Hannes Farrugia

Hannes Farrugia (アンネース・ファルジア) is character in The Epic of Zektbach. She is a nun who lived on the island of Fallarien. As the daughter of a virgin who drank the local Spring of Lourdes water, she is considered holy by the islanders.

At age 16, Hannes was called upon by what she heard as the Voice of God to hunt the sin of mankind. Under its influence, she murdered everyone in Fallarien. She then left the island, drifting along the Swan ocean until she was found in Galukia and began wandering Noigllado with only faint memories of what had happened, progressively awakening to her cruel destiny.

Appearance[]

Hannes has pale blond hair, with two large bangs on both sides of her head. She wears a black nun's hat, with a veil. Her outfit is comprised of a black dress with a white collar and sleeve cuffs. When she ascends to Meggido's throne, her outfit becomes much more regal, comprised of a black armor with red undertones, with a red necklace and a crown. She carries Apocalypse, a black sword with a shard of Ristaccia embedded in it; it can be seen talking to her in her written history as well as in some official artworks (pictured). She has green eyes (blue in Pop'n Music), that turn red under the sword's influence.

Personality[]

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Story[]

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Hannes' mother was a virgin, made pregnant by the Lourdes spring water. She died soon after giving birth. Despite this, Hannes went on to lead a happy life, raised in the nearby monastery. Thanks to her miraculous birth, everyone called her "The Holy Daughter," loved her and respected her very much. Her heart was always full of gratitude. She thanked the God of Lourdes for giving them a happy life and was known to pray to Lourdes everyday.

But a day came when Hannes started having strange and cryptic nightmares. Around this time, the bright and happy life of the island seemed disturbed ; everyone around her looked extremely nervous. Seeing a crying woman lamenting about the spring of Lourdes, she went to investigate it.

A black sword was revealed as the spring had died out entirely, and unknown to Hannes, it contained a piece of Ristaccia. When she saw that the Spring was dry, she was extremely shocked, but before long, the strange dream went through her mind again, as if it had told the future ; a voice spoke to her and told her that the island inhabitants had sinned, by exploiting and profaning the holy spring - and thus, that their punishment was death. She took the black sword in her hand and was about to kill someone nearby under the voice's impulse ; she stopped herself, reminiscing of her memories with the island's people, but as her eyes turned red, Ristaccia's influence took over. As she raised the sword, the island was consumed in a raging inferno.

In an unknown fashion, Hannes then traveled by boat to the continent of Galukia, landing in the port of Dilia. Though she was holding onto Apocalypse, she had forgotten the destruction of her homeland, only remembering that she had lost an important memory. Her first plan of action was to sail back to her homeland, unaware of what it had become.

Soon, however, as she witnessed crime in Dilia, the voice of God spoke to her once again, and her memories came back. Murdering at least two separate "sinners", she fled to the capital, Novarista, after having met with Nox Catorce, who she instantly developed a deep respect for. She then met Matin in the streets of Novarista.

Despite her murderous actions, she appeared to evoke spirituality in her wake, and it is known that eventually, a cult was formed around her, though there are no more details about the matter.

It is known that the people of Megiddo built a sanctuary to Hannes' glory very shortly before the advent of A'milia. When she later went on to form her party against Ristaccia, A'milia was unable to save Hannes because she was the daughter of the Spring, and thus born from pure meme; and though it is believed that she spared her life, Apocalypse ~Memento Mori~ seems to indicate that she never found peace.

Trivia[]

In the real world, Hannes is a male given name, derived from "Johannes", which is a Germanic transliteration of the name of the Apostle John (from Greek : Ἰωάννης, Iouannès). The Apostle John is traditionally considered to be the author of the last book of the Christian Bible, known in English as the Book of Revelation, derived from the Greek term ἀποκάλυψις (apokalipsis), and otherwise known as "Apocalypse". However, according to Chloe, in the Zektbach universe, or at least in Fallarien, "Hannes" is a female name meaning "savior".
Johannes is also the root for the French name "Jeanne", famously borne by Joan of Arc, a French military leader who played a key role in the Hundred Years' War. Joan of Arc claimed to have heard voices coming from saints and angels, calling her on a sacred mission to save France from English rule. This parallels Hannes hearing the Voice of God from Apocalypse ; Joan of Arc was also sixteen when her purported calling occurred.
Hannes also appear as a crossover character in the Pop'n Music series.
Hannes' seiyuu, Mamiko Noto also voiced Lilina "Lilith" Hinazuki in beatmania IIDX Drama CD also released by Konami.
In Apocalypse ~Dirge of Swans~, Hannes is seen wearing her royal gown while she holds her sword in her right hand covered by a snake and a book in her left hand. As the video fades out of this scene, the sword and snake turn into a skull; talking to Hannes. With all of the religious undertones that Apocalypse presents, the snake wrapping around the sword could be a reference to the devil or in this case, the Ristaccia fully taking possession of Hannes. The video then ends with Hannes from before and after the Apocalypse; As a nun she holds a skull while in her gown she wields her sword with a sheep below her feet, presumably representing her followers. How long she ruled from the time of the Apocalypse on the Abandoned Island to the time of the final battle with A'milla and L'erisia is unknown.
In the Ristaccia video, both Hannes and Matin attempt to rescue Nox from his madness. Hannes appears to get to him first and hugs him while Matin appears disappointed that she could not reach Nox first.. From this point on in the video, Nox and Hannes appear together in what appears to be a battle scene; both possessed by the Ristaccia as they wear their royal attire. Both under the influence of the jewel, they appear before Shamshir, another person fully under its control, and Matin, who appears to be the only character who is safe from it. What happened between Nox and Hannes meeting one another and their "battle" in Ristaccia together is as of yet undocumented ; if Hannes indeed rules over Megiddo, Nox's outfit in the Overture seems to suggest he does so alongside her, which Chapter 3 contradicts as he is but a rebel leader in his final battle against Matin.
Hannes's flower is the lily ; it symbolizes purity, dignity, and rebirth^[1], and is notably the flower most prominently associated with the Virgin Mary.