Brigadier Oscar Francois de Jarjayes is one of the main characters in the manga/series The Rose of Versailles, created by Riyoko Ikeda.
History[]
Born the last of five daughters to the Commander of the Royal Guards, General François Augustin Regnier de Jarjayes she is raised by her father as if she were a boy in order to take his place and command the Royal Guards serving at Court after he retires. At the age of fourteen, as soon as her training in the basic military skills is complete, Oscar is given the task to protect the Dauphine Marie Antoinette when she arrives at the French Court.
Despite being raised as if she were a boy and dressing in males' clothes, Oscar is open about being female. Even as she embraces her femininity, she uses her male position to gain freedoms that she could never have as a lady of the court.
She is the love interest of both André Grandier, her servant at the Jarjayes mansion and afterwards a soldier in her regiment, and Marie Antoinette, who she acts as a bodyguard to. She also earns the admiration and love of Rosalie Lamorlière, and in turn calls Rosalie her "spring breeze." Other women are infatuated with Oscar, even after she tells them she is female. She dislikes the court intrigues, but remains there out of loyalty to her father and her friend, Marie Antoinette. At one point, Oscar falls in love with Fersen, who has a forbidden love for Marie Antoinette.
Personality[]
Oscar is depicted as incredibly loyal, hard-working, and honest. She is very loyal to those closest in her life and will often do whatever she can to keep them safe. As a commanding officer, Oscar is very proud and serious about her position. Despite this, she does not resort to physical punishment in order to gain obedience and respect from those under her command. While normally level-headed, she can be very impulsive, especially when her loved ones are in danger.
Because Oscar is often at Versailles, she is somewhat unaware of the economy of the country until she meets Rosalie Lamorlière and learns young women are selling their bodies in order to have money for food as there were not enough jobs available. She later became more aware of the struggle when she witnessed a family have to choose to allow their sick son to die as calling a doctor would cost the family money that would affect keeping their farm. As the series progresses, she becomes invested in the ideals of the French revolution - liberty, equality, and fraternity - and becomes more socially conscious.
Physical Appearance[]
Oscar is an androgynous woman, whom the characters in the show often mistake for a beautiful man. When they discover that she's actually a woman, their opinion regarding her beauty doesn't change.
She is tall, almost as all the other men in the show, and slender, characteristic that still doesn't stop her from being able to win fights with people of the opposite sex.