Esther

Esther is a character in the Netflix original animated series, Castlevania: Nocturne. She was the caring and loving mother of Annette.
She was voiced by Erica Luttrell.
==History==
Esther was a slave worker of Vaublanc, the owner of a sugar plantation in Saint-Domingue who was secretly a vampire. She had a little daughter named Annette, who also helped her at the plantation, and both lived a modest life in a hut of its commune of slave families. Following the customs of her people, Esther was a bit learned in Vodou magic and had secretly protected their hut by drawing various vèvè symbols on its furniture.
Esther used to sing a lullaby to her daughter which invoked iwa, a Yoruba concept that symbolizes good character which guides a person through their life. One night of 1780, Esther was finishing bathing Annette in their hut while singing this lullaby, when Vaublanc, who was walking by, heard her and broke inside, as any kind of magical charms, dances or songs were strictly forbidden in his plantation. Vaublanc passed from threatening words to violently trash the place, discovering the various vèvès Esther had drawn. Enraged by this, he grabbed her by the throat, took her outside and killed her in front of Annette's eyes. Inadvertently to Vaublanc, this vile act would actually become the motivator that pushed Annette in wanting to become stronger and eventually fight to free her people from the system that had subjugated them for many years.
==Appearance==
Esther is a young black woman native from the Caribbean. She wears the typical peasant attire proper from the region and era. She wears a worn yellow shirt with a sleeveless white shirt underneath, a long white skirt, a blue mantle tied around her waist, and a white cloth wrapped around her head in a bonnet style.
==Personality==
Esther was a quiet but loving, caring and very protective person, especially toward her daughter, Annette. She was also very hard working, but never complained about it, and on the contrary, she always demeaned in a serene manner and liked to sing songs to her daughter. Not even under threat was she ever seen to resort to violence - only remaining brave and stoic against danger.
==Powers and abilities==
Following the customs and practices of her people, Esther was apparently a bit learned in Haitian Vodou magic, at least to the point of knowing how to draw vèvè symbols to ward her and her loved ones from evil. It is unknown to what extent she could use magic, but her daughter Annette manifested magical abilities from a young age, which she possibly inherited from her, hinting at Esther either having similar capabilities, or at least potentially being able to develop them.
==Appearances==
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===Screenshots===
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===Concept art===
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==Trivia==
*The three vèvès found in Esther's hut represent three different lwa, spirits in the African diasporic religion of Vodou:
**The depicting a fishing boat represents Agwé, ruler of the oceans.
**The depicting objects related to agriculture, like the earth, a machete and a sickle, represents Kouzen Zaka, the guardian of the fields.
**The depicting a heart pierced by two knives represents Èrzulie Dantòr, revered as a fierce and loving mother figure.
Category:Deceased Characters
Category:Female Characters
Category:Humans
Category:Witches and Wizards
Category:Nocturne Characters
Category:Nocturne Season 1 Characters