Nia Teppelin
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| Nia Teppelin | |
|---|---|
| Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann character | |
| Voiced by | Yukari Fukui (Japanese) |
| Profile | |
| Age | 14 (part I) 21 (part II) (Deceased) |
| Gender | Female |
| Species | Human/Virtual Life-Form |
| Occupation | Team Dai-Gurren Member Princess Anti-Spiral Messenger |
| Relationships | Lord Genome (father) Simon (husband) Old Coco (tutor) |
| Gunmen | Lagann Gurren-Lagann Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann |
- Voiced by: Yukari Fukui
Nia Teppelin (ニア・テッペリン Nia Tepperin?) is lead female character of the anime and manga series, Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann. A mysterious young girl found sleeping in a capsule in the middle of a dump site by Simon, one week after Kamina's death. She had no prior contact with humans, except her father, who is also the sovereign of the Beastmen, the Spiral King. She is very curious, pure and innocent, due to growing up sheltered in a peaceful environment, away from all the battles occurring in the outside world. Despite early misgivings, she is quickly accepted by Team Dai-Gurren, much to the (initial) irking of Yoko.[1] During her journey, she develops a strong empathy towards Simon and grows to be his wife.
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[edit] Etymology
Nia's name comes from the English word "near", referring to her tendency to be close to Simon.
[edit] Description
As a young girl, Nia showcased a petite body. Her most defining features are her flower shaped irises and her cloud-looking blue and yellow hair.
[edit] History
After her encounters with Divine Generals Adiane and Guame, she comes to an understanding of the reason Simon found her outside the palace, being forsaken by her father after she started attaining her own will and self-consciousness, as he considered his offsprings merely toys to play with as dolls, and decides to join The Dai-Gurren Brigade as a cook, in order to confront her father. In the final battle with Lord Genome, she boards the Lagann with Simon and aids him in the destruction of the Lazengann.
Seven years after the war with the Beastmen, Nia received a marriage proposal from Simon. She refused at first, after her bubbly contrived logic causes a misunderstanding of his words to her, but after receiving counseling from Kiyoh and Kiyal, she decided to accept. When the limit of life set by the mysterious force predicted by Lord Genome comes to be, a mysterious force took control of her body and her buried identity as the Anti-Spiral's messenger awoke. Appearing before the population of the planet, she broadcasts the intention of the Human Extermination System, proclaiming that the moon will collide with the Earth, bringing the city to a panic. Her body is entirely unchanged, with the only differences being a black skin-tight suit and her narrowed, menacing eyes with dark irises. She reveals to Simon that her memories as a human still remain, but after realizing who she really is and the pointlessness of humanity's progress, her entire personality radically changed, as she declared her past as just a long lost fiction.
According to her, the Anti-Spirals purpose is to bring mankind into ultimate despair by letting them struggle to the very end, right before their inevitable destruction. Nevertheless, by still wearing the engagement ring Simon gave to her from her own will, she comes to the discovery that unconsciously her original feelings always remained as strong as ever, and as Simon points out that the only intention of the trial she set-up for humanity was to create a resistance against the Anti-Spirals, she reverts to her old-self giving him the chance. However, just when he gets a glimpse of the old Nia, she is teleported to the Anti-Spirals' homeworld, and Simon promises to rescue her.
When Nia became an Anti-Spiral, her body structure changed to be the same as the Anti-Spiral mecha, meaning that if at any moment she becomes harmed, her body could explode just like the Muganns. Unfortunately, it was her Anti-Spiral structure that sealed her destiny; after the Anti-Spiral homeworld was destroyed, her body also perished soon after, during her wedding ceremony with Simon. In the epilogue, a memorial site is seen built in honor of her, located right next to Kamina's burial grounds.
One small inside joke that happened to present itself during the series both before and after the time-skip was that during the two times she was captured (first by Guame and then by the Anti-Spiral) she will keep a fiercely optimistic attitude (saying with a straight face that she won't die even though Guame has a gun pointed at her face or courageously declaring Simon won't fail in saving her as the Anti-Spiral starts dissecting her structure) only to tear up the moment Simon comes to save her.
[edit] References
- ^ Gainax (2007). Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann anime, Episode 12
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