Amanda O'Neill (Witches of Midgard-verse)

Occupation: | * Student
 * Róta Armor
* Magic Wand
* Magic Broom
* Sword of Freyr

**Amanda O'Neil** is one of supporting characters featured in *Little Witch Academia: Witches of Midgard*. A delinquent genderfluid born in America, she has a bad case of sticky fingers and steals treasures as a hobby in addition of causing mischief for the academy's security. She later becomes a Valkyrie known as Róta the Blade Storm Valkyrie, inheriting the title and armor from her late step-cousin Clarisse. She also aimed to solve the mystery behind the phrase of "Franang's Falls" which investigated by the latter and latest Skuld-Gunnr the Interceptor Valkyrie Eitria, and revealed to be the reincarnation of Freyr, Vanir deity who associated with sunshine, summer, and fair weather.

## Personality & Character

Amanda O'Neill was born to a wealthy and affluential American magical family originally known for manufacturing crystal balls utilized by scores of famed fortune-tellers. But the family was not as happy as it seemed to be – the O'Neills' wealth was preserved not only through its successful business, but also its former tradition of arranged marriage between members of the family's female line and wealthy men which had since abolished thanks to combined efforts of Aoife O'Neill (Amanda's maternal grandmother), Clarisse Harden (Amanda's step-cousin and Aoife's adoptive niece), and House of Astrid.

Before then, however, the unruly and fun-loving Amanda lived a miserable and lonely childhood because of her parents, Laurent and Mandy O'Neill, constantly fighting. Her already strained relationships with the two deteriorated further after Laurent forced Amanda to attend Luna Nova so she could take over her grandmother Aoife O'Neill's position as the future head of O'Neill Crystals (later changed to O'Neill Brooms) someday and made it clear he only cared with both their family business and with it, their family's ties with their equally affluential acquaintances from magic community above all else. Naturally, she hated such idea and her resentments wind up extended to both the academy and magic itself. As the result, she became Luna Nova's resident troublemaker guilty of breaking and entering in response of her forced enrollment. The fact that Laurent is violently homophobic and rumored to join a hate group who despised witches only made it worse.

Fortunately, there are people who ensured Amanda won't grow up wrong because of her terrible upbringing; family members who truly cared for her (Aoife O'Neill and Clarisse Harden), friends she later made at Luna Nova (Akko, Jasminka and Constanze in particular), members of House of Astrid, and Espen (Mandy's enigmatic friend and magical pawnshop owner from New York). It was Clarisse and Aoife who showed Amanda wonders of magic and something far more important than money and wealth. Espen proved himself to be everything Laurent isn't for Amanda; an understanding and kind paternal figure who accepts Amanda for who she is. Amanda would later discover that Espen is in fact, her biological father all along instead of Laurent and that both he and Mandy had a one-night stand together a day before marrying the latter.

A week prior to Amanda's fateful enrollment at Luna Nova, Espen, alongside Clarisse and Aoife, as well as Eitria and her parents Newt and Brok who came to visit by chance, helped the young O'Neill and Mandy standing up against the drunk Laurent as his abuse got too far. The confrontation turned violent when Laurent decided to attack his wife and daughter, prompting the rageful Eitria to unleash her Eldthur half and beat the former into pulp, much to Newt's horror and Amanda and Clarisse's awe. In the aftermath of the brief, one-sided brawl between them, Aoife banished the battered yet still-breathing Laurent and even disintegrated his and Mandy's rings to cement their unofficial divorce. As per Espen's advice, the remaining O'Neills moved to New York to start over, a wise decision in the light of confirmation regarding Laurent's association with aforementioned hate group; families who outraged by the harm Laurent's gang caused to their loved ones lynched the group and set O'Neill estate aflame not long after their departure.

Despite Mandy's change to better following both Laurent's exile and psychological treatment she underwent in order to overcome the trauma from her former husband's abuse, Amanda remained distant toward her mother. While impressed by Mandy's decision to change their family business' focus to magic broom shop over crystal ball under Aoife's guidance, there was still a barrier between mother and daughter. Neither of them speak a word with one another during Aoife's funeral which occurred on the first day of her summer vacation, prompting Clarisse to invite Amanda to stay with her at their family cabin for the rest of her holidays, knowing Amanda needed some time to deal with both the grief and prepare herself mentally to reconcile with Mandy.

Sometime during her vacation with Clarisse, Amanda learned about her beloved step-cousin's double-life as a Valkyrie under the title of Róta the Blade Storm Valkyrie, and with it, her and Eitria's quest to uncover the meaning behind the phrase "Franang's Falls" as well as the existence of Valkyrie Corps. itself. The Irish-American also discovered her curious affinity with an ancient, enchanted Viking sword Clarisse called Sword of Freyr which proved to be crucial in helping Clarisse combating a group of draugar guarding a secret Viking cache located near their cabin.

Following Clarisse's abrupt passing sometime after the revival of Yggdrasil, the grieving Amanda received Sword of Freyr and, to her surprise, her beloved step-cousin's Valkyrie Bracelet. As it turned out, Clarisse recognized her potential as the next Blade Storm Valkyrie despite the Irish-American's infamy as Luna Nova's resident troublemaker. Unsure of what to do with both at first, Amanda decided to answer her calling upon learning that Akko, Lotte, Sucy, and Diana walked the same path of protector as Clarisse did thus decided to do the same and importantly, helping Eitria finishing what she and her late step-cousin started, even if it means involved in the war against Naglfar and fighting the dreaded Warrior-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named...

### Skills & Abilities

* **Reincarnated Higher Being/Genderfluid Physiology**: Much like Diana, Amanda was born with limited shapeshifting ability where she can change her gender at will as well as reincarnation of a higher being. In her case, she is Freyr reborn.
	+ **Supernatural Strength**:
	+ **Supernatural Speed**:
	+ **Supernatural Durability**:
	+ **Supernatural Stamina**:
	+ **Supernatural Reflexes**:
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**:
		- **Longevity**:
	+ **Divine Energy Manipulation**:
* **Magic**: Like other Luna Nova Witches, Amanda is skillful in magic.
	+ **Metamorphosis Magic**: Amanda has average skill in using Metamorphosis Magic.
		- **Clothes Transformation Spell**: Amanda can magically transmogrify her clothes as well as that of others into any other type of clothing she desired as well as enchanting them. She can also use the same spell to change her hairstyle.
		- **Flower Spell**: Amanda can transmogrify an object into any type of flowers she desires and even conjure flowers out of thin air.
		- **Object Transformation Spell**: Amanda can magically transmogrify an object into any other type of objects she desires as well as enchanting them.
	+ **Magic Barrier Spell**: Amanda can conjure powerful energy barrier at will.
	+ **Object Control Magic**: Amanda can magically manipulate objects from distance without touching them.
	+ **Flying Spell**: Amanda can fly with her magic broom where unlike her peers, her flight style is noted to be reckless by Professor Nelson, as she enjoys flying more freely.
	+ **Fundamental Alchemy**: Amanda displayed decent talent in basic form of alchemy.
		- **Weapon-Wand Fusion Spell**: Amanda can combine her wand with a weapon to upgrade the said weapon into a better version of it.
	+ **Summoning Magic**: Amanda can perform at least basic level spells of summoning magic.
		- **Songbird Summoning Spell**: Using this spell, Amanda can call forth a flock of songbirds that will obey her command from trails of smoke generated by her broom while flying riding it at the same time.
	+ **Weather Magic**: Amanda can magically influence weather where she can change the area around her in a certain radius into summer as with Freyr.
* **Athleticism**: With or without her broom, Amanda is very agile, able to easily dodge several obstacles at the same time and even evade complex security systems.
* **Skilled Combatant**: Even prior to receiving proper Valkyrie Training, Amanda is already a formidable combatant as much as a magic user.
	+ **Skilled Martial Artist**: Amanda is proficient in unarmed combat, mostly in form of delivering swift, precise kicks against her opponents. This includes devastating spinning kick while performing handstand as demonstrated during her duel against Louis.
	+ **Sword Mastery**: Amanda is also a capable swordswoman much like her past incarnation Freyr, demonstrated moderate to considerable skill in using swords as shown when dueling Louis.
	+ **War-Hammer Mastery**: Much like her past incarnation Freyr, Amanda turns out no slouch with war-hammer and finds the idea of wielding enchanted variant of one that adorned with deer antlers appealing, unknowingly remembering the time her past-self using it in his final battle during Ragnarok.

### Tools & Equipments

* **Magic Broom**: Amanda possesses a magic broom which enables her to fly.
* **Magic Wand**: Like all academy students, Amanda has a wand that she keeps in her belt band. She can even fuse it with a bent rapier to create a larger, dual-bladed sword.
* **Sword of Freyr**: A mythical sword belonged to the namesake Vanir deity who associated with sunshine, summer and fair weather, said to be able to fight on its own. This is Amanda's secondary weapon.
* **Róta Armor**: As Clarisse's successor and Valkyrie-in-training, Amanda is given the title of **Róta the Blade Storm Valkyrie**. As such, she has the ability to don the light azure and white **Róta Armor**. She performs this by running her hand against Róta Bracelet while simultaneously chanting out *Venta Herkleda*, extending a blade of emerald sparks from the Bracelet with which she draws a glowing circle in the air. The circle ignites into a halo of sparks that opens a portal from which Róta Armor equips her, completing her transformation.

## Navigation

Council of Five: Newt Ulgrimsdottir
 **Luna Nova Magical Academy**
Headmistress: Miranda Holbrooke
 **Obsidian Dragons**
 **Sword of Laeradr**
 **Naglfar**
Tower of Frost Serpent: Hrimgandr
 **Thapoli**
Warband of Thapoli: Scudder Holbrooke | Viveka
 **People**
 **Magical Beings and Other Entities**
Ancient Beings: Great Lindworm
Storm Weasels: Nova Clan (Hendrik)
Faeries: Annabel Pen's Faery | Hunger Faery (Mo) | Wispy
Undead: Draugr | Devilclaw | Spirit Minions | Valkyrie Spirits