Monica

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Monica entered the imperial palace one year before Marianne’s assassination to train as Ask’s prospective knight. An older knight serving as Ask’s guard supervised her instruction, which covered both Knightmare piloting and personal combat 1.

Following Marianne’s death, Ask obtained Charles’s approval for Monica to join the Knights of the Round if she earned sufficient distinction within three years. This was an unprecedented concession: the Round normally answered exclusively to the emperor and could not simultaneously serve as an imperial family member’s personal knight 1.

When Ask revealed his intention to seize the throne, Monica knelt and pledged her loyalty. He ordered her training doubled and planned to have her accumulate military distinction on the EU front. His preparations also contemplated crediting others’ achievements to her with their agreement 2.

Before their departure, Monica questioned who would protect Ask while she fought on the front lines. Once he assured her that the knight captain would accompany them, she accepted the arrangement. Eight years later, she arrived in the Island Nation alongside Ask and Leila, now both his guardian knight and a member of the Round 11 12.

Appearance

• Childhood: A petite blonde girl with round cheeks and an innocent, gentle appearance 1 2 8.
• After the time skip: A graceful young woman whose golden hair is tied into twin tails hanging over her chest 12.
• Uniform: A pure white knight’s uniform beneath a green cloak, recognizable as Knights of the Round attire 12.

Personality

Monica is gentle and affectionate toward Ask, but her obedience rests on an unequivocal commitment to his ambitions. She considers herself his “spear and shield,” trusts his decisions even when she does not understand them, and reserves her loyalty for him rather than Emperor Charles 2 4 24.

Her familiarity with Ask allows her to recognize his emotional masks and communicate through a glance. In private, she questions him, jokes with him, and dispenses with court etiquette. She also attends closely to his comfort, urging him to rest when he works late 2 5 8 13 19.

Her harmless appearance contrasts with her readiness to use violence. She immediately threatens Beatrice when Ask appears endangered, participates in his coercive investigation of C.C., and proposes using Villetta Nu for Geass experiments. She dismisses the Island Nation’s resistance groups as beneath the strength of Ask’s forces 3 9 18 19.

Abilities & Skills

Knightmare Piloting

Monica’s exceptional childhood aptitude develops into the combat proficiency required of a Knight of the Round 1 12.

• Close-quarters precision: During the Narita operation, she deflects the Guren Type-2’s claw and damages its drive system with a heel-mounted blade, striking below the cockpit 38.
• Transformable-machine operation: She changes Artoria from aircraft form to Knightmare form during her intervention and returns it to aircraft form afterward 38 39.
• Combat assessment: Her brief exchange with Kallen demonstrates an advantage in both piloting and machine performance, although the narration notes that Kallen’s unfamiliarity with the Guren may contribute to the skill gap 38.

Personal Combat and Protection

Her training includes firearms and hand-to-hand combat, alongside her piloting instruction 1.

• Draws a concealed handgun immediately when Beatrice becomes agitated, then lowers it at Ask’s signal 3.
• Shoots C.C. in the forehead as part of Ask’s test of her immortality 9.
• Watches the surroundings and prevents others from approaching during Ask’s confidential discussions 13.

Confidential Support

Monica is trusted with sensitive information and operations that ordinary guards and servants cannot access 6 8 11.

• Personally handles deliveries used to conceal C.C.’s arrival and helps secure her in Ask’s hidden chamber 8 11.
• Recognizes that introducing her advanced Knightmare is intended to provoke Lloyd into accelerating Lancelot’s development 21.
• Anticipates Ask’s practical needs, giving him the entire evening’s schedule when he asks only about the banquet’s starting time 49.
• Understands political plans with prompting, though Leila is explicitly described as stronger in strategy 18 19.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Artoria — Monica’s personal seventh-generation transformable Knightmare, secretly developed in Ask’s EU military factory. A research team in Britannia provides the public cover for its origin 20 39.
  • Forms and appearance: Yellow-and-white aircraft and humanoid Knightmare configurations 38.
  • Armament: A slender red sword mounted on its back, a retractable heel blade, and a machine gun 38 39.
  • Development status: Already combat-capable, but Monica describes it as unfinished and uses the Narita battle to gather test data 39.
  • Upgrade priorities: Ask directs researchers to prioritize improvements to her machine and develop the Energy Wing. A mountable railgun remains a research objective, not confirmed equipment 20 21.
• Concealed handgun — Carried inside her clothes for immediate use 3 9.
• Short knife — Taken from her by Ask during C.C.’s interrogation 9.
• Private phone — Its number is known only to a few core faction members and trusted confidants 20.

Relationships

• Ask Vi Britannia — Her sovereign, closest confidant, and lover after the time skip. Their private relationship is explicitly described as closer to lovers than master and servant; her loyalty to him overrides the Round’s allegiance to Charles 19 24.
• Baron Kruszewski — Her father; Monica is his eldest daughter 1.
• Emperor Charles — Authorizes the exception allowing her eventual dual appointment, but never gains her personal loyalty 1 24.
• Leila Malcal — Fellow member of Ask’s inner circle. Both enjoy relaxed etiquette in private; Leila’s standing is slightly below Monica’s 12 18.
• Cornelia li Britannia — Rescued by Monica at Narita. Cornelia thanks her and praises both her combat strength and her custom machine 38 39.
• Kallen Kouzuki — Opposing pilot during the Narita rescue; Monica disables her Guren Type-2 and forces her withdrawal 38.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Secret Geass Investigation

• Helps pass the target photograph to Jeremiah during the covert search for the woman associated with Marianne 6.
• Moves the captured C.C. into Ask’s concealed chamber, helps restrain her, and wakes her with cold water 8.
• Carries out the shooting used to test C.C.’s immortality 9.

Return to the Island Nation

• Accompanies Ask and Leila upon their arrival following Clovis’s murder 12.
• Relays Beatrice’s report that Charles has appeared in EU territory, prompting Ask to secure his hidden research and manufacturing operations 16.
• Warns Ask that contacting Lelouch could attract imperial scrutiny; he reassures her that his officially sanctioned mission provides cover 24.

Battle of the Narita Mountains

• Deploys in her newly upgraded machine after Ask declines Lloyd’s offer to send Lancelot 37.
• Intervenes after Cornelia is immobilized and captured, damaging Kallen’s Guren and causing Zero to order a retreat 38.
• Prioritizes shielding Cornelia over pursuit. Her orders are to save the princess, and no one present has authority to redirect her 39.
• Destroys the communications-jamming device, transfers responsibility for Cornelia’s safety to Gilford, and returns to report to Ask 39.
• Reports civilian casualties from the landslide and Britannia’s selective account of the battle, which conceals its defeat while blaming Zero for the deaths 39.

Trivia

• Artoria’s name is explicitly identified in an author’s aside as a reference to the female King Arthur from the Fate series 39.