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Introduction
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Faustina (ファウスティナ, Fausutina) is a character from Jun Mochizuki's The Case Study of Vanitas. She is the Queen (
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Faustina is the first Vampire of the Crimson Moon to ever exist, having come into being immediately after the Babel Incident. She is currently out of commission and treated as functionally dead. The exact circumstances of how and why this had come to pass are as of yet uncertain, aside from the detail that the Queen's own Beastias had destroyed her corpse and believed her to be dead.[2]
However, Faustina is still active in the form of her Malnomen, Naenia, She Who Harbors Death (
Appearance[]
Queen Faustina is a short, elegant woman with long streaming blonde hair. Her eyes are heavily lashed, with large red pupils. She is shown to be shining with radiance and light.
Personality[]
Due to her status as queen of the Vampires, Faustina holds a great amount of power. She exerts her influence over others without hesitation, not caring about the consequences.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Enhanced Speed, Strength, and Stamina
- World Formula Alteration - As a Vampire, Faustina is capable of altering the World Formula, though the exact extent of the abilities this presents are otherwise unknown.
- True Name Alteration - As Naenia, Faustina is capable of altering the true names of other Vampires, thus afflicting them with some form of Malnomen.
- Mind Manipulation - As Naenia, she can enter a vampire's mind, reading through their memories to convince them to give her their true names. In order to do this, Naenia can show both vampires and humans vivid visual and auditory hallucinations of their worst fears and greatest desires.
Relationships[]
Noé Archiviste[]
Faustina sees Noé as a powerful but ultimately beatable plaything. Noé in turn despises Faustina for her torment and possession of Louis, which led to his death.
Luca Oriflamme[]
Luca is the head advisor to the Queen, and he seems to have at one point had a positive relationship with her, asking her for advice.
Chloé d'Apchier[]
Faustina sees Chloé as a plaything and a tool. Faustina initially believes that she has control over Chloé, but it is revealed that Chloé was merely using Faustina in order to hopefully trap and murder her. This trap fails and Faustina escapes Chloé’s grasp.
Quotes[]
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Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Mémoire 2: Noé — In the City of Flowers (Mentioned only)
- Mémoire 11: Deux Ombres — Point of Departure (Mentioned only)
- Mémoire 13: Glissando — Glissando
- Mémoire 19: Serment — Spell-bound*
- Mémoire 38: Naenia — She Who Harbors Death (Part One) (First Appearance)
- Mémoire 38.5: Naenia — She Who Harbors Death (Part One)
- Mémoire 43: Encens Restant — Lingering Scent of the Dream*
- Mémoire 49: Douleur — Kind Child*
- Mémoire 52: Sens Unique — Fall (Mentioned only)
- Mémoire 55: Après la pluie — His Wish (Part One) (Mentioned only)
- Mémoire 61.5: Jeu de paume — Court Tennis (Part Two) (Mentioned only)
- Mémoire 8: Catacombes - Where Death Slumbers-
- Mémoire 17: Vengeance -Hands Upon a Nightmare-
(*) - Denotes that the character did not appear physically, but as a part of another character's memories.
Trivia[]
- "Faustina" derives from Faust,[4] a classic German legend in which titular character Faust is a successful man who is dissatisfied with his life, and thus makes a deal with the Devil to exchange his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures.