| “ | Oh ho ho ho ho. Now, kneel to me! | „ |
| ~ Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche. |
| “ | Evil flowers steadily bloom. | „ |
| ~ Riliane to herself. |
Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche, referred to as The Daughter of Evil, is the main antagonist of the Vocaloid song series "Story of Evil", as well as its novel adaptation Daughter of Evil. She is the princess of the Kingdom of Lucifenia and the twin sister of Prince Alexiel. In the novel series, she first appears in The Daughter of Evil: Cloture Of Yellow as its main antagonist, and in later novels, she appears as a much less villainous and supporting character.
Very selfish, whimsical, and egotistical, she was well-known for her short and tyrannical reign. She commits the Deadly Sin of Pride.
She was represented by the Vocaloid Kagamine Rin.
Biography[]
When Riliane was young, she was a kind and affectionate girl until she was influenced by Presi to be the one who should take the throne instead of Alexiel. After being possessed by the Demon of Gluttony, she would sneak out in the middle of the night to eat food. After being freed of it, she lost her memories of her older brother, Alexiel. Unfortunately the demon of pride had buried itself deep within Rilliane, which made it get by the court mage undetected. The demon of pride amplified her already childish whims, getting rid of self doubts. Because of her royal upbringing, Riliane lived a luxurious life that made her out of touch with reality (especially regarding the hungry masses). She was easily angered when things did not go her way, often having emotional outbursts resulting in very rash decisions. She was largely ignorant of the repercussions of her actions, and had an almost whimsical disregard for those she ordered killed.
Riliane looked up to Queen Anne as a role model, refusing to be addressed as "queen" out of respect for her mother, and had a great desire to emulate her mother's strong and powerful rule. Because of this, she felt alone as she became increasingly arrogant, tyrannical, authoritarian and oppressive in order to keep herself from being manipulated by her ministers. Rarely showing her weak side, Riliane had only cried twice during her rule: when Kyle rejected her and when Allen sacrificed himself for her.
Despite her selfishness and childish tantrums, she did act very good-natured and amicable towards a select few, namely her servants Chartette Langley, Ney Phutapie and Allen Avadonia (who she didn't know was her brother). Riliane felt at ease when holding Allen's hand and relied on him for many of her wishes. After the Lucifenian Revolution and her brother's death, she realized the consequences of her actions and the magnitude of what she had done. Full of regret, Riliane's haughty and childish personality slowly became extremely disillusioned and negative, as she had to work for her food and shelter at the Held Monastery. Riliane helped save Yukina's mother Mikina Freezis by trying to grab the Marlon Spoon when Abyss I.R. was about to burn Germaine with blue fire. She also helped defend Michaela from her older brother, Lich, Michaela at this point being the sapling of the new Millennium Tree while Lich was in crow form. Riliane would carry her regret until her death more than sixty years later.
Reincarnating as Rin Miroku, she would feel as if she was waiting for someone all her life. Before being killed by Kayo Sudou, she regained her memories as Riliane through the mirror containing the Demon of Pride and contracted with it, dreaming of her death at Kayo's hands. In the end, Riliane was overpowered by Kayo, who was a daughter of the demon of Envy, and succumbed to her wounds.
Her third reincarnation, Lilith Baldured, was handed over to Ma, who tried to make her a receptacle for Levia's soul. Rejecting Levia's soul, Lilith became a voiceless, emotionless shell of her former shell. Ma then made Lilith into her subordinate "Postman", later working for the Dark Star Bureau. When she was transferred to Evil's Theater, Gretel gave Postman her physical body and Lilith regained her will, taking on the role of "Waiter". She continued to follow Ma's orders while acting as the theater's waitron, though neglecting her work. When Nemesis went to Evil's Theater to confront Ma, her mother, Postman was summoned and watched the confrontation until Ma was about to kill Nemesis. As Ma began to strangle Nemesis, Lilith stabbed her in the back with the Venom Sword, another vessel of sin, leaving her vulnerable to Nemesis shooting and killing her.
After the world was destroyed, Riliane returned to the Lucifenian Royal Palace formed from the memories of the dead spirits, and threw a banquet for everyone from her era. However, the Gardener, Gammon Octo, told the spirits that to save the world they must destroy the origin of Evil, the demon contractors. Being the most compatible contractor of Pride, Riliane met with the soldiers from the Tasan Party and their new general Tony Ausdin. She escaped with Clarith's help on Josephine. Riliane then resolved to meet the other contracters, but they were all betrayed by Gallerian who summoned the Sleep Princess, his daughter Michelle who had made a contract with Eve, the only "demon" of deadly sin whose soul was human. Riliane went to the theater with Kayo Sudou and Sateriasis Venomania, but Ma's consciousness surfaced within Riliane's soul and possessed her soul body. After Ma's defeat and being separated from Ma, she reunited with her brother and performed a Re_Birthday, creating a new world: the Fourth Period.
Powers and Abilities[]
Raised in a royal lifestyle, Riliane had no need to do heavy chores, having servants doing them for her. She was very skilled at horseback riding and presumed to be good at fencing although no soldier dared to fight her seriously for fear of injuring her. She had little knowledge of managing an effective government, but did have political savvy. She recognized the need to "dominate or be dominated" when surrounded by the adult ministers, and knew she couldn't outright kill Leonhart without a good reason because of his fame as one of the Three Heroes.
After the Lucifenian Revolution, she had taken up cooking during her stay at the monastery. Clarith noted that her skill at making brioche was improving.
Trivia[]
Conceptualization and Origin[]
- Riliane's name is partially inspired by the name of her representative Vocaloid, Rin, both names beginning with the letters "ri"; she later uses the name "Rin" after the Lucifenian Revolution.
- Riliane is inspired by Marie Antoinette of Austria. Like her real life counterpart, she was assumed to royal duties at an early age due circumstances related with an illness, which left her as the only candidate.
- Both characters were profligate with a like for fancy dresses and constantly seeking amusement before being overthrown by a revolution and condemned to the guillotine.
- Riliane's last name "d'Autriche" means "from Austria" in French, a name shared with Marie Antoinette.
- Riliane also says the phrase "Let them eat cake", popularly attributed to Marie Antoinette; both women share brioche as their trademark food.
- Riliane owns a horse, Josephine; the horse is the representative animal of pride in many cultures.
Curiosities[]
- The disguised Riliane's escape from the palace during the revolution would be historically credited to Allen and used as an example of his disloyalty to her highness.
- Riliane's name comes from that of her great-grandmother, Empress Riliane Roses.
- In The Daughter of White, Riliane is depicted with short, shoulder-length hair before Clarith cut it.
- In The Lunacy of Duke Venomania, Rindo Blume is a nun, foreshadowing Riliane's outcome after the revolution.
- She shares the same birthday (December 27) with her Vocaloid.