Cendrillion is the central protagonist of the Wonderland Wars series.
Appearance[]
Cendrillion, being based on the titular character of Cinderella includes key elements as glass slippers reimagined as glass boots, and swords that are clock hands. Likewise her outfit is made up of both fanciful princess clothing, and the simple working ribbon of her original form.
The term "Castle Ball" was a keyword that was used when developing Wonderland Wars, and as such Cinderella was chosen as a central figure. Combining the elegance and pure themes of Cinderella with the theme of a warrior's inner strength were considered to go well together when creating her look, and the design as a result was one of the smoothest to complete compared to other designs. The developers noted that Maejima Juki's illustration was exactly how the envisioned the character even in the first rough draft, and were impressed with the sense of dignity that Cendrillion radiated.[1]
History[]
Wonderland Wars[]
Once upon a time, there was a peaceful kingdom ruled by a strict king who lived with his second wife, a queen from a neighbouring country, and the son of his first marriage, the prince. One day the, the king recieved news that his kingdom was being invaded by the homeland of his queen. The king immedietly mobilized the regular army and set out to fight to protect his kingdom.
The prince tried to keep the people safe whilst the king was away, but rumours were spread amongst the civilians that they were doomed to lose the battle and be killed by the invading army soldiers who were said to be violent and beastly. This spread anxiety and fear amongst the people, made worse by their own kingdom's soldiers treating them violently if they protested.
The Queen had become possessed and was betraying the kingdom in order to take it for herself. When the prince realised this, he created a private mercenary unit called "Cinderella" that was not subject to the Queen's orders, and waited for his opportunity to defeat the Queen.
The Cinderella girls followed the prince's orders, no matter how tough the orders were, going to the battlefield day after day with little chance of survival and going to sleep praying the following day would be a day without fighting.
One day, a girl joined the Cinderella girls, her name was Cendrillion. She wielded two swords with ease and honed her skills with graceful movements. Whilst starting off with little magic power and old, decrepit weaponry, Cendrillion worked hard at everything she did, eventually gaining the respect of her Cinderella seniors and the Captain.
One day a white carrier pigeon delivered an order to the Cinderella mercenaries to march out. "Wear your best dress to the castle fair". The message was clear, the prince had finally decided to defeat the queen. The Cinderella girls recieved magical dresses and swords from a wizard under the prince's employment and headed to the royal palace. However, Cendrillion was told to stay behind and was not called to battle due to her lack of magical power.
"Oh, I want to go to the battle and fight too...I want the power to protect everyone" she muttered, and then something miraculous happened. The first captain of the Cinderella Girls, Victorious, recognised her skills and makes a major decision. She crystalizes her own magical powers into the shape of a sword and passes it on to Cendrillion. Upon taking the sword with her captain's magic, Cendrillion's dress turns pure white and she becomes a warrior princess. As the main force of the Cinderella mercenaries, she marches off to the castle to do battle against the forces of darkness.[2]
Cendrillion goes on to put on an outstanding performance at the "Ball Battle" and is recognised by the prince for her efforts. She eventually retires from the Cinderella Mercenaries unit and becomes an independent warrior fighting off the forces of darkness.
League of Wonderland[]
In League of Wonderland, Cendrillion is shown to be the heroine of the Cinderella story. Once her story ends with her "Happily Ever After" she is whisked off the Wonderland League by the Fairy Godmother where she can prove her skill, courage and combat on the battlefield in front of an adoring audience against other story book legends.
Wonderland Wars - The Literary Boy and the Twin Swords Cinderella[]
Taking place after the events of Wonderland Wars. Whilst Cendrillion and the others defeated the threat of darkness before, it threatens to return. Needing to find a new Divine Brush wielder, Cendrillion forms a pact with the novelist and divine brush user candidate, Natsume Shuutaro who has been summoned to the overwordly library "Wonderland".
Skills[]
Cendrillion can access certain skills upon levelling up in combat.
- Crystal Smash: Available at level 2, this is Cendrillion's most well known attack. She fires off a blast of concentrated glass crystals that burst from the ground following the line drawn by the calligraphy pen. The further she is from the target the stronger the attack power is.
- Ash Heal: Available at level 3, a healing move. Recovers her HP and removes negative status effects from Cendrillion.
- Crystal Boots: Available at level 3, these can be equipped to increase Cendrillion's speed. This effect can be stacked vastly improving her speed.
- White Wish: Available at level 4, this improves the length of the draw shot, increases her magical bullet sizes and improves the damage.
- Ball Dress: Available at level 5, this adds an effect to the Draw Shot that allows the very tip of the attack to explode, creating additional ranged damage from the explosion. It's power is based on the attack power of her draw shot.
- Time of the Princess: Cendrillion's Wonder Skill that is available at level 5. This skill acts as a combination of White Wish and Ash Hill. It heals herself and her allies. It also increases the the length of the draw shot, increases her magical bullet size and increases damage. It can be stacked with White Wish to drastically increase her range and damage.
Trivia[]
- Cendrillion's alternative timeline counterpart is Aschenputtel, who comes from a timeline where the prince did not discover the Queen's intentions and had to fight the Army of the Middle Ages without the Cinderella mercenaries. This version of Cendrillion is the leader of the regular army. She believes orders from the prince to be absolute and is obsessed military might.
- Cendrillion is said to be very punctual and obsessed with being on time. This is another shoutout to the Cinderella fable she is based on, as the spell on her reverted at midnight.
- She appeared in CHUNITHM as a guest character during a Wonderland Wars event that ran July 19th to September 5th, 2018.
- She also appeared in O.N.G.E.K.I. Red as part of a crossover event between December 24, 2020 to January 20, 2021.
- Cendrillion also appeared in Eiketsu Taisen on April 27, 2023 and in Code of Joker with brand new artwork created for the collaboration.
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