr: Jace is obsessively devoted to Clary, even when he believes [[spoiler: that they are siblings]].
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Michael Wayland was never his father. Valentine Morgenstern is, he raised Jace while under the guise of Michael Wayland]]. Though ''City of Glass'' reveals that [[spoiler:his father was actually Stephen Herondale. Valentine adopted him after his mother died, but [[SecretOtherFamily he kept him a secret from his real son]], and vice versa]].
* {{Mangst}}: A fair-sized chunk of the conflicts in the series are in some way related to the fact that Jace tries to conceal emotional and physical problems even from Clary and Alec. He will go into dangerous situations alone to try to work out his issues, which rarely ends well. His DeathSeeker tendencies are tied directly to this.
* MrFanservice: Much attention is given to how attractive Jace is, especially since the viewpoint character is in love with him.
* NayTheist: He ''believes'' that there is a God, just not that God cares, after seeing his father murdered in front of him.
* NeatFreak: Clary notes that his room is as neat as a pin. When he is rooming with Magnus Bane, the poor messy warlock is driven nuts by Jace fixing up his apartment.
%% * NotBloodSiblings: Him and the Lightwoods, and [[spoiler:him and Clary after all]].
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Clary]].
* {{Omniglot}}: Jace can speak a ''lot'' of languages, thanks to all the training his father put him to. An example is when he speaks to Sebastian in Romanian in ''City of Glass''.
--> '''Jace''': "De ce crezi ca va ascultam conversatia?"/"Why do you think I was listening to your conversation?"
--> '''Sebastian''': "M-ai urmarit de când ai ajuns aici. Nu-mi dau seama daca nu ma placi ori daca esti atât de banuitor cu toata lumea.” / "You've been watching me since you got here. I can't tell if you don't like me or you're just this suspicious of everyone."
* OneTrueLove: Clary's. She is the one person he cant live without. In a parallel universe, her death is the one that destroys him and ultimately makes him a villain.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Jace comes from [[spoiler: the initials for Jonathan Christopher]], which hardly anyone calls him. When his full name is revealed at the end of the first book, its significant because [[spoiler:it makes Clary think he's her long-lost brother, who also had the initials J.C.]]
%% * PetTheDog:
%% ** All his interactions with Max fall under this.
%% ** Also to Clary when he's not being a Jerkass.
%% * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: A horribly serious example. He gives Clary one in the beginning of ''City of Glass''. He later apologizes and acknowledges that he basically criticized Clary for having the same FatalFlaw he is equally guilty of having.
* SecretOtherFamily: [[spoiler:He was being raised alongside Jonathan Christopher/Sebastian without ever knowing it]].
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Alec's Sensitive Guy. Jace is aggressive, forward and often downright antagonistic even in the face of Shadowhunters of much higher rank than him. Alec is shy, reserved and is easily hurt emotionally.
* ShipperOnDeck: For [[spoiler:Alec and Magnus, despite traditional Shadowhunter prejudices about both homosexuality and Downworlders]].
* SignificantMonogram: [[spoiler:Jonathan Christopher]] "Jace" Wayland. The "[[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} JC]]" variation.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:Amatis tells Jace that he looks exactly like Stephen Herondale did save for his mother (Celine)'s eyes.]]
* SurpriseIncest: Subverted. [[spoiler:He and Clary are revealed to be siblings at the end of ''City of Bones''. They spend all of ''City of Ashes'' and most of ''City of Glass'' angsting about their attraction, until it's revealed that [[NotBloodSiblings he was adopted.]]]]
* TangledFamilyTree: He is [[spoiler:supposedly the son of Michael Wayland. But then it turns out that Michael was murdered and the man who supposedly fathered him was really Valentine Morgenstern, leading to a BrotherSisterIncest problem with Clary. It later turns out that his actual biological father was Valentine's right-hand man Stephen Herondale]]. Needless to say, Jace goes through a great many surname changes, although he often uses Lightwood after his adoptive parents and siblings. [[spoiler:Worth noting that Stephen had previously been married to Luke's sister]]. Although after ''City of Heavenly Fire'', [[spoiler:he adopts his father's last name, Herondale]].
%% * ToughLove: His confrontation with Alec about Alec's "secret crush" on him could be construed as this.
* {{Wangst}}: [[invoked]] Hilariously used by Alec to shut Jace down when Jace was being critical of the way Alec was wrecked over his breakup with Magnus. Alec finally found his sass and retaliated:
-->'''Jace:''' You're pining.
-->'''Alec:''' Look who's talking. 'Oh, I love her. Oh, she's my sister. Oh, why, why, why--'
* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Clary. Nothing much ever seems to happen [[spoiler: until they figure out they aren't related.]]
%% * WingedHumanoid: In Clary's dream and sketch.
* YouKilledMyFather: Subverted. He [[spoiler:initially believes that Valentine killed his father, until a declaration of LukeIAmYourFather. Double subverted when it's revealed that Jace is not Valentine's son and that he really did kill Jace's father, albeit not directly]].
%% * VitriolicBestBuds: with Simon
!The Herondale family
[[folder:Jace Herondale]]
!!"Jace" Wayland/Herondale
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/JamieCampbellBower (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/DominicSherwood (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Sarcastic, cynical, and a ladies' man, Jace seems like the archetypal ByronicHero. But it's not like [[AwesomeEgo that arrogance is unfounded]] - Jace is widely renowned as one of the best - if not ''the'' best - Shadowhunters of his age. He lives with the Lightwoods at the Institute, and is, for some reason, incredibly attracted to Clary.
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Valentine, who was posing as Michael Wayland, physically and emotionally abused him. He would regularly beat Jace and on one occasion killed Jace's pet falcon right in front of him]].
* ActionHero: Jace is very willing to get into fights.
* AdaptationDyeJob: He has golden eyes in the book, but blue eyes in ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''.
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler:The angel's blood that Valentine used to experiment on him with gave him certain characteristics (such as the ability to jump supernaturally high)]].
* BadassBookworm: He is very knowledgeable of classical literature and very talented at killing demons.
%% * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Killed in the third book, but Clary brings him back]].
* BettyAndVeronica: He competes with Simon for Clary's affection. Jace is more mysterious and thrilling, but he can also be a jerk. [[spoiler: The fact that everyone briefly thought Jace was Clary's long-lost brother]] adds a ForbiddenFruit element to him too. Meanwhile, Simon is her casual, {{adorkable}} friend that's she known her whole life.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He tends to be very protective of his adopted siblings.
* BigDamnHeroes: In ''City of Glass'', he saves Clary from being killed by Valentine. [[spoiler:Valentine then proceeds to kill Jace seconds after he gives his WorldOfCardboardSpeech]].
* BioAugmentation: [[spoiler:Valentine added angel's blood to him before he was born, through the naivete of his birth mother Celine Herondale]].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:In ''City of Fallen Angels'', after his rebirth, Jace is left vulnerable to demonic possession; his death erased the protective effects of a magic ritual all newborn Shadowhunters are given to protect them demonic possession. Lilith takes advantage of his new Achilles' heel, sending him nightmares and forcing him to do her bidding. Even after she's defeated, Jace is then forced into a corrupted form of the ''parabatai'' bond, wherein Sebastian imposes his will and beliefs onto Jace]].
* BrotherSisterIncest: In ''City of Bones'', [[spoiler:a fortune teller tells him that he will "Love the wrong person". He falls in love with Clary, who turns out to be his sister. Subverted when they end up not related. He is the son of Stephan Herondale, his supposed father's second second-in-command]].
* ByronicHero: Handsome, brooding, charismatic, aloof, the list goes on. Also a DeathSeeker and drenched in {{Mangst}}. Jace has a very strong personal presence, but he's not exactly a source of much positivity.
%% * CainAndAbel: With Sebastian who, though they're not related, were both raised by the same man, and Sebastian even refers to him as 'little brother'.
%% * CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:A difficult feat for Jace, even after years of having been abandoned by Valentine.]]
* TheCasanova: He is implied to have been involved with lots of girls, and he flirts with Kaelie in ''City of Bones''. However, prior to Clary he was never in a long term relationship.
* CassandraTruth: In ''City of Glass'', his outright dislike and suspicion of Sebastian raises a ''lot'' of eyebrows [[spoiler:despite the fact that he was right all along]].
* CatSmile: Clary often likens his smile to that of a cat, adding that it comes of as mischievous.
%% * ChronicHeroSyndrome: Especially when the end result will end up benefiting Clary.
%% * CrazyJealousGuy: Does have a tendency to lapse into this, especially when it concerns Clary and another guy.
* CunningLinguist: He's fluent in several languages.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Blonde hair and golden eyes.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He saw his father, Michael Wayland, murdered in a pool of his own blood. [[spoiler:That was staged, of course. And Michael Wayland was never his father.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: The snarkiest in a WorldOfSnark. Applies mostly in the books
* DeathSeeker: Can get like this often, much to the frustration of Alec and Isabelle, and later almost everyone else. Sometimes it is just reckless overconfidence, other times it is because of his traumatically confusing family history.
* DemonSlaying: He's a Nephilim, it's a requirement. Although, he is more intensely focused on it, then other people.
%% * DisneyDeath: He gets better the second time.
* DistinguishingMark: The star-shaped mark on his shoulder [[spoiler:which is a birthmark of the Herondale family]].
* DistressedDude: A recurring plot in almost every book is him being held in some form of captivity. This despite the fact that he is one of the most skilled [[DemonSlayer Shadowhunters]] of his generation. Most of it is that he is a bit of a DeathSeeker, and a large amount of effort on the part of his family and friends goes into getting him out of whatever trouble he has gotten into. In ''City of Bones'' his best friend [[BeleagueredAssistant Alec]] had initially never slain a demon, primarily because his main focus was on keeping Jace alive instead.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Usually goes barefoot indoors.
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Draco Malfoy]].
* FearlessFool: In ''City of Ashes'', he gets a Fearless rune put on him by Clary. After a few minutes of fighting TheLegionsOfHell, he notes that the rune might be ''a little bit'' of too much of a good thing. In particular, he notes how blasé he was becoming in regards to injuries.
* FlatEarthAtheist: He considers himself an agnostic even though he belongs to an order founded by angel and has met and killed many a demon himself. He claims it's because he's never personally met an angel or knows anyone who has but he does know that holy water, sacred ground and blessed weapons work because he uses them on a regular basis!
* HappilyAdopted: By the Lightwoods. Granted, Maryse and Robert are not the most emotionally engaged of parents, but they do care for him greatly. His adoptive siblings all love him dearly. Clary lampshades this when he is angsting about his lack of a last name and she points out that he's always been Jace Lightwood.
* HarmfulToMinors: His childhood, basically, the least of which involved his father murdering his pet falcon.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Alec Lightwood. [[spoiler:Alec's sexuality and initial attraction to Jace]] notwithstanding, the two share a "parabatai" bond which is explicitly stated as being a permanent platonic bond of partnership even stronger than that of brothers.
* IdiotBall: Grabs it with a bloody deathgrip when he refuses to tell anyone about the possible [[spoiler:prophetic dreams he's having about murdering Clary until it's almost too late, nearly starves himself to death, doesn't sleep... oh, and ends up getting himself possessed by Sebastian. What an IDIOT.]]
* IHaveManyNames: He doesn't really have a surname. He was Jace Wayland, Jace [[spoiler:Morgenstern]], Jace [[spoiler:Herondale]] and Jace Lightwood.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: While he unquestionably cares for some people, he also considers hurting them emotionally an acceptable outlet for his own {{Mangst}}. Also, can remain prejudiced easily even if the basis of his prejudice towards the target changes. For example, he seamlessly switches from calling Simon "mundane" to [[spoiler:"vampire"]] as if he simply cannot remember the personal names of anyone who is not a Shadowhunter.
* JumpPhysics: He has the ability to jump supernaturally high, thanks to the [[spoiler: angel's blood.]]
%% * LadykillerInLove: With Clary, naturally.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Isabelle, with whom he has a purely platonic relationship.
* LightningBruiser: Jace is very fast, very strong, and very enduring, thanks to [[spoiler:Valentine]]'s training.
* LongLostRelative:
** [[spoiler:Subverted. For a time, Valentine tricks him and Clary into thinking they're lost long siblings. Its turns out that Jace was actually adopted]].
** [[spoiler: Imogen Herondale realizes that Jace is her grandchild -- whom she thought died in the womb -- not long before she dies. Jace himself doesn't learn of their connection until the following book.]]
* LoveMartyr: Jace is obsessively devoted to Clary, even when he believes [[spoiler: that they are siblings]].
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Michael Wayland was never his father. Valentine Morgenstern is, he raised Jace while under the guise of Michael Wayland]]. Though ''City of Glass'' reveals that [[spoiler:his father was actually Stephen Herondale. Valentine adopted him after his mother died, but [[SecretOtherFamily he kept him a secret from his real son]], and vice versa]].
* {{Mangst}}: A fair-sized chunk of the conflicts in the series are in some way related to the fact that Jace tries to conceal emotional and physical problems even from Clary and Alec. He will go into dangerous situations alone to try to work out his issues, which rarely ends well. His DeathSeeker tendencies are tied directly to this.
* MrFanservice: Much attention is given to how attractive Jace is, especially since the viewpoint character is in love with him.
* NayTheist: He ''believes'' that there is a God, just not that God cares, after seeing his father murdered in front of him.
* NeatFreak: Clary notes that his room is as neat as a pin. When he is rooming with Magnus Bane, the poor messy warlock is driven nuts by Jace fixing up his apartment.
%% * NotBloodSiblings: Him and the Lightwoods, and [[spoiler:him and Clary after all]].
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Clary]].
* {{Omniglot}}: Jace can speak a ''lot'' of languages, thanks to all the training his father put him to. An example is when he speaks to Sebastian in Romanian in ''City of Glass''.
--> '''Jace''': "De ce crezi ca va ascultam conversatia?"/"Why do you think I was listening to your conversation?"
--> '''Sebastian''': "M-ai urmarit de când ai ajuns aici. Nu-mi dau seama daca nu ma placi ori daca esti atât de banuitor cu toata lumea.” / "You've been watching me since you got here. I can't tell if you don't like me or you're just this suspicious of everyone."
* OneTrueLove: Clary's. She is the one person he cant live without. In a parallel universe, her death is the one that destroys him and ultimately makes him a villain.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Jace comes from [[spoiler: the initials for Jonathan Christopher]], which hardly anyone calls him. When his full name is revealed at the end of the first book, its significant because [[spoiler:it makes Clary think he's her long-lost brother, who also had the initials J.C.]]
%% * PetTheDog:
%% ** All his interactions with Max fall under this.
%% ** Also to Clary when he's not being a Jerkass.
%% * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: A horribly serious example. He gives Clary one in the beginning of ''City of Glass''. He later apologizes and acknowledges that he basically criticized Clary for having the same FatalFlaw he is equally guilty of having.
* SecretOtherFamily: [[spoiler:He was being raised alongside Jonathan Christopher/Sebastian without ever knowing it]].
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Alec's Sensitive Guy. Jace is aggressive, forward and often downright antagonistic even in the face of Shadowhunters of much higher rank than him. Alec is shy, reserved and is easily hurt emotionally.
* ShipperOnDeck: For [[spoiler:Alec and Magnus, despite traditional Shadowhunter prejudices about both homosexuality and Downworlders]].
* SignificantMonogram: [[spoiler:Jonathan Christopher]] "Jace" Wayland. The "[[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} JC]]" variation.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:Amatis tells Jace that he looks exactly like Stephen Herondale did save for his mother (Celine)'s eyes.]]
* SurpriseIncest: Subverted. [[spoiler:He and Clary are revealed to be siblings at the end of ''City of Bones''. They spend all of ''City of Ashes'' and most of ''City of Glass'' angsting about their attraction, until it's revealed that [[NotBloodSiblings he was adopted.]]]]
* TangledFamilyTree: He is [[spoiler:supposedly the son of Michael Wayland. But then it turns out that Michael was murdered and the man who supposedly fathered him was really Valentine Morgenstern, leading to a BrotherSisterIncest problem with Clary. It later turns out that his actual biological father was Valentine's right-hand man Stephen Herondale]]. Needless to say, Jace goes through a great many surname changes, although he often uses Lightwood after his adoptive parents and siblings. [[spoiler:Worth noting that Stephen had previously been married to Luke's sister]]. Although after ''City of Heavenly Fire'', [[spoiler:he adopts his father's last name, Herondale]].
%% * ToughLove: His confrontation with Alec about Alec's "secret crush" on him could be construed as this.
* {{Wangst}}: [[invoked]] Hilariously used by Alec to shut Jace down when Jace was being critical of the way Alec was wrecked over his breakup with Magnus. Alec finally found his sass and retaliated:
-->'''Jace:''' You're pining.
-->'''Alec:''' Look who's talking. 'Oh, I love her. Oh, she's my sister. Oh, why, why, why--'
* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Clary. Nothing much ever seems to happen [[spoiler: until they figure out they aren't related.]]
%% * WingedHumanoid: In Clary's dream and sketch.
* YouKilledMyFather: Subverted. He [[spoiler:initially believes that Valentine killed his father, until a declaration of LukeIAmYourFather. Double subverted when it's revealed that Jace is not Valentine's son and that he really did kill Jace's father, albeit not directly]].
%% * VitriolicBestBuds: with Simon
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!!Clarissa "Clary" Adele Fray
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/LilyCollins and Creator/HopeFleury (young) (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/KatherineMcNamara and Creator/SofiaWells (young) (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Clary was perfectly content with living life with her overprotective mother and {{geek}}y best friend. But her normal life is turned upside down she starts seeing things other people can't. When she comes home one evening to find her apartment sacked, her mother missing, and a demon in the room, she is thrust into the world of the Shadowhunters. Which sucks, considering she was totally unprepared for it. And if that wasn't enough, she might be the only one who can stop the impending war.
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* ACupAngst: Not as pronounced as some examples, but Clary feels insecure when she compares herself to the more traditionally beautiful, busty/curvy Isabelle.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books she has green eyes. In ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones'', she has brown eyes, also her red hair is darker than described appearing almost brownish.
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler:Unintentional, as Valentine didn't know Jocelyn was pregnant when he experimented on her with angel's blood]].
* AuthorAvatar: It's probably not a coincidence that the heroine is named Clary while the author's name is Cassandra ''Clare'', which would [[BrotherSisterIncest result in some interesting implications if Cassandra Clare has a brother]]. (It is worth noting, however, that Cassandra Clare is just a penname - the author's real name is Judith Rumelt.)\\
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Clare has stated when asked by a fan "What kind of a name is Clary?" that she was named after a friend, whose full name is Clarissa, much like the Clary in the books. The only real similarities seem to be red hair (though Cassie also states that she imagined Clary's a much darker shade) and the first four letters of their names.
* BettyAndVeronica: In the first two books, she's caught in a love triangle between her sweet, dependable childhood friend Simon and Jace, a sexy, brooding demon hunter. [[spoiler: She chooses Jace]].
* BioAugmentation: [[spoiler:Valentine unknowingly added angel's blood to her before she was born.]]
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Clary is often almost insanely self-absorbed. Even though she is unconcerned about things like popularity, she can be rather spectacularly heedless of other people's feelings, tends to jump into dangerous situations without thinking about it and will do whatever she wants even if it literally results in endangering the entire world. Luke calls her out on it one time, [[spoiler: when she tries to blindly Portal to Idris]] and she is shocked because he has never chastised her before.
* BrotherSisterIncest:
** In ''City of Bones'', [[spoiler:she falls in love with Jace, who turns out to be her brother]].
** [[spoiler:Subverted. They end up not related]]. [[spoiler:She ends up with Jace, though only after meeting and kissing a boy she finds out is her REAL brother. Oops.]]
** In ''City Of Lost Souls'' [[spoiler:Sebastian/Johnathan is shown to actually want her, backing her up against a wall and forcefully kissing her, while going on about how they can be evil and rule the world together]].
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: She's the heroic counterpart to her estranged demonic brother, Jonathan.]]
* CallingTheOldManOut: For the entire duration of Jocelyn's kidnapping and subsequent coma, Clary is completely devoted to bringing her back. When Jocelyn finally is cured and returned, the very first thing Clary does is tear into her for depriving Clary of her Sight and not preparing her for the Shadowhunters' world.
* CartwrightCurse: The trope doesn't apply to her, although when she meets Sebastian/[[spoiler: Jonathan]] for the first time she describes him as looking like a character from her manga who was this.
* ChekhovsSkill: Her ability to draw - this helps her [[spoiler: create Runes of her own]].
%% * DamselInDistress: So ''many'' times.
%% * DeadpanSnarker: Drifts into this sometimes, especially when talking to Jace.
%% * DemonSlaying: She's Nephilim, although she doesn't find out about this until her teens. She eventually becomes more comfortable with the whole ordeal.
* DieOrFly: A key part of her role as protagonist. Despite having been raised with no knowledge of her Nephilim ancestry she starts to exhibit an intuitive, and encyclopedic, knowledge of angelic runes once she gets caught up in the events of the Shadow World. She is even able to come up with powerful runes that other Shadowhunters have never seen before. [[spoiler: It turns out that the captive angel Ithuriel had been putting them into her mind, and this aspect of her abilities starts to diminish after he is freed, such that she can no longer pull new runes out of her head at will]].
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Usually goes barefoot indoors.
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Ginny Weasley]].
* FieryRedhead: Clary is easily upset and often lashes out at people.
* FishOutOfWater: Clary is not a hardened Shadowhunter or a Downworlder like the rest of the cast, at least at first. She jumps right on the mundie racism bandwagon rather disturbingly fast, though.
%% * IAmNotPretty: She considers herself an unattractive copy of her beautiful mother.
%% * ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Some shades of this for the handsome, mysterious Jace, although it isn't very blatant.
* IdiotBall:
** At the end of ''City Of Glass'', Clary decides to [[spoiler:wish Jace back to life. Which is great except she seems to have forgotten about all the other shadowhunters that died.]] Real considerate there, Clary. Though considering what happens [[spoiler:it causes Jonathan to come back to life and create an anti-nephilium group]], this might not be a bad thing.
** She usually grabs the IdiotBall and runs with it whenever Jace is involved, like when [[spoiler:possessed!Jace is able to trick her into mind-control just by batting his eyelashes at her and playing on her hormones]].
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Prior to ''City of Bones'', Jocelyn brought Clary to Magnus Bane every two years to have her memories of the Shadowhunter world wiped.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: She and Simon come off as this at first, until Simon gains the status of UnluckyChildhoodFriend before moving rather briefly into VictoriousChildhoodFriend and then going back to JustFriends.
* LiteralMinded: Jace once told Clary "If there were such a thing as terminal literalism, you would have died at birth."
* LongLostRelative:
** [[spoiler:Valentine Morgenstern is her biological father. He went into hiding before she was born]].
** [[spoiler: Subverted with Jace. Valentine makes them ''think'' they're long-lost siblings, but then Jocelyn reveals that they're not actually related.]]
** [[spoiler: Played straight with Sebastian, her biological older brother. Their mother though he had died, so he was raised by Valentine while she was raised by Jocelyn.]]
* LoveMakesYouDumb: [[spoiler:Jace has been {{Brainwashed}} by Sebastian, who is about to bring his EvilPlan to fruition. Jace manages to escape Sebastian's control temporarily, and wants to flee with the MacGuffin back to the Shadowhunters in order to prevent TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. However, afraid that the Shadowhunters will kill Jace to stop Sebastian, Clary keeps him from getting away, assuring that he ends up back under Sebastian's mind control and ultimately allowing Sebastian to advance his plan to the next stage]].
* LoveMartyr: Clary is devoted to Jace, despite the fact that he is a DeathSeeker and/or a positive magnet for MindControl.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Jonathan Clark, the man her mother told her was her father, was just a mere acquaintance. Her real father is Valentine Morgenstern.]]
* MeaningfulName:
** Clary sage is a plant historically used to help clear the eyes, so Clary is a name suitable for a heroine who sees the Shadow world, which most people are blind to. The meaning behind her name is mentioned by Jace upon learning it in ''City of Bones''.
** Subverted, in that her father wanted to name her Seraphina, which derives from [[spoiler: "seraphim", a class of [[AngelUnaware angels]]]]. Her mother named her Clarissa instead.
* MoralityPet: For Jace - [[spoiler:The reason he didn't go with Valentine through the Portal in ''City of Bones'' was because he was thinking of Clary.]]
%% * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her wish to revive Jace results in him [[spoiler: in getting possessed by Lilith and then he falls under the MindControl of Sebastian.]]
%% * NotBloodSiblings: [[spoiler:Her and Jace.]]
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Jace]].
* OneTrueLove: Jace's. She has stated before that if he were to die, there would just not be anyone else for her.
%% * RapeAsDrama: Well, almost-rape by [[spoiler:Sebastian]] no less. [[spoiler: When she confides to Jace about it afterwards, she worries that he will think less of her.]]
%% * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: She inherited them from her mother.
%% * SlapSlapKiss: With Jace in the first book. She even literally slaps him at one point.
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:Comes very close to this in ''City of Fallen Angels'', courtesy of Jace (to be fair, he was under Lilith's MindRape at the time).]]
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Like Maryse and Isabelle Lightwood, Jocelyn Fray greatly resembles her daughter, only with sharper features.
* SurpriseIncest: Subverted. [[spoiler:She and Jace are revealed to be siblings at the end of ''City of Bones''. They spend all of ''City of Ashes'' and most of ''City of Glass'' angsting about their attraction, until it's revealed that[[NotBloodSiblings Jace was adopted.]] Played straight with Sebastian/Jonathan, Clary's ''actual'' brother, [[VillainousIncest who kisses her despite knowing full well that she's his sister.]]]]
* TangledFamilyTree: She is raised by her mother Jocelyn, and thinks of her mother's devoted, if platonic, boyfriend Luke [[spoiler: who is really a Shadowhunter named Lucian Graymark that was turned into a werewolf]] as her stepfather. [[spoiler: He later gets a RelationshipUpgrade with Jocelyn]]. She believes her biological father was a soldier killed in action, but he is really [[spoiler:the BigBad Valentine Morgenstern]].
%% * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Clary isn't exactly a tomboy, but fits the role in her relationship with Isabelle.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Jace. Nothing much ever seems to happen [[spoiler: until they figure out they aren't related.]]
%% * VitriolicBestBuds: With Alec in the tv show
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!!Clarissa "Clary" Adele Fray
!!!'''Played by''': Creator/LilyCollins and Creator/HopeFleury (young) (''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones''), Creator/KatherineMcNamara and Creator/SofiaWells (young) (''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'')
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Clary was perfectly content with living life with her overprotective mother and {{geek}}y best friend. But her normal life is turned upside down she starts seeing things other people can't. When she comes home one evening to find her apartment sacked, her mother missing, and a demon in the room, she is thrust into the world of the Shadowhunters. Which sucks, considering she was totally unprepared for it. And if that wasn't enough, she might be the only one who can stop the impending war.
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* ACupAngst: Not as pronounced as some examples, but Clary feels insecure when she compares herself to the more traditionally beautiful, busty/curvy Isabelle.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books she has green eyes. In ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones'', she has brown eyes, also her red hair is darker than described appearing almost brownish.
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler:Unintentional, as Valentine didn't know Jocelyn was pregnant when he experimented on her with angel's blood]].
* AuthorAvatar: It's probably not a coincidence that the heroine is named Clary while the author's name is Cassandra ''Clare'', which would [[BrotherSisterIncest result in some interesting implications if Cassandra Clare has a brother]]. (It is worth noting, however, that Cassandra Clare is just a penname - the author's real name is Judith Rumelt.)\\
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Clare has stated when asked by a fan "What kind of a name is Clary?" that she was named after a friend, whose full name is Clarissa, much like the Clary in the books. The only real similarities seem to be red hair (though Cassie also states that she imagined Clary's a much darker shade) and the first four letters of their names.
* BettyAndVeronica: In the first two books, she's caught in a love triangle between her sweet, dependable childhood friend Simon and Jace, a sexy, brooding demon hunter. [[spoiler: She chooses Jace]].
* BioAugmentation: [[spoiler:Valentine unknowingly added angel's blood to her before she was born.]]
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Clary is often almost insanely self-absorbed. Even though she is unconcerned about things like popularity, she can be rather spectacularly heedless of other people's feelings, tends to jump into dangerous situations without thinking about it and will do whatever she wants even if it literally results in endangering the entire world. Luke calls her out on it one time, [[spoiler: when she tries to blindly Portal to Idris]] and she is shocked because he has never chastised her before.
* BrotherSisterIncest:
** In ''City of Bones'', [[spoiler:she falls in love with Jace, who turns out to be her brother]].
** [[spoiler:Subverted. They end up not related]]. [[spoiler:She ends up with Jace, though only after meeting and kissing a boy she finds out is her REAL brother. Oops.]]
** In ''City Of Lost Souls'' [[spoiler:Sebastian/Johnathan is shown to actually want her, backing her up against a wall and forcefully kissing her, while going on about how they can be evil and rule the world together]].
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: She's the heroic counterpart to her estranged demonic brother, Jonathan.]]
* CallingTheOldManOut: For the entire duration of Jocelyn's kidnapping and subsequent coma, Clary is completely devoted to bringing her back. When Jocelyn finally is cured and returned, the very first thing Clary does is tear into her for depriving Clary of her Sight and not preparing her for the Shadowhunters' world.
* CartwrightCurse: The trope doesn't apply to her, although when she meets Sebastian/[[spoiler: Jonathan]] for the first time she describes him as looking like a character from her manga who was this.
* ChekhovsSkill: Her ability to draw - this helps her [[spoiler: create Runes of her own]].
%% * DamselInDistress: So ''many'' times.
%% * DeadpanSnarker: Drifts into this sometimes, especially when talking to Jace.
%% * DemonSlaying: She's Nephilim, although she doesn't find out about this until her teens. She eventually becomes more comfortable with the whole ordeal.
* DieOrFly: A key part of her role as protagonist. Despite having been raised with no knowledge of her Nephilim ancestry she starts to exhibit an intuitive, and encyclopedic, knowledge of angelic runes once she gets caught up in the events of the Shadow World. She is even able to come up with powerful runes that other Shadowhunters have never seen before. [[spoiler: It turns out that the captive angel Ithuriel had been putting them into her mind, and this aspect of her abilities starts to diminish after he is freed, such that she can no longer pull new runes out of her head at will]].
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Usually goes barefoot indoors.
%% * {{Expy}}: Of the TheDracoTrilogy version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Ginny Weasley]].
* FieryRedhead: Clary is easily upset and often lashes out at people.
* FishOutOfWater: Clary is not a hardened Shadowhunter or a Downworlder like the rest of the cast, at least at first. She jumps right on the mundie racism bandwagon rather disturbingly fast, though.
%% * IAmNotPretty: She considers herself an unattractive copy of her beautiful mother.
%% * ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Some shades of this for the handsome, mysterious Jace, although it isn't very blatant.
* IdiotBall:
** At the end of ''City Of Glass'', Clary decides to [[spoiler:wish Jace back to life. Which is great except she seems to have forgotten about all the other shadowhunters that died.]] Real considerate there, Clary. Though considering what happens [[spoiler:it causes Jonathan to come back to life and create an anti-nephilium group]], this might not be a bad thing.
** She usually grabs the IdiotBall and runs with it whenever Jace is involved, like when [[spoiler:possessed!Jace is able to trick her into mind-control just by batting his eyelashes at her and playing on her hormones]].
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Prior to ''City of Bones'', Jocelyn brought Clary to Magnus Bane every two years to have her memories of the Shadowhunter world wiped.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: She and Simon come off as this at first, until Simon gains the status of UnluckyChildhoodFriend before moving rather briefly into VictoriousChildhoodFriend and then going back to JustFriends.
* LiteralMinded: Jace once told Clary "If there were such a thing as terminal literalism, you would have died at birth."
* LongLostRelative:
** [[spoiler:Valentine Morgenstern is her biological father. He went into hiding before she was born]].
** [[spoiler: Subverted with Jace. Valentine makes them ''think'' they're long-lost siblings, but then Jocelyn reveals that they're not actually related.]]
** [[spoiler: Played straight with Sebastian, her biological older brother. Their mother though he had died, so he was raised by Valentine while she was raised by Jocelyn.]]
* LoveMakesYouDumb: [[spoiler:Jace has been {{Brainwashed}} by Sebastian, who is about to bring his EvilPlan to fruition. Jace manages to escape Sebastian's control temporarily, and wants to flee with the MacGuffin back to the Shadowhunters in order to prevent TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. However, afraid that the Shadowhunters will kill Jace to stop Sebastian, Clary keeps him from getting away, assuring that he ends up back under Sebastian's mind control and ultimately allowing Sebastian to advance his plan to the next stage]].
* LoveMartyr: Clary is devoted to Jace, despite the fact that he is a DeathSeeker and/or a positive magnet for MindControl.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Jonathan Clark, the man her mother told her was her father, was just a mere acquaintance. Her real father is Valentine Morgenstern.]]
* MeaningfulName:
** Clary sage is a plant historically used to help clear the eyes, so Clary is a name suitable for a heroine who sees the Shadow world, which most people are blind to. The meaning behind her name is mentioned by Jace upon learning it in ''City of Bones''.
** Subverted, in that her father wanted to name her Seraphina, which derives from [[spoiler: "seraphim", a class of [[AngelUnaware angels]]]]. Her mother named her Clarissa instead.
* MoralityPet: For Jace - [[spoiler:The reason he didn't go with Valentine through the Portal in ''City of Bones'' was because he was thinking of Clary.]]
%% * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her wish to revive Jace results in him [[spoiler: in getting possessed by Lilith and then he falls under the MindControl of Sebastian.]]
%% * NotBloodSiblings: [[spoiler:Her and Jace.]]
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Jace]].
* OneTrueLove: Jace's. She has stated before that if he were to die, there would just not be anyone else for her.
%% * RapeAsDrama: Well, almost-rape by [[spoiler:Sebastian]] no less. [[spoiler: When she confides to Jace about it afterwards, she worries that he will think less of her.]]
%% * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: She inherited them from her mother.
%% * SlapSlapKiss: With Jace in the first book. She even literally slaps him at one point.
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:Comes very close to this in ''City of Fallen Angels'', courtesy of Jace (to be fair, he was under Lilith's MindRape at the time).]]
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Like Maryse and Isabelle Lightwood, Jocelyn Fray greatly resembles her daughter, only with sharper features.
* SurpriseIncest: Subverted. [[spoiler:She and Jace are revealed to be siblings at the end of ''City of Bones''. They spend all of ''City of Ashes'' and most of ''City of Glass'' angsting about their attraction, until it's revealed that[[NotBloodSiblings Jace was adopted.]] Played straight with Sebastian/Jonathan, Clary's ''actual'' brother, [[VillainousIncest who kisses her despite knowing full well that she's his sister.]]]]
* TangledFamilyTree: She is raised by her mother Jocelyn, and thinks of her mother's devoted, if platonic, boyfriend Luke [[spoiler: who is really a Shadowhunter named Lucian Graymark that was turned into a werewolf]] as her stepfather. [[spoiler: He later gets a RelationshipUpgrade with Jocelyn]]. She believes her biological father was a soldier killed in action, but he is really [[spoiler:the BigBad Valentine Morgenstern]].
%% * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Clary isn't exactly a tomboy, but fits the role in her relationship with Isabelle.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Jace. Nothing much ever seems to happen [[spoiler: until they figure out they aren't related.]]
%% * VitriolicBestBuds: With Alec in the tv show
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