Isabelle Romee

Overview

Isabelle Romée is a minor character in Fate/Apocrypha and the biological mother of the Heroic Spirit Jeanne d'Arc, who serves as the Ruler-class Servant in the Great Holy Grail War. Within the story, she primarily appears as an illusion generated by Caster of Red to challenge her daughter's emotional resolve.

Appearance

She has long blonde hair resting over her shoulder and features purple or blue eyes. Her attire consists of modest, traditional 15th-century French peasant clothing along with a maid-style headdress.

Personality

She is depicted as a deeply loving and devoted mother who led a humble, hardworking life. She carries intense grief over her daughter's brutal fate and execution, openly mourning the tragic cost of Jeanne's sacrifices for a nation that turned its back on her.

Abilities

She possesses no magic or combat abilities of her own, being an ordinary historical human. Within the narrative, she functions solely as an illusory projection created by Caster of Red's Noble Phantasm to exert psychological pressure.

Background

Historically a peasant woman in 15th-century France and the birth mother of Jeanne d'Arc, an illusion of her is summoned during the Great Holy Grail War in Fate/Apocrypha. Caster of Red (William Shakespeare) projects her phantom image via his Noble Phantasm, First Folio, aiming to break Ruler's spirit by re-enacting familial grief.

Relationships

She is the biological mother of Jeanne d'Arc, bound to her daughter by strong maternal affection. Caster of Red (William Shakespeare) exploits her memory, creating a phantom double to serve as a psychological weapon against Jeanne.

Trivia

She is also historically known by aliases such as Isabelle de Vouthon or Isabelle d'Arc. In Fate/Apocrypha, her presence highlights the human and tragic familial cost behind Jeanne d'Arc's saintly legacy.