Carrossea Doon

**Carrossea Doon (カロッスア・ドゥーン, *Karossua Dōn*)** is a main character in the Madlax anime series. He is a charming, mysterious, fearless and capable man. He is affiliated with Bookwald Industries and the criminal organization Enfant, and he is also involved with the Gazth-Sonika government.

Like Friday Monday, he seeks to gather the three holy books together, though his reasons are different.

## **History and character resolution**

At first, **Carrossea** is mysterious, and even well into the series, it’s difficult to say whose side he’s on or what his exact motivations are. The first thing we learn about him is that he is a high-ranking employee of Bookwald Industries. It’s also clear early on that he’s involved with the Gazth-Sonika government. By episode 4, we discover he is also an Enfant agent. In episode 8, Carossur is revealed to be the new Military Commander of Gazth-Sonika, replacing the late Gwen McNicole. In episode 11, the enigmatic man starts to feed false information to his boss, Friday Monday, and/or neglecting to tell the truth. He does this protect Vanessa Rene and Margaret Burton from being killed by Enfant.

In episode 13, he introduces himself to Margaret Burton, and manages to briefly get his hands on the Secondary. Like Friday Monday, he wants possession of the holy books. However, his reason is different. He wants to recover his lost past. Like Margaret and Madlax, Carrossea is missing his memories from before twelve years ago, and doesn’t know about his past.

He lays low for a while until, in episode 19, he betrays Friday and steals the Firstary. From then on it becomes clear he is cooperating with Margaret to use the three holy books and find out what happened twelve years ago.

Based on a flashback, we know Carrossea Doon was taken in by Friday Monday when he was a teenager, and trained to be one of Enfant’s best agents. In episode 21, his past from before that time is fully revealed. Originally, he was a yellow-haired boy of about twelve years named Poupee. He was on the plane that got caught in the supernatural-storm when Friday Monday opened the doors to the other world. Together with five years old Margaret, the only other plane crash survivor, Poupee tried to survive in the middle of a war-zone. He was killed when he protected her from a stray bullet. Then the existence known as Carrossea Doon was born: a spirit made of Poupee’s strong will to live, with a body created by the magical powers of The Other World while the doors were still open.

Special existences like this are doomed to die when they realize what they truly are. Thus, Carrossea Doon ceases to exist after episode 21. Just before he dies, he confesses that he was in love with Margaret.

## **Personality**

Carrossea Doon is a thoughtful, cautious, clever, and intelligent person who also commands a good deal of charisma. He is able to handle a lot of pressure, being involved with Bookwald Industries, Enfant and the Gazth-Sonika Government at the same time. He doesn't shows signs of fear, even when Madlax points a gun at him. When he wants something, Carrossea is the kind of person who gets it regardless of obstacles, and using any means necessary.

Some would say he is extremely cold-hearted, because he plans, lies and kills to achieve his own goals, and because he goes along with Enfant’s plan to continue the pointless civil war. However, there is also evidence that he has the capacity to love others. Though his relationship with Limelda Jorg seems to be only a sexual relationship, Carrossea’s love for Margaret seems more like real caring and devotion. He also has protected Vanessa Rene more than once.

## **Relationships**

* Subordinate to Friday Monday in the criminal organization Enfant.
* Lover to Limelda Jorg.
* Acquaintance/friend of Margaret Burton starting episode 13.
* The Persona of Poupee, as revealed in episode 21.

## **Name origin**

There are multiple means for Carrossea Doon's name in both Japanese and English translations:

* On the Japanese Romaji side, The word '**Don**' in Italian means boss. So the leader of a mafia gang, being Enfant, came to be known as a don.
* On the English side, there is a large tree in Sri Lanka of the family Dipterocarpaceae called the doon (Doona Zeylanica) that yields a colorless varnish resin and wood that is very durable.