History Series / TheBastardSonAndTheDevilHimself

* AdaptationNameChange: Black and white witches from the book become Blood and Fairborn witches respectively.

* BisexualLoveTriangle: Nathan is in love with Annalise at the beginning of the story, with her being the first witch to be kind to him outside his grandma. That said, when he is given time to spend with Gabriel, it is clear something starts brewing between them. Adding another layer to this, while Annalise is a Fairborn, Gabriel is a blood witch, and the more Nathan grows accustomed to this trait of his own identity, the more he grows fond of Gabriel.
* BullyingADragon: Given that Nathan is evidently going to be a powerful blood witch, not to mention that the Fairborn's hope he is going to defeat Marcus for them, the fact that they continually mistreat and antagonise him seems rather short-sighted on their part.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:The Ozannes do this to a captured Fairborn witch, crushing him to death in a shrinking cage.]]

* CycleOfRevenge: This is the essence of the conflict between the Fairborn and Blood witches. The Fairborns are trying to use Nathan as a weapon to use to kill Marcus and avenge the Wolfhagen Massacre. Marcus slaughtered the Fairborns at Wolfhagen as payback for all the atrocities the Faiborns committed on the Bloods. We never hear how long the conflict has been going on and what started it in the first place.

* FatalFlaw: Jessica's sadism. Her over-the-top tendency to inflict pain on people she dislikes quickly puts people off and puts others against her. [[spoiler:Soul's team is so upset at her and Soul making her his NumberTwo that they eventually try to mutiny, her boyfriend is so disgusted by what she did to a Blood witch that he warned Nathan of her plans, and her plan to have Annalise killed by her own father to hurt Nathan backfires when the opposite happens.]]
* GrayAndGreyMorality: Neither the Fairborn nor the Blood witches have the moral high ground. While the Blood Witches have a tendency to even ritualistically sacrifice the Fairborn (which is unclear whether that was before or after the conflict began) and are pretty gung-ho about violence, the Fairborn witches have developed systems and groups specifically to also hunt them down, attack them, and make them feel unwelcome when they can't. [[spoiler:The peace talks demanded of the Blood witches to give up all of their independence to become second class citizens among Fairborn witches.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:Soul]] constantly claims that Nathan's status as a Blood witch makes him dangerous but he himself commits numerous immoral acts and invokes dark powers under the pretence of working for the greater good.

* TheSociopath: Jessica, Nathan's sister, is a violent psychopath who joins the hunter partly with a clear desire to have an excuse to kill Blood witches and hurt her brother. She can also be seen smiling whenever something awful happens, reacting with glee to the opportunity and the action of causing pain to others, not even just the Blood witches.
* SuperpowerLottery: The Heart Eater power that Marcus has is something of a ceremonial and very important thing for Blood witches, but it also makes him incredibly powerful, as he can now collect the powers of various witch bloodlines whereas most only get one. Among the Blood witches, that power is considered somewhat sacred because it is used among them for the Heart Eater to stop a bloodline ability from ending, as they can carry on their powers.

* CycleOfRevenge: This is the essence of the conflict between the Fairborn and Blood witches. The Fairborns are trying to use Nathan as a weapon to use to kill Marcus and avenge the Wolfhang Massacre. Marcus slaughtered the Fairborns at Wolfhang as payback for all the atrocities the Faiborns committed on the Bloods. We never hear how long the conflict has been going on and what started it in the first place.

* FatalFlaw: Jessica's sadism. Her over the top tendency to inflict pain on people she dislikes quickly puts people off and puts others against her. [[spoiler:Soul's team is so upset at her and Soul making her his NumberTwo that they eventually try to mutiny, her boyfriend is so disgusted by what she did to a blood witch that he warned Nathan of her plans, and her plan to have Annalise killed by her own father to hurt Nathan backfires when the opposite happens.]]
* GrayAndGreyMorality: Neither the Fairborn nor the Blood witches have the moral high ground. While the Blood Witches have a tendency to even ritualistically sacrifice the Fairborn (which is unclear whether that was before or after the conflict began) and are pretty gung-o about violence, the Fairborn witches have developed systems and groups specifically to also hunt them down, attack them, and make them feel unwelcome when they can't. [[spoiler:The peace talks demanded of the Blood Witches to give up all of their independence to become second class citizens among Fairborn witches.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Soul's is a hunter who has a massive complex about how little his power is suited for battle, being simply capable of manipulating plants. [[spoiler:He is willing to kill innocents, including his own brother, to get Nathan's heart eater power.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Jessica's plan to bring Annalise into the fight at Wolfhang. She intended to get Annalise's power to Soul by convincing him to kill her, but not only that backfires, since Annalise's presence attracts Nathan, and by extension Gabriel, to save her, throwing a wrench into those plans, but Annalise is directly responsible for causing the most damage to her and Soul, almost killing Jessica before backing down but still permanently messing her powers to shapeshift and killing Soul, giving his heart to Nathan, making the target of her hatred incredibly powerful.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:Soul]] constantly claims that Nathan's status as a blood witch makes him dangerous but he himself commits numerous immoral acts and invokes dark powers under the pretence of working for the greater good.

* QueerColors: A scene where Nathan is surrounded by Annalise and Gabriel has then surrounded in a purplish-pink (as they're surrounded by colored smoke), an early hint of Nathan's sexuality.
* NoteToSelf: Gabriel writes down important names in the cover of a children's book he cherishes. [[spoiler: Later revealed as a mechanism against Mercury's liberal use of amnesia-dust.]]
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Soul goes to extremes to defeat Marcus after the bloodbath he caused, even appealing to dark magic with steep prices. However, it's clear that most os his actions come from a complex about his power being weak compared to even his own underlings, let alone to Marcus.
* OneHitKill: Annalise's power grants her the ability to unravel anything in pieces, with her being capable of separating people into their composing parts into an explosion of gore.

* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Gabriel is a major character of the story, with a role of Nathan's second LoveInterest, but he only appears towards the middle of the first season, no hint of his existence happens until the third episode.

* SmugSnake: Jessica’s default expression seems to be a self-satisfied smirk, and takes great delight in abusing any authority she is given over others.
* TheSociopath: Jessica, Nathan's sister, is a violent psychopath who joints the hunter partly with a clear desire to have an excuse to kill blood witches and hurt her brother. She can also be seen smiling whenever something awful happens, reacting with glee to the opportunity and the action of causing pain to others, not even just the Blood Witches.
* SuperpowerLottery: The Heart Eater power that Marcus has is something of a ceremonial and very important thing for blood witches, but it also makes him incredibly powerful, as he can now collect the powers of various witch bloodlines whereas most only get one. Among the Blood Witches, that power is considered somewhat sacred because it is used among them for the Heart Eater to stop a bloodline ability from ending, as they can carry on their powers.

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* DawsonCasting: The actors playing the main trio of Nathan, Annalise and Gabriel are all much older than their characters. While 26-year old Nadia Parkes looks youthful enough to play a teenager and 24-year old Jay Lycurgo juuust works as 16-year old Nathan, 30-year old Emilien Vekemans really doesn't pass as a 19-year old. It makes sense though, given the more explicit scenes in the show.

* DawsonCasting: the actors playing the main trio of Nathan, Annalise and Gabriel are all much older than their characters. While 26-year old Nadia Parkes looks youthful enough to play a teenager and 24-year old Jay Lycurgo juuust works as 16-year old Nathan, 30-year old Emilien Vekemans really doesn't pass as a 19-year old. It makes sense though, given the more explicit scenes in the show.

* HateSink: Jessica is a vicious sociopath and a SmugSnake. This is to the point where even most in-universe characters either despise or fear her. The only characters who seem to want her around by the end of season 1 are[[spoiler:Soul]], who has been JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope throughout most of the first season, and [[spoiler:Mercury]], who sees her as a useful tool for revenge on the Nathan.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Jessica's plan to bring Annalise into the fight at Wolfhang ]]

''The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself'' is a 2022 YA Fantasy series, adapted from a book of the same name, and created by Joe Barton. The series is an adaptation of the novel ''Literature/HalfBad'', by Sally Green.

* BullyingADragon: Given that Nathan is evidently going to be a powerful blood witch, not to mention that the Fairborn's hope is going to defeat Marcus for them, the fact that they continually mistreat and antagonise him seems rather short-sighted on their part.

* EnfantTerrible: Jessica was fairly creepy as a child, taking the opportunity to taunt Nathan with horror stores about blood witches. This has continued into her late teens where she shows numerous sociopathic tendencies.

* Cliffhanger: [[spoiler:A hurt and defeated Jessica is taken in by Mercury, who intends to use her to enact revenge on Nathan and his friends. Nathan seemingly wants to eat Soul's heart in order to get his powers.]]

* BisexualLoveTriangle: Nathan is in love with Annalise at the beginning of the story, with her being the first witch to be kind to him outside his grandma. That said, when he is given time to spend with Gabriel, it is clear something starts brewing between them. Adding another layer to this, while Annalise is a Fairborne, Gabriel is a blood witch, and the more Nathan grows accustomed to this trait of his own identity, the more he grows fond of Gabriel.

* GrayAndGreyMorality: Neither the Fairbone nor the Blood witches have the moral high ground. While the Blood Witches have a tendency to even ritualistically sacrifice the Fairborne (which is unclear whether that was before or after the conflict began) and are pretty gung-o about violence, the Fairborne witches have developed systems and groups specifically to also hunt them down, attack them, and make them feel unwelcome when they can't. [[spoiler:The peace talks demanded of the Blood Witches to give up all of their independence to become second class citizens among Fairborne witches.]]

* TheSociopath: Jessica, Nathan's sister, is a violent psychopath who joints the hunter partly with a clear desire to have an excuse to kill blood witches and hurt her brother.
* SuperpowerLottery: The Heart Eater power that Marcus had is something of a ceremonial and very important thing for blood witches, but it also makes him incredibly powerful, as he can now collect the powers of various witch bloodlines whereas most only get one. Among the Blood Witches, that power is considered somewhat sacred because it is used among them for the Heart Eater to stop a bloodline ability from ending, as they can carry on their powers.

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''The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself'' is a 2022 YA Fantasy series, adapted from a book of the same name.

* GrayAndGreyMorality: Neither the Fairbone nor the Blood witches have the moral high ground. While the Blood Witches have a tendency to even ritualistically sacrifice the

* QueerColors: A scene where Nathan is surrounded by Annalise and Gabriel has then surrounded in pink (as they're surrounded by pink smoke), an early hint of Nathan's sexuality.

* SuperpowerLottery: The Heart Eater power that Marcus had is something of a ceremonial and very important thing for blood witches, but it also makes him incredibly powerful, as he can now collect the powers of various witch bloodlines whereas most only get one.