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Character Name: Belldandy
Nickname: "Big Sis" to her younger sister "Bell" to her older sister
Canon:Ah! My Goddess!
Age: Appears to be in mid 20's, though she may in some sense be thousands of years old. Identifies birthday as the 25
th of September.
Appearance: Belldandy is described as being incredibly beautiful by nearly everyone around her. She is a tall woman with a youthful appearance and bright blue eyes, and dark blue triangular markings adorning her cheeks, with a thin diamond-shaped crest in the center of her forehead. Her light brown hair styled into two large bangs which frame the sides of her face, four thinner locks of hair branching out from the top of her head and curving downwards on either side like antennae. Her long, shiny hair, is usually tied into a ponytail that runs down he back. Belldandy has a slim, yet shapely figure, and creamy light complexion She is often seen wearing golden earrings, which are actually used to keep her full powers from adversely affecting those around her.
When seen in the company of mortals, She is often seen wearing long summer dresses and other casual clothing, her most common attire consisting of a one-piece white dress with a blue trimming and long sleeves.
Her Goddess atire, consists of a white robe revealing her legs, a white shawl, and an outer blue garment with a yellow triangular trim that drapes over her shoulders and wraps around her upper body. This article of clothing hangs loosely over her body like a jacket, and is joined in the front by a matching jeweled brooch. In her Goddess attire, Belldandy also wears a golden choker with five thin rectangular ornaments hanging from her neckline, a pair of simple golden bracelets on her wrists, and blue finger-less gloves. Completing the look are the heelless, open-toed, blue sandals that cover her feet and toes. Belldandy . Sometimes, Belldandy wears glass slippers.
Her height is 165cm (5 foot 4i nches)
Her measurements are 83-57-84cm
**Personality:
Warm, cheerful, and exceptionally kindhearted, Belldandy is incredibly courteous and friendly towards everyone around her, even those who have caused harm to her in the past. Having obtained the position of a First Class Goddess, she is unable to lie, nor does she ever show the inclination to do so, and as a result she is very open and caring. Above all else, Belldandy values the lives and happiness of the people around her much more than her own, and always desires to make everybody happy no matter what the cost is to herself. In fact, this extends to all animals and even machines (which she also talks to and cares about the happiness of) While many see this part of her personality as being one of her more endearing qualities, it has also driven her to disregard her own feelings, thus making it difficult for her to voice her own thoughts when she believes it would cause strife for other people. As a result of always being like this, she is easily upset and incredibly fragile when experiencing negative emotions.
Belldandy always looks for the good in every person she meets, naturally expecting the best from those around her regardless of the situation. She greatly admires those who are genuine, honest, and kind-hearted, having fallen in love with
Keiichi due to his possession of these very qualities. As such, she is very devoted to him to the point where she values his own life and safety before her own, and will do anything to help him regardless of the situation or any possible consequences. .
Due to her tendency to hold in her negative feelings, she is prone to lose control of her powers during times of emotional instability. Belldandy shows disdain for herself during these times, especially when she becomes jealous of other women who become too close to Keiichi. At times like these she is often unable to voice her own feelings, her uncontrolled powers causing objects to break, electronics to malfunction, and even bizarre changes in the weather.
Despite her trusting and giving nature, she will stand up to anyone who belittles her friends and family, and fight back against even the most powerful enemies to protect the people around her.
Due to her lack of knowledge about everyday life on Earth, she will sometimes ask questions or misinterpret situations.
She is comfortable being loved and admired and is aware of her own beauty, but this never becomes vanity
**Species:Goddess.
**Powers:
Elemental power of wind: Mastery of wind magic, which she uses to create gusts of wind to catch people who are falling, make shields, levitate, and influence weather
Alteration magic- as a well-studied first class goddess she has great knowledge and capability of changing matter through magical means. She can change her clothes in this way, rebuild objects or keep them from falling apart, and undo spells that change the physical form of things.
Holy Bell/flight - Holy Bell is an angel who literally shares the body of the goddess, which all goddesses get with maturity. They help with magic and in constant communion with their goddess. The angel is the goddesses higher self. They rarely communicate to others, do not speak audibly, and stay in proximity to their goddess. Belldandy's wings which allow her to fly are actually part of Holy Bell.
Travels interdimensionally through mirrors- most or all goddesses can do this by one means of the other, but Belldandy's method is through mirrors.
Speaks to and understand animals
Speaks to and communes with machines
Perceives emotions of others as colored auras, which sometimes causes her to appear to read minds although she cannot do that.
Reads human vital signs by touch
cures minor wounds by boosting metabolism via alteration.
Goddess physiology- immune to alcohol and human diseases
Fortune spell- is able to ask for help from the spirit of other things and forces, which alters probabilities and gives her clues for her adventures.
Magic bolt- rarely used bolt of pure magic which can be helped through Holy Bell and is much stronger without her power limiter.
Magic shield or ward for spells to keep out other spiritual beings or their attacks.
Binding- Able to bind demons to CD's once they are defeated, also can bind other spiritual beings into other forms (She bound an Earth Spirit to the form of a rat)
Mini goddess- in order to quietly watch things happen or when her energy is drained, Belldandy creates a three-inch tall floating version of herself. It is actually expressed as a fraction of her true form.
Circle of power- this is a spell that creates a symbol of the ground. Standing inside the symbols, goddesses are able to use rituals to combine their magic powers together.
**Flaws
Power Limiter- it was once speculated that without her power limiter Belldandy could destroy all of Tokyo in one second, and put in back exactly like it was before in the next second. She actually has more power that she can fully control, and therefore must wear a golden earring that functions as a power limiter and brings her to the power level mentioned before. The presence of such an item is an indication that other beings could bind her powers further.
Fear: Belldandy is aware that this world is somewhat unstable in some unknown ways and is afraid to remove her power limiter for fear of the effects her true power would have on the creatures living there.
Under authority- Belldandy is the third most powerful being in her known world. The first is her father the Almighty, who runs a very strict military-like Heaven. There is a strict law for the Goddesses, particularly the first-class ones. She is being watched, and the Almighty may give her new orders at any time.
sleep to recharge powers- With her power limited she is restricted not only by what she can do but by how much of it. She has a certain amount of energy and when it is used she will fall asleep on the spot in order to recharge that energy. Once fell asleep during a race because of the power used in keeping Keiichi's vehicle together.
Magic is Imperfect.- In Belldandy's world, magic does not always work correctly or at all. While she is not prone to magic mishap, there are some times her magic does not work. Once was unable to change Keiichi back from being a motorcycle.
Vulnerable to mental control- as a weakness of the spiritual beings of her world, Belldandy is vulernable to direct magical mental manipulation. Has been made to forget several years of her existance, have repressed memories, and been possessed by other spiritual beings.
Cannot bring herself to harm any others in any way- where she techically could, it is so much against the nature of the goddess to harm someone that she has a very hard time ever doing that. No matter how deserving the enemy is. The only exception is where Keiichi's safety is involved. When that is the case, she will but will feel terrible about it later.
Jealousy storm- the emotions Keiichi causes at times bring her powers out of control. Objects break, improbable harmful things happen, and the weather starts to change. This can happen without her being able to gather her emotions enough even to speak, and then sometimes she just runs away bringing the storm with her until she can regain herself.
Magical illness- while immune to human illness, Belldandy seems to have a weak resistence to the sort of illness Goddesses have. Twice nearly died do to such illness.
Misunderstanding- due to lack of familiarity with human figures of speech and customs, sometimes misunderstands things by way of taking them too literally and creates problems.
Inebriated by Soda- immune to alcohol, but a single caffinated soda once sent her on a drunken rampage granting people's wishes. Due to the law of conservation of happiness, it caused an equal amount of misfortune. Due to being very literal when drunk, the wishes she granted were sometimes also problems in themselves. This brought the known cases of her magically altering a living people, making another drunk girl into a giant for 24 hours before making her hands stick to Keiichi's hands for 24 hours and then immediately falling asleep to recharge.
Wanting things to turn out well for enemies/naive/too literal- For a being of great intelligence and discipline, Belldandy is very easy to trick and take advantage of for those that know her.
can be spiritualy bound, dismissed, possessed, or controlled by the sort of magic summoners use on elementals or demons or other extra-planar beings.
License- "I am the goddess Belldandy. Goddess first class, second category, unlimited license. I am Belldandy" is her common introduction. The license can be changed or revoked, limiting what she can legally do. There can be paperwork issues to complicate where she is legally allowed to be, what she legally allowed to do, and even what side she is on. Once, she even received a demon license and felt compelled to work for her enemies.
Corruptible- when It comes to Keiichi, she is not quite as perfect as she may appear "If I had a choice between saving the world and Keiichi, I'd save Keiichi." Once she even willingly joined the demonic side to save Keiichi, feeling dread and self-disdain the whole time. Since her personality did not change, she was mainly guilty of getting drunk on soda, littering, and jaywalking.
Keiichi- "You are my selfish choice" Belldandy's relationship with Keiichi brings great vulnerability to what would otherwise seem to be a morally perfect goddess and emotional overload to her normally disciplined and compassionate nature.
**Abilities/Skills
supberb cook
considered the best singer in heaven. Plays a few musical instruments as well.
Mathematical /spiritual perspective- Perceives the world differently. As a composition of spirits and digital composition of matter, meaning she is able to perceive magic in a nearly concrete way. Often explains magic in terms of mathematics. Easily perceives exact angles and does trigonometry in her head.
some skill with driving and racing.
Has a valkyrie's license, and some competency with staffs and bows, but as she is unwilling to harm anything she rarely fights and tries to bring battle to a standstill.
History:
She was born as the middle daughter of the Tyr and the first daughter of Ansuz, her father being the Almighty One of Heaven, and her mother serving as CEO of the Goddess Collective. Like many Goddesses, Belldandy was trained in the art of magic at a young age alongside her half-sister Urd. Although Urd was the older sibling, she looked up to her younger sister as the ideal towards which to aspire. Through her training, Belldandy was eventually able to summon her Angel, Holy Bell.
Belldandy eventually mastered the use of wind-based magic and earned her qualification as a First Class Goddess. Over time, she became known as one of the best employees of the Goddess Hotline, her work as a wish-granter warning her admiration from many of her fellow deities. She also obtained a Valkyrie license qualifying her to serve as a member of Heaven's elite fighting unit, but she only earned this honor for the sake of personal accomplishment, and had no genuine interest in the job. Belldandy's beauty, powers, and impressive merits also earned the admiration of her younger sister Skuld who grew to idolize her.
Belldandy is introduced to the world of mortals when Keiichi Morisato, as a typical college student with a short stature, notably poor luck, and a lack of experience with women accidentally dials the Goddess Hotline when attempting to order take-away noodles. Belldandy came through the mirror to meet Keiichi and offers to grant him a wish. Convinced that the whole incident is a prank played on him by his senpaid, Keiichi half-jokingly wishes her to stay with him forever. ("I want a goddess like you to be by my side forever"). The wish, is granted
With Belldandy and Keiichi now a couple whose new arrangement would lead to true love between the two, other factors were introduced: ctors: specifically the complications caused by family and friends. Keiichi was forced to leave his dorm, as women are not permitted to stay on the premises. Keiichi and Belldandy end up living at the Tariki Hongan Temple in the city of Nekomi. The temple was turned over to them by its former guardian, Koshian, a Buddhist monk who was overwhelmed by the purity of Belldandy's spirit and her unparalleled skills. Later, Belldandy's two sisters join Belldandy and Keiichi in the temple. They then had the numerous misadventures of the not-so normal household, their growth over the course of the series and the budding romance between an ordinary young man and an angelic goddess. Toward the end of their first year together, the household teamed up to save the world from a being known as The Ultimate Destruction Program.
During the second year, there were more misadventures as other goddesses and the ultimate evil of their world (Hild) began to visit the temple. At the end of the second year they again saved their love and their world from a god known as Celestin. Soon after, two twin goddesses would show up seeking mentorship of Belldandy.
Having passed such a great test of their love, Keiichi and Belldandy's relationship began to be accepted among Heaven. There was talk of a coming marriage the likes of which Heaven had not seen in centuries, but the word was that the Almighty was not yet done considering Keiichi's worthiness to have his brilliant daughter. There was even rumor that someone had tried to subterfuge the relationship from the beginning by putting a magical block on Keiichi's natural affections for Belldandy, and that that had been the reason why the relationship seemed to almost everyone (particularly older sister Urd and friend Peorth) to "have moved too slowly"
As for the rest of Heaven, all parties interested seemed to feel that Keiichi was worthy and would prove himself worthy of any trial they would go through. Even Belldandy's younger sister, Skuld. Skuld had in the past gone through great lengths to see that Keiichi would not steal "Big Sis" away from her, but in time came to accept the relationship. She had lived with Keiichi in the temple for over a year herself and the relationship between them had improved until she was for all purposes accepting him as family anyway.
It must have been that same great love that attracted the World's attention to the couple, for one day the two simply dissapeared.
