Blake von Rothbart

Son of Von Rothbart

### Secret Heart's Desire

"To find my birth parents. I want to find them, I was living in a lie for 16 years."

### My "Magic" Touch

"I have the ability to use magic, but my specialty is a darker, deeper version of dark magic, something I call "shadow magic". Its a lot more powerful than normal dark magic, and I'm still trying to control it."

### Storybook Romance Status

"I am dating the most beautiful and most amazing girl ever, Ivy Efiáltis, the future Goddess of Nightmares. She may be the granddaughter of one of the most feared Gods, she is nothing like that."

### Oh "Curses!" Moment

"Usually, it's when I do a spell wrong, it's a disaster!"

### Favourite Subject

*General Villainy.* "I may be a Rebel but even I like some evil classes...or something."

### Least Favourite Subject

*Science and Sorcery* "No. I love potions but this class ugh. Don't even ask."

### Best Friends Forever After

Calina Kuznetsov and Ivy Efiáltis

**Blake Vladimir von Rothbart** [*he/him*] is the 17-year=old son of the current generation's **Baron von Rothbart** (*Zakhar von Rothbart*) from the Russian fairy tale *Swan Lake* written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

At the time of the **Rebel Movement**, Blake is attending his **Yearbook Year** and currently rooms with Roman Westbrook. Hating his legacy since he knew about it, Blake proudly sides with the **Rebels**. He doesn't want to follow his father's footsteps and finds the reasoning for why his father does it, stupid and pointless. He wants to forge his own path towards his own future.

 Characteristics

### Personality & Traits

As a residential Bad Boy of Ever After High, Blake has a reputation to uphold. He almost always has a frown or scowl on his face and his six-foot height doesn't help the case either or does the dark eye shadow he wears. He is also known for being quite **rebellious**, usually skipping classes he doesn't like, cursing up a storm and other things.

Underneath the intimating appearance, Blake has a soft side for animals, especially baby ones and kittens, which are his weak spot. If someone was put a kitten in front of him, his mean look vanishes instantly, with his pet kitten Mystic, he tends to baby her a lot and doesn't care about it. However, he is careful when he shows that personality. Because of his physical appearance, and how he is always scowling and/or glaring, Blake seems like he would be one to manipulate people to do what he wants. That's not the case. Blake *hates* using his magic to make people do what he wants. He finds it incredibly boring and a waste of magic when he can easily do what needs to be done himself.

Despite his outer, bad-boy persona, Blake is very unsure about the idea on repeat destiny. It is shown during Legacy Day Practice that he hesitates in pledging to takes his father's place as the next Baron von Rothbart. Even though he does end up signing it, Blake has never been one to enjoy the idea on repeating destinies.

Because of how he was raised, Blake does not and cannot handle cheery people. He has no idea how to react. When Destiny Claus comes near him, he will walk away to avoid confrontation. He also cannot and does not understand people pranking others. He doesn't get it and finds it lame. Though if he is pranked, he doesn't react well and often casts a blast of energy at the person (Kitty Cheshire got hit once).

Blake is somewhat vain, but not terribly vain like some students. He doesn't care much for his clothing, the vain part goes to this hair. He takes a *long* time just to get it how he wants, specially with his hair. He doesn't care, he just shrugs it off and just finishes his hair before doing something else. He has been working on trying to find a spell that can help with his wild hair, but so far nothing has worked.

He is also a highly skilled and **powerful** sorcerer, having full control over his dark **magic**, but having near to little control over this shadow magic. He is capable of creating many spells, has used many in his school years.

When/if Blake does run into students from his story, he tends to avoid them like the plague - Calina Kuznetsov being the only exception. He never gives the reason why he avoids everyone else, but most likely due to the fact he doesn't like the idea of repeating legacies. However, he can show **protectiveness** to those he is close with, like with Calina, whom he has a brother-sister relationship with.

### Physical Appearance

Blake is a tall handsome (sometimes intimidating) teen male standing 6'2"'. He has long dark purple hair that he keeps tied in a low and loose ponytail and dark blue eyes with a slight, dark eye shadow of darker blue. His dark purple hair is layered in a weird yet fashionable way with some of his bangs hanging over his eyes, the most known bangs lay in between his two eyes. Blake has a pale skin tone and is usually seen in the colors dark purple and gold, and black. He is *almost* always seen with his kitten Freya hanging on his shoulder thinking she is a ferret. Later on, Phlox starts being with him wherever he goes, acting like his Guard Dog ("Guard Dragon" as Calina calls her).

Blake also has a piercing in his left ear and often changes it depending on his mood. His main earring is a black-to-blue-gray gradient owl's feather. He is *never* seen without his pendant around his neck, which he's had since he was small. For the longest time, Blake thought it was given to him by his family (who he thought was his birth family). After finding his biological family, he learns that his pendant originally belonged to his father, Aleksei, and his great-grandmother, Juliya Ivashov.

### Hobbies & Interests

#### *Magic*

Blake loves learning new magic spells, he's read so many to the point he's created his own spells. He is usually seen doing "experiments" with new magic spells in the Dark Forest, away from the others. So far, Calina Kuznetsov has been the only one to know the location where he does this.

At times, Blake talks to Scarlett Vermillion about the differences in their magic, Wonderland, and Dark Magic. Their talking and meeting each other tend to confuse all the students, seeing as Scarlett isn't one to downright go and talk to someone and Blake is usually avoided. Despite their differences, the two do get along with each other.

#### *Sports*

Blake is highly athletic, and once enjoyed sports. He was a member of the school Bookball team but dropped out shortly into his Legacy Year. Blake doesn't give the reason why for his leaving but admits that he enjoyed the thrill and adrenaline from it.

#### *Animals*

Blake's guilty pleasure is helping animals of all kinds - probably originating to his own childhood. He frequents the local animal shelter and helps with all he can. Originally, Blake was using an illusion spell when he went in to help, so no one could figure out who he was. He ended up forgetting to put his spell up one day and that's how the workers found out who he was. The workers got over their shock pretty fast, they just saw a guy with a love of animals. Blake would later end up adopting a little kitty that he names Freya, after the Norse Goddess of Magic, Freyja.

Only a few selective people know that Blake works at the animal shelter; Scarlett, his girlfriend Ivy, and Rana El Sayed.

### Powers & Abilities

Originally, Blake believed he got his powers from Zakhar, seeing as he was also a magician. When it's later revealed that Zakhar is his adoptive father - or kidnapped - Blake starts believing his powers came from someplace else.

#### *Powers*

* **Magic:** Blake has the power to use magic allowing him to use magical forces/powers to varying degrees. Despite his age, he is a really skilled and powerful sorcerer - as he calls himself.
	+ **Dark magic:** Blake excels in the usage of dark magic, having studied it since he was a child and practicing it as well
		- **Shadow magic:** Probably as an extension of his powers, Blake is able to use shadow magic, which is a darker, deeper version of normal dark magic. He is still trying to understand his sudden appearance of shadow magic.
	+ **Telekinesis:** He can manipulate objects/matter with his mind. Any object or person he does control gets a dark blue aura around it.
	+ **Spellcasting:** Blake is capable of casting and creating various spells.\*\*\***Transformation spell:** He is highly skilled in using a single transformation spell which he uses when he wants to go out to clubs and let loose. With this spell, he can alter his appearance, so no one recognizes him. Though the spell will randomly change his appearance, he uses many different names. The most common name he uses is "Vitali", unknown to the true meaning behind the name.
		- **Illusion spell:** He is able to create an illusion spell to make what seems to be there, actually not.
* **Shapeshifting:** As the son of Zakhar von Rothbart, it is possible Blake is able to shape-shift, however, he has never revealed this power. It is later revealed that he never inherited his power, as Zakhar was not his father. Despite learning that, Blake appears fine with not being able to shape-shift.

#### *Skillset*

* **Multilingual:** Blake is multilingual as some spell books are a different language so he is able to read them. Blake speaks mostly Russian at times. Since he started dating Ivy, he has begun to learn both Ancient and Modern Greek.
* **Potion making:** As a sorcerer, Blake is skilled at potion-making, despite not liking to.
* **Athleticism:** Blake is very athletic, being part of the Bookball Team, and pretty much loves all sports.

## Fairy Tale - *Swan Lake*

### How Does Blake Come Into It?

* The son of the previous Baron von Rothbart, though he is unware he was adopted.

### Opinion on Destiny

As the only son of von Rothbart, Blake was groomed since childhood to take after his father.

## History

### *Before Attending Ever After High*

#### **Childhood & Preadolescence**

* A Single child with his parents
* Trouble-maker definitely
* Liked causing trouble with nearby magicians.

### *Attending Ever After High*

#### **Legacy Year**

* Blake finds himself continuously running into Ivy Efiáltis, a student of the Mythology Program.
	+ After more run-ins, and help from Calina, Blake asks Ivy out; he and Ivy began to date.
* Blake signs the Storybook of Legends, sealing his fate.

#### **Yearbook Year**

* While working on a Family Class Project, Blake finds out that his parents are not his real parents; he was taken from his birth family when he was merely a week old.
* With help from Ivy, Blake dives deeper into his family history and learns he is not the child of Zakhar and Nadia von Rothbart, but rather, common folk.
	+ He also finds out his father was a sorcerer, like Zakhar, indicating where his powers originated.

### *After Attending Ever After High*

#### **Post-Graduation**

A few months after graduating and moving into an apartment with Ivy, Blake leaves without a word, only asking Ivy to look over Freya and Gwyndolin for him, indicating he only took Phlox Essence with him. It is revealed that Blake went to search for his birth parents, having finally found their names; Aleksei and Rayna Ivashov. It takes quite a bit of time, but eventually, Blake finds them, living in a village on the outskirts of Moscow, not far from Calina's own village.

## Relationships

### Family

#### *Adoptive family*

##### Nadia Romanov

Blake's relationship with his mother is currently unknown. He has never once mentioned her since he began at Ever After High and he plans on keeping it that way.

Blake later learns that his mother is not his actual mother. Due to Nadia unable to have children, Vladimir went into a nearby village and kidnapped the first magic-powered baby he could find, which ended up being Blake.

##### Zakhar von Rothbart

Blake's relationship with his father is vague and doesn't openly talk about him, which is normal, considering he's dead.

He doesn't openly reveal this, but as a young boy, Blake was close to Zakhar. Blake doesn't reveal the exact time their relationship change and he refuses to admit what caused it.

##### Viktor von Rothbart

Blake is only aware of one grandparent, his paternal grandfather, the previous *Baron von Rothbart:* **Viktor von Rothbart**.

##### Vladimir Romanov

Blake's relationship with his maternal uncle, Vladimir, is uncertain. It's unknown if there is even a type of relationship between the two., if there is, Blake hasn't revealed what it is.

Upon learning the truth of his parentage, Blake learns that Vladimir was responsible for taking him away from his biological family. Though he understands *why* Vladimir did it, he doesn't agree with it.

#### Future Children

Blake eventually goes to marry his high school sweetheart, Ivy Efiáltis, and they have three children together, a son named Roman, who they have a couple of years after graduating, and two daughters, Juliyana and Cleo. Roman, was the oldest, inherits Ivy's legacy and becomes the next God of Nightmares, with his sisters inheriting Blake's abilities and roles as filler-in sorceresses.

As a father, Blake is very supportive of his wife and children, always wanting what is best for them. Blake urges his children to try various things, to see what they like, and also urges him to do what he wants. He is noted for being very protective over his children, more so his daughters, especially Juliyana.

### Friends

Friends is a bit of an off term for Blake. As the school's resident bad boy, he doesn't have many friends. His only friend is his sister.

#### Calina Kuznetsov

Out of all the others from his story, Blake is closest to Rebel Calina. They first met when Blake was going through the Enchanted Forest and happened to run into Calina who was throwing axes into a tree. He ended up listening to her ranting about how she wanted nothing with her destiny and just wanted to go back home to her Father. Long story short, the two bonded over not wanting their destinies and became close friends. Calina becomes the second person Blake considers as a friend.

He's also been trying to teach Calina how to dance since she mentioned not knowing and would like to know a little bit.

#### Scarlett Vermillion

Blake and Scarlett have a very *interesting* friendship. Either go into detail on how they became friends, but the main common interest they share is magic.

### Acquaintances

#### Rana El Sayed

Blake isn't willing to call Rana a *friend*, or really an acquaintance. They are technically just classmates and co-workers when working at the local animal shelter. At first, he freaked out seeing Rana at his job because he didn't expect anyone, let alone, a *Princess* to work at an animal shelter of all places. Eventually, the two came to a mutual agreement keeping quiet for both ends.

Rana was present when Blake officially adopted an orphan kitten, Freydis.

#### Duchess Swan

Blake's relationship with the Princess of the Swan Lake fairy tale is unknown. It's unknown how he reacts to Duchess. He does admit that Duchess is an amazing dancer, but that's about it.

### Other

#### Rhodanthe Swan

Blake's relationship with the current Black Swan, **Rhodanthe Swan**, is currently unknown.

### Pets

Blake has in total, three pets, all girls, which he did not too intentionally. He's not sure how that happened but doesn't even care.

#### *Gwyndolin*

Prior to Ever After High, Blake received a magical Peregrine Falcon named **Gwyndolin**. The exact time when Blake got her is unknown and he doesn't reveal it. Gwyn is very loyal and close to Blake and obeys any of his commands easily. She does get jealous easily, as noticed by Blake after he adopts Phlox and later Freydis.

#### *Phlox Essence*

In his Freedom Year, when leaving the Enchanted Forest on Halloween, Blake found a baby dragon. He was unsure where she came from, but ended up taking her in and adopting her; he named her **Phlox Essence** or just Phlox. Due to his magic, Phlox ended up growing at a faster rate than a normal dragon, she was nearly a teenager by the time Winter Break came around. By the time he's in his third year, Phlox is a young adult dragon.

Since being found by Blake, they have been very close, to the point where Gwyndolin is jealous. Blake enjoys going on rides with Phlox finding those times where he can just be himself and not wear his mask. Phlox usually can tell when Blake wants to get away from everyone and will kidnap him and go flying who knows where (they return to the school by nightfall).

#### *Freydis*

In his Yearbook Year, Blake adopted an orphan kitten from the animal shelter; he named her **Freydis**, after the Norse Goddess of Magic, Freyja.

Blake treats her just like a baby most of the time but Freydis loves it. Most of the time, Freydis is seen with Blake riding on his shoulder like a ferret or bird would (which does make Gwyndolin jealous). She is a pure black kitten with the biggest green eyes ever. She often uses them to her advantage against Blake who can't say no to her.

## Romance

Blake identifies as **pansexual demiromantic**. Romance is something Blake never really dove into, and he finds it quite a bit confusing to even talk about. He admits to having crushes in the past but nothing more.

### Ivy Efiáltis

Blake is currently dating Ivy Efiáltis, a student of the Ever After High Mythology Program.

Ivy was different from most of Blake's old crushes. Something about her stood out when he ran into her at the Hocus Latte. He didn't think too much about it until after he kept running into her. He was confused about his supposed feelings for her. He admits Ivy is a stunning and a kind young Goddess, despite being the daughter of a Nightmare God.

After running into her a few more times, he finally decided to talk to her. Which was something Blake would never do? They talked to each other and somehow ended up going on a date with each other and that ended that. It took maybe 10 dates before they became official. (more TBA)

## Trivia

* Blake's favorite and signature color is a dark purple. His magic aura takes the color of a dark blue with a black ombre, which is due to his dark magic.
* Even though he's lived in Russia all his life, Blake does not have the thick, heavy Russian accent most would think he has. He does have an accent, but it's not a heavy one.
* His birthday is on September 28, making him a Libra.
* His Mirror Blog name is **@blakevonrothbart**, he couldn't think of a better name.
* Blake dislikes the term "magician" preferring "sorcerer".
* While he doesn't like to put a label on things, especially in the romance department, Blake identifies himself as **pansexual demiromantic**

## Timeline

* 19 April 2020‎: Blake Von Dark is renamed to *Blake von Rothbart*
* 16 April 2020‎: Blake undergoes *major* editing.
* 31 January 2016‎: *Blake Mystic* is renamed to *Blake Von Dark*.
* 25 August 2015‎: Blake Mystic is posted on the Ever After High Fandom Site.

## Gallery

Blake's original design drawn by Jade-the-Tiger