Princess Emeraude

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Emeraude
Alias	Princess Emeraude (by Zagato)
Origin	Magic Knight Rayearth
Occupation	Pillar of Cephiro Princess of Cephiro (both formerly)
Powers / Skills	Power of will Magic Keeping peace and happiness in the whole of Cephiro Summon the Magic Knights Rapid growth from child to adult Rune God creation
Goals	Die at the hands of the Legendary Magic Knights (succeeded). Take revenge on Magic Knights for killing Zagato (failed) Follow Zagato into the afterlife (succeeded).
Crimes	Attempted murder Destruction
Type of Villain	Vengeful Monarch

“	You've killed Zagato. You murdered him. It was you, you're the ones who murdered the man I love! You'll never get away with this!	„
	~ Princess Emeraude confronting the Magic Knights about them killing Zagato.

Princess Emeraude is a supporting character and major antagonist from Magic Knight Rayearth.

In Japanese, she was voiced by Megumi Ogata (who also voiced Yue in Cardcaptor Sakura, Izumi Rio from Full Moon wo Sagashite, Deep Blue from the 2002 Tokyo Mew Mew first anime, Petz in Sailor Moon R, and Dark Yugi from the 1998 Yu-Gi-Oh! anime). In English, she was voiced by Wendee Lee in the anime and Rhonda Gibson in the video games.

Biography

Background

Princess Emeraude was the sovereign ruler of Cephiro and a Goddess-like figure to whom all the inhabitants prayed for peace, prosperity, and protection. Little else is known of her background save that she had a younger brother named Ferio.

In the anime, after granting Ferio's request that she make him forget that he is her brother, Emeraude encounters Ferio years later when he wanders into her castle and gets brought before her for theft, though Emeraude tells the guards that the item in question is a gift for Ferio.

At an unknown point after becoming the Pillar, Emeraude fell in love with the High Priest, Zagato. Since the Pillar of Cephiro must spend every waking moment of their existence praying for Cephiro's benefit, Emeraude knew that her love for Zagato would distract her from her prayers. In the hopes of preventing this, Emeraude imprisoned herself in a water dungeon, and when even this didn't work, she summoned the Magic Knights, though not before Zagato "imprisoned" her in his castle.

Events of Magic Knight Rayearth

During Emeraude's imprisonment, she would plead with Zagato to stop his attacks against the Magic Knights, but to no avail, as he cared only for her wellbeing, and not Cephiro's. After the Magic Knights confront and kill Zagato, a devastated Emeraude goes mad from grief and rage and transforms into an older and more sinister-looking version of herself before breaking free from the water prison.

Zagato's castle begins to fall apart beneath her anger, and she dons her own Rune God and takes Zagato's fallen sword. She begins to fight the Magic Knights in their Rune Gods, and they see fleeting visions of the real Emeraude, who reveals to them the true reason she summoned them: to kill her. No one of Cephiro is allowed to kill the Pillar and the Pillar cannot take their own life, so Magic Knights are summoned solely for that purpose.

The Knights resist at first but tearfully give in when Emeraude begs them to send her to where she can be with Zagato. As Emeraude dies, she uses the last of her power to send the Magic Knights back to Tokyo Tower, and they see her purified adult self in Zagato's arms, smiling sweetly and thanking them for granting her last wish.

Trivia

• Princess Emeraude is named for the Mitsubishi Emeraude.

Gallery

Princess Emeraude's Rune God