General Kirigan

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General Kirigan is a powerful and enigmatic Grisha commander, also known as the Darkling, who serves as the central antagonist and complex love interest in the fantasy series "Shadow and Bone."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grisha
antagonist
fictional character
military commander
affiliation Ravkan military NERFINISHED
Second Army NERFINISHED
alignment morally grey
alsoKnownAs Aleksander Kirigan NERFINISHED
the Darkling NERFINISHED
antagonistTo Alina Starkov NERFINISHED
Mal Oretsev NERFINISHED
appearsIn Grishaverse NERFINISHED
Shadow and Bone NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation Netflix series Shadow and Bone NERFINISHED
appearsInBookSeries Shadow and Bone trilogy NERFINISHED
commands Grisha soldiers
conflict seeks to control the Sun Summoner
createdBy Leigh Bardugo NERFINISHED
familyName Kirigan NERFINISHED
firstAppearance novel Shadow and Bone NERFINISHED
gender male
hasAbility control of darkness
creating the Shadow Fold
shadow summoning
hasLongevity unnaturally long life
hasMagicSystem the Small Science NERFINISHED
hasPersonalityTrait ambitious
charismatic
enigmatic
manipulative
hasRelationshipWith Alina Starkov NERFINISHED
hasTitle General
the Darkling NERFINISHED
isGrishaType Shadow Summoner NERFINISHED
isPartOf Ravkan Second Army command structure
literaryGenre fantasy
nationality Ravkan NERFINISHED
notableFeature ability to summon and manipulate shadows
black kefta with silver embroidery
opposes Ravkan royal family NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Ben Barnes NERFINISHED
roleInWork central antagonist in Shadow and Bone
complex love interest of Alina Starkov
setting Kingdom of Ravka NERFINISHED
species human
universe Grishaverse NERFINISHED
usesPowerFor expansion of the Shadow Fold
political control of Ravka

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