"Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight" is a media mix based on the original work by Kasuga Mikage, a writer who is known for historical stories and is known for "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna". Here, I would like to introduce "Philippe" from "Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight".
[Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight] Work Introduction
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"Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight" is a media mix based on the original work by Kasuga Mikage, known for "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna," and Kasuga is known as a writer who excels at historical stories.
"Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight" is set in late medieval Europe and is a work that is full of highlights, based on the French idol "Joan of Arc".
Highlights of "Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight"
One of the concepts of "Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight" is what if people with supernatural powers and fairies existed in late medieval Europe... and one of the attractions of the work is its extremely fantastical worldview.
Also of note is the appearance of the superhuman "Yulis," who boasts the fighting strength of a hundred men, and the appearance of a small, cute fairy.
Many historical figures are turned into beautiful girls
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Many historical figures appear in Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight, but another point is that many of them are turned into beautiful girls.
Because the characters are transformed into beautiful girls, the dark and heavy worldview is lightened, making it a work that can be enjoyed as a media mix.
[Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemy Knight] Who is Philippe?
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Philip was a member of the Duke of Burgundy, and was known as the "Good Duchess Philip" because she was a very kind-hearted girl from childhood.
He dislikes conflict and has a strong sense of responsibility, so he is sometimes too serious in a world of war, but he is a person who is more considerate of others than most.
Philipe has a strong sense of guilt towards Charlotte
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Philippe's father was Jean the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, who was a powerful figure in the Burgundy dukedom. Jean had a physical relationship with Isabeau, the mother of Charlotte, the queen of the French royal family, and so Philippe's childhood friend, Charlotte, had a difficult life at a young age.
Philippe had begun to feel that Jean and Isabeau's relationship was his sin, and he had a sense of atonement for Charlotte, his best friend at the knight training school, since childhood (Charlotte didn't care about this).
Philippe was also known as the Wetting Princess
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Philippe is called the "Good Princess" because of her kindness, but as a child she was timid and shy, and had a habit of wetting herself immediately when something shocking happened, so she was called the "Wetting Princess."
The scene where Philip urinates himself was emphasized in the anime and left a strong impression on me.
Philippe was the third best student at the knight training school
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This is the setting of the original work and is not mentioned in the anime, but Philippe, who is not suited to fighting, was also an excellent candidate for princess knight at the knight training school, and was third best in class after Richemont and Charlotte.
You wouldn't imagine it based on his frail appearance, but Richemont, who was top of his class at knight training school, was strong even without using the magic sword Escalibor, so I think that the third Philippe may also be strong without using the power of the Holy Grail.
[Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight] Philippe becomes Ulysses!!
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"Ulysses The superhuman "Ulysses" are born from the power of the Philosopher's Stone, which appears in "Joan of Arc and the Alchemy Knight." Philippe also becomes an Ulysses with the help of the power of the Holy Grail, another of those stones.
Here we'll introduce Philippe, who became the jet-black "Ulysses Noir," also known as Black Ulysses.
Philippe transformed into Ulysse Noir
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When Philippe transforms into Ulysse Noir, his body changes into a glamorous one, and his personality becomes far more belligerent than when he was human.
The Holy Grail is in the shape of a helmet, hiding Philippe's face, and furthermore, Philippe's body is transformed into an erotic form that is unimaginable, so even the protagonist Montmorency cannot recognize that Ulysse Noir and Philippe are the same person at first glance.
Ulysses Noir's unique ability is "healing"
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Ulysses Noir... or rather the Holy Grail's unique ability is "healing", and Ulysses Noir has the power to further enhance Ulysses' already high recovery ability.
This power is so great that he can recover even after his heart is pierced by the Holy Lance of Glasdale, and when combined with Philippe's (Ulysse Noir) mentality, who has no fear of death, it makes for an extremely dangerous ability.
Ulysse Noir's enhanced emotion is "carnal desire"
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Ulysse Noir's enhanced emotion is "carnal desire", and we can see that this enhanced carnal emotion also affects the body, transforming Philippe's body into an erotic one.
The heroine, Joan of Arc, also had her canine teeth grow longer as her emotion of "pride" was amplified, but the Philosopher's Stone has the added effect of bringing about physical changes in addition to manifesting abilities and enhancing emotions.
Is Ulysse Noir stronger than Joan of Arc?
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In the original story, Astaroth said that it would be difficult for Jeanne, who was a child and had only absorbed half of the Philosopher's Stone, to defeat Noir, and those around her were also moving in a direction that did not want Jeanne to fight Noir.
However, in the anime, there are scenes where Jeanne has the upper hand against Noir, and when you compare Jeanne's combat-specialized "acceleration" to Noir's non-combat-specific "healing," it even seems like Jeanne is superior in terms of simple combat power.
Why did Philippe become Ulysse Noir?
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There are many mysteries as to why Philippe, who was nicknamed the Good Princess and was kind to the French princess Charlotte since childhood, became Ulysse Noir even to the point of opposing his childhood friends Charlotte and Richemont.
However, if there was a reason, it would be because Philippe's father, Jean the Fearless, had mentally bound him, and he ultimately chose to follow Jean's will and make Burgundy a powerful nation, and because he wanted to have a bése (kiss) with Montmorency, the love of his life.
Philippe took the elixir into his body during a bachelorette party with Montmorency
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In order to possess the power of the Holy Grail, one must take in the "elixir" into one's body, but Philippe gained the ability to become Ulysses by having sex with Montmorency, who was able to produce elixir infinitely in his body due to an accident.
Philippe had loved Montmorency since childhood, and upon learning that Montmorency had become able to produce elixir infinitely, he was thrilled to be able to have sex with Montmorency under the pretext of becoming Ulysses and carrying on the will of his father Jean (the original work is easier to understand).
【Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight】Philip's voice actor is Yuuki Takada
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Philip's voice actor is Yuuki Takada, who has appeared in "NEW The voice actress for "New Game!"'s main character, Suzukaze Aoba, is Takada Yuuki.
Suzukaze Aoba in "New Game!" was outstanding!
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"NEW GAME!" was a Kirara work that was a huge hit in the mid-2010s alongside "Is the Order a Rabbit?", and the main character, "Suzukaze Aoba", was an extremely excellent character!
Aoba's cheerful and reliable character, contrary to her appearance, captured the hearts of many viewers, and her light purple twin-tail hairstyle was also a wonderful character.
[Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight] Philippe Summary
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Philippe is a good character with a charming character of a shy and kind-hearted girl with a quiet appearance.
As an anime character, she may be a little plain and not very memorable, but she's a shy, beautiful girl with black hair that could exist in real life, so if you like characters like that, you'll definitely be hooked.
