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+ | |Full Name = Esther Rosenthal |
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| − | + | Esther Rosenthal (Anime).png|Anime |
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| − | + | Esther Rosenthal_Idol.png|Idol |
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| + | Esther Rosenthal Imaginary Fest.png|Imaginary Fest |
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|Kanji = エステル＝ローゼンタール |
|Kanji = エステル＝ローゼンタール |
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|Status = Alive |
|Status = Alive |
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|Gender = Female |
|Gender = Female |
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| + | |Family = [[Obed Rosenthal]] ''(Ancestor)''<br/>[[Isaac Rosenthal]] ''(Ancestor)''<br/>[[Nathan Rosenthal]] ''(Ancestor)'' |
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|Classification = [[Magician]] |
|Classification = [[Magician]] |
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|Affiliates = [[Rosenthal Family]] |
|Affiliates = [[Rosenthal Family]] |
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| − | |Magic = {{ |
+ | |Magic = {{Nihongo|'''[[Necromancy]]'''|{{Ruby|死霊術|ネクロマンシー}}|Shiryōjutsu (Nekuromanshī)|lit. "Dead Spirit Spell"}} <ref name = Dengeki>[http://daioh.dengeki.com/blog/thismonth/こっから先は一方通行だァ！-「とある」シリ/ Dengeki Daioh Article]</ref> |
| − | |JAP Voice = {{ |
+ | |JAP Voice = {{W|Yurika Kubo|Kubo Yurika}} |
| + | |ENG Voice = {{W|Amber Lee Connors}} |
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| − | |Appears In = Manga |
+ | |Appears In = Manga, Anime and Game |
| − | |Manga Debut = [[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 001|Accelerator Chapter 1]]<br>[[Toaru Idol no Accelerator-sama Manga Chapter 001|Idol Chapter 1]] |
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| + | |Manga Debut = {{Qcl|Accel|1|Accelerator Chapter 1}}<br>{{Qcl|Idol|1|Idol Chapter 1}}<br>{{Qcl|Dark|1|Dark Matter Chapter 1}} (cameo) |
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| + | |Anime Debut = {{Qal|Accel|E|1|Accelerator Episode 1}} |
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| + | |Game Debut = [[Toaru Majutsu no Index: Imaginary Fest|Imaginary Fest]]}} |
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| + | =={{TrackTag13}}Etymology== |
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| + | {{W|Esther}} was a biblical figure and the main character in the {{W|Book of Esther}}, part of the Jewish {{W|Tanakh}} and the [[Christian]] Old Testament. A Jewish orphan who became the new wife of the Persian king {{W|Ahasuerus}}, she asked the king to rescind an order to kill all the Jews in the kingdom (after the vizier {{W|Haman}} was offended by her cousin and guardian {{W|Mordecai}} not bowing) and won permission for them to kill their enemies.<ref group=Notes name=Estelle>It should be noted that due to the fact that Esther and Estelle share the same kana (エステル, ''Esuteru'') in Japanese and the thematic naming wasn't fully clear from the start, her name has often been translated as Estelle Rosenthal in both official and unofficial translations, including on this wiki. After the history of the [[Rosenthal Family]]<!--Jewish/Golems--> and the names of some of her ancestors were revealed ([[Obed]], [[Isaac]] and [[Nathan]] - names shared with biblical figures), the possibility that it might have been Esther rather than Estelle came to light. This was subsequently reinforced by her [http://toaru-project.com/accelerator/chara/esther.html character page] on the Toaru Project website for the ''[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator]]'' anime.</ref> |
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| + | {{W|Rosenthal}} is a surname of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin, meaning "valley of roses". |
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==Appearance== |
==Appearance== |
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| − | + | Esther is rather well-endowed and has blonde hair and green eyes. She has a mole under her left eye. She wears a black cloak over a sleeveless white blouse, which is open on the back, with a red skirt under a large belt. She wears two black ribbons on her temples. Her forearms are covered in bandages and she wears gloves. She wears black thigh-high socks supported garter belt, her legs have leather straps, and her ankles are bound with metal rings.<ref name="AcceleratorPromoImage">[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator]] Promotional Image</ref> She wears dark underwear.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3>{{Qcl|Accel|3}}</ref> |
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+ | After her clothes got wet shortly after meeting Accelerator, she wore a nurse's uniform during the incident which followed,<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh5/><ref name=AcceleratorCh36>{{Qcl|Accel|36}}</ref> initially wearing her cape over it before giving it to the Huotou, possessing the corpse of [[Hitokawa Hasami]], to cover up its host's body.<ref name=AcceleratorCh5/><ref name=AcceleratorCh36/> |
==Personality== |
==Personality== |
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| − | Estelle is shown to be generally kind to people. She is also seen to be completely comfortable when [[Accelerator]] walks in on her when she is in her underwear, much to [[Last Order]]'s chagrin. She values humans and their lives enough that she is outraged when they are exploited in despicable fashions;<ref name="AcceleratorCh3">[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 003]]</ref> this is displayed greatly when, despite how they are dead, Estelle does not see any of her animated corpses as expendable as she prefers to see no harm come to them.<ref name="AcceleratorCh4">[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 004]]</ref> |
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| + | Esther is shown to be generally kind and polite to people.<ref name=AcceleratorCh2/><ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh11/><ref name=AcceleratorCh18/> She values humans and life,<ref name=AcceleratorCh2/><ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh11/><ref name=AcceleratorCh13>{{Qcl|Accel|13}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorCh14/><ref name=AcceleratorCh15>{{Qcl|Accel|15}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorEp2/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp5/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> and shows respect for the dead,<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh4>{{Qcl|Accel|4}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorCh5/><ref name=AcceleratorCh7/><ref name=AcceleratorCh14/><ref name=AcceleratorCh15/> being angered<!--enraged/outraged--> when they are disregarded and exploited in despicable fashions<!--misuse/abominable purposes-->.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh14/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> Even though they are dead, Esther recognizes that the corpses she animates are not just dead bodies but those of people and does not see them as expendable, preferring that no harm or indignity come to them.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorCh5/><ref name=AcceleratorCh7/><ref name=AcceleratorCh14/><ref name=AcceleratorCh15/><ref name=AcceleratorCh28/><!--Other chapter references--><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> |
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| + | While she didn't fully understand at the time she first entered Academy City,<ref name=AcceleratorEp7/><!--<ref name=AcceleratorEp8/>--><ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> as a result of losing her friend [[Hirumi]] twice (first through her death and then her own attempt to revive her), Esther understands the weight of {{TrackTagX12|life and death}}, and that one should not toy with death<!--as her family did-->.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> Having shared her knowledge of necromancy without grasping the full consequences, something she deeply regrets, Esther holds herself responsible for the atrocities which [[Hishigata Mikihiko|Hishigata]] and [[DA]] committed with it, and was determined to stop them, as well as [[Taowu|the]] [[Isaac Rosenthal|one]] behind them, from toying with {{TrackTagX12|life and death}} any further, even if it cost her own life.<ref name=AcceleratorCh2/><ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp2/><ref name=AcceleratorEp2/><ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/><ref name=AcceleratorEp8/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/><ref name=AcceleratorCh30>{{Qcl|Accel|30}}</ref> Abandoning the long-held desire of the Rosenthal Family,<ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> Esther intended to abandon necromancy altogether once she had stopped the ones abusing their techniques.<ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> |
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| + | Esther has been shown to be unfamiliar with certain aspects of modern life<!--/society-->.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3>{{Qcl|Accel|3}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorEp8>{{Qal|Accel|E|8}}</ref> A meal at a [[Jacob Restaurant|family restaurant]] was a new sensation to her, which she found delicious, unlike anything she eaten before, and attributed to Academy City's science.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/> She was also startled when using a shower.<ref name=AcceleratorEp8/> She is unbothered with being in a state of undress in front of others,<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><!--giving clothes to Huotou--><ref name=AcceleratorCh18/><ref name=AcceleratorEp8/> as seen when [[Accelerator]] walked in on her while she was just in her underwear, much to [[Last Order]]'s chagrin, and she was confused as to why she should mind.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/> |
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| + | Having seen Accelerator save her and others with ease, she holds him in high regard, even asking him to become her teacher and referring to him as such.<ref name=AcceleratorCh18/><ref name=AcceleratorCh36/><ref name=AcceleratorEp4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> |
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| + | In the anime, she used to refer to herself in the third-person.<ref name=AcceleratorEp8/> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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| − | + | Esther is the current head of the [[Rosenthal Family]], who have spent 400 years and 23 generations developing necromantic techniques in order to create the perfect [[golem]], one with a perfect soul and perfect body - a [[god]].<ref name="AcceleratorCh29">{{Qcl|Accel|29}}</ref> She was raised and trained in the family's style of necromancy to pursue this goal (and warned against careless teaching it to others),<ref name=AcceleratorCh29/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> though she did not fully understand the meaning and weight of {{TrackTagX12|life and death}}.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> She also inherited the family's tools, including the powerful and dangerous artificial souls known as the [[Evil Spirits of the Numbers]].<ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7>{{Qal|Accel|E|7}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorCh2/><ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh28/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> |
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| + | At some point within the past five years,<ref name=AcceleratorCh24>{{Qcl|Accel|24}}</ref> Esther came to [[Academy City]] and was apparently tricked into joining [[Hishigata Mikihiko]]'s research team as a supervisor, to aid in their research on where esper abilities originated from in the human body and later strengthening esper powers by reinforcing the physical body.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22>{{Qcl|Accel|22}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorCh24/> Despite the nature of this research (and the supposed deception), Esther shared her knowledge of necromancy without fully grasping the consequences, enabling them to make considerable progress, though only with corpses, eventually leading to the creation of the [[Coffin]]{{TrackTag51}}s.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh2/><ref name=AcceleratorEp2/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> During this time, she also became friends with Hishigata's younger sister, [[Hirumi]].<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/> |
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| + | [[File:Hirumi_Resurrection_Attempt.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Esther attempts to revive Hirumi]] |
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| + | However, at some point in early August of the [[Main Story Year 1|story's first year]],<ref name=AcceleratorCh28/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> Hirumi ended up dying under unknown circumstances<!--Note: Difference between manga and anime--> and seeing her friend dead in front of her, Esther tried to revive her using [[Taowu]], one of the Evil Spirits of the Numbers.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/> While Hirumi's dead body was reanimated, she was not brought back to life.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh28>{{Qcl|Accel|28}}</ref> Additionally, unknown to Esther, the Taowu contained the will of her ancestor [[Isaac]] and on activation, it was secretly contacted by a self-proclaimed [[demon]] who conveyed a method to achieve the goal of the Rosenthal Family by using the memories of 10,000 deaths to bring an artificial soul to [[Keter]]. Influenced by Isaac's desire to achieve this goal, the Taowu prioritized and moved to accomplish the plan, disregarding Esther's orders, posing as Hirumi and manipulating her brother to carry out the plan under the guise of making her into a [[Level 6]].<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh28/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> |
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| + | Esther soon realized that she had lost control of the Taowu and that whatever will was guiding it planned to interfere with the processes of life, death and reincarnation, potentially altering the world at a fundamental level.<ref name=AcceleratorCh2/><ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh28/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> As a result of losing her friend twice, Esther came to understand the weight of {{TrackTagX12|life and death}}, and realizing that they should not toy with death, she abandoned the desire of the Rosenthal Family.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> Following this change of heart, she ended up being held captive while Hishigata continued to develop the Coffins using the techniques she'd taught him, even using the other Evil Spirits of the Numbers, along with the resources of [[DA]], whom he shared the technology with. She eventually escaped and sought out [[Last Order]], having learned that she would be targeted to obtain the memories necessary for the plan from the [[Misaka Network]].<ref name=AcceleratorCh1/><ref name=AcceleratorCh2>{{Qcl|Accel|2}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorEp2>{{Qal|Accel|E|2}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorEp3>{{Qal|Accel|E|3}}</ref> |
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| − | She apparently came to [[Academy City]] and was tricked into aiding [[Hishigata|Hishigata's]] research on how [[esper]] powers resided in the human body. This research later developed in strengthening esper powers by reinforcing the physical body, though only corpses, though this eventually lead to the creation of the [[Coffin]]s. She would later make friends with Hishigata's younger sister, [[Hirumi]], but she later dies. Estelle later resurrects her using her [[magic]] but finds out that she had become possessed by the evil spirit of Taowu.<ref name="AcceleratorCh22">[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 022]]</ref> Probably aware of the evil spirit's plans of wanting to use Last Order to put a new layer upon the world, make a perfect body and brain,<ref name="AcceleratorCh2">[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 002]]</ref> and eventually a perfect esper,<ref name="AcceleratorCh22" /> She later escapes, determined to get to Last Order. |
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==Chronology== |
==Chronology== |
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===Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator=== |
===Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator=== |
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| + | [[File:Toaru_Kagaku_no_Accelerator_E02_05m_10s.png|thumb|220px|Esther clashing with her pursuer.]] |
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| ⚫ | Esther first appears while being pursued by [[DA]]. While escaping them, she enters a certain hospital and finds herself in [[Accelerator|Accelerator's]] room. She attempts to ask him about [[Last Order]], however Accelerator doesn't notice her due to using his power to deflect sound away from him while reading. While she tries to get his attention, her [[Nishio|pursuer]] catch up with her and manage to subdue her. She is later tied up with several belts and gagged. Despite her bonds, she manages to get out during the scuffle between the Anti-Skill and Accelerator who has come to take her away for questioning as she carried a photo of Last Order.<ref name="AcceleratorCh1">{{Qcl|Accel|1}}</ref> |
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She escapes her restraints during Accelerator's battle with Nishio and the prototype Coffin, and later reappears before Accelerator, in his room, inquiring about the girl on the photo, Last Order.<ref name="AcceleratorCh1" /> |
She escapes her restraints during Accelerator's battle with Nishio and the prototype Coffin, and later reappears before Accelerator, in his room, inquiring about the girl on the photo, Last Order.<ref name="AcceleratorCh1" /> |
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| + | [[File:Toaru_Kagaku_no_Accelerator_E02_20m_19s.png|thumb|left|220px|Accelerator choking Esther]] |
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| − | After a rocky start with Accelerator, she tells him of DA and their plans and later bring him to the warehouse where she was restrained. There, they discover a huge mecha, a Coffin known as the Qiong Qi, and find out that DA's plans are already in motion.<ref name="AcceleratorCh2" /> Later, |
+ | After a rocky start with Accelerator, she tells him of DA and their plans and later bring him to the warehouse where she was restrained. There, they discover a huge mecha, a Coffin known as the Qiong Qi, and find out that DA's plans are already in motion.<ref name="AcceleratorCh2" /> Later, Esther performs a magic ritual on [[Hitokawa Hasami|Hitokawa Hasami's]] corpse, in order to put her to rest. While doing so, the curious Accelerator touches the physical form of Hasami's residual memory, allowing him to see how she had died.<ref name="AcceleratorCh3" /> Esther sucessfully possesses Hasami with her Huotou and closes her spiritual circuit but is interrupted by the arrival of DA operatives who have come to dispose of the body. As a result, the Huotou activates and takes control of Hasami's body allowing her to fight for Esther as she is her master.<ref name="AcceleratorCh4" /> |
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+ | When Accelerator stumbled after dispatching the first DA member, Esther asked if he was OK and noticed his head bleeding due to his wounds reopening. As the second DA member tried to escape, Esther attempted to pursue him but he used his blade to bring the ceiling down on top of her, though the Huotou protected her using Hasami's body. Seeing her path was blocked, Esther looked for another way, which the Huotou found. After the Huotou told her to hang on, Esther gave it her cloak to cover Hasami's naked body. It then carried her after their quarry, breaking through a wall and intercepting the DA member as he was escaping the hospital.<ref name="AcceleratorCh5">{{Qcl|Accel|5}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Esther debuts in [[Toaru Idol no Accelerator-sama Manga Chapter 006|chapter 6]] of the 4koma gag manga alongside Hitokawa Hasami. After Hitokawa dies after being awestruck by Accelerator's wings, Esther accidentally inserts Huotou into her and becomes her master.<ref name=IdolCh6>{{Qcl|Idol|6}}</ref> From then on, Esther is shown as an unabashed fan of the idol Accelerator being accompanied by Huotou in Hitokawa Hasami's body. |
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| + | ===Tobidase Ippou-san Hachamecha Kaishingeki=== |
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| + | ==Non in-universe appearances== |
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| + | ===Video Game Appearances=== |
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| + | ====Extraordinary Ones==== |
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==Abilities== |
==Abilities== |
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| + | [[File:Magic Circle card Esther.png|thumb|220px|Esther holding one of her paper charms]] |
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| + | Esther is a [[necromancer]],<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name=AcceleratorCh2/><ref name=AcceleratorEp2/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> and as such specializes in magic involving the manipulation of the dead.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> She uses a method of inserting artificial souls into corpses to animate them to do her bidding.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> Although she is capable of defending herself with her dagger and knows a number of non-necromantic spells,<ref name=AcceleratorCh1/><ref name=AcceleratorCh14>{{Qcl|Accel|14}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorCh18>{{Qcl|Accel|18}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorCh31>{{Qcl|Accel|31}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorEp2/><ref name=AcceleratorEp5>{{Qal|Accel|E|5}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorEp6>{{Qal|Accel|E|6}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/><!--(Ref)--> she primarily relies on her reanimated servants in battle.<ref name=AcceleratorEp2/><ref name=AcceleratorEp5/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/><!--(Ch-Ref)--> The majority of Esther's spells utilize paper charms with [[magic circle]]{{TrackTag53|s}}s inscribed on them,<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh14/><ref name=AcceleratorCh18/><ref name=AcceleratorCh31/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp5/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> which often expand additional magic circles when she uses them.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh14/><ref name=AcceleratorCh18/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp5/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> |
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| − | She is a Necromancer,<ref name="Dengeki" /> and as a member and the head of the Rosenthal family, can perform Rosenthal family-style necromancy. |
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| − | She can perform rituals on the dead to help them "pass[ing] through the gates of [[Heaven and Hell|Heaven]]."<ref name="AcceleratorCh3" /> An example of this is with [[Hitokawa Hasami]], whom Estelle mentions that the corpse would crawl back again even if buried. The ritual involves Estelle putting back the wandering "residual memory" of the corpse in order to put her to rest. This requires closing the corpse's "spiritual circuit." Estelle places a complex [[Magic Circle|magic circle]] upon the body of the corpse. Additional magic circles then form upon the floor where the ritual is being made, and a large, vibrant burst of light appears as the spirit is installed. She then "reactivates" her, re-possesses her body with her Huotou, and then closes the spiritual circuit.<ref name="AcceleratorCh3" /> To do this, she needs the "residual thoughts" as a keyword and then sends the false soul into the body. If the residual thoughts are not controlled, they usually take dangerous form that people sometimes call [[ghost]]s.<ref name="AcceleratorCh4" /> |
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| + | As the 23rd head of the [[Rosenthal Family]], Esther is trained in and proficient with [[Rosenthal-style]] [[Necromancy]].<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> It is a mixed style with an initial foundation based on [[Kabbalah]], having originally developed from heretical [[golem]] research, combined with elements from [[Taoism]], such as the [[Hopping Zombie Spell]],<ref name=AcceleratorCh28/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/><ref name=AcceleratorCh34/> and centered around a method of manipulating dead bodies by inserting artificial souls into them.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> Unlike traditional golems, which are typically rock or mud dolls only capable of following simple commands, this technique utilizes the human brain in order to create a more intelligent servant.<ref name=AcceleratorCh29/><!--corpse golem--> |
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| − | Slowly, the "residual memory" gathers and forms outside the corpse in the form of a floating brain. If touched, as with the case of Accelerator, the memories of the person can appear in the back of the one who touched its mind, apparently spanning even from birth of the person all the way to their death.<ref name="AcceleratorCh3" /> |
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| + | Esther_Necromancy.png|Esther performing a ritual on Hitokawa Hasami's body using Huotou, as seen in the anime |
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| + | Esther's Magic Circle.PNG|Esther performing a ritual on Hitokawa Hasami's body using Huotou, as seen in the manga |
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| − | The Rosenthal Family make use of artificial souls, also referred to as {{nihongo|'''false soul'''|偽りの魄|Itsuwari no Tamashii}}, which are stored in charms and inserted into corpses to animate them. When summoned, the soul is bound to follow the orders of the head of the Rosenthal family.<ref name="AccelChp29">[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 029]]</ref> All of the artificial souls that are used by the Rosenthal family have names based on ancient Chinese figures, due to the influence of the [[Taoism]] in their spells.<ref name="AccelChp29" /> |
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| + | Esther Necromancy (manga).PNG|Esther performing a ritual on Hitokawa Hasami's body using Huotou, as seen in the manga |
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| + | When implanting an artificial soul into a dead body, Esther first places the charm containing it onto the corpse.<!--Look first?--> She then "reactivates" the body and calls in the wandering residual information.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> At the same time, as seen in the case of Hitokawa Hasami, a magic circle is formed on the floor around corpse and necromancer, accompanied by additional light around the charm's contact point<!--wind-->.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> The deceased's {{Nihongo|'''"residual thoughts"'''|残留思念|Zanryū Shinen}} are used as a key code in order to slip the artificial soul into the body.<ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> |
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| + | [[File:Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator E03 18m 07s.png|thumb|220px|Residual thoughts taking shape outside of the body.]] |
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| + | While gathering the residual thoughts to use as a key, the residual memory takes form outside of the corpse in the shape of a floating brain. If someone touches it, as in the case of Accelerator with Hitokawa Hasami, the memories of the deceased flood into that person's mind<!--spanning from birth to death-->.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> If not controlled, the residual thoughts can take a dangerous form which people sometimes call [[ghost]]{{TrackTag53|s}}s (specifically {{Nihongo|'''jibakurei'''|地縛霊|lit. "earthbound/site-bound spirit"}}).<ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> Once the artificial soul has been successfully connected, the charm disappears into the body and Esther can then manipulate the corpse, either having the soul animate it or carrying out a different task.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp4/> |
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| + | Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator E03 10m 07s.png|A typical paper charm's design, as seen in the anime |
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| + | The '''artificial souls''' at the core of Rosenthal-style Necromancy, also referred to as {{Nihongo|'''false souls'''|偽りの魄|Itsuwari no Tamashii}} or {{Nihongo|'''pseudo-souls'''|疑似魂魄|Giji Konpaku}}, are formed through an application of the [[Sephiroth]] and stored on paper charms with [[magic circle]]{{TrackTag53|s}}s and symbols written on them.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/><ref name=AcceleratorCh34/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp8/> When activated, the soul will follow its programming and is bound to follow the orders of the head of the Rosenthal family<!--Adonai authority-->.<ref name="AcceleratorCh29"/> All of the known artificial souls used by the Rosenthals have names based on ancient [[Chinese]] figures,<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> due to the family's history in the East and the influence of [[Taoism]] in their spells.<ref name="AcceleratorCh29"/> |
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| + | Esther has had a number of artificial souls at her disposal, with both high and low level spiritual charms.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/><ref name=AcceleratorEp1/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> [[Huotou]] is an artificial soul which she personally created.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/> As the 23rd head of the Rosenthal Family, Esther inherited a set of four powerful and dangerous artificial souls created by 5th head Nathan, known as the {{Nihongo|'''Evil Spirits of the Numbers'''|ナンバーズの悪霊|Nanbāzu no Akuryō}} and bearing the names of the {{Nihongo|'''Si-Xiong'''|四凶|Shikyō|lit. "Four Fiends/Four Evils"}} of Chinese {{W|Shanhaijing|lore}}; [[Taowu]], [[Taotie]], [[Hundun]] and [[Qiong Qi]]. Difficult even for necromancers to control, they could enhance the abilities of the corpses they possess to levels greatly exceeding the body's potential.<ref name=AcceleratorCh2/><ref name=AcceleratorCh28/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/><!--Adonai authority as head,(29) self-diagnosis program(28)--> |
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| + | Esther used Taowu in her attempt to revive Hirumi, but lost control to the will of Isaac imprinted on it, unknown to her.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorCh28/><ref name=AcceleratorCh29/> During her captivity, the other three were taken and used in [[Coffin]]{{TrackTag51}}s, enhancing the esper abilities of their corpses to [[Level 5]]-class.<ref name=AcceleratorCh2/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> The Coffins were eventually destroyed,<ref name=AcceleratorCh25>{{Qcl|Accel|25}}</ref> while Taowu's charm was pierced by Emperor Shun's Blade.<ref name=AcceleratorCh34>{{Qcl|Accel|34}}</ref> |
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| − | The {{nihongo|'''[[Wikipedia:zh:禍斗|Huotou]]'''|禍斗}}, also referred to as the {{Nihongo|'''Rosenthal Third Number'''|薔薇渓谷家参式(ローゼンタール サードナンバー)|Rōzentāru Sādonanbā}} is used by Estelle to possess [[Hitokawa Hasami]] after her death, presumably the same artificial soul used when her body was used for the Prototype Coffin. Estelle uses the artificial soul in her process in “closing the circuits” of a corpse. When put in a corpse it will take a while before the Huotou activates. When it does, it rises by itself and talks in a strange manner, like that of a robot. When in combat it can be both fast and powerful, and as with the case of Hasami, be able to destroy and create a crater on a floor with a single kick. It also automatically tries to protect its master (Estelle), and if in danger of being destroyed, tries to protect the “charm” that allows it to move, allowing damage to the corpse if necessary.<ref name="AcceleratorCh4" /> |
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| + | {{Nihongo|'''{{W|Huodou|Huotou}}'''|禍斗|Kato}}, also referred to as the {{Nihongo|'''Rosenthal Third Number'''|{{Ruby|薔薇渓谷家参式|ローゼンタール サードナンバー}}|Rōzentāru Sādonanbā}}, is the main artificial soul used by Esther during her time with Accelerator, possessing the body of [[Hitokawa Hasami]] after her death.<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorCh36/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp4>{{Qal|Accel|E|4}}</ref> Originally implanted into her body in order to close her open spiritual circuit and lay her to rest properly, the interruption<!--delay/short time--> caused by DA led to the artificial soul automatically activating and animating the corpse,<ref name=AcceleratorCh3/><ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp3/><ref name=AcceleratorEp4/><!--initial levitation--> serving as Esther's protector from that point onwards.<ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorCh5/><ref name=AcceleratorCh6>{{Qcl|Accel|6}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorEp4/><!--Refs--><ref name=AcceleratorCh36/> |
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| + | Huotou speaks in a robotic manner and addresses Esther as {{Nihongo|'''Adonai'''|{{Ruby|ご主人様|アドナイ}}|Goshujinsama (Adonai)}}. Obeying Esther's commands, it accompanies its master and acts automatically in order to protect her. If it is in danger of being destroyed, it will prioritize protecting its charm, allowing damage to the corpse if necessary.<ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorCh5/><ref name=AcceleratorCh6/><ref name=AcceleratorCh7/><ref name=AcceleratorEp4/><ref name=AcceleratorCh14/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/> While largely emotionless, Huotou can form and express thoughts and opinions, but only retains them for the duration of its operation.<ref name=AcceleratorCh34/><ref name=AcceleratorEp12>{{Qal|Accel|E|12}}</ref> It can only retain memories while bound to a corpse and using its brain, and as such will lose them once it is released from the corpse.<ref name=AcceleratorEp12/> |
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| − | {{nihongo|'''Taowu'''|檮杌}}, known as {{nihongo|'''Evil Spirit of Numbers'''|ナンバーズの悪霊|Nanbāzu no Akuryō}} is the evil spirit that possessed Hirumi's body after being resurrected by Estelle. Initially, it was thought to be capable of independent and malicious thought unlike Huotou, and unwilling or incapable of speaking.<ref name="AcceleratorCh22" /> It is later revealed that the spirit has been imprinted with the soul of Estelle's ancestor, Isaac, allowing it independent thought and have its own goals.<ref name="AccelChp29" /> |
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| + | [[File:Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator E04 00m 47s.png|thumb|left|220px|Huotou displaying its strength with a kick]] |
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| + | While using Hitokawa Hasami's body, Huotou displayed increased strength and speed greater than that of a normal human, being capable of breaking a man's arm and weapon with a single kick, leaving a crater in the floor.<ref name=AcceleratorCh4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp4/> It is capable of increasing them to even greater levels at the cost of damaging its host body.<!--muscle--><ref name=AcceleratorEp4/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/><!--(Ch Ref)--> By allocating 60% of its host brain's capabilities, it can also temporarily increase the host's sense of smell in order to track scents.<ref name=AcceleratorEp4/><ref name=AcceleratorCh7>{{Qcl|Accel|7}}</ref> Huotou has not been shown to use Hitokawa's [[Pyrokinesis]].<!--Decay/memory retention notes--> |
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| − | The {{nihongo|'''Armor of the Dead'''|死者の鎧|Shisha no Yoroi}} is an armor made from dirt. Estelle can envelope her Huoutou with an armor of dirt that not only increases defense but also attack power. To activate this spell, Estelle uses one of her magic circles on paper and puts in on the ground where there is a sufficient amount of soil. By Estelle's actions however, she apparently needs to continue invoking the spell to provide the dirt for her Huotou's armor. According to her, the spell is just using a {{nihongo|'''Gnome'''|グノーム(土精)|Gunōmu (Dosei)|lit. "Earth Spirit"}} to amplify the defense of the dead and increase its attack power.<ref name="AcceleratorCh14">[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 014]]</ref> |
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| + | Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator E06 10m 04s.png|Esther invoking the Armor of the Dead |
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| + | Armour of the Dead (Anime).png|The Armor of the Dead protecting Huotou |
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| + | Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator E06 10m 14s.png|Huotou armed with an earth gauntlet |
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| + | The {{Nihongo|'''Armor of the Dead'''|死者の鎧|Shisha no Yoroi}} is an armor made from dirt, produced to protect and bolster animated corpses.<ref name=AcceleratorCh14/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/> |
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| + | To activate the spell, Esther places one of her paper charms on the ground at a point were there is a sufficient amount of soil on the surface, producing a magic circle,<ref name=AcceleratorCh14/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/> and invoking a {{Nihongo|'''Gnome'''|{{Ruby|土精|グノーム}}|Dosei (Gunōmu)|lit. "Earth Spirit"}}.<ref name=AcceleratorCh14/> This gathers dirt around the corpse and forms it into an armor of earth which shields it from harm. In addition to increasing their defenses, it can form pieces of armor around the corpse's limbs to increase their attack power.<ref name=AcceleratorCh14/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/> |
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===Emperor Shun's Blade=== |
===Emperor Shun's Blade=== |
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| − | Estell has with her a dagger known as {{nihongo|'''Emperor Shun's Blade'''|舜帝の剣|Shun-tei no Han}}. It appears as a dagger with strange marking that Estelle uses as a regular dagger, using it to stab people or to escape being tied.<ref name="AcceleratorCh1" /> |
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| + | Spell of Emperor Shun's Blade.png|The magic circle for Emperor Shun's Blade |
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| + | Emperor Shun's Blade activated.png|Emperor Shun's Blade, ready to carry out its function |
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| + | Esther possesses a dagger known as {{Nihongo|'''Emperor Shun's Blade'''|舜帝の剣|Shun-tei no Han}}, a countermeasure against the Rosenthals' artificial souls. It has a double-edged blade<!--grind?--> as wide as its hilt, dark-colored on its side with a red diamond pattern (which glows when the blade's spell is prepared), decreasing towards and before the tip. It is stored in a sheath on the back of Esther's waist belt.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/><ref name=AcceleratorEp8/> |
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| − | + | As well as being wielded as a regular dagger,<ref name=AcceleratorCh1/><ref name=AcceleratorCh26>{{Qcl|Accel|26}}</ref><!--stab people or escape being tied--> it is used for a neutralizing spell known as {{Nihongo|'''Spell of Emperor Shun's Blade'''|舜帝の剣の術|Shun-tei no Han no Jutsu}}.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/> The dagger is prepared by placing it in the center of a carved magic circle, tip down,<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/><ref name=AcceleratorEp8/> and performing an incantation.<ref name=AcceleratorCh22/> Once the preparations are complete, the dagger can neutralize the artificial souls used by the Rosenthal family on touching their charm, separating them from their hosts, and is described by Esther as poison to the likes of the Taowu.<ref name=AcceleratorCh31/><ref name=AcceleratorCh34/><ref name=AcceleratorCh35>{{Qcl|Accel|35}}</ref> |
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| + | Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator E05 17m 20s.png|Esther jumping on a magic circle acting as a mid-air platform |
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| + | Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator E07 17m 50s.png|A magic circle used to launch people upwards |
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| + | Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator E07 00m 58s.png|Esther monitoring Misaka 10046's life force |
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| + | Aside from her necromancy, Esther has a number of other spells which she can perform using paper charms, sometimes coupled with incantations or gestures:<ref name=AcceleratorCh11>{{Qcl|Accel|11}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorCh18/><ref name=AcceleratorEp5/><ref name=AcceleratorEp6/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> |
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| + | Some of them produce magic circles at the charm's position (either placed on the ground or thrown through the air), which can safely launch people standing on them upward (surrounded by a green glow while airborne) or act as a mid-air platform for people to jump on and off.<ref name=AcceleratorCh11/><ref name=AcceleratorEp5/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> |
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| + | Another charm allows Esther to sense the locations of nearby artificial soul charms, such as that of Taowu.<ref name=AcceleratorCh31/> At least one type of charm allows her to monitor the circulation of life force through a living individual,<ref name=AcceleratorCh18/><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> though she doesn't possess [[healing magic]] and can only perform basic first aid.<ref name=AcceleratorCh21>{{Qcl|Accel|21}}</ref><ref name=AcceleratorEp7/> |
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| + | In the anime adaptation, she demonstrates a proficiency in close combat when fighting DA goons at [[Heaven Canceller's Hospital]].<ref name=AcceleratorEp2/> |
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| + | <!--Esther was also capable of escaping from heavy/secure bindings, though it isn't clear what method she used.<ref name=AcceleratorCh1/><ref name=AcceleratorEp2/>: Dagger, trickery or charm?--> |
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| + | Esther Rosenthal Face (Accelerator Anime Design).png|''Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator'' anime Character Design (Face) |
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| + | Esther Rosenthal Body (Accelerator Anime Design).png|''Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator'' anime Character Design (Body) |
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| + | Esther Rosenthal (sketch).png|Esther Rosenthal drawn by [[Haimura Kiyotaka]]. |
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| + | Esther Rosenthal (XO).jpg|Esther in the ''[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator]]'' collaboration with the MOBA mobile game ''Extraordinary Ones''. |
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| + | Esther design (XO).jpg|Esther's design in the ''[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator]]'' collaboration with the MOBA mobile game ''Extraordinary Ones''. |
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| + | Esther Rosenthal in bikini (XO).jpg|Esther in a bikini in the ''[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator]]'' collaboration with the MOBA mobile game ''Extraordinary Ones''. |
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| + | Esther summer design (XO).jpg|Character design of Esther in swimsuit from the ''[[Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator]]'' collaboration with the MOBA mobile game ''Extraordinary Ones''. |
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Esther Rosenthal (エステル＝ローゼンタール Esuteru Rōzentāru?, 7S: Estelle Rosenthal[Notes 1]) is a magician[1] who first appears in Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator.
Etymology
Esther was a biblical figure and the main character in the Book of Esther, part of the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Old Testament. A Jewish orphan who became the new wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus, she asked the king to rescind an order to kill all the Jews in the kingdom (after the vizier Haman was offended by her cousin and guardian Mordecai not bowing) and won permission for them to kill their enemies.[Notes 1]
Rosenthal is a surname of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin, meaning "valley of roses".
Appearance
Esther is rather well-endowed and has blonde hair and green eyes. She has a mole under her left eye. She wears a black cloak over a sleeveless white blouse, which is open on the back, with a red skirt under a large belt. She wears two black ribbons on her temples. Her forearms are covered in bandages and she wears gloves. She wears black thigh-high socks supported garter belt, her legs have leather straps, and her ankles are bound with metal rings.[2] She wears dark underwear.[3]
After her clothes got wet shortly after meeting Accelerator, she wore a nurse's uniform during the incident which followed,[3][4][5] initially wearing her cape over it before giving it to the Huotou, possessing the corpse of Hitokawa Hasami, to cover up its host's body.[4][5]
Personality
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Esther is shown to be generally kind and polite to people.[6][3][7][8] She values humans and life,[6][3][7][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] and shows respect for the dead,[3][18][4][19][10][11] being angered when they are disregarded and exploited in despicable fashions.[3][10][20][13][17] Even though they are dead, Esther recognizes that the corpses she animates are not just dead bodies but those of people and does not see them as expendable, preferring that no harm or indignity come to them.[3][18][4][19][10][11][21][13][14][16][17]
While she didn't fully understand at the time she first entered Academy City,[17][22][20] as a result of losing her friend Hirumi twice (first through her death and then her own attempt to revive her), Esther understands the weight of life and death, and that one should not toy with death.[22][20] Having shared her knowledge of necromancy without grasping the full consequences, something she deeply regrets, Esther holds herself responsible for the atrocities which Hishigata and DA committed with it, and was determined to stop them, as well as the one behind them, from toying with life and death any further, even if it cost her own life.[6][3][12][12][22][17][23][20][24] Abandoning the long-held desire of the Rosenthal Family,[20] Esther intended to abandon necromancy altogether once she had stopped the ones abusing their techniques.[17]
Esther has been shown to be unfamiliar with certain aspects of modern life.[3][23] A meal at a family restaurant was a new sensation to her, which she found delicious, unlike anything she eaten before, and attributed to Academy City's science.[3] She was also startled when using a shower.[23] She is unbothered with being in a state of undress in front of others,[3][8][23] as seen when Accelerator walked in on her while she was just in her underwear, much to Last Order's chagrin, and she was confused as to why she should mind.[3]
Having seen Accelerator save her and others with ease, she holds him in high regard, even asking him to become her teacher and referring to him as such.[8][5][14][17]
In the anime, she used to refer to herself in the third-person.[23]
Background
Esther is the current head of the Rosenthal Family, who have spent 400 years and 23 generations developing necromantic techniques in order to create the perfect golem, one with a perfect soul and perfect body - a god.[20] She was raised and trained in the family's style of necromancy to pursue this goal (and warned against careless teaching it to others),[20][13] though she did not fully understand the meaning and weight of life and death.[22][20][13] She also inherited the family's tools, including the powerful and dangerous artificial souls known as the Evil Spirits of the Numbers.[13][17][6][22][21][20]
At some point within the past five years,[25] Esther came to Academy City and was apparently tricked into joining Hishigata Mikihiko's research team as a supervisor, to aid in their research on where esper abilities originated from in the human body and later strengthening esper powers by reinforcing the physical body.[22][25] Despite the nature of this research (and the supposed deception), Esther shared her knowledge of necromancy without fully grasping the consequences, enabling them to make considerable progress, though only with corpses, eventually leading to the creation of the Coffins.[22][6][12][13][17] During this time, she also became friends with Hishigata's younger sister, Hirumi.[22]
Esther attempts to revive Hirumi
However, at some point in early August of the story's first year,[21][20] Hirumi ended up dying under unknown circumstances and seeing her friend dead in front of her, Esther tried to revive her using Taowu, one of the Evil Spirits of the Numbers.[22] While Hirumi's dead body was reanimated, she was not brought back to life.[22][21] Additionally, unknown to Esther, the Taowu contained the will of her ancestor Isaac and on activation, it was secretly contacted by a self-proclaimed demon who conveyed a method to achieve the goal of the Rosenthal Family by using the memories of 10,000 deaths to bring an artificial soul to Keter. Influenced by Isaac's desire to achieve this goal, the Taowu prioritized and moved to accomplish the plan, disregarding Esther's orders, posing as Hirumi and manipulating her brother to carry out the plan under the guise of making her into a Level 6.[22][21][20]
Esther soon realized that she had lost control of the Taowu and that whatever will was guiding it planned to interfere with the processes of life, death and reincarnation, potentially altering the world at a fundamental level.[6][22][21][20] As a result of losing her friend twice, Esther came to understand the weight of life and death, and realizing that they should not toy with death, she abandoned the desire of the Rosenthal Family.[22][20] Following this change of heart, she ended up being held captive while Hishigata continued to develop the Coffins using the techniques she'd taught him, even using the other Evil Spirits of the Numbers, along with the resources of DA, whom he shared the technology with. She eventually escaped and sought out Last Order, having learned that she would be targeted to obtain the memories necessary for the plan from the Misaka Network.[26][6][12][13]
Chronology
Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator
Necromancer Arc
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Esther clashing with her pursuer.
Esther first appears while being pursued by DA. While escaping them, she enters a certain hospital and finds herself in Accelerator's room. She attempts to ask him about Last Order, however Accelerator doesn't notice her due to using his power to deflect sound away from him while reading. While she tries to get his attention, her pursuer catch up with her and manage to subdue her. She is later tied up with several belts and gagged. Despite her bonds, she manages to get out during the scuffle between the Anti-Skill and Accelerator who has come to take her away for questioning as she carried a photo of Last Order.[26]
She escapes her restraints during Accelerator's battle with Nishio and the prototype Coffin, and later reappears before Accelerator, in his room, inquiring about the girl on the photo, Last Order.[26]
Accelerator choking Esther
After a rocky start with Accelerator, she tells him of DA and their plans and later bring him to the warehouse where she was restrained. There, they discover a huge mecha, a Coffin known as the Qiong Qi, and find out that DA's plans are already in motion.[6] Later, Esther performs a magic ritual on Hitokawa Hasami's corpse, in order to put her to rest. While doing so, the curious Accelerator touches the physical form of Hasami's residual memory, allowing him to see how she had died.[3] Esther sucessfully possesses Hasami with her Huotou and closes her spiritual circuit but is interrupted by the arrival of DA operatives who have come to dispose of the body. As a result, the Huotou activates and takes control of Hasami's body allowing her to fight for Esther as she is her master.[18]
When Accelerator stumbled after dispatching the first DA member, Esther asked if he was OK and noticed his head bleeding due to his wounds reopening. As the second DA member tried to escape, Esther attempted to pursue him but he used his blade to bring the ceiling down on top of her, though the Huotou protected her using Hasami's body. Seeing her path was blocked, Esther looked for another way, which the Huotou found. After the Huotou told her to hang on, Esther gave it her cloak to cover Hasami's naked body. It then carried her after their quarry, breaking through a wall and intercepting the DA member as he was escaping the hospital.[4]
Other Appearances
Toaru Idol no Accelerator-sama
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Esther debuts in chapter 6 of the 4koma gag manga alongside Hitokawa Hasami. After Hitokawa dies after being awestruck by Accelerator's wings, Esther accidentally inserts Huotou into her and becomes her master.[27] From then on, Esther is shown as an unabashed fan of the idol Accelerator being accompanied by Huotou in Hitokawa Hasami's body.
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Non in-universe appearances
Video Game Appearances
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Abilities
Esther holding one of her paper charms
Esther is a necromancer,[1][6][12][13] and as such specializes in magic involving the manipulation of the dead.[3][18][13] She uses a method of inserting artificial souls into corpses to animate them to do her bidding.[3][18][13] Although she is capable of defending herself with her dagger and knows a number of non-necromantic spells,[26][10][8][28][12][15][16][17] she primarily relies on her reanimated servants in battle.[12][15][16] The majority of Esther's spells utilize paper charms with magic circles inscribed on them,[3][10][8][28][13][15][16][17] which often expand additional magic circles when she uses them.[3][10][8][13][15][16][17]
Rosenthal-style Necromancy
As the 23rd head of the Rosenthal Family, Esther is trained in and proficient with Rosenthal-style Necromancy.[3][18][13][17][20] It is a mixed style with an initial foundation based on Kabbalah, having originally developed from heretical golem research, combined with elements from Taoism, such as the Hopping Zombie Spell,[21][20][29] and centered around a method of manipulating dead bodies by inserting artificial souls into them.[3][18][13][17][20] Unlike traditional golems, which are typically rock or mud dolls only capable of following simple commands, this technique utilizes the human brain in order to create a more intelligent servant.[20]
When implanting an artificial soul into a dead body, Esther first places the charm containing it onto the corpse. She then "reactivates" the body and calls in the wandering residual information.[3][13] At the same time, as seen in the case of Hitokawa Hasami, a magic circle is formed on the floor around corpse and necromancer, accompanied by additional light around the charm's contact point.[3][13] The deceased's "residual thoughts" (残留思念 Zanryū Shinen?) are used as a key code in order to slip the artificial soul into the body.[18][13]
Residual thoughts taking shape outside of the body.
While gathering the residual thoughts to use as a key, the residual memory takes form outside of the corpse in the shape of a floating brain. If someone touches it, as in the case of Accelerator with Hitokawa Hasami, the memories of the deceased flood into that person's mind.[3][13] If not controlled, the residual thoughts can take a dangerous form which people sometimes call ghosts (specifically jibakurei (地縛霊 lit. "earthbound/site-bound spirit"?)).[18][13] Once the artificial soul has been successfully connected, the charm disappears into the body and Esther can then manipulate the corpse, either having the soul animate it or carrying out a different task.[3][18][13][14]
Esther animating two dog corpses
Although the method is primarily used with human corpses, it is possible to use it on the corpses of other animals,[30] though without a human brain it won't display the same level of intelligence.[20]
In addition to animating corpses, Esther can also use the artificial souls to close a corpse's open spiritual circuit (such as in the case of Hitokawa Hasami after an earlier misuse of necromancy, which might have resulted in the corpse crawling back even if buried and might prevent the deceased from passing through the gates of Heaven) and perform a ritual to properly lay the dead to rest.[3][13]
Artificial Souls
The artificial souls at the core of Rosenthal-style Necromancy, also referred to as false souls (偽りの魄 Itsuwari no Tamashii?) or pseudo-souls (疑似魂魄 Giji Konpaku?), are formed through an application of the Sephiroth and stored on paper charms with magic circles and symbols written on them.[3][20][29][13][23] When activated, the soul will follow its programming and is bound to follow the orders of the head of the Rosenthal family.[20] All of the known artificial souls used by the Rosenthals have names based on ancient Chinese figures,[3][20] due to the family's history in the East and the influence of Taoism in their spells.[20]
The Evil Spirits of the Numbers used in the Coffins (from left to right): Taotie, Hundun, and Qiong Qi
Esther has had a number of artificial souls at her disposal, with both high and low level spiritual charms.[3][18][22][20][30][13] Huotou is an artificial soul which she personally created.[3][13] As the 23rd head of the Rosenthal Family, Esther inherited a set of four powerful and dangerous artificial souls created by 5th head Nathan, known as the Evil Spirits of the Numbers (ナンバーズの悪霊 Nanbāzu no Akuryō?) and bearing the names of the Si-Xiong (四凶 Shikyō?, lit. "Four Fiends/Four Evils") of Chinese lore; Taowu, Taotie, Hundun and Qiong Qi. Difficult even for necromancers to control, they could enhance the abilities of the corpses they possess to levels greatly exceeding the body's potential.[6][21][20][17]
Esther used Taowu in her attempt to revive Hirumi, but lost control to the will of Isaac imprinted on it, unknown to her.[22][21][20] During her captivity, the other three were taken and used in Coffins, enhancing the esper abilities of their corpses to Level 5-class.[6][13][17] The Coffins were eventually destroyed,[31] while Taowu's charm was pierced by Emperor Shun's Blade.[29]
Huotou
Rosenthal Third Number, Huotou, activating in Hitokawa Hasami's body
Huotou (禍斗 Kato?), also referred to as the Rosenthal Third Number (
Huotou speaks in a robotic manner and addresses Esther as Adonai (
Huotou displaying its strength with a kick
While using Hitokawa Hasami's body, Huotou displayed increased strength and speed greater than that of a normal human, being capable of breaking a man's arm and weapon with a single kick, leaving a crater in the floor.[18][14] It is capable of increasing them to even greater levels at the cost of damaging its host body.[14][16][17] By allocating 60% of its host brain's capabilities, it can also temporarily increase the host's sense of smell in order to track scents.[14][19] Huotou has not been shown to use Hitokawa's Pyrokinesis.
Armor of the Dead
The Armor of the Dead (死者の鎧 Shisha no Yoroi?) is an armor made from dirt, produced to protect and bolster animated corpses.[10][16]
To activate the spell, Esther places one of her paper charms on the ground at a point were there is a sufficient amount of soil on the surface, producing a magic circle,[10][16] and invoking a Gnome (
Additional dirt can be supplied to repair the armor, but the user must apparently remain in place and continue invoking the spell to provide it.[10][16]
Emperor Shun's Blade
Esther possesses a dagger known as Emperor Shun's Blade (舜帝の剣 Shun-tei no Han?), a countermeasure against the Rosenthals' artificial souls. It has a double-edged blade as wide as its hilt, dark-colored on its side with a red diamond pattern (which glows when the blade's spell is prepared), decreasing towards and before the tip. It is stored in a sheath on the back of Esther's waist belt.[22][17][23]
As well as being wielded as a regular dagger,[26][34] it is used for a neutralizing spell known as Spell of Emperor Shun's Blade (舜帝の剣の術 Shun-tei no Han no Jutsu?).[22] The dagger is prepared by placing it in the center of a carved magic circle, tip down,[22][17][23] and performing an incantation.[22] Once the preparations are complete, the dagger can neutralize the artificial souls used by the Rosenthal family on touching their charm, separating them from their hosts, and is described by Esther as poison to the likes of the Taowu.[28][29][35]
Other
Aside from her necromancy, Esther has a number of other spells which she can perform using paper charms, sometimes coupled with incantations or gestures:[7][8][15][16][17]
Some of them produce magic circles at the charm's position (either placed on the ground or thrown through the air), which can safely launch people standing on them upward (surrounded by a green glow while airborne) or act as a mid-air platform for people to jump on and off.[7][15][17]
Another charm allows Esther to sense the locations of nearby artificial soul charms, such as that of Taowu.[28] At least one type of charm allows her to monitor the circulation of life force through a living individual,[8][17] though she doesn't possess healing magic and can only perform basic first aid.[36][17]
In the anime adaptation, she demonstrates a proficiency in close combat when fighting DA goons at Heaven Canceller's Hospital.[12]
Character Art Designs
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 It should be noted that due to the fact that Esther and Estelle share the same kana (エステル, Esuteru) in Japanese and the thematic naming wasn't fully clear from the start, her name has often been translated as Estelle Rosenthal in both official and unofficial translations, including on this wiki. After the history of the Rosenthal Family and the names of some of her ancestors were revealed (Obed, Isaac and Nathan - names shared with biblical figures), the possibility that it might have been Esther rather than Estelle came to light. This was subsequently reinforced by her character page on the Toaru Project website for the Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator anime.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dengeki Daioh Article
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Promotional Image
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 003
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 005
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 036
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 002
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 011
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 018
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 013
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Episode 02
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Episode 03
- ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Episode 04
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Episode 05
- ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Episode 06
- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Episode 07
- ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 004
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 007
- ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 029
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 028
- ↑ 22.00 22.01 22.02 22.03 22.04 22.05 22.06 22.07 22.08 22.09 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 022
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Episode 08
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 030
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 024
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 001
- ↑ Toaru Idol no Accelerator-sama Manga Chapter 006
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 031
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 034
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Episode 01
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 025
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 006
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Episode 12
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 026
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 035
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 021
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Isaac Rosenthal (4th Head) |
Nathan Rosenthal (5th Head) |
Esther Rosenthal (23rd Head) |