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Tiamat (ティアマトー Tiamatō?) is the female Crimson Lord to whom Wilhelmina Carmel is bound. Her true name is "Crown-and-Sash of Fantasies" (夢幻の冠帯 Mugen no Kantai?).

Appearance[]

Tiamat expresses her will through the Divine Vessel Persona, which takes the form of a headdress. During battle, she changes form to a mask and an innumerable number of ribbons,[1] which is Persona's true form. While the mask represents Wilhelmina's deep psyche and act of hiding her emotions, the ribbons are for battle.[2]

Personality[]

Tiamat is described by her own Flame Haze as a most unsociable entity; being even more taciturn and to the point than Wilhelmina,[3] saying nothing more than what is necessary, usually in monotone, betraying no emotion regardless of the situation. Unlike Wilhelmina, she is not perturbed by anything.[4]

Despite her reticence, many of her statements are harsh. As she only talks using nouns, it is very hard to read her emotions.[1] However, while in the final battle at Misaki City, she conversed with Wilhelmina in full sentences, using the same "de-arimasu" ending to her sentences that Wilhelmina uses.

Background[]

Along with Wilhelmina's "Dancing Princess of Peerless Combatant Skills", Tiamat also has the nickname, "Great River of Reticence" (寡言の大河 Kagen no Taiga?), which is sometimes shortened to just "Reticence".

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Trivia[]

  • Her name refers to a primordial goddess from Babylonian mythology.
  • The name of her Divine Vessel can be taken to mean many things, but in Latin it refers to a theatrical mask.[5]
  • In the novels, her lines are almost always written in four kanji letters, with no hiragana or katakana.
  • Part of her true name, Kantai (冠帯?), is likely referred to the ornamental ribbons which hang down from the left and right side of a Buddhist crown. The style is thought to be derived from women's hairstyles in ancient India.

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Notes[]

  1. RGB code sourced from 桜色 on colordic

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Great War
Supreme General Sophie Sawallisch
Army Commanders Karl BerwaldSamuel Demantius
Other Operatives AlexDenisMathilde Saint-OmerWilhelmina CarmelCecilia RodrigoFrançois AuricClemens RottYamabeKhamsin Nbh'wBerwald Group adjutant
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