Enrique Mercado-Lopez

Enrique Mercado-Lopez is one of the main characters of The Gilded Wolves. He is the historian of the main group and is of Filipino and Spanish descent, his goal is to get into the inner circle of a Filipino revolutionary group, those in the revolutionary group chose not to accept him into their inner circle due to his Spanish blood, and appearance.

Physical Appearance
Enrique is said to have a bronze complexion, dark hair, and brown eyes.

Personality
Enrique is a witty person, using jokes as armour when he's in a tense situation. He's also known to begin rambling about history facts, and is the least eager of the group to break ancient relics to get what they want. He can also be childish sometimes, and he takes pride in his beauty.

Severin (friend)
Enrique seems to trust Severin, which is why he was most hurt by his betrayal. They eventually patch up, and act normally.

Laila (friend)
Enrique likes Laila, and his demeanour toward her didn't change even after she told him that she had 18 days to expire in the Silvered Serpents. She's fond of him too, as she makes food he likes (for example, cake).

Tristan (friend)
Enrique constantly teases Tristan, but seems to like him. The ghost of Tristan's death haunts him as heavily as it does the others.

Zofia (friend/possible love interest)
Enrique is very encouraging of Zofia, and she's the only one who listens to him about history facts. In the Bronzed Beasts, Enrique and Zofia had to kiss in order to activate the swan.

Hypnos (friend/possible love interest)
Enrique had been very taken by Hypnos when they first met. Throughout the Gilded Wolves, they were flirting, and at the end, they kissed. In the Silvered Serpents, they were debating whether to tell everyone about their relationship, and by the Bronzed Beasts, they decide that they are better off as friends.

Trivia

 * Enrique is known to be bisexual, as stated in the book and when he kissed Hypnos.
 * He wishes to be musically gifted. He is not.
 * In Aru Shah and the City of Gold, Yamini "Mini" Kapoor Mercado-Lopez implies strongly that Zofia and Enrique are her grandparents. It's true, as:
 * Her last name is the same as Enrique 's.
 * She said her great-great-great grandmother was an engineer, like Zofia was, and her great-great-great grandfather was a historian, like Enrique was.

Hold on a sec. are Zofia and Enrique Mini's great-great grandparents? If so...*internal happy scream*