#axel mortmain

[culiehua]

part 1 — part 2 — part 3 — part 4 —

part 5 (jem!edition) — part 6

#the mortal instruments #malec #alec lightwood #the infernal devices #jace herondale #maureen brown #malcolm fade #axel mortmain #tessa gray #hodge starkweather #elyaas #magnus bane #max lightwood bane #grace blackthorn #imogen herondale #the shadowhunter chronicles #the dark artifices #the last hours #chain of thorns

[rhiannons-bird]

tsc is actually just about fighting evil old men (most of whom are also terrible fathers)

#the shadowhunter chronicles #villains #there’s so many of them: #valentine morgenstern #benedict lightwood #belial #asmodeus #sebastian morgenstern #axel mortmain #horace dearborn #the unseelie king #also the ‘just’ terrible fathers: #elias carstairs #robert lightwood #johnny rook #felix blackthorn #and the just plain old shitty white men: #granville fairchild #andrew lightwood #josiah wayland

[i-am-trying-my-best-okay]

The way this format can apply to the villains in each trilogy means a lot to me:

#out of context this makes zero sense #the shadowhunter chronicles #the infernal devices #the last hours #the mortal instruments #the dark artifices #source: leverage #tessa gray #axel mortmain #james herondale #belial #valentine morgenstern #sebastian morgenstern #clary fairchild #horace dearborn #julian blackthorn

[herondaleminds]

Belial originally wanted to take possession of Tessa, but because of the clockwork angel, he was unable to do so. After Elizabeth and her husband died, why didn't he and Mortmain kill Harriet? Why didn't the two of them work together and raise Tessa so that Belial could take possession of her and thus destroy the shadowhunters? That would have been much easier and would have saved them a lot of drama and stress.

#the shadowhunter chronicles #tsc #the infernal devices #the last hours #tessa gray #theresa gray #axel mortmain #belial #prince of hell #clockwork angel #clockwork prince #clockwork princess #chain of gold #chain of iron #chain of thorns #tsc fandom #herongraystairs #cassandra clare #shadowhunters #warlock

[kaitcreates]

Mortmain

Thais

#shadowhunter character showdown 2024 #shadowhunters #the shadowhunter chronicles #tsc #the dark artifices #tda #the wicked powers #twp #tid #the infernal devices #axel mortmain #thais pedroso

[thousand-winters]

Rereading TID I have realized I forgot a LOT, mostly because I haven't read these books in many years, but that's sort of fun, I'm delighted at finding details I had forgotten about.

But you know what, I don't think we talk enough about that one Tessa-Mortmain confrontation at the end of Clockwork Angel. No matter how much I forgot, now that I remembered so clearly.

It's just a very clever and fun scene. Crafty ways to temporarily win a fight when you're not a warrior. Also delightful historic reference.

#perhaps bc i already knew about boadicea the first time i read that scene but it just stuck with me #i'm having some terrible thoughts about the 'someday you'll be boadicea tessa but not tonight' too #considering that was the same night but also tessa didn't actually stab herself. that sort of thought is like... definitely too gloomy #but i'm thinking Thoughts that i might write if i'm feeling motivated enough to commit those crimes #tessa gray #axel mortmain #clockwork angel #the infernal devices #tid #the shadowhunter chronicles #tsc

[caterpillarinacave]

Anyone else remember that part in Clockwork Princess where Mortmain thinks he’s winning and tells Tessa that he isn’t just gonna hurt any of the TID gang, but he’s gonna keep them in the mountain and kill them if Tessa ever misbehaves? Because I do.

#Reposting this without all the tags cause bestie yelled at me #Tid #tlh #The Infernal Devices #Clockwork angel #clockwork prince #clockwork princess #Axel Mortmain #Tessa gray #theresa gray #jem carstairs #james carstairs #william herondale #will herondale #sophie collins #gideon lightwood #gabriel lightwood #charlotte fairchild #henry Fairchild #charlotte branwell #henry branwell #cecily herondale #tsc #Cassandra clare #matthew Fairchild #herondale

[caylenqueen]

#tid #the infernal devices #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles #will herondale #jem carstairs #tessa gray #charlotte fairchild #henry fairchild #sophie collins #gideon lightwood #gabriel lightwood #cecily herondale #jessamine lovelace #nathaniel gray #magnus bane #camille belcourt #axel mortmain

[tys-kitty]

#cassandra clare #tsc spoilers #tessa gray #will herondale #jem carstairs #james herondale #cordelia carstairs #lucie herondale #clary fairchild #jace herondale #alec lightwood #isabelle lightwood #emma carstairs #julian blackthorn #christina rosales #mark blackthorn #kit herondale #ty blackthorn #tda #the dark artifices #twp #the wicked powers #tlh #the last hours #tid #the infernal devices #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles #tmi #the mortal instruments

[dailyjemma]

Why do people hate Julian Blackthorn from The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare? Can you tell me the reasons he is a bad character and reasons that he is good?

Janhavi answered:

I think one of the reasons Julian Blackthorn is so hated is because he is not an angsty bad boy like Jace or Will Herondale. He doesn’t have the appeal that these types of characters have to the target demographic. It’s unfortunate, because I actually think Julian is one of the few Cassandra Clare characters that has depth. He’s got flaws that don’t include being brooding and moody. His backstory actually makes you feel sympathy for the character rather than roll your eyes. He can be ruthless and will go to any lengths to protect his family. And that flaw actually makes him pretty great too. He’s a character that seems to care about something other than romance, which is very refreshing. He’s probably the most unique character in the Shadowhunter series.

Maria Lightwood Chase answered:

Unless there is some far-off corner of the fandom, Julian Blackthorn is FaR from being hated. We hate Charles Fairchild, Axel Mortmain, Valentine Morgenstern, and Zara Dearborn.

Julian?

He’s a HERO

At The age of 12, he taught himself how to care for his four younger siblings, the youngest being two because he was to young to properly have a voice in the government

When he was 14, he became parabatai with the girl he was in love with so she would have familiarity and not be shipped off to Alicante when her parents died

He learned how to run the institute so that his family would stay toget her.

He’s AWESOME, and I can think of something that happens, when we have cast or ensemble series. Julian is overshadowed by his siblings. Ty, Livvy and Dru are far more popular than he is. Mark follows after him. It’s not that he is disliked, it’s just that the fandom does not find him as asppealing as say, two 15-year-old twins who love science and are basically in love with the same guy…..

Trust me, When someone in The Shadwohunter Chronicles is Hated. They are Hated. I tis clear exactly WHY and Their perferable method of death..Personally, Zara can be killed by Demons or Downworlders.

#emma carstairs #jemma blackstairs #julian blackthorn #tsc #tda #shadowhunters #blackstairs #cassandra clare #daily jemma #the dark artifices #juless my love #julian defense squad

[rebelumbrella46]

I think the Morgensterns are the best villains. The Seelie Queen is an ongoing pain in the ass (but i enjoy this bitch)

Even if The Infernal Devices has a better writing the villains are mediocre compare to the main saga ( I’m talking about Axel and Nate. We already had an evil brother as a main villain and there is no comparison)

Malcolm and Annabel are way too tragic for me to hate them or really enjoy them

Lilith was okay in CoFA. Still haven’t finish the Last Hours

Belial and Asmodeus are not that great (for two Princes of Hell)

And Tatiana and Zara think they are villains but they are just annoying and pathetic as fuck

And I forgot to mention Shinyun and Sammael because whatever

#shadowhunters #the mortal instruments #books #netflix #the shadowhuter chronicles #herondale #jace herondale #clary fairchild #james herondale #cordelia carstairs #emma carstairs #tessa herondale #sebastian morgenstern #valentine morgenstern #ash morgenstern #blackthorn #the last hours #the dark artifices #the infernal devices #will herondale #magnus bane #lightwood

[thevagabondexpress]

gregor mendel vs. axel mortmain: a hobby scientist vents

Axel Mortmain really never studied biology, did he. I bet he never talked to anybody who needed to know anything about genetics, either. Like, your average dog owner knows more than he does. Honey, I'm sorry, but your plan isn't going to work. To get more angelic warlocks you're going to need two of them to start with, and not one and a mundane. Or did the boy you had for this grand plan of yours die or go into witness protection or something and leave you hanging?

#shadowhunters #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles #the infernal devices #tsc vent #some issues a tsc fan sees in tsc

[alastairstom]

[kaitcreates]

The Shadohunter Chronicles Character Showdown

First Round

Rosemary Herondale vs Arthur Blackthorn, (Feb 23)

Celine Montclaire vs Diego Rocio-Rosales, (Feb 24)

Maureen Brown vs Anna Lightwood, (Feb 25)

Christopher Lightwood vs Ragnor Fell, (Feb 26)

Julian Blackthorn vs Livvy Blackthorn, (Feb 27)

Bridget Daly vs Jon Cartwright, (Feb 28)

Nate Grey vs Sona Carstairs, (Feb 29)

Gabriel Lightwood vs Madeleine Bellefleur, (Mar 1)

Paige Ashdown vs Rupert Blackthorn, (Mar 2)

Valentine Morgenstern vs Kraig, (Mar 3)

Andrew Blackthorn vs Irene, (Mar 4)

Axel Mortmain vs Thais Pedroso, (Mar 5)

Kit Herondale vs Ke Yi Tian, (Mar 6)

The Dark Sisters vs Filomina di Angelo, (Mar 7)

Lucie Herondale vs Simon Lovelace-Lewis, (Mar 8)

Shiyun Jung vs Cameron Ashdown, (Mar 9)

Elias Carstairs vs Tavvy Blackthorn, (Mar 10)

Luke Greymark vs Will Herondale, (Mar 11)

Ash Morgenstern vs Matthew Fairchild, (Mar 12)

Sophie Collins vs Jaime Rocio-Rosales, (Mar 13)

Catarina Loss vs Tessa Grey, (Mar 14)

Jessamine Lovelace vs Woolsey Scott, (Mar 15)

Diana Wrayburn vs Magnus Lightwood-Bane, (Mar 16)

James Herondale vs Jesse Blackthorn, (Mar 17)

Sebastian Morgesnstern vs Ty Blackthorn, (Mar 18)

Julie Beavul vs Tatiana Lightwood, (Mar 19)

Meliorn vs Helen Blackthorn, (Mar 20)

Alexander Lightwood vs Arawn, (Mar 21)

Jace Lightwood-Herondale vs Michael Wayland, (Mar 22)

Raphael Santiago vs Kieran Kingson, (Mar 23)

Marisol Garza vs Hypatia Vex, (Mar 24)

Dru Blackthorn vs Ari Bridgstock, (Mar 25)

Eugenia Lightwood vs Bat Velasquez, (Mar 26)

Eliza Rosewain vs Rafael Lightwood-Bane, (Mar 27)

Anush Joshi vs Seelie Queen, (Mar 28)

Church vs Cecily Herondale, (Mar 29)

Annabel Blackthorn vs Robert Lightwood, (Mar 30)

Beatriz Mendoza vs Malcolm Fade, (Mar 31)

Jocelyn Fairchild vs Max Lightwood-Bane, (Apr 1)

Imogen Whitlaw vs Jem Carstairs, (Apr 2)

Mother Hawthorn vs Chairman Meow, (Apr 3)

Manuel Casales-Villalobos vs Barbra Lightwood, (Apr 4)

Cordelia Carstairs vs Benedict Lightwood, (Apr 5)

Divya Joshi vs Lily Chen, (Apr 6)

Patrick Penhallow vs Alastair Carstairs, (Apr 7)

Isabelle Lightwood vs Mark Blackthorn, (Apr 8)

Amatis Greymark vs George Lovelace, (Apr 9)

Maryse Lightwood vs Elliott, (Apr 10)

Alexei de Quincey vs Elyas the Demon, (Apr 11)

Hodge Starkweather vs Henry Branwell, (Apr 12)

Camille Belcourt vs Auraline, (Apr 13)

Aline Penhallow vs Roland Loss, (Apr 14)

Johny Rook vs Stephen Herondale, (Apr 15)

Rayan Maduabuchi vs Alec Lightwood-Bane, (Apr 16)

Esme Hardcastle vs Jordan Kyle, (Apr 17)

Grace Blackthorn vs Evelyn Highsmith, (Apr 18)

Jia Penhallow vs Charles Fairchild, (Apr 19)

Horace Dearborn vs Max Lightwood, (Apr 20)

Emma Carstairs vs Mina Carstairs, (Apr 21)

Charlotte Fairchild vs Aloysius Starkweather, (Apr 22)

Janus Herondale vs Zachary Carstairs, (Apr 23)

Gwyn ap Nudd vs Clary Fairchild, (Apr 24)

Maia Roberts vs Gideon Lightwood, (Apr 25)

Thomas Lightwood vs Cristina Mendoza-Rosales, (Apr 26)

#shadowhunters #the shadowhunter chronicles #tsc #the dark artifices #tda #the mortal instruments #tmi #the last hours #tlh #the wicked powers #twp #tid #the infernal devices #Shadowhunter Character Showdown 2024 #Its back with more charcters then ever #*cries in a corner despiet knowing I brought this on myself* #I'll update with links as it goes along liek always

[thousand-winters]

My TID reread after (quite possibly) almost 10 years of not touching these books is being really Something.

Henry reminding me somewhat of Alador Blight was one thing but...

Of course I remembered Mortmain was human, and I found him so goddamn fascinating at the time. It's just immensely cool to have a human being a threat to a whole bunch of supernatural people. And frankly, the automatons, especially the somewhat finished ones in Clockwork Angel are so goddamn unsettling. I forgot they used actual human body parts for that...

But all of that aside, I'm a bit like "hang on, what do you mean Mortmain extended his lifespan through dark magic".

There sure is a type of villain I quite like in the media I consume, huh.

#specifically having toh in mind #belos exactly #though at least mortmain didn't murder his own parents lmao. giving him that one #axel mortmain #emperor belos #i guess!!!

[caterpillarinacave]

So were the Axel Mortmain and Henry Branwell parallels supposed to be there or am I just crazy

#Hear me out on this one guys #Tid #tsc #cassandra clare #The infernal devices #axel Mortmain #henry branwell #henry fairchild #tlh #Shitpost #ya novel #clockwork angel #clockwork princess #clockwork prince