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Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière (Japanese: ルイズ・フランソワーズ・ル・ブラン・ド・ラ・ヴァリエール Ruizu Furansowāzu ru Buran do ra Variēru) is the female protagonist of Zero no Tsukaima. She is the third daughter of the Vallière family, an aristocratic family well known in Tristain. She is currently attending classes in the Tristain Academy of Magic. She is known as Louise the Zero due to her spell casting success rate of zero and apparent lack of any elemental affinities.
Appearance
Louise is a petite girl with long, pink hair and pink eyes. She is usually seen in her school uniform. The uniform consists of a white blouse, a gray pleated skirt, and a long black cloak[5]. She has the school's emblem tied onto the collar of her shirt. She also wears long, black socks that goes up to her thighs and a pair of black Mary Jane shoes.
Personality
Louise is a complex character with an equally complex personality. For the most part she does her best to act like a proper noble; collected, proud, and powerful. However, her mercurial nature often results in her acting impatient, temperamental, shy, and reckless. On the other hand, she is capable of great generosity, selflessness, thoughtfulness, and active support. Her failures with magic and subsequent disapproval from her family and peers have left her with a crippling need to prove herself and to obtain affection and recognition. These are the same traits that result in risking herself during the War, the rescue of Tabitha, and the fight against the Ancient Dragon.
Titles
Louise is the third daughter of the Duke de La Vallière and Karin, Duchess of La Vallière. She later becomes a lady-in-waiting for Henrietta, Queen of Tristain.[6][7][8][9][10][11] After Louise's void was revealed to her family, Henrietta made Louise her heir, thus the Crown Princess of Tristain.[12]
Etymology
Louise is named after Louise de La Vallière, also known as Françoise Louise de La Baume Le Blanc, Duchess of La Vallière and Vaujours, a French noblewoman and the first mistress of Louis XIV of France from 1661 to 1667.
Spells
- Explosion
- Eoru. Sunu. Firu. Yarunsaksa...
- Onu. Sunu. Uriu. Ru. Raduo...
- Beozusu. Yuru. Suwieru. Kano. Oshiera.
- Jera. Isa. Wunshu. Hagaru. Beokun. Iru...
- Dispel
- Illusion
- Teleport (only able to teleport to as far as she can see; but is capable of being casted rapidly unlike Illusion. The distance depends on how much of the incantation she chants before using it)
- World Door (creates a magical door between one place and another)
- Total Annihilation (Capable of annihilating an entire army but takes time to charge. Unknown limits)
- Air Hammer
Also Known As
- Zero Louise
- Louise the Zero (by her classmates especially Kirche)
- Little Louise (by her sisters)
- My Louise (by Saito)
- Little Runt Louise (by Éléonore)
- Crybaby Louise (once by Éléonore)
- Louise Françoise (by Henrietta)
Void Bearer - Chibi Louise in fansubs (by Éléonore)
- Lemon-chan (once by Saito)
Quotes
- (Summon servant incantation) "My servant that exists somewhere in the universe! My divine, beautiful, and powerful familiar! I wish and assert from the bottom of my heart, answer my guidance!"[13]
- (Contract servant incantation) "My name is Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière. Pentagon that rules the five powers, bless this individual, and make him my familiar!"[14]
- (To Saito) "You're my familiar, understand? That means, whatever your master orders you to do, you should nicely obey like a good dog."[15]
- (To Saito) "A mage who forsakes their familiar is not a real mage."[16]
- (To Saito) "You don't call someone a noble because they use magic! You call someone a noble who never shows her back to the enemy!"[17]
Trivia
Asobi Cameo
Appearance on other Media
- On Superheroine Chronicle, (a.k.a Chou Heroine Senki) she is one of the characters that was ensured to appear in the game (Source Bandai Namco).
Behind the Scenes
- In the original Japanese airing of The Familiar of Zero, Louise is voiced by Rie Kugimiya (釘宮 理恵 Kugimiya Rie).
- In the English release, Louise is voiced by Cristina Valenzuela
- In the Korean release, Louise is voiced by Mun Seon-hui (문선희 Mun Seon-hui).
- In the Spanish release, Louise is voiced by Migca Kazius and Annie Rojas.
- In the German release, Louise is voiced by Luisa Wietzorek.
References
- ↑ Volume 17, Chapter 8
- ↑ Volume 2, Chapter 1
- ↑ Volume 12, Story 2, Chapter 1.It has been 1 year since the ball of Frigg, Louise was 16 then, so she is 17 now.
- ↑ Volume 1, Chapter 1
- ↑ Volume 1, Chapter 1
- ↑ Volume 4, Chapters 2, 5, and 9
- ↑ Volume 5, Story 1
- ↑ Volume 6, Chapter 1
- ↑ Volume 7, Chapter 3
- ↑ Volume 10, Chapters 4 and 6 and Epilogue
- ↑ Volume 13, Chapter 3
- ↑ Volume 11, Chapter 4
- ↑ The Familiar of Zero Episode 1
- ↑ The Familiar of Zero Episode 1
- ↑ The Familiar of Zero Episode 1
- ↑ The Familiar of Zero Episode 5
- ↑ The Familiar of Zero Episode 6
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