Sella (セラ, Sera?) is a homunculus created by the Einzbern family to serve as a maid and to teach Illyasviel sorcery.
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Background
Sella is a Homunculus created by the Einzbern family, she was amongst failures in the creation of the Holy Grail. Originally she was meant to be scrapped, but she was given new lives as Illya maid and teacher.[2]
While she was made on the basis of the same shape as Leysritt, Sella was made as a pure homunculus two years ago with normal alchemy. Unlike Illyasviel and Leysritt, Sella is not a miracle of the Einzbern family, but a homunculus with perfect efficiency.
Appearance
Despite her appearance, she is only about two years old. She usually wears a maid outfit with a hood that makes her appear almost identical to Leysritt; in casual clothing, she is revealed to have long pale hair, a characteristic of Einzbern homunculi.
Personality
Sella is highly protective of Illya, whom she loves and cares for deeply, and thus is very suspicious of Shirou Emiya.
Despite her apparent coldness to everyone but Illya, Sella is actually rather fickle and insecure, particularly about her body, and Leysritt and Illya often tease Sella for her harsh personality. Unlike Leysritt's difficulty expressing herself, Sella has clear emotions and does not hesitate to show her displeasure towards Shirou. She usually distances herself from humans and prefers to take care of the flora and fauna of the castle.
Development
In early drafts, the caretaker of Ilya was a tuxedo-wearing German man; someone akin to the wonderful man who nagged at Shirou and Rin incessantly. Sella made her appearance because some artistic director insisted on it and made a huge scene about it.[2]
Role
Fate/stay night
As Illya travels to Fuyuki city for the Fifth Holy Grail War, she brings along her two maids Leysritt and Sella. Leysritt and Sella role is to provide care for Illya when Illya absorbs all servants. Sella would help Illya to wear the Dress of Heaven when Leyritt sacrifice her life to become the dress.[3]
Abilities
The ability of her body is inferior to others, but she makes up for it with superb magic circuits. As a magic teacher, she is superior, but as she is a fragile homunculus, Sella is unsuitable for battle.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Fate/complete material II: Character material - Sella entry, p.112
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
[] Fate/side material - Encyclopedia: Illya's Maids [Others], p.055-56 [T] Illya's Maids [Others]
The maids serving Illya.
These maids made their appearance because some artistic director insisted on it and made a huge scene about it.
Sella was responsible for Illya's education, while Liz was Ilya's bosom buddy with whom she talked to.
By the way, did you know the secret that Liz had one of the biggest sets of breasts in Fate?
Basically they were failures in the creation of the Holy Grail. Originally these homonculi were set to be scrapped, but were given new lives as caretakers of Illya.
Here were some trivia. In early drafts, the caretaker of Illya was a tuxedo-wearing German man; someone akin to the wonderful man who nagged at Shirou and Rin incessantly.イリヤのメイド【その他】
イリヤ付きのメイドさん。
原画担当がどうしてもメイドを出すとうるさい、否、 拘った為、登場が決定した。
教育係のセラと、イリヤの話し友達のリーズリット。
すなみに、リズがFate中一二を争う巨乳なのは内绪ですよ?
もともとは聖杯の失敗作で、廃弃されるところをイリヤの世話係として延命されているホムンクルス。
余談ではあるが、本当ならイリヤの世話係はスーツ姿のイヤーなドイツ人男性で、士郎と凛をネチネチい たぶる素敵マンを予定していたとか。 - ↑