| Edel | |
|---|---|
 "May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy it find glory." | |
| Name | Edel |
| Kanji | エデル |
| Rōmaji | Ederu |
| Characteristics | |
| Gender | Female |
| Eyes | Blue |
| Hair | Light green |
| Alternate Forms | Uzura |
| Professional Status | |
| Affiliation | Drosselmeyer |
| Occupation | Puppet |
| Personal Status | |
| Status | Deceased |
| First Appearance | |
| Anime Debut | Akt 2 - Heart Shard |
| Voices | |
| Japanese Voice | Akiko Hiramatsu |
Edel (エデル Ederu) is a life-sized wooden puppet who bears a barrel organ and a tray of creatively-named jewels. She gives cryptic advice, and tells stories to Ahiru.
Appearance[]
Edel appears as a tall woman with pale white skin and blue eyes. Her hair is an interesting shape, with a tall point and two 'side pieces' on either side of her head. She wears strange clothing with many colors and patterns, including a striped bodice, white bell skirt with a purple and blue striped hem, striped bloomers and black flats. She moves and speaks mechanically, fitting her nature as a puppet.
History[]
Drosselmeyer created Edel to act as a narrator in his place. Edel develops her own emotions after interacting with Ahiru, something that Drosselmeyer had not intended to happen. She sacrifices herself in flames to save Fakir, and to provide a guiding light for Mytho and Princess Tutu to safety, then asking them to dance a pas de deux before she is completely consumed by the fire.
Karon later makes a puppet called Uzura from her unburned pieces. Although Uzura is made from Edel's remains, they are completely separate beings.
In the manga, she took the place of Drosselmeyer and was human, encouraging not only Princess Tutu but Kraehe as well to get Mytho's heart shards. Towards the end, she reveals that she was planning to have the Raven revive within her.
Trivia[]
- Edel's name means "noble" in German.
- The music played by Edel's barrel organ is "The Dance of the Automatons" from Coppélia (Coppélia: Act 2 No. 14 Musique des automates), a hint towards her true nature.
- Edel is the name that Cinderella's fairy godmother took on when she acted as her mother's former maid to help Cinderella.
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