Mandrake

Template:SpoilerTPJ Template:Charbox Mandrake is a male LeafWing who appears in The Poison Jungle. He possesses Leafspeak, but unfortunately doesn't use it as well as his father, Wolfsbane, hopes he would. He is the brother of Nettle, and is Sundew’s fiancé.

Biography

The Poison Jungle

Mandrake is first seen trying to kill a panther while his father, Wolfsbane, and his sister, Nettle, watch. He is extremely nervous and keeps panicking before he can seize his opportunity. When Sundew kills the panther for him with her powers, he at first believes he did it and is confused by his success. When Sundew appears, he seems happy to see her, though he is visibly disappointed to have his sister's suspicions of Sundew killing the panther confirmed. Mandrake offers to stay with Sundew and her friends while his father and sister go alert Belladonna to their presence. While he's with them he informs the group that he is Sundew's fiancé.

Appearance

Mandrake has dark green wings with thin gold stripes on top of them and mahogany brown underneath. It has also been described that he has a nonthreatening crooked smile and that a panther's teeth were larger than his claws.

Personality

Mandrake appears to be a nervous but understanding LeafWing, and he even agrees with the fact that he's not like the other LeafWings when Cricket asks him if all LeafWings are loud and 'shouty'. He seems to be slightly indifferent about being Sundew's fiancée, but also a bit proud due to the fact that he told Blue, Cricket, Swordtail, and Bumblebee that when first introducing himself. 

Quotes

• "It's moving too fast! If it would just-- can we back it over to-- or next to that--" - To Wolfsbane and Nettle about a panther.
• "I can hear you, and it is not helping." - To Nettle
• "Whoa. Did I do that?" - After seeing a tree strangle a panther.
• "What was that?" - After hearing Bumblebee complain in hiding.
• "Oh. It was you." - To Sundew about the tree.
• "Sorry-- I mean-- thank you. I was just excited for a moment." -To Sundew about saving him from the panther.
• "Aw, cool. But everyone can still eat the panther, right?" -To Sundew after she kills a panther by throwing a white berry at it.
• "Everyone but me." -To Blue, after he asks if LeafWings are always loud and 'shouty'.
• "I'm Mandrake. Sundew's fiance." -Introducing himself to Blue, Cricket, Swordtail, and Bumblebee.
• "Well, 'future husband' sounds weird." -To Sundew after she says not to use the word 'fiance' to describe their relationship.
• "No, no, that's not at all, no, we are not that, no." -To Cricket after she says she didn't imagine Sundew's 'one true love' to be like this.

Trivia

• Mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus Mandragora found in the Mediterranean region or from other species, such as Bryonia alba, the English mandrake, which have similar properties.

Gallery

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  A typical LeafWing, by Joy Ang
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  LeafWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
• A real mandrake plant
  A real mandrake plant

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