Caroline and Justine

* Twins
* Lavenza

Elizabeth (Second Older Sister)

Theodore (Older Brother)

Chainsaw

**Caroline** and **Justine**, or **Lavenza**, are supporting characters in Persona Record Series. They are the younger sisters of Margaret, Elizabeth and Theodore and attendant(s) of Ren Amamiya.

## Background

The twins appear as Igor's new Velvet Room assistants. They act as Ren Amamiya's correctional officers. They fuse Personas by decapitating the components with guillotines (when they become stuck during fusion accidents, they finish the job with a large chainsaw). They also convert Personas into useful items via an electric chair, as well as hang them from a gallows in order to transfer their power to another. Both Caroline and Justine will directly call Ren on his cell when the Persona locked up in solitary is ready.

In reality, they are not supposed to be separate individuals, but were originally a single being named Lavenza. When Yaldabaoth replaced Igor, he tore Lavenza's soul into two incomplete sisters, neither of whom remembered what they were or that he was not the real Igor. However, a piece of Lavenza's consciousness managed to break free in the form of a butterfly and left to find the protagonist, intent on slowly leading him to the truth. The twins are secretly working towards Ren's downfall on "Igor's" orders, believing him to be a villain. However, they quietly grow to doubt their mission at the beginning of their Confidant, slowly having bonded with him and forming a strong friendship with him. This comes to a head after Masayoshi Shido's defeat and the first, fruitless battle against the empowered Holy Grail, when "Igor" orders them to subdue Ren, finding they can't in good conscience keep on fighting after a few turns. This allows Lavenza's consciousness (in the form of a butterfly, as she has appeared to him throughout the story) to partially manifest (even showing her true shape briefly) and explain to the twins that Igor and Yaldabaoth are separate people, and that the twin's true purpose is to guide humanity rather than punish it.

After the two discover what Yaldabaoth actually is, as well as who they truly are (declaring they were as much as prisoners as Ren) and what their true job is they perform the fusion on themselves with the help of Ren to fuse with the butterfly and recreate Lavenza, who exposes Yaldabaoth's deception. The protagonist is then offered a chance to strike a deal with Yaldabaoth. Sealing this deal will result in a bad ending where the Qliphoth World will be separated from the real world, but the masses remain ignorant and Ren becomes a force of terror amongst Tokyo, but not before Lavenza expressing disappointment on Ren's compromise. If Ren refuses, Yaldabaoth will express disgust, leave the Velvet Room and the real Igor returns. Ren, under Lavenza and Igor's advice, then releases his Phantom Thief allies in the Velvet Room, which has been transformed into a Quarantine Cell. After the (human) Phantom Thief members were all rescued from the Velvet Prison, she also reveals who and what Morgana is, as well as that he is also from the Velvet Room like her.

After the defeat of Yaldabaoth, Lavenza gives Ren the World Arcana, congratulating him on escaping the prison in his heart, but also points out the irony of how he is now confined to a physical prison. She, Igor, and the Velvet Room then promptly dissipate into light, as the contract has been fulfilled.

## Appearance

They appear to be young girls with platinum blonde hair and yellow eyes.

The twins both wear a black eye patch with the letter "V" over one of their eyes and a blue prison guard outfit. Justine has a long braid and a hat with the letters "O-Y-O-O," while Caroline has hair buns and a hat with the letters "X-M-R-N." The letters appear to spell "OXYMORON." They wear a brassard on their left arm. They also have matching black ties. Caroline uses an electric shock baton to intimidate their inmate.

When they merge as one, their true appearance is Lavenza, a young girl with long platinum hair and golden eyes. Lavenza seems to be designed off of a French or Victorian era maid. She wears a blue dress, and stylish matching headband with white butterfly ornaments and yellow roses. She also has noticeably pink lips. Like Margaret, Lavenza carries a book entitled "Le Grimoire," though it seems abnormally large.

## Personality

Caroline has a very classical tsundere (someone who acts mean-spirited and aloof to disguise any affectionate feelings) attitude towards the protagonist. Additionally, she doesn't seem to hold Ren in very high regard, as she refers to him as "inmate," and kicks him into the Velvet Room whenever he goes to enter. She is generally ill-tempered and impatient, even after the twins' Confidant levels up and she grows to respect him as a friend. There are certain inconsistencies between how she seems and her real personality, and as according to Justine, she was mortified when she first witnessed Persona fusion and practiced intimidating poses to use on Ren but is too embarrassed to use them. She tends to speak to Justine in a demeaning manner.

Justine, in contrast, appears to be calm and soft-spoken, but still treats the protagonist as her prisoner, often addressing him in a condescending tone. Unlike her sister, she will calmly escort the player to their cell. She is the first to question what their true purpose is, and realizes something is amiss with possessing an intricate bookmark but having no books to read. While guarding an entrance to the Velvet Room, she whittles away at her boredom by spinning her clipboard.

Lavenza speaks relatively more maturely and politely than the twins, while also retaining certain traits from both. She also refers to the protagonist as trickster, instead of inmate. Like Justine, she maintains a soft-spoken tone, though without the condescension. Like Caroline, she is shown to lose patience easily, as shown when Ryuji expresses confusion towards her explanation, or when she fails to craft a tool and almost ends up casting Megidolaon on the work table out of frustration. When frustrated, Lavenza may change her vocal tone to match Caroline's. Lavenza may doze off easily when sitting on soft surfaces. She also has a mischievous side, as shown in the Thieves Den when she gives Ann and Makoto permission to sit at Igor's desk while he is away, despite considering doing so a "forbidden ritual."

## Abilities

Caroline and Justine were able to fuse their own Persona, although they were both merged into one form, but the combined body's Persona was more effective than that of a split body.

## Relationship

### Ren Amamiya

Caroline likes to use violence and strength with him on a regular basis, but she still has some respect for him as a friend, and Justine treats him with a gentle and calm manner, unlike her sister.

As Lavenza, she is matured and praises Ren as a "Trickster" instead of a "Inmate".

### Iroha Tamaki

The twins are amazed that Iroha has access to the Velvet Room like the Persona-Users, thus forming an alliance between the Magical Girls and the Persona-Users.

As Lavenza, she will guide and share information for Iroha.

## Trivia

* Caroline and Justine are the youngest-looking assistants of the Velvet Room.
* They are the first Velvet Room attendants to never call their guests a "guest." The Twins call him an "Inmate" while Lavenza calls him a "Trickster."
* The Twins mistake starfish as Decarabia upon first glance.
* Caroline once asked Igor if she could have a jellyfish tank in the Velvet Room before.
* Lavenza cannot craft infiltration tools.
* Caroline's personality is similar to that of Felicia Mitsuki from Tsuruno Yui's metaphor.
* Like the majority of the Velvet Room residents, Caroline and Justine share their names with characters from Mary Shelley's *Frankenstein*. Justine was framed for a murder Frankenstein's Creature committed. Caroline was the mother of Victor Frankenstein, who died of scarlet fever. Her dying wish was that Victor marry Elizabeth Lavenza (the namesake of their combined form), his adopted sister. Lavenza and Elizabeth also share the same name.
	+ The German roots of the twin's names also refer to freedom (Caroline) and justice (Justine), a reference to the question they pose to Ren about being on the path to freedom or ruin.

## Gallery

Caroline (left) and Justine (right)Caroline and Justine in Velvet Room with IgorCaroline and Justine with TheodoreCaroline and Justine with Margaret and MarieLavenzaConcept art of Lavenza