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| “ | I alone should possess the truth that wanders the Grand Stream. No one must ever see it. | „ |
| ~ Delphine |
Maestro Delphine (real name: Delphine Eraclea) is the primary antagonist and source of conflict in the Last Exile anime series. She is head of the Guild, an organization that controls the knowledge of Prester. She is portrayed as a decadent and licentious aristocrat, callous, impatient and ruthless in her ways.
She was voiced by Michiko Neya in the original Japanese version and by Karen Strassman, who also voiced Alexia Ashford in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chornicles and Rouge the Bat in Sonic the Hedgehog series, in the English dub.
Description[]
Delphine possesses a veritable arsenal of psychological weapons she handles with ease, which would explain why Dio is afraid of her.
It's unknown whether she has any real combative power of her own. Due to her impossibly immense oppressive influence, she really only needs her truly loyal subordinates to battle for her, namely Cicada and his attack force. She does possess golden rings that have the ability to turn people into golden shards or ashes, possibly depending on the victim's character.
History[]
About ten years prior to the events of the series, Alex Row was tasked with flying to Disith with Hamilcar Valca, Georges Head, and Euris Bassianus to deliver a peace treaty, but the two vanships were intercepted by the Maestro Delphine's Guild. Valca and Head's vanship was struck by the Guild Battle Ship that Delphine commanded, falling out of control and resulting in the death of both men. Alex's vanship was also struck, releasing Euris from her safety harness and sending her out into the Grand Stream. Fleeing in terror, he caught a glimpse of Delphine as she stood at a window, roses in hand, smiling. As he fled, he found the mythical Exile which was lost for centuries.
Delphine shows a ruthless passion for reuniting with her younger brother, Dio, who had taken refuge on the Silvana, as well as a great interest in the Mysterion. When she infiltrated the Silvana, she demanded the name of the Mysterion, silenced the crew onboard, and even took Dio and Alex Row into possession. Delphine's subordinates severely altered Dio when he was taken captive and brainwashed.
Delphine now knew the location of Exile, she confined Alex to a cross with genetically engineered vines. The vines oozed a liquid that, as soon as it entered the bloodstream of someone who has been pricked by its thorns, acted as a truth serum. Alex would speak all four Mysterion to Alvis and Exile would be in complete control of Delphine. However, he had not committed the entire Mysterion to memory, instead entrusting the knowledge of one of them to Sophia since he aniticiapted something like that could happen, and Delphine is denied the chance of controlling Exile.
Death[]
During the events leading up to the war's end, Delphine meets her inevitable death at the hands of Alex Row who strangles her and breaks her neck with an iron grip, ending her bloodstained rule once and for all.
Personality[]
Delphine is an uncaring, manipulative and cruel sadist. She is truly heartless in regards to the Guild and takes great delight in the wastefulness her people undergo to attain and prepare meals, such as Kerasion Mousse, which is rarely harvested because the harvesters most likely froze to death and catfish which took 100 gallons of First Water to remove mud from. She enjoys bringing misery to those under her influence and she derives pleasure in confusing and misleading her victims. Her merciless behavior and mind games have impacted her younger brother, Dio, as well. Despite his easygoing personality, even he is fearful of Delphine. When executing her plans, she prefers to watch the mayhem she causes whenever possible. However, she seems to prioritize execution over pleasure, as she is fine with sitting in the sidelines when needed.
Trivia[]
- The main antagonist of the spinoff series Fam The Silver Wing, Luscinia Hāfez, is also a member of the Guild.
- In the English dubbed version, Delphine is voiced by Karen Strassman, who also voiced Alexia Ashford in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chornicles. Both Delphine and Alexia (especially her The Darkside Chornicles counterpart) are ruthless aristocratic women who are uncaring and sadistic, and act extremely cruel to others.
- Both Delphine and Alexia (The Darkside Chornicles only) are also cruel and uncaring to their respective brothers. Even though the original Alexia in Code: Veronica is at least a more caring sister who mourned the death of her brother Alfred Ashford, her The Darkside Chornicles counterpart murdered her brother. Delphine, on the other hand, had a dark influence on her brother as well, which made him fear her.