TV-Series
Description
Jeanne Francaix commands the 15th Squad of the Alpha Tactics Armored Corps (ATAC), part of the Southern Cross Army on the colony planet Glorie. A 17-year-old Sergeant Major from Liberté, her leadership is consistently undermined by a documented history of flouting military protocols, orders, and regulations. This behavior repeatedly lands her in the MP brig under Officer Lana Isavia, though operational demands always secure her release. Military superiors deem her conduct an embarrassment, citing her perceived lack of seriousness toward duty and tendency for impulsive, emotion-driven decisions.
Her characterization features a strong preoccupation with personal appearance and romantic pursuits. She reads fashion magazines during briefings, takes loans for expensive dresses to win social competitions, and frequently stages shower scenes to ponder personal dilemmas. Internal military assessments suggest her primary motivation for service is finding a suitable husband to enable leaving the military for housewifery, reinforcing perceptions of her as irresponsible and boy-crazy.
A core narrative element is her persistent romantic fixation on Seifriet Weiße, a human pilot captured and brainwashed by the alien Zor. Her attraction sparks after witnessing his superior combat prowess. Seifriet meets her advances with consistent bewilderment and scorn, creating unresolved tension. Her conflict with the Zor thus becomes deeply personal. During the climax, Seifriet distracts her with a sudden kiss while forcing her into an escape pod, sacrificing himself in an action later deemed militarily unsound.
Her interpersonal dynamics include a competitive rivalry with TASC ace Marie Angel ("Cosmo Amazon"), whose contrasting professionalism sees her frequently intervene to resolve Jeanne's indecision or shock, often physically. Her antagonistic relationship with MP Officer Lana Isavia involves repeated clashes over discipline, complicated later by Lana's own concealed romanticism regarding Jeanne and her squad. She leads a squad comprising pacifist musician Bowie Emerson, by-the-book Sergeant Andrzej Sławski, grease monkey Louis Ducasse, and demoted womanizer Charles De L'Étoile. Charles openly criticizes Bowie's relationship with Zor defector Musica while simultaneously pursuing Marie.
Her namesake invokes the young-warrior-maiden legacy of Jeanne d'Arc. Her narrative trajectory was significantly altered by the series' premature cancellation, compressing planned storylines. This truncation resulted in unresolved plot elements, including the resolution of her romantic pursuits and personal conflicts, culminating in an ambiguous ending involving potential planetary transformation.
Her characterization features a strong preoccupation with personal appearance and romantic pursuits. She reads fashion magazines during briefings, takes loans for expensive dresses to win social competitions, and frequently stages shower scenes to ponder personal dilemmas. Internal military assessments suggest her primary motivation for service is finding a suitable husband to enable leaving the military for housewifery, reinforcing perceptions of her as irresponsible and boy-crazy.
A core narrative element is her persistent romantic fixation on Seifriet Weiße, a human pilot captured and brainwashed by the alien Zor. Her attraction sparks after witnessing his superior combat prowess. Seifriet meets her advances with consistent bewilderment and scorn, creating unresolved tension. Her conflict with the Zor thus becomes deeply personal. During the climax, Seifriet distracts her with a sudden kiss while forcing her into an escape pod, sacrificing himself in an action later deemed militarily unsound.
Her interpersonal dynamics include a competitive rivalry with TASC ace Marie Angel ("Cosmo Amazon"), whose contrasting professionalism sees her frequently intervene to resolve Jeanne's indecision or shock, often physically. Her antagonistic relationship with MP Officer Lana Isavia involves repeated clashes over discipline, complicated later by Lana's own concealed romanticism regarding Jeanne and her squad. She leads a squad comprising pacifist musician Bowie Emerson, by-the-book Sergeant Andrzej Sławski, grease monkey Louis Ducasse, and demoted womanizer Charles De L'Étoile. Charles openly criticizes Bowie's relationship with Zor defector Musica while simultaneously pursuing Marie.
Her namesake invokes the young-warrior-maiden legacy of Jeanne d'Arc. Her narrative trajectory was significantly altered by the series' premature cancellation, compressing planned storylines. This truncation resulted in unresolved plot elements, including the resolution of her romantic pursuits and personal conflicts, culminating in an ambiguous ending involving potential planetary transformation.