Nanael

Nanael (Hebrew נֻנֻאָ) is a guardian angel sent to Earth to supervise and participate in the Queen's Blade tournament. She claims to be "a messenger from Heaven who came to bring true order to the world," though she is actually an angel dropout in Heaven. After frequent misconduct, the head archangel ordered Nanael to enter Queen's Blade as a "trial," with the strict condition that she must not spill the "Holy Milk" in the bottle on her hip. Profile Gender Female Race Angel Occupation Former: Messenger of Heaven Current: Managing trainee angels Likes Men on Earth Dislikes Women on Earth, people talking about her wings Hobby Hunting men as potential slaves/taking advantage of people's kindness. Appearance Hair Color Light Blue Eye Color Green Height 162cm (Approx 5'3") Bust 84 (33) Waist 57 (22) Hip 82 (32) Appearance

Nanael has ear-length light blue hair and green eyes. She typically wears the same uniform as other lower-ranking angels: a white camisole with a skirt, polka-dot panties, and steel plate leggings. She also wears a steel gauntlet on her right arm and a long dueling glove on her left (other angels wear two gloves), with a vial of holy milk slung across her waist on a small belt. Her most distinguishing feature is her asymmetrical wings, which she is insecure about and becomes furious whenever mentioned. Unlimited

Nanael's outfit remains the same, except her hair-clips have become much bigger and she now has wings on her boots. Her sword has a slightly different design. Personality

Nanael is generally friendly and cheery, though she takes advantage of others' kindness, such as Melpha. She does not think highly of anything that lives on Earth and does not consider them equals, contrary to what angels are taught to believe and follow. She can seem clumsy at times, especially with her holy milk, which she is forbidden to spill. Nanael also has a devious side, often trapping people so she can supervise more matches. Secretly, Nanael's interpretation of an orderly society is a place filled with angels and men on Earth who will serve them outright, with all women banished. Abilities

Despite her friendly attitude and clumsy behavior, Nanael is a surprisingly skilled and powerful fighter. Her personal weapon is the Celestial Sabre, which she wields through telekinesis. Fighting seriously against such inferior organisms goes against her policy, so she prefers long-range combat, though she has plenty of powerful close-range attacks like the Falling Star Kick. As an angel, she is more powerful than any human, though she is sometimes limited by her vial of holy milk, with her strength corresponding to how much is spilled.

In Rebellion, she uses a new weapon called the Celestial Sword, though it is unknown if it has any powers beyond her old one. Parameters

Story Prior to QB

(From the Queen's Blade site)

Nanael claims to be an angel sent as a messenger from the celestial world to establish true world order in the earthly world. The society of order Nanael describes is a country of angels with only men to serve them: "Women will be banished!"

She is actually a failure of an angel in the celestial world. The Chief Angel, tired of Nanael's frequent messes, ordered her to participate in Queen's Blade as a witness, with the condition that she should never spill the "holy milk" in the bottle hanging from her waist.

She considers all beings in the earthly world fools not on the same level as angels. Too proud to fight seriously, she uses telekinesis (the power of the mind) to make her celestial sabre move on its own and attack opponents. Nanael apparently does not recognize her attitude toward work as the road to her own downfall. Prologue

(From her backcover)

I thought this Queen's Blade would be a total bore, but once I arrived, I saw many men had come to watch! I've found Heaven here on Earth. Tee hee.

I found a particularly beautiful group of men and "descended" upon them, with godly light surrounding me.

"Those chosen by Heaven, I am the Angel of Light, Nanael. I shall give you all a mission that will bring true order and found a kingdom that will last forever. First off, come with me to the bedchamber in Heaven and serve me."

The light reaches far and wide, so those on Earth should throw themselves down and follow an angel.

But the men were fidgety and acting odd.

"I'm sorry. They're showing the battle of Leina the Exiled Warrior today, so I have to go."

"I have to go, too. Today is the release of the recording of the voices of Tomoe the Musha-Miko. I need to go to the souvenir shop."

The men scurried away. I didn't think the sinful women had permeated their minds this badly.

It's fine. If I beat the female warrior monkeys to a pulp, the men should wake up and realize what they're missing. And I'm going to start with you, the one in the ridiculous outfit!

Sure enough, can Nanael defeat all of the women warriors?

They won't know that unless they fight. Rebellion

(From the VQ OVA2 booklet)

Nanael was once an angel dropout in Heaven, ordered to live on Earth to participate in Queen's Blade as a "test" from the Head Angel, who had grown weary of her many failures, with the strict condition that she must not spill the "Holy Milk" within the full bottle hanging from her waist.

After descending to Earth, Nanael let her desires consume her and spilled the Holy Milk. Though reason enough to erase her existence as an angel, the emotional support the holy woman Melpha gave her turned out to be quite the achievement, accomplishing a relationship beyond common practice between human and angel (though that was just her goofing off and freeloading at Melpha's). As a result, Nanael achieved a promotion to Archangel and grew increasingly arrogant.