Alexander Gideon "Alec" Lightwood
First Appearance:
Season one, episode one, “The Mortal Cup.”
Right: Image of Alec Lightwood, (TV Tropes: Shadowhunter Characters).
Connections
Alec is the son of Maryse and Robert Lightwood (Shadowhunters: 1.01, 1.05,1.06). He is the older brother of Isabelle and Max Lightwood (Shadowhunters: 1.01,1.05,1.06) and the adoptive brother and Parabatai of Jace Herondale (Shadowhunters: 1.01,1.03). Furthermore, Alec is the friend of Clary Fairchild and Simon Lewis (Shadowhunters: 1.01, 1.02). Additionally, he is the ex-fiancé of Lydia Branwell (Shadowhunters: 1.08,1.12). Finally, he is the lover and husband of Magnus Bane (Shadowhunters: 1.12, 3.22).
Background
Alec is a Shadowhunter, former Head of the New York Institute and current Inquisitor of Idris (Shadowhunters: 1.01, 2.13, 3.22).
Abilities
Abilities:
• The Sight, the ability for hand-to-hand combat and the ability to fight with weapons, specifically, a bow and arrow (Shadowhunters: 1.01).
• Parabatai bond with Jace Herondale (Shadowhunters: 1.01, 1.03, 2.03). This bond allows him to share, “emotions, instincts, strength” (Shadowhunters: 2.03).