Herensuge Girls' Academy
Herensuge Girls' Academy (エレンスゲ女学園) is a Garden in Roppongi district of Tokyo. It is recognized as a support Garden[1], but is capable of expeditions and the full-strength Neunwelt Tactic. Herensuge is viewed as a representative of pro-GEHENA Gardens[2].
Location & History
[edit | edit source]Herensuge appears to be located in the real skyscraper that is today known as Roppongi Hills Mori Tower.
Herensuge is operated by the CHARM manufacturer Auñamendi Sistemas. The Garden existed prior to being taken over by Auñamendi, and was originally themed around Nordic rather than Basque mythology; some of its institutions, such as Legion Hervör and the Shieldmaiden System, date back to this period and still have the Nordic theme[3]. Before taken over by Auñamendi, it is known as a moderate pro-GEHENA garden[4].
Ethos
[edit | edit source]Herensuge has a tough ethos, placing greater emphasis on the strength of the will over adaptability or physical abilities. Even if one's MAGI capacity does not meet the standard to become a Lily, she can still enroll in Herensuge as a Madec and later become a Lily through training or enhancement[5].
Herensuge places great importance on deployments, even launches missions into other Gardens' territories without formally declaring an expedition[6]. In combat, Herensuge is considered emphasizing efficiency and results while disregarding sacrifice[7]. These practices raise doubts about the Gardens' integrity.
Ranking & Legion Systems
[edit | edit source]Herensuge has a system of ranking its Lilies based on combat performance. The top seven Lilies by rank are appointed as the captains of Herensuge's top seven legions[8]:
- Legion Hervör (Current captain: Aizawa Kazuha)
- Legion Cuélebre (Current captain: Matsumura Fuka)
- Legion Basa-Andre (Current captain: Tsuboi Nanaho)
- Legion Olentzaro (Current captain: Shibata Rindo)
- Legion Galtzagorri (Current captain: Tazawa Tsubaki)
- Legion Tartalo (Current captain: Oba Izumi)
- Legion Txarrantxa (Current captain: Moriyama Hirari)
Starting with the captain of Hervör, the captains are then allowed to personally select any Lilies who ranked #8 or below for their legions.
Herensuge legions normally have 5 members. However, when they take part in major battles such as the Makuhari Recapture, Herensuge assembles Lilies from their top legions into a Neunwelt-capable team known as the Larrun Expeditionary Force[9]. During the Oshima Campaign, Larrun consists of the members of LG Hervör, LG Cuélebre and LG Basa-Andre.
Shieldmaiden System
[edit | edit source]Herensuge has a tradition similar to Yurigaoka's Schutzengels and Ludvico's Schwesters in which an older Lily makes a pledge of sisterhood with a younger one. The two are then known as "Shieldmaiden sisters"[10].
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- Herensuge is a (sometimes seven-headed) dragon in Basque mythology.
- It is reasonable to assume that the Garden was not named this before it had a Basque mythological theme, but its original name is unknown[3].
- Outside the real-world Mori Tower is a sculpture of a spider known as Maman. Another copy of this sculpture exists in Bilbao, the largest city in the Basque Country in Spain.
- There appears to be a naming theme among Herensuge's Lilies; the majority of them share their surnames with real-world people (often, but not always, archaeologists) who made contributions to the study of the prehistoric peoples of Japan.
Gallery
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The exterior of Herensuge in Assault Lily: Last Bullet -
The real Mori Tower, and the 'Maman' sculpture -
Herensuge's school uniform
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ @assault_lily twitter, February 26, 2025
- ↑ https://x.com/assault_lily/status/1216207616646344706
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 @assault_lily twitter, July 17, 2021. "Q: Herensuge is based on Basque myth, but why is Hervarar the only one with Nordic myth theme? A: The situation is complicated. Yes, Herensuge, which is based on Basque myth. But the top legion Hervarar, as well as the Shieldmaiden System, exist before Auñamendi System came into the management, when the Garden still adopts Nordic myth theme." Translation by rluka.
- ↑ https://x.com/assault_lily/status/1416416512831746051
- ↑ https://x.com/assault_lily/status/1355892359754510338
- ↑ https://x.com/assault_lily/status/1229787945260814336
- ↑ https://twitter.com/assault_lily/status/1214415786107789313
- ↑ @assault_lily twitter, October 27, 2021. Multiple tweets. Translation by rluka.
- ↑ @assault_lily twitter, May 31, 2024. "Q : Chikaru was from Koushu. If the Koushu Recapture operation became a reality, is there possibility of her joining?" "A : There is possibility. During the Makuhari Recapture operation, Herensuge sent their representative expedition legion Larrun, with 9 members under the command of Tsuboi Nanaho (captain of LG Basandere). It is possible Herensuge will revive the legion again, and currently it's very likely be composed of Hervarar and Cuelebre members. In that case, Chikaru would be included." Translation by rluka.
- ↑ @assault_lily twitter, June 28, 2021. "Q: about the "Shieldmaiden" sisterhood system of Herensuge A: The figure of the Shieldmaiden "Skjaldmær" is the representation of Herensuge's ideals about a Lily. And thus, the "Shieldmaiden system", bearing the name of the eponymous figure, is Herensuge's own version of sisterhood. A pair of senior and junior Lilies oathed together are thus called "Shieldmaiden sisters"." Translation by Hắc.
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