A Certain Magical Index/Characters/England

This page details the Royal Family of England as portrayed in the series and the associated people and organizations, first formally introduced in Volume 17.

Queen Elizard


The Queen of England, and mother to the three princesses. She possesses the sword Curtana Second, a replica of the Curtana Original, which is said to grant the wielder the same power as that of Archangel Michael so long as they're within the boundaries of England.


 * Big Good: For the people of England.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: When Touma and Index first meet her, she initially wanted to show off her electric guitar to them. Only Knight Leader's intervention keeps her behaving in a manner expected of royalty.
 * Cool Old Lady / Never Mess with Granny
 * Expy: Of Queen Elizabeth II.
 * The High Queen
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech:
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: She's one of the most powerful magicians introduced, as shown when she

Princess Rimea


Eldest daughter of Queen Elizard. She has a very cautious and distrusting personality. Among the three princesses, her trait is "intelligence".


 * Crazy Prepared: Her distrust and paranoia drives her to make several precautions, such as keeping a pet just to test for poison in her food.
 * High-Class Glass: She wears a monocle in order to see properly.
 * Manipulative Bitch:
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Unlike the other siblings, she has black hair instead of blonde.

Princess Carissa


Second daughter of Queen Elizard. Among the three princesses, her trait is "military affairs".


 * Badass Princess:
 * Big Bad:
 * Blood Knight: To put it mildly, she likes conflict.
 * Boobs of Steel
 * Designated Girl Fight:
 * Easily Forgiven:
 * Enemy Mine:
 * Hair of Gold
 * Hot Chick with a Sword:
 * I Am Not Left-Handed:
 * Lady in Red: Wears a red leather dress.
 * Good Colors, Evil Colors:
 * Hell-Bent for Leather: Again: Wears a leather dress.
 * Lady of War
 * Laser Blade:
 * Made of Iron:
 * Rebellious Princess:
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: Her aspect is "military affairs", after all.
 * Silent Scapegoat / Dark Messiah / Zero-Approval Gambit:
 * Unskilled but Strong:
 * Unwitting Pawn:
 * Victoria's Secret Compartment: She keeps a radio here. Justified since her dress doesn't have pockets. is not amused.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist:
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness:
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness:

Princess Villian


Third daughter of Queen Elizard. She possesses the least power among the three princesses, but she holds the most influence over the people of England. Among the three princesses, her trait is "virtue".


 * Actual Pacifist
 * The Chick
 * Damsel in Distress:
 * Despair Event Horizon:
 * Everything's Better with Princesses
 * Hair of Gold
 * The Heart
 * The Messiah: She's the one who usually goes down and helps the people.
 * Magnetic Hero: Sort of. Her disposition gains the trust of the people around her, allowing her to
 * Plucky Girl
 * Princess Classic
 * Rescue Romance:
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: See above. Not only that,
 * Silent Scapegoat:

Knight Leader


The leader of the Knights of England. He seems to want Kaori Kanzaki to join the Knights of England. He is also a good friend of William Orville, who is also known as. In Vol. 17, it's revealed that


 * Badass: When you can match William Orville blow-for-blow and almost come out on top, you fully deserve the title.
 * Badass in a Nice Suit
 * Curb Stomp Battle:
 * The Dragon:
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
 * Heel Face Turn:
 * The Lancer: To the Queen.
 * Magic Knight
 * No Name Given
 * Only Sane Man: Dealing with the Queen's and her daughters' antics can be quite... tiresome for him.
 * Pet the Dog: Actively tried to change the rules to allow women to join the knights.
 * Public Domain Artifact: Hrunting, the sword which Beowulf used to kill Grendel's mother.
 * Achilles' Heel: Subverted. tries to make use of the fact that each spell can only be active one at a time, but is still outclassed by it.
 * Awesomeness By Analysis: He reconstructed the laws behind the sword's creation which allowed him to create entirely new spells based on the new laws.
 * Absurdly Sharp Blade: Slicing Power, which allows Hrunting to cut through anything.
 * Death in All Directions: Attack Range, which allows Hrunting to attack enemies in all directions.
 * Improbable Aiming Skills: Precise Accuracy, which allows the sword to seek vital points.
 * Person of Mass Destruction: Weapon Weight, which "creates tremendous destructive force".
 * Super Speed: Movement Speed, which makes no one able to catch up to the Knight Leader.
 * Unbreakable Weapons: Enduring Solidity, which makes the sword indestructible.
 * BFS: It's 3.9 meters long. The metal used for its creation apparently makes it lighter and doesn't follow the laws of physics.
 * Bloody Murder: Hrunting is said to grow in power and sharpness with every enemy it slays. The stronger the enemy, the greater the boost.
 * Cool Sword
 * The Rival / Vitriolic Best Buds / Worthy Opponent: With William Orville.
 * Shipper on Deck: To Princess Villian and William Orville.
 * Superpower Lottery: Just look at all of the above!
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist:
 * Won't Work On Me: Thororm's Defense Formula, which is similar to Terra of the Left's Execution of the Light, except it's only set to reduce the weapon's effectiveness to zero.

See:

Affiliated Organizations

 * Necessarius
 * Amakusa Catholics
 * New Light
 * Mercenaries and other magicians