Charlotte

Charlotte
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First appearance	Trials of Mana (1995)
Latest appearance	Echoes of Mana (2022)
Title(s)	Beauty of Wendel Wendellan Cleric
Homeland	Holy City Wendel
Faction	Wendel
Role	Protagonist
Gender	Female
Relatives	Elfin Elder (maternal grandfather) Priest of Light (paternal grandfather) Leron (father) Shela (mother) Heath (half-brother)
Species	Half-Elf
Status	Alive
Voice actor(s)	Jpn: Sumire MorohoshiToM HD/EoM Eng: Alana Marie CheuvrontToM HD
Weapon type	Flail/Mace/Nunchaku

“This is a piece of cake! Weave it to me!”

—Square Enix Official Website

Charlotte is one of the six protagonists in Trials of Mana.

Background

Charlotte is the granddaughter of the Priest of Light of Holy City Wendel. She was conceived in a forbidden union between an elf mother and a Wendellan cleric, souring the tensions between Humans and Elves of Dior. Both the Priest of Light and the Elfin Elder wouldn't consent to their union, fearing that this would shorten their lifespan. As her parents died shortly after having her, the Priest of Light took it upon himself to raise the half-elf inside the Temple of Light.

History

Trials of Mana

Charlotte in her opening scene

“HALF-ELF YOUNG MAIDEN OF HOLY CITY WENDEL -- Charlotte is the granddaughter of Wendel's Priest of Light. She looks much younger than she is thanks to the elfin blood in her veins. Perhaps because of this, she has always been coddled by the people who raised her in the temple. Charlotte's bright and outgoing personality can be both an asset and a hindrance. Though curious, she's superstitious and a bit of a scaredy-cat.”

—Square Enix Official Website

See also: Charlotte's opening gambit

A strange light is seen hovering above the Astoria lake, prompting the Priest of Light to send Heath, a young cleric, to scout the area for answers. Charlotte, overhearing the conversation, fears the worst for her beloved friend and tries to catch up to him. Unfortunately, the cleric is long gone from the Temple of Light and the young half-elf is forbidden to leave the palace unattended. Together with another friend, she hops on a Springstepper to escape her gilded prison, only to find Heath attacked by invading Beastmen in the Rabite Forest. While it seems the opponents are no match for the cleric's light magic, Heath is quickly defeated and captured by a mysterious jester, leaving a stunned and distraught Charlotte no choice but to return to Wendel all alone.

Charlotte shares many story elements with Kevin, a half-beastman of Ferolia, the nation trying to invade Wendel. If either of them is chosen as the main protagonist, the main villain will be the Masked Mage and the last dungeon will be the Mirage Palace. After completing her quest, Charlotte returns to His Eminence in the Temple of Light, learning that Heath has sacrificed himself to cure the Priest of Light's illness while still possessed by evil. While still grieving her departed friend, she is astonished to see him walking toward her. It turns out the Mana Goddess use her last power to revive him, freeing the cleric from a dark demise.

Circle of Mana

Charlotte makes a cameo appearance in the online game, along with several Trials of Mana characters. She appears in 31 sets of cards.

Rank	Attribute	Name	Classes				Quote
SR	魔	シャルロット	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「ぶー！なんだかさっぱりわかりませんでち！そーゆーむずかしーこというひとは、シャルロットきらいでち！」 "Boo! I don't understand anything at all! I don't like Charlotte when she's that difficult!"
UR	魔	シャルロット	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「んまー、ひとをガキんちょあつかいちて！こーみえても、シャルロットは１５さいなんでちからね！もうーすぐ、オ・ト・ナ！」 "Hmm, stop acting like a brat! Even if you look at me, Charlotte is only 15! I'm almost there!"
UR	魔	シャルロット[クリスマス]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「いいでちか、シャルロットたちのイタズラで、さいこうにハッピーなクリスマスにするんでちよ！」 "Come on, let's make this the happiest Christmas with Charlotte and the others' pranks!"
SUR	魔	シャルロット[陽気]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	仲良しのヒースと安らかな時を過ごすシャルロット。やがて、世界の命運をかけた戦いに自分が巻き込まれて行く事など、知る由もなかった…。 Charlotte spends a peaceful time with her good friend Heath. Little did he know that he would eventually become embroiled in a battle that decided the fate of the world.
SUR	技	聖剣オールスターズ	マナの仲間たち	各世界の勇者たち	[光]聖剣の勇者たち	[闇]異世界をつなぐ者たち	様々な世界の勇者たちが手を取り合って、今日も歴史を紡ぐ。聖剣の勇者はあなたが思うよりも、ずっと多いのかもしれない。 Heroes from all over the world join hands and weave history today as well. There may be many more holy sword heroes than you think.
SUR	力	シャルロット＆ケヴィン	悲運の子ら	禁断の恋より生まれし子ら	[光]聖光の娘と獣王の息子	[闇]争いを望まぬ子ら	純粋な願いを貫くことが、種族の壁を超える。悲運の子が、希望をもたらす子にもなる。 Pursuing a pure wish transcends the barriers of race. A child of misfortune also becomes a child of hope.
SUR	魔	シャルロット[英雄]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「おめんのおじーちゃんがヒースのおとーさんだったなんて！　はじめまちて！」 "I can't believe Omen's uncle is Heath's father! Nice to meet you!"
SUR	力	6人の英雄たち	6人の若き男女	噛み合った運命の歯車	[光]世界の英雄達	[闇]世界を救いし者達	6人の運命の歯車が噛み合う時、伝説は真実となり、巨大な陰謀が蠢き出す──。 When the gears of fate of the six people mesh together, the legend becomes true and a huge conspiracy begins to unfold.
SUR	魔	シャルロット[悪戯]	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「ひーすなら、すこしのいたずらくらいゆるしてくれるでち。」 "If it's Heath, he'll forgive you for a little prank."
SUR	魔	ハロウィン・シャルロット	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「フフフ、ようこそおいでくださいまちた。おどろいたでちか？かんどうしたでちね。ないてもいいでちよ！」 "Hehehe, welcome, Machita. Did you surprise Dechi? What made you happy? Dechi is fine even if you don't have it!"
SUR	魔	シャルロット[収穫祭]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「フフフ、あたちにはミライがあるんでちよ。しょうらいはジェレミアなんかよりも、アダルトなれでぃになれるんでち！」 "Hehehe, we have a future. Our future can be more mature than Gemière!"
SUR	魔	シャルロット[竜狩り]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「におい？ドラゴンのにおいでちか？うわ、くっさ！くさいでちよ！」 "Smell? Does it smell like a dragon? Wow! It stinks!"
SUR	魔	シャルロット[お正月]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「シャルロットとしょうぶするでちか？スミでまっくろにしてあげるでち。」 "Are you going to play with Charlotte? I'll make you black with ink."
SSUR	魔	シャルロット	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「そんなことないでち。きっとフネのおくには、かいぞくのオバケがいるんでちよ！こわ！こわ！あーこわっ！」 "That's not true. There must be a ghost pirate in Fune's house! Scary! Scary! Oh, scary!"
SSUR	魔	シャルロット[覚醒]	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「げげ！　じゃあ、ほんとうにシャルロットが？」 "Gege! Then, is it really Charlotte?"
SSUR	魔	シャルロット[先生]	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「できるとおもったらできるでち！　キアイとコンジョーがじゅうようでち。」 "If you think you can do it, you can do it! Kiai and Konjo are in full swing."
SSUR	魔	シャルロット[決心]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「だって、おじ…と、とにかくウェンデルをまもらなくちゃいけないんでち！でないと、いろいろこまるんでち！」 "Because, I have to protect my uncle...and Wendell! Otherwise, things will get complicated!"
SSUR	魔	シャルロット[バレンタイン]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「シャルロットのおかげで、ぱっくんチョコよりげんきがでた！でちか？…へんなひとでちね」 "Thanks to Charlotte, I have more energy than I had with chocolate! Is that right? You're a strange one."
SSUR	魔	シャルロット[ウェディング]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「しあわせを、わけてあげるでち。かんしゃするでち。」 "I'll share my happiness with you. I'll have a good temper with you."
SSUR	魔	シャルロット[大決戦]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「そーでちた。シャルロットがゆーしゃのまねっこをとめるんでち！」 "That's it. Charlotte will stop copying Yusha!"
SSUR	魔	シャルロット[海賊]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「こうでちか、こうでちか！？　それともこうでちかー！？」 "Is it this way, or is it that way? Or is it like this?"
SSUR	魔	シャルロット[神鎚]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「なにをゆってるでちか。これまでのたびをおもいだすんでち！」 "What are you talking about? It reminds me of the past times!"
LGR	魔	シャルロット[雪合戦]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「さぁ、きあいをいれていくでち。えいえいおー！でち。」 "Now, let's talk about it, Dechi. Eeeiiioo! Dechi."
LGR	魔	シャルロット[バカンス]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「すなのおやまだなんて、おこちゃまでちねえ。」 "It's not like you're a child."
LGR	魔	シャルロット	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「せーちょーがちょこっとおそいだけで、シャルロットは、りっぱなレディーなんでち！」 "Seichou is just a little slow, but Charlotte is a fine lady!"
LGR	魔	シャルロット[追慕]	クレリック	プリーステス	[光]ビショップ	[闇]セージ	「ちびっこはおなかすいたーとか、ごはんまだーとかゆってればいいんでちっ」 "Little one, just say something like, 'I'm hungry', or 'I'm not ready for dinner.'"
LGR	魔	シャルロット [ハロウィン]	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「ゆーこときかないと、あたちのまほーで、おかしにして、たべてしまうでちよ！」 "If you don't listen to Yuko, I'll make fun of you and eat you in my maho!"
LGR	魔	シャルロット [竜将]	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「ほんとうにヒースをいきかえらせてくれるの？」 "Are you really going to bring Heath back to life?"
LGR	魔	シャルロット [2nd.anniv]	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「えっへん、そうでち。ゆーしゃしゃんからあずかった、たからものなんでち！」 "Oh, that's right. It's a treasure that Yusha-chan gave me!"
LGR	魔	シャルロット [花嫁]	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「シャルロットのせたけ、ちょっとのびたかんじがしないでちか？」 "Don’t you think Charlotte’s mushrooms have grown a bit?"
SLGR	魔	シャルロット	クレリック	エンチャントレス	[光]ネクロマンサー	[闇]イビルシャーマネス	「いせかいのゆーしゃしゃん。あとをたのむでち……。」 "My dear Yusha-chan. I look forward to following you..."

Echoes of Mana

“Charlotte is the granddaughter of Wendel's Priest of Light. She looks much younger than she is thanks to the elfin blood in her veins. Perhaps because of this, she has always been coddled by the people who raised her in the temple. Charlotte's bright and outgoing personality can be both an asset and a hindrance.”

—Square Enix Official Website

Charlotte was a character and drawable unit. She had two variants.

See also: Charlotte (Fifteen in the Flush of Youth)

See also: Charlotte (Whiz & Beauty)

General information

Physical appearance

Being half-elf, Charlotte is of a height much shorter than most humans, and ages much more slowly than humans do. She therefore carries the appearance of a six-year-old girl, though she is aged 15. She has long, wavy blonde hair and blue eyes. In her starting Cleric class, Charlotte wears a blue jumper adorned with several patterns in gold leaf, complemented by a red cap with two tails as well as matching boots. She wields various flails and nunchaku as weapons.

Personality

At surface level, Charlotte projects confidence in herself as well as in her relationships with Heath and her grandfather. Her effervescent personality and seemingly youthful appearance have earned her admiration from many within the temple she calls home. Though she is not fond of being treated as a child. she exhibits a childlike curiosity for the world beyond the temple.

Beneath this façade, however, is a girl with many insecurities. She looks to Heath as a brother of sorts, having lost her parents at a very young age. She cares deeply for Heath as well as for her grandfather, and so will go to any lengths necessary to see them safe from harm. She is also inclined toward intense emotions, particularly sadness, upon seeing or hearing any news of those close to her, as evidenced by that she cries a lot. Even tears of joy are prolonged episodes.

In the official English translation, Charlotte is characterized with both rhotacism and lambdacism, therefore both L's and R's are mostly replaced by W's in her text. The fan translation, while much easier to read through, also gave her two different quirks: first, that she had an s-to-sh shift, and second, a habit of referring to herself in the third person.

Profile and statistics

In the 2D version, Charlotte boasts high Spirit, Intellect, and Luck, but low Strength, Dexterity, and Stamina. Being naturally oriented toward support and healing, she is one of the only two characters beside Angela to learn moves in her default class. Her light class further solidifies her support role by giving her Elemental sabers, with only one or two offensive light magic. Taking her dark path makes her more of an offensive spellcaster, as she can now summon monsters to help her defeat enemies.

In the HD version, the young half-elf has been rebalanced and now has average to mediocre stats in Strength, Stamina, Intellect, and Luck, with only her Spirit being way above average. In her dafault class, she can inherit multiple abilites centered about healing, often enhancing her CS gauge or other stats. Her light classes focuses on giving out abilities that boosts her healing power and MP cost, while her dark classes target her ability to imperil enemies' stats and cause status effects.

Character Class

Below is a list of Charlotte's classes. The first class change takes place at Level 18, while the second one takes place at Level 38, with the latter requiring specific items acquired from ??? Seeds.

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	Cleric
Lv. 18	Priestess		Enchantress
Lv. 38	High Cleric (Holy Bottle)	Sage (Salt Bottle)	Necromancer (Ash Bottle)	Warlock (Cursed Bottle)
Post-Game (remake only)	High Priestess (Hope Sphere)		Chaosbringer (Hope Sphere)

Note: Class 4 path is dependent upon the path of the Class 2 switch. All Class 3 abilities learnt are retained.

Class Strikes

Below is a list of skill attacks Charlotte learns across his different classes:

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	Whackbam (Cleric)
Lv. 18	Jump (Priestess)		Dash (Enchantress)
Lv. 38	Chop Slap (High Cleric)	Kersplode (Sage)	Bombtastic (Necromancer)	Jumbonk (Warlock)
Post-Game (remake only)	Kablooey (High Priestess)		Whamblast (Chaosbringer)

Locked Abilities

Below is a list of locked abilities Charlotte inherits upon class change:

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 18	Mercy Priestess		Distress Enchantress
Lv. 38	Security High Cleric	Magic Bell Sage	Security Necromancer	Life Swipe Warlock
Post-Game	Salvation High Priestess		Small-fry Chaosbringer

Note: Locked abilities are exclusive to the HD remake.

Moves

Charlotte is capable of learning several moves, which are mainly of a healing variety. She will also learn summoning moves when she chooses the Dark path at Level 18+.

Below is a table of moves Charlotte learns across her different classes:

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	Healing Light Twinkle Rain (Cleric)
Lv. 18	Holy Bolt Stone Saber Lightning Saber Flame Saber Ice Saber Healing Light +  (Priestess)		Healing Light + Chess Knight Machine Golem (Enchantress)
Lv. 38	Holy Saber Magic Shield Undead Away Twinkle Rain + (High Cleric)	Holy Bolt + Stone Saber + Lightning Saber + Flame Saber + Ice Saber + Twinkle Rain + Lucent Beam (Sage)	Dark Curse Dark Saber Ghost Ghoul Twinkle Rain + (Necromancer)	Dispel Magic Demon Gremlin Fetid Breath (Warlock)

• Note 1: Regardless of which class Charlotte changes to at Level 18+, her Heal Light spell will always be upgraded to be able to target all allies.
• Note 2: Twinkle Rain will be upgraded to be able to target all allies when Charlotte class changes to a High Cleric, Sage, or a Necromancer.
• Note 3: Charlotte's 'Light' Saber moves will gain the ability to multi-target when she changes class into a Sage.

Abilities

Below is a list of abilites Charlotte can learn depending on her current class:
Note: Abilities are exclusive to the HD remake.

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	Mighty Sturdy Defender Close Call Recovery Heal CS Boost Ambush Persist (Cleric)
Lv. 18	Attack Recoil Sturdy II Defender II Close Call II Auto-HP Heal Safeguard Bless (Priestess)		Attack Recoil Quick Shot Defender II Doze Super Summon Hard Ricochet Random Debuff (Enchantress)
Lv. 38	Attack Help II Attack Saber II Spell Guard II Recover Break Auto-HP Heal All Heal CS Boost II Miracle Cure (High Cleric)	Attack Boost All II Charger II Defense Boost All Recover Break Heal Upgrade All Bless II Cure (Sage)	Mighty II Quick Shot II Victory Heal II Charred Stonework Heal CS Boost II Climactic Hit Hard Ricochet II (Necromancer)	DEF Down All Quick Shot II ATK Down All Weak Point All MGC DEF Down All Heal CS Boost II Hard Ricochet II Random Debuff II (Warlock)
Post-game	Sturdy III Attack Boost All III Cherish Heal Upgrade All II Auto-HP Heal All II Heal CS Boost III Miracle II Cure II (High Priestess)		1-Hit Class Strike II Ward Off III Victory Heal III Heal Upgrade II Heal CS Boost II Stat CS Boost II Cure II Broken Lines III (Chaosbringer)

Equipment

Charlotte comes to wield flail weapons, be it from maces and ball and chains, to simple linked rods and staves. As Charlotte progresses in her classes, Priestess classes come bear flails to be rooted in holy and anointed origin, symbolic of their use in both observance and armament, while Enchantress classes come to bear flails with more occultish and sinister features, almost as charms and fetishes to attract and draw upon netherworldly power with.

Weapons Flail Wood Flail Ball & Chain Light Flail War Hammer Steel Flail Duck Orb Silver Flail (Light) Hammer Flail (Dark) Heavy Flail Morning Star Hiero Flail (Light) Puppet Flail (Dark) Bonecrusher Mythril Flail (Light) Troll Flail (Dark) Scorpion Mace Holy Flail (Light) Sibyl Flail (Dark) Gravity Flail Ultima Flail (Light) Leech Flail (Dark) Meteor Flail Mjolnir (Light) Doom Flail (Dark) Velutina Flail (Light/Dark) Judgment (High Cleric) Gigas Flail (Sage) Slayer Mace (Necromancer) Juggernaut (Warlock) Sacrend (High Priestess) Helheim (Chaosbringer)

Body Armor Minor Robes Sheep Pajamas Cleric Robe Popoi's Gown Uniform Dress Poto Pajamas Velvet Cape Moogle Smock Tonsuit Spark Robe Glimmer Robe Golden Robe (Light) Silver Robe (Dark) Vestment (Light) Priestess Robe (Dark) Dragon Robe (Light/Dark) High Vestment (High Cleric) Sage Robe (Sage) Undead Suit (Necromancer) Vitium Dress (Warlock) Pious Frock (High Priestess) Grimm Frock (Chaosbringer)

Headgear Kitten Hood Rabite Cap Moogle Mask Silk Ribbon Chobin Cowl Sprite Hood Sun Cap Butterfly Bow (Light/Dark) High Ribbon (High Cleric) Sage Ribbon (Sage) Undead Bow (Necromancer) Vitium Bow (Warlock) Pious Ribbon (High Priestess) Grimm Bow (Chaosbringer)

Accessories Glass Ring Bunny Egg Moon Ring Guard Ring Daylight Ring (Light) Shadow Ring (Dark) Magic Beads (Light/Dark) Moon Flower (High Priestess/Sage) Black Onyx (Necromancer/Warlock) Golden Apple (High Priestess) Black Umber (Chaosbringer)

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Charlotte.

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  Echoes of Mana artwork

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シャルロット Sharurotto	Charlotte
Spanish	Charlotte
French	Charlotte
German	Charlotte

Trivia

• Charlotte is unique in that she can join the party as the third character before the first boss, the Fullmetal Hugger, making the battle considerably easier.
• Her use of chained flails and maces, and having story and class themes revolving around the clerical and faith may be a nod to Castlevania, where their stories often revolve around the Belmont Clan of vampire hunters and their eternal feud between the dark forces of Dracula.
• In the 3D remake, the tassels on Charlotte's cap change with her class:
  • Priestess: Full moons
    • High Cleric: Golden diamonds with iconography
    • Sage: Teal tassels
  • Enchantress: Crescent moons
    • Necromancer: White diamonds
    • Warlock: Horseshoe charms