Elizabeth Lyones (shirayuki)

Elizabeth Lyones (エリザベス・リオネス; Erizabesu Rionesu) is the adoptive crown princess of the Kingdom of Lyones. Originally an alleged survivor of Danafor's destruction, Elizabeth was adopted and raised by the King Bartra & Queen Caroline Lyones. She was kidnapped from the castle and wasn't seen again for 8 years. It is hinted at that something horrific happened during that time.

Despite not coming from royal blood, her authority is not questioned due to her strategic mind and warrior capabilities. She is depicted as being mature, kindhearted, intelligent, and regularly speaking using more formal verb conjugations and expressions to even commoners than normally seen. She is a talented singer, and is shown performing in various parades. In the anime, her musical ability causes her to be targeted by both pirates and theives.

Appearance
Elizabeth has long ashen hair (lavender in the anime) reaching below her waist with fringes hanging over her right eye. As she has sectoral heterochromia, her left eye is a clear silver-blue, while her right eye is half-blue half-golden, the pupils of which can appear slit, making them cat-like. Shirayuki has also commented on the beauty of her eye. Obi is the only confirmed person to see her right eye.

Elizabeth always wears a blue earring with the symbol of the Lyones royal family, compromising of the sun, the moon, and stars.

She wears her father's fox mask when out preforming.

When out on her own, Elizabeth typically wears a purple sleeveless dress with slits and a yellow design. Over it a leather chest plate and a belt. Black sleeves starting from under her shoulder with leather fingerless gloves on top. Along with black stockings and brown, thigh-high boots. She also sports a black cape (eggplant-purple in the anime).

Personality
At first glance, she is polite and befitting of her image as the princess, but it is just a persona for others to save face. Elizabeth has a sarcastic, apathetic attitude and does not put much emotion into her words. She loves teasing others and is quite dry-humored. Despite her jaded personality, she is notably more kind and unprejudiced towards commoners, even addressing them with the titles 'lord' and 'lady' at first.

Elizabeth is a kind and helpful young woman who cannot abandon another in trouble. She's an animal and nature lover, taming wolves and horses with ease. Elizabeth is also very serious and despite her kind personality, she will not hesitate to get physical with those that challenge her authority or make fun of her abilities, such as singing. She even challenged Zen to a duel after an argument over how to handle a war document. She is not afraid to act out on her own and will take matters into her own hands from time to time. Rarely, Elizabeth shows that she can have a scary and manipulating side. As a leader, Elizabeth takes a calm and strategic approach to situations.

Her personality while fighting is steady and momentum is used to keep her scythe active around foes. At times, she lacks self-control and will get mad easily, increasing her tone and growling. Elizabeth keeps her developing emotions for Obi in reserve, as she says she wants to keep her feelings "professional" and because of this, she shows to have a tsundere side.

Elizabeth is revealed to be a lonely girl, shut away on her own. With high expectations of her herself Elizabeth thought how her birthplace was known as a once-in-a-century genius Kingdom and so she believed she could not live up to these expectations. Whilst her parents remained her only friends but in the end, their deaths shattered Elizabeth's resolve to form bonds with others. When Bartra Lyones offered to take care of her after first meeting her, she pushed them away, claiming that they are only there to use and exploit her. Elizabeth's lack of faith in others caused her to believe that she can only rely on herself, as there is no one else to trust. Because of this, she trusts people less overall and is more negative about things, and messy if she is alone. She shows surprisingly little emotions when talking to Shirayuki about her parent's death, suggesting that Elizabeth is emotionally detached to people she knows and keeps her friends away at an arm's length.

She is a nimble and skilled fighter, able to switch modes of combat quickly from swords to hand-combat though her main weapon of choice is a scythe.

History
When Elizabeth was 6 years old Danafor was destroyed. No one knows other than her what had occured that day and she has kept it a secret. She was found by King Bartra Lyones and the Great Knight of Lyones Zaratras. After a couple months she was kidnapped and wasn't seen again for 8 years. All we know was that she was subject to experimentation which included scalpels and needles. At one point this took place every day in every part of her body including her head, chest and womb.

Trivia

 * Elizabeth is shown as an animal and nature lover.


 * Elizabeth only likes being called "Her Highness" or "Princess" when commanding authority.


 * Elizabeth has heightened senses, being compared to a wolf.
 * Elizabeth is also shown to have a strong range in battle, she can jump very far and sprint very fast. She has good strength in her arms, and legs for tough kicking skills. Her arm muscles are used for punching, as well as carrying and use for her scythe.
 * She can see in low-light.
 * Elizabeth does have high agility & stamina, which causes her to jump and move easily, jumping over fences and walls way taller than her.
 * When asked what her type was, Elizabeth says she is oblivious to love and is unsure of her type. Although she claims its not Zen, "Anyone but Zen."


 * According to the TV Anime 108 Fanbook:
 * She does not have a favorite color.
 * To her, a person that gets bullied easily is Zen.
 * She has a complex about her right eye.
 * According to the Manga 8.5 Fanbook:
 * She likes her long hair.
 * Favorite food: Tacoyaki and tea.


 * She prefers being outside in town than cooped up in a castle.
 * She is a skilled and highly respected strategist.