Ophelia Demoiselle

> You have to be ready to face the truth, Birdie, even if it's going to hurt you...
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> Ophelia Demoiselle

## Ophelia Demoiselle

* Mistral
* Illyria

## Traits

### Height

5'2 (162cm) (Volume 1-3)5'5 (165cm in heels) (Volume 4-6)

## Professional Status

### Previous Affiliation

Haven AcademyBeacon Academy

Bohemia Academy of Arts

## Personal Status

### Relatives

Mario Demoiselle (Father)Estelle Demoiselle † (Mother)

Raoul La Marchand (Boyfriend)

## Media

### Music Theme

Rina Sawayama - Hold the Girl

Ophelia Miriam Demoiselle is the main character of Team OPRA's story. She is a student at Haven Academy and the leader of the titular Team OPRA alongside Pierre Navarro, Rhea La Roja and Albert Régalien. Her Weapon of Choice is Papillon, a longsword crafted from a special crystalline blade that supports a variety of dust types.

## Appearance

### Physical

Ophelia is a diminutive young woman who stands at 5'2 and weighs 110lbs. She has light, tanned brown skin with jean blue eyes and dark brown hair that is curly and measures down to her waist. Ophelia regularly ties her hair back into a low pony tail. She also has a fringe with a small triangle-shaped tuft in the middle and two parts on either side that then become little flicks under her eyes.

### Attire

Ophelia's original attire consists of a sleeveless pearl white, pinstriped blouse with frills from her collar with three blue buttons in the middle of them. This is tucked into a pair of lilac purple high-wasted shorts that has an ankle-length tiered bustle. Ophelia also wears a pair of dark purple flats.

### Haven Academy Uniform

During her time at Haven Academy, Ophelia wore the standard women's uniform. Haven's school uniform consists of a black jacket with a light gray outline around the edges, a white undershirt and a white band around the student's left arm. The female outfit consists of a gray and black checkered skirt. Being the leader of Team OPRA, Ophelia wears the designated pin on the lapel of her jacket. She then wears a pair of dark tights with black Mary-Jane shoes on her feet.

### Pyjamas

On the night before the Haven Academy entrance exam, Ophelia is shown to wear pyjamas when the freshmen student body sleep over in the gymnasium. Ophelia's pyjamas consists of a cream, knee-length night gown with a dark purple ribbon that sits on Ophelia's waistline.

### Alternate Attire - Lady in Waiting

During their investigation into the Vedova Syndicate, Ophelia goes undercover to the Fox's Den Cabaret Club. Her attire, codenamed 'Lady in Waiting', has Ophelia wear a cream short-sleeved button up shirt with a blue ribbon tied into a bow tucked into a lilac pinafore skirt with gold buttons down the center. Over that Ophelia wears a brown bomber-style jacket with various patches over it. On her feet Ophelia wears a pair of violet, 3 inch Mary-Jane shoes. Ophelia also braids her hair into a single low braid across her back that is tied with a pink ribbon.

### Post Time Skip Attire - Primadonna

After the Fall of Beacon, Ophelia and her team alongside team CRTN return to Illyria and become employed under the army as a 'trainee unit' of huntsmen. During this, Ophelia wears a new outfit that consists of a cream long sleeved button up shirt tucked into an a-line lilac purple skirt that measures to just below her knees. Over that Ophelia wears a similar-length pinstriped vest-dress that features two rectangular cuts down the front that are purple. Ophelia then secures this with a thin brown leather belt across her waist. Ophelia then wears a silver chest plate with two upper arm pauldrons. Ophelia also attaches a cloak to her chest plate. Finally on her legs Ophelia wears a pair of dark tights, a pair of woollen cream socks, then a pair of brown 3 inch, lace up heel-boots.

## Personality

At the beginning of the story, Ophelia is shown to be a quiet but incredibly kind and gentle young girl. During her time at Haven Academy she struggled as a shy and timid individual who didn't believe in her own skills as a leader or performer, as evident in how she left strategies to other team mates. Despite this, Ophelia eventually blossoms into a much more confident woman by the 40th Vytal Festival.

Ophelia is also shown to be an incredibly trusting individual as shown with people such as Gertrud Festeni and Mai Pembe. She is a woman who sees the best in others and often gives second chances. While this was used against her by people such as Mai, this side of Ophelia allows her to be a trustworthy individual in return, as evident in how Gertrud confides in her to stop the Merry Murderesses.

Ophelia is also a woman with a chivalrous and noble outlook on life, leading to her being rather naive and viewing the world as a fairy tale of sorts. Upon taking up the mantle of being a huntress like her mother, Estelle, Ophelia vows to protect innocent people in a world such as Remnant and continue the legacy of her deceased mother. Because of this she is shown to have a black and white outlook on life, something that is eventually changed upon the revelation of Pierre's past. In battle, Ophelia is incredibly persistent in her fighting and will do what it takes to keep others safe.

In correlation with this, Ophelia looks up to her mother greatly and views her as an incredibly inspirational and strong woman. This has caused her to often compare her skills to her own and not see herself as her own individual with different skills and flaws to her mother.

After the collapse of Beacon Academy, Ophelia is shown to be deeply affected by the events that had occurred. She is shown to suffer from a form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which causes her to take on more and more responsibilities as an unhealthy coping mechanism. This choice also leads to her become indecisive between being a performer and being a huntress. Ultimately this forms a rift between her and the rest of her team, causing a temporarily disbanding of Team OPRA, which in turn causes her to attempt suicide. Despite this set back, Ophelia is shown to recover from her incident quickly, perhaps on a basis of pressure from other people to return to the opera and resume her duties.

During the events of volume 4, Ophelia begins to grow a sense of autonomy and independence. She is shown to become sure in her desire to be a huntress, even going so far as to tell Raoul her understanding if he did not love her anymore for it. Ophelia also further becomes damaged by the events of the final confrontation with Erik in his lair, especially considering that he has an unknown connection with her deceased mother, something that causes her to question her views on her. In the aftermath of these events, Ophelia begins to grow more curious into the history of her mother, and which also causes her to become more angry at people keeping secrets from her. This ultimately culminates in her outburst at Rhea after the latter's revelation of her status with the Rose Pirates. Despite this, Ophelia is still aware of when she can take things to far, as seen with her forgiving Rhea to keeping such a secret.

## Background

Born on the island of Illyria off the coast of southeast Sannas, Ophelia Demoiselle was born the only child to the humble carpenter and violinist Mario Demoiselle and the noble huntress Estelle Demoiselle. However, Estelle would mysteriously be killed 3 months after her daughter was born and leaving Mario to raise the child by himself. Despite growing up in the lower class of Illyria, Mario made by while raising his daughter with the help of his deceased wife's closest friend Evangeline Lambert, who would later be named Ophelia's Godmother.

Growing up, Ophelia had a natural talent for singing and dancing. It was then at the age of 8, alongside her god-sister and childhood best friend Margaret 'Meg' Lambert, that she would join her first professional Opera production. It was at this production that Ophelia would meet the so called ‘Angel of Music.’ She had heard of him before, from the stories her father would tell her about an angel of music descending onto young girls with the purest of souls to teach them how to sing perfectly. At the age of 8, Ophelia was taken in by this angel of music, who would tutor her to become the best and brightest singer in Illyria. However, Ophelia would never exactly remember returning from her tutor after their lessons, only waking up in her bed in the morning after.

At this age Ophelia would also meet a young boy named Raoul, the son of to a wealthy mercantile family. While out on a trip to the docks of Illyria, Ophelia's scarf would be blown from her shoulders and into the cold waters below. Before anyone could do anything however, Raoul recklessly leaped into the water to retrieve it. Ophelia could not help but laugh as the boy extended his hand with the drenched scarf out, clearly smitten for her. However, Raoul would later move away due to his father's occupation relocating him to Atlas.

Over the course of her childhood, Ophelia not only became a more talented as a performer thanks to the Angel of Music, but also developed more and more of a curiosity for her late mother. At the age of 11 was when she discovered her mother’s life as a huntress. Thrilled by the idea of protecting and becoming a warrior for good, Ophelia pleaded for Mario to let her become a huntress just like her mom was. Though the initial response was a heartfelt no, Ophelia’s god-mother, Evette Grande-Fee, noticed the odd sudden desire in Ophelia that was once similar to Estelle's and managed to convince Mario to let Ophelia follow her mother’s footsteps.

Though balancing the life of performing and huntress training was difficult, Ophelia managed to weigh both equally and lead a new life. At the age of 12, she had been placed under the guidance of a man known as Xerxes. Before her training began, Ophelia was gifted Estelle’s former weapon, Papillon.

The training with Xerxes was proven difficult and often harsh, but over time, Ophelia managed to pull through, going so far as to combine her knowledge of dance into her fighting technique. With his help, Ophelia would unlock her semblance at 13, which was one almost identical to her Mothers. Eventually Ophelia also began to break through the cold exterior that Xerxes showed and learned that he was a pupil under her when she was employed under the knights of Illyria. This brought an entirely different perspective about Xerxes to Ophelia. The coldness he showed to her was actually grief for a woman he so dearly admired. Slowly, the two began to bond over their mutual admiration for Estelle.

As well as pushing herself to a peak physical condition, Xerxes' training had also affected the way that Ophelia would perform and sing. Despite her talent bringing her praise and admiration from the public, Ophelia always kept herself regulated to the Corps de Ballet.

Through the next three years, Ophelia slowly built her skills, and, to further her training as a huntress, would enrol and become accepted into Haven Academy in Mistral. Despite being far far away from her Family, friends, Ophelia knew that this was a key to becoming what she was meant to be, and with her sword and the Angel by her side, Ophelia set off to honour the legacy of her mother and protect the world she cares so much about.

## Abilities and Powers

Ophelia is shown to be a proficient sword fighter at the start of the story. She heavily incorporates lightweight, dance-like movements that mimic ballet into her style of fighting. Through Papillon's Quartz Dust blade, Ophelia's use of dust is elevated to a state above other weapons thanks to the amplification of dust that her sword can use. Because of this, she heavily incorporates dust into her style of combat. Being an Illyrian, Ophelia has sworn an oath against killing human enemies, thus meaning she prioritises incapacitating them and leaving authorities to handle the necessary judgement. Ophelia naturally has a higher aura reserve than that of her teammates, allowing her greater stamina in fights and a prolonged use of her semblance which allows her to evade and distract enemies.

### Weakness

Ophelia's weaknesses can be detrimental to her combat ability. Despite having a decent aura pool, Ophelia's diminutive size and physicality allows for her enemies to be able to take out large quantities of it with enough power in their attacks. This has lead to Ophelia having her aura be broken quickly and receive various injuries. Ophelia also suffers from almost a complete lack of hand-to-hand combat, which has let opponents expose it and overpower her. However through training with Albert Régalien, Ophelia's hand to hand capabilities have improved somewhat, being able to disarm and take down opponents such as Beryl Alabaster during the Vytal Tournament.

### Weapon

Ophelia's weapon is called *Papillon*. It is the *Quartz Dust Long Sword (QDLS)*. It is a long sword with one side that has one cross guard and the other side has a knuckle guard from a rapier. On top of the knuckle guard is the 5-chamber dust rotary system that channels dust into the blade of the sword. The blade is made from a clear see-through durable quartz dust that channels dust from the rotary system on the side. Papillon does have a sheath, but Ophelia uses it when her weapon is in storage and for travelling. Papillon mostly uses Fire, Ice, Plant, Gravity and Electricity dust.

After the fall of Beacon and during the two month time skip in the OPRA story, Ophelia collaborates with Albert and changes the hilt of Papillon to a more traditional longsword-like hilt. Papillon now supports singular dust cells that Ophelia uses by pulling down the pommel and revealing a slot for dust cells to be inserted.

The weapon itself is an enigma. It has no manufacturing signature on it, and the blade is made from the incredibly rare material *Quartz Dust,* which allows it to conduct several types of elemental dust through the blade more efficiently than normal weapons can. The downside to Papillon's quartz dust blade is that it cannot conduct Hard Light dust, which will become 'unstable' when attempted.

### Semblance

Ophelia’s semblance is called Flutter*.* Sharing the semblance with her mother, Flutter allows for Ophelia to transform into a swarm of aura-butterflies. This allows for Ophelia to cross long distances, as well as evade attacks and confuse enemies. The downside of Flutter is that the longer that Ophelia retains this form, the more aura will be consumed. Ophelia can currently travel 100 meters in this form Ophelia can also be affected by the elements of nature in this state, especially gusts of wind blowing her off course.

During the two months of intense training with the Knights of Illyria, Ophelia begins to hone and develop her semblance further. She can travel further in her swarm state as evident with chasing the Amarillo family thug through the woods for about 150 meters.

## Relationships

### Team OPRA

* **Pierre Navarro:** Ophelia and Pierre are shown to have an incredibly positive relationship since their first meeting and quickly develop a strong partnership. Despite initially being unaware of his true intentions, Ophelia is shown to want what is best for Pierre and is willing to help out when necessary. She is shown to sympathise with his struggle growing up and admires Pierre's persistence to help others. When it was revealed Pierre's intentions, Ophelia was shown to feel betrayed that he would commit an act like murder and this strained their relationship*.* But eventually, thanks to Harold Mulberry's help. Ophelia realises that Pierre shouldn't be defined by this action and learns to forgive him for his crime, further strengthening their bond and allowing them to put further trust in one another.
* **Rhea La Roja:** Ophelia and Rhea are shown to have a big sister and little sister dynamic. While Rhea is often shown to get a kick out of teasing and jesting Ophelia to fluster her, the two deeply care for one another. Ophelia feels that she can trust Rhea enough to delegate her as the team strategist and respects her as a fighter and strategist. By the events of volume 4 however, it is shown that there has been some strain put onto their relationship by the fall and Erik's reign of terror.
* **Albert Régalien:** Despite their awkward first interactions, Ophelia and Albert are shown to quickly form a deep friendship during their time at Haven Academy. Albert's determination and friendliness resonated with Ophelia immediately, able to confide in him as a friend and older-brother figure of sorts. Because of this she has found that his effort to teach her at least a basic level of hand to hand is because of Albert's desire to keep Ophelia safe.

### Team CRTN

* **Edwin Cobalt:** Edwin was Ophelia's first friend upon her arrival to Haven. Through this she is shown to hold a deep fondness for Edwin and sees him as a close friend she can confide in. The two have bonded on their delegated positions as leader despite not believing in their own leadership qualities.
* **Rosi Aimé:** Rosi and Ophelia are shown to have a positive relationship. Ophelia is shown sympathises with Rosi's issues with the world as a faunus, being taught that an open ear and compassion can mean a lot to your friends. After the battle of Beacon and her injury however, Ophelia begins to feel she is in debt to Rosi for saving her life.
* **Tanner Ackerman:** Ophelia and Tanner were shown not to get along initially as shown during their first meeting during the Assembly at Haven Academy. Despite not being shown interacting much, the two began to form somewhat of a more positive aquantance evident in the Beacon Ball. After the events of volume 3, their relationship begins to wane because of Mai' Pembe's betrayal. Ophelia becomes bitter and disdained at the thought of Tanner going after someone who betrayed everyone like Mai did.
* **Conrad 'Birdie' Nigellus:** Despite not being shown to have many interactions, Ophelia and Birdie have a somewhat positive relationship. While she and Birdie remain good friends, she is shown to become exasperated over his arrogant desires to find love, as evident in him and Albert trying to find dates in Volume 2.

### Others

* **Mario Demoiselle:** Ophelia and Mario are shown to have a close and healthy relationship as the only remaining blood relatives. Ophelia is shown to deeply love Mario and all that he tries to do for her despite him coming off as overbearing or coddling her. Ophelia is constantly comforted by Mario and the latter is a devoted ally to her during the events of volume 4 when her team leave her. Ophelia is shown to always take her father's words to account the most and follows his advice soundly in life.
* **Raoul La Marchand:** Raoul and Ophelia are shown to have a deeply romantic connection since they were children, something that culminates in their engagement in Volume 4. At first, Raoul had a desire to protect Ophelia, something she was against because of his lack of combat abilities. The two are shown to be devoted to each other and vow to equally try and protect each other. Despite what others may think, deep down Ophelia knows she truely does love Raoul. Despite Ophelia hiding her status as a Huntress from Raoul, the two see each others as equals. Even after temporarily ending their engagement to focus on herself, Ophelia still remains devoted to Raoul, which was further strengthened by them both surviving their confrontation with Erik in "The Point of No Return."
* **Evangeline Lambert:** Despite not having a biological mother, Ophelia is shown to have a healthy mother-daughter like relationship with Evangeline. Despite her sterness, Evangeline is shown to care deeply about Ophelia and her safety. When acting as a liaison for the Phantom, it is clear that Evangeline has the interest of Ophelia over than the will of the Phantom. However after the events of volume 4, Ophelia believes that along with the other adults in her life, Evangeline has answers to her questions.
* **Meg Lambert:** Ophelia and Meg are shown to be incredibly close in their statuses as childhood best friends. Upon her return to Illyria, Ophelia is shown to be constantly comforted and around Meg. Despite believing that she abandoned her for the life of a huntress, Ophelia and Meg continue to be close friends like they were as children.
* **Xerxes Jayazeri:** Ophelia and Xerxes have an incredibly close bond thanks in part to their relationship with Ophelia's mother Estelle. Despite initially think Xerxes was cold and brutal in his training, Ophelia was able to bond with him thanks to the stories he would tell about her mother. The two's relationship slowly progressed into one of a close mentor-mentee dynamic. Unlike her father, Ophelia knows that Xerxes is still struggling with the grief of Estelle's death and after the events of Volume 4, Ophelia becomes certain Xerxes is the best source of answers to all her questions about her Mother's past and who Erik is.
* **Estelle Demoiselle:** Ophelia is shown to look up to her mother as a hero despite the mystery surrounding her life to a point where she followed in her footsteps as a huntress. Despite never truely knowing her mother before her death, Ophelia speaks highly of her mother and her accomplishments as a huntress, often going so far as to compare herself to her mother and worry if she is living up to the legacy that Estelle left behind. Ophelia is shown to feel responsible for keeping her mother's legacy continuing after her death, which in turn fuels her persistence to live and protect others. However, after the events of Volume 4, Ophelia begins to learn that there is more to her mother than others let out, especially in regards to her relationship with The Phantom.
* **The Angel of Music:** At the start of Team OPRA's story, Ophelia is shown to be heavily devoted to the so called 'Angel of Music' that has been a mysterious figure in her life since childhood. Despite him seeming more like a figment of her imagination, Ophelia staunchly believes in his existence which has caused mixed reactions from those around her. However, during the events of Volume 4, Ophelia's relationship with her angel begins to warp and change upon her return to the Illyrian opera. While initially one of love and devotion, the Angel begins to become more and more obsessed until his true, disturbing intentions with her begin to surface.
* **Erik:** When it is revealed the true intentions of which 'The Phantom' has with Ophelia, she begins to show a bitter hatred and fear for him. As he devolves into senseless violence and murdering of innocence for her 'sake', she is shown to rebel against him and soon leave his presence entirely, believing that a life with him would be worse than dying itself. Despite this, Ophelia also shows an air of curiosity to The Phantom, particularly how he would know her mother's name. While the Phantom may be gone, Ophelia is now left with an innate desire to figure out who The Phantom is.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Ophelia alludes to Christine Daae from the musical *The Phantom of the Opera* written by Andrew Lloyd Webber which is based on the 1910 novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux.
	+ Both are skilled performers trained in opera and ballet.
	+ Both are the daughters of skilled violinists.
	+ Volume 4 is a retelling of the story of Phantom of the Opera.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Ophelia shares her name with the Ophelia Rose. The Ophelia Rose is a type of climbing flower from the Rose family that is light pink in colour.
* Ophelia's Jewish name is Miriam, which is a Hebrew woman's name that means 'Of the Bitter Sea'.
* Her surname is the French word for 'Damsel'.

### Miscellaneous

* In an Reddit AMA, show Lorekeeper Eddy Rivas stated that religions from the real world such as Buddhism and Jehovah's Witnesses exist in Remnant. While this is not regarded as canon within the lore of the show, it is canon in OPRA's universe and therefore gives credibility to Ophelia being Jewish.
* Ophelia's zodiac sign is Virgo.
* Ophelia is allergic to shellfish.
* Ophelia is a coloratura soprano. She can belt a High B and the highest note in her range is an E6.
* She also has a known aural phenomenon known as *Perfect Pitch*. Ophelia's sense of Perfect Pitch allows her to recite and recall notes by just hearing them.