Mai-Otome 0~S.ifr~/Characters
Characters who have appeared in Mai-Otome 0~S.ifr~, the OVA prequel to Mai-Otome.
Main Characters
Lena Sayers
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Voiced by: Tomo Sakurai |
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Lena is the original holder of the Blue Sky Sapphire and Arika's mother, who was believed to have died shortly after an attack on Fuuka Castle 14 years before the events of Mai-Otome. One of the main characters of Mai-Otome 0 Sifr, though not the titular character...
- The Ace - Her latent abilities are so overwhelming that she regularly overloads and completely destroys Gems she has equipped.
- Action Mom
- Ancestral Weapon: She receives the Blue Sky Sapphire from her mother and eventually passes it on to her daughter Arika.
- Apologetic Attacker - Against the Five Columns.
- The Archer: One of her abilities with the Lofty Crimson Jade, and with Artemis.
- Babies Ever After - Considered an icon of Otome legend because she lived a full life as an Otome before retiring to get married and have babies. Didn't stop her from being a badass, though.
- Badass
- Barehanded Blade Block: She blocks Ray and Kyoko's attacks with one hand each, and is able to deflect Uma's Whip Sword with a kick
- Battle Butler - To Bruce and Sifr.
- Beware the Nice Ones - She can and will curbstomp you into kingdom come if she needs to.
- BFS - The Sword of Akatsuki.
- Boobs of Steel
- Brought Down to Normal - Before the first episode even, which is why the attack on Windbloom Castle could be carried out.
- Curb Stomp Battle: Against four of the Five Columns
- Cursed with Awesome: Afraid of her inherent power
- Disposable Woman
- Doppleganger Spin - Her favorite method of attack.
- Even the Girls Want Her - Elliot has a very not subtle crush on her.
- Expy: Of Rena Yuuki from Future GPX Cyber Formula: The New Challenger.
- Final First Hug - With Arika, when she destroys Schwartz's Founder tank.
- Finger-Twitching Revival - After passing out after defeating M9, comes to around the time Sifr declares she wants to live.
- Folk Hero - Noted to be particularly famous as far as Otome go.
- Generation Xerox - Inverted and reversed. Lena is more like Sifr's daughter, Nina.
- Heroic Sacrifice - Went down protecting the princess during the attack on Windbloom fourteen~fifteen years before the series proper.
- In the manga, she sacrifices herself to become the new Founder system.
- Holding Back the Phlebotinum
- Hot Mom
- I Just Want to Be Normal - So terrified of her absurdly excessive power that she remains indecisive about whether to accept an appointment as a Meister.
- I Want Grandkids: In the Zwei manga.
- Lady of War
- Lightning Bruiser: She's even quite fast and strong without her Robe.
- Male Gaze
- Meet Cute - With Shirow.
- Meganekko - When she shows up in Mai-Otome 0 Sifr for the first time, she's wearing glasses for absolutely no reason.
- Apparently Bruce likes to dress her up in cosplay.
- Naked First Impression - Shirow finds her naked in a crater in the desert.
- New Powers as the Plot Demands - Notable in that she gets a series of level ups crammed into three episodes.
- Posthumous Character in the anime series.
- Power Gives You Wings: When using Artemis.
- Readings Are Off the Scale - Lena's power level is OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAND.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni - Blue to Sifr's red.
- Retirony
- Romantic Two-Girl Friendship - With Sifr.
- Scary Shiny Glasses: When Sifr not only goes outside her room but falls off a balcony rescuing a cat, forcing Lena to save her and resulting in a Schwarz member seeing them.
- Spell My Name with an "S" - Lena or Rena? Her GEM, however, indicates her initials are "L.S."
- Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
- Tomboy and Girly Girl - Sifr's the tomboy, Lena's the girly-girl.
- Worthy Opponent - To the Aswad.
- Yamato Nadeshiko
Sifr Fran
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Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu |
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- Disappeared Dad - Her dad left her mother before Sifr was born.
- Damsel in Distress - Kidnapped twice.
- Expy - Of Arika.
- Generation Xerox - Inverted and reversed. Sifr is more like Lena's daughter, Arika.
- Heroic Bastard
- Incest Is Relative - It's speculated she eventually marries Bruce, her cousin.
- Missing Mom - Recently made an orphan.
- Parental Abandonment: Her mother is dead, and her father, Bruce's uncle and the king's brother died relatively recently.
- Plucky Girl
- Posthumous Character - In the TV series.
- Rags to Royalty
- Red Oni, Blue Oni - Red to Lena's blue.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl - Sifr's the tomboy, Lena's the girly-girl.
- World of Cardboard Speech - When Una states her intentions and reasons for wanting to kill her, she says that as her mother was proud to have had her as a child, and everyone is trying to save her, she wants to live.
- Yuri Fan - very curious about about the rumours surrounding what happens between students at Garderobe and judging by the credits of episode three enjoys setting up situations so she can watch Eliot try and seduce Lena.
Windbloom
Bruce Blanc de Windbloom
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Otome: Lena Sayers |
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Lena's master and the prince of Windbloom.
- Badass Moustache
- Badass Normal: With a non-Materialized Lena, is able to rescue Sifr from a car full of Schwartz men, including a cyborg.
- Breath Weapon: Pretends to be drunk, drinks a bottle of what may be alcohol, then breathes fire on Kid.
- Chivalrous Pervert / Handsome Lech: He likes dressing pretty women up in Fetish Fuel outfits.
- Incest Is Relative - It's speculated he eventually marries Sifr.
- Prince Incognito
- Tall, Dark and Handsome
Garderobe Academy Faculty
The Five Columns
Column I: Elliot Chandler
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Voice Actor: Yuko Sanpei |
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Lena's best friend from Garderobe.
- Bokukko
- Expy/GenerationXerox: Possibly of Erstin; she's the blonde, openly lesbian friend of the protagonist who is secretly working against the protagonist's mission (although Elliot eventually switches sidess).
- Invisibility: She has Sara Gallagher's GEM.
- My God, What Have I Done?: On trying to kill Sifr, on Una's orders.
- Schoolgirl Lesbians: Has been one during her time at Garderobe, and continues after graduation.
- Tomboyish Name
Column II: Kyoko Tsumabuki
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GEM: Whirlwind Rose Quartz |
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Column III: Ray Juggernaut
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GEM: Intensely Playing Peridot |
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Column IV: Una Shamrock
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Voice Actor: Houko Kuwashima |
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The Headmistress of Garderobe at the time, who plans on killing Sifr to eliminate the possibility of someone unlocking the ancient technology.
- Knight Templar
- Last-Name Basis: Uses this on occasion.
- Shoot the Dog: Her plan to kill Sifr if she falls into Schwartz hands, and even after she gets rescued.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist
- Whip Sword: She has Shizuru Viola's GEM.
Column V: Irma Vandervelde
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GEM: Ice Silver Crystal |
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- Apologetic Attacker: While trying to kill Sifr
- BFG: She has Natsuki Kruger's GEM.
- An Ice Person: Can freeze her targets, and kills a Slave by freezing it.
- The Worf Barrage: Racquel and Lena are able to block her shots fairly easily.
Artài
Bel Glan Artài
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Voice Actor: Akira Ishida |
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Archduke of Artài. He has six wives and ten children, and is a terrible womanizer.
- Blue Blood
- Expy - Of Nagi.
- Handsome Lech
- Succession Crisis: Resulted from his death.
Sakura Hazakura
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Voice Actor: Yukana |
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A princess of Taiyuan serving as Bel's Otome as part of a treaty agreement where the two countries exchange Otome.
- Blue Blood
- Cherry Blossom Girl
- Expy - Of Mashiro.
- Identical Grandson - Shares a character design with her distant ancestor Ayane, who was from a rather obscure light novel and manga spinoff of the main series.
- Katanas Are Just Better: Appears to wield one with her Robe.
The Earl Church
Zion Marguerite
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Voice Actor: Eri Kitamura |
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Raquel's master and a travelling sister.
- Canon Immigrant: She's a transplanted version of Shion Tennouji from the Mai-HiME Destiny novel (except with purple hair instead of green).
- Meganekko
- Name's the Same: Shares her surname with Tomoe, implying that they might be related.
Raquel Major
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Voice Actor: Minori Chihara |
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- Canon Immigrant: She's a transplanted version of Mayo Kagura from the Mai-HiME Destiny novel.
- Frickin' Laser Beams: Her dragons fire continuous laser beams.
- Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons: Has a gold and silver dragon with her when her Robe is activated.
- Yuri Fan: Enjoys setting up situations where she can watch Eliot try and seduce Lena and in the third ending even goes so far as to put Lena in a hold so Eliot can kiss her.
Schwartz
John Smith
Schwartz's public face during Lena and Sifr's time.
- Affably Evil
- Beard of Evil
- Big Bad
- Evil Genius
- Karma Houdini: At least as of the end of Sifr.
Kid
A young, fanatical member of Schwartz and the next John Smith.
- Blond Guys Are Evil
- Jerkass: He's typically fairly short-tempered and impatient with his underlings. He apparently mellows with age to the Affably Evil John Smith of the main series.
- Oh Crap: After realizing Lena has disarmed all his men.
M-9
An android who awakens due to Sifr's powers.
- The Dragon: To Smith.
- Evil Counterpart: To Miyu.
- Macross Missile Massacre
- Mega Manning: Learns Lena's Doppelganger Spin this way
- Robot Girl
- Swiss Army Appendage: Can transform her arms into swords or laser cannons.
Other Characters
Shirow
A young researcher who finds and cares for Lena after her first battle with M-9.
- Naked First Impression
- Suspiciously Specific Denial: When Lena asks him if he saw the mark on her breast, she says he didn't see it, and didn't touch it, either. Lena is not convinced.
Rayte
Shirow's younger brother.