Baron Sue

"*The War Criminal of Libra―Taking the middle and killing, Baron Sue.*"

— **Baron Sue**

## Appearances

**Baron Sue** (バロン・スー, *Baron Sū*), real name **Aeron Smith** (アーロン・スミス, *Āron Sumisu*), is an antagonist of *Zodiac War*. She is the **War Criminal of Libra** (『天秤(てんびん)』の戦犯(せんぱん), *"Tenbin" no Senpan*), part of the war criminals of the twelve western zodiac signs.

## Personality

Baron Sue appears to be magnanimous to the point of absurdity, willing to forgive absolutely any crime or transgression. Even after her official dismissal, she still continues to consider herself an arbiter, calling herself "justice". Like all the other war criminals, she hates war, so much so that she is willing to give her own life to eradicate it, regardless of the battle's outcome. Despite being female, she both dresses and speaks in a masculine fashion.

### Relationships

#### Tatsumi Brothers

The Tatsumi brothers are two of the twelve warriors, whom Baron Sue served as a judge for during their trial. She appears to have developed a past friendship with them after aquitting them, going out of her way to warn the two about the following Zodiac War and even offering to let them join her side, though the other war criminals don't allow this. According to Double Mind, her feelings of friendship towards the two brothers are genuine.

## Appearance

Baron Sue is a beautiful tall and slim woman with thin slanted eyes and short, straight light brown hair parted to the right, covering her right eye. She is shown wearing an outfit reminiscent of an old French military uniform, consisting of a dark blue waistcoat over a white shirt with a white cravat tied around the collar, a red cloth tied around the waist, white trousers and long black boots. Additionally, she has a red sash with a golden ornate pattern draped over her body, and wears a long red mantle with golden epaulettes over her garments. The inside of the mantle is blue and features a golden star pattern.

## Background

Baron Sue was a judge who mainly presided over cases involving war criminals. However, she built a reputation for always giving an innocent verdict, no matter the case. She was notorious for accepting all manner of backroom deals in order to reconcile plaintiffs and defendants, and taking any means necessary to forgive crime, even assassination. One of the defendants that she acquitted were the Tatsumi brothers, in a trial that went down in history as a terrible precedent. Eventually, her string of irresponsible acquittals was cut short, and in her fifth year of serving as chief justice of the Supreme Court, she herself was sued, and nobody was willing to defend her, as even the many defendants she'd set free found her stance of total forgiveness to be wrong. As a result, she was charged with contempt of court and stripped of her post. For unknown reasons, she always dresses in masculine clothing despite being female..

## Abilities & Equipment

* **Counterweight** (分銅(ふんどう), *Fundō*)**:** Baron Sue's weapon.

 Attributes:

A giant variant of a weight used for scales, which Baron Sue carries around as both a weapon and a symbol of the scale, representing her pride in being a "judge" and "forgiver". Even so, she reportedly thinks it was a mistake to choose this as a weapon because of its immense weight. It was said to be capable of completely crushing Sharyuu's head if it managed to hit her.

## Appellations

* Others for Baron Sue
* Baron Sue for Others

## Quotes

"The War Criminal of Libra―Taking the middle and killing, Baron Sue."
「『天秤(てんびん)』の戦犯(せんぱん)――『間(あいだ)を取(と)って殺(ころ)す』バロン・スー」, *"'Tenbin' no Senpan―'Aida wo Totte Korosu' Baron Sū"*
—Baron Sue's self-introduction, *Zodiac War Vs. Zodiac War*, *Seventh Battle*

"I wish for punishment."
「罰(ばつ)が欲(ほ)しい」, *"Batsu ga hoshii"*
—Baron Sue's wish

"I'll say this because I consider you guys to be close friends. Tatsumi brothers―the twelfth Zodiac War will not be held the way you want it to."
「俺(おれ)はきみ達(たち)のことを親友(しんゆう)だと思(おも)っているから言(い)うよ。断罪兄弟(たつみきょうだい)――第十二回十二大戦(だいじゅうにかいじゅうにたいせん)はきみ達(たち)の望(のぞ)んでいるような形(かたち)では開催(かいさい)されない」, *"Ore wa kimi-tachi no koto wo shinyū da to omotteiru kara iu yo. Tatsumi kyōdai―dai jūni kai jūni taisen wa kimi-tachi no nozondeiru youna katachi de wa kaisaisarenai."*
—Baron Sue's warning to the Tatsumi brothers, *Zodiac War Vs. Zodiac War*, *Third Battle*

"Well then, if there are no complaints on either side, though I am unworthy, I will act as an intermediary. Because I consider myself to be justice."
「では、どちらも不満(ふまん)がないようなら、不肖(ふしょう)、この俺(おれ)が間(あいだ)に入(はい)らせてもらおう。俺(おれ)は俺(おれ)のことを、正義(せいぎ)だと思(おも)っているから」, *"Dewa, dochira mo fuman ga nai yō nara, fushō, kono ore ga aida ni hairasetemoraō. Ore wa ore no koto wo, seigi da to omotteiru kara."*
—Baron Sue's speech during the negotiations (under Friend Sheep's control), *Zodiac War Vs. Zodiac War*, *Seventh Battle*

"If only war didn't exist."
「戦争(せんそう)さえなければ」, *"Sensō sae nakereba."*
—Baron Sue's true wish, *Zodiac War Vs. Zodiac War*, *Final Battle*

## Trivia

* The pronunciation of Baron Sue's name is phonetically similar to the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "balance" (バランス, *Baransu*).
* The "Sue" in Baron Sue points to the legal act of suing, a nod to her former profession of judge.
* The title of the chapter dedicated to Baron Sue, *Seventh Battle: To Want it Both Ways*, translated literally from Japanese is "to hang both scales", pointing to the Japanese word for Libra, literally meaning "scales".

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Zodiac War Vs. Zodiac War*, *Third Battle: Distinguished Beyond Compare*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Zodiac War Vs. Zodiac War*, *Seventh Battle: To Want it Both Ways*
3. ↑ *Zodiac War Vs. Zodiac War*, *Final Battle: Fish Will Not Live in Water That Is Too Clean*