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Brighton Family
As a whole
- Adaptation Expansion: Their home life wasn't touched upon much in the manga, but given more attention in the anime.
- Blue Blood: Like the Russells, the Brighton family is also of noble status, though not to the same level of Viscount like the Russells.
- Chick Magnet:
- Edward captures the heart of Lynn (who he ends up with), and Vivian (who's feelings he's oblivious to). In the manga, Cathy also had a crush on Edward, but the anime removes this and she remains a Friendy Rival to Lynn.
- Arthur is adored by many women for being a handsome young man who's famous for his athletics, most prominently Lynn, Mary and Sarah.
- Childhood Friend Romance: Sarah and Arthur knew each other since they were young, and as a teenager, Arthur is Sarah's Only Friend. Lynn also gets along with Arthur (and Sarah even gets kinda jealous at first), and Edward becomes quite fond of her too...
- Commonality Connection: Arthur, Edward and Lynn bond over their shared love of horses. While Sarah isn't interested, this doesn't stop Arthur from reaching out to her and taking her horseback riding.
- Declaration of Protection: Sort of. Before George leaves the Marble Mansion, he asks that Edward and Arthur take care of his daughters, and they comply.
- Disappeared Dad: We never see Papa Brighton, even in the manga. Though he does appear in the sequel manga set 20 years later.
- Double In-Law Marriage: Sarah ends up with Arthur and Edward ends up with Lynn, the latter even having a pair of twins in the sequel manga.
- Everyone Can See It:
- Arthur obviously likes Sarah. He asks to ride with her to celebrate his victory at the horse race and also tends to give her Longing Looks.
- Edward frequently tries to impress Lynn and deeply cares about what she thinks. Though he's usually a nice guy, making her upset is his Berserk Button, and he'll beat up anyone who makes her cry.
- First Girl Wins: Sarah and Arthur met first (obviously, since they're the oldest) and are an Official Couple at the end of the story. Whereas Lynn met Edward when he was riding Alexandra and accidentally scared her, making her cry, and Arthur showed up later. While Lynn had a Precocious Crush on Arthur at first, she later realized he liked Sarah and accepted Edward's feelings later.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Compared to Arthur, who is polite and down-to-earth, Edward is reckless, hot-tempered, and often lets his emotions get the better of him.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Both Arthur and Edward have blonde hair and do their best to help Lynn and Sarah navigate life in the Marble Mansion with George's departure. When Lynn ran away from home for the first time, Arthur brought her back and carried her as she was knocked out, and when Lynn was beung bullied, Edward stood up for her and tried to get them punished. They both remained friends with the Russells in adulthood as Lynn married Edward and Sarah married Arthur.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Both of the boys have blue eyes, blonde hair, and hearts of gold. They are both very young but have strong senses of justice, and are Lynn and Sarah's protectors against the Waverlys and Duke Warbawn.
- Location Theme Naming: They're named "Brighton", after the seaside resort
that borders London to the South. - Meaningful Name: Their surname is Brighton, and they do indeed have bright blonde hair.
- Mutual Pining:
- After the first arc, Lynn pines for Edward, not knowing that Edward likes her back. Because both are young children, they have trouble spitting it out, even if everyone else can see it.
- Sarah and Arthur have had feelings for each other ever since they were young. However, Sarah can't spend time with Arthur because her illness confines her to her bedroom, whereas Arthur is unsure if Sarah will accept his feelings because sometimes she can be very cold.
- Nice Guy: While it's not apparent because of their exteriors (Edward acts boyish and boisterous, while Arthur feels like he has a facade to keep up because of his family name), both are friendly and kind people underneath and like spending time with Lynn.
- Racist Grandpa: In the sequel manga, it's revealed that the boys have an aunt from America who dislikes Lynn because of her Japanese origins.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: In a similar vein to Lynn and Sarah, the younger Brighton sibling is louder and passionate, while the older one is more reserved and polite.
- Ship Tease:
- Lynn/Edward: Edward affectionate Lynn a "shrimp", and a lot of his teasing is in an tender manner. He is very protective of Lynn and hates people that bully her, to the point he punched Arthur for bringing Mary as a date to the ball (not knowing that he was blackmailed). Edward also tends to be very klutzy around Lynn, as if he's distracted by her presence. Lynn also frequently blushes around Edward and has Imagine Spots of him. By the end of the anime, this is canon, and the sequel manga reveals that Lynn and Edward had children.
- Lynn/Arthur: Lynn has a Precocious Crush on Arthur and often dreams of him. In the OP of Hello! Lady Lynn!, Arthur appears, riding his horse, and picks up Lynn. Also, after Mary and Thomas bully Lynn and throw water all over her stuffed rabbit, she cries in Alexandra's stable, and when she sees Arthur and Edward, she calls Arthur's name as she runs into his arms. Sarah also expresses jealousy that Arthur may like Lynn more than her, even though this isn't true. Lynn/Arthur fell to Ship Sinking as Arthur reveals he always loved Sarah. Lynn accepts this, and moves on to pursue Edward.
- Sarah/Arthur: Arthur was Sarah's Only Friend for years, and when she sees Lynn hanging out with him she becomes instantly envious. She wishes to spend time with him, but can't because of her condition. This doesn't stop Arthur from going to the Russell's house and paying her visits from time to time. In the Grand Finale, Sarah stares at a pool and thinks of Arthur. Just then, Arthur appears and tells her he's always loved her.
- Shipper on Deck: Arthur ships Lynn/Edward, whike Edward ships Arthur/Sarah, being very happy for them once they're an Official Couple.
- Sibling Triangle:
- Both Lynn and Sarah like Arthur. Lynn constantly has imagine spots of him, while Sarah remembers his kindness towards her and how he was her Only Friend for years. Lynn later discovers that Arthur has feelings for Sarah, and accepts them, instead going for his little brother Edward.
- Exploited by Mary in one episode. She knows Sarah has feelings for Arthur, and tries to turn her against Lynn by insinuating that he'll leave her for Lynn. By then Sarah has gotten over being an Insecure Love Interest (and knows Arthur doesn't like her), so it doesn't work.
- Single-Target Sexuality:
- While Lynn had a crush on Arthur first, before eventually changing to Edward, Edward has been in love with Lynn ever since he saw her.
- No matter how cold and aloof she was, Arthur loved Sarah and wanted to marry her when they became adults.
- Spoiled Sweet: Both of the boys had privileged upbringings and were surrounded by wealth and luxury ever since they were born, but they're nothing but good hearted and use their power to help those around them.
- Snooty Sports: They're equestrians who descend from a noble family and their ability to train horses, own a large stable and afford all the caretaking that comes with it is a mark of their wealth. Contrast that to Lynn who couldn't afford her own horse thanks to her family's financial status and only got one thanks to Isabelle's intervention.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Both boys have blonde hair and blue eyes (though Arthur's hair is a lighter shade than his brother's), and their aunt is a blonde too.
- Tareme Eyes: Both Edward and Arthur have wide, circular, gentle eyes that reflect their curiosity and inquisitiveness.
- Upper-Class Equestrian: Both the Brightons specialize in horse-riding and have their own individual horses. In the manga, the Brighton brothers were Olympic athletes and partook in horse-racing activities.
Children
Arthur Drake Brighton
Arthur Drake Brighton (アーサー・ドレイク・ブライトン)
Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara/Keiichi Nanba (Japanese), Emmanuel Curtil (French), Andrea de Nisco (Italian), Abraham Aguilar (European Spanish), Khalid Samy (Arabic), Allan Ortega (Tagalog)
The oldest son of the Brighton family. He is a kind, well-mannered gentleman who becomes Lynn's friend alongside his younger brother Edward when they first meet.
Click here to see him in the manga
Click here to see him in the manga, on his wedding day
Click here to see him in the sequel manga, 20 years later
- The Ace: Arthur is from a noble family and also an ace equestrian, with his Animal Companion, Alexandra.
- All Love Is Unrequited: Arthur is well-aware that he attracts women easily, and does his best to let them down gently without being cruel. He doesn't reciprocate the feelings of most women that confess to him, unless their name is Sarah.
- Animal Companion: He's always seen with his Cool Horse Alexandra. She likes Lynn, but she hates Edward.
- Beauty Equals Goodness: His blonde hair makes him look absolutely dashing, and is a kind, well-mannered gentleman to everyone.
- Berserk Button: Do NOT insult Sarah. Arthur loves Sarah more than life itself and while he's usually a composed man, implying him and Sarah shouldn't be together or belittle her based on her illness. He hit Mary for implying Sarah would die at a young age and also got into a feud with one of his aunts because she pointed out that Sarah can't have children.
- Bishie Sparkle: In Lynn's Imagine Spots, Arthur is surrounded by sparkles as he rides Alexandra with her.
- Bitch Slap: In the manga, after he announces he is going to marry Sarah, Mary runs after him and says she isn't the right one for him "because you don't know when someone like her can die". Arthur loses his temper and slaps Mary across the face.
- Cannot Spit It Out: He likes Sarah, but cannot say it to her face. That is, until the Grand Finale. In the manga he confesses earlier and the two get married.
- Happily Married: He marries Sarah in the manga, and Lynn is elated, even if she cries at first. The two become an in-universe Super Couple with pkenty of tabloids reporting on the fact, and embark on a Honeymoon shortly afterwards.
- Innocently Insensetive: In the first episode, Arthur tries to push Lynn and Sarah's friendship by asking that Sarah accept her flowers. He doesn't realize that Sarah already feels upset at Lynn's presence and just wants to be left alone, and Sarah reacts by destroying the flowers and telling Lynn to go away.
- Dub Name Change:
- He became Guillermo in the Spanish dub.
- He was Ari in that infamously terrible Finnish dub.
- Longing Look: He often gazes at Sarah in this manner, even when she's cold to him (albeit a bit sad).
- Prince Charming: Arthur is good-looking, humble, kind and from a noble family. He is this to Lynn in her Imagine Spots, but sadly in Real Life, he has eyes for Sarah.
- Princely Young Man: If Sarah is a Proper Lady, Arthur Brighton is a proper man. He's always polite and sweet to her, and cares deeply about her due to her illness.
- Shipper on Deck: He knows his little brother likes Lynn and supports it wholeheartedly.
- Would Hit a Girl: For Sarah, he'd punch anyone who insults her, even if they have a vagina or not*cough* .
Edward Brighton
Edward Brighton (エドワード・ブライトン)
Voiced by: Hidehiro Kukichi/Keiichi Nanba (Japanese), Thierry Bourdon (French), Veronica Pivetty (Italian), Miguel Ángel Garzón (European Spanish), Nasr Anani (Arabic), Don Sanmaniego/Benjie Dorango (Tagalog)
The youngest son of the Brighton family and Arthur's younger brother.
Click here to see him in the manga
Click here to see him in the sequel manga, 20 years later
- Adaptational Hairstyle Change: In the sequel manga, he doesn't have curly hair and broad shoulders. Though to be fair, it takes place twenty years after the end of the second series, so it's natural that his physique would change.
- Animals Hate Him: Alexandra allows Lynn and Arthur to ride her, but rejects Edward from doing so. Somehow, he manages to ride her when trying to to stop Lynn from returning to Japan.
- Babies Ever After: In the sequel manga, Lynn and Edward have twin children, George and Diana. They are the spitting image of their parents, and the plot revolves around them visiting Japan for a short while to learn of their Japanese heritage.
- Big Brother Worship: He thibks Arthur is the coolest person he's ever met and wants to be an equestrian just like him, even if it's obvious he's not fit for the sport.
- Bratty Half-Pint: He tends to act high and mighty at times, and often speaks in a way not befitting to a boy from the House of Earls of Brighton.
- Butt-Monkey: In the first few episodes. He made his debut by being thrown off Alexandra's back, he's often ill-tempered and runs his mouth, and the girl he likes doesn't realize he likes her and likes his sibling. He changes in the next episodes.
- Dub Name Change: Edward was called Eduardo in the Spanish dub.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's rude and hot tempered, but has a good heart and is protective over Lynn.
- Hey, You!: Edward calls Lynn a "shrimp" more often than not, since she's so small.
- Love Makes You Stupid: In an attempt to impress Lynn, Edward trains so much he ends up straining his muscles and needing to go to the hospital. Arthur is impressed, but tells him to take it slow next time.
- Oblivious to Love: He has no idea of Vivian's feelings for him, and only has eyes for Lynn.
- Silver Spoon Troublemaker: Downplayed. He isn't a full-on brat, but he can be rude at times and takes Alexandra out without Arthur's permission (which the horse reacts to with anger and by tossing him off her).
- Wearing a Flag on Your Head: Sometimes he wears a plain white shirt with a Union Jack on it.
Mothers
Mrs. Brighton
Mrs. Brighton
Voiced by: Unknown (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (European Spanish), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)
The mother of Edward and Arthur.
- Cool Old Lady: Arthur, Edward, Lynn and Sarah view her as this because she's an absolute ace at playing the piano.
- Good Parents: Arthur and Edward adore her and are happy when they spend time with her.
- Ojou: Goes without saying as the Brightons are of noble blood.
- Proper Lady: She is everything Lynn strives to be, a beautiful, courageous and kind lady with a compassionate heart.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: When Madeleine punishes Lynn for alleged misbehaviour, Mrs. Brighton goes to the Marble Mansion and tries to reason with her.
Other
Alexandra
Alexandra
Arthur's horse.
Click here to see her in the manga
- Cool Horse: Lynn thinks she's amazing, and bonds with Arthur over their shared love for her. She also rescues an out-cold Lynn in the middle of the blistering winters by leading Edward and Arthur to her.
- Only the Chosen May Ride: If you're Arthur, Lynn or Sarah? Sure. If you're Edward? Nope, and she'll throw you off her back for trying.
- White Stallion: She has a white furcoat and a blonde mane.
Montgomery Family
As a whole
- Amazing Technicolor Hair: Jeanne's hair is purple. Her, her daughter and Vivian are the only characters in the anime with this hair colour. Oddly, Isabelle lacks this hair colour.
- Canon Foreigner: They weren't present in the manga.
- French Jerk: Not Isabelle, but Jeanne and Sophie. Jeanne is an Abusive Mom who manipulates people to her whims, and Sophie, wanting her approval, goes along with it. She acts sweet and cute on the outside, but quickly establishes herself as a bitch when she repeatedly breaks objects around the manor and sabotages Lynn, all in an attempt to make her look bad in front of Isabelle.
- Token Good Teammate: Countess Isabelle is the only one of them who's kind-hearted and a gentle soul to Lynn.
Aunts
Countess Isabelle Montgomery
Countess Isabelle Montgomery
Voiced by: Reiko Muto (Japanese), Renée Régnard (French), Marinella Armagni (Italian), Unknown (European Spanish), Reem Saadeh (Arabic), Jing M. Lanzona (Tagalog)
A distant aunt of Lynn's, who she lives with after George loses the Marble Mansion.
Click here to see her in her youth
- Cool Aunt: She is admired by Lynn for being a sweet, understanding old lady who's nothing like her racist brother, the Duke. She eagerly hugs Lynn whenever they're together, and Lynn expresses concern for her failing health.
- Cool Old Lady: Countess Isabelle Montgomery is the mother that Lynn never had. She cares for her and treats her like she's her daughter.
- Ill Girl: Due to her age, she has an illness, and Lynn is shocked with worry when she sees her collapse.
- Racist Grandma: Inverted. When the Russells visit the Duke's castle and he refuses to look at Lynn as his grandchild, Isabelle warms up to her, charmed by Lynn's innocence, and acts kindly to her. She does her best to get the Duke to accept her, but isn't successful.
Children
Sophie Montgomery
Sophie Montgomery
Voiced by: Yuko Mita (Japanese), Isabelle Gantz (French), Marcella Silvestri/Alessandra Karpoff (Italian), Unknown (European Spanish), Jumana Al-Tuwal (Arabic), Charvie Abeletes (Tagalog)
Hailing from France, Sophie is a distant niece of Countess Montgomery's late husband.
- Abusive Parents: Sophie is subject to constant emotional abuse by her mother and used as a tool for her manipulation towards Isabelle. She often calls her insults and uses a harsh voice whenever talking to her, and it's clear she doesn't love her like a proper mother should.
- Animal Companion: Sophie has a pet squirrel named Leonard. He functions as her Morality Chain and encourages her to break away from her abusive mom's influence.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She pretends to be sweet and naive on the outside, but actually wants to disgrace Lynn (as per the Countess' orders) to get her hands on her inheritance. Thankfully, she befriends Lynn and decides not to do it.
- Break the Cutie: Jeanne's abuse has Sophie constantly on the verge of tears, or reduced to tears in some cases. She also breaks down when she tells the truth of her mother to Isabelle.
- Disappeared Dad: Her father is never seen in the anime. His disappearance is possibly why her mother is desperate to sieze the Russell's assets - she must have taken a huge hit financially after the death of her husband.
- Dragon with an Agenda: While Jeanne's agenda is to make sure she secures Isabelle's inheritance, Sophie's agenda is to make sure she doesn't get sent back to Boarding School and lives happily with the Montgomeries.
- Everyone Has Standards: Despite what her mother told her, Sophie has doubts about harming Lynn because of her genial personality and openness. She even feels bad about trying to cut open one of her horse's saddles, and decides not to do it after thinking about Lynn's sweet face being kind to her.
- Gone Horribly Right: In one episode, to disqualify Lynn from the Olympic race, Sophie scares Andrews with a squirrel while the Headmaster is watching. To her surprise, Lynn manages to tame him and get him under control. The headmaster is very impressed by Lynn.
- Green and Mean: She wears a green dress and a yellow bow, and is secretly scheming against the Russells. However, she ultimately decides not to do it and becomes a friend of Lynn in the end.
- Lonely Doll Girl: Sophie often cuddles with a doll given to her by her abusive mother. At a close up, it's very cleepy and unlifelike.
- My God, What Have I Done?: In Paul's birthday episode, Sophie spends the entire party being hoity-toity to Lynn and insinuating she's dirty. Paul is finally sick of her behaviour and blurts out that he didn't want to invite her, but he did so at Lynn's request. Sophie is aghast to hear this and runs off in tears.
- Regal Ringlets: Sophie's are voluminous and coily, and held by a hair bow.
- Spanner in the Works: Mary blackmails Lynn by saying she has to withdraw from the tournament, or therwise, she'll make sure her grandfather doesn't grant George the loan needed to buy back the Marble mansion. Lynn wants to put Sarah and George's wellbeing first so she agrees. She tells this to Sophie and asks her to keep it a secret, but Sophie can't bear to see Lynn suffer in silence so she tells everyne. Edward encourages Lynn to go forward with her dreams and they all work together to expose Mary.
- Well Done Daughter Girl: Sophie has SEVERE issues with her mother Jeanne, who tries to use her as a pawn to inherit the Montgomery fortune and threatens to send her back to her boarding school in France if she doesn't play along, whereas Sophie only wants her mom's love and approval.
Mothers
Jeanne Montgomery
Jeanne Montgomery
Voiced by: Kazuko Yanaga (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (European Spanish), Unknown (Arabic), Gigi Medina (Tagalog)
Sophie's mother.
- Abusive Parents: She frequently screams at and berates her daughter, and threatens to send her back to France if she doesn't play along with her plan to usurp the Russells. Though, she later realizes that she's been horrible, and in the Grand Finale of the show, Jeanne and Sophie are seen hugging as they watch Lynn win the race.
- Beauty Is Bad: She is undeniably a gorgeous woman with a striking face and gossamer hair, just as she is undeniably an emotionally abusive mother who frequently drives her daughters to tears and blames her for the family's issues.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She presents herself as a sweet Proper Lady to Isabelle and the Russels. Her true intentions are far viler. She's a manipulative child abuser who doesn't care about her daughter. Even Madeleine never stooped that low, though she was a terrible parent in other ways.
- Expy: Of Madeleine. Both are single mothers with horrible children that antagonize Lynn. But while Sophie eventually made amends with Lynn, Mary continued to belittle and abuse her long after George broke off his engagement to Madeleine.
- Gold Digger: She seeks Lynn's inheritance, and puts up Sophia to subject her to Malicious Slander. She hoped that if Sophie disgraced Lynn in front of Isabelle, she would reject the girl and use her influence to hand over the Russell's estate to her.
- Ojou: She is very posh, dresses exquisitely, descends from a wealthy family and favours spending time with her fellow elites. She also travels by limousine, and has a valet open doors for her.
- Manipulative Bitch: Jeanne explicitly ordered Sophie to debase Lynn in front of the Russells and reacted with anger when she said she didn't want to. She used the fear Sophie had of being sent back to her French boarding school to keep her in place, and gave her further instructions on how to trick the Russells.
- My God, What Have I Done?: After Sophie cried from all the pressure and told Isabelle what was happening, Jeanne was ashamed of herself. It was to the point that she couldn't bring herself to face Sophie in person and gifted her things from afar. When Lynn and Sophie were at the stable where Andrews was born, Sophie received a beautiful mare named Florence from an anonymous gifter - it turns out this gifter was Jeanne.
- Proper Lady: On the outside, she's a very refined and polite lady. And that's where it ends, because her personality is nothing proper or ladylike.
- Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Jeanne is a unnervingly realistic depiction of an emotionally Abusive Mom. She withholds affection from her daughter, uses her as a therapist that she often takes out her anger on, and sets her up as a pawn against people she dislikes. When Sophie asks an innocent question or speaks back to her, Jeanne scolds her until she gives in. Sophie is constantly reduced to tears whenever she's thinking about her. On top of that, she's a Manipulative Bitch who knows Sophie's biggest fear is being sent back to her boading school where she'll be lonely, and threatens her with it to keep her in line.
Other
King
Sophie's pet squirrel.
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: After he saves Sophie's life, she fashions a bow out of a red ribbon and ties it around her neck.
- Adorable Fluffy Tail: As a squirrel, he has a large, pouffy striped tail.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Lynn's cats always refused to ackowledge King due to his connection with Sophie. Lynn, however, was always kind to him and once fed him some walnuts, leading him to trust her and view her as a friend.
- Cuddle Bug: Loves to rub himself against Sophie's cheek after she's revealed her sweeter side to him and Lynn.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: He has large, blue eyes that reflect his innocence and good-hearted nature.
- Parrot Pet Position: He often sits on Sophie's shoulder or her lap.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: He's a cute fluffy squirrel with big blue eyes.
- Squirrels in My Pants: Sophie sics him on Andrews, knowing the horse was heavily traumatized by squirrels in the past. He goes awry and runs out of the stable while Lynn is holding his saddle. Lynn ended up badly bruised all over, but managed to calm her.
- Token Good Teammate: He may be Sophie's pet, but he has a heart of gold. He cares for Lynn, and when he sees Sophie attempt to sabotage her, he intervenes and does his best to stop it. When Sophie falls off a cliff and is gravely injured, King, who witnessed the incident, runs to Lynn and leads her to Sophie. When Sophie leaves for France, she leaves behind King with Lynn, where he continues to perform a messenger-like role between her and her friends.
Spencer Family
As a whole
- Amazing Technicolor Hair: Vivian and her mother both have lavish, wavy, gossamer purple hair.
- Canon Foreigner: Vivian's an anime-exclusive character, though she's based on Sonoko from the manga. Her parents are also anime-original characters.
- Jerkass: Vivian is a haughty, hot-tempered Alpha Bitch with a complex need to put down Lynn, while her father is very cold and uncaring towards her.
- Nouveau Riche: Unlike the Russells, who are aristocrats, the Spencer family made their fortune very recently by investing in banks and don't have the class or dignified positions that the Russells have.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Vivian and her mother look like near-identical dolls.
Children
Vivian Spencer
Vivian Spencer
Voiced by: Maria Kawamura (Japanese), Magali Barney (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (European Spanish), Reem Saadeh (Arabic), Charmaine Cordoviz/Ayn Dangcalan (Tagalog)
A senior at Lynn's school and a member of the horse riding club.
Click here to see her in her riding outfit
Click here to see her in her ballgown
- Alpha Bitch: She starts out as one, being huaghty, aggressive and challenging to Lynn and her friends, though she softens up later.
- Bad People Abuse Animals: She abused Andrews heavily while he was in her custody and wanted to put him down when he wasn't useful for her anymore. It's to the point that merely seeing her triggers a panic attack for him.
- Beauty Is Bad: She's regarded as a very beautiful woman by many, and is often followed around by an adoring Girl Posse that view her as near-ethereal. But she's not a good person and not someone to be looked up to.]]
- Et Tu, Brute?: When Vivian fell off her horse and broke her arm, she blamed Lynn for it. However, when it was found out that it was Mary who cut the reins of her horse to stop her from winning the Lady's Crest, she was furious and gave Mary a "The Reason You Suck" Speech, and declared her friendship with Lynn.
- Expy: Of Sonoko Ichijuuin from the manga, down to the Et Tu, Brute? twist at the end. The main difference is that Sonoko was a fully Japanese student in Japan, while Vivian is a British girl from England.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Vivian is initially threatened by Lynn's friendship of her former horse Andrews (given how he was difficult to tame in spite of his great skill), and hates Lynn even more for having Edward's heart. Hence her willingness to partner up with Mary and throw her under the bus to be the center of attention again.
- Last-Minute Hookup: It's implied that she later got together with Philip Anderson, the captain of the St. Patrick Academy boys' equestrian club who tends to look at her longingly.
- Manipulative Bitch: She gets Mathilda and Phyllis to thwart Lynn from winning the Lady's Crest through various means, particularly by antaognizing Andrews. She also offers to mentor Cathy, who beats Lynn for the national qualifier, but Cathy declines.
- Rich Bitch: The Spencers are wealthy family who have a history of working in the banks, and Vivian is an Upper-Class Equestrian with a nasty attitude.
- The Rival: To Lynn, as they're both skilled equestrians that have eyes for Edward. Mary knows that Vivian is the likeliest to get the Lady's Crest, so she sets her up against Lynn. When Vivian falls off her horse and it's revealed the reins were cut, Lynn is blamed and disqualified (when it was actually Mary who did it). Edward and Arthur put two and two together and tell Vivian that Lynn is innocent. Vivian feels stupid for letting Mary use her, and tells the Principal that Lynn deserves to compete in the tournament. He allows it.
- School Idol: She's one of St. Patrick's most successful students and many believe she will win the Lady's Crest.
- Spanner in the Works: After finding out Mary's plan, she asks her father to help the Russells, and provides proof Mary sabotaged her. Mr. Spencer talks to Mr. Reynolds and tells him what happened. Disgusted by his niece, he decides to help the Russells...as long as Lynn wins the race.
- Upper-Class Equestrian: Vivian is the star student of St. Patrick's academy and a skilled equestrian. The Spencers are also an extremely well-off family.
Mothers
Mrs. Spencer
Mrs. Spencer
Voiced by: Unknown (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (European Spanish), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)
Vivian's mother.
- Gem-Encrusted: Her collar has a bright red gemstone in the middle and is held together by pearls.
- Good Parents: She visits Vivian in the hospital when she's injured and brings her a book.
Fathers
Mr. Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Voiced by: Unknown (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (European Spanish), Unknown (Arabic), Ed Belo (Tagalog)
Vivian's father, and a wealthy banker.
- Abusive Parents: He doesn't hit Vivian, but he's certainly very dismissive to her. One has to wonder if her attitude towards being the best is a result of his parenting.
- Parental Neglect: He is so preoccupied with work that he doesn't seem to care at all about Vivian's concerns. When she tells him what Mary did, he ignores her as if she's a distraction to him.
