Renne (レン), also known as the Angel of Slaughter (
Profile[]
Introduction[]
Trails in the Sky SC[]
A girl on a sightseeing trip with her merchant parents. After a certain incident, she gets to know Estelle and they start hanging out together.
She's precocious, moody, and mischievous, and her innocent behavior keeps those around her under her control.[1]
Trails in the Sky the 3rd[]
Enforcer No. XV of Ouroboros, known as the "Angel of Slaughter". She has incredible intelligence and can easily manipulate the situation. She wields a scythe as tall as herself and controls the giant archaism "Pater-Mater".
Since flying away somewhere with Pater-Mater six months ago, she has yet to return to the "Society" and continues on a lonely journey with no end in sight.[2]
Trails of Cold Steel IV[]
Currently a student at Liberl's Jenis Royal Academy, Renne was formerly Enforcer No. XV of Ouroboros, the Angel of Slaughter. After the incident with the cult in Crossbell was resolved, Estelle was finally able to get through to Renne and she agreed to join the Bright family. She also rekindled her friendship with Tita who she had met during her time in Liberl. After enrolling at Jenis, she helped with the orbal network tests being run in Liberl, but when she learned Tita had gone missing in Erebonia, she decided to come with Estelle and Joshua to find her friend.[3]
Trails into Reverie[]
A diabolical young girl gifted with incredible intelligence and adaptability who attends Jenis Royal Academy in Liberl. Though she once served as Enforcer No. XV of Ouroboros, the Angel of Slaughter, she left the society and was adopted into the Bright family as Estelle and Joshua's younger sister. After losing contact with her dear friend Tita during the great disaster that overshadowed the land, she accompanied her older siblings into the Empire and lent her aid to old and new Class VII, as well as the Hexen Clan. After the disaster passed, she returned to her life as a student in Liberl for a time. However, after receiving a message from Jeorg Rosenberg, someone she has been close to since her days in Ouroboros, she decided to head to Crossbell, a very specific goal in her sights.[4]
Trails through Daybreak[]
A second year exchange student at the elite Aramis Academy. A perfect student council chair who is always on top of the situation and handles any problem with ease. She arrived in the Republic in the spring of 1208 on the exchange program of Jenis Royal Academy in Liberl. No sooner had she enrolled than she had met Agnès, then discovered they were dorm neighbors, leading them to develop a sisterly bond. Her considerable talents are now employed by the student council, but she may have reasons for traveling such a long way beyond expanding her academic horizons.[5]
Trails through Daybreak II[]
A second-year student and Agnès' upperclassman at Aramis Academy, who transferred in as an exchange student from the Liberl Kingdom. As she excels at finding solutions for virtually every issue in existence, Renne is considered by many to be a genius. She currently serves as Aramis' Student Council president. Renne's personal history defies most people's wildest imaginations; in addition to serving as an Enforcer for the Society of Ouroboros, she has also published a number of doctoral-level dissertations, some dating as far back as her early childhood. As a result, Renne has caught the eye of a number of engineers throughout Zemuria and the CID—as well as certain members of the criminal underground. During the incidents surrounding Almata and the Oct-Geneses, she lent her aid to both the Arkride Solutions team and the Bracer Guild. Renne's reason for initially entering the Republic was to accomplish a mission tasked to her by the West Zemuria Tech Union. As this mission has recently been completed, she has decided to temporarily return to Liberl—in spite of Aramis Academy's fast-approaching school festival...[6]Appearance[]
Renne is first introduced in Trails in the Sky SC as a very 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 appearance, 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 high boots, garter and longer hair. Because she is a mainstay character, she matures throughout the series from being a little girl to a preteen to a high school teenage girl.
Renne returns wearing the standard uniform of the Aramis Academy, a pale green blazer over a white blouse, blue neck tie and grid-patterned grey skirt, accompanied by black tights and knee-high boots laced with lavender cord. Renne continues to wear her black hair ribbon. When acting independently, she wears a black high-waisted skirt over a white blouse, with a gray coat with matching gloves and boots. The platform of her boots is now lavender, to match her hair and her tights are now a shade of red. She wears a red ribbon tie around her neck. This new outfit is mentioned to have been made to counter that of Agnès Claudel's.
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 she made her series debut as a young girl, 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. After being linked to Pater-Mater, Renne saw the archaism as her foster parent, using it for her own needs. When Pater-Mater blew itself up to ensure the Aion Type-γ would not harm her, Renne broke down in tears.
Extremely intelligent for her age, Renne portrays herself as a mature, respectful girl.
In her first few interactions with Tita Russell, Renne would frequently tease her, though she did see her as a good friend. She dislikes whenever she cries, joking that as her senior, it would make a bad example for her. She initially pushed Estelle away from her, but after events of the Crossbell series, Renne finally accepted her and happily joined her family. Growing up with her new siblings, Renne soon gained a sudden interest in romantic relationships, often teasing those in one.
Occasionally, remnants of Renne's original sadistic personality shine through, usually when she is making threats or facing a challenging opponent.
Trivia[]
- Renne and Campanella are the only two characters in the series to appear in at least one game in each arc.
- 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 her 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 under the pseudonym "Mille Chaton" because she doesn't want someone to find out who she is.[7]
References[]
- ↑ Trails in the Sky SC, Official Website Page (JP)
- ↑ Trails in the Sky the 3rd, Official Website Page (JP)
- ↑ Trails of Cold Steel IV, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
- ↑ Trails into Reverie, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
- ↑ Trails through Daybreak, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
- ↑ Trails through Daybreak II, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
- ↑ Trails in the Sky the 3rd, Chapter 6: "The Guardians' Trials".
