personality

When examining a character, it is important to look at the dominant traits that make them whole. In Salvia, we see a stubborn, aloof, selfish and passionate individual. An angel with a difficult past and and uncertain future, Salvia has a complicated persona which contrasts strongly with those of her comrades.

Stubborn: Salvia is an incredibly pig-headed individual, never giving in when believing she is in the right (which is most of the time). This keeps her in constant battle with the other love angels, all of whom tend to share different beliefs (particularly where devils are concerned). A prime example of Salvia's stubbornness is in episode thirty-six when the other love angels attempt to help her in battle. Salvia declares "Don't get in my way! I don't need your help or anything else!" before blocking and crushing attacks from both Lily and Daisy when they go against her wishes and attempt to assist anyway. In episode thirty-seven, even though Peach tells her that each attack she uses on the devil only allows him to grow stronger Salvia still declares "Hmmph! Let him become bigger! But before he can, I'll cut him down with the Saint Pure Sword". Salvia's willful and defiant nature tames over the course of the series, but is still intact as part of her somewhat dogged personality.

"No matter what you say, I'm going to stay the same!"

Aloof: Salvia keeps herself completely out of the reach of others, primarily owing to how badly her heart was hurt after the death of Freesia. Salvia operates by the idea that if she doesn't let anyone get close to her, she won't feel that terrible hurt again (as she herself states- "If I remain alone, that way I won't get hurt afterwards"). In episode thirty-seven, when Scarlet is being approached by students interested in having her join their groups one girl asks her to join the English club, Scarlet replies "I have no interest in that". Another student says "Oh, that cool attitude is just wonderful! Even the boys are saying they want you to join" to which Scarlet responds "Boys? I have even less interest in them than I do in performance". Salvia's curt responses to all enquiries by others keep her unattainable and mysterious, just as she wishes.

"Don't bother me anymore!"

Selfish: Although Salvia doesn't see herself in this light, as Jama-pii notes in episode thirty-seven "Scarlet-chama is a selfish as the devils themselves". Aphrodite states however, that angels are incredibly sensitive with their own love waves and if anything happens to betray their hearts, they will become hate-filled and selfish. As an angel who has had her heart injured, Salvia has indeed become the antithesis of what she originally was- a selfish, hateful individual. It is only when Peach takes a stand against Salvia's self-centered behaviour in thirty-seven, that the fourth love angel begins to realise just how selfish she has been; "Salvia, you're only fighting the devils for your own reasons, right? Not for other people, or the Tenshi-kai... I don't know if that's wrong or not but look at these people trapped in ice! This is the result of you only fighting for yourself!" Salvia's true selflessness soon surfaces again (albeit it in a twisted manner) when she feels she must protect Momoko from heartbreak after Yousuke's demonic origins are revealed.

"Love Angels you say? I don't care about that."

Passionate: In everything she does, Salvia is a truly passionate individual. Prideful too perhaps ("A woman with that much pride won't listen to other people at all" - Daisy, episode thirty-seven) but undeniably driven by strong feelings and a will to do right. When she first appears, Salvia is channeling her passion in a negative direction, harnessing personal loss to fuel a hate-filled quest. By the conclusion of the series Salvia's passion still dominates her but now she wishes for nothing more than the happiness of those around her. Even in the toughest of circumstances, her conviction sees her through.

"We can't afford to fall into darkness!"

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