"Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight" is a media mix based on a light novel written by Kasuga Mikage, who is also known for "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna". Here we would like to introduce the strength rankings of "Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight".
【Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Strength Ranking 10th: Charlotte
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Charlotte is a French princess and a non-combatant, but in the original story, she is so talented in martial arts that she was second only to Richemont at the knight training school.
There are practically no scenes in which Charlotte actually fights, but considering Richemont's strength, she should also be quite strong.
However, Charlotte has never been to the battlefield since her time at knight training school, and has no real combat experience, so her abilities would likely have fallen far behind those of Richemont, who fought on the front lines.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Strength Ranking 9th: Zantraille
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Zantraille, who has survived a hellish battle with La Hire, who is powerful in both name and reality, is undoubtedly strong at the level of an ordinary mercenary.
I think he could probably take down about five normal soldiers with ease.
He seems to be the type whose fighting power increases when he gets excited, so if he's in good shape, he could take on about twenty people by himself.
[Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemy Knight] Strength Ranking 8th: Alençon
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Alençon, the younger brother of the strongest princess knight Richemont, is a man of intelligence that even Montmorency acknowledges, and is a man who has worked hard to not lose to his excellent sister, so he is probably strong among ordinary people.
An opponent who seems equally strong is Zantraille, but Alençon learned orthodox martial arts at a knight training school and has a good lineage, so I feel that Alençon is one step ahead.
At Alençon's level, I think he has the fighting power to consistently defeat about ten people.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Strength Ranking 7th: Glassdale
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Glasdale, nicknamed "Ulysses Killer" or "Ulysses Hunter", is strong enough to be seen from his record of killing Jeanne and Noir in one hit.
However, while he wields a holy spear and uses a longbow for long-distance attacks, in the original work it is said that while he specializes in fighting Ulysses, he is not good at fighting other people.
Still, he somehow seems stronger than Zantraille and Alencon, so he is probably in the strongest class of normal humans.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemy Knight】Strength Ranking 6th: Jean Redbeard
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Jean Redbeard, Montmorency's grandfather, is so strong that Montmorency is terrified.
Although there are virtually no concrete battle scenes, it is safe to say that from the depictions in the story, he is the strongest among normal humans.
In the original work, Red Beard Jean's strength is easier to understand, but he probably has top-level fighting power among normal humans, excluding Richemont.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Strength Ranking 5th: Jeanne d'Arc
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Ranked 5th is the heroine Jeanne d'Arc, and from this point on she will be in Ulysses' dimension, so her fighting power will increase dramatically.
In the original work, Ulysses is described as a force of a hundred men, so his pure fighting power is incomparable to Jean Redbeard, Glasdale, or Alencon.
When Jeanne transforms into Ulysses, her unique ability is "acceleration," which is a particularly attack-specialized ability in the work, so in terms of simple fighting power, Jeanne may be a little higher.
Reasons why Jeanne is in 5th place
Jeanne's "acceleration" is a fighting-specialized ability in the work, but since Jeanne's body was young and only half of the Philosopher's Stone was absorbed into her body, she can only stay in Ulysses for about 3 minutes.
On the other hand, the other Ulysses have adult bodies and have obtained the power of the Philosopher's Stone, and because they have higher original fighting power, they can stay in Ulysses for about 10 times longer than Jeanne.
From the above, even if Jeanne's ability is specialized for fighting, she is probably inferior in overall fighting power due to the duration.
Jeanne's strength is not just in her fighting power
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However, even though the duration she can remain as Ulysses is short, the Philosopher's Stone that Jeanne absorbed is half of the "Solomon's Ring," which seems to be the most powerful of the seven Noble Phantasms.
Therefore, the reason why Jeanne is able to perform as well as the other Julis is probably largely due to the power of "Solomon's Ring".
And Jeanne's greatest weapon is her charisma as "Maiden Jeanne" and "Saint Jeanne", and her mere presence alone raises the morale of the French army.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Strength Ranking 4th: La Hire
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Even without becoming Ulysses, La Hire has the strongest fighting power among humans, but after transforming into Ulysses with the power of the "Holy Sword Joyeuse", he shows incredible strength.
This is a fighting power that amazed the 72 gods that King Solomon used, and his unique ability is "guaranteed hit", which is suitable for La Hire, who uses a gun.
However, it seems that you have to attack at close range to destroy Ulysse Noir's "Holy Grail", so Ulysse Noir seems a little stronger.
Reasons why La Hire is in 4th place
Although La Hire transforms into Ulysse, there is no depiction that Ulysse is particularly suited to it, and it even seems that Jeanne is stronger in short-term battles.
However, La Hire is strong even without transforming into Ulysse, and can remain Ulysse for longer than Jeanne in her child body, so I think La Hire is superior to Jeanne in terms of overall strength.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knights】Strength Ranking 3rd: Philippe (Ulysse Noir)
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Philippe, who became Black Ulysse with the power of the "Holy Grail"... Ulysse Noir seems stronger than La Hire.
Although the "healing" ability is not specialized for combat, it heals wounds at an astonishing speed, so it is unlikely that an ordinary human would be able to defeat Noir unless they are special like Glassdale.
Perhaps because Philippe is of good bloodline, he is more compatible with the Philosopher's Stone than La Hile.
However, in the anime, Noir was at a disadvantage to Jeanne
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However, in the anime, Noir was at a disadvantage to Jeanne, and Jeanne seemed to have a higher pure fighting power.
After all, Jeanne's combat-specific ability "Acceleration" and "Solomon's Ring" may be powerful.
Therefore, in a very short battle, Jeanne may be stronger than Noir.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Strength Ranking 2nd: Richemont
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Richemont, who became Ulysses with the power of the "Magic Sword Escalibol", is already in the strongest class as an ordinary human, and when he becomes Ulysses, he shows god-like strength.
Her unique ability is a long-distance attack that summons pillars of light, and if she so desires, she boasts overwhelming fighting power that can turn the tide of battle all by herself.
Jeanne, La Hire, and Noir are all about the same in strength, but Richemont was originally the strongest princess knight, and after transforming into Ulysses with the "Magic Sword Escalibor," which is second only to the "Ring of Solomon," she boasts unfair strength.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Strength Ranking 1st: Montmorency
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Montmorency's unique ability after transforming into Ulysse is a defensive specialization that creates a wall of air to block enemy attacks, which has the opposite effect to Jeanne's offensive specialization ability of "acceleration".
Montmorency was a human who was even more suited to the Philosopher's Stone than King Solomon, who was extraordinarily suited to the stone, and if Montmorency had used Solomon's Ring by himself to turn into Ulysses, he would have gained powers so great that even God would not be a problem.
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Strength Ranking Summary
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Naturally, all of the characters above 5th place were Ulysses, but I actually think Jeanne could have been higher (3rd place) than Noir and La Hire.
However, since the time limit is much shorter than Noir and La Hire, I've safely placed Jeanne in 5th place.
I'm not sure if the anime will air up to the point where Richemont transforms into Ulysses, but I think La Hire and Montmorency will probably transform into Ulysses as well.
So I'm looking forward to it.
