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1The character sheet for ''Anime/AshitaNoNadja''.
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3[[foldercontrol]]
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5!Dandelion Troupe
6
7[[folder:Nadja Applefield]]
8!!Nadja Applefield
9->Voiced by: Creator/AmiKoshimizu (Japanese), Creator/MarianaOrtiz (Latin-American Spanish), Pilar Aguado (European Spanish)
10
11[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nadja_4.jpg]]
12
13* BreakTheCutie: The second part of the story bends all over to try breaking the girl's spirit. [[spoiler:It utterly ''fails''.]]
14* DaintyLittleBalletDancers: Ballet is just one of perhaps many forms of dance in which she's well-versed.
15* HeartwarmingOrphan: Subverted, she ''thinks'' she's one but her family turns out to be alive.
16* NoInfantileAmnesia: Nadja clearly remembers the lullaby Étoile, [[spoiler:which was composed by her late father]], even though she only heard it when she was a few months old.
17* OfficialCouple: When asked who she wants to be with, she chooses [[spoiler: Francis. But this is later subverted as she has second thoughts and in the end decides that she will be with no one.]]
18* PluckyGirl: She has her ups and downs like any girl, but she ''never'' gives up for too long.
19* RagsToRiches: [[spoiler:More exactly, to Austrian nobility.]]
20* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: Actually an orphanage's uniform, but she continues to wear it long after joining the Dandelion Troupe. It also kinda looks like a school uniform.
21* SiblingTriangle: [[spoiler:With the twin brothers Keith and Francis.]]
22* TextileWorkIsFeminine: She spends a whole episode making a red Flamenco dancing dress with Anna's sewing machine. Later, she also makes a ParasolOfPrettiness with her own hands.
23-->[[LampshadeHanging "At your age, many girls are already skilled seamstresses!]]
24* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Rosemary's Girly Girl.
25* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: On one hand, she's plucky, outspoken, and loves climbing up trees. On the other, she's emotional, long-haired, an excellent dancer, and isn't afraid of dolling up in cute dresses.
26* UnwantedHarem: She has one [[KidAnova at age 13]]!
27[[/folder]]
28
29[[folder:George "Leader" Haskill]]
30!!George "Leader" Haskill
31->Voiced by: Creator/KazuyaIchijo (Japanese), Mario Sauret and Rafael Rivera (Latin-American Spanish), Salvador Serrano (European Spanish)
32
33* GentleGiant: As kind as he's BIG.
34* SuperStrength: Not only is he the leader of the Dandelions, he also works as their "strong man".
35* TeamDad: As the owner and founder of the group, he's also its leader and takes care of his teammates as well as he can.
36* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: HATES ghosts and is VERY superstitious.
37[[/folder]]
38
39[[folder:Anna "Grandmother" Petrova]]
40!!Anna "Grandmother" Petrova
41->Voiced by: Creator/HisakoKyoda (Japanese), Adriana Casas (Latin-American Spanish), Mercedes Espinosa (European Spanish)
42
43* EyesAlwaysShut: They only open when she is shocked or using her crystal ball.
44* IWasQuiteALooker: If the sketch George found in episode 34 is accurate, Anna could have been Sylvie's twin in her youth.
45* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: Tiny, tiny lady and the oldest of the group
46* TeamMom: She's the one who keeps the finances of the group in order, as clearly seen in the Paris episode.
47* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Aside of making hats, she's a great seamstress who teaches Nadja to use a sewing machine so she can make her own dresses. She's so good that she [[spoiler: takes Colette's completely torn PimpedOutDress and manages to sew the top into a new white gown for Nadja.]]
48[[/folder]]
49
50[[folder:Sylvie Alte]]
51!!Sylvie Alte
52->Voiced by: Creator/FumikoOrikasa (Japanese), Patricia Hanidez (Latin-American Spanish), Gema Carballedo (European Spanish)
53
54* BrokenBird: Milder example. She's very kind and sweet, but has a very painful past
55* CoolBigSis: Nadja's, as she's the one who gives her more direct tips on dancing (even if she's a bit of a SternTeacher) and hears her love woes.
56* ElegantClassicalMusician: On top of being a really pretty woman, she's an incredibly talented singer and her specific on-stage work is performing beautiful songs.
57* LoveHurts: She's in love with a man who clearly cares for her, but cannot romantically love her back.
58* MsFanservice: In comparison to the clothing most women in the series wear and the time period, Sylvie's outfit is rather skimpy. She also uses seduction tactics at one point during the troupe's battle with pirates
59[[/folder]]
60
61[[folder:Thomas O'Brian]]
62!!Thomas O'Brian
63->Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeKishio (Japanese), Ernesto Lezama and Gabriel Ortiz (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/JoseMariaCarrero (European Spanish)
64
65* EyesAlwaysShut: And they're ''never'' see open.
66* LovableCoward: Unless [[UnstoppableRage he gets drunk]].
67* MysteriousPast: The reasons for him joining the Dandelion Troupe are never explained. Although since "O'Brien" is an Irish surname, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Irish_sentiment and the anime takes place in 1903. . .]]
68* NiceGuy: Kinda mousey and shy, but very sweet.
69[[/folder]]
70
71[[folder:Abel Geiger]]
72!!Abel Geiger
73->Voiced by: Creator/TakumiYamazaki (Japanese), Rubén León (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/PepeCarabias (European Spanish)
74
75* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: He used to be the doctor of a small German village, but [[HealthcareMotivation resorted to unfollow orders]] ''[[HealthcareMotivation and]]'' [[HealthcareMotivation steal medicine and supplies]] when [[SickEpisode a very serious illness broke out in the town]] and one of the victims was his son. Not only he was jailed, but said son was left in a wheelchair ''and'' his wife, despite still caring for him, left the place with said son. Once he was released from jail, he saw the Dandelion Troupe and joined it.]]
76* SadClown: As said above, he's the clown of the group but also has led a very sad life.
77* TeamDad: Less of a leader than George, but is very cultured and smart and he's always ready to give advice.
78[[/folder]]
79
80[[folder:Rita Rossi]]
81!!Rita Rossi
82->Voiced by: Creator/IkueOtani (Japanese), Circe Luna (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/MartaSainz (European Spanish)
83
84* CheerfulChild: Such a cutie!
85* ChildishToothGap: As shown during her wide smiles.
86* CircusBrat: Rita was raised in another circus by her animal tamer parents. After [[spoiler:that circus was destroyed in super tragic circumstances]], the Dandelion Troupe took her in.
87* CuteMute: [[spoiler:Until Nadja is trapped in a fire and Rita is the only one who can tell her how to get out safely. [[PluckyGirl She recovers her voice out of pure willpower]].]]
88* FluffyTamer: She's in charge of Cream and Chocolate, the twin lions.
89* MotorMouth: [[spoiler:She turns out out to be ''really'' and charmingly talkative when she gets better.]]
90* TraumaButton: Absolutely ''terrified'' of fire [[spoiler:because her parents died in the one that destroyed their circus ''and she witnessed their deaths''.]]
91[[/folder]]
92
93[[folder:Kennosuke Tsurugi]]
94!!Kennosuke Tsurugi
95->Voiced by: Creator/ReikoKiuchi (Japanese), Luis Fernando Orozco and Mayra Arellano (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/DianaTorres (European Spanish)
96
97* BigBrotherInstinct: He treats Rita in much the same way he'd treat his actual sister Hanako.
98* CircusBrat: Alongside Nadja and Rita.
99* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: He and his sister Hanako lost their parents in Japan. Hanako was taken in by another family, though.
100* GadgeteerGenius: He's the one who drives and repairs the Dandelion Troupe's wagon. [[ChildProdigy Despite being just 12 to 13.]]
101* KidSamurai: He fancies himself a samurai despite being too young. Though he does have some nice skills with his wooden sword, which are what lands him a spot in the troupe.
102* MeaningfulName: The ''Ken'' and ''Tsurugi'' in his name can both be translated into English as "Sword".
103* TokenMinority: The only Asian in a European team.
104[[/folder]]
105
106[[folder:Cream and Chocolate]]
107!!Cream and Chocolate
108
109* DyeHard: InUniverse. It's revealed in episode 14 that Chocolate is naturally white; George colors him black for publicity purposes.
110* IdenticalTwinIDTag: They're said to be twin brothers; they're distinguished by the fact that Cream's white and Chocolate's black (although Chocolate's dyed).
111* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: They're perpetually tiny lions with full manes. And they're super-friendly.
112* SeriesMascot: The lions in the Dandelion Troupe logo are them (but bigger).
113[[/folder]]
114
115!Applefield Orphanage
116
117[[folder:Miss Applefield]]
118!!Miss Applefield
119->Voiced by: Guadalupe Noel and Catalina Músquiz (Latin-American Spanish) Creator/PepaAgudo (European Spanish)
120
121* CoolOldLady: A kindly woman in her 40's/50's, who runs her orphanage swiftly and with kindness.
122* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: She died when she [[DivingSave pushed some children away from falling wood planks and scaffold parts]] [[HeroicSacrifice and was crushed to death]].]]
123* ParentalSubstitute: For all the kids in the OrphanageofLove, and specially Nadja
124* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: As a friend of one of the Premingers's retainers, Miss Applefield knew more than one detail about Nadja's origins though it's not clear ''how'' much. She ''did'' know that Colette was ill and not expected to live for long, but didn't seem to know ''who'' she exactly was, nor that she ultimately lived through (at least until she got the letter).]]
125* TeamMom: She's charge of a whole orphanage, and is damn good at it.
126[[/folder]]
127
128[[folder:Rosemary Applefield]]
129!!Rosemary Applefield
130->Voiced by: Creator/RumiShishido (Japanese), Creator/KarlaFalcon and Mayra Arellano (Latin-American Spanish), Margot Lago (European Spanish)
131
132[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rosemary_1.jpg]]
133
134* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: At the end of episode 46, thanks to Nadja being implicated in the crimes of the Black Rose, Rosemary ends up winning what is ultimately her last battle with Nadja in the series, leading to her EvilLaugh. Ultimately her schemes only come undone because Hermann gets defeated, and by that point she'd decided VictoryIsBoring and was willing to calmly leave the mansion on her own terms of her own accord anyway.]]
135* BitchInSheepsClothing: When a ShrinkingViolet snaps...''snap she does''.
136* BodyDouble: Hermann uses her as one for Nadja, not to keep the latter safe, but to further his ambitions, knowing that Rosemary has reasons to be loyal to him and so can influence the patriarch of the Premingers who favors Nadja over Hermann as a successor.
137* BreakTheCutie: Again—when a ShrinkingViolet snaps, she massively does.
138** BrokenBird: Post-break, she spends the rest of the series as an evil version of this.
139* CainAndAbel: Friends version, the Cain to Nadja's Abel.
140* ChangelingFantasy: Rosemary's life ambition, and eventually her reason to go on living, is to be a princess.
141* ChekhovsGunman: Rosemary was clearly seen in the first episode ''and'' in the background of almost all the Applefield orphanage flashbacks. The audience didn't know that her and Nadja's bond was deeper than that, however.
142* CuteAndPsycho: A more understated type of psycho, but still psycho.
143* DaydreamBeliever: To go along with her obsession with her ChangelingFantasy, Rosemary has a tendency to confuse reality with what's only in her head.
144* DragonInChief: To Hermann. And she turns out to be the smarter one, even.
145* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She did really care for Nadja and for Ms. Applefield, to the point where Nadja telling her of the latter's death visibly shakes her, though she's still able to keep lying even through her sorrow and tears.
146* EvenEvilHasStandards: She is visibly ''not'' fond of Hermann and thinks him a lowly, petty and reprehensible person for his ceaseless avarice and plots made against his family for his own material gain.
147* EvilGenius: She has many good ideas for passing off as Nadja to the press, leaving Hermann in the dust in this department.
148* EvilLaugh: Has an epic one at the end of episode 46 when it seems [[TheBadGuyWins she has utterly triumphed over Nadja.]]
149* ForgottenChildhoodFriend: When first formally introduced.
150* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: When she's definitely defeated, she acknowledges it without protest and willingly steps down, giving Nadja some encouraging words as she does.]]
151* HeartwarmingOrphan: What she is at the start.
152** EvilOrphan: What she becomes.
153* ItsAllAboutMe: All Rosemary cares about is becoming the princess of her dreams. Anything and anyone in the way of that is just collateral damage.
154* JerkAss: Towards pretty much everybody who she isn't faking innocence towards post-freak out. Thankfully, aside from Nadja, it's mostly towards [[AssholeVictim Hermann.]]
155* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: She seems genuinely touched by the kindness she's shown by Aunt Hilda and Colette to the point of being moved to tears, but she quickly uses those tears as a way to make up lies about her old life at Applefield's. Happens again when she's told that Ms. Applefield is dead - she appears actually saddened by the news, but is still able to lie about Applefield having been a cruel guardian even then.
156* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: She exits the series having received zero punishment whatsoever for her deeds aside from one slap in the face from Nadja.]]
157** [[spoiler:In the sequel light novel, "The Journey Begins at Age 16", she scams the Dandelion Troupe out of much of their money in order to buy her way to America to start up a business there, with Nadja and the Troupe ''never even learning that she was behind the scam.'']]
158* KickTheDog: REPEATEDLY. The biggest moment comes when [[spoiler:she rips Nadja's PimpedOutDress, ''knowing'' that it's her favorite out of Colette's prized possessions]]
159* LovingAShadow: Rosemary had affection for Fernando Gonzales for no other reason than him being a rich aristocrat, and even confused his SpoiledBrat antics for acts of a PrincelyYoungMan. She gets over it pretty quickly though.
160* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:And HOW. She even becomes [[TheChessMaster a Chess Mistress]], able to checkmate Hermann.]]
161* {{Meido}}: For the Gonzalez family. Including a crush on SpoiledBrat Fernando.
162* MoralMyopia: She's honestly [[WrongGenreSavvy the heroine in her own mind]], even when she's behaving so blatantly sadistic and villainous.
163* NaiveEverygirl: At the beginning, she's a truly nice girl. But when she snaps, she goes to the deep end.
164* NobleDemon: [[spoiler:Becomes one by the end, refusing to aid Hermann in his further schemes against his own family and showing her respect towards both Nadja and her mother.]]
165* OrphanageOfFear: She would lie that Applefield was one of these to garner sympathy.
166* PetTheDog:
167** Her words of advice towards Nadja about seizing a happy life for yourself rather than becoming confined to a life handed to you by noble birthright before she [[spoiler:departs from the mansion, leaving her on good terms even. This actually ends up informing the decision Nadja makes in the following episode.]]
168** [[spoiler: She also came to genuinely like Colette during her time posing as her daughter, is kind to Aunt Hilda in their etiquette lessons together, and was visibly horrified and upset to learn of Ms. Applefield's death. And for all cruelty towards her, she still pitied and respected Nadja enough to ask Duke Preminger to make sure Nadja is not treated too harshly and is given help after Nadja was arrested in episode 46, even telling Hermann off for talking about Nadja as though she were just some common greedy criminal like him.]]
169* PluckyGirl: Her evil plans to become a princess [[spoiler:failed in the end? Pfft, the life of nobility was boring and restrictive anyway. So she vows to move forward and work hard to [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn her happy ending]], becoming a princess on her own terms.]]
170* PrincessPhase: Rosemary had princess fantasies during childhood that she desperately holds on to in adolescence, leading her to mental instability and very selfish decisions.
171* PsychoticSmirk: [[http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy257/mermaidmelodyrainbow/Ashita%20No%20Nadja/28.jpg She's good at it.]]
172* RageAgainstTheReflection: Throws a jewelry box at the mirror she was posing in after witnessing Nadja's "betrayal". In retrospect it was her StartOfDarkness.
173* ShrinkingViolet: This is how she comes across at first.
174* SpannerInTheWorks: Her own plans often clash with [[spoiler:Hermann's schemes, and he clearly didn't expect her to point this out ''and'' add that she would betray him if he tried to discard her.]]
175* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a small but very on point one to Hermann in episode 46 about how his greed and single-minded fixation of wealth and assets is what got him disinherited in the first place and makes him a disgrace to the Preminger name.
176* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Nadja's Tomboy.
177* UsedToBeASweetKid: Rosemary '''was''' genuinely nice as a little girl and in her first days as the Gonzalez's {{Meido}}. At least until she mentally collapsed and had her FaceHeelTurn, probably explaining ''why'' she fell so low in such a short time frame - sometimes [[CorruptTheCutie the purest a person is, the faster they're corrupted]].
178* VictoryIsBoring: She gets everything she ever thought she'd wanted once she's accepted as the true Nadja and given a wealthy home and a life of nobility, but she comes to realize [[spoiler: that nobles are boring and "good for nothing", and a life decided by noble blood birthright and inheritance, especially one stolen from another, is not as fulfilling as a life made through honest labor by one's own hand, which Rosemary decides is the true key to getting happiness. This is what informs how she chooses to depart in the second to last episode.]]
179* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler: Nadja has come to see her as this in the end, respectfully calling her "Princess Rosemary" in their last exchange.]]
180[[/folder]]
181
182[[folder:Oliver Campbell]]
183!!Oliver Campbell
184->Voiced by: Yuko Tachibana (Japanese), Isabel Romo and Circe Luna (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/BlancaRada (European Spanish)
185
186* NiceGuy: He's a super nice kid, and Nadja appreciated it a lot.
187* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: To Nadja.
188[[/folder]]
189
190[[folder:Alex]]
191!!Alex
192->Voiced by: Creator/MamikoNoto (Japanese), Mayra Arellano (Latin-American Spanish), Miriam Valencia (European Spanish)
193* NiceGuy
194[[/folder]]
195
196[[folder:Phoebe]]
197!!Phoebe
198* CuteMute: After her parents's deaths
199* ShrinkingViolet
200[[/folder]]
201
202!Preminger family
203
204[[folder:Duke Preminger]]
205!!Duke Preminger
206->Voiced by: Eiji Maruyama (Japanese), José Luis Castañeda and Federico Romano (Latin-American Spanish), Rafael Calvo (European Spanish)
207
208* AristocratsAreEvil: More like inflexible and old-fashioned, but often quite cruel and devoid of feeling.
209* GreaterScopeVillain: Can arguably be seen as this since [[spoiler: he's behind both Colette and Nadja's separation AND Hermann's StartOfDarkness, and he is also [[FinalBoss the last person standing]] in the way of a happy ending for Nadja by the end.]]
210* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: He's the reason Nadja and her mother were separated to begin with, and when they're on the verge of reuniting, he ''still'' intends for Nadja to never see her mother so that she may be raised in isolation and shaped into an ideal heir to the Preminger family name.]]
211* ManOfWealthAndTaste: As a nobleman and a very rich one
212* ParentalFavoritism: Openly favored Colette over Hermann, but that doesn't mean Colette was given love. Only more attention and expectations.
213* SharpDressedMan: He very naturally is one.
214[[/folder]]
215
216[[folder:Colette Preminger]]
217!!Colette Preminger
218->Voiced by: Creator/ReikoYasuhara (Japanese), Creator/DianaPerez (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/CarolinaTak (European Spanish)
219
220[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/collete.jpg]]
221
222* BlitheSpirit: What she was in the past. [[spoiler: Didn't end well.]]
223* BrokenBird: [[spoiler:One in recovery]]
224* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her past is one long, sad story. [[spoiler:She eloped with her music instructor when her family didn't approve of the match and had baby Nadja together, then her husband dies, and Colette and her daughter fall ill they were too poor to get medicine for. By the time Colette came out of her fever coma, her father told her Nadja had died to convince her to come back home.]]
225* PluckyGirl: Grown version
226* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler:She and her first husband, Nadja's dad Raymond.]]
227[[/folder]]
228
229[[folder:Hermann Preminger]]
230!!Hermann Preminger
231->Voiced by: Issei Futamata (Japanese), Víctor Covarrubias (Latin-American Spanish), Carlos López (European Spanish)
232
233* AristocratsAreEvil: ''Very'' much so.
234* BigBad: Besides getting separated from her mother in the first place, Herman is the person behind everything bad that happens to Nadja, from the fire at Applefield Orphanage, to the multiple attempts to steal [[OrphansPlotTrinket her brooch]].
235* EvilUncle: Determined to become his father's heir, Hermann plots to track his niece Nadja down and make sure [[DeadlyEuphemism she can never claim her birthright]]. Even when she doesn't really plan to claim it, she just wants to meet her mother.
236* {{Greed}}: While a high social station is something he covets, it's the wealth that comes with it Herman truly cares about.
237* KickTheDog: His horrible treatment of [[DomesticAbuse his wife Hilda]] and his stepson Oscar. [[spoiler: He tops all that by attempting to shoot Nadja when his plan has fallen apart.]]
238* LonelyRichKid: Back when he was a kid, his father made him spend so much time training to inherit the Preminger Dukedom he never had a chance to make friends back then.
239* ManipulativeBastard: He is quite skilled at playing others against themselves to his benefit, though [[SmugSnake he's not quite as good at this as he believes himself to be.]]
240* SharpDressedMan: As is expected of a nobleman.
241* SmugSnake: Specially when he's OutGambitted by [[spoiler: ''a 13-year-old girl'']]
242* TheUnfavorite: WellDoneSonGuy: His StartOfDarkness
243* WickedStepmother: A male example to Oscar.
244[[/folder]]
245
246[[folder:Hilda Preminger]]
247!!Hilda Preminger
248
249-->Voiced by: Catalina Músquiz (Latin-American Spanish)
250
251* DomesticAbuse: Hermann treats her ''like shit''.
252* ProperLady
253[[/folder]]
254
255[[folder:Oscar]]
256!!Oscar
257->Voiced by: Creator/TomokazuSeki (Japanese), Christian Strempler (Latin American Spanish)
258
259* LongHairedPrettyBoy
260* NiceGuy: The only one able to make him behave less nice is Hermann. That should tell people something.
261* PrincelyYoungMan: He actually is the heir to his dad's family's riches, but utterly refuses to pay for his stepdad's debts. There would be only one way to get him to do so: have him divorce Hilda, whom [[MommasBoy Oscar adores and defends whenever he can]], an of course the greedy Hermann won't do that.
262* TheSnarkKnight
263[[/folder]]
264
265!Harcourt family
266
267[[folder:Francis Harcourt]]
268!!Francis Harcourt
269
270->Voiced by: Creator/MitsukiSaiga (Japanese), Christian Strempler (Latin-American Spanish), Juan Navarro (European Spanish)
271
272[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/francis_8.jpg]]
273
274* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler: Always saw himself as inferior to his more assertive twin brother Keith.]]
275* GreaterNeedThanMine
276* HeroicSelfDeprecation
277* HiddenDepths: At first, we see him as the kind, gentle and apparently bland LoveInterest to Nadja. He turns out to be ''very'' complex underneath.
278* MartyrWithoutACause
279* NiceGuy: He is a genuinely good guy.
280* PrincelyYoungMan
281* ShelteredAristocrat
282* TheoryTunnelVision: Believed wholeheartedly that his [[spoiler: and Keith's mother]] was happy and was able to do what she wanted by her own means.
283* TwinSwitch: [[spoiler:He tries to pull one when he refuses to say that he's ''not'' Black Rose and is willing to go to jail for him, since BR is actually his older brother Keith. Keith himself is very disturbed by the idea, as he remembers that Francis often covered up for his pranks when they were kids and recognizes the ''very'' unhealthy patterns immediately.]]
284* UnclePennybags
285[[/folder]]
286
287[[folder:Keith Harcourt]]
288!!Keith Harcourt
289->Voiced by: Creator/MitsukiSaiga (Japanese), Christian Strempler (Latin-American Spanish), Juan Navarro (European Spanish)
290
291[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/keith_7.jpg]]
292
293* FaceHeelTurn: In the sequel novel, "Ashita no Nadja: A 16 Year Old's Journey", when he and Nadja reunite, he reveals to her that in the past 3 years after [[spoiler: living in India and witnessing abject poverty there]], Keith became [[spoiler: a successful businessman, but refuses to hand out a single dime]].
294* RebelPrince: All that's known about him is that he walked out on the family [[spoiler: after the death of the Countess aka his and Francis's mother.]]
295* TheRunaway: Left his family 6 years before the start of the series,as a result of [[spoiler: his mother's death]] and at some point became [[spoiler: The Black Rose]].
296* TheoryTunnelVision: Believed that his [[spoiler: and Francis' mother was absolutely miserable in life and was suffering silently]].
297* WalkingSpoiler: Those who want to know who he ''actually'' is should see [[spoiler: Black Rose]]
298[[/folder]]
299
300[[folder:Count Harcourt]]
301!!Count Harcourt
302
303* BlueBlood
304* ThePatriarch: Of the Harcourt family.
305* StayInTheKitchen: Believed that his wife should've been more focused on social gatherings and the home than charity work.
306[[/folder]]
307
308[[folder:Amelia Harcourt]]
309!!Amelia Harcourt
310
311* DelicateAndSickly: She got ill often to the point she was bedridden and [[TooGoodforthisSinfulEarth died at the age of 28]].
312* GildedCage: She admits to [[spoiler: a younger Keith]] that as much as she wants to go out more and do what she wants, [[MalMariee she can't disobey her husband, the Marquis]].
313* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
314* TheLostLenore: She's remembered wistfully by Emma Queensbury, Marquis Harcourt and [[spoiler: the Harcourt twins]].
315* NonIdleRich: She wanted to help poor children outside of England, but from what [[spoiler: Keith saw as a child]], Marquis Harcourt denied his wife the opportunity because she should be focusing [[StayInTheKitchen more on social activities like a noble lady should]]. According to Francis, however, [[SilkHidingSteel Amelia was still able to achieve her desire to help others in secret]].
316* SilkHidingSteel: According to Francis, Amelia was able to find ways to do what she wanted underneath her husband's nose.
317* UglyGuyHotWife: Definitely.
318[[/folder]]
319
320[[folder:Emma Queensbury]]
321!!Emma Queensbury
322
323* ParentalSubstitute: When [[spoiler: Amelia, the mom of Francis and Keith]] died, Emma helped raise the kids.
324* ProperLady
325[[/folder]]
326
327!!Other Nobles
328
329[[folder:Leonardo Cardinale]]
330!!Leonardo Cardinale
331->Voiced by: Creator/KenichiSuzumura (Japanese), Gabriel Ortiz (Latin-American Spanish), Ramón González (European Spanish)
332
333* ArrangedMarriage: To Julietta.
334* BunnyEarsLawyer: This ''very'' nonchalant and irresponsible playboy is a ''genius'' business man and tailor.
335* TheCasanova: Despite having a fiancèe already.
336* LadykillerInLove: [[spoiler:After Antonio starts wooing his fiancèe Julietta, Leonardo finally snaps and starts paying actual attention to her.]]
337* ThoseTwoGuys: He and Thierry
338[[/folder]]
339
340[[folder:Thierry Rothschild]]
341!!Thierry Rothschild
342->Voiced by: Yuuta Mochizuki (Japanese), Creator/BenjaminRivera (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/PepeCarabias (European Spanish)
343
344* BunnyEarsLawyer: Just as talented in business as his best friend Leonardo, but acts rather childish at times.
345* ThoseTwoGuys: He and Leonardo
346[[/folder]]
347
348[[folder:Julietta Sartori]]
349!!Julietta Sartori
350-->Voiced by: Creator/MikiIto (Japanese), Circe Luna (Latin American Spanish)
351
352* {{Ojou}}: She's the sweet type from head to toe, since despite her wealth she's never stuck up.
353* PinkIsFeminine - PrincessesPreferPink: All of Julietta's dresses and accessories are in pink.
354* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler: Subverted, she does NOT tell Nadja to go for one love interest over another. She just says "choose the guy YOU want for yourself, NOT the one you feel obliged to like back!"]]
355[[/folder]]
356
357[[folder:Marianne Hamilton]]
358!!Marianne Hamilton
359
360-->Voiced by: Fuuko Misaki (Japanese), Creator/DianaPerez (Latin American Spanish)
361
362[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mary_ann.jpg]]
363
364* BrutalHonesty: She never sugarcoats her words.
365* LovableAlphaBitch: Yes, she's proud and rather snobbish. But she truly loves Francis and worries for his sake, never lies to Nadja and even supports her claims, and [[spoiler: once she sees that Francis ''does'' love Nadja, she quietly leaves.]]
366* TrueBlueFemininity: Her most usual dress is a light blue one
367* ShipperOnDeck: As the pragmatic person she is, she ships Nadja with [[spoiler: Keith]]. That way, Nadja will be out of the race for Francis's affections but with someone who ''does'' care for her as well.
368* WhatTheHellHero: Tearfully snaps on Nadja when [[spoiler: Francis is imprisoned and she can't convince him to reveal that he's not Keith.]]
369[[/folder]]
370
371[[folder:Simone Monterlant]]
372!!Simone Monterlant
373
374-->Voiced by: Creator/KaeAraki (Japanese), Belinda Martínez (Latin-American Spanish)
375
376* HumiliationConga: [[spoiler: She should have NOT challenged Black Rose to steal her jewelry]]
377* RichBitch: Hell YES.
378[[/folder]]
379
380[[folder:Fernando Gonzalez]]
381!!Fernando Gonzalez
382->Voiced by: Creator/NaozumiTakahashi (Japanese), Mónica Villaseñor (Latin-American Spanish), Rosa Vivas (European Spanish)
383
384* SmallRoleBigImpact: For a character who doesn't appear all that much, the events of the second half of the series probably wouldn't have happened had he not blackmailed Nadja into attending his birthday party under the pretense that he'll fire [[spoiler:Rosemary]] if she refuses.
385* SpoiledBrat: A completely unlikeable rich boy, who treats everyone around him like shit, in particular a cute little maid who likes him a lot. [[spoiler:That maid being Rosemary.]]
386* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Played with in that he blackmails Nadja into attending his birthday party and threatening to fire [[spoiler:Rosemary]] if she refuses his invitation, but he had no way of knowing that doing so would kick off not only [[spoiler:Rosemary]]'s StartOfDarkness, but the events of the rest of the series.
387[[/folder]]
388
389[[folder:Antonio Fabiani]]
390!!Antonio Fabiani
391->Voiced by: Creator/RyoHorikawa (Japanese), Armando Coria (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/JoseMariaCarrero (European Spanish)
392
393* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He might be a JerkAss, but he truly loves his mother as he occasionally sends her expensive gifts.
394* GoldDigger: Despite being very rich already, he's hinted to be at first interested in [[spoiler: Julietta]] solely because of her BlueBlood. [[spoiler: Julietta]] herself seems to be scared of him, and Nadja immediately calls him out on it.
395* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's not completely evil, but he's incredibly jaded and cynical and he doesn't exactly defrost when Nadja hangs around him.
396* LoanShark: All but stated to be this, if not bordering on CorruptCorporateExecutive. [[spoiler:It turns out to be vital, as one of the people who owe him money? ''Hermann Preminger''.]]
397* SelfMadeMan: [[spoiler:From an orphan who helped his mother to survive in the canals of Venice, to a very rich tycoon]]
398* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler:Was a sweet and nice boy, but his heart hardened as he learned to survive in the outside world.]]
399[[/folder]]
400
401!Americans
402
403[[folder:Harvey Livingston]]
404!!Harvey Livingston
405->Voiced by: Creator/KenjiroTsuda (Japanese), Rafael Pacheco (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/JoseMariaCarrero (Spain)
406
407* BrilliantButLazy: Seems to be this, as he looks like a slob but is pretty good at his job.
408* IntrepidReporter: Nothing can stop this guy when he focuses on interesting deals, and his dream is to interview Black Rose the GentlemanThief. [[spoiler: Which is fulfilled towards the end.]]
409* PromotionToParent: Has raised his little brother T.J for several years
410* TheSmartGuy: ''Extremely'' good at gathering information, and very aware of the social happenings around him.
411[[/folder]]
412
413[[folder:T.J Livingston]]
414!!T.J Livingston
415->Voiced by: Creator/YukiKaida (Japanese), Mayra Arellano (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/MartaSainz (European Spanish)
416
417%%* AdorablyPrecociousChild
418* BigBrotherWorship: When Kennosuke insults Harvey in the middle of an until-then more or less PlayedforLaughs verbal slapfight with T.J, he gets ''very'' angry and tells him that he will NOT tolerate any insults towards [[PromotionToParent his brother.]]
419* BoardingSchool: Attends one of these in Paris.
420* TheRival: Kennosuke's, [[LoveTriangle for Nadja]].
421* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Kennosuke soon evolve into this, as they find out they're similar deep down.
422%%* YouthfulFreckles
423[[/folder]]
424
425!Others
426
427[[folder:Raphael the Troubadour]]
428!!Raphael the Troubadour
429
430-->Voiced by: Yuuta Mochizuki (Japanese), Rafael Rivera (Latin American Spanish), Juan Navarro (European Spanish)
431
432* BeautifulSingingVoice: He has a gorgeous singing voice and a great talent for music in general.
433* BlitheSpirit: He comes and goes as he pleases, and never stays for too long at one place.
434* BigBrotherMentor: Nadja's.
435* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler:His wife became ill and died after a brief marriage. Raphael still blames himself for it at the present time.]]
436* UptownGirl: [[spoiler:He once loved a young woman from the aristocracy, and they eloped to dodge a ParentalMarriageVeto.]]
437[[/folder]]
438
439[[folder:The Black Rose Thief]]
440!!The Black Rose Thief [[spoiler: aka Keith Harcourt]]
441
442[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_rose.jpg]]
443
444%%* BadassCape: GentlemanThief
445* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: The Brooding Boy to Nadja's Gentle Girl, though only after she starts sensing that he's more broken and sad that he lets people see.
446* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Borders on this to Nadja, once he sees that she leans more towards Francis than himself. He accuses Francis of wanting to lock Nadja away -- [[Hypocrite while acting like HE perfectly knows what Nadja needs and wants]]. Fortunately, he realizes how pointless this is and soon focuses on his and Francis's broken bonds.]]
447* DeadpanSnarker: Boy, does he deal the snark to his victims
448%%* GoodIsNotNice: Definitely.
449* KnightInSourArmor: He has lost faith in philanthropy and the good of normal people, and thus he robs the rich [[JustLikeRobinHood to give their stuff to the poor]].
450* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He does want to help the less favored, and does what he can to help the innocent
451* JustLikeRobinhood: He stills from the nobility and gives the money to the less fortunate, [[spoiler: despite being from a noble family himself]].
452* RebelPrince: [[spoiler: He is Keith, the eldest son and heir of the Harcourt family, and left them after their mother died.]]
453* SiblingTriangle: [[spoiler: With the girl whom he loves for considering her naive but still kind, and the younger twin brother whom he also cares for but thinks of as a MartyrWithoutACause and worries a lot for.]]
454* SpitefulSpit: When he's captured by Hermann, at one point Hermann comments on his looks. Keith's response is to spit in his face, which only enrages him into continuing whipping him.
455* StepfordSnarker: His biting snark hides huge mental/emotional issues, specially when his DarkAndTroubledPast is revealed.
456* ATasteOfTheLash: When Hermann successfully captures him, he is subjected to a very violent whipping.
457[[/folder]]
458
459[[folder:Christian Strand]]
460!!Christian Strand
461->Voiced by: Yuusuke Oguri (Japanese), Gabriel Ortiz (Latin American Spanish), Mariano García (European Spanish)
462
463* ButtMonkey: He's kind of a shrimp, physically speaking. And has ''very'' bad luck.
464* CuteBookworm: Christian is well-read, soft, spoken, and ''incredibly'' smart.
465* MisterExposition: He knows lots of things, and isn't shy about letting people know that.
466[[/folder]]
467
468[[folder:John Whittard]]
469!!John Whittard
470->Voiced by: Naoki Yanagi (Japanese), Creator/IrwinDaayan (Latin American Spanish), Luis Vicente Ivars (European Spanish)
471
472* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Who knew that his mentor was a friend of Nadja's DisappearedDad?]]
473* ElegantClassicalMusician: Super talented pianist and composer, plus very good looking.
474* {{Tsundere}}: BIG Type A, non-romantic type. His initial behavior to Nadja is petty much a textbook example of how a Tsundere acts.
475[[/folder]]
476
477[[folder:Jose Rodriguez]]
478!!Jose Rodriguez
479->Voiced by: Creator/AkioOtsuka (Japanese), Héctor Moreno (Latin-American Spanish), Creator/JaimeRoca (European Spanish)
480
481* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Dies ''right'' at the end of the Spain arc, having been hit by a carriage.]]
482* TheMasochismTango: [[spoiler: Him and Carmen]]
483* TallDarkAndSnarky: Has tanned skin, is rather tall, and deals the snark skillfully.
484* TorosYFlamenco: Works as a very famous bullfighter.
485[[/folder]]
486
487[[folder:Carmen]]
488!!Carmen
489->Voiced by: Creator/RikaFukami (Japanese), Maggie Vera (Latin-American Spanish), Carmen Podio (European Spanish)
490
491* DeceptiveDisciple: [[spoiler: To Aldonza]]
492* GoldDigger: [[spoiler: Married an old man for his riches. Now that she's parted from him, she's back to Spain and to Jose's life.]]
493* RavenHairIvorySkin: She's a beautiful woman with long black hair, pale skin and ruby red lips. As a bonus, she's first seen [[spoiler: in Aldonza's flashbacks]] in a black dress.
494%%* SmugSnake
495[[/folder]]
496
497[[folder:Aldonza]]
498!!Aldonza
499
500* DefrostingIceQueen: She was betrayed in the past by [[spoiler: her disciple Carmen]], and as such she really dislikes people. It takes Nadja a whole episode to get her to even ''watch'' her Flamenco dancing.
501* GrumpyOldMan: A female example. As mentioned above, such a terrible experience left her [[TheAlcoholic as a borderline alcoholic]] and very embittered.
502[[/folder]]
503
504[[folder:Stefan]]
505!!Stefan [[spoiler: Geiger]]
506
507* MysteriousParent: He talks a lot about his beloved but lost father, whom he loves a lot and misses terribly, but nobody knows who said said dad is. [[spoiler: He turns out to be Abel.]]
508[[/folder]]
509
510[[folder:Maria]]
511!!Maria [[spoiler: Geiger]]
512
513* GoodParents: She loves and cares for Stefan a lot.
514* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler: She realizes that her still loved but long-lost husband Abel is the SadClown from the Dandelion Troupe, even calling him "darling" when she put two and two together, but with some quiet gestures Abel hushes her and lets her know that even when he loves her and Stefan, he doesn't want to reveal his identity. She tearfully complies.]]
515[[/folder]]
516
517[[folder:Rosso and Bianco]]
518!!Rosso and Bianco
519->Voiced by: Creator/KenjiNomura (Rosso, Japanese), Kazunari Kojima (Bianco, Japanese); César Soto (Rosso, Latin-American Spanish), Ismael Castro (Bianco, Latin-American Spanish) ; Luis Vicente Ivars (Rosso, European Spanish), Ramón González (Bianco, European Spanish)
520
521* {{Butt Monkey}}s: While at times they can be truly dangerous, they end up comically failing more than once.
522* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: When Herman betrays them ''and'' they actually get to talk to [[AllLovingHero Nadja]], they pull a HeelFaceTurn and tell Nadja where to find their reports to him. That ''totally'' trashes Hermann's plans.]]
523

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