Vanilla Nighthawk

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	Since Magical Vacation is not officially localized in English, all names and terminology will instead be derived from the English fan translation by magicalpatcher.https://www.romhacking.net/translations/2662/ Keep in mind that these translations may not be accurate or consistent with the original Japanese version.

Vanilla Nighthawk ヴァニラ・ナイトホーク Vanira Naitohōku Vanilla Nighthawk
Artwork from Magical Vacation by Shinichi Kameoka
Gender	Female
Species	Human
Date of birth	October 18
Relative(s)	Unnamed parents Ganache Nighthawk (brother)
Affiliation(s)	Biscotti Sect White Hawk Magic KnightsKnight of the Universe

"Your concern's in vain. I've already found a solution. I have power. I'm no longer the feeble Vanilla I once was. Farewell, Chardonnay and Cabernet."

―Vanilla

Vanilla Nighthawk is a character in Magical Vacation. She is Ganache's older sister, as well as a former Will-o'-Wisp Academy student who went missing after attending the Valencia Beach Seaside School. She also appears in Knight of the Universe as the leader of the White Hawk Magic Knights.

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Personality

Before going missing, Vanilla was known to be a reserved and sensitive person, but also very compassionate.

Appearance

Vanilla has purple eyes and curly magenta hair, and two pigtails protruding from openings in her purple headscarf. Her attire is similar to Ganache's, but with a few color changes; while parts of her brother's clothes are orange and yellow, hers are various shades of blue.

Biography

Early life

Vanilla leaving Chardonnay

Vanilla and her brother Ganache came from a bloodline of necromancers who lived in a country west of Kovomaka Kingdom. Although the practice of necromancy was abandoned, the public were still quite prejudiced against dark magic, forcing the Nighthawks and their clan to conceal their powers. As children, Vanilla and Ganache would often visit Spollacs Swamp in the Dark Realm. During her tenure at Will-o'-Wisp Academy, she began dating fellow student Chardonnay Cheaptrick, to which Ganache befriended Chardonnay's younger brother Cabernet.

Three years years before Magical Vacation, Vanilla was a student of Will-o'-Wisp Academy who attended the Valencia Beach Seaside School. She and her classmates were attacked by enigmas during their stay, and their strength was barely enough to try and fight back. Vanilla survived the attack, but returned to Will-o'-Wisp with an enigma fused into her heart. The after-effects of fusion caused her emotions to spiral out of control, and she became increasingly obsessed with power. Not too long after her return, Vanilla convinced herself that she never had a place in the world. Chardonnay tried to talk Vanilla out of her misery, but she walked away unconvinced. Cabernet told him that Vanilla's emotions were not worth his time, except Chardonnay knew something about her was not right. Vanilla had one last conversation with Ganache afterwards, asking him if it was possible for her to defeat Biscotti in a duel, though Ganache answered with disapproval. She told her brother that the "weak Vanilla" was gone, assuring him that she could crush both him and Biscotti. Later that day, she abandoned Kovomaka Kingdom.

Two years later, Vanilla became fully obsessed with power, causing the enigma to assimilate her heart and body. From Cashew's Bridge to Garbanzo, she thrashed over two hundred of the kingdom's soldiers as they tried to stop her rampage. Chardonnay, who joined the army after graduating from Will-o'-Wisp, was one of the soldiers stationed in Garbanzo, and he too was killed by Vanilla. The battle ended when Biscotti intervened, fighting Vanilla head-on and using his magic to seal her away in Chiboust Castle. Before Chardonnay passed away, he asked for his bones to be buried in a place near Chiboust Castle so that he may stay near Vanilla.

Magical Vacation

Vanilla and Ganache at the riverbed

Throughout the game, Ganache's encounters with enigmas allowed him to learn what happened to Vanilla three years ago. This helped him devise a plan, wherein he would fuse with the former enigma king Kerendu and kill the guards surrounding Chiboust Castle. He frequently reflected on his time spent with Vanilla before her departure, communicating his anger to Olive and Candy, the latter of whom eventually fused with an enigma herself. Before Ganache could fuse with Kerendu in Drazzig Grotto, Candy announced a premonition of her accompanying him to Chiboust Castle and freeing Vanilla. Ganache's classmates were able to kill Kerendu, though Ganache's contact with the enigma king forced him to relinquish all of his magic. However, he discovered that he had attained a higher state of consciousness, and that his soul could freely travel the universe.

After Magical Vacation

Ganache arriving at Chiboust Castle

Upon Ganache's return to the Material Realm, rumors spread amongst enigma-possessed magicians that he had become Kerendu's vessel. In just half a year, he allied with the enigma-possessed and founded the Biscotti Sect, who eventually seized control of Kovomaka Kingdom. Ganache then embarked on a journey to Chiboust Castle, to which Vanilla received word of his arrival and prepared to fight. However, her brother came to the fortress with no magic to claim, telling Vanilla he was content despite losing everything. Vanilla broke down into tears as she was finally freed from her restraints, joining the Biscotti Sect and abandoning magic. Thus, Kovomaka Kingdom entered an era of peace that would last for 200 years.

Magical Starsign

Vanilla was mentioned in Magical Starsign by a boy named Diecast in Chocomilk Caves, claiming that she and Ganache, among a few others, were magicians from Kovomaka who earned it the title of "the magic planet."

Knight of the Universe

Vanilla's brigade at the crash site

In this continuity, Vanilla became the chief of the White Hawk Magic Knights, a brigade of magicians in service of Kovomaka Kingdom. She was ordered by King Geasshigaou Oden to join the kingdom's Elite Magic Knights in their investigation of the "Sheep," a meteorite that had crash landed in Eldile Plains the night before. The "Sheep" awoke and supposedly annihilated the White Hawks, which was reported to King Oden and Khao Yam shortly after.

Quotes

Main article: Quotes:Vanilla

Trivia

• Concept art of Vanilla depicts her with her name written as バニラ Banira, as V and B sounds are interchangeable in Japanese.
• She and Cabernet share October 18 as their birthday.

Nomenclature

Her name comes from vanilla, a spice often used in sweet foods such as ice cream.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヴァニラ・ナイトホークVanira Naitohōku	Vanilla Nighthawk
French	Vanille Cœurdaigle	Vanilla Eagleheart
German	Vanille Nachtschwärmer	Vanilla Nighthawk
Italian	Vaniglia Nottolone	Vanilla Nighthawk
Spanish	Vainilla	Vanilla