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Mr. Blackwell is a character in Little Witch Academia. He is the minister of defense of the country and the chairman of the Appleton Academy.d
Appearance[]
He is an adult man with dark yellow hair and a mustache, green eyes that denote dark circles, and a pronounced chin. He wears a grayish-black tuxedo suit over a white shirt and a tie board.
Personality[]
Mr. Blackwell is an aggressive and ill-tempered man. His belligerent attitudes towards other nations as Minister of Defense are reflected in the bellicose rhetoric he uses about sports games against a foreign country, promising to crush their nation in politics as they will in soccer as well as indifferent to the prospect of said country being targeted by Noir Missile. Mr. Blackwell also loathes witches outright and instilled his antagonism into his son.
He has a robust and preemptive foreign policy which he believed to be the best for the country, yet lacking the same wisdom the Prime Minister and Mr. Hanbridge had means such policy unfortunately emphasizes aggression over pacifism when it comes about settling disputes, as shown through suggesting using the military to stop the riot despite Andrew's objection.[1] This, coupled with his own vindictive disposition and indifference to flaws in his contributions for England, effectively puts him into odds against more rational Prime Minister and Andrew. Even Mr. Hanbridge who seemingly more tolerant by contrast doesn't always agree with him.
After Akko and Diana saved the world, he was last seen applaud to them as with the rest of parliament with a clear shame on his face. It's unknown his disposition improve afterward as much as Paul Hanbridge did. Unless he changed his ways to the better, Mr. Blackwell would remain a poor example of both political figure and father.
Plot[]
TV Series[]
Bee Commotion[]
Blackwell makes a small appearance at Andrew's party, acknowledging his academic progress as an Appleton student.
Amanda O'Neill and the Holy Grail[]
Mr. Blackwell is seen at the Appleton Academy in the company of his son Louis. While complaining about the actions of the fanatics during a football match, he talks to Louis about his ideals of a strong policy with which he agrees, reminding him to call him chairman while in school. After the commotion between Amanda and Louis, MM assumes that it was all the witches' fault until Andrew and Louis explain what happened.
Chariot and Croix[]
Blackwell appears discussing with Paul and Andrew about the growing hostility between them and the neighboring nation. Blackwell says that they must take action against him despite Andrew saying that they should not sacrifice all the effort that led to peace between the two nations.
The Road to Arcturus[]
When the threat of a coup d'état falls, Blackwell suggests taking advantage of this so that the pacifists of the nation decide to take military action causing the anger in Andrew. Before he could voice the suggestion to oppress the dissenters via. violent means however, Mr. BlackwellBlackwelland his colleagues are interrupted by the alarm triggered by the Noir Rod that had assimilated a missile to regenerate itself.
Tree of Leaves[]
Blackwell discovers the situation upon seeing the hijacked missile appearing on the screen of his phone hijacked by a mysterious party. When all the politicians come together to deal with the situation, Blackwell says that they should not take responsibility for the missile to hit the neighboring country given the conflict that would develop. When everyone finds out about how Akko and her friends try to stop it, Blackwell rejects that they are capable of doing something but are forced to give in to the ideas of Andrew and the Prime Minister. By the tine Akko and Diana managed to destroy the missile, Blackwell is las seen applauding them in shame.
Relationships[]
Louis Blackwell[]
Mr. Blackwell and his son appeared to be in good terms. He dotes his son and instilled his principles to the boy including resentment on witches, with Louis blatantly takes without a second thought. During the incident at Appleton Academy, he was quick to ignore the fact of Louis crossed the line through his injustice on witch intruders (Amanda and Akko) which made everything worse. It also appeared he didn't consider to teach his son humility leading the latter forced to learn it in hard way through aforementioned incident.
Andrew Hanbridge[]
Because of events in "Amanda O'Neill and the Holy Grail", Mr. Blackwell developed a strong grudge towards Andrew for allowing Akko and Amanda escaped Appleton Academy, which evident through their conversation in "Chariot and Croix". It's unknown whether they eventually reconciled after the events of "Tree of Leaves".
Paul Hanbridge[]
Paul and Blackwell are political colleagues. Despite not sharing the same ideals, both work together for the welfare of the country. He is somewhat of a foil to Mr. Hanbridge, whom he considers weak for his willingness to compromise — a resentment which extends to the latter's son Andrew. Their attitudes towards witches contrast similarly. While both dislike them, for Mr. Hanbridge this is a matter of pragmatism, he simply considers them an obsolete institution yet maintains a close relationship with the community at the same time, seeking to put them in his debt. On the other hand, Mr. Blackwell loathes them outright and instilled his antagonism into his son, who considers them "deceptive and corruptive". While Mr. Hanbridge also passed on a negative view of magic to his son, Andrew is more open-minded about witches; the father and son later agreed that magic still has a future despite their mutual skepticism. Moreover, Mr. Blackwell apparently spoiled Louis in stark contrast of Paul who maintains a distant yet formal relationship with Andrew that further explained latter two's contrasting personalities and views.
Prime Minister[]
Although they work together for the welfare of the country, the respect Mr. Blackwell had toward the Prime Minister is evidently a begrudging one for he resented them as much as toward Hanbridges and witches alike.
Voice actors[]
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Gallery[]
- For more images related to Mr. Blackwell, see the file category: Category:Images of Mr. Blackwell.
Official art[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Little Witch Academia Chronicles, Chapter 1, page 13
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