Charioce XIII's mother
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Characteristics
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| Kanji: | シャリオス13世の母 |
| Romaji: | Shariosu 13-sei no haha |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Gender: | Female |
| Race: | Human |
| Relatives: | Charioce XIII (son)
Charioce XVII (grandson) |
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Charioce XIII's mother (シャリオス13世の母, Shariosu 13-sei no haha) was the mother of the late king of Orleans, Charioce XIII.
Appearance
Charioce XIII's mother is an elderly woman with grey hair. She wore an elegant royal dress.
Personality
Nothing is known of her real personality, but it can be assumed that she was overbearing of her son, who grew up desperately in need of her guidance and would cry out to her portrait when situations became stressful.
An illusion of Charioce XIII's mother showed protectiveness over her son's well being and warned him about Jeanne d'Arc, claiming the maiden wanted to rule the kingdom in Charioce XIII's stead.
Plot
King Charioce XIII kept a large portrait of his mother in his royal castle, to which he would often pray to during times of stress.
When Lord Michael rewarded Jeanne d'Arc's services with the divine sword Précieuse, Charioce XIII became upset and jealous, his feelings further soured when Jeanne refused to accept lands as gifts and retire from the Orleans Knights. Charioce XIII poured himself a drink and began speaking to his mother's portrait.
An apparition of Charioce XIII's mother (or more likely Martinet in disguise) appeared behind Charioce XIII and embraced him, warning him that Jeanne d'Arc was plotting to take his life and his throne. An illusion of Jeanne d'Arc appeared and charged at the king before disappearing, and Charioce XIII's mother stated that Jeanne d'Arc shall become the beacon of peace and prosperity of this land.
Charioce XIII refused to accept this. No longer in his mother's embrace, Charioce declared he would not allow Jeanne d'Arc to replace him, as he was the true king.
Martinet is seen watching the king from a distance, obscured by shadows and a hood, proving that the apparition was not truly the king's mother. Nevertheless, Charioce XIII was driven further into hating Jeanne d'Arc when she supposedly slew his knights and was sentenced to death as a witch. She survived when Martinet turned her into a demon.
When Bahamut was reawakened, the monster caused a fire to spread at the royal castle. Charioce XIII, terrified, pleaded to his mother's portrait, only for the large portrait to fall on top of him, killing him.
Trivia
- Charioce XIII's mother bears a physical resemblance to Queen Mary I of England. Given that her words is what helped to convince her son that Jeanne d'Arc was a heretic, this similarities might not be coincidental, as Queen Mary I was infamous for burning Protestants at the stake for being heretics.