Henrietta

Voiced by: Yūka Nanri (Japanese), Laura Bailey (English) in Gunslinger Girl
Voiced by: Kana Akutsu in Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino

Left for dead after the brutal murder of all six members of her family, Henrietta is the newest addition to the Agency as the story begins. She was sexually assaulted repeatedly next to the dead bodies all night, which had inflicted psychological trauma to her, making her suicidal. Her struggle is the most developed of all the girls as she adjusts to her new life. Henrietta's favorite activity is to spend time with her handler, Giuseppe, and they are fond of stargazing together. Whenever Giuseppe seems to turn his attention to other women (including the other cyborgs of the SWA), Henrietta becomes slightly jealous. This is due to Henrietta's strong romantic feelings for Giuseppe, as a result of her conditioning and the care he gives her. Her name is, in all actuality, derived from "Enrica", the name of Giuseppe's late sister. Her name is shortened to "'Etta", usually. While she was rumored to be left handed due to several scenes where she was primarily using her left hand (readjusting her bag from her right hand to her left before hitting a person with it; using a submachine gun with her left hand; eating using a spoon), she usually fires pistols using her right hand, leading to speculations that she is proficient at using both hands. Henrietta's preferred weapons are the SIG Sauer P239 Tu-Tone, the Fabrique Nationale P90 SMG, and the FN FAL (present in the manga only). With the exception of her pistol (and the Walther WA 2000 sniper rifle, and Giuseppe's Ingram MAC-10, both of which anime-specific), the Henrietta/Giuseppe fratello use exclusively Fabrique Nationale weapons (Giuseppe uses the FN Five-seveN).


credit:Wikipedia

Wikipedia. Bleagh.

Nachtsider wrote:Wikipedia. Bleagh.

Then,you should help me to adjust or add the real data in it,in here.

Qoute a part you disagree and add yours.

It's more due to my not liking Wikipedia than anything else, Emperor. The info in there is reasonably accurate, apart from the bits about sexual assault and romantic feelings. Sexual assault wasn't explicitly mentioned in canon, and I think Giuseppe's feelings for Henrietta are more complex than to be pigeonholed under 'romantic'.

Okay, wikipedia aside, I have a few serious questions about Henrietta that may be topics for intresting discussion.

(1) How often has Henrietta actually gotten off the ground (i.e. jumped through the air, scaled a wall, etc...)? Only two incidents of her performing acrobatic feats (chase scene in sicily and deflecting Franco's grenade trap) spring to mind when I think about Henrietta and moving agilely.

(2) I was thinking about how Henrietta seems to be good at many aspects of combat (she can make a clean headshot on a phrone target and can clear a room of thugs very quickly, abiet with taking injury). Rico and Triela are reknowned for their ability in gunplay and close combat respectively, so would that make Henrietta a 'jack of all trades, master of none'?

(3) Unlike Rico and Triela, I can't remember many instances where Henrietta has undertaken a [major] mission on her own. Even on guard duty, she was accompanying by Section 1 agents.

Okay, that's me conducting my research. Chiao.

1) rarely, Rico is the one displayed as the acrobatic one

2) come to think of it, Etta is also a sniper...

3) she's the "baby" of the agency, given that everyone wanted to watch her check up during season 1 ep 8, Joze does not want to give her unnecessary stress, thus always calling for back up season 1 'Gelato'. and the manner the other girls treat her as well.

I think the bottom line is that 'Etta is slightly above average in terms of skill - nothing more.

(1) Yeah, I was paging through my materials when I realized that little fact. Triela can rappel down the side of a building easily and Rico in Olympic gold medalist material (compared her to other OC cyborgs as well).

Unlike her sisters, Henrietta seems to prefer to keep both feet planted firmly on solid ground. Even when she was chasing that thief, her movement wasn’t as graceful as Rico’s (but then again, who is?), and it seemed she was more of falling from higher platforms into lower ones than jumping from them. The only time I’ve really seen her leave sweet earth on her own violation was her jump was when she had to deflect the bomb.


(2) Yeah, it’s quite easy to forget that Henrietta did splatter that guy’s head over the pavement in Episode 9 (was it nine? I forget).

(3) In my analysis I described her as a ‘Team Player’. I based this from my above observation and her generally friendly approach in her interactions with other cyborgs. Would this description be accurate?

(4) As for 'above average in terms of skill', I concluded from my research that she's the well rounded operative. No specialization, but when you need her to get the job done and don't have anybody else who can do that job, she'll get it done. Just don't expect her to out snipe Rico anytime soon. I almost tagged her for baseline average though (Jean - 'Average, Jose...')

Not above average - only slightly above. She displays some flashes of combat brilliance at times, but is pretty normal - even a bit lackluster - on others.

1) she'd do it for love

2) ya that was ep 9

3) not really, she felt bad when Joze called for back up in the Gelato episode

One thing I know she stinks at is being stealthy. Every time she need to fight, Henritta whips out her P90 and makes the loudest noises... kind of like a charging bull.

Deception though, that 'Etta can pull off. If only for a little bit. Something not many of her sisters can do very well.

Somehow, I feel that the 'deception' schtick wasn't something she cooked up herself. My guess is that one of the older, more experienced girls taught her that trick.

You really can’t talk about Henrietta with out mentioning her overwhelming powers of cuteness.

Don't under esitmate the power of cuteness! People, mostly terrorists, have actually died bacuase of that adorable look!

Okay, that sounded so wrong.

Nachtsider wrote:Somehow, I feel that the 'deception' schtick wasn't something she cooked up herself. My guess is that one of the older, more experienced girls taught her that trick.

but i feel that Joze told her what to do in the split seconds...

Heniretta: eek! what should i do Joze?

Joze: do what normal girls do *shoves her out*


i find Rico better at deception though, season 1 ep 7. has the SWA defeated it's purpose of using girls to be less obviouse when their girls don't know how to be girls in the first place?

sasahara17 wrote:Don't under esitmate the power of cuteness! People, mostly terrorists, have actually died bacuase of that adorable look!

Okay, that sounded so wrong.

Terrorist: GAh! loli!! *nose bleed*

sasahara17 wrote:People, mostly terrorists, have actually died bacuase of that adorable look!

TCSS – Toxic Cuteness Shock Syndrome

Sheo, I'm certain, is a chronic sufferer.

I think he's the TCSS poster boy.

I was thinking more along the lines of them dropping all their weapons and trying to smother her with flowers and sunshine despite the fact she has a P90 trained in their direction, but that works too.

Oh I have my thoughts about Henrietta. I don't want to share to much, as much of it is research for Nachtsider. Still though.

1) When Henrietta was used the buildings as essentially a giant stair case, when she was cashing after the moped. There practically isn't a better way to handle falling that large a distance. Really your just breaking a single really far fall, that would hurt/kill you, into several smaller ones that you can manage. It may not be terribly graceful, but you can count on a sturdy pole to swing around on. I don't know that I would call her ungraceful. She simply may not have had a chance to show it yet. Climbing a wall is more a matter of strength then agility. Rico is the only one that has truly shown she can be graceful.

2) The man was laying still, and Henrietta had significant time to line up her shot. Not to mention a pervious shot to help her make necessary adjustments. Jean comments to Jose in episode two that Henrietta is very average. Then in episode nine Jose makes a comment that he is still a better shot then Henrietta. Also consider in that there are two other cyborgs we know for certain can snipe. Rico, and Elsa. Both also do CQB. I think it safe to say that all girls know how to snipe to some effect. The question is where are they most skilled?

3) Henrietta certainly doesn't seem the conferential type. However the ability to work together in combat requires more then just being friendly. It may help, but ultimately know tactics, and proper methods is far more important.

4) I wont speak to the level of Henrietta's skills. However I would suggest there her strongest one is perhaps the ability to be cute.

All things considered, I wonder what was that bit near the bottom at Chapter 1 page 23 "she's an excellent assassin"

um what else from, "she totally pwned a bunch of thugs carrieng automatic rifles with a submachine gun on hand"?

West Nile wrote:um what else from, "she totally pwned a bunch of thugs carrieng automatic rifles with a submachine gun on hand"?

All the other girls can do that, so what sets her apart from the other girls?

um, no we havn't the "henrietta berzerk" thing only happens once ever!

West Nile wrote:um, no we havn't the "henrietta berzerk" thing only happens once ever!

I'm not sure but in the recent chapters (I think 63) she goes kinda berserk again. I'm not sure though cos I don't know what they're talking about

63 is Beatrice lifting a rocket, that's a different level of cool

West Nile wrote:63 is Beatrice lifting a rocket, that's a different level of cool

Of course. In 63 Henrietta seems to lose control again, and gets scolded by Jose. The worst part is that she drops her P90. I can't understand that part yet

Etta is currently a nervour reck, and Joze has been pissed for 3 chapters straight

West Nile wrote:Etta is currently a nervour reck, and Joze has been pissed for 3 chapters straight

Oh. That kinda clears things up. When the scans come out I'll see exactly what they say and pass some comments

MikhailN wrote:All things considered, I wonder what was that bit near the bottom at Chapter 1 page 23 "she's an excellent assassin"

She's cute and cuddly so you pay her no mind...

...until she plants a 9x19mm round into the base of your skull.

As to why she's acting weird in the Venice mission, she is starting to remember the assault on herself and her family. The assailant wore a balaclava so all these GIS guys running around wearing the same is triggering a negative emotional response in her, making her fearful and edgy.

Kiskaloo wrote:

MikhailN wrote:All things considered, I wonder what was that bit near the bottom at Chapter 1 page 23 "she's an excellent assassin"

She's cute and cuddly so you pay her no mind...

...until she plants a 9x19mm round into the base of your skull.

As to why she's acting weird in the Venice mission, she is starting to remember the assault on herself and her family. The assailant wore a balaclava so all these GIS guys running around wearing the same is triggering a negative emotional response in her, making her fearful and edgy.

That's a big ouch. And thanks for that bit of info. At least we know those aren't the symptoms of her joining Angelica on that slippery slope towards oblivion

MikhailN wrote:And thanks for that bit of info. At least we know those aren't the symptoms of her joining Angelica on that slippery slope towards oblivion

Oh I fear she has one foot firmly on that slope.

Kiskaloo wrote:

MikhailN wrote:And thanks for that bit of info. At least we know those aren't the symptoms of her joining Angelica on that slippery slope towards oblivion

Oh I fear she has one foot firmly on that slope.

They all have that foot on the slope. I was just worried that Henrietta was beginning to behave like Angelica back when she broke Priscilla's wrist

the one i'm worried of here is Joze... something is definitely tripping that guy

West Nile wrote:the one i'm worried of here is Joze... something is definitely tripping that guy

Where you get that? Anyway besides that strange artwork I see nothing wrong

He seems to have some kind of rash.

it was chapter 61, i saw it odd the moment i laid eyes on it, Joze with a frown lol

West Nile wrote:it was chapter 61, i saw it odd the moment i laid eyes on it, Joze with a frown lol

Look at the situation and appreciate the gravity of it. I think he just had a bad day.

His inner monologue was prolly something like this.

"Shoes, she wants another pair of freakin' shoes when she already has over a dozen."

Jokes aside, I wonder how Jose's going to react to this. Blame himself? Increase training? Send her to the doctor (That's what Marco wanted to do when Angelica started to freak him out with that question)?

Doctor Belesario started a new conditioning regimen on Henrietta in Chapter 59, specifically to try and combat her emotional instability and the deleterious effects the cybernetic systems are having on her brain.

Jose knows this is what happened to Angelica before she died, so I imagine he's worried she's suffering from the same condition that killed Angelica.

The more disturbing thing is that she is the one that was the most stable before, having had a relatively easy life as a cyborg. Compare her to Triela who is simply forgetting things and requiring more dosage, even though she's probably had more work on her body than Henrietta and is right there next to Angelica on the service life totem.

I think a lot of the stability comes from the mind. The more mature and older girls seem to be more stable overall, so maybe the level of brain development has more to do with it than damage incurred.

Then again, how would Rico fit into that hypothesis? She's "as old" as Henrietta in cyborg terms, she's about the same development age, maybe a touch older, and she's probably taken more damage. She's also had more conditioning than 'Etta. Yet, from what we've seen, she's about to peak on her personal ass-kicking ability and has not indicated she's had the same memory issues.

I can see why the lab-boys are completely out of the norm for the average research facility. It's not just the subjects, it's the massive variations in the data and having to make sense of it all. I'd want a pair of cute twins working under me too, if only to look at all day when the numbers get to me.

it's probably cause Rico doesn't really care she forgot, in Emilio's case she's probably even glad she did.

maverick375 wrote:Compare her to Triela who is simply forgetting things and requiring more dosage

I don't remember Triela forgetting stuff, or have I been taking too much of the conditioning drugs?

MikhailN wrote:

maverick375 wrote:Compare her to Triela who is simply forgetting things and requiring more dosage

I don't remember Triela forgetting stuff, or have I been taking too much of the conditioning drugs?

Triela notes she can no longer remember when she received her weapons in Chapter 50.

Triela uses her teddy bears as time reference, she can remember when she got them but when it comes to her winchester, she has no idea anymore who gave it to her

West Nile wrote:Triela uses her teddy bears as time reference, she can remember when she got them but when it comes to her winchester, she has no idea anymore who gave it to her

Really? I don't remember... *flips pages* oh yes...

MY BRAIN IS FRIED...

vol 9 last chapter

MikhailN wrote:

West Nile wrote:Triela uses her teddy bears as time reference, she can remember when she got them but when it comes to her winchester, she has no idea anymore who gave it to her

Really? I don't remember... *flips pages* oh yes...

MY BRAIN IS FRIED...

So we see the effects of conditioning on MiKhailN's mind

Awinnell wrote:

MikhailN wrote:

West Nile wrote:Triela uses her teddy bears as time reference, she can remember when she got them but when it comes to her winchester, she has no idea anymore who gave it to her

Really? I don't remember... *flips pages* oh yes...

MY BRAIN IS FRIED...

So we see the effects of conditioning on MiKhailN's mind

Who's MikhailN?