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Beatrice (pronounced [beaˈtriːtʃe]) is the secondary antagonist of the "Question Arcs" in Umineko no Naku Koro ni, claiming to be the culprit of the Rokkenjima massacre and having done so via magic to resurrect herself, with much of the conflict throughout the series being a game of wits with Battler Ushiromiya, who believes that the murders have a human origin.
She is voiced by Sayaka Ohara, who also voiced Erza Knightwalker in Fairy Tail, Selvaria Bles in Valkyria Chronicles, and Therestina Kihara Lifeline in A Certain Scientific Railgun. While there was an English dub of the game in development called Umineko Gold Edition, no voice actress for the dub has been confirmed.
Biography[]
Beatrice claims to be a great and powerful witch who's lived for a thousand years. In Banquet of the Golden Witch, we see a flashback to her as a child, having broken a vase (apparently belonging to her grandfather) before a witch named Virgilia (who held the title of Beatrice at the time) fixed it with magic, the young girl being instantly drawn by magic and wanting to become her apprentice. Centuries later she would meet, Kinzo Ushiromiya, selling his soul for ten tons of gold which he'd use to rebuild the Ushiromiya family fortune. The two would fall in love, but Kinzo loved her so much he imprisoned her in a mortal body before being freed by a young Rosa.
In 1984, a portrait of her would be put up on display in the main hall of the mansion with an epitaph that seems to be the outline of a ritual sacrifice. And in October 1986, she would seemingly carry out a series of murders as part of the ritual to resurrect her in corporal form again. However, in the Meta World she would enter into a series of "games" with Battler Ushiromiya, still unconvinced that magic was behind the murders.
Relationships[]
- Kinzo Ushiromiya - summoner, acquaintance
- Battler Ushiromiya - rival, love interest, husband
- Maria Ushiromiya - best friend, student
- Virgillia - predecessor, teacher, friend
- Bernkastel - friend, later enemy
- Lambdadelta - friend
- Gaap - friend
- Ronove - furniture
- Stakes of Purgatory - furniture
- Chiester Sisters Imperial Guard Corps - furniture
- EVA Beatrice - successor, rival
- Ange Ushiromiya - successor
- Erika Furudo - opponent, rival
Forms[]
- Chick Beato - split form
- Beato the Elder -split form
- Clair vaux Bernardus - prototype
- Gaap - prototype, predecessor
- Yasu - true form
- Lion Ushiromiya - alternate existence
- Shannon - alternate persona, acquaintance
- Kanon - alternate persona
- Beatrice Castilogri - grandmother, inspiration
- Beatrice Ushiromiya - mother, inspiration
Appearance[]
While her exact appearance varies depending on adaptation; Beatrice takes the form of a young Western woman with ginger blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a bow adorned with a rose in her hair, a choker, and ballgown-like dress. She also wears the Ushiromiya successor ring on her left middle finger and also sometimes seen holding a gold smoking pipe.
Her human form (which Beato the Elder also takes) wears a collared shirt with a cropped jacket and tie, a ruffled mini skirt, striped stockings, and boots and usually holds a cane with an eagle head as the handle. Throughout End of the Golden Witch, she's seen with her hair down which is the form given to Chick Beato.
Personality[]
On the surface, Beatrice seems like an especially cruel person, delighting in the violent deaths of the people on Rokkenjima and enjoying playing mind games with Battler for her own amusement. Although at times, she takes on the persona of a dignified, mature noblewoman, but is just as quick to delve in maniacal laughter; either way with quite a theatrical caliber.
However as the story progresses, she drops that façade more and more; showing a more joyful and childish side to her, being compared by her mentor to as a naïve child who loves to play with toys without the fear to break them and also with a power so big that she hardly realizes she can handle. With Ronove and Virgilia often taking a parent-like role to her.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Beatrice was named after Beatrice from The Divine Comedy (of which the series has multiple references to) who in turn was named after Beatrice Potinari, who was Dante's ideal woman. Reflecting how Yasu created Beatrice to be Battler's ideal woman
- Beatrice's official birthday, November 29th, is meant to reflect the date in which Yasu officially "became" Beatrice once and for all. Due to November 29th, 1984 being the day she solved the Witch's Epitaph.
External links[]
- Beatrice on the 07th-Expansion Wiki
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