Renne

Renne (レン), later known as Renne Bright, is introduced as Enforcer No. XV of Ouroboros, working under the alias Angel of Slaughter.

Appearance
Renne is first introduced a young girl with bright purple hair, a trait she inherited from her father, and bright yellow eyes. Her first appearance is in a gothic lolita style white dress, with frills, bows and lots of lace. In her later, older apperance, she wears a darker themed variation of the same theme, made up of a white skirt, black shirt with puffed up laced-frilled sleeves, a violet undershirt, knee knigh boots, garter and longer hair.

Renne carries a large ornate gold and black scythe into battle. It has a spike at the top and end, two points on the back of the blade and a twisted gold spiral pattern following it down the handle.

Personality
When first met, Renne appeared to be a typical girl; mischievous, cheeky, and having lots of fun. She did have a darker side however, initially lashing out against people that tried to help her or refused to comply with her requests. This was a result of the traumatic childhood she had, which resulted in a "self-defense" mechanism of sorts. She initially loathed her original parents for seemingly abandoning her, but after learning the truth, forgave them. Despite this, Renne opted to remain out of their lives.

As a result of the traumatic childhood she had, Renne initially believed that running away from her problems would solve everything. Extremely intelligent at a young age, Renne initially portrayed herself as a mature, respectful young girl. She dislikes whenever Tita cries, as Tita is a year older than her and as such, jokingly states that it would make a bad example for her.

Upon realizing that Estelle would accept her for who she was, Renne broke down and happily joined the Brights. Growing up with her new siblings, Renne retained her mischievous streak. She also appeared to gain a sudden interest in romantic relationships, curious about Agate and Tita's relationship onboard the Pantagruel, later teasing Estelle and Joshua for not being "aggressive" during their visit to Mishelam Wonderland.

Occasionally, remnants of Renne's original sadistic personality shine through, usually when she is making threats or facing a challenging opponent.

Childhood
Renne was born as Renny Hayworth (レニ・ヘイウワース) in S.1191 as the daughter of Harold and Sophia Hayworth in Crossbell.

After accumulating massive debts, Renne's parents feared that the mafia would hunt them down and therefore decided to temporarily entrust Renne to an old, trusted friend living in Calvard until they could pay them off.

Following the advice of a reliable lawyer, Harold managed to clear his debts within a year by rebuilding his professional network from scratch. When they went to Calvard to pick up Renne again, they found their friend's house burnt down and all reports suggested she was dead, driving her parents to despair.

In reality, Renne was kidnapped by the D∴G cult before the cultists set the house to fire. In their lodge in Altair, Calvard, Renne was repeatedly exposed to experiments that would enhance her intellect. To financially support the experiments, Renne was loaned to the brothel facility, Paradise.

It appears that she didn't take part in any of the activities of the facility, instead remaining secluded in her room, left only to play with her plushies, all while her roommates, Cross, Etta, Adje, and Quatre, kept her away from the horrors experienced elsewhere in the lodge. It is later revealed that all of her roommates were actually personalities created by Renne herself as a product of a psychological self-defense mechanism. As time went on, her different "roommates" progressively "went missing", and she eventually had to confront reality with only reliance upon a drug given to her by Paradise's owner.

Paradise was eventually raided by Ouroboros Enforcers Leonhardt and Joshua, who found Renne collapsed on the floor, with signs of self-mutilation covering her whole body. Joshua was horrified by the sight, but Loewe concluded that she did so to retain her sanity. Grateful for the rescue, Renne joined Ouroboros and proceeded to partake in several operations. As she continued to rise up the ranks, she became an Enforcer and was the only candidate that was able to sync with the first of the Gordias-class war machines, Pater-Mater. She became a full-fledged Enforcer at the same time Joshua was carrying out his assassination mission on Cassius Bright.

At one point in her past, Renne discovered some parents and their child, thinking about the life they had that she had been denied. She then recognized them as her own parents upon Sophia commenting about their late daughter, prompting Harold to state that they had to leave it in the past. Renne misunderstood the meaning of his statement, but before she could act, Loewe took her away and stated that it was her decision to decide whether or not to kill them. Renne ultimately decided not to.

In S.1202, Renne is summoned to participate in the second stage of Gospel Plan as one of Georg Weissmann's operatives.

Renne is first introduced when Estelle and Agate investigate a ghost sighting at the Air-Letten checkpoint. Renne notices Estelle and the two begin a conversation in which Renne introduces herself.

Renne next appears during the Grancel Tea Party Incident where she initially fakes being a lost child in order to get close to Estelle. Estelle agrees to look after Renne while her parents are found. Renne also uses this opportunity to probe Estelle for information about Joshua, using the room they stayed in Grancel to bring the topic up. Renne later fakes being kidnapped as she carries out her plan.

Renne reappears after Kanone Amalthea has been defeated and is revealed to have been watching and orchestrating the events in the capital. Her plan was to test a gospel using the Arguielle prototype tank, but also have some fun by arranging a "tea party". Renne pulls out her scythe and introduces herself to Estelle as Enforcer No. XV: the Angel of Slaughter. She reveals her plan, including writing the letters, playing off different individuals against themselves and even reveals the doll puppets she was using to imitate her parents, which she drops from the roof mercilessly. She summons her "real mother and father", Pater-Mater. Estelle asks Renne how she knew Joshua, but Renne avoids the question and tells Estelle that she was originally gonna gut her like fish at the end of her tea party, because the professor told her that Estelle was the reason that Joshua won't come back to the society. Renne then continues that since she had so much fun, she will forgive Estelle only once. Renne just says goodbye to Tita before flying off with the Gospel.

After Renne escapes from the army and the Bracer Guild, she arrives back at the Ouroboros' HQ. She greets Loewe and reports her successful mission whilst asking for information Joshua. Campanella and Georg Weissmann arrive and they discuss how they might get Joshua back into the society of his own free will, in accordance with the decree of the Grandmaster.

When Estelle is captured by the society, Renne surprises her when she comes to and tries to convince her to join, as it meant she could see Joshua again. She takes him to Weissman as directed. After Estelle gets intimidated with the numerous Enforcers surrounding her, Renne walks in and tells them to stop as they are scaring her. She then left alongside them to partake in an operation. When she returned, she and the others discovered Estelle had escaped, much to her disdain.

She later partakes in an attack on Grancel alongside Bleublanc, Walter and Luciola, although she is not allowed to use Pater-Mater during the attack. The group encounters fierce resistance from the Royal Guard, but Renne suggests that they race each other to capture Queen Alicia first, much to her allies' delight and the castle quickly falls. Estelle and her group soon intercept the Enforcers and their hostages. The unexpected arrival of Alan Richard and Maximillian Cid, coupled with Kanone's Special Forces, cause the enforcers to retreat.

The party next encounter Renne in the Axis pillar on board the Liber Ark, guarding the terminal allowing access to the next floor. Renne is surprised they made it so far but stated that she was confident they would have defeated Bleublanc, Walter and Luciola. Renne informed Estelle that she would allow them to access the next floor if she told her that it was fine to remain with Ouroboros. Estelle blatantly refused, as she needed to stop bullying others into giving what she wanted.

Renne snapped at this response and promised to make the party suffer, deploying Pater-Mater and ordering it to kill them. Despite her best efforts, both of them are defeated. Pater-Mater's combat capabilities begin to malfunction, much to Renne's horror as she tried to get it back up in fighting shape. Depressed, she allowed Estelle to deactivate the terminal. Estelle decided to take the time to console Renne, much to her anger. Estelle then proceeded to give Renne a light slap, which surprised her. Initially believing she was the same as the others who mistreated her, Estelle then gave her a hug, telling her to believe in her heart and listen to herself for once. Confused and unsure of what to do with such feelings, Renne deactivated Pater-Mater's combat system and activated the flight system, stating that she had to think and spend some time alone. She informed the party that Loewe was waiting for them up ahead and that he was serious about stopping them. Before she left, she told Estelle not to die on her, or she'd never forgive her.

Renne was one of the individuals summoned by the Recluse Cube to Phantasma. She was eventually freed from her stone, upon which she was having a pleasant dream regarding Estelle. When she woke up, she was surprised to find everyone before realizing that it was reality and antagonizing the group. Ries Argent was angered by her self-centeredness; Tita stopped the pair before they could fight. Tita then broke down, much to Renne's surprise as she stated that she wasn't setting a good example for her as Tita was a year older than her. Out of respect for Tita's bravery, Renne decided to spare the group as she was filled in about Phantasma. She then decided to accompany the group, seeing that the Lord of Phantasma enjoyed games just like her.

Her resolve to stand alone from them was further weakened as she was forced to spend time with Estelle's group, who showed her empathy despite her past crimes. During this time, the Brights offered Renne to join their family, although she was conflicted in doing so, despite Cassius' acceptance of her. Before Phantasma collapsed, Renne watched as everyone smiled as they said farewell to each other, slightly confused. Estelle and Joshua explained the circumstances to Renne, who still did not appear to understand. Estelle then offered her to join their family, but Renne refused, stating that she would keep on running, much to their surprise. Renne declared that she hated them, before admitting that she loved them just as much before she left Phantasma.

While resting following the events in the Axis Pillar and Phantasma, Renne thought about Estelle's words and decided to pay a visit to her hometown of Crossbell. As Pater-Mater's combat capabilities were not working, Renne decided to head to the Doll Studio to have Joerg Rosenberg repair it for her, who was more than happy to comply. She also began hacking into Crossbell's orbal network system, using the alias "Kitty", often causing the other hacker in Crossbell, Jona Sacred, much headache.

She later encountered the SSS team while they were out investigating reports of monsters in the nearby vicinity, stumbling into the Doll House by accident. Renne introduced herself to the group, aware of their identities as SSS. Only Lloyd took note of this, but the group decided to continue with their investigation on the monster attacks.

Renne later encountered Arios MacLaine after witnessing the SSS team defeat some Revache mafioso and their mechanical hounds. The two knew each others' identities, prompting Arios to ask if she was in Crossbell under the society's orders. Renne appeared to dodge his question, but Arios was able to discern that she was here on her own accord. Arios reminded her that she couldn't run forever from the Brights and what was "in front of her", but Renne told him that the Brights were not involved. Arios promised Renne he would not inform them about her as long as she behaved herself.

Two months later, Renne ran into Lloyd Bannings in Crossbell, who was looking for Colin Hayworth on request of his father as he had gone missing. Renne was disappointed that he barely remembered her, but offered to help him find Colin. Following his rescue from monsters, Colin began crying, even though Renne told him that he was safe. She then broke down and cried alongside him, regretting having to intervene.

The older Hayworths were grateful to see their son safe, who woke up and asked the group where the "girl with violet hair like Papa's" went before falling asleep again. This set off the older Hayworths' memories of their daughter as they explained their past to the team. Lloyd told Renne that it was safe to come out of the closet where she was hiding, appearing to be on the verge of crying as she saw that her parents were plagued by their role in her supposed death. Renne decided not to catch up with her parents, but thanked the team for helping remove one of the obstacles on her way back "home" before she bowed and left, leaving them an invitation to the Schwarze Auction as a gift.

While messing around with the orbal network, Joerg informed her that his repairs on Pater-Mater were complete. Renne in turn was surprised that Joerg had a computer to interfere with the local orbal network, stating that today would be one of the "longest days since the founding of Crossbell". Before she left, Joerg invited her for some afternoon tea, which she accepted.

The SSS and Yin later discover a photo of Renne in the cult's logbook at St. Ursula Medical College. Renne surprised the group and properly identified herself as Enforcer XV, the Angel of Slaughter. Lloyd then asked Renne if she was behind everything in Crossbell but Renne stated that she came to Crossbell for personal reasons. she told them that Joachim was the mastermind who oversaw the Ritual and developed Gnosis. She then told him to inform Estelle and Joshua that she was giving them one final chance to capture her, although she expressed her doubts they would be able to do so. She then warned the team that they would need to protect KeA as she was the "key" to everything.

She later saves the SSS team and the Brights from a demonic Joachim. It is revealed in that KeA had used her powers to reset time to allow the SSS to intervene and make a lasting influence in Renne's life; without their intervention, Renne would have already left Crossbell by then, resulting in their deaths.

After Joachim's death, Estelle and Joshua were relieved to see her again. Renne believed she had enough fun and that her presence would cause more problems, intending to depart once more, refusing to be caught. Although aware that her parents never hated her and that she should return to them, Estelle and Joshua offered Renne to join their family. Renne was unsure of what to do before Pater-Mater dropped Renne in front of Estelle, which Joshua interpreted as concern for her well-being.

Estelle stated that Tita had been waiting for Renne to return before hugging her as she stated that she accepted her for who she was, causing Renne to cry in her arms. She would spend her time occasionally helping out on bracer work, primarily focusing on the orbal network.

Renne later returns in, taking on the might of the Aion Type-β. Its Sept-Terrion induced strength is far too much for Pater-Mater which sacrifices itself to take the machine out and protect Renne. Renne is emotionally distarught at losing Pater-Mater but Estelle and Joshua are there to console her. Renne is then formally adopted by the Brights and enrolls at Jenis Royal Academy.

Renne is mentioned by Tita as a "friend" who vouched for her to enroll in Thors Branch Campus. Although Renne wanted to visit Erebonia and her hometown, several events prevented her from doing so, but she made a promise with Tita to show off one of their works when they would be able to see each other again. Class VII was able to discern that Renne was very talented based on Tita's description of her.

Renne accompanied Estelle and Joshua in infiltrating the Orchis Tower. She later arrived to help bail Class VII out at Mishelam's marshlands along with Bleublanc from Rufus and his cronies. They were in turn surprised that she was Tita's friend. After the governor and his subordinates retreated, Renne decided to accompany Class VII to help them search for Rean.

Renne met with Rean after he was rescued, finding him to be similar to Loewe. She later returned to her adoptive family to help look for Tita and Scherazard, who had gone missing in the aftermath of the Great Twilight. Class VII and Agate found Tita first, and she would later see her again onboard the Pantagruel.

Before the Great War started, Renne met with her original family, but only Sophia appeared to barely recognize her. She also reassured her father and told him to live for his son and wife, before heading to Hamel with her adoptive siblings. The day before the war, she accompanied her adoptive family to Mishelam Wonderland, where she teased Estelle and Joshua for not being aggressive as she had hoped. When the war started, Renne accompanied Estelle, Joshua, Agate and Tita in infiltrating one of the Salt Pales to help Class VII infiltrate Tuatha De Danann.

She later attended the wedding of Olivert and Scherazard with her friends.

Following the simulacrum Rufus Albarea taking over Crossbell, Renne remained in the city to investigate the Supreme Leader. She soon saw another Rufus, who was accompanying three children. When she noted that he and two of them were slowly succumbing to the Twilight Dancer's performance, she immediately deduced that he was the real one and used her arts to cleanse them of the dancer's corruption. Upon hearing of the situation by Rufus, she decided to help him in restoring Lapis' memories and investigating the Supreme Leader.

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 * colspan=3 |Jenis Royal Academy
 * colspan=3 |A young girl blessed with uncanny intellect. Before being adopted into the Bright family, she served Ouroboros as Enforcer No. XV.
 * colspan=3 |Kitty's Got Claws
 * colspan=3 |A young girl blessed with uncanny intellect. Before being adopted into the Bright family, she served Ouroboros as Enforcer No. XV.
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 * colspan=3 |Kitty's Got Claws
 * colspan=3 |Another Life
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 * rowspan=8 |Renne Bright Note (Sen IV).png
 * colspan=3 |ジェニス王立学園
 * colspan=3 |類い稀な適応能力を持つ天才少女. 現在はブライト家の養子となっているが、かつては結社の執行者《殲滅天使》だった.
 * colspan=3 |ハッカー《仔猫》 導力ネット界隈で名を馳せたハッカーで、その腕は帝国軍情報局すら手を焼く程. 好奇心旺盛な性格は現実でも変わらないようだ.
 * colspan=3 |もう一つの家族 レニという名前は捨てたものの、もう一つの家族を案じていたレン. 約束が果たされる日を信じて父を見送った.
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 * colspan=3 |ハッカー《仔猫》 導力ネット界隈で名を馳せたハッカーで、その腕は帝国軍情報局すら手を焼く程. 好奇心旺盛な性格は現実でも変わらないようだ.
 * colspan=3 |もう一つの家族 レニという名前は捨てたものの、もう一つの家族を案じていたレン. 約束が果たされる日を信じて父を見送った.
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Base Stats

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Orbment

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Trivia

 * Renne is one of nine characters to appear in at least one game in each arc. The others are Estelle Bright, Joshua Bright, Kloe Rinz, Lechter Arundel, Campanella, Olivert Reise Arnor, Mueller Vander and Giliath Osborne.
 * Renne's corresponding Tarot number (XV - The Devil) reflects her troubled childhood and the detached sense of empathy, dark thoughts and love of 'Devilish' violence it brought about. Its reversed interpretation represents her freedom from his perspective upon her departure from the Society and acceptance into the bright family.
 * Despite at a young age, Renne has already obtained three doctorates in the field of chemistry, mathematics and information theory. She publishes regular papers in those fields. She publishes through someone else because she doesn't want someone to find out who she is.