Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments/Differences from the books

The following are noted differences between the *The Mortal Instruments* and the TV adaptation, *Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments*. (For similarities or scenes adapted, check each episodes' Trivia section, under the "In the books" tab.)

## Season 1

### *The Descent Into Hell Isn't Easy*

Changes observed in *The Descent Into Hell Isn't Easy*.

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 Valentine never actively searched for the warlock who made Jocelyn's potion, and Magnus stayed in New York after she went missing.
 Simon was accidentally transformed into a rat and taken by a vampire from Magnus's party by mistake. | Like with the movie, Simon was intentionally kidnapped by vampires to be used as bait to lure Clary to them for the Cup.

### *Dead Man's Party*

Changes observed in *Dead Man's Party*.

 "Faeries" is the main term used to refer to their kind, and a "Seelie" is a faerie of the Seelie Court.
 Only warlocks were shown to have the ability to freeze people in time.
 Simon bit Raphael in his escape, making Raphael his later sire. | Camille let Simon bite her during their shared intimate moment, making her his sire.

### *Raising Hell*

Changes observed in *Raising Hell*.

 Clary found out about Magnus through his signature on her mind block.
 The party where Clary and the others met with Magnus was one the latter threw at his home for his cat.
 Elias was a warlock Valentine employed to summon Agramon and was subsequently killed by the demon.
 All runes drawn on each other by *parabatai* have a stronger effect than those drawn on them by others or by themselves.
 Magnus's apartment is a normal flat in Brooklyn which he redecorates spontaneously depending on his mood.
 Demons in general like taking memories.

### *Moo Shu to Go*

Changes observed in *Moo Shu to Go*.

 Isabelle is closer to Maryse than Robert and even slightly resents the latter for his affair, while Alec was often intimidated by Robert and tried hard to make him proud.
 Johnathan Clark was a U.S. Solidier

### *Major Arcana*

Changes observed in *Major Arcana*.

 Simon Lewis was attacked and "killed" by several members of the Brooklyn vampire clan after walking into their territory.

### *Bad Blood*

Changes observed in *Bad Blood*.

 Jace told Clary the story about his father breaking his falcon's neck after taming it while tucking her in bed.
 Jace, Clary, Isabelle, Alec, Raphael, and Magnus were present when they buried Simon.

### *This World Inverted*

Changes observed in *This World Inverted*.

 Magnus has a cat named Chairman Meow, and a cat named Church resides in and acts as a guardian at the New York Institute.
 Clary, Jace, Alec, Isabelle, and Simon traveled to an alternate dimension in *City of Heavenly Fire*, the last book of the series, to rescue Jocelyn, Raphael, Magnus, and Luke and face Jonathan.
 Jace never knew what Michael Wayland looked like as photos of the real Michael were hidden from him.

### *Blood Calls To Blood*

Changes observed in *Blood Calls To Blood*.

 Michael had black hair.
 Valentine simply took on Michael's name and identity while raising Jace, so Jace immediately recognized Valentine as his father.
 The Portal at Renwick's was in the form of an ornate and gold-framed mirror. It was revealed to be a Portal when Valentine approached it and showed them a glimpse of his destination by thinking of it. He then destroyed it after passing through by punching it from the other side.

### *Malec*

Changes observed in *Malec*.

 Ragnor's warlock marks were white hair, horns on his forehead, and green skin.
 Alec first kissed Magnus in front of his family and the Clave in the Accords Hall at Alicante, during the preparations for the war. | Alec first kissed Magnus in front of his family and representatives of the Clave in the Institute, during his wedding to Lydia.

### *Morning Star*

Changes observed in *Morning Star*.

 Valentine never got around to creating new Shadowhunters with the Mortal Cup, first needing Raziel's blessing and blood for the ritual.
 Hodge returned to Idris after Valentine refused his joining and was imprisoned by the Clave there.
 The Book of the White was located at Wayland manor, hidden inside a housewife cookbook.
 Jace never truly sided with Valentine, though he considered it multiple times.
 Going through a Portal with no destination in mind will simply take you to where it was last used to Portal to, or to whatever place or whoever crosses your mind.
 Alec's problem with Magnus's immortality first came up after the Mortal War.
 Jocelyn was woken up in *City of Glass*—the third book of the series, around a month after she drank her potion—in New York by Magnus while Clary and the others were in Alicante.

## Season 2

### *This Guilty Blood*

Changes observed in *This Guilty Blood*.

 Valentine gave his unborn son demon blood through Jocelyn's food.

### *A Door Into the Dark*

Changes observed in *A Door Into the Dark*.

 Jocelyn realized her son's demonic traits when he was born with pitch black eyes.

### *Parabatai Lost*

Changes observed in *Parabatai Lost*.

 Jace went to the Hunter's Moon to drink and was rude to the werewolf clientele. He got into a fight after refusing to investigate the death of a werewolf nearby.

### *Day of Wrath*

Changes observed in *Day of Wrath*.

 Valentine summoned the Demon of Fear, Agramon, to attack the Silent City.
 Hodge Starkweather was killed by Sebastian Morgenstern in a prison in Alicante next to Simon's cell.
 Jocelyn is alive.

### *Dust and Shadows*

Changes observed in *Dust and Shadows*.

 When Sister Cleophas suggested that Isabelle would make "an excellent" Iron Sister, Isabelle simply laughed at and quickly dismissed the idea.
 *Yin fen* was not featured in *The Mortal Instruments* and has so far only been featured in *The Infernal Devices*.
 Clary learned about her gift for creating new runes from the Seelie Queen and later created a rune for fearlessness.

### *Iron Sisters*

Changes observed in *Iron Sisters*.

 The Iron Sisters were first introduced in *City of Lost Souls*, the fifth book of the series, when Isabelle Lightwood and Jocelyn went to the Adamant Citadel to look for a weapon that could kill Sebastian without harming Jace.
 Sister Cleophas is Amatis and Luke's mother.
 The Mortal Sword, when demonically-aligned, can be used to summon and directly control demons.
 Magnus and Alec's first date was at Luigi's restaurant. Their date was cut short when Catarina Loss told them they were needed at the Beauty Bar. They returned to Magnus' loft where they passionately made out before Alec left.
 Simon was still a mundane when he met Maia. When Maia found out that Simon had become a vampire, she reacted violently and was hostile towards him, though they eventually got over their differences and became friends.
 *Yin fen* is a warlock drug made of demon poison.
 Maia was already part of the pack and had been under two different leaders by the time she met Luke.
 Sister Magdalena was a member of the Circle.

### *How Are Thou Fallen*

Changes observed in *How Are Thou Fallen*.

 Seraph blades are named to activate the blades.
 Ithuriel returned to Heaven by plunging a seraph blade into his body.
 Magnus and Alec went on trips to several countries during their vacation after the Mortal War, namely Italy, France, Spain, India, Berlin, and Austria. | Magnus and Alec went to Tokyo and Prague a while after their first date.

### *Love is a Devil*

Changes observed in *Love is a Devil*.

 The first, and only vampire that fed on Isabelle was Simon, whom she forced to feed on her because he was hungry. | The first vampire that fed on Isabelle was Raphael Santiago, whom she asked to feed on her because of her addiction to *yin fen* and craving for vampire venom.

### *Bound By Blood*

Changes observed in *Bound By Blood*.

 Valentine abducted Simon to use his blood for the Ritual of Infernal Conversion to make the Mortal Sword demonic, and partially because of his connection to Clary. | Valentine abducted Simon as a hostage and leverage against Clary.

### *By the Light of Dawn*

Changes observed in *By the Light of Dawn*.

 Simon was with Clary, Jace, and Luke when his ability to survive sunlight was discovered. | Simon was alone when he first realized this; he later showed Clary, and Jace found out when he saw them outside.

### *Mea Maxima Culpa*

Changes observed in *Mea Maxima Culpa*.

 Clary and the Lightwoods first met Sebastian in Alicante and was introduced by Aline Penhallow.
 Sebastian Verlac is from the Paris Institute.
 Clary found out Jace's true identity from Jocelyn Fray.
 Magnus, Simon, Isabelle, and Alec summoned Azazel to ask questions in regards to Jace and Sebastian's demonic bond. They each sacrificed a memory in the exchange, and he was later sent back to his dimension.

### *You Are Not Your Own*

Changes observed in *You Are Not Your Own*.

 Imogen Herondale figured out Jace's identity herself when she saw the star-shaped birthmark on his shoulder.
 Imogen and Jace did not have an opportunity to get to know each other because she died shortly after she found out, and long before Jace did.
 Celine is initially believed to have committed suicide, but Cassandra revealed that she was murdered.
 Celine was 8 months pregnant when she was killed.
 Celine's corpse wasn't eaten by Werewolves.

### *Those of Demon Blood*

Changes observed in *Those of Demon Blood*.

 Jace Herondale learned about his parents through other people and his father's letters.
 Maia Roberts and Jace never had any romantic interaction or sexual encounter.

### *The Fair Folk*

Changes observed in *The Fair Folk*.

 The Seelie Queen had the appearance of a grown woman.
 The kiss between Clary Fairchild and Jace Herondale was to free Clary, who accidentally drank residual juice from her finger after being pricked by a pixie.

### *A Problem of Memory*

Changes observed in *A Problem of Memory*.

 Jonathan had the appearance of a beautiful young man with pale blond hair.
 Magnus's stepfather tried to drown him, causing Magnus to burn him in self-defense.
 Aline Penhallow was not close to and had not been in touch with Sebastian Verlac for years and thus did not realize that the one staying with them was an impostor. They had been staying in their home in Idris.

### *Day of Atonement*

Changes observed in *Day of Atonement*.

 The Portal rune typically needs to be drawn on a surface.
 Jonathan was raised in Idris.

### *Awake, Arise, or be Forever Fallen*

Changes observed in *Awake, Arise, or be Forever Fallen*.

 Jonathan attacked and killed Max after he told his family that he witnessed someone climb the demon towers in Alicante.
 Bat Velasquez was one of Maia Roberts' first friends when she first became a werewolf.
 Magnus and Alec broke up after Magnus found out that Alec was trying to take his immortality.

### *Hail and Farewell*

Changes observed in *Hail and Farewell*.

 Clary never suspected anything wrong "Sebastian" before discovering that he was in fact Jonathan Morgenstern.
 An obstacle in Valentine's plans for war and summoning Raziel had been the wards of the demon towers that kept demons out of Alicante.
 Jace found out that he wasn't Valentine's son from Sebastian during their first battle.
 Jace and Sebastian's first battle took place in Idris.
 Isabelle severed Sebastian's hand with her whip.

### *Beside Still Water*

Changes observed in *Beside Still Water*.

 It was Camille Belcourt (and Lilith) who displayed a dangerous interest in Simon and his status as a Daylighter.
 The Seelie Queen did not take sides in the Mortal War against Valentine.
 Malachi Dieudonné was killed by Valentine's pet, Hugin.
 Valentine and Jace engaged in a battle when the latter arrived at Lake Lyn to stop the summoning. Valentine bested Jace and stabbed him with the Sword.
 The summoning ritual required a circle of runes, the blood of a Shadowhunter tipped on the Mortal Sword and dripped into the Mortal Cup.
 As a precaution once Raziel is summoned, a circle of runes is drawn, with the name of the summoner wanting to compel a wish from the angel.
 Raziel, once released from his obligation to Valentine, killed him with a flaming arrow in a feat of fury for his actions.
 A battle, dubbed the Mortal War, took place where Downworlders and Shadowhunters together, tied with an Alliance rune, defeated the demon army summoned by Valentine in Idris.
 Lilith was checking up on Jonathan when she witnessed his death and later Jace's death and resurrection, prompting her to recover Jonathan's body and plan to resurrect him.

## Season 3

### *On Infernal Ground*

Changes observed in *On Infernal Ground*.

### *The Powers That Be*

Changes observed in *The Powers That Be*.

### *Thy Soul Instructed*

Changes observed in *Thy Soul Instructed*.

 Jordan Kyle met Simon Lewis with the pretense of wanting to join his band.

### *Stronger Than Heaven*

Changes observed in *Stronger Than Heaven*.

### *A Window Into an Empty Room*

Changes observed in *A Window Into an Empty Room*.

### *Salt in the Wound*

Changes observed in *Salt in the Wound*.

 Imogen and Jace did not have an opportunity to get to know each other because she died shortly after she found out, and long before Jace did.
 Imogen used the Malachi Configuration on Jace because she suspected him of being in league with Valentine Morgenstern.
 Maia and her brother were estranged while he was still alive.

### *A Heart of Darkness*

Changes observed in *A Heart of Darkness*.

 Jace never heard Maryse sing the French ballad *À la claire fontaine* to him before bed and only overheard her singing it to the Lightwoods, though Maryse secretly did so.

### *Familia Ante Omnia*

Changes observed in *Familia Ante Omnia*.

 Clary used a Necromancy rune on an unidentified Shadowhunter during their investigation into recent deaths, prompted by Maryse. The dead returned barely able to speak because of the pain, and the rune was destroyed with acid by Luke to return him to the dead.

### *Erchomai*

Changes observed in *Erchomai*.

 Lilith bound Jace to Jonathan prior to his resurrection.
 Lilith's physical form was destroyed by the Mark of Cain when Simon intercepted her attack meant for Clary.
 Jace was freed from Lilith's control when Clary slashed the mind-controlling rune on his chest.

### *Lost Souls*

Changes observed in *Lost Souls*.

 Johnathan's hair is natrually blond in and after his demon blood was burned by the Sword of Heavenly fire, his eyes turned green.

### *Original Sin*

Changes observed in *Original Sin*.

 Jonathan met with Mirek along with Jace and Clary in Prague to buy pure *adamas*.
 Mirek was killed by Clary.
 Cain was only ever mentioned. His mark was bestowed by God as punishment for killing Abel.
 Raziel removed the Mark of Cain from Simon because he believed that the heavenly Mark did not belong on his skin. | The Seelie Queen agreed to perform the ritual to remove the Mark of Cain from Simon as he had accomplished the task of banishing Lilith as she'd intended.

### *Beati Bellicosi*

Changes observed in *Beati Bellicosi*.

 Clary and Jace sleep together for the first time next to a hidden stream of water in Edom.
 The New York vampire clan never attacked the New York werewolf pack under Maureen's command.

### *A Kiss From a Rose*

Changes observed in *A Kiss From a Rose*.

### *To the Night Children*

Changes observed in *To the Night Children*.

### *Heavenly Fire*

Changes observed in *Heavenly Fire*.

 Helen Blackthorn and Aline Penhallow met in Rome on an impromptu mission with Alec Lightwood.

### *The Beast Within*

Changes observed in *The Beast Within*.

 Jordan was never dismissed by the Praetor nor did he become a part of the New York werewolf pack.
 Maia temporarily took over the pack by fighting and winning against Rufus Hastings, a former member of Praetor Lupus, who wanted to be Alpha. She also restarted Praetor Lupus after Jonathan destroyed it and officially became the pack leader after Luke stepped down.

### *City of Glass*

Changes observed in *City of Glass*.

 Magnus was kidnapped and taken back to Edom along with Jocelyn, Raphael, and Luke.
 When Sebastian disabled the demon towers of Alicante, it had been under Valentine's orders. For his own attack on Alicante, his attacking force consisted of faeries and Endarkened.
 Clary broke the bond between Jace and Sebastian.

### *Alliance*

Changes observed in *Alliance*.

 Jace was infused with heavenly fire after being stabbed by Glorious.
 Meliorn assisted Sebastian, whom his queen had allied to, in kidnapping and taking Magnus, Jocelyn, Luke, and Raphael to Edom.
 Jace, Clary, Simon, Alec, and Isabelle went to Edom to save Jocelyn, Luke, Raphael, and Magnus.
 Clary used the Alliance rune during the Mortal War to help the Shadowhunters and Downworlders in their fight against Valentine's army.
 The team went to Edom via the Seelie Court's portal.
 With the Alliance rune, Alec was temporarily bound to Magnus.
 Clary, Simon, and Jace did not use the Alliance rune.
 Luke never reverted to being a Shadowhunter and remained a werewolf.
 Faeries were said to be unable to survive Edom. | The demonic atmosphere of Edom rendered it toxic to Shadowhunters, and Seelies' powers were neutralized there.

### *All Good Things...*

Changes observed in *All Good Things...*.

 The Seelie Queen and Sebastian conspired together and conceived a child before Sebastian's demise.
 Jocelyn and Luke's wedding took place six months after the Dark War. Magnus and Alec got married five years later.
 The Los Angeles Institute was managed by Andrew Blackthorn. Helen Blackthorn lived there with her siblings.
 Sebastian attacked the Los Angeles Institute to convert the Shadowhunters there. The Blackthorn children and Emma Carstairs managed to escape through a Portal.
 Simon lost his memory after Asmodeus stripped him of his vampirism and Daylighter powers.
 Robert became Inquisitor after Imogen's death.
 Alicante didn't have a High Warlock.
 Clary and Jace became heads of the New York Institute after Maryse stepped down, around three years after the Dark War.
 Jade Wolf only served as a takeout-only restaurant for their cover, and Taki's Diner was a separate local diner for mundanes and denizens of the Shadow World.

## TV-only

Information, events, characters, story lines from the show that weren't from the books at all.

* 1x10: *This World Inverted*:
	+ Clary and Jace visited an alternate dimension where demons have been defeated.
* 3x06: *A Window Into an Empty Room*:
	+ Maryse was stripped of her runes as punishment for her actions while with the Circle.

**Characters**:

* Andrew Underhill
* Brad
* Charlie Cooper
* Daniel Quinn
* Eloise
* Glenn
* Griffin
* Heidi McKenzie (counterpart of the books' Maureen Brown; see above)
* Iris Rouse
* Joshua
* Lorenzo Rey
* Madzie
* Maria
* Ned Fisk
* Ollie
* Raj
* Rosa Santiago
* Russell
* Susanna Vargas

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 *City of Bones*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 *City of Fallen Angels*
3. ↑ Simon and Clary's casting sides for the Pilot
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 *City of Ashes*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 *City of Glass*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 *City of Heavenly Fire*
7. ↑ *Kissed*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *City of Lost Souls*
9. ↑ *What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything*

## See also

* The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones/Differences from the book