Lord Erik Bane

"*It's **Lord** Erik now!*" - The Feeble King (IV)

* The Feeble King (IV-)
* The Feeble King (I-II)

**Lord Erik Bane** is the son of Lord Herard Bane and a supporting character in *Wars of Frozen Flames*, who first appeared in the first episode of the series "The Feeble King". At the start of the series, Erik is described as one of the most fearsome knights in the entire kingdom, as shown by his brutish and violent behaviour, and is said to always be looking for someone to fight. Following the death of his father at the Battle of Whomp City, Erik became the new head of the house of Bane, being resentful of Lord Richard Koopa and his family and allies over the death of his father.

Erik is based on John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford.

## History

### Backstory

Erik was born into the Bane family, which historically has been composed of powerful and brutish members, with both males and females born into the family having mesomorphic builds and great strength, and Erik was no exception.

Erik's build and strength was directly complimented by his attitude growing up, with him becoming more aggressive and fierce with every passing year, with there being rumors about him butchering his older brother with a rock during a hunting party. At some point in his life, Erik's father Herard bribed King John Koopa VI with his weight in silver in order to grant Erik knighthood in spite of the brutality he showed others.

### The Feeble King

#### Parts I and II

In Part I, Erik is shown at the melee tourney Queen Cynder Von Bohnenrotte is watching, fighting against a knight from the Tyebolt house whom he defeats with ease, and then proceeds to kill with his axe in spite of of the knight begging for mercy, even taunting the knight once he is dead.

In Part II, Erik is shown with his father talking to his squire Rufus Blackfoot, or rather screaming a string of profanities at the man for bringing him water, insulting and threatening him and demanding that he brings him mead instead. Lord Richard Koopa, who witnesses this, is appalled of Erik's behaviour, to which Lord Berwick Python explains him that Erik is one of the most imposing and fearsome knights in the entire Koopa Kingdom, and that he earned knighthood after his father bribed King John Koopa VI with his weight in silver. Lord Richard decides that Erik's behaviour should not be tolerated, and that he intends to do something about him in the future.

#### Part IV

After his father was K.I.A in Whomp City, He's the new Lord of House Bane. As he has gotten dirt on his shield, he went on a Rampage to find out which one of the troops did it as he killed one with his fire breath and another with his own broken sword blade. Despite of him blaming Queen Cynder for losing the Hundred and Eight Years War to the Bohnenekraut Kingdom, she, alongside with Lord Blayne Phoenix, gave him their condolences for Hearld's death. He tells the two that his father was the best as he vows revenge against Lord Richard and Sir Robert for his death. He decided to joined the two to fight for the Kayenne forces.

While King John VI sets up for the meeting at Keyanne Kragg during Birchard and Blackfoots arguing, Erik has arrived which had the Kayenne supporting houses reacting to his appearance and have Blackfoot and Python to stopped arguing. When John announces that Richard and his supporters are traitors to the realm, the others order execution. But when Rodrick defends him as "a man of honor", Erik tells him that this was the same man who killed his father. As he's getting provoked by Sir Rodrick, Erik won't hesitate to give the King's brother a gruesome death before John tells him enough.

The Sherbert forces had been blocked access by the Kayenne forces as Lord Richard must answer for the slaughter of loyalists, then the lord of House Bane includes the death of his father. As Richard tells him that he had no choice as it was a heat of battle, he replied to him that he'll have no choice to cut his head off. As Queen Cynder tells "**Sir** Erik" to bring in Richard alive after this would be their next battle so she can kill him herself, he reminds her that "it's ***Lord*** Erik now!" John instead gave a merciful punishment to Lord Richard by sentencing him to a ten year exile to the frosted Kingdom.

## Appearance & Character

Erik is a large, strong, yellow-skinned dragon Koopa with a black head, red hair, two large horns atop of his head, reddish brown eyes, and whose body is covered with numerous scars. He wears a large black shell with yellow spikes, which appears to be hold by a armor harness. He also wears a pair of brown cuffs, one on each arm.

Erik is shown to be a brutish, aggressive and imposing knight, often resorting to intimidating others in order to get what he wants. He is shown to have no consideration of others whatsoever, and many times likes to mock the people he talks with, no matter how inappropriate the situation may seen. Erik also seems to take satisfaction in fighting, especially if the outcome of the fight is an extremely violent one for his opponent.

## Trivia

* Even though he was based on John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford, his sprite design was an inspiration to the Mountain from *Game of Thrones*.