Alador Blight

**Alador Blight** (アラドール ブライト, *Aradōru Buraito*) is the former chief engineer of Blight Industries, the divorced husband of Odalia Blight, and the father of Edric, Emira, and Amity Blight.

After realizing that he was neglecting his children to the point of not knowing Amity was in a relationship with Luz, Alador decided to become a better father. Upon learning that the Day of Unity entailed the genocide of magickind, he discovered that Odalia was already entirely aware of this and colluded with Emperor Belos under the delusional belief that the Blights would be spared, leading him and Amity to disown her. He joined Amity's friend group, aiming to back Luz up in the head of the Titan, but was forced to stay behind due to the effects of the draining spell. Afterwards, he is turned into a puppet, but is returned to normal months later.

## Description

### Appearance

Alador is a pale-skinned witch with a disheveled look. He has unkempt hair with sideburns, hairy arms, and stubble. He has golden eyes and brown hair, like his younger daughter, Amity; he almost never smiles. Furthermore, he has the abomination symbol on his right arm, symbolizing his allegiance to the Abomination Coven.

When Amity was younger, Alador seemed to have a cleaner appearance, as his silhouette had backcombed hair and an extended goatee.

As a teenager, he kept his scruffy hair, but lacked stubble.

Alador is dressed in a dark gray lab coat covered in purple stains from abomination projects, along with gray pants with black boots which are also covered in purple stains. He also wears golden goggles with purple lenses on his head.

As a teenager, Alador wore the Hexside student uniform with magenta sleeves and leggings as a member of the abomination track.

### Personality

Alador is a clumsy, easily distracted scientist. If something catches his attention, it can be quite hard for others to get him to focus on anything else. He doesn't seem to be very talkative, as he only speaks when necessary. When asked questions by others, such as Luz, he is as direct and concise as possible. Alador mostly lets his wife take the lead in situations, helping her with whatever she tells him to do, but he does have a limit. This is shown when Odalia tried to go back on her deal with Amity, and Alador reminded her that their family always honors their deals, indicating he has a sense of integrity and honor.

Alador also seems to object to his wife's willingness to put others in danger for profit. This is shown when an injured Luz claims the abomination-powered robot has more than proven its strength to the spectators, and Alador tells his wife that Luz "has a point". Alador cares about Amity, as well as her progress, indicated by his smiling when Amity stood up to Odalia and almost destroyed the abomation he created. This is also shown when Amity helps him take down Warden Wrath together, making a proud expression.

Although he does love them, Alador does not pay his children much attention, much to their frustration. This deeply strained his relationship with Amity, who seeks to prove her worth to him and to understand him better, especially when she finally reaches the age to compete in the Bonesborough Brawl. Alador, believing that his daughter has a bright future and shouldn't "goof off" like he did at her age, refuses to let her go to the brawl and willingly goes along with the notion that she needs to compete in the tryouts for the Emperor's Coven instead, under the belief that joining it is her dream. When he finds out that she disobeyed him, Alador is disappointed and furious with her, even remarking that she should go beg the Emperor's Coven for the next opportunity to participate in the tryouts. However, Amity soon teaches him that she needs to make decisions without him and Odalia butting in, which he accepts.

Alador expresses shock when he learns that Amity no longer wants to join the Emperor's Coven, in addition to the fact that she is dating Luz, realizing that he hardly pays his children any attention because he is too focused on his work. Feeling regret for how he treated Amity, Alador begins to see her for who she wants to be, admitting that he likes her new hair color and resolving to speak with Odalia about attempting to dye her hair green again. Although Amity doesn't fully forgive him, she appreciates that he's trying to be better, saying that "it's a start".

After getting on a new start with Amity, Alador slowly resolves to pay more attention to his children and defy his wife's control. Tired and overworked by Odalia, he reflects on his marriage, feeling miserable and unaccomplished. Eventually, Odalia's intentions on keeping Amity, Luz, and their friends prisoner while helping Belos exterminate their species for her own personal gain causes Alador to snap, and he finally stands up to Odalia, destroying the Blight Industries warehouse and disabling the rest of the Abomatons. He also quits his post at Blight Industries, showing that he is slowly developing and turning over a new leaf for the greater good. Alador also seems to have grown fond of Luz, inviting her to stay at Blight Manor anytime (although an illusion then reveals that Luz is actually Hunter, shocking him).

## Etymology

* The name Alador means "destiny", "luck", and "surprising facts". The name also evokes diplomacy, correctness, and confidence. His name was first revealed in a charity stream hosted by Dana Terrace on September 16, 2020.

## Trivia

* Alador's Penstagram account is "***Alabomdor\_1***".
* As revealed in "Them's the Breaks, Kid", Alador and Darius were once friends, or at least got along better when they were students at Hexside. Their falling out most likely occurred sometime after the events of this flashback.
	+ While the reason for Alador and Darius' falling out is unknown, it appears to be mutual, as seen in "Reaching Out" when Alador contemptuously destroys the book Darius had written.
* Just like his youngest daughter, when Alador gets mad, his face fully turns red with anger, an expression that Odalia hates.
* In "Clouds on the Horizon", a rat appears in Alador's lab that bears a strong resemblance to Alador. According to Dana Terrace, the rat was added in reference to an earlier boarded scene where Alador struck a pose reminiscent of Remy from *Ratatouille*; while her personal interpretation of the rat was that it was Alador's palisman.