Did Aleksander create the fold?

When the Ravkan army tracks him down to the Grisha hide out, a heartbroken and desperate Aleksander creates the Shadow Fold. The soldiers themselves are transformed into volcra and he in turn becomes the Darkling.
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Who created the fold in Shadow and Bone?

The Shadow Fold was created around 400 years ago before the events of Shadow and Bone by The Darkling, using merzost, because of his want for power.
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How did the darkling create the fold in the book?

How Did the Darkling Create the Fold? As revealed in a flashback in Episode 7 of the series, the Darkling created the Fold when he was cornered by the King's men. He had already made an enemy of the King, who was afraid of the Darkling's power and was now hunting down and rounding up Grisha.
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Did General Kirigan create the fold?

Spoilers for the plot of season one.

In the big twist of season one, we find out that General Kirigan, also called the Darkling, actually is the Black Heretic. He has been alive for centuries, and created the Fold using merzost, a.k.a. the power of creation, to expand his own power and save the Grisha with him.
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Does the darkling want to destroy the fold?

In reality, he doesn't want Alina's Sun Summoner powers to destroy the Fold, merely to destroy enough of the volcra to make it safe for him to enter; the volcra, as it turns out, are attracted to his presence most of all.
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[HD] The Black Heretic creating The Fold - Shadow and Bone (2021)



Why did Alexander create the fold?

The Darkling is an extremely dark and manipulative person. He is power-hungry and had created the Fold with merzost, in order to use it against his enemies.
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Is the darkling Morozova?

Ilya Morozova, also known as Sankt Ilya in Chains, was the father of Baghra and the grandfather of the Darkling and Ulla. He was obsessed with creating amplifiers and was one of the first and most powerful Grisha.
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Did the darkling have a wife?

Many centuries ago, known then as the Black Heretic, the Darkling returned home to his partner Luda, who was also a Grisha Healer.
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What did the darkling do to Genya?

Genya hasn't seen her parents since she was five. Because of her uniqueness of being a gifted Tailor, the Darkling sent her as a gift to the Queen at a young age, making Genya her servant. Since she had slept in the Grand Palace and received privileges, the other Grisha treated her with resentment.
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Why didnt Alina destroy the fold?

Alina using additional amplifiers and honing her abilities makes sense. The Fold is, after all, far too vast and uncontrollable for the Grisha to eliminate on her own without some help. It's doubtful Alina's journey to destroy the Fold will be smooth and easy in Shadow and Bone.
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Why are the SHU hated in Shadow and Bone?

The Shu have been at war with Ravka for centuries and have a particular hatred of people like the Grisha who have powers. As a result, the border between them is closed, meaning Ravkans cannot pass the Fold to the south.
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Is the darkling evil in the books?

In the books, the Darkling (Ben Barnes) is pretty much straight-up evil. He's still pretty evil on the show, but we get to see more of how he became the way he is.
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Who is the strongest Grisha?

As a human amplifier, the Darkling can even amplify Alina's Sun Summoning powers. As of now, these abilities and extensive history make him the most powerful Grisha and the most powerful character in Shadow and Bone.
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Who started the fold?

But it's revealed later the Fold was created by the Darkling, aka General Kirigan, played by Ben Barnes. He's been living among the Grisha while secretly hiding his identity as the centuries-old villain. Just like the Fold, he's a form of evil who has been around so long, everyone is now used to him.
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What is the darklings real name?

Last year, it was confirmed The Darkling, played by Ben Barnes in the upcoming adaptation, would be referred to as General Kirigan. In Leigh Bardugo's books, he is exclusively addressed as The Darkling and his name is not revealed until the trilogy's final book.
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How does the black heretic live forever?

As the Shadow Summoner, the Darkling is one of the most powerful (if not the most powerful) Grisha to have ever lived. His great power is what allows him to live as long as he does — the more he uses his Grisha abilities, which can rejuvenate and strengthen the body, the longer his lifespan becomes.
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What did General Kirigan do to Genya?

Conspiring with the Darkling

Alina recalls Genya mentioning that General Kirigan gifted her to the Queen when she was 11 years old, leaving Alina to suspect that Genya is one of General Kirigan's spies and that she poisoned the King. Genya reminds Alina that she warned her to be careful of powerful men.
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What did Genya whisper to the king?

Alina: "What did you whisper? To the King." Genya: "Na razrushy'ya. E'ya razrushost." I am not ruined.
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Is Baghra a darkling?

Baghra was the daughter of Ilya Morozova and the mother of The Darkling. She was a living amplifier and, like her son, was also able to summon darkness.
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Why did Alina's hair turn white?

During The Darkling's attack at Os Alta, he reveals that he has set nichevo'ya on Genya Safin for sparing Alina. Alina fights him and uses merzost, which causes her hair to turn white, and nearly drains her of her power, defeating them both. This leaves her almost dead and the Darkling, also, badly wounded.
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Who does darkling end up with?

Ultimately, though, Mal and Alina are endgame. After three books of will they or won't they, Alina's dalliance with the Darkling, and near-engagement to Nikolai, the pair end up together running the old orphanage where they grew up in Keramzin.
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Is Alina in Six of Crows?

Alina isn't a part of the Six of Crows duology (although characters from those books are used in the Shadow and Bone series on Netflix.)
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Did Morozova create the stag?

These stories also speak of the Morozova beasts, animals imbued with great power by the legendary Grisha Ilya Morozova, also known as Sankt Ilya in Chains. He created three beings that were powerful amplifiers: a Stag, a Rusalye (aka an Ice Dragon), and a Firebird (aka a Phoenix).
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Is Mal also a sun Summoner?

Born in the same village as Alina and raised alongside her at the orphanage in Keramzin, Malyen Oretsev is the Sun Summoner's only childhood friend. They join Ravka's First Army together — he as a tracker, and she as a cartographer — but are separated soon after, when her Sun Summoner powers are revealed.
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Why is mal a half breed?

Unlike the novels, in the Netflix series, both Mal and Alina are mixed-race—part Ravkan, and part Shu-Han (in real life, Alina actress Jessie Li Mei is a Chinese-British actress, while Mal actor Archie Renaux is White English)—two countries that have long been at war with one another.
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