Manaria Sousse

 is a recurring character in "I'm in Love with the Villainess".

Appearance
Manaria has short, platinum blonde hair and brown eyes. Her facial features are described as boyish by Rei, although Claire describes her as pulling short hair without looking so. She’s taller than most of the female cast and wears the typical uniform without alterations.

Personality
Manaria is a confident, at times overbearing woman who is simultaneously blunt and roundabout. She can be aggressive and forceful, and will go to great lengths to get the results she wants. She tempers this with a genuine compassion for the people she cares about. She isn’t one to give up on the ones she loves and will willingly sacrifice her own needs and wants for those she is fond of.

She is also conniving and fox-like with a habit of teasing those she finds amusing. At times, this leads her to push boundaries and was what led to her temporary departure to Bauer. Despite this, Manaria can be extremely well mannered and ladylike when she wants and stands heads above all but other royals and Claire in that respect.

Manaria is extremely perceptive about people as well. She easily identifies the inner turmoils of both Claire and Rei while eloquently offering her analysis of their situations.

Her attitude is somewhat haughty, although somewhat justified by her skills as a queen, quadcaster, and knight, and in a sense royal: she knows her strengths and weaknesses precisely and acts in confident accordance.

Background
Manaria is the the First Crown Princess of the Sousse Kingdom. She was distantly related to Claire, who had stayed with Manaria’s family when she was very young, following the death of Claire's mother. Claire’s first thought Manaria was a boy due to her short hair and considered Manaria her first love, though she became embarrassed over this later when she realized Manaria was a girl. Manaria and Claire remained closed and continued to write to each other over the years, with Claire taking to calling her sister.

Manaria comes to the Bauer Kingdom under the pretense of studying abroad, however she was actually exiled due to a battle for succession within the Sousse Kingdom caused by her being caught visiting women at brothels. She and Rea strike up a rivalry for Claire's affection. However this is mostly by a ploy by Manaria to force Rea into seriously pursuing Claire instead of believing that her feeling are doomed to be one-sided.

In the original Revolution game Manaria is meant to serve as an ally for the main character and will keep Claire distracted while the main character spends time with the princes. She also falls in love with the main character, though it isn't requited since only the three princes can be romanced.

Powers and abilities

 * Quad-caster: Manaria has the highest aptitude in all four elements.
 * Spellbreaker: Her signature skill, Manaria can analyze the structure of her opponent’s magic, then forcefully disrupt and disarmed it. Although it can be employed by other spellcasters, her unique access to all four elements and ability to analyze magic on the fly makes her uniquely effective at the ability.

Trivia

 * The court of Sousse suggests Thane as a possible suitor for Manaria when she takes the throne, despite stating she has no intention of marrying a man.