Lord Gerald Garnet

*"It was either betray her, or betray my king. You know I'm a man of loyalty, Hal."* - The Feeble King (III)

**Lord Gerald Garnet** is the head of House Garnet, as well as the duke of Koopa Cross, during the late 15th century, being a supporting character in *Wars of Frozen Flames* that first appears in the second part of "The Feeble King (II)", where he and Lady Anna Koopa are married off to each other as part of an alliance, a fact that had been previously mentioned by Lord Richard Koopa in the previous part of the episode. Lord Garnet promises to Anna's brother Halbert that he would take good care of her, but later in "The Feeble King (III)" he betrays the Sherbet Koopas by siding with the Kayenne Koopas and handing Anna over to Queen Cynder as a slave as a way to prove his loyalty to King John Koopa VI. Gerald Garnet is one of the commanders of the Kayenne forces in the Battle of Whomp City, and following the victory of the Sherbet forces at the battle, Lord Garnet is imprisoned in the Black Tower for his betrayal of Anna and her family.

Garnet is based on Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter.

## History

### The Feeble King

#### Part II

Lord Garnet first appears to meet up with Sir Halbert Koopa and Lady Anna Koopa at the entrance to the castle in Koopa Cross. While they wait for Garnet and his forces to arrive, Anna comments on having heard many good things about Garnet, mainly his wealth and his good looks, though Halbert warns Anna that Lord Garnet is also known for being violent and unpredictable, a warning Anna does not take seriously. Not long after, Garnet arrives and greets the siblings, complimenting Anna's appearance and ordering his men to take her inside the castle for the wedding. Once Halbert is left alone with Garnet, he tells the duke to take good care of his sister, with Garnet giving his word.

#### Part III

One year later, the day the preparations for the war against the Kayenne and Sherbet Koopas are being made, Lord Garnet goes to the Koopa Castle alongside his baseborn brothers, arriving while Queen Cynder Von Bohnenrotte, Sir Theodrick Solberg, Sir Rodrick Solberg, Sir Blayne Phoenix and Lord Sigmund Phoenix are preparing King John Koopa VI for the upcoming battle. Lord Garnet lets them know that he is there to give his support to King John VI, but they are sceptical of him, as he is supposed to be allied with Lord Richard Koopa following his marriage to Lady Anna. Garnet foresaw this, so in order to prove his loyalty he reveals that he betrayed and kidnapped Anna, handing her over to Queen Cynder to serve as her personal slave.

##### Battle of Whomp City

Lord Garnet fights for the Kayenne forces during the Battle of Whomp City, serving as one of the core commanders of the army. Garnet has a confrontation with Halbert and his older brother Robert, taunting them about how Lady Anna is being held hostage by Queen Cynder, seeking to anger the brothers, who proceed to fight him. During the battle, Garnet tries to rick Robert into thinking that Halbert has been attacked, only for Halbert to immediately defend Robert, allowing the brothers to overwhelm the traitorous duke. Once Garnet has been disarmed, Robert traps him by freezing his leg solid to the ground.

## Appearance

Lord Gerald Garnet is a bulky dragon-koopa with yellow skin, a pale yellow snout with two prominent fangs coming out of his mouth, a red head with two short horns atop of it, blonde hair that reaches his shoulders and that matches with his thick blonde eyebrows, and thin orange yes. He wears a black spike shells, the spikes being surrounded by orange rings, as well as a pair of black spiked cuffs, one on each arm, and a black spiked choker.

## Personality

Lord Gerald Garnet is described as being a violent and unpredictable person, being someone who can't easily be trusted, which is further backed up by how he promises to keep Lady Anna safe, but soon after betrays her and her family and kidnaps her, handing her over to Queen Cynder as a slave as a way to prove his loyalty to her and King John VI. Garnet is also shown to be cunning, trying to mislead people in order to leave then vulnerable and then finish them off, as seen by how he acted polite when meeting Anna, only to hand her over to Cynder as a slave, or how during the Battle of Whomp City he tries to distract Robert by thinking that something had happened to Halbert.

It is also said that Lord Garnet is not the type of person to ever keep his promises, implying that he might have a history of betrayal, and it shows when he decides to fight for the Kayenne forces despite pledging alliance to Lord Richard Koopa when he married Anna. In addition, Lord Garnet seems to be a firm supporter of King John Koopa VI and all of his advisors, likely because keeping the Feeble King in power comes with a series of benefits for Garnet and his family.