Celestia Ludenberg

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Character
Name: Kanji: n/a
Katakana: セレスティア・ルーデンベルク
Hiragana: せれすてぃあるーでんべるく
Romaji: Seresutia Rūdenberuku
Latin Alphabet: Celestia Ludenberg
Occupation: High School Student
Relationships: Kyoko Kirigiri (former ally; enemies by circumstance; alive)
Byakuya Togami (former ally; by circumstance; alive)
Chihiro Fujisaki (ally; deceased)
Fandom: Dangan Ronpa
Other: Talent: 超高校級の「ギャンブラー」lit. Super High School Level Gambler
Official English Translation: The Ultimate Gambler

JPN Voice Actor: Hekiru Shiina
ENG Voice Actor: Marieve Herington

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Celestia Ludenberg, aka Celeste or Celes, is a student from Dangan Ronpa. She was a semi-prominent character within the series and popular with fans. Celeste debuted in Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, though did not survive The Mastermind's Killing Game.

Canon Overview

Celestia Ludenberg claims to have an eccentric past. She is of French nobility and she has taken entire fortunes of famous gamblers that sound suspiciously like Iwao Washizu, Shigeru Akagi, Soyo Nakashizu, Nao Kanzaki, and Shinichi Akiyama from manga. All of this in a country where gambling is illegal and controlled by Yakuza.

This is just one of her many intricate lies. She was born Taeko Yasuhiro in Utsunomiya, (one of the few named hometowns in the entire series,) to a working-class family. While it is true that she is a semi-professional gambler, her backstory was entirely fabricated. She was scouted by Hope's Peak Academy to enroll in their specialty school with the title Super High School Level Gambler in Japanese and Ultimate Gambler in English.

She puts on a polite, aristocratic personality, but goes berserk in rage when angered or annoyed. During the Killing Game, she once made Hifumi Yamada make her tea. In her Free Time Events, she was friendly and polite with Makoto Naegi and even considered him worthy of being her knight. She loves lolita fashion and is a member of that subculture.

During Chapter 3, she manipulated Yamada into murdering Kiyotaka Ishimaru, then she murdered Yamada herself. This lead to her to being executed by Monokuma after being found out by Naegi.

November 23rd is her birthday. In Japan, this is Game Day, a piece of trivia which may be referenced in fanworks. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #セレスティア・ルーデンベルク生誕祭[year value] are commonly released on her birthday. More birthday tag listings can be found on Dangan Ronpa Birthday and Anniversary Tag List.

Popular Tropes & Fanon

All of the above are wrangled tags on Archive of Our Own. Other places where fandom lives may portray Celeste with one or all of these attributes. Trans Female is her most common trans interpretation.

Celeste is also popular for self-shipping works.

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

TBA

Relationships

This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Celeste is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.

In Katakana, Celeste is usually represented in a pairing names with セレ (sere). In Hiragana, せれ (sere) is common.

The order seen should be what's most popular unless marked with "possibly." ENG portmanteaus are also subject to change. Relationships listed fall into GL, NL, BL, Poly, Combi or Cargo.

With... Full Label Type Portmanteau Kanji Hiragana or Katakana Information
Kyoko Kirigiri Celeste x Kirigiri GL Celesgiri 霧セレ (Kirisere) きりせれ (Kirisere) It is the second-most popular F/F relationship in all of Trigger Happy Havoc fandom.
Byakuya Togami Celeste x Togami NL Celesgami n/a 十セレ (Tosere), とせれ (Tosere), とがせれ (Togasere) (Seen on its page.)
Aoi Asahina Asahina x Celeste GL Ludenhina n/a n/a Concave and Convex.
Sayaka Maizono Celeste x Maizono GL Celesaya 舞セレ(Maisere) まいせれ (Maisere) (Seen on its page.)
Makoto Naegi Celeste x Naegi NL Naeceles 苗セレ (Naesere) なえせれ (Naesere) (Seen on its page.)
Hifumi Yamada Celeste x Yamada NL Yamaceles 山セレ (Yamasere) やませれ (Yamasere) (Seen on its page.)
Sonia Nevermind Celeste x Sonia GL Celesonia n/a n/a Celeste wishes she was a princess and Sonia is one.
Junko Enoshima Celeste x Enoshima GL Celesjunko n/a n/a Both are keenly into fashion, though their tastes are different. Both wish for world power in one way or another.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru Celeste x Ishimaru NL Ishiceles, Ishiles 石セレ (Ishisere) possibly いしせれ (Ishisere) (Seen on its page.)
Mukuro Ikusaba Celeste x Ikusaba GL Celeskuro n/a n/a Both have complexes over being plain.
Kokichi Ouma Celeste x Ouma NL Celouma n/a n/a Both are compulsive liars.
Yumeko Jabami from Kakegurui Celeste x Jabami GL Crossover Pairing Yumenberg n/a n/a Both are compulsive liars and semi-professional gamblers.
Dora from Dora the Explorer Celeste x Dora GL Crossover Pairing Celesdora n/a n/a This was a popular crackship in early Dangan Ronpa fandom.
Kirumi Tojo Celeste x Tojo GL n/a n/a n/a n/a

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