Sucy Manbavaran (スーシィ・マンババラン Sūshī Manbabaran) is one of the main protagonists of Little Witch Academia. She's a witch from Southeast Asia.[1][2]
Appearance
Sucy is a tall, thin girl who bears an image of a stereotypical witch. She has pale grayish skin, puce hair and red eyes with white pupils. She comes off as kind of laid back, with droopy, half-lidded eyes that seem to make her look bored or falling asleep half the time. Her left eye is hidden by a large fringe of hair. Because of Sucy's pastel mauve tone, seeming lack of arms (her arms are only visible when she moves them), and a uniform which is longer than usual, that is reaching to the ground, she gives off an eerie aura and a ghostly appearance.
The early promotion poster of the original film, gives Sucy grayish-green hair instead of puce.
Personality
When introduced in short films, Sucy is portrayed as an aloof, calm, sarcastic and possibly sadistic person. She also surprisingly remained indifferent in various situations and things that drive other girls crazy.
While she is not heartless and does care a lot for her friends, Sucy still has no qualms about using them as test subjects in her potion experiments, whether or not they give consent to it. This and her obsession with deadly poisons somewhat disturb Akko.
In Sleeping Sucy, it has been suggested that even with her own kind, Sucy was considered a freak. The only emotional connection she had was with Akko which explains why the memory of their first meeting was considered the best one she ever has.
Plot
Background
Little Witch Academia
The Enchanted Parade
TV Series
What You Will
When the students are taking lotteries, Akko picked one where she and her team were to be eaten by Vajarois. While Akko and Lotte were horrified to be eaten and be humiliated, Sucy takes actual pleasure in getting eaten. While Akko complains about how this role would affect her chances in getting the title of Moonlit Witch, Sucy and the others countered to Akko that Diana was going to win anyway and Akko's lack of skills was whats stopping her from getting the title. Angered, Akko left leaving the others to continue their parts.
Samhain Magic
Akko and her roommates read up on Vajarois backstory. Akko intends to cheer up the ghost by making her laugh and wants the support from her friends but Sucy and Lotte refused since they saw no point in helping the ghost and that it has been a tradition for a very long time. While they sleep, Akko claims she'll find a way make them see her vision.
The next day, Sucy and Lotte eavesdropped on the conversation between Akko and Diana's roommates, who were pranked When Akko was in the guise of Diana. Akko was angered that Hannah and Barbara insulted her friends while outside, Lotte lowered her head in shame while Sucy cracked her neck in quiet fury after hearing the conversation.
Back at their room, Lotte wonders why Akko kept on doing what she does with Sucy pointing out how much of a stubborn fool she is. Although, Lotte admires that part of her. Only when they saw the full plans of Akko that they started to join in much to Akko's happiness.
While Akko continues to practice her transformation spell, the two waited for their friend to arrive. Diana arrived and saw Akko no where in sight, believed she abandoned them with Hannah and Barbara insulting the young Witch further which proves to be a total mistake as Lotte finally stands up for Akko. Lotte angrily shut them down while defending Akko that she has been working hard for the past weeks leaving Diana, her group and Sucy in shock about Lotte's change of character.
After Diana finished her show, Lotte at least complimented Diana but Sucy just mentioned Diana's 'lineage' as the answer. To their relief, Akko arrived and they both head out for the sacrifice.
When the sacrifice starts, everything went insane. While Akko used her transformations to avoid Vajarois, Lotte and Sucy act as support with Sucy creating a forest of mushrooms to confuse the ghost and together with Lotte turned Vajarois's hair silly. The audience and the alumna were having a great time but Vajarois remains distraught leading to the latter to attacked the trio. Before about to be eaten, Ursula informs them of the Seed of Sorrow, which is the main reason why the ghost was in pain for centuries.
Entering, they found the seed. Akko activates the Shiny Rod into its third form. Grappling the seed, the three pulled it out and ending Vajarois's misery once and for all. After Vajarois thanks them for their kind acts, the audience roared in cheers at the amazing feat they just did.
Relationships
Atsuko Kagari
Akko is one of Sucy's best friends. Sucy uses Akko as the main subject of her spells and potions, much to Akko's annoyance, and has the habit of mocking Akko's poor magic skills, but they get along nevertheless. It's not surprising that they had rocky starts (in Akko's perspective), as Sucy had Akko's bird-shaped bag turned to life and peck on her left eye and then scared the daylight out of her by using ropes that transmuted into snakes. Ironically, when Akko entered Sucy's mind in episode 8, it's revealed that Sucy considered her first meeting with Akko is revealed to be the one that she thinks is the best one. On the same episode, it's revealed that she thought Akko being a funny person (in her perspective, Akko depicted with cartoonish look).
Lotte Yanson
Lotte is one of Sucy's roommates. They are pretty good friends and hang out together. Sucy, also with Lotte, get dragged into Akko's wild adventures, though Sucy doesn't mind since she finds it fun.
Amanda O'Neill
Sucy and Amanda are friends since they eat lunch together
Constanze Amalie von Braunschbank Albrechtsberger
Sucy and Constanze are friends since they don't mind eating with each other at lunch
Jasminka Antonenko
Sucy and Jasminka are friends since they don't mind eating lunch together in cafeteria.
Diana Cavendish
Though not much is known about their relationship, Sucy may have found Diana to be a less likable character as in movies that played her memories in her perspective, Diana depicted to be having unnaturally long limbs and sharp, long nose, something which Akko found hilarious.
Hannah and Barbara
Sucy hasn't shown much how she felt about them until Samhain Magic. After hearing the two insulting her and her friends, Sucy cracked her neck several times showing her absolute hatred towards them.
Ursula
Sucy admires Ursula as a teacher and Akko's mentor. She doesn't know that Shiny Chariot, which Akko idolizes, is the same person as Ursula.
Thomas
Abilities and Equipment
She has knowledge of alchemy and is very skilled creating (deadly) potions. She has an uncanny interest for mushrooms, and uses them in most of her recipes, usually deadly ones. For a young witch, she has the vast knowledge of potions, poisons as well as their effects.
Aside from the potions, she had average skills in magic and broom flying.
Voice actors
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Trivia
- Her first name, "Sucy" can mean "holy" in Malay and Indonesian and may also be derived from "Susi" in Tagalog, which means "key".
- Her second name, "Manbavaran", is apparently derived from "Mambabarang" in Cebuano, which means "Sorcerer/Sorceress", especially of the black/dark-magic variety.
Gallery
Official art
Screen captures
