Báixuě Wáng

Báixuě Wáng

Faceclaims: Irwyne Liliath from Becoming the Obsessive Male Lead’s Ex-Wife and Kate Sanada from Tsuritama (eyes are recolored blue / the form she takes on when shapeshifting as an old woman.)

Note: Thanks to my cousin for helping me develop this original character who is Saya and Diva’s maternal grandmother and helping approve of my voice claim choice. Imperial guard is the archaic term for chevaliers in our headcanon which I took from the third Blood+ novel. Her daughters’ names are inspired by J.A’s Gabrielle from The Three Guardians. Thanks to @featherchan for finding her elderly disguise faceclaim for me.

Báixuě Voice Claims: Catherine Bell (English), Her singing voice claim is Helene Fischer (German/English/Italian). Zhang Bichen (Chinese).
Personal History: Back in Ancient China, two Chiropteran Queens, Yuè (the elder Blue Queen) and Xià (the younger Red Queen) were involved in a war with each other. The heir to the throne was still young so Duke Han Guan Qiang acted as the regent. But both factions wanted to manipulate the little emperor for their purposes which was to rule China through the boy emperor. Yuè’s side wanted to expand the kingdom while Xiá wanted the emperor to grow up then state that he would conquer other countries. Han Guan Qiang was a duke who was Xià’s right hand man and imperial guard (her lover when he was still human) but was seduced by Yuè to join her side. This later resulted in the conception of Báixuě and Méi gui hóng. Yué may have seduced Han Guan Qiang in the beginning, but she came to care for him and love him.

Yuè gave birth to her daughters during winter, in the German woods. Her elder daughter was the blue-eyed Báixuě and her younger daughter was the red-eyed Méi gui hóng. They were raised by their mother’s imperial guard, Lin You Fu.

Báixuě’s life exploits inspired the fairy tales of Snow White and Rose Red and Snow White. When the bear resumed his form of a 12-year-old prince, Báixuě was 5 years old so he promised that he would come back for her when she was a lady.

As a child, Báixuě became a replacement for Princess Schneewittchen who died at a young age as her sister called her by her German name which was the same as the late princess while Lin You Fu took them to buy groceries in the village which attracted the attention of the King who was hiding in the village. When Báixuě was presented to the Queen, she was delighted to see that her “daughter” had returned. Báixuě missed her family but decided to stay behind since it was the first time she had ever felt a mother’s love. She was eventually reunited with her family when she suffered from bouts of lethargy and fainting spells which no one knew how to cure except for the imperial guard who raised her. The King decided to bring the imperial guard and Méi gui hóng into the palace to live with her. A month later, the Queen had died, and the King married again.

It was during this period that Báixuě and her family attempted to run away from the palace. Without the Queen, there was no longer any reason for her to stay. The new Queen was very beautiful but Snow White and her family had a bad feeling every time they were near her. After they were caught trying to escape, the King mournfully asked Báixuě was she going to leave him as well; now that he had lost his daughter and wife? Because the King seemed so heartbroken, she lost the desire to leave for his sake. She did her best to be a good daughter for him until his eventual death. When the new Queen took over as ruler of the country, she forced Báixuě’s family to leave but reluctantly kept Báixuě to avoid further controversy.

The beautiful Queen was a witch and she possessed a magic mirror that could only speak the truth. Every day, she would ask the magic mirror who was the fairest in the land and it would always answer that it was her until Báixuě finally turned 16.

The Queen was filled with intense envy and despised Báixuě even more. Soon, she called for her huntsman to take the girl into the forest and kill her. 7 loyal servants who were unaware of the huntsman’s true intentions offered to accompany Báixuě on her walk. The huntsman murdered them when they tried to get in the way of his task but could not find it in himself to kill Báixuě after all and ran away, frightened of what he had done. Báixuě recalled the words of her mother’s imperial guard and used her blood to revive all of them as her imperial guards. The huntsman cut out the heart of a boar and presented it to the wicked Queen as Snow White. The wicked Queen ate it, believing Snow White to be dead.

Although the Prince and Báixuě were separated for many years, they kept in touch by writing letters to each other back when she lived in the palace. It was through these letters that Báixuě learned of the location of the evil dwarf who had cursed him and his remaining 6 brothers. They lived near a diamond mine. Báixuě ’s imperial guards had slain them and taken their places to utilize their home and mine. 

The Queen attempted to kill Báixuě but failed. She did not kill Báixuě with the poison apple as Chiropterans possessed a strong immunity to poison. However, after seeing Báixuě’s glow out of anger for her foolish reasoning for wanting to kill her, the wicked Queen feared for her life and cast a sleeping spell upon her.

The imperial guards tried everything they could to wake their mistress up, even give her their blood, but she did not stir. They kept her in a glass coffin and notified Báixuě’s family and the Prince of the incident. Méi gui hóng asked them to lift the lid so that they could all bid Snow White one last goodbye. All her guards kissed her hand one by one. The imperial guard who acted as her father gave her a kiss on the forehead, Rose Red gave her a kiss on the cheek, and the Prince kissed her on the lips. The power of their combined love woke Snow White up.

Báixuě and the Prince had a double wedding with Méi gui hóng and his brother. The wicked Queen was also invited and dressed herself in nice clothes only to learn from the magic mirror that both her rivals in beauty were still alive. At first, she decided not to attend the wedding, but she wanted to make sure it was true. She was forced to wear iron slippers that had been put upon the fire and brought in with tongs before her. The heat of the slippers caused her to dance to her death.

Báixuě bore two daughters. Her eldest red-eyed daughter had silver hair and her name was Gabriela while the youngest blue-eyed daughter had golden hair and her name was Gabriele. The reason her daughters had such unnatural hair-colors was because during her pregnancy; she consumed silver garlic and golden rampion from a witch’s garden which magically altered the colors of their hair to match the plant they received nutrition from. Báixuě’s youngest daughter was taken into custody by the witch who owned the garden, Gothel. She renamed Gabriele as Rapunzel but called her “Little Golden-Hair.” When her eldest daughter, Gabriela, went missing, she and her husband noticed that Gabriela’s imperial guard, Johann, had been going off on his own lately and had him lead them to Rapunzel. When the witch arrived at the window, Báixuě ran her through with her sword and Gothel finally died.

There were rumors that a red eyed, silver-haired mermaid was swimming around in Iceland. Qiuyue (Báixuě’s blue-eyed cousin and daughter of Xià) heard the same rumors and went to investigate which led her to find Gabriela (Saya & Diva’s aunt) in the process. Gabriela told Qiuyue her story and Qiuyue collaborated with Gabriela to get revenge against Gabriele (Saya & Diva’s mother). Báixuě, Friedrich, Gabriele, Johann, Báixuě’s imperial guards went to Iceland after hearing the rumors in hopes of reuniting with Gabriela.

The group was separated, and Qiuyue worked together with Gabriela to kill Gabriele. Then, Qiuyue killed Friedrich, Johann, and Báixuě’s imperial guards. Báixuě killed Qiuyue for vengeance. Báixuě disowned Gabriela. Jolie (Saya and Diva’s third cousin and Qiuyue’s granddaughter who was the replacement of the spirit of the Magic Mirror) reminded Báixuě that Méi gui hóng was waiting for her back in Germany.

30 years later, Báixuě and Méi gui hóng were finally reunited with their mother. Yué wanted to live a happy life with her family and forgot about ambition and revenge but when she and her family moved to Japan due to Báixuě’s wish to leave Germany and stayed there for a while, Xiá learned of her location and killed her and her imperial guard. Báixuě charged at Xiá for vengeance, but Méi gui hóng hesitated due to their similar appearances and Xiá’s superior strength. Xiá mistook Báixuě for her elder sister, Yuè, as she had gone insane and tried to kill her. When it seemed that Báixuě was truly in peril, Méi gui hóng finally stepped in and the sisters worked together to kill Xiá.

In modern day Tokyo, she runs a restaurant called “Snow Rose”.

Name Meaning: Her first name means “Snow White” and her Chinese surname from her mother’s clan means “Monarch”.

Other Names: Xuě is her nickname. Yukiko Otonashi is her alias name in modern days. Any name that means “Snow White” is used to refer to her.

Birthdate: December 24, 1494 (Capricorn)

Eyes: blue

Hair: black, straight, and goes down to her buttocks. When she is disguised as an old woman, her hair is cut short and gray.

Skin: White as snow

Likes: likes to be indoors, doing the housework, and reading

Dislikes: witches and being labeled as one, demons, cruel people

Favorite food: apples

Least favorite food: applesauce

Strong points: She is not vain about her beauty and wouldn’t use it to seduce others but she doesn’t hesitate to strike when someone she cares for is in danger.

Has Trouble With: Being narrow-minded when it comes to demons and witches given her past experiences.

Dream: To live a happy life with her family.

Age: 517+ as of 2011

Sex: Female

Species: Blue Chiropteran Queen

Relatives: parents — Yuè Wáng and Duke Han Guan Qing (deceased), Xià Wáng (aunt), Méi gui hóng Wáng (younger twin sister), Prince Friedrich (late husband), Prince Luca (late brother-in-law), Qiuyue (deceased) and Xiaodan Wáng (maternal cousins), Theodora and Flora (nieces), Gabriela and Gabriele (daughters), Prince Johann Abel (son-in-law), Angela and Angelina (Gabriela’s daughters / maternal granddaughters), Nina and Annie (Flora’s daughters), Vanessa and Valerie (Theodora’s daughters / her grandnieces), Saya and Diva (maternal granddaughters), Beauty Rose (deceased) and Briar Rose (first cousins once removed), Jolie and Belle (second cousins once removed/referred to as “great nieces”)

Favorite colors: Blue, shades of pale blue, midnight blue, white

Sexual orientation: Demiromantic / Heterosexual

Height: 5’3”

Love Interest: Prince Friedrich (late husband)

Personality: Báixuě is reserved, prefers to be indoors (most of the time) but still curious enough at times to explore. She also likes taking a walk among nature or just around the neighborhood with her loved ones. She is a bit of a teaser with her loved ones. Because Báixuě is beautiful and kind, she is beloved by most people she encounters but her reserved nature means that she doesn’t have many friends. She’s the more obedient twin and the voice of reason in her family. She is a rule stickler and can be too severe in her actions and views.

Hobbies: Housework which includes cooking and cleaning, gardening, swordsmanship, she doesn’t dance by herself, singing (operatic or casual), reading, traveling, exploring, spending time with her family.

Powers and Abilities/Skills:

Singing: Like her granddaughter Diva, Báixuě bears an exquisite, operatic voice. Her singing voice claim is Helene Fischer (German/English/Italian). Zhang Bichen (Chinese).

Sword-fighting: Báixuě wields a sword/claymore in combat.

Superhuman strength

Enhanced speed

Enhanced senses

Flight: She can do long distance leaping that mimics flight, but she is capable of partially or fully transforming into her Chiropteran form which grants her wings to fly.

Telepathy: The Queens bear a telepathic connection between their blood kin and Chevaliers.

Telekinesis: Queens possess telekinetic abilities, able to do minor feats such as shattering glass windows. Báixuě is even capable of snapping her fingers and a group of objects would arrange themselves.

Shape-shifting: Chiropteran Queens can change their physical appearance into almost anyone. Báixuě uses it to shorten her hair or make herself appear as an elderly lady, however, she can never change the color of her eyes.  

Psychological overpowering: Queens possess an overbearing, psychological aura that intimidates those of their kind or towards humans should they will it to.

Blood attributes:

Regeneration: Injuries heal quickly and are rarely fatal.

Anti-aging: Báixuě physically stopped aging when she reached the age of 16.

Producing chevaliers: When directly ingested, a Queen’s blood in the body of a human who has experienced drastic blood loss to the point of death will turn into a Chevalier, a half-human who has the Queen’s blood and bound to serve her and protect her.

Knowledge and memory extraction: Thanks to Lullabyes who came up with the headcanon that Chiropterans can drink blood and extract knowledge and memories.

Power drainage: “Upon producing a Chevalier, a Queen must enter a hibernation cycle lasting 30 years with intervals of a few years of consciousness before hibernating again.”

Crystallization: The blood of the opposite Queen will cause extreme crystallization when in direct contact with the opposite blood.

Conceiving: Once a Queen has safely carried the next generation to term she has no biological need for the poisonous property that affects those of her sister’s blood or the ability to make Chevaliers.