Lord Alain Blackfoot

> "*I'm the lord of Mount Rugged now!* - *The Feeble King (III)*
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**Lord Alain Blackfoot** is the head of the House of Blackfoot, the Earl of Layer-Cake Dunes, Lord of Mount Rugged, and a powerful landowner in the Koopa Kingdom in the 15th Century, having succeeded his father Lord Symon Blackfoot following his death during the Battle of Whomp City. Alain is a major supporting character in during the first part of *Wars of Frozen Flames*, debuting in the third part of the first episode of the series, *The Feeble King*. Initially shown as a knight fighting for the Kayenne forces during the Battle of Whomp City, Alain succeeds his father as the new head of the House of Blackfoot after he is killed by Lord Berwick Python during the battle.

Alain shows a similar personality to that of his father Symon, being a morally corrupt politician who mainly looks after his own interests, though unlike his father, Alain isn't shown to be lazy or promiscuous, and usually presents himself as an intimidating individual. He has three children, the second of which is the notorious Symon "The Black" Blackfoot, known for his sadistic personality and psychotic tendencies.

Lord Alain Blackfoot is based on Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland.

## History

### Backstory

Alain was the first-born son of Lord Symon Blackfoot and his first wife, to whom Symon was married to as a young man. Alain also had two younger brothers named Ronan and Hayez, and after some time, their mother passed away, after which their father Symon remarried, having up to four wives from which many children were born, as well as an additional amount of illegitimate children born as a result of Symon's affairs with other women. As the eldest child Alain was heir to his father's titles and lands.

Alain was raised by his father alongside his many siblings in Sandcake Dunes castle, and was eventually granted knighthood at some point in his life. Before the events of the series, Alain was married off to the daughter of the then Lord of Mount Rugged, Lady Rugged, who was heiress to her father's land and titles due to him not having a male issue. From this marriage, three sons named Blayne, Symon and John were born. It is known that the Lord of Mount Rugged died at some point before the events of the third part of *The Feeble King*, and that Alain had to fight with a relative of the late lord for the title, with Alain ultimately gaining the title.

### The Feeble King

#### Part III

Alain makes his debut during the Great Council Meeting at the Koopa Castle, attending alongside his father, brothers, children and nephews. During this meeting, Alain supports Lord Sigmund Phoenix's claims of Lord Richard Koopa being a traitor to the realm, citing how the Duke of Sherbet Land had three of his brothers imprisoned without royal permission. Alain, his brothers and children participate in the Battle of Whomp City, where they all fight for the Kayenne forces. Alain is the first one to directly witness Lord Berwick Python slicing his father Symon's throat with his sword, instantly killing him. Alain instantly tries to check if his father is alright, briefly mourning his passing. The battle is won by the Sherbet forces lead by Lord Richard Koopa, who capture King John Koopa VI and execute Lord Sigmund Phoenix.

#### Part IV

One year after the events of Battle of Whomp City, Alain has succeeded his father Symon as Earl of Sandcake Dunes and head of the House of Blackfoot, taking his father's old spot at King John Koopa VI's royal cabinet, as well as bringing his full brothers Hayez and Ronan and one of his illegitimate brothers, Symon Sanderling. Alain and his brothers are shown resentful of Lord Richard Koopa over the outcome of the war. A few days later, Queen Cynder Von Bohnenrotte puts a plan into action; moving the court to Kayenne Kragg to receive more support from other Kayenne supporters, as Bright Valley is filled with Sherbet supporters and sympathizers. Lord Alain and his brothers are among the people who travel to Kayenne Kragg to attend a Council Meeting, where King John Koopa VI has Lord Richard Koopa and all of those who fought for him at Whomp City declared traitors to the realm. Rodrick tries to convince the King that doing this is far from being a good idea, but everyone else at the meeting is on board with it, with Alain stating that Lord Richard is abusing his power to fill the council with his own supporters and grant them the power. Alain also supports Lord Blayne Phoenix's suggestion of having Lord Richard executed, adding that Lord Berwick, alongside his brothers and uncles, must too be sentenced to death.

Alain is also present during the Rout of Butter Bridge, where he tries to intercept Lord Richard as he, his second son Halbert and his men are making their way back to Sherbet Land from Skyland after having arranged a marriage between Halbert and Lord Royce Sturmwolk's daughter Lunala as part of an alliance. Alain lets Richard known that they are aware of Berwick trying to negotiate a marriage between Richard's eldest son Robert and Lord Lothar Von Bohnengunder's daughter, with Queen Cynder telling the duke that it is illegal to forge a marriage pact with a foreign nation without the King's consent. Before a battle can break out between Sherbet and Kayenne forces, King John Koopa VI instead has Lord Richard, his family and supporters exiled from the Koopa Kingdom for ten years.

## Appearance and Character

Alain's appearance is consistent with that of other male members of the House of Blackfoot, being unkempt, visually unappealing and somewhat dirty with him in particular appearing to be akin to a younger version of his father Symon. He is a large draconic Koopa with yellow skin, black hair which he inherited from his father and appears to have started to recede, a black beard that has started to turn grey, and a pair of short horns atop of his head. He has black eyes with yellow sclera and has the signature orange Blackfoot birthmark surrounding one of his eyes. Alain mainly wears black and orange, the colors of the Blackfoot family. He wears an orange spiked shell, the spikes being surrounded by black rings, as well as a pair of orange spiked cuffs, one on each arm.

Alain is similar to his father Symon in terms of personality, being a corrupt politicians whose actions are mainly motivated for the sake of keeping his own interests, as well as those of his brothers. Unlike his father, Alain isn't shown to be as lazy or fond of vices, being much more focused on political matters and having a considerably smaller amount of children than Symon did (mainly as a result of his four marriages and the fact that he was unfaithful to all of his wives) He presents himself as a ruthless and intimidating nobleman, not being afraid to voice his more cruel opinions. Alain is firmly loyal to his family, the House of Blackfoot, and helps keep the conflict between the Blackfoot and Python families alive, a sentiment that only grows stronger when he witnesses Lord Berwick Python killing his father during the Battle of Whomp City, as he becomes noticeably more aggressive against Lord Richard Koopa and his various supporters, especially the Pythons.