Noelle Silva
Noelle Silva is a female anime and manga character who features in Black Clover.
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Biography
Noelle Silva (Japanese: ノエル・シルヴァ, Hepburn: Noeru Shiruva) was the youngest daughter of House Silva of the Clover Kingdom with her being the daughter of Acier Silva. Noelle's siblings included her eldest brother Nozel Silva, her sister Nebra Silva and her other brother Solid Silva. Following her death, her mother came to rest at a secluded residence in the kingdom. Around this time, their house came under attack from Vanica Zogratis who was hunting Acier Siva. To protect her newborn child, Acier left Noelle in the care of her eldest son Nozel where the two were told to hide in the bushes whilst she fought this attacker. However, Noelle came to cry thus giving away heir position leading to Vanica targeting them. This forced Acier to attack Zogratis herself to save her children where she managed to lethally wound her foe forcing her to retreat. In response though, a Devil came to curse Acier resulting in her dying in the process. The events surrounding the curse and her death came to be a closely guarded secret to prevent its spread to the rest of the Silva family. Thus, it was led to believe that Acier Silva came to die after the birth of Noelle leading to her other siblings coming to blame her for their mother's demise. This led to some resentment and scorn from some of her siblings who began to pick on her. Thus, Noelle suffered from a rough childhood where she was often ridiculed by the rest of the family. Her sister and brother's taunts only grew when she manifested her magic but showed a lack of skill in wielding her water creation magic. In her childhood days, she came to spend much time with her cousin Mimosa Vermillion where they would explore and play around in abandoned ruins. She would also use this place as a site to train in the use of her magic though she struggled in her control.
When she turned 15 years old, she looked to join the ranks of the Magic Knights and asked her brother to join his squad but he rejected her entry into the Silver Eagles. Hearing of this, Yami Sukehiro's kindness led to him deciding to induct her into his squad namely the Black Bulls. Afterwards, the Magic Knights Entrance Exam were held where she observed from the Black Bull's headquarters when her fellow squadmates were giving an initiation ceremony to another new member named Asta. She later meets with him while Magna Swing is taking him on a tour of the headquarters. Noelle rejects Asta's kind offer of friendship and decides to explain their differences in status with her magic. However, her attack misses and hits Magna instead. After failing to convince Magna that it is his own fault, Noelle storms out while discarding her squad robe. At dawn, Noelle trained by herself to fix her lack of control while remembering the painful memories, she received from her family. Once she declares that she will prove her worth, her power turns berserk and a giant sphere of water appears as it traps Noelle at the center. Fortunately, Asta managed to save her by cutting the sphere with his sword after the Black Bull captain throws him at it. As Noelle and Asta fall, Finral Roulacase manages to let them land safely on the ground with his magic. Noelle is then encouraged by her squadmates, even though she expected them to mock her.
Later on, Noelle and Asta receive their first mission as a Magic Knight. She declines the mission at first, but quickly changes her mind after being threatened by Yami. Noelle, along with Asta and Magna, travel to the village of Sosshi via Magna's broom, because she was unable to ride a broom on her own and Finral could not open a gate to a place which is neither in his line-of-sight nor which he had not visit beforehand. Once they arrive, however, a fight occurs between them and a group of mages led by Heath Grice. uring the fight, Noelle tries to attack Heath but fails because of her lack of control over her magical power. Heath's comment on her disability begins to discourage her, which is strengthen by Magna's request for her to retreat. However, when one of the young girls of the village begs for her protection, Noelle regains her confidence, which causes her grimoire to reveal a new spell, Sea Dragon's Nest. She then quickly casts the protection spell, which manages to protect all of them from Heath and his group's combined assaults. Noelle maintains her spell, while Magna and Asta delivers their counterattack and casts a smaller scale of the said spell on Magna at the end of their assault. Her sudden progression makes her very happy, but she decides to keep it for herself. As the fight ends, Noelle acknowledges Asta's qualities as she sees the latter faints, because of exhaustion. She later became enamored with the anti-bird that follows Asta all this time. Afterwards, Noelle witnessed Heath commit suicide whilst bringing two of his subordinates along with him. She later followed Asta around while focusing her attention on the anti-bird and proposed to take care of said bird before they encounter Nick, the grandson of the man who requested the mission. She watched as Asta gave Nick a few words of encouragement.
Having returned to the headquarters, Noelle, along with Magna and Asta, reports back to Yami and receives her first salary. She then goes on a shopping trip to Kikka with Asta and Vanessa Enoteca, during which Vanessa takes her to the black market to find items that could help her control her magical power. A man, named Sekke Bronzazza, tries to flirt with her and Vanessa while they look at an item, but she coldly rejects him. Her opinions of Sekke do not change, even when she learns that he is Asta's acquaintance. It decreases even further when he tries to impress her by trying to catch a thief whom snatched an old lady's bag. Noelle leaves with her squadmates after Asta and Sekke managed to apprehend the thief and returned the old lady's belongings. Days later, Noelle is assigned on a mission to explore a newly emerged dungeon along with Asta and Luck Voltia. As they enter the dungeon, Noelle has a heated argument with Asta, in regards to the anti-bird's name. However, it is soon put to rest after Luck suggested Nero for the name. A moment later, they begin to walk through the dungeon in complete darkness after Noelle bumped Asta from the back, which led him to drop their only source of light. Fortunately, Luck confirms that they have reached the inner-side of the dungeon where Noelle can feel the dense amount of mana in the atmosphere. Noelle and Asta are quickly in a pinch when Luck begins to activates almost all of the trap magic set within the dungeon after Asta accidentally activated one of them. Additionally, Noelle and Asta are left befuddled after Luck decided to leave them for an unknown agenda. Suddenly, another trap was activated and managed to strangle Noelle before Asta comes to her rescue. As the trap begins to restrain Asta, Noelle witnesses a powerful magic spell easily destroys it, which left her amazed towards the user whom was able to cast such a powerful spell.
Noelle then learns the identity of the spell caster is Yuno, an acquaintance of Asta and a member of the Golden Dawn squad. She is then caught in a series of arguments between Asta and Klaus Lunettes after her cousin, Mimosa Vermillion, strikes up a conversation with her. Noelle is also left speechless when Klaus asks about the whereabouts of Luck Voltia. Subsequently, after the Golden Dawn members leave to conquer the dungeon, Noelle questions the method, which Asta proposes to find the center of dungeon until Nero points them to a tunnel. They decide to follow Nero's guidance, but find themselves in an area with unstable gravitational force. While she tries to control her body, Noelle is also unable to prevent Asta from capturing a walking treasure chest and left nauseated after seeing the living organs inside it. They continue their search for the center of the dungeon when Asta suddenly stops after he heard a peculiar noise. Noelle assumes that the noise comes from Luck's fight. When Asta suggested on giving Luck some help, Noelle argues by saying that Luck left to fight in the first place and their main priority was to reach the center of the dungeon. In the end, Noelle and Asta decide to help Luck and forsake their mission as they arrived at Luck's side. The moment Luck agrees to defeat the opponent together, the latter immediately traps them within a shroud of thick smokes. Noelle tried to break the smoke veil by attacking it with her magic, but to no avail. She begins to worry about the possibility of being suffocated, if they do not quickly defeat their opponent. Noelle then participates on Luck's plan to defeat their opponent with her in charge of launching Asta towards Lotus Whomalt while Luck guides him towards their direction. She remarks that she has to suppress her magic as much as possible to avoid on being detected. As soon as their opponent was in position, Noelle sent Asta flying with her spell and they managed to land a significant damage on their opponent. Regretfully, their opponents managed to escape at the last moment as Asta ceased his pursuit. Noelle and her squadmates then decided to return to their original objective of heading over to the center of the dungeon.
Upon their arrival, Noelle witnessed as Asta and Yuno were about to fight another opponent together. She also encountered Mimosa who lay within her spell as she tried to recuperate. Seeing her unguarded cousin, Noelle immediately casts a defensive spell around her and promises to keep her safe. Noelle then began fighting puppets made by Mars, the Diamond Kingdom's mage, when she started hearing Klaus' comments on Asta's strength. She tried to explain her squadmate's power, but decided to let Klaus judges Asta's worth by his own eyes. After Mars was defeated and restrained, the six Magic Knights of the Clover Kingdom entered the center of the dungeon with Asta forcefully cuts down the door for them. Upon seeing the treasures being stored behind the door, it quickly amazes them as they spread out and explores the treasury. Unbeknownst to them, Mars manages to regain his consciousness and storms into the treasury. When Noelle notices that Mars has activated a fire-based healing magic spell, she immediately tries to extinguish it with her magic. Unfortunately, Mars reaction is faster than her and manages to land a critical damage on her. Mars's attack rendered Noelle unconscious, but she was able to wake up after Mimosa activated her strongest healing spell to keep Noelle alive. As she awakened, Noelle immediately ordered Asta to finish the fight quickly while also revealing that he was the only commoner that she has ever acknowledged. Unfortunately, Asta fails to fulfill his promise as he falls to the ground with a blade pierces his stomach. After Yuno defeats Mars through an unknown means, Noelle quickly asks Mimosa to heal Asta, but the dungeon suddenly starts collapsing. She and the rest escaped the dungeon on top of Yuno's Heavenly Wind Ark. After they manage to reach the exit, Noelle remained close to Asta as he regained his consciousness. She was then taken by surprise when Klaus acknowledges her squadmate by hugging him in front of the others.
A week after the mission completion, Noelle was tasked to go to the Magic Knights headquarters to give a report, in regards the mission. While accompanied by Asta, the couple encounter Klaus, Yuno and Mimosa on their way to the designated venue. She then notices that her cousin's suspicious act towards Asta, which prompts Noelle to ask her about it. When Noelle finds out that Mimosa has feelings for Asta, the former begins to fluster as she tries to comprehend her own feelings about the situation. Moments later, the five of them arrive at the designated venue where they are welcomed by the Wizard King, Julius Novachrono. After a dialogue with the Wizard King, Noelle and the others are invited by the former to attend a War Merits Conferment Ceremony that honors the achievements of several Magic Knights. As soon as the ceremony ends, Noelle attends the celebratory banquet in which she and her squadmates on the dungeon exploring mission are scrutinized by the honorary Magic Knights. Ultimately, her own siblings, who are also among the receivers of the medals, start humiliating her and force her to leave the venue. Suddenly, Asta takes her arm and prevents Noelle from leaving before expressing his feelings regarding the matters at hand. After someone notifies the Knights that the Royal Capital was under attack, Noelle joins her colleagues in defending the city. She follows the captain of the Crimson Lion squad, Fuegoleon Vermillion, as he tries to catch up to his younger brother. Noelle arrived at the North District of the Royal Capital alongside the two brothers from House Vermillion. She then begins to show her hesitation when the other Knights start decimating the army of corpses that invade the city. Her hesitation continues when she notices that Asta is struggling against his opponent. She becomes reluctant to save Asta after remembering her meeting with her older siblings prior to the invasion. Due to this, Noelle fails to react when several corpses are charging towards her. Luckily, Fuegoleon manages to save her just in time before reprimanding her for her lack of focus in the battlefield. After a few words of encouragement from the Crimson Lion captain, Noelle quickly assists Asta by protecting the little girl that the latter has been struggling to protect. Subsequently, Noelle is unable to assist Asta in fighting No.2 - Alfred, because she and Leopold are engaged in a different fight against No.3 - David. After hearing Fuegoleon's words of encouragement, Noelle immediately prepares herself for her fight. The two nobles are finally able to defeat their opponent and Noelle unintentionally gives a salute after Fuegoleon praises their efforts.
Not long after, the Crimson Lion's captain is suddenly teleported away from their location. Noelle quickly tries to locate the perpetrator before Asta steps in and finds Valtos under a pile of corpses. The man then opens another portal, which sends back the lifeless body of Fuegoleon. Noelle is rendered surprised and speechless with the turn of events. She rushes to Fuegoleon's body and tries to stop his bleeding after she discovers that the captain's grimoire is still intact. However, it begins to crumble as she uses her own clothes to stop the bleeding. She is then occupied on protecting Fuegoleon's body while Asta and Leopold are engaged in a fight against Valtos and Rades. She can only watch as the enemy's reinforcements come and Asta stands his ground to fight them. Noelle tries to assist Asta and Leopold while they are fighting against the five mages, but her protective spell is easily neutralized by one of the mages. As she is occupied on protecting Fuegoleon's body, Noelle can only watch as the mages try to kill Asta and Leopold. Fortunately, the rest of the Magic Knights are able to return and intercept the attack. However, once again, Noelle is unable to prevent the opponents, who identified themselves as members of the Eye of the Midnight Sun, from taking Asta away as they escape. Noelle immediately proposes a rescue mission to her fellow Knights, but none of them complies and Nozel clearly states their priority is to establish the city's defenses before another attack. As she realizes that further effort to convince them is useless, Noelle quickly turns her attention to Fuegoleon and asks Mimosa to treat him. She remains close to Fuegoleon's body while a part of her thoughts is worried about Asta. As Fuegoleon and Leopold receive their treatment, Noelle waits outside of the medical ward alongside her colleagues when Julius returns with Asta. She then slightly criticizes Asta for being kidnapped while her thoughts express relief over his safety. Suddenly, Klaus pushes her aside as he expresses his relief towards Asta. Noelle is then rendered speechless when Mimosa hugs Asta out of sheer relief. She remains with her colleagues when Julius assesses the threat and gives the Knights a few words of encouragement for their future conflicts.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Noelle Silva was a female human with a slender build and pink eyes who had long silver coloured hair that was usually tied in pigtails with center bangs over her forehead. Her talent with controlling water led to her being referred to as the Sea Goddess (海神の女神 Kaijin no Megami). She wore the Black Bulls squad robe draped over her shoulders in a manner reminiscent of a cape, paired with form-fitting battle attire. In her Valkyrie Dress, Noelle’s body was clad in a sleek water-forged armor, ornamented with flowing fins and an ethereal oceanic glow. The Mermaid Form gave her a fluid, streamlined design, including aquatic fins and a lighter armored frame suited for underwater combat. With Saint Valkyrie Armor, her appearance became divine: her armor shimmered with radiant water imbued with holy light, and her spear extended into a sanctified lance, emphasizing both elegance and overwhelming power.
Noelle was initially portrayed as prideful, brash, and defensive due to years of ridicule from her family, but underneath her arrogance lay deep-seated insecurities. She often lashed out verbally to hide her lack of control over magic, yet she revealed her true nature when the safety of others was at risk. Over time, her loyalty to the Black Bulls softened her rough edges, and her compassion, bravery, and determination to improve became clear. Though easily embarrassed and quick-tempered, she gradually developed genuine bonds with her comrades, particularly with Asta, whose support helped her gain confidence.
As she was a royal, Noelle could seem arrogant and vain where she often remarked about her higher class status. At first, she even denied Asta's act of friendship while proclaiming that she had not given him permission to talk to her.
Her lack of magical control led to Noelle developing a slight inferiority complex to her more accomplished brothers and sister.
Noelle’s growth in power reflected a parallel change in her confidence. Once hesitant and insecure due to her lack of control, she became assertive and fiercely determined when wielding Undine’s strength. In battle, she combined a noble sense of pride with protective resolve, especially when defending her comrades. Her determination against Vanica and Megicula highlighted her refusal to yield, even against superior demonic opponents.
Neolle Silva was the fourth-born daughter of the royal House Silva (シルヴァ家 Shiruva-ke) with her mother being the noblewoman Acier Silva (アシエ・シルヴァ Ashie Shiruva).
Her older brother Nozel often acted resentful to her as his way of protecting her from both harm and the truth behind the death of their mother Acier.
In time, she came to harbor strong romantic feelings for Asta though she was reluctant to express it. This often saw her getting jealous whenever she saw him with woman that were romantically interested in him such as her cousin Mimosa.
Powers and abilities
Noelle Silva was a human who possessed Mana (魔マナ) that allowed her to use magic. It was noted that her status as a royal meant that she incredible reserves of mana which she had not fully utilised initially. This was large enough for her to create a giant sphere of water and waterspout with her capable of challenging a magically powerful member of the Elf Tribe. She began to learning better control and was able to restrain her power at will. Noelle came to be ranked as a First Stage mage.
She came to gain a Grimoire (魔導書グリモワール, gurimowāru) where the book allowed her to cast specific spells. Noelle became a wielder of Water Magic (水魔法, Mizu Mahō) that she could utilise to achieve various feats. At first, she came to use a wand as a means of coping with her magic. Later on, she came to learn that he was unconsciously holding herself back out of fear of hurting anyone. Through training and positive feedback from her new friends in the Black Bulls she came to to overcome this flaw. She later came to learn Reinforcement Magic (強化魔法 Kyōka Mahō) where she was able to strengthen her physical abilities through magic.
The spells from her Water Creation Magic (創成魔法 Sōsei Mahō) included:
- Water Creation Magic: Sea Dragon's Nest (水創成魔法『海竜の巣』 Mizu Sōsei Mahō "Kairyū no Su") : this ability manifested a dome composed of multiple whirlpools that covered the user's surroundings and protected the people inside from harm. The user was capable of freely controlling the size and position of the dome where if formed in the air manifested as a sphere.
- Water Creation Magic: Sea Dragon's Cradle (水創成魔法『海竜の揺り篭』 Mizu Sōsei Mahō "Kairyū no Yurikago") : using this magic, she was able to create a smooth sphere around herself and others that could be used to transport everyone to a destination.
- Water Creation Magic: Sea Dragon's Roar (水創成魔法『海竜の咆哮』 Mizu Sōsei Mahō "Kairyū no Hōkō") : pointing at a target, Noelle was able to manifest a sea dragon with sharp teeth that she fired at a target where it could break through defensive spells and seriously wound a foe. It was shown that she could change the direction of the spell in mid-flight if it were to miss her target.
- Water Creation Magic: Valkyrie Dress (水創成魔法『海神戦乙女の羽衣鎧ヴァルキリードレス』 Mizu Sōsei Mahō "Varukirī Doresu", literally meaning: "Sea God Valkyrie's Plumed Armor") :
- Mana Skin (マナスキン, Manasukin) :
- Reinforcement Magic: Leg Strength Boost (強化魔法『脚力上昇』, Kyōka Mahō "Kyakuryoku Jōshō") :
Later on, Noelle came to form a contract with Undine (ウンディーネ, Undīne) who was a spirit of water formerly contracted to the ruling princess of the Heart Kingdom.
With Undine and her Valkyrie Dresses, Noelle’s powers expanded into both overwhelming offense and impregnable defense. She could summon massive tidal waves, whirlpools, and barriers that shielded entire armies. Her water lances and spear strikes in Valkyrie form struck with pinpoint precision, capable of slicing through demonic constructs. The Saint Stage Valkyrie Dress allowed her to channel holy water magic, directly countering curses and striking at devils on a spiritual level. This combination made her one of the few mages capable of destroying devil hosts directly.
Silva was in possession of a small device that allowed her to magically communicate with the Magic Knights headquarters where it could send both audio and visual transmissions.
A member of the Clover Kingdom (クローバー王国, Kurōbā Ōkoku), she came to be a 3rd Class Junior Magic Knight (魔法騎士, Mahō Kishi) of the Black Bull (黒の暴牛, Kuro no Bōgyū) squad. Her ability and skill led to her later joining the ranks of the newly created Royal Knights (王撰騎士団ロイヤルナイツ, Roiyaru Naitsu).
Notes
- Noelle Silva was created by Yūki Tabata and featured in the setting of the Black Clover universe.
In other media
Television
- In Black Clover, Noelle Silva appeared in the setting of the anime television series adaptation where she was voiced by Japanese actress Kana Yūki and by English actress Jill Harris in the dub.
Films
Video games
Appearances
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