Annerose Nichtsehen

"I’ll admit it: You’re strong."

- Annerose, to Jimina

Annerose Nichtsehen (アンネローゼ・フシアナス) is a powerful wandering swordswoman, hailing from the Velgalta Empire who was formerly a member of the Seven Blades.

Appearance
Annerose is a beautiful woman with both blue hair and eyes with a slim built.

As a swordsmen, she wears a dark blue armor with gold accents covering his shoulders and back, as well as, a black cloth body armor that covers the chest along with a white cape that covered her back, white armor pants with dark blue accents, a pair of gloves and metal boots, and a light green headband with green gems. She also did not forget to bring her sword.

Personality
"You’d best give up now..., If you don’t, you’ll die."

- Annerose, to Jimina

As a proud swordswoman, Annerose presented herself as cynical and aloof. When she first met Jimina (Cid in disguise), she assumed that he was not skilled as a swordsman and condescendingly told him that. Despite this, she's a good person deep down and will step in to defend others, especially those she unwittingly placed in trouble.

However, she wasn't always like this because long ago, she was passionate about swordsmanship that she left her home to become stronger. But, the time she spent wandering the world and couldn't find, even failing to face any opponent that could match her skills, making her love for swordsmanship has already faded.

It was only when she met Jimina that she finally found a worthy opponent and showed she is capable of changing her opinion when facing him. Once that happened, she became confused and suddenly flustered whenever the two met. It was after her defeat at Jimina's hands that she regained her love for swordsmanship before she left her home.

Background
Annerose was once one of Vegalta's symbolic "Seven Blades", but she has abandoned that name and is on a journey of training.

Sanctuary Infiltration
Annerose was one of the contestants who took part in the "Goddess's Trial", winning her duel against the spirit of Ancient Warrior that was summoned to fight her, called Borg. She has not been seen after Shadow Garden intervened in the trials. She was the only combatant who was able to summon a "legendary warrior".

Bushin Festival Tournament
Annerose arrived at Midgar Kingdom to participate in the Bushin Festival tournament for the first time. It was there that she met Jimina Senen who she perceive him as a weak swordsman. She tried to dissuade Jimina from participating out of concern, but this act unknowingly caused the other participants to harass Jimina. Initially, she withheld from taking action so Jimina would receive a harsh reality check but finally stepped in to defend the man when Quinton went too far in the assault. Annerose apologized to Jimina, but then observed that Jimina sports no visible wounds from the assault. Annerose then watch Jimina fight against Gonzales Machom on the qualifying thirds round match and saw that Jimina wins the fight as she notice his strike by observeing his movement.

Curious about the dark horse, she, along with Quinton watched Jimina's match against Goldoh Kinmeki in the qualifying fourth round. To their surprise and the shock of the entire audience, Jimina easily won. While everyone ponders how this had happened, Annerose did noticed the methods Jimina did that allowed him to win his match. Unfortunately, this is met with laughter by Quinton as Jimina's ways are so over the top ridiculous to be possible.

The Vegalta swordswoman met up with Jimina after winning the qualifying final round and told him about their match-up together and that she knew how he won. Regardless of Jimina's skills, Annerose boasted that she's more than match for him. To her shock and surprise, Jimina merely scoffed at her and revealed that he had been holding back; having used weights during his entire run.

Once their match began, the two clashed but her attacks hardly faze him and he was able to swat her aside. Annerose realized she was being fooled into thinking she could get an advantage and admitted she should have expected him to be skilled after seeing his true strength. She continued to attack but Jimina easily overpowers her and defeats her.

After the match, she gets medical attention and finds Jimina in the halls and talks with him, admitting defeat and thanking him for good battle. She inquired on his true identity but he answers that he was only a wanderer who abandoned everything in search of power and Annerose said that she would return to Velgalta and train from scratch, also asked Jimina if he would join her kingdom to become a great warrior though he refuses and walks off, despite her asking he do so if he changes his mind. Since Jimina left the venue before revealing his true identity, she does not know that he is Shadow.

In the anime, Annerose was seen leaving Midgar expecting Jimina to appear and didn't notice the battle between Shadow and Beatrix that was happening in her back.

Powers & Abilities
Annerose is renown for her skill with the sword. During the Goddess's Trial, she's the only one aside from Shadow to have won against a memory summon. Impressing the latter himself, she was a favorite to win the Bushin Festival Tournament.

Swordsmanship
Annerose is considered a prodigy at wielding a sword. She was so skilled that she went without a worthy opponent for the longest time until she met "Jimina". She was also able to see through some of his moves and was his first opponent who was not beaten in a single blow.

Perceptual Sight
Annerose is exceptionally perceptive, being the first to take notice of "Mundane Mann's" true strength and even being able to see through some of his acts to notice that the "incidents" that caused his string of victories were, in fact, deliberate actions made by him.

Mundane Mann
Mundane was an opponent Annerose faced in the Bushin Festival. Annerose initially pegged him as weak but was surprised when Mundane proceeded to advance through the tournament. Annerose had gotten more interested in Mundane and his abilities as deep down, she believed the man to be the opponent she had been waiting for. After being defeated by him, Annerose was genuinely happy rather than upset she lost and she developed deep admiration for the mysterious man. Annerose vowed to train more in hopes she could challenge Mundane once more.

Quinton
Their interactions are limited though expansive enough to elaborate. The Bushin Festival veteran seemed to have recognized her abilities when she stepped in stop his onslaught on Jimina. During Jimina's bout with Goldoh, the two tried analyzing his movements with the swordswoman being barely able to see them. Alas unlike the Veteran, she would overanalyze them and embarrassed herself when she tried replicating them.

Goldoh Kinmeki
A participant she recognizes by name, Annerose was unaware of the reason why he was known as the "Unbeaten Legend" until his defeat by the hands of the dark horse.

Trivia

 * The name Annerose means "favor; grace" in German.
 * For some unknown reason, Annerose prefers not to be called "Annerose of the Velgalta's Seven Blades".
 * Annerose first appeared during the "Goddess Trial" when she won against an ancient warrior, with the manga expanding upon her battle rather than being offhandedly mentioned. She wouldn't be prominent until the next arc.
 * Annerose's surname Nichtsehen (Fushiana) means "cannot see", which is ironic because she's the only one who notices the true might of Mundane Mann.