Suzanna

**Suzanna Winchester** is the sole daughter of the Winchester Family, a renowned fencing celebrity, and a friend of Prince Lance. Her first appearance is in Episode 44.

## Appearance

Suzanna has a pale complexion, grayish-blue eyes, and a beauty mark on her right brow bone. Her hair is baby blue, and she ties in two bunches hanging off her shoulders, while her forelocks and the locks on the sides of her head are curled. Suzanna typically wears a white button-up cardigan lined in gold with a blue 'Winchester' crest on her right breast, over a dress and either gold heels or blue sneakers depending on the occasion. Lopsided on her head, she wears a large dark teal bow with three blue petals, decorated with two feathers and a leaf, as well as oval-shaped gold earrings.

Suzanna's military uniform consists of a gray tank top, green plaid pants under a belt, black boots, two gray wristbands, and a pair of dog tags around her neck.

## Personality

Suzanna is haughty, prideful and *competent,* coming from a line of prestigious fencers. She is very confident in her abilities, her pride playing a role in her momentary downfall- ever since then, she holds even more of a grudge towards Lorena because of that and Lance. In a fight, Suzanna relies heavily on rules to succeed and is at a disadvantage without them. Judging by her elaborate hairstyle and stylish outfits, she may somewhat care about her appearance. The combination of her fencing talent, familial influence, and either being despised or adored by the public, may have greatly contributed to Suzanna's ego. Actions like Lance saving her or Lorena getting close to beating her in a fight seem to have a big impact on Suzanna, as she doesn't really seem to do friends, or even associate with any other people.

## History

Suzanna describes herself as the 'gorgeous, gifted daughter of one of the most internationally renowned fencing families'. She attends the Plaid Kingdom Fencing Academy for the Gifted and/or Wealthy, where she claims all the girls wanted to beat her and all the guys wanted to be with her. One day while going home, she was attacked by her classmate, who was sick of her attitude. Prince Lance then appeared and saved her from her attacker - completely accidentally, as he was angry the man had stomped on his last chip. Lance barely seemed interested in her, and due to this fact, Suzanna instantly fell in love with him.

Suzanna attended Prince Lance's birthday party to meet him once again, but saw he now had a fiancé, Princess Lorena. Angered at Lorena's unintentional disrespect of her family name, Suzanna challenged her to a fencing match - however, Lorena used extremely strange techniques, due to her extensive training in combat and military strategy, and somehow managed to tie with her at 4-4. Despite this, in the final round, Suzanna still beat Lorena by swatting her with her blade while she was idle.

Suzanna came to Gwendolyn's Dinner Party so she could ride up with Lance. However, she got stuck sitting with Queen Isolde and Antoinette the whole ride, which disappointed her. At the party, Lorena asked Suzanna to sneak off somewhere with her. They ended up in her fencing room, where Suzanna was confused as to why they were there. Lorena explained that her final project for Miss Agatha's class was on the art of defense, and she wanted Suzanna to teach her on it. She also told Suzanna that her dad and Lance didn't seem to think she could fight in wars or command a military, so she wanted to prove she could, both to them and herself. Suzanna told her that she would never be able to unless she had the experience of defending everything precious to her by people who wanted to take it and bring her down, and she offered to be that person. Lorena gave Lance a kiss on the cheek at the end of the party, mortifying Suzanna, as her attempt to steal Lance away from Lorena had only helped them get even closer. At the 124th Annual Artgyle Festival, Suzanna spied on Lance and Lorena together, seeming to truly regret helping her.

A few weeks before the Bippity Bop Gala, something happened that would change Suzanna's life, as well as her strategy to take Lorena down. One day, outside of the fencing club, a military recruiter spotted her "eyes of a champion". She was enlisted into the Plaid Kingdom military, and quit fencing due to this. She began non-stop boot camps and training missions, and was even selected to join a fast-track program into an elite operations special task force.

Suzanna wore her military uniform as a costume for the gala. Her first appearance there was in Episode 125, where she talked to the leader of Blaine’s Fan Club about their individual tactics to take their rivals down - specifically how she herself had realized that she had been thinking too narrowly. Suzanna then approached Lorena and Lance while they were dancing. Lorena ran towards her and complimented her on her outfit, ssuming it was a costume. She whacked Lorena on the back and told them the story of how she had joined the Plaid military, as well as the fact that she quit fencing. Suzanna then questioned their relationship by stating that they would not be able to stay together if they wanted to become the leaders of their own militaries, initially inquiring if Lance would stay with Lorena and be her "cheerleader trophy prince", but then encouraging Lorena to give up her dreams for Lance's sake. After bringing the matter up, she walked away, leaving them concerned and confused. Later on, during the raffle, Suzanna stood next to Lorena. Lorena comforted her when Bozart said that Suzanna had the same hair as him. At the end of the gala, Suzanna is surprised to hear that Lorena has ended her engagement with Lance, but she seems concerned when she sees Lorena crying.

## Relationships

Suzanna is shown to be mostly on bad terms with her peers, while Lance seems to be oblivious to this as well as Lorena, who believes that they are friends and is comfortable around her.

#### Lance

Suzanna has feelings for Prince Lance because he saved her from getting stabbed, but also because he didn't know who she was and didn't care about her appearance, making him very different from the people she knew. Lance was oblivious to her feelings and she wasn’t able to catch his attention very much since then, despite having a physical proof of their encounter imprinted on his face, and was only able to get his attention when Princess Lorena was with him. She also attempted to sit with Lance on the way to Princess Gwendolyn’s dinner party, which was the only reason she came. Unfortunately, she was stuck sitting next to his mother and her dog the entire time. Ironically, though her motivation is to get to Lance, most of her development is with Lorena. Lance acknowledges her mostly as Lorena's friend, and doesn't often pay attention to her.

#### Lorena

Suzanna envies Lorena for being Lance's fiancé and is frequently annoyed by her; Lorena believes Suzanna to be her best friend, often gives her hugs, and is completely oblivious to her jealousy.

The two first met at Lance's Birthday Party.

At Gwendolyn's Dinner Party, Suzanna told Lorena that she only came to ride up with Lance. Still, when Lorena asked Suzanna to sneak off somewhere with her, Suzanna decided that she would go. They ended up in her fencing room, where Suzanna was confused as to why they were there. Lorena explained that her final project for Miss Agatha's class was on the art of defense, and she wanted Suzanna to teach her on it. She also told Suzanna that her dad, and Lance, didn't seem to think she could fight in wars or command a military, so she wanted to prove she could to them and herself. Suzanna told her that she would never be able to unless she had the experience of defending everything precious to her by people who wanted to take it and bring her down, and she offered to be that person. Lorena was very happy for Suzanna helping her train. After Lorena gave Lance a kiss on the cheek at the end of the party, Suzanna was mortified yet again, as she discovered that her attempt of stealing Lance away from Lorena only helped them get even closer. At the 124th Annual Artgyle Festival, she seemed to truly regret helping Lorena while she was spying on the two together.

At the gala, Lorena loved Suzanna's military outfit, which she mistook for a costume. She was shocked when she learned that Suzanna had joined the military and quit fencing. Suzanna questioned Lorena's relationship with Lance by stating that they would not be able to stay together if they want to become the leaders of their own militaries, encouraging Lorena to give up her dreams for Lance's sake. Later on, during the raffle, Suzanna stood next to Lorena. Lorena comforted her when Bozart said that Suzanna had the same hair as him. At the end of the gala, Suzanna is surprised to hear that Lorena has ended her engagement with Lance, but she seems concerned when she sees Lorena crying.

When she finds out the Plaid army is going to invade the Pastel Kingdom, she is concerned and hesitant to such an idea. When she learns that they are going to break into the castle, Suzanna is horrified at such an act, especially when she finds out that the army is there to kidnap Lorena and her sisters. During the battle, she switches side, breaking Lorena’s chains and setting her free before helping her fight off more of the Plaid army soldiers.

#### Isolde

Suzanna only came to Princess Gwendolyn's Gwendolyn's Dinner Party in order to ride up with Prince Lance. However, she got stuck sitting with Queen Isolde and Antoinette the whole ride to the party, which disappointed her. Suzanna thought of the queen as "slobbery", due to her dog.

## Quotes

"Ugh, will you all stop squawking like you're the only ones at this cafe? Some of us couldn't care less about Prince Bland."

"Happy Birthday, stud."

"IT SAYS 'WINCHESTER,' YOU IDIOT!!"

"These are the weirdest fencing techniques I've ever experienced!!"

"NOT WITH YOUR **FIST**, YOU NEANDERTHAL!!!"'

"I love it when they ugly cry."

"The only guy I want to notice me is finally watching... but only **after** he's become engaged to this nincompoop!""Cheer me on...? Is she so stupid she thinks we're actually friends...?"

"For your information, I only came so I could ride up with your fiancé."

[mind] "Agreeing to this dinner last minute was a mistake. I already had my cheat meal this week...! Come on, Suzanna. You're in training right now. Don't lose to this dessert!"

"Sorry to burst your bubble, but I agree with them. You **don't** have what it takes. You know why? Because you're naive. You think everything in life is just some silly exhibition match. You don't know what it's like to stand on any battlefield, day after day... and watch as people line up endlessly to try to pull you down, take everything from you and destroy what you've built, while others root for you to fall. You don't know what it's like to choose to continue to fight up there and think of everything you're willing to sacrifice in order to protect what you hold dearest. Only once you know that feeling can you even **begin** to grasp the art of defense. But if you'd like to experience it, you're in luck... because I'll happily be that person who takes everything you have."

"This is why you shouldn't help other people."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt your dance with such intimate matters. I really think you guys make such a cute, compatible couple. Maybe too compatible...."

## Notes & Trivia

* Suzanna believes in a fair fight, yet she contradicted this belief when she believed Princess Lorena to be a helpless fencer.
* Suzanna was nicknamed "Suzie" by Lorena, which spread to Lance.
* Suzanna is a very healthy eater, having only one cheat meal a week.
	+ Her diet may be her training to be a better fencer, as some fighting styles are recommended certain nutrition.
* No one asked Suzanna for advice at her club, though she never really gave them a chance to, as she states herself.
* Suzanna, Queen Isolde (née Durand), Horace Fais, and Beckett Dandridge are the only characters with confirmed surnames.
* Her ringlet hairstyle strongly resembles Bozart's.