Alexia Midgar

Alexia Midgar (アレクシア・ミドガル) is the second princess of the Midgar Kingdom and the younger sister of Iris Midgar. Currently, she is a student attending the Midgar Royal Spellsword Academy.

Appearance
Alexia is a pretty young girl with red eyes and long silver hair. She ties her hair in pig tails using a large black bow. She is often seen wearing her uniform consisting of a blazer jacket, dress shirt, and stockings.

Personality
"Good boy, Pooch. Now fetch!"

- Alexia to Cid Kagenō

Alexia is shown as a well-mannered young lady whenever she was in school, but in actuality, she is spoiled and abrasive, looking down on others and think they could be swayed easily if offered money. This is best exemplified by her relationship with Cid Kagenō who she uses to avoid unwanted advancements.

This stems from feelings of envy, being constantly compared to her sister, Iris, and her wish for people to see her based on her own merits. After spending time as a couple with Cid, she starts to show a kinder side, developing fondness and even respect for him. When she was kidnapped, Alexia expresses worry for him. Deep down, she is a genuinely good girl who will put her own life on the line to protect others that she cares for.

Background
Prior to the events of the series, Alexia grew up with her older sister and they to spend entire afternoons training together, although Iris always defeated Alexia. As a result, Alexia devoted herself to becoming stronger in the hopes of surpassing her. With the passage of the next years, their relationship became very distant and strained due to her job as the first princess and leader of the Royal Knights.

She was later arranged to marry Zenon Griffey, who had a very prestigious reputation, but Alexia was suspicious of him because he didn't seem to have a flaw.

The Kidnapping of Alexia Midgar
She found herself getting unwanted advancements from Zenon Griffey, her arranged betrothed. This makes her suspicious of him and had to find a way to get rid of him.

Alexia decided it was best to form a relationship with a person of a lower status to anger him, so she rejected a fellow high noble and accepts Cid as her boyfriend when he "confessed" to her. As a result, the school was surprised by the union but Zenon was not fooled. Eventually, Cid found out, but Alexia reveals her knowledge of the bet that Cid's friends arranged after talking to them. She casually insults Cid and manages to bribe him with gold coins to get him to comply. Despite initially abusing her relationship, mainly to vent her frustrations, Alexia starts to warm up to Cid by confiding him of her problem with Cid and becoming the first to compliment her on her sword skills.

She was later kidnapped by Zenon's forces and was sent to a laboratory. She manages to escape but was stopped by Zenon, who revealed his true colors to her. Alexia was almost recaptured until Shadow came to her aid and kills Zenon. After being rescued, Alexia was reunited with her concerned sister who she shares a hug with. She also became determined to learn more about Shadow.

Afterwards, she meets Cid and remarks on her freedom from her betrothal while showing she has genuinely fallen for Cid by thanking him for complimenting her swordsmanship. Thinking his job was done, he tries to leave but Alexia asks Cid to continue their relationship a little longer, but Cid rudely refused to do so, causing an angry Alexia to attack him.

Midgar Terrorist Attack
Having become curious about Shadow Garden and the Order of Diabolos, Alexia decides to take a more active role in the internal affairs of her kingdom by joining Iris's investigations. During a night patrol, she encountered three imposters who are disguising themselves as part of Shadow Garden. They had a brief fight until Shadow saves her. Alexia warns Shadow to not become an enemy of her kingdom, which is met with cold indifference. After the event, Alexia was put on lockdown by her sister.

Holy Ground Infiltration
Alexia would be invited to attend the Trial of the Goddess. While at the springs, she saw Cid arrive and was surprised by nude around him though he does not ogle her and casually talks with her about things. Alexia told him of the tournament and alongside Rose Oriana. There she would be irritated by Archbishop Nelson being flirted with Miss Natsume. She and Rose went to the gateway with the Shadow Garden who captured Nelson. Alexia and Rose learned the truth about the Cult of Diablos.

Powers & Abilities
Alexia is noted to have no talent for swordsmanship but managed to rise through the ranks to become one of the top students at Midgar Royal Spellsword Academy by sheer effort alone. Cid describes her fighting style as "orthodox", being rather straightforward with nothing special about it, causing her to be considered "mediocre".

In reality, Alexia's shortcomings are the result of her trying to replicate her sister, the genius Iris, even though her fighting style does not suit her. Fortunately, following her encounter with the Shadow and seeing his swordsmanship, which like her is the result of hard work rather than talent, she stopped trying to pursue her sister to instead focus on her own technique.

Iris Midgar
Alexia deeply loves and respects her older sister, however by constantly being compared to her, Alexia began to distance herself from Iris. This changed when she was kidnapped, and she managed to understand the true meaning of her sister's words regarding her sword technique.

She was also touched by her sister rushing to find her after the conflict with Zenon, before they share a hug to celebrate Alexia's rescue.

Cid Kagenō
At the beginning, Alexia started her relationship with Cid (after his fake confession) as a way to annoy Zenón, her betrothed. However, not having the need to behave like a princess and being able to be herself when she was with Cid, Alexia ended up falling in love with him. Despite him having put an end to their fake relationship, Alexia still loves him and usually bothers him whenever she has free time. She also tries to include in other activities to spend time with though is annoyed by his lack of interest.

Alexia also remains unaware that Cid is actually Shadow who had been responsible for saving her. However, it is hinted that she may be putting it together.

Zenon Griffey
Her former arranged betrothed and sword instructor. From the very beginning, Alexia despised him because in spite of his esteemed rank and seemingly perfect persona, she could not find a flaw in him and her forced future to him. As a result, she started her relationship with Cid as a way to annoy Zenón, who saw through it but let it go on. However, she later saw her beliefs were correct when it's revealed that he is affiliated with Cult of Diablos and had her kidnapped. He proceeded to belittle her and stated her power will fulfill her ambitions, but she was rescued by Shadow and she witnessed Zenon's death at the latter's hand.

Rose Oriana
Both hailing from royal backgrounds, Alexia and Rose usually get along and tend to have a friendly relationship, this has led them to form an alliance (along with Natsume) in order to protect the people who are important to them. They are unaware that they are love rivals for Cid.

Natsume
From the moment they met, Alexia greatly despised Natsume. This stems from the princess seeing right through the facade the writer puts up, along with the latter throwing several hints at her that she is mocking her and being jealous of Natsume's more developed figure. Despite this, though, they decided to form an alliance with Rose in order to uncover the truth of Shadow Garden and the Cult of Diabolos. However, this did not stop Natsume from continuing to annoy Alexia while working together. Alexia also remains unaware that Natsume is actually Beta from Shadow Garden.

Trivia

 * After the events of volume 5, Alexia became suspicious about the possibility that Cid is Shadow.
 * In the series, it is revealed that Cid is the most important person for Alexia.
 * For Alexia, the mere fact of being by Cid's side is enough to calm her down and clear away her worries.