Luciola (character)
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Lucciola (Λυξιολα) (ルシオラ?) is one of the main characters from the 2003 anime series Last Exile.
Lucciola is a member of the Guild and personal bodyguard to Dio Eraclea. He is an exceptional martial artist and a very capable bodyguard to Dio. He was assigned the role of protecting him from a very early age, and Dio considers Lucciola not just a servant, but also a friend. Tragically, Lucciola was to betray that trust when he was ordered by the Maestro Delphine Eraclea to bring Dio back before her. Luciola then redeems himself by helping Claus, and Alvis and Dio escape from the grasp of the Maestro. In a confrontation against the Maestro, Lucciola kills his brother, Cicada, and is then disintegrated by a device (a ring) that is given to him by Maestro Delphine as a "gift." It is unclear whether he believed that she would help Dio, or whether he knew that he couldn't win against her and accepted his final fate.
[edit] Trivia
- Lucciola's Japanese voice actor was Tomoe Hanba. His American voice actor was Mona Marshall.
- His name is a reference to the Italian word for firefly, "lucciola."
