Who does Nikolai end up with?

Nikolai asks Alina to return with him to Ravka and help him to defeat the Darkling. He also proposes marriage to her, suggesting that such an alliance would make both of them stronger and allow them to unite the First and Second Armies against the Darkling.

Do Nikolai and Zoya end up together?

In Rule of Wolves, Zoya confesses that she loves Nikolai, and at the end of the book, it is implied that Zoya and Nikolai intend to marry.

Who is Nikolai in love with?

8. On the night before his wedding to Ehri, Nikolai breaks down and confesses his love for Zoya/ begs her to marry him. He argues that since she is a war hero/ beloved by the common people after defeating the Fjerdans, that they will accept her as queen.

Does Alina end up with Nikolai?

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.

Are Alina and Mal in love?

In the third novel in the Grisha trilogy, Ruin and Rising, Mal and Alina do eventually get married and reopen the Keramzin orphanage where they grew up.

killing Nikolai + end cutscene Gorod Krovi easter egg

Is the darkling in love with Alina?

Bardugo, the author of the Grishaverse novels as well as executive producer of the show, walks a very fine line. She doesn't objectively romanticize the Darkling, but lead character Alina Starkov, against her will and better judgement, does, to an extent.

Will Nikolai be in Shadow and Bone?

First, Patrick Gibson will play Nikolai Lantsov, aka the love of my life and one of the biggest characters in both the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the King of Scars duology.

Who is the most powerful Grisha?

General Kirigan, aka the Darkling, leads the Second Army, which is made up of Grisha (Alina and Mal are grunts in the nonmagical First Army). The Darkling ranks No. 1 as the most powerful Grisha, wielding the ability to summon and manipulate shadows.

Does Nikolai kiss Alina?

Outside of Tashta, Nikolai kisses Alina, and the crowd goes wild.

Does Nikolai love Marya?

While in Moscow, they meet Nikolai Rostov and he and Marya confess their love for one another. Eventually, they marry and are settled at Bald Hills. Marya's marriage is perhaps the most significant tell of her emotional and spiritual growth.

Is Kaz in King of Scars?

No crew of characters will ever match Jesper, Wylan, Inej, Kaz, and Nina, but the group in King of Scars is pretty fun. Likewise, whereas the plot in King of Scars is somewhat vague, it is laser-focused in the trilogy. The Six of Crows duology is the pinnacle of both character and plot.

Are there LGBT characters in Shadow and Bone?

Kit Young plays the wise-cracking sharpshooter Jesper Fahey, who is gay in the books. His sexuality isn't dwelt on at length in the TV series, but one of his storylines in an episode reveals that he is queer. Jesper, together with Inej and Kaz Brekker, form the criminal gang known as the Dregs.

Are Alina and Mal in Rule of Wolves?

She and Mal eventually marry and rebuild the Grisha orphanage. While Alina Starkov is not in the King of Scars, she appears in the second book of the King of Scars duology, Rule of Wolves.

Who is the main couple in Shadow and Bone?

1 Alina And Aleksander

He encourages (and literally amplifies) her power, being a very power-hungry person himself.

Does Alina's hair turn white?

Alina has spent two months in the underground tunnels of Ravka. She is controlled by the Apparat, who leads a cult convinced that Alina is a saint. As a result of her battle with the Darkling, Alina's hair has turned white and she is weak from being away from sunlight and her powers for so long.

How does the Grisha Trilogy end?

The series ends with General Kirigan/The Darkling (Ben Barnes) showing his true colours, capturing Alina and binding her with a powerful Grisha amplifier that increases her powers while also giving him control over them.

Who does Jasper end up with in Shadow and Bone?

Jesper opens his mouth to take a breath and Wylan leans in and kisses him, then Jesper says "I really hope we don't die." At the end of Crooked Kingdom, Jesper has moved in with Wylan and the two have a romantic relationship.

Who got casted as Nikolai?

Patrick Gibson (The Portable Door, The OA) has been cast in the role of Nikolai Lantsov, the Prince of Ravka who makes his first appearance in Siege and Storm, the second book of the Shadow and Bone trilogy.

Is there season 2 of Shadow and Bone?

Shadow and Bone is coming back to Netflix for a second season — and the Grisha universe will just keep getting bigger. Season 1 introduced Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li), a cartographer who learns she has a very rare ability to control light.

Who will play Nikolai in Season 2 Shadow and Bone?

Paddy Gibson is Nikolai Lantsov in Shadow and Bone season 2

Nikolai is a dashing “privateer” (don't call him a pirate, he doesn't like that), who Alina and Mal encounter in the second Shadow and Bone book, Siege and Storm.

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.

Do Alina and Mal kiss in the book?

Mal and Alina kiss right before finding the stag in the book. In both the books and the show, Mal and Alina spend several key days together in the forest after she escapes from Kirigan. In the show, Alina decides they should track down Morozova's stag.

Did Zoya sleep with Mal?

The only real difference in behaviour is that Mal doesn't sleep with Zoya when they meet in the first episode (episode 1 minute 17:59), which we are told that he does in the book.

How does Shadow and Bone end?

How did Shadow and Bone end? They find the stag, but Alina can't kill him before the Darkling's army arrives. The Darkling kills him and makes Alina an amplifier, binding her to the Darkling. The Darkling forces Alina to travel to the Fold under the guise that she will destroy it.