Pope Johanna

Pope Johanna, while beloved, is considered to be wholly fictional. She is the subject of a number of novels and films, and no small number of people believe in her existence.

Recent research has illuminated even the route by which her folklore was established.

Beyond prayer, prayer, and more prayer...

What has she glimpsed?

Height/Weight: 163cm, 51kg

Origin: Folklore

Region: All of Europe

Alignment: Lawful-Good

Sub-Attribute: Earth

Gender: Female

The "Chronica Universalis Mettensis," published in the 1250s, contains specific references to Pope Johanna.

Pope Johanna was the first female pope, appointed to her position as Leo IV's successor in the late 9th century...or so the story goes. In truth, she was merely a fictional figure invented during the 13th century, and a subject of debate among anti-pope and anti-Catholic factions for several centuries.

In the 19th century, her existence was definitively disproven.

Magic Resistance: EX

As a pope, Johanna boasts exceptional Magic Resistance.

Territory Creation: A

From the moment she took her seat in the Holy See, Pope Johanna became a woman of undeniable influence.

Illusionary Saint: A

The scholarly consensus is clear that there is no historical evidence for Pope Johanna's existence. However, that did nothing to diminish the popularity of the legends about her, which have persisted since the 13th century. This ability simulates skills connected to saints. At rank A, she is little different from an actual saint.

Shunned Procession: C

One of the many legends of Johanna tells of her dying in childbirth while processing to the papal residence, leading people to shun the street where the event is said to have occurred. This is integrated into Territory Creation, allowing her to trap foes in a simple but powerful Bounded Field. A Western Anti-Hero would find it difficult to even approach.

Papal Debate: EX

Johanna was the subject of more controversies than simply the question of her existence; the positions she espoused regarding corruption within the Church, her approach to philosophy, and the discourse which addressed so many aspects of her life serve as sources of her power and faith.

『Legendum Papa Thronus』

Rank: A

NP Type: Anti-personnel (self)

Range: 0

Maximum Targets: 1

Pray to the Radiant, Glorious Throne.

Manifests the illusory time during which Johanna assumed the papacy. This enhancement is tremendous; holy words alone grant Johanna a formidable power. Western Servants, particularly those associated with her religion, feel an overwhelming pressure in her presence.

Personality

Though Johanna is a fictional figure, she has manifested as a Servant as a result of many, many prayers. She is well aware of her own transient nature and so is determined to leave as lasting a mark on the world as she can manage to demonstrate that she was, in fact, here.

She approves of earnest prayer, lively religious debate, and a pious, virtuous life. Still, she can't quite shed her easygoing air and doesn't deny that it detracts somewhat from the gravity of her presence. After spending a bit of time with her, the vague sense that she might actually be wild and fierce will only grow stronger. She has no reservations about a friendly bit of fisticuffs, all in the name of being spirited, charitable, and companionable. She doesn't think the weak should bow to the strong and is more than willing to risk her life for the weak. All of this and more explains how she is the exemplar of those walking the righteous path of a believer in God. Even if she is fictional, one could say she has precisely the mindset a pope should.